Sunday well spent

We had the second annual Chili Cookoff last Sunday at Dino’s in Ferndale. Kerry did this last year with a group of friends and family, and it ended up being such a good time that she planned another one. This year was a little bigger, with more entrants and people showing up in general. It was a fine time — some excellent chili concoctions and great company all the way around. We had 10 pots going

as people made their own chili at home and brought it in crockpots for the competition. The rest of the day was sampling chili, voting for the favorites, watching the Lions get destroyed and having some beers among friends. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday.

Especially with the Burkes

and BCL

not to mention The Fam

Nicki ended up taking third place for her creation titled “Flaming Bung Hole,” while our neighbor Andy Jr. came in second with this “Four Pound, Five Alarm” special. His second place finish was actually the result of a runoff vote. He tied with Steve Pardo’s entry “Veronica,” which ultimately won out. Nicki took home a clay kind of salsa holder thing while second place was a plate and salsa server thing. Steve earned not only the chili cookoff trophy which, like the Stanley Cup, will have his name placed on it for generations to admire, but first place also included a $30 gift certificate to Holiday Market.