Schedule of Events for the Great Pepper's Meeting

From Trici Bond:

 I have had several offer to volunteer at the meeting, following are the areas that I need a few people to help. If you can post this on the blog that would be great!

We are in need of volunteers for the following times/areas at the GP Meeting. Please contact me via email if you are attending and would like to help out!

Registration: (2 Volunteer needed for each time slot)

Thursday 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Friday 8:00am to 11:30am

Friday 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Saturday 7:30am to 9:00am

Room Setup/Decorating/Goody bags (4-5 Volunteers)

Friday 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Hospitality Setup/Restock (2 Volunteers for each time slot)

Thursday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Friday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Saturday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

If you are interested in helping, please email me at traci@terminixabc.com  or contact me via phone at (830) 459-4797

It's Wednesday and here are the CCOs this weekend.  There are several CCOs planned for this weekend.  Hopefully you can find one near you and have a great time cooking and fun.

Sep 3, 2011-001 - San, Angelo TX CASI. Fall Festival At Albertson's More Details To Follow. Sammie Plant.  CANCELLED

Sep 3, 2011-002 - Kemah, TX CASI. Elks Charity Chili Cookoff Held at Elks Lodge 2322, 623 Hanson Rd. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Benefits Elks Charity. Contact Al or Sherry Austin 281- 326-8050. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jackpot beans and Salsa also.

Sep 3, 2011-003 - San Angelo, TX CASI. Suez Shrine Fall Festival CCO. Day 1 of a 3 day CCO. Saturday benefits Suez Shrine Charities. The CCO will be held at the Suez Shrine Center at 1915 Loop 306 Access Road. Take the College Hills Exit on Loop 306. There will be a Jackpot Beans Competition. The Entry Fee will be $5.00 and the turn in time will be 1:00 PM. Chili turn in will be at 2:00 pm. Entry fee $18.00. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. This is a 3 day CCO. See Sunday's and Monday's information. There will be a 50/50 Raffle. on Saturday night, there will be a 42 Tournament. Limited Hookups. For more Information contact Sherry Maus at 325-658-1364 or Boomer Kingston at 325-234-205. It will be CHILI GRIND ONLY

Sep 3, 2011-004 - Pittsburg, KS CASI. Little Balkans Chili Cookoff. Held at 2nd and Broadway. Benefits Habitat For Humanity. Entry fee $20 turn-in Noon. Make check payable to Kansas Legal Services. Other events include Hot Wings competition any style $5, Home- style chili $5, Salsa $5, Rookie $5 and Peoples choice and Junior Chili - Free. Turn-in times TBA. First year cooks 1/2 price. Goody bags to first 20 cooks to register. We get great public sampling for charity and appreciate cooks preparing extra chili for tasters. Eric Rosenblad P.O. Box 1509, Pittsburg KS 66762 rosenblade@klsinc.org,  620-232- 1330

Sep 3, 2011-005 - Durant, OK CASI. Oklahoma State Championship. Held at Choctaw Casino 4216 S Hwy 69/75 Durant OK. Charity; KOA Care Camps. Turn in time 2:00 pm. Entry fee $25.00. Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Junior division turn in time 1:00 pm, entry fee $10. Make checks payable to Hooch Pod. Contact Joe Spears 405-650-3354 or email joe.spears42@yahoo.com.  Chili grind only. Rooms available at Micro Tell, Holiday Inn, and Hampton Inn. Mention your a chili cook for discounts.

Sep 3, 2011-006 - Seguin, TX CASI. CRV at Comanche Crossing 2080 FM 477,Seguin, TX. Benefits County Line VFD. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry fee $20. Turn in 2pm. Silent Auction. VFD will have food available. RV parking ok - no hook ups. Contact Sabrina Klietz 830-534-8225.

Sep 3, 2011-007 - Austin, TX CASI. Faces Of "HEP C" Giddy Ups Saloon, 12010 Manchaca Rd. Entry fee $15 turn-in 2 PM. Plenty of RV parking. Friday and Saturday night Entertainment. Bloody Mary $5.00. Turn in Time 10 AM. Beans $5.00 entry. Turn in Time NOON. Contact Nancy Peters 512-280-4732. Benefits Faces of Hep C.

