COMSTOCK WINNERS. Starlight Mas O Menos Mountain Bike Endurance Fest. CASI Hot Line 888-CASIHOT

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1 April 2009 Web Page Volume 22 Issue 4 COMSTOCK WINNERS Starlight Mas O Menos Mountain Bike Endurance Fest (Front L to R) Carrie Kinnison, 6th; Patsy Childress, 9th; Tim Collier, 1st Place and winner of the bronze panther trophy; Kathy Mulkey, 1st Place Show Team; Dodie Simpson, 5th; Norma Homesley, 8th; Cliff Miller, 3rd; Janice Miller, 4th; (Back L to R) LeRoy Childress, 10th; Paul Mulkey, 1st Place Show Team; Janita Hinds, 2nd Place Chili and tied for 1st, Bruce Jones, winner of the Mild Bill's Spice Gift Basket presented to a former school district employee 4th Annual Richard Hinds Chili Cook Off Results Thirty five of the nation s best chili cooks found their way to Comstock to participate in the 4th Annual Richard Hinds Memorial Chili Cook Off on February 21-22nd. Janita Hinds, the event s sponsor and ramrod, always says that the 3rd weekend in February will be the windiest of the year. She should be given a job with the Weather Service, as February 21st was no disappointment in the wind department. But then wind has never been an obstacle to true blue chili cooks. The Chili Cook Off raises funds for the Richard Hinds Memorial Scholarship which funds scholarships to graduates of Comstock ISD. This year s Cook Off raised a total of $11,405. The first day s festivities were capped off with a Dessert and Art Auction which showcased works from area cooks and artists, which raised over $2000. The Scholarship Fund currently helps 10 Comstock graduates that are studying in 5 different colleges or universities. This fund would not exist if it wasn t for the hard work of Janita Hinds. Her dedication and hard work has made this scholarship fund into one of the best local scholarship funds in West Texas. The school s heartfelt gratitude goes to Mrs. Hinds for all of her hard work on behalf of the graduates of Comstock ISD. Thanks to all that made the Cook Off such a great success. O.K.(Buddy) Wolfenbarger III Superintendent, Comstock ISD CASI Hot Line 888-CASIHOT If you have a cookoff coming up in the month of June your cookoff information must be in the hands of the CASI Upcomings Director by April 15th to meet the cookoff advertising requirement. Chili Appreciation Society International Inc. P.O. Box 859 Fredericksburg, TX Mountan bike riders at the CASI site lining up for the 2009 race TERLINGUA, TEXAS Weather perfection glowed on 441 mountain bikers pursuing the finish line of the 2009 Starlight Mas O Menos Mountain Bike Endurance Fest produced by Desert Sports. Rolling wheels and spectators filled the Chili Appreciation Society International site. 100K pro winners were Bryan Fawley (Austin, TX team Park Place Lexus) with a time of 04:08:05 and Rebecca Rusch (Ketchum, Idaho team Specialized/Red Bull), breaking the women s record by 6 minutes with a time of 04:45:25. Bryan and Rebecca also won the New Revolution King and Queen of the Hill, by being first to top the gnarly Tres Cuevas Climb a 15% grade of adult-size rocks. They also won the Starlight Theatre Fastest Man and Woman Award. Hula hoopers, cheerleaders and jammin musicians waved participants around the track including home turf Team Desert Spots. In the 100K, Mark Yuhas (BBNP, TX) placed 5 th with a time of 05:37:54. Mastering the 50K loop was Brad Butler (Alpine, TX) placing 2nd with a time of 02:28:42. Melissa Forsythe (Terlingua, TX) raced her 50K in 03:03:30. Continued on Page 17 Non Profit Organization US Postage Paid Kerrville, Texas Permit No. 81

2 Page 2 Terlingua Trails April 2009 From the President Spring has sprung! You can always tell because the trees are budding, flowers are starting to bloom, and there s pollen everywhere. There s one other way to know it s spring. The Upcomings listings in the Terlingua Trails become longer and longer. Reflections from the ED Here it is; the chili year is half over!! Here is hoping that all of you are racking up the points and cooking a lot of chili. The weather in Texas has finally been nice enough that you can cook without your gloves and heavy coat. And it won t be long until we start complaining about how hot it is! This is good, as it indicates that even though the economy may not be the greatest, folks still are out cooking chili and helping those charities which the cookoffs benefit. From March through June, there are 11 automatic qualifier cookoffs and 23 Pod cookoffs. During this same period, a few of the granddaddy cookoffs include the 39 th Annual Texas Ladies State, 38 th Annual Howdy Roo, 36 th Annual SAP-CASI, 33 rd Annual Cowtown, 31 st Annual Pasadena Pod, 30 th Annual Top of Texas, 29 th Annual SOT Pod, 28 th Annual Rose City Pod, 27 th Annual Sightfest, 26 th Annual Colorado State, 25 th Annual Wichita Falls American Legion, and 24 th Annual Wyoming State Cookoffs. Houston Pod, the oldest CASI Pod, is also holding their annual Pod Cookoff; don t know which number it is, but I m sure it s a big one. It s enouraging to me when I see cookoffs of this caliber still being held after all these years. This indicates a commitment by Pod members and cooks alike which is not found in many organizations these days. Before you know it, the Great Peppers Meeting will be here. Bucky Seelig and Ken Rodd have announced that they will not be seeking re-election to the Board. Future issues of the Trails will include job descriptions, not necessarily for an office, but for the various jobs performed by the Board, as well as other information relative to serving on the Board. Please consider serving CASI as a member of the Board of Directors. If you have any questions, don t hesitate to ask one of us or even one of the past Directors. I ll be cooking at Texas Ladies State and in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida during the next month and hope to see you at one of these cookoffs. Meanwhile, keep cooking chili and supporting charities, support our sponsors, and have fun all the while. Renee CASI President Donations, Contributions and Memorials The following memorials and donations were made to the CASI Scholarship Fund: In memory of Barbara Large: Black Gold Chili POD Karen Bains Bill & Tamara Dees In memory of Bob Angel: Jim & Shirley Stateczny ED's Reflections: Information from CASI's Executive Director, Janice Miller Alan Dean s Chili Hot News: This newsletter is updated almost daily with the latest news about CASI, cookoffs, cooks, and much more. stamped. CASI members, please check your personal information in the CASI Information System. Corrections and additions should be sent to Janice Miller at garjans@suddenlink.net. Important Insurance Notice If you are holding a cookoff, please make sure the venue has their own insurance before having them listed as an additional insured on the CASI certificate for that event. Holding a cookoff at a location that does not have insurance, and basically sharing the CASI insurance for their liability, could have catastrophic consequences to our insurance and ability to continue holding cookoffs. The purpose of CASI insurance is to protect CASI and is not to protect those too foolish to protect themselves. CASI Board Several things were brought to my attention last month. One is the rule about signing your ticket. The rule states Each chili cook must sign the secret ticket slip in ink with first and last name at the time the judging cup is issued and initial Official Entrants List that the cup was received. This does mean that it is to be signed. It should not be Our Regional Referees need to ensure that if they assign a referee to a chili cookoff they let the promoter know who it is and how to contact that person. This will help make the cookoff go a lot smoother for everybody. We have had several requests for new cookoffs in several areas. When I receive an inquiry about how to have a chili cookoff or where there is a cookoff in a specific area, I always send the answer back, not only to the person, but to the Regional Referee. Thank you to those Referees to whom I have sent these contacts for following up and not only contacting the person, but assisting them with their needs. I have had several comments on the blog. Please send me your comments and suggestions. I am still new at the process, but I am learning more about it every day. You can access the blog at I am trying to keep everyone updated on cookoffs and other news, as well as share ideas and thoughts. Your comments are welcomed. HAPPY EASTER TO EACH OF YOU. May the Easter Bunny leave lots of colored eggs! Janice Terlingua Trails Editor & Publisher: Doug (Bucky) Seelig Contributing Editors: Upcoming Cookoffs: Dorathy Williams Cookoff Results: Bill Pierson Articles: Renee Moore Printer: Kerrville Daily Times - Kerrville, Texas

3 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 3 TallyWhackers When I became the CASI TallyMaster, one of the things my predecessor, Elton Homesley, warned me about was the penmanship of the American people. I didn t worry about that too much. I thought Elton may have been exaggerating since I wouldn t get paperwork from everyone in America. Also, my career in the engineering field had exposed me to the worst handwriting in the English speaking world. But I soon learned he was right. We focused on that area in the early years and, while the problem hasn t been eliminated, it has become manageable. However, a couple of recent examples have made me think it s time to mention it again. First of all, let me say that having poor handwriting doesn t make you a bad person; it should just preclude you from recording winners at a chili cookoff. I should point out that CASI holds the cookoff referee responsible for the accuracy of the cookoff paperwork. The condition of the paperwork is a reflection on you. Poor legibility can create many problems, not the least of which is causing me to enter the wrong person as a winner. It is especially troublesome when the person in question is a new cook and I would be creating a new CIS record for them. Not being able to read a name correctly could cause me to create a new record for an existing cook. My backup system is the Entrants List. If it is in poor condition, that just increases the difficulty of getting the results right. It has now been ten months since we posted a delinquent cookoff. That is just outstanding work by our CASI referees. Keep up the great work. Bill Pierson CASI TallyMaster Wanted: Krazy Flats Coordinator The Board of Directors is soliciting applications from anyone interested in being the Krazy Flats Coordinator during TICC The Krazy Flats Coordinator will work under a CASI Board member and may solicit volunteers to work in Krazy Flats. Job duties include: > Cleanup of Krazy Flats Concession and Pavilion Areas prior to and after event > Set up of tables and chairs and tear down at conclusion of event > Securing ice from ice trailer to stock freezers prior to event > Securing beer and icing down stock > Stocking concession items for sale > Selling of wristbands to early arrivals in Krazy Flats > Replenishing ice and beer stock, when necessary > Work with CASI Treasurer on cash/inventory reconciliations and pickups > Ongoing cleaning of patio/concession area > Packing of all unsold merchandise and beer at conclusion of event > Preparing and coordinating Volunteer schedule > Meet and greet sponsors visiting Krazy Flats Saloon > Within two weeks after event, submit report to CASI Board outlining operations, suggestions, concerns, etc. If you are interested in further information or wish to submit your name for consideration, please contact Janice Miller at garjans@suddenlink.net or by phone at Remember Loved Ones CASI INSURANCE Please make note: the contact for obtaining insurance certificates for cookoffs has changed. To get a certificate (proof of insurance) for your cookoff, please contact Michelle Moreau-Account Manager, or Mindy Hines, Consolidated Insurance Center, Inc., Cronridge Drive, PO Box 0664, Contributions to the CASI National Scholarship Fund in memory of a loved one or to honor a birthday, wedding, anniversary or special occasion are always appreciated. Please feel free to utilize this form when submitting a donation. Donations should be mailed to: Barbara Herrin, Scholarship Program Administrator, 7291 FM 380, Paint Rock, TX A contribution is enclosed in the amount of $. This contribution is in memory of or in honor of: Attention All Cookoff Promoters! Apparently there is some misunderstanding about the deadline for entering your event in the Terlingua Trails. The deadline for publication is the 15th of every month. The Trails goes to the press on the 16th. If information is not received by the 15th, your ad will not appear in the next edition of the Trails, it will appear in the following month.. The rule book states that your ad must appear in the month prior to the event. SO, if you are having a cookoff in the month of June, you must send in your information before the 15 th of April so that it will appear in the May Trails, which is the month prior to the event. Any cookoff that fails to appear in the month prior to the event will be placed on Advertising Probation. Please send acknowledgement to: (Name) (Street Address) (City, State, Zip) Indicate acknowledgement is from: (Name) (Street Address) (City, State, Zip) Thank you, Dorathy Williams

4 Page 4 Terlingua Trails April 2009 CASI Membership Report John Goforth - Membership Chairperson Our New CASI Members Marlene Adams - Seguin, TX Sam Adams - Seguin, TX Bob Ballinger - Lakeway, TX Alan K. Bjerke - Parker, TX Erwin Clark - Kansas City, MO Billy J. Hamm - Keithville, LA Daryl Kunzi - Box Elder, SD Paul Michie - Austin, TX William Molloy - Dallas, TX Jeremiah Parlett - Forest Hill, MD Audrey Steinkamp - Meadowlakes, TX Rebecca Van Uum - Garland, TX Thank you to all of our members who have renewed their annual dues. If you have a question about your membership, please call me (830) or me (membership@chili.org.) It is so encouraging to receive all the new membership applications both individuals and corporate. To see our members renew and reaffirm their faith in the CASI organization is very gratifying. If you see any of these members at cookoffs in your area, I encourage you to make a new friend and extend a warm CASI welcome. Thank you. PLEASE NOTE: ADDRESS FOR MEMBERSHIP-P.O. BOX 841, COMFORT, TX Renewing Members PLEASE WELCOME AND THANK THESE CASI MEMBERS. They have invested in our Society as Annual Corporate Members. If you live in their area, PLEASE stop by and thank them personally. Welcome Our New Corporate Member L Z Ranch - Organic Beef - Monahans, TX Please Welcome Back Our Returning Corporate Members Mitchell Resort & RV Park - Perrin, TX Purple Haze Jeep Club - Gardendale, TX CORPORATE MEMBERS Backyard Concepts LLC - Aubrey, TX Cherry Baker - Shreveport, LA Javier Barrera - Mission, TX Healani Bethke - Weesatche, TX Russell Bethke - Weesatche, TX Ed Bohle - Michigan City, IN James O. Bunt III - Buda, TX Jon Frederickson - Lake Geneva, WI Bill Gowans - Pottsboro, TX Jacob Gowins - Forney, TX Phil Greenlees - Houston, TX Linda Jaks - Seguin, TX Diana Klade - New Braunfels, TX Mike Klade - New Braunfels, TX John Kuban - Rockwall, TX Fran Miller - San Angelo, TX Jim Miller - San Angelo, TX John Morrissey - Norton, MA Jan Ployhar - Brainerd, MN Roy Ployhar - Brainerd, MN William E. Sieck - Niles, IL Johnny Swope - Pearland, TX Don Witcher - Burleson, TX Corporate Membership John Goforth - Membership Chairperson CASI would like to welcome back these annual members and some of our past members who have joined us again. Remember if you re moving, let us know. Your Trails will not follow you without an address change. You can either call me ( ) or me at membership@chili.org Need to know when your membership expires or how to get in touch with a friend? Visit the CASI Information Site (CIS). It can answer those questions and a whole lot more! I hope Ballenger & Associates - DeLeon, TX Big Bend Resort & Adventures - Terlingua, TX Big Bend River Tours, Inc. - Terlingua, TX Canyon Lake Medical Clinic, Inc. - Canyon Lake, TX Carefree RV Resorts - Scottsdale, AZ Carpenter Law Firm - Austin, TX Cherokee Lakes, Inc. - Alexander, AR Chisos Mining Co. Motel, Inc. - Terlingua, TX City of Madison, Georgia - Madison, GA Comanche Trails - Terlingua, TX Cycletek - Terlingua, TX Desert Sports - Terlingua, TX Forever Resorts, Chisos Mountains Lodge - Big Bend Natl. Park, TX Giddy-Ups - Manchaca, TX Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. - Kyle, TX Grand Lake Fire Protection District - Grand Lake, CO International River Runners - Austin, TX L Z Ranch - Organic Beef - Monahans, TX Ladybug Connection - Marble Falls, TX Lake Country Lanes - Marble Falls, TX Lilly Wickers, Inc. - Tampa, FL Long Draw Pizza - Terlingua, TX Lorina s Cantina - Del Rio, TX Dr. Steve & Ann Meyer - Dallas, TX Editor's Note each of you will take the time to add your phone numbers and addresses to your data. You never know who might give you a call!!! John Goforth Membership Director If you have articles or photos of cookoffs or events in your area you would like to share with the CASI community, please send them to me and I will publish them if space permits. Main Street West Memphis, Inc. - West Memphis, AR Mitchell Resort & R V Park - Gardendale, TX Mockingbird Hill - Terlingua, TX Monosite, Inc. - Odessa, TX Passport America - Long Beach, MS 9 Fingers Jeep Tours - Odessa, TX Pelican s on the Bayou - New Iberia, LA Purple Haze Jeep Club - Gardendale, TX Quilts, Etc. by Marguerite - Terlingua, TX R & R Construction, Inc. - Monahans, TX Red Lion Spicy Food Company - Red Lion, PA Red River Conference Center - Red River, NM Red River Valley Fair Assn. Inc. - Paris, TX Renfro Foods, Inc. - Fort Worth, TX Rio Bravo Security - Terlingua, TX RU2 Systems, Inc. - Mesa, AZ Saltwater Cowboy Cantina - Terlingua, TX San Antonio Pod CASI - San Antonio, TX Snake River Chili - San Marcos, CA Southwest Abstract & Title Co. - Rankin, TX Southwest Canopy of Texas, Inc. - Houston, TX Southwest Horn Toad Raisers Assn. - Odessa, TX Study Butte Store - Terlingua, TX T&K Dairy - Snyder, TX Terlingua Auto Service - Terlingua, TX Texa-Chem Specialties of Midland - Midland, TX Thunderbird Machinery - Odessa, TX Tiferet Israel Congregation - Dallas, TX Total Power Electric - Coral Springs, FL Traders Village - Houston, TX WPI Firefighter s Fund - Ft. Worth, TX

