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Perspectives
- Jun, 1993 Issue #21 |
STRAIGHT ARROW CAMPS
Cusick, Washington
Shirley and Bruce Morelli
509-445-1267
by: Lon Woodbury
Straight Arrow Camps is
on 300 acres of land about 1 1/2 hours north of Spokane,
Washington. They are opening their doors to adolescents
this summer, ages 13-19, focusing on adolescents "who need
time out from their usual circle of friends and environment
in order to examine their choices and where those choices
have led them. .... These kids are at a point in their lives
where they recognize the need for positive growth and are
willing to be a part of that change."
The ranch is "in a secluded but
easily accessible mountain valley bordering the Selkirk
Range and Kaniksu National Forest." It "is
home to many different animals such as horses, burros, wild
turkeys, peacocks, and over 70 buffalo, along with other unusual
animals." Extensive improvements have been made, and the pictures
Shirley and Bruce sent me suggest the buildings are modern,
rustic and well cared for.
Shirley and Bruce have spent
their 18 years of marriage in the Pacific Northwest, including
5 years in remote Alaska. They have four children of their
own, ages 8-15, and have worked with children and adults in
various outdoor and wilderness programs as trip leaders. Most
recently they lived outside Sisters, Oregon as facility
managers for a summer youth camp, a cross-country ski business
for their ski-in lodge, and did some work with teens for
Gabriel Rivera, owner of TREX, INC. operating outside
of Bend, Oregon.
Copyright
© 1993, Woodbury Reports, Inc. (This article may be reproduced
without prior approval if the copyright notice and proper
publication and author attribution accompanies the copy.)
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