Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Company

Chili Cook-Off, Pie-Baking Contest and Field Game Day

Saturday, September  21, 2024 (Rain Date: 9/22/24)

4pm – 7pm

ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF 

Game starts at 4pm. All ages welcome. All Chili entries must be registered and on the table by 4:50pm. Bring a hot pot of Chili for a chance to win $100, a dish to pass or just your appetite to share among friends and family! Free Hot dogs and beverages for everyone! 1st Place Prize: $100. AND  Pie Baking Contest ~ any fruit pie –1^st Place $100.00. Rain date: Sunday, Sept. 22, 2014

Located at Firemen’s Field on the corner of Valley Way Rd and Loftus, next to the Old Schoolhouse Condos in Rhinecliff.  Call (845) 876-5738 for information.

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Don’t miss the Chili Cook -Off at Firemen’s Field Saturday, September 21 

hosted by the Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad

1.crowd under shelter

2. Pie Table

3. Field Games

The rain date for the Chili Cook-Off is Sunday, Sept 22, 4pm – 7pm. at the Picnic Shelter at Firemen’s Field, located on Valley Way Road and Loftus Rd, just past the intersection, in Rhinecliff, 12574

Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Co.

It’s Time for Chili in Rhinecliff Again at the

Annual Chili Cook-Off September 21

The Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Company will host its Annual Chili Cook-Off at Firemen’s Field, on Valley Rd, next to the Old Schoolhouse Condos in Rhinecliff on Saturday, September 21 from 4pm – 7pm. 

    Field games begin at 4pm. A few games have been added this year. A Cornhole Tourney is planned to begin at 4pm. Teams of two are encouraged to sign up for this single elimination contest. An entrance fee of $10. per team is required with the winning team receiving half the pot. The rest will go to fund the maintenance of Firemen’s Field. Kids games will include a spoon race, ring toss, a scavenger hunt and, of course, kickball. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own balls and games as well. At 6pm, the day will wrap up with a friendly Tug-O-War contest between North and South Rhinecliff. ~ North and South determined by where you live in proximity to Shatzell Avenue in Rhinecliff. Winners of the best of 3 tugs will be named Hamlet Champions of 2024. Be prepared to get dirty as the field is wet in areas. 

     At 5pm, the 13^th annual chili cook off will take place. Registration ends at 4:50pm. Anyone can participate; bring a pot of chili, hot and ready to serve. Chilis can be any type from vegetarian to chicken to traditional beef. First place prize is $100 and a trophy. Runner up prize is $50. A People’s Choice Award will also be awarded with a prize of $100. After the contest, everyone is invited to test taste the chili selections. Hot dogs and beverages will be supplied for free by the Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Co. This year multi-Chili Cook-Off Champion Paul Butler and his sidekick, Ivan Mentzke will be among the Chili judges, leaving space for a big chance at the Gold!

     The Pie Baking Contest will follow the chili contest. Bring your favorite FRUIT pie to compete in this amateur contest for a winning prize of $100.00 and the title of “Rhinecliff’s Pie-Making Champion.”  A second place prize of $50. will also be awarded.