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By Nichole Richardson<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Once again, the folks at Click\u00a0Heating and Cooling graciously hosted the 16th Annual Chili Cook Off and it couldn\u2019t have gone better. The weather was beautiful and the entries were steaming hot. Lora Click and staff lined up this year\u2019s 30 pots in front of her building and the votes came rolling in.<\/p>\n

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Lori Click serves chili.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click has been doing this song and dance every year since 1997 and for her and the City of Florissant, it never gets old. \u201cMy daughter and I developed the idea after my daughter had a cook off at her work,\u201d explained Click. \u201cI invite people to donate their chili and give it a name. The name is really what people want to taste.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many Florissant residents want\u00a0to enter the competition, and unfortunately, some get turned away. Entries must be tableside by 10:30 the morning of the festival and crocks up to five quarts can be used. Ladles are provided by Lora Click herself and as for the magic number of 30 entries accepted; Click said it\u2019s all the electricity can handle without shorting out.<\/p>\n

Voters pay 50-cents to cast a ballet or three votes for a dollar. Aaron Dennis has been manning the voting box since the contest began in 97 and enjoys trying to guess which will be the winner every year. \u201cIt\u2019s always a really good turnout as long as it\u2019s not too windy or cold,\u201d said Dennis.<\/p>\n

Fall Festival\u00a0 go-ers love the\u00a0community experience that the cook off brings and sense of comradely that develops between contestants. Janet Wagner was there to show support for her friend\u2019s chili and was shocked to see how fast it all went. By 2 o\u2019clock all the pots were gone. Both Lora and Aaron agree that sometimes the chili is gone as soon as noon. \u201cIt is impossible not to run out of chili,\u201d said Click.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At four o\u2019clock the votes were tallied and the winners were announced and posted on Click\u2019s window. First place went to Brennan Goeke for Fist Full of Peppers and Councilman Keith Schildroth came in second.\u00a0 Police Chief Tim Lowery came in third.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lora\u00a0 and Pat Click donated the prizes with first place receiving a large gift basket full of chili cooking supplies and a $25 gift card from Dierbergs and second place got a chili cook book with a gift certificate from Hendel\u2019s Market.<\/p>\n

For all those who entered and didn\u2019t win,\u00a0and all those who didn\u2019t get in this year-better luck next year and it\u2019s never too soon to start perfecting that sweet and spicy recipe. Trust Lora Click when she says \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun, but a lot of work. People love competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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