2018 GLBBQA Steak Competition Sponsored by Sobie Meats
The Great Lakes Barbecue Association is excited to host a Steak Competition on Saturday July, 21st. The competition will be held at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, MI in conjunction with the Grand Rapids Rugby Club Rock Hard 7s Tournament
CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION : Steak Competition Application -2018
GLBBQA Steak Competition Rules: GLBBQA Steak Competition Rules
Mail completed entry form & check to:
Great Lakes BBQ Association
8893 Hahn Street
Utica, MI 48317
ENTRY DEADLINE July 13, 2018
$100.00 ENTRY FEE (GLBBQA Member)
$125.00 ENTRY FEE (Non-Member)
$1,000 Steak Competition Purse
1st Place – $500 | 2nd Place – $250 | 3rd Place – $125 | 4th Place – $75 | 5th – $50
Each team will receive two (2) ribeye steaks and 10×10 cook site assigned at check-in. Any heat source allowed, NO GARNISH, Turn-IN boxes & foil disk provided.
Contest Schedule:
10am Team load in
12noon Cooks Meeting
3pm Turn in
4:30pm Awards
2018 Competitor Series Team of the Year Rules
The 2018 Competitor Series Team of the Year Rules for the GLBBQA are now available. Please follow the directions in the Rules document to sign up for the Series. The Rules can be found here: 2018 Comp Series Rules
2018 GLBBQA Team of Year Rules
The rules for the 2018 GLBBQA Team of the Year program can be found here: 2018 ToY Rules
If you have any questions on these or any other matter please email info@glbbqa.com
2018 GLBBQA Spring Fling Rib Burn
The 2018 GLBBQA Spring Fling Rib Burn is scheduled for May 5th at WayPoint Community Church
3041 96th Ave., ZEELAND, MI 49464.
Application and all of the details can be found here: 2018 Spring Fling_Rib Burn Entry Form
2018 GLBBQA Annual Meeting
2018 GLBBQA BBQ 101 Class
The GLBBQA is pleased to announce the date and location for our annual BBQ 101 Class. It will be held March 17th at the Four Points Hotel in Kalamazoo Michigan. The hotel has reserved a block of rooms for our class at a reduced rate. You can reserve your room by visiting the following website: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1801116121&key=94DA936 The rooms are only being held until Feb 21, 2018. After that date you will need to call the hotel direct to book a room.
Attached is some info on the class and the application that has all of the info on payment methods.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at info@glbbqa.com
2018 BBQ 101 Class Application
2017 GLBBQA Awards Banquet
The 2017 GLBBQA Awards Banquet will be January 20th at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Lansing MI. The Banquet starts at 5:00pm and we will have a buffet dinner and cash bar as well as our awards ceremony for our Pro and Competitor TOY Programs.
The Hotel is holding a block of rooms for us, please call the hotel to reserve your room and tell them you are with the Great Lakes BBQ Association to get the reduced rate of $98.00. Their contact info is: 6820 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48911
Phone: (517) 694-8123
Please RSVP to mterry@GLBBQA.com so we know how many are attending. The GLBBQA will be picking up the tab on the dinner for members in good standing and their spouse. This is limited to the first 50 attendees (member plus spouse).
GLBBQA BOD Nominations
The GLBBQA is now accepting Nominations for 1 open position on the Board of Directors for the GLBBQA. You must be a member in good standing at the time of nomination and also be willing to commit the amount of time needed to be a member of the BOD. You can submit a candidate that you think would be a good fit or you can self-nominate. Please submit your nominations via email to Info@glbbqa.com . Nomination period will end January 31st,2018.
Victory Lane BBQ Class Raffle
Heath Riles has generously donated a seat to his class in Kalamazoo to the GLBBQA. We will raffle off a chance to win this seat. Each entry will cost $20.00 and can be purchased through our website: www.glbbqa.com ,by paypal to paypal@glbbqa.com or by mail to:
GLBBQA
8893 Hahn St.
Utica, MI 48317
Please write “Class Raffle” on the memo of the check or in the Paypal Notes section.
We will accept Raffle entries until 11:59pm on December 4th. Drawing will be held on December 5th.
Good Luck !!
Victory Lane BBQ Class
Tthe GLBBQA Board would like to announce that Heath Riles with Victory Lane BBQ is coming to Michigan to put on an unbelievable class experience.
Heath is currently on a tear in the comp BBQ world. Fresh off of 2 180’s (Chicken & Ribs) at the Sams Club Pro BBQ Tour finals, a 5th overall finish, 5 GCS this year, 13 top 10 finishes out of 15 KCBS contests just this year. He has 5 180’s and 2 700 pins. He is also a beast in MBN (Memphis BBQ Network) winning the team of the year 4 times, 8 GC’s in 2017, and is currently #1 in the MBN TOY standings in both Ribs and Pork.
We are excited that he is willing to brave the Michigan weather to put on a great class.
Now here are the details:
When: December 15th and 16th
Where: Fours Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo MI
How Much: $400/person & $100/spouse
Be sure to head over to www.Victorylanebbq.com for class details and to download the registration form.
