2A | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
Spring outdoor burning season is now open
The Lane County spring
outdoor burning season
opened March 1 for certain
areas in Lane County.
The Lane Regional Air
Protection Agency (LRA-
PA) will issue daily outdoor
burning advisories with start
and stop times for outdoor
burning. The spring burning
season will conclude in June.
LRAPA regulates outdoor
burning, also known as
open or backyard burning,
allowing some Lane County
residents to burn dry woody
yard debris that was generat-
ed on their own residential
property.
Rules concerning outdoor
burning differ throughout
the county. Outdoor burn-
ing is always prohibited in-
side the city limits of Eugene
and Florence as well as on
lots smaller than 0.5 acres
inside Springfield Urban
Growth Boundary and City
Limits. Burning is also pro-
hibited on lots smaller than
2 acres inside the Eugene
Urban Growth Boundary.
With the recent snow
storm’s woody debris and
downed trees, there may be
more fuel than typical burn
seasons. The agency asks
people to pile the woody
debris and keep it dry until
ready for burning or explore
alternatives instead of burn-
ing. Hauling, composting,
or wood chipping will help
keep spring air quality clean.
Burn piles cannot smolder
overnight.
Residents should check
local ordinances and contact
local fire districts regarding
restrictions and permits be-
fore burning.
LRAPA’s advisory is up-
dated daily on the website
at 7 p.m. for the following
day. Lane County residents
can call LRAPA’s Outdoor
Burning Advisory Line at
541-726-3976. Coastal resi-
dents can call 541-997-1757
for burn advisories.
Residents who are in ar-
eas that allow burning must
be aware that burning only
woody yard debris generated
on their property is allowed.
All fires must be attended to
and completely extinguished
by times determined by
LRAPA.
Please practice fire safety
and keep water handy at all
times. A first offense vio-
lation of LRAPA’s outdoor
burning rules may result in
a $500 fine.
Residents can dispose of
yard debris by taking it to
Lane County transfer sites
(541-682-4120), Lane For-
ests Products at 541-345-
9085 or Rexius at 541-342-
1835.
For more information,
please visit www.lrapa.org or
call 541-736-1056.
OBITUARY
SHOUN—On March 7,
2019, Ellen Shoun beloved
sister, mother and grand-
mother passed away on her
65th birthday.
Ellen was born March 7,
1954, to
Edward
a n d
Rober-
ta Reid.
S h e
was the
oldest
of eight
chil-
Ellen Shoun
dren.
S h e
married Robert Shoun in
1979 and they enjoyed 38
happy years together.
Ellen earned her bache-
lor of nursing degree from
Dunes City currently seeking Budget Committee volunteers
Dunes City is looking for
volunteers to fill four vacan-
cies on Dunes City’s Budget
Committee. Dunes City is
accepting applications for
two vacancies with a term
ending date of June 30, one
vacancy with a term ending
date of June 30, 2020, and
one vacancy with a term
ending date of June 30, 2021.
All applicants must be
Dunes City residents.
The budget committee
meets a few times in the
spring to review and, if nec-
essary, revise the proposed
budget fiscal year before it is
formally adopted by the City
Council.
The committee also meets
quarterly to review budgeted
and actual expenditures and
revenue.
To apply, applicants must
complete an Appointive
Office Application form
available at Dunes City Hall
or from the City’s website
www.dunescity.com/per
mits-and-information.
Applications can be de-
livered to Dunes City Hall
at 82877 Spruce Street in
Westlake, mailed to PO Box
97, Westlake OR 97493, or
emailed to recorder@du-
nescityor.com.
For more details about the
duties and responsibilities of
budget committee members,
call Dunes City Hall at 541-
997-3338.
There is no cutoff date for
submitting applications, but
applications could be con-
sidered at the Dunes City
Council meeting following
submission of the applica-
tion.
Applicants will be notified
of the date the city council
will consider applications
and should plan to attend
that meeting.
Avoid ‘distracted walking’ by keeping head up, phone down
Distracted driving is a
well-established problem;
so much so, that many
states, including Oregon,
currently have bans in
place when it comes to us-
ing technology while driv-
ing.
But the problem of dis-
tracted walking is a rela-
tively new one. Each year,
more and more people are
injured as a result of tex-
ting, talking or listening to
music while on their cell
phones.
While some might laugh
at the person who falls into
the fountain while tex-
ting or the one who walks
into a wall while texting,
the problem of distracted
walking is a very real and
serious one.
The city of Honolulu,
Hawaii, is the first major
U.S. city to ban “distracted
walking.” It recently passed
a law carrying a fine for a
pedestrian crossing a street
or highway while viewing a
mobile electronic device. A
few other cities are watch-
ing and taking inspiration
from this.
According to the most
recent data from the Na-
tional Highway Traffic
S afe t y Ad m i n i s t r at i on
(NHTSA), 5,977 pedes-
trians were killed and an
estimated 85,000 injured
in traffic collisions in the
United States in 2017.
That’s one death every
1.6 hours and an injury
every 6 minutes. While
it’s not clear how many of
these are a direct result of
distracted walking, the to-
tal rate of pedestrian fatal-
ities compared to overall
road deaths is increasing
each year.
Hospitals are seeing
people who were injured
seriously enough to seek
medical attention at the
emergency room as a re-
sult of texting and walking,
and at increasing numbers
each year. It’s not just tex-
ting while walking that’s a
problem. Talking, check-
ing email, using social
networking apps and even
playing games all contrib-
ute to the problem of dis-
tracted pedestrians.
The solution to distract-
ed walking is a fairly simple
one: do not use your cell
phone or engage in other
distracting activities while
walking. Focus solely on
the task at hand — getting
from point A to point B in
one piece and worry about
checking in once you’ve
safely arrived. That text or
email can wait. Ensure you
cross the road at crosswalks
or signalized intersections
and obey your traffic sig-
nals as well.
Take the lead in your
own safety, and remember:
Heads up, phones down.
University of Nebraska.
She worked as a nurse for
may years until retiring
from Peace Harbor Hospi-
tal in Florence.
She was known for her
infectious smile, sassy wit
and silly sense of humor.
Ellen was preceded in
death by her parents and
husband. She is survived
by seven siblings; her
daughter, Mary; stepson
Steve; and her grandchil-
dren, who were the light of
her life.
A funeral mass will be
held at St. Mary’s Cath-
olic Church on Saturday
March 23, at 11 am.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
POLICE
March 8
• Criminal mischief was
reported on the 2900 block
of Oak Street.
• Accident, without inju-
ry, was reported on the first
block of Quince Street.
• Arrest was reported on
the 900 block of Highway
101.
• Arrest, with warrant,
was reported on the 1000
block of Highway 101.
block of Highway 101.
• Assault was reported on
the 1800 block of Oak Street.
March 10
• Arrest, with warrant,
was reported on the 1500
block of 12th Street.
• Escape was reported
on the 400 block of Ninth
Street.
• Accident, with injury,
was reported at milepost 14
on Highway 101.
• Theft was reported on
March 9
• Accident, without inju- the 2300 block of Oak Street.
ry, was reported on the 2000
March 11
block of Highway 101.
• Dispute was reported on
• Harassment was report- the 87600 block of Highway
ed on the 87700 block of 101.
Rhododendron Drive.
• Dispute was reported on
• Arrest, with warrant, the 4000 block of Highway
was reported on the 1000 101.
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