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VOL. 11 #211
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Rotary has two big events Feb. 28
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By Joanne Winer The volunteers at the Rotary Club in Quartzsite have been working non-stop to get ready for two big events that will be held on February 28. The Chili Shootout at Tyson Wells will start at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chili cooks from the CASA (Chili Appreciation Society of Arizona) will be arriving to challenge each other for the trophies, with 10 prize places for red chili (CASI rules), and there will also be prizes for Showmanship. This is a CASI (Chili Appreciation Society International) sanctioned event, and the judges will declare the winners at around 2 p.m. There will also be a special cookoff for People’s Choice Chili, where any kind of chili is eligible, and chili cooks from local towns are welcome to enter as well as the CASA cooks if they wish. The People’s Choice entrants must have at least 5 gallons of chili to hand out to the people who purchase tasting cups and the winner is determined by votes cast by those tasting all the samples of chili. This contest will have three big prizes--First prize is for $1000, second prize is $500, and third prize is $250 (plus bragging rights of course). Cost to enter
the People’s Choice contest is $20. unless you are a CASA entrant where $25 will enter you in both competitions. Applications to enter the cookoff and rules are available on line at www.facebook.com/ quartzsiterotarychilicookoff or by calling 928-927-6111. All proceeds from the sales of the tasting cups with help the Rotary with projects in Quartzsite. There is still time for you chili cooks to enter this contest for the big prizes, so get your entry in as soon as possible to be included in this first cookoff sponsored by the Quartzsite Rotary. If you are not able to enter, please come out to the cookoff and try some of the best chili in the southwest!! The second event that the Rotary has planned for Feb. 28 is a special concert at the Q.I.A. that features the music of some of the greatest country singers you know and love. Called the “Legends of Country Music” this 2 hour concert honors the people who made country music one of the most popular kinds of music in the country. Singers like George Strait, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, and many more will have their music played in this award win-
ning concert which also features a tribute to the military. The doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and the show starts at 4:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are on sale at the Q.I.A., Horizon Community Bank, and the Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce and are $20 per person at the door also. Call 928927-6111 for more information. This is a once in the long time concert, and hopefully will be so successful that it will return again sometime!
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