WINNER, WINNER BBQ DINNER- The Los Borrachos team from Menard earned Grand Champion Overall at the June 10 Jim Bowie Day Cook-off. Their placings included a winning Bloody Mary and a second place ribs entry. Complete results can be found listed below. Pictured above is the Los Borrachos accepting their all-around trophy. Left to right: Lee Thornhill, (Chamber Director), Corey Owens, Esai Saiz, Jeremiah Guerrero, Johnny Saiz, Clint Roberson (Chamber Director). TMN photo.
MENARD COUNTY ROYALTY- JBD Little Mr. Silver Nugget, Carter Tipton, and Little Miss Silver Nugget, Olive Holubec, bask in their newly-crowned titles at the Jim Bowie Day festivities on June 10. Chamber photo.
The results of the 2023 Jim Bowie Day Cook-off are in! Menard County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cherry Swindall estimates that between tickets sold, cookers, and VIP concertgoers, around 700 people came through the park on Saturday, June 10 for the first-ever combination of Jim Bowie Days and the River Rat Music Fest. Not too shabby for the first year of the fused event. Swindall wi...
