12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 29, 2015
C HILI
Continued from page 1A
The event drew eleven contestants, in-
cluding Don Gould, who swept last year’s
awards. Gould, of Blazin Saddles, would
once again win the People’s Choice award.
In the runner-up spot was South Lane
County Fire and Rescue, and Jack Sprats
fi nished third.
“We have the best chili in Cottage Grove,
and nobody can compete with us. They’re
going to have to wait until next year,”
Gould said of defending his title.
There was quite an upset in the Judge’s
Choice, as fi rst-year contestant South Val-
ley Athletics dethroned Gould with April
Hornick’s low-carb chili recipe she discov-
ered 15 years ago but hadn’t made since.
“Everybody was saying that it was the
perfect amount of spice,” said Hornick.
The judges awarded the Grove Cafe and
Blazin Saddles second and third place, re-
spectively.
“Obviously they didn’t know who they
were judging,” quipped Gould, whose
booth was recognized as Most Festive.
Mayor Tom Munroe picked South Lane
Fire and Rescue for the Mayor’s Favorite
award.
For the fourth consecutive year, the
Chili Cook-off shared Main Street with the
KNND Rock, Roll ’n Rumble Car Show,
which included the show ’n shine, car
cruise and street dance. Event organizer
Paul Schwartzberg said that while fewer
classic cars were on display this year, per-
haps because the forecasted chance of rain,
he noticed that many more people came to
admire the shiny automobiles.
Four judges each awarded two cars in the
show ’n shine: Denny Deatherage picked
Rich Carey’s Chevy and Jamie Claasen’s
1951 Chevy; Ben Deatherage chose Jeff
Gowing’s 1966 Mercury Comet and Larry
Carr’s Mustang; Tom Munroe selected a
1930 Chevy and a 1956 Chevy, and Lloyd
Williams awarded Mike Headlee's 1930
Chevy and Pat Conley’s Ford F-100 pick-
up.
photo by Greg Lee
photo by Greg Lee
The Chamber of Commerce said it sold over 1300 chili tasting
kits, far more than in previous years.
Classic cars lined Main Street for several blocks Saturday.
photo by Matt Emrich
An open top provided a great way to take in the downtown
scene.
photo by Matt Hollander
From left to right, winners South Valley Athletics, Blazin Saddles and
South Lane Fire and Rescue celebrate with Chamber Director Travis
Palmer and Mrs. Lane County, Sabina Johnson.
J OYCE
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It’s so important for us to put
our expectations in the right
place—in God. We serve an
awesome God, and I want to
encourage you to ask Him to do
great things in you and through
you.
What are you asking God to
do for you? Do you believe He
loves you unconditionally and
He has great plans for you? Do
you trust Him to take care of
your needs and that everything
He asks you to do is for your
good?
We need to resist thinking
that God can’t do anything for
us because of our weaknesses
and faults. He isn’t expecting
us to be perfect; He wants us to
have faith in Him.
God wants us to put ALL of
our hope and ALL of our ex-
pectation in Him. He wants us
to trust Him to do what’s best
for us in the way He chooses to
do it. He wants us to give Him
the credit for the good things He
does in our lives.
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Are you putting your expec-
tation in God?
Sometimes we are discontent
and disappointed because we
think we’re expecting some-
thing from God but in reality,
we’re expecting someone else
to give it to us. For example, we
pray for a raise or promotion
and don’t get it so we get mad
at our boss. Or we ask God to
make our children behave better
or our spouse to be more sensi-
tive and thoughtful and when
they don’t do what we want, we
get mad at them.
We need to look to God to
provide what we need and what
we want. This means we trust
Him, no matter what other peo-
ple do or what circumstances
look like. It’s not wrong to put
realistic expectations in the peo-
ple we have relationships with,
but no one is perfect, and people
will disappoint us sometimes.
We can get rid of a lot of disap-
pointment and discontentment
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and expectation in God fi rst and
foremost.
God cares about everything
about you and everything that
concerns you. He wants to be
good to you and He will never
disappoint you. Give Him all of
your heart and put all of your
hope and expectation in Him.
You can have true contentment
and satisfaction in Christ!
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Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Minis-
tries, Inc. She hosts the Enjoy-
ing Everyday Life radio and TV
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