CHAMBER'S AGRI-BUSINESS COMMITTEE TO HOST BBQ FEST

Sights, sounds and smells of barbecue will fill the air in Arena Park Aug. 26 and 27 at the second annual Cape BBQ Fest sponsored by the Agri-Business Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce.

A cook-off will be the main activity. Cook-off teams will prepare beef kebabs, hamburger, beef brisket, pork Boston butts, pork ribs and whole hog to compete for prizes and awards. There is a $25 entry fee.

Cape Girardeau County Health Department rules prohibit beef and pork cooked for the contest being made available to the public. However, members of the Agri-Business Committee are arranging for samples of barbecued pork and beef to be given to the public. The teams will be judged Aug. 27.

Other events at the festival include a washer-pitching contest, a kiddie tractor pull contest, a rolling-pin throw and a watermelon-eating contest.

If interested in participating in the cook-off, call Don Beckham at 334-9009 or Linda Minner at 335-3312. Rules and entry forms are available at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office.