June 2017 Volume 30 Issue 6 Ron Barnes ... · Keith Longabaugh Membership Director 608 Acorn St, Pilot Point TX 76258 [email protected] 972.841.1630 ©CASI-Chili Appreciation Society

June 2017 Volume 30 Issue 6WWW.CASICHILI.NET

Chili Appreciation Society International Inc.608 Acorn StreetPilot Point, TX 76258

Prsrt StdUS Postage PaidKerrville, TexasPermit No. 81

If you have a cookoff coming up in the month of AUGUST your cookoff information must be in the hands of the CASI Events Coordinator, Nancy Hewlett, by JUNE 15th to meet the cookoff adver-tising requirement.

The Board of Directors is extremely happy to present Ron Barnes as emcee for the 51st annual Terlingua International Chili Championship. The next, biggest chili party in the world occurs Saturday, November 4.

Our new announcer is a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and an 11-year Air Force veteran. He has resided in Euless, Texas, since 1969, where he still lives with his wife, Jeri. Their daughter Shawna and son-in-law Landon are the parents of Ron’s two grandsons, Jacob and Noah.

Ron began cooking chili in March 1997 at the Bedford, Texas, American Legion ‘Cracked Back Chili Cookoff’ and has been going ever since. He credits Nick and Mikie McGarity and David “Budda” Manske as his chili mentors and

friends. Over the years, Ron has been extremely involved in the Cowtown Chili and Top of Texas Pods, and has held a variety of offices in both pods, including Pepper Popper and Great Pepper. He has also been a Regional Referee, area referee and head judge.

He is well known in the North Texas area as a go-to person for announcements and recently served as the emcee for the Annual Texas Men’s State Chili Championship in Corsicana, Texas.

Ron has some impressive cooking ac-complishments as well. He was back-to-back champion for the Cowtown Chili Pod CCO in 2007 and 2008. Also in 2008, he was the Top of Texas Pod Champion and the Virgin Island Champion – seems like that was a great year for

him. And he placed seventh at TICC in 2014.The task he is taking on as TICC emcee

requires organization, personality and stamina. The Board looked at all the requirements and has confidence that Ron will fill the position ad-mirably. He believes that placing at TICC gives him a deep appreciation of how those winners feel when their number is called.

“I’m very excited for this opportunity,” said Ron. “I can never replace Boomer…I can only be myself and hope to maintain the high stan-dards he has set.”

Ron brings his own brand of humor and professionalism to our proceedings, and we cer-tainly hope that you will take the time to visit with him when you get the chance.

Ron Barnes Chosen as TICC Master of Ceremonies

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TERLINGUA TRAILS

EditorPAM CLARK

[email protected]

Associate EditorCAROL KNIGHT

PrinterKerrville Daily Times

Kerrville, Texas

CASI INSURANCETo get a certificate (proof of insurance)

for your cookoff, please contactSusan Armand

[email protected]

CASI BLOGInformation from CASI’s

Executive Director, Keith Karaffwww.casichili.net/blog

UPCOMING COOKOFFSNancy Hewlett

CASI Events Coordinator 802 Horizon Dr, Murphy TX 75094

[email protected] 214.802.8194Fax 972.578.9232

COOKOFF RESULTSPlease send all CCO results along with

entry sheets and money to:Melissa Pate

Assistant Tallymaster1201 S Rainbow Ranch Rd

Wimberley TX [email protected]

281.795.4075

CHANGE OF ADDRESSSend change of mailing address or

email address to Keith Longabaugh

Membership Director608 Acorn St, Pilot Point TX 76258

[email protected]

©CASI-Chili AppreciationSociety InternationalAll Rights Reserved

Reprint only with permission.

It Won't Happen AgainAs the legendary UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden once proclaimed, “If

you are not making mistakes, then you are not doing anything. I am positive that a doer makes mistakes.” CASI has a long and rich history – one that is full of color-ful people, good chili, great friends, “doers” and, yes, even some mistakes.

Recently, I made a mistake. I sat down at the Finals table of an event that struggled getting judges, an event in which I had family competing. Section II.B.3 of the CASI rule book states, “Final judges must not be associated with any cook at that cookoff.”

I decided to sit on the Finals table at this cookoff solely to help them with a problem – the lack of judges. Hindsight being what it is, I shouldn’t have done it. I apologize to each and every member of CASI for not toeing the line, and for not setting a better example.

It wasn’t easy to use my article this month for a public apology to the entire organization. We have many exciting things going on, and a lot of important deadlines coming up. Instead, I felt it was more important to admit my mistake and assure the members of CASI that I will learn from this mistake going forward. Mistakes are meant for learning, not repeating, and this will definitely NOT be a mistake that I repeat.

Kris Hudspeth CASI President

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IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS LOGGING IN, PLEASE CONTACT KEITH LONGABAUGH, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR, FOR ASSISTANCE: [email protected], 972.841.1630, OR 608 ACORN ST, PILOT POINT TX 76258.

THE SECOND PROBLEM IS BOTH GOOD AND BAD. SIMPLY PUT, IT'S EF-FICIENCY. THE NEW(ISH) CASI MEMBER SYSTEM, OR CMS, DE-LIVERS REPORTS MORE QUICKLY AND EASILY, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP EX-PIRES BEFORE THE 15TH OF THE MONTH AND ISN'T RENEWED BY THAT DATE, YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE MAILING LIST, WHICH IS BAD!

PLEASE HELP US TO HELP YOU GET YOUR TERLINGUA TRAILS ON TIME EVERY MONTH. CHECK YOUR INFO, MAKE SURE YOUR DUES ARE PAID, AND HOLLA IF YOU NEED HELP. THANKS SO MUCH!

WE HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH OUR MEMBERS NOT RECEIVING THEIR TERLINGUA TRAILS AS THEY EXPECTED.

AFTER INVESTIGATING THESE PROBLEMS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A FEW AREAS WHERE ACCURATE INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO TIMELY DELIVERY OF THE NEWSLETTER.

FIRST, PLEASE LOG IN TO WWW.CASICHILI.NET AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PERSONAL INFOR-MATION IS ABSOLUTELY COR-RECT.

THE US POSTAL SERVICE IS GROWING INCREASINGLY PAR-TICULAR ABOUT THE FORMAT OF BULK MAIL ADDRESSES. EVEN A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS AND THE ADDRESS WE HAVE ON FILE FOR YOU COULD RESULT IN YOUR TRAILS ARRIVING LATE, VERY LATE, OR NOT AT ALL.

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Qualified as of May 15, 2017TALLYMASTER'SREPORT

YEAR-TO-DATE COOKOFFSTATISTICS

Melissa PateAssistant Tallymaster

********CURRENT YEAR******* REQ COOKOFFS CHILIS MONEY

STATE PTS HELD JUDGED RAISEDAlabama 6 1 16 $5,000.00Arkansas 12 7 109 6,095.00Arizona 12 11 200 11,648.00British Columbia 6 1 15 3,200.00California 6 1 18 3,000.00Colorado 6 1 18 9,900.00Delaware 6 1 15 610.00Florida 6 6 111 34,300.00Georgia 6 1 15 4,000.00Iowa 6 2 44 4,590.00Illinois 9 4 99 3,150.00Indiana 9 4 63 44,360.00Kansas 9 2 41 21,865.00Louisiana 9 7 177 22,161.00Maryland 6 2 31 4,750.00Missouri 9 3 47 4,133.00Mississippi 9 5 75 2,028.00Mexico 6 2 40 1,320.00North Carolina 6 3 66 49,500.00New Hampshire 6 1 15 200.00New Mexico 12 10 279 14,064.00Oklahoma 9 8 164 51,175.00Pennsylvania 6 1 24 1,700.00Texas 12 200 6,526 657,096.68Virginia 9 4 78 2,809.00

Grand Total 291 8,316 $964,754.68

SHOW TEAMSCOOKS192 Bill Montgomery, Plano TX193 Dottie Carnes, Mabank TX194 Mike Wray, Mesquite TX195 Connie Collier, Snyder TX196 Wayne Brooks, Corsicana TX197 Jeff Johnson, San Angelo TX198 Brie Foresman, San Antonio TX199 Cathy Edmonson, Round Rock TX200 Gregg Wilson, Odessa TX201 Donna Foley, Galveston TX202 Molly Truitt, Friendswood TX203 Lisa Six, Farmers Branch TX204 Betty Ramirez, Marathon TX205 Jennifer Hansen, Terlingua TX206 Cecilia Rivera, Lenexa KS207 Donnie O’Bryant, Reidsville NC208 Robin Miller, Madison NC209 Keith Miller, Madison NC210 Mayenschein, Mike, Owasso, OK211 Richard Millsap, Muskogee OK212 Michael (Mike) Park, Austin TX213 Raymon Johnson, Irving TX214 Jessie Waguespack, Austin TX215 Kent Cavender, Stafford TX216 Paul Kaune, Cedar Rapids IA217 Ron Mattson, Orland Park, IL

68 Bear Whiz Cookers B Crane TX Robin Crain 69 Farm Chili Odessa TX Donald (Donnie) Warner 70 Chili Con Carnes Kempner TX Lisa Stone 71 Lefty’s Chili Team #2 Odessa TX, Gregg Wilson 72 Blue Bonnet Special Houston TX Nancy Netardus 73 Surf Chili El Paso TX Jason Douglass 74 Chipotlehead Chili Lees Summit MO, Kevin Stovall 75 Chili Chili Bang Bang Trinity NC Brian Ott 76 Pops American Made Chili Musk- ogee OK, Richard Millsap 77 2nd Wind Owasso OK Mike Mayenschein 78 Rapid Flow Cedar Rapids IA Jerry Christensen

Pendery's DFW RegionalThe fourth annual Pendery’s DFW Regional Cookoff raised more than

$235,000, benefitting the Housing Crisis Center, the American Cancer So-ciety (Cattle Baron’s Ball & SMU Relay for Life), Crystal Charity Ball’s Children’s Charities (Autism Treatment Center, Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Hunger Busters, Presbyterian Communities and Services Foun-dation, Rainbow Days, Santa Clara of Assisi Catholic Academy) and the Assist the Officer Foundation. Other beneficiaries were the CASI Scholar-ship Program and Special Olympics of Texas.

It was the cookoff’s third year on the beautiful campus of Southern Methodist University in the heart of Dallas, TX. Although the morning started out very chilly and breezy, the afternoon proved to be perfect for chili judging and winning. There were so many judges this year, many were sadly turned away.

With the help of Jim Ezell and Nancy Hewlett, the CASI side of business ran flawlessly. This cookoff typically has some pretty tough competition, with many TICC winners entering. Congratulations to Greg Lindsey, Carol Rankin and Lisa Six for automatically qualifying for Terlingua 2017. Three generations of the Pendery family joined forces to help make this a success-ful year, and they all look forward to seeing you again next year.



Friends of CASI Sponsors provide the CASI Awards. They also provide a Friends of CASI Scholarship. Please extend your thanks and support for their efforts.

A-1 Grass ● Adams Construction ● Bradley & Cheryl Bains ● Karen Bains Ron Baker ● Ed & Marolyn Blair ● Bloody Revolution ● Decie Brookshire ● John & Sue Caffey ● Eli

Casey ● Kent & Kathryn Cavender ● Central North Construction Co. Pam & David Clark ● CBM of America ● Tim & Connie Collier ● Colorado Chili Pod ● Curtis Raymond Builders ● Cycletek, LLC ● DAM Pod ● Donell

Dickerson & Rachel Longabaugh ● Durable U.S.A. Inc. ● Tom & Gail Edwards ● Richard Erwin ● Ted & Sunny Fichtl ● Golden Triangle Pod

Goshawk Environmental ● Guitar ReRanch ● Harry Harrison ● Ralph & Dee Hay ● High Desert Pod ● High Sierra Bar & Grill ● Hill Country WiFi ● Tammy

Holloman ● J.E. Bell & Co. ● Clayton & Patti Jones ● Krazy Flats Saloon Dave & Liz Livingston ● Keith & Debbie Longabaugh ● David & Frances

Manske ● Greg Muhlbauer ● Tom Noe & Clint Wooster ● Wendell & Carole Rankin ● Jimmy Rather & Brandi Reid ● Larry & Judy Russell ● John & Laura

Semmes ● David Sexton & Laura Cozby ● Shotgun’s ● SOT Pod ● SOTOL Pod ● Chuck & Dorothy Spishock ● Thunderbird Services ● Mike Tracy

Mack & Kelly Walker ● West Pecan Farm ● Y Knot Ranch

Cliff & Janice Miller

Johnny Thompson & Regina Petros

David & Mary Ann

Richardson


MEMBERSHIP REPORTPlease join me in saying a big WELCOME and

thank you to all our new annual, life, and corporate members.

