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April 2019 Volume 32 Issue 4WWW.CASICHILI.NET

Chili Appreciation Society International Inc.3698 Dockside DrWarrenton VA 20187

Prsrt StdUS Postage PaidKerrville, TexasPermit No. 81

To meet the cookoff advertising requirement, all upcoming cookoffs must be publicized in the Trails in the month prior to the event OR be approved and appear on the official calendar 30 days prior to the date of the cookoff. When a cookoff is cancelled, the Events Coordinator must be notified in order to keep the website current.

Third Annual Cowboy DaysThe third annual Cowboy Days CASI Cookoff was held on the first weekend of March, at the New Mexico Farm and Heritage Museum in Las

Cruces, New Mexico. We had 22 cooks on Saturday, and 20 on Sunday. Bill and Cheryl Pierson, from Batavia IL, returned for their third year in a row, joined this year

by Alan and Susan Dean from Johnson City TX. We also had John Johnson from Sierra Vista AZ – lots of out-of-town guests!We hope to see you next year!

Stephanie Johnson-Burick

Above, some winners of the two-day cookoff – Standing: Don Huck, Mary Hernandez,

Mike Stevens, Gloria Stevens, Cheryl Pierson, Bill Pierson,

Jason Douglas, Ron Burick, John Johnson. Seated: Molly Dean,

Alan Dean, Susan Dean.

Right, snowbirds!

Above, Saturday's winner Ron Burick, shown with Stephanie Johnson-Burick. Below, prizeswaiting to be awarded.

Terlingua Trails April 2019TERLINGUA TRAILS

EditorPAM CLARK

[email protected]

Associate EditorCAROL KNIGHT

Graphics EditorMIKE WATKINS

PrinterKerrville Daily Times

Kerrville, Texas

SUBMISSION DEADLINE15th of EACH MONTH

CASI INSURANCETo get a proof of insurance certificate

for your cookoff, please contact Keith Karaff, CASI Executive Director24810 Red Oak St, Magnolia TX 77355

[email protected]

CASI BLOGInfo from the ED

www.casichili.net/blog

UPCOMING COOKOFFSNancy Hewlett, Events Coordinator 802 Horizon Dr, Murphy TX 75094

[email protected]

COOKOFF RESULTSPlease send all results along

with entry sheets and money to:Brian Spencer, Tallymaster, 2683

Friendship Tr #1305, Clinton IA [email protected]

409.658.3440

CHANGE OF ADDRESSSend change of mail, email, or phone to:

Kit Rudd, Membership Director3698 Dockside Dr, Warrenton VA 20187

[email protected]

©CASI-Chili AppreciationSociety InternationalAll Rights Reserved

Reprint only with permission.

Learning New LessonsGrowing up, there were

many lessons taught in our “tribe” and, admittedly, some of those lessons were a little more painful than others.

The first lesson, one that I am reminded of often, is that you have choices and consequences. My mother

loved to harp on this (and now my girls get to hear it just as much!) – for every choice you make, you better be prepared to face the consequences.

Another tough lesson I have learned is that the defi-nition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, while hoping for a different result.

As I have gotten back into the swing of cooking chili this spring, one question that has come up repeat-edly is about the new online ticketing option for TICC, and both of these lessons were used.

Every year we hear the same complaints, and some of the same suggestions, and they go hand in hand. What are we doing to attract new cooks, and why don’t we have ticket pre-sales so that the public can purchase in advance and help spread out some of the expense of getting to TICC??

The new online option will help to address both of these questions, and it will bring CASI further into the now, allow a more digital interface with better analyt-ics, and hopefully remove some of the “hoping for different results.”

The Eventbrite platform is used far and wide by

many events, festivals, and concerts as a marketing tool and sales platform. Tags can be set to attract people across the nation who are looking for things to do in Terlingua, or those interested in festivals. The best part is that there is no cost to CASI. Eventbrite’s charges are passed directly to the consumer, which means there is minimal risk for CASI.

The other big question about this is, why are we giving away so much at the gate for pre-sales? This new venture – discounting early bird tickets – is designed to entice those who stumble across TICC, or have always wanted to come, but forget about when it is. While we will have some longtime friends take ad-vantage of the discounts, the Board has agreed that this will be outweighed by the newcomers who visit TICC for the first time.

Your Board of Directors have spent a lot of time discussing the choice to offer online tickets and a pre-sale discount, and the consequences. With the amount of growth and popularity that is being seen in the South Brewster County area, we feel that the consequences will be far more positive than negative.

Lastly, I would like to thank the Board members for their support at the end of January as Shelley and I welcomed Harper Knox Hudspeth to the world on January 30th. I am proud to say that both are doing well, and Harper has already made it to a handful of cookoffs!

Kris HudspethPresident

DUE MAY 1stNational Open Championship Applications

The Events Committee is calling for applications to host the 2020 CASI National Open Championship, which may be held anywhere

in the continental United States. All applications will be reviewed by the Events Committee, which will make a

recommendation to the Board of Directors based on the following criteria: 1 – History of the cookoff proposing to host the National Open;

2 – Endorsement by a pod in the geographical area proposing to host; and3 – Ability of the promoter to accomodate an unlimited number of cooks.

Applications to host the US National Open Championship may be found at casichili.net under CASI Organizational Information and Resources.

Submit completed applications to Keith Karaff at [email protected].

Terlingua TrailsApril 2019

Terlingua Trails April 2019


MEMBERSHIP REPORT

9 Fingers Jeep Tours – Odessa, TXAmerican Legion Post 490 – Houston, TX

American Legion Post 554 – League City, TXAnnmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center – Dowell, MD

Bush Ramsey – Abilene TXChisos Mining Company Motel, Inc. – Terlingua, TX

Cigars for Warriors – Ocala, FLCity of Madison, Georgia – Madison, GA

City of Tomball, Texas – Tomball, TXCommunity of Automotive Professionals – San Antonio TX

Cottonwood General Store – Terlingua, TXGail’s Harley Davidson – Grandview, MOGoliad Brewing Company – Goliad, TX

Integra Ingredients LLC – Flower Mound TXInternational River Runners – Austin, TX

Irving Elks Lodge #2334 – Irving, TXLong Draw Pizza – Terlingua, TX

Pasadena Moose Lodge #1721 – Pasadena, TXPoco Playa Restaurant – Matagorda, TXPurple Haze Jeep Club – Gardendale, TX

R & R Construction – Monahans, TXRaven Investigations & Investments, Inc – Huntsville, TX

Renfro Foods, Inc. – Fort Worth, TXShotgun’s Bar – Odessa, TX

Southwest Horn Toad Raisers Assn. – Odessa, TXSouthwest Title & Abstract Co. – Rankin, TX

Temptation Sisters – Quitman, TXTerlingua Auto Service – Terlingua, TX

Texa-Chem Specialties of Midland – Midland, TXThunderbird Machinery Company – Odessa, TXVictoria Coleto Creek Lake KOA – Victoria, TX

CORPORATE MEMBERS

Please join me in saying a big WELCOME and thank you to all our new annual, life, and corporate members. CHILI, CHARITY and FUN: That’s what it’s all about! And, to all our members who have renewed their membership, thank you for your con-tinued support of CASI and the local charities. Please note, you can pay your annual dues by PayPal without having a PayPal account. Just click on the “Join CASI Online” on our website www.casichili.net to join or renew your membership. If you do not remember your login or password, please contact me. Remember, if

you’re moving, please let us know. Your Trails will not follow you without an address change. I urge everyone to take advantage of the CASI Membership System (CMS). You can check your personal information and points, access the CASI organization groups and history, and get contact numbers and addresses for your fellow members of the CASI family. If I can be of any assistance, please contact me by phone at 571.228.3783, email [email protected], or mail at 3698 Dockside Drive, Warrenton VA 20187.

Kit RuddDirector/Membership

RENEWING MEMBERSDarrell Arndt Burkburnett TX Kenneth Blaida Streamwood ILJulie Darley Canyon Lake TXWanda Feliciano Tyler TX Mike Fuller El Dorado Hills CARonda Haberer Terlingua TXSherry Howell Maurice LAStephanie Johnson-Burick Mesilla NMCandi Knight-Arevalo, Wellington FLAlbert L’Huillier Comfort TX Kathleen L’Huillier Comfort TXLeslie Neely Midland TXRick Neely Midland TX Fortino Quintanilla Karnes City TX Sandra Quintanilla Karnes City TX Johnnie L. Sullivan Mansfield TXJames Williams Grand Prairie TX

NEW MEMBERSDonald Cone Reedsburg WI William Cook Clearwater FL Colleen Davies Spring TX Todd Davies Conroe TX Norma Drake Houston TX Charles Edwards Farmersville LAMark Heatwole Lindale TX Jeff House The Colony TX Joyce Keith Georgetown TX Debra Odom Cypress TX Rodney Patnoe Beloit WIRandy Phillips Flower Mound TX Kord Quintero Richmond TX Jeffrey Skinner Cypress TX Ruth Williamson Odessa TX


TALLYMASTER REPORT Please join me in congratulating all those cur-rently QUALIFIED to participate in the 2019 Ter-lingua International Chili Championship to be held on Saturday, November 2, at Rancho CASI de los Chisos in Terlingua, Texas. It’s a badge of honor and a proud distinction sought after by many. The year is full of CASI-sanctioned events where points can be achieved and earned towards this qualification, while socializing with friends and making new ones, all over cooking a pot of Texas Red chili to support a charity. The greatest part is the FUN we have, and the

great memories we make! Please note and consider the online process for submission of your cookoff results. It’s an easy process aimed towards immediate submittal of cookoff results and approval of qualifying points, so it’s much faster than the USPS process. I want to hear from you in the event assistance is needed, or if you have any questions, suggestions, and/or comments. I’m here to listen. Please reach out by sending me a note at [email protected] or, if you prefer talking, I can be reached at 409-658-3440.

Brian Spencer Director/Tallymaster

Cookoff Statistics Since 10/1/2018 REQ COOKOFFS CHILIS MONEYSTATE PTS HELD JUDGED RAISEDArkansas 9 5 83 $ 10,181.00Arizona 9 3 49 3,705.00California 6 1 22 4,000.00Florida 6 1 25 60,000.00Georgia 6 1 15 4,300.00Illinois 9 4 80 2,665.00Indiana 6 1 27 41,000.00Iowa 6 1 20 2,000.00Kansas 9 1 18 23,000.00Louisiana 6 3 83 2,047.00Maryland 6 1 16 1,320.00Mexico 6 1 15 1,200.00New Mexico 12 12 323 8,219.00North Carolina 6 2 34 1,140.00Oklahoma 9 2 36 1,125.00Pennsylvania 6 1 25 2,500.00Texas 12 118 4,243 245,911.10Virginia 9 3 55 7,696.00

GRAND TOTAL 162 5,185 $422,559.10

SHOW TEAMS

Qualified as of March 15, 2019

42 Old School Cookers San Angelo TX Frazier, Keeva43 Outkast Chili Girls Carmine TX Mueller, Cynthia44 Rapid Dispatch Clear Lake IA Christensen, Gerald ‘Gary’45 Smilin Jack Wichita Falls TX Shephard, Jack

46 Gold Star Chili Company Wichita Falls TX Joyner, Melvin47 Hawg Wild Chili Amarillo TX Lilly, Rodney48 Chili Cats Summerfield FL Ashworth, Dave

COOKS97 Brooks, Mark Pine Bluffs WY98 Johnson Sr, David Hewitt TX99 Lisherness, Bob New Braunfels TX100 Lewis, Diann Boerne TX 101 Manske, Frances Euless TX102 Manske, David Euless TX103 Russell, Judy Shreveport LA104 Gooding, Dennis Deland FL105 Arevalo, Candi Wellington FL106 Gatti, Michael Atlanta GA107 Cavender, Kent Missouri City TX108 Pittman, Randall Rosenberg TX109 Lindsey, Greg Houston TX

81 Simmons, Matt San Angelo TX82 Thomas, Sandy Seguin TX83 Jester, Darin Indianapolis IN84 Fichtl, Sunny Sierra Vista85 Rankin, Carole Euless TX86 Porter, Paul Arlington TX 87 Holley, Shanon Cedar Park TX88 Childers, Margaret Lone Oak TX89 Herrin, Barbara Paint Rock TX90 Walker, Kelly Marshall TX91 Collier, Tim Snyder TX92 Keith, Joyce Georgetown TX93 Kitchens, Carol . Horizon City TX94 Baker, Ron Richland Hills TX95 Hudson, Kathi Odessa TX96 Goldstein, Sharon Bedford TX

2019 TICC T-Shirt Contest

Submit your entry to: [email protected]

IMAGINE YOUR AWESOME

DESIGN HERE

Please include your name, phone, and email.