5 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 5 TALLYMASTER'S REPORT YEAR-TO-DATE COOK0FF-OFF STATISTICS REQ COOKOFFS CHILIS MONEY STATE PTS HELD JUDGED RAISED ARKANSAS , ARIZONA , CALIFORNIA , FLORIDA , GEORGIA , IOWA , ILLINOIS , INDIANA , KANSAS , LOUISIANA , MARYLAND , MISSOURI , MISSISSIPPI , MEXICO , NORTH CAROLINA , NEW MEXICO , OKLAHOMA , PENNSYLVANIA TENNESSEE , TEXAS , , VIRGINIA GRAND TOTAL 216 6, , DELINQUENT COOKOFFS - These are Cookoffs held before 02/01/09 that results have not been received for! *** No Delinquent Cookoffs *** SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE This letter to the Scholarship Committee and the CASI Board of Directors is long overdue. I am currently a senior at Texas Woman s University with an overall GPA of My major is Family Studies and upon graduation in December 2009, I will have completed my Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Studies in a short 3 1/2year period and have a Provisional Certification as a Family Life Educator. I plan to continue my education immediately following graduation to begin work on my Master s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis. Upon completion of my ABA degree, I plan to work with autistic children and their families. I am very proud to represent CASI as a scholarship recipient. My family has been an active part of the chili community since prior to my birth. My grandparents, Bob and Doris Coats are long time chili cooks and both are past CASI world champions. My mother, Dusty Hudspeth began cooking chili when she was my age and has served as an officer on a local level and is a past ICS world champion. My father, Ken Hudspeth, served as CASI Executive Director for a number of years and was on the CASI Board of Directors when the Terlingua cook-off was moved to its current location. I would like to extend my most heartfelt thanks to my family and my extended chili family for your continued support as I complete my education. Kassandra Kasey Hudspeth Qualified As Of March 15, 2008 COOKS 102 Danny Strunc, Ennis TX 103 Barbara Babs Johnson, Irving TX 104 Toni Bowman, Rowlett TX 105 Blue Kriska, Ennis TX 106 Suzie Manske, Arlington TX 107 Linda Nickle, North Little Rock AR 108 Delores Sanders, Arlington TX 109 Preston Shaw, Parsons TN 110 Chris Gissendanner, West Monroe LA 111 George D. Ralston, Metairie LA 112 Judy Russell, Shreveport LA 113 Melba Fae Paske, Kingsland TX 114 Barbara Herrin, Paint Rock TX 115 Carrie Kinnison, Marble Falls TX 116 Sylvia Riordan, Wichita Falls TX 117 Drucella Dru Stewart, Hurst TX 118 Jana Daily, Cedar Park TX 119 Dick Wagner, Little Rock AR 120 David Lake, Jacksonville TX 121 Johnnie L. Sullivan, Ennis TX SHOWS TEAMS 55 Hard Hat Chili, Grand Prairie TX Baxter, Darrell 56 Lair of the Fox, Rowlett TX Bowman, Toni 57 Minkie Around, Englewood FL Johnson, Scott 58 Saguaro Cactus Chili #2, Couch MO Kunkle, George 59 Dr. Dave s VooDoo Stew Hallsville TX Trice, David (Dave) 60 Stark s Dark, Hobbs NM Mulkey, Paul 61 Oil Field Trash, Houston TX Hammock, Larry 62 American Legion Family Co Bedford TX Ducote, Karen Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day. I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, 'The weather out there is terrible.' My loving wife of 10 years replied, 'Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?' And that's how the fight started... How The Fight Started

6 Page 6 Terlingua Trails April 2009 Cook Off Winners Jan 31, Minden LA Louisiana State Championship, 99 CHILIS 1 Delores Sanders, Arlington TX 2 David Lake, Jacksonville TX 3 Phil Greenlees, Houston TX 4 R. Bruce Stewart, Hurst TX 5 Allison Ballard, Waxahachie TX 6 Linda Nickle, North Little Rock AR 7 Preston Shaw, Parsons TN 8 Sherree Duncan North Richland Hills TX 9 David Manske, Arlington TX 10 Darin Jester, Indianapolis IN 1 Dr. Dave s VooDoo Stew Hallsville TX David (Dave) Trice 2 Let the Good Times Roll Shreveport LA Glenn Horne 3 Pops Show Team, Terrell TX Eric Williams Feb 6, Waxahachie TX NOW Pod No Frills CCO, 57 CHILIS 1 Lisa R Duggan, Many LA 2 Courtney Bowden, Ferris TX 3 Toni Bowman, Rowlett TX 4 Mack Walker, Arlington TX 5 Sherree Duncan North Richland Hills TX 6 Mark Sanders, Ennis TX 7 Suzie Manske, Arlington TX 8 Danny Strunc, Ennis TX 9 Cynthia Kay Lefler, Bardwell TX 10 Kelly Brignon, Waxahachie TX 1 Hard Hat Chili, Grand Prairie TX Darrell Baxter 2 Udderly Good Cow Killer Chili Bardwell TX Cynthia Kay Lefler 3 Lair of the Fox, Rowlett TX Toni Bowman Feb 7, Memphis TN Polar Plunge Chili Cookoff, 33 CHILIS 1 Joshua Miller, Memphis TN 2 Linda Nickle, North Little Rock AR 3 George Kunkle, Couch MO 4 Preston Shaw, Parsons TN 5 Susie Shaw, Parsons TN 6 Michael (Mike) Brown, Memphis TN 7 Elizabeth Bettye Kemp, Couch MO 8 Preston Nickle North Little Rock AR 9 Barrett McCallum, Marion AR 10 Glenn Yeargan, Germantown TN 1 Chili Today Hot Tamales Bartlett TN Laura Peacock 2 Hot Chili Chicks, Memphis TN Debby Williams 3 Phi Delta Chili, Memphis TN Bret Koertsr Feb 7, Waxahachie TX 8th Annual Gingerbread House CCO, 98 CHILIS 1 Barbara Babs Johnson, Irving TX 2 Allison Ballard, Waxahachie TX 3 Courtney Bowden, Ferris TX 4 Susan Dean, Johnson City TX 5 Tina Barnes, Euless TX 6 Blue Kriska, Ennis TX 7 Vicki Sanders, Ennis TX 8 Angie Slovak, Ennis TX 9 Larry Haskovec, Waxahachie TX 10 Cathy Preston, Arlington TX 1 3 B Chili, Ennis TX Vicki Sanders 2 Udderly Good Cow Killer Chili Bardwell TX Cynthia Kay Lefler 3 Hard Hat Chili, Grand Prairie TX Darrell Baxter Feb 7, Blanco TX Blanco Chili Pod Cookoff, 49 CHILIS 1 John Goforth, Comfort TX 2 Robert E. Schrade, San Antonio TX 3 Brandi Page-Smith, Round Rock TX 4 Reva Weatherly, Canyon Lake TX 5 James Bauer, Leander TX 6 Mary-Lynn Rheinhardt Canyon Lake TX 7 Doyle Smith, San Antonio TX 8 Melodie Smith, San Antonio TX 9 Jana Daily, Cedar Park TX 10 Barbara Schueler, Leander TX 1 Hot Muffler Chili, Austin TX Gunter Woodson 2 DB Cattle Co., Kendalia TX Lisa Edwards 3 Dead Boot Chili, Austin TX Laurie McCullogh Feb 8, Waxahachie TX Cotton Patch Chili Cookoff, 41 CHILIS 1 Tommy Kriska, Killeen TX 2 Toni Bowman, Rowlett TX 3 Stephanie Brockman, Euless TX 4 Blue Kriska, Ennis TX 5 Suzie Manske, Arlington TX 6 Paul Seastrunk, Garland TX 7 James Ballard, Waxahachie TX 8 Beth Moon, Hurst TX 9 Alan Dean, Johnson City TX 10 Kary Fieseler, Irving TX 1 Hard Hat Chili, Grand Prairie TX Darrell Baxter 2 Lair of the Fox, Rowlett TX Toni Bowman 3 Road Warriors Roadkill Chili Brew Terrell TX Larry Wampler Feb 13, Terlingua TX Friday Terlingua Cookoff, 15 CHILIS 1 David Red Bean Boone, Odessa TX 2 Tim Collier, Snyder TX 3 Scott Johnson, Englewood FL 4 Mike Rider, Richardson TX 5 Connie Collier, Snyder TX 6 Lisa Rider, Richardson TX 7 Douglas Bucky Seelig Fredericksburg TX 8 Drucella Dru Stewart, Hurst TX 9 Sharon Neff, Irving TX 10 Lynn Hejtmancik, Buda TX 1 Minkie Around, Englewood FL Scott Johnson 2 UNCLAIMED 3 UNCLAIMED Feb 14, Hernando MS Hernando Lions Club CCO, 15 CHILIS 1 Linda Nickle, North Little Rock AR 2 Richard Rick Williams, Memphis TN 3 Lynne Murry, Como MS 4 Rodney A. Jones, Horn Lake MS 5 Preston Nickle North Little Rock AR 6 LaRena Rena Jones, Horn Lake MS 7 Tanna M. Jones, Horn Lake MS 8 Donna Hillen, Southaven MS 9 James Murry, Como MS 10 Elizabeth Bettye Kemp, Couch MO 1 Saguaro Cactus Chili #2, Couch MO George Kunkle 2 Buffalo Nickle Chili North Little Rock AR Linda Nickle 3 TJ Slip, Trip & Fall, Horn Lake MS Tanna M. Jones Feb 14, Terlingua TX Terlingua Roadrunner Chili CCO, 22 CHILIS 1 David Manske, Arlington TX 2 R. Bruce Stewart, Hurst TX 3 Drucella Dru Stewart, Hurst TX 4 Sharon Neff, Irving TX 5 Tim Collier, Snyder TX 6 Mike Rider, Richardson TX 7 Janita Hinds, Del Rio TX 8 Barbara Taylor, Cedar Park TX 9 Carolyn Seelig, Fredericksburg TX 10 Lynn Hejtmancik, Buda TX 1 King James & The Misfits Comfort TX Jim Stateczny 2 Terlingua Valentine Fredericksburg TX Carolyn Seelig 3 Minkie Around, Englewood FL Scott Johnson Feb 14, Paradise TX 18th Annual McChili McHog-In, 44 CHILIS 1 Cathy Preston, Arlington TX 2 Gary Brignon, Waxahachie TX 3 Dee Palmer, Mansfield TX 4 Sylvia Riordan, Wichita Falls TX 5 Doris Coats, Irving TX 6 Samuel Sam Roberts, Arlington TX 7 Kelly Brignon, Waxahachie TX 8 Robert E Bob Coats, Irving TX 9 Johnnie L. Sullivan, Ennis TX 10 Lee Brett, Euless TX 1 Cool Cat Chili, Euless TX Stephanie Brockman 2 Lurches Cave Cafe, Denton TX Robert Lurch Sullivan 3 Bull Rush, Irving TX Ginny Williams Feb 14, Water Valley TX Valentine Day Massacre Day 1, 41 CHILIS 1 Kim Draper, Tahoka TX 2 Laura L. Coad, San Angelo TX 3 Joann Scott, Odessa TX 4 Keith Patton, Odessa TX 5 Raymond Pilchiek, Bluffton TX 6 Guy W Bates, Midland TX 7 Amy Patton, Odessa TX 8 Kathy Mulkey, Hobbs NM 9 Karen Bains, Rankin TX

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8 Page 8 Terlingua Trails April Clifford (Cliff) Miller San Angelo TX 1 Stark s Dark, Hobbs NM Paul Mulkey 2 Way To Go Ronnie, San Angelo TX Ronnie Yates 3 Pan Head, Midland TX Guy W Bates Feb 14, Bandera TX Alamo Area Pod Cookoff, 50 CHILIS 1 Melba Fae Paske, Kingsland TX 2 Brandi Page-Smith, Round Rock TX 3 Happy Hinman, San Antonio TX 4 Mari Capehart, Seguin TX 5 Doyle Smith, San Antonio TX 6 Terry L. Tenery, Kerrville TX 7 Steve Nadeau, Boerne TX 8 Roger (R.W.) Patteson Canyon Lake TX 9 Sally Lee, San Antonio TX 10 Ray Daily Jr, Cedar Park TX 1 Cowboys General Store, Kingsbury TX Tigger Seeliger 2 Cloverleaf #2, San Antonio TX Fread E. Cielencki Sr 3 Old Smokey, Comfort TX Sam L Huillier Feb 15, Paradise TX Day After McChili McHog-In, 25 CHILIS 1 Beth Moon, Hurst TX 2 Sylvia Riordan, Wichita Falls TX 3 Sherree Duncan North Richland Hills TX 4 Stephanie Brockman, Euless TX 5 Barbara Babs Johnson, Irving TX 6 Kary Fieseler, Irving TX 7 Coby Davis, Garland TX 8 Robert E Bob Coats, Irving TX 9 Teena T.J. Friedel, Irving TX 10 Gary Brignon, Waxahachie TX 1 Dream Catcher, Irving TX Teena T.J. Friedel 2 Hawg Wild Chili II, Glen Rose TX Mellissia Rose 3 Cool Cat Chili, Euless TX Stephanie Brockman Feb 15, Water Valley TX Valentine Day Massacre, Day 2, 31 CHILIS 1 Barbara Herrin, Paint Rock TX 2 Keith Patton, Odessa TX 3 Amy Patton, Odessa TX 4 Maria Scarlett, San Angelo TX 5 Laura L. Coad, San Angelo TX 6 Guy W Bates, Midland TX 7 Kim Draper, Tahoka TX 8 Kathy Mulkey, Hobbs NM 9 Vicki Susie Bryan, Lubbock TX 10 Patsy Childress, Midland TX 1 Stark s Dark, Hobbs NM Paul Mulkey 2 Miss Kitty s Show, San Angelo TX Sue Yates 3 Pan Head, Midland TX Guy W Bates Feb 15, Bandera TX Day After Alamo Area Pod CCO, 28 CHILIS 1 Debbie LaLanne, Pipe Creek TX 2 Tim LaLanne, Pipe Creek TX 3 Ray Daily Sr, Cedar Park TX 4 Happy Hinman, San Antonio TX 5 Robert E. Schrade, San Antonio TX 6 Billy Bob Weatherly, Canyon Lake TX 7 James (Jim) Evans, Canyon Lake TX 8 James Gillen Jr, San Antonio TX 9 Sally Lee, San Antonio TX 10 Mary Ellen Gillen, San Antonio TX 1 Line Shack II, Canyon Lake TX Reva Weatherly 2 Cloverleaf #2, San Antonio TX Fread E. Cielencki Sr 3 Cilly Chili, Canyon Lake TX Sheila Van Buskirk Feb 21, Comstock TX 4th Annual Richard Hinds Memorial, 35 CHILIS 1 Tim Collier, Snyder TX 2 Janita Hinds, Del Rio TX 3 Clifford (Cliff) Miller San Angelo TX 4 Janice Miller, San Angelo TX 5 Doretta Dodie Simpson, Odessa TX 6 Carrie Kinnison, Marble Falls TX 7 Kathy Boone, Odessa TX 8 Norma L. Homesley, Manchaca TX 9 Patsy Childress, Midland TX 10 Lee Roy Childress, Midland TX 1 Precious, Hobbs NM Kathy Mulkey 2 Double LL, Paint Rock TX Louis Gonzales 3 UNCLAIMED Feb 21, Apache Junction AZ 11th Superstition Mountain CCO, 37 CHILIS 1 Carol Straughan, El Paso TX 2 Carson Smith, Tucson AZ 3 Erwin Clark, Kansas City MO 4 Dick Seehusen, Alpine AZ 5 Ken Brown, Gold Canyon AZ 6 Norman Schoenradt, New River AZ 7 Willie Raven, Phoenix AZ 8 Ted Fichtl, Sierra Vista AZ 9 Kimberly A. (Kim) Dunn Sierra Vista AZ 10 Sandi Garner, Mesa AZ 1 Magic Chili, Gilbert AZ Bernard Bernie Kowalski 2 RVZ Chili Boys, Apache Junction AZ Stephen Sigler 3 Alchemist Chili, Wittmann AZ Jerry D. Lee Feb 21, Round Rock TX 3rd Annual SPHS NJROTC Cookoff, 29 CHILIS 1 Joe Trigo, Bastrop TX 2 Kevin Daugherty, Leander TX 3 Neal Doss, Georgetown TX 4 Lisa Zaccaro, Pflugerville TX 5 Mike Zaccaro, Pflugerville TX 6 Jessie Waguespack, Austin TX 7 John Caffey, Rockdale TX 8 Ray Daily Jr, Cedar Park TX 9 Betty Sue Caffey, Rockdale TX

9 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 9 10 James Bauer, Leander TX 1 Tall Girl Frog, Rockdale TX Betty Sue Caffey 2 That s Not Right, Bastrop TX Michael (Mike) Park 3 UNCLAIMED Feb 21, Wichita Falls TX American Legion Post 120 Auxilary, 37 CHILIS 1 Dennis H. Jackson, Iowa Park TX 2 Drucella Dru Stewart, Hurst TX 3 Debbie Longabaugh, Pilot Point TX 4 Terry Graves, Wichita Falls TX 5 Samuel Sam Roberts, Arlington TX 6 Cynethia (Cindy) Noe Wichita Falls TX 7 Donell Dickerson, Shawnee OK 8 Mike Rider, Richardson TX 9 Keith Longabaugh, Pilot Point TX 10 Susan Campbell, Amarillo TX 1 Hawg Wild, Amarillo TX Rodney Lilly 2 Me, Myself & I, Wichita Falls TX Cynethia (Cindy) Noe 3 Campbell & Kids, Amarillo TX Susan Campbell Feb 21, Sherwood AR Sherwood Rotary Chili Bowl, 23 CHILIS 1 Dick Wagner, Little Rock AR 2 LaRena Rena Jones, Horn Lake MS 3 Bob Cagle, Bigelow AR 4 Debby Cagle, Bigelow AR 5 Elizabeth Bettye Kemp, Couch MO 6 Kelly Hargrove, Hartman AR 7 Eddie Wayne Sumrall, Little Rock AR 8 Lee Bailey, Maumelle AR 9 Bruce Smith, Little Rock AR 10 James Murry, Como MS 1 Saguaro Cactus Chili #2, Couch MO George Kunkle 2 Buffalo Nickle Chili North Little Rock AR Linda Nickle 3 Kickin Chili, Hartman AR Kelly Hargrove Feb 21, Spring TX 2nd Annual Special Angels, 31 CHILIS 1 Stacey Davis, Pasadena TX 2 Lauren CJ Neuffer, Houston TX 3 Chuck Spishock, Dickinson TX 4 Michael A Mayorga, Seabrook TX 5 Vern Gilpin, Katy TX 6 David Pitts, Katy TX 7 Roy Davis, Pasadena TX 8 Doug Hay, Deer Park TX 9 Ed Nesbitt, Houston TX 10 Sherrie Davis, South Houston TX 1 Oil Field Trash, Houston TX Larry Hammock 2 Pig Stop Chili, Houston TX Sharon Dozier 3 Stone Spider, Houston TX Lauren CJ Neuffer Feb 22, Comstock TX Comstock School Library Cookoff, 26 CHILIS 1 Kathy Mulkey, Hobbs NM 2 Lynn Hejtmancik, Buda TX 3 Paul Mulkey, Hobbs NM 4 Janita Hinds, Del Rio TX 5 David Red Bean Boone, Odessa TX 6 Connie Collier, Snyder TX 7 Guy W Bates, Midland TX 8 Carrie Kinnison, Marble Falls TX 9 Douglas Bucky Seelig Fredericksburg TX 10 Tom Cook, Marble Falls TX 1 Precious, Hobbs NM Kathy Mulkey 2 UNCLAIMED 3 UNCLAIMED Feb 22, Wichita Falls TX American Legion Post 120 Bldg Fund, 28 CHILIS 1 Sylvia Riordan, Wichita Falls TX 2 Judy Hawthorne, Wichita Falls TX 3 Kyle Adams, Iowa Park TX 4 Monica Taylor, Wichita Falls TX 5 Shirley Smith, Wichita Falls TX 6 Clint Wooster, Wichita Falls TX 7 Drucella Dru Stewart, Hurst TX 8 Donell Dickerson, Shawnee OK 9 Debbie Longabaugh, Pilot Point TX 10 Mike Bryan, Wichita Falls TX 1 Campbell & Kids, Amarillo TX Susan Campbell 2 Mutant Chili II, Wichita Falls TX Sylvia Riordan 3 Hawg Wild, Amarillo TX Rodney Lilly Feb 28, Kokomo IN Red Hot & Wild Kokomo 2009 CCO, 25 CHILIS

