• The chili cook-off was held at the Yew Wood Corral at the Philomath Frolic and Rodeo grounds. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The chili cook-off included several agencies with informational booths set up, including Benton County Emergency Management. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The chili cook-off included several agencies with informational booths set up. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The chili cook-off serves as a fundraiser for a chosen cause and the Philomath and Sheriff’s Office foundations. The chili cook-off included several agencies with informational booths set up, including Benton County Emergency Management. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Julie Nunez of La Rockita serves a taster during Sunday afternoon’s Public Safety Chili Cook-off. The La Rockita team won the Restaurants category for the second straight year. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Several prizes were raffled off at the event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Several prizes were raffled off at the event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Chris Workman stirs the pot for the Philomath Frolic and Rodeo. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Chief of Police Ken Rueben fills a chili-tasting cup. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The chili cook-off attracted a record crowd of 863. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Benton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tyler Lyman samples the BCSO Patrol No. 2 chili. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Public Safety Chili Cook-off (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.

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