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Chili, BBQ Cook Off A Hit In Umatilla

    A festive evening awaited guests Saturday night at the Umatilla Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chili and BBQ Cook Off. Nearly two dozen entries packed into Cadwell Park in downtown for an evening of sampling chili, BBQ pork, and BBQ rib entries, with awards given for both secret judging and people’s choice categories. BBQ winners received $800 each in addition to trophies and bragging rights, and the overall chili winner took home $350.
   But the cash prizes were only part of the awards, as bragging rights were won for the next year after the winners announced.
   Here’s a complete list of results:
Chili Winners:
First Neu Life Rehab of Florida
Second UHS Culinary Bulldogs
Third Lush Living Events (BJ Walker)

Best Decorated Booth Chili:
UHS Culinary Arts Academy

People’s Choice:
Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Pork Winners:
First American Site Services
Second Knights Air Solution
Third ARC 
Rib Winners:
First Josh Greathouse
Second ARC
Third RCM

Best Decorated Booth BBQ:
UHS Culinary Arts Academy  
People’s Choice:
RCM Utilities