NEWS

“Steve Shepherd came through his surgery well, according to wife Karen. They repaired his mitral valve, and did a bypass. Please continue to keep Steve and his family in your thoughts and prayers.” Lee Kroencke

RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

“Pardon my tardiness on reporting these winners from the 1st two Bob Conley Memorial Challenge cookoffs. A big thank you to Bruce Young for procuring the beautiful Wendell Rankin painted stove for this challenge. If you haven't seen it yet, you can find a picture on the Rose City Chili Cookoff event Facebook page. Bruce and Jim Ezell had the perfect chili cooking day for the Half Moon CCO.
The winners are:
CHILI - 23 judged
1. David Lake, Jacksonville
2. Jerry Hunt, Shreveport
3. Steven Spencer, Bullard
4. Roger Evans, Flint
5. Cliff Longino, Frankston
6. Cherry Baker, Shreveport
7. Shirley Stuckey, Shreveport
8. Jonathon "Spud" Griffin, Arp
9. Steve Doss, Shreveport
10. Denning Key, Tyler

Show:
1. Freedom, John Daniels, Winona
2. Bear Chili, Bear Reynolds, Longview
3. Twisted Branch, Karen Bowden, Malakoff

Rose City 29th annual CCO had one of the largest crowds ever at Gander Mountain, Arts & Crafts vendors set up amongst the cooks, 44 cooks and 10 Show teams with a high participation vying for the People's Choice award. Even with all the extra chili being prepared and served, and with the huge public crowds coming out to enjoy the weather and a bowl of red, we literally ran out of everything, from over 550 tasting cups, spoons and all the chili pots were empty. A big thank you to Doris Greenlees, Spud Griffin (in training) and Denning Key for running the preliminary round, to James Espinosa for the tallying crew and a special "Thank You - We Appreciate You" to Bruce Young for his willingness to take charge of the Wings contest at the last minute. We are excited to introduce Brooke Longino and her dedication to teaching her children to cook chili and willingness to take charge of our Junior competition. Also thanks to Spud Griffin for running the Beans table.
Saturday CCO winners are:
CHILI:
1. Tammy Russell, Benton, LA.
2. Kay Lefler, Bardwell
3. Doris Greenlees, Houston
4. Byron Desborough (youngest cook at 18), Big Sandy
5. Harvey Meeks, Wills Point
6. Bear Reynolds, Longview
7. Jonathon "Spud" Griffin, Arp
8. Karen Bowden, Malakoff
9. Michelle Curry, Bullard
10. Nikki McChesney (1st time cook), Lorena, TX

SHOW:
1. Skull Island, David Lake, Jacksonville
2. Chic Chick Chili, Linda Martin, Trenton
3. Bear's Chili, Bear Reynolds, Longview

BEANS: 16 judged
1. Darren Wood, Tyler; 2. Roger Evans, Tyler

WINGS: 14 judged
1. David Lefler, Bardwell; 2. Kim Buchman, New Braunfels; 3. Nat Arriola, Tyler

JUNIORS: 7 judged
1. Jake Longino, Frankston; 2. Ferrell Clyde, Tyler; 3. Drake Cross, Whitehouse

Sunday Rose City Twice Is Nice
CHILI: 19 judged
1. Bill Martin, Shreveport
2. Tammy Russell (Q'd), Benton, LA
3. Doris Greenlees, Houston
4. Roger Evans, Tyler
5. Karen Bowden, Malakoff
6. Brooke Longino, Frankston
7. Michelle Curry, Bullard
8. Jerry Hunt, Shreveport
9.Teresa Peters, Shreveport
10. Bear Reynolds, Longview

SHOW:
1. Twisted Branch, Karen Bowden, Malakoff
2. Freedom, John Daniels, Winona
3. Bear's Chili, Bear Reynolds, Longview”
(Blu Daniels)

“28th SIGHTFEST is now History, but the melody lingers on. What a rip roaring good time was had by all at Giddy Ups, even though many of us had heavy hearts.We will miss our announcer and good friend J.J. McMillan. He brought liveliness to our party and had a good time doing it. Because of forthcoming rain, we did not want to have a repeat of October, so we parked most everyone on the road, thereby parking some in the next county, pert nigh. Good sports they were and they did and never complained. Thank you for that. Didn't have to eat all of the wonderful stewand cornbread, because a whole bunch of us were there. Along with that, we had "Company Beer", so folks were full and happy. 72 Good folks came and cooked on Saturday.
1. Lanny Thomas Seguin QUALIFIED
2. Tim Collier Snyder
3. Clyde Rogers San Antonio
4. Sandy Watson Seguin
5. Don Gill Houston
6. Sabrina Kleitz Seguin
7. Debbie Ashman Bastrop
8. Carrie Kinnison Marble Falls
9. Connie Collier Snyder
10. Melodie Smith San Antonio

Show
1. Joe Trigo Bastrop
2. Scott Knight Cibolo
3. Mitch London Austin (lst time Cook)

BEANS 19
1. Kelly Talavera San MArcos
2. Sue Caffey Rockdale
3. John Caffey Rockdale

After feeding everyone a good Pot Luck dinner and Biskits and Sausage gravy Sunday morning, we did that chili thing again. SUNDAY 43 Cooks
1. Kelly Talavera San Marcos
2. Kenny Morgenroth San Antonio QUALIFIED
3. Sandy Watson Seguin
4. Ronald "Crunch" Rerich weimar
5. James Benefield League City
6. Brent Allen George West
7. Deborah Vigare-Benefield League City
8. Mike Park Bastrop
9. Don Gill Houston
10.Julie Darley Canyon Lake

SHOW (DRAMA)
1. Larry Kinnison Marble Falls
2. Sue Caffey Rockdale
3. Mike Park Bastrop

Thank you so very much for coming and staying. Thanks to our Head Judge, Jeannette, Referee John Caffey, Tally Billy Doss, Bucky, Connie, and more, allour monitors. Everyone was so helpful and pitched in where we needed you. It is appreciated. A very thanks to our Nancy at Giddy Ups for furnishing us a place to cook for both days and many other things. Thanks to Ken Rodd, who stepped in to do announcing duties and help me with our tribute to J. J. Thanks Johnye Harriman for coming by for the tribute. You good folks helped us buy a large number of eyeglasses one more time. Oh, and thanks to all that brought by used eyeglasses, beer tabs, and Swanson labels. GOD BLESS US ALL AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.” Mama Sue Caffey

POTPOURRI

Weekend Birthday and Anniversary celebrations: today - Nancy Klug, Sharon Neff, Mark Sanders; Dick and Sue Seehusen; Saturday - Gail Fisher, Mary Rogers, Faith Williams; Sunday - Shari Bertling, Myrl Coultas. Best wishes to all.

“Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.” - Albert Camus

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