Entry Deadline

is MAY 1, 2019

Be Part of TICC History!Design requirements checklist:

Include year "2019" in design Recommend T-shirt color

Include your name or signature Recommend design placement

Vector Art Format Preferred

Winning design sold @

TICC Store

Camera-ready artwork okay, too

Calling All

Artists!


Cookoff Winners01/19/2019 - Estes Park, CO 9th Winter Fest/Colorado Pod CO, 16 Chilis1 Mark Brooks Pine Bluffs WY2 Lyman Wilkinson Loveland CO3 Robert Batie Loveland CO4 Sebastian Mohr Estes Park CO5 Rocky Kimball Highlands Ranch CO6 Erik Sebastian Estes Park CO7 Karen Hendricks Broomfield CO8 Julia Kimball Highlands Ranch CO9 Ted Hoover Dalhart TX10 Gary Kuka Parker CO

01/26/2019 - Apache Junction, AZ Community Appreciation Day, 15 Chilis1 Sunny Fichtl Sierra Vista AZ2 Jerry D. Lee Wittmann AZ3 Eddie Love Goodyear AZ4 Joscelynne Meier Litchfield Park AZ5 Russ Hite Sierra Vista AZ6 Marion ‘Bud’ Barrick Organ NM7 Sandy L Lee Wittmann AZ8 Anaka Alvarez Litchfield Park AZ9 Brandi Alvarez Litchfield Park AZ10 Ken Brown Gold Canyon AZ

02/09/2019 - Wichita Falls, TXAmerican Legion 120 CO, 28 Chilis1 Dusty Hudspeth Irving TX2 Cynethia Noe Wichita Falls TX3 Clint Wooster Wichita Falls TX4 Connie Collier Snyder TX5 Tim Collier Snyder TX6 Daniel Long Wichita Falls TX7 Debbie Longabaugh Pilot Point TX8 Shelley Stokes Wichita Falls TX9 Mel FitzHenry Wichita Falls TX10 Diane FitzHenry Wichita Falls TXS1 Smilin Jack Wichita Falls TX Shephard, JackS2 Gold Star Chili Company Wichita Falls TX Joyner, MelvinS3 Outlaw Wichita Falls TX Brock, John

02/09/2019 - Pittsburg, KS Special Olympics Polar Plunge, 18 Chilis1 Joe Giles Prairie Grove AR2 C.J. Stover Pittsburg KS3 Eric Rosenblad Pittsburg KS4 Howard Saunders Overland Park KS5 Brittany Smith Pittsburg KS6 Mike Bailey Lees Summit MO7 Kevin Stovall Pittsburg KS8 Bobby Farr Pittsburg KS9 Tyler Allen Pittsburg KS

10 Sherry Abbe Pittsburg KSS1 Glampers Nevada Missouri Gray, Steve D.S2 Ol’ Mule’Y Pittsburg KS Rosenblad, EricS3 Chipotlehead Chili Lees Summit MO Stovall, Kevin

02/09/2019 - Glen Rose, TX Big Rocks BBQ and CCO, 52 Chilis1 Grace Walton Robinson TX2 Mandy Lindsey Houston TX3 Cherry Baker Shreveport LA4 Rick Powell San Antonio TX5 Becky Daniels Midlothian TX6 Larry Walton Robinson TX7 Joe Daniels Midlothian TX8 Nancy McKeon Lavon TX9 Emily Brandel Cedar Park TX10 Carole Rankin Euless TXS1 Goat Neck Roadkill Chili Glen Rose TX Peterson, GaryS2 Skid Mark Chili Midlothian TX Daniels, JoeS3 UNCLAIMED

02/16/2019 - Wichita Falls, TX Friendly Door Cookoff, 21 Chilis1 Clint Wooster Wichita Falls TX2 Carole Rankin Euless TX3 Cynethia Noe Wichita Falls TX4 Tyner Susan Burkburnett TX5 Meissner Michael Burkburnett TX6 Arvol Hodge Wichita Falls TX7 Daniel Long Wichita Falls TX8 Peggy Hoenig Gainesville TX9 Jack Shephard Wichita Falls TX10 Christine Isaacson Wichita Falls TXS1 Gold Star Chili Company Wichita Falls TX Joyner, MelvinS2 Smilin Jack Wichita Falls TX Shephard, JackS3 Magnum Chili Iowa Park TX Gray, Michael

02/16/2019 - Comstock, TX 14th Richard Hinds Memorial, 26 Chilis1 John Goforth Comfort TX2 Happy Burton Marion TX3 Keeva Frazier San Angelo TX4 Connie Collier Snyder TX5 Jim Thompson Odessa TX6 Mike Tracy Paint Rock TX7 Barbara Herrin San Angelo TX8 Laura L. Coad Odessa TX9 Kathi Hudson Rankin TX

10 Karen Bains Rankin TXS1 Sugar Skull Senoritas San Angelo TX Frazier, KeevaS2 Happy Hearts Marion TX Burton, HappyS3 Crazy Dancer Odessa TX Williamson, Ruth

02/16/2019 - Orlando, FL Orlando CCO, 25 Chilis1 Dennis Gooding Deland FL2 Candi Knight-Arevalo Wellington FL3 Michael Gatti Atlanta GA4 Jim Bowe Oviedo FL5 Miguel Garces Oakland FL6 Joey Healey Orlando FL7 David Terry Winter Garden FL8 Stuart Frye Pensacola FL9 Bert Dunn Homosassa FL10 Tom Enright Orlando FLS1 Chili Cats Summerfield FL Ashworth, DaveS2 Bright View Orlando FL Enright, TomS3 Yellow Brick Road Orlando, FL Trey Flyn

02/16/2019 - Palos Park, IL It’s Chili in the Park, 17 Chilis1 John P Gastaldello Downers Grove IL2 Dennis Bertling Cedar Rapids IA3 Debra Hunt Harvey IL

4 Darin Jester Indianapolis IN5 Timothy Hoffman Oxford WI6 Kristin Dahnert Lindenhurst IL7 Randy Metz Lombard IL8 Jim Weller Rockton IL9 Tonya Jester Indianapolis IN10 MichaelGastaldello Downers Grove ILS1 Kristin’s Cauldron Lindenhurst IL Dahnert, KristinS2 CSI Chili Harvey IL Hunt, DebraS3 TNT Oxford WI Hoffman, Timothy

02/16/2019 - Quitaque, TX 4th Briscoe County CCO, 23 Chilis1 Tiffany Messer Amarillo TX2 Brandy Reid Hobbs NM3 Mechelle Radcliff Brownfield TX4 Vance Messer Amarillo TX5 Rodney Lilly Amarillo TX6 Ted Hoover Dalhart TX7 Gary Peckham Granbury TX8 Troy Glover Turkey TX9 Karla Hoover Dalhart TX10 Tyler Richardson Lubbock TXS1 Hawg Wild Chili Amarillo TX Lilly, RodneyS2 Rowdy Chili Dallas TX Carroll, PaulS3 Extreme Chili Amarillo TX Garrett, Casey

Terlingua Trails April 20199 Leslie Neely Midland TX10 Susie Morgenroth San Antonio TXS1 Rapid Dispatch Clear Lake IA Christensen, Gerald ‘Gary’S2 Chilisaurus Morgan TX Joplin, MickS3 Crazy Dancer Odessa TX Williamson, Ruth

02/24/2019 - Garland, TX Garland Shriners Day Two, 26 Chilis1 Dianna Ruyle Irving TX2 David Manske Euless TX3 Eddie Ruyle Irving TX4 Bill Lester Garland TX5 Nancy Hewlett Murphy TX6 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA7 Margaret Childers Lone Oak TX8 Glenda Vrba Garland TX9 Mike Whitten Diboll TX10 Peggy Hoenig Gainesville TXS1 Cross Timbers Chili Cookers Gainesville TX Hoenig, PeggyS2 Margarittaville Tyler TX Rigg, RandyS3 Do Da Budda Euless TX Manske, David

02/16/2019 - Tyler, TX Tyler Elks 215 CCO, 23 Chilis1 Margaret Childers Lone Oak TX2 Mike Wray Mesquite TX3 Judy Russell Shreveport LA4 Kelly Walker Marshall TX5 Steve Staggs Quinlan TX6 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA7 Kerry Turner Garland TX8 John Daniels Winona TX9 Cynthia Whittenburg Baytown TX10 Mack Walker Marshall TXS1 Dr. Dave’s Voo Doo Stew Hallsville TX Trice, DavidS2 Margarittaville Tyler TX Rigg, RandyS3 Blubonnet Chili Winona TX Daniels, Pamela ‘Blu’

02/17/2019 - Comstock, TX 14th Comstock Library CO, 20 Chilis1 Melvin Burton Marion TX2 Delwin Renner Andrews TX3 Ruth Williamson Odessa TX4 Tim Collier Snyder TX5 Jennifer Williamson Andrews TX6 Connie Collier Snyder TX7 Laura L. Coad San Angelo TX8 Richard Renner Andrews TX

9 Barbara Herrin Paint Rock TX10 Kathi Hudson Odessa TXS1 Crazy Dancer Odessa TX Williamson, RuthS2 Sugar Skull Senoritas San Angelo TX Frazier, KeevaS3 Happy Hearts Marion TX Burton, Happy

02/23/2019 - San Antonio, TX Texas State Open, 151 Chilis1 Gary Brignon Ennis TX2 Joyce Keith Georgetown TX3 Carol A. Kitchens Horizon City TX4 Ron Baker Richland Hills TX5 Kathi Hudson Odessa TX6 Sharon Goldstein Bedford TX7 Tim Collier Snyder TX8 Charmaine Wilson San Antonio TX9 Carrie Kinnison Marble Falls TX10 Ken Armand Houston TXS1 Outkast Chili Girls Carmine TX Mueller, CynthiaS2 Miss B’havin McGregor TX Hamilton, JanaS3 Dad’s Chili Missouri City TX Cavender, Kathryn

02/23/2019 - Garland, TX Garland Shriners Annual, 33 Chilis1 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA2 Nic Santangelo Dallas TX3 James Burns Point TX4 Sherry Burns Point TX5 Eddie Ruyle Irving TX6 Bobby Childers Lone Oak TX7 Margaret Childers Lone Oak TX8 Dianna Ruyle Irving TX9 Jacob Nichols Cleburne TX10 Gene Hoenig Gainesville TXS1 Margarittaville Tyler TX Rigg, RandyS2 Cross Timbers Chili Cookers Gainesville TX Hoenig, PeggyS3 Do Da Budda Euless TX Manske, David

02/24/2019 - San Antonio, TX Day After Texas State Open, 66 Chilis1 Jana Hamilton McGregor TX2 Steve Herries Schertz TX3 Noal Truitt Friendswood TX4 Loyd Hamilton McGregor TX5 Cindy Pittman Rosenberg TX6 Lynn Hejtmancik Buda TX7 Cindy Patteson Canyon Lake TX8 Shanon Holley Cedar Park TX

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02/10/2019 - Glen Rose, TX Proud of Texas Pod CCO, 41 Chilis1 Shanon Holley Cedar Park TX2 Cherry Baker Shreveport LA3 Paul Porter Arlington TX4 Mandy Lindsey Houston TX5 Grace Walton Robinson TX6 Marty Jackson Irving TX7 Emily Brandel Cedar Park TX8 Bob Pulliam Burleson TX9 Rick Powell San Antonio TX10 Brenda K. Johnson Hewitt TXS1 Skid Mark Chili Midlothian TX Daniels, JoeS2 Chilisaurus Morgan TX Joplin, MickS3 Rods & Wheels Burleson TX Pulliam, Bob

03/01/2019 - Walnut Springs, TX 1st Rattlesnake Round Up, 15 Chilis1 Jason Goains Meridian TX2 David Johnson Sr Hewitt TX3 David Lefler Bardwell TX4 Brenda K. Johnson Hewitt TX5 Donna Conrad Crawford TX6 Shirley Wright Midlothian TX7 Loyd Hamilton McGregor TX8 Dianne Stimson Crawford TX

