Businesses and residents will be vying for bragging rights at the Chili ’n’ Chowder Cook-off.
The Fraternal Order of the Eagles is hosting the event, which features prizes for Best Chili and Best Chowder. Winners will get a $100 prize, a trophy and bragging rights.
The event, taking place on Saturday, April 15 at 11 a.m. at 707 12th St., also includes live entertainment by Klondike Kate (Gillian Campbell Show), a bar, silent auction and games like a bra toss, where people pay to try and get ping pong balls into assorted sizes of bras attached to the wall.
“We had it at our last 50/50 – it was a real hit,” said John Ashdown of the Eagles. “It was quite amusing.”
The $10 tickets gives folks a chance to sample all the chili and chowder creations.
If you’ve got a chili or chowder recipe you think is tops, there’s still time to register for the competition. Call John Ashdown at 604-657-5600 or Marge Ashdown at 604-838-2675.
The Chili and Chowder Cook-off is raising funds for local charities that the Fraternal Order of the Eagles donates to every year.
“We have 20 or so charities we give money to,” John said. “We will spread it around.”
The event gets underway at 11 a.m., but cooks are able to set up earlier, if needed. Tasting takes place at noon and continues until about 3 p.m. For those who haven’t had their fill of food, a meal of lasagna, buns and salad will be served up at 5 p.m. for $5.
Heritage presentation
Archie Miller will be covering a lot of territory at this month’s New Westminster Historical Society presentation.
The New Westminster Historical Society formed in 1976 and continues to offer presentations on local history – and a mix of other programming of interest to the group and others who suggest topics. This month’s presentation will look at the 40 years of programs, pointing out some of the topics covered.
The presentation takes place on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave.
The program is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
Museum organizes its Chinese-Canadian artifacts
New Westminster Museum has been busy photographing more than 100 objects in its collection at Anvil Centre.
For the past year, the New Westminster Museum and Archives have been compiling a detailed inventory of its Chinese-Canadian artifacts. The last step in the process was photographing the objects. The Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project, being done in association with the University of Victoria and the B.C. Museums Association, is a publicly accessible database of Chinese-Canadian artifacts in B.C. museums. New Westminster was invited to join 12 other museums in May 2015 to be part of the project.
To see the website, visit www.tinyurl.com/artifactsproject.
The New Westminster Museum, located at 777 Columbia St., is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (with extended hours to 8 p.m. on Thursday.) Admission is by donation.
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