Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 6/29/2013

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Georgia Barbecue Association

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

June 29, 2013

Perry, Georgia

Called to order by Rick Godfrey

Attending:  Rick Godfrey, Danny Evans, Alex Khoury, Danny Meadows, Greg Hoyt, Jimmy Nelms, and Harry Faircloth.

Membership Present: Buster Davis, Audrey Evans, Ed Vesley

Action: Vote:
Motion:

To approve the 2013-2014 budget

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To reduce the mileage rate to 25¢ per mile.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To change the dues structure to have only two tiers, Individual and Corporate effective for the 2013/14 Cook Year.

 

Motion Amended to include:

Dues already paid for the 2013/2014 Cook Year will be honored as paid.

Approved

7-0

 

Tabled for 2013/2014 for further consideration.

 

Motion:

 

To change the minimum payout at a Sanctioned  GBA Contest to be $1,500.00 for Grand Champion and $500.00 for Reserve Grand Champion – to apply to all contest that have not already submitted sanctioning packets.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To set the sanctioning fee for 1st time contests at $150.00.  To set the sanctioning fee for all other contests at $400.00.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To set the “Cooking for Fun” division sanctioning fee at ½ of the regular sanctioning fee and to require contests sanctioning a “Cooking for Fun” division to provide an additional hotel room for an extra scorer, if necessary as determined by the Lead Rep for the Contest.

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To amend the Bylaws to provide that candidates for officer positions can run for only one position per election.

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To post BOD meeting minutes and schedules on the GBA website

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To eliminate disqualification for pooling/puddling.

Failed

Not seconded

 

Motion:

 

To award participation points only upon the turn in of qualifying product.

Failed

5-2

 

Motion:

 

To establish a tie-breaker for the team of the year as follows:

1st Tie Breaker—Most participation points

2nd Tie Breaker—Most Grand Championships

3rd Tie Breaker—Most Reserve Championships

4th Tie Breaker—Most category wins.

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To require equal payouts in dual-sanctioned events.

Failed

4-3

Motion:

 

To require that GBA cook times are given priority at dual-sanctioned events.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To adjourn the meeting.

Approved

7-0

 

 

Get to Know Your GBA Candidates

logoredGet to Know Your GBA Candidates

Voting for President, Vice President & Secretary/Treasurer of the GBA for the 2013-2013 term begins Monday, July 8.  All GBA members are eligible to vote.  Each candidate responded to a short Q&A to assist the membership in making informed decisions.

Please click on the link to read the interviews.  GET TO KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES 

Interviews courtesy of The BBQ Times

Judge Training Class Set for August

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Judge Training Class Set for August

A judge training class has been scheduled for August 17, 2013 in Perry, GA. The class will be held at the New Perry Hotel. Sign in for the call begins at 1:00 PM.  The class will begin at 2:00 PM. The class lasts approximately 3 hours. A meal will be served following the class.  

Membership in the GBA is required to take the class. Membership fees are $35 for individuals or $50 for a husband/wife couple. The fee for the class is $30 per person. Fees are paid by cash or personal check at sign in.

In order to expedite the sign in process, please download a Membership Application & have it filled out prior to arriving.

Seating is limited . Each person who wishes to take the judge training class must fill out the form below to reserve a seat. If both husband and wife plan to attend, each needs to fill out the form..

Judge Training Class Reservation Form

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Officer Nominations for 2013-2015

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Officer Nominations for 2013-2015 Updated

As of June 25, 2013,  the following have been nominated for Officers for the 2013-2015 term. Names are listed in alphabetical order.

President:  Danny Meadows;  Jimmy Nelms

Vice President: Jim Sewell; Ed Vesely

Secretary: Audrey Evans; Pam Nelms

Any member in good standing can be nominated for the office of President, Vice-President or Secretary. You must first ask the person you nominate if they are willing to accept your nomination. After they agree then you will contact Pam Nelms at gabbqassoc@gmail.com and make your nomination. Nominations will close at midnight on June 31, 2013.

Voting will begin on July 8, 2013. You will go to the Georgia Barbecue Association web site at www.bbqga.com On the front page click on the link: “GBA Elections” and follow the instructions. Your ballot will REQUIRE that you enter your GBA member #, so have it handy. Use of the membership # is to insure only one vote per member is cast. To maintain confidentiality of the vote, only two people will have access to the ballots. Voting will end on August 5th 2013.

