RE: [CH] 7th Annual Bowers Chile Pepper Food Festival

Jeff Porter (Jeff.Porter@mindspring.com)
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:40:04 -0400 

Tammy and I are looking forward to it as is our 4 year old daughter who
can't wait to meet up with the "pepperking" (Doug Barnhart - a bit of a
local celebrity/legend what with winning the jalepeno eating contest 3 or is
it 4 years running now) once again.  The sad news I recently learned is that
our good friend Andy Barnhart (yes, Doug's father and perhaps the one of the
purest chileheads we know) will not be there as he and the Mrs. are off for
a fine vacation out west.

For those of you that have never been, but have a chance of getting there
you don't want to miss this event.  We've been the last five years now and
it is the best chile festival we've ever been to, bar none. The weather is
always awesome (oh, I hope thats not a curse), the music is great, the
chilehead camaraderie is great, the food is awesome, James Weavers farm is a
mecca of sorts, and.....well you get the point.  Don't miss it!

So Chip Welsh, are you going to act as the meeting point once again for all
the Chileheads?

We won't forget the Barcardi Limon, sprite and ice, but someone will have to
bring the lemon peppers to add to our drinks as I have no garden this year.

Lets get a count of who will be there from the list by responding.

-JP-

-----Original Message-----
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[SMTP:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of Hothead Tim
Sent:	Saturday, August 10, 2002 9:39 AM
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Subject:	[CH] 7th Annual Bowers Chile Pepper Food Festival

Attention fellow Hot Heads from Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton,
Reading, Philly, Eastern PA, Western New Jersey, Northern
Delaware, and the Mid-Atlantic States!

The 7th Annual Chile Pepper Food Festival in Bowers, PA will be
held on Saturday, September 7th, featuring the annual pepper
eating contest and the 3rd Annual Chili Cook Off!

Date: Saturday, Sept. 7th, rain or shine
Time: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location: Bill DeLong Memorial Park, Bowers, PA (just south of the Bowers
Hotel)
Admission: By donation
Featured Vendors: Bowers Hotel, Thai International Foods, The Fleetwood
Pepper Company and Old Cider Mill Herbs & Vinegars
Hosted By: Old Cider Mill Herbs & Vinegars and The Fleetwood Pepper Company
Map: Search on ZIP 19511 in your favorite map program--once you find Bowers,
you can't miss the Fest!

For more information, contact:
Phone: Chris (610/682-7045) or John (610/944-8417)
Email: BowersChilePepperFoodFestival@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.abarnhart.com/chile/Bowers02/index.htm

Everyone is welcome for good, hot, family entertainment! I'll be there with
my folding chair, bib and a bag full of wet-naps, how about you? (and the
bib and wet-naps won't be for my 1-year old daughter--she has her own!)


-Tim Eichman, Whitehall PA


Here's how to get there from just about anywhere...

Allentown, PA and East:
1) I-78 (or US-22) West to PA-100 (Fogelsville/Trexlertown interchange)
2) South on PA-100 to the second light, turn right (Schantz Road--look for
signs to Reading)
3) Follow Schantz Road to first stop sign (end of Schantz Road) and continue
straight onto PA-222
4) PA-222 South to the First Kutztown exit (turn into Main Street)
5) Main Street to the third traffic light (Noble Street), turn left
6) Noble Street out of Kutztown, past Renningers Farm Market (on the right
at the top of the hill), to Bastian Road (first intersection after
Renningers and before the road bends left), turn left.
7) Bastian Road until you come to a stop sign (Bowers Road), turn right
8) Bowers Park is just past the railroad tracks on the right (just past
Bowers Hotel [left])

Note: Meadow View Farms (James Weavers' place), is on the left at the
intersection of Bowers and Bastian Roads. Great selection of peppers ever
year (I just love Alma's pepper jams and jellies!)

Reading, PA and Southwest:
1) US-222 North to SECOND Kutztown exit (PA-737), turn left at end of ramp.
2) Follow to traffic light (Main Street) and turn right.
3) Main Street one light to Noble Street, turn left.
4) Follow the Allentown directions starting at #6.

PA Turnpike (Northeast Extension [aka I-476])
1) I-476 (Northeast Extension of the Turnpike) to Lehigh Valley (#33).
2) When leaving toll booths, follow US-22 West (left lane).
3) Follow the Allentown directions starting at #1

Harrisburg, PA and West:
1) I-78 East to PA-737 (Kutztown Exit), turn left at end of ramp.
2) PA-737 into Kutztown to first traffic light (Main Street) and turn right.
3) Main Street one light to Noble Street, turn left.
4) Follow the Allentown directions starting at #6.