Sep 3, 2011-008 - Arlington, TX CASI. 34th Annual Arlingua CCO Held at Elks Lodge #2114, 601 W. Pioneer Parkway. CASI Division entry $20, turn-in 2PM, GRIND ONLY. Junior Division, free entry, grind only, turn-in 1 PM. All qualified Elks are eligible to participate in an Elk's division (also GRIND ONLY). Entry is free if participating in CASI, otherwise it is $15. Jackpot beans (dry white beans from scratch only) $5, turn-in noon. RV parking available, no hook-ups. Lots of shaded cooking area under the trees. Friday night meal order from Elk's menu (pay as you go). Benefits Arlington Elk's charities. See cookoff next day. Contact Carol elks2114@sbcglobal.net or 817-277- 2114.

Sep 3, 2011-009 - Dublin, TX CASI. 3rd Cowboy Capital Chili Pod CCO CBR bull riding,swimming, sand volley ball tournaments, washer tournaments, motor cross,full bar on site or BYOB, and all of this is wrapped up in 1 weekend. For information on the cook off or buckle series contact Jamie Ballenger 254-485-2877. Full hook ups or dry camping available, contact www.superclake.com.  You can also visit the facebook page Super C Labor Day at The Lake. This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY event.

Sep 4, 2011-001 - Kemah, TX CASI. Sunday Elks Cookoff. Held at Elks Lodge 2322, 623 Hanson Road. Entry fee $20 turn- in Noon. Benefits PMI CLG. Contact Al or Sherry Austin 281- 326-8050. Chili grind only. See cookoff previous day.

Sep 4, 2011-002 - San Angelo, TX CASI. Jerry's Kids MDA Day 2 of a 3 day CCO. It benefits Jerry's Kids MDA. It will be held at the Suez Shrine Center at 1915 Loop 306 Access Road. Take the College Hills Exit on Loop 306. Chili turn in will be at 2:00 pm. Entry fee $18.00. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday's and Monday's information. There will be a Cake Auction. On Saturday night, there will be a 42 Tournament. There are limited hookups. More information available at a later date. Contact Sherry Maus at 325- 658-1364 or Boomer Kingston at 325-234-205. It wil1 be CHILI GRIND ONLY.

Sep 4, 2011-003 - Durant, OK CASI. Hooch Pod Cookoff. Held at Choctaw Casino 4216 S. Hwy 69/75 Durant Ok. Entry fee 20.00, Turn in time 1:00 pm Make checks payable to the Hooch Pod. Contact Joe Spears 405-650- 3354 or email joe.spears42@yahoo.com.  Chili grind only.

Sep 4, 2011-004 - Austin, TX CASI. Giddy Ups "Shootout" Cookoff Giddy Ups Saloon 12010 Manchaca Rd. Cookoff previous day same location. RV Parking. Entry fee $15 trun-in 1 PM. Contact Nancy Peters 512-280-4732.

Sep 4, 2011-005 - Arlington, TX CASI. 3rd Annual Arlington Doe's CCO Held at Arlington Elk's Lodge located at 601 W Pioneer Parkway Entry $18, grind only, noon turn- in. See cookoff previous day. Contact Carol 817-277-2114 or email elks2114@sbcglobal.net

Sep 5, 2011-001 - San Angelo, TX CASI. Shrine Hospital CCO Shrine Hospital CCO. Day 3 of a 3 day CCO. It benefits the Shrine Hospital.It will be held at the Suez Shrine Center at 1915 Loop 306 Access Road. Take the College Hills Exit on Loop 306. Chili turn in will be at 12:00 pm. Entry fee $18.00. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday's and Sunday's information. There will be a 50/50 Raffle. On Saturday night, there will be a 42 Tournament. There are limited hookups. Plenty of Parking available. More information will be available at a later date. Contact Sherry Maus at 325-658-1364 or Boomer Kingston at 325-234-205. It wil1 be CHILI GRIND ONLY.

2nd Post

From Tricia Bond:
There are still rooms available at the Inn of the Hills for the GP Meeting. But, if they ask for a CASI room, they will be told there are none available. That just means the block is full and the discounted room is not available. They will need to ask for a room at regular rate. If anyone has problems, just let me know.

