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Thursday, October 25 News From the City of Lawrence
(Sent: 2012-10-25 08:00:59)
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Thursday, October 25, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
1) Lawrence Recreation Centers “Energy Smackdown” : Community Building Wins!
2) Limited Space Available for Beginning Guitar
3) Sign Up For Upcoming Dance Workshop
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Contact: Eileen Horn, sustainability coordinator, (785) 330-3121
Tim Laurent, recreation facilities operations supervisor, (785) 832-3450
(LAWRENCE, KAN.) – For the past three months, staff at City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s recreation centers have been locked in a building-to-building competition to save energy.
And the final results are in! The staff of the Community Building, located at 115 W. 11th St., saved the most energy, reducing their summer usage by 11.7 percent over last year.
The cumulative impact of all three recreation centers - East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St. and the Community Building has been impressive, yielding real energy and dollar savings in our city’s facilities.
Staff in all three buildings focused on simple changes that yielded over 23,000kWh of electricity savings. The kilowatt savings will save the same greenhouse gas emissions as not burning 1,800 gallons of gasoline. They also saved almost $1,000 in avoided utility bills for their efforts.
How did they do it?
· Turning out the lights when rooms are unoccupied.
· Plugging chargers, fans, DVD players, TVs, and miscellaneous appliances into powerstrips.
· Turning off exercise equipment, TVs, etc. when not in use.
· Syncing their programmable thermostats to their class schedules (keeping rooms cool when they need it, but not running the AC when rooms are empty).
Check out these energy-savings tips from Westar and BlackHills Energy:
About the Smackdown: The “Energy Smackdown” was created in 2011 when the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire/Medical Department firefighters and staff at all five fire/med stations competed in an energy-saving race. This year, the staff of the community’s three recreation centers focused on the competition. The winning recreation center was determined based on a percentage improvement over 2011. The recreation center with the largest percentage reduction in electricity use between July – September was declared the winner.
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PREPARED BY: Andrew Ruszczyk, 785-832-3458
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE FOR BEGINNING GUITAR
The class will be held 7-8 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 5 to Dec. 17, at the Carnegie Building, conference room, 200 W. Ninth St. Cost of the class is $38. It is to those 14 years-old and older and space is available on a first-come/first-serve basis.
Beginning Guitar is a basic introductory class that teaches participants the techniques of playing guitar, including chords, tablature, rhythm patterns and standard notation through the use of familiar melodies and songs. Participants must have their own guitar for the class.
Participants must be registered prior to attending the class. Individuals may enroll online at www.lprd.org or by visiting a Parks and Recreation facility, including: 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 South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.
For more information, contact Jo Ellis, recreation instruction supervisor, at (785) 832-7930.
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PREPARED BY: Andrew Ruszczyk, (785) 832-3458
(LAWRENCE, KAN.) — Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is offering a three hour Intermediate Dance Workshop for dancers with previous dance experience.
The workshop will be held 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Dances being taught at the workshop will include Night Club dancing and East Coast Swing. The cost to attend is $20.
Individuals can register online at www.lprd.org or by visiting any 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., or the Administrative Offices in South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.
For more information, contact Jo Ellis, recreation instruction supervisor, at (785) 832-7930.
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