[COHO] My personal COHO thanks...

[brett thomas]

I just wanted to give a shout out to all the COHO members that made this 
event such a success.  First, and foremost, I'd like to thank my 
scorekeepers and stewards.  Tim Howe and Erin Marlowe did an outstanding job 
of shuffling and sifting through all of the entry data, and then keeping 
track of things as they progressed throughout the event.  Cicely Wingate and 
Donna Giles get my highest respects for their newfound stewarding skills, 
and for having to put up with me barking orders at them all day long.  They 
kept the beer flowing for the judges, and helped me keep what was left of my 
sanity.

I'd also like to thank everyone on the competition organization team - Evan 
Clark, Ryan Gibson, Jenn Kopp, Tim Howe, and Erin Marlowe.  These are the 
good folks who shared my vision of developing Central Oregon's first real 
homebrew competition, and making it a reality.

Another major contribution came from Tom Gilles at the Brew Shop.  He did us 
a huge favor in taking exceptional care of all the entries that poured into 
his shop.  Tom was also extremely generous is his prize support for our 
competition.  Tom worked along side of the organizing team, and spent a few 
late evenings with us finalizing the details of this event.

A big thanks goes out to Justin Iverson, who helped us with our two original 
event locations, and to Bill Herrick who helped us with our third, and 
final, event location.

Finally, I'd like to thanks all the COHO members who entered beers, and came 
out to judge, assist, or just stand around and drink beer at the event.  I 
hope that all of you had a great time.