NEWS

“ATTENTION ......ATTENTION.....ATTENTION.......... Gentlemen, we are having a Texas Mens' Hat Contest this year......We will have catergories for the most original, sexy, outrageous, and handsome. Now, before you start bellyaching, that time is short, so what.....Most of you will tell your other half to" fix up my hat if you want me to be in that contest." I know in my household, we probably won't have to decorate at tall.....Just decorate those hats and boys, now remember, keep it nice, cause we are a family group. Oh by the way, John Caffey is our lst contestant. I will tell him when he comes in from the barn. There have been comments from both cooks and visitors, that us girls seem to have more fun at TLS, than you do at TMS. Well, we are going to try to make it more fun for you. So get up off your ...... couch and get creative. And be thankful you are alive and live in America. God Bless Us All and God Bless America. (I would be pleased to hear from you if you are entering, so I won't get fired. I have a new Boss this year and I just might be getting a raise.....:)” Mama Sue Caffey

RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

“Well a cool March day came and the St Pats Elks 2 day CCO time arrived. It was cool(cold) and damp both days. Some cooks cooked outside and some chickens cooked inside with me.
On Sunday we had 27 brave cooks. Here are the results.

Chili 3-14-2009
1. Nancy Hewlett - Murphy, Tx
2. Dave Hewlett - Murphy Tx.
3. Bill Irwin - Garland, Tx
4. Morris Moss - Garland Tx
5. Paul Seastrunk - Garland, Tx
6. Beth Moon - Hurst, Tx
7. Robert Sullivan - Denton, Tx
8. Bonnie Loxterman – Rowlett, Tx
9. Jim Ezell - Wichita Falls, Tx
10. Samuel Roberts - Arlington, Tx

Show
1. Bill Lester - Garland, Tx
2. Karen Ducote -Bedford, Tx
3. Robert Sullivan - Denton, Tx

Chili 3-15-2009

A special event happened at the CCO. Stephanie and Colby had a bet that they could swap their spices and one would win.
They did and they came in 8-9th and were tied and Colby cooking Stephanie’s spices beat Stephanie but he had to do it by a computer
Tie breaker. Interesting. So no one is better yet. There were 31 cooks.

1. Joel Sexton - Rockwall, Tx
2. Tom Dozier - Irving, Tx
3. Dave Hewlett - Murphy, Tx
4. Nancy Hewlett - Murphy, Tx
5. Morris Moss - Garland Tx.
6. Bonnie Loxterman – Rowlett, Tx Q
7. Shirley Sexton - Dallas, Tx
8. Colby David - Garland, Tx
9. Stephanie Brockman – Euless, Tx
10. Dani Medlin - Dallas, Tx

Show 3-15-2009

1. Dee Palmer – Uownt-Too
2. Brenda McElyea – Shady Lady
3. David Hewlett – Tasmanian Devil

It was a great CCO” (Dave Hewlett)

“What a day - just cold at first then here came the wet - 48 cooks braved the late winter weather to participate in the 31st Annual Pasadena Pod Cook off. It was a great turn out - 3 World Champs, a couple of 2008 top ten winners, a couple of 2008 finalists and a bunch of past winners came out. Also Boone and Kathy braved the warmer weather to cook a pot of red with us. We had one group of guys - virgins - from one of the sponsors, brought pop-up, tent and had such a great time that they got hooked and are planning the next cook off to go to.

Thanks to Dorothy & Chuck Spishock, Stacy & Roy Davis, Teena & Taylor Miller, Bryan Hebert for his voice during announcements and everyone else for helping put on a successful cook off. Pat Krenek & Sharon Dozier helped with the silent auction and what great items were donated.
Also Roy Davis did a magnificent job with the trophies - hope we have them for next year.
OK Winners - just to let everyone know 1st and 2nd were outright, 3rd & 4th were tied, 6th and 7th and 8th were tied and it took 3 more pulls to break 7th & 8th and 9th - 15th were tied. This is the closes have ever seen.

1. Dana Plocheck 2. Roy Davis 3. Maxine Reed 4. Vern Gilpin
5. Diana Hoy 6. Dee Hay 7. Sherrie Davis 8. Cindy Reed-Wilkinson
9. Bruce Wilkinson 10. Monette Brich
Show
1. Chuck Spishock 2. Sharon Dozier 4. Stacy Davis” (Sherrie Davis)

POTPOURRI

Happy Anniversary to Ronnie & Cindy Shimschat.

“Play: Work that you enjoy doing for nothing.” - Evan Esar

News items and pictures for the CHN can be emailed to pepperdean@ctesc.net