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4 i i 4 SE By A i el April 20, 2006 ' The Kings Mountain Herald Page 7A |! COOK-OFF From 1A E the showdown, leaving just husband and wife to do the cooking. Steve stayed by his grill all night while Karin took the kids to a hotel. They came to have fun, to win if they could and win they did. Regal BBQ received a 3rd place trophy and check for $200 in the Pork category. Returning competitor, King’s Cooking from Shelby, said that they have come a long way since they began competing in 1989. “We start- ed out in the back of a truck and a tent,” said teammate Danny Sneed. Now the group has a couple of trailers and enough equipment to really heat things up. King’s Cooking competes in 8 to 10 cook-offs every year. They decided not to vend this year in order to focus on their meats. “A lot of people will vend and that takes con- centration away from cook- ing for the competition,” Sneed explained. In it to win it, the team walked away with a $100 check and plaque for the Highest Cleveland County Team, a 7th place rib- bon for Ribs, a 7th place rib- bon for Pork, and a check for $150 and 4th place trophy for Brisket. Another Shelby team, Smokey Mountain Smokers, has been competing in the Kings Mountain Firehouse Cook-off for the past 7 or 8 years. They were sponsored this year by Rick Moore from Timm’s Furniture. Members of the group also run a BBQ business and catering service in Shelby, called Dayn’s Single Shack. “This is probably one of the nicest events we go to,” said teammate Larry “Bubba” Black. “Everyone is very accommodating. You always feel welcome.” Smokey Mountain Smokers has competed in cook-offs for the past 10 years and they have won many trophies. Black said that it can cost $1,000 to com- pete and his team was glad to have a sponsor this year. “Timm’s Furniture, that’s where people need to go if they need furniture,” Black said. Starting out with only a beach umbrella or two for shade, they now have a camper, tents and more sophisticated grills. The team was not able to place this year but they will be ready for the next one. Another first-timer, Big Daddy Butt Rub, came all the way from Clearwater, Fla. Kings Mountain is the far- thest location north they have competed. “We've been doing this professionally since 2003,” said Chief Cook Rooster Roberts. Starting with a win in St. Augustine, Fla., three short years ago, this talented team already has a room full of trophies. They competed in the Tryon, NC competition last year, winning 2nd in Pork, 6th in Ribs, 8th in Brisket, 2nd in Whole Hog and 11th Overall. The team is ranked 2nd in Pork throughout the state of Florida and won 1st place Brisket in the US Open. Big Daddy Butt Rub also vended at this cook-off. They were not able to win another trophy but many people commented on the delicious food the team served. A group from Eden, NC came out to sell refreshments after seeing the cook-off in a BBQ magazine. A team from Columbus, NC, Foothills Mountain BBQ, came out just to vend. The former NC State Poultry Champion wanted to compete but was not able to do so this year. But the team decided to come and cook anyway. Fifth place winners received a check for $100 and a plaque, 4th received $150 check and plaque, 3rd GOODE From 1A try is still struggling after a devastating genocide that happened in 1994. “The army stepped in and stopped the genocide caus- ing one of the warring tribes to flea to the Congo,” Goode said. He also explained that when one of the criminals from the fleeing tribe is cap- tured, which are distin- guished by their “pink paja- mas,” he is returned. His punishment or forgiveness is then decided by the villagers he harmed. “He is given a chance to repent and if the villagers choose to forgive, he will walk away a free man,” Goode said. But if not, he will be hanged in the vil- lage and stay there as a sym- bol to all of his transgres- sions. “It’s very hot in Rwanda,” he said. “It’s three. degrees below the equator and a mile above sea level. It’s nothing like it is here.” Goode said that it is cur- rently the rainy season. “Ninety percent of the popu- lation grows their own food. So if they miss a rainy sea- son, they'll starve to