Wednesday, June 27, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Rotary gets set to
hoedown in Sisters
Sisters artist’s book is on the street
The third annual Sisters
Rotary Hoedown is set for
action on Saturday, July 28, 5
to 9 p.m. in the big blue horse
arena at 67480 Cloverdale
Rd. Tickets are available
now.
“It is highly recommended
to pre-purchase, though some
tickets will be available at the
door,” said Rotarian Kathryn
Godsiff.
It’s a time for families,
neighbors and friends to have
some fun together and sup-
port a variety of community
nonprofits. The Bartolotta
family donates use of the
arena, and Circle of Friends,
Seed to Table, Sisters Band
of Brothers and the Flight
Science program at Sisters
High School partner with
Rotary to bring the event and
awareness of their work to
the community.
Apart from the altruistic
aspect of a fundraiser involv-
ing silent and live auction
items, Hoedown attendees
can eat, drink, dance, play
some games and socialize.
The Dry Canyon Stampede is
a popular local band known
for getting some wear and
tear on the dance floor. John
Bushnell, former co-owner of
The Tumalo Feed Company,
and his wife, Lea, make
sure there is a steady sup-
ply of burgers, hot dogs and
trimmings. Seed to Table
provides salads, the Flight
Science Program manages
desserts and Rotarians keep
everyone hydrated one way
or another. Volunteers from
all the non-profits are dot-
ted around to make sure the
event runs smoothly.
Food and drink is avail-
able for purchase and is not
included in the ticket price
of $20. (Children under 12
get in free.) At the end of the
event, all present ticket hold-
ers are eligible for the grand
Dennis McGregor’s new
book, “You Stole My Name,”
was born out of a serendipi-
tous accident.
“I had some free time
and I just wanted to paint
something fun,” McGregor
recalled.
He painted a turtle climb-
ing up a barbed-wire fence
with a bird watching him.
“Without realizing it, I
started painting a turtledove,”
he said.
The artist got a kick out of
the juxtaposition — and so
did others.
“The first people that saw
it responded so favorably to
it, I thought, ‘Maybe I’m on
to something,”’ he said.
He was. A whole series
of paintings followed. He
painted a bull and a frog,
staring at each other, and
called it “Bullfrog.” And he
kept going, and going. Last
summer, he hosted a show-
ing of his paintings at the
Sisters Library. And recently
he conducted a successful
Kickstarter campaign to pro-
duce a book.
This is the second book
McGregor has crowd-funded
through Kickstarter.
“People say, ‘Why don’t
you just go get a publish-
ing deal?,’” McGregor said.
prize drawing of A Taste of
Sisters, a package of dining
vouchers from The Depot
Cafe, Los Agaves, Chops
Bistro, The Gallery and Three
Creeks Brewing Company.
A new feature this year
is the Kids Corral, a place
where youngsters can play
games and do activities. The
creative team from Seed to
Table is dreaming up fun
things to do there.
For the adults, a Wine
Wall provides a chance to
take home a surprise bottle of
wine. Each bottle is valued at
at least $20, with a few $50-
$100 bottles hiding in plain
sight. Since the bottles are
not allowed to be opened at
the event, per OLCC rules,
participants have to wait until
they are out of the building to
see their prizes.
It is highly recommended
to pre-purchase [tickets]...
— Kathryn Godsiff
Auctioneer Ramona
H u l i c k , f r o m Tu r m o n
Auction Services, over-
sees the live auction action.
Several getaways are up for
grabs, and other items will
be coming in as the event
gets close. Each nonprofit
has at least one item in the
live auction. They also have
their own space in the silent
auction area. Gift baskets of
varying descriptions from
candy to distillers spirits,
art, experiences and practi-
cal items will be tempting
attendees to show their sup-
port of these organizations.
Tickets are available from
Rotarians, partnering non-
profits or from the Rotary
Club of Sisters website, via
PayPal, at www.sistersrotary.
org.
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Kids of all ages love Dennis McGregor’s new book.
“First of all, I hate rejection.
Second, I don’t have that
many years left. I wanted to
get the book done and get it
out there.”
And out there it is — to
great acclaim. People have
been sending McGregor pic-
tures of them reading the
book to their kids, or the kids
reading the book themselves.
“I can’t believe how well
it’s been received,” he said.
“It’s probably the most suc-
cessful thing I’ve done, based
on what I’m hearing.”
The book has also led to
a commission from The Old
Mill District to do a mural
based on three of his images.
The book is available
through Paulina Springs
Books in Sisters. Next month,
on Friday, July 27 from 4 to
7 p.m. Paulina Springs Books
and Sisters Gallery & Frame
Shop will feature McGregor
for the 4th Friday Art Stroll.
And there’s more to come.
“I’m working on a sequel
now,” the artist said. “You
Stole My Name, Too.”