Hobby turns to tradition for many chili cook-offs
Chefs gathered around large cookers at San Jacinto Mall for the Chili When It's Chilly event. Gary Flores of the Rocking Horse Riders has cooked competitively for eight years, motivated by his father. The team typically places in the top five, with chili taking about 12 hours to prepare. They enter about three contests annually.
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San Jacinto Mall
Gary Flores
Rocking Horse Riders
Exxon
Flores
Baytown Sun Cook-off Winners List
Cleanest Area High Class Cookers colorful KDR Cookers Best of Show Texas Posse 1st Cypress Lagniappe 2nd Pitts & Spitts Grills Gone Wild 3rd Texas Smoke 1st Cypress Boys 2nd Slow Smoke Cookers 3rd Bayou BBQ Cook-off Winners CHICKEN 1st Unclaimed 2nd Scout House Boys 3rd Pitts 1st Lost Cause 2nd High Class 3rd Midnight Smokers CHILI 1st Stroke Em Smoke Em Cookers 2nd Hotter Than Hell 3rd Stroke Em Smoke Em Baytown Highlands residents only 2nd Jus Chillin Grillin Photos of winning groups to be published in Thursday Baytown Sun.
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KDR
Texas Posse
Bayou City Lagniappe
Pitts & Spitts/Grills Gone Wild
Texas Smoke
Cypress Boys
Slow Smoke Cookers
Bayou Bbq
Scout House Boys
Baytown
Highlands
Baytown Sun
Tip May Have Saved Future President in 1995 Baytown Visit
Les Gibson recalls a Baytown Crime Stoppers tip that potentially saved George W. Bush during his September 1995 visit to celebrate the Fred Hartman Bridge. Gibson, owner of Gibson Printing Co., joined for help, stayed for the camaraderie, and recalls fundraising to fund rewards.
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Les Gibson
Baytown
Texas
George W. Bush
Fred Hartman
Bush
Gibson
Gibson Printing Co
Gibson's Printing Co
Hope ministry offers free job skills seminar in Houston area
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church HOPE Ministry hosts a free job skills seminar January 19 from 8 30 a m to 12 00 p m to help job seekers amid waves of layoffs. Karen Rios urges registrations at 281 427 4754 and 281 435 9765 as organizers seek volunteers and donations to support planning, hosting, and future events.
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HOPE
Cedar Bayou
Karen Rios
Hope Ministry
Andrea Metzger
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Houston
My Church
Red Stocking Casino aims for full house fundraiser
Baytown Junior Forum’s 40 plus year Red Stocking Revue shifts to a casino style fundraiser on Jan 30 at Goose Creek Country Club. The event features blackjack craps roulette and Texas Hold Em with silent auctions vendor booths and live entertainment plus a cash bar and dining.
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Baytown
Junior Forum
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Daytown Sun
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Tim Coile
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Barbers Hill
Huffman
Goose Creek
Community Resource
Crcu.org
Red Stocking
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