🌱 Little Otters December 26th - Madras, OR 2025 and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower, then breezy, with a high of 48 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Little Otters December 26th - Madras, OR 2025
  1195 SE Kemper Way , Madras
  6:30 pm
• Lunch at the Center
  860 SW Madison St , Madras
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Sunday BINGO is BACK in Redmond, Oregon! Limited Time Only
  CK BINGO Hall & Event Center , 798 NW 5th St , Redmond
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• MDA Meeting — Madras Downtown Association
  Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor's Center , 274 SW 4th St , Madras
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• North Lake Girls Varsity Basketball @ South Wasco County
  South Wasco County High School , 699 4th St , Maupin
  4:00 pm
• HS Home Basketball v North Lake
  Maupin Grade School Maupin, OR 97037
  4:00 pm
• North Lake Boys Varsity Basketball @ South Wasco County
  South Wasco County High School , 699 4th St , Maupin
  5:30 pm
• Watercolor Painting
  860 SW Madison St , Madras
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• GUIDED INTENTION SETTING FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH NATALIA MARTIN
  16986 SW Brasada Ranch Rd , Powell Butte
  7:30 pm

Friday May 8

• 2026 GRAVEL
  Wasco County Fairgrounds , 81849 Fairgrounds Rd , Tygh Valley
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 30

• Beaver State Comic Con 2026
  Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center , 3800 SW Airport Wy , Redmond
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Portland General Electric posted a job opening for Associate Parks Attendant - Pelton Park and Perry South in Madras. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Madras. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Antelope here.

🗞 Nearby News

Madras

• COCC's ‘Growing Together' Campaign Culminates with $100K from Tykeson Family Foundation - The Source - Bend, Oregon (bendsource.com)
• A record-breaking 412 families were given gifts through Operation Rudolph (madraspioneer.com)
• Looking Back: 25 Years ago Seaswirl Boats files Chapter 11 bankruptcy (madraspioneer.com)

Warm Springs

• KWSO Calendar for Tue., Dec. 23, 2025 (kwso.org)
• Shop With a Cop gave 13 families gifts for the holidays this year (madraspioneer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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