NewsFebruary 27, 2019
The Cape Noon Optimist Club hosted its annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.
Bob and Janice Shirley of Cape Girardeau speak to a passerby while eating at the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The pair has been married for 54 years. Cape Girardeau mayor and Cape Noon Optimist Club member Bob Fox estimated that the event, which got its start in 1984, will raise $20,000 to $25,000 to go toward youth activities such as the city's youth baseball league.
Bob and Janice Shirley of Cape Girardeau speak to a passerby while eating at the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The pair has been married for 54 years. Cape Girardeau mayor and Cape Noon Optimist Club member Bob Fox estimated that the event, which got its start in 1984, will raise $20,000 to $25,000 to go toward youth activities such as the city's youth baseball league.
A customer is served during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.
A customer is served during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.
Cape Noon Optimist Club members David Willis, right, and Kent Zickfield serve Silvia Kinder, all of Cape Girardeau, and other attendees during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Cape Noon Optimist Club members David Willis, right, and Kent Zickfield serve Silvia Kinder, all of Cape Girardeau, and other attendees during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Cheese for attendees of the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Cheese for attendees of the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Dr. Stan Williams of Cape Girardeau smiles while getting served during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Dr. Stan Williams of Cape Girardeau smiles while getting served during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Lynn Young of Cape Girardeau, left, and Sandy Ross of Jackson converse during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
Lynn Young of Cape Girardeau, left, and Sandy Ross of Jackson converse during the Cape Noon Optimist Club's annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. 
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The Cape Noon Optimist Club hosted its annual Chili Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.

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