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  Chili
Heats up
Colorado
On Saturday
August 28th, the first “Mountain States Chili
Cookoff” took place at Mountain States Children’s
Home in Longmont Colorado. This cookoff was held in
conjunction with the Children’s Home annual “Bargain
Auction” to help benefit this more than worthwhile
organization.
Although the
Bargain Auction was the premier attraction there were
plenty of hungry people to go around. The skies were
blue as the chili simmered. Chili lovers gathered in a
sea of activity amongst a steady cadence from the
auctioneer. Not only did the weather cooperate with a
beautiful “Chamber of Commerce” day in Colorado, but
the Children’s Home with the help of the Longmont
Jaycees, did a superb job of organizing and putting the
event on - I speak here for any cookoff, never mind a
first time event! With good
representation from Wyoming and Colorado the cookoff
proceeded without a hitch. The Bargain Auction that was
in conjunction with the cookoff kept the event hopping
the entire time. A few cooks went home with truckloads
of "bargains" to boot. The staff at the
Children's Home would like to have us back next year to
hold the event again. It seems that a lot of people
that came out for the cookoff, ended up at the auction
instead.
And now to the
Winners
In our Green
division Steve Lee of Longmont Colorado took Top honors
closely followed by Robert Batie of Loveland.
Showmanship was
also won by Steve Lee and his Warriors of the Crimson
Pepper (Longmont, Colorado)
Steve Lee of
Longmont Colorado was on a roll and won the Red cookoff
with his Warriors Red Chili. Robert Batie of Loveland
Colorado took 2nd while his wife Christi
Batie took 3rd. Lyman Wilkinson also of
Loveland, and the Colorado Pod’s Great Pepper, took 4th
Place and his wife Linda took 5th.
All of the cooks went out of their way to
make this a special event.
Thank you to
all who participated, planned, volunteered, sponsored,
got up early - and oh yes - cooked |
