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Photos by Jeff Eason
Over 800 chili lovers turned out for the 11th Annual WinterFest
Chili Challenge at the gymnasium of the Blowing Rock Elementary
School last Saturday. The event featured lots of great chili,
live music and over $800 in cash and prizes for the winners.
Keith Miller won the Amateur division and with it the $500
first place check. Miller also won top honors among the Chili
Appreciation Society International entrants.
Robin Miller placed second in the Amateur division, winning
$250, while Dick Steinert came in third and won $125.
The People’s Choice Award went to the chefs of the Green
Park Inn. The Best Table Award went to Doc’s Rockin’
Chili, presented by Ken “Doc” Summer and Nobia Summer.
The Restaurant division winner was the Meadowbrook Inn. The
chili was created by Chef Guy Thomas and presented at the Chili
Challenge by Meadowbrook marketing director Vicky McLean.
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The Tailgate
Chili table came complete with every kind of hot sauce
imaginable.
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Restaurant
division winner Vicki McLean of the Meadowbrook Inn
estimated she served over 800 samples of chili at Saturday’s
event.
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Last
year’s winner Chase Luddeke hands over the Chili
Challenge Trophy to this year’s winner, Vicky McLean
of the Meadowbrook Inn.
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That’s
some tasty chili! Meredith Lyons and Steve Milligan
of Raleigh spoon it up at the WinterFest Chili Challenge
last Saturday.
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(l-r)
Meadowbrook Inn owner Dick Goosman, Brent Carmichael,
Chef Guy Thomas and Robbs Strange look for a place to
display their newly won 2009 WinterFest Chili Challenge
trophy.
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The Reneger
Brothers Band, (l-r) Will Reneger, Josh Reneger and
Maggie Reneger regaled the Chili Challenge crowd with
bluegrass and Americana favorites.
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All aboard!
Hayrides took visitors on trips around Blowing Rock
Memorial Park all weekend.
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The Best
Table award went to Doc’s Rockin’ Chili and
presenters (l-r) Bill McBrayer, Ken “Doc”
Summer and Nobia Summer.
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Tina
and Mark Nuger of North Wilkesboro represented Empire
Distributors at the WinterFest Wine Tasting and Auction
at the Meadowbrook Inn.
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The WinterFest
Ice Sculpture Competition gave visitors a nice photo
opportunity.
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