CHILI, CHARITY and FUN: That’s what it’s all about! And, to all our members who have renewed their membership, thank you for your continued sup-port of CASI and the local charities.

Please note, you can pay your annual dues by Pay-Pal without having a PayPal account. Just click on the “Join CASI-Online” on our website www.casichili.net to join or renew your membership. If you do not remember your login or password, please contact me.

Remember, if you’re moving, please let us know. Your Trails will not follow you without an address change. I urge everyone to take advantage of the CASI Membership System (CMS). You can check your personal information and points, access the CASI organization groups and history, and get contact numbers and addresses for your fellow members of the CASI family.

If I can be of any assistance, please contact me by phone at 972.841.1630, email [email protected], or mail at 608 Acorn St, Pilot Point, TX 76258.

Keith LongabaughMembership Director

Please welcome and thank these CASI mem-bers. They have invested in our Society as An-nual Corporate Members. If you live nearby,

please stop by and thank them personally.

CORPORATEMEMBERSHIP REPORT

9 Fingers Jeep Tours – Odessa, TXAmerican Legion Post 490 – Houston, TX

American Legion Post 554 – League City, TXAnnmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center – Dowell, MD

Chisos Mining Company Motel, Inc. – Terlingua, TXCity of Madison, Georgia – Madison, GA

Cottonwood General Store – Terlingua, TXInternational River Runners – Austin, TX

Irving Elks Lodge #2334 – Irving, TXLong Draw Pizza – Terlingua, TX

Pasadena Moose Lodge #1721 – Pasadena, TXPurple Haze Jeep Club – Gardendale, TX

R & R Construction – Monahans, TXRaven Investigations & Investments, Inc – Huntsville, TX

Renfro Foods, Inc. – Fort Worth, TXShotgun’s Bar – Odessa, TX

Southwest Horn Toad Raisers Assn. – Odessa, TXSouthwest Title & Abstract Co. – Rankin, TX

Temptation Sisters – Quitman, TXTerlingua Auto Service – Terlingua, TX

Texa-Chem Specialties of Midland – Midland, TXThunderbird Machinery Company – Odessa, TX

2016-2017 Cookin' for CASI Calendar

Nov 1 Terlingua, TX

Dec 10 Odessa, TX

Mar 18 Sierra Vista, AZ

June 10 Homosassa, FL

Jul 29 Durant, OK

Wayne Curtis-Wichita Falls, TXSheri Johnson-Rosholt, SDTerry Kasmiroski-Seguin, TXLynette Land-Sierra Vista, AZFred Lazarus-San Angelo, TXRobert Lisherness-New Braunfels TXRichard Millsap-Muskogee, OKJames Mitzel-Hampton, FLAlvin Roulette-Lake Worth, FLNic Santangelo-Dallas, TXRick Seadler-Spring Hill, TNKaren Sedlak-Paint Rock, TXSteve Sedlak-Paint Rock, TXJennifer Sherfield-Hobbs, TXDallas Smith-Kansas City, MO

New Annual MembersJane Calano-Spring Hill, FLMichell Mazzo-Dallas, TXLeslie Patterson-Lorena, TXGeorge Quinn-Marshall, TX

Renewing Members Eileen Armstrong-Seguin, TXNathan Armstrong-Alvin, TXCherry Baker-Shreveport, LASara Broz-New Effington, SDTom Calano-Spring Hill, FLJack Cobb-Winder, GAKaren Cullum-Houston, TXNeva Curtis-Wichita Falls, TX


03/04/2017 - Irving, TX, 1st Gene Shouse & Dr. Ray Calhoun, 26 Chilis1 Barry Carter Garland TX2 Ron Baker Ennis TX3 Carole Rankin Euless TX4 Nic Santangelo Dallas TX5 Bill Montgomery Plano TX6 Julie Carter Garland TX7 Bruce Stewart Hurst TX8 Gerald Casey Burleson TX9 Dale Reinecker Bedford TX10 T. J. Friedel Dallas TXS1 Navy Dad Plano TX Montgomery, BillS2 Bull Rush Irving TX Williams, GinnyS3 South Side Grand Prairie TX Johnson, Jim

04/01/2017 - Lakehills, TX American Legion 410 CCO, 23 Chilis1 Bob Lisherness New Braunfels TX2 Kathy L’Huillier Comfort TX3 Mary Ann Richardson Live Oak TX4 Sally Lee San Antonio TX5 Sara Anderson San Antonio TX6 Jeff Griffith San Antonio TX7 Diane Halfmann Lakehills TX8 David Richardson Live Oak TX9 Debbie LaLanne Pipe Creek TX10 John Goforth Comfort TXS1 Pink Princess San Antonio TX Anderson, SaraS2 Sweat It Out Chili Comfort TX L’Huillier, KathyS3 Chili Cheeseheads Comfort TX L’Huillier, Albert ‘Sam’

04/01/2017 - Canton, TX Buffalo Girls 18th Annual, 22 Chilis1 Pat Anderton Royce City TX2 Dottie Carnes Mabank TX3 Sherry Burns Point TX4 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA5 Robert Delashaw Quinlan TX6 Mary Cox Arlington TX7 Jonathan ‘Spud’ Griffin Arp TX8 Carolyn Whetstone Euless TX9 Johnnie L. Sullivan Ennis TX10 George Bienfang Dallas TXS1 Blubonnet Chili Winona TX Daniels, Pamela ‘Blu’

Cookoff WinnersS2 Slo ‘N Ez Mabank TX Carnes, DottieS3 True American Heroes Euless TX Whetstone, Carolyn

04/01/2017 - Odessa, TX, ShrineClub Jack-O-Lopes Wknd, 21 Chilis1 Gregg Wilson Odessa TX2 Stephanie Hill Hobbs NM3 Jim Crain Crane TX4 Kathi Hudson Odessa TX5 Chance Herndon Odessa TX6 Pat Timmons Crane TX7 Tim Collier Snyder TX8 Matt Simmons San Angelo TX9 Charlene Lentz Odessa TX10 Samantha Simmons San Angelo TXS1 Bear Whiz Cookers B Crane TX Crain, RobinS2 Barrel Racin’ Chili Odessa TX Hudson, KathiS3 Wild Woman Chili Odessa TX Lentz, Charlene

04/01/2017 - High Springs, FL O’leno Ole’ Chili Cookoff, 15 Chilis1 Amy Harder High Springs FL2 Bret Harder High Springs FL3 Bert Dunn Homosassa FL4 Stuart Frye Pensacola FL5 Brenda MacRides Ft White FL6 Kitty Dolan Brooksville FL7 Tom Calano Spring Hill FL8 Candi Knight-Arevalo Wellington FL9 Tammy Imus Orange Park FL10 Chuck Stock Orange Park FLS1 Doing Time Spring Hill FL Calano, TomS2 Chuck Wagon Orange Park FL Stock, ChuckS3 Unclaimed

04/08/2017 - Muskogee, OK, 32nd Azalea Fest Chili & BBQ, 28 Chilis1 Jay McCleery Edmond OK2 Robert Piland Tulsa OK3 Sherd Bartlebaugh Fort Gibson OK4 Shawn Reheard Muskogee OK5 James Plumlee Muskogee OK6 Shannon Johnsey Muskogee OK7 Richard Millsap Muskogee OK8 Mike Mayenschein Owasso OK

9 Lorinda Crawford Broken Arrow OK10 Scott Gaddy Muskogee OKS1 Oklahoma Nurses Muskogee OK Baughman, KarenS2 Advanced Work Zone Muskogee OK, Gaddy, ScottS3 Georgia Pacific Muskogee OK Bartlebaugh, Sherd

04/15/2017 - Kerrville, TX Kerrville Easterfest, 28 Chilis1 Samantha Simmons San Angelo TX2 Barbara Schueler Bertram TX3 Connie Collier Snyder TX4 Tim Collier Snyder TX5 Matt Simmons San Angelo TX6 Caroline Wilson Kerrville TX7 Larry George Livingston TX8 Tricia Tenery Byrom Kerrville TX9 John Goforth Comfort TX10 Eddie Byrom Kerrville TXS1 Chili Cheeseheads Comfort TX L’Huillier, Albert ‘Sam’S2 Sweat It Out Chili Comfort TX L’Huillier, KathyS3 Unclaimed

04/15/2017 - Gladewater, TX East Texas Gusher Days, 33 Chilis1 James Burns Point TX2 Pat Anderton Royce City TX3 Cherry Baker Shreveport LA4 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA5 Kerry Turner Garland TX6 Mike Wray Mesquite TX7 Micah Jenkins Shreveport LA8 Keith Nash Mabank TX9 Dottie Carnes Mabank TX10 David (Dave) Trice Hallsville TXS1 Dr. Dave’s Voo Doo Stew Halls ville TX, Trice, David (Dave)S2 Slo ‘N Ez Mabank TX Carnes, DottieS3 Voodoo Chili Garland TX Turner, Kerry

04/15/2017 - Langley, BC, BBQ & Chili in April for April, 15 Chilis1 Wayne Fettback Langley BC2 Lynne Brokaw 3 Debbie Boudreau Langley BC4 June Fettback

5 Dale Groetsema Vancouver WA6 Randy Squires Agassiz BC7 Lorna Alsip Surrey BC8 Dave McKay North Vancouver BC9 Cindy Bock 10 Gina Minderman

04/15/2017 - Balmorhea, TX, 2nd Jo’s Bar & Grill, 15 Chilis1 Jim Hutchinson Odessa TX2 Teresa Tracy Odessa TX3 Jennifer Hansen Terlingua TX4 Betty Ramirez Marathon TX5 Mike Tracy Odessa TX6 Donald Warner Odessa TX7 Frank Hartnett Fort Davis TX8 David Mainz Alpine TX9 Bill Shuttlewarth Ft. Stockton TX10 Dot Mainz Alpine TXS1 Farm Chili Odessa TX Warner, Donald (Donnie)S2-3 Unclaimed

04/22/2017 - Stokesdale, NC NC State Championship, 30 Chilis1 Donnie O’Bryant 2 Robin Miller Madison NC3 Keith Miller Madison NC4 Brian Ott Trinity NC5 Kit Rudd Warrenton VA6 Seth Jones Jefferson WI7 Joel Bowman Greensboro NC8 William Bishop Jr Franklin WI9 Brandy Curtis Rocky Mount NC10 Brenda Bishop San Augustine TXS1 Chili Chili Bang Bang Trinity NC Ott, BrianS2 Cowboy Chili Palmyra VA Koltz, CherylS3 Intents Chili Kernersville NC Nolan, Nick

04/22/2017 - Mountainburg, AR Miss Piggy’s Mountain Top, 15 Chilis1 Joe Giles Prairie Grove AR2 Cathy Hill Fort Smith AR3 Guy E. Smith Fort Smith AR4 Kari Beirne Fort Smith AR5 Erma W. Smith FORT SMITH AR6 Jo Earp Mountainburg AR7 Kenny Hannick Greenwood AR8 Jerry “Skip” Bollin Fort Smith AR

Page 9Terlingua TrailsJune 201704/22/2017 - Elgin, AZ SE AZ Wine Growers Fest, 26 Chilis1 Sunny Fichtl Sierra Vista AZ2 Brie Foresman San Antonio TX3 Lisa Stone Kempner TX4 Amanda Stone Kempner TX5 Terry Foresman San Antonio TX6 Sara Anderson San Antonio TX7 Tom Edwards Sierra Vista AZ8 Myrl Coultas Tucson AZ9 Ken Brown Gold Canyon AZ10 Cathy Edmonson Round Rock TXS1 Chili Con Carnes Kempner TX Stone, LisaS2-3 Unclaimed

04/22/2017 - Houston, TX Houston Pod 46th Annual, 82 Chilis1 Donna Foley Galveston TX2 Norma L. Homesley Manchaca TX3 Linda J. McDonald Victoria TX4 Vern Gilpin Katy TX5 Beth Baxter Grand Prairie TX6 Fortino Quintanilla Karnes City TX7 Greg Lindsey Houston TX8 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA9 Scott Spencer Irving TX

10 Maxine Reed Houston TXS1 Soggy Bottom Chili Boys Houston TX, Thurman, JamesS2 Alamo Chili Galveston TX Roof III, George FS3 Kickin Chili Stafford TX Cavender, Kate

