The Deschutes Historical Museum invites the public to our 42^nd Annual Chili Feed and Raffle event, November 7-8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a fundraiser to support year-round programs and exhibits. Admission to the museum is free during the event. 

Featuring “Millie’s Chili” and assorted pie flavors for dessert, this annual fall fundraiser was started 42 years ago by members of the historical society and features the chili recipe of Millie Rastovich Chopp.

In addition to lunch, tickets for this year’s raffle are also available with a chance to win gift baskets, selected from local and historic businesses, including The Old Mill District, Newport Market, Wild Birds Unlimited, Mt. Bachelor, Trader Joe’s, Tower Theatre, Oregon Feed and Irrigation, and more local business supporters. 

Chili is $10.00 per person and is available to-go. 

Chili Feed and Raffle
Fri.-Sat., Nov 7-8 11am-3pm
Deschutes Historical Museum
129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend
http://www.deschuteshistory.org/
(541)383-1813

This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.

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Deschutes Historical Museum Chili Feed and Raffle

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October 28, 2025

<h1>Deschutes Historical Museum Chili Feed and Raffle</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 28, 2025</p> <p class="has-drop-cap">The Deschutes Historical Museum invites the public to our 42^nd Annual Chili Feed and Raffle event, November 7-8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a fundraiser to support year-round programs and exhibits. Admission to the museum is free during the event. </p> <p>Featuring “Millie’s Chili” and assorted pie flavors for dessert, this annual fall fundraiser was started 42 years ago by members of the historical society and features the chili recipe of Millie Rastovich Chopp.</p> <p>In addition to lunch, tickets for this year’s raffle are also available with a chance to win gift baskets, selected from local and historic businesses, including The Old Mill District, Newport Market, Wild Birds Unlimited, Mt. Bachelor, Trader Joe’s, Tower Theatre, Oregon Feed and Irrigation, and more local business supporters.&nbsp;</p> <p>Chili is $10.00 per person and is available to-go. </p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><strong>Chili Feed and Raffle</strong><br>Fri.-Sat., Nov 7-8 11am-3pm<br>Deschutes Historical Museum<br>129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend<br><a href="http://www.deschuteshistory.org/ ">http://www.deschuteshistory.org/<br></a>(541)383-1813</pre> <p><em>This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.</em></p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/deschutes-historical-museum-chili-feed-and-raffle/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=66397&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/deschutes-historical-museum-chili-feed-and-raffle/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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