Firehouse Chili Cook Off -August 15th at Romney Sunflower Fest

Join your friends and neighbors for a fun filled afternoon in the Romney Fire Hall parking lot! Bring your pop up tents and your decorations and your homemade chili and salsa to the 1st Annual Firehouse Chili Cook Off held at the Romney Fire Hall Saturday, August 15th.
Opens to the Public at 11am until 4pm with live music on the brand new stage at the Fire Hall, great food,. great fun and great chili! The Romney Volunteer Fire Company will offer BBQ, beer and other beverages while you are getting the chili ready!

The Fire Company will have the area roped off area for competitors and will offer an 8' table and electrical outlet to competitors.

Chili makers, bring your own "booth" and all your friends to vote for you for Best Booth Award! Be creative, decorate your booth and win the grand surprise "Best Booth Award!"

To enter, call Hampshire County Public Library at 304.822.3185.

The chili will be judged on the following characteristicsby impartial judges: good flavor, aroma, blend of spices, color, consistency, and texture.

Categories, Entry Fees and Prizes are as follows:

*Traditional Red or White Chili: Entry Fee $ 35

*Vegetarian Chili: Entry Fee $ 35

*Salsa: Entry Fee $ 10

Prizes:

*Chili: *Vegetarian Chili:

Winner - $ 100 Winner - $ 100

2^nd Prize - $ 50 2^nd Prize - $ 50

3^rd Prize - $ 35 3^rd Prize - $ 35

*Salsa:

Winner - $ 40

2^nd Prize - $ 15

*Peoples Choice Award (Any Chili). The public will vote for their favorite Chili. Contestants will offer tastings and may sell bowls of chili, if they wish.

*Best Booth Award. The public will vote for the best booth award.

Schedule for Chili Cook Off:

8:00am Fire House Cook Off Area open to Chili Cook Off competitors.

10:00am Short Meeting with all competitors at the Fire House. Each competitor will be allowed 2 free passes for their booth.
All competitors will be given a number and containers for Chili and/or Salsa with the same number on them. Competitors will deliver
the filled containers to the judging area by the times listed below to qualify for judging in that category.
There are No Rules for where Salsa and Chili are made. Salsa and Chili may be made onsite or at home.

11:00am Gates for Chili Cook OFF open to the public, goes all day.
Live Music All Day at the Stage with The Night Owls and The Time Travelers
Wristbands and ballots will be issued so that public can vote for the "People's Choice Award" winning Chili and the public will be allowed to come and go as they like.

1:00 pm Salsa containers will be turned in for judging.

1:30 pm Results of Salsa Judging Announced.

2:00 pm Winner of the "Best Booth" Award Announced. (The public will vote for this winner!)

3:00 pm Vegetarian Chili containers will be turned in for judging.

3:00 pm Red Chili containers will be turned in for judging.

3:30 pm Results of Vegetarian Chili Cook Off Judging Announced.

3:30 pm Results of Red Chili Cook Off Judging Announced.

2:30-3:30 pm Chili Tasting and Voting for People's Choice Awards.

3:30 pm Results of People's Choice Award for Best Chili.