Chili lovers invited to select the best at Battle of the Badges

Laurie Heyman Snowline Hospice

Don’t miss the biggest chili cook-off fundraiser and community assembly of the year — the fourth annual Battle of the Badges – 911 Chili Cook-off at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds’ Forni Building, 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18.

This impressive event hosted by Snowline Hospice will include the county’s first responder agencies, military, veterans and government agencies. Firefighters, police and probation officers, veterans, district attorney staff and many others will battle it out for the best chili in El Dorado County.

More than 2,575 guests are expected taste-test and choose the lucky winners of the People’s Choice Award and Best Booth Award. Guests will also enjoy delicious beer and local wines, vendor booths, live entertainment, kids’ activities and one of the best DJs in town, A&A Event Production. The event is hosted by KCRA’s Ty Steele with a special celebrity visit from Dinger, mascot for the Sacramento RiverCats. This year’s celebrity judges are El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Leikauf, Aji Japanese Bistor owner/chef Russell Okubo, retired El Dorado Hills Fire

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Chief Brian Richart, El Dorado County Fire Board Director Paul Gilcrest, El Dorado Hills Chamber CEO Debbie Manning, KCRA newscaster Andrea Flores, Dave Hipskind (ICS judge) and Dudeoir model, “Breaking Beauty” host and bail bondsman Joshua Varozza. Roberts will choose n See Battle page B4

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