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18 FEBRUARY 15, 2020 Smoke Signals Appointments available in Optometry at the Health & Wellness Center • Comprehensive eye exams • Diabetic eye exams • Red eye treatment • Excellent selection of frames Call 503-879-2097 for an appointment. LIBRARY HOURS: CTGR Youth Education 2020 Spring Break Camp March 23-25 B’nai B’rith Camp, Lincoln City For Native youth 6-12 grade *Preference to CTGR Tribal member Youth Sign-ups: Feb. 13-March 6 Permission slips available at YED Limited Openings • 503-879-2101 Ad by Samuel Briggs III 20 20 4th Annual Student Success Night Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Monday closed from noon – 1 p.m.) Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Winter Reading Program “Get Fired Up For Reading” runs through Feb. 24: The program is open to all ages. We are building a dragon again this year! For each book read, which includes audio books, independent reading, parents/grandparents reading to chil- dren, siblings reading to siblings and teachers reading to the class, we will add a dragon scale with the reader’s name and title of the book on it. Last year’s dragon had more than 266 scales; that’s more than 266 books read! Our goal this year is to read 300 books. Help us reach our goal by signing up. Come by and pick up a reading log or you can e-mail in your finished book titles to crystal.bigelow@grandronde.org “Little Library” locations: The Tribal Library oversees the 14 Little Library locations in and around Grand Ronde. Feel free to stop by any of these locations and grab a book for free. Please remember that you cannot return your library items to the Little Library loca- tions. Library materials that have been checked out must be returned in person or dropped off via the book return located on the left side of the Tribal Library entrance. New titles to the library collection: “The Great Gilly Hopkins” by Katherine Paterson, “Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy” by Tui T. Sutherland, “But Not the Hippopotamus” by Sandra Boynton, “I Am Dreaming of ... Animals of the Native Northwest” by Melaney Gleeson-Lyall, “My Heart Fills With Happiness” by Monique Gray Smith and “Speak Our Language” by Jaeci Nel Hall DVD selection: Come check out the Tribal Library’s ever-grow- ing movie collection with more than 1,900 DVDs/Blu-ray formats to choose from. Recent DVD arrivals: “Ted” and “Ted 2,” “Toy Story 4,” “Spider- man: Far From Home,” “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” “Aladdin, The Wizard of Lies” and more! Requests: The Tribal Library provides recommendation forms to provide patrons with an outlet to request book/media content we may not currently have. Book Review: “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng. Celeste Ng’s debut novel is about a Chinese-American family living in small-town Ohio during the 1970s. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee. Her parents are determined that Lydia accomplish all the dreams they were unable to fulfill. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the family pretense is destroyed, tumbling them into turmoil. The story opens with “Lydia is dead, but they don’t know this yet.” Talk about an attention grabber. This novel is intriguing and I kept reading until the very end to find out what happened to Lydia. The story weaves between the grief-stricken, present-day Lee family and their past personal histo- ries. The author delivers strong messages about racism, sexism and parenting choices. I felt a little disheartened while reading this book. The Lee family is very broken and there were many distressing moments between its members. This book won’t leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, but maybe a little more empathetic to those around you, which is always important. — Reviewed by Crystal Bigelow Donations: A special thank you to Susan Flansberg, Kathleen George, Arlettia Krehbiel, Margo Mercier, Don Day, Vicki Hamstreet and others for their contributions to the Tribal Library. We appre- ciate it. Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition. For any questions or comments, contact the Tribal Library at 503-879-1499 or e-mail crystal.bigelow@grandronde.org March 5, 2020 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Grand Ronde Tribal Gymnasium recognizing Native Students for outstanding academic success and attendance. Ad by Samuel Briggs III