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Posted 5/18/14 – The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club held its 4th annual Boot Skootin’ Dance and Chili Cook-off in the Sierra Madre Room at the Rec Center on Saturday, with celebrity food critic Peter Dills acting as judge and picking a winner from the five entries in the Chili Cook-off. Dills selected Chili #5, submitted by Brian and Maria Decker. The Deckers also were selected as the winners of the People’s Choice judging. Peter selected Chili #3 submitted by Glenn and Amy Putnam as the runner up, but the People’s Choice second place vote getter was Chili #2, submitted by Fred Thomas.
Following the Cook-off came Country Western line dancing, complete with lessons, and a silent auction. Money raised from the event will be used to help fund the Creative Arts Group’s “Imagine Art” program, benefiting the children of Sierra Madre School.
Below the video you’ll find a photo gallery from the evening. Enjoy.
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- Citizens of the Year Jacquie and Joe Pergola greeted folks at the door.
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- Susan Henderson and Nancy Walsh greet Noah Green
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- Silent auction items sat pretty much empty while everybody was outside eating Chili
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- Judge Peter Dills on the right, don’t know the lady
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- George Maurer and his daughter Mikki Poretta sold scrip
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- Winners Maria and Brian Decker
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- and this is their chili
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- Rick and Christine (?) Leclerc, entry number 4
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- and chili #4
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- Amy and Glen Putnam, who took second place in the celebrity judging
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- with their chili entry #3
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- Fred Thomas took People’s Choice runner-up with entry #2
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- This is Fred’s chili
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- Fred’s wife Doreen was entry number 1
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- and this is her chili
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- as is the tradition, Joe Pergola provided dogs…
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- See? There he is
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- and these be the dogs…
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- Gettin’ ready to start the line dance lessons
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- Once the chili was gone, the auction picked up
