Ribfest 2012

Saturday, June 16

3 p.m. - Midnight

Ribfest 2012 was great fun and a huge success!  Over 4,000 people came out to enjoy the tasty bbq, live entertianment, beer garden and all the fun bbq realted activities we had going on.

If you missed out in 2012 mark your calendar for Ribfest 2013.  It promises to be even bigger & better! 

Blaz'n Grill Works

The boys over at Blaz'n grill works participated in the 2012 Ribfest in a HUGE way!  They donated a Blaz'N Grill works pellet grill to be raffled off during the event ($1,000 value).  

CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO OF THE GRILL (1:21)

Blaz'n also helped out with the judging of all three competition categories (BBQ Vendors- the pros, the amateur bbq competition, and the kids-q) and provided the grills for the amateur teams. 

Southeast Nebraska Amateur BBQ Competition

2012 was the first year for an exciting new event - the Southeast Nebraska coop Amateur BBQ competition - and we made it easy for them!

Blaz'n Grill Works provided each team with a state of the art pellet grill and pellets.  Southeast Nebraska Coop provided each team with not 1 but 3 racks of ribs!  All the teams had to do was show up with their "secret" rubs and spend the aftenoon grilling. 

Eight teams of four participated in this first year event and everyone had a blast!

The winners of the event were as follows: 

1. Myrtle's BBQ - Penny Carbaugh, Paula Schoneweis, Jeff Lichty & Elvis Carbaugh

2. The Porkers - Dallas Christ, John Bordlin & Wayne Bierman

3. Team Veto - Ron & Dustin Vetrovsky

Beatrice Movies Kids-Q

The 2nd Annual Beatrice Movies kids-q was another hit!  Ten kids teams particiapted grilling steaks donated by Beatrice IGA on disposable grills. 

The top prizes were as follows:

1.  Team Sparkle  Makena Mayfield & Abby Jones

2.  The Steak Kings - Troy & Alex Klaus

3.  The Pit King - Chase DeBoer