04/22/2017 - Ft. Davis, TX 3rd Davis Mountains Park, 24 Chilis1 Jennifer Hansen Terlingua TX2 John Goforth Comfort TX3 Tricia Tenery Byrom Kerrville TX4 Barbara C. Taylor Terlingua TX5 Eddie Byrom Kerrville TX6 Jason Douglass El Paso TX7 Carol A. Kitchens Horizon City TX8 Betty Ramirez Marathon TX9 Michele Ungvarsky Anthony NM10 Lisa (PM) Lowe Terlingua TXS1 Surf Chili El Paso TX Douglass, JasonS2 Asheep at the Wheel El Paso TX Straughan, CarolS3 High Sierra Terlingua TX Hansen, Jennifer

04/22/2017 - Oronogo, MO Vines & Grind, 15 Chilis1 Cindy Ashby Grandview MO2 Kevin Stovall Lees Summit MO3 Cecilia Rivera Lenexa KS4 Colleen Lintner Shawnee KS5 Steve Shepherd Pittsburg KS6 Jon Tupper Joplin MO7 Jansen Busby Joplin MO8 David Ashby Grandview MO9 Scot Long McCune KS10 Eric Rosenblad Pittsburg KSS1 Ol’ Muley Pittsburg KS Rosenblad, EricS2 Chili Cooking Irishman Grandview MO, Ashby, CindyS3 Chipotlehead Chili Lees Summit MO, Stovall, Kevin

04/22/2017 - Wichita Falls, TX Rolling Meadows CCO, 21 Chilis1 Christine Isaacson Wichita Falls TX2 Ashleigh Charboneau Wichita Falls TX3 Crystal Brock Wichita Falls TX4 John Brock Wichita Falls TX5 Kristina (Kristi) Knight Elgin TX6 Tammie Wooster Wichita Falls TX7 Monica Taylor Wichita Falls TX

9 Janie Karns Charleston AR10 Ginger Garner Mountainburg ARS1 Little Saloon Greenwood AR Little, JoeS2 Line Gang Chili Fort Smith AR Smith, Guy E.S3 Chill’s Chili Fort Smith AR Hill, Cathy

04/22/2017 - Murphy, TX, 3rd Denise Landers Cancer Fund, 25 Chilis1 Wayne Brooks Corsicana TX2 Kelly Brignon Ennis TX3 Buddy Brooks Purdon TX4 Shara Brooks Purdon TX5 Bill Lester Garland TX6 Marva Hewlett WICHITA KS7 Michael Flowers Corsicana TX8 Glenda Vrba Garland TX9 George Bienfang Dallas TX10 Johnnie L. Sullivan Ennis TXS1 Navy Dad Plano TX Montgomery, BillS2 Rods & Wheels Burleson TX Pulliam, BobS3 Dr. Ben’s Chili Dallas TX Stewart, Benjamin D.

8 Connie Collier Snyder TX9 Mike Sterling Wichita Falls TX10 Jason Quintero Wichita Falls TXS1 Outlaw Wichita Falls TX Brock, JohnS2 Smilin Jack Wichita Falls TX Shephard, JackS3 Unclaimed

04/22/2017 - Water Valley, TXMeltdown for Autism, 19 Chilis1 Janice Miller San Angelo TX2 Karen Bains Rankin TX3 Cliff Miller San Angelo TX4 Gina Thorp San Angelo TX5 Barbara Herrin Paint Rock TX6 Fred Lazarus San Angelo TX7 Sherril Lazarus San Angelo TX8 Wes Heflin San Angelo TX9 Kelli Hill San Angelo TX10 Samantha Simmons San Angelo TXS1 Spooning for Chili San Angelo TX Ward, KeithS2-3 Unclaimed

04/23/2017 - Water Valley, TX Cooking for Alzheimer’s, 15 Chilis1 Keith Ward San Angelo TX2 Jeff Johnson San Angelo TX3 Karen Bains Rankin TX4 Samantha Simmons San Angelo TX5 Barbara Herrin Paint Rock TX6 Tracy Heflin San Angelo TX7 Sherril Lazarus San Angelo TX8 Amber Blackburn San Angelo TX9 Fred Lazarus San Angelo TX10 Wes Heflin San Angelo TXS1 Baby Cakes San Angelo TX Blackburn, AmberS2 Spooning for Chili San Angelo TX Ward, KeithS3 Unclaimed

04/23/2017 - Houston, TX, Hal John & Judy Wimberly Memorial, 25 Chilis1 Ed Nesbitt Houston TX2 Molly Truitt Friendswood TX3 Fortino Quintanilla Karnes City TX4 Kathryn Cavender Stafford TX5 Melissa Draper Katy TX6 Darrell Baxter Grand Prairie TX7 Jonathan ‘Spud’ Griffin Arp TX8 Karin Barnes Houston TX9 Stan Johnson Pearland TX10 Sandra Quintanilla Karnes City TX

Page 10 Terlingua Trails June 2017S1 Blue Bonnet Special Houston TX Netardus, NancyS2 Dos Caballeros Katy TX Gilpin, VernS3 Old Red 76 #2 Arp TX Griffin, Jonathan ‘Spud’

04/23/2017 - Murphy, TX DAM Pod CCO, 16 Chilis1 Jennifer Devenport Garland TX2 T. J. Friedel Dallas TX3 Bill Lester Garland TX4 Lisa Six Farmers Branch TX5 Morris Moss Garland TX6 Nic Santangelo Dallas TX7 Michell Mazzo Dallas TX8 Glenda Vrba Garland TX9 Andrew Hamilton Dallas TX10 Suzanne P. Sweet Dallas TXS1 Dr. Ben’s Chili Dallas TX Stewart, Benjamin D.S2 Firewheel Chili Garland TX Lester, BillS3 Hillbilly Michell Dallas TX Mazzo, Michell

04/23/2017 - Elgin, AZ 2nd Day Wine Country CO, 15 Chilis1 Cathy Edmonson Round Rock TX2 Thomas Rogos Sonoita AZ3 Sunny Fichtl Sierra Vista AZ4 Kim Dunn Sierra Vista AZ5 Vicki Olson Monte Vista CO6 Tom Edwards Sierra Vista AZ7 Marion ‘Bud’ Barrick Organ NM8 Ken Brown Gold Canyon AZ9 Steve Huff Sierra Vista AZ10 Mary Ann Thames Sierra Vista AZS1 Corvette Chili Sierra Vista AZ Edwards, TomS2 Kokopilichili Too Sierra Vista AZ Fichtl, SunnyS3 Lazy Land Chili Sierra Vista AZ Land, Lynette

04/23/2017 - Fort Davis, TX Davis Mountains Day After, 20 Chilis1 Jennifer Hansen Terlingua TX2 Barbara C. Taylor Terlingua TX3 Michele Ungvarsky Anthony NM4 Donna Ungvarsky 5 John Goforth Comfort TX6 Lisa (PM) Lowe Terlingua TX7 Ervey Hernandez 8 Carol Straughan El Paso TX

9 John Lowe 10 Bobby Elliott El Paso TXS1 Surf Chili El Paso TX Douglass, JasonS2 Champagne Chili Too Mesilla NM Johnson-Burick, StephanieS3 Asheep at the Wheel El Paso TX Straughan, Carol

04/29/2017 - Southaven, MS Save 1 Pet Cookoff, 15 Chilis1 Linda Nickle North Little Rock AR2 Mark Hensley Memphis TN3 James Murry Como MS4 Lynne Murry Como MS5 Preston Shaw Parsons TN6 Preston Nickle North Little Rock AR7 Ralph Shields Southaven MS8 Charleen Shields Southaven MS9 Tanna M. Jones Horn Lake MS10 Randy Whisenant Olive Branch MSS1 Chili for the South Memphis TN Hensley, MarkS2 Jumping W Ranch Diboll TX Whitten, MikeS3 Mississippi Chili Southaven MS Shields, Ralph

04/29/2017 - Marion, IA, 10th Ann Swing into Spring CCO, 20 Chilis1 Paul Kaune Cedar Rapids IA2 Bill Pierson Batavia IL3 Timothy Hoffman Oxford WI4 Kurt Stephenson Cedar Rapids IA5 Kim Kaune Cedar Rapids IA6 Rick Geiger Midlothian IL7 Ron Mattson Orland Park IL8 Ryan Russell Cedar Rapids IA9 Teri Butz Cedar Rapids IA10 Leonard Deevers Ottumwa IAS1 TNT Oxford WI Hoffman, TimothyS2 Rapid Flow Cedar Rapids IA Christensen, JerryS3 Hobo Queen Cedar Rapids IA Butz, Teri

04/29/2017 - Hobbs, NM Amazing Grace Pet Rescue, 16 Chilis1 Kathy Mulkey Hobbs NM2 Brandy Reid Hobbs NM3 Jimmy Rather Hobbs NM4 Taylor Rather Hobbs NM5 Stephanie Hill Hobbs NM6 Paul Mulkey Hobbs NM

7 Gregg Wilson Odessa TX8 Carol Lilly Amarillo TX9 Mike Sherfield Hobbs NM10 Mike Tracy Odessa TXS1 Lefty’s Chili Team #2 TX Wilson, GreggS2-3 Unclaimed

04/30/2017 - Hobbs, NM Longhorn Party Pad, 16 Chilis1 Jimmy Rather Hobbs NM2 Jennifer Sherfield Hobbs NM3 Brandy Reid Hobbs NM4 Rodney Lilly Amarillo TX5 Stephanie Hill Hobbs NM6 Tobie Smith Hobbs NM7 Taylor Rather Hobbs NM8 Mike Sherfield Hobbs NM9 Randy Moore Bastrop TX10 Mike Tracy Odessa TX

04/30/2017 - Dallas, TX, DFW Metroplex Regional CCO, 59 Chilis1 Greg Lindsey Houston TX2 Carole Rankin Euless TX3 Lisa Six Farmers Branch TX4 Kerry Turner Garland TX5 Jerry R. Hunt Shreveport LA6 Tom Dozier Irving TX7 Bill Montgomery Plano TX8 T. J. Friedel Dallas TX9 James Burns Point TX10 Kevin Foley Galveston TXS1 Navy Dad Plano TX Montgomery, BillS2 Voodoo Chili Garland TX Turner, KerryS3 Terlingua Ghost Town Irving TX Dozier, Tom

05/06/2017 - Horizon City, TX American Leg #598 CCO, 15 Chilis1 Christine ‘Peaches’ Cleary Organ NM2 Kim Cox Alamogordo NM3 Kathy Stoppiro El Paso TX4 Carol A. Kitchens Horizon City TX5 Marion ‘Bud’ Barrick Organ NM6 Don Stoppiro El Paso TX7 Bobby Elliott El Paso TX8 Jason Douglass El Paso TX9 Carol Straughan El Paso TX10 Mando Ceniceros El Paso TXS1 American Dream Chili Alamogordo NM, Cox, KimS2 Surf Chili El Paso TX Douglass, Jason

S3 Pink Pig Chili Organ NM Cleary, Christine ‘Peaches’

05/06/2017 - Cleburne, TX Cleburne Elks Spring CO, 15 Chilis1 Larry Wilson 2 Lonnie Harris Plano TX3 Johnnie L. Sullivan 4 Charles Breeden Venus TX5 Kris Stewart Burleson TX6 Peggy Hoenig Gainesville TX7 Janice Weyers 8 Robin Short Burleson TX9 Ann Anderson 10 Gene Hoenig Gainesville TXS1 Hillbilly Chili Grandview TX Wallace, DustyS2 Snake Farm Chili Burleson TX Short, KennyS3 Texas Chili Chicks Burleson TX Short, Robin

05/06/2017 - Tahlequah, OK Cherokee County CCO, 16 Chilis1 Mike Mayenschein Owasso OK2 Jeff McCleery Edmond OK3 Jay Scott McCleery Houston TX4 Robert Piland Tulsa OK5 Rick Laubach Edmond OK6 Richard Millsap Muskogee OK7 Craig McCleery Edmond OK8 Woody Watson Tahlequah OK9 Michal Denny El Paso TX10 Art Swanson Las Cruces NMS1 Pops American Made Chili Musk ogee OK, Millsap, RichardS2 New Okie Chili Edmond OK Laubach, RickS3 2nd Wind Owasso OK Mayenschein, Mike

05/06/2017 - Marble Falls, TX 46th Howdy-Roo Reg, 158 Chilis1 April McDonald Victoria TX2 Michael (Mike) Park Austin TX3 Sally Lee San Antonio TX4 Raymon Johnson Irving TX5 Carolann Gibson Seguin TX6 Samantha Simmons San Angelo TX7 Mark Schoenemann Bryan TX8 Sharon Goldstein Bedford TX9 Carolyn Whetstone Euless TX10 Beth Baxter Grand Prairie TXS1 Sidewinder Chili Huntsville TX Corcoran, Patti

Page 11Terlingua TrailsJune 2017S2 True American Heroes Euless TX Whetstone, CarolynS3 Dream Catcher Dallas TX Friedel, T. J.

