KWSO Calendar for Wed., Nov. 4, 2026
Need help with your ODHS benefits? An Eligibility Worker is at the Family Resource Center today from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (closed during the lunch hour). Services include walk-in intakes, renewals, reporting changes, and general questions. Assistance is provided first-come, first served. For EBT replacement cards, visit the main office at 4217 Holliday St. or call 541-553-1626.
Enterprise Updates are on today’s Tribal Council Agenda. This morning – Warm Springs Tribal Credit; Power & Water Enterprise; and Warm Springs Timber Company. This afternoon – Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation; Composite Products; Telecom; and Indian Head Casino.
The Community Health Program is having an Elder’s Fair this morning at the old school gym from 9 until noon. There will be information about brain health, caregiving and community resources for elders. They will also have raffle items, Central Oregon Council on Aging has sponsored Bingo and prizes from 10 to 11 and Indian Head Casino has sponsored a hot lunch which will be at the old cafeteria from 12-1pm.
Tribal Veteran Coordinator Jon Taylor from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be in Warm Springs today and tomorrow to answer questions and help with VA disability claims or benefits. He will be at the Elder’s Fair at the Old School Gym this morning from 9-noon. Tomorrow, 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 today. 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.
The Madras Community Food Pantry at 370 SW Culver Highway is open today from 10AM to 1PM.
There is a senior lunch today at noon at the Warm Springs Senior Center dining area. On the menu today: pork chops, parmesan roasted potatoes, green beans, whole-wheat bread & fresh fruit. Senior meals are free for all elders age 60 and older. Folks can join the seniors for lunch – it’s $1 for Youth, $5 for adults or you can assist with clean-up after the meal.
The Papalaxsimisha Native American Student Union at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy is meeting today during lunch in the Community Room. 6th–8th graders, grab some snacks, unwind with art and journaling, and connect. See Rosetta Martinez and Bella Herkshan there! This afternoon, NASU at Madras High School meets in Room 17 or the Tribal Home Room after school. Deanie Smith will be there to teach wapas making or weaving.
The Culture & Heritage Committee meets twice each month on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. It will meet from 3:30-7pm today at the Education Building.
There is Jury Orientation at Warm Springs Tribal Court today at 4pm. This is for the November-December Jurors. If you have any questions, call 541-553-3278.
Warm Springs Head Start’s fall family carnival is this evening 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.
Tonight Sacred Road Ministries is hosting dinner and Bible study from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the Old School Cafeteria. Childcare is provided right after dinner.
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.
Central Oregon Community College is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with a presentation on the Doctrine of Discovery by former Yakama Nation chairman JoDe Goudy, part of the “We X Rural Change Project Speaker Series.” It runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Madras campus. It examines the Doctrine of Discovery, a centuries-old legal and religious framework used to justify colonization, land dispossession and the systematic denial of human rights to Indigenous Peoples. Following the presentation, participants can join community-building circles centered on tribal sovereignty and environmental sustainability. Space is limited to 100 participants. Email leannat2014@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
Warm Springs Recreation is seeking gently used Halloween outfits for their Costume Closet to get started on having more costume resources to offer next fall. If you have anything you can contribute - drop it off at the Warm Springs Community Center office.
