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14 APRIL 1, 2021 Smoke Signals Walking On... Donna Mae Burkett LIBRARY HOURS: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Monday closed from noon – 1 p.m.) Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. “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 of via the book return, located on the left side of the Tribal Library entrance. New Native books: “Abandon Me” by Melissa Febos, “Bad Indi- ans: A Tribal Memoir” by Deborah Miranda, “Code Talker” by Joseph Bruchac and “Our Land” by Mercedes Jones. New children’s books: “Al Capone Throws Me a Curve Ball” by Gennifer Choldenko, “Bunny Breathes” by Kira Willey and “Dingle- hoppers and thingamabobs” by Livingstone Crouse. 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. Requests: The Tribal Library provides recommendation forms in order to provide patrons with an outlet to request book/media content we may not currently have. Book Review: “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. Kya Clark, who is also called “Marsh Girl” in Barkley Cove, N.C., is a smart, strong, and resilient young girl. Kya has had to survive for years alone in the marsh. When the attractive town star athlete, Chase Andrews, is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya. Kya’s home and first love is the marsh and the author, Delia Owens, does a great job making you feel like you are there. This is one of the things I loved most about the book. Throughout this book, Owens paints the scenes with beautiful and descriptive imagery. Her writing is beautiful; it flows and is very poetic at times. I heard much praise about this book and I will have to agree. I am glad that I have read it and I would highly recommend this book. — Reviewed by Crystal Bigelow Donations: A special thank you to Don Day, Larry Cole and others for their contributions to the Tribal Library. We appreciate it. Reminder: The Tribal Library is not accepting donations at this time. For any questions or comments, contact the Tribal Library at 503-879-1488 by e-mail Kathy.cole@grandronde.org. Dec. 12, 1946 – Feb. 17, 2021 Tribal Elder Donna Mae Burkett passed away of natural causes on Feb. 17, 2021, at her home. She was 74 years old. Adopted as an infant, Donna was raised in Port- land, Ore., was a Campfire Girl and graduated from Roosevelt High School. Growing up, Donna traveled to many places with her parents as they belonged to a travel trailer club. Donna tried numerous arts and craft hobbies in her life: knitting, beading and leather work, and collected skins, hides, bones, teeth, claws and even harvested quills from a porcupine. Donna loved nature and animals, owning numer- ous cats throughout her life and a few different horses. Her father once purchased a Ford Falcon for her to learn how to drive. She eventually traded it for an Appaloosa horse she named Cochise. Donna purchased a box turtle from a pet store in Seaside back in 1980, found another turtle near the Siletz River in the 1990s and had them as pets until her death. Donna liked camping, fishing and especially loved the ocean, walking the beach most days and beachcombing. She lived in the small towns of St. Helens, Seaside, Newport, a farm in Toledo, an RV on the Siletz River and Newport once again before returning to Portland in 2001 when her father took ill. Donna met her birth mother in June 1997 and began exchanging letters on a regular basis. She was preceded in death by her adoptive parents, Perry and Georgia Andre, and sister, Lavonne C. Dorning. Donna passed away the same day as her birth mother, Betty Maxine Reed. She is survived by siblings Lola Gray, Beverly Morgan, Elaine Sihilling, Raelene Cox and Jay Reed; cousin, William Blank, who she grew up with and remained close; children, Robert Burkett, Charles Burkett and Ron- ald Housley; grandchildren, Malissa, Cazmine, Falconn, Cody, Kyle and Alyssa; and eight great-grandchildren. A small service and spreading of ashes is still to be determined. Other passings Meagan Renea Brumley Jan. 21, 1991 – March 10, 2021 Tribal member Meagan Renea Brumley, 30, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Crown Memorial Center in Salem is assisting the family, which will be holding a private memorial service. Home Delivery Service The Tribal Library is open by appointment only Monday Friday 9 am 5 pm - - Home delivery is a free service being offered to library card holders in the Grand Ronde area only You may request specific titles from our library or you may also have a staff member select materials based on your interests. You can view our library catalog at Follett.grandronde.org Fee assistance Enrolled Tribal members can request assistance with test fees (i.e. GRE, SAT, LSAT, ACT) and admissions application fees. Contact Higher Education for more information at 1-800-422- 0232, ext. 2275. To reserve materials and set up delivery drop off and pick up times: Email: Kathy.Cole@grandronde.org OR Call- 503-879-1488 Loan policies 3 items per library card Books: 2 weeks DVD s: 1 week Audiobook on CD: 1 week - ' - -