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S moke S ignals
OCTOBER 15, 2016
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
College Placement Testing ofered
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 irst 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 .
Movie Time at Noon: Held on the irst Saturday of the month:
• Nov. 5: “Hotel Transylvania”
• Dec. 3: “Finding Dory”
Family Game Night: Held from 5 to 7 p.m. the last Wednesday
of the month – Oct. 26, Nov. 30 and Dec. 28. Game Night features
board games, card games, Xbox games and refreshments.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition.
Book Review: “A Gathering of Flowers: Stories About Being
Young in America,” edited by Joyce Carol Thomas.
There is such wide diversity among us all. In “Gathering of
Flowers,” the 11 stories are from all across America. Youth share
stories of their personal lives. Join me to take a journey into the
diverse life stories with these youth.
Whether you believe in an ice sculpture named “Trickster,” the
one who brings a family together with their community. This
writer never tells you the meaning of the “Trickster” so it is left
up to the reader to igure out.
“The Harrington’s Daughter” is a beautiful story of parents’,
grandparents’ and childrens’ emotional way of dealing with death.
“Going For the Moon” is by far one of the most gripping stories
in the collection. I connected most with this story. The writer
expresses how grateful he is for the opportunity to attend Last
Chance High School; he credits the school for saving his life.
A memorable quote from him grabs your heart. He says, “I’m
learning how giving is more important than to all the time taking
and receiving.” I personally felt I connected to his thoughts that
seemed to be so real.
Last Chance High School is going through budget cuts that
could close the school for good. To quote the writer, “This joint is
too good a thing to lose. Mr. Cleveland keeps me up on all such
as that.”
To read more, come into the Grand Ronde Tribal Library to
check out this book. – Rachelle Kellogg
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-li-
brary loan services. 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