2nd POST FOR WEDNESDAY

It is with a great sadness that I report the death of Phil Barnes.  He passed away today.  Please Keep Karin and her family in your prayers.

Today I am in Washington D.C. with my youngest son and his family (Grandkids Yeah!!!).  I will be with them until next Tuesday.  My son is in the Air Force and is stationed at the Pentagon.  On Monday, August 27, he will be promoted to major and I get to help with the ceremony!  I do have some email capability and my cell phone, if someone needs me!



It's Wednesday already.  Here are the CCOs for this weekend!

 

Aug 24, 2012-001 - Houston, TX CASI. Houston Elks Lodge 151 Sweetheart CCO, Located at 10150 W Airport, Stafford, TX 77477, Benefiting Elks Children's Charities. Join us for a great Friday Night with a Silent Auction, Music, Pool, covered cooking area and plenty of Room for RV's. Entry fee $20. Turn in at 8:00 PM. Chili Grind Only. No outside alcohol can be brought into the Lodge or Pool area but a full bar will be open throughout the cookoff. Limited Full Hookups for $18/night. For more information contact Bert Hall at 713-433-2888 or 713-775- 8280. See Saturday Cookoff.

Aug 25, 2012-001 - Houston, TX CASI. Houston Elks Lodge 151 21ST Annual Auxiliary CCO, Located at 10150 W Airport, Stafford TX 77477. Benefiting Auxiliary Charities. Join us for a great day of cooking with friends, Booze Basket Raffle, Music, Pool, covered cooking area and Plenty of Room for RV's. 50/50 Jackpot Beans $10 entry, Turn in 12:30PM. Chili Entry Fee $20. Turn in 2PM. Elks Challenge is an additional $5 entry. For one entry fee awards will be given to the top 3 Lodge 151 members, top 3 District Lodge memebers and top 3 State Lodge members. Take the bragging right back to your Lodge. Chili Grind Only. No outside alcohol can be brought into Lodge or Pool area but a full bar will be open throughout the cookoff. Limited Full Hookup's for $18/night. Grab your bathing suit and come cool off in the pool while cooking your chili. For more information contact Bert Hall at 713-433-2888 or 713-775-8280.

Aug 25, 2012-002 - Lebanon, TN CASI. CASI 2012 Tennessee State Chili Championship. Held at the Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon TN at the site of the largest county fair in Tennessee. Automatic qualifyer for top three, Camp on site, Entry fee $25, turn-in 1 PM. Benefits Brooks House Homeless Shelter for women and children. Make checks payable to HOT POD and mail to 2003 Dorchester Dr. Lebanon, TN 37090. Contact Carol Knight, 615-449- 6676. CHILI MEAT OPEN.

Aug 25, 2012-003 - Broken Arrow, OK CASI. Linda Carter Memorial CCO Held at The Crawford Hacienda, 23400 E 111th St., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74014. Take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. Exit at the 4th stop light which is Oneta Road. Turn right (South), go to the second stop sign which is 111th St, turn right (West). Go 1/2 mile. The house is on the left (South). Benefits Wipe Out Cancer Foundation. Make Advanced Checks Payable to: Wipe Out Cancer CASI turn in 2:00PM. Chili Grind Only. Go to www.facebook.com/lindacartercco for the latest cook off information or contact Joshua Seabolt, 918-510-7084, 13168 N. 134th E. Ave., Collinsville, Oklahoma, 74021 ; gratefulroots@yahoo.com.

Aug 25, 2012-004 - Boyds, MD CASI. MD State - Wounded Warrior "Pro-AM Day" Held at 20601 Bucklodge Rd, Boyds, MD near Germantown, MD 270N to 118 S. Right on Clopper (117) and it turns into Bucklodge. Benefits Wounded Warriors. CASI entry fee $25, turn in 2PM. This is an Auto Qualifier for Top 3 MD cooks and 1st place MD Showmanship. Make advanced checks payable to Christii Watkins 15808 White Rock Rd. Gaithersburg, MD 20878. For additional information contact Christii Watkins 301-651-2963; cwatkinsgolf@gmail.com.

