From Blu Daniels:
October 10, Chandler Pow Wow Chili Cook-off, Winchester Park, Chandler, TX. Pow Wow festivities which draws over 5,000 people annually include parade, craft and food booths, entertainment, inflatables, little britches rodeo and afternoon and evening circus. Traffic builds early so try to to be at Park by 8:30. Hwy 315 which the park is on will close from around 9:45 until around 11 or until the parade is over. Registration begins at 8:00. Beans 50/50, turns in at noon, CASI (chili grind) at 1:00. Also People's Choice and Showmanship. Bring plenty of throwdown for tasting. Goody bags for first 20 entries, cost $5.00 beans and $20.00 for CASI. Great prizes. Will also hold a raffle. From Tyler, Texas take Hwy 31W about 12 miles to Chandler. Turn left on Hwy 315 follow about 3/4 mile to Winchester Park on left. Special Parking area for contestants. Sorry no Hook-ups. Benefiting Chandler Parks Board for youth activities. Contact Rick Ford at rickster517@embarqmail.com. Per CASI Rule V.A.2, on advertising probation.

Remember, if your pod is planning to submit your Great Pepper for Great Pepper of the year, I need this narrative in the next few days so that it will be included in the registration packet. There is not a form for this submission. Prepare a narrative about the accomplishments of your Great Pepper for the 2008-2009 Chili year. You can email it to me at garjans@suddenlink.net.

If you have information that you would like included in the Great Pepper's meeting packet, you must get it to me before Sep 2.



This is a day without much news. It is not suppose to get above 100 for the first time in a week, and the grass grew in all of this heat, so I guess it is the day that we will need to work outside!