BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120616T140000Z DTEND:20120616T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Covered Bridge Que BBQ Cook-off DESCRIPTION:Click here to view the flyer.\n\n\n\nEuharlee\, Georgia (www.Euharlee.com) has announced the City is hosting The Covered Bridge Que\, a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbeque cook-off competition on Saturday\, June 16\, 2012. This cooking championship will take place in Frankie Harris Park located in Historic Downtown Euharlee. Along with thirty cooking teams competing for a purse of $7500\, the City is planning a family-friendly festival on Saturday\, June 16 from 10 am to 4 pm with food and beverage vendors\, arts and crafts\, children's activities and entertainment including a performance by Babes Bayou from neighboring Adairsville\, GA. "We are thrilled to host Covered Bridge Que again and look forward to a great festival that will appeal to our residents and the extended community\," said Euharlee City Manager Trish Sullivan. \n\n\n\nAs the sanctioning body of competitive barbecue\, KCBS sanctions more than 350 competitions each year. With a membership of more than 14\,000 individuals and 5\,000 competitive barbecue teams\, KCBS is the largest barbecue society in the world. Gowan Fenley\, the KCBS Euharlee representative commented\, "This State Championship event will also be a qualifier for the Georgia BBQ Championship and the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational. Teams from all across the state will bring their competition smoking rigs to Frankie Harris Park to battle for points\, cash and bragging rights."\n\n\n\n#####\n\n\n\nAbout Euharlee\, Georgia\n\n\n\nEuharlee is located 9 miles east of Cartersville\, Georgia in Bartow County. This historic city with deep Native American roots boasts archaeological evidence tracing the areas earliest occupation to around 800 BC. The historic Euharlee district seen today was settled in the late 1830's around several mills with ruins still visible today. The city was chartered as Euharleyville in 1852 and finally as Euharlee in 1870. The name Euharlee is derived from the Cherokee word Yuhali\, which is a corruption of the Creek tribal name Eufaula describing the sound made by the flowing creek running through Euharlee and means\, "She laughs as she runs." Euharlee is also home to Georgia's oldest covered bridge built in 1886 and listed on the National Historic Registry.\n\n\n\nEuharlee Press and Festival contact:\n\nSamantha Berry\n\nBerry's Best Events\n\nEmail: mcberry2002@gmail.com\n\nPhone: 404/277-9268\n\n\n\nAbout The Kansas City Barbeque Society\n\n\n\nTHE KANSAS CITY BARBEQUE SOCIETY (KCBS) (http://www.kcbs.us/about.php)\,a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and enjoying barbeque\, is the world's largest organization of barbeque and grilling enthusiasts with over 14\,000 members worldwide. KCBS sanctions over 300 barbeque contests coast-to-coast throughout America. From volunteering to actual event production\, our members also offer assistance to civic and charitable organizations who organize events. KCBS serves as a clearinghouse of barbeque information which provides networking with related trade associations and other contest-sanctioning organizations\, tracking trends in barbeque related products and equipment and teaming with other food organizations and the media to promote barbeque. With our library and extensive archive of barbeque related articles\, KCBS offers educational programs\, consultation services and civic organization presentations to help promote barbeque as America's Favorite Cuisine.\n\n\n\nKCBS Euharlee contact:\n\nGowan Fenley\n\nEmail: gowan@bbqteam.net\n\nPhone: 678/231-5064 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Click here to view the flyer.
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\nEuharlee\, Georgia (www.Euharlee.com) has announced the City is hosting The Covered Bridge Que\, a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbeque cook-off competition on Saturday\, June 16\, 2012. \; This cooking championship will take place in Frankie Harris Park located in Historic Downtown Euharlee. \; Along with thirty cooking teams competing for a purse of $7500\, the City is planning a family-friendly festival on Saturday\, June 16 from 10 am to 4 pm with food and beverage vendors\, arts and crafts\, children'\;s activities and entertainment including a performance by Babes Bayou from neighboring Adairsville\, GA. &ldquo\;We are thrilled to host Covered Bridge Que again and look forward to a great festival that will appeal to our residents and the extended community\,&rdquo\; said Euharlee City Manager Trish Sullivan. \;
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\nAs the sanctioning body of competitive barbecue\, KCBS sanctions more than 350 competitions each year. With a membership of more than 14\,000 individuals and 5\,000 competitive barbecue teams\, KCBS is the largest barbecue society in the world. \; Gowan Fenley\, the KCBS Euharlee representative commented\, &ldquo\;This State Championship event will also be a qualifier for the Georgia BBQ Championship and the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational. Teams from all across the state will bring their competition smoking rigs to Frankie Harris Park to battle for points\, cash and bragging rights.&rdquo\;
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\nAbout Euharlee\, Georgia
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\nEuharlee is located 9 miles east of Cartersville\, Georgia in Bartow County. \; This historic city with deep Native American roots boasts archaeological evidence tracing the areas earliest occupation to around 800 BC. The historic Euharlee district seen today was settled in the late 1830'\;s around several mills with ruins still visible today. The city was chartered as Euharleyville in 1852 and finally as Euharlee in 1870. \; The name Euharlee is derived from the Cherokee word Yuhali\, which is a corruption of the Creek tribal name Eufaula describing the sound made by the flowing creek running through Euharlee and means\, &ldquo\;She laughs as she runs.&rdquo\; \; Euharlee is also home to Georgia'\;s oldest covered bridge built in 1886 and listed on the National Historic Registry.
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\nEuharlee Press and Festival contact:
\nSamantha Berry
\nBerry'\;s Best Events
\nEmail: mcberry2002@gmail.com
\nPhone: 404/277-9268
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\nAbout The Kansas City Barbeque Society
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\nTHE KANSAS CITY BARBEQUE SOCIETY (KCBS) (http://www.kcbs.us/about.php)\,a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and enjoying barbeque\, is the world'\;s largest organization of barbeque and grilling enthusiasts with over 14\,000 members worldwide. KCBS sanctions over 300 barbeque contests coast-to-coast throughout America. \; From volunteering to actual event production\, our members also offer assistance to civic and charitable organizations who organize events. \; KCBS serves as a clearinghouse of barbeque information which provides networking with related trade associations and other contest-sanctioning organizations\, tracking trends in barbeque related products and equipment and teaming with other food organizations and the media to promote barbeque. \; With our library and extensive archive of barbeque related articles\, KCBS offers educational programs\, consultation services and civic organization presentations to help promote barbeque as America'\;s Favorite Cuisine.
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\nKCBS Euharlee contact:
\nGowan Fenley
\nEmail: gowan@bbqteam.net
\nPhone: 678/231-5064 LOCATION:Frankie Harris Park Euharlee\, GA UID:e.1202.119324 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260519T024846Z URL:https://business.cartersvillechamber.com/events/details/covered-bridge-que-bbq-cook-off-06-16-2012-119324 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR