Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 7, 2018
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Howlak Tichum ~
Elvis Frank
Elvis Frank passed away on
October 30, 2018 at East Cas-
cade Living Facility surrounded
by his adult children and niece.
Mr. Frank was 79.
He was born on November
9, 1938 to Charley and Myrtle
Frank on Hollywood Boulevard
in Warm Springs.
Mr. Frank was in the service
in 1956 to 1958. He married
Carol Burke on March 24, 1958
in Lewiston, Idaho.
He worked in Warm Springs,
Simnasho and Pendleton as an
auto mechanic, rancher and
horseman. He received his Auto
Mechanics Certification in Cali-
fornia. Mr. Frank worked at the
Pilot Rock Mill and various other
jobs.
He was raised in the Waashat
traditional ways, but was one of
the many who was sent to resi-
dential school at a young age. He
attended church with his children
at the Simnasho Church, Full Gos-
pel and Living Hope Christian
Center.
He is survived by his children:
Eldred Frank of Madras; J’Dean
Kalama, Floyd Frank Sr., both of
Warm Springs; Sarah Frank, of
Madras; Flora Frank of Portland;
Rachel Frank, Cyril Frank Sr. and
Eileen Kalama, of Warm Springs;
and one sister, Margaret Suppah
of Warm Springs. Mr. Frank
also is survived by many grand-
children and great grandchil-
dren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
daughter Ellona Frank and son
George Frank; parents Charley
and Myrtle (Yahtin) Frank; and
brothers and sisters: Olney Patt
Sr., William Patt, Marena Miller,
Delbert Frank Sr., Lydia
Murphy, Nora Frank, Atkins
Frank, Wilson Frank and Jacob
Frank Sr.
Prayer services were held at
the Foster and J’Dean Kalama
residence on October 30.
Dressing was at the Simnasho
Longhouse on October 31, and
burial at the Simnasho Cemetery
on November 1. Services offi-
ciated by Greg Arquette and
Don Sohappy. Veteran Honor
Guard officiated by Tamara
Coffee.
I want to share a picture I took the other day at Shearers
Bridge. These falls belong to the Warm Springs people. I
have fished here many years ago. I have lost many
friends here. I hold this place sacred, like the tribes do. I
am from Klamath. Please enjoy. ~ Randy Henry
OSU honors former Warm Springs Extension educator Clint Jacks
C lint Jacks has bene inducted
into the College of Agricultural
Science’s Diamond Pioneer
Registry for Agricultural Career
Achievement at Oregon State
University.
Mr. Jacks—a former long-
time worker at Warm Springs
OSU Extension—was recog-
nized for the many years of
dedicated service to OSU, ag-
riculture, leadership, and a con-
tinued life of service to his
community.
As a young person, Clint
served in the Peace Corps in
Cameroon, Africa for five
years. Upon returning to the
U.S. he attended Oregon State
University, where he earned his
Bachelor’s degree in Far m
Crops and a Master’s Degree
in Soil Science.
He then joined the OSU Ex-
tension Ser vice at War m
Springs in 1971.
At Warm Springs, Clint was
responsible for agricultural and
natural resources programs in
addition to 4-H youth develop-
ment.
In the late 1980s, he coor-
dinated the development of the
Agricultural and Range Man-
agement plan that was long
used in the management of
Warm Springs Tribal Natural
Resources.
In addition to providing edu-
cational programs about natu-
ral resources, Clint developed
programs to cultivate leader-
ship skills among youth and
adults of the Warm Springs
Reservation.
On a broader scale, Clint
provided leadership to the Cen-
tral Oregon Cattle and Natu-
ral Resource Tour, an annual
Leighann Auer/Extension
Penny Diebel, assistant dean for OSU Extension Academic
Programs, presents the award to Clint Jacks.
educational event that spanned 10
years in the late 1980s through the
90s.
He also cooperated with all of
the central Oregon Ag Extension
agents in planning and delivering
the Living on a Few Acres series
that started in 1986 to target new
farmers just getting started in ag-
riculture.
Thirty-three years later, though
the educational for mat has
changed, this program continues
to be very successful and remains
a vital resource for new farmers
in central Oregon.
Clint became the chair of the
Jefferson County Extension Of-
fice in Madras in 1982 and was
tasked to bring about better coor-
dination and cooperation with the
Warm Springs Extension Office.
The cooperation fostered by
Clint continues today. The model
he used for interaction with his col-
leagues at Warm Springs has been
adopted for use in OSU interac-
tions with other Oregon tribal
groups.
In 1993, Clint was awarded the
Cooperative Extension System
Award for Diversity that honored
his long history of effort in pro-
moting an environment where di-
versity is valued and appreciated
both in Jefferson County and
Warm Springs.
