ChiliFest 2008 Teams:

• Mankato Fire Department - Winner
• Belle Plaine Fire Department - Winner - People's Choice 
• Minnesota Rett Syndrome Research Association (2 Teams!)
• Blue Earth County Sheriff/Mankato Department of Public Safety Shared Records Divsion
• Morson-Ario
• Gold Cross Ambulance
• North Mankato Fire Department
• Madison Lake Fire Department
• Mankato Police Detective Commander Matt DuRose
• Retired Mankato Police Commander Chuck Vokal and Police Commander Amy Vokal
• Mankato Police Officer Doug Frericks
• Mankato Wing Civil Air Patrol - Chuck Otto
• Mankato Director of Public Safety Jerry Huettl
• Blue Earth County Sherriff's Office - Lt. Jeff Wersal
• Blue Earth County Sherriff's Office - Lt. Tim Mohr
• Blue Earth County Sherriff's Office - Lt. Dave Karge
• Mankato Police Officer Justin Neumann and family
• Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office Dispatch
• Nathan Harrington, KEYC-TV & KDOG Radio personality
• Mankato Police Part-time unit

2008 Celebrity Judges


Jennifer Hudspeth 
former Miss Mankato and 2007 Miss Minnesota.  Current KEYC reporter.

Pete Steiner
News Director KTOE

Mark Piepho
Owner Piepho Moving and Storage and Blue Earth County Commissioner

 Robb Murray
Reporter, Mankato Free Press