10 Page 10 Terlingua Trails April Brad Garland, Westfield IN 2 Ralph O Parsley Jr, Indianapolis IN 3 Charles Bill Thomas Naperville IL 4 Bert Centers, Lisle IL 5 Sherrie Sutton, Indianapolis IN 6 John Gastaldello, Downers Grove IL 7 Bruce Tatum, Kokomo IN 8 Tim Brown, Indianapolis IN 9 Marilyn Jester, Indianapolis IN 10 Jeff Netser, Seymour IN 1 Kokomo House of Blues, Kokomo IN Kevin Cavanaugh 2 T N T, Kokomo IN Bruce Tatum 3 Mom Jester s Chili, Indianapolis IN Marilyn Jester Feb 28, Gresham TX Half Moon Grill & Saloon 2nd Annual, 25 CHILIS 1 Wayne Thompson, Bullard TX 2 Dani C. Medlin, Dallas TX 3 David Lake, Jacksonville TX 4 J. Denning Key, Tyler TX 5 Larry Russell, Shreveport LA 6 Morris Moss, Garland TX 7 Cherry Baker, Shreveport LA 8 Jerry R. Hunt, Shreveport LA 9 Steve Doss, Shreveport LA 10 Debbie Espinosa, Tyler TX 1 Let the Good Times Roll Shreveport LA Glenn Horne 2 Freedom, Winona TX John Daniels 3 Road Warriors Roadkill Chili Brew Terrell TX Larry Wampler Feb 28, Seguin TX Comanche Crossing Country Store, 30 CHILIS 1 Lanny Thomas, Seguin TX 2 Greg Martin, Leander TX 3 Connie Sue Schrade, San Antonio TX 4 Sandy Watson, Seguin TX 5 Sue Harwell, Seguin TX 6 Kathi Auten, Seguin TX 7 Bert Bubba Reinke, Martindale TX 8 Annell Causey, Seguin TX 9 Raymond Pilchiek, Bluffton TX 10 Carolann Gibson, Seguin TX 1 Copenhagen Lady, San Antonio TX Connie Sue Schrade 2 CMFT Chili, Seguin TX Chunkie Harwell 3 Floozie s High Roller Chili Seguin TX Trea Schmidt Feb 28, Edmond OK David Curtis Memorial Elks Lodge, 22 CHILIS 1 Debbie Longabaugh, Pilot Point TX 2 Everett Crawford, Broken Arrow OK 3 Lorinda Crawford, Broken Arrow OK 4 Deborah (Debbie) Bond, Jones OK 5 Donell Dickerson, Shawnee OK 6 John Moss, Glenpool OK 7 Bettie Spears, Shawnee OK 8 Gene Bond, Jones OK 9 Joe Spears, Shawnee OK 10 Janet Keirsey, Tulsa OK 1 Hell Fire & Brimstone, Coffey MO Margo Smith 2 BJ s Cathouse Chili, Shawnee OK Bettie Spears 3 Toasted Nuts, Pilot Point TX Keith Longabaugh Mar 1, Seguin TX Comanche Crossing Country Store, 24 CHILIS 1 Tom Cook, Marble Falls TX 2 Kay Sandlin, Seguin TX 3 Robert E. Schrade, San Antonio TX 4 Chunkie Harwell, Seguin TX 5 Sabrina Klietz, Seguin TX 6 Bruce Dodson, Seguin TX 7 Sandy Watson, Seguin TX 8 Red Caldwell, Seguin TX 9 Connie Sue Schrade, San Antonio TX 10 Sue Harwell, Seguin TX 1 CMFT Chili, Seguin TX Chunkie Harwell 2 Cow Poke, Comfort TX Sam L Huillier 3 Jack Ass Chili, Seguin TX Kay Sandlin Mar 7, Irving TX Irving Elks Lodge 2334 Cookoff, 50 CHILIS 1 Doris Coats, Irving TX 2 Dennis H. Jackson, Iowa Park TX 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 1 American Legion Family Cooking Tea m, Bedford TX Karen Ducote 2 Bull Rush, Irving TX Ginny Williams 3 Pyromaniacs, Arlington TX Samuel Sam Roberts Mar 7, Garland TX Garland High School March of Dimes, 20 CHILIS 1 Gene Beaman, Richardson TX 2 Mike Rider, Richardson TX 3 Bonnie Loxterman, Rowlett TX 4 Johnnie L. Sullivan, Ennis TX 5 Steve Heaser, Dallas TX 6 Pat Langley, Garland TX 7 Morris Moss, Garland TX 8 Frances Sullivan, Ennis TX 9 Nancy Hewlett, Murphy TX 10 Rex W. Jones, Dallas TX 1 Bringin MaMa, Rowlett TX Bonnie Loxterman 2 Tazmanian Devil, Murphy TX David Hewlett 3 Chili Diva, Murphy TX Nancy Hewlett HOW THE FIGHT STARTED My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife asked, 'Do you know her?' 'Yes,' I sighed, 'she's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.' 'My God!' says my wife, 'Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?' And then the fight started...

11 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 11 Cooking With CASI Apr 3, Gulf Shores AL CASI. State of Alabama Pod Annual Cookoff Held at Adult Activity Center, 260 Clubhouse Drive. 8:00 p.m. turn in. Chili grind only. Entry fee $20. Indoor cookoff with tables and chairs furnished; full kitchen for cleanup. Also see Alabama State Cookoff info on April 4. Contact Renee Moore rmoore@gulfshoresal.gov Make checks payable to State of Alabama Pod. Apr 4, Crane TX CASI. Crane Youth Baseball League. Happening in the Crane City Park. Limited hookups. Youth Chili entry $5, turn-in Noon. CASI chili entry $20, turn-in 2 PM. Contact Robin or Jim Crane , , CHILI GRIND ONLY. Apr 4, Canton TX CASI. 10th Annual Buffalo Girls Hotel CCO Located at World Famous 1st Monday Trade Days at the base of the Mountain. Benefits C.L.A.W. Rescue Pet Adoptions. Make check payable to Buffalo Girls Hotel. Entry fee $25, turn-in 2 PM. This will be a table top setup, CHILI GRIND ONLY. Tasting cups, 13 trophys, showmanship, live and silent auctions, entertainment. Free parking for cooks. Contact Susan Matassa, The Buffalo Girls Hotel, Entry forms can be printed from Hotel website click on the dancing chili pepper and mail to Buffalo Girls Chili Cookoff, 354 VZ CR 4108, Canton Texas 1st 15 entries receive t-shirts and Goody bags. Hotel rooms and RV sites available. Buflohotel@ aol.com. Neta Rohr Benefit CLAWS. Live entertainment. Apr 4, Gulf Shores AL CASI. Alabama State Chili Championship held at Adult Activity Center, 260 Clubhouse Drive. PLEASE NOTE: This is a change in site. This cookoff will occur at the same location as the April 3 cookoff. Indoor cookoff with all tables and chairs provided; full kitchen for cleanup. Benefiting Island Band Foundation. 1 p.m. turn-in. Entry fee $20. Chili grind only. Top 3 residents of Alabama automatically qualify for TICC; if 1st place winner is not from state, they automatically qualify. Make checks payable to State of Alabama Pod. Contact Renee Moore ; rmoore@gulfshoresal.gov. Apr 4, Electra TX CASI. Pumpjack Festival & Cookoff. Held in downtown Electra. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Beans $5 turn-in Noon. Salsa $5, turn-in 11 AM. Desserts $5 turn-in 10:30 AM. Contact Kyle or Carolyn Adams , Apr 4, Comfort TX CASI. Horseshoe Pub & Pizza 11th Annual Held at Horseshoe Pub at 429 Front St. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Make check payable to Horseshoe Pub & Pizza. Benefits local VFD. Bean cookoff turn-in noon. Friday night cooks party. Contact Mickey Standefer, Dennis Bynum Apr 4, Amarillo TX CASI. Annual Phi Delt Fraternity CCO Held at Rex Baxter Building at the State Fair Grounds. Entry fee $20 turn-in 3 PM. Benefits ALS. Make check payable to ALS. Contact Millie Bingham 3102 S Tyler Amarillo TX Great fun! West Texas A&M University Fraternities and Sororities, and the rest of us. Lots of public, bring give- away chili if you have any. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Apr 4, Plainview TX CASI. Fools Cup Chili & Rib-Eye Cook-Off Held in Runningwater Draw Park (Kidsville), take exit 49, 5th St, off I-27 to first stop light. Head East of 5th St and continue to Ennis St, first stop light, and turn right. Main Category: Chili (Open): $20 Optional Categories: Rib-eye (50/50 Jackpot): $100 w/meat provided (Fajita and Bean categories included w/rib-eye). Fajitas (50/50 Jackpot): $20 chicken or beef. Beans (50/50 Jackpot): $10. People s Choice Included for all Categories entered. Activities will include: Colgate Singing Challenge, a car show, balloon launch (morning), dog show, an air art show, a fly- in and sanctioned air race. Please contact J Pat Manning Office Cell or by at patrick.manning@edwardjones.com Apr 4, Cave Creek AZ CASI. 3rd Annual Festival Days Pod CCO.. Held in downtown. Make checks payable to CASA. Entry fee $15 covers all events. CASI Chili turnin 2 PM. State Green Chili Championship turnin 1 PM, State Bean Championship turn-in Noon. Peoples Choice. Showmanship. Info Roland Regeon Apr 4, Weesatche TX CASI. Annual Weesatche VFD Cookoff. Held at Weesatche Community Center, Hwy 884 East. Benefits W.V.F.D. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Jackpot Beans, dry beans only, entry $10 turn-in 3 PM. Open chicken, anything chicken, entry $10, turnin 4 PM. Brisket $10. Plenty RV parking, 1st come on electric, limited hookups available, $10 per night. Contact Kim Buesing See cookoff next day same location. Apr 4, Burton TX CASI. Pig & Whistle Pub CCO. Benefits Burton Heritage Society. Location: Pig & Whistle Pub, West Washington Street (next to railroad depot) Plenty of RV parking, GRIND ONLY. Turn in 2 PM. Contact Pete Little littlepete@chilitech.com or PUB ph: Apr 5, Weesatche TX CASI. Sunday Weesatche Cookoff. Held at Weesatche Community Center Entry fee $20 turn-in Noon. Pork Ribs entry $15, turn-in 1 PM. Benefits Local Street Light Fund. Contact Kim Buesing Apr 11, Kerrville TX CASI. Here s To The Hero s Held at Flat Rock County Park, 3800 Riverside Drive, Kerrville, TX. Charity: American Legion Post 208. Entry Fee CASI Chili 20.00, Local Chili 10.00, BBQ each, Beans 10.00, Salsa 5.00 Make advanced checks payable to: SAL (Sons of American Legion) Chili Turn In 2 PM. Bean Turn In Noon, BBQ Turn In Chicken- Noon, Ribs - 1 PM, Brisket - 3 PM. People s Choice, so bring your throw down chili. Contact: Bliss Vickers or Joan Crider 3800 Riverside Drive, Kerrville, TX blissvickers@hotmail.com or joancrider@hotmail.com Phone: Bliss Vickers. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Apr 11, Memphis TN CASI. POR Pod Cookoff. Cancelled. Apr 11, Wichita Falls TX CASI. Relay For Life-Team Greg s Plumbing Held at Jim Ezell s House 3987 Hwy 79 South, Wichita Falls. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Benefits ACS Relay For Life. Jackpot beans $5, turn-in Noon. Cooks party Friday night, meal will be served Make checks payable to American Cancer Society. Contact Sherry Muhlbauer , Apr 11, Commerce TX CASI. 6th Annual Cowhill Chilifest. Held in downtown Square. Entry fee $25 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to City of Commerce. Info Marty Cunningham marty.cunningham@commercetx.org. Benefits local charities. Apr 11, Beaver OK CASI. 15th Annual Cowchip Chili Cookoff. Beaver County 1015 Douglas Avenue in Beaver, OK. Doors Open at 8 AM. Turn in time 12:00 Noon. Entry fee $20.00 The Benefit Charity is the Beaver County Chapter of the OEMTA - (Beaver County EMT Association) OEMTA = Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technician s Association Contact Bill Greenfield P.O. Box 954, Beaver, OK Home Phone Cell Phone texokie@ptsi.net. This chili cookoff kicks off festivities of the week long Cimarron Territory Celebration, which will conclude with the 40th Annual World Cowchip Throwing Championship on April 18th. This cookoff has been said by several out of town cookers that it is the best run and organized Chili Cookoff in the Tri-State Area. Apr 18, Jacksonville TX CASI. 2nd Annual Duck Race Chili CCO Cookoff is postponed until June 27th. Apr 18, Stokesdale NC CASI. Camp Carefree Chili Cook off Held at Camp Carefree Lane, located 1 mile north of 68 & 220 intersection between Madison and Greensboro. Entry fee $20 turn- in 1 PM. Make checks payable to Piedmont Pepper Pod. Contact Steve Dixon sdixonrcw@triad.rr. com Kenny Jones , cell. $10 additional entry freestyle. Use CIS for Your Cookoff Input Have you used the CIS to input your cookoff? This is a quick and easy way to provide all the information needed. If you have any questions on this process, please contact Dorathy at dorathy@hughes.net

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13 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 13 Showmanship. Benefits camp Carefree & ill and disabled children. Cash prizes for 1st 2nd & 3rd place freestyle chili. Apr 18, Seguin TX CASI. 39th Texas Ladies State Championship. Held at Max Starke Park. Turn in time - 1 PM. Entry fee $30. Make checks payable to Texas Ladies State. Contact Steve Ashman, PO Box 1632, Bastrop TX Benefits Seguin Charities. Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Apr 18, Mitchell NE CASI. 9th Annual Pepe s Pod Winter Chili Cookoff and Polka Fest. Held at Scottsbluff County Fairgrounds, Mitchell event center. Entry fee $20 for CASI red or open chili or $25 for both, turn-in 5 PM. Make checks payable to Pepe s Pod c/o Kyle Haberman th Ave Scottsbluff, NE Benefits Scottsbluff County Fair and Pepe s Pod. Information Contact: Kyle Haberman Home: , Cell: , e- mail; khab@charter.net Apr 18, Little Rock AR CASI. Arkansas Mens State Cookoff. Held at Little Rock Zoo, #1 Jonesboro Dr. Little Rock, AR. Just off I-630 and Fairpark. CASI sanctioned. Turn in 1:00pm. Entry fee $ Charity L.R. Zoo. Make checks payable to Little Rock Zoo. Must arrive by 9:00 am to be able to drive in to unload. All cars must be out of zoo by 9:00. Any late arrivals will be shuttled in by Zoo staff. No RV hookups available. RV parking in parking lot only. No alcohol allowed in Zoo. For animal safety please do not bring in plastic straws or lids that might get into animal cages. For further info call Bruce Smith at hbchili@sbcglobal.net or call Zetta Friday at the L.R. Zoo Apr 18, Little Rock AR CASI. Arkansas Womens State Cookoff. Held in Little Rock Zoo, #1 Jonesboro Dr. Little Rock, AR. Just off I-630 and Fairpark. CASI sanctioned. Turn in 1:00pm. Entry fee $ Charity Arkansas Zoological Foundation. Make checks payable to Arkansas Zoological Foundation. Must arrive by 9:00 am to be able to drive in to unload. All cars must be out of zoo by 9:00. Any late arrivals will be shuttled in by Zoo staff. No RV hookup available RV parking in parking lot only. No alcohol allowed in Zoo. For animal safety please do not bring in plastic straws or lids that might get into animal cages. For further info call Bruce Smith at hbchili@sbcglobal. net or call Zetta Friday at the L.R. Zoo Apr 18, Gladewater TX CASI. East Texas Gusher Days Chili CCO. Sponsored by Budweiser, in downtown Gladewater, Antique Capital of East Texas. Entry fee $20, turn-in 1 p.m. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jackpot Beans $5, 50/50, turn-in at 12 noon. People s Choice Award, cool prizes. Door prizes galore! Join us for the Cooks Dinner Friday night. RVs welcome, no hook-ups. Parade, antique car show, karaoke, food, vendors, live entertainment, street dance, carnival, hushpuppy eatin contest and more. Contact: Brenda Brown or , sukeyblue@aol.com; or Gladewater Chamber of Commerce For more info, visit Apr 18, The Colony TX CASI. American Legion Riders Post 21 2nd Annual Chili Cookoff and Motorcycle Fun Run. Held at Lions Park, 4800 Nash Street. Same location as last year. Off Main Street in the Colony, turn East on to Nash, about 1 block off Main St. Benefits the Legacy Fund. Registration: 8:00 am Entry fee $20, Beans: additional $10 (100% returned to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place bean winners). Beans turn in time 11:00 Chili turn in 12:00. Chili and Best of Show Judging at 12:00 with 1 PM presentation of awards.motorcycle Fun Run $25.00 to support the American Legion s Legacy Fund, leaving at 10:00 to return by 12:00 for judging. Contact Bob Bourbon , titan1947@aol.com. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Make checks payable to American Legion Riders Post 21. Apr 18, Muskogee OK CASI. Azalea Festival 24th Annual Chili & BBQ CCO.Held at Civic Center Market Square 5th & Boston. Chili Turn in Time - 11:30, Entry Fee $25.00 Pre- Registration is REQUIRED by Friday April 17 On- Site Fee $ Charity - Kids Space, CASA, Muskogee Youth Services BBQ Turn In Times: Open - 12:45 Ribs - 1:15 Brisket - 1:45 Entry Fee $25.00 each product Pre- Registration is REQUIRED by Friday April 17 On-Site Fee $35.00 per product. Send Registration to: Muskogee Exchange Club - Chili Cook Off Attention: John Rich P. O. Box 2488 Muskogee,OK Contact Info: Darrin Smith John Rich Check out website chilicookoff.shtml Apr 18, Fabens TX CASI. Fabens Area Community Food Pantry Cook-Off at Fabens Air Port, from El Paso take I-10 East to Fabens exit, take a right at the stop sign, proceed to Air Port entrance which is on the right. CASI Sanctioned. Benefits the Fabens Area Community Food Pantry. Cooks meeting 10:00 AM Turn in 2:00 PM Entry fee $18.00, checks payable to Pod of the Pass Sponsors are the East El Paso Rotary Club and the Cotton Valley Lions Club. More info: Carol Straughan caroleptx@aol.com For vendor information contact Bill Sparks Apr 18, Morristown AZ CASI. 2nd Annual Grand Desert Days CCO Held at Morristown Elementary School, Rockaway Hills Rd, US 60, just West of Castle Hot Springs Rd. Set up between 7 and 9 AM. Enter at Rockaway Hills Rd just before the Post Office. Peoples choice chili at 11:00, Entry fee $12, turn-in 1 PM. Benefits General Federated Womans Club. Contact Jerry Lee alchemistchili@gmail.com. Apr 18, Valley Center CA CASI. Hellhole Canyon Hellacious Chili Cookoff. Held at Santee Lane. Entry fee $25, turn-in 2 PM. Benefits Friends of Hellhole Canyon Open Space Reserve. Contact Rick Landavazo Kiavo Dr, Valley Center CA , landavaz@owl. csusm.edu. Directions available at there From Escondido California: Take Valley Parkway (Escondido s primary east/west artery), east to Lake Wohlford Road, turn right. Go up the hill, past the lake about 3 miles, turn right on Paradise Mountain Road, at the first stop sign you encounter. Continue on Paradise Mtn. Road. It ends at Los Hermanos Ranch Road, turn right. Take the first immediate jog left onto Kiavo Road, drive to the bottom of the hill. The entrance to Hellhole Canyon Preserve is to the left at the end of Kiavo Dr. Some phone numbers to try for directions should you get lost, , Friends County Parks, Ranger. This event is on Advertising Probation. Apr 19, Jacksonville TX CASI. Sunday Jacksonville CCO Postponed until June 28th. Apr 19, Seguin TX CASI. Classic CASI Pod Memorial CCO. Held in Starcke Park East. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Make check payable to Classic CASI Pod. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Pat King , Benefits Christian Free Clinic. Apr 24, Jasper GA CASI. Peachtree State Pod CCO. Held at Lee Newton Park, Business SR-53 & Mary Street, Jasper, GA, 1 Famous for our fresh spices and personal service! mile east of SR-5/515. Benefiting the Peachtree State Pod. Turn-in: 8PM, $18.00 entry fee. Make checks payable to Peachtree State Pod. Contact Trey Field, Big Canoe, Big Canoe, GA 30143, TheSheriff@FadedLoveChili.com Open meat, no pre-registration deadline. RV hookups, over night camping available at no additional charge. Apr 25, Midland TX CASI. The Permian Basin Cookoff. Held at the Hog Pit. Entry fee $25 turn-in 2 PM. LSBS BBQ Chicken, Pork Spare Ribs or Brisket $25 entry. Fajitas, Open Meat and Dessert. Cook all categories for $100. We are selling Cook s Aprons with the PBC logo and 25th year on them. Each cooking team can put their Company s name or their Cooking Teams name or both on the apron. The aprons are to be ready this week, for showing and ordering. With PBC logo they are $25.00 each. Every team or person has to pay for whatever additional names they want on the aprons. They really are good looking red aprons with blue print and white 25th year embroidery. We are making sure the aprons will fit any size of person. All profits from the sale of these aprons go to our charity also. Anyone interested in an apron please contact one of the following PBC members: Clark , Pharris Ivy , Bill Stirman , John Curfew , Jan Singleton Apr 25, Houston TX CASI. 38th Annual Houston Pod Hal John & Judy Wimberly We're proud to announce that all of the top 10 winners at TICC 2008 use Mild Bill's Spices! Mild Bill s Spices, etc Congratulations to customer Susan Dean the current CASI Chili Champion. We are proud of you! mildbills@satx.rr.com The only thing mild about us is our name.

