APRIL 2017 • NEBRASKAland 15
Ponca BBQ
Challenge
By Lynn Mellick,
Ponca State Park
Mark your calendar! Ponca
State Park is hosting its second
"Smoke on the River, BBQ
Challenge," Saturday, Sept. 16,
2017, at the Missouri River
Outdoor Expo. There will be
three main categories: pork,
poultry and beef. An "other"
category of wild game will be
judged separately.
No registration fee is
required. Prizes will be
awarded in each division for
first, second and third places.
First place in each category
earns a one-night stay in a
Ponca State Park mini lodge.
The grand champion prize will
be announced at a later date.
The BBQ challenge is open to 12 teams. Charcoal,
stick burners and pellet grills are allowed. No electric or
gas grills.
We are looking for certified judges. If interested in judging
or competing, please contact Tyler Uthof at 402-369-2530 or
uthof_13@hotmail.com. For general Expo questions, contact
Ponca State Park at 402-755-2284. ■
BBQ pork ribs was one of the dishes entered in the "Smoke on the River, BBQ Challenge" last
year at Ponca State Park's Missouri River Outdoor Expo.
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PONCA
STATE
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