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Freelance Reporter
The New Lenox Fire
Protection District Foundation
will hold the Controlled
Burn Beef Cook-
Off — held in conjunction
with Family Fun Day —
Aug. 3 in its eighth consecutive
year.
“The purpose of this
event is two-fold,” said
Tim Hartnell, president of
the New Lenox Fire Protection
District Foundation.
“Number one, this is
to support the foundation,
number two, is to honor a
long-standing tradition of
what New Lenox Chamber
used to do many years
ago.”
Hartnell said New
Lenox residents sometimes
take home roasts
during Proud American
Days, cook them up and
bring the roasts back for
judging.
“When we started the
Foundation 10 years ago
this past June, one of the
things we talked about
was building relationships
between the community,
the fire district and the
foundation,” Hartnell
said. “We thought this
would be a way to do this,
bringing back the beef
cook-off.”
The foundation is looking
to have eight to 12
cooks. There is a $75 fee
for the cooks. Sponsorships
are also available
for $100 and allows the
business to have its name
on a banner.
“You cook a 13-pound
roast,” Hartnell said. “You
are given three-and-a-half
hours to cook it, then you
do a presentation box, just
like in a competition. It’s
being judged on appearance,
texture, tenderness
Preparing for the annual Controlled Burn Beef Cooking
event are (left to right) Chief Adam Riegel, Fire Marshall
Jamie Brown, Tim Hartnell, President of the New Lenox
Fire Protection District Foundation, Bill McCollum,
Sandra Delair and Carol Michalski. Mary Compton/22nd
Century Media
and flavor. It allows people
to take their passion of
cooking for the Village of
New Lenox to see.”
Cooking spaces are
limited to a first-comefirst-served
basis for those
wishing to enter.
“What is great is, after
we deem a winner from
the cookers, we take all
these roasts and donate
them to Morning Star
Mission. The mission then
takes that meat and feed
those struggling and having
a hard time,” Hartnell
said.
This is one event the
New Lenox Fire Protection
District Foundation
puts on to raise funds that
help the firefighters. Because
of events like this,
the foundation was recently
able to purchase a
thermal imaging camera.
“These events are very
important,” said Sandra
DeLair, director of the
New Lenox Fire Protection
District Foundation.
“We have so many lives
that were trying to help.
We want to fill the needs
for emergency situations
in the community. When
the fire station comes
to use with needs such
as new leads or updated
equipment, we want to
make sure as a foundation,
those first responders
are equipped.”
“When we go out to
buy a new engine, by the
time it is street ready it is
$700,000 dollars,” Hartnell
said. “It takes a lot of
money to make this operation
run. The district
does a great job with the
proceeds they have been
blessed with from the
village. Everything this
foundation does is based
on the concept of saving
a life.”
The winner gets a trophy
that they can bring
home for a year.
The event will be held
at Station One, 261 E.
Maple St.
Cooking starts at 9 a.m.
and judging will take
place at about noon.
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