9 Jana Hamilton McGregor TX10 Joe Spittler Jarrel TXS1 Chilisaurus Morgan TX Joplin, MickS2 Wink’s Surprise Crawford TX Stimson, DianneS3 UNCLAIMED

03/02/2019 - Walnut Springs, TX 1st Rattlesnake Round Up, 18 Chilis1 David Johnson Sr Hewitt TX2 Shirley Wright Midlothian TX3 Joe Daniels Midlothian TX4 Jana Hamilton McGregor TX5 Brenda K. Johnson Hewitt TX6 Becky Daniels Midlothian TX7 Loyd Hamilton McGregor TX8 Bob Lisherness New Braunfels TX9 Marian Cook Meridian TX10 Carole Rankin Euless TXS1 Chilisaurus Morgan TX Joplin, MickS2 Miss B’havin McGregor TX Hamilton, JanaS3 Skid Mark Chili Midlothian TX Daniels, Joe

03/02/2019 - San Angelo, TX Republic of Texas CCO, 37 Chilis1 Chris Cole San Angelo TX2 Janice Miller San Angelo TX3 Brown Lisa Rankin TX3 Lisa Brown Rankin TX4 Rocky Weidner San Angelo TX5 Sara Anderson San Antonio TX6 Dianne Lewis Boerne TX7 Delana Johnson San Angelo TX8 Laura L. Coad San Angelo TX9 Barbara Herrin Paint Rock TX10 Clifford Miller San Angelo TXS1 Chili Con Carnies Kempner TX Stone, LisaS2 Spooning for Chili San Angelo TX Ward, KeithS3 Barbi Que Amarillo TX Williams, Barbara

03/02/2019 - Little Rock, AR VFW 9095 CAP CCO, 16 Chilis1 James Mosley Little Rock AR2 Preston Nickle N Little Rock AR3 Linda Nickle North Little Rock AR4 Glenda Johnston Little Rock AR5 Gary Davis Fayetteville AR6 Joe Giles Prairie Grove AR7 Lee Bailey Maumelle AR8 Cathy Hill Fort Smith AR9 Terry Callahan Little Rock AR10 Erma W. Smith Fort Smith ARS1 Jeff Smith AutoPro Mineral Wells TX Smith, JeffS2 AC/DC Fort Smith AR Hill, CathyS3 Pops American Made Chili Muskogee OK Millsap, Richard

03/02/2019 - Lindale, TX Rose City Pod 38th Ever, 42 Chilis1 Judy Russell Shreveport LA2 Cherry Baker Shreveport LA3 Cathy Pierce Wylie TX4 Suzanne P. Sweet Dallas TX5 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA6 Harvey West Telephone TX7 David (Dave) Trice Hallsville TX8 Tom Dozier Irving TX9 John Pierce Wylie TX10 Morris Moss Garland TXS1 Terlingua Star Dallas TX Sweet, Suzanne P.S2 Blackout Chili Tyler TX Morris, JoeyS3 Cowboy Bill Tailgate Team Tyler TX Bill Zink

03/02/2019 - Las Cruces, NM 3rd Cowboy Days CO, 22 Chilis1 Ron Burick Mesilla NM

2 Jason Douglass El Paso TX3 Debra Rosberg El Paso TX4 Thomas Chaney Anthony NM5 Marion ‘Bud’ Barrick Organ NM6 Kathy Stoppiro El Paso TX7 Cheryl L Pierson Batavia IL8 Mike Stevens Anton Chico NM9 Michele Ungvarsky Anthony NM10 Bill Pierson Batavia ILS1 Pink Pig Chili Organ NM Cleary, Christine ‘Peaches’S2 Asheep at the Wheel Horizon City TX Straughan, CarolS3 Lap Dog Chili El Paso TX Pinedo, Larry

03/02/2019 - Navasota, TX Marvin Longabaugh Memorial, 30 Chilis1 Patti Corcoran Huntsville TX2 Wayne Corcoran Huntsville TX3 Todd Davies Conroe TX4 Jessie Rains Bryan TX5 Sherrie Davis South Houston TX6 Greg Lindsey Houston TX7 Beth Baxter Grand Prairie TX8 Leslie Neely Midland TX9 John Thompson Spring TX10 Candy Ford Pilot Point TXS1 Honolulu Diamonds Pilot Point TX Longabaugh, DebbieS2 Texas Bull Chili Spring TX Thompson, JohnS3 Pirate Chili Houston TX Garrett, Lewis

03/03/2019 - Lindale, TX RCCP 2nd Chance/AQ Pod CO, 19 Chilis1 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA2 Frances Manske Euless TX3 Larry Russell Shreveport LA4 Kelly Walker Marshall TX5 David Manske Euless TX6 Jennifer Williamson Andrews TX7 Judy Russell Shreveport LA8 Patti Meyers-Jones Tyler TX9 George Bienfang Dallas TX10 Mack Walker Marshall TXS1 Diva Frog Tyler TX Meyers-Jones, PattiS2 Blubonnet Chili Winona TX Daniels, Pamela ‘Blu’S3 Crazy Dancer Odessa TX Williamson, Ruth

03/03/2019 - Las Cruces, NM 3rd Annual Cowboy Days CO, 20 Chilis1 Marion ‘Bud’ Barrick Organ NM2 Jason Douglass El Paso TX3 Thomas Chaney Anthony NM4 Susan Dean Johnson City TX5 Cheryl L Pierson Batavia IL

Terlingua TrailsApril 20196 Mary Hernandez El Paso TX7 Bill Pierson Batavia IL8 Donna Ungvarsky Anthony NM9 Michele Ungvarsky Anthony NM10 John C. Johnson Sierra Vista AZS1 Asheep at the Wheel Horizon City TX Straughan, CarolS2 Wild Willy’s Johnson City TX Dean, AlanS3 D&H Chili El Paso TX Huck, Don

03/09/2019 - Wichita Falls, TX Black Sheep Pod CO, 31 Chilis1 Tammie Wooster Wichita Falls TX2 Kevin Wooster Wichita Falls TX3 David. Thompson Wichita Falls TX4 John Brock Wichita Falls TX5 Dusty Hudspeth Irving TX6 David Manske Euless TX7 Jack Shephard Wichita Falls TX8 Clint Wooster Wichita Falls TX9 Janet Reynolds Wichita Falls TX10 Crystal Brock Wichita Falls TXS1 Smilin Jack Wichita Falls TX Shephard, JackS2 Gold Star Chili Company Wichita Falls TX Joyner, MelvinS3 Outlaw Wichita Falls TX Brock, John

03/09/2019 - League City, TX 41st Pasadena Pod CCO, 36 Chilis1 Kent Cavender Missouri City TX

2 Vern Gilpin Katy TX3 Kathryn Cavender Missouri City TX4 Nancy Draper Katy TX5 Brian Ott Trinity NC6 Randall Pittman Rosenberg TX7 Connie Collier Snyder TX8 Philip Greenlees Houston TX9 Greg Lindsey Houston TX10 Cynthia Mueller Carmine TXS1 Outkast Chili Girls Carmine TX Mueller, CynthiaS2 Dad’s Chili Missouri City TX Cavender, KathrynS3 Lone Star Chili Chix Houston TX Krenek, Pat

03/09/2019 - Comfort, TX Hermann Sons Home Chili & Bean CO, 19 Chilis1 Bob Lisherness New Braunfels TX2 Dianne Lewis Boerne TX3 John Goforth Comfort TX4 Rob Wier Johnson City TX5 Happy Burton Marion TX6 Carrie Kinnison Marble Falls TX7 Lisa Stone Kempner TX8 Albert ‘Sam’ L’Huillier Comfort TX9 Alan Dean Johnson City TX10 Tammy Wier Johnson City TXS1 Chili Cheeseheads Comfort TX L’Huillier, Albert ‘Sam’S2 Chili Con Carnies Kempner TX Stone, LisaS3 Sweat It Out Chili Comfort TX L’Huillier, Kathy

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~ ~ ~ DONATIONS ~ ~ ~ TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Tim and Connie Collier in memory ofFread CilenckiGeorge Jowers

Houston Pod in memory of JD DugganRisa Ray

Ginger Caswell

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REPORTGood day, all.

Wow, what a ride March was for SENMCS and CVP! By the time you read this, the US National Cookoff will be in the books for this year! I hope many of you attended and had a great time! Without the support from our fellow cooks, we could not have pulled this event off! We thank each and every one of you!

I have all the Scholarship applications out to the Committee. We had 50 applications this year! The committee is working hard to pick the next recipients

of our scholarship program. This is a hard job, as there are so many smart and talented students who have applied. Please thank a committee member when you see them – they deserve it!

I will announce the winners in the June issue of the Trails. I know it’s hard to wait that long, but the recipients should know first.

Now I come to ask, When you and your POD are having your monthly meet-ing and thinking of charities for your next few cookoffs, please consider the Scholarship Program! We need funds to continue this program. You cooks keep this program going! I greatly appreciate each and every one of you!

See you down the Chili Trail!

Brandy ReidScholarship Program Administrator

From the Scholarships Director...Generous. A word that can be used to describe any chili cook when it comes

to charity work. We give of our time, material items and money every weekend. And we do this to accomplish our goal of making someone’s life better with each bowl of chili.

On Friday during TICC week, there are many cooks who compete in our International Beans, International Salsa and International Wings cookoffs. The proceeds of these cookoffs go to our scholarship fund, which is currently fund-ing 26 students at colleges and universities across our nation, and soon to add more.

Competing and winning these cookoffs give us bragging rights, and some come with nice cash prizes. This past year our first-place beans winner was Mr. Johnnie Sullivan. Johnnie has been a cook for many years and has always competed in our Friday events to help raise funds for our students, but this year was special for Johnnie and our Scholarship Fund. Johnnie won the coveted first place, but his heart was even bigger when he donated all his winnings back to the Scholarship Fund. This gesture will enable our fund to continue growing

We also had a retired pod in Arizona recently send the fund a check for $2,000 with a thank you for helping our many students.

As Director of Scholarship I want to thank Johnnie and everyone who do-nates to our fund.

Nancy HewlettDirector/Scholarships


REMEMBER LOVED ONESContributions in memory of a loved one, to recognize a special person or group, or to commemorate a special occasion are always appreciated. Please use this form when submitting a donation.

A contribution is enclosed in the amount of $________________ to be applied to the following fund (circle one):

SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL BOARD GENERAL

In Memory/In Honor of

Please send acknowledgment to: (Name) (Address) (City, State, Zip)

Indicate contribution is from: (Name) (Address) (City, State, Zip)

MEMORIAL BOARD & GENERAL FUNDSMail to Mary Ellen Gillen, 2 Green Cedar Rd, Boerne TX 78006

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDMail to Brandy Reid, 329 W Tucker St, Hobbs NM 88242

~ ~ ~ CONDOLENCES ~ ~ ~ Please keep these families in your

thoughts and prayers.

MIKE RIDERPlano TX12/22/2018

PATTI COOKGarland TX

3/2/2019

SUE WASHBURNSan Angelo TX3/7/2019

CLIFF BLAKELEYClovis NM3/15/2019


David 'Budda' Manske Wins Twice in IrvingJunior Cooks Capture Audience Attention

Irving Elks Lodge #2334 held their annual CCO on March 2, and despite the cold and rainy weather we had a great turnout of 32 adult cooks and 13 junior cooks! Thank you to all who came out to help support our charities.

Sharon Neff has been working very diligently with our youth and supporting the junior division. These kiddos love it and are learning so much about cooking and what CASI is all about. Sharon & I would like to thank Shellie Garvin, an Irving Elks Lodge member who sponsored the 1st place chair for the junior division winner Jalen Auguino. Other junior division winners were Taylor Phipps, Bed-ford, 2nd; Henry Franklin, Dallas, 3rd; Freddie Webb, Irving, 4th; Elias Torres, Irving, 5th; Christopher Guerra, Grand Prairie, 6th; Gerod Taysia, Dallas, 7th; Madison Phipps, Bedford, 8th; Morgan Saxon, Irving, 9th; and Alex Marina, Irving, 10th.

