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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 News from the City of Lawrence
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 News from the City of Lawrence
1) Lawrence City Band to perform
2) How to identify official Census takers
3) Watson Park locomotive set to shine
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Prepared by: Ryan Karasek, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Ks.) - The Lawrence City Band will hold the inaugural concert of its summer concert series at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at historic South Park’s William Kelly Bandstand.
The music theme will be “A New Season, from Bach to Rock,” with Guest Conductor Leroy Esau. The concert is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department and the Rice Foundation, the city band presents concerts every Wednesday night through July 14 at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.
The following is the music themes to be presented throughout the summer concert series:
May 26 – A New Season, from Bach to Roc, with Guest Conductor Leroy Esau
June 2 – Lawrence City Band Showcase, featuring soloists and talent from your City Band
June 9 – A Pre-Flag Day Celebration
June 16 – 75th Anniversary Music Camp Heritage
June 23– Welcome to Summer
June 30– Our Own Fourth of July Show
July 7 – Annual Children’s Concert
July 14 – The Grand Finale
The band is conducted by Robert E. Foster.
For more information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Administrative Office at (785) 832-3450.
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Contact: Megan Gilliland, communications manager, (785) 832-3406
(Lawrence, Ks.) – The U.S. Census Bureau wants the public to know how to identify official Census takers currently conducting door-to-door, complete count follow-up operations as part of the 2010 Census.
Complete count follow up operations will only be conducted by official Census takers. If the public has any questions about Census operations in their neighborhood, they may call the Kansas City Regional Census Center at (816) 994-2000. Here are some tips on how to identify an official Census taker.
An official 2010 Census Taker:
- Must present an ID Badge with the U.S. Department of Commerce logo, their name and expiration date. Census takers will also provide a driver’s license or photo identification, if asked.
- May also be carrying a black canvass bag with a U.S. Department of Commerce logo.
- Will provide their supervisor’s contact information and/or the local census office phone number for verification, if asked.
- Will only ask questions appearing on the official 2010 Census form.
An official 2010 Census Taker will:
- NOT ask to come into a resident’s home.
- NOT ask for social security numbers, bank account numbers or credit card numbers.
- NOT ask any information about your taxes or income.
- NOT solicit donations or contact you by e-mail.
Census answers are confidential and protected by federal law. All U.S. Census Bureau employees have taken an oath and are subject to 5 years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine if they disclose any information that could identify you or your household. Answers will only be used for statistical purposes. The 2010 Census asks for your name, gender, age/date of birth, phone number, Hispanic origin, race, relationship, whether the home is owned or rented and how many people live in the home.
The 2010 Census is an actual count of everyone living in the United States and it is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data is used to allocate congressional seats to the states and to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to tribal, state and local governments each year.
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Prepared by: Ryan Karasek, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Ks.) - Members of the Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club are assisting Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department by repainting the locomotive in Watson Park this Saturday, May 22. Watson Park is located at 6th and Kentucky Streets.
Donated in 1955 by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, the No. 1073 262 Prairie Locomotive was in service from 1908 to 1952 and logged more than 870,000 miles and originally cost a little more than $20,000.
The locomotive was last repainted 16 years ago.
It has become a feature of the park and over the years has led to the nickname “train park” because of its placement on the park grounds.
For more information, please contact Roger Steinbrock, marketing supervisor, at (785) 832-3450.
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