SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015
A routine inspection of
Siuslaw River Bridge in
Florence will create nighttime
lane restrictions on Highway
101 this week, and travelers
should allow a little extra time
when crossing the bridge.
Beginning at 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 30, and contin-
uing until 6 a.m. Friday, travel
across the bridge will be
restricted to a single lane.
Flaggers will control traffic,
and delays of up to 20 minutes
should be expected.
A snooper crane will be
used to inspect bridge ele-
ments. The crane will need to
occupy a lane of travel during
the inspection. A snooper
crane is a piece of heavy
equipment that can lower
workers below the bridge deck
level, providing close visual
access to structural compo-
nents.
ODOT inspects bridges
every one to two years. Bridge
inspections provide important
bridge records, maintain pub-
lic safety and confidence, and
protect public investment.
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“The faster you treat
patients, the better chances for
recovery,” the sheriff said.
Firefighters and WLAD
paramedics monitored the
FPD and LCSO’s training
during the first half of the
day.
After lunch, they joined the
law enforcement groups in a
variety of drills.
Volunteers from the
Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) also
participated.
Fire Chief Jim Langborg
said the goal is to integrate
the forces so everyone can
work together.
The Florence-area team has
been working together for six
months and plans to do a full-
scale training exercise in
April.
Turner said, “This multi-
agency training allowed us to
test out communications with
other agencies as well as
work on a unified response
that may be required in a
large-scale incident.”
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Florence-area emergency
agencies work with the
sheriff department to
improve response times
during incidents.
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Center line rumble strips have
proven effective in reducing
cross-over crashes, Little said.
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Beginning in August and
continuing through October,
the contractor will construct
the southern segment between
mileposts 178 and 184.
In 2016, the same contractor
will construct the northern seg-
ment between mileposts 167
and 177.
The entire project is sched-
uled for completion in late
summer 2016.
During construction, travel-
ers should expect a single lane
of travel through the work
zones, controlled by flaggers
and pilot cars.
Single-lane restrictions will
occur during daytime and
nighttime construction and
may occur on weekends.
During the construction of
retaining walls and curve
widening, there may be 24-
hour flagging through the work
zone.
During this project, travelers
should plan for delays of up to
20 minutes when traveling
between Florence and Yachats.
To learn more about this
project, visit the website
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HW
Y/REGION2/Pages/US-101-
C o o k ’s - C h a s m - t o - S u t t o n -
Creek.aspx.
For the latest road condi-
tions, go online to www.
tripcheck.com.
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financial responsibility.
“Kids learn how to manage a
checking account, create a
budget, save and invest and
even start small businesses and
save for college,” Trent said
In addition to the three
nationally developed pro-
grams, emphasis will also be
on music and Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts
and Mathematics (STEAM).
“As part of the second hour,
from 4 to 5 p.m., we will be
doing fun but educational
things,” Trent said. “We will
look at the arts. We will look at
the STEAM programs. The
whole focus of all this is how
can we make learning fun?”
Trent said the club is intro-
ducing a club store where
members can use points earned
from various task accomplish-
ments to buy club gear and
other items.
“Music Theory” is another
program that Aaron plans to
introduce as part of the club’s
after-school program.
“I want them to remove the
lights and the smoke and the
lasers that is there now and
hear the musicians,” she said.
“We are going to teach math
by playing games outside. We
are going to be physical, rather
than making them sit and listen
to me talk. We will find lessons
in soccer and softball,” she
added.
Trent said the Boys and
Girls Club wants to work with
local schools to not only sup-
plement programs that have
been lost due to budget cuts,
but also help to improve gradu-
ation rates.
“‘Great futures start here.’
That’s the new slogan of the
club,” Trent said. “Everything
that we do as a club is going to
come from that slogan. If it
doesn’t support that, then we
don’t do it.”
The Boys and Girls Club
will also be continuing its ele-
mentary after-school program,
which is held at Siuslaw
Elementary School.
For more information on the
elementary or teen after-school
program, call the club at 541-
902-0304.
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Boys and Girls Club
Assistant Administrator Tracy
Aaron said the club conference
room is being converted into
the “Power Hour” room, dedi-
cated to homework and
research. The room will have at
least two computer stations for
research.
According to Trent, “Project
Learn” activities include
leisure reading, writing activi-
ties, discussions with knowl-
edgeable adults, homework
help, tutoring and games, such
as Scrabble, that develop
young people’s cognitive
skills.
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