Walnut Creek Smokers vie in McLouth BBQ Blowout
Troy Bristol, operator of a garage welding shop, will cook with a home built three chamber smoker on an axle at the McLouth Prairie Park contest. Bristol’s Walnut Creek Smokers seeks a fifth KCBS sanctioned title, with the winner earning a spot at the American Royal.
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McLouth Blowout BBQ Fest Adds Rides Demos and Fair
McLouth Prairie Park hosts the McLouth BBQ Blowout with wagon rides, model planes, mud volleyball, moonwalks, stunt kites, dances, a petting zoo, wild west shows, crafts, bake sales, and a raffle from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Food concessions run with Bitler’s Hickory House. Bristol plans seven categories and shares smoker tips, including dry hedge wood and charcoal mixes to maintain 225 to 300 degrees, with ribs seven to eight hours and foil-wrapping to keep moisture.
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Eudora approves annexation of 50 acre tract
Eudora city council approved annexation of a 50 acre tract located a quarter mile south of Kansas Highway 10 and east of County Road 1061. Owner Richard Campbell requested the annexation. In other actions the council adopted technical changes to the sign ordinance, renamed the Douglas County Emergency Planning and Preparedness board to the Emergency Management Board, and passed a resolution requiring permits for open burning.
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