Barry Electric Cooperative employees celebrate being named Most Spirited at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. The group also won People’s Choice Salsa and Judge’s Choice First Place Chili. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
CASSVILLE CHILI AND SALSA COOK-OFF WINNERS
People’s Choice
Best Decorated: Cassville Dispensary
Most Spirited: Barry Electric Cooperative
Salsa: Barry Electric Cooperative
Chili: Barry County Republicans
Judge’s Choice Salsa
Third: Barry County Southern Baptist Association
Second: Barry County Democrats
First: First State Bank of Purdy
Judge’s Choice Chili
Third: Barry County Republicans
Second: Realty Mart
First: Barry Electric Cooperative
Reef McIntyre, 9, of Cassville, takes a swing at a junk vehicle in the Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce parking lot on Saturday. The clunker was set up for bashing at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off as a fundraiser for Cassville High School’s Project Graduation. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comJoseph Carricker, right, of Joplin, helps Miles Henderson, 8, and Ashton Henderson, 11, pick out necklaces from his booth, “A Warrior’s Gift, set up at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. Funding the purchase was the boys’ father, Chris Henderson, left. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cassville- democrat.comAt the Barry County Republicans booth, Danielle Still, right, staved off potential voter fraud when James Gray, with Barry Electric, crossed the street to check how many beads the GOP had received in their vote cups. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cassville- democrat. comBrittney Serrano, center, of Monett, hands a bowl of chili to Madison Williams, right, of Monett, after delivering one to Eli Pickett, of Cassville. Serrano was working at the First State Bank booth, which won first place Judge’s Choice Salsa. Kyle Troutman/ktrout-man@ cassville-democrat.comAngie Robbins, of Washburn, took a moment from her Cassville Chili and Salsa Cook-Off experience to pet Maverick, a goldendoodle mini, attending the Cook-Off with his owner. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat. comThe Best Decorated award at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday went to the Cassville Dispensary for its “The Nightmare Before Christmas” theme and 12-foot tall skeleton dressed as Santa. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comFirst State Bank took firstplace honors in Judge’s Choice Salsa at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ ktrout-man@ cassville- democrat. comBarry County Southern Baptist Association took third place in Judge’s Choice Salsa at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@ cassville-democrat.Recount requests aside, Barry County Republicans won People’s Choice chili and third place Judge’s Choice Chili at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@ cassville-democrat. comRealty Mart took second place in Judge’s Choice Chili at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com comBarry County Democrats took second place in Judge’s Choice Salsa at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@ cassville-democrat. com
