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: The 5th Darlington Speed and Feed BBQ contest
: is in the books and I hope it's one that
: will be remembered fondly - I know it is for
: me!
: I must start my thanks with the Upstate
: Marshals. Over 10 marshals or marshals in
: training from the Upstate traveled to
: Darlington on Friday at their own expense to
: lend their support for this event!
: Of course, I must start with my Assistant
: Marshal, Brian Snavely. I truly can not
: begin to put into words what a phenomenal
: assistant Brian was. His ability to
: anticipate our needs made my job so much
: easier. The way Brian accepts an assignment
: and follows it through to the end was a huge
: asset to the success of this event. I could
: write a book on how much help he was, but
: let's just say: Brian, you are the greatest!
: All of the Upstate personnel were
: unbelievable in their support and
: performance of their duties. Judy and Tony
: Lindsey, Michael and Tina Bohm, William
: Holiday, Gene Benfield, Tim and Deb Garrett,
: Susan Hoyle and Trey Kirkland - Thank you
: for all you did. I am forever indebted to
: each of you. The Upstate Marshals that
: couldn't make it due to illness, were with
: us in spirit.
: There is another Marshal who came on Friday
: to help that I could not have done this
: event without. Steve Meadows was waiting on
: us when we got there Friday with his golf
: cart ready to be my chauffeur for the
: weekend. However, Steve did so much more
: than just drive around. Your willingness to
: do anything I asked of you was such a
: comfort to me. I hope I wasn't too bossy! I
: truly appreciate your staying to the very
: end to assist with my transportation needs.
: Calculator Mike Wilson, as always, did an
: exceptional job. I know that with Mike at
: The keyboard I have no worries there. Mike
: thank you so much for traveling to be part
: of my outstanding team. Your attention to
: details and timeliness in getting the job
: done was extremely important.
: A Huge thanks to Elaine Latten who worked my
: receiving table. Job well done!
: The SCBA is indeed lucky to have each and
: every one of you that I have mentioned. I am
: fearful of forgetting to mention someone who
: helped. Please know that if I did, it's not
: intentional...please forgive me!
: Friday night's covered dish dinner was a
: huge success thanks to the work of Tesa
: Culbertson. She organized one of the best
: spreads of food I have ever seen.
: Participation was close to 100% of the cooks
: and many judges joined in as well. Everyone
: had a great time thanks to Tesa.
: What a tremendous group of judges we had
: that traveled to Darlington to judge. We had
: quite a few last minute unavoidable changes
: and everyone was wonderfully cooperative.
: They ended up judging some of the best
: barbeque this year with the highest scores
: to date in 2017. Thank you!!
: What a fine group of cookers we had. We lost
: 4 teams in the last days before the cook off
: due to illness, etc. However, the 21 teams
: that cooked treated us to some excellent
: BBQ. Thank you cookers! I look forward to
: seeing you all back in 2018 and a huge
: congratulations to all who got the call.
: Last, but most certainly not least, a big
: thank you to all of the folks at the
: raceway. Kerry, Bridget Sarah, Dennis, the
: other Dennis and all the rest of the raceway
: staff were easy to work with and made sure
: every one had everything they needed. I
: can't wait to get started on next year!
: I am already working on some very exciting
: new ideas for next year that I think cookers
: and judges will really like. Keep checking
: for more details.
: This event is moving to the spring for 2018,
: so we will be back in Darlington before you
: know it!
: I almost forgot...There is one more person
: to thank. My photographer Don Adkins. Don
: you did so much more than take pictures.
: Your support throughout this year as we
: worked on this event together has been so
: much appreciated. You know all you did and
: there is no way I could pull this off
: without you. From the bottom of my heart I
: thank you.
: I know that with the support from cookers,
: judges and others, we can bring Darlington
: Speed and Feed to its full potential.
: Hope to see you all on the BBQ trail!
: Marcia Adkins
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