Aug 25, 2012-005 - Amarillo ,TX CASI. Buzula Furniture Outlet Cook Off Held at Buzula Furniture Outlet located at I40 and Washington. Benefits Coffee Memorial Blood Center. CASI entry fee $20, turn in 2:00 PM. Chili Grind Only. Contact Rodney Lilly 806-373-9774

Aug 26, 2012-001 - Downers Grove, IL CASI. St. Marys 5th Annual CCO Held at 444 Wilson St. Downers Grove, IL. 60515. Beer Tent, Live Music, Food Stand, Bingo Game, Dunk Tank, and much more. CASI entry fee $20, turn in 1:00PM. Benefits St. Mary's Homeless. Make checks payable to Chilini Pod. Call John for directions if needed at home-630-963-0160 or cell-630-687-5202.

Aug 26, 2012-002 - Olympia, WA CASI. Puget Pod CASI Championship CCO Held at 10841 Kennedy Creek Rd S.W. Olympia, WA on site of restaurant RanchHouse BBQ. CASI Rules Apply. Entry fee $20, Home Style turn in 12 noon, CASI turn in 1PM. CASI Cut meat only. Make checks payable to Puget Pod Treasurer. Contact Ken Peach 3125 148th St. E, Tacoma, WA 98446, 253-537-4591; kkmpeach@aol.com.  This cookoff is on advertising probation.

From Delfino Romero:

 From Rachel DesPlaines

Dear Chiliheads,

The Orlando Chili Cook-Off is ramping up for its 4th tasty year! Please mark your calendars and prep your taste buds for February 9, 2013. We have a few changes this year that are sure to make the Cook-Off better than ever. The Cook-Off will be held at a new location, Festival Park in Orlando, just across the street from Orlando Executive Airport in the Milk District.

Interested in becoming a cook, sponsor, vendor, volunteer...or just want to attend the cook-off? We're currently updating our website and will e-mail you when everything's prepped, chopped, and cooked. In the meantime, e-mail us at: info@orlandochilicookoff.com

To sign-up for our priority list please call us at: 407-777-8309.

We look forward to seeing all of you there!

From Jim Ezell:

Well all I can say is "I am not ready for the movies yet!" Here is the edited version of the film produced at the Garland Elks Cookoff for the Hungry Network on Utube. We did get 10 1/2 minutes of good publicity for CASI and many of the sponsors products are visible. Roger and Tom did a good job with the chili.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7HYEQHgyGg&feature=g-u-u



From Dana Plocheck:
The September Terlingua Trails is posted and ready to read!  Enjoy!









From Jennifer Sherfield:
CASI: for months now I have been working on the 2011-2012 Great Peppers Video. Last night I was putting the final touch to it! You people ROCK! Over 1400 pictures!!! Thanks to each and everyone of you that sent pictures and helped with my efforts. I am going to start taking orders. The video will be shown for the first time at the Great Peppers Meeting on Saturday. If you are not attending you can purchase the video by mailing me $5. Please make checks to the CASI scholarship fund. You can mail me payments to: 502 W. Commanche Drive Hobbs, NM 88240. If you are going to be at the Great Peppers meeting I will have copies there you can purchase. Thanks!!


From Ken Rodd:

August 6, 2012

Subject:  CASI Newsletter Contest

TO:  Great Peppers

         POD Newsletter Editors

 I am pleased to announce there will be a CASI Newsletter Contest this year.  The TOP 3 winners will be presented a nice trophy from the stage at TICC on Saturday.

 

I highly encourage your POD to submit your newsletter for consideration.  A newsletter for the purpose of this contest is:  "A document containing information for POD members that is sent to the POD membership by email or the U.S. Postal Service". If your POD has not had a newsletter - this would be a good time to "create" one.  FACEBOOK and WEB SITES are good means of communicating with members, but a POD newsletter is the basic communication for ALL your members.