From Jon Tupper:

Boomtown Days Chili Challenge Results

CASI Style Chili

1st - Kevin Stovall - Lee Summit, MO

2nd - Jon Tupper - Joplin, MO

3rd - Lee Kroencke - Lenexa, KS

4th - Bob McCauley - Pittsburg, KS

5th - Shelley Kroencke - Lenexa, KS

6th - Randy Haddon - Pawhuska, OK

7th - Steve Sheppard - Pittsburg, KS

8th - Lorinda Crawford - Broken Arrow, OK

9th - Jarren Tupper - Joplin, MO

10th - Travis McCauley - Pittsburg, KS

Rule Changes:  I am once again providing GP with a copy of the edited Rule Change.  I am also including them in the blog today. 

Houston Elks 151
33 chili

1.   Billy Reiter
2.   Kathryn Cavender
3.   Kevin Foley

4.   Donna Foley

5.   Melissa Pate - Q

6.   Dana Plocheck

7.   Marolyn (Mayo) Blair - Q

8.   Noel Truitt

9.   Ed Nesbitt

10. Jennifer Schoppe

From Jim Ezell:

Please welcome the newest inductee into "Friends of CASI:" Dr Ted Hume. Ted is the second member of the Faded Love Chili Team to join. He joins Roger Foltz of Faded Love fame. Please extend Ted your thanks when you have a chance.


From Kelly Brignon:

Thousand Trails Lake Whitney will NOT be charging chili cooks for their RV sites. They will be free of charge just as they have been in the past. You will still have to pay for cabins, though. The TT Lake Whitney CCO is Oct 8th and 9th this year.

Saturday Elks Lodge 151 CCO

43 Chili turned in

1.  James Benefield

2.  Cary Plocheck

3.  Vicki Harvey

4.  Nancy Netardus

5.  Kathryn Cavender

6.  Donna Foley

7.  Lynn Delgado

8.  Nancy Draper - Q'd

9.  Ed Nesbitt - Q'd

10.  Matthew Rumelhart

Results of North Texas State Fair CCO

Saturday/27th. (Temp 107)!
40 cooks braved the heat:

1.   Allen Fynel (spelling?)

2.   Johnnie Sullivan

3.   Christ Miles

4.   Morris (Mossman) Moss

5.   Tom Dozier

6.   Mike Burk

7.   Kris Hudspeth

8.   Jennifer Moore

9.   Dale Reinecker

10. Jeff Serna

Note:  Registration times have changed this year due to increased activities on the Ranch and folks arriving earlier in the week. Comments are welcome.

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Thur: 11/3	8 AM   until 11AM
Fri: 11/4	10 AM  until Noon
Sat: 11/5	8-9 AM

For qualified cooks and showteams who are not able to attend TICC: Contestant shirts will be available for pickup bwtween 1pm and 3pm on Friday Nov. 4th. If you are picking up a shirt for someone, remember they must be a current (paid) CASI member.

"Official Shirts" will be available for pick up when you register.

Please contact Jen Windsor if you are interested in helping with registration. jennwindsor@gmail.com or 443-878-7999. 

Here is the Agenda for the Great Pepper's Meeting on Saturday September 10, 2011 in Kerrville.

Here is also the draft of the Schedule of Events. At this time I do not have the location. This will be added later.  Please note the we will be having a Monitor's class.  Diane FitzHenry will be leading that.  We will have a session to discuss the proposed Rule Changes.  This will b followed by an informal Round Table discussion with the Board of Directors.  This will give you time to voice your concerns as well as suggest changes.  It will also give the Board of Directors time to share what their job entails.  As our society gets more technical, our jobs have changes.

From Jim Ezell:
I got the following email:
August 25, 2011 From Dave FrickerCurrent Rainfall Report

Hello Jim Ezell,

About 10 days ago we were in Alpine and actually
got our shoes muddy along side the Alco parking lot.
The highway 118 corridor to Alpine has received varying
amounts of rainfall. Study Butte has received a bit over
an inch in the past 30 days ... depending where you
are located. Unfortunately at your house and our house
we have received only 1/4 inch of rain .... since August
of 2010.

Going west, there was some rainfall in Lajitas during
the past 30 days, enough to 'Green up' the ocotillos.
About 4 miles east of Lajitas the rainfall ended.
Casi appears to be bone dry as are we. They had isolated
showers in today's forecast but took them out of the forecast.
I hope we get some rain for the Cook-off!

