Radio station KSTK, instead of its traditional cooking competition, will hold a chili feed at 11 a.m. Saturday at the downtown pavilion. Winners of KSTK's past cook-offs will serve bowls of their winning chili for the fundraising event.
The chili cook-off is a longstanding tradition in Wrangell, said Lucy Moline-Robinson, with the radio station.
It started back in 2000, she said, when the station invited several residents to prepare a pot of chili and compete to see who could make the best. Around 2002, an art auction was added to the competition. It has been an annual event until last year, when COVID-19 forced its cancellation. The most recent winner of the competition was Jeanie Arnold, in 2019.
"We're taking the competition out of it, but yet still getting the chili to the people," Robinson said. "Folks will have a chance to donate and support in other ways."
Nine or ten past winners will participate in the chili feed, Robinson said, adding that the station is still waiting for a few confirmations. She added that there will be door prizes, a silent art auction and KSTK swag.
KSTK is asking that people wear masks while attending the chili feed and socially distance, to keep the event as COVID-safe as possible. The cost is $10 for chili and cornbread.
Robinson said KSTK will return to the traditional chili competition in the future, as soon as COVID-19 allows.
"I would say as soon as we can get back to it [the cook-off], we will," she said. "That's always a fun piece, the competitive side of things."
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