Wednesday, November 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
PEDESTRIANS: Twilight
can be a particularly
dangerous time
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roadway (see related story,
page 7).
While pedestrians have
the right-of-way, it is wise for
those on foot to be especially
cautious this time of year.
Don’t assume that because
you see a car coming that the
driver can see you. If you are
wearing dark clothing, you
may be all but invisible, even
under streetlights.
Carry a flashlight and
deploy it if you’re going to
be out at twilight or later, and
stay alert to your surround-
ings. Distracted walking can
be almost as dangerous as
distracted driving.
Sisters’ large population of
deer are still moving around
at twilight and they are par-
ticularly hard to see as dark-
ness falls. Drivers should stay
alert and above all slow down
to give themselves plenty of
stopping distance. The need
to slow down becomes even
more acute in rain or snow
conditions, where visibility is
further diminished and streets
and roadways are wet and
potentially slick.
The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Sgage office focuses
on ougdoor recreagion
SALEM (AP) — A newly
created state office is hoping
to take Oregon’s recreational
economy from good to great.
The Office of Outdoor
Recreation was created by
the state lawmakers last leg-
islative session in response
to the decline in the percent-
age of Oregonians who take
part in outdoor recreation, the
Statesman Journal reported
Sunday.
While the recreational
economy continues to be
strong in cities such as Bend
and Portland, Chris Havel
with the Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department said
the state is concerned about
other regions that are falling
behind and want to figure out
what can be done about it.
The new office will begin
by focusing on improving
access and participation to
outdoor recreation and the
stewardships and sustainabil-
ity of resources.
“The goal is to see outdoor
recreation reach its full poten-
tial through a unified strat-
egy,” Havel said.
Some have called the new
office an unnecessary expense
and doubt it will pay much
attention to hunting, fish-
ing and motorized recreation
because its prominent sup-
porters — Keen Footwear and
REI — are known to primar-
ily support hiking, biking and
kayaking.
“Despite the fact that
hunting is a longstanding
and strong economic driver,
Oregon’s government con-
tinues to ignore it,” said
Dominic Aiello, president of
the Oregon Outdoor Council,
which promotes hunting.
“Travel Oregon, the state’s
official tourism office, doesn’t
even list hunting under the
‘Things To Do’ for outdoor
recreation in Oregon.”
Havel denies that the office
will prioritize select forms of
recreation, but he did recog-
nize that outdoor recreation is
a vast industry to work with.
“The only comfort is there’s
a large community ready to
help, and a hunger to find a
better way forward,” he said.
The state is still in process
of finding a director to lead
the unit.
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