August 26, 2011
Well Jim ..... I knew sending this email to you about rainfall would bring some rain! Sure enough, yesterday Aug 25th we drove to eat at the Basin restaurant and watched the rain form over Terlingua .... not much but between 1/4 and 1/2 inch at our houses.

Later, Dave Fricker

It is Friday and for us here in West Texas, it will be day 88 with temperatures of 100+ and there is not a change in sight.  We are to have Temperatures above 105 on a couple of the next 7 days.  Here's hoping that if your not cooking chili, you can stay cool.

NOTE:  If you are looking for a CCO to attend this weekend and hope to get those last points, remember that this weekend is the CCO in Joplin, MO.  Boomtown Days Festival Cookoff will be located in Landrith Park within the City of Joplin. Turn-in is 2 PM. Chili Grind Only. It benefits reparation of the town of Joplin. For more information contact Jon Tupper at 417-781-6713 or 417-439-8606     

May the Chili God Chiligula Bless Your Day!

From Ralph Hay:

To All Old 320 Members –

Time is drawing close for our yearly departure to the Ranch. I would like to touch base with each of you on a couple of matters as follows:

· If you will not be using your Cooking Site in the Old 320 Area, and willing to let someone else cook on it, please let me know. OR, if you have given someone permission to use your Site, I need to know either way. We have a lot of new qualified Cooks that are coming to Terlingua and they would like to cook in the Old 320 Area.

· ALSO, All Pods that have an Old 320 Site, I need to know who the POD MEMBER is that is cooking on the Pod’s Site.

· We are still taking Orders from Pods for The Wall Plaque. The cost of the Plaque is $200.00 and it dresses up the Wall to the North side of the Old 320 Area. I will have forms available at the Great Peppers Meeting; if you want, you can call me and I will mail you one.

Thank you all, may everyone have a safe trip to the Ranch, can’t wait to see you.

From Tony Gamez, MCFA Event Coordinator:

I would like to make a small change to our schedule of October 15th Mansfield Cook-off.

We are leaving the $25. entry fee but we want to delete the $40. late fee. Also we will make an earlier turn-in time. It will be 1:30 pm

It will show like this.

Entry fee $25. Turn-in time 1:30 pm.

From Colleen Hall:

Schedule Madison Chili Cook-off & Fall Festival Schedule for Oct 1st as follows:

07:00–9:00 a.m. Chili Set-up - all vehicles must be clear before 9:00. Public arrives at 11:00

Chili cooks set up tents on Jefferson St outside of Town Park

Vendor parking next to Madison Hardware on Washington St.

09:00 a.m. Chili Competition begins – Cooks are responsible for reviewing all rules and regulations before cooking.

09:30 a.m. Chili Cooks Meet - Judges’ containers & contestant numbers handed out at this meeting

11:30 p.m. Open Chili turn-in

12:30 p.m. CASI Chili turn-in

12:30-2:30 p.m. Public sampling of Chili (until chili runs out)

02:00-2:30 p.m. Peoples’ Choice ballots picked up

11:30-3:00 p.m. Cook-off judging under tent

3:30 p.m. Announcement of winners, Chili winners, Showmanship Award, and Peoples’ Choice Award

4:00 p.m. Break down begins once festival closes – no cars in festival area until after 4:00 P.M.

NOTE:  If you are an Officer, Regional Referee or an Area Referee and your dues are not paid to September 30, 2012, please do so now so that your Pod Credentials are complete and your Great Pepper will be seated at the Great Pepper's Meeting.  If they are not paid by Monday, I will publish the list.

Not a lot of news today.  But after yesterday in the Eastern States, things got all shock up.  Here is some of the damage suffered at the Windsor home from this Earthquake!

My Son and his family have recently moved to Ft Belvoir and he stationed in DC.  He said is was an eery feeling.  He has been in blizzards, snow slides, mudslides, close to tornado's and now he can add Earthquakes to the list and it looks like this weekend, he may get to add Hurricanes!

REMEMBER:  This is the weekend for the CCO in Joplin, MO to benefit the tornado victims.  Jon Tupper is your contact and can be reached at Jon Tupper 417-781-6713 or 417-439-8606. Email contact@culvercreek.com.

