Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

More than $11,000 was raised for the Franklin County Food Bank through the chili cook off sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Dec. 5. Garry Romines, Monica Penny, and Veronica and Billy Jordan display their winning quarts of chili. Tom Ramsay waits in the background to auction the chili to the highest bidder. The chili auction brought in $8,000. See the Dec. 10 edition of the Optic-Herald for more details.