Congratulations to all of these young chili cooks!David Manske of Euless took first in both CASI

and Elks categories. The remaining CASI top ten were Kerry Turner, Garland, 2nd; Eddie Ruyle, Irving, 3rd; Frances Manske, Euless, 4th; Jennifer Moore, Irving, 5th; Dru Stewart, Hurst, 6th; Rene Chapa, Grand Prairie, 7th; Pedro Chapa, Grand Prairie, 8th; Robert Dutsch, Irving, 9th; and Ginny Williams, Irving, 10th. Showmanship winners were True American Heroes, Carolyn Whetstone, 1st; Wild Woman Chili, Sharon Neff, 2nd; and VooDoo Chili, Kerry Turner, 3rd.

Again, congratulations to all of these folks who braved the weather and contributed to our charities at the Irving Elks lodge.

Also a HUGE thank you to everyone at the lodge who helped with the cookoff to make it successful as well; we all know how much work it is.

Jennifer Moore, Irving Elks LodgeGreat Pepper, Top of Texas POD

Above – MC Ron Cagle announces David Manske's CASI chili win; Manske also won the Elks Division.

Right – Sharon Neff, Ron Cagle and Shellie Garvin present winning Junior Divi-sion cook Jalen Auguino.

Below left – Elias Torres, 5th place Junior winner.

Below right – The crowd waiting for announcements reflects a committment tothe next generation by ToT Pod and Irving Elks..


Bringing the heat since 2009, the Orlando Chili Cookoff is one of the city’s most mouthwatering festivals. Held on February 16, this year the event attracted more than 10,000 spectators, who sampled chili from over 100 booths in four categories: CASI, Open, Veggie, and Restaurant.

Visitors enjoyed live music from the main stage all day, food truck fare, a beer and wine garden, and a Kids’ Zone, as well as a chili-eating contest.

Over the past ten years, this cookoff has provided support for a variety of charities.

This year’s winner was Dennis Gooding from Deland FL, who autoqualified for TICC ’19, along with Candi Knight-Arevalo, Wellington FL, in second place, and Michael Gatti, Atlanta GA, in third.

This was Dennis’ second year to try his recipe, and I couldn’t be more proud. I love it when a new cook does their homework and comes back to win big. Congrats, Dennis!

Candi Knight-ArevaloSunshine State Pod

Southeast Regional/Orlando FL Cookoff

Clockwise from top: MC Cagle and Irving Elks Exalted Ruler Jeff Maxfield. 3rd place Eddie Ruyle. Showmanship winner Carolyn Whetstone, True Ameri-can Heroes. Sharon Neff, 2nd place show and junior cook mentor. Ginny Williams, 10th place CASI chili.

Dennis Gooding and Candi Knight-Arevalo

CASI's Vision: Making a

positive difference in someone's life with

every pot of chili cooked.

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Tyler "Rose City" TX Celebrates 38th Annual Cookoff

On the Road with Tommy D... Tom Dozier shares the big chili trophies with Lindale TX Mayor Jeff D. Daughterty, during Rose City's 38th annual cookoff.

Rose City Chili Pod held its 38th annual cookoff on March 2-3 at Texas Music City in Lindale TX.

Some of Saturday's winners are shown left, standing – Morris Moss, 10th; Cherry Baker, 2nd; David Trice, 7th; Tom Dozier, 8th; and Jerry Hunt, 5th. Seated – Judy Russell, 1st chili, and Suzanne Sweet, 4th chili and 1st Showmanship.

Also placing on Saturday were, above, Cathy West Pierce, 3rd; John Pierce, 9th; and Harvey West, 6th.

The tropies on Saturday were Mi-randa Lambert rose bushes.

On Sunday, Jerry Hunt won first place and was autoqualified for TICC 2019.

Other winners on Sunday were, left, George Bienfang, 9th; David Man-ske, 5th; Frances Manske, 2nd; Ruth Williamson, 3rd show; Patti Jones, 8th chili and 1st show; Jerry Hunt, 1st; Kelly Walker, 4th; Mack Walker, 10th; Judy Russell, 7th; Larry Russell, 3rd; Jennifer Williamson, 6th; and Jennifer Cook, RCCP Great Pepper.


Make No Mistake!By Bill Pierson, Senior RefereeVol 3, No 4

Breaking a tie – If you have ever cooked in a CASI cookoff, you have lost a tie-breaker. Our system of judg-ing and scoring the chilis allows for the mathematical probability of ties occurring somewhere on a final table judging, and it frequently happens. (Although, last fall I saw results from a final table with 18 or so cooks and

many judges have absolutely no ties.) Because a tie will have only one winner, it may have multiple losers, especially

a tie among multiple cooks for tenth place. The ties after tenth are broken, but there is little satisfaction in winning a tie-breaker for twelfth place.

CASI’s tie-breaking procedure, as described in Rule II.F.2, involves pulling one of the final table judging sheets at random and letting that sheet determine the winning chili. If ties remain after that, the procedure is repeated until all the ties are broken, or you run out of sheets. So, what happens if you run out of sheets? It is unlikely that all the judges would give two (or more) chilis the exact same score, but it is not out of the realm of possibility. More so if the number of judges approaches the minimum of five. The rules do not cover this, so it is up to the head judge to do what is fair. If the problem tie is in the eleventh and higher group, it could be ignored, but if it involves first, second, third or tenth, it must be broken. A human tie-breaker would be preferable to flipping a coin.

Several years ago, Jim Stateczny developed a computerized tally program that mirrored the CASI manual method of tallying and tie-breaking. At the time I did not know Jim very well, and always wondered why he programmed it to have me lose any tie I was involved in. After years of losing and whining, I was told I just had to cook better chili. I still lose tie-breakers, but I don’t whine anymore.

I was curious to see how our computer tally program would handle the above example of two cups having the same score from all judges. It did not blow up my ‘puter, and it did pick one chili over the other. Each time I had it calculate the results, it selected the tie-breaking sheets in a different sequence, but always picked the higher numbered cup as the winner. Time to use the humans.

The use of a tie-breaking three-person panel has been in the Rules Book for over thirty years. It is seldom employed at smaller, non-automatic qualifying cookoffs. But a few years ago it was mandated for a first-place tie at TICC, and recommended for major automatic qualifying cookoffs. Make no mistake, it is now a generally accepted practice.

Sometimes, late in the day, it is difficult to find three people who have not cooked or judged to perform this task. And it can be difficult to get people to wait around all day in case they may be needed. But I think there is a bigger problem with this tie-breaking provision.

Our rules describe one method of judging chili, and it is used at the preliminary, final, and tie-breaking level. We judge the chili on its own merits. Although it has been removed from the judging instructions, ‘do not compare’ is still being said and remembered. Obviously, all chilis tied for first place would be very good, and expectedly could get the same score from the tie-breaking panel. Then we have to do it all over again.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a special rule for the tie-breaking panel? One where they are encouraged to compare? One where they ‘rank’ the chilis, one, two, or three, etc. After all, the purpose of the tie-breaking panel is to pick a win-ner. I would love to get some feedback on this idea. Maybe it could show up as a proposed rules change in 2020.

As always, I love to hear from you at [email protected], or 630.879.7934.

BARBARA TAYLOR Cedar Park, TX 2018 Buffalo Hot Wing Champion

Held at Rancho CASI de los Chisos, Terlingua, TX

Proud Sponsor of CASI's

World Championship Buffalo Hot Wing

Competition


Friends of CASI Sponsors provide the CASI Awards. They also provide a Friends of CASI Scholarship. Please extend your thanks and support for their efforts.

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ALL COOKOFFS ADVERTISED HEREARE SANCTIONED BY CASI,

AND ONLY CASI RULES APPLY.

South FM 2034 off US Hwy 87, Water Val-ley, TX. Limited RV Hook Ups. $20/night. Jackpot beans fee $5, turn in noon. There will also be a cake auction and 50/50 pot. Pot Luck dinner on Sat night. Contact: Laura Coad 325-374-8800 or [email protected] Contact: Matt Simmons 325-245-8524 [email protected]

4/6/2019-2930-San Antonio TX CarFest San Antonio CCO. Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall San Antonio TX 78217. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Community of Automotive Professionals. BBQ and Jackpot beans. IBCA rules apply. Plenty of RV parking, dry camp only. Info at

4/6/2019-2715-High Springs FL O’Leno Ole Chili Cookoff. 410 SE O’Leno Park Rd High Springs FL 32643. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: O’Leno State Park. Open category chili turn-in 12:30pm. $35 fee if cooking both chilis. Prepare at least 2 gal. throw down chili for tasters. Contact: Joan Lomas 386-454-1109 [email protected]

4/6/2019-2910-Water Valley TX Meltdown for Autism CC). RM 2034 Water Valley TX 76958. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Concho Valley Autism Program. Day 1 of 2-Day CCO; see also Sun 04/07/2019. Seymour Crossing Harper Park,

4/6/2019-2995-Langley BC Pacific Pod CCO. 19934 35 Ave Langley BC V3A 2P8. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: April Lunn Cancer Walk. Contact: Wayne Fettback 604-312-4634 [email protected]

4/6/2019-3009-North Little Rock AR Arkansas Social Society Pod CCO. 4107 Hillard Rd North Little Rock AR 72118. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Char-ity: Elks Scholarship Fund. In conjunction with Little Rock Open Air Dart Tournament. Open to anyone from anywhere. Entry $10 per event. For more info. www.LRDA.org In case of flooding at the park the event will be moved to the Lodge 1004, 123 East Broadway, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Contact: Preston Nickle 501-791-2191 [email protected]

4/7/2019-2911-Water Valley TX Cooking for Alzheimers CCO. RM 2034 Water Val-ley TX 76958. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Concho Valley Alzheimers. Day 2 of 2-Day CCO; see also Sat 04/06/2019. Held at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off US Hwy 87, Water Valley, TX. Limited RV Hook Ups. $20/night. Contact: Laura Coad 325-374-8800 or [email protected] Contact: Matt Simmons 325-245-8524 [email protected]

4/7/2019-2931-San Antonio TX CarFest San Antonio Day 2. Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall San Antonio TX 78217. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Community of Automotive Professionals. See day before cookoff. Contact: Ricky Powell 817-690-0211 [email protected]

4/13/2019-2902-Ft. Davis TX 5th Annual Mile High Cookoff. Davis Mountain State Park Ft. Davis TX 79734 Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Tierra Grande Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist. This cco is held in the main RV parking areas. There will also be a “no rules” bean, turn in at 11am and salsa competition, turn in at 12noon. Entry fee is $5 each category. Full RV hook-up spaces are available, you can cook where you park. Motel lodging is available nearby at the Indian Lodge located within the park. There are also several motels in the nearby town of Fort Davis, visit the Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce’s website at: https://fortdavis.com/visiting/accommo-dations/ for more information. Participants in this contest are asked to make camping

www.carfestsa.org or FB@carfestsa April 5th, 6-10pm, April 6, 7-10 pm Free Admis-sion. See the pros as they work on 25 cars for charity 1 car every 2 hours. 10 free car giveaways and cooks are eligible. Contact: Ricky Powell 817-690-0211 [email protected]

4/6/2019-2945-Lakehills TX American Legion Post 410 CCO. 147 26th Street Lakehills TX 78063. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Post Charities. Plenty of RV parking. Also Jackpot beans. 10.00 entry, noon turn-in Live music dur-ing day and food available (breakfast and lunch) Contact: Bob Steinle 210-294-0326 [email protected]

4/6/2019-2946-Dallas TX DFW Metroplex Regional. 1221 Manufacturing Dallas TX 75207. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $30. Meat: Open. Charity: Multiple DFW Charities. Judging hosted by Peticolas Brewery. Pend-ery has raised $150,000 for the Dollar For Dollar Matching Campaign to benefit: The American Cancer Society, Crystal Charity Balls, Children’s Charity, Special Olympics and CASI. Cooking for Kids Junior cookoff, entry fee $5, turn in at 1 pm., chili grind. Contact: Nancy Hewlett 214-802-8194 [email protected]

4/6/2019-2955-Huntsville AL Veterans United. 2620 Clinton Ave W Huntsville AL 35805. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Veterans United. The Veterans United 4th Annual Chili Cook off is also the CASI Alabama State Chili Cook Off. This year in a new location at Hunts-ville’s entertainment Campus 805 Butler Green. Pets are welcome at the event. Pre-registration is preferred to obtain the best cooking sites otherwise it is first come first serve. Contact: Rebecca Peters 256-684-0284 [email protected]

4/6/2019-2967-Weesatche TX 19th An-nual Chili and BBQ Cookoff. 161 East 884 Weesatche TX 77993. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Weesatche Volunteer Fire Dept. Jackpot beans, turn in 11,$10. Open Chicken, turn in 12, $15. Homestyle Chili, turn in 1pm, $15. Pork spare ribs, turn in 3 pm, $30. Beef brisket, turn in 4pm, $30. Raffle and silent auction following announcements. Plenty of RV parking with limited hookups. Contact: Russell Bethke 361-645-4524 [email protected]

Everyone is doing a great job creating cookoffs online! There are only a couple of things I need to call to your attention.

