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Wednesday, July 20, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
New recreation facility to open Friday
By Karen Boring Kansan staff writer
Christy Humerickhouse is the director of the new Holcom Park Recreation Center.
Lawrence has a new place to play.
The grand opening of the Holcom Park Recreation Center will be at 7 p.m. Friday at 21st Street and Lawrence Avenue. There will be a piece Jazzhaus Swing Band will provide music for dancing and refreshments will be served.
Fred DeVictor, director of Lawrence Parks and Recreation, said the new Holocaust Center was a gift from the dingding band. It was operated by Parks and Recreation.
"There's a definite need for expansion because our programs are growing," said Christy Humerickhouse, center director. "This is a way to cut down on costs of renting other facilities."
DeVictor said the project had been developed during the past four years. It began with a citizens' committee, which asked the Lawrence City Commission to support a recreational building paid for by both public and private money. The goal was to raise $1 million, half public and half private. The commission agreed, and a $500,000 bond issue was passed in April 1985. A bond issue allocates city money to a certain project.
The private Holcom Recreation Center Foundation raised $300,000 but was short of its goal. A bond issue in 1996 rescinded the first bond.
"We have a $1.3 million center," DeVictor said. "We have lots of folks in town who have made financial
contributions to this public facility."
The center has a gymnasium with six basketball goals and a jogging track; a multi-purpose room with a kitchen; a conference room; a weight room with nine weight stations and three stationary bikes; a racquetball court that also can be used for volleyball; a game room with a pongpong table, a pool table and video games; and locker rooms.
The building is for public use, at no charge, during the time the gym is open. Reservations for the multi-purpose room or the gymnasium can be made by calling 115 W. 11th St. There is a fee for reserving these rooms.
The center also is completely handicap-accessible. No stairs are inside or outside the building, and all doorways can accommodate wheelchairs. All rooms can be supervised from an information desk in the central lobby. The building has many windows to the outside and between rooms.
The center's windows and ventilation system are designed to save lighting and air conditioning costs, Humerickhouse said.
"We have one of the best designs for new building codes," she said.
Humerickhouse came to Lawrence in June to become the center's director and youth activities supervisor. He will work with the rest of the crew, will work full time at the center.
The building always will be super-
service, Humerichock said.
From July 23 to Sept. 19, the center
will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. on weekends. No classes are
scheduled, so all hours are open gym
times. Racquetball players can
reserve the court for one hour a day
by calling the center at 841-4411.
Basketballs, pool cues, pingpong paddles and other equipment can be checked out by leaving an LD, at the information desk. Racquetball rackets can be rented for 25 cents. Basketballs also will be sold at the desk.
From Sept. 19 to June 1, the Parks and Recreation department will offer classes at the center. There also will
be open gym times. The racquetball court and weight room will be available whenever the building is open
The gym will be open Monday through Friday after Sept. 19 from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be all adult sports programs, including basketball and volleyball leagues, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Family night free play will be on Friday evenings.
After Sept. 19, the center will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays, with open gym all weekend.
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