Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 23, 2016
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4-H Hall of Fame welcomes Arlene Boileau
A rlene Boileau has been a part
of the Warm Springs Extension
and 4-H for more than 30 years.
She first started at 4-H in 1984,
as the 4-H agent and office man-
ager.
She organized the Culture
Camp for many years, and since
retiring has remained a loyal vol-
unteer. This summer she received
a letter from the OSU Extension
4-H office at Oregon State Uni-
versity.
“They sent me a letter in July,
and I was overwhelmed, humbled
and totally surprised,” Arlene was
saying recently.
The letter said that Arlene was
to be inducted into the OSU 4-H
Hall of Fame, located on the
university campus. “I put the let-
ter away and didn’t tell anyone
about it,” she says.
A month later, after she had
time to think more about the
honor, she showed the letter to
her family.
Arlene is the first War m
Springs 4-H leader to be inducted
into the Hall of Fame. To be con-
sidered for the honor, a person
must be nominated, as was the
case with Arlene, whose co-work-
ers at 4-H made the nomination.
Going with her for the cer-
emony at OSU were her daugh-
ter Mary, and Urbana Ross and
Howie Arnett, former co-worker
Clint Jacks and his wife, Clay
Penhollow from Natural Re-
sources, Caroline Cruz from
Rosanna Sanders and Arlene Boileau at the Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony.
Health and Human Services and
her husband Papo.
The Oregon 4-H Hall of Fame
was established to recognize individu-
als that have had a significant im-
pact on the 4-H Program and its
members and leaders.
Hall of Fame honorees are indi-
Howlak Tichum
William Kanim Smith Sr., 1945 ~ 2016
William Kanim Smith Sr.,
Bbrn April 14, 1945 in Warm
Springs, passed on to Eternal
Life on November 6, 2016 at
12:25 p.m. at St. Charles in Ma-
dras.
Kanim Sr. is survived by his
wife Leona Ike-Smith, and sons
Aaron, JoJo, Kanim Jr., Corey,
Jonathan, Mario and Julius;
daughter Hazel Smith, and
grandsons Tyrell, Kanim III,
Keshawn, Julius Jr., JoJo Jr. and
Donte; granddaughters Ashley,
Latasha, Tashina and Keesha;
brothers Bobby Eagleheart,
Austin Smith Sr., Besta Smith
and Kennedy Smith; sisters
Mona Cochran and Leta Smith.
Kanim Sr. joins his parents
Alvis Smith Sr. and Ramona,
sister Marie Calica and Tada
Stacona, brother JoJo Smith,
and daughter Angela Smith-
Sampson in eternal life.
Kanim Sr., beloved husband,
father and grandfather, passed
on to eternal life after being in
hospice care at his home since
August 2016.
Kanim lived a full and success-
ful life. He helped his grandpar-
ents as a child, went on to be cap-
tain of the basketball team and co-
captain of the football team in
Madras.
He entered Blue Mountain Col-
lege to play basketball until he was
drafted by the Army.
Kanim played basketball
throughout his life. He coached the
youth basketball team the Ren-
egades to the State of Oregon bas-
ketball gold medal championship
and many other tribal basketball
tournaments.
Kanim assisted in coaching the
Pendleton Men’s Basketball team
for many years. Kanim was a two-
time cancer survivor and just cel-
ebrated 34 years in recovery.
Kanim worked at the Warm
Springs Forest Products Industries
for eight years, and finished his
work career as foreman at the
Public Utilities Branch for 42 years,
where he retired after a
workforce reduction due to
budget cuts. He lived happily
in retirement where he spent
majority of his time hanging
out with his youngest grandson
Julius.
Kanim will always be re-
membered for his jokes, laugh-
ter, being a hard worker and
good provider, an amazing
single father whose sons all re-
ceived their high school diplo-
mas. His personal joy was his
grandchildren, coaching, the ca-
sino, watching sports, holiday
dinners and events with the Ike
family, and spending time with
his wife and family at home.
In his last months he appre-
ciated the hospice care provided
by St. Charles Hospice, Mario,
Julius and Jonathan Smith and
his daughter-in-law Davida
Boyd and wife Leona, and
grandsons Keshawn and Julius.
