1st Annual
Southwestern Illinois Spring Festival
Complete
success! That's what contest organizer (and BBQ
cook) Shane Swartzlander of Chubby's BBQ is
saying about this first ever event held as a fundraiser
for local Wamac, Illinois organizations. Don't just
take his word for it though...the city's Mayor, Butch
Mathis and Council Woman, Vicky Rogers are so
excited about this year's success that they're already
planning for 2009!
Cooks from 4
states attended this first year contest, the first
KCBS
sanctioned event in Illinois for the year, and rave
reviews have come from all states.
If that isn't
enough, check out the standings (listed below) and take
note of all the ILBBQS members who not only
supported this charitable event, but had calls!
Overall
1. All Day Smoke
2. Ulcer Acres
3. Show me your bones
4. Quau
5. Great Lakes BBQ Feed Co.
6. Smokin T's
7. Bandit BBQ
8. Smokey Joel / Cubby Bear
9. Hogs N Heat
10. Roosters Rib Runners
Chicken
1. Great Lakes BBQ Feed Co.
2. Ulcer Acres
3. Bandit BBQ
4. All Day Smoke
5. Smokin T's
6. Hogs N Heat
7. It's 5 O'clock Somewhere
8. Show my your bones
9. Quau
10. Its Swine O'clock Somewhere
Pork Ribs
1. Show me your bones
2. All Day Smoke
3. Smokey Joel / Cubby Bear
4. Bandit BBQ
5. Hogs N Heat
6. Great Lakes BBQ Feed Co.
7. Quau
8. Ulcer Acres
9. Its Swine O'clock Somewhere
10. Smokin T's
Pork
1. Smokin T's
2. Ulcer Acres
3. All day Smoke
4. Show Me Your Bones
5. Quau
6. Bandit BBQ
7. Smokey Joel / Cubby Bear
8. Smokin' Scottsmen
9. Great Lakes BBQ and Feed Co.
10. Hogs N Heat
Brisket
1. All Day Smoke
2. Quau
3. Show Me Your Bones
4. Ulcer Acres
5. Roosters Rib Runners
6. Smokey Joel / Cubby Bear
7. Team Showrite
8. Great Lakes BBQ Feed Co.
9. Bandit BBQ
10.
It's 5 O'clock Somewhere
And CONGRATS to Shane and crew on a job well done!
St.
Jacob, Illinois Gearing up for "On Your Mark! Get
Set! BBQ!"
The Village of
St. Jacob, Illinois is sponsoring a non-sanctioned BBQ Contest that
will be following
KCBS
rules.
This first year
event, set for June 7th & 8th (a Saturday/Sunday
contest), is sure to draw a lot of interest from both South
Central Illinois as well as the Metro St. Louis area.
Entry fee is
only $100 and includes free ice, water, electricity, and
applicable permits for those who would like to sell their
BBQ to the public. Live Entertainment and beverage
vendors will be on hand to add a little more excitement to
the overall event.
For those
interested in competing, here's the prize breakdown...
$500 - Grand
Champion; $250 - Reserve Grand Champion; and each of the
KCBS
categories will receive 1st Place - 100; 2nd Place -
$50; and 3rd Place - $25.
For additional
information, visit the
Contest/Events page; their website
at
www.stjacobil.com;
or call Dawn at 618-644-5666.
Hello ILBBQS BBQ Enthusiast!
Though
we're in a bit of a cold snap in Southern Illinois today,
and with the first
KCBS sanctioned contest in the state this weekend (Wamac),
Spring is here and barbeque season is officially in full
swing!
Your
membership in the Illinois BBQ Society has helped spur
an amazing growth in the wide world of barbeque in
the state of Illinois. Through the efforts of
members, like you, we have been able to maintain a current
website (listing ALL barbeque related
events/festivals/contests, that we know about, in the
entire state), produce the
ILBBQS Weekly(ish) eNewsletter, mentor new teams
aspiring to 'hit the circuit', and consult with new
KCBS
and
Backyard contests in Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana.
Our membership now spans 8 states and 3 countries...We are
certainly on the move!
Just two
years ago, when the ILBBQS was formed, there were only 4
sanctioned contests in the entire state, and a handful of
'backyard' events that were only able to get the word out
to a small margin of enthusiasts. Thanks to the
unprecedented growth of this 'sport' we call barbeque,
and your support of the barbeque movement, the state of
Illinois will host no fewer than 13 sanctioned contests
and scores of new 'backyard' events! ...all
sanctioned events, and many 'backyard' contests, are
official 'State Championships' as proclaimed by the
Governor of Illinois...no small feat...which helps to
create more interest in our local contests and economy of
the state.
At this
point in the season barbeque history for 2008 is still
in the making, I wanted to thank you for your
continued support of the Illinois BBQ Society and the
efforts underway to continue building on the success of
the past couple of years.
While it
is membership renewal time for some of you, I also wanted
to THANK YOU for your continued membership in the
Illinois BBQ Society! You are greatly
appreciated and your membership will continue to be used
to help grow existing events/contests; while helping
emerging ones sprout wings and soar.
If you
would like to renew your membership quickly and easily
online, please visit our 'Membership' page at
http://www.ILBBQS.com/misc/membership.htm and
take a couple of minutes to update your membership
information and submit your renewal securely through
PayPal.
If you
prefer to submit your renewal through conventional
snail-mail, please visit
http://www.ILBBQS.com/misc/membership.htm to
download the renewal form and mail in with your check or
money order. Your membership information is safe and
secure with us, has only been used for internal purposes,
and has never been sold, given, or traded, to outside
sources...your privacy is important to us!
Again,
THANK YOU for your continued support of both the
Illinois BBQ Society and the phenomenal growth of
barbeque, and barbeque tourism, in Illinois and
surrounding states!
As
always, should you have any questions, comments,
suggestions, or ideas, please feel free to contact us
ANYTIME!
Carpe
'Que,
Jim Rhino
P.S. If,
for some reason, you have decided to not continue your
membership, please let us know by email reply,
phone call, or snail-mail so that we can make note in the
Membership Directory.