The contest rules are as follows:

  1.  A POD may submit from one to three newsletters published during 2012.  The deadline for entries received is September 20, 2012.

   2.  Entries will be sent to Ken Rodd by email - casihotrodd@aol.com or postal mail to:  Ken Rodd, 7009 S IH-35,  Austin, TX 78744

 

  3.  The newsletters will be judged by 6 judges from various parts of the USA.  Judges do not know who the other judges are.

 

We look forward to a lot of entries in this year's Newsletter Contest.  We know you are doing good work out there - let us recognize you and your POD for what you do!!!!

 

If you have any questions please email me or call me on my cell phone.

 

Ken Rodd

Newsletter Contest Chairman
Cell phone 210 887 8827


From Robert Wappo Schrade:

The new pavilion in Krazy Flats is almost finished and ready for TICC.

From Bruce Stewart:
The Chili Cookoff advertised for Weatherford, TX on Oct 6th has been canceled as a CASI CCO.  They are still going to have a CCO, it just won't be CASI Sanctioned and the Winners will not get CASI points.


From Darin Jester:

CASI Members,

Please be patient with us in regards to your checks clearing the bank for your CASI membership dues. This is a busy time of year for your Board of Directors. We are processing your renewals, and Pod credentials which takes numerous hours. I have had several renewals to post and update which takes time. If you have a question in regards to the status of your recent check or on the status of your renewal please do not hesitate to email me at membership.chili@att.net . Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we process everyone and prepare for the Great Pepper’s meeting.


 

Results of the Everman, TX CCO

29 Cooks

1. Benny Hay
2. Frank Gadberry
3. Tom Dozier
4. Kenny Short
5. Glenda Vrba
6. Ron Baker
7. Joel Sexton
8. Robin Short
9. Dee Palmer
10. Jason Clark



Reminder from Jim Stateczny:

Greetings

As most of you know, we have been sifting through boxes of CASI history in order that we might archive all important documents. If any of you have any documents that should be included in this project, would you please bring them with you to Dallas. I will have the necessary scanners there to process these documents.

Thanks

 

From Debbie Turner:

The Cooks Register, the historic Who's Who of the chili world address and more book is still accepting applications to be in the book and purchase one at the $20 pre-sale rate until Sept 1st. Wayne (my husband, also know as the Hugger and Gabby) is having health problems, so I will be more occupied taking care of him instead of the book for a now, which is also way I'm late in getting started on updating this 19th edition. Contact me if you did not receive your application, wish to be in the book or update your current listing or just want information.


NOTE:
I have gotten through all the reports that I have received and I am still working with them.  I am missing reports from the following Pods:

Chili Hawg Pod
Cowboy Capital Chili Pod
Empire State Pod
MasonDixon Pod
Piedmont Pepper Pod
Virgin Pod


If you have a Great Pepper that you would like to honor by nominating them for Great Pepper of the Year, please get that letter of nomination to me right away.  Remember that the Great Peppers vote on this at the Great Pepper's Meeting.


It's Friday and time to start thinking about the weekend!  Here's hope you have a great weekend and can enjoy the fact that summer is almost over.  If you still need points, there is only a short time left to get them for this year's TICC.   Remember Chili, Charity and Fun. 

From Darin Jester, Membership Director:

CASI Members,

Please be patient with us in regards to your checks clearing the bank for your CASI membership dues. This is a busy time of year for your Board of Directors. We are processing your renewals, and Pod credentials which takes numerous hours. I have had several renewals to post and update which takes time. If you have a question in regards to the status of your recent check or on the status of your renewal please do not hesitate to email me at membership.chili@att.net . Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we process everyone and prepare for the Great Pepper’s meeting.

