Well folks the first Annual Magnolia Hometown Chili Cookoff in Magnolia Texas is history and a great success.
In all 39 cooks Local and CASI braved a chilly and misty rain day to gather in tight company to comopete for that 1st place trophy.
The tight company made it great to get to know your neighbor and meet everyone.
Winners are
1st Vicki Hebert, Pearland, TX
2nd Sherrie Davis, South Houston, TX
3rd Ken Armand, Houston, TX
4th Michael Mayorga, Magnolia, TX
5th Dee Hay, Pasadena, TX
6th Nancy Draper, Katy, TX
7th Deborah Vigare-Benefield, League City, TX
8th Nancy Netardus, Houston, TX
9th James Benefield, League City, TX
10th Susan Armand, Houston, TX
SHOW
1st Keith Karaff, NDC Chili, Magnolia, TX
2nd Ronnie Bealle, Wild Beales Chili, Magnolia, TX
3rd Jo Quist, Jo Mama Chili, Houston, TX
The cooks fed chili and entertained a crowd of 2 to 3 thousand public out to enjoy the Christmas Festival.
The city and the chamber were impressed with the CASI cooks and all those who helped make this a successs and plans are already being made to expand and improve this event for next year and are asking for any suggestions and comments.
This will be a great event to mark on your calendars for next year.
From Keith Karaff:
The weather forecast should be perfect for a "steaming, hot bowl of red" on the eve of the beginning of Winter this Saturday, December 19th. So be at Blanco's Bar & Grill on West Alabama just W. of Buffalo Speedway off of U.S. Hwy. 59 for a Chili Cookoff.
Come on out...
...to judge - turn in is at 1 p.m. We can always use judges!
...to cook - Chili Grind Only, entry fee is $20.
...to visit - we always like to see old friends and make new friends.
...or just to take a break from your Christmas shopping outing - stop by for a cold adult beverage while giving your feet a rest.
We will also have a silent auction so if you have any duplicate, unwanted, wrong size gifts - Christmas, Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary or others - bring them, it might be just the item someone else wants!
Blanco's is having a private party that evening so the cookoff should be over around 4 p.m. That still gives you plenty of time for other plans - make it to your Christmas Party, continue shopping, visit with family or whatever.
Hope to see you at Blanco's!
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S !
Keith D Karaff
From Carrie Kinneson:
Breakfast Menu for Kingsland-Breakfast served at 9 a.m.
This is a community breakfast for all of us to share and to give us all a jump start for the day. Please sign up to contribute for the breakfast. Bring your items to Carrie early so that she can make a store run if necessary. Need volunteers to help cook and cleanup.
It is Wednesday and time for me to post the CCOs for this weekend. There are many, so most of us will be taking a weekend off. This will give you time to do your Christmas Shopping.
Dec 18, 2009-001 - Woodway, TX CASI. Santa Paws Cookoff will be Friday night at Hog Creek Ice House 6900 N Hwy 6 & 185, easy to find. Turn in time 9:00 pm Entry $18.00. Chili Grind only. Toys For Tots will be Saturday. 12/19/09. Turn in time 2:00 PM Entry $18.00, Chili Grind only. Cooks Party Saturday night. See Next day 12/20/09 cook off for Tyson's (TICC Sponsor) Favorite Charity. Plenty of RV Parking NO HOOK UPS.For more information please call Donna @ 254-855-4733 or Dianne @ 254-855- 2767. Cook inside in bad weather. This is great.
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites in Waco is offering a reasonable room rate. Our property is located on I-35 near downtown and a pretty easy drive out to Hog Creek. Our regular rates are about $69 plus tax but I would like to offer anyone that calls from the CCO a rate of $60 plus tax. I realize that while this isn't a huge discount, it is much cheaper than a lot of places in the area. We offer free Wi-fi and wired access internet service as well as a deluxe continential breakfast. In addition, the winner's room will be comped and the runner-up's room will be discounted 50%. If you have any questions at all feel free to contact me at any of the numbers listed below. I look forward to helping in any way that I can. Thanks and have a wonderful day!
Dec 19, 2009-001 - Woodway, TX CASI. Toys For Tots Held at Hog Creek Ice House, 6900 N Hwy 6 & 185. Plenty of RV parking no hookups. Cook inside in bad weather. Entry fee $18 turn-in 2 PM. Chili grind only. Make checks payable to Toys for Tots/Chili cook off. Contact Dianne Stimson 254-855-2767, 254- 486-9206, winksintexas@aol.com.
Dec 19, 2009-002 - Houston, TX CASI. 2nd Annual Friends of Texas Open Chili Cookoff. Held at Blanco's Bar and Grill. Turn-in 1:00 pm. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry fee is $20.00. This was a lot of fun last year. Even the weather cooperated that day. Bring your holiday spirit and come see us. There is limited RV parking in the back parking lot however Blanco's will not be open to the public. They are having a private party that evening. So even if you have an evening holiday party, there is plenty of time to come out and play with us. For more information, you can contact Keith Karaff at kdkone@aol.com. Hope to see you there.
Dec 20, 2009-001 - Woodway, TX CASI. Tyson Foods Favorite Charity cook off will be held the next day after Toys For Tots. Held at Hog Creek Ice House, 6900 N. Hwy 6 & 185. RV parking no hookups. Cook inside in bad weather. For more information please contact Dianne Stimson @ 254-855-2767 or 254-486-9206. Entry fee $18 turn- in 1 PM. Chili grind only. Make checks payable Tyson Foods Next Day Cookoff.
