NEWS

“Cheryl's lumpectomy was not successful. The type of cancer (lobuler) is not just one tumor but several small tumors. The pathology results also showed cancer in a couple of the lymph nodes. At this time there is only cancer in one breast, but there is a pretty good likelihood it will develop in the other. So we are looking at a double mastectomy. This will probably take place in early April.” (Bill Pierson)

RESULTS and UPCOMINGS

“Results of the Irving Elks Lodge 2334 CCO held Saturday, 3-7-09.

Chili (50 judged)
1. Doris Coats – Irving, TX
2. Dennis Jackson – Iowa Park, TX (Q)
3. Kary Fieseler – Irving, TX
4. Shirley Sexton – Dallas, TX
5. Gale Thedford – Lewisville, TX
6. Tom Dozier – Irving, TX
7. Lee Brett – Euless, TX
8. Darrell Baxter – Grand Prairie, TX
9. Ron Baker – Ennis, TX
10. Larry Preston – Arlington, TX

Show
1. American Legion Family Cooking Team – Karen Ducote – Bedford, TX
2. Bull Rush – Ginny Williams – Irving, TX
3. Pyromaniacs – Sam Roberts – Arlington, TX

Beans (14 judged)
1. Bob Coats – Irving, TX
2. Doris Coats – Irving, TX
3. Gary Brignon – Waxahachie, TX

Elk’s Division (16 judged)
1. Raymond “Doodie” Johnson – Irving Elks 2334
2. Jim Ezell – Irving Elks 2334
3. David “Budda” Manske – Arlington Elks 2114

I want to thank Budda Manske, Beth Baxter, Dru Stewart, Kary Fieseler, Stephanie Brockman, Ginny Williams and the crew at the Irving lodge, and Nick and Mikie McGarity for their help in the judging area and with announcements. It takes good people to pull a cookoff together and these are some of the best!” (Ron Barnes)

“The next meeting of the ACES POD will be held March 11,2009 at "Good Times Charlies", located at 2922 Broadway. Meeting time is 7:00 pm. We will be putting together all the remaining parts for the cook off on August 1st and 2nd. Bring some new ideas for our tenth year. See you there.” (Clyde Rogers)

“It’s not too early to start planning on attending the 38tth annual Hal John and Judy Wimberly, Houston POD CCO, April 25th and 26th. It’s always a great time!!! See the attached flyer for information and registration form. We’ve got some great cooks’ goodie bag gifts, so get your pre-registration in early to make sure you get one.

And for course, we’ll also be doing the 6th annual Ron Charlton, Junior Chili Championship CCO. So, if you know of a junior who has cooked in the past, or would like to cook this year, get them signed up.

See all of you there. The weather will be great, and of course, Traders Village is the best CCO venue around. Don’t miss it.” (Michael Mayorga)

POTPOURRI

Happy Birthday to Dave Boone, Linda Buschel, Jerry Lee, and Kat Tomlin.

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