AND THE 2011 SALSA FESTIVAL WINNERS ARE....

Here are the winners of the 7th Annual Salsa Festival. Miss Maricopa, Camilla Cochran, co-presented the winning checks with our sponsors at the end of the evening:

• Best Hot Salsa: $500
  H-3 Caliente Tomatoes Jolene Mullenix
  Presented by Frito-Lay
• Best Mild Salsa: $500
  M-4 Salsanna's Rosanna Hernandez
  Presented by Waste Management
• Most Unusual Salsa $500
  U-4 Veroncia Vezeau Veronica Vezeau
  Presented by Orbitel Communications
• Best Overall Salsa $1,000
  H-5 Team Gonzales Alex Gonzales
  Presented by the City of Maricopa

Maricopa's 8th Annual Salsa festival will take place from 4 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 at Pacana Park. At this free event, families will have an opportunity to enjoy games, entertainment, information booths, food & drink and of course sample and vote on their favorite salsa!

This event is a traditional salsa competition with contestants battling for $1,000 cash prize for Best Overall Salsa. There is no cost to enter the competition! Contestants will also have the opportunity to win $500 cash awards for Best Mild Salsa, Best Hot Salsa, and Most Unusual Salsa.

Additional details including applications, event schedules, maps, park and ride locations and more coming soon!

For more information on the Salsa Festival, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 520/316.6963.