News
“Some news from the Guzmans. Because of my upcoming retirement from the State of Texas after 29+ years, Frank & I are downsizing. We're selling the motorhome and tow dolly. We wanted to give CASI cooks first shot. This may be more info than you want, so use what you need & anyone interested can call for more details.
The motorhome is a 1996 Ford E-350 Coachman Leprechan. It's 29 feet with 43815 miles, new tires & an excellent interior. ($23,000)
We're also selling a 2005 Master Tow car dolly that's been used only once. ($1100) For more details or photos about either, call Frank Guzman @ 214-534-5889 or email @ frankandkath@hotmail.com.” (Kathryn Guzman)
“Please let everyone know that Beverly Kinslow Southard died February 25th. Beverly was a long-time cook, as was her first husband, Jim Kinslow. Beverly put on the Kinslow chili-cookoff in Amarillo for many years until her health wouldn't permit it anymore. Her sister is Cam Poyner, another long-time cook and member of the Tall in Texas Pod.” (Scott Campbell)
Results and Upcomings
“FLASH! Cowtown pod announces 1st Place Chili Prize at 30th Anniversary cookoff June 17 at Cabela's Fort Worth. Winner will receive round trip air fare for two from D/FW to St.Thomas and accommodations at Bolongo Beach Resort for two nights and represent Cowtown CASI at the St.Thomas Virgin Islands cookoff held on Bolongo Beach Aug. 20th. Check Terlingua Trails for cookoff details.” (Dale Reinecker)
Potpourri
Weekend Happy Birthdays to today - Bonnie Mosley, Saturday - Joe Canavan, Phil Greenlees, Craig Harris, Jim Stoddard, and Peggy Velasquez, Sunday - Richard King, Nancy Klug, Sharon Neff, and Mark Sanders. Happy Anniversary to Dick and Sue Seehusen (Sunday).
“Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.” - Albert Camus
News
“This is just a quick note to remind everyone that there will be a Texas Hill Country Pod meeting on Wednesday, 3/15/06, at Horseshoe Pub & Pizza in Comfort, Texas at 7:30pm.” (James Gillen)
“Gunpowder Foods will be on spring break from March 10th – 19th. See y’all in Johnson City at the Texas Men’s State Chili Championship.” (Sharon, Bruce, & Pepper Pinnell)
The Austin Elks Lodge will be hosting the Texas Elks State Chili Championship along with a CASI cookoff on January 20, 2007. This provides a great opportunity for CASI cooks who live in Texas towns with an Elks Lodge. If you can get some of their members interested in participating in this, we might cultivate new cooks and new cookoffs in your area. You can offer to provide them with a recipe, invite them to cook with you at another cookoff, or organize a cookoff at their Lodge so they can be prepared in January. This is a great chance to promote CASI.
Results and Upcomings
“God smiled on us this year with beautiful weather the entire weekend at Sightfest. Folks were wearing shorts and a/c's were being run. Gotta love Texas weather. We wish to thank all who came and cooked and worked and ate and played. Our cooks offs are known for being fun and friendly. Most of the cooks can't wait to get through that cooking part to party and eat and eat.
Saturday we had 67 wonderful cooks that came and 5 shows.
Results:
1. Dana Plocheck Houston Q'd Reining TLS Champ
2. Fread Cielienski San Antonio
3. Phyllis McKee Canyon Lake
4. Carrie Kinnison Marble Falls
5. Sherrie Davis South Houston Q'd
6. Jean Barkley Weimar
7. Blu Kriska Ennis
8. Marcia Hedrick Willis
9. Janice Stewart Lone Oak
10.Janet Cielienski San Antonio
Show (Drama)
1. Jim Stateczny Boerne
2.Jim Mckee Canyon Lake
3. Dianne Stimson Crawford
Beaners
1. Sue Caffey Rockdale (finally beat him)
2. John Caffey Rockdale
3. Barbara C. Taylor Johnson City
Sunday after a hearty breakfast of John Caffey's biscuits and
gravy, 44 cooks steamed ahead and 4 shows.
Results
1. Janice Stewart Lone Oak
2. Janet Cielienski San Antonio Q'd
3. Jessie Waguespack (6 Pk) Austin Q'd
4. Larry Burruss San Marcos
5. Stephanie Daugherty Leander
6. Carrie Kinnison Marble Falls
7. Janie Burruss San Marcos
8. Steve Ashman Austin (Ken Rodd's new cook)
9. James Bauer Cedar Park Q'd
20.Larry Kinnison Marble Falls
Show
1. Jim McKee Canyon Lake
2. Carrie Kinnison Marble Falls
3. Dana Larrison San Antonio
We had many Champs, former Champs,Directors, former Directors, but the most important person was YOU, because you came and cooked and gave to our wonderful charity. Thanks also for the old eyeglasses. We had two boxes full. We had a brand new young family that came and camped with 2 little 4 year old twin boys. They left feeling great because you all embraced them and made them feel so welcome. Thanks to Jimmy Taylor and Jeannette Cardenas-Judging, Doc Kinnison-Referee, Bucky Seelig and tallying crew, all monitors and beer runners, judges, etc. etc. etc. Special thanks to the cleaning crew, you know who you are. It was a great weekend. Made $2500.00. That will buy 100 pairs of glasses. You folks are the greatest. God Bless Us All. We are grateful and thankful. And thanks for caring so much for John and me. We love you right back.” (Sue and John Caffey)
Potpourri
Happy Birthday to Dave Boone, Linda Buschel, Jerry Lee, and Kat Tomlin.
