KWSO Calendar for Tue., Nov. 3, 2026
Today is Election Day in Oregon! All ballots must be deposited in an official drop box by 8 p.m. tonight to count. On the Reservation, bring your ballot to the drop box by Fire & Safety on campus or Three Warriors Market in Simnasho. Additional drop boxes are open until 8 p.m. at the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office in Madras, city halls in Culver and Metolius, and the Wasco County Courthouse in The Dalles. Make your voice heard today!
McKenna Divine’s PE classroom at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy is a finalist for the SELCO Classroom Makeover grant. They will select 3 classrooms based on public vote. You can help the K8 win a climbing wall and projector for the Mat Room by voting on the website every day through Saturday, November 7th at SELCO dot org slash vote www.selco.org/vote.
Tribal Council Agenda: Tribal Member Concerns 9am-12pm
The Reservation Impact Food Bank at the Warm Springs Commodities Warehouse is open from 10-1 today. The Madras Community Food Pantry on Culver Highway is also open from 10-1.
Papalaxsimisha is encouraging voter participation today and will be set up for the “Rock Your Mocs to the Ballot Box” community lunch today from 11-2 in front of Fire & Safety in on Campus. Everyone is welcome to stop to visit, learn about what’s on the ballot and grab some lunch. It’s free and open to people of all ages.
Today is Senior Lunch from noon to 1 at the Warm Springs Senior Building. Today’s meal is garlic chicken with wild rice, steamed veggies & canned fruit.
Warm Springs Community Health Program has a hand sewing circle that meets every Tuesday at noon in the I H S atrium. Lunch and supplies are provided for participants.
Division of Child Support employees will be at the Warm Springs DHS office this afternoon from 1-3 providing in-person assistance with completing forms and answering questions about child support. Walk-ins and appointments are welcome. To schedule or for questions email ChildSupportBendTribalLiaison@DOJ.Oregon.gov or call 541-388-6141.
The Warm Springs Johnson O’Malley Committee’s has a meeting scheduled for this evening from 5:15-8 in conference room at the Early Childhood Education Center.
The General Council Meeting for the 2027 Tribal Budget is tonight at the Agency Longhouse. There will be a meal at 6, and the meeting is at 7.
The Community Health Program is holding an Elder’s Fair tomorrow (11/4) at the old school gym from 9am until noon. There will be 20+ booths providing information about brain health, caregiving and community resources for elders. They will also have raffle items, bingo from 10-11am, a basket-walk from 11-noon and a lunch in the old cafeteria from 1-2.
Tribal Veteran Coordinator Jon Taylor from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be in Warm Springs this week to answer questions and help with VA disability claims or benefits. He will be at the Elder’s Fair tomorrow at the Old School Gym from 9-noon. On Thursday (11/5) he will be at the Old School Cafeteria from 8am to 2pm to meet with any Tribal Veteran or their family members.
Warm Springs Community Health’s Mobile Medical Clinic will be at the Old School Gym during the Elder’s Fair tomorrow 9am until noon. Providers can help with medical problems, medications, STI testing, COVID & flu shots and – by appointment – procedures. Walk-ins are welcome or schedule by calling 541-553-2352.
Warm Springs Head Start will have a fall family carnival tomorrow (11/4) from 5-6:30. Families are invited to join them in A-pod at ECE for food and games. Costumes are welcome – but please no face coverings or fake weapons.
The Papalaxsimisha Native American Student Union at the Warm Springs K8 Academy meets tomorrow during lunch in the Community Room. It’s open to 6th–8th graders at the K-8. At Madras High School, NASU meets every Wednesday in Room 17 or the Tribal Home Room. Tomorrow’s meeting will take place after school and Deanie Smith will be there to teach wapas making or weaving.
Fences for Fido will have a free Vaccine Clinic for Dogs and Cats in Warm Springs. All Warm Springs residents are welcome to bring a max of 4 pets per household to the vaccine clinic on Saturday, November 7th, from 2 to 4PM. Free dog and cat services include vaccinations and flea and tick prevention. No appointments are needed. Pets much check in no later than 3:30 that day at Fire & Safety on Campus.
Wednesday, November 11th is Veteran’s Day, a federal holiday. Social Security recipients who normally receive their payments on the second Wednesday of the month can expect their direct deposit the day before, on Tuesday, November 10th. If you have any questions, contact Mushy at 541-777-2785.