NOTE:  I have recieved most of the Credential Annual Report from each pod (32 in the last 2 days) and I am working through each of them.  I will be posting tomorrow the names of any Pod that I have not received a report from.  Hopefully, I will be able to contact each of your and verify that all the needed information is in your report as well as the memberships of your Officers and Referees are paid to Sept 30, 2013.  Feel free to contact me if you have concerns.

I will be preparing the Friday and Saturday's draft agendas this weekend and will post them next week.

Below is the draft of the Board of Director's Meeting held on June 30.

From Traci Bond:

27 Chilis Judged:

1^st Mike Park

2^nd Billy Reiter

3^rd Tricia Byrom

4^th Mike Zaccaro

5^th Jessie Waguespack

6^th Sue Ann Brooks

7^th Jeanette Cardenas

8^th Joe Trigo

9^th Barbara Schueler

10^th Lisa Zaccaro

Show:

1^st Jeanette Cardenas

2^nd Sue Ann Brooks

3^rd Mary Ellen Gillen

Thanks to everyone who braved the miserable heat to come out and join us! Also thank you to Mike Park, Tricia Byrom, and Kyle Bond for monitoring and Jessie Waguespack, Caroline Wilson, Traci Carlson and Sherry Jones for helping us tally, pull tickets, run tables etc.! We are looking forward to another fun filled event next year!

(I have attached a picture of Mike with his 1^st Place Bronze!  See below)

From Donna Conrad:
Please mark your calendars for this upcoming CCO.

From Larry Burruss:

From Randy Duke:

Today is August 15, 2012.  This is the day that each pod must get me their Credential Annual Report to be on time.  This report must be completed, dues for all officers and referees current to September 30, 2013.  I have several reports missing.  Tomorrow I will be listing those reports that are not here as of yet.  This is important and needs to be completed or your pod will not be allowed to have representation during the Great Pepper's Meeting.


It's Wednesday and time again to post the CCOs scheduled for this weekend.  The weather in West Texas promises to be HOT!!!

Aug 18, 2012-001 - Horn Lake, MS CASI. American Legion Post 134 CCO Located at 2520 West Goodman Road Horn Lake, MS 38637. CASI Rules Apply. CASI and Open Cook-off CASI Fee is $20.00. Open Fee is $10.00. To compete in both events only $25.00. Turn in is 1:00 pm Limited space for RV parking. NO hook ups available. For additional information contact: Lynne Murry 662-526-5722 lynnemurry@gmail.com or Rodney Jones 901-268-7593

Aug 18, 2012-002 - Red River, NM CASI. Hot Chili Days. Cool Chili Nights /Four Corners Regional. Downtown Red River, NM. This year's event is being hosted by the Colorado Chili Pod. This three-day music, BBQ and CASI chili event will once again be held in Brandenburg Park (adjacent to the Red River Conference Center) in quaint downtown Red River. This weekend is comprised of the Larry Joe Taylor music festival, the Lone Star BBQ competition, the Four Corners Regional CASI red chili cook-off, the State of New Mexico Green Chili Championship, the "open" Salsa Competition and the "open" Chili competition. The fees are as follows: $20 for the first chili or salsa category and $10 for every additional chili/salsa category. All cooks that sign-up and "pay" by August 4, 2012 will receive a $5 discount on their first chili/salsa category meaning the "first" category fee is $15 for those signing up early. Chili entry fees benefit the Red River Charter School. Make checks payable to the Colorado Chili Pod. Checks can be sent to the Colorado Chili Pod, c/o John Montgomery, 1670 Broadway, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado 80202. For chili information, please contact John Montgomery at 303-831-5061. For event/lodging information, please contact Rebecca at 505-754-1708.

Aug 18, 2012-003 - Alpine, AZ CASI. 17th Annual Alpine Chili Cook off Located at the Rodeo Grounds. BBQ, Spam and Jackpot Beans. Biscuits/Gravy. Entry fee $15, turn in 1:00PM. Benefits Volunteer Fire Dept. and Alpine School Projects. Make checks payable to Alpine Chili Society. Contact Dick Seehusen PO Box 77 Alpine, AZ 85920; 925-245-5166; seealpine@yahoo.com.