05/06/2017 - Lewisville, TX, 12th Red Hilliard Memorial, 18 Chilis1 David Manske Euless TX2 Debbie Longabaugh Pilot Point TX3 Frances Manske Euless TX4 Wayne Fogus Denton TX5 Keith Longabaugh Pilot Point TX6 Monica Brooks Denton TX7 Mike Brooks Denton TX8 Morris Moss Garland TX9 Ryan Marchand Denton TX10 Mike Wray Mesquite TXS1 Feeling Groovy Lewisville TX Simpson, RayS2 Chihuahua Chili Denton TX Fogus, Wayne

S3 Hawaiian Heat Wave Denton TX Brooks, Mike

05/07/2017 - Marble Falls, TX HLP Backbone Creek, 65 Chilis1 Jessie Waguespack Austin TX2 James Bauer Bertram TX3 Brandy Reid Hobbs NM4 Carole Rankin Euless TX5 David Johnson Sr Waco TX6 Bucky Seelig Fredericksburg TX7 Connie Collier Snyder TX8 Betty Sue Caffey Rockdale TX9 Kent Cavender Stafford TX10 Joe Daniels Midlothian TXS1 Sweat It Out Chili Comfort TX L’Huillier, KathyS2 Chili Cheeseheads Comfort TX L’Huillier, Albert ‘Sam’S3 John & Sue Caffey Rockdale TX Caffey, Betty Sue

2017 TICC T-SHIRT CONTESTDeadline JULY 1, 2017

SUBMIT TO [email protected]

MUST INCLUDE:Name, Phone, Email

Artist's Signature and Year in DesignDesign Details such as placement or shirt color

A fabulous prize package awaits the winner!The winning design will be sold at the TICC Concession Store.

The artist will be "Star for a Day" and will be available to signpurchased shirts at a special Concessions event.

LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD!



If your Pod has come up with something new and fresh, or if y'all have a tradition you'd like to crow about, please tell us about it. Send the information

and a photo to [email protected].

What a great idea!

REGISTRATION FORM THIRTY-EIGHTH CASI

GREAT PEPPERS MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND RETURN IT NO LATER THAN AUGUST 15, 2017 TO PATTI MEYERS-JONES, 1052 ACR 499 BOX 7, ATHENS, TX 75751 OR [email protected]

OR LOG ONTO CASICHILI.NET AND FILL OUT THE ONLINE FORM.

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YOUR NAME: Please Check One: GREAT PEPPER CASI DIRECTOR GUEST

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STREET ADDRESS:

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE:

HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE:

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THE GREAT PEPPERS MEETING REGISTRATION FEE IS $35.00. THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO THURSDAY – SATURDAY HOSPITALITY SUITES AND SATURDAY LUNCH. CASI DIRECTORS, GREAT PEPPERS, REGIONAL REFEREES AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION FEES. ALL OTHER ATTENDEES MUST SUBMIT A REGISTRATION FEE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. PLEASE SEND FEES WITH REGISTRATION FORM: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO CASI. GUEST REGISTRATION # @ $35.00 PER PERSON =

MAKE ROOM RESERVATIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE SHERATON TYSONS HOTEL

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Be sure to tell them you are with the CASI Great Peppers Meeting

PHONE:1-800-325-3535 ROOM RATE: $129.00

BE SURE TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A MEMBER OF CASI-CHILI APPRECIATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

RESERVATION DEADLINE MONDAY, AUGUST 24,2017

CONTACT: PATTI MEYERS-JONES: 479-462-3013, [email protected]

Great Peppers'Meeting

September 8-10, 2017

Tyson's Corner, VirginiaLodging at Sheraton Tyson's

1-800-325-3535

Rooms $129/night; Suites $179/nightIncludes breakfast for two.

Reservations for the CASI block may be made until 5pm, August 24.

Southwest Airlines serves airportsDCA (Ronald Reagan), IAD (Dulles) and BWI

(Baltimore-Washington).


mexene.com

∙ 1 lb. ground beef∙ 3/4 cup chopped onion∙ 1 garlic clove, minced∙ 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce

∙ 1/2 tsp. sugar∙ 1 cup water∙ 1/2 tsp. ground cumin

Brown the ground beef, onion, and garlic. Drain excess fat. Stir inremaining ingredients. Mix well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Enjoy

∙ 2 tbsp. MEXENE®

Chili Powder Seasoning∙ 1 tbsp. flour∙ 1 tsp. salt

Makes 4 servings (about 2/3 cup each).


Important Deadlines to Remember

Please note that some of these deadlines have been changed to allow time for the Great Peppers' Meeting books to be compiled. Thanks - ED Keith

June 15July 14July 31

August 11August 15

Rule changes forwarded to Great PeppersBOD candidate announcements for TrailsGreat Pepper of the Year nominations Pod credentials (packets sent to GPs by May 1)BOD candidate applications

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SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM

DONATIONSTO THE CASI SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Ken & Susan Armand in memory of Marvin Longabaugh

Donald & Annell Causey in honor of Texas Ladies’ State

Tim & Connie Collier in memory of Marvin Longabaugh, Mikie McGarity, & Bo Prewitt, and in honor of Texas Ladies’ State

East Texas Chili Pod in memory of Bo Prewitt

Mary Ellen Gillen in memory of Marvin Longabaugh

Dani Medlin in memory of Pat Langley

Clifford & Janice Miller in memory of Mikie McGarity, Dodie Simpson, Cindy George, Rachal Davis, Bo Prewitt & Mel Neff

Keith, Janet & Opal Nash in memory of Robert Stacey

Dana Plocheck in memory of Dodie Simpson & Mikie McGarity

Pod of the Pass in memory of Lee Elliott

Kathy Stoppiro in memory of Lee Elliott

Scholarship recipients for 2017 have been chosen and are announced here for the first time! The nine-member committee worked very hard, and I cannot thank them enough. The recipients are: Zoe Brignon, Red Oak TX; Jaci Fulton, Telephone TX; Samuel Lut-trull, Rowlett TX; Ashley Manning, Shreveport LA; Colby Orton, Marble Falls TX; and Kyle Valencia,

Seymour IN. Orton received the lone trade/technical scholarship; the other five were for academic studies.

If you happen to meet any of these students or their relatives along the chili trail, please be sure to congratulate them heartily! In the coming months, the Trails will be featuring these wonderful young men and women so all CASI members can appreciate where our efforts have been directed.

Our members have also been very generous with donations, and I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. We could not continue to support this wonderful cause without your help.

Keith NashScholarship Program Administrator

CONDOLENCES Please keep these families and their friends

in your thoughts and prayers.

Mel NeffIrving TXMarch 30

Tom PikeSan Antonio TX

April 15

Gene FortunePineville MoApril 19

Bo Prewitt1996 World ChampionNorth Little Rock AK

April 24

Jody Haggard Fredericksburg TXApril 28

Irene DuffieldSan Antonio TX

May 5

Brent LundyStatesville NCMay 7

JUST A REMINDER!A fund has been established to provide for maintenance and additions to the

CASI Memorial Board.Please send contributions to

Mary Ellen Gillen, CASI Treasurer,2 Green Cedar Rd, Boerne TX 78006.

Larry WamplerTerrell TX

May 18


REMEMBER LOVED ONESContributions to the CASI Scholarship Fund in memory of a loved one or to commemorate a birthday, wedding, anniversary or special occasion, or just for the heck of it, are always appreciated. Please use this form when submitting a donation. Donations should be mailed to: CASI Scholarship Fund, c/o Keith Nash, PO Box 4150, Shreveport LA 71134-4150.A contribution is enclosed in the amount of $______________.

This contribution is in memory/honor of: _____________________________

Please send acknowledgement to: __________________________________ (Name)________________________________________________________________ (Street Address) (City, State, Zip)

Indicate contribution is from: ______________________________________ (Name)________________________________________________________________ (Street Address) (City, State, Zip)

The High Desert Pod of Sierra Vista, AZ presented three $1,000 scholarships to graduating Buena High School seniors at the West End Fair Chili Cookoff on Saturday, May 6. Joshua Caputo (L) will attend Northern Arizona University, majoring in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Applied Mathemat-ics. Hannah Holder will be studying Business Administration and Marketing at Colorado State University. Jeyanna Romo will attend the University of Arizona, going into Pre-Med. “We congratulate these young students and wish them good luck in their college careers,” HDP Great Pepper Sunny Fichtl (R) said.

High Desert Pod Presents Three Scholarships

West End Fair winners were (front) Ted Fichtl, 10th; Myrl Coultas, 4th; Nancy Coultas, 2nd; Dimas Cabello, 7th; (back)

Tom Edwards, 8th; Sunny Fichtl, 1st; Russ Hite, 3rd; Denise Cabello, 6th; and John Johnson, 5th. Not pictured is Steve Huff, 9th.

Gusty 25-mph winds caused us

to go “topless” at the Sierra

Vista West End Fair, but never fear the hearty

CASI Cooks didn’t let the weather stop

them. It seemed to be the only

way to keep the “pop ups” from

“popping up.”


Buddy Brooks Takes 48th Texas Men's State

Jock Grant, third annual Texas Men's State Juniors

Champion.

Buddy Brooks

Ron Capehart, Bloody Mary flavor winner.

Tito's Texas Vodka sponsored the Bloody Mary contest.


CORSICANA, TX – Wow, what a party we had at the 48th annual Texas Men’s State Championship, held at the Navarro County Expo Center. With just over five months to plan and put this great event together, it was a good time for all. We know we had a few problems, but we have addressed those issues, and we are already working on next year. We would like to thank all of you for your help and input to making this event a success.

We would like to thank all the sponsors that helped make this a successful event.A BIG thank you goes out to Dave Boone for that beautiful trophy. Special thanks to all of our teams: Registration, Tally, Judging, and Over the

Top Bloody Mary. Your efforts and coordination helped make the event a success. We have a few new events planned for next year, so watch for announcements on our website.

And congratulations to Buddy Brooks, the 48th Texas Men’s State champion. We had 119 cooks on Saturday. On Sunday, 61 CASI red entries and 15 green

entries insured a great chili weekend. We raised just over $25,000 for Special Olympics of Texas, and we’re aiming

for double that next year. The Special Olympics of Texas will be back, too, so come see us next for the 49th annual. We promise the 2018 Texas Men’s State will be bigger and better.

David Sexton

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: First place chair & stove; a couple enjoys the live band; Bill Lester and friends rock out during Showmanship; Richard Knight, 7th place; Bruce Pinnell, Bloody Mary Presentation winner; David Sexton (R) presents an appreciation award to Dave Boone, TMS supporter. Trust us, that's Dave under the hat.

Wayne Corcoran, 1st place Showmanship, is all Texas, all day.


Houston Pod held its 46th annual cookoff at Trader’s

Village on April 22. The weekend was non-stop “Chili,

Charity, and Fun” including Fri-day night happy hour, Saturday

morning made-to-order om-elets for the cooks, juniors and beans cookoffs, Saturday night

potluck dinner, Sunday morning breakfast casserole competi-

tion and, of course, two days of chili turn-ins.

Donna Foley from Galveston had the lucky ticket and is the 2017 Houston Pod champion.

Norma Homesley was 2nd, Linda McDonald 3rd, Vern Gil-

pin 4th, Beth Baxter 5th, Fortino Quintanilla 6th, Greg Lindsey

7th, Jerry Hunt 8th, Scott Spen-cer 9th and Maxine Reed 10th.

Maxine also won first place beans. The Soggy Bottom Chili Boys took first in show. Second

place was Alamo Chili, and Kickin’ Chili came in third.

Eight junior cooks repre-

sented the future of CASI, with Alexis Koch coming in first.

Other junior cooks were Haley Cavender, 2nd; Kalee Moore, 3rd; Madison Buchman, 4th;

Joseph Cavender, 5th; Scarlett Moore, 6th; Hannah Moore, 7th;

Robyn Schoenemann, 8th.

And ten past Great Pep-pers gathered for a chili family

photo.

HOUSTON POD CELEBRATES 46th


ELGIN, AZ – The beautiful Kief-Joshua Vineyard was the venue for the 5th annual Wine Festival and Chili Cookoff. The activi-ties began Friday evening with dinner for the cooks on the patio of the winery. Provided mostly by Kief, dinner was fantastic, with the perfect wine pairing.

