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Number nine: grass lake chili cook-off 2020
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Let's spice things up...
Raymond Tucker Cordani rtc@thegrasslaketimes.com
Chili was the perfect delicacy on such a winter’s day. More than 400 people came out and also lot of familiar faces. They wanted Chilly—the way that a vampire lusts for blood--turned out for the popular winter reverie. Better than hushpuppies or slushy’s or the Superbowl soon to come...
bombs. Bath bombs are fragrant orbicular items that stimulates the bathwaters as did the Ancient Greeks. The entire list of gods r’us. “A lot of people come to places like this because they think there’ll be bath bombs. “Salts too,” Burns The chili cook-off has said through the din of the arisen as the area’s premier eat activity relative to the reason meet and greet. That’s the way it’s been since its inception, borne all this took place. Burns, a Jacksonian, and conceived by Kim Miller, braved the road to offer her of Cevin’s Collision, and Greg wares, a promising bathtub Cagney, Sr., of B&G Landscape endeavor for the one looking Creations. A veritable Horn of for a more satisfactory Plenty. bathing adventure. The Something for everyone greatness of the bath bomb this bazaar—candles, stitched in produces a transcendental time items for ascetic charm and comfort, punctuated by the popular experience year-round. Joe DeBoe of Ghost “bath bomb.” Sundry items existed Rider DJ to the manic on tables and on the minds of suppress surrounding many, for the inventory at the sound. Who could forget the school was impressive, especially tonal pulsation throughout on the mournful Saturday as Chicken Little, gleefully watching the big blue gymnasium? the sky falling with flakes shuffled as the soundtrack, pulsating throughout the perimeter, about the northern air stare echoing the airy heights of the that made many dusts off their cavernous gymnasium, a house of windshields. sportsmanship and discipline. Meagan Burns returns. Bring in the bling. Gayle’s She again stood behind a table Jewelry Bling. Not any sort of not far from the entrance of the blingage, but the subtitle registered school, and there she sold bath
Many gulped chili and water simultaneously, didn’t even ask for a spoon but most called for seconds. Voters hastened to cast ballots for best chili and the most attractive booth.
Drum roll please...
The winners are: 1. Grass Lake Sportsman Club 2. Grass Lake Vets 3. Vertish Photos courtsy Karen Boehmer Smith & Ghostrider DJ Services-ghostriderdj.com
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Blood Drive
Monday, February 10th, 2020 12PM -5:45 PM
Christ Lutheran Church Michigan Center, MI 4520 Wolf Lake Rd • Grass Lake
www.cevinscollision.net • 517.522.4755