Welcome to Linden

ChiLLy Fest History

2006-First Parade of Lights
2007-First Chili Cook Off
2008-First Official ChiLLy Fest
2010-First ChiLLy Fest Pageant
and Second and last Marengo Idol
2013-1st Best Cornbread

Chili Cook Off Winners

2007
Me and The Girls -1st
Kickin Butts BBQ -2nd
Papa’s Foods -3rd

2008
Red Hot Chili Papa -1st

2009
Pink Feathers -1st
Papa’s Foods -2nd
Brett Etheridge -(Best Presentation)

2010
Papa’s Foods -1st
Amstar -2nd
Cut and Clean -3rd

2011
AmStar -1st
Butt Masters-2nd
Chili Hounds-3rd

2012
Butt Masters-1st
Brett Etheridge-2nd
Rod Langley-3rd

2013
Papa's Foods - 1st
Rod Langley - 2nd
3 Old Fat Men Smokers - 3rd

2014
Papa's Foods - 1st
Transco (Brian Cannon) - 2nd
Millison Price - 3rd

2015
Brett Etheridge -1st
Kickin Butt BBQ (Marx Ford) -2nd
Larry Walter's Furniture -3rd
AmStar EMS -Best Presentation
Larry Walter's Furniture -Anything But

2016

Brett Etheridge -1st

Lisa Cole (AmStar) -2nd

Mike Walter's and Tommy Criswell (Larry Walter's) -3rd

Chuck Glass -Anything But

2017

Georgia Pacific -1st

Parr's Chevron -2nd

Marengo Auto -3rd

Marengo Auto -Anything But

2018

Papa's Food -1st

Marengo Auto -2nd

Parr's Chevron (Brett Etheridge) -3rd

Georgia Pacific -Anything But

Best Cornbread

2013-Papa's Foods

2014-Transco (Brian Cannon)

2015 -Brett Etheridge and Naheola Pride

2016-Brett Etheridge

2017-Alan Lewis (Lewis Pest Control)

2018 -Papa's Food

Float Winners

2009 Business Category
Form Advantage Insulation-1st
T. P. Young Logging-2nd
First Bank of Linden-3rd

2009 Schools, Churches, and Organizations
C.R.I.B.S -1st
Linden High School-2nd
Cornerstone Church-3rd

2010 Business Category
Little Drug Co.-1st
Papa’s Foods-2nd
South Alabama Gas-3rd

2010 Schools, Churches, and Organizations
Linden Quest Club-1st
Linden High School-2nd
N/A-3rd

2011 Schools, Churches, and Organizations
Linden Baptist-1st
Linden Quest Club-2nd
Linden Elementary (Head Start)-3rd

2011 Business Category
Papa's Foods-1st
Pop's-2nd
First Bank of Linden-3rd

2012 Over ALL
First Bank of Linden-1st
Papa's Food and Ace Hardward tied for 2nd

2013 Best Float

First Bank of Linden

2014 Best Float

Marengo Propane/T.P. Young Logging

2015 Best Float

Marengo Nursing Home

2016 Best Float

Langley's Shell

2017 Best Float

Forest Hill Baptist Church

2018 Best Float

Marengo Academy Elementary

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