Aug 14 2012

GBA Nominations

Nominations for GBA Officers for the 2012-2013 year closed July 31, 2012. The following nominations were confirmed:

President: Harry Faircloth
Vice President: Jimmy Nelms
Secretary: Pam Nelms

Since none of the offices are contested, the above slate will be your officers for the 2012-2013 year. Thank you Harry, Jimmy & Pam for a great 2011-2012 and congratulations on being selected again for 2012-2013.

Aug 09 2012

Sumner Egg Festival BBQ Blast – Sept 14-15, 2012

 

Sumner  Egg Festival BBQ Blast – Sept 14-15, 2012 — The Sumner Egg Festival will once again host the GBA sanctioned BBQ Blast.  Last year’s inaugural BBQ contest was one of the highlights of the GBA contest season.

D.W.’s Kountry Cookers captured the Grand Championship in the 2011 BBQ Blast.

2011 BBQ Blast Grand Champions – D.W.’s Kountry Cookers

 

 

 

In addition to the BBQ Blast, the Sumner Egg Festival offers fun and activities for the entire family. The festivities get underway with the Egg Festival Parade. Classic cars will be on display along with food vendors, arts & crafts and games for kids as well as adults. Local entertainers will be performing live throughout the day.

Cook Team & Judge Applications are available on the GBA website:

 https://www.bbqga.org/contests/

Get your applications in now so you don’t miss out on this great event.

Aug 03 2012

7th Annual Comsouth Hambone Jam, Sept 7-8

The 7th Annual Comsouth Hambone Jam is set for September 7-8, 2012.  The contest is the Georgia Barbecue Association’s (GBA) State Championship and also kicks off the new contest year.  Teams entered in the contest will earn double points in the GBA Team of the Year contest.

This year’s Grand Champion will we recognized as the GBA State Champion and will receive a $3,000 cash award, a 36″ smoker from Jack’s Old South Smokers and an invitation to the World Food Championship in Las Vegas, NV.  All teams entered receive double points in the GBA Team of the Year contest.

On Friday night, the GBA will hold its annual awards ceremony.  The Top 10 Teams and the Team of the Year will be announced. The Team of the Year will win a Baby Stumps Smoker courtesy of Stumps Smokers.

In addition to the contest, the Comsouth Hambone Jam will feature a children’s game & play area, food vendors,  arts & crafts vendors, model railroads on display at the depot and Norfolk Southern’s “Virtual Freight Train” display.  Uncle Earl & Friends will provide musical entertainment on Friday evening from 8:00 – 11:00 PM.  On Saturday morning there will be a “Cruise In’ featuring local car enthusiasts.

The ComSouth Hambone Jam is currently accepting applications for cook teams, judges, vendors and sponsorships. Visit www.comsouthhambonejam.com for applications or call Fort Valley Main Street at (475) 825-5985

 

 

Jul 23 2012

Judge Training Classes

Judge Training Classes have been scheduled for Blairsville on August 4 and Hawkinsville on August 18.

The Blairsville class will be held at The Lodge at Copperhead. The location of the Hawkinsville class will be announced soon.  Please go to the Contests page for contact information to register for these classes.

Just a reminder that the Comsouth Hambone Jam is just around the corner. The new GBA contest season kicks off with each year at the Fort Valley contest.  The Grand Champion of the event is also recognized as the GBA State Champion.  Cook teams remember that you earn double points for this contest, so get your applications in early.

The Team of the Year and Top 10 Teams of the Year will be awarded Friday night, Sept 7 in a special awards ceremony at 6:30 pm.

Jul 09 2012

Message from President Harry Faircloth

A message from President Harry Faircloth

Greetings

We are just winding up our 2011-2012 cook year, what a trip. We cooked in places we’ve never cooked before.  We had new cook teams that had never cooked with us before.  We had new judges that had never judged with us or anywhere else before.  Our Team-of-the-Year has come down to the wire and the winner will be announced in Ft Valley Georgiaon September 8th at ComSouth HamboneJam.

 

It has been my pleasure to serve as your President for this past year.  On behalf of Jimmy Nelms, your Vice-President and Pam Nelms your Secretary/Treasurer and myself Thank-You for all of your support along the way.  It has been quite a ride.

 

Our membership has steadily grown with new cook teams and new judges joining us. We have added new events and seen some of our older venues reach new highs in the number of teams cooking.  I do believe we are having some of the most unique trophies we have ever seen and I think Blackshear, Georgia gets credit for this.

 

We have started our nominating and voting process for your officers for the 2012-2013 cook year.  Nominations will continue thru the end of July with voting during the month of August.

 

We are preparing for a better year next year and each of you can participate in this new year’s experience.  Cook teams DO NOT forget you get DOUBLE points for cooking the ComSouth Hambone Jam so no cooker wants to miss this event.

 

I am looking forward to this next year just to see the new heights we climb to and each of you can join the ride so “ALL-ABOARD”  the train is at the station!