SLIDE SHOW: Chili, sun and fun at Black Diamond Miners Day celebration

By DENNIS BOX
Covington Reporter Regional Editor
July 11, 2009 · Updated 5:20 PM 

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The Black Diamond Miners Day celebration kicked off Saturday with a chili tasting fundraiser and plenty of food, fun and sun for everyone.

Ken Peach, president of the Washington state pod of the Chili Appreciation Society International or CASI, said the organization's mission is to "raise money for local charities and promote chili."

Peach, who is from Tacoma, said the the chili cook-offs set up by CASI have taken him and his wife Ruth to "places we would not have normally gone."

Ruth Peach won a recent chili contest featuring kangaroo meat. She said her secret was "red wine."

Contact Covington Reporter Regional Editor Dennis Box at dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com or 425-432-1209 ext. 5050.

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