“Blame someone else and get on with your life.” - Alan Woods
News
“Our little band, The Texas Hat Band, is playing this Saturday night for the Doe's Sweetheart Dance at the Irving Elk's Lodge. It was an honor for us to be asked. Come and join us if you can. (I don't think you need to be a Doe or an Elk to get in).
Now about chili. You may know Mavis and Robert Nelson are big Texas Music Nation fans. They ran the TMN cookoff at Tres Rios last year and the cookoff for the TMN NYE party. We (our band) are going to her cookoff in Crawford, Texas on March 18th. I talked to Bodie Powell today. He is bringing his full band also. The music starts Saturday night. Come on down. This should be a lot of fun.” (Bill Lester)
Results and Upcomings
“Don't forget the Thousand Trails Tawakoni cook off in Point on March 11 & 12. If you have never been to this preserve it is well worth the trip and it sound like we are suppose to have a beautiful weekend.
Friday night supper will be tacos, furnished by the pod and don't forget the bag omelets Saturday morning - you fill the baggie and master chef Jimmy Moon will cook them for you. Saturday night will be a pot luck supper.
If you want to come out Thursday that is OK - just tell the guard your are a chili cook.
Any questions on directions or anything else please call my cell 972-672-3285.” (Linda Buschel)
The Georgia State Cookoff on March 25 has been cancelled.
Potpourri
“Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.” - Dr. David M. Burns
Results and Upcomings
“Results from the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State CCO held in Odessa, Texas March 4th
32 chilis
1. Patsy Childress-Midland
2. Connie Collier-Snyder
3. Keith Coffman-Odessa
4. LeeRoy Childress-Midland
5. Richard Scott-Odessa (Q)
6. B.J. McDonald-Midland
7. Roxana Patton-Odessa
8. Don Clevenger-Odessa
9. Dave Boone-Odessa
10. Darrell Hopper-Odessa”
(Connie Collier)
“The Hermann Sons cook-off is this week-end in the big town of Comfort, Texas.
As in past years, the Texas Hill Country Pod helps the people at Hermann Sons put on their event so volunteers are needed to help with event – judging, monitoring, beverage runners, etc. They provide the beverages and condiments but we need to help with running the cook-off.
If you plan on attending and wish to help, please see John Goforth, head judge, or Mary Ellen Gillen, referee.
Thank you in advance and hope to see you there. It has always been a fun event and I doubt if it will be any different this year.” (James Gillen)
“Here's the latest on the Camp Furlong Days CCO at Pancho Villa Park in Columbus, NM to be held this coming weekend, March 11th. I don't know who may have even thought about participating in this event, but if you’re going to participate you should start thinking about where you might have to stay if you bring your RV. All the Park's reserved RV spots are already taken.
There's lots of spots in the park with electrical and water hook-ups for $14.00 per night but they will go on a first come, first served basis.
There are also spots with only water access and those that are primitive and these are less expensive. I talked to the Park’s manager and he's prepared various areas for dry camping. There is an RV Park in Columbus and you can reach these folks at the Columbus Best RV Park, (505) 531-2125. Speak with Mike Montgomery. He has 55 RV spaces with water and sewer. Of these spaces, 14 have full electrical hook-ups and these rent for a tad over $11.00 per night.
The park manager also tells me that he’s been contacted by a couple of RV traveling clubs of one sort or the other and he suspects these groups will be there. The Park is recommending that we bring our canopies just in case we can't actually locate and cook at our RV's in the park.
Attached is an article that appeared in the Las Cruces Sun News paper a month or so ago and also a spreadsheet outlining events and the times of those events.
Be there or be square.” (Bud Barrick)
Potpourri
Happy Birthday to Ken Archer, Peggy Bocanegra, Bill Coad, and Patti Cook. Happy Anniversary to Jerry and Lorina Harris.
“Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is. - P. J. O'Rourke
News
“I would like to take this opportunity to THANK each and everyone of my CASI FRIENDS that contributed to my son,s troop in Iraq. I have just returned from his home in California and met with a Girl Scout troop that sold GS cookies and got donations to fill 174 flat rate boxes with goodies and personal items for the whole squadron . Some of these boys never get anything from home , so , they will be really surprised when their own box gets there with their name on it.
I will be at Ladies State and if any one wants to donate items , I will collect them and see that the boys get them .
It is starting to get hot there so the bugs are coming out ,so , some of us went to Sam`s yesterday and got a case of Bounce to send tomorrow.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS.” (Sammie Plant)
Results and Upcomings
“Friday night we got started with the Elk's cooks supper. The best chicken fried steak I every sank my teeth into. Then on to party, singing and dancing. I even made it until 11 PM. Saturday morning we were treated to a full Elk's breakfast. Afterwards we registered 47 CASI cooks, 10 Elks and 25 bean cookers. We had visiting Elks from Arlington, Grapevine and Wichita Falls. We even had two desert rat family's from Terlingua. The Fitzhenrys and the Neffs. Some special folks from Kanas City Mo. Steve and Jerri Dowdy. Jim Ezell CASI president and Mikie McGarity CASI director. Thanks to all you guys for supporting the Irving Elks.
CASI chili
1. Ralph Hay
2. Jason Ezell
3. Lee Britt
4. Sharon Neff
5. Babs Johnson
6. Clif Dugan
7. Doris Coats
8. Kevin Wooster
9. Jerri Dowdy
10. Darrell Baxter
ELKS chili
1. Bob Coats
2. Kevin Wooster
3. Lee Britt”
Beans
1. Frances Sullivan
2. Doris Coats
3. Larry Haskovec
Show
1. Chief no ponies
2. Bull Rush
3. ya ya sisters”
(Bruce Stewart)
Potpourri
Happy Birthday to D.J. Henderson.
“If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.” - Edith Wharton
