Temporary Road Closure; Commencement Exercises; LCC Summer Camps

Temporary Road Closure

The City of Florence will be working on a portion of 21^st Street all day today to repair the street’s surface.  21^st street will be closed from Highway 101 to Pine Street  until 5 pm today. Damage to the street occurred in March when a directional drilling rig damaged the City water main, resulting in damage to a very large area of the surface of 21^st Street.  Due to the size of the area needing repair it will require a paving machine to properly complete the repairs.  In a press release the city  suggests 20^th street to access businesses along 21^st. as well as accessing Siuslaw Elementary School.

Commencement Exercises

Commencement exercises are set for area high school students this week.  Siuslaw grads, and their family and friends, will gather at Siuslaw High School Friday at seven PM.  Just under 100 students are expected to pick up their diplomas.  For the fifth year in a row, the event will air live on KCST, 106.9 FM.  The broadcast, anchored by Bob Sneddon and Siuslaw teacher Chuck Johnston goes on the air at 6:30.  It will also be streamed live on the high school’s YouTube channel, as well as on the KCST online app.  Listeners can listen on their smartphone or directly on the web at KCST.com, giving family members from out of town an opportunity to listen in on the milestone event.   Grads at Mapleton High School get their diplomas on Saturday, two PM.  Commencement for Reedsport Community Charter School will be Sunday afternoon, June 9^th at one PM.

LCC Summer Camps

Lane Community College will be offering High School students the opportunity to learn about different subjects during extensive Summer Camps.  LCC at its campus in Eugene will have 2 extensive learning sessions.  One is a Diesel Camp where students can dive into the world of diesel mechanics with hands on experience on handling highway trucks and heavy equipment and take part in engine disassembly. The camp is a daytime camp from July 8^th through the 11^th.  the other camp is a junior chef academy where students will learn culinary techniques, safety and time management and do some cooking and baking.  That class is also a daytime class on July 15^th through the 18^th. for more information go to lanecc.edu/summercamps.