The theme for the 2012 Chili Cook Off is the Olympics. Over twenty teams will compete in the cook off which is scheduled for Friday September 21, 2012. For $7, people can sample chili and vote for their favorite. Money raised at the event goes to United Way. The Chili Cook Off is just the start of the Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts that will take place on September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM to 6:00PM and September 23, 2012 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.
The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Seth Schenck. The New Haven Junior won the state title in the the 800 meter run at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. His time of 1:59.20 set a new school record. Seth also took second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:30.49 and anchored the 4X800 relay team that captured seventh place. Seth also played basketball and ran cross country in his junior year at New Haven.
Undoubtedly, the capture of Boston marathon bombing "Suspect #2"--as named by law enforcement--has quickly brought the issue of Islamic terrorism to the forefront.
Union High School has hired a new girls basketball coach. Dusty Weiskopf is a graduate of Sullivan High School and University of Missouri-St. Louis. He replaces Grant Young who left Union to take the boys basketball coaching job at Washington High. His teaching duties include Health and PE. This past season, Weiskopf was an assistant coach at Waynesville High School, under Coach Chris Pilz.
