- The Simnasho Tribal Market is open Saturdays and Sundays 10am – 2pm through Labor Day weekend, by the Simnasho Longhouse. Tribal Vendors are welcome and visitors are encouraged.
- Greeley Heights Neighborhood Yard Sales are happening from 11-3 today. Look for balloons at participating homes.
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is advertising vacancies on 3 boards – 1 position on the Credit Board, 1 position on the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and 2 positions on the Warm Springs Local Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume and signed criminal & credit background check form to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at the Tribal Administration Building by 5pm on Monday, August 10th.
Warm Springs Community Health’s next mobile medical clinic will be on Tuesday, August 11th from noon to 2 at Smurfville.. Other upcoming dates are August 20th 10:30-2 at Thursday Market; August 25th at the Shelter Dining Hall; and August 27th at the Simnasho Fire Station. At the mobile medical clinics, patients can be seen for medical problems, medications, STI tests, and – with an appointment – medical procedures. Walk-ins and scheduled appointments with RaNeva Dowty, Dr. Frey & Nurse Shirley are available. Call 541-553-2352 for more information.
There’s an Agency District meeting on Tuesday, August 11th at the Agency Longhouse. Dinner is at 5:30 with a meeting to follow. Agenda items include adoptions & enrollments; and small business development & management.
The annual Wings Invitational youth track meet is on Tuesday, August 11th at the K8 track. Registration starts at 5:15 with opening ceremonies set for 5:45 and events at 6. There will be divisions for ages 2-5, 6-9 and 10-12.
The Wasco County Fair is August 13-16 in Tygh Valley. There will be live music & entertainment, rodeo & livestock shows, fun family games, fair food, a demolition derby and drone show. Thursday at noon there will be a free senior lunch, sponsored by Wasco Electric Cooperative. Saturday at 5pm there’s powwow dancing. The rodeo starts at 7:30 Friday and Saturday nights. The demolition derby is Sunday at 11am.
On Saturday, August 15th, the Wasco County Fair and Rodeo will host the “Hold the Line for Saralee” Memorial Race in loving memory of Saralee Spino-McCormack. The event features a Single Exchange Pony Express race—two horses, one jockey, open to both men and women. The action starts at the Wasco County Fairgrounds in Tygh Valley, with top prizes including a thousand dollars added cash and a “Best Dressed Jockey” award. To sign up or learn more, reach out to Krysta Rhoan at 541-460-2588 or Paleena Spino at 541-777-3697.
The Humane Society of Central Oregon will have a free pet wellness clinic in Warm Springs on Saturday, August 15th from 10am until 2pm. The walk-in clinic will be at Fire & Safety on campus – appointments are not needed. Pets can get a wellness exam, vaccinations, microchip and dewormer medication.
ABBAcadabra: The Ultimate ABBA Tribute Concert will take place on Friday, August 21st at General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond. Doors open at 6pm with music at 8:30. Proceeds benefit the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Wildfire Recovery Fund and Thrive Central Oregon. Ticke details are available at GeneralDuffys.com.


