 Elkmont Lions Club April 27, 2020
It’s with great sadness that I inform you that the 2020 Smokin Railroad Street BBQ Cookoff has been canceled. We are certainly facing some unprecedented times with our nation's current situation. We have been given strict rules from KCBS that has placed us in a bind, that we can’t safely meet their requirements. Also, we can’t ask our sponsors to take the money from their families and the families that work for them. We are already looking ahead to next year’s event and hopefully the return of some great competition. Thank you for all the support Ryan Pylant President Elkmont Lions Club
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