RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

“Results from the 22nd Annual Larry Joe Taylor Texas Music Festival and Chili Cook Off held on 4/24/10:

Chili Winners (76 Chilis)
1st Vicki Sanders
2nd Bruce Pinnell
3rd Sharon Pinnell
4th Kelly Brignon
5th Ray Medlin
6th Bob Pulliam
7th Beth Moon
8th Candi Knight – Arevalo
9th Linda Nickle
10th James Stephens

Show Winners:
1st Twisted Branch
2nd Petes Meat
3rd 3 Knuckleheads

$5500 was donated to the Morgan Mill First Responders and Oakdale Fire Department as a result of the public turnout and chili cook off. Approximately 15,000 people attended the Festival. Thank you again to everyone who stepped in to help out.” Kelly Brignon

“We had 37 cooks brave a sunny, but windy, day in Cleburne last Saturday. The crawfish afterwards made it all worth while. Here are the winners:

CHILI (37 judged)
1. Chuck Edmonds – San Antonio (Q)
2. Mark Sanders – Ennis
3. Ray Calhoun – Waxahachie
4. Angie Duke – Valley Mills
5. Jason Goains – Meridian
6. Kelly Killingbeck – Euless
7. Kelly Brignon – Ennis
8. Shirley Sexton – Dallas
9. Kay Leffler – Bardwell
10. Mack Walker – Marshall

SHOW
1. Hell’s Fury – Shirley Sexton – Dallas
2. Snake Farm Chili – Kenny Short – Burleson
3. Dusty’s Hillbilly Chili – Dusty Wallace – Grandview

Beans:
1. Ron Barnes (Thanks, Tina!)
2. Tina Barnes
3. Kay Leffler

Elk’s Division (6 judged)
1. Ron Barnes – Irving Elks
2. David “Budda” Manske – Wichita Falls Elks
3. Bruce Stewart – Irving Elks”
(Ron Barnes)

POTPOURRI

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