60 ENTRANTS ACCEPT CHILI CHALLENGE : ZESTY-SOUNDING DISHES SET FOR CONEJO VALLEY DAYS COOK-OFF; COORDINATOR EXPECTS HUGE TURNOUT.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer Local cooks are dusting off their kettles and pumping propane into their portable stoves in preparation for Sunday's Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Days Chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] Cook-off. ``We're going to have a monster cook-off, this is probably going to be the biggest - I've run three of them, so I can see the signs,'' said Raul Gutierrez, who is in charge of the cooks this year. Typically about 35 to 40 people and groups preregister pre·reg·is·ter v. pre·reg·is·tered, pre·reg·is·ter·ing, pre·reg·is·ters v.intr. To take part in preregistration. v.tr. To enroll (a student) during a period of preregistration. for the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Rotary Club-sponsored event, with about 15 more arriving unannounced for a chance to show off their prowess as chili chefs. ``I've got 60 and I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what I'll do with the ones who come unannounced,'' he said. ``We'll squeeze them in.'' Other Conejo Valley Days-related events this weekend include the Children's Parade, sponsored by the Optimist Club, at 9:30 a.m. today at the Civic Arts Plaza, and the Whiskeroo Contest beard-judging contest at 1 p.m. Sunday during the chili cook-off. The cook-off will run from noon to 5 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park at Janss Road and the Moorpark Freeway. Preregistered or not, the chili entries will arrive Sunday under a host of fanciful names reflecting the ingredients or presentation. Names already registered for the competition include Mad Cow, After-shock, Cut Throat, Double Ringer, Hot Damn, Rhino's Breath, Shotgun, Texas Chainsaw, Unforgiven and many, many others. Some entries represent companies or groups while others will come from individuals doing it just for the sheer fun of it, he said. The estimated 10,000 to 15,000 visitors anticipated for the annual event can expect a few new touches adding a little more pizazz to the family-oriented affair, cook-off co-chairman Tom Glancy said. One is a skydiving skydiving Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g. demonstration that may not be much more than a blur to those who aren't expecting it, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Glancy. ``We're going to have to make a lot of noise on the ground to get people to look up,'' he said. ``If you're drinking beer you might miss it.'' |
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