14 Page 14 Terlingua Trails April 2009 Poster Rules and Guidelines Bess Best CASI is looking for a unique, creative design that embodies the essence of TICC and CASI. Artwork must be original and should include bold colors. The dimensions of the two posters will be 18" X 24" and 11" X 17". Submissions do not need to be that size, but they must maintain that proportion. The 11" x 17" poster is an informational poster. Copies of last years posters will be made available in PDF format upon request. These posters may be used as a guideline for some of the content required in the design. Winning designs may also be used for souvenir TICC shirts. All entries should include in the title, 43 Annual Terlingua International Chili Championship, and the date, November 7, It must also list the names of the current Board members and include the CASI logo. Designs may be sent electronically in a standard graphic format (PDF or JPG) or may be a hard copy, suitable for scanning. Pictures of last year s winners and sponsor logos will be made available and must be added to the poster design before printing. Changes to the wording and design may be requested by the Board. If selected, the artwork becomes the sole property of CASI and the Terlingua International Chili Championship and may or may not be used in any manner CASI desires. The winning designer will receive credit with their name included on the final product. Submission deadline will be June 20th. Entries must be sent to Janice Miller, 3014 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX or garjans@suddenlink.net. Winning entries will be chosen at the Board of Directors Meeting in Little Rock on June 27, Hi Barbara! CONDOLENCES Please keep their families and friends in your thoughts and prayers Bob Angel, San Antonio, TX Terry Gust, Padadena, TX Ken Hudspeth, Euless, TX George Brooks, Helotes, TX SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE My name is CJ Payne. I was a recipient of the CASI scholarship in I will be graduating in May of 2010 with my bachelors degree and teaching certification from Texas A&M University at Commerce. I am very excited to start teaching. In the fall I will start my internship and in the spring I will do my student teaching. I will not be receiving the CASI scholarship anymore as I have gotten it for four years already! I wanted to give the CASI board an update on everything & I will send y all a picture of me with my degree when I finally get it! I am so thankful for the CASI scholarship. It has helped me tremendously and I will forever be grateful for it! Congratualtions on becoming the new CASI scholarship administator! Thanks, CJ Payne Greetings to one and all out in chili land! Writing to you this morning from the beautiful enclosed porch of our retirement home located in gorgeous, but chilly, Lamar, Missouri. It is not that uncomfortable out here this morning. Harry has clear plastic nailed to the openings, we keep a throw rug down at the bottom of the door, and with the two electric stoves going, it is not bad. We have been wanting to put screen wire over the openings for the summer but seems like we get a few dollars ahead and Harry spends it elsewhere. The old timers in this part of the country have the saying, If the Month of March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb or vice versa. Whichever way you want to say it, I think the lamb or lion came in wearing a coat. Who knows? Come the first day of spring, we may be going to cookoffs in short sleeves and shorts. I remember several years back when Harry and I attended the St. Patrick s Day Chili Cookoff in Kansas City. It was held in the City Market Area. We went up on Friday afternoon, checked into a hotel that was within walking distance of the cookoff, and walked, toured and took in the sites of downtown in short sleeves. What happened overnight I don t know, but we went up there only taking lightweight coats and Saturday morning was bitter. The people holding the cookoff had put up a big tent for us to cook under with sides on it and those bullet-type kerosene heaters inside. That was nice and it did make being inside the tent somewhat better than outside, but with the heaters creating warm air, and warm air rising, when it came to the top of the tent moisture formed since it was cold outside. Everywhere there was a seam in the tent, water collected and dripped down on the cooks (and, yes, we were under one of those drips). Still didn t keep our hands and feet warm. I am not sure who placed where in the standings; the main thing I remember was it was COLD and Carol West was wearing some type of blue parka jacket or whatever it was. It was more than we had brought from Lamar. It is a 2-hour plus drive from Lamar to KC, and I think we were home for an hour or more before we ever got thawed out. I ll bet Carol and Harvey West, along with Ray and Pat King, remember this cookoff. They had come from the warmth of Texas and felt the cold worse than Harry and me. I bet each of you has a cold weather cookoff story and I would love to hear it someday if and when we cross paths. Speaking of chili cookoffs, Harry and I are enthused about the outlook for chili in our area. We have a new Chili Pod that has been formed and will seek sanctioning at the Great Peppers Meeting this fall. It looks like between the MO/KAN Pod and the newly-formed Gladiator Pod that there are going to be several new cookoffs, along with the regular cookoffs, in our area this summer and fall. I know the economy is not the best right now, but things are really looking up at the Detail Shop if the weather ever fairs up. That is good because our chili cooking money comes from the extra we bring in thru the shop. Perhaps, and just perhaps, this will just be the year of Harry and Bess return. Cabin Fever hasn t really hit us this year as bad as some years in the past. Since the latter part of January, we have been going thru the La Nina cycle. For every three or four cool or dreary days we have, we have been followed by several of these nice days that make you want to think of more outdoor activities. I have had so many things going I really haven t discussed weather in detail with Harry. Next week is Spring Break for the High School in Lamar and a week from this Saturday is the big cookoff in Pittsburg, KS, so you wait and see - cold/snow/ice, you name it. In closing, I want to apologize for not having a column last month. So much just hit all at once and here we are a month later and things are still not back to normal. For the past month, we have been putting in 16 and 18 hour days, 7 days a week. Bess continued on Page 16

15 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 15 Pierson Announces Re-election Bid Recent events in my life have caused me to examine what is important to me. CASI is important. Although not number one, it is very high on my list. For that reason, I am seeking another term as a member of the CASI Board of Directors. I am currently the CASI Vice-President but am better known as the TallyMaster, a position I have been fortunate enough to have for several years. It has been an honor and distinct pleasure to serve CASI as TallyMaster. As TallyMaster, I get to communicate with the cooks and show teams, and the CASI referees on a regular basis. I also frequently interact with the other Directors (especially membership, Upcomings and the Executive Director) on cookoff issues. I can honestly say, I enjoy these duties. But there is more to being a Director than just being the TallyMaster. As a CASI Officer, I am looked to for leadership on issues dealing with the well-being of the organization. Yes, CASI is important to me, but it is also important to our many members. We have an obligation to the membership which is a responsibility not to be taken lightly. Continued next column Admiral Larry Burruss Reads Grand Proclamation Texas Admirals Honor Lynn Hejtmancik Welcoming the New Admiral! Pierson continued Over the past couple of years we have lost, through retirement, a tremendous amount of leadership and experience; and we will lose more this year. I want to use my experience to lead and guide the next leaders we will elect. As TallyMaster, I ve also served on the CASI Rules Committee. This is not a position people aspire to, but it is necessary to insure our cookoffs are conducted fairly and in accordance with CASI Rules. I feel I have approached this task with fairness and the best interests of the cooks in mind. I also serve as chairman of the new Events Committee. It is exciting to be part of something new. To get this started and watch it grow into an asset of CASI will be challenging and rewarding. The Terlingua International Chili Championship is our most important product. It s why CASI exists. We are in a time where the economy has presented us with challenges to continue to make TICC a world-class premiere event. I feel I possess the experience to help guide us through some difficult times. Because there is work to do which I feel I can help accomplish, I will seek re-election as a CASI Director at the Great Peppers Meeting in Midland, Texas this September. I would greatly appreciate your support of my candidacy. Thank you, Bill Pierson Tales from the Ranch Orale, CASI, que pasa? Hope all is well with everybody. Steady as she goes here at the ranch; not much going on except for the rent. What a wonderful time was had by all at the Comstock, Texas fandango. Mrs. Juanita Hinds and company did a wonderful job of pleasing everybody and making sure we all had a good time. Plenty of food to go around; Dodie, Barb, Karen, Connie, and some other folks fed everybody a wonderful breakfast Saturday morning. I even cooked up a pot of menudo for those who felt a need for a bowl. Lots of out of town folks made the trip and were very much welcomed for making the trip. A fair piece of money was raised for the event. I don t have any of the figures but it was a bunch of pesos and a whole lotta centavos. For those who won a point - way to go! Thanks, Juanita, for a good time... Times are tough, but the chili world keeps on trucking. Lots of cooks on the road every week despite the economy. But the charities really do appreciate the efforts from everybody. My 401K has been downgraded to a 101B. Yeah, buddy. If there are any financial wizards out there, feel free to call me cause I m wide open for any frigging advice. You know what I mean, Vern??? (L to R) Walter Caldwell, Lynn Hejtmancik, Don Meehan, Larry Burruss & Duke Walton On February 28th, 2009, with a blustery north wind approaching 30 knots, Lynn Hejtmancik was inducted as an Admiral in the Brotherhood of Admirals of Admirals of the Texas Navy on the flight deck of the USS Lexington (CV 16) in Corpus Christi, Texas! Admirals on board included: Senior Admiral Duke Walton, Admirals Larry Burruss, Walter Caldwell and Don Meehan. Admiral Ralph Hay was represented by his lovely wife Dee. With family and friends looking on, Lynn received his Certificate of Admiralty, signed by Governor Rick Perry, blue blazer, yachting cap and silver kazoo! The grand proclamation emphasizes the Admirals duties to assist in preservation of the History, Boundaries, Water Resources and Civil Defense of the State. Admiral Lynn will be especially responsible for protecting all bodies of water within his jurisdiction, including but not limited to swimming pools! To The Fleet! Anyway folks, things will get better. It ll take a while. I m gonna have to cut my article short this month. I just ran out of Engles. Maybe Maxine Kanevil will run over something so I can write about it. If ya ll know of someone who s eat up with the dumb a, call me and we ll talk about it and see if it s worth writing about. Well, gotta go, folks. See you down the road. And now for WORDS OF WISDOM. 1. Rational thought often seems to disappear when people are spending taxpayers money rather than their own. 2. Give a man a potato, and he ll eat for a day. Show me how to grow potatoes, and I ll make a distillery. Louis and Barbara Mattheisen Ranch Paint Rock, Texas

16 Page 16 Terlingua Trails April 2009 BRONZE ROADRUNNER WINNER 2009 David "Budda" Manske, Arlington, TX, takes home the Bronze Roadrunner trophy after winning the cookoff held at the Terlingua Community Center in February Bess continued from Page 14 I have mentioned to you in the past to be prepared for the unexpected. Please get the idea out of your head that something is always going to happen to the other guy, not you. Go get you a camera, if you don t have one, or get someone that has a video to come in and take pictures or video everything you have in your house or business or mobile home, etc. That is something that Junior and I had talked about doing down at the church, and I didn t practice what I preach. You have no idea what a difficult and tremendous task it is to try to make an inventory list for insurance. As Caretakers and Maintenance, we were in and out of that church or around it seven days a week; still hard, don t leave anything to memory. Besides, insurance people like pictures better than words. Harry sent a couple of pictures to Bucky of the fire (see Page 24); and we will have a 2009 Missouri State. We re trying to work St. Mary s into the picture and would like to see as many as could afford to travel to come support us. I think I have probably troubled you long enough this month so better get out of here. Just remember To Start Slow & Then Taper Off and as my Dear Ole Granny used to say If the Lord Is Willing & the Creek Don t Rise will talk with you next month. Bess & Harry

17 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 17 NOBODY TOLD ME Another spring-like day is visiting us here in the frozen northland. In fact, it s warmer here in Kansas City than just about any place in Texas. That makes me really happy because it means that maybe I wasn t completely demented when we moved here from Ft. Worth about 30 years ago. As you can tell, I have absolutely nothing to write about today, so I m going to ramble amongst the jungles of my mind for a few words. If you re expecting some deep thoughts or profound insights, I m sorry. Such things are beyond my powers on good days and certainly on early spring days. Some of the bike race campers utilizing the CASI site during the event Mas O Menos continued from Page 1 Braving the difficult Shimano Youth Kid s Kup course were 19 youngsters including Caelan Devine-Ryan, age 5 (BBNP), Pruitt Urbanczyk, age 5 and Walt Urbanczyk, age 3 (Alpine), Carmen Tinney, age 12 (Terlingua) and Laine Hickle, age 5 (Terlingua). Lights curled through the desert on the Nite Fun Ride and record numbers met at Lajitas Resort for the Big Bend Ranch State Park Fun Ride. The event was wowed with the Austin Bike Zoo, who brought their creations for folks to ride including an 80 rattlesnake and an outstanding diaphanous butterfly. For the third year, this event was listed on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Ultra Endurance National calendar. The Mas O Menos was part of the 2009 Hill Country Bicycle Works Texas Mountain Bike State Championship Marathon Series and racers could also earn points in the Cycle Progress/Pivot Texas State Mountain Bike Championship Series. Massive THANKS go to the staff, sponsors, CASI, volunteers, Terlingua Fire & EMS, Big Bend & San Angelo Amateur Radio Clubs. Mucho gracias to the Starlight team for the fabulous food and to the local band, Pinche Gringos, for the border groove. Thanks to the community for welcoming the cyclists. Stay tuned for bonfires and festivities in For more info contact: Desert Sports 432/ info@desertsportstx.com. In Memory of: Ken Hudspeth August 14, 1945 January 14, 2009 For those of you who remember Ken, I would like to let you know that Ken passed away on January 14, His service is scheduled at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX on Wednesday, March 18 at 2:00PM. Ken was very involved in CASI chili from the early 1980 s until the early 1990 s. He served as CASI Executive Director from He was on the Board of Directors that selected the current CASI site at Rancho CASI de Los Chisos and was instrumental in establishing the Old 320 sites. Ken held other various offices in Cowtown, DAM and TOT Pods. He also served as the chairman for the 1985 Great Peppers meeting held in Dallas and was instrumental in the Great Peppers for One Terlingua forum held during that meeting. Ken established the Texas Open Committee that was responsible for working with the Lewisville Parks and Recreation Department to host the Texas Open Cook-off when it was held at Lewisville Lake Park. Ken was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the United States Navy on active duty from 1963 to 1966 and as a reservist from 1966 to He leaves behind two children, Kristopher Hudspeth and Kassandra Kasey Hudspeth and two beautiful grand-daughters, Aydan and Adyson Hudspeth. Dusty Hudspeth For some years, I have had a strong urge to go sit down with each of my highly experienced friends and let them tell me of all the things that used to be. My friend, Russ, was born before the Roaring Twenties and lived through the Great Depression, the Age of Flight, and the Space Age. He s lived through a lot more than that, but the important thing is that he has lived a lot! He s done so much, overcome so much, and seen so much. So, all you young guys, go forth and find an old guy and learn about life. All you old guys, talk to some young guys and learn from them while you teach them. You ll be surprised how enjoyable it is. Ken Rodd invited me to join the Friends of Krazy Flats on Facebook. I ve been hearing all sorts of stuff about Facebook, so I accepted Ken s invitation. Now I m trying to learn how to use this phenomenon. It s another way to lose myself so that I don t accomplish anything my wife wants me to do. I m having similar experiences with Twitter, which seems to be a place for even more foolish comments. Then there s another one called Linkedin, that claims to be a place for professionals to meet and interact. I don t believe it defines professional anywhere, so I guess I ll fit in. It can t be any more anesthetizing than the many meetings and seminars that I attend. I expect all of those sites will turn out to be a lot of fun, once I learn what to do. Speaking of fun, an old cookoff has been resurrected in this neighborhood. Several years ago, we had a cookoff in Frontenac, Kansas, coupled with an event called The Blessing of the Bikes. A Priest, one who presumably liked motorcycles, invited all the motorcycle riders to come to town and be blessed. He prayed for safety and good times and gave thanks for the freedom to ride. The event attracted a huge crowd and more motorcycles than I could count, along with a good number of chili cooks. For some reason, it was suspended for a while, and now it s scheduled to happen on May 3 rd in Arma, KS. Good things happen in small towns. I just received an entitled 24 things about to become extinct in America. I ll have to admit that most of them don t bother me one way or the other, but some are interesting. Things like Yellow Pages may truly disappear, but for my money, it s because the print has become so small that I can t read most of the listings. Other disappearing items might include answering machines, film cameras, and the milkman. He also mentions mumps and measles as on the way out, for which I am grateful. Now if we can destroy cancer and heart disease, I ll be happy. One thing that I think will survive for a long time is this passion of ours for cooking chili. I think that we could be growing a lot faster if the majority of the world just knew that we exist. Seems to me that there is a lot of enthusiasm among normal people, but they just don t know how to start competing. Maybe you can think of the way to make it easy for others to get involved. Maybe next month I ll have something to say. Steve Dowdy

