Bruce Smith received the following information from Patsy Chilress about flying into Midland/Odessa Airport for the Great Pepper's meeting. There is a shuttle available from the airport to the hotel. You can pull it up on their website and print a discount coupon for both coming and going. Their website is: www.gksshuttleservice.com. You can e-mail them your flights, arrival and departure to set up everything in advance.
From Darin Jester:
July 18, 2009 Indianapolis, IN - The Country Inn Chili and Ribs Cookoff added another successful event to the history book for Indiana. Damar Services where chosen as this years charity. The weather was not your typical Indiana July weather, with highs for the day only reaching into the low 70's. A first time Ribs category drew in 8 cooks with the Inaugural winner being Dave Clark, sponsor and owner of the newly opened Brickhouse Burger Co. With the cool weather, it helped draw a good crowd and ended with a relaxing cooks party sponsored by Hoosier CASI cooks Butch and Sherrie Sutton and the Brickhouse Burger Co. Winners were:
Ribs
3rd Place - Jim Cherco Lizton, IN
2nd Place - Ken Swartz Kennesaw, GA
1st Place - Dave Clark Vernon Hills, IL
Anything Goes
3rd Place - Tim Brown Indianapolis, IN
2nd Place - Tonya Jester Indianapolis, IN
1st Place - Jim Cherco Lizton, IN
CASI
10th Place - Butch Sutton Indianapolis, IN
9th Place - Georgia Weller Rockton, IL
8th Place - Jim Weller Rockton, IL
7th Place - Tim Brown Indianapolis, IN
6th Place - Marilyn Jester Indianapolis, IN
5th Place - Darin Jester Indianapolis, IN
4th Place - Charles "Bill" Thomas, Naperville, IL
3rd Place - Julie Netser Seymour, IN
2nd Place - Sherrie Sutton Indianapolis, IN
1st Place - Tonya Jester Indianapolis, IN
Show
3rd Place - Mom Jester's Chili - Marilyn Jester
2nd Place - Hoosier Momma - Diana Jackson
1st Place - VooDoo Chili - JR Jackson
July 19, 2009 Indianapolis, IN - The 5th Annual Indiana Pepper Pod CCO. The Day after brought in the Indiana Pepper Pod's Chili Cookoff, annual meeting, and Officer elections. Sherrie Sutton took over the rein as our new Pod Champion. Following the awards our annual Pod meeting was held and election results were announced. Results for the day were:
2009-2010 Pod Officer's:
Great Pepper - Darin Jester
Pepper Popper - Brad Garland
Chiliscribe - Marilyn Jester
Chilipenny - Tonya Jester
Jr. Chili:
1st Place - Kaleb Jester Indianapolis, IN
2nd Place - Jacey Parsley Indianapolis, IN
Beans:
1st Place - JR Jackson Indianapolis, IN
2nd Place - Tonya Jester Indianapolis, IN
3rd Place - Tim Brown Indianapolis, IN
CASI:
10th - Brad Garland Westfield, IN
9th - Georgia Weller Rockton, IL
8th - Jeff Netser Seymour, IN
7th - Bob Anwieller Ft. Wayne, IN
6th - Ralph Parsley Indianapolis, IN
5th - Marilyn Jester Indianapolis, IN
4th - Butch Sutton Indianapolis, IN
3rd - Jim Weller Rockton, IL
2nd - Tonya Jester Indianapolis, IN
1st - Sherrie Sutton Indianapolis, IN
Show:
1st - Hoosier Momma - Diana Jackson
2nd - Unclaimed
3rd - Unclaimed
Thanks to all who supported these events, and congratulations to Sherrie Sutton, Indiana Pepper Pod Champion, and to all of this past weekend's winners.
From Kelly Brignon:
Wendell and Carole were married Thursday afternoon in Niagara Falls. Congrats to Mr. And Mrs. Rankin!
From Larry Wampler:
The directions for attending next Saturday's CCO in Terrell Texas at the Able Springs VFD is below. If you have questions, please contact me at 940 450 554.
It's Friday and time to think about cooking chili. It is also July in Texas which means HOT!!!! Here's hoping that each of you have a great weekend and if your cooking chili, may you place!!!
