COLOR HISTORIC JACKSONVILLE - Tecno-Libro

Living in Jacksonville, Oregon for 24 years gives me a special vision of the many facets of this historic community. Driving into town, a traffic sign reduces your speed from 45 mph to 25. You see the town in the distance as you put your foot on the brake and with a sigh you think, God s in his heaven, all s right with the world! Coloring books have enjoyed a surge in popularity. it satisfies so many needs in the short term, is creative and maybe reduces the stresses of the day. When asked to create images of these precious buildings in our town, there was never a question. Approximately three months later i had 25 line drawings ready to color and quotes about history for the back of each image. Then, a presentation in our local cemetery called Meet the Pioneers gave me more insight into the history of our town. in a special program, actors pick an historic resident or family buried in the Jacksonville Cemetery and in costume, do a short offering a