18 Page 18 Terlingua Trails April 2009 Memorial CCO. Trader s Village. Come play with us. We begin with a made to order omelet breakfast Saturday morning. Jackpot Salsa turnin at 11:00am; entry fee $10. At noon we have Jackpot Beans; entry fee $10. Once again we have the Ron Charlton Junior Chili Championship with turn in at 1 PM; entry fee is $5 and meat is being supplied for the kids. CASI Chili turn in is at 2 PM; entry fee is $20. That evening there will be a pot luck with food, fun and friends. Cook s party Friday night. We will be raffling off a Wendell Rankin Stove. Also there will be Frito pies for sale to public and another raffle with some great prizes. RVs welcome, no hookups. Please park on the far South side of the building. If you are going to daytrip, vehicles must be in place before 10am. Tell them at the toll booth you are with the Chili Cook off. Once inside the market, there is no driving around til late afternoon. Goody bag to the first 75 pre-registered cooks. See day after cookoff same location. For information call Keith Karaff at Apr 25, Terrell TX CASI. A Town Chili Cookoff. Held at 8975 County Rd 344, 7 miles E of Terrell off 429 N. Benefits Able Springs VFD. Info to follow. Larry Wampler roadwrkcb@aol.com. Turn-in 1 PM. Apr 25, Jasper GA CASI. Georgia State Championship CCO. Automatic qualifier for TICC. Held at Lee Newton Park, Business SR-53 & Mary Street, Jasper, GA, 1 mile east of SR-5/515. Benefiting the Pickens County Habitat for Humanity. Turn-in: 12 PM, $27.00 entry fee. Make Checks payable to Peachtree State Pod. Contact Trey Field, Big Canoe, Big Canoe, GA TheSheriff@FadedLoveChili.com Open meat, no pre- registration deadline. RV hookups for overnight camping available in the park at no additional charge. This event will be held in conjunction with the IBCA Georgia State BBQ Championship and the 5th Annual Habitat Hullabaloo event put on by our charities sponsor. Apr 25, Little Rock AR CASI. West Little Rock Lions Club Cookoff. Benefits Lions World Services for the Blind, Held at Christ Lutheran Church 315 S Hughes St Little Rock, AR Entry $ Turn in 1:00 pm. Chili grind or ground beef only. No RV hookups or camper area. Please no alcohol. Contact Bruce Smith for more info. Apr 25, Independence MO CASI. 1st Annual Bass Pro Shops Revised April Blazing Chili Cookoff. Salsa contest, too. Benefits Ducks Unlimited- Greenwings youth program. FIRE RESISTANT CANOPIES ARE REQUIRED. Fire extinguishers and cooking thermometers are suggested, but loaners will be available. There will be no goody bags. Pre- registration encouraged. Entry fee of $20.00 for chili, $5.00 for Salsa. Turn in Chili at 12:00 Noon, Salsa at 11:00 AM. Contest site at Bass Pro Shop, Bass Pro Drive, reached from US-40, south of I-70 and I- 470/MO-291. Contact STEVE DOWDY, Olive, Kansas City MO , sdowdy@kc.rr.com. Make checks payable to MO-KAN Pod. Apr 25, Stephenville TX CASI. Larry Joe Taylor s 21st Annual Texas Music Festival and Chili Cookoff at Melody Mountain Ranch, Stephenville, TX. Benefits Cross Timbers Emergency Response Team. Primitive camping $16/night. Entry fee included with festival pass: Advance TX per person $55-4 Day Pass (Wed- Sat); $39-3 Day Pass (Thur-Sat); $29-2 Day Pass (Fri & Sat only); $20-1 Day Pass (Sat only). Credit cards accepted for advance tickets only. Advance Ticket request must be received by April 10, payable to Larry Joe Taylor, 4217 CR 423, Stephenville, TX Phone credit card orders accepted thru April 13. Call Order online at or ljt@eastland.net. Gate prices slightly higher. Apr 25, Sierra Vista AZ CASI. Pauls Pub and Chuck Dugan Memorial CCO. Held behind Pauls Pub, 1805 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ. Dry camping available cook where you camp. Benefits Just Kids, Inc. Entry fee $20, turn-in 1 p.m. Make check payable to High Desert Pod. Potluck cooks party Friday night with hot dogs, hamburgers provided. ALSO Spamania 2d Annual Contest!!! Entry fee $5 turn-in 2 PM. Bring your best SPAM recipe and help a good cause Contact Greg Monger, or mongo9@cox.net Per CASI Rule on advertising probation. Apr 25, Kernersville NC CASI. Kernersville Kiwanis Chili CCO. The location is Korner s Folly Historic Site 413 S. Main St. This is to be held by the Kernersville Kiwnais Club to the Young Children Priority One. Entry fees are $20 for CASI Chili, or $30 for CASI chili and a free-style chili. Turn in time for for Chili Judging is at 4PM. The following equipment and rental fees are available in advance:10x10 tent $90.00, 8' table $20.00, chairs $5.00/each chair. Please contact Jessica Katz for more details at jessakatz@yahoo.com or 1325 NC 66S Suite A Kernersville, NC On advertising probation. Apr 25, Chandler TX CASI. Chandler 2nd Annual Chili CCO. at Winchester Park In Chandler, Texas. Benefiting BMC Youth Foundation. From Tyler take Highway 31W to Chandler and turn left at the light on Highway 315. Park is about 3/4 of a mile on the left. Plenty of shady area for cooks and parking for RVs (no hookups). Goody bags for first 20 entries. CASI Chili turn in 1:00 PM. $ Beans turn in 12:00. 50/50. $5.00. Show 11 AM. Bring extra chili for tasting. Craft booths and Blow-ups for kids. Come join over 500 boys and girls and their families for their annual Scrimmage Play Day to kick off the Little League season. Contact Rick Ford , rickster517@embarqmail.com. On advertising probation. Apr 26, Houston TX CASI. Annual Houston POD Day After CCO. Held at Traders Village. We begin with a Breakfast Casserole Off at 9 AM. Entry fee is One Breakfast Casserole. CASI turn in will be 1 PM. Entry fee is $20. If you are going to day trip and cook under the big red expo, you must be in the market before 10 AM. After that your vehicle will not be allowed in. At the toll both, tell them you are with the Chili Cookoff. Keith Karaff Apr 26, Terrell TX CASI. TTT Pod Chili Cookoff. Held at 8975 County Road 344, 7 miles E of Terrell off 429 N. Turn-in Noon. Details to follow. Larry Wampler roadwrkcb@aol.com. May 2, Marble Falls TX CASI. Highland Lakes Pod 38th Howdy-Roo CCO. Ya ll Come to Highland Lakes Chili Pod 38th Annual Howdy-Roo held in Johnson Park. CASI chili $20 turn-in 2 pm; Beans $10 (50% payback) turn-in Noon; Business Chili $20 turn-in 2 pm.chicken $20 turn-in 1 pm, spare ribs $20 turn-in 2:30pm; brisket $20 turn- in 3:30pm All Bar-B-Q $50. (BBQ 60/40 Payback) Friday Golf Tournament (Cook s only) Contact 830/ We will have Concession, Raffle & Silent Auction along with Vendors. Cook s party Friday night followed by entertainment. Sat night Potluck dinner followed by Fun & games. Info: contact Tom Cook 512/ or See Sunday Backbone CCO also. Looking forward to seeing you in Marble Falls!! May 2, Binghamton NY CASI. New York State Chili Championship. Held at Binghamton University Campus, Events Center parking lot. University is located on Route 434 in Vestal, NY. Entry fee: $25 day of cookoff, $20 if paid by May 1. (University students $15 day of cookoff, $10 if paid by May 1.)Make checks payable to Empire State POD. Turn in 2 PM. Open chili championship with cash prize, salsa competition, raffles and live entertainment. Presented by Sodexho Campus Services. Contact Rocky Rockwell at rockr323@aol.com ( ). Additional information will be posted at: NYSChili.com All meat must be USDA approved and receipt may be required. Cookoff benefit Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW). Automatic qualifier for TICC. May 2, Burlington IA CASI. 3-I Regional Open Championship Held at the

19 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 19 Fraternal Order of Eagles Club, 2727 Mount Pleasant St. Burlington IA Benefits Diabetes Research Center in Iowa City, Iowa Turn in time: 2:00 PM Fee: $25 Make checks payable to: Diabetes Research Center. Contact: Gary Christensen 3216 Iris Ave. NW Cedar Rapids, IA or Greg Martin No special meat. No registration deadline Plan to stayng overnight for the day after cook off (Iowa Chili Pod Chili Cook Off) same site. May 2, Tyler TX CASI. American Legion Post #12 CCO Held at American Legion Road, Tyler,off Loop 323 ESE. Limited RV Camping - no hook ups. Must reserve. American Legion Charities. Beans 50/50 - $5.00. CASI & People s Choice $ Please bring extra chili for tasting. Beans turn in: 12:00 Noon. CASI Chili turn in: 1:00 PM. People s Choice Ballots turn in: 2:00 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Make check payable to American Legion. Contact Mike Rose May 2, Dallas TX CASI. Fourth Annual American Legion Post 453 Chili Cookoff, 2755 Bachman Dr., Dallas, TX , CASI entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM, American Legion Division turnin 1 PM, Jackpot beans entry fee $5 turn-in Noon. Contact Doris Coats Make checks payable to American Legion Post 453 and mail to ALCCO, 1645 Priscilla Ln., Irving, TX May 2, Sherwood TX CASI. Sherwood Arts and Crafts Festival This is a 1 day CCO. Held at Sherwood Court House. Take highway 67 toward Mertzon until you reach highway 72. Take it 1 mile. There is a sign on Highway 67 from both directions that say Sherwood. Benefits the Sherwood Court House Restoration. RV Parking available, Dry Camping. Jackpot Beans Turn in at 1200 Noon, Entry Fee $5. Chili Turn in at 2:00 PM Entry fee $ CHILI GRIND ONLY. There will be a cake auction, raffle and a 50/50 pot. Entry fees payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. There will be an Arts and Crafts Fair. There will also be other entertainment. There will be something for every member of your family. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, ; cell phone or garjans@suddenlink.net. May 2, Fayetteville AR CASI. 16th Annual Occasional Springfest Held on W Dickkson Street, exact location to be determined by Festi val committee-call for directions. Benefits Kara McConnell Brain Tumor Fund. Entry fee $20 turn- in 1 PM. Make checks payable to Kara McConnell. Contact Joe Giles Hwy 170 Farmington AR , We won t tell you what kind of meat to use if you won t tell us what kind of beer to drink. May 2, Denton TX CASI. Denton Elks Lodge CCO. Held at 228 E Oak St. Denton TX Benefits Lodge Charities. Make checks payable to Denton Elks Lodge. Entry fee $18 turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Breakfast for cooks, Billy Roy & One Man Band after judging. Contact Delora Goin, 61 Hillside Ln, Valley View TX , deloragoin@ hotmail.com. May 2, Lewisville TX CASI. 4th Annual Red Hilliard Memorial Chili Cook Off. Benefits Veterans Relief Fund. VFW Post #9168, 997 E Hwy 121 (Business). Limited RV parking. Karaoke Friday night. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Turn in: Beans- Noon, Chili-1 PM. Entry fee: Chili-$18, Jackpot Beans-$5, Jr Chili entry free, turn-in 2 PM. goody bags to 1st 25 entries, payable to VFW / Veterans Relief. Info: Mary & Earl Sanders or Post May 2, Buffalo TX CASI. Buffalo Spring Fest Chili Cookoff. Held at Shelley Pate Park. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Benefits Buffalo Chamber of Commerce. This cookoff is held in conjunction with a fiddlers contest and other events. No hookups at the park. Contact Martin Housler martin@matugo.com May 3, Marble Falls TX CASI. Backbone Creek CCO. Held in Johnson Park. Day after HLP 38th Howdy-Roo. Entry fee $18 turn-in 1 PM. Benefits HLP local charity. Make check payable Highland Lakes Chili Pod. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Tom Cook moss@nctv.com. May 3, Burlington IA CASI. Iowa Chili Pod Cookoff. Held at Fraternal Order of Eagles Club 2727 Mount Pleasant St. Benefits Iowa Chili Pod charities Make checks payable to: Iowa Chili Pod Turn in time: 12:00 PM (Noon) Fee: $18. Contact: Gary Christensen 3216 Iris Ave. NW Cedar Rapids, Iowa Chili Grind Only. No preregistration deadline. Cook chili the day before at the 3-I open same site. May 3, Arma KS CASI. Blessing Of The The Bikes 2009 Held St Joseph Catholic Church. Approximately 10 miles North of Pittsburg, just off 69 Highway. Benefits the Alan Stafford Scholarship Fund. Entry fee - $20.00 Turn-in 1 PM. Contact Paul Mendicki (H) (C) mendicki@cox.net or Steve Shepherd (H) C sshepherd1@ckt.net May 8, Greensboro NC CASI. Piedmont Pepper Pod Cookoff Make the NC State Championship a two-day event! The official Piedmont Pepper Pod cookoff is happening on Friday night. Come out and help us set up for the state championship and plan to cook a pot of chili on Friday night. Turn-in is 8:00 pm, meat is cook s choice. CASI only, no freestyle or show. Entry fee $20.00, make checks payable to Piedmont Pepper Pod. Call or adrienneg@gmail.com for more information. May 9, Spring TX CASI. 32nd Annual Texas Open Chili Championship.Its almost that time again and the Houston area is proud to host the 32nd Annual Texas Open. We will once again be at Papa s Ice House in Spring, TX. Entry fee is $ Turn in 2:00pm. Goody bags to the first 100 pre-registered, form is in the Trails or you can Keith Karaff, he will send one to you. If bringing a MH please check the box on registration form. We will have the beautiful stained glass Texas flag trophies. Motorhomes can begin arriving on Friday morning. Due to space restrictions, its first come first served. No saving spaces. If there is someone you want to park with, caravan together. They have completed their new building and parking is going to be very structured this year. Daytrippers can begin setting up Saturday morning along the fence line. but not the night before. You must unload your vehicle and then move it to the far end of the parking lot so that we can have the parking area for public. There will also be a Junior Chili CCO this year with handpainted stoves to top 10 Entry fee $10 turn-in 1 PM, meat provided. Keith.karaff@ibslighting.com May 9, High Rolls NM CASI. High Rolls Lion s Club CCO This CCO is held at the High Rolls Community Center located off of Hwy 82 between Alamogordo and Cloudcroft in the Sacramento mountains. Turn off of Hwy 82 onto Cherry Blossom, next to the High Rolls store and gas station Travel a few yards to Cottage Row. Turn left and proceed west to the end of Cottage Row. Ample RV dry camping is available. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to New Mexico Chili Society. Contact Tom Chaney May 9, Cleburne TX CASI. Cleburne Elks Lodge #811 Spring Chili Cookoff. Entry fee $20, turn in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. CASI and Elks Division. Jackpot Beans $5, turn-in Noon. Free RV hookups, first come first serve. Elec & Water only. Dump station available. Saturday morning breakfast 7-9 AM. Cooks party Friday night. Pot luck supper furnished by Lodge, eat at 6:30 PM. Live band Saturday night. Silent auction Saturday. Held at Hwy 67 & FM Lodge phone Jerry Brown or bamry@sbcglobal.net. May 9, Amarillo TX CASI. Khiva Temple Cookoff. Held at 305 SE 5th St. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to Khiva Temple. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Rodney Lilly or Scott Campbell , Hamburger cookoff same day, turn-in 11 AM. Live bands all day. It s Margaritaville Theme. Benefits Khiva Temple Bldg Fund.

