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Hours: Mon & Tues 8:30am -12pm and 1pm-4:30pm     

Weds-Sunday 8am-10:30am - 2pm-5pm 

HCAS Chili Cookoff

When: March 29th, 2026  
Time: 11am-3pm
Where: Handlebend in Oneill
Sign Up Begins Feb 1, 2026

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Get ready to turn up the heat and help us celebrate our 20th Anniversary!

Join us on March 29, 2026, for a community-wide Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser benefiting the Holt County Animal Shelter.

 

We are inviting chili enthusiasts of all skill levels to sign up and showcase their best chili recipes. Whether you are a seasoned competitor or simply love to cook, this is a fun and impactful way to support our mission while enjoying friendly competition and community spirit.

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Event highlights include:

  • Chili tasting and judging

  • Prizes and bragging rights for top entries

    • Judge's Choice & Peoples Choice Prizes

  • A lively, family-friendly atmosphere

  • Photo Booth

  • Silent Auction

  • Proceeds supporting the care and well-being of animals in our community

 

Ready to participate?
Sign up today and help make this fundraiser a success while serving up your best chili for a great cause.

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Registration & Admission

Chili Cook-Off Participant Registration:

  • $50 per entry
    This fee helps funds the winning prizes!

 

Raffle Wristbands & Tasting Tickets:

  • $10 wristband includes:

    • Entry into a raffle

    • 5 chili tasting tickets

    • Tasting Tickets $1 Each

Saving one animal will not change the world, but for that one animal, the world will change forever. -Anononymous

Holt County Animal Shelter

The Mission of the Holt County Animal Shelter is to foster a healthy companionship between Humans and animals, to help enhance appreciation of animals, prevent their abuse, and underscore their intrinsic value.

The Holt County Animal Shelter is a private, non-profit organization. We are funded entirely by private donations from our community.

Mission Statement

In 2006 a group of concerned citizens came together to form Holt County Humane Society The mission then, and now is the same.

We are here to foster healthy companionship  between animals and humans. Through education and example we promote the appreciation of animals, and prevent the abuse and neglect.

Board Members

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Therese Sullivan

Jim Rabe

Paula Evans

Nancy Turpin

Sue Symonds

Karen Nollette

© 2025 Holt County Animal Shelter.

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