Philomath Police Foundation

12/31/2025

Our K9 Officer Percy passed away on December 26th.....RIP to our best boy!!!

09/10/2025

Two hours before the opening of Sunday’s Public Safety Chili Cook-Off at the rodeo grounds, nearly two dozen teams were busy preparing their entries in the annual competition for top honors.

08/18/2025

🔥🌶Reminder!🌶🔥
The Public Safety Chili Cook-Off is coming up on September 7th!
There are raffle tickets available at Philomath Police Department for the Weatherby Vanguard Hunting Rifle donated by Coastal Farm and Ranch and a Blackstone Grill donated by Oregon State Credit Union.
We hope to see you there!

07/25/2025

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07/25/2025

The 2025 Public Safety Chili Cook-off is coming up in just over a month. We will have a number of raffle items, and will be posting them on our Foundation website. Once again, we will have a "hunting implement" to raffle along with a Blackstone Grill!!

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09/21/2024

Chili Cookoff Update from Brad at Philomath News!!

As reported in this column last week, the Public Safety Chili Cook-off reported a pretty good turnout at its Sept. 8 event at the rodeo grounds and shared a rundown of winners in various categories. In a follow-up to that information, organizer Ken Rueben gave specific numbers on attendance and the payout to its chosen charity and the two foundations.

In all, there were 1,133 folks counted in attendance at the popular event. That breaks down to 963 paid attendance along with 170 others who were involved either as team members, event volunteers and vendors.

Total revenue raised added up to $21,202 and minus expenses, $10,000 will be donated to the 4 Spirits Veterans Scholarship Fund and $9,349 to the Philomath Police and Benton County Sheriff’s foundations,

For those who aren’t aware, the 4 Spirits fund helps veterans pay for classes at Western Oregon University. The chili cook-off has designated the fund as its charity for the past three years ($10,000 was also donated to them last year).

By the way, each year, there is a poster artwork contest involving Philomath High School students and this year, I wasn’t able to meet with the students to give them a little recognition. The students, who are in Nicole Stueve’s desktop publishing class, that designed this year’s poster were Lukas Hernandez and Casey Baker-Swartzendruber.

This arrangement came about a few years back when the chili cookoff’s organizers opted to bypass spending up to $1,500 for an outside company to do the poster design. In addition to learning more money that can be donated, Rueben also simply wanted to incorporate more involvement from the community.

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09/05/2024

It’s become an annual must-attend event in Philomath — walking from booth-to-booth on a Sunday afternoon in September to challenge taste buds while testing the culinary skills of a couple dozen chili-making contingents that all believe they have the winning recipe.

09/01/2024

One Week Away!!! Can't wait to taste all those amazing chili recipes!!!

Come support us next Sunday!!!

08/24/2024

The Public Safety Chili Cook-Off is a community event that’s fun for the whole family and a great way to raise money for local programs!

08/21/2024

Sponsor Alert!!
Today we wanted to recognize and thank Oregon State Credit Union for their generous donation!

08/21/2024

Sponsor Alert!!

Today we wanted to recognize and thank Miller Timber Services Inc. for their generous donation!

08/21/2024

Sponsor Alert!!

Today we wanted to recognize and thank Pioneer Connect for their generous donation!