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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
(Sent: 2012-08-01 07:01:38)NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
1) Indoor Aquatic Center to close for annual maintenance
2) LPRD to offer upcoming day trips
3) Brown Bag Concert Series wraps up Thursday
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Prepared by: Andrew Ruszczyk, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Kan.) – Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive, will be closed Aug. 1-19, for annual maintenance. The center will reopen with fall operating hours beginning Monday, Aug. 20.
The annual shutdown allows staff the opportunity to perform maintenance that cannot be done when the facility is in use.
The Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St., will be open for public swimming 1-8:45 p.m. daily through Sunday, August 19, except for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 16-17, when it will be open 4-8:45 p.m. daily.
Lap swimming will be available Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. through Saturday, Aug. 18. It will then be available from 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Monday-Friday, August 20-31.
All monthly and annual active pass holders will have 19 days added to their account at no extra charge, and may still use their pass at the Outdoor Aquatic Center during the time of shutdown.
The Aquatic Division office will remain open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and staff may still be contacted at (785) 832-SWIM. For the schedules of both the Indoor and Outdoor Aquatic Centers, please visit the department’s website, www.lprd.org.
For more information, contact Jimmy Gibbs, aquatics manager, (785) 832-7946.
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Prepared by: Andrew Ruszczyk, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Kan.) - Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department will be offering day trips this fall.
A trip to Jamesport, Mo., is planned for Tuesday, Sept. 25, to visit the largest Old Order Amish Settlement west of the Mississippi. Participants will explore the countryside with a tour director who grew up with the Amish and experienced the Amish life. There will also be time after the tour for shopping in the downtown area. The cost of the trip is $94 and includes transportation, lunch, and the tours. Bus departs the Wal-Mart parking lot, 550 Congressional Drive, at 7:45 a.m. with a return scheduled for 5 p.m. Deadline to register is Thursday, Aug. 23.
A visit to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum and the National Frontier Trails Museum, Independence, Mo., is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19. Trip includes experiencing one of the top presidential libraries in the country, the Truman Library followed by the exploits of Lewis and Clark’s expedition at the National Frontier Trails Museum. The cost of this trip is $85, including transportation, tours of both museums, and a buffet lunch. Bus will depart the Wal-Mart parking lot, 550 Congressional Drive, at 8:15 a.m. with a return scheduled for 4:45 p.m. Registration deadline is Monday, Sept. 17.
Register at any Parks and Recreation facilities 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. or the Administrative Offices in historic South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.
For more information contact the Jo Ellis, recreation instruction supervisor, at (785) 832-7920 or you can go online at www.lprd.org and enroll.
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Prepared by: Andrew Ruszczyk, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Kan.) – Lawrence Parks and Recreation’s Brown Bag summer concert series will come to a close with the last performance this Thursday.
BRC Sounds will perform at noon Thursday, August 2, in front of U.S. Bank, 900 Massachusetts St. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held at Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Massachusetts St.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information regarding the concerts, contact Duane Peterson, special events supervisor, at (785)832-7940.
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