From Connie Collier:
The 11th Horn Toad Roundup and Chili Cookoff will be held in Rankin, Texas at the Tommy Workman Park Saturday, Feb. 5th. First place will be awarded a beautiful Lloyd Goldwire Bronze Horn Toad. Be ready for lots of good food, fun, and fellowship. Here’s a schedule of events:
Friday
3:00-5:00 p.m. Early Registration
6:00 p.m. Fish Fry
7:30 p.m. Tequila Rose Toast-Women, don’t forget
your pink boas, hats, Tequila Rose,
poems, etc.
Saturday
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. Cook’s Meeting
2:00 p.m. Turn-in
Soup/Stew Pot Luck Dinner
approximately one hour after results
6:30 p.m. (approximately) 42 Tournament -
Find you own partner
Hope to see you there!!!!
From Kelly Brignon:
The 10th Annual Gingerbread House CCO is taking place this weekend at the Ellis County Expo Center. Gates open at 10 am Friday morning for early arrivals. Plenty of dry camping/RV parking available; no hook ups. Friday night stew and cornbread dinner, plus FREE BEER, for the cooks along with an 8 pm chili turn in (grind only). Saturday we will have CASI Chili, Junior Chili, Novice/Local Chili and Beans - all turn in at 1pm (grind only). All chili cooks will receive free admission to the benefit barn dance Saturday evening. Sunday's turn in is at noon (grind only), giving everyone plenty of time to get home for the Super Bowl. We will have a 1st Place Stove Friday and Saturday, as well as a raffle stove on Saturday and 10 Liquor Baskets and a Starbucks Gift Basket to auction off. This is a fantastic cook off to get your points towards Terlingua! Please bring throw down chili for the concession stand and your own tables. Indoor cooking is available as well!
From Dianne Stimson:
The Tokio Store Cook Off held on Saturday 1-29-2011 was a wonderful success. The weather was nice, but windy. The Tokio Store was more than pleased with the turn out, and is looking forward to next years event. I would like to Thank first and foremost all of the cooks who came out. Without you, it would not have been possible at all! Thank You to Donna Conrad for being my head judge. My Table monitors Pat Pilchiek & Kay Lefler. My table runner Lisa Duggan. My tally team Kay Lefler, Jennifer Collier, and Ashley Trimble.
Saturday 1/29/2011
16 Chilis Judged
CHILI
1. Lisa Duggan - Bastrop, TX
2. J.D. Duggan - Bastrop, TX
3. David Lefler - Bardwell, TX (Q)
4. Donna Conrad - Crawford, TX
5. Kay Lefler - Bardwell, TX
6. Jim Taylor - Arlington, TX
7. Ashley Trimble - Waco, TX
8. Dianne Stimson - Crawford, TX
9. Jennifer Collier - Temple, TX
10. Gerald Casey - Arlington,TX
SHOW
1. Chili Acadie, Ted Cathey - Hamilton, TX
2. Cow Killer Chili, David Lefler - Bardwell, TX
3. Outhouse Chili, Gerald Casey - Arlington, TX
Tokio Store
Sunday 1/ 30/2011
The weather was much better than the previous day and from what I was told the Tokio Store makes an awesome hamburger! So next year when you come back or come for the first time, be sure to order one! I would once again like to thank all of the cooks. It would not have been possible without you! Thank you again to Donna Conrad for being head judge. Thank you Alan Dean for being my monitor & Pat Pilchieck for assisting. My tally team Kay Lefler, Jason Goains, Raymond Pilchieck. TheTokio Store is looking forward to us coming back next year!
Sunday 1-30-2011
15 Chilis Judged
1. Dianne Stimson - Crawford, TX
2. David Lefler - Bardwell, TX
3. Raymond Pilchiek - Bluffton, TX
4. Morris Moss - Garland, TX (Q)
5. James Trietsch - Waco, TX
6. Kay Lefler - Bardwell, TX
7. Ramonda Casey - Arlington, TX
8. Alan Dean - Johnson City, TX
9. Jason Goains - Meridian, TX
10. Paul Seastrunk - Garland, TX
SHOW
1. Chili Acadie, Ted Cathey- Hamilton, TX
2. Morris Moss (Q), Garland,TX
3. Stinkfoot Chili, James Trietsch - Waco,TX
NOTE:
Tomorrow CIS will be down for sometime. The server is being updated. It should be returned to normal on Thursday.
NOTES from BOD Meetings:
Tom Williams gave a report for Jim Ezell on Sponsorship. He had prepared a map showing where our Sponsors are located.
He reminded people not to contact sponsors directly. Please contact Jim Ezell if you want to contact a sponsor. He will assist you with this. He knows exactly who to contact.
Our sponsor's are very important. Please remember to thank them for this support. If you are aware of a business that might want to become a sponsor, please contact Jim Ezell with this information.
Enough for today. Winter has struck here. We have snow and ice. Ours is not as severe as most of you are facing today. If you can, stay home. If you must go out in this weather, please be careful.
