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

[Lisa Patterson]

From: Roger Steinbrock 
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:31 AM
Subject: Today's News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department

 

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                LPRD celebrating over 60 years of service to the
Lawrence Community

In Today's News From Lawrence Parks and Recreation For Thursday, August
30, 2007

 

 

1)       Youth Basketball Leagues Teach Skills, Teamwork

2)       Take Flight On The Wings Of A Migrating Monarch

 

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PREPARED BY:  Laurel Kupka, 785-832-3458

YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES TEACH SKILLS, TEAMWORK

LAWRENCE - Shoot and score with Lawrence Parks and Recreation's youth
basketball program.

 

The program provides an opportunity for children to play basketball in
an organized setting, which is competitive, yet recreational. The
emphasis will not only be on teaching basic skills and fundamentals, but
also teaching fair play, teamwork and sportsmanship.The deadline to sign
up is Thursday, Sept. 20.


Youth leagues are open to children in kindergarten through 6th grade.
The cost is $40 for children in kindergarten through 4th grade and $50
for children in 5th and 6th grades. A late fee of $15 will be assessed
for registrations received after the deadline. 

Teams will be formed by current grade level and school each child
attends. The season begins Nov. 3 and run through Dec. 15. Practices
will begin in late October, with a one hour practice time to be
determined by the coach. 

To register, individuals may enroll online at www.lprd.org or visit a
Lawrence 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 Dr.; Prairie Park Nature Center,
2730 Harper St.; the Administrative Offices, 947 New Hampshire St. or
South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Massachusetts St. 

 

Scholarship applications are available at Holcom Park Recreation Center.
The deadline to apply for scholarships is Thursday, Sept. 13.

For more information, contact Lee Ice, youth sports supervisor,
832-7940.

 

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SOURCES:  Marty Birrell, 785-832-7980

PREPARED BY:  Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458

TAKE FLIGHT ON THE WINGS OF A MIGRATING MONARCH

LAWRENCE -Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department's Prairie Park Nature
Center offers the opportunity to learn about the migrating monarch
butterfly through its program, The Magnificent Monarch.  Saturday, Sept.
22.

 

The program costs $3 per participant and is open to all individuals.
There are four, one-hour sessions beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing on
the hour with a break during the noon hour. The last session starts at 2
p.m.

 

The program will begin at Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St.
Participants will be shuttled to the Baker University Wetlands where
they will catch, tag and release monarchs as part of Monarch Watch, an
educational outreach program of the University of Kansas.

 

"Monarchs aren't able to survive cold winters and annually make a
pilgrimage to Mexico," Marty Birrell, nature interpretive supervisor,
said. "On their way, they are drawn to areas like the wetlands because
of the foliage. Before heading south, they are able to get nectar from
sunflowers, thistles, asters, and bur-marigold which are very prevalent
in the wetlands."  

 

Participants will receive a certificate with tag numbers. Using the tag
numbers and the Internet, participants can see if the butterfly gets
recaptured on its migration to Mexico.

 

To register for the program, visit any neighborhood recreation center or
Prairie Park Nature Center. For more information contact, Marty Birrell,
at 785-832-7980. 

 

 

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Roger Steinbrock

Marketing Supervisor

Lawrence Parks & Recreation Department

947 New Hampshire Street, Suite 200B

Lawrence KS  66044

785.832.3458

www.lprd.org

 

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