Howdy-Roo, the annual 'big deal' in chili

 

 

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GLYNIS CRAWFORD SMITH/THE HIGHLANDER
Chili judging is all about style and fun at Howdy Roo, the annual chilifest in Marble Falls Johnson Park Saturday, May 7. Judges smiled through 174 bowls full of red to determine winners. Standing, in red, are monitors Sean Hoey, left, and Cindy Hoey of Cedar Park.

BY GLYNIS CRAWFORD SMITH

THE HIGHLANDER

The Howdy-Roo Lone Star Chili Cookoff was it's annual "big deal" in chili cooking Saturday, May 7.

Cooks and vendors filled Johnson Park beginning Friday and the last of the big chili rigs pulled out Sunday, May 8.

Entries from the Highland Lakes Pod of the Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) alone numbered 174 and judges dug in to the offerings of the Lone Star BBQ State Championship as well.

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