From David Richardson:
It's not to early to register for Texas Open which will be held February 25.

NOTE:  Below is Larry Walton's Chili recipe:

LARRY WALTON'S CHILI RECIPE

1^st Dump

1 TBS Mild Bills Onion Granules

1 TBS Mild Bills Garlic Granules

1 TBS Beef Granules

1 TBS Chicken Granules

1 TBS Mild Bills San Antonio Original Chili Power

1 TBS Mexene Chili Power

1/8 tsp Salt

2 Dashes Louisiana Hot Sauce

2nd Dump

1 tsp Garlic Granules

1 TBS Cumin Mild Bills

1 Package Sazon Goya

1 TBS Cowtown Light Chili Power Mild Bills

1 TBS Mexene Chili Power

1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper

2 Dashes Louisiana Hot Sauce

Brown 2 lbs of Chili Grind drain off grease.  Add 1 can beef broth, ½ can chicken broth, and add 1 ½ cans of tomato sauce. Bring up to a boil and then reduce heat to a slow simmer for 40 min.  Add 1^st Dump and simmer for 40 min. then add 2^nd Dump cook on low heat for 25 min. Taste you may have to add salt and if it’s too hot, add 1/8 tsp brown sugar if needed.

Hope this works for you Good Luck

From Gary Brignon:

Please join us for our Annual Cowtown / TOT Christmas Party! Dinner will be at 7pm. The Irving Elks will provide a ham and turkey  and dressing. Please bring a side or dessert to share. Once again, we'll be supporting Irving Cares Food Pantry. Here's how it works; bring ...non-perishable food items and receive raffle tickets for each item you bring (up to 10 tickets per family), or you may purchase tickets for $1 or 6 for $5. We will dontate the cash to Irving Cares. These will be great prizes folks, so look in your pantry and see what you can spare for those less fortunate! Now on to the "party"... Brian Burns and Brett Watts will be performing, starting around 8pm, so make sure you bring your dancing shoes to boot scoot across the floor! Don't want the fun to end? Stick around for the Irving Elks PER Chili Cookoff on Saturday, December 10th! Hope to see you there!!! From Donna Conrad: Just about got everything ready for the 1 Night 2 Day Chili,Charity and Fun Cook Off coming up Dec. 9th,10th and 11th at Hog Creek Ice House Waco,TX.. Got the doggie goodie bags ready, (yes we have doggie goodie bags,) and the adult goodie bags are ready, cups are in the process of being ready, trailer is ready, I called the Ice House and they are ready. All we need now is for the all the cooks to show up. Hope your making plans to come out. We have a lot going on this upcoming week end .Friday night Toys for Tots Cook Off / turn in time 9:00 PM / entry $18.00. Saturday Darren Williams 3rd Annual cook off (charity St. Jude's Hospital) turn in time 2:00 PM/ entry $18.00 / silent auction / Saturday night live entertainment cooks get in FREE. Sunday Tyson Foods Favorite Charity ( Tyson is a proud sponsor of CASI) turn in time 1:00 PM /entry $18.00. All cook offs are chili grind only. Plenty of RV Parking NO Hook Up's.Come early and stay late. Hope to see everyone there.

From Harford (Trey) Field:

See the attached video for details or e-mail Leila Lawson at llawson@cmfa.us . Major triple play chili cook-off (CASI, ICS and Local) at heavily sponsored event is great from all in the quad state region to attend. If you can make it, you will not be disappointed by the local support of the event sponsored by a major local charity with support from TV stations and more.

Hoping to see you there to help me judge,