Showmanship Winner, Jack Spivey
of the Pisceles Team with Hooper

Friends of the Port O’Connor Library held a Chili and Gumbo Cook-off at Hooper’s Bar and Grill on Saturday, October 28th. Jim Hooper was the host extraordinaire to seven competitive teams of cooks and the Friends sold raffle tickets. All proceeds from the tasting fees and raffle were donated to the library fund bringing us one step closer to achieving the dream of library completion. The ghosts and goblins of Halloween weekend found fun and food at the cook-off and added funds to the library cause. Thanks to all who sampled and sipped and congratulations to the cooks who took the titles. And don’t worry if you missed it this year because of the other festivities in town. Hooper has held this fundraiser for several years and will be ready next year. Thanks for your amazing support of the new library Jim Hooper, and thanks to all the participants as well. Here is a list of the winners that day.

Winners
Showmanship – Pisceles -Leroy & JoAnn Taylor, Jack & Angie Spivey
Margarita – Nice Rack – Becky Thompson
1st Place Gumbo – Coastal Oaks Cowboys
Mark Vinklarek, Steve Stolle, Mike & Toni Massey
2nd Place Gumbo – Toasted Cookers – Lorrie Turner
3rd Place Gumbo – Team Potlicker – John Hafernick,
Easton & Cheyenne
1st Place Chili – Toasted Cookers – Lynn Turner
2nd Place Chili – Chili Power – Randy & Mary Czaplewski
3rd Place Chili – Coastal Oaks Cowboys
Mark Vinklarek, Steve Stolle, Mike & Toni Massey

Raffle Winners
Jackson Cruise 12 ft Kayak – Joe Wiatt
ATI Tactical Semi – Auto Gun – Phyllis & Mike Bricker
Coasta Sunglasses Donated by POC Rod & Gun – Paul McGee
Yeti Rambler Gift Set Donated by Speedy Stop – Nita Lange
Quilted Wall Hanging Donated by Peggy Elliott– Stacy Hein