Bringing the sweet and heat: East Helena hosts first-ever barbecue competition
Competing for a cause, East Helena welcomed its first-ever national-qualifying barbecue competition over the weekend, featuring 24 teams from acros...
Competing for a cause, East Helena welcomed its first-ever national-qualifying barbecue competition over the weekend, featuring 24 teams from across the western states competing for the title of grand champion and sharing more than $9,000 in cash prizes. 'Talk of a four-hour backyard-style barbecue turned into this, the East Helena Smoke Show,' Ryan Luchau, executive director of Impact Montana, said. Serving up some meat was Kick Back Barbecue owned by Jessie and Aaron Kochman out of Belgrade. Missouri River Brewing Co.