RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

“Indianapolis, IN -July 18th and 19th the Country Inn Chili and Ribs Cookoff. 9AM registration CASI turn-in at 2PM. Other categories are Open division, Ribs, and Jr's. CASI and Ribs $18, Open $10, and Jr. $5. Stay over for the Indiana Pepper Pod CCO the following day. Pod CCO 8AM registration, CASI turn-in @ 12:30. Other categories for Sunday are Jr's and Beans. CASI $18, Jr's and Beans $5. Limited RV Parking on-site (no hook-ups) Cooks party Sat. night. Also,on Saturday, we will be hosting special guests...John Dillinger's family and Carol Sissom, author of "Banking with Dillinger" (www.carolsissom.com). For more information contact Darin Jester at flashoverchili@sbcglobal.net or Tonya Jester at crazyladychili@sbcglobal.net Come cook in Indiana!!

If you are planning on attending the Country Inn Chili & Rib Cookoff this weekend and have not made your hotel reservation, please do so ASAP!

They only have a minimal number of rooms available. Don’t wait till you arrive on Saturday, hoping to get a room.

Next weekend is the Brickyard 400 here in Indy and some people are arriving a week early.

317-821-1100 Code: CISCCO Rate: $79

àà If you are attending and bringing an RV, please let me know so we can make arrangements for parking.

Hope to see you this weekend!!” Darin and Tonya Jester

“BATAVIA IL—Tired of the triple-digit heat in the south? Plan your escape now. The 17th Illinois State Championship Chili Cookoff will be held on July 25 in Batavia IL. The normal high temperature for Northern Illinois at the end of July is 83°. TICC Champion, Susan Dean has decided to "play it cool" and attend. If you do plan to join her; please leave the heat behind. Batavia was recently ranked #56 on Money Magazine's list of Best Places to Live. We'd like to keep that honor.

Sorry, we don't have on-site RV parking, but we do have hotels and there is a forest preserve with water & electric and a dump station nearby. For information, contact Bill Pierson at 630.879.7934 or wccco@comcast.net.” Bill Pierson

POTPOURRI

Since we were recently struck by a driver who ran a red light in Austin, I guess we’re safe for seven years. According to the Austin American Statesman:

“Allstate America’s fifth annual ranking of U.S. cities for safe driving puts Austin in a familiar position: breathing tailpipe exhaust from almost everyone else. According to the study released today, Austin finished 179th out of 193 cities ranked. On average, the average Austin-area driver will have an accident once every 7 years.”

Happy Birthday to Betsy Schulze and Dru Stewart. Happy Anniversary to Stan and Maxie Moore.

“Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage.” - Evan Esar

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