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S moke S ignals
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Tribe receives preservation grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will
receive a $25,719 historic preservation grant from the U.S. Department
of the Interior.
The grant is part of $4.6 million awarded nationwide to 169 Tribal His-
toric Preservation Offices by the federal government.
“These grants highlight the department’s and the National Park Service’s
commitment to preserving U.S. and Tribal history and heritage,” Deputy
Secretary David Bernhardt said.
The grants are administered by the National Park Service and appro-
priated annually by Congress from the Historic Preservation Fund, which
is totally funded by Outer Continental Shelf oil lease revenues.
The Grand Ronde Tribe will use the grant to help fund its senior archae-
ologist position within the Historic Preservation Office.
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(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
Family Fun Night @ the Library: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.
25, and Wednesday, Dec. 20. Holiday themed activities and treats.
Saturday Movie @ the Library: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16.
2017-18 Oregon Battle of the Books: Titles will be available
at the Tribal Library for check out in mid-September.
New titles: Elementary Fiction: “The Last Kids on Earth” and
“The Zombie Parade” by Max Brallier.
Young Adult Fiction: “Follow Me Back” by A.V. Geiger and “The
100” by Kass Morgan.
Adult Fiction: “Into the Water” by Paula Hawkins and “Ginny
Moon” by Benjamin Ludwig.
Oregon Non-fiction: “Listening for Coyote” by William L. Sul-
livan, “Rogue River Journal” by John Daniel and “Voyage of a
Summer Sun” by Robin Cody.
Book review: “Footsteps in the Snow” by Charles Lachman.
This true heart-breaking story takes place on Dec. 3, 1957, in
Sycamore, Ill., with Christmas Day less than a month away. Maria
Ridulph wanted to go out and play on the first snowy night with her
friend who lived five houses down, Kathy Sigman. A man appears
and wants to play with them. He gives free piggyback rides down
the road and back and 7-year-old Maria was so anxious for it to
be her turn. Maria had her gloves on, but Kathy did not, so Kathy
tells them she’s going to run home and grab them real quick and
she will be right back. The nice guy told Kathy they’d wait there,
but when Maria gets on his back for her piggyback ride he doesn’t
stop running down the road, and Maria goes missing. When Kathy
returns she thinks Maria had just gone home, but when she knocks
on the Ridulph’s door, the question “Did Maria come home? I can’t
find her” sends Maria’s family into shock.
This coldest case in U.S. history was finally brought to justice
in 2012. This book gives heart-aching details and tells the true
story of how the town went on hunt after hunt to find Maria, only
for her body to be found a year later. – Kayla Grijalva
Donations: Our thanks to Chris Mercier, Simon Rock, Rick
Andersen, Josh Henry, Samantha Dala and April Makinson for
their contributions to the 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-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.
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