The Arizona Biscuits and Gravy cham-pionship on Saturday morning was the best breakfast around for only a dollar, and Tom Edwards walked away with the trophy.

The day just got better with the Chili and People’s Choice competitions. Carlton Johnson from Glendale, AZ, won People’s Choice for the third year in a row. Looks like the rest of us need to “go green.”

The Second Day Cookoff also featured a Salsa competition that has drawn the in-terest of some of the local restaurants and chefs. So now, the challenge is on for next year when we chili cooks will pull out our salsa recipes and prove that we not only cook chili – we can make salsa, too. Gotta love competition!

The High Desert Pod was honored and so happy to have the TICC Champion, Lisa Stone and all the Chili Con Carnies join us for the two-day event. We appreciate so much that they made the trip, and we hope that they will all join us again next year. We appreciate all our out-of-town and out-of-state cooks.

We raised over $3,000 for the Mountain Empire Rotary Club. They are building a park and playground in Sonoita.

5th annual Kief-Joseph Vineyard Cookoff


Chili and show winners, front: Patti Corcoran, 1st show; Mike Park, 2nd chili; April McDonald, 1st chili; Sally Lee, 3rd chili. Back: Doodie Johnson, 4th chili; Mark Schoenemann, 7th chili; Beth Baxter, 10th chili; Carol Ann Gibson, 5th chili; Carolyn Whetstone, 9th chili and 2nd show; Samantha Simmons, 6th chili; Sharon Goldstein, 8th chili; and T. J. Friedel, 3rd show.

HOWDY-ROO!

April McDonald, first place chili.

Golf tournament winners Johnny Campbell, David Kinnison and James Bauer take the traveling trophy “Bogey.”

Chili winner walking!

Patti Corcoran, first place show, with Jim Ezell.



6/3/2017-1889-Lone Oak TX Bull Creek CASI CCO. 207 Katy ST Lone Oak TX 75453. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department. Held under the Pavilion behind the stores on HWY 69. Turn right at the stop light. Beans $5 pays top 3, turn in at noon. Some RV hookups available by the pavilion. Contact: Dorothy Miller 903-662-5584 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2009-Floris IA Floris Flag Day CCO. Main Street Floris IA 52560. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Floris

day of community entertainment and family fun! Festival info is at: http://sunfest.us Winner is automatically qualified for the 2017 TICC. LIKE MDP on Facebook and keep up-to-date on all things chili. Contact: Michael Watkins 240-328-4020 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2136-New River AZ Road Runner 20th Annual CCO. 47801 N Black Canyon Hwy New River AZ 85087. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: New River Kiwanis. Cooks meeting at 9:30, People’s choice 11 - 3 pm, Arizona State Championship Salsa 11:30, Green chili turn in 12noon, Hot Wings turn in 1pm. Please bring chili for people’s choice. Contact: Sharren Christopherson 623-742-6476 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2140-Odessa TX Chili Cookoff. Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang Barn Odessa TX 79768. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Special Olympics. Lots of activity going on. Dry camping for RV. BBQ cook off also. For BBQ contact Brent Sheets 432-288-3466. Contact: Kathi Hudson 432-559-4765 [email protected]

6/4/2017-2049-Houston TX Space City Post Pod CCO. 10150 W Airport Blvd Houston TX 77477. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Texas EquuSearch and Elks charities. Breakfast -Off at 9, free to enter, $10 to judge. Any-thing “breakfast” will work- omelets, pancakes, casseroles, sweet rolls, biscuits and gravy, etc. The sky’s the limit! Champagne, breakfast delights and FUN! Sunday trophies to be the coveted CinChili baskets. Pool open for cannon balls + bar open for

Fire Dept. Contact: Virgil Johnson 641-684-4525 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2048-Houston TX Space City Pod Annual Pod CCO. 10150 W Airport Blvd Houston TX 77477. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Texas EquuSearch and Elks Charities. Sat-urday jackpot beans, $10, turn in 11. Desserts, enter whole desserts only, turn in at 2:30, entry fee $5. Jackets are the awards for the top 10 chili’s and top 3 shows. Nigel “Taco” Del-gado to DJ the weekend. Pool open for plunging. Bar open for poolside service. No outside alcohol. Satur-

day dinner provided by Space City Pod. Come Friday for steak night at Elks 151. Bring your own steak to be cooked to your liking with $7 for sides, dessert and drink. Limited RV hookups on a first come basis. Lots of dry camping in a parking lot area. See 06/04/17 for Sunday details. Contact: Kent Cavender 713-818-5587 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2078-Sherwood AR 43rd Arkansas State Championship. 4000 East Kiehl Ave. Sherwood AR 72120. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Moose Charities. Held at Moose Lodge 942. From US167/US67N take exit 4, Brookwoods Road to Kiehl Avenue, turn right on Kiehl. Lodge is 2 blocks on right (south) side. Contact: Lee Bailey 501-831-5113 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2120-El Paso TX Special Edition. 3333 N Yarbrough El Paso TX 79925. Turn in: 4pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Reynolds House. $5 tasting cups. Tasting starts at 4pm. Beer & well drink specials all day. 50/50. Con-tact: Kathy Stoppiro 915-203-8326 [email protected]

6/3/2017-2135-Rising Sun MD Mason-Dixon Pod CO at Sunfest. Main Street Rising Sun MD 21911. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Challenger Little League. This year’s Mason-Dixon Pod Cook-off is part of Sunfest! Held in downtown Rising Sun, MD, just south of the Mason-Dixon Line (only 45 miles north of Baltimore). Cook-off location will be adjacent to Main Street Activities which include a car show, pie eating contest, bands, tug-of-war, old time baseball game, dancing, and music. A

Everyone is doing a great job creating cookoffs online! There are only a couple of things I need to call to your attention.

When you create a cookoff and you don’t request a box of Trails, cup tickets, or a rule book, you will not receive a packet of forms by regular mail. Your forms will be included in your approval email as a .PDF file. Please print out the forms, and fill in your cookoff date and the cookoff number shown on the approval email.

Also, some events are being entered twice. It seems that some entries encounter an error message after hitting the ‘sub-mit’ button, leading users to believe that their entries have been rejected. If this happens to you, please look at the events list before trying to re-enter your cookoff. Please enter your cookoff a second time ONLY if it does not appear in the events list. Thank you, everyone, for working so hard and adjusting to the CMS so wonderfully. I appreciate your help. If you have a cookoff coming up in the month of AUGUST, your cookoff information must be to me no later than JUNE 15th to meet the cookoff advertising requirement. You may enter your information at www.casichili.net or you can complete the Upcoming Cookoff Information form found in the back of the Trails and send it by mail to me at CASI Events, 802 Horizon Dr, Murphy TX 75094, by fax to 972.578.9232, or by email to [email protected]. If you have any questions you can reach me at 214.802.8194.

Nancy Hewlett

UPCOMING EVENTS

ALL COOKOFFS ADVERTISED HEREARE SANCTIONED BY CASI,

AND ONLY CASI RULES APPLY.

Page 25Terlingua TrailsJune 2017canon ball watchers. See 06/03 for Saturday AQ details. Contact: Kent Cavender 713-818-5587 [email protected]

Canceled 6/4/2017-2079-Sherwood AR Central Arkansas POD CCO. 4000 East Kiehl Avenue Sherwood AR 72120.

6/4/2017-2141-Odessa TX Chili Cookoff. Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang Barn Odessa TX 79768. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Torch Run Officers. See cookoff day before. No BBQ on Sunday. Contact: Kathi Hudson 432-559-4765 [email protected]

Date Changed to 6/10/2017-1937-West Tawakoni TX VFW West Tawakoni. 100 East Highway 276 West Tawakoni TX 75474. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: VFW Auxiliary. The Auxiliary will serve breakfast for all the chili cooks. There will be a craw-fish boil after the chili cook off. Price to be determined. After that there will be a band lead by James Burns from 6-10PM. Contact: Patsy Anderton 214-532-2814 [email protected]

6/10/2017-1978-Homosassa FL Cooking For CASI. 10359 W. Halls River Rd Homosassa FL 34448. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CASI. For RV or Cabin reservations, contact Nature’s Resort 352-628-9544 or 800-301-7880.Alt. contact Bert Dunn 352-476-4109. Contact: Chuck Stock 904-465-2803 [email protected]

6/10/2017-2027-Parsons TN Ten-nessee State Open and Pool Party. 1890 Iron Hill Rd Parsons TN 38363. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Decatur Co. Shepards Fund. Saturday night BBQ dinner, raffle and silent auction, plenty of parking - limited hookups. Preston and Susie Shaws Farm - call

for directions. Contact: Preston Shaw 731-549-6945 [email protected]

6/10/2017-2060-Seguin TX Blue Lotus Winery & Texas Mead Works. 5151 FM 20 Seguin TX 78155. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Guadalupe Valley Young Marines. Plenty of dry camp-ing, cooks may arrive after 12noon on Friday. Cooks party and meal Friday night. Vendors in the works. Local chili $20. turn in at 1pm. May also contact Melissa Poole 830-379-9463. Contact: Beverly Maricle 830-463-1595 [email protected]

6/10/2017-2070-Fort McKavett TX Ft. McKavett VFD. 6300 FM 864 Fort McKavett TX 76841. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Ft. McKavett VFD. Come on out to the best kept secret in West Texas chili cook offs! The Ft. McKa-vett VFD is holding its annual BBQ and Chili cook off fundraiser at the Ft. McKavett Community Center, just north of the Ft. McKavett State Historic Site, on TX-864 (Toe Nail Trail), south of US-190 and about 17 miles west of Menard, TX. Checks payable to CVCP. There is also a LSBS sanctioned BBQ cook off that day. Limited hook-ups and dry camp-ing available. Come enjoy a BBQ lunch at noon (donations requested) featuring brisket, chicken, sausage, potato salad, and beans. There will also be a silent auction (ends at 1pm) and grand auction (begins at 2pm). For BBQ and other information, please contact Ed LeClair at (325) 396-2237 or (325) 456-2045, or Lisa Lester at (325) 456-2045. Contact: Wesley Heflin 325-245-6006 [email protected]

6/10/2017-2089-Windthorst TX City of Windthorst 125th Celebration Chili cookoff. 354 St. Mary’s Street Windthorst TX 76389. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: St. Mary’s Charitable Works & Community Projects. This a 3-day

6/10/2017-2099-Batavia IL Three-I Regional Open Championship. 1535 S Batavia Ave Batavia IL 60510. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $30.00 Meat: Open. Charity: Batavia Inter-faith Food Pantry. Held at Batavia Moose Lodge 682. Site opens 8:00 am. Entry fee only $25 if paid by June 1. Cooks meeting at 10:00 am. Make checks payable to the Batavia Moose 682 and send to 1535 S Bata-via Ave, Batavia IL 60510.Limited RV parking is available, contact the Moose Lodge. Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Contact: Kelly Schach-erbauer 630-879-0682 [email protected]

6/10/2017-2111-Denton TX North Texas State Fair Summer Showdown. 2217 N. Carroll Blvd. Denton TX 76201. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: North Texas Fair Scholarship Fund. Beau-tiful handmade silver spur awarded to 1st Place Chili and Show. Plaques awarded to 2nd - 10th chili and 2nd

celebration starting Friday June 9th at 6:30pm with an authentic German meal-pre-ticket only-call 940-423-6717 for tickets. 6:30-8:30pm- dis-play of the history of the German heritage of the city of Windthorst. 8:30pm- movie night on the football field, with a fireworks display to end the day. Saturday, June 10th 8:30am- obstacle course, 10:00am- parade, 11:00-1:00 chili will be served to the public (please bring chili to serve), craft booths, food trucks, quilt show, car show. 12:00pm- music and church tours start. 5:30pm- Saturday evening Mass. 7pm-11pm. - music concert. Sunday June 11th, 8am- 5K run/health walk, 10am- Sunday morn-ing Mass, 12pm. - kids dairy derby run, 1pm. - beard growing contest, 1:30pm- music on stage and 4pm- live auction. We hope you will come out to celebrate the 125th year of the city of Windthorst. For more informa-tion on the celebration contact Diane 940-423-6765. Contact: Cindy Noe 940-733-6086 [email protected]

Page 26 Terlingua Trails June 2017& 3rd show. Benefits North Texas Fair Scholarship Fund. Plenty of RV parking, contact Nanci Kimmey at (940)387-2632 or [email protected]. See cook-off next day. Held at North Texas Fair Grounds. Contact: Jimmy Rodgers 940-594-7301 [email protected]

