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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Shop is making a dream come true
T he idea of the Smith’s Trail Gift
Shop is really about love of fam-
ily, and hard work.
Shop owner Juanita Miguel-
Lopez will host the grand opening
of Smith’s Trail this Wednesday,
October 25, through the early af-
ternoon. There will be cake and
finger food, and door prizes.
The shop is at the Warm Springs
Plaza, 3240 Walsey Lane, down the
sidewalk from the casino.
Juanita works at the store part-
time. She has another job driving
taxi in Redmond. The taxi shifts
are 12-hours, five and sometimes
six days a week.
Helping out at the Smith’s Trail
are her husband Jose, who also
works in landscaping, and Juanita’s
friend Martika Saludo.
There are all kinds of items at
the Smith’s Trail Gift Shop: jew-
elry and clothing, kids’ toys and
games, novelty items, to name just
some. Smith’s Trail also has candy
and drinks, and they serve home-
made lunches on the days when
Juanita has time to cook.
The inspiration to open the shop
came from Juanita’s mom, Sherri
Smith. “She was my best friend in
the world,” Juanita says. “The
whole idea of the shop is about
her.”
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Juanita and Jose at the Smith’s Trail Gift Shop.
The purple color schemes at the
Smith’s Trail are because Sherri’s
favorite color was purple. The
butterflies and hummingbirds are
inspired by her mom.
The store logo is from the art-
work, The End of the Trail, her
mother’s favorite.
The End of the Trail logo, as cre-
ated by Juanita and Terrebonne art-
ist Beth Hoffman, is on the back
wall, on items for sale such as wa-
ter bottles; and on Smith’s Trail bags
of huckleberry candy and jars of
huckleberry jam.
Juanita lost her mom a few
years ago. Juanita went through a
time of mourning when she was
hardly able to leave the house.
Then her mom visited a friend in
a dream, telling the friend it was
time for Juanita to get back to liv-
ing her life. With that dream
something changed, and Juanita
has been working mostly non-stop
since then.
“I wouldn’t have the store if
hadn’t been working so hard,” she
says. And the more she works,
the more opportunities keep hap-
pening, “and each one is better
than the one before,” Juanita says.
October 25, 2017
Grant allows W.S. Extension
to continue Ag program
The Warm Springs agricul-
ture program at OSU Extension
received a grant that allows the
program to continue for an-
other four years.
The $80,000 grant is through
the Federally Recognized Tribes
Extension Program, as spon-
sored by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. Indian Ag
Country is a partner in the pro-
gram.
OSU and FRTEP funding
have been an important part of
Warm Springs Extension pro-
gramming for about 20 years.
The grant program supports
Extension education on feder-
ally recognized Indian reserva-
tions and tribal jurisdictions.
The program seeks to con-
tinue the College Land Grants’
mission of inclusion—provid-
ing education and research-
based knowledge to those who
might not otherwise receive it.
The grant is competitive, and
all recipients must re-apply ev-
ery four years.
For the first time in the pro-
gram history, 36 additional In-
dian colleges received permis-
sion to apply for the grant.
Due to increased competi-
tion, several established pro-
grams were eliminated, while
seven new ones were funded.
To align with current grant
priorities, this renewed grant in
Warm Springs focuses on com-
munity health and food secu-
rity issues through gardening
education, food production
and establishment of fruit or-
chards and berry crops.
Scott Duggan is the project
director for Warm Springs Ex-
tension, and was the and prin-
cipal investigator for the grant.
He spent several weeks pre-
paring the grant, and says the
support from the Confeder-
ated Tribes is greatly appreci-
ated.
“I am grateful our applica-
tion made the cut and received
a positive review by USDA,”
Mr. Duggan said.
“OSU Extension appreci-
ates the support of our tribal
partners and looks forward to
the next four years of provid-
ing agricultural programming
on the Warm Springs Reser-
vation.”
If you would like more in-
formation about this topic,
please contact Scott at 541-
553-3238. Or email:
scott.duggan@oregonstate.edu
Important for members, employees to know about insurance
Many children in Warm Springs
qualify for the Children’s Health
Insurance Program, or CHIP.
Parents or guardians are required
to enroll children in this program,
or Warm Springs Managed Care
may deny any coverage taking place
outside clinic.
Funding for Managed Care
comes from Indian Health Services,
and those funds are turned over to
the tribe to manage under guidelines
of the Indian health system. These
funds are limited for treatment out-
side IHS.
A program many people are eli-
gible for is the Oregon Health Plan.
You can enroll year-round but do
remember to renew annually. Even
if you work, if you are a student or
a single person, or have been de-
nied for being over income limit,
you should apply.
Native Americans who are eli-
gible for Indian Health Service, who
are also eligible for Oregon Health
Plan are required to apply for that
coverage, as it comes at no cost to
the patient. Assisters are available
at the Health and Wellness Center
to help clients sign up.
Medicare insurance is adminis-
tered by the federal government
through contracted private insur-
ance companies. It provides health
insurance for Americans aged 65
and older who have worked and paid
into the system through the payroll
tax.
Medicare Part A covers hospital
ShakeOut drill in Warm Springs
The Great Oregon ShakeOut
earthquake drill happened in Warm
Springs at 10:19 a.m. on October
19.
ShakeOut drills were success-
fully conducted at the Family Re-
source Center, and at the Warm
Springs Media Center.
KWSO featured social media
messaging that week about the
ShakeOut, and also what to do dur-
ing an earthquake.
On the air a message about the
drill was followed by an Emergency
Alert System message giving guid-
ance about the drill.
The goal of the ShakeOut is to
encourage families, individuals and
organizations to be prepared to sur-
vive and recover quickly from big
earthquakes—wherever you live,
work, or travel.
In most situations, you will re-
duce your chance of injury if you:
Drop where you are, onto your
hands and knees. This position
protects you from being knocked
down, and allows you to stay low
and crawl to shelter if nearby.
Cover your head and neck with
one arm and hand. If a sturdy
table or desk is nearby, crawl un-
derneath it for shelter. If no shel-
ter is nearby, crawl next to an inte-
rior wall, away from windows.
Stay on your knees, bend over
to protect vital organs. Hold on
until shaking stops.
If you are in bed when an earth-
quake occurs, stay in bed. Roll
onto your stomach and cover the
back of your head and neck with
a pillow and use a hand to hold
that in place.
If you are driving during an
earthquake, slow down until you
can safely pull over and stop. Avoid
parking near overpasses, big trees,
power lines, bridges and buildings.
Stay with your car with your seat
belt on until the earthquake is over.
and hospice services. Part B covers
outpatient services. Part D covers
self-administered prescription drugs.
Part C is an alternative to the other
parts intended to allow patients to
choose plans with more benefits.
You can enroll in Medicare Part
A and/or Medicare Part B online
at socialsecurity.gov
You can also enroll by calling So-
cial Security at 1-800-772-1213.
The nearest Social Security office
is in Bend at 250 NW Franklin Ave.
in Suite 201.
Tribal employees
For full time Tribal Employees,
you are eligible for health coverage
and other benefits.
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