When you create a cookoff and you don’t request a box of Trails, cup tickets, or a rule book, you will not receive a packet of forms by regular mail. Your forms will be included in your approval email as a .pdf file. Please print out the forms, and fill in your cookoff date and the cookoff number shown on the approval email.

When submitting cookoff info for me to put into the system, please use the form online or in the Terlingua

Trails so all information needed will be covered. Often email addresses, zip codes and counties are left off. If you are doing the input yourself and have a problem, please contact me instead of trying to submit again, especially if you get an error message. Thank you for your support! Thank you, everyone, for working so hard and adjusting to the CMS so won-derfully. I appreciate your help. To meet the cookoff advertising requirement, upcoming cookoffs must be publicized in the Terlingua Trails in the month prior to the event OR be approved and appear on the official calendar 30 days prior to the date of the cookoff. If your cookoff must be cancelled, please let me know as soon as possible in order to keep the website current. You may enter your information at www.casichili.net or you can complete the Upcoming Cookoff Information form found in the back of the Trails and send it by mail to me at CASI Events, 802 Horizon Dr, Murphy TX 75094, by fax to 972.578.9232, or by email to [email protected]. If you have any questions you can reach me at 214.802.8194.

Nancy HewlettEvents Coordinator

UPCOMING EVENTS

Terlingua Trails April 2019reservations by March 26, 2019 and those that do will receive a 20% discount on RV spaces at the state park. These discounts only apply to the cooks. The info is needed so appropriate actions can be taken to facili-tate the cook-off. To make RV reservations contact Jacob Barton at 432-249-9866 or email him at [email protected]. For reservations at the Indian Lodge please contact the Customer Service Center at 512-389-8982. For info about Davis Mountains State Park or the Indian Lodge visit https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/davis-mountains Contact: Jacob Barton 432-249-9866 [email protected]

4/13/2019-2944-Seguin TX Texas Ladies State Chili Championship. 650 River Dr. Seguin TX 78155. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $35. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter. Cooks party on Friday night. Saturday will include silent auction, raffle drawings, 50/50 and liquor wagon drawing. Little Miss turn-in at noon; $10 entry fee. Entry to park begins at 6am, Thursday, April 11. Checks pay-able to Texas Ladies State, %Rolland Pate, 1201 S. Rainbow Ranch Road, Wimberley, TX 78676. First 200 pre-registered cooks receive complete goody bags. For additional information, please contact Renee Moore at 251-228-0807 or Rolland Pate at 713-842-0131. Look for updates on Texas Ladies State webpage at www.tlscco.com Contact: Renee Moore 251-228-0807 [email protected]

4/13/2019-2971-Elgin AZ 41st Annual Ari-zona State Open. 371 Elgin Road Elgin AZ 85611. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Mountain Empire Rotary. Automatic qualifier for top three chilies and top show. Dry camping for RVs along the vineyard with lots of room for pop ups. Wine tasting, food booths, raffles, live music. For more information or directions call or e-mail Sunny Fichtl 520-459-2081, [email protected]

4/13/2019-2980-Overland Park KS Kansas State Chili Peg & Chili Puerco Memorial. 10201 W. 85th Street Overland Park KS 66212. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Overland Park Elks Charities. Join us April 13th 2019 for the 8th Annual Chili Puerco & Chili Peg Kansas State Memorial Cook off. This cook off has been hosted by the Overland Park Elks lodge now for 8 years, Overland park Elks lodge is now the home of the Kansas State CASI cook off to pay tribute to both Peg (Chili Peg) and Larry (Chili Puerco) Velasquez. This cook off is not one to miss! From I-35, head east to Switzer, north to 85th Street then east. This cookoff will be inside or out. Plenty of RV parking (no hook ups). Will you come to Overland Park and claim the Kansas State Championship?! Kansas State Champ will

take the title, automatic qualification and bragging rights! Two traveling trophies will be awarded as well, Highest ranking female will be the proud guardian of the official “Chili Peg Memorial Trophy” and the highest-ranking male with be the proud guardian of the “Chili Puerco Memorial trophy” the coveted Cabeza the Menso will return as well! Home style Turn in 2pm $10. Salsa Turn in 2pm $5. Dessert Turn in 2:30, $5. Shawn Trussell 913-940-7100 [email protected] or Contact: Cecilia Rivera 913-908-1871; [email protected] Contact: Cecilia Rivera 913-908-1871 [email protected]

4/13/2019-3030-Muskogee OK Muskogee Exchange Club Chili and BBQ Cook-off. 425 Boston St Muskogee OK 74401. Turn in: 11:30 am. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Muskogee Exchange Club Chari-ties. Contact: Robert Smith 918-869-0733 [email protected]

4/14/2019-2903-Ft. Davis TX 5th Annual Mile High Cook Off Day Afteroff. Davis Mountain State Park Ft. Davis TX 79734. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Tierra Grande Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist. This cco is held Sunday at Davis Mountains State Park in main RV park area. Full RV hoop up spaces are avail-able in the park and you can cook where you park. Motel lodging is available nearby at the Indian Lodge located within the park. There are also several motels in the nearby town of Fort Davis, visit the Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce’s website at: https://fortdavis.com/visiting/accommodations/ Participants in this contest are asked to make reserva-tions by March 26, 2019 and those that do will receive a 20% discount on RV spaces at the state park. These discounts only ap-ply to the cooks. To make RV reservations contact Jacob Barton at 432-249-9866 or email him at [email protected] For reservations at the Indian Lodge contact the Customer Service Center at 512-389-8982. For more info about Davis Mountains State Park or the Indian Lodge visit https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/davis-mountains Contact: Jacob Barton 432-249-9866 [email protected]

4/14/2019-2964-Seguin TX Classic CASI Memorial Chili Cook Off. Max Starke Park East Seguin TX 78155. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Guadalupe County Children’s Advocacy Center. Join us while still in the park! Contact: Beverly Maricle 830-463-1595 [email protected]

4/20/2019-2852-Wichita Falls TX Kelly Crush Memorial CCO. 1409 Lamar St Wichita Falls TX 76301. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Kelly Crush Scholarship Fund. Held at P-2(The Deuce).

Helps provide scholarships for Wichita Falls Firefighters. Also Beans, $5-turn-in noon, Traditional Salsa (red) $5, turn-in 1 pm, Open Chili, $20, turn-in 2pm. Outside cooking, (may cook inside if bad weather) limited RV parking, no hookups. Bring own tables & chairs. Contact: Mel Fitzhenry 940-704-0923 [email protected]

4/20/2019-2890-Kerrville TX Kerrville Easterfest. 3840 Riverside Dr Kerrville TX 78028. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Leadership Kerr County. Held at Flat Rock Lake Park. Live music, Easter egg hunt, Washer Pitching, Car Show, Vendors, Etc. Plenty of RV Parking available from Noon on Thursday through Sunday. Dry camping only. Amateur Chili $25, Lonestar Beans $20, Salsa $20, Lonestar BBQ Chicken/Pork Spare Ribs/Brisket $125 for all or one. Turn in Times: Salsa - 11am, Beans and Chicken 12pm, Ribs 1:30pm, Chili 2pm, Brisket 3pm. Vendors contact Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce 830-896-1155. Contact: Tricia Byrom 830-267-1668 [email protected]

4/20/2019-2919-Gladewater TX East Texas Gusher Days. 211 N. Main Gladewater TX 75647. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Scholarships. 2019 East Texas Gusher Days Chili Cook-off will be April 20 and held in downtown Gladewater.

“Antique Capital of East Texas.” Jackpot Beans entry fee is $5 with turn-in at Noon. Trophies and prizes will be awarded for 1st Place Chili, 1st Place Bean, and Peoples’ Choice Award. Door prizes galore! Everyone leaves a winner! Come in early and join us for the Cooks BBQ and libation on Friday night. RVs are welcome, sorry, no hookups. There is a designated parking area. East Texas Gusher Days includes a parade, antique car and motorcycle show, karaoke on the main stage, food vendors of all types, arts & crafts, live entertainment, street dance, carnival amusement rides and games and much more. For additional info: Gladewater Chamber of Commerce 903-845-5501. Contact: Jim Bardwell 903-235-8543 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2814-Wichita Falls TX Rolling Meadows Chili Cookoff. 3006 McNeil Ave Wichita Falls TX 76301-6205. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: American SIDS Institute. Open Chili Turn-in 1 pm, $10. Beans and Dessert Turn-in 12 noon, $5. Tasting cups will be sold with Peoples Choice from 10am to 1 pm, so please bring throwdown chili if you can. Can cook inside with tables furnished or outside on the South lawn of The Atrium building. Silent auction baskets, 50/50 raffle and Lottery Ticket Apron. Plenty of parking, but no RV parking. Contact: Cindy Noe 940-733-6086 [email protected]

Terlingua TrailsApril 20194/27/2019-2912-San Angelo TX Spring Fling CCO. 5237 S. Bryant Blvd San Angelo TX 76904. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Family Shelter. One-Day CCO. Second Annual Unity Church Spring Fling CCO. Held at Unity Church on the North West corner of Loop 306 and S. Bryant (US Hwy 87) access road, next to the historic Ben Ficklin Cemetery. We will have a raffle, live dessert auction, and 50/50 drawing. Contact: Matt Simmons 325-245-8524 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2913-Stephenville TX Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival and CCO. 1290 Private Rd 707 Stephenville TX 76401. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $35. Meat: Open. Char-ity: Cross Timbers Emergency Response Team. Contact: Sherry Taylor 254-968-8508 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2941-Sherman TX Sherman Lion’s Club 2nd Annual CCO. 1713 FM 1417 Sherman TX 75090. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Sherman Eve-ning Lion’s Club. Second Annual Sherman Evening Lion’s Club CCO Held at Sherman Elks Lodge #2280. Breakfast Buffet $8, Beer, Live Music. Dry camping available. Make checks payable to Sherman Evening Lions’s Club. Turn in 1pm. Contact: Jesse Heiman (903) 271-2373 or Roger Peckenpaugh (903) 893-1308. Contact: Keith Longabaugh 972-841-1630 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2943-Stokesdale NC NC State Championship. 275 Carefree Lane Stokes-dale NC 27357. AQ Turn in: 12:30pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Camp Carefree, providers of free camping for children with specific health problems and disabilities. Located in the beautiful rolling hills of Rockingham County, easy highway access off of US-220 north of Greensboro, NC. No admission fee to site. CASI, Freestyle & Juniors competitions. TICC Auto Qualifier for CASI cooks for top 3 NC residents and 1st place NC resident showmanship only. Freestyle entry fee $20 ($10 if cooking both CASI & FS). Silent auction, raffle, car show, bake sale, live music, kids playground and more. Concessions available. No pets please. Out of town cooks wishing to make reservations for free cabin accommodations, may contact Kenny Jones - 336-951-2705 or 336-932-9569. Contact: Kenny Jones 336-951-2705 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2947-Richmond TX Space City Pod 38th Annual Chili Cookoff. 3333 FM 359, Richmond TX 77406. AQ Turn in: 3pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: TBA. Space City Pod’s 38th Annual Chili Cookoff to be held at the Dry Creek Social Club, phone 832-471-6668. 2 day event, see 4/28 for Day after SCP events CASI Chili Cookoff, Automatic Qualifier For TICC

