For a fun day out and a way to help our local Schroon EMS Squad, there's only one place to be next Saturday, February 22.

Schroon's Third Annual Chili Cook Off is from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Mountainside Gym.  It's $15 for an unlimited tasting wristbands, $5 for single bowl of chili to-go or $1 for individual tasting tickets. Here is a list of entrants and what they are cooking!

Meaty Category – Chili Name

Mr. P’s Mountain Smokehouse – Mr. P’s Award Winning Chili

Flanagan’s - TBD

Witherbee’s Carriage House – Witherbee’s Buckboard Chili

Sticks & Stones -TBD

Lizzie Keays - TBD

Mountain Lake Services – The Best Meat Chili

Bo & Melissa Moses – Grandma’s Chili

Travis & Kierstin Moses – Chili Chili Bang Bang

Ruthie Peterson -TBD

Joe Weiglhofer – New Texas Chili

Adirondack Shakespeare Company - “King Henry’s Great Meal of Beef and Iron and Steel”

Schroon Lake EMS – Great Bowls of Chili

North Hudson EMS -TBD

Veggie Category – Chili Name

Shelby’s Kitchen Therapy – Black Bean-no Meat in this Chili

Witherbee’s Carriage House – Carriage House Veggie Chili

Beti Spangel – Beti’s Bean Bonanza

Adirondack Shakespeare Company

Sticks & Stones -TBD

Myriam Friedman – Myriam’s Meatless Chili

Shelby says anyone not able to attend but would like to donate to the cause or sponsor a trophy can do so via Paypal at www.schroonlakechilicookoff.org. 

"We are still looking for some volunteers to help out at the event; set up, staff some chili tables, clean up, etc.  Volunteers get a free tasting wristband to sample all the chilis," writes Shelby.. Judges this year include Todd Paris, Jim and Judy Allison, Curtis Becraft, Carla Lynne Hall, Joe Steiniger.