death. They are one rain away from starvation,” he said. Goode and his men killed a 9-foot mamba - a very com- mon snake in Africa that is deadlier than a cobra. “We're Americans. We kill every- thing,” he said with a sly grin. Rwanda also has mimosa trees (referred to as premis trees) that are known for its many thorns. “If you lean against them, you'll get stuck,” he said. But since “snakes will not go up trees that have thorns” those are the only ones that are safe to walk under. “Snakes are every where,” Goode said. While there, his friend decided that he wanted to film being chased by a water buffalo. The villagers advised against it, warning that violent animals are among the paths they want- ed to walk. “But we're Americans. We're the most violent animals in the world,” he said. Locals just shook their heads, sure that the Americans were “full-blown crazy.” But off Goode and his men went traversing down roads others would not take. “Every so far we'd walk, we'd be looking for trees to run up in case we're chased. Then we get to an area fur- ther away from the trees and see a water buffalo,” he said. But luckily, the massive crea- ture did not charge them. However, on a later day, Goode’s friend Charlie, went back to try again. Two buf- faloes began to charge him so he scrambled quickly up a tree to safety. He found the chase he went looking for. “And he didn’t even get it on film,” Goode laughed. One of the people from a nearby Arab village that he refers to as “Grumpy Town” charged their vehicle. “We were going down the road and he started coming at us with a knife in his hand,” he said. But instead of making this grumpy townsman a Rwandan speed bump, their guide avoided him and kept driving. On his many travels he has NIUE HOMETOWN BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fometoun Banking Since 1574 www.ibankatfnb.com seen things that some people only have nightmares about. He has been shot at too many times to count. His humvee has been destroyed once and shot up numerous times. He has been hit once with a rocket propelled grenade in his right arm. But through all of the bad times, he has made memories and built adventures with friends he will never forget. He has seen so much, expe- rienced so much and sur- vived to tell the tale. Goode is a hero who works with other heroes to give our sol- diers the training they need to survive. Although, if asked he would deny the hero label. He would proba- bly shrug and say that some- one has to do it. But continuously putting your life in danger to save others is not a rule in the average Joe's handbook. These selfless acts of bravery are only found in the hero’s manual. Next Week - Read about Goode’s adventures in Iraq and catch a better glimpse into the mind of a soldier. SRL TYE { ay Ld ALIGNMENT BRAKES NC INSPECTIONS TIRES « WHEELS 70 received $200 check and tro- phy, 2nd received $300 check and trophy, and 1st place winners received a check for $550 and a trophy. Top win- ners of each category are list- ed below. NC State Champion - B.S. Pitmeisters (won $4,000, a tro- phy and a flag) Reserve Champion - Home on “the Range (won $1,000 and a tro- phy) Highest Cleveland Co. Team - King’s Cooking (won $100 and a plaque) Best Booth - Mountain Magic ($100 and a plaque) Anything But Meat - The Allnighters ($100 and a plaque) Anything But Dessert - Pirates of the Grillibean ($100 and a Tire Inc. Hours: plaque) Mayor's. Choice '- B. S. Pitmeisters (newlywed couple awarded $100 for sharing their wedding cake with Mayor Murphrey) 5th Chicken - Checkered Pig 4th Chicken - Butts & Breasts 3rd Chicken - Barenuckles : 2nd Chicken - Whoop-de-Que 1st Chicken - Mountain Magic 5th Pork - Late Night Whiskey Smokers 4th Pork - Pit Dog BBQ 3rd Pork - Regal BBQ 2nd Pork - Jack’s Old South 1st Pork - Home on the Range 5th Brisket - Tarheel Smokers 4th Brisket - King’s Cooking 3rd Brisket - Jack’s Old South 2nd Brisket -Pigs in Heat 1st Brisket - B.S. Pitmeisters 227 S. Cherokee St. Kings Mountain Monday - Friday 8:00 - 6:00, Saturday 8:00 - 12:00 4-739-019 *Rebate good on purchases made April 2 - May 7, 2006. Must purchase 4 new tires. See store for details. ©2006 MNA, Inc.
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