| (01/12/07) - The City of Akron will
sponsor its first-ever Firefighter's Chili Challenge, Friday, January 19 at
Downtown's Lock 3 Park from 11:00am until 7:00pm, or until the chili is all gone,
whichever is first. Akron firefighter Jim Diestel ---
known for his firehouse chili --- has thrown down the gauntlet to four city departments to
determine who has the best chili in the city. Participating in the challenge is:
- Service Director's Office: Jeff Fusco, deputy service
director
- Recreation Bureau: Karen Hague and Mari Gower,
administrative assistants
- Akron Police Department: Detective Joe Smith
- Sewer Maintenance Division: Mike Kuhn
For a $5 admission charge, and all proceeds to
benefit Children's Hospital Burn Unit, visitors will receive 5 tickets.
Each ticket will buy one four-ounce serving of chili. With five tickets, a customer
may try all the chili(s) and go home full (20 ounces of chili!)
Additional tickets will be available for sale at $1 each.
Lock 3 will have soft drinks for sale, and the Akron Civic
Theatre will be offering cold beer to complement the hot chili.
Join us, along with a panel of celebrity judges with
cast-iron stomachs. Judging will take place at 1:30pm.
There will also be a People's Choice Award permitting every
chili customer to vote for the best chili recipe.
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