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SHS art students featured at FEC Gallery
Siuslaw High School art stu-
dents were recently presented
with awards at a special recep-
tion held at the Florence Events
Center.
During the month of March,
student’s work is on display in
Gallery One at the FEC, and
the public is urged to come and
view this eclectic exhibit.
FEC Gallery Committee
members selected the award
winners, and Liz Johnson,
Claudia Ignatieff and John
Leasure presented the cash
prizes and ribbons to first-, sec-
ond- and third-place winners,
as well as gift certificates and
ribbons to five students receiv-
ing honorable mention.
All students in the exhibit
were congratulated for the
quality of their art work, and
art teacher Kim Pickell was
recognized for the many 2-D
and 3-D art experiences she
offers to her students.
Parents were also acknowl-
edged for supporting the
importance of art and self-
COURTESY PHOTO
Soroptimists to host
seminar on ending
human trafficking
The Soroptimist of Florence will present a seminar on
ending human trafficking Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m., at the Florence Senior Center on Kingwood Street.
The program will feature a variety of speakers and sur-
vivors of human trafficking. The goal is to provide facts,
human trafficking indicators, resources, global impact and
a folder of information for reference.
The focus is to provide attendees with information
about this increasing crime in rural areas and how it is
related to the larger cities.
Learn about this increasing crime and how it affects all
range of individuals.
Admission is free and space is limited.
RSVP by calling Jo Hine at 541-997-2385.
Featured winning artists are (from left): Brianna Mitchell, Benjamin Cahoon, Tristin Reber,
Breanna Robertson and Cassidy Moore
expression in their children’s
lives.
Sponsors of this event
included the Friends of the
FEC, Florence Regional Arts
Alliance, City Lights Cinemas,
Grocery Outlet, Abby’s Pizza,
and 1285 Restobar.
Awards went to: First place,
Benjamin Cahoon for his char-
coal drawing “Last Friday;”
second place, Tristin Reber for
his scratch board “Apollo;” and
third place, Breanna Robertson
for her pottery piece, “Alice in
Wonderland.”
Honorable mention was
given to Benjamin Cahoon,
Maria Figueroa, Brianna
Mitchell, Cassidy Moore and
Abby Watkins.
New local driving school aimed at teen drivers
A new driving school,
recently opened in Florence,
Rob’s Driver Ed. LLC, aims to
educate novice drivers to be
low risk drivers by teaching the
10 Good Habits of Low Risk
Drivers.
The program, developed and
overseen by ODOT, is intended
to not just teach teens the
mechanics of driving, but to
develop good driving habits
that will benefit them for a life-
time of driving.
This is not “the easy school
of driving.” The program for
teens age 15 to 17, is a mini-
mum of 47 hours long, includ-
ing classroom, in-car, and
home practice, and takes 10-12
weeks to complete.
A teen program is currently
being scheduled for students at
Siuslaw High School, begin-
ning the middle of April.
At this time, Rob’s Driver
Ed LLC also offers individual
instruction to novice drivers 18
and older, through private les-
sons. These lessons are modi-
fied from the teen program to
be conducted in-car.
The school also offers pri-
vate lessons to any licensed
driver who wants to tune up
their driving.
The school is owned by Rob
Griffes, its only current instruc-
tor. Several years ago, Griffes
began teaching his oldest son
to drive, and got frustrated with
the lack of local driver educa-
tion programs.
Last March, he decided to do
something about it by taking a
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rigorous ODOT course, in
Eugene, to become an ODOT
approved instructor.
To open a private school he
also had to be certified by
DMV as a school, and as an
instructor in his school. Griffes
is certified to instruct anyone
age 15 and older who has a cur-
rent learner’s permit or driver’s
license.
For more information, con-
tact Griffes at 541-999-9179.
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