Wednesday, May 26, 2010

From Karen Reinkeins:
The York Creek Volunteer Fire Department and the Staples residents would like to extend their appreciation to the chili cooks that came out to support their endeavors. With the wonderful generosity from the community and chili cooks, this cookoff was a huge success and generated over $4000 for the YCVFD and the Staples Fire Truck Fund. Thank you, Thank you!

Here are the results:

Saturday, 52 cooks,
1. Don Hoy – Q’d
2. Honey Jones
3. Diana Klade
4. Norma Homesley
5. Dianna Hoy
6. Lisa Zaccaro – Q’d
7. Teri Fass
8. Kay Sandlin
9. Brent Allen
10. Mari Capehart

Show
1. Spicy Girls, Rita Huffman
2. Global Warming Chili, Lisa Rider
3. Buzzard Roost, Barry Karnei

Sunday, 42 Cooks
1. Diana Klade
2. Barry Karnei – Q’d
3. Deborah Vigare-Benefield – Q’d
4. Lisa Rider
5. Mike Klade
6. Lisa Zaccaro
7. Herb Ross
8. Becky Allen
9. Ruby Ross
10. Nadine Karnei

Show
1. Fall Down Chili, Kim Hiley – Q’d
2. Buzzard Roost, Barry Karnei – Q’d
3. Spicy Girls, Rita Huffman

Now for the CCOs for this weekend!

May 29, 2010-001 - Water Valley, TX CASI. Memorial Legions CCO Day 1 of a 3 day Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, Benefits: Mosaic; Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. We will have Jackpot beans turn in at 12 noon, entry fee $5.00. Chili turn in at 2 PM. Entry fee $18.00. CHILI GRIND ONLY. There will be a raffle and a 50/50 pot. There will be a Domino and Washer Tournament. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. Saturday night Potluck. This is a 3 day CCO. See Sunday's and Monday's information. Benefits Mosaic. Sherrie Maus 5876 N Grape Rd San Angelo TX 76903. 325-658-1364

May 29, 2010-002 - Broken Arrow, OK CASI. Two Day Chili Cookoff Event. Held at Crawford's Hacienda, 23400 E 111 St, Broken Arrow OK. Turn In 2:00 pm. Entry Fee $20.00 From Tulsa, take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. exit at the 4th stop light. Oneta Road turn right, South, go to second stop sign 111th St turn right, West, go 1/2 mile. House is on the left, South. Benefits Green County Chili & BBQ Too Pod. Contact Lorinda 918-271-2421 or Everett Crawford 918-810-3274. See cookoff next day.

May 29, 2010-003 - Devol, OK CASI. Southwest Open Chili Championship at Kiowa Casino located 10 miles North of Wichita Falls off I-44 Exit 1. Entry fee $25 turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Top 3 chili and 1st place show are Automatic Qualifiers for TICC. Goody bags to first 100 entrants Friday nite cooks party. Raffle prizes. Register by May 7th for a chance to win Steak dinner for two in the Casino. Travel money for top winners in chili and show. EZ UP tent for 1st place Chili, 1st place show & distance traveled to cookoff. Dinner for two to top winners in Chili and Show. Contact Kevin Wooster 940- 733-9221 or Terry Graves 940-733 6446 or Wooster-Tammie421@aol.com Send entry to NOB POD, c/o Terry Graves, Box 1129, Wichita Falls, TX 76307. Special room rates, Hampton Inn/Burk-Burnett $65,940 569-8109. Holiday Inn Wichita $55 940-761-6000. Howard Johnson Wichita $45, 940-766-6000 ask for Teresa. When calling the hotels please mention the chili cookoff to insure a low rate. Travel Trailer rental for cookoff free setup and pickup at the cookoff. Call Dave at D & D Campers, 940- 691-7400. See Web site DDCampers .com. Cooks dinner Friday night. Buffet breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning.

May 29, 2010-004 - LLano, TX CASI. Trails End in LLano Held in Badu Park on the Llano River. Turn-in 3 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Benefits Texas Proud Event. Contact Doris Messer 325- 247-5354, 325-423-0981. Please register by May 15th.

