2004 Wisconsin CASI Champion
Keith Conroy
2004 Wisconsin CASI Champion
"Hot and Spicy" meets
"Tall Cold One" at
Chilimania 2004
What do you get when you take over 140 coordinated staff and volunteers, 65 chili booths, 4 high caliber bands, superb weather, over 200 gallons of chili and almost 4,000 satisfied patrons? Let it simmer all day and you get Chilimania 2004! If you were there you saw it all. If you were there, THANK YOU for making this year's festival a huge success!
Breaking it down even more, 65 chili booths entered 45 CASI chilies, 60 Traditional/Open chilies and 35 salsas! It took more than 60 people behind the scenes to pull off this year's cooking contest, consisting of salsa judges, CASI showmanship judges, table monitors, 3 rounds of judges for each contest, tally people, an official referee and one extremely dedicated and organized chili-lovin' "chili-chair-pepper."
Chilimania is the project of a small core group of volunteers that give their time year-round. But without staff, volunteers, vendors, chili contestants and bands, there would be no event. Also, without a cooperative city government, business atmosphere and neighbors, there would be no event. Each individual who makes a contribution of time, money or inconvenience is responsible for the festival's success.
If there are aspects to Chilimania you would like to comment on, good or bad, please email or use our BLOG. Your praise or criticism will help us prepare for future events. If you would like to be involved in next year's festival, whether your roll be as an organizer, volunteer or sponsor, please email and we will return an email to discuss your level of interest.
From the organizers of Chilimania, once again, thank you for the success of Chilimania 2004. Click here for the entire gallery of Chilimania 2004 photos.