Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group

Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group
All Over Central Texas
ph: 512-507-4948
dwight@centraltexaschili.com

What's COMING UP?

Aside from the top two or three cookoffs, which are complete - the balance of this list is in draft form...waiting for further details. If you have info to add to any of the events, please send me an email at chili.reporter@yahoo.com This list will be revised over time so be sure to check for updates.

The 2012 Chili Season has begun!
All points earned after 10/01/2011 will be accumulated toward Terlingua, November 2012
It's one of the very few rules our group has....

Every cooking station must have a fire extinguisher. Two cooks under one canopy can share an extinguisher.

A 5# ABC is the recommended size and type.
Calendar of Events
Feb 25, Luling
People's Choice from Noon to 4 pm.
Showmanship 1 to 3 pm.
Need directions? Click on the button!
MAR 3, MAXDALE, TX -
CLICK ON THE BUTTON FOR A PRINTABLE ENTRY FORM!

MAR 4, MAXDALE, TX
Info: Ken Sperry, 913 Travis Lane, Harker Heights, TX 76548. 254-690-3134 or Kennethsperry@hotmail.com
MAR 17, LOCKHART, TX -
Click on the above announcement for a printable entry form.
Click on the chuck box to read the Letter to the Cooks.

MAR 24, LUCKENBACH, TX
Location: Luckenbach Texas, 412 Luckenbach Town Loop, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624. Details and registration information available on their website as listed above. Be sure to click on the General Admission tab for the side contests.
830-997-3224
APR 7, MINERAL WELLS, TX -
5th Annual Spring Thing Chili Cook-Off.
TOLBERT.
Location: 1400 SE Veterans of Foreign Wars St. Silent Auction, Cooks Drawing for 2012 entry free, enter by bring Silent Auction prize.
Turn in:
Bloody Mary & Margaritas-10:30, Beans & Salsa-11, Dutch Oven Main Dish-11:30, Chicken & Brisket-Noon, Dutch Oven Dessert-12:30, Pork Butt & Ribs-1, Dutch Oven Bread-1:30, Chili-2.
Entry fee:
Drinks & Salsa-$5, Beans-$10,
BBQ categories-$15 each.
Info:
940-452-6374 or Post 940-325-1470 or vfwqm@suddenlinkmail.com or www.vfwpost2399.org/vfwchilicookoff.aspx
APR 7, ROCKNE, TX
Ernest Bartsch Memorial Chili and BBQ Cookoff.
TOLBERT.
Benefits: ALS and Go Texas Bastrop County
Scholarship. Location: VFW Post 2527, 1503 Hwy 20. Camping, no hookups. Friday night, Kevin Cravens Karaoke, Saturday night stick around for some dancing. Cash back on BBQ categories. Friday night - Bourbon-7:30pm. Saturday Turn ins: Margaritas-11, Salsa-11:30 Open Meat-Noon, Any kind of Beans-1, Chili-2, Pork Spare Ribs-3, Brisket-4. Entry fees: Margaritas & salsa-$5, Beans-$10, Chili & BBQ categories: $15 each. Info: Debbi Tucker 512-284-4097, VFW-Pete-512-284-0357 or dt_lastchance@yahoo.com
APR 14, LULING, TX
23rd Annual Roughneck BBQ & Chili Cookoff.
TOLBERT.
Benefits: Central Texs Oil Patch Museum.
Location: Downtown on Davis St, contact Trey on early parking restrictions. Also IBCA BBQ and 21st Oil City Car Show. Turn in: Chili-1:30, Beans-3. Entry fee: Chili-$23, Jackpot Beans-$20, BBQ (Brisket, Ribs, Chicken) $50 per category, Friday night Jackpot-$50, payable to Luling Oil Museum. Info: Trey Bailey 830-875-3214 *4, ledc@austin.rr.com or www.oilmuseum.org for entry form, Dwight Hamilton 512-303-0868 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
APR 14, STRAWN, TX
Smoke on the Water/VFD Chili & BBQ Cookoff. TOLBERT. Info: Coda Riley 817-991-4225 or
vcr1976@embarqmail.com
APR 14, WEATHERFORD, TX
VFW 4746 Spring Fling Chili & Bar-B-Q Cookoff.. TOLBERT. Location: VFW Post, 224 Zion Hill
Rd. Also BBQ & Main Dish Dutch Oven cookoff. Cooks party Friday night. Camping area & limited hookups. Entry fee: Chili-$15,
Beans, Dessert, Margaritas & Bloody Marys-$5 each, Brisket-$15, Ribs, Pork Butt & Chicken, Main Dish Dutch Oven-$10 each.
Info: Vick Graham 817-239-1135
APR 21, ASTORIA, OR
Moose is Loose - 2012 Oregon State Tolbert Chili Championship. TOLBERT. Benefits: KMUN Coast
Public Radio. Location: Moose Lodge #408, 408 17th St. Also Clam Chowder contest. Entry fee: Chili-$20 plus 2 gallons Homestyle
Chili for public tasting. Info: Pam Friese-Brown 503-791-9173
APR 28, ROCKNE, TX -
5th Annual Circle C Ranch Chili & BBQ Cookoff. TOLBERT. Benefits: Behind the Store Improvement Fund.
