From Ed Blair:
A reminder to the GPs to seek input from their Pods about whether CASI should host a Friday meal at the 2012 GPM.
Great Peppers' Meeting 2012 - Opinions Sought.
The 2012 Great Peppers' Meeting will begin an era of CASI organizing and funding the meetings. During our Committee Report, the idea of a Hosted Friday Night Dinner was raised.
In the past, some Pods raised funds and paid for this effectively as their gift to the participants. If a dinner is not included on the schedule, we would stock the Hospitality Room with food and snacks anticipating more folks dining on the fare.
The pros of having a meal would be to allow folks to sit and mingle over a relaxing meal. We would arrange for people to get random seating so that we are more likely to sit with folks we don’t know. This way we meet new friends and share ideas from various regions of the country, instead of falling into the habit of sitting with our closest friends.
Since we are having the meeting so close to the
While there are a number of restaurants within short driving distance, there is only the Denny's within walking distance, other than the hotel's restaurant.
The cons are; this meal would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $3,000 depending on the meal choice and the number attending. If these funds were "saved" then CASI could fund almost a full extra scholarship.
Planning a Friday meal also means it would be harder for folks to find time to get out to local restaurants and enjoy the local cuisine.
We ask that the Great Peppers discuss this with the members of your Pods and provide us feedback. Please email your input to Adrienne Grant at adrienneg@gmail.com. She will accumulate them for consideration by the GPM Committee. In order to allow adequate time to get the memberships input, we are not asking for a response until October 19th.
The October Trails is available for viewing
on the CASI website – www.chili.org.
This is a BIG ISSUE; 40 pages filled with
lots of information about TICC, requests for volunteers, pictures from GP
meeting and entertaining articles.
A special thank you goes out to Dave and
Nancy Hewlett and Georgeann McNichols for all their help. Enjoy!
From Bob
Coats:
Top
of Texas Pod and Irving
Elks Lodge of Irving , Texas
Supporting
CASI
At present, the TOT Pod is
the only CASI Pod to have the honor of having two Past Exulted Rulers as
members and active cooks. Mike and Jennifer Moore are both PER’s of the Irving
Elks and active members of the TOT Pod. Mike recently won his first cook-off and
is hooked on cooking CASI. Jennifer and Mike are in their first year of cooking
and are doing well in competing with the best.
Irving Elks Lodge #2334 is a
friend of CASI sponsor and host the TOT Pod event. TOT also holds their monthly
meeting at the Irving Lodge. In addition to the TOT Cookoff the Lodge also
holds a cook-off for Elks charities. The support of the Irving Elks of TOT and
CASI is a key element in the success of chili in North
Texas.
CASI is very fortunate to
have the support of the Elks around the country.
From Lee Kroencke:
An outstanding Kansas State
Womens's and Men's Cook-off was held in the pouring rain at Farlington, Kansas.
No spirits were dampened however and the results are below.
Thanks to Kevin and Marlene Smith, along with the Friends of Crawford County State Park for a most memorable two days of Chili, Charity, and Fun! Thanks also to Mannie Mendoza of Blue Haven Pools, for funding the winners jackets, along with Kevin Stovall, and Larry Velasquez for cooking some excellent food for the cooks party. As you can see below, the Sunflower Pod let their presence be known. Thanks to everyone for making this such a wonderful event.
KANSAS WOMEN'S STATE RESULTS
CRAWFORD COUNTY STATE PARK-IN THE RAIN!
1 JULIE WIEDNER
2 GAIL STUART -Q'D
3 ETHEL HEWLETT -Q'D
4 CINDY STOVALL
5 PEGGY VELASQUEZ -Q'D
6 PEGGY KIRK-VELASQUEZ
7 LAURA GREEN
8 SHELLEY KROENCKE
9 CECELIA RIVERA
10 FLORA MCCAULEY
KANSAS MEN'S STATE RESULTS
CRAWFORD COUNTY STATE PARK-IN THE RAIN!
1 RICHARD HEWLETT -Q'D
2 BOB MCCAULEY -Q'D
3 KEVIN STOVALL
4 RYAN REYNOLDS
5 FRED WIEDNER
6 STEVE STUART -Q'D
7 ED PARKS
8 LEE KROENCKE
9 STEVE SHEPHERD
10 LARRY VELASQUESZ
On Thursday, the Krazy Flats Charter
Members breakfast starts at 8 am to kick off the day, followed by the 3rd
annual Tequila Rose Bar-B-que cookoff. Anyone can enter the Bar-B-Que cookoff.
Friday and Saturday, there will be
loads of fun at the saloon and store. We want ya'll to come on down have a lot
of fun.
Don't forget to purchase a souvenir
from the Krazy Flats store. This year folks bring your plastic (credit cards)
because you can use your card to purchase all items at the store and the
saloon. To use your card, your purchase must be at least $10.00.
I want to give a big thanks and hats
off to Don & Dianne Hoy for the countless hours they spend working for
Krazy Flats during TICC and throughout the year to make Krazy Flats a more
enjoyable experience for you. Please remember to give them a thank you. I want
to also thank all the folks who come down and work at Krazy Flats. Without
ya'll helping, it would be impossible to keep Krazy flats going. Thanks again.
On a personal note, Connie and I
would like to thank all of you for your calls, letters and e-mails supporting
me during my current medical condition. It truly touches our hearts and it
shows again that CHILI COOKS are the BEST folks!
I will be having cervical surgery on
October 6 and will be out of commission for 6-8 weeks. I did ask the doctor if
I could go to TICC and he said NO (lol). The doctors don't think like I do
(lol). You should have seen the look
Connie gave me for asking. I am in
trouble again, huh (lol). I want to thank my wife, Connie, for taking care of
me and being by my side all these years and insisting that I do what the
doctors say. So in closing, we will not be at TICC 2011, but wish all of you a
safe trip to and from TICC. Good luck to
everyone.
Connie and I look forward to seeing
you all this next season on the chili trail (as soon as the docs say so) and serving
CASI. Also, a thanks to the Board Of Directors for helping me fulfill my duties
in my absence. When you see a Director, tell em thanks. That goes a long ways
as they work for you. Speak to them and remember they are also just chili cooks
just the same as you.
Thanks and much love to all,
Wappo and Connie
Don't forget that I need any pictures of the Western Spirits products we featured at the GPM. Vodka, Sam Houston, Bird Dog, White Tail. I need to submit them to the sponsor for their website. email to me at jezell8642@aol.com
Thanks