6/11/2017-2028-Parsons TN HOT Pod CCO. 1890 Iron Hill Rd Parsons TN 38363. AQ Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: HOT Pod. See Cookoff previous day. Same location as June 10 Tennessee State. Contact: Preston Shaw 731-549-6945 [email protected]

6/11/2017-2061-Seguin TX Blue Lotus Winery & Texas Mead Works Day Two. 5151 FM 20 Seguin TX 78155. Turn in: 12noon. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Trin-ity Oaks Guadalupe River Camp. Join us at the winery for day two cooking chili, support our charity, and having a great day. Dry camping only. May also contact Melissa Poole 830-379-9463. Contact: Beverly Maricle 830-463-1595 [email protected]

6/11/2017-2100-Batavia IL Batavia Chili Bowl CCO. 1535 S Batavia Ave Batavia IL 60510. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Illinois House at Mooseheart. Held at Batavia Batavia Moose Lodge 682. Site opens 8:00 am. Cooks meeting at 9:00 am. Make checks payable to the Batavia Moose 682 and send to 1535 S Batavia Ave, Batavia IL 60510. Limited RV parking is available, contact the Moose Lodge. Contact: Kelly Schacherbauer 630-879-0682 [email protected]

6/11/2017-2104-West Tawakoni TX VFW West Tawakoni. 100 East Highway 276 West Tawakoni TX 75474. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: TBD. See cookoff day before. Con-tact: Patsy Anderton 214-532-2814 [email protected]

6/11/2017-2112-Denton TX North Texas State Fair Day Two. 2217 N. Carroll Blvd. Denton TX 76201. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Bob Powers Scholarship Fund. Held at the North Texas State Fairgrounds. Benefits Bob Powers Scholarship Fund. Con-tact: Jimmy Rodgers 940-594-7301 [email protected]

6/17/2017-1877-San Angelo TX 5th Annual San Angelo Elks CCO. 2121 S Chadbourne San Angelo TX. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks Lodge Chil-dren’s Camp. This is the 5th Annual Elks CCO. This CCO will be held at the San Angelo Elks Lodge. There will be a bean competition. Entry fee for Beans will be $5. Turn in time is 12noon. No hookups available. There will be a cake auction, Raffle and a 50/50 Pot. Friday night cook’s party. Contact: Janice Miller 325-947-8753 [email protected]

6/17/2017-1893-Irving TX Knights of Columbus. 2906 Rock Island Rd Irving TX 75060. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Knights of Columbus Chari-ties. In case of bad weather cooks can cook inside. RV parking avail-able no hookups. Trophies for top 3 chilis and 1st show. Beans $5 turn in 12noon. Contact: Rene Rodriguez 469-838-0782 [email protected]

6/17/2017-1900-Chugwater WY 32nd Annual Chugwater CCO. Staats Park Chugwater WY 82210. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Chugwater Community Center, Ambulance, Fire Dept, Historical Group and Economic Development. Bring the family and enjoy 2 days of food, fun, music and of course chili tasting at Wyoming’s State Championship Chili Cookoff. For more info or to become a competitor visit: www.chugwaterchilicookoff.com. Con-tact: Rebecca Morash 307-331-6216 [email protected]

32nd CHUGWATER CHILI COOK-OFF

Wyoming’s State Championship! Bringing you FOOD FUN & MUSIC

every June since 1986! June 17, 2017

Staats Park, Chugwater For Information on how to compete:

www.chugwaterchilicookoff.org

Featuring Music by:

Page 27Terlingua TrailsJune 20176/17/2017-2007-El Paso TX 7th An-nual Flag Day CCO. 9550 Gateway North El Paso TX 79924. Turn in: 12noon. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Flag Organization. Cookoff to be held at Old Glory Memorial. Plenty of parking, RV parking on site. Contact: Bobby Elliott 915-755-4419 [email protected]

6/17/2017-2062-Katy TX 2nd An-nual Blast Into Summer Cook-off. 1050 Katy-Fort Bend Rd Katy TX 77493. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Katy Elks Charities. Contact: Nancy Draper 713-562-2798 [email protected]

6/17/2017-2074-Mabank TX 3RD Annual MVFD CCO. Mabank Pa-vilion 200 Easley Pkwy Mabank TX 75147. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Mabank Volunteer Fire Dept. $5.00 Jackpot Beans Turn in Noon 50/50 Pay-out with MVFD Cook Sites available under Pavilion RV’s welcome NO HOOK-UPS Breakfast Saturday morn for Cooks Contact Dottie Carnes 903-880-3737 or Robert Munden 903-880-8065 This is Rodeo Week in Mabank so stay afterwards to attend. Pavilion within walking distance of arena. Contact: Dottie Carnes 903-880-3737 [email protected]

6/17/2017-2077-Fort Smith AR 35th Annual Judge Isaac C. Parker Memorial Cook Off. 10203 Co-lumbus Acres Road Fort Smith AR 72908. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Children’s Service League. 35th An-nual Judge Isaac C. Parker Memorial Chili Cook Off. This is the official BELCH POD cook off and an au-tomatic qualifier for 1st place chili per CASI rules. Held at Columbus Acres-Hwy. 71 So. & Brooken Hill. Plenty of space for cooks and covered area if it rains. Make checks pay-able to Children’s Service League. Contact: Cathy Hill 479-561-4552 [email protected]

6/17/2017-2090-Somerset TX Ala-mo Area Pod CCO. 20295 Somerset Somerset TX 78009. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Somerset American Legion Post 443. Dry camping available. Air conditioning, cold drinks and covered pavilion. See AQ next day. Contact: Connie Schrade 210-823-3272 [email protected]

6/17/2017-2121-Overland Park KS Overland Park Elks Ryder Cup Memorial Cook Off. 10201 W. 85th Street Overland Park KS 66212. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks Charities. - Overland Park KS CASI. Elks Lodge #2395 CCO “Ryder Cup” memorial cook off honoring long time Chili Supporter Larry Ryder. Go east off I-35 on 87th St. to Switzer, then north to 85th St. east to address above. (Elks members $10). Junior CASI at 1pm, no entry fee. Anything goes Dessert contest Turn in at 11:30am $3 entry. Wings contest (any style, 8 wings) at 2pm, $5 entry. RV parking available (no hookups) Overall CASI winner will be awarded the 6th Annual Ry-der Cup (Traveling Trophy). Pool & cooks party immediately following cook-off. Come for the Chili stay for the fun! For further information contact: Jim Lilleston 913-206-7860 email [email protected]. Make checks payable to Overland Park Elks #2395. Contact: Cecilia Rivera 913-908-1871 [email protected]

6/17/2017-2137-Hobbs NM Chari-ties of WOTM. 2920 W Marland Blvd Hobbs NM 88240. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: WOTM. New Cook-Off Date Cooks Party Friday Night. Chicken Fried Steak Dinner $10. Saturday Night. Contact Jennifer Sherfield for more info 575-441-0535 and Paul Mulkey 575-390-6184. Plenty of dry camping. A few electrical hookups on first come first serve. Contact: Jenni-fer Sherfield 575-441-0535 [email protected]

Page 28 Terlingua Trails June 20176/18/2017-2091-Somerset TX Ala-mo Area Pod CCO. 20295 Somerset Rd Somerset TX 78009. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Somerset American Legion Post 443. Contact: Connie Schrade 210-823-3272 [email protected]

6/18/2017-2139-Hobbs NM Cook-ing for CASI. 2920 W Marland Hobbs NM 88240. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CASI. Cook-off to be held at Hobbs New Mexico Loyal Order of Moose. Plenty of RV camping with some hook-ups on a first come, first serve basis. Cooks party Friday night, Chicken Fried Steak Dinner Saturday night for $10. For more info contact Jennifer Sherfield at 575-441-0535 or Paul Mulkey 575-390-6184. Contact: Jennifer Sherfield 575-441-0535 [email protected]

6/24/2017-1971-Wichita Falls TX American Legion 120 CCO. 4601 Lake Shore Wichita Falls TX 76310. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: American Le-gion 120 Auxiliary. The American Legion 120 Chili Cook off will be held at 4601 Lake Shore, Wichita Falls, TX. Jackpot beans entry $5, turn in noon. Can cook inside or out. Plenty of RV parking, no hookups. Contact Jenny Burns, 940-631-9592 or Cindy Noe, 940-733-6086, [email protected]. Contact: Jenny Burns 940-631-9592 [email protected]

6/24/2017-2022-Waco TX US National Open Championship. 400 Karem Circle Waco TX 76701. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $35.00 Meat: Open. Charity: TBA. Prereg-istration deadline is May 24, 2017.Held at the Karem Shriners. Beans $10 turn in 11am, 50% payback for top 3. Chair awards for chili finals and show 1st - 3rd. Fish fry Friday night, 5:30 - 7 pm, $10 all you can eat. Silent auction, raffles, and ven-dors. Gordon Collier Band Saturday

7/1/2017-2056-Telephone TX Red River Valley Pod. 2563 County Road 2135 Telephone TX 75488. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $30. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Telephone VFD. Day before Northeast Texas Regional Open Cook-off. At Harvey and Carol West Pecan Farm, 300 acres of coun-try side to play, cook and eat. Lots of camping with some hook-ups and tons of shade and lots to eat. Gate opens June 29th we will start feeding dinner that night. Lots of play room so bring your 4 wheeler, side by side or golf cart. Beach front on the Red River for great swimming. Fee in-cludes, breakfast every morning and dinner every night. Great trophies, hand turned Pecans, ask anyone about this cook-off and you will want to be here. Fire works Saturday night. Make checks payable to Red River Valley Pod. Contact: Harvey West 972-824-7774 [email protected] Additional contact, Shawn Fulton 972-824-7136.

7/1/2017-2093-Marathon TX Cow-boy Chili Cookoff. P.O. Box 167 Marathon TX 79842. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Marathon Volunteer Fire Department. Will be at the Marathon Post Park. Dry camping available. Contact: Betty Ramirez 432-294-0608 [email protected]

7/1/2017-2130-Dimmitt TX Hwy To Hell-O-Terlingua. 1215 W Halsell Dimmitt TX 79027. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Dimmitt Volunteer Fire Dept. Contact: Sha Ebeling 806-869-7658 [email protected]

7/1/2017-2147-Kingsland TX Aqua Boom State Championship BBQ & Casi Chili Cook Off. PO Box 1807/101 Northpoint Landing King-sland TX 78639. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Kingsland Chamber of Commerce. Now located at the brand new RV Park at the Lighthouse Country. RV

spots first come first serve. Discount golf rates for all contestants. Contact: Travis Adams 325-423-1201 [email protected]

7/2/2017-2057-Telephone TX Northeast Texas Regional Open. 2563 County Road 2135 Telephone TX 75488. AQ Turn in: 1pm. En-try Fee: $30.00 Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Telephone VFD. North East Texas Regional Open Cook-off. At Harvey and Carol West Pecan Farm, 300 acres of country side to play cook and eat. Lots of camping with some hook-ups and tons of shade and lots to eat. Qualifying top 3 chilies and 1st place show. Gate opens June 29th .We will start feeding dinner that night. Lots of play room so bring your 4 wheeler, side by side or golf cart. Beach front on the Red River for great swimming. Fee includes a golf shirt for 1st 60, and breakfast every morning and dinner every night. Great trophies. Hand turned Pecans, ask anyone about this cook-off and you will want to be here. Cook-off next day. Fire works Saturday night. Additional contact Shawn Fulton 972-824-7136. Make checks payable to Red River Valley Pod. Contact: Harvey West 972-824-7774 [email protected]

7/2/2017-2094-Marathon TX Mus-tang Chili Cookoff. P.O. Box 167 Marathon TX 79842. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Marathon Volunteer Fire Department. Contact: Betty Ramirez 432-294-0608 [email protected]

7/3/2017-2058-Telephone TX Day After North East Texas Regional. 2563 County Road 2135 Telephone TX 75488. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $30. Meat: Chili Grind. Char-ity: Telephone VFD. At Harvey and Carol West Pecan Farm, 300 acres of country side to play cook and eat. Lots of camping with some hook-ups and tons of shade and lots to eat. Gate opens June 29th. We will start feeding

Night. Contact: Diane Stimson 254-855-2767 [email protected]

6/24/2017-2082-Grand Lake CO 34th Annual State of Colorado CCO. Town Park Grand Lake CO 80447. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Independent Sports Club of Grand County/Youth of Grand County. CASI Red, Green Chili and Salsa Championships. Cook at 9000 feet in a COOL grass park surrounded by the Majestic Rocky Mountains in beautiful Grand Lake, Colorado. Fees: $25 for CASI Red, Green or Salsa, cook in two divisions for $40. There is no charge for a third division. This event is a CASI sanctioned State Championship. Top three Colorado residents automati-cally qualify for TICC 2017. Green turn in is 2 pm. Announcements are typically at 4pm. This event benefits the Independent Sports Club of Grand Lake and the youth of Grand Lake. All cooks that register and pay by June 4, 2017 will receive a special chili cookoff momento. Checks are payable to the Colorado Chili Pod and can be sent to John Montgomery at 1801 California Suite 2200, Den-ver, Colorado 80202. Grand Lake lodging information please contact the Grand Lake Chamber of Com-merce at 800-531-1019. Contact: John Montgomery 303-831-5061 [email protected]

6/25/2017-2023-Waco TX Proud of Texas CCO. 400 Karem Circle Waco TX 76701. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: tba. Held at Karem Shriners. See cookoff day before. Contact: Diane Stimson 254-855-2767 [email protected]

6/25/2017-2098-Culpeper VA Virginia State Chili Championship. 18351 Corky’s Lane Culpeper VA 22701. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $30. Meat: Open. Charity: TBD. $5 of Entry fee goes to support GPM. Contact: Dick DeiTos 703-273-5075 [email protected]

Page 29Terlingua TrailsJune 2017dinner that night. Lots of play room so bring your 4 wheeler, side by side or golf cart. Beach front on the Red River for great swimming. Fee includes breakfast every morning and dinner every night. Great trophies, hand turned Pecans, ask anyone about this cook-off and you will want to be here. Fireworks Saturday night. Make checks payable to Red River Valley Pod. Contact: Harvey West 972-824-7774 [email protected] Additional contact Shawn Fulton 972-824-7136.

