KWSO Calendar for Tue., Dec. 23, 2025
Funeral Arrangements for Elliott Lawson Senior. Arrive at the Agency Longhouse this morning at 10am. Overnight Services for all denominations. Fellow Veterans Welcome. Burial tomorrow morning at 8am at the Agency Cemetery.
It’s Winter Break for all 509J schools. School starts back on January 5th.
Christmas week garbage collection will run on a holiday schedule. Monday & Tuesday routes were picked up yesterday. Wednesday & Thursday routes will be picked up today and Friday routes will be picked up on Wednesday (Dec. 24). There will be no garbage pickup on Thursday & Friday as the Tribe is closed for the holiday.
Warm Springs Prevention Team is hosting the 2025 Christmas Basketball Jamboree at the old elementary gym with games starting at 8am today.
The Tribal Courthouse is closed again today to facilitate repair work by electrical contractors.
The Community Health Education Team and Wellness of Warm Springs Jewelry Making with Anita Davis workshop is scheduled for today 9am – 4pm at the old Warm Springs Elementary School Cafeteria. Supplies and Snacks will be provided.
The Last-Minute Christmas Bazaar is today from 9am to 3pm at the Warm Springs Community Center. KWSO will be there selling hats and mugs for last minute shoppers!
The Commodities Food Bank is open today from 10am until 1pm at the Commodities warehouse in the Warm Springs Industrial Park.
Community Service is looking for Senior Citizens’ names and addresses for wood delivery. Contact Tasheyna Sohappy at 541-553-3293 to provide information.
Warm Springs IHS will be closed tomorrow, Thursday & Friday (Dec. 24-26) for the holiday. Please check your medications and call in all refills by today for pickup by 5pm Tuesday. The refill line is 541-553-2475. If you’re not getting though at that number, reach the pharmacy on the alternate cell number 541-325-6777.
Prevention has a movie event at Madras Cinema 5 today starting at 2pm. You can attend and prevention will offer free admission. This is a drug and alcohol-free event.
Wellness of Warm Springs and Community Health Education is hosting an Annual Old Fashioned Community Christmas Dinner tonight from 5-7pm at the Old Elementary Cafeteria. There will be a Giving/Sharing Tree with gifts. A presentation on preventing drunk and drugged Driving will be given.
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs offices and programs close at noon tomorrow for the Christmas Holiday and will reopen next Monday December 29th.
KWSO will play holiday music starting at noon tomorrow until midnight on Christmas. Have a fun and safe Christmas and travel safely if you are on the road.
The Agency Longhouse will host Christmas Dinner this Thursday at noon. The Simnasho Longhouse will host a Christmas Dinner this Sunday December 28th at 12:30pm.
Winter storms can cause disruptions to power so it’s important to be prepared by keeping your cell phone charged, have a flashlight handy, and in the winter months – making sure you can stay warm. To report a power outage –
- Pacific Power & Light customers can go online to https://www.pacificpower.net/. You can also text your outage to 7 2 2 7 9 7 or call 877-508-5088.
- Wasco Electric customers can go online to https://www.wascoelectric.com/ or you can call 800-341-8580.
- Central Electric Co-op customers can go online to https://www.cec.coop/. You can also call (541) 548-2144 during business hours or (866) 459-8651 during non-business hours.