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Eat competition barbecue this weekend at St. Jacob festival

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Susan Schmidt serves samples of pulled pork and mustard sauce to Angie Falterman during a class on how to be a barbecue cookoff judge. The group all served as judges at last year’s Jakey in June cook-off in St. Jacob.
Susan Schmidt serves samples of pulled pork and mustard sauce to Angie Falterman during a class on how to be a barbecue cookoff judge. The group all served as judges at last year’s Jakey in June cook-off in St. Jacob. Maureen Houston

Locals will have the opportunity to eat competition barbecue prepared by some of the best pitmasters around this weekend at the annual Jakey in June Bar-B-Que Cook-Off.

Barbecue teams will sell their delicious wares on Friday, June 3 from 6 p.m. until it’s gone; on Saturday, June 4 from 4 p.m. until supplies run out; and on Sunday, June 5 from noon to 3 p.m. There will also be a wine and beer garden.

In addition to great food, there will also be great music.

The Jason David Cooper Band will entertain from 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday

BYGTH Youth Band will hit the stage from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and The Robert Perry Band with the Original Mojos will play from 7 to 11 p.m. on Sunday.

A Kids-Q BBQ Cook-Off will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Competition barbecue judging starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 5.

This story was originally published May 31, 2016 at 8:16 AM with the headline "Eat competition barbecue this weekend at St. Jacob festival."

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