Spilyay Tymoo
Page 2 September 13,1983
Atter 10 y e ars.. .
Rose retires to quiet but busy ranch life
Nestled among the juniper’
and sagebrush on the comer of
Dingo and Sagehen in Crooked
River Ranch about 40 miles
from Warm Springs is the
home of recent-retiree Rose
Atkinson. Rose ended her 10-
year career with the Tribe
August 15 and has “been on the
road” ever since. She has had
little time to stay at home and
enjoy the peace and quiet of the
area.
Rose, and her husband
Francis, came to W arm
Springs from Portland in 1973.
Rose., who had a long work
history in the hotel industry,
worked at Kah-Nee-Ta as a
cashier, front desk clerk and in
th e r e s o r t ’s a c c o u n tin g
department for about a year.
In 1974, Ed Manion asked
Rose to work in the newly-
developed housing depart
ment. Ed, Rose and tenant
manager Arlita Rhoan began
working in a 10’ x 12’ office on
the second floor of the old
administration building. “We
had one desk, a typewriter
stand, four chairs and two
filing cabinets. We admini
stered 50 HUD and 40 tribal
housing units.” The depart
m e n t, * n o w u n d e r th e
supervision of Elton Greeley,
manages over 300 units and has
a staff of seven. Housing on the
reservation “has changed a
Though Rose is retired now,
great deal,” said Rose.
she is still involved with the
Indian Housing Authority in
Region X. Last week, she
assisted with a workshop at
K ah-N ee-Ta dealing with
Indian housing. And because
Rose finds Indian housing very
interesting, she is considering
w o r k in g w ith V a rio u s
northwest tribes as a consultant
to help them with housing
p r o b le m s . “ H o u s in g is
addictive. Indian housing is
unique because there are many
problems not faced by public
housing authorities. It’s never
boring, it’s always changing,”
said Rose.
Rose was instrumental in
establishing the East Cascade
Association of Indian Hosuing
Authorities which includes
nine tribal housing depart
ments in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho. She served as
president from 1978 to 1980 but
resigned that year due to
Francis’ poor health. She
assumed the presidency in 1982
again and resigned in March of
this year because of her
pending retirement.
Being involved with the East
Cascade association enabled
Rose to become more aware of
the total regional and national
Indian housing picture. There
is currently a bill in the House
that, if approved, would absorb
all Indian housing into the BIA
and do away with HUD
entirely. “This may not affect
Warm Springs but the smaller
reservations will be affected
drastically.”
Living out on “the ranch”
with her daughter Dixie, Rose
Timber sales concerns answered
Continued from page 1
streamside protection guide
lines will be strictly followed to
assure protection of the water
quality.
C o n cern s of in creased
hunting pressure brought on by
new road construction in the
area can be minimized by
blocking the roads to vehicle
tra ffic fo llo w in g h a rv e st
operations.
There will be additional
public meetings at the Agency
Longhouse on September 14
and 28 to discuss the remaining
1985 timber sales. ¡The timber
committee and the branch of
forestry invites the public to
attend these meetings for
further input.
The forestry branch will
meet with tribal council during
October to assess all comments
and alternatives before any
decision will be made on 1985
timber sales.
Training available
Carpentry training applications are
currently being accepted at the CETA office.
S p ily a y T ym oo
is finding that much work
needs to be done and that she
has “many plans for the place.”
On the seven-and-one-half
acre lot. Rose and Dixie have
two Shetland ponies (“for the
grandchildren’’) and two other
horses which they can ride.-
They also share the place with
two dogs and one 13-year-old
cat. And at one time, they had
chickens and rabbits, as well.
With Crooked River Ranch
being comprised of 11,000
acres and about 2,000 different
lots, it’s difficult to find your
way to Rose’ home on the
som etim es-w inding ro ad s.
Rose must meet visitors on
Chinook Street so they don’t
get lost.. Winter travel, too, has
been treacherous in the past. “I
Was snowed in for four days,
two years ago. The snow was
up to my knees,” said Rose.
“This is where Francis
wanted to retire,” said Rose.
Francis died about a year ago,
just a year after he retired from
the Tribe, following nearly nine
years of service. “His ashes are
under a juniper tree,” in a
special garden, said Rose. The
couple was married for 38 years
and they had 14 children, 10
girls and four boys. The
children, now ranging in age
from 39 to 16, live from
“Seattle to Guam.”
Rose has fond memories of
W arm Springs and truly
enjoyed working here. “Warm
Springs is unique. . .I couldn’t
have asked for a better place to
work.”
Third fire hits Wolfes
A fire of undetermined cause
at the James L. Wolfe residence
in Greeley Heights housing
area caused between $12,000
and $15,000 worth of damage.
The Warm Springs Fire and
Safety department responded
to the fire on September 7 at
about 9:30 a.m. This is the third
fire within the last two years at
the Wolfe residence.
BlA investigator Jerome
Main stated BIA and Tribal
investigators responded to the
fire and upon a preliminary
investigation could find no
apparent or obvious reason for
the fire. The investigators then
called in the Oregon State
A rson investigator, Lynn
Hillman, from Bend.
Test samples taken from the
scene of the fire were taken and
sent to the Oregon Criminal
laboratory for anaylsis. The
results of the tests are not
expected to be back for several
weeks.
At the time of the fire, Wolfe,
his wife Paulette and their
children were not at home.
Louis Ike, age 18, who stays
with the Wolfe family, was
outside the house working on
a motorbike at the time. He
entered the house to find the
southwest bedroom in flames.
He w as tr a n s p o r te d to
Mountain View Hospital in
Madras and then on to St.
Charles Medical Center in
Bend. Ike was checked for
effects of smoke inhalation and
was found not to be suffering
any ill effects. He was released.
At 10:43 p.m. of the same
day the Warm Springs Fire and
Safety department was again
called to the Wolfe house for a
second fire. The second fire was
determined to be caused by an
ember in the house attic.
Further damage resulted from
the second fire.
The cause of the first fire is
still u n d e r in v e stig a tio n
according to Main.
Donations for the Wolfe
family can be taken to the
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church.
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