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PAGE 2 JUNE 10, 1977 GRADUATES CONTD. work as a possible career. Francis Kalama, whose parents are Sammy and Jeanie Danzuka, is a tribal member. He was involved in varsity football and basketball and was chosen the king of the junior-senior prom this spring. Noree Langley, daughter of Allen and Louise Langley, is a tribal member whose plans are not known. Kim Manion, daughter of Ed and Urbana Manion, is a tribal member who has been best known for her participa tion in sports, especially as a forward on the girls White Buffs basketball team that won the state championship this year. She also lettered in track and volleyball. Kim intends to go to the Oregon College of Education in Monmouth. Francine Moses, daughter of Kathleen Moses, is a tribal member who shared Kim’s successes in sports and per formed notably on the girls White Buffs basketball team. Volleyball was her other strong sport. Fran plans to attend Linn-Benton Community College in Corvallis. Edward Nicodemus, son of Gerald and Millie Micodemus, is a non-tribal member whose plans are not known. Sharlynne Rhoan, daughter of Emil and Lizzie Rhoan, and a tribal member, made a spe cial effort to finish her diploma packet at the Adult Learning Center in Warm Springs, thus graduating with the class of 1977. Greg Smith, son of Ken Smith, is a tribal member who was a National Honor Society member and has received na tional recognition in the field of business. It is thought he might attend the U. of Oregon. Sammi Squiemphen, daugh ter of Earl and Rita Squiem phen, is a tribal member who participated in volleyball and rodeo. She has expressed an interest in studying data pro cessing at Portland State Uni versity. Anna Ward, son of Egbert and Frances Ward and a non- tribal member, was very ac tive musically, having partici pated in the Acapella Choir and the band. Adeline Miller and her grandson Ryan Florendo bid farewell to Virginia Forseth who has been Public Health Nurse here for the last Japan the Destination of Three Japan may want to set up a Warm Springs Embassy when they discover how much interest this community has in their country. Three local high school girls are pouring over Japan ese literature and packing their bags in preparation for summer trips to the island nation. Liz Woody and Carolyn Strong will join ten other stud ents from Madras High for several weeks in Onomichi as part of the Council on Interna tional Educational Exchange. Students from Onomichi visited Madras and Warm Springs this spring under the same pro gram. Colleen Seelatsee will also venture overseas for a five week stay under the auspices of a language program (LABO) and 4-H. The Tribal Council voted recently to fund each of the three girls partially or in full, and have requested that the students report back to the Council on their experiences. Equipped with cameras, tape recorders and notebooks, the girls expect to have much to ten. Carolyn, who is the daugh ter of James and Venus Strong, and Liz, grand-daugh ter of Elizabeth Pitt, are due to leave June 15. They have been meeting with the other exchange students and assem bling wardrobes that will meet the standards of the Omomichi School. Japanese exchange student Mariko, who is attending Mad ras High, has been advising her American friends about customs and helping them with some language basics. Carolyn, a junior, has been working with a “yen converter” to familiarize herself with the Japanese currency. Carolyn is anxious about the trip. “Their culture is so different from ours. I hope I don’t offend them - they’re so kind and gentle. Over here you can just act the way you want to.” Liz wishes she had had more time to become fluent in Japanese and feels that the Japanese students were much better prepared. She was really impressed with the intellectual and emo tional sharpness of the Japan ese visitors who attended Mad ras High. “In math class they shine...and they appreciate beauty and tragedy.” Liz, who is also a junior, is eager to experience the more traditional side of Japan before it is swallowed up by indus trialism. An accomplished photographer, she expects' to document her trip visually and keep a diary. Carolyn and Liz will be attending school at Onomichi, living with host families and sightseeing. Colleen Seelatsee’s exper ience is bound to be quite different. As part of Japan’s LABO International Exchange Program Colleen will attend a culture camp and stay with a Japanese host family for a total of five weeks. LABO started as a method of teaching a foreign language to Japanese students through fun, cultural activities and grew to an exchange program between Japan and several countries. Colleen, who is the 16 year old daughter of Ellen Heath, was chosen by Oregon’s 4-H Extension program, through which LABO operates in the states. The high school sopho more, who has previously tra veled in only a portion of this country, will head by herself[ for Japan July 19. The first of three weeks of Colleen’s stay will be spent ini a LABO camp where she will learn about the Japanese cul ture and language with native kids her age. Colleen will stay with a host family outside Tokyo for the last two weeks. Sightseeing will most likely be a featured activity during this stay. The anxious traveler is looking forward to “learning their ways” by visiting urban and rural areas, the schools and possibly even the tradition al native populations that still exist in Japan. In turn, Colleen plans tl take her traditional Indian out! fit and an 'assortment of bead] ed items to offer the Japanese a taste of her culture. five and a half years. She is leaving to accept a new position at the Good Shepherd Home in Cornelius, Oregon. (Sandy Rangila Photo) Community Loses a Friend There have been many fond farewells since Public Health Nurse Virginia Forseth announced she is leaving June 10th to accept another position. She has worked here on the reservation for the past five and a half years. Actually it isn’t just any job that is taking her from the reservation. She’ll be working with the mentally retarded at the Good Shepherd Home in Cornelius, Oregon. “Though I’ve loved it here,” she said, “when this opportunity present ed itself I just couldn’t pass it up.” Her interest in the mental ly retarded was inspired in Reservation HighCountry - Backpacking ■ Four backpack trips have been planned for this summer to take a look at the Reserva tion’s high country. These trips are designed for youth and families who want to experi ence backpacking and who want to See what the Reserva tion looks like in the cascade mountains. Twelve to fifteen individu als will be taken out on each of the four trips. The youth trips will be July 12-14 and 26-28 for grades 5th - 9th. The family trips will be July 30 and 31 and August 13 and 14 for 5th graders and up and to include whole families. Participants will need good shoes. All the backpacking equipment will be provided. Cost will be $5.00 for food. Also participants will need to attend one meeting prior to the back pack trip. Interested individuals are encouraged to sign up at the Extension Office Ext 238. Of fice will soon be located in old administrative office building. Or contact Clint or Sue. Also any adult wanting to help with the trips please con tact Clint. part by her 18 year old son, William (Billy). At the Good Shepherd Home, which has a cottage arrangement, Ms. Forseth will be doing the coordinating of health care for the residents there who range in age from four to the elderly. There are a total of 80 permanent resi dents. Since 1971, Virginia Forseth has been involved in the highly successful Maternal Child Health project at Warm Springs from which she has derived a great deal of satis faction. She says she also enjoyed working with the crippled children and senior citizens. About half her job was out in the field where she would make visitations and do health nursing. She was also involved in a number of health pro grams and special clinics as well as communicable disease control. Though she was rushed with an appointment “in the field”, she did want to take the time to extend thanks to the many people who have been so receptive to her eforts and to the entire comprehensive health center effort. Verna Conner, Debi Fiala and Fran Moses (COYOTE NEWS) Phone 553-1644 STAFF Sid Miller Sandy Rangila Cynthia Stowell Publisher - Editori Reporter - PhotogrtpM' Photographer - Report* The paper will be published semi-monthly. Published by The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Spring Reservation of Oregon. P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs. Oregon 97^1