It is Wednesday and here are the CCOs for this weekend:

Aug 26, 2011-001 - Stafford, TX CASI. Elks Lodge 151 Sweetheart Cookoff. Held at 10150 W Airport. Charity Handicap Children. Turn-in 8:00 PM. Entry Fee $20. Information Contact: Bert Hall 4210 Beran Dr., Houston, TX. 77045-4209 Contact Phone No.: 713-433-2888 or 713-775-8280 Lodge Phone No: 832-328-1151 highlighting Chili Grind Only. See Cookoff next day.

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Aug 27, 2011-001 - Stafford, TX CASI. 20th Annual Auxiliary 151 Cookoff. Held at 10150 W Airport. Charity Auxiliary Charities. Turn In Times, Beans 12:30 PM, Chili 2:00 PM. Entry Fee 50/50 Beans $10.00 Chili $20.00. Contact Bert Hall 4210 Beran Dr, Houston TX 77045- 4209. Contact Phone No. 713-433- 2888 or 713-775-8280 Lodge Phone: 832-328-1151. Chili Grind Only

Aug 27, 2011-002 - Horn Lake, MS CASI. American Legion Cookoff. Turn-in 1 PM, entry fee $20.00 Chili Grind only. Bring throw down chili if you have some. Some RV parking, no hookups. For more information contact Lynne Murry 662-526-5722 OR Rodney Jones 901- 268-7593

Aug 27, 2011-003 - Oklahoma City, OK CASI. Tony Newcombs Cookoff and Tee Shirt Party 4711 N Tulsa Benefits Elks general fund. Turn in time 7:00 pm entry fee 20.00 make checks payable to Tony Newcomb. Chili grind only. Info Joe Spears 128 Amber Ridge, Shawnee OK, 74801, 405-650-3354, email joe.spears42@yahoo.com.

Aug 27, 2011-004 - Denton, TX CASI. North Texas State Fair and Rodeo CCO. Held at North Texas State Fair Grounds, 2217 N Carroll Blvd. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Chili grind only. No trailers allowed until Friday afternoon, and 1 guest per cook. Contact Vicki 940-391-6998, cowgirlattitudechili@hotmail.com or  Delora 940-230-3238 deloragoin@hotmail.com.

Aug 27, 2011-005 - Joplin, MO CASI. Boomtown Days Festival Cookoff located in Landrith Park within the City of Joplin. Turn-in 2 PM. Chili Grind Only. Benefits reparation of the town of Joplin. Contact Jon Tupper 417-781-6713 or 417-439-8606. Email contact@culvercreek.com.

Aug 28, 2011-001 - Downers Grove, IL CASI. St. Marys 4th Annual CCO. 444 Wilson St. Beer Tent, Live music, Food stand And more!!!!! Cooks meeting 9:45 am. CASI turn- in 1:00 pm. Judging 1:10 pm. Awards between 2:15 and 3:15 pm Entry fee $18.00. Bring extra chili for public. Open chili cook- off Open chili cook-off turn in 2:15 pm. Church contact 630-969- 106, John Gastaldello 630-963- 0160, cell 630-687-5202. Email gosto@att.net. Benefits St. Marys Make checks payable to Chillini Pod.

NOTE:  Sep 3, 2011-001 - San Angelo TX CASI. Fall Festival At Albertson's More Details To Follow. Sammie Plant.  CANCELED

  From Darin Jester:

Due to issues that continue with the membership emails, please forward you payment receipt from PayPal to membership.chili@att.net. I will process your memberships as I receive your receipts. Please forward this information out to all of your chili family. Thank you for your help until we get the problems fixed. Also, if you have paid via PayPal this past week, I need your receipts as well. Thanks again!

From Jim Ezell:

Aloha from Christine Vestfals:

Unfortunately today (last Friday) is my last day at Constellation Wines. It has been wonderful working with you and all the folks at CASI. They are very near and dear to my heart, and I hope to see them all very soon. Although I won’t be representing Woodbridge, my husband and I are still planning on coming to Terlingua.

NOTE: In the conversion process from Word, to PDF to jpeg, some of the information on the Rule changes were lost. I will repost as soon as I have restored that information. I appologize.

From Glenda Vrba:
I have a new email address for CASI members/friends. glendavrba@gmail.com

The other email address is still alive and I check it daily also but if you have CASI business for me please use the new address.