Aug 18, 2012-004 - Indianapolis, IN CASI. Chad Jester Memorial CCO Held at Bel-Aire Park, 2915 South Tibbs Ave. Indianapolis I-465 to Kentucky Ave, on the southwest side of Indianapolis. Go North on Kentucky Ave, turn right on Tibbs. Registration 9:00AM, Cooks meeting 10:00AM. Turn-in 1:00PM (all categories). CASI Rules Apply. Categories/Entry fees are CASI $20, Homestyle $10, Jr's $5. Make checks payable to the Indiana Pepper Pod. Music Fest and Classic Car Show on site during the cook-off. For more information contact Tonya or Darin Jester at 317-856-3231 or crazyladychili@sbcglobal.net Proceeds from this event to benefit Maywood Manor Park Association.

Aug 18, 2012-005 - Cedar Rapids, IA CASI. 29th Annual Iowa State Championship CCO Held at Chrome Horse Slop House and Saloon 1202 3rd St. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Benefits Tanager Place.Turn-in time 2:00 PM CASI chili, 2:00PM homemade salsa, 2:30 PM Junior chili Entry fees: CASI chili $25, Jr. chili $5, Salsa $5. Junior chili is chili grind only. Make checks payable to Tanager Place. Contact Gary Christensen 3216 Iris Ave NW Cedar Rapids, IA 52405; 319-721- 1580; chiliman1955@yahoo.com.

Aug 18, 2012-006 - Everman, TX CASI. 5th Annual Happy Armadillo CCO Held at Happy Armadillo Bar 1701 Everman Parkway. From Ft.Worth take I35 south past I-20 to Everman parkway go East 3.1 mi. Bar is on your left. Look for Armadillo Sign. Turn in at 2 PM $20.00 Entry fee. CASI rules, Grind Only. Trophies for top 10 chilis, and top 3 show. Throw cups will be sold. Please bring throw-down for sampling. 50/50 drawing. Jack pot Beans Turn in at Noon $5 entry fee 100% back to winners. Goody bags to first 60 cooks registered and a Raffle. Benefits North Texas Charities. Cooking will be outside. NOTE: kids are welcome till 5 pm. BUT remember this is a bar! Contact Gary Napier 817-225-5930. Email Gary@thehappyarmadillo.com.

Aug 19, 2012-001 - St. Thomas, VI CASI. St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands 28th Annual Texas Society of the Virgin Islands Chili Cookoff. Located at #2 John Brewers Beach UVI Campus. Benefits Queen Louise Home for the Aged, Dial a Ride, Family Resource Center, St Thomas Power Squadron, VI Institute for the Performing Arts. Entry fee $35.00, (includes both CASI and Virgin Island Cookoffs), turn in noon. Both chili grind and regular grind accepted. Make checks payable to: Texas Society of the Virgin Islands. For additional information contact Erik Ackerson PO Box 306926 St. Thomas, USVI 00803. 340-774-3944; 340-473-8706 Preregistration deadline: Saturday August 18th at 6pm.

Aug 19, 2012-002 - Everman, TX CASI. Sunday After Happy Armadillo Chili Cook-off. Turn in at 1PM $20.00 Entry fee. CASI rules, grind only. Trophies for top 10 chilis, and top 3 show. Throw-down cups will be sold. Please bring throw-down for sampling. 50/50 drawing and a Raffle. Benefits North Texas Charities. Cooking will be outside NOTE: kids are welcome till 5 pm. BUT remember this is a bar! Info Gary Napier 817-225-5930. Email gary@thehappyarmadillo.com. From Ft.Worth take I35 south past I-20 to Everman parkway go East 3.1 mi. Bar is on your left. Look for Armadillo Sign.