The Miles City Cowtown Cookoff has been declared a State Championship contest by Governor Bullock. BBQ teams will be competing to qualify for the Jack Daniel's National, the American Royal Contest and the Rocky Mountain BBQ Association Cup. We are so excited to welcome these teams to Miles City.

Thursday, June 12:
KCBS BBQ Judges Class

Friday, June 13:
BBQ Teams arrive and setup.
Meat inspection and cooking begins - Make sure to come down and visit with the teams.
Bellamy Brothers concert a the Fairgrounds
Street Dance

Saturday, June 14
BBQ Cooking continues
Cowtown Poker Run sign up 8:00 am
Stockgrower's Parade
Miles City Ranch Rodeo
Judging begins 12 noon
Awards ceremony 3:00 pm
Festivities begin - vendors, concessions, tasting of BBQ
Miles Town Bluegrass Band - 4:30-6:30
Cowtown Bike Show - Lineup begins 3:00 (500 block Main Street)
Car Show (500 block Main Street)
Caledonia Dancers - 6:30 - 7:00
Street dance - 7:00 to Midnight

For More Information on the weekend events go to http://www.milescitychamber.com .

Just a reminder that all proceeds benefit your Miles City Soup Kitchen! Come out and enjoy this fabulous event!

The Cowtown Cookoff has been accepted by the Kansas City BBQ Society to participate in the 100KCBS Feeding America mission. The KCBS will pay for one pork butt for each team to cook, and that meat will be donated to the Miles City Soup Kitchen to vend as part of the fundraiser. Can you say pulled pork sandwiches?

The Miles City Food Bank will also be at the event collecting non-perishable food items. We invite everyone to come downtown, taste some great BBQ, and bring a can of food as part of this national food drive.

10 days and counting! Don't forget the KCBS certified judges class to be held on June 12. There are still a few seats open.

The fun events start Thursday. Hope to see everyone downtown for live music and GREAT barbecue!!

The BBQer's are heating up! It sure is going to smell good downtown tonight.
Please join us for all of the festivities--silent auction, kids activities, live music, BBQ awards, and tasting some great BBQ. The day kicks off at 7:00 in the morning. BBQ tasting will be available at 4:00.
Come out, meet your friends and neighbors and support your Miles City Soup Kitchen!

Today's the day!! Great BBQ!!

Bumbed I missed the barbecue contest... chamber advertised it at 530. When I came at 6 I was told I had to be there by 4...

When I got there at 430 there were half the teams already out of meat and closing up. Going to be a lot of disappointed people that didn't eat cause they waited to get down town. I had some and it was great.

So who was the winner?

A local lout with his unpatented, "Well Done Beef Round Steak Marinated in Delmonte Catsup and Sauteed in Bacon Grease" recipe;

or

An out of state BBQ pro with his patented "I have beat hicks like you clowns with this simple recipe from here to Timbuktu, and I am only doing this to gain enough qualifying points for nationals" recipe?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Butch

A team from Bozeman won I heard but I missed the judging and did not get to taste the winner as they were already out of meat by 430 when I arrived there.But I made up for it with a few more of these

Really don't know what you folks are complaining about. GypsyKim did a nice job of posting times in this post on milescity.com. I got there at 4:30pm, in time to sample meat from several exhibitors. Then I took home two of the combos meals the Soup Kitchen was selling for $6. Just finished eating that for Sunday lunch, and it was wonderful. Yes, I planned to get there at 4:00pm, but was delayed a bit.