NEWS
“ChiliPodCast.com announces two new podcasts!
Show number 15, Recorded at the Cowboy gathering in Cedar Hill. Host Steve Heaser with Jim Johnson comment on the day.
Show Number 14, Recorded at the Garland Elks Lodge. Your host, Steve Heaser with Jim Johnson and brief appearances by Dale Reineker, David McKee, and Lee Pruitt bring you the First Ever Best Chili Podcast Awards. An iTunes searched produced seven podcasts with the word "Chili" in the search. Listen to see who will get bragging rights for the best Podcast about chili!
If you are not familiar with podcasting, it is recorded shows that you can either download to your mp3 player and listen to at your leisure, or just listen while at your computer.
Please send show suggestions to Steve at: chilihead@chilipodcast.com. Thanks. (Steve Heaser)
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
The Annual Forever Free chili cook-off in 2006 welcomed the 74 chili cooks to some of the best weather anyone had ever seen in a Texas July. With a high of 85 degrees and the grass, shade trees and cool breeze from Towne Lake it could not have been better. With four C.A.S.I. world champions in attendance, the competition was a tough as it gets.
Women swept the top honors with former world champion, Doris Coats, taking first place. Following were Sherree Duncan, second, and Dawn Maca, third. First place Showmanship went to T.J. Friedel. Second place Showmanship was won by a local team captained by Whitney Williams and Steve Heaser came in third.
The cook-off held each year on the Saturday before the 4th of July each year always attracts the best chili cooks around. The winners were announced by 3:30 pm with the record crowd enjoying the pomp of the awards presentation. Mikie McGarity’s hand painted stoves were awarded to the top three cooks, and everyone that entered received camping tabels with the Forever Free logo on it, which was just part of the great gifts for which the event has become famous.
CASI Chili (67 Chili’s Judged)
Doris Coats, Irving, Texas
Sherree Duncan, North Richland Hills, Texas
Dawn Maca, Carrollton, Texas
Gale Thedford, Lewisville, Texas
John Powlen, McKinney, Texas
John Graff, Allen, Texas
Gary Kennedy, Mesquite, Texas
Clif Dugan, Denison, Texas
Kelly Killingbeck, Euless, Texas
Wayne Mathewson, Howe, Texas
CASI Showmanship (10 Show Teams Judged)
T.J. Friedel, Dream Catcher, Irving, Texas
Whitney Williams, Gator Chili, McKinney, Texas
Steve Heaser, ChiliPodCast.com, Dallas, Texas
(Andy Hardin)
“Howdy Folks! I just wanted to remind you that the 16th Annual Cloudcroft Chili Cook Off in Cloudcroft, NM will be held on July 22nd. Everything seems to be on track. We've had rain so the fire restrictions have been lifted. This is a good thing because it's hard to cook chili if you can't light your stove (and you couldn't 10 days ago). I guess you should also know that all arrangements for the Black Gold Porta-Potty have been finalized. Yup, Johnny's Johns is going to deliver a brand, spanking new porta-potty for our friends from TX so they won't have to deal with all those steps.
Many of you have stayed in the Alta Vista Motel in previous years. For those of you who have, you know that the place only has eight motel rooms.
Please be aware that there are only three left to rent as of about 10:00 yesterday morning. If you're interested, please call Ms. Russell at 505-682-2221. The going rate for two folks is $60.00 per night (the average in Cloudcroft is $89.00 per night).
This is also the weekend (as was the case last year) that Cloudcroft will host their Songs in the Clouds event. Finally, I've received calls from folks east of Dallas who are planning to attend so this should be a fun cook off. I hope to see you there.” (Bud Barrick)
POTPOURRI
Birthday and Anniversary celebrations over the weekend:
Friday: Dennis Bertling, Debbie Henderson, Lee Brett; Connie and Robert Schrade
Saturday: Bob Essner, Betsy Schulze, Dru Stewart, Stan and Maxie Moore
Sunday: Carol Knight, Ron Matthews; Jim and Viola Teeter
“When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.” - Gracie Allen
News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
“It is almost time for the 23rd Annual Purgatory Creek Pod cookoff that will be held July 15th & 16th on the beautiful San Marcos River. Get your river tubes, chili pot, meat, and chili spices together and come on down. Grounds available for move-in after 12:00 noon on Friday, July 14th. Overnight parking, no hook-ups. Due to the liability insurance concerns, this is an adult only event. There will be a silent auction and raffle. Cook’s meal Friday night, hamburgers provided, side dishes welcome. Saturday night will be pot luck with a salad, sandwich, soup theme. This is a CHILI GRIND ONLY cookoff, entry fee $18. and turn in at 1:00 PM both days. If you need more information please contact me at 512/357-6227 or karen@reinkeins.com. Hope to see you there!!” (Karen Reinke)
“Hey everyone.................Texas Open is just around the corner and I want to remind everyone about the Texas Open Kids Cooking For Kids Junior Chili Championship. Once again we will be in the large pavilion on site. And just a reminder....ALL JUNIORS MUST COOK IN THE JUNIOR COOKING AREA UNDER THE PAVILLION...................We have some great items for the kids again this year and due to the generosity of Barry and Nadine, we will be presenting stoves to the TOP TEN JR CHILIS and thanks to Donna Conrad, the meat for the juniors will be supplied as well. We have junior chili, junior show, and junior people's choice this year. Entry fee is $10.00. Junior Registration form is on the same form as the adult chili registration. If you haven't sent yours in yet, get on the ball, times running out.
