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NOVEMBER 1,2012
Student Spotlight: Sonja Haskins-Mack
Q. Tell me a little about yourself.
A. I'm a strong native woman named Sonja Lee Haskins-Mack aka
Stormy Lee. The name my dad, Buddy John Haskin9, gave to me. I am
on my new journey in life. I am wild and free from my no good past. With
me I have my pride, my honor and my respect that my no good past could
not take from me. I am wild and free. This is me, Stormy Lee, the name
my dad, Buddy John Haskins, gave to me for all eternity. I choose not to
dwell on my no good past. I am done and over with my no good past and
the pain my past has dealt me. I will not look back. I know what will lie
ahead of me and where it will take me. I am Stormy Lee, the name my
dad, Buddy John Haskins, gave to me, and I am wild and free.
Q. If you could spend one day with anyone, who would it be?
A. To meet and be with my kids, little Stormy, little Thunder aka "T." I
want to make it up to my kids for not being there for them and it's not too
late to make it up to my kids little Stormy and little Thunder aka "T." I
am counting the days until we meet. I love you little Stormy, little Thun
der aka "T." Your mom big Stormy Lee aka Sonja Lee Haskins-Mack, the
name my dad, your grandpa Buddy John Haskins, gave to me. I am wild
and free from my no good past, fighting for my journey in life, going to
school, getting my GED, keeping my mind focused on our new journey in
life. I love you little Stormy, little Thunder aka "T." I am your mom, big
Stormy Lee, aka Sonja Haskins-Mack, the name my dad, your grandpa
Buddy John Haskins, gave to me. I am waiting for us to meet. Until then,
you are always and forever in my thoughts and prayers.
Q. What advice do you have for those who are undecided for
their college goals?
A. Motivate yourself; keep fighting for your future, a future that you can
be proud of. Without a job no matter what kind of job it is, if it's washing
pots and pans, or getting an education, without a job, an honest 9-5, you
go without. I am 33 years old, I know where I've been and to be down and
out, and I will fight for a better future and that is to have an honest 9-5
job. And to keep going no matter what is dealt to me. I choose not to dwell
on my no good past. I choose to better my life and to think about how I
want to be remembered.
Q. Anything else you want to include?
A. I know how it is to be down and out, barely making it with no educa
tion and living on the streets. And I fight every day not to look back at
my no good past and keep focused on my new journey in life. Remember to
motivate yourself, fight for a better future. A low self-esteem is a slow kill
for us. Keep your head up and always look forward and never look back,
and choose not to dwell on a painful, no good past. Have faith in yourself
and life is what you make of it.
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College Placement Testing
Are you thinking about starting college winter term? College
Placement Testing for Chemeketa Community College is available
at the Adult Education Building by appointment.
Call 503-879-2282 to make an appointment.
Need scholarship help?
Are you looking for scholarships and don't know where to start? Do
you need assistance with your scholarship applications andor personal
statements? If so, contact the Tribal Scholarship Office at 1-800-422-0232,
ext. 1345, or e-mail luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org.
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(closed Monday - Friday: noon - 1 p.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
In recognition of our Tribal Veterans, the library will be show
ing our Tribal member veterans DVD continuously Nov. 1-16 in the
library.
Collaborative Events: Willamina Public Library hosted the third
event on Oct. 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This event featured an introduc
tion td" basketry1' and local material used by Tribal member Connie
Graves. Participants were able to make projects using cattail. Our
last event will be hosted by the Tribal Library on Thursday,
Nov. 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The November session will include sto
rytelling by Bobby Mercier in coordination with Brian Krehbiel. This
will be our kickoff event in recognition of National Native American
Month.
Donations: We appreciate the following contributors to the library
collection during this reporting period: Our thanks go to the K-5
Program, Tribal Legal Department, Megan Walker, Chris Bailey,
Angie Fasana, Phillip Telfer, Andrew and Lori Hernandez, and Faye
Smith. Thanks all; your donated items have been cataloged and are
shelved for circulation. Thank you for some great additions to the
collection.
New Items to the Collection:
The library has a new audio CD book collection. We added 60
new titles to our audio collection. The majority of the audio cassette
books have been weeded from the collection. The cassettes are avail
able for free at the library entry along with some VHS tapes and books
left over from the annual giveaway.
Our new book order from Books Galore has arrived and all
have been cataloged and are ready for circulation. More than 60
children and youth books are included in this order.
We are expecting another order of books to be arriving soon
that includes selections for most reading levels and various genres.
Celebrating Information Literacy: On Oct. 1, 2009, President
Barack Obama issued a proclamation establishing October as Na
tional Information Literacy Awareness Month. In June of this year,
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber issued a formal proclamation and our
state became one of only a handful to formally recognize and support
information literacy avocation.
Therefore, throughout October and November, to show our support
for information literacy, the Tribal Library will be exhibiting a spe
cial display where visitors can view the President's and Governor's
proclamations, as well as resource pamphlets for all interested parties
to take with them. If you're interested in learning more about how
important information literacy is to the modern student (or would just
like to know what information literacy is!), then stop by the Tribal
Library and have a chat with us.
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