April 21, 1978 Page 3
Rain Didn’t Dampen Exchange Students’ Spirits
' What do 80 American Field
Service students, who are housed
in teepees, do when it's pouring
rain? Also, what about their
meals which were to be eaten
outside on picnic tables?
Well, the Madras AFS chap
ter members had the situation
well in hand last weekend.
The camping area at Kah-Nee-Ta Village took on an international air as the Norwegian Flag
fluttered from one of the teepees last weekend. Eighty AFS exchange students from all over Oregon
visited the reservation and enjoyed tennis, horseback riding, and the Root Feast Rodeo.
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(Even though it might have been
a damp hand, at that!)
Representatives from 33
foreign countries, began arriv
ing at Kah-Nee-Ta Friday after
noon, extremely excited at the
prospect of seeing one another
again. Approximately 15 chaper
ones were responsible for get
ting the kids moved in and
“comfortable” in their eight tee
pees. The excitement carried far
into the night, for many did not
go to sleep until around 3:30
a.m.
. . . All the AFS students who
visited Warm Springs live with
Oregonian families and are at
tending high school throughout
this school year. The experience
for the students, as well as the
host families is very rewarding
and unique. Paulo Menezes, who
is from Brazil, has been with
Helmer and Bette Wallan since,
last July. The Wallans are the
only family in Madras who
sponsored an AFS student this
year.,
Saturday afternoon, 30 of the
students went to the Root Feast
Rodeo at the Agency Rodeo
grounds in Warm Springs. The
kids all enjoyed the rodeo with
one student calling it “typically
American, with the cowboys,
lassos . . . ”
After the rodeo, the visitors
were transported back to Kah-
Nee-Ta for dinner and programs
presented by Bernice Mitchell
and the Madras High School
Indian Club.
Then the rain began. “ It
came down in buckets,” stated
AFS president P at Creelman.
“We didn’t know what we were
going to do. Andy Lucas was
kind enough to let us take our
food to the Warm Springs Room
at the Lodge.” As for sleeping,
Community C enter director
Satch Miller let the kids sleep at
the center in Warm Springs.
“We’re so grateful to every
one who helped us at the last
minute. It wouldn’t have gone as
smoothly without their help!”
stated Creelman.
The group bid farewell Sun
day morning, heading for their
second homes throughout Ore
gon, taking with them memories
of Indian dancing, legends and
how to cope with the wet.
Long Awaited Housing Nears Completion
Within the month there is
bound to be an unusual amount
of activity in the form of moving
vans and pickups loaded with
household goods making their
way through Warm Springs.
Housing projects which were
started about this time last year
are nearly ready for occupancy,
now.
The twenty senior citizen
homes located above the mobile
home park are beginning to look
pretty interesting. It is probably
the only HUD project in the
United States which includes a
wood burning stove and a
smoke-house with each home. In
addition to individual smoke
houses, each home has a carport
with a small storage space.
Some of the homes have
rather spectacular views of the
community, and others are nest
led among the junipers. Also
included in the project is a
centrally located senior citizen
center. It will have a sauna and
whirlpool bath, a patio with
umbrellas, a dining area to ac
commodate about 70 people, and
an old-style sweathouse if de
sired. There is also a pathway,
leading down to the longhouse
area.
It is estim ated that the 20
senior citizen homes will be
ready for occupancy this sum
mer, as will the 30 family homes
in West Hills which are also part
of the HUD project.
The twenty-unit tribal apart
ments located in the juniper
grove south of the rodeo grounds
will have their final inspection
today (Friday), and should be
ready for occupancy the first
week of May. All twenty apart
ments have been spoken for and
there is a waiting list should
anyone change their mind.
The attractive, landscaped
apartment complex blends well
with the environment and there
is a carport for each unit, as
well as limited space for guest
parking. Each apartment is car
peted and draped, with the bed
rooms located upstairs. And
housing manager Elton Greeley
noted, with a smile, that perhaps
Each of the senior citizen houses has an individual smoke-house (right) as well as a carport. A
the top of the carports would
HUD project, the homes should be ready for occupancy sometime this summer.
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make good sun-bathing decks.
By the end of April, the 15
three and four-bedroom tribal
homes located on the bench west
of the mobile home park should
all be completed. The homes are
for sale to tribal members or are
available on a lease-purchase
option plan. Of the fifteen
homes, eight have already been
purchased and two leased.
All the houses have fire
places, are carpeted, and have
dishwashers and kitchen appli
ances. The four-bedroom homes
have two bathrooms, and the
three-bedroom houses have two
entrances to the one bathroom.
The homes are low-density,
with plenty of space around each
house. And most of the homes
are situated where there is a
pleasant view. Arrangements
for the purchase or lease of one
of the homes can be made
through the tribal housing de
partm ent and tribal credit de
partments.
The base price for one of the
three-bedroom homes is $33,400
and for a four-bedroom home -it
is $37,100. The base price does
not include landscaping or a
The tw enty-unit tribal apartm ents w ill be given a final
begin moving in the first week of May. All apartments have been
carport.
inspection today (Friday) and it is expected that occupants can
spoken for.
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