7/4/2017-2113-Sierra Vista AZ 25th Annual 4th of July Cook-off. Vet-eran’s Memorial Park, 3105 E. Fry Blvd. Sierra Vista AZ 85635. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: San Pedro Kiwanis. Plenty of dry camping in the park and you can cook where you park. All American Fried Chicken cooks din-ner Monday evening at 6pm. Please bring a side dish to share. A big event in the park beginning with a dance on Monday evening, 51 cannon salute, and an impressive fly over from Davis Monthan Air Force Base on Tuesday, the 4th. Contact: Sunny Fichtl 520-459-2081 [email protected]

7/4/2017-2134-Stonewall TX All American Cookoff. 464 Becker Farms Road Stonewall TX 78671. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Fredericksburg Food Pantry. Fun cookoff with large public attendance. Great cooks’ party with food and wine tasting night before cookoff. Charity will be on hand selling tasting kits so please help them raise funds by bringing extra chili for the public. There will be prizes for Peoples Choice. No RV parking but there is camping nearby. Call for information. Contact: Alan Dean 512-567-2835 [email protected]

7/8/2017-2096-Schertz TX Summer Heat Cook Off. 1000 FM 78 Schertz TX 78154. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity:

VFW Charities. Located at VFW Post #8315. Contact: CW Reese 210-658-6765 [email protected]

7/8/2017-2127-Calera AL Camping World of Birmingham. 730 George Roy Parkway Calera AL 35040. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Alabaster Arts Council. First time cooks are exempt from entry fee. Contact: Sam Lewis 501-837-9821 [email protected]

Date Changed to 7/8/2017-2150-West Tawakoni TX Amvets Post 36. 1328 State Hwy 276 West Tawakoni TX 75474. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Char-ity: Ladies Auxiliary. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for the cooks. Beans $5 turn in at noon, pays top 3. Contact: Sharon Peak 214-529-0604 [email protected]

7/9/2017-2097-Schertz TX VFW Post 8315 Auxiliary Cook Off. 1000 FM 78 Schertz TX 78154. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Ladies Auxiliary Charities. Held at VFW Post 8315. Contact: CW Reese 210-658-6765 [email protected]

7/9/2017-2110-Lee’s Summit MO Sho Me Pod CCO. 6 N E Green St Lee’s Summit MO 64063. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Sho Me Pod. Sho Me Pod annual CCO held at Sho Me Pod Headquarters. Come join in the fun with Wings, $5, turn in at 1:30pm. BB-Q to follow. Contact: Kevin Stovall 816-213-4506 [email protected]

7/14/2017-2165-Amarillo TX Elks Summer Chili Bash. 932 Clyde St. Amarillo TX 79106. Turn in: 8pm Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks Charities/TBD. Come out and join us out beside the pool at the Elks Lodge #923 in Amarillo, TX for Day 1 of the 2 day Elks Chili Bash. There will be a 50/50 raffle and other

raffle items. For more information: Matthew Cox ([email protected] or 806-570-0023). Contact: Pam Matheson 806-674-8423 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2010-Ottumwa IA Ot-tumwa Pro Balloon CCO. Ottumwa Park Ottumwa IA 52501. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Hospice Wapello and Davis Counties. Held in Ottumwa Park by the shelter house. Junior cookoff $5, turn in 12:30pm. Con-tact: Virgil Johnson 641-684-4525 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2107-Fredericksburg TX Night in Ole Fredericksburg. Gillespie County Fairgrounds Hwy 16 S Fredericksburg TX 78624. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Gillespie County Fair & Festival Assoc. Entry fee will give an admittance to the horse races and all of the Night in Ole Fredericks-burg festivities onsite. There will

be a dance on Sat night (entertainer to be announced later), a 42 tourna-ment, food booths. Plenty of onsite RV parking with no hookups. More details to follow. Contact: Kim Hiley 210-286-4275 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2122-San Antonio TX Historic Market Square Chili Coo-koff. 514 W Commerce San Antonio TX 78207. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CASI Scholarship Fund. Held at Market Square in downtown San Antonio - 514 W Commerce. Cook Off is being held in conjunction with a Market Square Festival and will feature live music, dance groups, arts and crafts. Contact: Sue Ann Brooks 210-639-1524 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2142-Geronimo TX Day Before PCP CCO. 6806 N Hwy 123 Geronimo TX 78155. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: VFW Scholarship. Held at

Page 30 Terlingua Trails June 2017Pot luck soup dinner Friday night. Contact Paul Mulkey at 5753906184 or Brandi Reid at 575-390-4835 for more information. Bring a rain coat, it may rain. Contact: Paul Mulkey 575-390-6184 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2170-Gering NE Nebras-ka State Cookoff Oregon Trail Days. P.O. Box 177 Gering NE 69341. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Oregon Trail Days. Meat must be from a USDA supplier. No need a thermometer. Contact: Bill Schlaepfer 308-631-2293 [email protected]

7/16/2017-2108-Fredericksburg TX Day After Night in Ole Fred-ericksburg. Gillespie County Fair-grounds Hwy 16 S Fredericksburg TX 78624. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $18. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Gil-lespie County Fair & Festival Assoc. Entry Fee will allow you to enter the horse races. Early turn in so everyone can enjoy the races. More details to follow. Contact: Kim Hiley 210-286-4275 [email protected]

7/16/2017-2143-Geronimo TX 34th Annual Purgatory Creek Pod CCO. 6806 N Hwy 123 Geronimo TX 78115. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Combat Marine Outdoors. Pods an-nual cookoff. Contact: Larry Burruss 512-353-8895 [email protected]

7/16/2017-2169-Cloudcroft NM Day After 4 Corners Regional. 1920 1/2 US HWY 82 Cloudcroft NM 88317. Turn in: 12noon. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Cloudcroft Charity. Come beat the heat, in the beautiful Cloudcroft mountains. Cook-off to be held at Ski Cloudcroft. Plenty of RV camping. Day camping only. Plenty of RV parks and hotels nearby. Contact Paul Mulkey 575-390-6184 [email protected] or Brandy Reid 575-390-2507

D a t e C h a n g e d t o 7/22/2017-1892-Garland TX Gar-land Elks CCO. 3825 Duck Creek Garland TX 75040. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Elks Charities. Beans $5 turn in 12 pm. 50/50 raffle. There is also a Texas State ELKS Championship CCO the same day. Entry in the ELKS CASI CCO allows the cook to enter the State CCO free. As Michelle Kirk won the last Texas state ELKS CCO and the Garland ELKS lodge 1984 is her home lodge it is required to host this event. If you only cook the ELKS state CCO then the fee is $15. The State ELKS CCO turn in time is 1 pm. If you cook CASI CCO then you can dip out of the same pot and add what you want to for the ELKS cup of chili. The CASI chili CCO cup has to follow the CASI rules. All ELKS in the state of Texas are invited. Plenty of shade! Contact: Jim Meehan 972-747-0977 [email protected]

7/22/2017-2128-Austin TX Sons of the American Legion. 4401 E St Elmo Rd Austin TX 78744. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $22. Meat: Open. Charity: Military Veterans. Hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise awards top ten chilis and top three shows. The chili cook with the most points in Chili combined on Satur-day and Sunday will also win a 50” Samsung Smart HD TV. Dinner and Entertainment Saturday night. RV parking no hookups. Contact: Ken Rodd 210-887-8827 [email protected]

D a t e C h a n g e d t o 7/23/2017-1891-Garland TX DAM Pod FOC CCO. 3825 Duck Creek Dr Garland TX 75040. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Friends of CASI. There will be a 50/50 event. Contact: Dave Hewlett 214-695-3806 [email protected]

7/23/2017-2129-Austin TX Sons of the American Legion. 4401 E

VFW Post 8456, 5 miles north of Seguin. Contact: Larry Burress 512-353-8895 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2146-Laramie WY Lara-mie Jubilee Days/Betty Kiser Memo-rial CASI CCO. Second and Grant St Laramie WY 82073. Turn in: 12pm. Entry Fee: $15. Meat: Open. Charity: Laramie Soup Kitchen. Cook both red and green chili for $25.Cooks meeting 8am. Awards 3pm. Cooks need to send their registration to John Montgomery, 1801 California Suite 2200, Denver, CO 8202. Contact: John Montgomery 303-831-5061 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2152-Lake Mississippi MS Jellystone RV Park CCO. 1400 Audubon Point Dr Lake Mississippi MS 38637. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Cancer Awareness. Contact: Lynne Murry 662-526-5722 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2166-Amarillo TX Elks Summer Chili Bash Day 2. 932 Clyde St. Amarillo TX 79106. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Various Elks Charities/TBD. Come out and join us beside the pool at the Elks Lodge #923 in Amarillo, TX for Day 2 of the Elks Chili Bash. There will be a 50/50 raffle and other raffle items. For more information Matthew Cox [email protected] or 806-570-0023). Or Pam Mathe-son 806-674-8423 [email protected]

7/15/2017-2168-Cloudcroft NM 4 Corners Regional. 1920 1/2 US HWY 82 Cloudcroft NM 88240. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $30. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Cloudcroft School. Beat The Heat!! Come to beautiful Cloudcroft, NM for the 4 Corners Regional. Cook off is going to be held at Ski Cloudcroft. Plenty of RV parking, dry camping only. Several RV parks and hotels nearby.

