KWSO Calendar for Thu., Jul. 16, 2026

• There’s a youth basketball camp today & tomorrow at the Youth Center gym from 9:15-11:30am.
• The Community Wellness Center has Sandlot Softball every Thursday at 10am at the Pi-ume-sha Field. Everyone is welcome to join them for slow-pitch softball games and music every Thursday during summer break.
• The Madras Community Food Pantry will be open 10am to 1pm today. It’s located on the Culver Highway.
• The Life Raft Food Pantry in Maupin is open Thursdays from 10AM – 3PM. The Dufur School Pantry is open to students and community members Thursdays from 4:30-6:30pm in the Home Ec Room. And the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Pantry in Wamic is open on the first and third Thursday of the month from 1-4pm.
• Warm Springs Community Health mobile medical clinics can help folks with medical problems, medications, STI tests and – by appointment – procedures. Today from 10am to 3pm it will be at the Simnasho Fire Station. There are also clinics scheduled for July 23^rd at the Thursday Market and July 28^th at the Shelter Dining Hall. Walk-ins & appointments are available with RaNeva Dowty, Dr. Frey & Nurse Shirley. Call 541-553-2352 if you want to schedule.
• The Thursday Market is today from 10:30am – 2pm at the Campus Pavillion. Vendors are welcome to come set up.  It’s first come, first serve for available tables and chairs.  Stop by the KWSO booth for your chance to win tickets to one of the Indian Head Casino Summer Concerts.  Drawing will be July 30th.  Pick up for Veggie Rx participants will be from 11 am – 2 pm with Barbara at the HDFFA table. And if you are eligible and opted in, delivery will begin around 2:30 pm.
• At the Senior Center – there is Senior Fitness Class this morning 10:45 to 11:45 with a lunch for participants after.
• The Sacred Road Summer Program for kids in kindergarten through 6th grade is happening today and tomorrow behind the Community Center from 3-5pm and includes games, crafts, snacks and bible story. No registration is necessary, kids can just show up. They will have the program every other week through the end of July.
• Thursday groups at Warm Springs Behavioral Health Center are On Second Thought at 4:00 and Embodiment Practice with Dr. Tam from 4-5:30pm. Dr. Tam’s group is open to the public.
• Warm Springs Nation T-Ball Registration is being taken in person in the Family Resource Center conference room this evening from 6-8 and again July 21, 22 & 23 from 5:30-7:30pm. There is no cost to register for t-ball. Birth certificates are required to verify age. Kids need to be 6 or 7 to participate.
• Prevention is having a bingo tonight with prizes starting at 6:30 at the campus pavilion.

The MountainStar Resource Bus providing diapers, wipes and other supplies for young children will be in the parking lot of the Warm Springs Community Center tomorrow (7/17) from 10:30-2:30. Families that are registered with MountainStar will be eligible for diapers twice a month. For more information call 458-287-1080. You can also follow MountainStar Madras Relief Nursery on Facebook for updates.

Nature Kids outings are for kids and families to explore the wonders of the natural world at a local park with a hands-on activity. Nature Kids is offered on the third Saturday of the month through October at Sahalee Park in Madras. The next outing is this Saturday (7/18) 9:30-11am. The theme is Insect Olympics! All Nature Kids are free and ideal for families with kids ages 5-10. Registration is helpful but not required. Visit DeschutesLandTrust.org to learn more.

There’s a Community Prevention Fair Saturday (7/18) from 11am to 3pm in the front lawn of the Behavioral Health Cetner. They will have inflatable bouncy houses, face painting, balloon making and family entertainment.

A Summer Skateboard Exhibition at Elmer Quinn Memorial Park is coming up Saturday (7/18). It will start at 10am and will have vendors, informational stands, door prizes and family-friendly events for skaters, spectators, families and the whole community. Bring your own chairs. This is an alcohol & drug free event.

The Papalaxsimisha Reproductive Health Team is inviting all grandmas to a special morning of conversation, breakfast, playing games, and seeking valuable wisdom from our elders about their experiences with coming of age, motherhood, perimenopause & menopause—including the support they had or wished they’d had. The Seasons of Womanhood Elders Brunch is on Wednesday, July 29th 9AM–1PM in the Youth Center Gym. They will have gift bags for the first 25 grandmas in attendance; haircuts will be available on-site and incentive prizes.

The deadline for submitting the CTWS Scholarship Application has been extended to July 31^st. Applications received from July 1-16 will incur no penalty. For applications received between July 17-31, a 10% deduction per day will be applied to the annual scholarship for each day late. Questions may be directed to Gerald Smith, CTWS Higher Education Coordinator at 541-553-3311 or gerald.smith@wstribes.org.