Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Artist launches Kickstarter campaign
City snapshot
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
• Deschutes County
Assessor Scot Langton and
members of his staff will be
at City Hall on Thursday,
November 2, 5 to 6:30 p.m.,
to explain how the County
appraises property and deter-
mines values and to answer
any questions from the public.
• One position on the
City Parks Advisory Board
is available for a citizen who
resides within the city lim-
its. The board meets the first
Wednesday of the month at
4 p.m. at City Hall. To learn
more and make applica-
tion, contact Community
Development Director Patrick
Davenport at 541-323-5219.
• The Regional Solutions
meeting that was cancelled
several weeks ago has been
rescheduled for Monday,
November 13, 10 a.m. to
noon, at Sisters City Hall.
City Manager Brant Kucera
and Community Development
Director Patrick Davenport
will be reporting on issues
of importance to the health
and growth of Sisters, what
is being done to address
them, and the kind of assis-
tance needed. The Regional
Solutions Program approaches
community and economic
development by recogniz-
ing the unique needs of each
region in the state and work-
ing at the local level to iden-
tify priorities, solve problems,
and take advantage of oppor-
tunities to get specific proj-
ects completed. The Cascade
Avenue improvement project
is an example of the results
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of partnering with Regional
Solutions.
• The Lodge at Sisters
assisted-living facility,
planned for construction on
property adjacent to the post
office, between North Locust
and North Larch streets, has
been issued building permits.
The contractor is expected to
begin work later this month.
• Creekside Campground
closed for the season on
October 31 and will remain
closed through winter. Due to
required winterizing to protect
pipes, restrooms and showers
are closed during the winter.
• According to a quar-
terly report by City Finance
Officer Joe O’Neill, the City’s
treasury is in good health
with expenses tracking as
expected. With property tax
bills having recently been
received, the City can expect
a large in-flow of tax revenue
after the November 15 dead-
line for first installment and
total payments.
• Sisters Public Works
Department took delivery of a
new-to-them 2003 Caterpillar
928G front loader. The equip-
ment, which will greatly speed
up snow removal, came from
the City of Folsom and is in
excellent condition. It came
with a variety of attachments
making it usable for many
tasks.
• Due to the Thanksgiving
holiday, City Council meet-
ings for the month of
November will be the second
and fifth Wednesdays of the
month, November 8 and 29,
with workshops starting at
5:30 p.m. and Council meet-
ings at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Dennis McGregor has
launched a Kickstarter crowd-
funding campaign to fund
publication of a new art book.
Kickstarter is an online
funding mechanism used by
creators of all sorts to capi-
talize projects. Donors to
the project receive the prod-
uct and various rewards
depending upon their level of
support.
About three years ago,
McGregor painted a picture of
a turtle climbing on a barbed-
wire fence. He added a bird
and then realized the bird he
had painted was a turtle dove.
He was fairly amused that
he painted a turtle and a dove
and the dove was a turtle dove.
He figured what the heck and
painted a bull and a frog next.
Bullfrog. Other folks were
amused as well, and without
fail had suggestions of their
own, like tiger shark, horse-
fly and so on. Some people
strayed from the concept with
ideas like “skunk cabbage”
and “lightning bug.” One
PHOTO PROVIDED
The cover of Dennis McGregor’s proposed book “You Stole My Name”
guy even advocated for tools
like “monkey wrench” but
McGregor insisted that the
series be about two animals.
Twenty paintings later his
determination paid off with
a series that has become an
engaging picture book. The
illustrations are accompa-
nied by delightfully clever
verses.
“Yes, it’s a children’s
book,” Dennis explains, “but
it is also an art book for all
ages”.
The creative work is done
and the 32-page hardcover
book is ready for print, as
soon as it gets crowd-funded
through Kickstarter. The
campaign will run through
the month of November,
and every page of “You
Stole My Name” can be
enjoyed at Kickstarter.com/
DennisMcGregor.
OSU student ill with meningococcal disease
CORVALLIS (AP) —
Health officials say an Oregon
State University student on
the Corvallis campus has been
diagnosed with meningo-
coccal disease. News outlets
reported the student fell ill
October 25.
Bill Emminger, Benton
County environmental health
director, says the student’s
health had improved Friday,
but he didn’t have specifics.
The health department is
testing to determine the strain
of meningococcal disease.
Emminger says medical
professionals are working to
identify anyone who had close
contact with the ill student and
provide them with preventa-
tive antibiotics.
Symptoms include the
sudden onset of a fever, stiff
neck and headache. It can also
cause flu-like symptoms and
nausea, vomiting and a rash.
The disease isn’t highly
contagious, Emminger said,
but is spread through saliva
and respiratory droplets.
A U of O student died from
the disease in 2015.
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