THE CHAMPS- The Smokin' Borrachos of Menard are the overall grand champion cookers in the Jim Bowie Day Cookoff. The team racked up second place brisket, second place ribs, and third place chicken. Pictured left to right: Lee Thornhill, Chamber director; Isaac Saiz; Guillermo 'Mamo' Castenuela; Clint Roberson, Chamber director. MCCC photo.
Menard County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cherry Swindall knows first-hand that “it takes a village.” And she says the third annual Jim Bowie Day Cookoff and River Rat Festival hold true to that statement.
The Chamber board of directors teamed up with some hard-working community volunteers to produce a well-run, highly attended event on June 8. Almost 1,000 attendees came through the doo…
