C4 • TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011
NORTH IOWA UP IN SMOKE BBQ BASH • GLOBE GAZETTE
Mason City team ranked third in nation By RICHARD JOHNSON
time, and having the judges like it. MASON CITY — Com“It’s been a fun year,” he petitive barbecue judges said. “We’re pretty much nationwide have voted in doing everything we’ve favor of Swine Assassins been doing.” barbecue. The Assassins will conThe Mason City team, tinue its big season at the in its second full season of eighth-annual Up In competition, had two Smoke BBQ Bash — where first-place and two secthey’ll compete and sell that popular food. ond-place finishes as of You’ll be able to buy June 30. ribs, pulled pork sandSwine Assassins was wiches, pulled pork ranked third in the nachos and side dishes at national Sam’s its booth in East Park. Club/KCBS Team of the “We’re vending because Year points chase after we’ve had a lot of requests winning the Iowa State to try our food,” team BBQ Championship in Marshalltown for the sec- member Scott Nelson ond-straight year, on June said. “It’s one way to get exposure and let people 24. try our product.” “We had some good Nelson, his wife, Katy, luck,” team member Kris and Paulson and his wife, Paulson said. “It comes Brandi, will help vend Fridown to cooking your day during the Bash. food the same way every richard.johnson@globegazette.com
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Kris Paulson (left) and Scott Nelson, members of the Swine Assassins barbecue team from Mason City, are pictured with some of the many trophies and ribbons the team has won in its first 1½ years of competition. They will compete — and sell their ribs, pulled-pork sandwiches, pulled-pork nachos and side dishes — at the eighth-annual Up In Smoke BBQ Bash, Friday and Saturday, July 22-23 in East Park. Helpers will take over Saturday as the team leaders focus on another grand championship.
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