[E-updates] News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department

[Lisa Patterson]

From: Roger Steinbrock 
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:35 AM
Subject: News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department

Today's News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation For Thursday, October 14,
2004

1)	Openings Remain in Kids Day Off Program
2)	New Tot Lot Playground being created in South Park
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1) Prepared by Roger Steinbrock, 832-3458
OPENINGS REMAIN IN KIDS DAY OFF PROGRAM
LAWRENCE - The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department announces openings
remain in Kids Day Off, a program for children ages 5 to 12, on Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 22-23, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holcom Park Recreation
Center, 2700 W. 27th St.

Kids Day Off will provided structured activities for children including
swimming at the department's Indoor Aquatic Center, attending a movie,
creating arts and craft projects, playing games and simply having fun.
Children who participate will need to bring a sack lunch on both days.

Cost is $30, plus additional cost for field trips per child.

Registration for Kids Day Off can be done online at www.lprd.org
<http://www.lprd.org>  or by visiting any Parks and Recreation facility
including:  the Community Building, 115 West 11th St.; East Lawrence
Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700
West 27th St.; Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive; Prairie
Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St.; the Administrative Offices, 947 New
Hampshire St. or South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Massachusetts St.

For more information, please contact Duane Peterson, special events
supervisor, at 832-7940.

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2)Prepared by Roger Steinbrock, 832-3458
NEW TOT LOT PLAYGROUND BEING CREATED IN SOUTH PARK
LAWRENCE - A new tot lot playground is being installed in historic South
Park, 1141 Massachusetts St., just south of the existing playground.
Construction is scheduled to be completed this fall.

The fire truck playground piece, which was removed recently from the park,
is being refurbished and will return to the new area once it has been
repaired.

South Park was established in 1854 and is Lawrence's first and most historic
park. In the original town plat, South Park covered eight city blocks and
was divided evenly into four separate parks: Lafayette Park, Hamilton Park,
Washington Park, and Franklin Park.

In 1910, President Theodore Roosevelt was on hand to dedicate a
rehabilitated, old granite fountain. The fountain still resides on the east
side of the park today.

For more information on Lawrence's parks, please contact the Parks and
Recreation Department at 832-3450.

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Roger Steinbrock
Marketing Supervisor
Lawrence Parks & Recreation Dept.
785.832.3458
www.lprd.org <http://www.lprd.org> 

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