Clint’s dedication to celebrating
diversity in his community ex-
tended to developing programs for
the Hispanic population of Central
Oregon, and he encouraged faculty
and staff to take Spanish classes
to better help with education and
outreach efforts.
Clint spent time chairing the Ex-
tension Offices at Warm Springs,
and Jefferson, Deschutes, and
Crook counties, as well as serving
as superintendent of the Central
Oregon Ag Research Center, some-
times serving in multiple roles at
once.
One of the secrets of Clint’s suc-
cess is that he believes “it is im-
perative to engage special expertise
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission hiring
Receptionist. Salary/
wage: $32,834 - $42,687. Lo-
cation: Portland. This position
is the primary Receptionist
and first point of contact for
the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission. Job
Requirements/Qualifications:
High school Diploma. Six-
months of general clerical or
office assisting experience and
experience using a reception-
ist telephone console is re-
quired. Excellent interpersonal
skills are essential. Closes No-
vember 19. See:
critfc.org/blog/jobs/recep-
tionist-2/
Pacific Lamprey Project
Leader. $60194 – 78253/
$72148 -93798. Location:
Portland. Closing date No-
vember 30. The Pacific Lam-
prey Project Leader coordi-
nates and works with CRITFC,
tribal technical and policy repre-
sentatives, and other regional man-
agement agencies and researchers
to implement the Tribal Pacific
Lamprey Restoration Plan for the
Columbia River Basin. Require-
ments: A Master’s Degree in bio-
logical sciences or related field is
required. Appropriate work expe-
rience may be substituted for for-
mal education; Knowledge of Pa-
cific lamprey life history, research
and status in the Columbia River
Basin; Experience in developing
and tracking contracts, statements
of work and budgets. Ability to
communicate orally and in writ-
ing with policy makers, legal staff
and technical staff, and the pub-
lic; Ability to distill complex sci-
entific data into general concepts
and present findings orally and
written to a variety of audiences.
Valid driver’s license and insurable
driving record. See:
critfc.org/blog/jobs/pacific-
lamprey-project-leader/
Application procedure: Hir-
ing preference will be given to
qualified enrolled members of
federally recognized tribes, es-
pecially to members of the four
CRITFC member tribes. All
qualified individuals, including
women, veterans, minorities
and individuals with disabilities
are encouraged to apply and
will be given fair and equitable
consideration. Submit to:
Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission
Attn: Human Resources
700 NE Multnomah Street,
Suite 1200
Portland, OR 97232
Email: hr@critfc.org (please
follow with mailed original)
Fax: 503.235.4228 (please
follow with mailed original).
and viewpoints of a wide range
of individuals representing di-
verse interests.”
Clint’s dedication and involve-
ment in his community did not
end after his retirement. After re-
tiring Clint continued to support
diversity through his 13 years of
work with the Bean Foundation
and other organizations. His ad-
vocacy and financial support
through the Bean Foundation
helped to support the fledgling
Open Campus Juntos program in
Jefferson County which has
grown exponentially across the
state.
George Neilson, who serves
with Clint on the Bean Founda-
tion Board of Directors, said
“Clint is one of those rare citi-
zens who is intelligent, well spo-
ken, discerning, reserved, yet, a
profound force in building this
community in which he lives.”
George also said that “Clint’s
contacts with the youth and adults
of agricultural community from
his experience as the County Ex-
tension agent and his work with
4-H leaders and students give him
a breadth of relationships that are
very uncommon for the average
citizen. While the Foundation goes
about its business, often we will
hear the response ‘What does Clint
think?’”
“The by-product of his deeply
ingrained relationship and work
within the community is the ac-
ceptance of his judgement and
wisdom both within the commu-
nity and on our Board. Clint is a
quiet giant.”
Arelene Boileu, a past 4-H
Agent at Warm Springs, says that
a core group of Extension fac-
ulty and staff “turned her life
around… I learned so much from
He did so
“ much
for the
Warm Springs
community. ”
Rosanna Sanders
Clint, and am so thankful to
have him in my life. He let me
do things with 4-H and learn,
so I could then help my
people.”
Rosanna Sanders, Educa-
tion program assistant with
Warm Springs Extension, grew
up in Warm Springs, and re-
members attending 4-H meet-
ings with Clint Jacks as a
leader.
“I remember my older sis-
ter and I being in the Warm
Springs Rocking 4-H Club
growing up. I remember a lot
of camping trips with Clint
Jacks.
“We would hike forever
with packs on our backs. We
had to learn how to navigate
using a compass, we learned
survival skills, hiking skills with
weight on our back, how to
set up camp, and we always
had a blast with Clint. He did
so much for the Warm Springs
community.”
Clint’s lasting impact on the
world around him is a testi-
mony to his dedication to a life
of service to Oregon State
University and to his commu-
nity.
By Tracy Wilson , PhD,
Agriculture Literary Coordina-
tor, OSU Extension.