2019 Entries: CASI Showmanship - 3:30pm. - 4:30pm. Beans “Jackpot” - $10 - Turn-in 1pm. Gumbo “Jackpot” - $5 - Turn-in 2pm. Junior Chili - Free entry - Turn-in 2:30pm. Junior will have the opportunity to cook a donated recipe/spices from a “Champion”. Home-style Chili “Jackpot” - $10 - Turn-in 4pm. People’s Choice - 3:30pm. - 4:30pm. (Chili cooks, please bring extra chili to feed the public), $3 tasting cups (10) to public. SPECIAL NOTE: Junior’s Chili Cookoff - Junior’s entry fee is free. Chili Spices donated by past Champions of TICC, Texas Open, Ladies State, US Nationals and various other competitions. Spice recipe, including spices donated by champions will be a blind draw for juniors to choose from, meat donated by CASI cooks, stoves and cooking pots/utensils will be available for juniors that will need help with supplies. Awards for all junior chili entries. Juniors will be able to cook in their parents areas or supporting chili cooks if needed. AWARDS - CASI - Vests will be awarded 1st through 10th CASI Showmanship - 1st through 3rd POD CHAMPION - will also receive a painted stove. Silent Auction - please join in and bring an auction item, your help will be greatly appreciated.50/50 Raffle - $1 per ticket or arm’s length for $20. Saturday Night Cooks Supper - Spaghetti Supper $5. Join us for supper after awards Saturday night, spaghetti supper with salad and dessert. If you would like to bring and share a special dessert, much appreciated. RV Parking available, dry camping only, trailers and motor homes arrival no earlier than Friday at noon. For our enjoyment during the event, we will have food trucks available and also music provided by Dry Creek Social Club for your entertainment, bar, games and music. Huge outdoor patio, and grassy green space for day cooks available. Please remember no outside alcoholic beverages allowed, only purchase from Dry Creek Social Club. Contact: Gregory Lindsey 713-553-1346 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2956-Dallas TX Denise Landers Cancer Fund. 8500 Arturo Drive Dallas TX 75228. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Denise Landers Cancer Fund. Dallas Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) 3108 CCO, benefiting The 4th Annual Denise Landers Cancer Fund. Bean entry fee is $5, with 50-30-20 split. Bean turn in is Noon. Goody Bags for 1st 20 cooks. Grounds will open at 8am. There will be a 50/50 raffle. There is plenty of room on tennis court for pop ups as well as under the trees. RV park-ing is available. No hook ups. Come Friday night for dinner. Be aware that if it’s rainy the week before, our grounds can get quite muddy and limit RV parking. The bridge from Ferguson on Lakeland is now open. The bridge from Garland Road on Lakeland (past the RR tracks) is currently under con-

struction and closed. Call beforehand if you have any questions. Contact: Ben Stewart 214-674-0582 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2997-Edmond OK David Curtis Memorial CCO. 5925 W Waterloo Rd Ed-mond OK 73034. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks. Held at Edmond Elks. Contact: Donell Dickerson 405-227-8689 [email protected]

4/27/2019-2998- Oronogo MO 6th An-nual Vines & GRIND CCO. 17705 County Road 260, Oronogo MO 64855. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Technology for the Blind. 7h Annual Vines & GRIND Outdoor Wine tasting and CASI Chili Cook Off. Come early, spend the day on the beautiful grounds of the KELTOI Vineyards. You will have the opportunity to sample chili from the areas finest competi-tors as well as sample hand crafted wines from the Keltoi Winery. Enjoy the beauti-ful spring afternoon on the grounds as you listen to live music, sip a glass of wine and enjoy some great food! $25 for One, $10 for Each Additional Category. Traditional Salsa - turn in @Noon No Rules Chili - turn in 2. Entry Fee includes One Chili & Wine Tast-ing Wristband & Glass. Tasting Wristband Donation: $8/person or $15/couple. Beer & Wine available for purchase on grounds. Wine tasting only available for those 21 and over. Contact: Jon Tupper 417-439-8605 [email protected]

4/27/2019-3001-Marion IA Swing into Spring Iowa Chili Pod Cook Off. Cocktails and Company 1625 Blairs Ferry Rd Marion IA 52302. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Iowa Chili Pod charities. Also: Homemade Salsa $5 fee, 1:00 turn in Contact: Gary Christensen 319-721-1580 [email protected]

4/27/2019-3012-Anthony NM Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery. 430 La Vina Rd Anthony NM 88021. Turn in: 4pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: La Union Townsite. Jazz festival; live music; 50/50; lots of people expected Contact: Debra Ros-berg 915-373-0128 [email protected]

4/28/2019-2948-Richmond TX Day after Space City Pod Chili Cookoff. 3333 FM 359, Richmond TX 77406. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: TBD. Day after Space City Pod Chili cook-off 4/28/2019. Location Dry Creek Social Club, phone 832-471-6668 1st Annual Randy Pittman (Mr NoQueso) Queso contest turn in 1pm- $5 entry (jackpot) Plenty of dry camping space for Rv’s, Big outdoor patio and green space for day cooks. Indoor Judging area. Contact Greg Lindsey for additional info at [email protected] or call 713-553-1346

4/28/2019-2987-Dallas TX Dam Pod CCO. 4200 Arturo Drive Dallas TX 75228. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Char-ity: DAM POD charities. Plenty of parking. RV parking ok, no hookups Contact: Dave Hewlett 214-695-3806 [email protected]

4/28/2019-3013-Anthony NM Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery. 430 La Vina Rd Anthony NM 88021. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: District Watershed Dept. 50/50 Contact: Debra Ros-berg 915-373-0128 [email protected]

5/4/2019-2885-Auburn CA Auburn Chili Cookoff c/o City of Auburn. 1225 Lincoln Way Auburn CA 95603. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $10. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Rotary Club of Auburn. The Auburn Chili Cookoff is at the beautiful Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, CA. It is paired with an amazing Brewfest and we hope you’ll join us in 2019! Contact: Amy Lind 916-320-7377 [email protected]

5/4/2019-2969-Marble Falls TX 48th Annual “HOWDY-ROO” Regional Cham-pionship. 230 South Avenue J Marble Falls TX 78654. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $35. Meat: Open. Charity: Marble Falls Boys Scout Troop 284 & Marble Falls Helping Center. 25th Annual Lonestar BBQ State Championship/22nd Annual Local Business Chili. Friday golf tee time @ 11am, contact [email protected] or 512-663-1790. Cooks gift for 1st 200 registered cooks. Friday registration 2-5pm and Saturday 8:30am. Send checks payable to HLP, 502 East Avenue, Marble Falls, TX 78654. Friday cooks party 7pm complements Highland Lakes Pod followed by Karaoke. Saturday CASI chili top 3 AQ for TICC. Granite trophies & chairs to top 10 chili and top 3 show. Local business chili $20 (business must be located in Burnet County), turn in 2:30pm. Lonestar BBQ Society Jackpot beans, $10, turn in 10:30am. 50% payback to top three places & chair. Lonestar BBQ $125 for one or all categories (check www.lonestarbarbecue.com for payback info). Chairs to top three each category. Chicken turn in noon two halves. Spare ribs turn in 1:30pm, brisket turn in 3pm. BBQ/Arts/Crafts/Food Vendors contact Craig Schlicke 512-507-9089 or [email protected] Additional contact Carrie Kinnison 281-615-2408 or [email protected] Lodging: www.marblefalls.org Plenty of room for day cooks and RV’s (no hook-ups). Please No Parking Or Setup prior to Wednesday May 1st at 8am. Come Join the CHILI-CHARITY-FUN at Johnson Park on Backbone Creek in Beautiful Marble Falls. Contact: Craig Schlicke 512-507-9089 [email protected]

Terlingua Trails April 20195/4/2019-3002-Indianapolis IN Indiana State Chili Championship. 6835 E. Southport Road Indianapolis IN 46237. AQ Turn in: 3pm. Fee: $30. Meat: Open. Charity: TBD. Held at Flashbacks Family Bar & Grille. Lim-ited room blocks at Baymont Inn & Suites Indianapolis South (317-762-3788) $90/QQ/K OR Country Inn & Suites Indianapolis South (317-859-6666) $109/QQ/K Reserva-tion Deadline 4/26 Baymont; 4/19 Country Inn. Contact Tonya Jester 317.319.4962, [email protected] or Darin Jester 317.319.4961, [email protected] Checks payable to Indiana Pepper Pod and mail to 6633 Cordova Court, Indianapolis, IN 46221. This is held in conjunction with ICS Indiana State. Contact: Darin Jester 317-319-4962 [email protected]

5/4/2019-3018- Lewisville TX Red Hilliard 14th Annual Memorial CCO. 997 E. Hwy. 121 (Business) Lewisville TX 75057. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Char-ity: Veterans Relief Fund & Scholarship Fund. Held at VFW Post 9168. Jackpot Bean Cook-off, $5 entry fee. Junior Chili Cook-off, free entry fee. Auction, raffle and door prizes. Cook’s Goody Bags to first 25 registered entries. Make checks payable to VFW Post 9168. Limited RV parking. For VFW Information contact Shelly Green Cell: (469) 688-0848. Contact: Jimmy Rodgers 940-594-7301 [email protected]

5/4/2019-3029-Mclean VA Sharon Lodge CCO. 999 Balls Hill Road Mclean VA 22101. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Project Lifesaver Fairfax County. Come join us for the Sharon Lodge Spring CCO held at Sharon Lodge No. 327. Set up begins at 9am. Please bring people’s choice chili for public tasting. Important note: in accordance with Sharon Lodge rules, this will be a No Alcohol Allowed event. Thank You and hope to see you there! Contact: Kit Rudd 571-228-3783 [email protected]

5/4/2019-3043-Langley BC Canadian In-ternational. Kwantlen Univ., 20901 Langley Bypass Langley BC V3A 7N2. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Fire-fighters Burn Fund. Homestyle chili 3pm turn in $25 Contact: Canadian International 604-312-4634 [email protected]

5/5/2019-2970-Marble Falls TX Highland Lakes Pod “Backbone Creek” CCO. 230 South Avenue J Marble Falls TX 78654. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Marble Falls VFD. See Previous Day “HOWDY-ROO”. Held at Johnson Park on Backbone Creek in Beautiful Marble Falls. Plenty of room for day cooks and RV’s (NO HOOKUPS). Please No Parking Or Setup prior to Wednesday May 1st at 8am. Make checks payable to HLP and mail to 502 East Ave, Marble Falls, TX 78654.

Lodging: www.marblefalls.org For addi-tional information contact Craig Schlicke @ 512-507-9089 or [email protected] or Carrie Kinnison 281-615-2408 or [email protected] Come join the CHILI-CHARITY-FUN in Beautiful Marble Falls.

5/11/2019-3014-Ashland MS Mississippi Spring Fest. 15870 Boundary Dr Ashland MS 38603. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Benton County Food Bank. Located at Ashland City Park with carnival and car show. Contact: Donnell Dickerson 405-227-8689 [email protected]

5/11/2019-3015-Littlefield TX Taylor Brown Memorial Scholarship. 1389 Hall Ave Littlefield TX 79339. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Taylor Brown Memorial. Located at 1389 Hall Ave Littlefield TX, Ag center and outdoor stage. Chili grind only. Turn in 2pm. $20 Entry. 5k/10k run, Horseshoe Tournament, Kickball Tournament, Car Show, Unsanctioned BBQ and assorted vendors and music throughout the day. Dry Camping. For more informa-tion Contact Brandy Reid 575-390-4835 [email protected]

5/11/2019-3041-Odessa TX 2nd Annual Last Few CCO. 5903 Golden Odessa TX 70764. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Meals on Wheels. Contact: Donnie Warner 432-208-8556 [email protected]

New Date 5/18/2019-2972-Denton TX Denton Elks Veterans. 228 E. Oak St. Denton TX 76201. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Denton Elks Veterans. 2 Day Cookoff. Held at Denton Elks Lodge #2446. Breakfast Buffet both days (Dona-tions accepted). Make checks payable to Denton Elks #2446. Benefits Denton Elks Veterans. Contact: Jimmy Rodgers 940-594-7301 [email protected]

5/18/2019-2983-Hempstead TX Inaugural Horse Shoe Ice House Cookoff. 225 Hwy 290 East Hempstead TX 77445. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: TBA. Also Local Homestyle Chili, $10 entry fee, 1pm turn in Contact: Monteia Davidson 281-705-1469 [email protected]

