KWSO Going Old School for Valentine’s Day

Feeling nostalgic this month, KWSO is throwing back to an old nightshift tradition with a requests and dedications show on Saturday, February 14, 2026, for Valentine’s Day.  If you are of a certain age – you may remember calling up KWSO to send out a special message to that someone special and picking out just the right song!

You can email kwso@wstribes.org with a request in advance, Call KWSO at 541-553-1968 between 7pm & midnight on Valentine’s Day or respond to a Facebook message we will post on Valentine’s Day.  We don’t have every song ever made – but we will do our best to get your requests and dedications on the air.

Feeling old school about this we also wanted to share this article is updated from a January 2023 Spilyay Tymoo website post.

30 years ago, Valentine’s Day in Warm Springs included the Hug-O-Gram fundraiser.    

The Hug-O-Gram featured a card created by volunteers that was delivered with a hug.  The card was handmade and featured a Native Person with arms out-stretched to give a hug.   Lucinda Green recruited volunteers and Carol Allison helped to create the Hug-O-Gram cards.

The Spilyay Tymoo online archive found several articles about the effort. (Spilyay Articles)

Here’s the timeline for that era:

• In 1989 the Wellness Committee helped to coordinate the “Val-O-Gram” effort to raise funds for the Community Center Reader Board.  The order form described the fundraiser “to promote healthy communication and giving from the heart through “Val-O Grams” and “Hug Certificatees” on Valentine’s Day” for a cost of 50 cents each.
• In 1990, the Valentine’s Hug-O-Gram project raised $238 that was used to buy stuffed animals for the Fire and Safety “Teddy Bears for Kids” project.
• 1991’s fundraiser donated $270 to Youth 4-H Clubs in Warm Springs.
• Hug-O-Grams in 1992 yielded $300 that was donated to the “‘Lil Miss Warm Springs pageant” to purchase gifts for all the participants.
• In 1995 the Recreation Department added balloon and candy heart options to the fundraiser.  The cost for a balloon was $1 if you deliver yourself and $2 for Recreation to deliver.  The chocolate heart cost was $5 to be delivered.  They also added a Madras deliver for an additional $6.

Remembering fun times from years gone by and good things that good people did for the community!