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~ r~'~ " "snAowl3oOliPgag: wr'a~h~ng~n meetings held throughout the
State, was submitted to the state over a period of six months
~-~ State Legislature today by State to study major concerns in
Parks Director Charles H. connection with the rapidly
Odegaard. The report summarizes increasing popularity of this new
the findings and conclusions of winter sport."
the Snowmobile Coordination With State Parks Research
en C!ayton Committee established by StatePlanner Thomas France serving as
Mt I Parks last February., p r o j e c t o f f i c e r, t h e
Odegaard said, 'The report issubcommittees studied five
the product of cooperative p r i m a r y t o p i c a r e a s :
endeavor by approximately 130Comprehensive Planning,
representatives of concerned state E n v i r o n m e n t a 1 I m p a c t,
and federal agencies, privateRegulations, Enforcement, and
interests and user groups. It was Facilities.
)k Policy
Timberland Regional Library In January, those who borrow
patrons who have borrowed new material for the new fourteen-day
books due back in seven days, loan period will receive a first
may now keep them for fourteen overdue notice one week past the
days, according to Mrs. Virginia due date, and a letter two weeks
, Barton, assistant director, beyond the due date.
SALON Mrs. Barton said that staffStarting immediately, patrons
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members, patrons and local board may disregard seven-day stickers
members throughout the regionon the back of the book, and
are of the opinion that the patron return books according to the
needs more than seven days todate due card inside the book.
,epo
iven
Odegaard stated that studyconclusions detailed in the reoort:
teams consistently identified Recreational uses of
safety as the primary area of snowmobiles exceed such
concern, with the result that a industrial uses as ranching and
voluntary snowmobile safety timber cruising, with 18 WSA
education program has already clubs in Washington scheduling
been launched by State Parks in organized racing and group
cooperation with the Western outings this winter.
Snowmobile Assocation, official Serious threats to the
user group organization, environment posed by the
Other preliminary action to untrained or careless snowmobiler
meet the immediate needs, he include litter, wildlife harassment,
said, included work by several soil erosion and damage to
agencies toward provision of areas vegetation.
and facilities; and efforts toward Because of the potential
solving critical snow plowing hazards to other winter sports
problems, currently handicapped enthusiasts, snowmobiles are (and
by lack of funds, should be) banned from ski areas
Needs for additional action and snowplay areas reserved for
are outlined in the report, which toboggans, sleds and similar
shows that approximately 60 equipment.
manufacturers of snowmobiles in The increasing numbers of
the United States and Canada are snowmobilers venturing into
producing about 500,000 unfamiliar terrain may result in a
machines annually. France proliferation of emergency
estimates more than 10,000 problems including injury
snowmobiles are in use in accidents, vehicle breakdowns,
Washington State at present, with and an anticipated acceleration of
projections of 50,000 within ten winter search and rescue
years. Thirteen snowmobile operations.
distributors in the state are selling The report recommends to
their machines through more than the Legislature appropriate
233 dealers and 19_69 snowmobile measures for coping with the
sales in Washington (2,050units) identified problems, including
Greeting Drawn by Lee Davis
4th Grade, Evergreen School
INSURANCE
116 No. 2nd St.
Greeting Drawn by
Mark Skotniski
6th Grade,
Bordeaux School
Men's and Women's
complete a book and get it back The extended loan period represented an increase of 40m e t h o d s f o r f u n d i n g
to the library at the specified applies to all Timberland libraries percent over the previous year. i m p 1 e m e n t a t io n o f t h e
time. in the five-county region. O t h e r f i n d i n g s a n d recommended programs.
Greeting Drawn by Danette Huisingh
6th Grade Bordeaux School
CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Greeting Drawn by Julie Holland
4th Grade, Evergreen School
Union Oil Products Bill Besch and Glenn Roessel
Airport Grocery
Joe and Leah Anderson
Allyn Service
M. J. Noggle
Calm Cove Marina
Mason Lake - John Moore
Harry S. Pearsall
So. Olympia Highway
Gibler's Cove Inn
Bert and Grace Campbell
Greeting Drawn by Ricky Havens
4th Grade Bordeaux School
Evergreen
:al
Across from the Hospital
Greeting Drawn By j¢
Andy K. Riley 4th Grsu
Bordeaux School
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SHELTON -- First & Railroad, 426-8211
Home Office: Olympia
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