5/18/2019-3007-Converse TX ACES Pod Military Appreciation cook off. Am. Legion Post 593 Converse TX 78159. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Legion Charities. Let’s get together on Armed Forces Day to show our support. Cooks party Friday night, plenty of space for dry camping, and covered patio for Day cooks. Also have Beans, $10. Noon turn in and Wings $10, 1pm turn in. Contact: Happy Burton 210-

364-8577 [email protected]

5/18/2019-3016-Muscoda WI Muscoda Chili Cookoff. PO Box 187 Muscoda WI 53573. Turn in: 1:30pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Muscoda Lions Club. 3rd Annual Muscoda Chili Cookoff. Held in downtown Muscoda. Entry fee $25 for CASI & People’s Choice plus Salsa com-petition. Site opens at 7am. Cooks meeting 10am. Make checks payable to: Muscoda Lions Club PO Box 187 Muscoda, WI 53573 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muscodachili/ Contact: Tracy Hoffman 608-617-1386 [email protected]

5/18/2019-3017-Rogers AR Heritage In-dian. 1711 W. Hudson Rd Rogers AR 72756. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Rogers Westside Elementary Art Program. If you have a motorcycle endorsement, take a demo ride on a new Indian motorcycle. Contact: Joe Giles 479-236-6125 [email protected]

5/18/2019-3031-Irving TX Top of Texas POD CCO. 2015 N Britain Rd. Irving TX 75061. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Irving Elks Lodge #2334 Charities. 40th Annual Top of Texas POD CCO held at Irving Elks Lodge #2334. Fri-day night cooks dinner, Saturday morning

breakfast for donations & Burger baskets available for lunch. Limited RV parking. Any style Beans Jackpot $5 Entry, turn in at 12noon, JR’s Division $5 Entry also turn in at 12noon. Hope to see you all there! Contact: Irving Elks Lodge #2334 Annual CCO 469-387-5194 [email protected]

5/18/2019-3033-Sierra Vista AZ 19th An-nual Paul’s Pub Chili Cook-Off. 1805 Paseo San Luis Sierra Vista AZ 85635. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: CVMA 32-4 Auxiliary. Dry camping for RVs behind Paul’s. SPAM competition - turn in at 2pm the day of the cook-off. Raffles and 50/50 Drawing. Cooks party May 17, 2019 at 6pm. Bring your favorite side dish or desert. Meat provided by Dwayne and Mary Celestine. For more information call or e-mail Patti Kunstman at 520-456-4712 / [email protected] Contact: Patti Kunstman 520-456-4712 [email protected]

New Date 5/19/2019-2973-Denton TX Denton Elks Sweetheart. 228 E. Oak St. Denton TX 76201. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Denton Elks Sweetheart Fund. 2 Day Cook-off. Annual Denton Elks Sweetheart Cook-Off. Held at Denton Elks Lodge #2446.Breakfast Buffet (Donations accepted). Make checks payable

Terlingua TrailsApril 2019Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Local. Texas Men’s State Jr cco Over the Top Bloody Mary Contest. More info to follow. Contact: David Sexton 817-793-0656 [email protected]

5/26/2019-2959-Water Valley TX Memo-rial Legends Day 2 CCO. RM 2034 Water Valley TX 76958. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Concho Valley Pod. Memorial Legends Day 2 of 2 Day CO; see also 5/25/2019. This is Concho Valley Chili Pod’s cookoff which is an Au-tomatic Qualifier for First Place Chili. Held at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off US Hwy 87, Water Val-ley, TX. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Junior Division Chili: turn-in 1pm; entry fee $5. Goodie bags, Raffle and 50/50 pot. Sat night Potluck. This is the POD’s annual cookoff. Contact: Matt Simmons 325-245-8524 [email protected]

5/26/2019-2962-Victoria TX Day After Spring Fling CCO. 500 Coleto Park Rd Victo-ria TX 77905. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: VASA Pod Local Charities. Contact: Linda McDonald 361-578-2575 [email protected]

5/26/2019-2993-Granbury TX Texas Men’s State Christmas in May CCO. 621 E Pearl St Granbury TX 76048. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Local. Christmas In May. Red and Green cco Green turn in 12noon $20. Contact: David Sexton 817-793-0656 [email protected]

6/1/2019-2866-Houston TX Houston Pod 48th Annual CCO. 7979 N. Eldridge Parkway Houston TX 77041. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: TBA. More info to follow Contact: Nancy Draper 713-562-2798 [email protected]

6/1/2019-2872-Lone Oak TX Bull Creek CASI CCO. Downtown Lone Oak Lone Oak TX 75753. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Lone Oak Grocery charities. Held under the Pavilion behind the stores on Hwy 69. Turn right at the stop light. Then turn left behind the stores to the pavilion. Beans $5 pays top 3. Turn in 12pm for beans. Some RV hookups available by the pavilion. First come basis. Contact: Courtney Thornton 903-268-349 [email protected]

6/1/2019-2957-Huntsville AL P.O.D Pod Cookoff. 5622 Woodridge St. Huntsville AL 35802. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $30. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Pride of Dixie Pod. P.O.D Pod Cookoff and Alabama Blackeyed Pea Championship. Blackeye Pea entry fee $10 with 50% payback. Pea turn in at 12noon. Make checks payable to P.O.D.

Pod Contact: Mike Whitten 936-238-8440 [email protected]

6/1/2019-2984-Floris IA Floris Flag Day Cookoff. Main Street Floris IA 52560. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Floris Fire Dept. Contact: Virgil Johnsson 641-684-4525 [email protected]

6/1/2019-2989-Durant OK Southwest Open Chili Championship. 3650 Enterprise Blvd Durant OK 74701. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: KOA Camp For Kids. Due To Circumstances Beyond Our Control, The Southwest Open Date Has Been Moved To June 1, 2019. Held at the Choctaw Casino KOA RV Park. Auto Qualifier for top 3 chilis and 1st Place Show. The Choctaw Casino will be giving chairs to the top 20 Chilis and top 3 Show. Travel money will be awarded in the amount of $300 for 1st Place Chili and $150 for 1st Place Show, money will be paid at TICC in November. There is also a chair for the furthest traveled and the oldest participating cook, excluding previous winners. Prize drawing for pre-registered cooks before May 10th. Registration for chili begins at 4pm to 5:30pm on Friday May 31st. Cooks party of Tacos and fixins to begin at 6pm on Friday. Please bring a side dish or dessert if you can. Mail entry info to Monica Taylor @ 4703 Devonshire St, Wichita Falls, Tx.76302. RV spots are $35, call early at 800-562-6073. Hotel rates at the Casino are Single-$109, Double-$119. For reservations, call 800-788-2464, use CODE-CHILI-19. Also accommodations are available in Du-rant. For further information, contact Cindy [email protected] Contact: Mel Fitzhenry 940-704-0923 [email protected]

6/1/2019-2999-El Paso TX American Le-gion. 141 Ellsworth Dr El Paso TX 79928. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: American Legion Post 598. 50/50, dry camping available Contact: Debra Ros-berg 915-373-0128 [email protected]

6/2/2019-2867-Houston TX Houston Pod’s Day After Hal and Judy Wimberly Memorial CCO. 7979 N Eldridge Parkway Houston TX 77041. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: TBA. More info to follow Contact: Nancy Draper 713-562-2798 [email protected]

6/2/2019-2990-Durant OK NOB POD COOKOFF. 3650 Enterprise Blvd Durant OK 74701. AQ Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: North of the Brazos Pod Charities. NOB POD Cookoff. Held at the Choctaw RV Park. See June 1 Southwest Open Cookoff for more info. For further information, contact Cindy Noe-940-733-6086, [email protected]

to Denton Elks #2446. Contact: Jimmy Rodg-ers 940-594-730 [email protected]

5/19/2019-3008-Converse TX ACES Day After. Am. Legion Post 593 Converse TX 78159. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Ladies Auxiliary Charities. Round two for showing our appreciation. Pot luck Saturday night. Come join the fun Contact: Happy Burton 210-364-8577 [email protected]

5/19/2019-3028-Odessa TX Black Gold Pod Cooking for CASI. 301 N Tom Green Ave Odessa TX 79761. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CASI. Limited Dry Camping. If weather is bad or rainy we can cook inside. Day two of two day cook-off. Contact: Kathi Hudson 432-559-4765 [email protected]

5/19/2019-3032-Irving TX Top of Texas POD Day After. 2015 N Britain Rd. Irving TX 75061. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Irving Elks Lodge #2334 Charities. Please see previous days cook off. Held at Irving Elks Lodge #2334, Irving, Texas. CASI chili turn in at 12noon, Donuts/Pastries for breakfast & Burger bas-kets will be available for lunch. Hope to see you all there! Contact: Jennifer Moore 469-387-5194 [email protected]

5/24/2019-2991-Granbury TX East of Dal-las Pod CCO. 621 E Pearl St Granbury TX 76048. AQ Turn in: 8pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Local. More info to follow. Contact: David Sexton 817-793-0656 [email protected]

5/25/2019-2958-Water Valley TX Memo-rial Legends Day 1 CCO. RM 2034 Water Valley TX 76958. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: DESK. Memo-rial Legends Day 1 of 2 Day CO; see also Sun 5/26/2019. Held at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off US Hwy 87, Water Valley, TX. Limited RV hook ups. $20/night. Jackpot beans fee $5, turn in noon. 50/50 pot. Potluck dinner on Sat night. Contact: Matt Simmons 325-245-8524 [email protected]

5/25/2019-2961-Victoria TX Spring Fling CCO. 500 Coleto Park Rd Victoria TX 77905. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: KOA Care Camps. Additional Categories: Beans $10; Turn-In Time: Noon Raffle Contact: Linda McDonald 361-578-2575 [email protected]

5/25/2019-2992-Grandbury TX Texas Men’s State Chili Championship 50th An-nual Cook Off. 621 E Pearl St Grandbury TX 76048. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $35.

Terlingua Trails April 2019Contact: Mel Fitzhenry 940-704-0923 [email protected]

New Date 6/8/2019-2674-Homosassa FL Florida State. 10359 W. Halls River Road Homosassa FL 34448. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Lecanto Levi’s 4-H Club. Two Day Cookoff This event is held at Natures RV Resort on the waterfront. www.naturesresort.com RV sites and Cabins available, 800-301-7880, tell them you are a cook. Friday and Saturday night cooks party at the marina lounge (one site). Registration on the main deck by pool between 9-10am. Make extra throw down chili for the public. Contact: Kathy Martin 815-245-0099 [email protected]

6/8/2019-2874-Irving TX Knights Of Co-lumbus CCO. 2906 Rock Island Rd Irving TX 75061. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: KOC charties. In case of bad weather cooks can cook inside. RV parking available no hookups. Trophies for top 3 chilis and 1st shows. Beans $5 turn in 12pm. Contact: Rene Rodriguez 469-835-0782 [email protected]

6/8/2019-2965-West Tawakoni TX VFW Post 2559. Hwy. 276 West Tawakoni TX 75474. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: TBD. There is ample space

for RV’s and Motorhomes; No hook-ups available. The Auxiliary will serve breakfast to the cooks. Beans $5 turn in at 12noon. Con-tact: Pat Anderton 214-532-2814 [email protected]

6/8/2019-2996-Horn Lake MS Mississippi State CCO. 2520 Goodman Road Horn Lake MS 38637. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: TBA. Held at the American Legion. Contact: Donell Dickerson 405-227-8689 [email protected]

6/8/2019-3034-Seguin TX 4th Annual Blue Lotus & Texas Mead Works Chili Cookoff. 5151 FM 20 Seguin TX 78155. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Guadalupe County Young Marines. Join us at the winery on Friday evening for cooks meal/party. This is a Kids Cooking For Kids event, Jr.’s entry fee $5. turn in at 1pm. Sat-urday night pot luck. Coffee and cinnamon rolls both mornings. For more information: Melissa Pole 830-379-9463 Contact: Beverly Maricle 830-463-1595 [email protected]

6/8/2019-3039-Mountainburg AR Miss Piggy’s Mountain Top Cookoff. 11939 Canova Trail Mountainburg AR 72946. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity:

ELK’S Piggy Bank. Held at Earp’s home on top of Cartwright Mountain, located north of Mountainburg, AR off of Hwy 71.Elks Chili $10, both $30 . Make checks to Fort Smith Elks #341. Dry camping Contact: Guy Smith 479-650-9444 [email protected]