Location: 970 Lee Rd, Take FM 535 from Hwy 20, go 5 mi. to Waterson Rd, turn left on Waterson. Go about 1.2 mi. to Lee Rd,turn right on Lee. Go 1 mi. and turn right into cookoff site. Camping, no hookups. Turn in: Margaritas-Noon, Gumbo-12:30,Beans-1, Chili-2, Pork Ribs-3, Brisket-4. Entry fee: Margarita & Gumbo-$5 each, Beans & Ribs-$10 each, Chili & Brisket-$15 each, payable to: Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group. Info: Dwight & Teri Hamilton 512-303-0868 or 512-507-4948 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
MAY 5, BASTROP, TX -
Ronnie's One Oak Bar Chili & BBQ Cookoff. TOLBERT. Details later. Info: Ronnie Roberts 512-321-0016 or
Dwight Hamilton 512-303-0868 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
MAY 12, MANCHACA, TX
9th Annual L.P. (Sarge) Bell & Rory Martin Memorial VFW Post 3377 Cookoff. TOLBERT. Details
later. Info: Peggy @VFW 512-282-5664 or Dwight Hamilton 512-303-0868 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
JUN 2, LOCKHART, TX -
9th Annual Chisholm Trail Roundup Chili & Pinto Bean Cookoff. TOLBERT. Info: Chamber of Commerce 512-398-2818 or Dwight Hamilton 512-303-0868 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
JUN 9, AUSTIN, TX -
Annual Salute to Veterans Cookoff.. TOLBERT. TENTATIVE DATE, BASED ON LAST YEAR. Info: Peggy or
Ken at AL 512-442-2896 or Dwight Hamilton 512-303-0868 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
JUN 23, BOERNE, TX -
Chili on the Guadalupe. TOLBERT. Info: Bill & Deba Center 210-274-4952, bcenterster@satx.rr.com
JUL 14, AUSTIN/PILOT KNO, TX -
VFW Post 8925 Chili & BBQ Cookoff. TOLBERT. TENTATIVE DATE, BASED ON LAST YEAR.
Info: Lula 512-243-2719 or Dwight Hamilton 512-303-0868 or dwight@centraltexaschili.com
JUL 21, KALAMA, WA -
Washington State Tolbert Chili Championship. TOLBERT. Info: Michael Eckert 360-673-4250 or
columbia1@kalama.com
SEPT 15, MANCHACA, TX -
A Lil' Ol' Country Cookoff. TOLBERT. Info: Dewey Lawhon 512-392-1758 or dlawhon@centurytel.net
or Robert Corley 903-872-6405 or rcorley52@airmail.net or Giddy Ups 512-280-4732 or www.giddyups.com
SEPT 15, WEATHERFORD, TX -
Smokin' Guns Chili & Bar-B-Q Cookoff R.D. Nelson Memorial Post 4746. TOLBERT. TOLBERT.
Location: VFW Post, 224 Zion Hill Rd. Also BBQ & Main Dish Dutch Oven cookoff. Cooks party Friday night. Camping area &
limited hookups. Entry fee: Chili-$15, Beans, Dessert, Margaritas & Bloody Marys-$5 each, Brisket-$15, Ribs, Pork Butt & Chicken,
Main Dish Dutch Oven-$10 each. Info: Vick Graham 817-239-1135
SEPT 29, MINERAL WELLS, TX -
VFW Post 2399 Honor the "Fall"en Cook-off. TOLBERT. Location: 1400 SE Veterans of Foreign
Wars St. Turn in: Bloody Marys & Margaritas-10:30, Beans & Salsa-11, Dutch Main Dish & Wild Game-11:30, Chicken & Brisket-
Noon, Dutch Oven Dessert & Homemade Ice Cream-12:30, Pork Butt & Ribs-1, Dutch Bread-1:30, Chili-2. Entry fee: Bloody Mary's
& Margaritas-$5 each, Beans, Salsa & Ice Cream-$10 each, Chili, Chicken, Brisket, Pork Butt, Ribs, Wild Games, Dutch Oven (Main
Dish, Dessert, Bread)-$15 each. Info: 940-452-6374 or Post 940-325-1470 or vfwqm@suddenlinkmail.com or www.vfwpost2399.org/
vfwchilicookoff.aspx
SEPT 29, ROCKNE, TX -
Last Chance Chili / BBQ Cookoff. TOLBERT. Info: Debbi Tucker 512-247-4097 or
dt_lastchance@yahoo.com
SEPT 29, SAN ANGELO, TX -
35th Annual Armed Forces International Chili Cook-Off. TOLBERT. TENTATIVE DATE, BASED ON
LAST YEAR. Info: Harry Gilbert 325-944-1012 or harry.gilbert@goodfellow.af.mil
SEPT 30, ROCKNE, TX -
Last Chance Chili Cookoff. TOLBERT. Info: Debbi Tucker 512-247-4097 or dt_lastchance@yahoo.com
NOV 1, TERLINGUA, TX -
Tolbert's Terlingua Last Chance Chili Cookoff. TOLBERT. Info: www.ABowlOfRed.com
NOV 3, TERLINGUA, TX -
46th Annual Original Terlingua International Frank X. Tolbert - Wick Fowler Memorial Championship.
Chili Cookoff. TOLBERT. Location: Behind The Whites's Store, just East of Downtown Terlingua. BECAUSE OF THE BURN BAN,
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE MANDATORY for each campsite. Chili Cookoff for qualified cooks, with a welcome for chili cookers
from all organizations, such as Tolbert, ICS, CASI, etc. Nightly musical entertainment. See Thursday & Friday listings under Chili &
BBQ for other events or www.abowlofred.com for schedule of events & bands. Chili turn in: High Noon. Info: Kathleen Tolbert
Ryan 817-653-0988 or ktryan97@gmail.com