RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

“It was a hot weekend in Fort Worth over Father’s Day weekend for the 34th Annual Cowtown CASI cookoff. We had great bean and salsa competitions on Friday night, a sentimental winner on Saturday, and 22 brave cooks who stayed around for Sunday. Thanks to Mike Burke, Chuck Edmonds and their crew for providing a delicious Saturday night meal (crab/shrimp boil with burgers and hot dogs for the non-seafood lovers). Thanks go out to everyone who worked in the heat to make this happen. Looks like a good chunk of money will go to the Easter Seals North Texas Center for Autism. Here are the results from the weekend activities:

Friday Night

Beans (37 entries)
1. Bob Coats - Irving
2. Gerald Casey – Arlington
3. Ron Barnes – Euless (mine, not Tina’s!)

Salsa (30 entries)
1. Sherree Duncan – NR Hills
2. Teena “TJ” Friedel – Irving
3. Bob Coats – Irving

Saturday Cowtown CCO

CASI Chili (119 judged)
1. Dr. Ray Calhoun – Waxahachie
2. Mack Walker – Marshall
3. Tom Dozier – Irving
4. Sharon Neff – Irving
5. Kelly Killingbeck – Euless
6. Keith Longabaugh – Pilot Point
7. Gary Brignon – Ennis (Hell, Yea)
8. Tammie Wooster – Wichita Falls
9. Beth Moon – Hurst
10. Doodie Johnson – Irving
11. Ramonda Casey – Arlington
12. Cathy Preston – Arlington
13. Susan Spencer – Irving
14. Bob Pulliam – Burleson
15. Ray Charboneau – Wichita Falls
16. Kenny Short – Burleson
17. Charles Breeden – Alvarado
18. Ron Barnes – Euless
19. Tom Noe – Wichita Falls
20. Bob Coats – Irving
21. Robin Short - Burleson

Show
1. Blind Witch Chili – Jason Clark – Arlington
2. American Legion Family – Karen Ducote – Euless
3. No Adult Supervision – Kelly Draper – Tahoka


Juniors (23 judged)
1. Zoe Brignon – Ennis (That makes THREE IN A ROW!)
2. Bethany Charboneau – Wichita Falls
3. Alyssa Delgado – Haslet
4. Emily Graves – Dallas
5. Dakota Hargis – Hurst
6. Nancy Draper – Tahoka
7. Dillon Palmer – Mansfield
8. Blake Sexton – Dallas
9. Katie Skinner – Telephone
10. Kaitlyn Johnson – Irving

Chilihead of the Year: Bobby Kirby
Show Team of the Year: Hell’s Fury - Shirley Sexton
Rookie of the Year: Bob Pulliam

Sunday after Cowtown

Chili (22 judged)
1. Shawn Fulton – Telephone
2. Shirley Sexton – Dallas
3. Doodie Johnson – Irving
4. Tammie Wooster – Wichita Falls
5. Gerald Casey – Arlington
6. Cindy Noe – Wichita Falls
7. Harvey West – Telephone
8. Jerry Hunt – Shreveport, LA
9. David Shea – Ft. Worth
10. Steve Stewart – Bossier City, LA

Show:
1. Chili Magic, Too – Shawn Fulton – Telephone
2. Dragon Ass Chili – Ramonda Casey – Arlington
3. Rattlin’ Chili – Bill Sweigart – Hurst”
(Ron Barnes)

“June 26th- 27th CCO Garland Texas.
For the July 26th Garland Elks CCO there will be a cooks fish fry on that Friday June 25th at around 6pm.
The fee will be $8 for all you can eat Fish.
Come stay the night Fri and Sat and attend the DAM POD CCO on Sunday.
Cooks can cook down in the park under the tall big Pecan trees, or up on the warmer patio.” (Dave Hewlett)

Winchester, IN – Come help us support a new CASI cookoff in Indiana. On June 26th, we will be supporting the “Courthouse Chili Challenge – Come and be Judged” on the Winchester, IN Courthouse Square. CASI, Home-style, JR’s, Beans, and Omelets. There will be a Classic Car show and Cruise – In, Band Stand on the Square, a Dance Contest, Craft Show, and a Beverage Pavilion. Proceeds for the day will benefit the Winchester Food Pantry. For more information contact Jill Keener at courthousechilichallange@comcast.net , Vern Gilpin at vgilpin@mccallgroup.com or, Darin Jester at flashoverchili@sbcglobal.net Tonya Jester

POTPOURRI

Happy Birthday to Bob Cagle and Dennis Huff.

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