Karen Bains and Terry Graves.
Need Points? Come to Water Valley, TX for a 3 day CCO over Memorial Day Weekend. Great Prizes and Goody Bags. Prizes on Sunday will be Coleman Stove Bags! There will be a Pot Luck Supper both Saturday and Sunday evening with the meat furnished. There will be a Washer Tournament and 42 Tournaments. A great time for all. There is limited hookups in a beautiful little park.
Last Friday Cindy George was taken to the Snyder Hospital with difficult breathing. She was admitted. On Sunday she was transported to the hospital in Lubbock. They started the transport in an ambulance and had to stop and transport her by Starflight to Lubbock. Cindy had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She is currently in ICU but Larry said the fluid volume has decreased. She also has an enlarged heart. All can be treated. She will be in Lubbock for at least two days, Please keep Cindy and Larry in your prayers.
It's Wednesday and time to Post the CCOs for this weekend.
May 23, 2009-001 - Greenville, TX CASI. 2nd Annual Hunt County 4H Youth CCO Benefits 4H Campers and help the kids with expenses for their competitions. Join us for fun, raffles, activities & surprises. "Chili Head" Food Art Competition for youth, no entry fee. A cup of Chili will be available for purchase with a drink and chips for $5, handled by the 4H team. CASI chili turn in at 1 PM entry fee $20. Novice entry fee $ 20 and Youth entry fee $ 5, turn in at noon (cooked on site). Jackpot beans, 50% payback and prizes, Bean Turn in at Noon, $10 entry for adults, $5 for youth. Held at Jacob's Plain Gun Club at 6734 FM 118 Greenville,TX 75401. Some RV hooks ups with electric and water. You are welcome to come in on Friday with your RV. Info Diana Trotter at 903-456-4681, goodoil@bellsouth.net or Dave Hewlett (214-695-3806), email davehewlett@msn.com. Make checks payable to Hunt County 4H VLA. CHILI GRIND ONLY.
May 23, 2009-002 - Wichita Falls, TX CASI. Southwest Open Chili Cookoff at Kiowa Casino, in Devol Oklahoma located 10 miles North of Wichita Falls off I-44. Entry fee $25, turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Top 3 chili and 1st place show are automatic qualifiers for TICC. Goody bags for first 100 entrants. Childrens's Aid Society of West Texas will be selling tasting cups, bring throw down chili. Friday night cooks party with all you can eat Seafood. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings. Raffles, prizes. Register by May 8th for Free Play drawing at Kiowa Casino. Contact Kevin Wooster 940-733-9221 Terry Graves 940-733-6446 or Tammie Wooster tammiew421@aol.com. Howard Johnson Hotel $45 rooms, phone, 940-766-6000. $250 Casino Free Play drawing for early registration until May 8th. $300,200,100 Travel Money for top three places in chili. $300,200, 100,50,25 Casino Free Play for top five places in chili. EZ up tent to First Place Chili, Show and Distance Traveled to cookoff. Travel Trailer rental for cookoff free setup and pickup at the cookoff, $275, call Dave at D&D Campers, 940-691-7400, Web site: DDCampers.com. Send entry to NOB Pod, c/o Terry Graves, P.O. Box 100, Wichita Falls TX 76307.
May 23, 2009-003 - Mexia, TX CASI. 1st Time Cook Off H-E-B Mexia. Held at H.E.B, E. Milam St and N. Canton. Store phone 254-562-5305. Ask for Craig Mytton. One Day Cook Off. Plenty Parking/Plenty Room for E-Z Up's. Charity Juvenile Diabetes. Turn in Time 2:00 PM. Entry fee $18. Chili Grind Only. For More information contact Donna Conrad 254-855- 4733, email Dangergail@aol.com PLEASE NO DRINKING OF ALCOHOL. Hope to See Yall There.
May 23, 2009-004 - Water Valley, TX CASI. Memorial Legends CCO Day 1 of a 3 day Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legends CCO, Benefits: Mosaic; Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. We will have Jackpot beans turn in at 12 noon, entry fee $5.00. Chili turn in at 2 PM. Entry fee $18.00. CHILI GRIND ONLY. There will be a raffle and a 50/50 pot. There will be a Domino and Washer Tournament. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. Saturday night Potluck. This is a 3 day CCO. See Sunday's and Monday's information. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, 325 947 8753; cell phone 325 947 8753 or garjans@suddenlink.net. Benefits Mosaic.
May 23, 2009-005 - Broken Arrow, OK CASI. Memorial Day Weekend CCO. Held at Crawford's Hacienda, 23400 E 111 St, Broken Arrow OK. From Tulsa, take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. exit at the 4th stop light. Oneta Road turn right, South, go to second stop sign 111th St turn right, West, go 1/2 mile. House is on the left, South. Benefits Green County Chili & BBQ Too Pod. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Contact Lorinda 918-271-2421 or Everett Crawford 918-810-3274. See cookoff next day.