JULY 15TH AND 16TH

PURGATORY CREEK POD34TH ANNUAL CASI CHILI COOKOFFS

HELD AT THE GERONIMO VFW POST 84566806 STATE HWY 123

5 MILES NORTH OF SEGUIN

SATURDAY 15TH – $20.00 ENTRY FEE * 2:00PM TURN INCHILI GRIND ONLY

CHARITY – VFW POST 8456 SCHOLARSHIPS

**********************SUNDAY 16TH – 34TH ANNUAL PCP CCO

AUTO QUALIFIER$20.00 ENTRY FEE * 1:00PM TURN IN * CHILI GRIND

ONLY CHARITY—COMBAT MARINE OUTDOORS

********************** MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO PCP

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: LARRY BURRUSS @ 512-353-8895

Page 31Terlingua TrailsJune 2017St Elm Rd Austin TX 78744. Turn in: 12:30pm. Entry Fee: $22. Meat: Open. Charity: Military Veterans. Hundreds of dollars in Merchandise awards for top ten chilis and top 3 shows. Plus the Chili cook with the most total points on Saturday and Sunday will win a 50”Samsung Smart HD flatscreen TV. Contact: Ken Rodd 210-887-8827 [email protected]

7/29/2017-2030-Durant OK 3rd Annual Cookin’ For CASI. 3650 Enterprise Drive Durant OK 74701. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CASI. Held at Choctaw KOA RV Park. Full hookup rate of $35 per night, 800-562-6073. Make checks payable to Golden Triangle POD. Please check the Golden Triangle Face book Page for more updates and FUN: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goldentrianglepod/?ref=bookmarks. Embroidered Trophy Chairs for Chili: 1st thru 11th and Show: 1st thru 3rd. Special room rates for the Choctaw Lodge: Single $99, Double $119, code CHILI17. 800-788-2464. Contact: Keith Long-abaugh 972-841-1630 [email protected]

7/29/2017-2101-Batavia IL 25th Illinois State Open Championship. Houston St and Island Ave Batavia IL 60510. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Batavia Chamber & Park District. Held at Batavia Riverwalk and Peg Bond Center, Island Ave and Houston Street. One $25 entry fee: - CASI Division, CASI rules apply, and Traditional. Site opens 7am. Cooks meeting will be held at 9am. Cooks will have an hour after CASI turn-in to complete a traditional recipe to turn-in at 2pm. Make checks payable to the Batavia Park District and send to 327 W Wilson St, Batavia IL 60510. For more info, visit the Batavia Park District website; www.bataviaparks.org Automatic Qualifier for TICC. Contact: Dean Hoskin 630-879-5235 [email protected]

7/29/2017-2158-SPRING TX Can-cer Benefit For Robin Wroten. 4134 Spring Cypress Spring TX 77373. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Robin Wroten. The cookoff will be held at the Litehouse Ice House in Spring TX. Robin is in a battle with breast cancer and needs our help. In addition to the cookoff there will be a silent auction, bbq plate sale, 50/50 and possibly a live auction. RVs welcome. No hookups. Hope to see you there. Contact: Keith Karaff 281-682-6931 [email protected]

8/5/2017-2017-Schulenburg TX Schulenburg Festival Assn. Wolters Park Schulenburg TX 78956. Turn in: 3pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Schulenburg Festival Assn & its charities. Festival dates 8/4, 8/5, 8/6. BBQ cook-off, local chili, jackpot beans, & jackpot Bloody Mary also held in conjunction w/ CASI cook-off. Arts & crafts, Ro-deo, carnival, baseball & softball tournaments, live entertainment held all weekend. This years head liners include Shenandoah, Sam Riggs, Mike Ryan. Check our website www.schulenburgfestival.org for updates. Lots of shade trees. Hookups avail-able but limited. Call/enter early. Day cooks welcome. Any questions please contact Sharon 979-743-5564 or Virginia Meyer 979-743-1352 [email protected]. See you at The Schulenburg Festival - The National Party of Texas.

8/5/2017-2092-Marion TX ACES Pod Cook Off. 15681 Bexar Bowling Rd. Marion TX 78124. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: ACES Charities. Annual Pod cook off. Friday night cooks party around 7pm. Saturday Local chili too, $20. Turn in 2pm. Jackpot beans $10 turn in 11am, Jalapeno cook off $10 turn in 12noon. See Sunday cook off same location. $35 entry both days for chili if paid on Saturday. Saturday pot luck supper, pod to furnish meat. Raffle and other surprises. Contact:

Happy Burton 210-364-8577 [email protected]

8/6/2017-2095-Marion TX ACES Pod Cook Off Day After. 15681 Bexar Bowling Rd. Marion TX 78124. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: ACES Charities. Special note: You may pay for both cookoff’s on Saturday with a fee of $35 for both days. Contact: Happy Burton 210-364-8577 [email protected]

8/12/2017-2081-Wheat Ridge CO Carnation Days CASI Chili Cookoff. 4355 Field Street Wheat Ridge CO 80033. Turn in: 5pm. Entry Fee: $15. Meat: Open. Charity: TBD. Make checks payable to Colorado Chili Pod. CASI Red and Green Chili’s entry fee for cooking $15. Cooking both for $20. Contact: John Montgomery 303-831-5061 [email protected]

8/12/2017-2149-Batavia IL 25th Annual Chillini Pod Chili Cookoff. 104 N Van Nortwick Ave Batavia IL 60510. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Open. Charity: Chillini Pod GPM Fund. Held at the Batavia Viking Lodge (NE corner of Van Nortwick and Houston St) in Batavia. Cookoff will benefit Chillini Pod GP Meeting Fund. First place chili quali-fies for the 51st TICC in November 2017. Illinois State Championship Buffalo Wing Championship, turn-in at 11am. Chillini Pod supplies the wings, entry fee TBD on August market price of wings. Make checks payable to Chillini Pod, mail to John Gastaldello, 4521 Wilson Ave, Downers Grove IL 60515. Contact: John Gastaldello 630-541-6846 [email protected]

8/18/2017-2105-Rosholt SD SNOW Pod CCO. Main Street Rosholt SD 57260. Turn in: 8pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: TBA. Also has an open class all types Chili Cookoff and Dessert Cookoff. Contact: Calvin Ceroll 605-537-4276 [email protected]

8/19/2017-2106-Rosholt SD South Dakota State CCO. Main Street Ro-sholt SD 57260. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Rosholt Non-Profit Organi-zations. BBQ cookoff and Rosholt Thieshing Bee. Contact: Calvin Cer-oll 605-537-4276 [email protected]

8/19/2017-2155-Cedar Rapids IA Iowa State CCO. 3325 Center Point Rd Cedar Rapids IA 52402. AQ Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Tanager Place. Junior chili, $5, Homemade salsa, $5 turn in 2pm. Contact: Gary Christensen 319-721-1580 [email protected]

8/19/2017-2167-Wichita Falls TX Cooking for CASI. 5396 Seymour Hwy Wichita Falls TX 76310. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: CASI. First place chili wins a chair. Jackpot beans pays 1st place, $5 entry, turn-in noon. We will have a Juniors cookoff, ages 7 to 17. Entry fee $10, grind only. Turn in 12:30pm. Each junior will cook with a sponsor cook that is not related to the junior. I will help place your junior with a sponsor if they do not have a sponsor. 50/50 raffle and $100 lottery apron raffle. Can cook inside in the A/C or outside. RV parking with limited hookups. Contact: Cindy Noe 940-733-6086 [email protected]

8/25/2017-2160-Stafford TX Hous-ton Elks Sweetheart CCO. 10150 West Airport Blvd. Stafford TX 77477. Turn in: 8pm Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Texas Elks Camp for Special Needs Children. Three Day Cook off! Register for all three days and fee is only $60. Full bar and swimming pool available. -Limited RV hookups. Plenty of RV dry camping space. No alcohol can be brought within the lodge/patio or fence. Dinner / food available for sale within the lodge. Contact: Kent Cavender 832-328-1151 [email protected]

Page 32 Terlingua Trails June 20179/9/2017-2071-Edgerton WI Chili-mania. Intersection of Henry & Canal Streets, one block off of the intersec-tion of Hwys 59 & 51 Edgerton WI 53534. AQ Turn in: 1:30pm Entry Fee: $30. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Edgerton High School Scholarships. Edgerton WI CASI. Chilimania WI State Championship and Music Fes-tival. Automatic qualifier for TICC 2017. Held at the intersection of Henry and Canal Streets, one block off the intersection of Hwys 59 & 51 in downtown Edgerton, WI. Benefits scholarships and various community improvement projects. Other activi-ties include traditional chili, salsa, and Bloody Mary competitions; and a 5K “Chili Chase” Saturday morning. Join us Friday night for country per-former Keith Anderson with opening act and local favorite Pink Houses. Saturday headliner is Back in Black (AC/DC), preceded by: Kashmir (Led Zeppelin), Unity the Band (reggae), and the Monday Morning Dixie Band. See our website, https://www.

chilimania.com/ for all the details. Registration is available on-line. Contact Dave or Sue Luellwitz (608) 873-8519. Emails can be sent using the “Contact” page on the website. Contact: Sue & Dave Luellwitz 608-873-8519 [email protected]

8/26/2017-2162-Stafford TX Hous-ton Elks Auxiliary CCO. 10150 West Airport Blvd. Stafford TX 77477. Turn in: 2pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Houston Elks Auxil-iary Charities. Three Day Cook off! Register for all three days and fee is only $60. Full bar and swimming pool available. -Limited RV hookups. Plenty of RV dry camping space. No alcohol can be brought within the lodge/patio or fence. Dinner / food available for sale within the lodge. Contact: Kent Cavender 832-328-1151 [email protected]

8/27/2017-2164-Stafford TX Hous-ton Elks Challenge CCO. 10150 West Airport Blvd. Stafford TX 77477. Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $25. Meat: Open. Charity: Houston Elks Chari-ties. Three Day Cook off! Register for all three days and fee is only $60. Full bar and swimming pool available. No alcohol can be brought within the lodge/patio or fence. Food available for sale within the lodge.

Sunday CCO - If you’re an Elk in good standing - (All lodges). Register for Elks Challenge! Elk member and lodge with the highest number of points from this CCO (CASI Chili) will get special award. Contact: Kent Cavender 832-328-1151 [email protected]

9/2/2017-1878-Abilene KS Kansas State Championship. Abilene KS 67410. AQ Turn in 1pm. Entry Fee $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity TBA. Celebrating the 150th Chisholm Trail Anniversary. Held in Old Town Abilene. More information to follow. Contact: Ethel Hewlett 316-213-9761 [email protected]

9/3/2017-1879-Abilene KS Sun-flower POD CCO. Abilene KS 76903. AQ Turn in: 1pm. Entry Fee: $20. Meat: Chili Grind. Charity: Sunflower POD. More information to follow. Held in Old Abilene Town. Contact: Ethel Hewlett 3162139761 [email protected]

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Page 35Terlingua TrailsJune 2017CASI - Chili Appreciation Society International - Membership Application

(New Member) - (Renewal Member) - (Corporate Member) - Circle OneMail form and membership fee to CASI - 608 Acorn Street, Pilot Point, TX 76258

Membership Dues:North America (US, US Protectorates, Canada, Mexico) $25 annually

North America Lifetime $425International $25 annually (Lifetime Membership not available)

Corporations $125 annually

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)

Street Address or PO Box: __________________________ Telephone _______________________

City, State, Zip+4: ______________________________ E-Mail: ____________________________

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE EVENTS LISTING IN THE TERLINGUA TRAILS.

Date of Cookoff*_____________________ Auto Qualifier Yes/No TYPE_______________

Pod affiliation(if AQ)___________________________________________

Name of Cookoff*__________________________________

Address*_____________________City*_____________ State*___ County*_________________ ZIP *_________

Cookoff Charity: ___________________________________AD Information: ___________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

Entry Fee* $___ Turn-In Time* ______*AM/PM

Contact Information* Name___________________

Email address*_________________________

Phone number*_________________

Meat Requirement: open cut grind

Mail Packet To: Required if receiving Book/Trails/Tickets

Address: ___________________________________

City:________________State:____Zip:____________

Please send me the following:

-A current CASI Rule Book: Yes

-A box of Terlingua Trails: Yes

- Number of cup tickets ______

Mail Completed Application Form to:

CASI EVENTSc/o Nancy Hewlett

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OR email to: [email protected]

Phone: 214-802-8194 FAX 1972-578-9232

CASI Form 010 10/01/2016

Cookoff Information for the “Events Listings” In the Terlingua Trails

After the event is entered in CMS an email of the event contents will be sent to the contact person and the forms in pdf format will be attached to the email.

Person Submitting event (if other than the contact person) Name_________________________ Email___________________________Phone number______________________

* field is required

2016-2017 CASI Board of Directors Kris Hudspeth – President/CEO 2230 Sussex DrGarland TX 75041214.802.9618 [email protected] Keith Karaff – Executive Director 24810 Red Oak StMagnolia TX 77355281.682.6931 [email protected] Keith Longabaugh – Vice President/Membership 608 Acorn StPilot Point TX 76258972.841.1630 [email protected] Mary Ellen Gillen - Treasurer 2 Green Cedar RdBoerne TX 78006210.416.7643 [email protected] Cindy Noe –Secretary 146 Running Bear TrWichita Falls TX 76310940.733.6086 [email protected] Susan Armand – Director/Merchandising/Trails 3103 Freshmeadows DrHouston TX 77063713.248.0681 [email protected] Nancy Hewlett – Director/CASI Events/Scholarship 802 Horizon DrMurphy TX 75094214.802.8194 [email protected] Don Hoy – Director/Ranch Manager/Krazy Flats 3680 FM 3157 Cuero TX 77954361.648.6950 [email protected] Allan (Scotty) Parker – Director PO Box 40562 Austin TX 78704630.408.1408 [email protected] Randy Pittman – Director/Tallymaster 15118 Preston Hollow San Antonio TX 78247210.852.5656 [email protected] Rick Powell - Director 12005 Poinciana San Antonio TX 78245817.690.0211 [email protected]

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