Last year we had almost 20 kids cooking and hopefully the numbers will be as good if not better this year. We look forward to having everyone come to Conroe for this great cookoff. See you in a couple of weeks.” (Keith Karaff)
POTPOURRI
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” - George S. Patton
News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net
NEWS
“Please keep Louise Hayhurst (HLP) in your prayers. On Monday July 2nd she fell and broke her hip. She has been in Scott & White for surgery and is coming home today. (Ruby Ross)
“Wanted to give everyone Peggy's address at the hospital: Peggy Robbins, Room 430, Medical Center of Lewisville, 500 W. Main St., Lewisville TX 75057, 972-420-1000. Prayers and good wishes needed.” (Colleen Wallace)
“ATTENTION Directors, Great Peppers & Regional Referees & GUESTS!! The response to the registration forms for the 2006 GP Meeting in Austin has been pretty slow. Please take time to complete this form & return to me. Thanks to those who have responded. Thanks.” (Ruby Ross)
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
“The lease has been signed (as of 9:00 am this morning) the Beer & Soft Drinks will be cold and the food will be ready / Burgers, Dogs and all the other good stuff that goes with a Pod Party. It was touch and go....................but the Pod Party is back on for the Missouri State Chili Cook-off @ Junior & Dixie's house on July 14th (I know this is short notice) but anyone interested in coming to MO State come and eat of us.
Start about 6:00pm and don't worry about the Heat as it will be held at the Chili house and it is air conditioned. Any questions call Junior or Dixie or e-mail us.
Hope to see many of you as this will be our first Chili outing for the year, and Dixie is just about to come of the Disabled List.” (Junior Johnson)
POTPOURRI
Happy Birthday to Jim Hedrick, Kay Mallet, Gene Shouse, and Al McDonald.
“The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.” – Henry Ford
NEWS
“Shirley Stateczny’s dad passed away at 4:00 this afternoon at the hospital in New Braunfels. He passed away after a lengthy illness that had him bed ridden for the last six months. A memorial service will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church near Bulverde on highway 46, at 11:00 on Wednesday morning. All prayers for Shirley and her family are greatly appreciated.” (Jim Stateczny)
“Peggy Robbins, wife of past Cowtown GP-Ken Robbins, is in the Lewisville Regional Hospital, Room 430. She will be in the hospital for at least the next month having surgery, radiation treatments, and chemo treatments for a fast spreading cancer discovered last week.
Ken and Peggy can use support from the local FtW/DFW area chili heads and need to be included on everyone's prayer list. Phone calls, cards, and visits would be welcomed.” (Richard Knight)
Set your VCRs. “The Throwdown With Bobby Flay episode, where he cooks chili against Cindy Reed Wilkins, will air on July 27th at 10PM Eastern Time. Then it will air again on July 30th at 4PM, 11PM, and 2 AM Eastern Standard Time. They are showing previews of the show right now on the Food Network about once every hour. Cindy is shown several times on the preview. The first show of the series will be shown on July 13th at 10PM Eastern Standard Time. Be sure to check it out and see who wins the chili competition.” (Bruce Wilkins)
RESULTS & UPCOMINGS
“Shannon IL is known as barbecue's "Field of Dreams." It looks like a scene from the movie. The Lion's Park has baseball diamonds with the outfield edged by cornfields. The "Behind the Fence CCO" is so named becuase at first we were behind a fence from the barbecue teams. Now we're all mixed together. And of course, the weather last Saturday was perfect for a chili cookoff. If you happen to find yourself in north central Illinois the week after July 4th, the cookoff is worth checking out. At least you'll eat good, as the twenty-three cooks who showed up this year can attest. The winners:
CHILI
1. Cheryl Pierson, Batavia IL
2. Jill Pierson, Ferndale MI
3. Mike Usiak, Chicago IL (Q)
4. Wes Carlson, Loves Park IL
5. Valerie Castritsis, Streamwood IL
6. Jennifer Shepherd, Montgomery IL
7. Candice Thomas, Naperville IL
8. John Gastaldello, Dowers Grove IL
9. Scott Barrett, Willow Springs IL
10. Eric Shepherd, Montgomery IL (Q)
SHOWMANSHIP
1. Cheryl Pierson, Batavia IL (Q)
2. Genee Jolliffe, Tucson AZ
3. Mike Usiak, Chicago IL”
(Bill Pierson)
POTPOURRI
Happy Birthday to Donell Dickerson, Peggy Gahagan, Terry Guerra, and Ruth Peach.
“People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.” - Lee Iacocca
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