Weekend Community Roundup: Indigenous Fashion Show, Youth Art Camp, Free Pet Clinic, and More

Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue is inviting the community to a pay-what-you-can Firefighter Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, September 6, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Station 501 on SW Shad Road. All proceeds benefit the volunteer firefighters association.

Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort, which sheltered more than 2,100 residents during the Bench Fire emergency, is honoring the community with weekly free-admission days for first responders every Tuesday and tribal members every Wednesday through the end of September.

The EPA and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have officially lifted both the Boil Water Notice and Water Conservation Order that were in place during the Bench Fire emergency. Tap water on the reservation is now safe to drink, cook with, and use normally.

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is moving from crisis mode to recovery after the Bench Fire burned across the reservation last month. A $300,000-plus recovery fund is now being organized, damage assessments are underway, and the Tribe documented more than 219 individuals and organizations that contributed aid.

Despite fire season smoke and drought conditions across Central Oregon, local anglers are finding excellent fishing on the Metolius and Crooked Rivers, with redband trout and mountain whitefish running strong.