Steve Shepherd came through his surgery well, according to wife Karen. They repaired his mitral valve, and did a bypass. Please continue to keep Steve and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
From Mama Sue Caffey:
28th SIGHTFEST is now History, but the melody lingers on. What a rip roaring good time was had by all at Giddy Ups, even though many of us had heavy hearts.
We will miss our announcer and good friend J.J. McMillan. He brought liveliness to our party and had a good time doing it. Because of forthcoming rain, we did not want to have a repeat of Ocotber, so we parked most everyone on the road, thereby parking some in the next county, pert nigh. Good sports they were and they did and never complained. Thank you for that. Didn't have to eat all of the wonderful stew and cornbread, because a whole bunch of us were there. Along with that, we had "Company Beer", so folks were full and happy.
72 Good folks came and cooked on Saturday.
1. Lanny Thomas, Seguin QUALIFIED
2. Tim Collier, Snyder
3. Clyde Rogers, San Antonio
4. Sandy Watson, Seguin
5. Don Gill, Houston
6. Sabrina Kleitz, Seguin
7. Debbie Ashman, Bastrop
8. Carrie Kinnison, Marble Falls
9. Connie Collier, Snyder
10. Melodie Smith, San Antonio
Show
1. Joe Trigo, Bastrop
2. Scott Knight, Cibolo
3. Mitch London, Austin (lst time Cook)
BEANS 19
1. Kelly Talavera, San MArcos
2. Sue Caffey, Rockdale
3. John Caffey, Rockdale
After feeding everyone a good Pot Luck dinner and Biskits and Sausage gravy Sunday morning, we did that chili thing again.
SUNDAY 43 Cooks
1. Kelly Talavera, San Marcos
2. Kenny Morgenroth, San Antonio QUALIFIED
3. Sandy Watson, Seguin
4. Ronald "Crunch" Rerich, Weimar
5. James Benefield, League City
6. Brent Allen, George West
7. Deborah Vigare-Benefield, League City
8. Mike Park, Bastrop
9. Don Gill, Houston
10.Julie Darley, Canyon Lake
SHOW (DRAMA)
1. Larry Kinnison, Marble Falls
2. Sue Caffey, Rockdale
3. Mike Park, Bastrop
Thank you so very much for coming and staying. Thanks to our Head Judge, Jeannette, Referee John Caffey, Tally Billy Doss, Bucky, Connie, and more, all our monitors. Everyone was so helpful and pitched in where we needed you. It is appreciated. A very thanks to our Nancy at Giddy Ups for funishing us a place to cook for both days and many other things. Thanks to Ken Rodd, who stepped in to do announcing duties and help me with our tribute to J. J. Thanks Johnye Harriman for coming by for the tribute. You good folks helped us buy a large number of eyeglasses one more time. Oh, and thanks to all that brought by used eyeglasses, beer tabs, and Swanson labels. GOD BLESS US ALL AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. Mama Sue Caffey
From Blu Daniels:
Pardon my tardiness on reporting these winners from the 1st two Bob Conley Memorial Challenge cookoffs. A big thank you to Bruce Young for procuring the beautiful Wendell Rankin painted stove for this challenge. If you haven't seen it yet, you can find a picture on the Rose City Chili Cookoff event Facebook page. Bruce and Jim Ezell had the perfect chili cooking day for the Half Moon CCO.
The winners are:
CHILI - 23 judged
1. David Lake, Jacksonville
2. Jerry Hunt, Shreveport
3. Steven Spencer, Bullard
4. Roger Evans, Flint
5. Cliff Longino, Frankston
6. Cherry Baker, Shreveport
7. Shirley Stuckey, Shreveport
8. Jonathon "Spud" Griffin, Arp
9. Steve Doss, Shreveport
10. Denning Key, Tyler
Show:
1. Freedom, John Daniels, Winona
2. Bear Chili, Bear Reynolds, Longview
3. Twisted Branch, Karen Bowden, Malakoff
Rose City 29th annual CCO had one of the largest crowds ever at Gander Mountain, Arts & Crafts vendors set up amongst the cooks, 44 cooks and 10 Show teams with a high participation vying for the People's Choice award. Even with all the extra chili being prepared and served, and with the huge public crowds coming out to enjoy the weather and a bowl of red, we literally ran out of everything, from over 550 tasting cups, spoons and all the chili pots were empty. A big thank you to Doris Greenlees, Spud Griffin (in training) and Denning Key for running the preliminary round, to James Espinosa for the tallying crew and a special "Thank You - We Appreciate You" to Bruce Young for his willingness to take charge of the Wings contest at the last minute. We are excited to introduce Brooke Longino and her dedication to teaching her children to cook chili and willingness to take charge of our Junior competition. Also thanks to Spud Griffin for running the Beans table.
Saturday CCO winners are:
CHILI:
1. Tammy Russell, Benton, LA.
2. Kay Lefler, Bardwell
3. Doris Greenlees, Houston
4. Byron Desborough (youngest cook at 18), Big Sandy
5. Harvey Meeks, Wills Point
6. Bear Reynolds, Longview
7. Jonathon "Spud" Griffin, Arp
8. Karen Bowden, Malakoff
9. Michelle Curry, Bullard
10. Nikki McChesney (1st time cook), Lorena, TX
SHOW:
1. Skull Island, David Lake, Jacksonville
2. Chic Chick Chili, Linda Martin, Trenton
3. Bear's Chili, Bear Reynolds, Longview
BEANS: 16 judged
1. Darren Wood, Tyler
2. Roger Evans, Tyler
WINGS: 14 judged
1. David Lefler, Bardwell
2. Kim Buchman, New Braunfels
3. Nat Arriola, Tyler
JUNIORS: 7 judged
1. Jake Longino, Frankston
2. Ferrell Clyde, Tyler
3. Drake Cross, Whitehouse
Sunday Rose City Twice Is Nice
CHILI: 19 judged
1. Bill Martin, Shreveport
2. Tammy Russell (Q'd), Benton, LA
3. Doris Greenlees, Houston
4. Roger Evans, Tyler
5. Karen Bowden, Malakoff
6. Brooke Longino, Frankston
7. Michelle Curry, Bullard
8. Jerry Hunt, Shreveport
9.Teresa Peters, Shreveport
10. Bear Reynolds, Longview
SHOW:
1. Twisted Branch, Karen Bowden, Malakoff
2. Freedom, John Daniels, Winona
3. Bear's Chili, Bear Reynolds, Longview
From The Air Force Times:
Airman organizes chili cook-off in Baghdad
Staff report Posted : Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:52:43 EST
While preparing for her second deployment to Iraq, Air Force Capt. Roxzanna Ponce De Leon went to the Terlingua International Chili Championship in Texas.
A light bulb went off: Ponce De Leon thought she and her fellow service members should have a similar event after she arrived in Baghdad.
It was a good idea on paper, but she’d forgotten a few details: for instance, ground beef, broth, bullion, tomato sauce, cookstoves, propane bottles, sample cups and other essential cook-off ingredients weren’t available at Sather Air Base.
But Ponce De Leon didn’t give up easily. She contacted the Chili Appreciation Society International in the U.S. and explained her idea. The society mobilized its members and soon, 200 pounds of meat, as well as chili spices, sauce, broth, cups and other supplies were on their way to Iraq.
The cook-off is scheduled for April 4.
That is all for this week. Have a GREAT Chili weekend!
