FNBT NEWS Katey Chambers & Tayler Issacs, FNBT Communications 302 W. Chickasha Avenue / Chickasha OK 73018 (405) 2242200 • Fax (405) 5743715 • www.bankfnbt.com [email protected] September 19, 2017 Western Days in Mustang means chili time ColdwellBanker won the Judge's Choice award at the Mustang Chamber of Commerce’s annual Western Days Chili Cookoff on Sept. 8. Multiple community businesses which support the chamber, including First National Bank, participated in the chilicook off by assisting in the setup of the event, taking tickets and filling chili bowls. FNBT Manager Patty Chan and her team both took tickets at the main entrance and explained to attendees how the cookoff works. Assistant Manager Beth Hicks has worked at the cookoff for four years now, and says the attendance is continuing to grow every year. “The community is becoming more aware of the event, and more businesses are getting involved,” Hicks said. The chili cook off doesn’t just serve chili. In addition to the tastes and smells of chili, there are singing competitions, best dressed cowboy and cowgirl and the sounds of the Star Spangled Banner coming from the Rodeo across the street. This year’s judges, Mustang Police officers, took their roles seriously, ensuring only the best chili makers won. “It was fun to see the officers; this is the first time they have acted as judges,” Hicks said. “They followed the checklist closely, rating the entries based on aroma, appearance, texture, etc.” This is the first time FNBT Teller Hope Walker participated in the Mustang Western Days event. “I have lived all over the world and not seen a populace that was so close knit,” Walker said. “It is wonderful to be a part of the community traditions and celebrations; it really shows how much we support one another.”

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FNBT NEWS Katey Chambers & Tayler Issacs, FNBT Communications 302 W. Chickasha Avenue / Chickasha OK 73018 (405) 224-‐‑2200 • Fax (405) 574-‐‑3715 • www.bankfnbt.com [email protected] September 19, 2017

Western Days in Mustang means chili time

Coldwell-‐Banker won the Judge's Choice award at the Mustang Chamber of Commerce’s annual Western Days Chili Cook-‐off on Sept. 8.

Multiple community businesses which support the chamber, including First National Bank, participated in the chili-‐cook off by assisting in the setup of the event, taking tickets and filling chili bowls. FNBT Manager Patty Chan and her team both took tickets at the main entrance and explained to attendees how the cook-‐off works.

Assistant Manager Beth Hicks has worked at the cook-‐off for four years now, and says the attendance is continuing to grow every year. “The community is becoming more aware of the event, and more businesses are getting involved,” Hicks said.

The chili cook off doesn’t just serve chili. In addition to the tastes and smells of chili, there are singing competitions, best dressed cowboy and cowgirl and the sounds of the Star Spangled Banner coming from the Rodeo across the street.

This year’s judges, Mustang Police officers, took their roles seriously, ensuring only the best chili makers won. “It was fun to see the officers; this is the first time they have acted as judges,” Hicks said. “They followed the checklist closely, rating the entries based on aroma, appearance, texture, etc.”

This is the first time FNBT Teller Hope Walker participated in the Mustang Western Days event. “I have lived all over the world and not seen a populace that was so close knit,” Walker said. “It is wonderful to be a part of the community traditions and celebrations; it really shows how much we support one another.”

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The Chamber plans to continue the tradition 2018, for all the businesses and communities to come together once again to celebrate another night of closeness and chili.

On the left, First National Bank’s President and CEO John Gorton along with Deposit Banker Cheryl Kovach and Teller Erin Manuel greet multiple community members at the entrance of the Mustang Community Center during the Western Days Chili Cook-‐off event on Sept. 8.