A special thanks to Bruce Smith and the Arkansas Cooks who had a terrific Friday night party as well as a very successful Saturday CCO. The weather started out windy and then Bruce did his Cooks Meeting, and the wind stopped and the sun shone!
The results are:
Arkansas State Championship
30 cooks with wind and sunshine!!!
1. Jerry Hunt (Q'd)
2. Guy Smith (Q'd) Arkansas State Champion
3. Debby Cagle Arkansas (Q'D)
4. Joshua Seabolt
5. Kristi Tobey (Q'd) Arkansas.
6.Glenda Johnston
7.Karen Bailey
8.Preston Nickle
9. Bo Prewitt
10. Cliff Miller.
Only 7 points separated 1st - 10th.
Show
1 .Cowboy Chili Bob Cagle (Q'd)
2. Backwood Chili, Eric Smith
3. Buffalo Nickle Chili Linda Nickle.
From Darin Jester:
The CASI Membership email is back up and running. However, during the downed time between February 28th and March 10th, I did not receive any emails. If you had sent an email to me via membership@chili.org, please resend them. Also, if you have made a payment via PayPal between the dates of February 28th and March 10th I did not receive any notification. Please forward a copy of your emailed receipt back to me at membership@chili.org so I can process your payment. Thank you for your patience and understanding during the past week. I will get everyone processed as I receive your emailed receipt.
From Margaret Nadeau:
The chili segment that was filmed in October is now scheduled on The COOKING Channel for the following date and time:
Date: Tuesday, March 15th
Time: 8:30PM and 10:30 PM Central Standard Time
Second Showing:
Date: Sunday, March 20th
Time: 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM Central Standard Time
Channel: The COOKING Channel
Show name: "United Tastes of America"
Link to the show: http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/united-tastes-of-america/chili/index.html
Hope you all can tune in, have not seen the finished product but should have around 5 to 7 minutes of air time.
Happy Chili Trails.
From Renee Moore:
If you have a band or know someone who does and are interested in performing at TICC, please email rhuston1452@xanadoo.com.
CDs and press kits may be sent to:
Roy Huston
2208 Piedmont Pl., Rear Apt.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Roy will review all submissions and recommend several bands to the Board for final selection at the summer Board Meeting.
From Lee Kroencke:
It's Chili Time in Kansas!
Pittsburg, KS -3rd Annual American Legion Post 64 CASI CHILI COOK-OFF this Saturday, Mar 19, 2011
Located at 2815 N. Joplin in Pittsburg. Turn east off 69 Hwy onto 29th St, go 1 block then south on N. Joplin St.
CASI entry fee $20 with a noon turn-in. CHILI GRIND ONLY.
Buffalo wings (must be deep fried) and salsa $5.00.
Wings Turn In at 11:00 am and salsa Turn in at 12:30.
Benefits the Riders of the American Legion Post 64.
CASI RULES APPLY
NOTICE: NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY AND NO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE LEGION BAR. INSPECTORS WILL BE ON SITE.
Contact:
Travis McCauley 620-875- 9043 lgreen@namesandnumbers.com
or
Larry Velasquez 913-708-2118 larryvelasquez@forbo.com
From Sherrie Davis:
What a wonderful day - the weather was perfect - a little windy, but great for cooking chili. We filled up the parking lot with 51 cooks plus friends and family. We had several new cooks competing. 20 beans were turned in.
Got to thank Mayo Blair for the beautiful Final Table setting - they were able to celebrate St. Patties Day a little early with green, green, green. Cindy Reed-Wilkins was the Final Table Monitor and gave the Judges an all inspiring talk about CASI, judging chili and having FUN.
We celebrated a few birthdays also - Chuck Spishock and Dee Hay. Susan Armand met a lady during jury duty - she thought this sounded like lots of fun - BOY was it ever for her - she got the 50/50 money and now it looks like we have a new follower and possible cook. Teena and Taylor presented Dorothy Spishock with a THANK YOU stained glass picture which had on it the State of Texas and an S. Thank you Dorothy for all of the years of work you put in being our Great Pepper.
Teena Miller (GP) and her staff did a bang up job in getting things put together and running a smooth cook off - Thanks a bunch to Pat Krenek, Maxine Reed and Sharon Dozier for doing the silent auction. Laura Recovery Center brought in some beautiful baskets for the auction.
As usual the Moose Lodge took care of us and we want to thank them for all they do for the cook off.
OK THE Winners
1. Dee Hay - Birthday Girl
2. Susan Armand - first time to get a silver bullet
3. Dana Plocheck - now has a 1st, 2nd and 3rd silver bullet
4. Cary Plocheck
5. Karan Barnes
6. Ed Nesbitt
7. Lil Drake
8. Phil Barnes Q'd
9. Kevin Foley
10 Molly Truitt - first time cook
Show
1. Dos Caballeros - Vern Gilpin and Ed Nesbitt
2. Foley's Follies - Kevin Foley and Walter Caldwell as Two and half Charlie's
3. Aggie Man's Chili - Roger Schoppe
Beans
1. Lynn Delgado
2. Melissa Pate - first time to compete
3. Maxine Reed
From Dorathy Williams:
Please, if you are having a CASI cookoff event in May, you must send the info to my attention before March 15th. Thank you. Just a reminder.
Dorathy Williams
Dorathy@hughes.net
Fax 1-888-227-4468
From Tammy Wooster:
Hey Everyone,
Come to Wichita Falls on April 9th and 10th, we promise a weekend of fun! See the attached fliers for information on The Relay for Life and Children's Aide Society Cookoffs. They are at two different locations and both have RV parking, no hookups. If anyone needs hotel info, feel free to contact either Kevin Wooster (940) 733-9221, Sherry Muhlbauer (940) 733-4658 or Tammie Wooster (940) 636-8846.
If you have information to be included in April's Terlingua Trails, you must get it to Dana Plocheck by COB tomorrow! The sooner that you can provide this information, the better! It is a big job putting the Trails together. A big THANKS to Dana for the hard work that she does each month gathering all of the information and then producing a great Monthly Trails.