20 Page 20 Terlingua Trails April 2009 May 9, Sierra Vista AZ CASI. 1st Blues Cafe CCO. Benefits Special Olympics. Dry camping and cooks party Friday night, dinner provided. Turn-in at 1 p.m. Location is 185 East Wilcox Dr, Sierra Vista, AZ. Entry fee $15 payable to HDP. Contact Patti Kunstman, High Desert Pod at or go8@cox.net. May 9, Greensboro NC CASI. NC Chili Championship Jim Crawford Memorial Chili Cookoff. Top 3 Automatically qualify for Terlingus. Info available at WW.NCCHILI.COM. CASI Chili, Freestyle, Show, Restaurant and Junior. Held at Pied Farmers Market off I-40 Sandy Ridge Road. Entry fee $20 turn-in Noon. Make checks payable to Piedmont Pepper Pod. Mike Bubba Williams or cell. chilibubba@gmail.com. Benefits Epilepsy Medication Fund. May 9, St Thomas VI CASI. Virgin Pod CCO. Held at Magen s Bay, Shed #4. Benefits Family resource Center. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Info Erik Ackerson P.O. Box , St Thomas VI Make checks payable to Virgin Pod Texas Society. May 9, Cholla Bay MX CASI. JJ s Cantina Cookoff in Cholla Bay. Sun, Tequilla, Bikini s, Chili on the Beach and probably two parties: Friday and Saturday Nights. Peoples Choice at 11 AM. Please bring some CASI Red at 2 PM. Raffle: Please bring items. Benefits our adopted School. Madjack azmadjack@prodigy.net May 9, Farmington NM CASI. Boy Scout Troop 322 Chili Cookoff. Held at First United Methodist Church, 808 Monterey Ave. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Benefits Boy Scout Troop 322. Contact Jamie Church, On advertising probation. May 16, Jourdanton TX CASI. 19th Annual Malvin Prasifka Chili and Bar-B-Q Cook-off, Jourdanton, TX. $20. Entry fee, Chili Grind only,turn-in at 2:pm. More details to follow. Kim Hiley , kdhiley@yahoo.com Happy Hinman May 16, Snyder TX CASI. Black Gold Pod Cookoff Held at Tim and Connie Collier s place, 1528 CR 132. Fish Fry Friday night. Cooks breakfast Saturday morning. Pot Luck dinner Saturday night, meat furnished by Pod. Shuffleboard, Horseshoe, and 42 tournaments. Plenty of dry camping. Contact Patsy Childress ; or patsy@t3wireless.com or Connie Collier collier@snydertex.com Entry fee $18 turn in 2 PM. Make checks payable to Black Gold Pod. May 16, Irving TX CASI. 30th Annual TOT Kickoff Cookoff at Irving Elks Lodge, 2015 N. Britian Rd. Major goody bag item for first 75 registered. Jackpot Beans $5 - turn in 12 PM. Junior Chili free entry - turn in 12 PM. CASI Chili $20 - turn in 2 PM. Overnight camping, limited hookups available for small fee. Friday night cooks party. Cash breakfast, lunch and bar Saturday. Pot luck dinner Saturday night. See Sunday cookoff same location. Make checks payable to Top Of Texas CASI. Contact Babs Johnson bajohnson55@verizon.net May 16, Overland Park KS CASI. Gladiator 1st Annual POD Cookoff. Held at the VFW Post 846 located at 8804 Grant. Take 87th Street east off of I-35 for 1 mile to Grant, turn right on Grant, VFW is located 600 ft on the right. Benefits the Gladiator POD. Entry fee: $20.00, Turn-in 1 PM. Tent & RV parking available ($20.00 for electrical). Wendell Rankin painted stove for 1st Place! Cooks party Saturday night. This is a 2 day CCO (see 5/17 for further info). Contact: Lee Kroencke at gladiatorchili@yahoo.com May 17, Snyder TX CASI. 4th Annual Bronze Buffalo Cookoff Held at Tim & Connie s place, 1528 CR 132. First Place Trophy is a Lloyd Goldwire Bronze Buffalo. See Previous day cookoff for more details. Entry fee $18 turnin 12:30 PM. Make checks payable to Black Gold Pod. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Connie Collier collier@snydertex.com or Patsy Childress patsy@t3wireless.com. May 17, Irving TX CASI. Morning After TOT CCO Held at Irving Elks Lodge, 2015 Britian. For TOT charities. Entry fee $18 turnin Noon. Make checks payable to Top of Texas CASI. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Babs Johnson bajohnson55@verizon.net. See cookoff previous day, same location. May 17, Overland Park KS CASI. VFW Post 846 Cookoff. Held at VFW Post 846 located at 8804 Grant. Take 87th Street east off I-35 for 1 mile, turn right on Grant, the VFW is 600ft on the right. Entry fee: $20, noon. Benefits VFW Post 846 charities. This is a 2nd day CCO (See 5/16 for info) Contact: Lee gladiatorchili@yahoo.com May 23, Greenville TX CASI. 2nd annual Hunt County 4H Youth CCO Benefits 4H Campers and help the kids with expenses for their competitions. Join us for fun, raffles, activities & surprises. Chili Head Food Art Competition for youth, no entry fee. A cup of Chili will be available for purchase with a drink and chips for $5, handled by the 4H team. CASI chili turn in at 1 PM entry fee $20. Novice entry fee $ 20 and Youth entry fee $ 5, turn in at noon (cooked on site). Jackpot beans, 50% payback and prizes, Bean Turn in at Noon, $10 entry for adults, $5 for youth. Held at Jacob s Plain Gun Club at 6734 FM 118 Greenville,TX Some RV hooks ups with electric and water. You are welcome to come in on Friday with your RV. Info Diana Trotter at , goodoil@bellsouth.net or Dave Hewlett ( ), davehewlett@msn.com. Make checks payable to Hunt County 4H VLA. CHILI GRIND ONLY. May 23, Wichita Falls TX CASI. Southwest Open Chili Cookoff at Kiowa Casino, in Devol Oklahoma located 10 miles North of Wichita Falls off I-44. Entry fee $25, turn-in 2

21 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 21 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Top 3 chili and 1st place show are automatic qualifiers for TICC. Goody bags for first 100 entrants. Childrens s Aid Society of West Texas will be selling tasting cups, bring throw down chili. Friday night cooks party with all you can eat Seafood. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings. Raffles, prizes. Register by May 8th for Free Play drawing at Kiowa Casino. Contact Kevin Wooster Terry Graves or Tammie Wooster tammiew421@aol.com. Howard Johnson Hotel $45 rooms, phone, $250 Casino Free Play drawing for early registration until May 8th. $300,200,100 Travel Money for top three places in chili. $300,200, 100,50,25 Casino Free Play for top five places in chili. EZ up tent to First Place Chili, Show and Distance Traveled to cookoff. Travel Trailer rental for cookoff free setup and pickup at the cookoff, $275, call Dave at D&D Campers, , Web site: DDCampers.com. Send entry to NOB Pod, c/o Terry Graves, P.O. Box 100, Wichita Falls TX May 23, Mexia TX CASI. 1st Time Cook Off H-E-B Mexia. Held at H.E.B, E. Milam St and N. Canton. Store phone Ask for Craig Mytton. One Day Cook Off. Plenty Parking/Plenty Room for E-Z Up s. Charity Juvenile Diabetes. Turn in Time 2:00 PM. Entry fee $18. Chili Grind Only. For More information contact Donna Conrad , Dangergail@aol.com PLEASE NO DRINKING OF ALCOHOL. Hope to See Yall There. May 23, Water Valley TX CASI. Memorial Legions CCO Day 1 of a 3 day Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, Benefits: Mosaic; Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. We will have Jackpot beans turn in at 12 noon, entry fee $5.00. Chili turn in at 2 PM. Entry fee $ CHILI GRIND ONLY. There will be a raffle and a 50/50 pot. There will be a Domino and Washer Tournament. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. Saturday night Potluck. This is a 3 day CCO. See Sunday s and Monday s information. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, ; cell phone or garjans@suddenlink.net. Benefits Mosaic. May 23, Broken Arrow OK CASI. Memorial Day Weekend CCO. Held at Crawford s Hacienda, E 111 St, Broken Arrow OK. From Tulsa, take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. exit at the 4th stop light. Oneta Road turn right, South, go to second stop sign 111th St turn right, West, go 1/2 mile. House is on the left, South. Benefits Green County Chili & BBQ Too Pod. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Contact Lorinda or Everett Crawford See cookoff next day. May 23, York PA CASI. 7th Annual Keystone State Pod Cookoff is once again being held in conjunction with the York Jaycees annual chili cookoff at Colonial Courthouse Complex on Pershing Ave, between Market and Philadelphis Streets. Bringing plenty of throw down chili is strongly encouraged, this event can draw a large crowd. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to Keystone State Pod. Contact Chip Welsh chip@redlionspicyfoods.com. May 24, San Antonio TX CASI. Return of the Chili Queens Cookoff. Held at the El Mercado Market Next to MiTierra s Mexican Restaurant 100 Produce Row. $20. Entry, Chili Grind Only, Turn-in at 2pm. In our continued efforts to improve this cook-off we ve changed the day from Memorial Day, Monday to Sunday. For information call Kim Hiley , kdhiley@yahoo.com May 24, Wichita Falls TX CASI. North of the Brazos Pod Cookoff. Held at Kiowa Casino, located 10 miles North of Wichita Falls off I-44, in Devol Oklahoma. Entry fee $18 turnin 1 PM, CHILI GRIND ONLY. See ad previous day for 26th Annual Southwest Open Chili Championship. Contact Kevin Wooster , Terry Graves or Tammie Wooster tammiew421@aol.com. We will hold the Miss Hot Chili Girl Pageant today. May 24, Water Valley TX CASI. Memorial Legions CCO, Day 2 Day 2 of a 3 dayof the Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, This is Concho Valley Chili Pod s cookoff. Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Chili turn in at 2 PM. Entry fee $ CHILI GRIND ONLY.There will be a cake auction, raffle and a 50/50 pot. There will be a Domino and Washer Tournament. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. Sunday night Potluck. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday s and Monday s information. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, ; cell phone or garjans@suddenlink.net. May 24, Broken Arrow OK CASI. Sunday Memorial Day Weekend CCO Held at Crawford s Hacienda, E 111 St, Broken Arrow OK. From Tulsa, take Hwy 51 East thru Broken Arrow, continue on at Coweta/81st St. exit at the 4th stop light. Oneta Road turn right, South, go to second stop sign 111th St turn right, West, go 1/2 mile. House is on the left, South. Benefits Green County Chili & BBQ Too Pod. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Contact Lorinda or Everett Crawford See cookoff previous day. May 24, Tombstone AZ CASI. Wyatt Earp Days/Paul Breyer Memorial CCO. Held on Allen Street in downtown Tombstone, right in front of the OK Corral. Entry fee $20. Turn-in 1 p.m. Will have a cooks party with a meal the night before at the Vigilante Hall. Charity is the Tombstone Lions Club. We ll cook on the street so need to bring canopies. Make checks payable to High Desert Pod. Come enjoy one of the best locations in CASI for a cookoff. Plenty of activities such as gunfights (re-enactments) in the street, old fashioned costume shows, raffles, lots of sight-seeing and shopping. Lets make the Tombstone streets run red with chili. Contact Greg Monger, or mongo9@cox.net for more info. May 25, Water Valley TX CASI. Memorial Legions CCO, Day 3 Day 3 of a 3 day Concho Valley Chili Pod Memorial Legions CCO, This Benefits: DESK; Location: Water Valley at Seymour Crossing Harper Park located on South FM 2034 off of US Highway 87. Limited number of hook ups. $20/ night. Chili turn in at 12 PM. Entry fee $ CHILI GRIND ONLY. Payable to Concho Valley Chili Pod. This is a 3 day CCO. See Saturday s and Sundays information. Info: Janice Miller, 3214 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX 76904, ; cell phone or garjans@suddenlink.net. May 30, Staples TX CASI. 2nd Annual Community Fund Raiser CCO. Held at 1361 FM 1977 on the San Marcos River. Plenty of RV parking, no hookups. Camping & admittance to grounds Friday afternoon thru Sunday afternoon only. Enjoy the river, weather permitting. Due to liability concerns, this is an adult only event. CASI entry fee $18. turn in 1:00 PM. Benefits Area Community Projects. Cookoff next day, same location. Friday night cooks meal: barbeque provided, sides & desserts welcomed. Saturday night pot luck. For information contact Miles Mueller , Debbie Roecker or Karen Reinke May 30, Corsicana TX CASI. Dawg Daze of Summer Sooner CCO Held at Gander Mountain, 3301 Corsicana Crossings Blvd. From I- 45, take exit #229 (Hwy 287) go East on 287 and take first right onto Corsicana Crossings Blvd. Plenty of paved parking, no hookups. Entry fee $20.00 turn-in 1PM (CHILI GRIND ONLY); Junior division (ages 8-17)entry fee $5.00 turn-in 1PM (CHILI GRIND ONLY); 50/ 50 Beans entry fee $10.00 turn-in Noon. Fun pet contest at 10am. Benefits the Humane Society of Navarro County. For more information contact Kay Lefler , , klefler@gaf.com.

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23 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 23 Banas Held at Del Rancho. Jun 6, Floris IA CASI. The Floris Flag Day Cookoff. Cookoff benefits Floris Iowa Fire Department. Turn in 1 PM. Entry fee $ Contact Virgil or Roylene Johnson. Phone or Cell Jun 6, Frontenac KS CASI. Kansas State Cookoff. Held downtown in Christmas Park at the corner of McKay & Crawford Benefits the Frontenac Rotary Park. Entry fee: $20.00 Turn-in 5 PM. Make checks payable to the Frontenac Rotary. Contact: Paul Mendicki OR Steve Shepherd shepherd1@ckt.net Jun 6, Memphis TN CASI. Por Pod Cookoff. at 3684 Cherry Road at Steamatic in Memphis. Turn in time is 1 PM. Entry fee $ Please bring something we can put in a raffle to help us raise some money. Contact Lynne at OR lynne_murry@yahoo.com. May 30, El Paso TX CASI. Pod of the Pass Annual POD CCO Held at 5354 Doniphan Drive. Cooks meeting high noon. Entry fee $18 turn-in 4 PM Showmanship will be from 1:00-3:00.There will be a beans and salsa competition. Each entry $5, no rules, turn in for both will be 2 PM. Dry camping available. Make checks payable to Pod of the Pass. Eve Du Mond May 30, Eagar AZ CASI. Happy Tails & Trails Cookoff. Held at the Rodeo Grounds. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Benefits Silver Creek Humane Society. Will have craft fair, entertainment on 5/29-5/30, also a live radio remote and motor cycle run on 5/30. Deadline to enter 5/28/09. Brian Olear 20 N Zuni Street, Springerville AZ crashed662000@yahoo.com May 30, DeSoto KS CASI. DeSoto Rotary Chili Cook-Off held at Zimmerman s Kill Creek Farm. Located on Kill Creek Road just north of Highway K-10. Entry Fee $20. Turn-in at noon. Homestyle division turn-in at 12:30, entry fee $20.00 or $30.00 for both events. Benefits the Gift of Life Foundation. Contact: Robin Stone, astone@kc.rr.com Or Darrel Zimmerman, Make checks payable to DeSoto Rotary. May 30, Durham NC CASI. BullCity Chili Challenge Held in Durham Central Park in downtown Durham, NC. at Foster and Hunt Street. Proceeds benefit the Durham Special Olympics. CASI chili, open chili, jr. chili, restaurant chili and salsa (restaurant & individual) will be judged. Salsa turn-in at 11:00 a.m., chili turn-in at noon. We re expecting a good crowd again, so please bring throw- down! Entry fee is $20 for CASI chili, $10 for freestyle and salsa. Juniors and restaurants are free. Checks payable to the Piedmont Pepper Pod. ***All vehicles need to be moved from the cooking area by 8:00 a.m.*** Please call or for more information; adrienneg@ gmail.com, call or web at May 30, Lebanon TN CASI. Celtic Country Faire Chili Cookoff. Held at James E Ward Ag Center, Exit 239B on I-40. Benefits Southern STARRS Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Contact Carol Knight , , knight_cj@hotmail.com. May 30, St. Charles IL CASI. Illinois Ladies State Open Championship Held at Zylstra Harley-Davidson, 131 S Randall Road (corner of Randall Rd and IL Rte 64), St. Charles IL. Benefits Living Well Cancer Resource Center. Entry fee $20. Turn-in 2:00 pm. Make checks payable to Chillini Pod, mail to Gloria Molitor, 200 Hunt Club Drive, St. Charles IL For information call Gloria Molitor, Cheryl Pierson, Automatic Qualifier For TICC. May 30, St. Charles IL CASI. Illinois Men s State Open Championship Held at Zylstra Harley-Davidson, 131 S Randall Road (corner of Randall Rd and IL Rte 64), St. Charles IL. Benefits Susan G Komen For the Cure. Entry fee $20. Turn-in 2:00 pm. Make checks payable to Chillini Pod, mail to Gloria Molitor, 200 Hunt Club Drive, St. Charles IL For info call Gloria Molitor, Cheryl Pierson at chillinipod@comcast.net. This is an Automatic Qualifier for TICC. May 31, Staples TX CASI. Day After 2nd Annual Community Fund Raiser CCO. Held at 1361 FM 1977 on the San Marcos River. Plenty of RV parking, no hookups. Enjoy the river, weather permitting. Camping & admittance to grounds Friday afternoon thru Sunday afternoon only. Due to liability concerns, this is an adult only event. CASI entry fee $18. turn in 1:00 PM. Benefits Staples Civic Organization. Cookoff previous day, same location. Friday night cooks meal, Saturday night pot luck. For information contact Miles Mueller , Debbie Roecker , or Karen Reinke Jun 6, Midland TX CASI. Midland Big Cats Cookoff. Details to Follow. Jun 6, Organ NM CASI. Bud s Backyard CCO. This is a NMCS Pod CCO. Held at Furnace St. Exit Hwy 70 east on 4th Street (look for the Post Office sign). Travel north to the second stop sign and turn left. Look for the US Flag. Possible cooks pot luck on Friday evening (depends on the cooks). Special goodie bags for the 1st 15 cooks to sign up and pay the entry fee. Bloody Mary morning at 8:00 am. Lunch at noon. Limited dry camping is available on site. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to New Mexico Chili Society. Contact Bud Barrick teamorgan@peoplepc.com. Jun 6, Queen Creek AZ CASI. 6th Annual Summer Splash & Desert Breeze Pod Cook Off. This is also the 3rd Annual Arizona State Biscuit and Gravy Championship. Bring your swim suits and come have some fun. CHILI GRIND ONLY Entry fee $15, make check payable to Desert Breeze Pod. Contact Karen Jun 6, Houston TX CASI. 29th Annual Space City Pod Cookoff. At Blanco s Bar & Grill W. Alabama. Omelette-off; Beans, Chili. More details to follow next month. Contact Chuck Spishock or Bruce Wilkins Jun 7, Frontenac KS CASI. MO- KAN Pod Cookoff. Held in Rotary Park just east of downtown Frontenac on McKay Steet. Benefits the MO-KAN POD. Entry fee: $20.00 turn-in time: 1 PM. Make checks payable to: MO- KAN Pod. Contact: Paul Mendicki mendicki@cox.net OR Steve Shepherd ( ) sshepherd1@ckt.net Jun 12, Santa Rosa CA CASI. Spice Up California Pod and 5th Annual Peggy Sue s Cruise Chili/Pasta Cook-off. Join us for our 7th Annual Peggy Sue s All- American Cruise Car Show and Chili Cook-off. Charity is Safe School Ambassador. Cars, BBQ. Wine and Beer tasting, Live Entertainment, Chili and Pasta. Registration is $18 for CASI Sanctioned cook off. Located at Galvin Community Park, 3330 Yulupa Ave. Santa Rosa, CA. Event time is 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Contact Alex Tanalski 707~763 ~5267. treehugginchili@aol.com. Peggy Williams richpegw@aol.com. Turn in time 6 PM. Make checks payable to Peggy Sue s All- American Cruise. Jun 13, Brownfield TX CASI. Knights of Columbus Council th Annual Great American Cookoff Brownfield Terry County/ Coleman Park. Chili entry fee $20.00 Chili Turnin time 2:00 PM Charity TBA. Annual Brisket, Spare Ribs, Chicken, and Pinto Bean Cook-off. Contact, Jesse Alejandro c , h , Jimmy Garza c CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jun 13, Poolville TX CASI. 4th Annual Armadillo Resort CCO Clothing optional naturist resort, located 20 minutes north of

