Another quiet day in the chili world.
Happy Birthday to Virgil Johnson, Barbara Taylor (CP), Dorathy Williams, and Jan Ployhar.
“There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere. - Jane Austen
News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net
No chili news today. Susan comes home from grandbaby duty in Denver today. December and colder weather have arrived in the Hill Country and we’re startin’ to really get into the holiday spirit.
POTPOURRI
Happy Birthday to Roy Harper, Diane Spence, and Monroe Stewart. Happy Anniversary to Belinda and Terry Massey.
“The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.” - Paula Poundstone
News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
“Results from CCO, Wichita Falls, November 26.
24 Cooks
1. Frances Sullivan Ennis, TX
2. Carol Gibbs Wichita Falls, TX
3. Mack Walker Arlington, TX
4. Judy Walker Wichita Falls, TX
5. Johnnie Sullivan Ennis, TX
6. Sherry Mullbauer Wichita Falls, TX
7. Nancy Gray Wichita Falls, TX
8. Suzie Manske Arlington, TX
9. Shirley Smith Wichita Falls, TX
10. Marilee Wooster Wichita Falls, TX”
(Johnnie Sullivan)
“THE TOYS FOR TOTS WILL BE HELD DEC. 2nd AND 3rd IN KNICKERBOCKER , TX AT MESKIN FLATS BARN.
ENTRY FEE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT IS 5.00 AND A NEW UNWRAPPED TOY WITH TURN IN AT 9:00. HOBO STEW FRIDAY NIGHT . BRING A CAN GOOD TO THROW IN.
ENTRY FEE FOR SATURDAY IS 10.00 AND NEW TOY OR 20.00 WITHOUT TOY. WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING JACKPOT BEANS ( PINTO COOKED THERE) 10.00 SALSA 10.00 OPEN (NO DESSERTS) 10.0
CHILI TURN IN 2:00 COME JOIN US FOR A REALLY LAID BACK GOOD TIME.” (Sammie Plant)
POTPOURRI
“Leave it to a girl to take the fun out of sex discrimination.” - Bill Watterson
News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
“The Texas Hill Country Pod would like to invite everyone out for their annual pod cookoff in Waring, TX, December 3rd. We will have a great cooks party on Friday evening sponsored by Hill Country Software (with live music of course!). There will be chili, green chili, and bean cookoff, along with our “soup-off” Saturday nite! We will also have a raffle, so if you have anything to add to it, please bring it along. AND we’ll be having the Christmas Decorating contest Saturday night at dark thirty, so bust out all those Christmas decorations. We hope you’ll come join the party. For more information please contact James Gillen at 210-520-7362 or 210-355-8937 or email to tracinix@ktc.com” (Traci Nix)
POTPOURRI
Happy Birthday to Carol Robinson, Sue Seehusen, and Donna Von Gentz.
“When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and true maxim that 'a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.' So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey that catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the great highroad to his reason, and which, once gained, you will find but little trouble in convincing him of the justice of your cause, if indeed that cause is really a good one.” - Abraham Lincoln
News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net
NEWS
“We generally recognize the first person from a 12-point state to qualify on points. This year the honor goes to Robert Lisherness, who also placed third at TICC.” (Bill Pierson)
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
“We want to offer a HUGE THANK YOU for everyone who came out and supported our 2nd Annual H-E-B cook off!!!! The weather was somewhat icky to start with but the rain stopped and in true CASI form our cooks hung in there and made quite an impression on the H-E-B staff ! They are already talking about doing it again!!!! We want to thank John Caffey for being head judge and Mavis Nelson for refereeing for us and of course the current Champion Margaret Nadeu (and yes Steve too) for being final table monitor ....the list goes on & on and would take up waaay too much space so THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!! Now on to the results!!!!! There were 27 cooks Who all seemed to have a great time!!!!!!!!!!
CHILI WINNERS
1. Sherrie Davis - South Houston,Tx
2. Earl Gorham - Montgomery,Tx
3. Robbie Swart - Corsicana,Tx
4. Neal Doss - Georgetown,Tx
5. Barbara Schueler - Leander,Tx
6. John Caffey - Rockdale,Tx
7. Ken Swart - Corsicana,Tx
8. Janice Burruss - San Marcos,Tx
9. David Hewlett - Murphy,Tx
10. Dani Medlin - Rowlett,Tx
SHOW WINNERS
1. Charlie Martin - Gonzales,Tx
2. Sue Caffey - Rockdale,Tx
3. Dianne Stimson - Crawford,Tx”
(Dianne Stimson)
“The 2006 Sonoran Desert International Open CCO will be held at the world famous Manny's Beach Club in Rocky Point, Mexico on January 14. The forecast is always for warm, sunny weather on the beach of the Sea of Cortez, so come down and join the High Desert Pod. As usual, we will be holding our Thursday afternoon fish fry on the beach and the "Day After", chili-grind-only cookoff at the Baja Cantina on Sunday.Worried about travel costs? Don't be! Gas and diesel are less than $2.00 a gallon in Mexico so come down with an empty fuel tank and save. And think about how much drinking money you will save because, as usual, the beer is free during the fish fry and cookoff.Gail Fisher has again designed the T-shirts for the cookoff and they are fabulous. Be sure to register for the cookoff by December 15 to make sure you get one.
Anyone flying in for the cookoff and not wanting to bring a stove should contact me. Our pod has several stoves we would be glad to loan to our guest cooks. Just let us know in time to bring them down. We can also pick up propane bottles if necessary.
If you have any questions please contact Greg Monger at 520 417-9948 or Bill Garbutt at chilibill@azchili.us.” (Bill Garbutt)
POTPOURRI
Happy Anniversary to Taylor and Teena Miller.
“A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.” - Fred Allen
News items for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net Thanks to a new, faster connection, we can also publish your pictures from cookoffs, so don’t be shy, send them, too.
