Posted by Marcia H. Adkins on October 29, 2017, 12:28 pm
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
Marcia, Thank you for the great job you did. You put together a great staff. The weather was great and the people came out. The children had a great time as well. Once again HATS OFF TO YOU MARICA! --Previous Message-- : 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 :
Tony, Thank you so much for your kind words. You are right about my staff...They were all great!
--Previous Message-- : Marcia, : Thank you for the great job you did. You put : together a great staff. The weather was : great and the people came out. The children : had a great time as well. : Once again HATS OFF TO YOU MARICA! : --Previous Message-- : 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 : : :
Marcia, I would serve with you anywhere, anytime. Darlington was a pleasure because of you and Dob. Brian and Tesa deserve special credit as well. Gene
--Previous Message-- : 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 :
Gene, those are very complimentary words and Don and I truly appreciate them. You did your job very well which added to the success of the event. Thank you! Marcia --Previous Message-- : Marcia, I would serve with you anywhere, : anytime. Darlington was a pleasure because : of you and Dob. Brian and Tesa deserve : special credit as well. Gene : : --Previous Message-- : 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 : : :
Marcia, You do not give enough credit to yourself. Your passion for "doing the right thing" is obvious to all of us. Thank you for spear-heading this event. We are so thankful for you and all you and Don do. Much love and kudos to you.