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: Greetings to My fellow SCBA Judges,
:
: SOUTH CAROLINA IS THE BBQ STATE! Thank you
: to each of the judges who signed up to
: participate in Mauldin’s 6th Annual SOOIE
: BBQ Cook-off this next Saturday, on
: September 24, 2016. This is a popular
: event. We were filled in May for this
: event. This year we have 24 Cooking Teams.
:
: The Sooie Festival location is at the same
: place as last few years’ in the heart of
: Mauldin at the Mauldin Cultural Center –
: just one (1) block from the City Hall and
: Police Dept on East Butler Road. If you are
: putting the address into your GPS, it is 101
: E. Butler Rd. Mauldin, SC. The judging will
: once again be held in the Mauldin Cultural
: Center (formally an old school). It is an
: indoor, air conditioned, and comfortable
: judging facility. It is out of the elements
: making it one of the nicest judging
: locations. Additional parking is available
: across the street at the United Methodist
: Church. Please be careful crossing the busy
: street. We anticipate having officers to
: stop traffic for those parking at the
: church.
:
: We will be at the Cultural Center judging
: facility early. COME EARLY FOR BREAKFAST.
: Waffle House is treating both the cookers
: and judges to a complimentary breakfast.
: There will be signs posted to tell you where
: we are meeting when you get there. You can
: arrive early, sign in, mingle, and the
: judges meeting will commence promptly at 9
: AM. We will be judging 2 categories: BUTTS
: & RIBS. The turn in time for BUTTS is
: officially 10 AM with the first horn blow at
: 9:50 AM. The last horn blow at 10:10. The
: turn in time for RIBS IS 11:00 AM with the
: first horn blow at 10:50 AM and the last
: horn blow at 11:10 AM.
:
: I need to know if any of you will be moving
: to another level in the SCBA judging
: hierarchy. If this is your 4th judging
: event, you will be receiving your SCBA
: apron. If you will be receiving your SCBA
: Senior Judge hat if you have judged in 15
: events and cooked at least one (1) time with
: a BBQ Cooking team. OR if you will be
: receiving your SCBA Master Judge Hat if you
: have judged in 30 events and cooked with at
: least three (3) BBQ cooking teams.
: IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
: 1. If any of you have a family member that
: is cooking with a team at the Mauldin event,
: I need to remind you that you will not be
: able to judge in this event. We do have
: other duties that you can do but you will
: not be able to judge in this event. Let me
: know if any of you fit into this category.
: 2. ABSOLUTELY “No talking or discussion of
: the tasting that is being done between the
: judges” until all scores have been tallied
: and verified. The table captain will
: facilitate and let everyone at their table
: know when the BBQ is open for discussion!
: 3. No fraternizing with the cookers prior to
: judging. After judging is completed, you
: are free to visit cook sites. But PLEASE DO
: NOT DISCUSS what you tasted at the table,
: the appearance of sample boxes, or ask what
: their box numbers were.
:
: If any of you need lodging accommodations,
: please contact me at 864-505-8835 and I will
: be happy to provide you with a list of
: nearby motel/hotels.
:
: Lastly, we count on each of you to be there
: if you signed up for this event. We all
: know that our schedules change from time to
: time and if this happens, I kindly ask that
: you notify me or David McLaurin so that we
: know how to prepare appropriately. I am
: looking forward to seeing each of you in
: Mauldin. Because of YOU, SCBA is a
: professional, successful organization,
: providing expert fair and consistent judging
: to these events!
: REMEMBER SOUTH CAROLINA IS THE BBQ STATE!
: Come expecting some good Que!
: Blessings!
: Tony Lindsey, Marshal tlindsey4@yahoo.com
: 864-505-8835
: Dave McLaurin, Asst. Marshal
: davemacgsp@gmail.com 864-884-1756
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