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NO BEANS ABOUT IT! Two Area Businesses Team to Create Central Ohio Chili
Festival
April 1, 2006
GROVE CITY, OH – There’s
no beans about it, the new Central Ohio Chili Festival is going to be HOT!
Beulah Park and the Sundance Saloon have teamed up to host a weekend
Texas-style (no beans) chili cook-off to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of
Central Ohio and Firefighters for Kids.
Cooks compete in three categories for over $3,000 in cash prizes: Red Chili,
Green Chili and Salsa. Beulah Park hosts the Regional Qualifying cook-off
Saturday, April 1st. Winners go to the national competition in October to
compete for $30,000. Last year, Columbus’ own Tom Hoover won the
International Chili Society’s World Championship for his ‘Happy Trails’
salsa!
This year marks the introduction of the People’s Choice Award at Beulah
Park- You get to taste the chili and cast your vote! Proceeds for People’s
Choice samples also go to the Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio. Beulah
Park expects more than 40 chili and salsa entries to be judged this year. In
addition to live Thoroughbred horse racing, there will be line dancing
lessons and country music. Parking is $1 and admission is $2 for adults
which will fund additional donations to the Epilepsy Foundation. Gates open
at 11 a.m., judging starts at 12:30 p.m.
Contact Rachel Scott-Sweate at the Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio at
(614) 261-1100.
Day two (Sunday, April 2) of the Central Ohio Chili Festival begins at the
Sundance Saloon in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Festivities run from 11 a.m. to
Midnight and feature the district chili cook-off, a motorcycle show, karaoke
contest and a corn toss tournament all to benefit ABATE Firefighters for
Kids. The evening ends with Confederate Railroad live in concert (concert
tickets available at door or in advance).
Contact Sundance Saloon owner, Jim Pallone at (614) 866-5920.
The judging schedule for both festival days is:
- Salsa: Judging 12:30
p.m.
- Chili Verde: Cooking
Starts 10:30 a.m. • Judging 1:30 p.m.
- Chili Red: Cooking
Starts 12:00 Noon • Judging 3:00 p.m.
COME HUNGRY!
If you would like to enter as a cook or judge, please contact any of the
above numbers.
ABOUT BEULAH PARK:
Founded in 1923, Beulah Park holds the distinction as being Ohio’s first
original racetrack. Live Thoroughbred racing is held from September to May
each year, with summer events that include concerts, fairs and fireworks.
Simulcast wagering from the nation's top race tracks are available 363 days
a year. There are entertainment venues at the park that make it an ideal
location for group events such as wedding and corporate meetings. Located
just seven miles southwest of Columbus, OH, in Grove City, Beulah Park has a
rich history for the horse racing enthusiast.
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