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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
College Placement Testing offered
College Placement Testing is offered on-site at the Adult Education
Building for Chemeketa Community College, Linn-Benton Community
College and Mount Hood Community College. The Placement Test is
one of the first steps to beginning college classes. Call 503-879-2282 to
sign up for your placement test. 
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 a . m . – 6 p . m .
(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
Study Chinuk WaWa
Fall Term 2016
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Lane Community College
M/W 4:00 - 5:50 P.M.
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CW 101: Chinuk Wawa (4 credits) CRN 22692
BLDG 31, RM 101 [LONGHOUSE]
CW 201: Chinuk Wawa (4 credits) CRN 22693
BLDG 31, RM 114 [LONGHOUSE]
Students will learn the fundamentals of this
important language that has linked Native
people of the Northwest for centuries. This
course will also introduce students to many
cultures of the Northwest. Completion of first-
year Chinuk Wawa courses fulfills the Oregon
University System’s requirements for admission
to state universities.
Students will learn more Chinuk Wawa
words and structure as well as improve their
communicative ability through daily reading,
writing, speaking and listening. Content will
focus on the culture and history of Grand Ronde
peoples in addition to personal conversation and
storytelling. Completion of second-year Chinuk
Wawa courses fulfills the Oregon University
System’s language requirement for graduation.
Instructors: TBA. Past instructors include Dr. Janne Underriner,
Director of the Northwest Indian Language Institute, Kathy Cole,
Culture Department Manager for the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community, Dr. Henry Zenk, Jerome Viles,
Heidi Helms and others.
For more information, call the Language, Literature, and
Communication Divi6ion, 541.463.5419 or vi6it our web6ite:
lanecc.edu/llc/language/chinuk-wawa.
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Movie Time at Noon: Movie Time will be held on the first Saturday
of the month: Oct. 1, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.
Family Game Night: Family Game Night will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
the last Wednesday of the month: Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30 and Dec. 28.
Book Review: “Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies” by Erin
Dionne.
Erin Dionne’s “Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies” caught me
by surprise as soon as I started reading. Her playful sense of humor
shined through.
She transforms topics that are usually dauntingly real, such as bully-
ing, healthy eating, going to gym class and changing in front of others,
relationship struggles between girls with their friends and family. I
liked the main character, Celeste Harris, more toward the end than I
did in the beginning. At first, I could not relate to her; my school years
were nothing like hers.
Celeste is unglamorous, wearing track pants and comfortable hoodies
every day. Her signature chocolate chip cookies are her go-to snack.
She never thought that in eighth grade she had to worry about all the
fussy things high schoolers worry about. Celeste quickly learns she was
wrong and that she has plenty of things to worry about.
Her best friend since elementary school is being stolen by the popular
Lively Carson and her Aunt Doreen talked her mother into pushing her
to do something that she was mortified to do, which ends up pushing
Celeste into starting Operation Skinny. What follows is a series of
escapades horrifying, heartwarming and hilarious as Celeste tries to
hold her head high both on the catwalk and off. She learns to show the
world who she is from the inside out. This book is available at the Tribal
Library. Come check it out. — By Rachelle Kellogg
Donations: Our thanks to Tammy Fisher, Doug Comeau/Boy Scouts
of America Books, Tribal GED Program, Tribal Youth Education Pro-
gram, the University of Arizona, Josh Henry, Simon Rock, Chris Mer-
cier and Angela Fasana for their contributions to the Tribal Library
collection. We appreciate the generosity of our friends of the library.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition.
Inter-Library Loan services: The Tribal Library partners with
Oregon State Library to offer “library to library” inter-library loan ser-
vices. By completing the inter-library loan form, library patrons may
request items from the Oregon State Library collection. Items will be
couriered to and from the Tribal Library. OSL lending policies apply
for return of items.
Join us for a college visit at
Oregon Coast Community
College
Who: All 6-12 Grade Native Youth
When: October 28, 2016. We will leave Grand Ronde @
9:00am and return at 4:00pm
What: We will be visiting OCCC for an inside look at
their Aquarium Science Program. Afterwards, we’ll visit
OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center for a fun hands on
activity with marine wildlife.
Lunch will be provided.
Permission slips can be picked up at Adult Education and returned to
Deborah Bachman or
Mercedes Reeves. Please sign up at Adult Education. For more
information contact Mercedes Reeves @ 503-879-2282
Space is limited