From Carolyn Seelig:

TEXAS LADIES STATE

and the

CASI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

What a wonderful, rewarding gift the advocacy for the CASI Scholarship Program has been for all chili cooks, and what more we “ladies” can do to strengthen the scholarship program in the future! A couple of months ago, two of us “ladies” were at a chili cookoff engaged in casual conversation when the topic of giveaway items at the Texas Ladies State cookoff was discussed. As you all know, it has become tradition, a tradition that is dear to all of us, one that carries with it an extension of friendship to all the “ladies,” to pass out giveaway good luck items at Texas Ladies State. Some of the “ladies” begin on their giveaway token project for the next year as soon as they arrive home from the current year. It is an important gesture for the “ladies” to share their camaraderie. With all that being said, the list of “ladies” below has joined in the decision to let go of the giveaway tradition, and instead, make an annual individual contribution to the CASI Scholarship Program in lieu of past tradition. We sincerely hope our decision offends no one; we do hold the friendship of each of you “ladies” near and dear to our heart, and we wish each of you the best of luck at Texas Ladies State. We will post this in the Terlingua Trails, Ed’s Reflections and CHN as advance notice for what we plan to begin in 2011. We want to extend an open invitation to any other “ladies” perhaps interested in joining our effort to please contact us. Contacts are listed below.

Each year, in January and February, a reminder will be posted on Ed’s Reflections and CHN for any interested newcomers to the group. Each year, in January and February, an email will be sent to the current group notifying you that if you again want to join the group you are responsible to send in your contribution to the CASI Scholarship Program Administrator. Contributions of your choice will remain anonymous, but there will be a March 1st deadline because we need your name to add to the group list. Signage will be posted at Texas Ladies State with the names of our group, and updated annually. Pink flyers will also be handed out in lieu of giveaways with the names of our group, and updated annually.

We hope there are other “ladies” out there who feel as we do and who will find satisfaction in helping to build the financial strength of the CASI Scholarship Program.

Karen Bains, Cindy George, Yolie Rodd, Jean Barkley, Bert Hall, Ruby Ross,Sue Caffey, Barbara Herrin, Carolyn Seelig, Jeannette Cardenas, Norma Homesley, Jennifer Sherfield, Connie Collier, Joyce Jowers, Shirley Stateczny, Lynn Delgado, Carrie Kinnison, Jessie Waguespack, Neal Doss, Kathy Mulkey, Sue Yates, Dana Plocheck

Contacts:

Carolyn Seelig
cseelig@beecreek.net
home (830)997-0489
cell (512)217-4301

Connie Collier
collier@snydertex.com
home (325)573-7014
cell (325)575-7014

From Dianne Stimson:

The Mexia H-E-B Cook-Off was held on Saturday the 29th and yes it was HOT and we had 17 brave cooks who came out LOL but Craig Mutton from H-E-B was still very impressed and happy with what we were able to give their charity Juvenal Diabetes, and they are already planning NEXT years cook off so mark your calendars for it again.....I would like to thank my Head Judge John Caffey, My Talley team John Caffey ,Rosa Gonzales-Johnston, & Carlos, Donna Conrad who set up the table. Rosa Gonzales-Johnston for helping me run the judging table and cleaning it up....and most of all the cooks who came out and of course Donna Conrad who always set's it all in motion, now on to the results.

17 chilis judged

1. Mavis Nelson - Crawford, TX

2. Jason Goains - Meriadian, TX

3. Morris Moss - Garland, TX Q

4. Donna Conrad - Crawford, TX

5. Rosa Gonzales Johnston - Corsicana, TX

6. Dianne Stimson - Crawford, TX

7. Kenny Short - Burleson, TX

8. Robin Short- Burleson, TX

9. John Caffey - Rockdale, TX

10. James Trietsch - Waco, TX

SHOW

1. Tall Girl Frog, Sue Caffey - Rockdale, TX

2. Snake Farm Chili, Kenny Short - Burleson, TX 

3. Tim's Detoured Rt 66 Chili Fix, Tim Wasix - Temple, TX

It was another HOT weekend at Water Valley.  Here are the 3 day results:

Saturday

27 chilis

1  Kelly Draper

2  Delana Johnson

3  Karen Sadlak

4  Robert Broncy

5  Lisa Brown

6  Barbara Herrin

7  Cliff Miller

8  Robert Walker

9  Tracy Heflin

10 Fred Lazarus

Show

1  Kelly Draper

2  Ronnie Shaw

3  Wes Heflin

Sunday

37 Chilis

1  Laura Coad

2  Jennifer Sherfield

3  Louis Gonzales

4  Fred Lazarus

5  Fran Miller

6  Jim Miller

7  Wes Heflin

8  Cheryl Lazarus

9  Robert Broncy

10  Delana Johnson

Show

1  Kelly Draper

2 Laura Coad

3 Sherry Maus

Monday

21 Entries, 20 Chilis Judged

1  Lisa Brown Q

2  Barbara Herrin

3  Janita Hinds

4  Roxanne Broncy

5  Delana Johnson

6  Guy Bates

7  Jim Miller

8  Wes Heflin

9  Jeff Johnson

10 Karen Sadlak

Show

1  Sherry Maus

2  Guy Bates

3  Barbara Herrin