Arghhh! Pirates with Booty ran
away with the Pigskin Award for
best halftime appetizer —
a variety of grilled chicken wings.
Wearing leopard-print garb
and dishing up Texas-style pork
loin, the Cave Men nabbed both Judges Choice and 1st place
for Theme/Costumes.
The Fruits and Nuts team grilled
(and donned) fruit to earn the
Look at Me Award for
showmanship and attitude.
Local suburban rock band, the Lawn Chair Kings kept the
crowd going as they sampled delectables from 12 different
grill teams
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Approximately 375 people turned out to support WRC at our
annual Men Who Grill fun-raiser on Saturday, June 3, 2006
more than twice the number who attended the first Men Who
Grill event two years ago! Attendees sampled everything from
"smoked armadillo" to mini-burgers, grilled pineapple
to bacon-wrapped shrimp with jalapenos and okra. Seedy-looking
"Pirates" dished up "Parrot Wings," and
men in beards down to their chests served "road kill."
New this year, the event featured live music from local suburban
rock band, the Lawn Chair Kings! Men Who Grill raised $6,200
for WRC programs and services. The Center thanks all who helped
make this event a phenomenal success!
TEAMS
- Cave Men (Judges' Choice
and 1st Place Theme/Costumes) - Don Lathrop, Paul Raine
(New Country Auto)
- The Sliders (1st Place Culinary
and Rising Star Award) - Robert Whitson, Dennis Hansen,
Paul Beckler (Directory Plus)
- El Sunnyside Ranch Boys (2nd
Place Culinary) - Zacharia Beach, Chip and Chris Lile (Sunnyside
Farms Market and El Rancho Tavern)
- Kahuna Kings (2nd Place
Theme/Costumes) - Charley Kier, Jason Portz, Chris Ross,
Mark Horn (Bank of Colorado)
- The Boneheads (People's
Choice and Sticky Fingers Award) - Berry Mullennix, Dean
Brookie, Greg Dinger
- Deep South Grill Team (Bright
Idea Award) - Steve Govreau, Barry Victor, Dave Ganevsky
- Smokin' Armadillos (Glowing
Embers Award) - Jason Fisher, Chris Kohler, Wade Slingerland,
Isaac and Matt Bong (Armadillo Storage Co.)
- Still Smokin' (Happy Herbivore
Award) - Sean Clark, Jeff Baker (Steamworks Brewing Co.)
- Kiss Country Lips (Inferno
Award) - Brian Roberts (97.9 FM)
Fruits and Nuts (Look at Me
Award) - Mark Zaharko, Dan Morgenstern
- The Point Sluggers (One-Way
Ticket to Mercy ER Award) - Scott Matthews, Ryan Nutter
(99.7 FM)
- Pirates with Booty (Pigskin
Award) - Andy Dougherty, Nate Morris, Tom Cowing
Event Sponsors
Bank of Colorado
Karen Overington/Prudential Triple S Realty
Durango Harley Davidson
99.7 The Point FM
97.9 KISS Country
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Durango Business Improvement District
Special Thanks
The Durango Herald
Bob's Johns, Inc.
Southwestern Beverage
Waste Management
The Lawn Chair Kings
Ann Butler of the Durango Herald, John Cohen of the Durango
Tourism Office, and Ted Holteen of the Durango Telegraph
for serving as judges
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