May 29, 2010-005 - Mexia, TX CASI. 2nd Annual H-E-B Mexia H-E-B Mexia would like to invite everyone out to their 2nd Annual CASI Chili Cook Off.They where very inpressed with the turn out last year and would like to make it BIGGER & BETTER this year. No need to worry about lunch. The Store Director fired up the grill and cooked for all the Chili Cooks last year, and he said he would do it again this year. So put it on your calander and make plans for this one day cook off. Plenty of room for everyone. Hope to see Yall there. Please make note that it is a TABC law that you can't have open ALCOHOL container's on the premises where Alcohol is sold. Thank You Donna Conrad 254-855-4733. Entry fee $18 turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Make checks payable to H-E-B. H-E-B Mexia, 701 E Milam St. Benefits Juvenile Diabetes

May 29, 2010-006 - Cheney, KS CASI. Sunflower Chili Pod Annual Cookoff. Held at Cheney State Park and Lake of Kansas. Location is 16000 NE 50th, West of Wichita on US 54 & 400 to K251 then north 4 miles Cook on East side of lake and south of the Marina. Daily vehicle permit $4.20 and camping permit is $8.50. Chili Grind only. Chili turn in 1:00 PM, entry fee is $18.00. Bring extra chili for People's Choice, ballot turn in 2:00 PM. Make checks payable to Sunflower Chili Pod. Proceeds go to Sunflower Chili Pod. RV parking with water and electrical (electrical is $7.00 and $9.00 per day) hookups and several free dump stations around the lake. Contact Richard Hewlett 316-213-9762 or Ethel Hewlett 316- 213-9761. GPS is N37 43.154 and W97 49.538.

May 30, 2010-001 - Water Valley, TX CASI. Memorial Legions CCO, Day 2 Day 2 of a 3 dayof the Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, This is Concho Valley Chili Pod's cookoff. Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Chili turn in at 2 PM. Entry fee $18.00. CHILI GRIND ONLY.There will be a cake auction, raffle and a 50/50 pot. There will be a Domino and Washer Tournament. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. Sunday night Potluck. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday's and Monday's information. Info: Sherrie Maus 5876 N Grape Rd San Angelo TX 76903. 325-658-1364

May 30, 2010-002 - Broken Arrow, OK CASI. Two Day Chili Cookoff Event. Held at Crawford's Hacienda, 23400 E 111 St, Broken Arrow OK. Turn In 1:00 pm. Entry Fee $20.00 From Tulsa, take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. exit at the 4th stop light. Oneta Road turn right, South, go to second stop sign 111th St turn right, West, go 1/2 mile. House is on the left, South. Benefits Great Pepper's Meeting Fund for Green County Chili & BBQ Too Pod. Contact Lorinda 918-271-2421 or Everett Crawford 918-810-3274. See cookoff on day before.

May 30, 2010-003 - Devol, OK CASI. North Of The Brazos Pod Cookoff. Held at Kiowa Casino, located 10 miles North of Wichita Falls off I-44 exit 1. Leather jackets for top 10 chili and show. Entry fee $18 turn-in 1 PM, CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Kevin Wooster 940- 733-9221. Terry Graves 940-733- 6446. Tammie Wooster-tammie421@aol.com .

May 30, 2010-004 - San Antonio, TX CASI. Return of the Chili Queens. Held at El Mercado Market Square in downtown San Antonio. Turn in at 2:00 pm, $20 entry fee, Grind Only. Benefit the Santa Rosa Children's Hospital. For information please contact Kim Hiley 210-286-4275 or kdhiley@yahoo.com .

May 30, 2010-005 - Tombstone, AZ CASI.  Cookoff. Held at 4th and Allen Streets in front of the OK Corral. Benefits Tombstone Lions Club. Turn-in time 1:00 p.m. Entry fee $20. Make checks payable to High Desert Pod. Come out the night before for a cooks party sponsored by the Tombstone Lions Club. Lets make the streets of Tombstone and the OK Corral run red again, this time with Chili! Come to one of the most historic sites in the USA for a CASI cookoff. We're cooking on the main tourist street, so bring a canopy. There's plenty of siteseeing, historic re-enactments,gunfights, shopping, restaurants and fun. There is also always a big crowd, so bring plenty of chili for the tasting cups sales. Unique trophies for chili top 10 and show top 3. Make your RV camp reservations quickly because its always a busy weekend. For info call Greg Monger 520-417-9948 or email mongo9@cox.net.  Mail judging packet to Greg Monger, 4930 Marconi Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. Need rule book. Chili grind only: NO. Send NO Terlingua Trails. Send 50 Judging Cup tickets.

May 31, 2010-001 - Water Valley, TX CASI. Memorial Legions CCO, Day 3 Day 3 of a 3 day Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, This Benefits: DESK; Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Chili turn in at 12 PM. Entry fee $18.00. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday's and Sundays information. Info: Sherrie Maus 5876 N Grape Rd San Angelo TX 76903. 325-658-1364