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

[Lisa Patterson]

From: Roger Steinbrock 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:57 AM
Subject: 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, October
18, 2007

 

                        1) DeVictor Park Dedication To Be Held

 

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PREPARED BY:  Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458

DEVICTOR PARK DEDICATION TO BE HELD

LAWRENCE - The dedication of the new park in west Lawrence, DeVictor
Park, 1100 George Williams Way, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26.

 

Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department representatives will be joined
by City Commission members, neighbors of the park and the West Lawrence
Neighborhood Association to commemorate the occasion.  After a short
ceremony, a trail walk will conclude the dedication.  The event is free
and open to the public. Comfortable shoes are encouraged to be worn for
the trail walk.

 

When complete, the park will boast a playground, an outdoor classroom,
as well as a hard surface trail. Planning of the park began in fall of
2004 with public meetings to gather input as to the features neighbors
wanted in the park.  Funding for the first phase of its development was
approved by the City Commission in the 2007 budget.

 

In March at a public retirement reception, the park was named for the
longtime director of Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Fred DeVictor.
DeVictor worked for the City of Lawrence for 37 years, 34 years as
director of Parks and Recreation.  During his tenure, the department
grew from 12 to 52 parks and open space areas and from 6 to 75 full-time
employees.  He was only the third director of the department in its 60
year history.

 

For more information, please contact the Parks and Recreation
Administrative Office at 785-832-3450. 

 

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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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