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Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Six-year-old Harper King shows off the chicken she co ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Six-year-old Harper King shows off the chicken she cooked Saturday, May 29, during the Kids Que at the 17th annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge. She came in third in the 6- to 12-year-old category.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Rotary Club of Boulder City member Larry Archuleta, s ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Rotary Club of Boulder City member Larry Archuleta, seated at left, congratulates Sunrise Rotary Club member Dawn Green, seated at right, on her victory in the rib eating contest Saturday, May 29, at the Best Dam Barbecue Challenge in Boulder City.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Mark and Jessica Knirk of Crazy Cockatoo Cookers prep ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Mark and Jessica Knirk of Crazy Cockatoo Cookers prepare their brisket Saturday, May 27, for the Best Dam Barbecue Challenge in Boulder City.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Dale Ryan, left, and Steve Parnes take a break from c ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Dale Ryan, left, and Steve Parnes take a break from cooking at the Rotary Club of Boulder City's grill Saturday, May 29. Ryan said they cooked more than 1,200 hamburgers and 300 hot dogs over the weekend.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review People flocked to Boulder City during the Memorial Da ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review People flocked to Boulder City during the Memorial Day weekend for the 17th annual Best Dam Barbecue competition.
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Six-year-old Harper King shows off the chicken she cooked Saturday during the Kids Que at the 17th annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge. She came in third in the 6- to 12-year-old category.

Mark and Jessica Knirk of Crazy Cockatoo Cookers prepare their brisket Saturday for the Best Dam Barbecue Challenge in Boulder City.

Rotary Club of Boulder City member Larry Archuleta, seated at left, congratulates Sunrise Rotary Club member Dawn Green, seated at right, on her victory in the rib eating contest Saturday at the Best Dam Barbecue Challenge in Boulder City.

Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review

Dale Ryan, left, and Steve Parnes take a break from cooking at the Rotary Club of Boulder City’s grill Saturday. Ryan said they cooked more than 1,200 hamburgers and 300 hot dogs over the weekend.

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