by L Baures | Mar 2, 2018 | Trusted Auto Pros
February 17th was the 26th annual API Chili cook-off at the Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. Presented by the Central Wyoming Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute. The event is a competition where businesses can show off their cooking skills and go to head to head against other businesses. Thousands of people flock to the event to try out all the various types of chili’s made.
Photo: Brett Osborne
The API Chili Cook-off is a pretty big deal in Casper, not only do you get to sample a huge selection of Chili’s for $10 but 50% of the proceeds go to local charities. The Calcutta event means 50% of the monies gets split between the winners of 1st 2nd and 3rd in each category. Winners of each category get 25%, 2nd place 15% and 3rd 10%.
Brett Osborne, Fleet Manager at Fremont Motors along with Tammy Corkill, Ashton Engstrom and many other family members competed this year in the Green Chili category. Their pork recipe took them all the way to top winning first place in the blind judging contest!
“It’s bittersweet to have won this year with it being my 25th year doing this”, said Brett. We asked, what was your inspiration for choosing a green chili? “Well, I normally make a red chili, but with switching over to Fremont Motors, I decided to switch to green”. This is the 2nd year that Fremont Motors has participated in the event. Brett went to on nostalgically describing how he remembers when the event first started, it was held at the Industrial building (at the Fairgrounds in Casper) and there were only about 8 cooks at that time. “It’s pretty cool to see how it has grown”.
45 teams altogether competed. There were 17 other entries for the green chili category. There is also a Peoples Choice winner, which was won by Homax. Brett looks forward to competing again next year.
Brett Osborne and Tammy Corkill with their winning Trophy.
Well done Brett and team!
Here are the results:
Red Chili
1 – 1st Interstate Bank
2 – DNOW
3 – SM Energy
Green Chili
1 – Fremont Motors Casper
2 – Western Environmental
3 – Well Control Products
People’s Choice Award
Homax
Showmanship
NOV Wellborne
The proceeds generated from the Chili Cook-Off help support local charitable organizations including:
- CAP (Children’s Advocacy Project)
- Central Wyoming Hospice Program
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Meals on Wheels
- The ARC of Natrona County
- Special Olympics Wyoming
- Jason’s Friends
- Brain Injury Association
- Safe Kids of Central Wyoming
- A.P.I. Scholarship Fund
- Wyoming Food For Thought
- Seton House
- Many of the medical funds established in our community
by L Baures | Mar 1, 2018 | Trusted Auto Pros
What is a service?
A service for your vehicle is routine maintenance, such as an oil change and filter replacements. These are usually scheduled for certain mileage milestones or when your vehicle tells you through your driver information display. Servicing is a must to keep your vehicle in good running order. Services are different from repairs.
What is a repair?
Repairs are when something goes wrong with your vehicle (which does happen) that isn’t supposed to, such as the radio not working, or a u-joint going. Depending on the year and mileage of your vehicle, some items that need to be repaired may be covered under warranty. A warranty on a brand new vehicle is kind of a guarantee that the vehicle will not break under normal operation. So if it does, the manufacturer will repair the problem free of charge under warranty.
Do I risk voiding my warranty if I don’t go to the dealership I bought my vehicle from?
For routine maintenance and servicing, no. You can take your vehicle to any lube shop or dealer to have routine servicing such as oil changes done. These are usually pretty straightforward and Consumer Reports says, “Federal law gives you the right to service your vehicle wherever you like without affecting your warranty coverage”. You may have bought a Toyota from a Dodge dealership, but if you want, you can take it to GMC or a local lube shop to get serviced.
Are there advantages to taking my vehicle to the manufacturer dealership?
Yes. Regardless of which brand vehicle you drive, every dealer is an expert in their own particular brand. They also have a lot more access to information on their brand than a local repair or lube shop would. You may take your vehicle in for a routine service like an oil change at your local lube shop but they will be blissfully unaware of any recalls. they also won’t be aware of TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) or common issues with that brand.
When taking your vehicle to your manufacturer dealership, even for just an oil change, they will be able to tell you if there is an open recall. The advantage is that they may be able to do it at the same time as the oil change, meaning you don’t have to make appointments at various places. This makes life a little less inconvenient and there is no extra cost for recalls and sometimes TSBs. “Mechanics in your dealership’s service department are specifically trained and certified in all aspects of your model’s service needs, and the shop will be equipped with all of the necessary diagnostic equipment”.
Keep your receipts
It’s worth noting that if you do ever have to make a warranty claim with a manufacturer that they may ask for proof of routine servicing. Check to see if the local lube shop keeps records, if not keep your receipts. Dealerships will keep records electronically and these may also be reported on Autocheck reports. This means that everyone can potentially see that the vehicle has been maintained.
“Where to Go for Maintenance and Repairs.” Where To Go For Maintenance And Repairs | Car Maintenance – Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports, Feb. 2014. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
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