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Above: J.R. Riski is silhouetted in the lid of the chili tank as he calls for more ingredients. J.R. engineered the chili tank for the at-
tempt at the Guinness World Record for the largest single serving of chili.
Left: Jack Riski takes a break from mixing the chili with a paddle. With Jack on the chili trailer is his dad J R Riski, they helped to cre-
ate the chili tank at their shop JR Welding in Minto along with Allan Gersewski. Riaht" That s a lot of beans Ellen Misialek weiahs a
tub of beans before they go into the chili-tank. Recording the weight is June Selsth." Everything had to be'precisely weighed,even
the empty buckets.
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Top: The empty chili tank sits on the weigh scale at Gav-
ilon Grain in Minto at 3:45 a.m. Saturday. Top Center: John
Kirkeby (left) and Corey Jamieson use Veg-o-Matic's for dic-
ing the onions. Bottom Center: Salt is added to the ham-
burger and onions in the chili tank. Bottom: Look out Wally!
Debbie Misialek opens a can of tomatoes just about in
arms reach of Wally Ebertowski who is picking up another
can of tomatoes. Left: Lee Sobolik (left) and Mark (Putz) Kili-
chowski were the envy of all the woman can openers in the
line as theyfabricated an attachment to hook their electric
drills on ahand can opener. How did it work? It took only
a couple seconds to open a can. Patent pending? Right: A
much deserved rest. Scott Schuster (left) and KeithShutt
give a big thumbs up to some delicious chili. The day
started early Saturday for many of the 170 area volunteers
in pursuit of the Guinness World Record for the largest sin-
gle serving of chili -- a record in which they shattered.
Left: The man responsible for the idea of pursuing the Guinness World Record for the largest single
serving of chili, Chris Misialek, samples the chili halfway on their way to the record. Right:The magic
number. The chili tank sits back on the scale full as the record-breaking number is displayed on the
scale.
Photos: Larry Biri
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