[E-updates] Today's News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation

[Bobbie Walthall]

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Lawrence Parks and Recreation celebrating 60 years of service to the Lawrence Community in 2006


Today's News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation For Monday, October 3, 2005

1)	Department To Sale Mulch
2)	Aquatic Center To Host Arthritis Instructor Training
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1) PREPARED BY:  Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458
DEPARTMENT TO SALE MULCH 
LAWRENCE - The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department will have its annual mulch sale Thursday through Saturday, October 6-8, at 1420 E. 11th St., rain or shine.

The hours of the mulch sale are as follows:

Thursday, Oct. 6 - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 7 - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8 - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The mulch sale is to eliminate an excess amount of mulch the department has acquired over the past year.  The cost of the sale will be $5 per pick up load, the price will be more for larger trucks.  

The Lawrence Parks and Recreation doesn't purchase mulch throughout the year, instead it recycles trees that are cut down throughout the city. The trees are then ran through a chipper and used as mulch. 

Mulch is a very helpful item when it comes to the growth of newly planted trees, when used in gardens, or used in flower gardens.  Spreading mulch helps reduce the amount of water lost through evaporation, prevents excess run-off, restricts weed growth, and replaces valuable nutrients into your soil.

For more information, please contact Jim Beebe, forestry supervisor, at 785-832-7979.

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2) PREPARED BY:  Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458
AQUATIC CENTER TO HOST ARTHRITIS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
LAWRENCE - The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department's Aquatic Division will host the Kansas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation's Aquatic Instructor/Leader Training Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 to 4:30 pm. at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center.

Lori Madaus, aquatic supervisor for Lawrence Parks and Recreation, will conduct the training.

For more information, please contact the Kansas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation at 316-263-3260 or Madaus at 832-7946.




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