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Thor»., Jon. 29. I9S7 (Soc. 1) SANDY (O ro.) POST—3 Their chili is anything but boring by BARBARA BROW ER Staff writer ; ; • ! ; 1 , j Their “ Breath of the Hound, Not So Bor ing Bowl of Eire C hili,” may not have won any prizes, but a group of Boring residents sure had themselves some fun recently at The Great Northwest Chili Cook Off. Rlc Minich, Valerie Minich, Andy Ander- son, Ken Keith and Chris Easslato were 'T o u r Boring People and a Hound." They were celebrities in their own right as the area’s sole entry in the Portland chili cookin' contest, a benefit for Washington Park Zoo. “ I always wanted to do it, and we thought that the East County and Boring areas ought to be represented," said Ric Minich. January chills were in the a ir on a recent Saturday morning when the Boring chili chefs joined 22 other cooking teams, which came from as fa r away as Seattle, Wash., to the north to Klam ath Ealls to the south to Ione in Eastern Oregon. Each team fired up three gallons of chili and prepared to battle bean to bean for top honors in three categories: best chili, best showmanship and people’s choice. Samples of the chilis were sold for The People’s Choice contest, also to benefit the zoo. Ric Minich touted the Boring recipe en thusiastically. “Our chili has a real Oregon flavor to it. I haven't seen any recipes with mushrooms ¡ in it, and we’re using Oregon beef flank steaks and a little Henry Weinhard beer. We’re using a m yrtle leaf instead of a bay leaf. We tried to keep the Ingredients from Oregon as much as possible," he said. As hungry crowds began to saunter through the Lloyd Center Red Lion Inn E x hibition H all, it was hard to tell which was more heated, the chili or the discussions about which chili was best. About 6,000 peo ple attended the event, Anne Brown of the Washington Park Zoo estimated. “ Since about 2,000 people had to be turn ed away, I think we'll be looking for a larger facility for next y ear,” she said. Chili wasn’t the only hot item on the agenda. Each entrant also performed a five-minute skit. The group from Boring told Boring "T a ils ,” a story about a dog and his role in helping a Mexican cook find the perfect chili recipe. The cook would know if he had used the right ingredients by the breath of the hound. "The Borettes" (Nancy I^chrendo; I^ u ra and Angela Keith; Pam and Aaron Huston; and Chris, Charlie, Nathan and Adrienne M inich) performed ’50s-type background rhythm as smoke poured from the dog’s mouth to indicate the perfect chili had been made. The skit, purposely boring, did not win the Judges' favor. “ M iam i Spice," with its team of Crockpot and Tubby, took the top showmanship award. The Eire Bucket Brigade Chili earned first place for best chili and Howard Williams won the people’s choice. "People would come by and taste our chili and tell us they thought it was good. Then they would taste the F ire Bucket Brigade’s chili (whose booth is) next to us and tell us it w!s excellent," confesses Minich. lik e any team in its rookie season, the four Boring people and hound re-evaluated their performance as cooks and per formers. "W e’re gonna scrap this recipe, hit some chili contests and experim ent,” said Minich. As for spicing up the skit, the team feels the addition of musicians, a flashier theme and a lot of practice will bring home a showmanship award. "Personally, I thought the ‘High Tech Hot Peppers’ was the best choice for showmanship, and I thought the ‘Ground Zero Nuclear Chili’ and ‘The Night of the Living Red’ was really good,” said Minich, manager of the electrical division at D irt and Aggregate road construction. “ I am amazed at the time and profes sionalism that goes into this contest. But now I think I know what to do to win that aw ard,” said Minich. “ Next year we’re gonna come back with ‘The Revenge of the Hound's Breath,' ” he vowed. The Borettes hack up a telling of Boring Tails at The Great Northwest Chili Cook Off. Ric Minich stirs up “ Breath of the Hound," not-so-Boring chili. Hopeful immigrants seek information by JA N E T PARDO Special to the Post More than 100 people jammed a church in Sandy Tuesday night to ask questions and gather information about the nation's new immigration law. Raul H errera, a legal assistant with Oregon lægal Services, spoke to ! the mostly Spanish-speaking crowd ! at the meeting, which was sponsored ! by Catholic Fam ily Services and held in the Good Shepard Episcopal ! Church. . ( ; . M any of those attending the meeting — including farm workers, restaurant workers and nursery workers — expressed optimism that they could become perm anent residents of the United States under the new law. Several local farmers also attended the meeting to find out more ubout the immigration law, which goes into effect in about four months. Herrera said farm workers and other im m ig ra n ts applying for residency must have proof of residence in the United States since 1982 or must be able to prove they worked at least 99 days in agriculture from May 1985 to May 1986. Items that can be considered proof are utili ty receipts, check stubs and driver's licenses. A notarized testimony by an employer also may be included as proof. Some farm workers at the meeting w e re c o n c e rn e d a b o u t how "agriculture’’ would be defined by immigration officials who enforce the new law. “ Agriculture has been defined as m aterial that would spoil if not pick ed.” Herrera said. But, he added: “There are nurseries and canneries that I am 90 percent sure will fit into the agricultural category.” 12 months to apply for residency after the law takes effect, unless the person has been arrested. In that case, the person must apply within 30 days. After a person is approved, he or she will be a temporary resident and must wait an alloted amount of time. The waiting period is determin ed by whether the person has been in the United States since 1982, or if the person is seeking residency under the provision for agricultural workers. To become a permanent resident, a person must meet the time require ment and be enrolled in an English class or be able to speak English. The person also must have a knowlegde of American history. A person more than 64 years of age is exempt from this requirement. ‘Fine ’ campaign nets food Clackamas County public libraries — including the Sandy Public Library — have come up with a "fine" campaign to mitigate two pro blems. In F e b ru a ry , users may pay library fines with cans of food or non- perishable food items. Each food item w ill be worth 59 cents in fines. 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