New Date 6/9/2019-2675-Homosassa FL Sunshine State Pod. 10359 W. Halls River Road Homosassa FL 34448. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: POD. Day after Florida State CCO. CASI division only. See Florida State for details. Cooks party Saturday night at marina. Registration between 9-10am at the main deck by the pool. Contact: Kathy Martin 815-245-0099 [email protected]

6/9/2019-2966-West Tawakoni TX VFW Post 2559. Hwy. 276 West Tawakoni TX 75474. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: TBD. Day 2 of a 2 day event. The Auxiliary will serve breakfast to the cooks. Ample space is available for RV’s and Motorhomes; no hook-ups avail-able. Contact: Pat Anderton 214-532-2814 [email protected]

6/9/2019-3035-Seguin TX Day Two Blue Lotus Winery. 5151 FM 20 Seguin TX 78155. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Local Charities. Join us at the winery, cook a pot of red and enjoy the day! Contact: Beverly Maricle 830-463-1595 [email protected]

6/14/2019-3036-Grapevine TX 1st An-nual Cowtown-TOT cco weekend. 1501 N Dooley St Grapevine TX 76051. Turn in: 7pm. Fee: $10. Meat: Chili Grind. Char-ity: Local. The 1st Cowtown CASI -TOT cco Weekend. 7pm Salas $10 Beans 8pm $10 Contact: David Sexton 817-793-0656 [email protected]

6/15/2019-2906-North Kansas City MO Outlaw Cigar AQ. 309 E. 10th Ave. North Kansas City MO 64116. AQ Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: FISH. Come out and cook your best pot of Red for the ShoMe Pod’s Auto Qualifier at Outlaw Cigar’s new building featuring an in house brewery. Casi, noon $25, Homestyle, 12:30 $20, and Salsa 1pm, $5. Contact: Kevin Stovall 816-213-4506 [email protected]

6/15/2019-2921-Dupont WA 1 st Annual F.OB. Chili Cook Off for Youth and Veterans. FOB Brewing 2750 Williamson PL St #100 Dupont WA 98327 Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: American Legion. Contact: Christene James 206-612-1506 [email protected]

6/15/2019-2963-Katy TX 4th Annual Katy Elks Blast into Summer. 1050 Katy Fort Bend

Rd Katy TX 77493. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Katy Elks Charities. 50/50 Jackpot Beans $10 Entry Fee, noon turn in and 50/50 Jackpot Salsa, $10 entry fee, 1pm turn in. Contact: Nancy Draper 713-562-2798 [email protected]

6/15/2019-2986-Chugwater WY 34th An-nual Chugwater Chili Cookoff. Staats Park Chugwater WY 82210. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Comm. Cen-ter, CHUG, CHED, Fire Dept., FBLA/FFA. All Day Entertainment: Live Bands, Games, Kids activities, Concessions, Vendors, Art and Quilt Show, Ranch Rodeo In the Works, Car Show, 5K Run, Corn Hole Competition, Jalapeno Eating Contest, Dummy Roping for Kids, Auction Kids Chili Competition Contact: Kimberly McBryant 307-715-9518 [email protected]

6/15/2019-3037-Grapevine TX 43rd An-nual Cowtown CASI cco. 1501 N Dooley St Grapevine TX 76051. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: local. 1st Annual Cowtown-TOT cco Weekend. 43rd Annual Cowtown CCO. The Vineyards Campgrounds & Cabins. Thursday night ar-rivals welcomed. Plenty of RV parking, RV full hook up spots & Very nice Cabins. All RV spots and Cabins, Call and Make your reservation at 888-239-8993. Friday night Salsa 7pm and Beans 8pm contest, CASH prizes! Saturday June 25th, trophies for top 10 chilis, top 10 Junior, and top 3 show. 1ST place auto qualifier. It’s the 13th annual North Texas Junior Chili Championship, junior entry (ages 8-17) $10 turn in 12noon. CASI rules as well. Covered Judging. Stay after the cook off Saturday night for a BBQ dinner and please bring a side dish to share. Send early registration to David Sexton 5615 Goodwin Ave Dallas TX 75206 payable to Cowtown CASI. Must be received by June 1st. You can get more info on our COWTOWN CASI Facebook page or contact David Sexton at [email protected] or [email protected] 817-793-0656 See June 16th for the TOT AQ CCO.

6/15/2019-3040-Fort Smith, AR 3 Girls Animal Rescue Cookoff. 800 Torrington Way Fort Smith, AR 72908. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: 3 Girls Animal Rescue. Contact: Guy Smith 479-650-9444 [email protected]

6/15/2019-3045-Hobbs NM Faith In Action. 2920 W Marland Blvd Hobbs NM 88242. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Faith In Action. Faith In Action cookoff held at Hobbs Moose Lodge Hobbs NM Turn In at 2pm! Chili Grind only. Dry camping available. Raffle and cake auction! Contact: Brandy Reid 575-390-4835 [email protected]

Terlingua TrailsApril 2019Elks Lodge (one of the largest in the country) boasts a competition size swimming pool, limited (12) RV hookups with 30 amp/water, on-site dump station, large social quarters with live music and dancing. We have plenty of dry camping space as well. Come cook chili and extend your stay with a vacation to South Padre Island, the most beautiful beach in Texas only 30 minutes away. We look forward to seeing you. For RV reserva-tions call 956-423-4290. Contact: John Gray 956-454-8803 [email protected]

6/23/2019-3042-Culpeper VA Virginia State Chili Championship. 18351 Corky’s Lane Culpeper VA 22701. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $30. Meat: Open. Charity: TBD. Come and enjoy Virginia Wine Country and participate at the Virginia State Chili Championship. This is an auto qualifier for the winner and top 3 VA cooks Contact: Dick DeiTos 703-470-7534 [email protected]

6/29/2019-2985-Ottumwa IA Ottumwa Pro Balloon Cookoff. Ottumwa Park Ottumwa IA 52501. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Hospice of Wapello. Davis county Junior Cookoff, turn in 12:30pm, fee

$5. Contact: Virgil Johnsson 641-684-4525 [email protected]

7/5/2019-3003-Plainfield IN Indiana Pep-per Pod Pod CCO. 6201 Cambridge Way Plainfield IN 46168. AQ Turn in: 9pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Pod Charities. 3 Cookoffs, 2 Auto-qualifier, 1 Weekend, 1 Location!! Held at IndyWest Harley Davidson. Additional contact Tonya Jester at [email protected] TICC auto-qualifier for 1st place chili. Room block & special rate at Staybridge Suites $104. All rooms include full kitchens & hot breakfast buffet. Contact hotel @ 317-839-2700 or go online www.staybridge.com/indyairport group code CHI. Reservation deadline by 6/5/19. Book early as hotels are full due to major events. Limited RV space available (no hookups). You must contact Darin for RV space. Be sure to stay over for the Three-I ROC on Saturday July 6th and the Chad Jester Memorial CCO on Sunday July 7th at the same location. Cook all 3 days for discounted rate of $60 payable by 6/21/19.Make checks payable to Indiana Pepper Pod, c/o Tonya Jester, 6633 Cordova Court, Indianapolis, IN 46221. Contact: Darin Jester 317-319-4961 [email protected]

6/16/2019-3038-Grapevine TX 40TH An-nual Top Of Texas CCO. 1501 N Dooley St Grapevine TX 76051. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Local. 40th Annual Top of Texas CCO. Jr CCO 12 NOON $5 TOT turn in 1pm $25. Contact Jennifer Moore 469-387-5194; [email protected] Contact: David Sexton 8177930656 [email protected]

6/16/2019-3046-Hobbs NM Faith In Action Day 2. 2920 W Tucker Hobbs NM 88242. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Faith In Action. Day 2 Faith In Ac-tion cookoff to be held at the Hobbs Moose Lodge. Chili Grind only. $20 entry. Dry camping available. Contact: Brandy Reid 575-390-4835 [email protected]

6/22/2019-2873-Garland TX Garland ELKS CCO. 3825 Duck Creek Garland TX 75040. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Garland ELKS charities. Held at Garland Elks Lodge. Beans $5, 12 pm turn in. There will be a 50/50 raffle. Note: TABC rules apply. Plenty of cooking area under the trees. RV’s welcome but no hookups. Beans $5, turn in 12pm. 50/50 raffle. . Will hold Texas State Elks Cookoff, turn in 1:30pm, entry free if cooking CASI, otherwise $15. Contact: Michelle Kirk 214-498-725 [email protected]

6/22/2019-2952-Houston TX Sammie J’s Bar & Grill Chili Cookoff / Piney Woods Pod. 9717 North Houston Rosslyn Houston TX 77088. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Piney Woods Pod. Sammie J’s Bar & Grill Chili Cookoff/Piney Woods Pod. Two day event held in (Northwest Hous-ton, between Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 249.phone: 713-466-0821 Saturday Entries: Margaritas - $5 - Turn-in Noon Beans - $10 - Turn-in 1pm. (50/50) Salsa - $5 - Turn-in 1:30pm. (Jackpot).CASI Showmanship - 2:30pm. - 3:30pm. Home-style Chili - $15 - Turn-in 3pm.(Anything goes) 50/50 Drawing - $1 ticket, arm’s length $20. POT PARLAY - Drawings for items donated, please join us and bring an item for our “pot parlay”. Tickets $1 each or $20 for arm’s length. Place your ticket in the item you would like to win. Charity: Piney Woods Pod charities. Sammie J’s offers food and drinks/alcohol, please honor establishment by purchasing beverages there, Friday night entertainment at Sammie J’s, Great food too! RV parking available, no hook-ups, dry camping only, shaded area in back of bar for day cookers. Trailers and motor homes arrival no earlier than Friday at noon. Contact: Nancy Ne-tardus 281-389-0441 [email protected]

6/22/2019-3010-Harlingen TX Tip of Texas CCO. 1426 S. Commerce Harlingen TX 78550. Turn in: 2pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks Sweetheart Charities.

Come and cook in the Rio Grande Valley. The palatial grounds of the Harlingen Elks Lodge (one of the largest in the country) boasts a competition size swimming pool, limited (12) RV hookups with 30 amp/water, on-site dump station, large social quarters with live music and dancing Friday night and Bingo Saturday. CFS dinner Friday night ($12). Door prizes and bucket raffles Saturday. We have plenty of dry camping space as well. Come cook chili and extend your stay with a vacation to South Padre Island, the most beautiful beach in Texas only 30 minutes away. We look forward to seeing you. For RV reservations call 956-423-4290. Tip of Texas CCO Contact: John Gray 956-454-8803 [email protected]

6/22/2019-3022-Grand Lake CO Colorado State CCO. Town Park Grand Lake CO 80447. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Christopher Mullinex Water Rescue. Schedule: 8am set up, 9am cooks meeting, 10am-12pm showmanship, 1-2pm people’s choice, 2pm green chili and salsa turn in, 4pm awards. $25 for red, green, salsa or people’s choice. $15 for a second competition and nothing additional to enter a 3rd or 4th competition. Showmanship must be entered in red competition. Contact: John Montgomery 303-378-9009 [email protected]

6/23/2019-2882-Garland TX Dam Pod CCO. 3825 Duck Creek Garland TX 75040. Turn in: 12pm. Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CCO. Come cook and park under the pecan trees. RV welcomed but no hook up’s. Contact: Dave Hewlett 214-695-3806 [email protected]

6/23/2019-2953-Houston TX Sammie J’s Bar & Grill Chili Cookoff / Piney Woods Pod DAY AFTER. 9717 North Houston Rosslyn Houston TX 77088. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Piney Woods Pod. Sammie J’s Chili Cookoff/Piney Woods Pod. Held in (Northwest Houston, between Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 249. phone: 713-466-0821. Sunday Entries: Showman-ship - 11:30am. - 12; 30pm. Sammie J’s offers food and drinks/alcohol, please honor establishment by purchasing beverages there, Friday night entertainment at Sammie J’s, Great food too! RV parking available, no hook-ups, dry camping only, shaded area in back of bar for day cookers. Trailers and motor homes arrival no earlier than Friday at noon. Contact: Nancy Netardus 281-389-0441 [email protected]

6/23/2019-3011-Harlingen TX Tip of Texas Day After CCO. 1426 S. Commerce Har-lingen TX 78550. Turn in: 1pm. Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks Sweetheart Charities. Come and cook in the Rio Grande Valley. The palatial grounds of the Harlingen

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