Another group of people attending the Great Pepper's Meeting in Midland, TX

From Bill Pierson:

PALOS PARK IL—The 2009 Chili Year came to an end last Saturday at a new CASI cookoff in Palos Park. This was the first year that CASI was invited to participate in this event, and it was a well-received invitation. They had a beautiful venue, and the weather cooperated perfectly. We were advised that there would be a large crowd and, boy, were they right. We had plenty of throw-down and they when through it like a swarm of locust. Finding a new cookoff like this one looks like this one is like finding money in your pocket. Often, the end of year cookoffs have difficulty getting 15 cooks, but twenty cooks turned out which was very gratifying. No one wanted to enter showmanship, they were having too much fun cooking and partying. The winners:

CHILI
1. Bill Pierson, Batavia IL
2. Bert Centers, Lisle IL
3. John Gastaldello, Downers Grove IL (Within a point)
4. Cheryl Pierson, Batavia IL (Q'd)
5. Gloria Molitor, St. Charles IL
6. Bill Thomas, Naperville IL
7. Pat Gustafson, Chicago IL
8. Randy Metz, Lombard IL
9. Georgia Weller, Rockton IL
10. Bret Centers, Lisle IL

CRAWFORD COUNTY CASI CCO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
CRAWFORD COUNTY LAKE 75TH ANNIVERSARY

CASI CHILI COOKS (25 COOKS)

1st Matt Frye; Pittsburg, KS (Q)
2nd Travis McCauley; Pittsburg, KS
3rd Lee Kroencke; Lenexa, KS
4th Peggy Velasquez; Mission, KS
5th Rudy Lintner; Shawnee, KS
6th Larry Velasquez; Mission, KS
7th Steve Shepherd; Pittsburg, KS
8th Paul Mendicki; Frontenac, KS
9th Colleen Lintner; Shawnee, KS (Q)
10th Kevin Stovall; Lee’s Summit, MO
Kiss your sister – Amy McDonald; Girard, KS

SHOWMANSHIP
1st Chili Puercos, Larry Velasquez; Mission, KS (Q)
2nd Hell, Fire & Brimstone, Margo Smith; Coffey, MO
3rd Hafta Hunt Chili, Steve Shepherd; Pittsburg, KS (Q)

JUNIOR CASI COOKS
1st Taylor McCauley; Pittsburg, KS
2nd Ashley McDonald; Girard, KS
3rd Tanner McCauley; Pittsburg, KS

ROOKIE CASI COOKS
1st Colleen McGuire; Mulberry, KS
2nd Kurt Haase; Carthage, MO

SALSA
1st Paul Mendicki; Frontenac, KS
2nd Amy McDonald; Girard, KS
3rd Ashley, McDonald; Girard, KS

Winners at the Crane, TX CCO

1. Jim Crain

2. Jamie Tilley

3. Joann Scott

4. Mike Barker

5. Janice Miller

6. Wanda Peek

7. Pat Timmons

8. Donnie Warner

9. Grace Davis

10. Horace Peek

11. Kiss your Sister Jennifer Sherfield

Show

1. Jennifer Sherfield

2. Robin Crain

3. Sherry Maus

FromTonya Jester

Indiana has3 CCO's in the next 4 weeks.

September 26 - Indiana State Chili Championship,

Cicero, IN

October 3 Chilifest, Fr Wayne, IN

October 17 Wabash Cannonball Wabash, IN

At the Great Pepper's Meeting in Midland on September 12, Renee Moore Open the session with the following Message. I believe that this message should be shared with all of our membership.