Western Wyoming Community College’s (Western’s) Chili Cook-Off is this week! Starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 25, Western invites the community to the Rock Springs campus to enjoy some delicious chili and to support students. During the event, the Student Storehouse will be collecting items and monetary donations, the art club will be selling various works, the ceramic students will have their pottery available for purchase, and more.
Chili Cook-Off will be held in Western’s Atrium with over 20 chilies to taste! Those attending will have the chance to sample 10 red and 12 green chilis, five of these chilies will be gluten free, four dairy free, and three will be free of both. Only six chilies need to be sampled to vote for People’s Choice. Chili participants this year include: Jack’s Crepes, Tip’s Kitchen, Street Meats, Robert Comman, Boschettos, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Clayton Merson, Mike Babcock, Misty Babcock, Eric Staggs, Brayden, Eric, and Cooper Fagley, Western’s Board of Trustees, Western’s Mustang Central, Tara Hiner, TRN Media, Sarah Anderson, Grillie Wilkerson, and TacoTime.
The community will also be able to support Western students during the event. The Chili Cook-Off is free to the community, but Western is asking for support of the Student Storehouse on campus. A small necessities bank, it is open to all students. During the 2024 calendar year, the Storehouse had 359 visits with November being the busiest month.
“As someone who once walked the halls of Western as a student, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to focus on your studies when you’re worried about where your next meal is coming from,” said Xitlaly Flores, Coordinator of Student Life at Western. “Food insecurity is a challenge many of our own students face every day. By supporting our Student Storehouse, you’re helping ensure no student has to choose between their education and their basic needs.”
Western’s T-Rex Grill (T-Rex) will be open for the event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. T-Rex will be serving its entire lineup of drinks, including bottled water, and have limited cinnamon rolls and cornbread for purchase. Western’s Bookstore will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. offering 20% off storewide, excluding textbooks and postage, for the event.
Community members can win raffle prizes that include a Mustang Athletics basket, Rock Springs Chamber bucks, and artisan crafted bowls by Instructor of Ceramics/3D Design Bart Fetz. Additional tickets will be given for having Western’s Mustang Connections App, and for Storehouse donations.
After Chili Cook-Off head down to Rushmore Gym for the men’s wrestling dual against Otero Junior College! See the skills in action that made Western back-to-back National Champions.
For inquiries or questions regarding the Chili Cook-Off, contact Mikayla Wonnacott by email at mwonnacott@westernwyoming.edu or call 307-382-1858.
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