Annual Chamber Chili Cookoff

Saturday, October 20, 2018 on the Downtown Square

The Chamber’s “Chili King Cook-off” is a fun, old-fashioned festival complete with contests, music, arts and crafts vendors, activities for the kids, and dozens of different kinds of chili.

There is a $5.00 charge at the gate that includes all you can eat chili while supplies last! Contact Jason at the Chamber at 501-745-6500 or cltchamber@artelco.com for details about arts/crafts booths or fundraiser registration.

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2017 Chili Cookoff

Saturday, Oct. 7

2016 Winners

Grand Champion: Boston Mountain Rural Health

1st Prize: Simmons Bank

2nd Prize: Petit Jean Electric

People’s Choice Award: Judge Susan Weaver
Best Decorated Booth: VBC Special School
Jalapeno-Eating Contest: Clayton Miley

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2016 Chili Cookoff

Saturday, Oct. 1 on the Downtown Square

2016 Winners

Grand Champion: Botkinburg Foursquare Church

1st Prize: Tony Soyani

2nd Prize: Petit Jean Electric

People’s Choice Award: Faye’s Diamond Mine
Best Decorated Booth: We Love VBC
Jalapeno-Eating Contest: Joe Hudson

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2015 Winners

Grand Champion: Petit Jean Electric Co-Op

1st Prize: Simmons 1st Bank

2nd Prize: City Hall

People’s Choice Award: Faye’s Diamond Mine
Best Decorated Booth: We Love VBC
Jalapeno-Eating Contest: Cory Preddy

Congratulations to Kimberly Beard, winner of the $500 “Construction’s Stopped” Grand Prize Drawing (Sponsored by the Clinton Chamber and A&P Commission)

Thank you!

We appreciate everyone who attended the downtown event and participated in the City-Wide Celebration campaign. The response was outstanding and everyone’s involvement will help the effort to promote local business in our community!

• Over 475 attended the event
• The downtown Square hosted 16 chili booths, with 18 kinds of chili and over 50 volunteers
• 16 Arts & Crafts booths
• 49 ticket boxes distributed all over town for the “Construction’s Stopped & It’s Time to Shop” campaign, increasing traffic to local businesses
• Promoted in newspaper, radio, and social media in and beyond Van Buren County

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