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Wednesday, July 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
‘AGE-FRIENDLY’: Built,
service and social
environments aspects
Continued from page 1
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It’s going down at Hardtail’s with Lucky Town’s Tribute to the Boss. The
hungry and the hunted explode into rock ‘n’ roll bands that face off
against each other out in the street — Down in Jungleland.
Springsteen tribute
band on tap in Sisters
The midnight gang9s
assembled and picked a ren-
dezvous for the night; they9ll
meet beneath that Hardtails
Bar & Grill sign that brings
this city light. The Midnight
Rat and the barefoot girl 4
and all the other Springsteen
fans in Sisters 4 will take a
stab at romance on Saturday,
July 6.
Lucky Town, Portland9s
Bruce Springsteen tribute
band will take the stage at
8 p.m. at Hardtails. The
band pays tribute to The
Boss. Bruce Springsteen
has sold more than 135 mil-
lion records worldwide and
more than 64 million records
in the United States, mak-
ing him one of the world9s
best-selling artists of all
time.
He has earned numerous
awards for his work, includ-
ing 20 Grammy Awards, two
Golden Globes, an Academy
Award, a Tony Award (for
<Springsteen on Broadway=)
as well as being inducted into
both the Songwriters Hall of
Fame and the Rock And Roll
Hall Of Fame in 1999.
In 2009, Springsteen was
a Kennedy Center Honors
recipient, in 2013 was
named MusiCares person of
the year, and in 2016 was
awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
The Boss is known for
his high-energy shows, and
Lucky Town delivers, with
hits from every decade of
Bruce9s distinguished career.
Each musician in the band
has a minimum of 25 years
of professional experience
in the music industry locally
and throughout the United
States.
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physical and social environ-
ments. It signals to the citi-
zens of Sisters Country that
the City will proactively take
age-related issues into con-
sideration in its planning and
building codes for both com-
mercial and residential build-
ing projects. Membership is
also a commitment to share
experience, achievements, and
lessons learned with other cit-
ies and communities.
The WHO network was
established in 2010 to con-
nect cities, communities, and
organizations worldwide with
the common vision of mak-
ing their community a great
place in which to grow old. It
focuses on action at the local
level that fosters the full par-
ticipation of older people in
community life and promotes
healthy and active aging.
The network currently
includes 847 cities and com-
munities in 41 countries, cov-
ering over 230 million people
worldwide. Portland was
granted membership in 2012
and was the first U.S. city to
be so designated.
As defined by WHO, an
age-friendly city has structures
and services accessible to and
inclusive of older people with
varying needs and capacities.
The emphasis is on enable-
ment rather than disablement.
The built, social, and service
environments are friendly for
people of all ages and abilities.
<When cities address the
needs of older adult citi-
zens, they create an environ-
ment that is better for all.
For instance, longer lights at
crosswalks give older adults
3 and school kids, and parents
with strollers 3 more time to
safely cross a busy street,=
explained Susan Rotella, exec-
utive director of the Council
of Aging of Central Oregon.
Across the globe, popu-
lations are growing older
because lifespans are increas-
ing, and birth rates are declin-
ing. Census Bureau data in
2016 showed that in Sisters,
the number of residents aged
65 and older accounted for
over 27 percent of the total
population. Aging popula-
tions will by necessity shape
local, regional, national, and
international economies and
policymaking.
The eight domains of
being age-friendly comprise
the three key elements of the
built, service, and social envi-
ronments. Those domains
and how they impact people
include:
" The outside environment
and public buildings have a
major impact on the mobility,
independence, and quality of
life of people in later life.
" Transportation, including
accessible and affordable pub-
lic transport, is a key issue for
people in later life.
" Housing and support that
allows people in late life to age
comfortably and safely within
the community to which they
belong are universally valued.
" Social participation is
strongly connected to good
health and wellbeing through-
out life.
" Older people from all
backgrounds are valued and
respected.
" An age-friendly com-
munity provides options for
people in later life to con-
tinue to contribute to their
communities.
" Staying connected with
events and people and getting
timely, practical information
to manage life and meet per-
sonal needs are vital for active
aging.
" Community support is
strongly connected to good
health and wellbeing through-
out life, alongside accessible
and affordable health care
services.
Here in the United
States, AARP Network of
Age-Friendly States and
Communities is the WHO
affiliate with their AARP
Network of Age-Friendly
Communities. The network
was launched in April 2012 as
an independent affiliate of the
WHO network.
<With the age-friendly pro-
gram, AARP helps participat-
ing communities become great
places for people of all ages
by adopting such features as
walkable streets, better hous-
ing and transportation options,
access to key services, and
opportunities for residents
to participate in community
activities,= according to Nancy
LeaMond, Chief Advocacy
and Engagement Officer for
AARP in Washington D.C.
According to LeaMond,
enrollment in the network pro-
vides member communities
with the resources to become
more age-friendly by tap-
ping into national and global
research, planning models,
and best practices.
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