24 Page 24 Terlingua Trails April 2009 the shaded picnic grounds of Holiday Inn Financial Plaza, 5555 Financial Plaza, Shreveport, LA :00pm turn-in. Benefits the Shreveport- Bossier Rescue Mission. RV s welcome - no hookups. Special room rates available at the Holiday Inn - contact Nancy Johnston at directly. First 25 registered cooks will receive goody bags. Show team competition also. Make checks payable to LA-CASI. Contact Steve Doss at or steve.doss07@ gmail.com. Weatherford TX. Benefits the Poolville VFD. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jackpot beans $5 noon turn-in. Chili $18 2 PM turn-in. Make checks payable to Armadillo Resort. Armadillo Resort has full RV hookups for a very reasonable cost. Some trailers are available for rent. For details and directions, go to web site or contact Ron Barnes at , Ratchili@tx.rr.com. Jun 13, Garland TX CASI. 6th Annual Colder than Hella CCO. Two day cookoff held at Hella Temple. Entry fee $20, turn-in 1 PM. Jackpot beans 50/50 entry fee $5, turn-in Noon. Benefits Shriner charities. Full RV hookups (12) are first come first serve at $12 per day. Depending on weather, you can cook inside or outside. Additional prize for first place winner. Make checks payable to Directors Staff and mail to Dave Hewlett, 802 Horizon Dr, Murphy, Tx if you want to reg ahead or reserve RV spot. For directions or info request to davehewlett@msn.com Hella Temple Garland Hella Temple 2121 Rowlett Rd, Garland Texas phone Ron Anderson. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jun 13, Show Low AZ CASI. 2nd Annual Summit Healthcare Volunteer CCO. People s Choice included. To be held at Show Low Elks Lodge #2090, dry camping, motels nearby. Entry Fee $ CASI turn-in at 2:00. For more information contact: Dick Seehusen, or alpineinn@frontiernet.net. Jun 13, Jonestown TX CASI. 29th Annual SOT Pod CCO. Held in Jones Brothers Park, off Hwy Details to follow. Jun 13, West Tawakoni TX CASI. 2nd Annual VFW Post #2559 CCO. Address : 100 E Hwy 276 West Tawakoni, TX. Chili Grind Only Charity-VFW Post #2559. Turn-in Times Beans-$5.00, 12:00 Noon. Local Chili ($15.00) CASI Chili 1:00 PM $ Checks payable to the VFW Post #2559. Contact inform. J C Jones ( ) or Larry W ( ) RSVP for dry RV West Tawakoni CC s building, next door-( ) Also 50/50 and raffle table, the drawing will be right after, Chili winners annoucements, Cooks should show up early to order free breakfast. Jun 13, Shreveport LA CASI. Rolling on the Red Chili Cookoff LA-CASI Louisianne Pod Rolling on the Red Chili cookoff held on Jun 13, Spencer NC CASI. Raildays Chili Cookoff. Held at 411 South Salisbury Ave Transportation Museum. More info available at Additional contact Vicky Peacock EXT 232. Entry fee $20 turn-in Noon. Make checks payable to Piedmont Pepper Pod. Mike Williams or cell. Jun 13, Parkers Crossroads TN CASI. Battleground Chili Cookoff. Exit 108 on I-40, Hwy 22 N to City Park on right. Benefits Parker Crossroad Battlefield Assoc. Entry fee $25 turn-in 1 PM. Make checks payable to HOT Pod. Contact Preston Shaw See HOT Pod cookoff next day. Jun 13, Denton TX CASI. 3rd Annual Summer Showdown CCO. Held at North Texas State Fair Grounds, 2721 N Caroll Blvd. Entry Fee $20.00, turn in 3 pm Announcements 5:30 pm. Entry fee includes 2 tickets to Summer Showdown Concert. Headliners include No Justice and Bart Crow. Reserved RV parking with full hook-up s available at $20.00 a night. Call Nancy Kimmey to reserve your spot. For Information on chili- Call Vicki , Delora , deloragoin@hotmail.com cowgirlattitudechili@hotmail.com Chili Grind Only. Jun 14, Garland, TX TX CASI. 6th Annual Colder than Hella Cookoff Day 2. Held at Hella Temple, 2121 Howlett Rd. Entry fee $20, turn-in Noon. Full RV hookups (12) first come first served. Depending on the weather you can cook inside or outside. Additional prize for first place winner. Make checks payable to Directors Staff and mail to Dave Hewlett, 802 Horizon Dr. Murphy, TX if you want to reg early or reserve a RV spot For info or directions request to davehewlett@msn.com phone See cookoff previous day. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jun 14, Jonestown TX CASI. Day After SOT Pod CCO. Held in Jones Brothers Park, off Hwy Details to follow. Jun 14, West Tawakoni TX CASI. VFW Post Ladies Aux Flag Day CCO. Held at 100 E Hwy 276 West in West Tawakoni. Entry fee $20 turn in Noon. Make checks payable to VFW Post #2559. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact J C Jones or Larry Wampler RSVP for dry RV parking at West Tawakoni CC s building ext door St. Mary s Catholic Church in Lamar, MO, before and after the recent fire. The church was 105 years old and burned by a 19 year old, to cover up a robbery. Jun 14, Cheyenne WY CASI. Cheyenne Chili Sunday Cookoff. Details to follow. Contact Sharon Roberts ext 4608, Historic Plains Hotel. Jun 14, Parkers Crossroads TN CASI. HOT Pod Annual Cookoff. Exit 108 on I- 40, Hwy 22 N to City Park on right. Benefits Heart of Tennessee Pod. Entry fee $20 turn-in Noon. Make checks payable to HOT Pod. Contact Preston Shaw Jun 19, Fort Smith AR CASI. Miss Laura s Friday Night Social Benefits BELCH Pod, at Columbus Acres, Columbus Acres Road Ground Meat Only, entry fee $20, turn in 7 PM; Jackpot beans, $5, turn in 6 PM. Limited RV parking, no hookups. Contact Rheaba Goebel, or Patti Watkins, , ratt13@cox.net. Make checks payable to Fort Smith Boy s Shelter, P.O. Box 5211, Fort Smith, AR Jun 20, Fort Worth TX CASI. 33rd Annual Cowtown CCO. Benefits DFW Center for Autism Grapevine TX, At Cabela s, Exit 65 on I-35W north of NE loop 820 and south of Texas Motor Speedway. Cabela s will again have Father s Day/Kids Day games, activities, displays, discount coupons and lots more to do and see this year. Cowtown will have raffles for lots of great items. Friday arrivals welcomed. Plenty of RV parking NO HOOK UPS. Cooks party Friday night with entertainment.. Grind only. Trophies for top 10 chilis, top 10 juniors, and top 3 show. 1st place CASI chili wins airfare hotel to cook at the St. Thomas Virgin Island CCO in August. (3nd Annual North Texas Junior Chili Championship) 1st place juniors wins expense paid /guided deer hunt through Texas Youth Hunters program. 2nd through 10 other great prizes. Adult entry $20, turn in 1pm, juniors entry (ages 8-17) $8, turn in 12 noon. CASI RULES as well. Bring throw-down chili for tasting cups. Goody bags to first 100 adult cooks registered. Early registration to David Sexton, 4409 Colgate Ave. Dallas Tx Must be received by May 31st. More info Contact David at cowtowngp@tx.rr.com See June 21st for day after cook off. Jun 20, Bastrop TX CASI. River Runner 8th Annual Chili Cook Off held at

25 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 25 Proud Sponsor of the CASI Terlingua International Chili Championship American Legion, 3003 Loop 150 East, Saturday Cook Off $20.00 turn in 2:00. Sunday Cook Off $18.00, turn in 1:00. Located across the street from the Golf Course. Cooks feed Saturday. Indoor building for judging and bathrooms. Lots patio room for day trippers to cook and mingle. Make checks payable to ALA 533. CHILI GRIND ONLY BOTH DAYS. Further Info Crystal at Don t promise you will win but we promise a good time. Jun 20, Lone Oak TX CASI. Bull Creek Cookoff. Held in town square. Beans $5, turn-in Noon. Chili entry $20 turn-in 1 PM. Benefits LoneOak VFD Contact Dorothy Miller , Development Group Org, Community Center. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Make checks payable to Chugwater Chili CCO. New events, family fun, great en- tertainment, free cooks dinner Friday night, free Sunday breakfast. Contact Anja Bendel P.O. Box 243 Chugwater Wy , Jun 20, Alsip IL CASI. Chillin Out at Fun Fest CCO. CASI Chili, Salsa and Show. Held in conjunction with the park district s Fun Fest at the Alsip Aquatic Park at S Kostner. Benefits American Cancer Society Entry fee $18. Salsa turn-in at 1PM, CASI chili turn-in at 2:30 PM. Make checks payable to Alsip Park District. Contact Leslie Guerrera Ext 315, Leslie_fit@alsipparks.org Jun 20, Fort Smith AR CASI. 27th Annual Hanging Judge Isaac C. Parker Memorial Cookoff / Mid- South Regional Open & Arkansas State Open BBQ Championship, at Columbus Acres, Columbus Acres Road. Automatic qualifier. Meat - open. Benefits Fort Smith Boy s Shelter, Fee $20, turn in Noon. BBQ - open meat turn in starts at 12:30 p.m. and is 30 minute intervals. Order of turn in, open, ribs, port, beef. Fee $20 per category. Limited RV parking, no hookups. Contact Rheaba Goebel, , goebel.rheaba@gmail.com or Patti Watkins, , ratt13@cox.net. Make checks payable to Fort Smith Boy s Shelter c/o BELCH Pod, P.O. Box 5211, Fort Smith, AR Jun 20, Lizton IN CASI. Lizton Summer Solstice CCO Sponsored by Lizton Lions Club Park, S Cherry St & US 135/W Main Registration from 8-9am. Cook s meeting at 9am. CASI Turn-in at 12:30 PM. Categories are CASI, Anything Goes and Salsa. CASI $20, all other categories $10 or 1/2 price w/casi entry. For information or to register contact jcherco@yahoo.com or call Jim Cherco at Make checks payable to Lizton Lions Club. Jun 20, Horizon City TX CASI. Horizon City Cookoff. Held at Horizon Bar and Grill (formerly Your Bar and Grill) Horizon Blvd. From El Paso, I-10 East to Horizon Exit, left at the light onto Horizon Blvd. Proceed 2 1/ 2 miles to shopping area on right, which is one block past traffic light at Darrington. CASI Sanctioned. Charity to be determined. Cook s meeting 12:00 PM, turn in 4:00 PM. Entry fee $18.00 Checks payable to Pod of the Pass. Info. Carol Straughan , caroleptx@aol.com Jun 20, Chugwater WY CASI. 24th Annual Chugwater Championship. Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Held in Town Park, corner of 2nd and Clay. Benefits Chugwater Fire Dept, Ambulance Dept, Historical Group, Economic

26 Page 26 Terlingua Trails April 2009 Jun 21, Fort Worth TX CASI. Day After Cowtown at Cabela s. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry fee $20, turn in 12 noon. No Beans. Benefits Cowtown charities. Info contact David Sexton at cowtowngp@tx.rr.com. See cookoff previous day. Jun 21, Bastrop TX CASI. 8TH Annual River Runners Sunday Cook Off. Chili Grind Only. Entry fee 18.00, turn in 1:00. See details on previous Saturday cook off. Come and get your points and hugs. Info, call Crystal Dear at cell or home. Hope to see you there. Jun 27, Grand Lake CO CASI. 26th Annual State of Colorado Chili Championship. Automatic qualifier for TICC. Cook in a park - on grass - in Town Park. Benefits various Grand Lake Charities. $25 for Red or Green,cooking both red and green is $40, which is $25 for either red or green and $15 for the second category. Cook at 9,000 feet in a scenic location. All cooks who register and pay by June 5, 2009 will receive a special momento. Checks payable to the Colorado Chili Pod & can be sent to 1670 Broadway, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado For info, please contact John Montgomery at Jun 27, Garland TX CASI. Garland Elks Held at 3825 Duck Creek Drive. Cross street is Centerville and Duck Creedk Jr. Division Chili $5 with turn-in at Noon. Pinto Beans Competition $5, Noon turn-in with the following conditions; Dry Pinto Beans cooked from scratch on site (presoaking ok), one cup per pot of beans turned. 100% payback to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. CASI Chili entry $20 with 1 PM turn in. We will award painted stoves for 1st, 2nd, 3rd CASI chili, 1st Show, and 1st Junior. Lots of motorhome/trailer parking with hook ups (water & electric) 1st come 1st served. $10 fee for Campers. Silent Auction and Raffles. Make check payable to Garland Elks Lodge, for their charities. Contact Dave Hewlett, davehewlett@msn.com Benefits Garland Elks many charities. Make checks payable to Garland Elks Lodge #1984. Jun 27, Severna Park MD CASI. Mason Dixon Pod CCO Cancelled. Jun 27, Mitchell NE CASI. 3rd Annual Mitchell Concert in the the Park Chili Cook Off. Held in the Mitchell City Park, located north off Hwy 26 between 19th and 22nd Ave. Entry fee $15 for Red Chili, $15 for Open Chili, or $25 for both. Cooks meeting at 2:30 pm and turn-in at 5:30 pm. Live music all day, craft fair, food venders, activities for kids, ice cream social, and fireworks display at dusk. Proceeds benefit the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce. Make checks payable to Pepe s Pod c/o Kyle Haberman th Ave, Scottsbluff NE For more information contact Kyle Haberman Home: , , khab@charter.net, Carol Bernard , cbernard4004@charter.net Jun 27, Jacksonville TX CASI. 2nd Annual Duck Race Chili CCO. Benefits Crisis Center of Anderson Cherokee Counties, 700 E Cherokee. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Linda Clark l linda_clark75766@yahoo.com. Phone Throw down chili needed for public tasting. See cookoff next day. Jun 27, Ottumwa IA CASI. The Ottumwa Pro-Balloon CCO. Held at Ottumwa Park campground. Benefits Hospice Wapello County. Turn in 12:00 noon. Entry fee $ Junior cookoff (under 18) $5 Turn in 12:30. Cooks pary to follow cookoff at Johnsons camper. Contact Virgil or Roylene Johnson Phone or Cell Jun 28, Garland TX CASI. DAM POD Annual chili cook off See cook off day before - then come and stay for both. Chili only today with noon turn in! CHILI GRIND ONLY. Come or stay and support the DAM POD. Come and see us and get those points. Entry fee $20 Held at Garland Elks Lodge, 3825 Duck Creek Drive davehewlett@msn.com Jun 28, Jacksonville TX CASI. Sunday Jacksonville CCO. See cookoff previous day. Benefits St Jude s. Entry fee $20 turn-in Noon. Linda Clark linda_clark75766@yahoo.com. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Jul 4, Marathon TX CASI. 5th Annual Cowboy Chili Cookoff. Held at Marathon Community Center - Downtown Marathon TX 1 block north of Hwy 90 on D Street. Charity: Marathon VFD. Turn-in time: 2:00 PM. Entry Fee: $ CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact Daniel Eaton PO Box 365, Marathon TX Cell Ph: TXVFF@yahoo.com As in the past, the #1 Chili trophy will be a bronze Cowboy Hat by Lloyd Goldwire. Judging indoors in the Marathon Community Center. Plenty of parking around Marathon Community Center. You may set up on Friday afternoon /evening at the Marathon Community Center - No hook-ups. Lots of space available. Also RV park in town and Marathon Motel and Gage Hotel are excellent places to stay. There are a number of Bed & Breakfast s also available. A public dance will be held at the Post Park in Marathon on Saturday night after the cookoff. For information about services and amenities available in Marathon check the website at There will also be a cookoff on Sunday-see listings for July 5, Jul 4, Statesville NC CASI. Piedmont Pepper Pod Chili Cook Off Cancelled. Jul 5, Georgetown TX CASI. 3rd Annual H-E-B Georgetown Cook off! Held in their parking lot! Off S-IH 35 and West University Ave, H-E-B is right on IH-35, it is easy to find.. This is a 1 day only cook off! NO RVS! SORRY! But PLENTY of room for canopy! Entry fee $18.00 Turn in time 1 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY! Folks..THIS H-E-B ALONE has done A LOT for CASI so lets give them a little back and give them a good turn out! For more info or directions contact Donna Dangergail@aol.com or Make checks payable to Donna Conrad/H-E-B. Charity TBD. Jul 5, Marathon TX CASI. 5th Annual Mustang Chili Cookoff. Held at Marathon Community Center downtown Marathon one block North of Hwy 90 on D Street. Entry fee $20, turn-in 12:00 Noon. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Charity is The Friends of the Marathon Public Library. As in the past, the #1 Chili trophy will be a bronze Running Mustang by Lloyd Goldwire. Judging indoors in the Marathon Community Center. Plenty of parking around Marathon Community Center. You may set up on Friday afternoon/evening at the Marathon Community Center - No hook-ups. Lots of space available. Also RV park in town and Marathon Motel and Gage Hotel are excellent places to stay. There are a number of Bed & Breakfast s also available. A public dance will be held at the Post Park in Marathon on Saturday night before this cookoff. For information about services and amenities available in Marathon check the website at Contact Daniel Eaton- Cell or by TXVFF@yahoo.com. There will also be a cookoff on Saturday-see listings for July 4, Jul 11, McDade TX CASI. 8th Annual Star Ranch Chili Cookoff Held at Star Ranch, 166 Eely Rd. McDade is 35 miles east of Austin on Hwy 290. Turn off 290 beside the white church onto Waco St. Go across RR tracks and turn left onto Brown Rd. Go approx. 2 miles turn left on Eely Rd. Follow signs to Star Ranch. Entry fee $18. Turn in 3:00PM. Charity American Heart Association. Cooks meal Friday 7:30. CHILI GRIND ONLY. CASI cookoff next day same location. RV hookups & rental cabins available. Nature trails, tennis, volleyball & Petanque courts, 2 swimming pools, hot tub & rec room. (No open fires, charcoal grills allowed in designated area only). Star Ranch is a naturist club, (clothing optional for chili cooks). For hookups & reservation contact Debra toll free or info@starranch.net. Cookoff info contact Bubba Reinke Jul 11, Gering NE CASI. 23rd Annual Nebraska State Open Championship. Held in Oregon Trail Park, 1125 J St. Entry fee $20 for CASI red. Entry fee $7.50 for dry beans, beef and green. Turn-in 2:15 PM red, 2:30 PM dry beans, 2:45 PM green, 3:00 PM beef. Public tasting at 3 PM. Friday night cooks party at The Oregon Trail Building 1125 J st in Gering starts at 6 PM. Parade, Carnival and Concert. Make checks payable to Pepe s Pod c/o Kyle Haberman th Ave Scottsbluff NE Information

