
| The winners of more than twenty trophies were
captured in a group photo. The competition was keen with much
good-natured teasing among the contestants. The Best Chili First
Place- Richard Wood & Crew. Second place chili- Joe Salinas,
Salinas Auto Repair, Third place chili- Myers Fueral Service.
Best Booth Costumes: First Place- The Embroidery Connection and
the Uniform Connection, Second Place- Slender Lady, Third Place-
Lindsay Bank of the Sierra. Best Booth Activity: First Place-
NDS, Second Place- Moreno Bail Bonds, Third Place- Vahnn Blue
Construction. |
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Sherry Wood, of Slender Lady, concocted delicious
non-fat chili. Her booth won the second place trophy for the
booth with the best costume. |
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Winners of the grand price of $500 and two trophies
were Richard Wood (front row, right) and his crew. |
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| Vahnn Blue, Vahnn Blue Construction, won
the third place trophy for the booth with the most activity. |
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Jean Hill, Janice and Tom McCurdy enjoyed the Friday
night Chili Cook Off mixer at Bank of America. |
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Dr. Frank Baughman, DDS, devoured sixty large
Jalapeno in five minutes. |
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Councilman Danny Salinas (right) rounded up
three helpers at the break of dawn to use leaf blowers to clean
the downtown area. More than twenty people joined in. |
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