May 23, 2009-006 - York, PA CASI. 7th Annual Keystone State Pod Cookoff is once again being held in conjunction with the York Jaycees annual chili cookoff at Colonial Courthouse Complex on Pershing Ave, between Market and Philadelphis Streets. Bringing plenty of throw down chili is strongly encouraged, this event can draw a large crowd. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to Keystone State Pod. Contact Chip Welsh 717-309-8303 chip@redlionspicyfoods.com.
May 24, 2009-001 - San Antonio, TX CASI. Return of the Chili Queens Cookoff. Held at the El Mercado Market Next to MiTierra's Mexican Restaurant 100 Produce Row. $20. Entry, Chili Grind Only, Turn-in at 2pm. In our continued efforts to improve this cook-off we've changed the day from Memorial Day, Monday to Sunday. For information call Kim Hiley 210-286-4275, kdhiley@yahoo.com
May 24, 2009-002 - Wichita Falls, TX CASI. North of the Brazos Pod Cookoff. Held at Kiowa Casino, located 10 miles North of Wichita Falls off I-44, in Devol Oklahoma. Entry fee $18 turn-in 1 PM, CHILI GRIND ONLY. See ad previous day for 26th Annual Southwest Open Chili Championship. Contact Kevin Wooster 940-733-9221, Terry Graves 940-733-6446 or Tammie Wooster tammiew421@aol.com. We will hold the Miss Hot Chili Girl Pageant today.
May 24, 2009-003 - Water Valley, TX CASI. Memorial Legends CCO, Day 2 Day 2 of a 3 day of the Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, This is Concho Valley Chili Pod's cookoff. Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Chili turn in at 2 PM. Entry fee $18.00. CHILI GRIND ONLY.There will be a cake auction, raffle and a 50/50 pot. There will be a Domino and Washer Tournament. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. Sunday night Potluck. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday's and Monday's information. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, 325 947 8753; cell phone 325 650 1854 or garjans@suddenlink.net.
May 24, 2009-004 - Broken Arrow, OK CASI. Sunday Memorial Day Weekend CCO Held at Crawford's Hacienda, 23400 E 111 St, Broken Arrow OK. From Tulsa, take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. exit at the 4th stop light. Oneta Road turn right, South, go to second stop sign 111th St turn right, West, go 1/2 mile. House is on the left, South. Benefits Green County Chili & BBQ Too Pod. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Contact Lorinda 918-271-2421 or Everett Crawford 918-810-3274. See cookoff previous day.
May 24, 2009-005 - Tombstone, AZ CASI. Wyatt Earp Days/Paul Breyer Memorial CCO. Held on Allen Street in downtown Tombstone, right in front of the OK Corral. Entry fee $20. Turn-in 1 p.m. Will have a cooks party with a meal the night before at the Vigilante Hall. Charity is the Tombstone Lions Club. We'll cook on the street so need to bring canopies. Make checks payable to High Desert Pod. Come enjoy one of the best locations in CASI for a cookoff. Plenty of activities such as gunfights (re-enactments) in the street, old fashioned costume shows, raffles, lots of sight-seeing and shopping. Lets make the Tombstone streets run red with chili. Contact Greg Monger, 520-417-9948 or mongo9@cox.net for more info.
May 25, 2009-001 - Water Valley, TX CASI. Memorial Legends CCO, Day 3 Day 3 of a 3 day Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, This Benefits: DESK; Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Chili turn in at 12 PM. Entry fee $18.00. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday's and Sundays information. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, 325 947 8753; cell phone 325 650 1854 or garjans@suddenlink.net.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
CASI BYLAW 5.07(b) states: If a vacancy occurs in an unexpired (Director’s) term with more than one year remaining in that term, the President shall call for a special election to fill the unexpired term. The election shall be held within sixty (60) days from the time the vacancy was created.
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, July 1, a special election will be held for the purpose of electing a Director to the unexpired term of Dorathy Williams. Said term expires in 2011.
All current Great Peppers and Board members will be authorized to participate in said election which will be conducted by mail ballot, said ballot to be returned to the CASI Executive Director by return mail with a U.S. postmark no later than July 10, 2009.
Renee Moore
CASI President
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, July 1, a special election will be held for the purpose of electing a Director to the unexpired term of Dorathy Williams. Said term expires in 2011.
All current Great Peppers and Board members will be authorized to participate in said election which will be conducted by mail ballot, said ballot to be returned to the CASI Executive Director by return mail with a U.S. postmark no later than July 10, 2009.
Renee Moore
CASI President
Note:
The 2009 candidate form is located in the resource center, while the special election form is on the opening page. If you have any questions, please contact me at Home Phone: 325 947 8753; Cell Phone: 325 650 1854 or at garjans@suddenlink.net.
Remember: The Krazy Flat's Coordinator Job Application must be submitted to me no later than June 1 and the Poster Contest Entry must be submitted to me no later than June 20. If you need more information contact me at Home Phone: 325 947 8753; Cell Phone: 325 650 1854; or at garjans@suddenlink.net.