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28 Page 28 Terlingua Trails April 2009 Contact: Kyle Haberman Home: Cell: , ; Bill Schaepfer Jul 11, Schertz TX CASI. Summer Heat Cookoff. Held at 1000 FM Road 78, Schertz VFW Post Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Benefits Voice of Democracy Scholarships. Make check payable to VFW Auxiliary Contact C W Reese See cookoff next day. Jul 11, Odessa TX CASI. American Legion Post 430 Cookoff. For Boys State, at 8th and Pueblo Entry fee $ Turn-in 2 PM. For info call Keith Coffman Jul 11, Bloomfield IA CASI. 5th Annual Chili Cookoff located in Davis County Fair Grounds. Benefits Davis county 4H. Turn in 12:00 noon, Entry Fee $ Salsa contest $5:00 Turn in 11:00 AM. Contact Virgil or Roylene Johnson Phone r Cell Jul 11, Oklahoma City OK CASI. Oklahoma State Cookoff. Location to be determinded. Turn- in 2 PM entry $ Chili grind only Jr. Division Entry $10.00 Turn in - 1:00pm same charity Contact Donell Dickerson Joe Spears joespookyj@aol.com. RV parking no hookups. Friday night cooks party. Donell s 50th Birthday Friday night, come party with us. Automatic Qualifier for TICC Jul 11, West Tawakoni TX CASI. Amvets Mens Charity Cookoff. Held in Amvets parking lot next to Tawakoni City Park on Hwy 276, 9 miles East of Quinlan. Entry fee $18, turnin 1 PM. Beans $5, turn-in Noon, 50/50 first place only. Jackie Grose , Make checks payable to West Tawakoni Amvets. Jul 11, Conway AR CASI. CAP- CASI Pod Cookoff and Elections Held at Eagles Park on Lake Conway Entry fee $20, turn in 1:00 pm. Make checks payable to CAP-CASI. Pod election after cookoff results. Camping available and motorhome hookups and dump. Onsite showers. Contact Richard Jones 8325 Barrett Rd. Roland,AR or call Call for directions. richardjones55@aol.com. Jul 12, McDade TX CASI. Next Day Star Ranch Chili Cookoff Held at Star Ranch 166 Eely Rd. McDade is 35 miles east of Austin on Hwy 290. Turn off 290 beside the white church onto Waco St. Go across RR tracks and turn left onto Brown Rd. Go approx. 2 miles turn left onto Eely Rd. Follow signs to Star Ranch. Entry fee $18., turn in 12 noon. Benefits Rose Cancer Foundation. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Cookoff previous day, same location. RV hookup & rental cabins available. Nature trails, tennis, volleyball, Petanque courts, 2 swimming pools, hot tub & rec room. (No open fires, charcoal grills allowed in designated area only). Star Ranch is a naturist club. (Clothes optional for chili cooks). For hookups & reservations contact Debra toll free or info@starranch.net. Cookoff info contact Bubba Reinke Jul 12, Schertz TX CASI. Sunday Summer Heat Cookoff. Held at 1000 FM Road 78, Schertz VFW Post Entry fee $15 turnin Noon. Benefits Youth Activities. Contact C W Reese Jul 12, Oklahoma City OK CASI. Oklahoma Womens State CCO. Location to be determined. Benefits C.A.R.E. Turn in 1 PM. Entry fee $25.00, Chili Grind Only. Contact Donell Dickerson Joe Spears joespookyj@aol.com See CCO day before. Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Jul 12, Oklahoma City OK CASI. Oklahoma Men s State CCO. Location to be determined. Turn in 1:00 pm entry fee $25, Chili Grind Only. Contact Donell Dickerson Joe Spears , joespookyj@ aol.com See CCO day before. Benefits City Rescue Mission. Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Jul 18, In The Pines AZ CASI. Four Corners Regional Open Championship 11th Chili Cookoff in the Pines. Exact location to be determined. Benefits White Mt Entry fee $25 turn-in 2 PM. Make checks payable to CASA. Contact Travis Tonzi cell , tatonzi@cox.net. An Automatic qualifier for TICC. Jul 18, Lingleville TX CASI. Lilly G Riding Club BBQ Bonanza & Chili Challenge. Held at the Lilly G Arena. Entry fee $20 turn- in 2 PM. 100% payback on BBQ, $65 entry fee for all categories. Sponsored by Lone Star BBQ Society. Benefits Western Wishes. Contact Rick Taylor Jul 18, Lamar MO CASI. Missosuri State Chili Cookoff. exact location later. Benefits Mary s Church Rebuilding Fund. Turn-in time 12 PM High Noon. Entry Fee $ Check payable Missouri State Chili Cookoff. Contact Address, Dixie Johnson 601 Truman Ave, Lamar, Mo Jrj8@sbcglobal.net Meat cubed or chili grind. Jul 25, Tahoka TX CASI. 6th No Adult Supervision Chili and BBQ Cookoff. LSBS Sanctioned BBQ to include Beans, Chicken, Ribs, and Brisket. For more information see the website at contact Kelly Draper at , kelly@noadultsupervision. com. or Kim Draper at , kim@noadultsupervision.com. Entry fee $18, turn-in 2 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Charity TBD. Held at End of the Trails RV Park South 6th and West Access Road. Jul 25, Cloudcroft NM CASI. Annual Cloudcroft CCO Located at the Ski Cloudcroft Lodge, three miles north of Cloudcroft. Entry fee $20 turn- in 2 PM. Make checks payable to New Mexico Chili Society. Contact Tom Chaney t.chaney@yahoo.com. Dry camping is available and plentiful. Ample lodging is available in the town of Cloudcroft. Table monitors will be needed. Bring your umbrella and rain gear as it normally rains during this weekend Jul 25, Batavia IL CASI. The Seventeenth Illinois State Open Championship Chili Cookoff. Held at Batavia Riverwalk and Peg Bond Center, Island Avenue and Houston Street. Benefits Batavia Teen Center. Make checks payable to Windmill City Chili Cookoff. Entry fee CASI $25, turn-in 1 PM. Green Chili $10, turn-in 2 PM. Contact Bill or Cheryl Pierson 411 Illinois Avenue, Batavia IL Phone , WCCCO@comcast.net Jul 25, Amarillo TX CASI. 3rd Annual Evyn Vaughn Memorial Theres No Excuse For Child Abuse Cookoff. Held at Hwy 287 North, Exit FM 1719 on access/frontage Road, Western Cowpunchers. Entry fee Chili $25 turnin 2 PM. IBCA BBQ, enter all BBQ & Beans for $80. Breakfast entry $20 turn-in 9 AM. Brisket entry $20 turn-in 5 PM. Pork Spare Ribs entry $20 turn-in 3:30 PM, 1/2 Chicken entry $20 turnin 1 PM, Beans entry $20 turn-in 10 AM. Any other BBQ/Open entry $20 turn-in Noon. Margarita Mix-off entry $10 on Friday turn-in at 9 PM. Best Burger entry $20 turn-in 11 AM. Hot Sauce entry $20 turn-in Friday 7 PM. Contact Carmen Nichols , cln2007fund@yahoo.com Register by 7/4/09 and receive one of 25 goody bags. Cooks party Friday night 8 to 11 PM. Jul 25, Austin TX CASI. Lone Star Weekend Held at Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Resort. Entry fee $93. Turn-in 1 PM. Benefits Carefree RV Resort Charities. Limited to 75 cooks. Contact Yolie Rodd Jul 26, Cloudcroft NM CASI. 2nd Annual Day After Cloudcroft CCO This is a

29 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page 29 NMCS Pod CCO. Ample dry camping is available. Plentiful lodging is available in the town of Cloudcroft. Bring your umbrella and rain gear as it normally rains on this weekend. Table monitors will be needed. Chili Grind Only. Located at the Ski Cloudcroft about 3 miles north of Cloudcroft. Entry fee $20 turn- in Noon. Make checks payable to New Mexico Chili Society. Contact Tom Chaney Jul 26, Batavia IL CASI. 18th Windmill City Chili Cookoff. Held at Batavia Riverwalk and Peg Bond Center, Island Avenue and Houston Street. Benefits Batavia Inter-faith Food Pantry. Make checks payable to Windmill City Chili Cookoff. Entry fee $18, turn-in Noon. Info Bill or Cheryl Pierson, 411 Illinois Ave. Batavia IL WCCCO@comcast.net Aug 1, San Antonio TX CASI. 10 Annual Aces Pod Cookoff. At Bexar Bowling Club, East of San Antonio, off IH-10, exit Trainer Hale Rd. Drive 1.5 miles and take left on Bexar Bowling Lane. Cook off is on left. Friday night Cooks Party- Shrimp Boil. Saturday night pot luck. pod will furnish meat. Entry fee $20, CASI turn-in 2 pm, entry both days $35. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Fire department and local entry fee $15, turn-in 1 pm. Jack pot beans $10 entry fee,12 pm turn-in, dry beans only, 60/40 split. First Jalapeno Cook Off, Open rules $5 entry fee, turn-in 12 pm, 100% payback.. Dry camping, no hook ups.saturday benefits St Hedwig VFD. Great raffle prizes. This being our 10th anniversary we will have surprises for the cooks and locals. Come join ACES POD to cook our way to the biggest year in ten years. Have a safe trip and we will see ya there. Information call Clyde Rogers at (210) , Happy Hinman , happypeppr@aol.com Aug 1, Perrin TX CASI. 3rd Annual BSOT Pod Cookoff Held at Mitchell Resort and RV Park 2730 FM 2210 East, Perrin, Texas / Turn In 2:00pm. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry Fee $20. All checks payable to Blue Bonnet Teddy Bear Patrol. Novice Cook-off held simultaneous with CASI cookoff. Friday night cooks dinner, Saturday Cooks breakfast. Reduced RV sites and cottage fees for CASI cooks. JackPot Beans, Auctions, Games, Golf Tournament all to benefit purchase of Teddy Bears for First Responder vehicles. Contract Doris Reed / Bruce Stewart / Kevin Wooster Aug 2, San Antonio TX CASI. Aces Pod Day After 10th Annual CCO. At Bexar Bowling Club, exit IH-10 at Trainer Hale Rd., take right 1.5 miles to Bexar Bowling Lane, turn left, cookoff is on the left. Entry fee $20, turn-in 1pm. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Information contact Clyde Rogers chilitime@sbcglobal.net, Happy Hinman (210) , Aug 15, Middlefield MA CASI. Massachusetts State Championship First EVER Massachusetts State Championship to be held in conjunction with the Middlefield Fair at the Highland Ag Society s grounds,7 Bell Road. Come join us at a beautiful country setting for a down home country fair! Activities to include pie baking contests, skillet pitching contest for the women and chainsaw tossing contest for the men, Country Western bands to entertain all day long, tractor and OX pull, Clydesdales will be on hand too! Cows, horses, and all sorts of farm animals for the kids and much much more... CASI Red turn-in 2 PM, fee $20. CASI Juniors turn-in 3 PM, fee $5 Camping and hotel info to follow or check for updates. For you chili cooks looking to add another title to your repertoire this is the one you have been waiting for! Contact Jen Windsor jennwindsor@gmail.com Benefits Highland Agricultural Society. Make checks payable to Middlefield Fair. This is an automatic qualifier for TICC Aug 15, Indianapolis IN CASI. Chad Jester Memorial CCO Held in Bel-Aire Park, 2915 South Tibbs Ave. Indianopolis I-465 to Kentucky Ave, on the southwest side of Indianapolis. Go North on Kentucky Ave, turn right on Tibbs. Registration 8:00 AM, Cooks meeting at 9:00 AM. 1:00 PM turn in with awards at 3:30PM. Entry fee is $20.00 make checks payable to the Indiana Pepper Pod. Other categories include: Anything Goes $15, Fire/ Police $15, Jr s Division $5, Salsa $5(AG or Fire/ Police $10 w/casi entry). Make checks payable to the Indiana Pepper Pod. Music Fest and Classic Car Show on site during the cook-off. For more information contact Darin or Tonya Jester at or crazyladychili@sbcglobal.net. Proceeds from this event to benefit Pod Charities. Aug 15, Wills Point TX CASI. 2nd Annual Pondarosa CCO. Held at Pondarosa Resort, Hwy 64. From Dallas take I-20 East to exit 523 & turn left on Hwy 64. Go 2.7 miles and watch for high fence on left, turn left into drive. Please check in at office. Day fees waived for cooks and one guest. This is a clothing optional naturist resort Limited RV hookups & rental units available. Call for reservations. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Charity TBD. Make checks payable to Pondarosa Resort with notation CCO in the memo. Resort contact information Pondarosa Resort, Hwy 64, Wills Point TX , Larry. RSVP for RV hookups and rental reserations. Must cook beef. Aug 15, Alpine AZ CASI. 14th Annual Alpine POD Chili CCO. Held at the Alpine Rodeo Grounds Dry camping. Entry fee $ Other events: BBQ, Spam and People s Choice. For more information contact: Dick Seehusen, or alpineinn@frontiernet.net. For more Upcoming Cook-offs, visit Hill Country Software & Support 4 Green Cedar Road - Boerne, Texas Jim, Shirley, Elisabeth & Will Stateczny Computer Software for County, City & Tribal Government Proud Sponsor of CASI And the CASI Scholarship Program

30 Page 30 Terlingua Trails April 2009 Free Quarter Page Ad to CASI Pods, State, Regional and International Opens As a CASI Pod you are required to put on a pod cookoff once a year. To help you advertise your pod cookoff we allow each pod to place one quarter page ad in the Terlingua Trails, each year, free of charge. This ad should run the month before your cookoff occurs. Should you decide that you need an ad larger than a quarter page we will simply bill you for the difference in price. This ad should not be confused with the article advertising your cookoff in the "Cooking with CASI Calendar" section in the Terlingua Trails. That article will start to run as soon as you request your cookoff packet and will run until your cookoff occurs. Advertising Rate Schedule-Effective 01/01/2003 Full Page 10" X 12 3/4" - $ /2 Page 5" X 12 3/4" - $ /2 page 10" X 6 1/4" - $ /4 Page 5" X 6 1/4" - $ /8 Page 5" X 3" - $60.00 Bottom Banner 10 X 3 - $90.00 Business Card - $40.00 Classifieds - $40-2 inch - 3 Months All Prices Are For Camera Ready Ads (.jpg) Multiple Month Ads: 3 to 5 month running ad, 15% discount per month 6 to 11 month running ad, 20% discount per month 12 months or more, 25% discount per month Send ads to Doug "Bucky" Seelig TerlinguaTrails@chili.org & dseelig@beecreek.net Send ads to Doug "Bucky" Seelig TerlinguaTrails@chili.org & dseelig@beecreek.net Non Board Contributing Members Ralph Hay - Old 320 Alcalde 2505 Easy Street Pasadena, Texas Home: (713) rhay16@comcast.net Jim Stateczny - Computer and Financial Services Green Cedar Road Boerne, Texas Work: (830) Jim@hillcountrysoftware.com Support Our Troops Barbara Herrin CASI Scholarship Program Administrator 7291 FM 380 Paint Rock, TX Home: (325) herrinbarbara@aol.com

31 April 2009 Terlingua Trails Page /2009 CASI Board of Directors Renee Moore - President/ Articles Editor PO Box 5834 Gulf Shores, Alabama Home: (251) Work: (251) Cell: (251) rmoore@gulfshoresal.gov Bill Pierson - Vice President/Tallymaster P.O. Box 727 Bativia, Illinois Home: (630) CASItally1@comcast.net Janice Miller - Executive Director 3014 Oak Mountain Trail San Angelo, Texas Home:(325) garjans@suddenlink.net Ed Blair - Treasurer P.O. Box 307 Bellaire, TX Home: (713) Cell: (832) Ol_Jock_Chili@swbell.net Roger Foltz, Secretary 3043 Harlan Drive Mesquite, Texas Cell: (214) rbfoltz@aol.com John Goforth -Membership P.O. Box 841 Comfort, TX Cell: (830) membership@chili.org Tim Collier - Ranch Manager, Rancho CASI de los Chisos 1528 CR 132 Snyder, TX Home: (325) Cell: (325) F: (325) t.dairy@hotmail.com Bo Prewitt 9 Nicole Court North Little Rock, AR Home: (501) E:mail: bop@goldeneagleofark.com Ken Rodd - Chilicity/Public Relations P.O. Box 2037 Manchaca, TX Cell: (210) casihotrodd@aol.com Dorathy Williams - Upcomings PO Box 39 Terlingua, TX Upcomings: Phone or Fax CASI-HOT Home: (432) dorathy@hughes.net Doug (Bucky) Seelig-Terlingua Trails P.O. Box 859 Fredericksburg, Texas Cell (512) TerlinguaTrails@chili.org & dseelig@beecreek.net Fax CASI - Chili Appreciation Society International - Membership Application (New Member) - (Renewal Member) - (Corporate Member) - Circle One Mail form and membership fee to CASI - P.O. BOX 841-COMFORT, TX Individual Membership: North American Annual Dues are $15.00 (US, US Protectorates, Canada and Mexico), International Annual Dues are $30.00 Lifetime Dues are $ (Not available to our International Members) Corporate Annual Dues are $ US. Please Print Clearly Name: Your CASI No. (For Corporate Memberships - Owner Name) (Renewals Only) Corporate/Business Name: (Corporate Membership Only - List as you wish on your Plaque) Chili Team Name: Occupation: Street Address or PO Box: City, State, Zip+4: Upcoming Cookoff Information Sheet FILL OUT AND MAIL TO: CASI Upcomings - PO Box 39 - Terlingua, Texas Please list the following Upcoming Cookoff in the Terlingua Trails. Phone or Fax Date and City: Cookoff Name: Street Address/Location: CASI Sanctioned: Turn-in Time: Charity: Entry Fee: Checks Payable to: Information Contact: Contact Address: Contact Phone Number: Preregistration Deadline (If Applicable): Telephone No:)( ) Special Meat: Mail Judging Packet to: Need Rule Book: (Yes) or (No) Chili Grind Only: (Yes) or (No) Send Boxes of Terlingua Trails - Each box contains 25 copies of the Terlingua Trails Send me CASI Judging Cup Tickets (no charge): Yes No, approximate number of tickets:

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