Craig Williams, right middle, Barry County Circuit Clerk, fills a cup of chili to be delivered by Barry County Prosecutor Amy Boxx, left middle. Cooking the chili was Barry County Presiding Commissioner Gary Youngblood, right, and Barry County Sheriff Danny Boyd. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]
Jennifer Antle, of Exeter, dances with her son, Connor Antle, at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Greyson Lueckenhoff, 18 months, enjoyed his free balloon at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Ella DeWinter, 4, of Shell Knob, drops a piece into the life-size Connect Four game set up at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/ [email protected]Landon Edwards, 8, of Cassville, bounces around in an inflatable at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Jayden Graham, 5, of Exeter, creates an ice cream sundae craft offered by the First Baptist Church, while brother Waylon Graham, 3, also of Exeter, watches. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Friends Jean Gray, left, of Shell Knob, and Shannon Aplin, of Jenkins, danced to the DJ’s music at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Jayden Graham, 5, of Exeter, creates an ice cream sundae craft offered by the First Baptist Church, while brother Waylon Graham, 3, also of Exeter, watches. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cherryroad. comFrom left, Lilianne Russell, 6, Bennett Wenzel, 3, and Harlee Carter, 11, all of Cassville, raced bananas down a track at one of the booths at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Carla Peterson, left, of Seligman, smells an apple pie cooked Dutch oven-style by Larry Quinalty, author and Dutch oven and outdoor cooking specialist. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Isabelle Luney, 6, of Washburn, tosses a record through the hole, one of the games set up by First Baptist Church at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Tonya Bryant, of Prairie Grove, Ark., had some unique dance partners at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. On her shoulder was Dolly, Bryant’s possum, and snuggled in her shirt was Chip-Nuggett, Bryant’s squirrel. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]The “Pink Ladies” of Freedom Bank, like Kami Stanton at right, served up smiles and chili at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Josi Rose, of Cassville, accepts a cup of chili from the First State Bank booth at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Lori Thrasher, of Cassville, cools off some hot chili while tasting the offerings at the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@ cherryroad. com
