Steffee landing Park to be closed temporarily

The city of Kissimmee Public Works and Engineering Department  has announced the temporary closure of Steffee Landing Park.

Due to the construction of the Kissimmee Multi-Use Trail project, the park will be closed to the public beginning May 2. The park is scheduled to reopen July 1. Upon completion, the multi-use trail will travel from West U.S. Highway 192 to Martin Luther King Boulevard.

For more information, contact the Public Works and Engineering Department at 407-518-2170.

Next Spurs rodeo set for June 4-5

The 127th PRCA Silver Spurs Rodeo, the largest rodeo in the Southeast, will be June 4-5 at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.

All of the traditional rodeo events will get under way on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Events such as bull riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding and barrel racing, along with cowboy clowns, will take place during each performance.

Tickets are available at $15 per person, plus children 10 and under are free when accompanied by a paying adult. To get tickets in advance or for more information, visit www.silverspursrodeo.com or call 407-67RODEO.

Poinciana Boulevard ribbon cutting to be Tuesday

Osceola County Commission Chairman Brandon Arrington will officially open the second phase of the Poinciana Boulevard road-widening project on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the southeast corner of the intersection of Poinciana Boulevard and Trafalgar Boulevard.

The length of the project is approximately 2.6 miles and includes the reconstruction of the existing two-lane rural roadway to a four-lane urban divided facility with four, 12-foot wide lanes, two 4-foot wide bike lanes, 5-foot wide sidewalks and a median. The project broke ground April 21, 2009, and was completed in February 2011 at a cost of $21 million.

“It is a great honor to be able to complete this improvement to our community. This project not only makes it safer for the daily commuter but also helps to expand economic opportunities for the area. However, we must continue to seek funding to construct the other two phases, which are still only two lanes,” Arrington said.

For more information, contact the Osceola County Community Outreach/Public Information Office at 407-742-0100.

Entrepreneur summit Wednesday

Congressman Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, will host a third entrepreneur summit in Osceola County on Wednesday to bring together various entrepreneurs from across the 15th Congressional District and provide a forum to showcase their innovative technologies to the public and potential investors.

The summit will take place at Workforce Central Florida in Kissimmee from 8 a.m. to noon.

The agenda includes a keynote address by Posey and presentations by eight to 10 companies. Other speakers and resource agencies include Florida Venture Forum, High Tech Corridor Council, Black Business Investment Fund, Disney Entrepreneurship Center, Hispanic Business Initiative Fund, the Entrepreneur’s Source, USF Connect Program, Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce, St. Cloud Greater Osceola Chamber of Commerce, the Heart of United Way and Florida Grow.

Networking and a continental breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m. RSVP online at http://www.posey.house.gov/RSVP/ or call 1-888-681-1776.