 

 

 

The GBA Florida State Championship Goes to Bubba Grills

The GBA Florida State Championship Goes to Bubba Grills

Tropical Storm Andrea tried to put a damper on GBA Goin’ Coastal in Fernandina Beach, FL, even spawning a tornado that passed near the contest site on Thursday night. Contest organizer Jay Robertson and the City of Fernandina Beach took it all in stride and put on a great contest. Twenty eight teams vied for the GBA’s Florida State Championship. Another 20+ teams were on hand to compete in the Fun Cook and there were numerous vendors and live musical entertainment throughout the day Saturday.

Grand Champions Bubba Grills

Grand Champions Bubba Grills

Lonnie & Shannon Smith of Bubba Grills took home the state championship banner and the Grand Champion trophy with the top scoring entry in the Ribs finals. This was the third Grand Championship of the current contest year for Bubba Grills.  Another husband & wife team, Kevin & Kerry Sparks of Lawdawg BBQ, captured the Reserve Grand Championship by making finals in both Pulled Pork & Ribs along with 11th place in Loin.

Reserve Grand Champion Lawdawg BBQ

Reserve Grand Champion Lawdawg BBQ

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First Place Loin Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

 

 

The Loin category was extremely competitive. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack continued their strong showing this season taking first place. Anarque came in second place. Third place with to Bethel Smokers. Fourth thru seventh places were separated by only 1.4 points.  Bubba Grills took the fourth place award followed by Smoke Ring Aficionados in fifth place. Pig in a Pokey and Ninja Pig BBQ finished sixth and seventh respectively. Also finishing in the money were Fat Redneck BBQ Co. (8th), Two Smokin’ White Boys (9th) and Smokin’ AJs (10th).

 

 

Smokin’ AJs Buster Davis topped the field in Pulled Pork with Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack as runner up. Lawdawg BBQ took third place honors.  Fourth place went to Just Smoke N  Around with Bubba Grills in fifth place.  Bubmeisters edged out Captain Jack’s BBQ Crew for sixth place. Smolkin’ 42 BBQ finished eighth with Two Smokin’ White Boys and Just Pig Out rounding out the top 10.

 

 

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First Place Pork Smokin’ AJs

 

 

Bubba Grills Grand Championship Ribs topped the category. Thomas Henry of Budmeisters came in second place and Lawdawgs BBQ was once again third. There was a tie for fourth place with Two Smokin’ White Boys getting the nod over Munchee’s Smokehouse on the third tiebreaker. Sixth thru tenth place went to (in order) Heavenly Hawgs, Bethel Smokers, Just Pig Out, SWT BBQ & Smokin’ 42 BBQ.

First contest & gets a call. Look out GBA. Wicked Lickin' BBQ Crew is getting ready.

Kason Gray of Wicked Lickin” BBQ Crew

 

 

 

The GBA would like to congratulate 14 year old Pitmaster Kason Gray of Wicked Lickin’ BBQ Crew who was cooking in his first competition and got the 3rd place call in the Fun Cook Ribeye Steak Challenge.

 

Just one contest remains in the 2012-2013 contest season for the GBA. The finale will be the Pig N Swig BBQ competition held at Powers Pavilion in Newnan, GA on July 12 & 13.  The GBA will take the rest of the summer off before starting a new contest season with the GBA State Championships at the ComSouth Hambone Jam in Fort Valley, GA on Sept 6-7, 2013.

 

 

Full results for GBA Goin’ Coastal.  Top three place scores (in red) are final round scores. All other scores are preliminary round scores.

 

PORK LOIN
1 595.4 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
2 588.5 Anarque
3 580.6 Bethel Smokers
4 591.5 Bubba Grills
5 590.8 Smoke Ring Afficiandos
6 590.2 Pig in a Pokey
7 590.1 Ninja Pig BBQ
8 586.6 Fat Redneck BBQ Co
9 583.3 Two Smokin White Boys
10 582.9 Smokin Ajs
11 580.3 LawDawg BBQ
12 580 Forrest’s Fine Foods
13 578.1 Heavenly Hawgs
14 576.3 Captain Jacks BBQ Crew
15 575.5 Team Two Eggheads
16 573.9 Budmeisters
17 572.9 Butts-N-Brews
18 572.3 Just Smoke N Around
19 572.1 Boston’s Butts
20 570.6 Old Henrys BBQ
21 569 Kelvin’s BBQ
22 568.4 Smokin 42 BBQ
23 567.7 Just Pig Out
24 566.1 Munchee’s Smokehouse
25 564.1 TC’s BBQ Team
26 563.5 Big Daddy’s BBQ
27 558.8 SWT BBQ
28 556.6 Little Jacks Shack

