RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

We had a great day at Becker Vineyards on Saturday at the All American Cookoff, though I tempted to say it was hot as a firecracker. The temperature is nearby Austin hit 106.

We lived up to ‘Chili, Charity, and Fun’ with loads of interested public, a hard-working charity, and lots of interaction amongst the cooks. It was the perfect marriage between several elements. Becker Vineyards did an outstanding job of promoting the cookoff which in turn increased the large number of visitors to the winery, increased our chili audience and increased the donation to charity.

Chili
1. Dianne Stimson
2. Terry Tenery
3. Brent Allen
4. Steve Ashman
5. Donna Conrad
6. Susan Dean
7. Dana Plocheck
8. Tammy Wooster
9. Julie Cloninger
10. Jesse Waguespack

Show
1.. The Buzzard Bar – Brent Allen
2. NDC – Keith Karaff
3. Fall Down Chili – Kim Hiley

My sincere thanks to our generous host, Becker Vineyards, and all those cooks who helped us with the cookoff. Bigger and better for next year.

POTPOURRI

Happy Birthday to Jeanie Atherton, Pat Lundy.

“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.” - Charles Wadsworth

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