The after school program at Beech Hill School, Otis, held a Snowdown Thursday, Feb. 12. The students, joined by the after school participants from the Hancock Grammar School, created five delicious batches of chili that were judged by a panel of four. The Party Chili, a rich red beef and bean concoction, won first place. The public supper also included hot dogs, baked beans, salads, cookies and brownies with many bringing food donations for the What’s For Suppa Food Pantry in Mariaville. After the cookoff, a contra dance was held with caller Chrissy Fowler. A young fiddler, Gus LaCasse, was on hand to play a rendition of “Boil Them Cabbages Down.”—STAFF PHOTOS BY CATHERINE MCKINNEY