He also shared joy with Kanim,
Rena, Tyrell and Kanim III.
viduals who have significantly
helped to generate opportunities for
4-H youth by raising funds, gifting,
or otherwise supporting 4-H at the
county or state level.
The intent is to honor lifetime
volunteers, community leaders,
alumni, and former faculty and
staff who far exceeded the expec-
tations of their roles.
A good example of Arlene’s
work is the legacy of the youth
Culture Camps.
In the 1980s, Arlene would take
kids to Deschutes and Crook coun-
ties for camps. As more kids wanted
to participate, it was time to start a
camp on the reservation.
She visited the Trout Lake area,
and started a camp at the Trout Lake
Secondary Camp. When the num-
ber of kids increased again, the
camp was moved to Peters Pasture.
The camp was two weeks, divided
into age groups: younger ones go-
ing one week, and the older kids
going another week.
Ventures
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Recently, a work crew success-
fully drilled a well at the cannabis
greenhouse site.
This will provide ample water
for the growing operation. The
greenhouse site is on
The greenhouse location is in
the Lower Dry Creek area, past
the landfill on the way to the wa-
ter treatment plant.
The construction work will in-
clude a concrete pad, with the
greenhouse and offices on the
Warm Springs Recreation will
ring in the Christmas holiday sea-
son with the Polar Express Tree
Lighting, December 1.
The tree lighting will be at
Community Center front lawn
at 6:30 p.m. There will be a
Christmas story about a little
sleigh bell.
“We’ll be in our pajamas, so that’s
how you should dress,” the Rec De-
Cowlitz casino a potential
major employer in the region
the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn
the decision.
The case is Citizens Against Res-
ervation Shopping v. Jewell.
The Grand Ronde tribe has been
among the most adamant opponents
of the Cowlitz casino, which would
be closer to Portland metro areas
than the Grand Ronde Spirit Moun-
tain.
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The Warm Springs Rec-
reation Department and
Community Center will host
the Forty-First Annual
Warm Springs Christmas
Bazaar on Saturday, De-
cember 10 at the Commu-
nity Center.
The bazaar will be from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For ven-
dors, or for all other inquir-
ies, please call Recreation at
541-553-3243. The bazaar
is the best place to sell your
items, and to find great gift
items.
There will be fresh baked
goods, Native American
beadwork and jewelry, and
artwork.
Indian Nite
Out Dec. 19
The Community Wellness Cen-
ter and Recreation Department will
present the Ninth Annual Christ-
mas Indian Nite Out on Decem-
ber 19, at the Community Center.
Dinner is at 5:15 and the pow-
wow starts at 6 p.m. MC will be
Captain Moody.
The night will include family fun
and games, sweep your teepee, and
What’s In Your Wallet. There will
be door prizes and prizes for the
dancers in full regalia.
Call all dancers and drummers
for this night of fun. For more in-
formation call Recreation at 541-
553-3243.
pad. Size of the structure is about
36,000 square feet.
Once it begins, the construction
phase will take four to five months.
There has also been discussion of
creating off-reservation retail sales
shops. The project could create up
to 80 jobs.
Recreation planning for holidays
Around Indian Country
It looks like a lot of people want
to work for the Cowlitz Tribe of
Washington. The tribe participated
in a job far in nearby Portland last
week.
Nearly everyone there was in-
terested in the 1,000-plus jobs avail-
able at the ilani Casino Resort, due
to open in April 2017.
“There’s always greener grass,”
one applicant said.
The tribe broke ground on the
casino in February after overcom-
ing numerous regulatory, legal and
political hurdles.
A ruling from a federal appeals
court in July solidified the land-into-
trust application for the site.
Some opponents are still hoping
to stop the casino and have asked
Christmas
Bazaar to
celebrate
41 years
341 SW Sixth St.
Redmond
Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
ph. 541-923-8071
partment says. For information
call Carol at 541-553-3243.
Recreation will also host the
Forty-First Christmas Ba-
zaar on December 10. This will
be in the Community Center
gym, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be fresh baked
goods, Native American
beadwork and basketry, art-
work and many gift ideas.