 

RIBS   PULLED PORK
1 599.7 Bubba Grills   1 595.1 Smokin Ajs
2 595.8 Budmeisters   2 594.8 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
3 573 LawDawg BBQ   3 586.6 LawDawg BBQ
Tie 4 592.2 Two Smokin White Boys 4 590.3 Just Smoke N Around
5 592.2 Munchee’s Smokehouse 5 589.9 Bubba Grills
6 588.6 Heavenly Hawgs 6 587.6 Budmeisters
7 587.9 Bethel Smokers 7 587.2 Captain Jacks BBQ Crew
8 587.2 Just Pig Out 8 586.9 Smokin 42 BBQ
9 586.7 SWT BBQ 9 586.5 Two Smokin White Boys
10 582.9 Smokin 42 BBQ 10 584.7 Just Pig Out
11 582.4 Smokin Ajs 11 583.6 Fat Redneck BBQ Co
12 579.4 Forrest’s Fine Foods 12 583.6 Munchee’s Smokehouse
13 579.2 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 13 583 Team Two Eggheads
14 579.1 Pig in a Pokey 14 582.6 Anarque
15 578.5 Boston’s Butts 15 580.3 Heavenly Hawgs
16 578.3 Just Smoke N Around 16 579 SWT BBQ
17 577.7 Smoke Ring Afficiandos 17 577.6 Bethel Smokers
18 577.6 Fat Redneck BBQ Co 18 576.7 Boston’s Butts
19 576.6 Anarque 19 576.1 Pig in a Pokey
20 576.2 Butts-N-Brews 20 575 Ninja Pig BBQ
21 575.8 Old Henrys BBQ 21 575 Smoke Ring Afficiandos
22 575.7 Kelvin’s BBQ 22 574.2 Big Daddy’s BBQ
23 575.7 Captain Jacks BBQ Crew 23 573.8 Little Jacks Shack
24 568.4 Big Daddy’s BBQ 24 572 Forrest’s Fine Foods
25 566.2 TC’s BBQ Team 25 569.9 Old Henrys BBQ
26 564.7 Ninja Pig BBQ 26 563.8 TC’s BBQ Team
27 557.7 Team Two Eggheads 27 556.8 Kelvin’s BBQ
28 557.6 Little Jacks Shack 28 0 Butts-N-Brews

 

Reserve Scores
Since Bubba Grill won Grand Champion, the Reserve Grand Champion passed down to #2
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Bubba Grills 594.2 589.9 591.5 1775.6
2 LawDawg BBQ 598.8 594.5 580.3 1773.6
3 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 579.2 595.5 593.5 1768.2
4 Two Smokin White Boys 592.2 586.5 583.3 1762
5 Bethel Smokers 587.9 577.6 592.1 1757.6
6 Smokin Ajs 582.4 591.5 582.9 1756.8
7 Budmeisters 594.5 587.6 573.9 1756
8 Anarque 576.6 582.6 594.7 1753.9
9 Fat Redneck BBQ Co 577.6 583.6 586.6 1747.8
10 Heavenly Hawgs 588.6 580.3 578.1 1747
11 Pig in a Pokey 579.1 576.1 590.2 1745.4
12 Smoke Ring Afficiandos 577.7 575 590.8 1743.5
13 Munchee’s Smokehouse 592.2 583.6 566.1 1741.9
14 Just Smoke N Around 578.3 590.3 572.3 1740.9
15 Just Pig Out 587.2 584.7 567.7 1739.6
16 Captain Jacks BBQ Crew 575.7 587.2 576.3 1739.2
17 Smokin 42 BBQ 582.9 586.9 568.4 1738.2
18 Forrest’s Fine Foods 579.4 572 580 1731.4
19 Ninja Pig BBQ 564.7 575 590.1 1729.8
20 Boston’s Butts 578.5 576.7 572.1 1727.3
21 SWT BBQ 586.7 579 558.8 1724.5
22 Old Henrys BBQ 575.8 569.9 570.6 1716.3
23 Team Two Eggheads 557.7 583 575.5 1716.2
24 Big Daddy’s BBQ 568.4 574.2 563.5 1706.1
25 Kelvin’s BBQ 575.7 556.8 569 1701.5
26 TC’s BBQ Team 566.2 563.8 564.1 1694.1
27 Little Jacks Shack 557.6 573.8 556.6 1688
28 Butts-N-Brews 576.2 0 572.9 1149.1