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University Daily Kansan, August 18, 1983
Lawrence's parks offer sports, arts, recreation galore
By DAVID E. SHAY Staff Reporter
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of activities to KU students and Lawrence area residents.
Besides caring for the parks, the department offers classes in the visual and performing arts, and will offer several athletic programs this fall and winter, according to Fred DeVictor, director of parks and recreation.
He said that although some city athletic programs have age limitations, KU students can participate in both city and intramural programs at the University.
DeVictor said the city would sponsor fall softball leagues in slow pitch, fast pitch and cox division. There also will host basketball games and a winter basketball league.
People interested in the athletic leagues should stop by the sports office at 11th and Vermont streets.
Swimmers may use the municipal pool through Labor Day, Sept. 5, he said. Then people may use the indoor pool at Lawrence High School.
DEVICIOR SAID THAT the city would offer a variety of visual and performing art classes and include training in drawing for the classes range from $8 to $12.
Those interested may apply through the mail Sept. 5-9, he said. After that, walk-in registration will be conducted since going to mail-in applications.
The classes usually meet one hour a week for eight weeks, he said. Some of the classes are taught by KU students and professors.
Additional information is available at parks and recreation office in South Park. 1141 Massachusetts St.
The parks department also is charged with caring for the 27 neighborhood and community parks in Lawrence.
THE OLDEST PARK in the city is South Park on Massachusetts Street. South Park features picnic tables, a barnyard, rubber shoes and a formal garden.
Lyons Street Park in North Lawrence has lighted baseball diamonds, lighted tennis courts, a volleyball court, basketball goals and a picnic shelter.
Centennial Park, 6th and Iowa streets, is a community park that features lighted tennis courts, playground equipment and picnic shelves. A one-mile jogging/exercise course winds through the park.
The exercise trail offers exercise equipment at 20 points with instructions for stretching and a complete workout for three levels of difficulty. The instructions also include an indication
of what the joggers pulse rate should be
FOR SWIMMERS there is Lawrence Municipal Pool in Central Park, 6th and Tennessee streets. The park also has an original Santa Fe Rail燥 locomotive as part of its play area. During the spring season, all of the park is flooded for ice skating.
Four lighted baseball fields, two
lighted tennis courts, outdoor handball courts and picnic shelters are open for public use in Louis Holcom Park and Sports Complex, which can be entered from the intersection of 27th Street and Lawrence Avenue.
Other lighted tennis courts can be found in Desertiel Park, Veterans Park
Basketball goals can be found at
Deerfield Park, Clinton Park, John Taylor Park, Hobbs Park, Edgewood Park and Veterans Park.
SEVEN SHELTERS AT Lawrence parks can be reserved for special events. They are in Holcom Park, Burcham Park, Clinton Park, Broken Arrow Park, South Park and there are two in Centennial Park.
People can reserve a shelter through the main office in City Hall. There is a $10 fee for a full day and a $5 fee for a half a day.
The Lawrence parks are open from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily. No alcoholic beverages are allowed, but 3.2 beer is permitted in most parks. Beer is not allowed in park buildings and sports complexes.
Parks prosper with a little help from Friends
By DAVID E. SHAY
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is looking for a few good friends for its Friends of the Park Program.
The program was set up in January of 1982 to provide recognition for people who do service projects for the community's parks, according to Fred DeVictor, director of parks and recreation director.
IN THE YEAR-AND-A-HALF that the program has been in operation, residents have donated $15,000 and 4,000 hours of labor. DeVictor said.
and add to what we can't do with budget dollars," DeVictor said.
Most of the projects involve beautifying the parks, he said.
Last spring two KU fraternities cleaned three different parks. DeVictor also said that many Boy Scares, especially those working on the Eagle Scout rank, donated time to clean city parks.
"This program helps complement
"We work with a lot of groups that are interested in community service."
SEVERAL RESIDENTS CONCENTRATE their efforts on landscaping neighborhood parks. People donate flowers and trees and then help maintain them, he said.
Community involvement by area residents helps establish a sense of pride in Lawrence's parks, DeViotier and other residents about the efforts that go into a park.
After someone has worked on a park, he is more likely not to abuse it, he said. People who have helped maintain the parks will also be more inclined to keep others from abusing them.
There are many other activities that residents can get involved in as friends of the park, he said.
Support activities include coaching and officiating, aiding class instructors, training Special Olympians and distributing flyers.
DeVictor said that people have
donated money for anything from team shirts to recreation equipment.
The parks department publishes a catalogue that tells approximate costs of projects.
The use of the catalogue entitles people who donate to choose how their money will be spent. The gift is tax-deductable.
DEVICIOR SAID THAT SOME of Lawrence's industries were involved in the program. Stokley-Van Campandon plants and trash brars are used in the part.
He also said organizations that were interested in doing community projects through the Friends of the Park office, which contact the main office in City Hall.
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