🎉 CDA Airport Chili Cook-Off, Pumpkin Painting & Pony Rides 🎃🌶️🐴

✈️ Location: Coeur d’Alene Aviation at KCOE
📅 Date: Sunday October 19th,2025
🕚 Time: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Bring your family for a day full of mouth-watering chili, creative pumpkin painting, pony rides, and fall fun at the airport!

This is a Fly-In or Drive-In event with plenty of parking available. To help us plan for food, seating, ramp space and contests, RSVP is required.

✈️ Support a Great Cause

Donations will be accepted and all proceeds go to the CDA Airport Association who provide scholarships to young aviators!

🔥 Chili Cook-Off Contest

Think you’ve got the best chili in town? Prove it! Winner gets a FREE Discovery Flight with Coeur d’ Alene Aviation!

How to Enter (Deadline: October 14, 2025):
Email 📧 Info@AviateMedical.com with:

• 🧑‍🍳 Your Full Name

• 📞 Phone Number

• 🍛 A short description of your chili masterpiece

Chili Entry Guidelines:

1. Prepare 6–7 quarts of chili 🥣
2. Bring in a crockpot by 11:00 AM (event starts at 11:30 AM)
3. Bring an extension cord 🔌 (electricity provided to keep chili warm)
4. Cups & spoons provided 🥄
5. Contest format — bring your BEST! 🏆
6. Provide:

• List of ingredients (minus your secret ones 😉)
• A creative chili name ✍️
• Spiciness level:

🌶️ Mild

🌶️🌶️ Medium

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Hot

🔥🔥 Extra Hot

👉 Note: RSVP and chili entry sign-ups are required!

🎨 Pumpkin Painting Contest 🎃

Unleash your Halloween creativity!

How It Works:

• Pick a pumpkin

• Paint, decorate & design (no carving allowed)

• Submit your entry by 1:00 PM

Categories & Prizes 🏆:

• Most Creative Design

• Best Kid’s Entry

• People’s Choice Award

Rules:

• Paint & decorations only — no carving please

• One entry per person

🎁 Prizes awarded in each category!

🐴 Ponies & Goats Oh My!

Bring the kids! Come feed the ponies and goats and get your perfect fall family pics- a perfect way to make this a family day at the airport.