Pinckney Neighborhood Parks Clean-up – Saturday, Oct. 12th at 9:30 am

Plan on spending a few hours on the morning of Saturday October 12 helping to clean up our neighborhood parks. The Pinckney neighborhood is very fortunate to have several wonderful parks to enjoy. Please join your neighbors at Constant Park (5th & Tennessee), Clinton Park (5th & Maine), Woody Park (3rd & Maine) or the Hugh Cameron Memorial Ravine (5th & Indiana) starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday October 12th to do a little tidying up. We usually also clean up Burcham Park, but this year the city will be doing some construction in and near the park. At about 10:45, we’ll meet back at Clinton Park for refreshments.

The city furnishes us trash bags. All you need are gloves and good walking shoes and maybe a water bottle. Help us keep our parks user-friendly by participating in this clean-up. You can also help year-around by picking up trash as you walk through the neighborhood or take your dogs for a walk.

 

October 8, 2013 · pgmiller · No Comments
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City’s Fall Compost and Woodchip Sale – October 5, 10, 11 & 12

This fall the City of Lawrence will hold the following compost and woodchip sales at the city’s Wood Recovery and Composting Facility located at 1420 E. 11th Street which is east of 11th and Haskell Avenue, over the railroad tracks. The sales will be held rain or shine. CASH only.

 

OPENS EARLY FOR SELF-LOADERS ONLY: Compost and Woodchip Sale – Saturday October 5th from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

  • SELF-LOAD ONLY
  • $10 per truck or trailer load; small quantities free.
  • Please bring a shovel.
  • Bring a tarp to secure woodchips in trucks and trailers to prevent littering the roadway.

Compost & Woodchip Sale – Thursday through Saturday, October 10, 11, 12 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm or until supply is depleted.

  • The city will load trucks and trailers.
  • $10 per bucket load, equivalent to two cubic yards.
  • Bring a tarp to secure woodchips in trucks and trailers to prevent littering the roadway.

Compost and woodchips are not intended for commercial applications, but rather for the citizens of Lawrence. Dump truck quantities are not allowed. The City cannot load trucks with ladder racks.

The City’s compost is made from the weekly curbside collection of residential yard waste, which includes grass, leaves, garden pruning, and small woody waste. Due to the length of the composting process and the biological changes that occur, 99 percent of all chemicals have dissipated prior to public distribution. City staff tests the compost for levels of ammonia and carbon dioxide; tests are also completed for pH and salinity.

Compost is a fertilizer, and is meant to be mixed into the soil. For food gardens, it is recommended to add up to 1-1/2 inches of compost to every six inches depth of tilled soil. Do not plant in 100 percent compost.Woodchips are used to cover the soil.

Woodchips help conserve water by reducing moisture evaporation from the soil. The woodchips the City sells are made from brush and tree debris dropped off from residential and commercial sources.

For more information about the compost and woodchip sales, visit www.LawrenceRecycles.org.

 

October 2, 2013 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Food Drive – October 12th, 19th & 26th at PNA Events

Yes, it’s October already! PNA has a number of fun and rewarding activities coming up this month: a park clean-up day on Saturday Oct. 12; our regular monthly meeting on Saturday Oct. 19; and our annual Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive on Saturday Oct. 26. More information on each of them coming soon – so this is just a teaser to get you in the mood.

This is also an opportunity for you to get started on collecting food, personal care items and your spare change for the food drive. Each year we have paired our Trunk-or-Treat with a food drive for the Just Food Douglas County food bank. We’ve collected about 100 pounds of food each of the past two years. We would love to at least double that amount this year. To do so, we’ll be collecting donations at each of our upcoming October events – with the big final push for collections at the Trunk-or-Treat.

Below is information about what items Just Food has the most demand for so you can start stocking up. Bring your donations of food, personal care items and cash to any of these events:

Pinckney Parks Clean-up Day – Saturday October 12th in Clinton, Constant and Woody Parks. Meet at 9:30 am in the park of your choice for clean-up. Meet back at Clinton Park at 10:45 for light refreshments.

PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday October 19th at 10:00 am in meeting room D-South of Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Trunk-or-Treat – Saturday October 26th in the parking lot at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on 4th Street between Michigan and Arkansas Streets (entrance via Arkansas). Set-up for the Trunk-or-Treat starts at 3:00 pm and the event runs from 4 to 6:00 pm.

(if you can’t make it to one of these events to drop off your donation, please send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com or call Pat at 785-550-6958)

MOST NEEDED FOOD & PERSONAL CARE ITEMS

Baby Food, Beans, Canned Meats (tuna & chicken), Canned Pasta (e.g., Spaghetti O’s), Canned Soup, Canned Vegetables, Cereal, Crackers, Diapers, Hamburger Helper, Jelly, Juice, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Peanut Butter, Pork & Beans, Rice, Toilet Paper, and CASH (every dollar makes a difference – as little as 20 cents can provide a meal to someone in need)

ABOUT JUST FOOD DOUGLAS COUNTY

Just Food provides emergency food free of charge to residents in Douglas County. In an effort to more effectively and efficiently address hunger in Douglas County, Just Food serves as the Douglas County Food Bank supplying partner agencies with adequate food supplies to meet growing demand, operates the largest emergency food assistance program in Douglas County, and administers two government supplemental food program and a monthly mobile food pantry.

Just Food currently provides free, emergency food boxes and bags to more than 8,000 Douglas County residents each month and distributed more than 600,000 meals in the last 12 months. Almost 40% of those fed are children. The food bags for household sizes of 1-3 people would cost $45 retail. The boxes for household sizes of 4-7 people would cost $60 at a local grocery store. Just Food provides these bags and boxes for free to any Douglas County resident whose income is within 185% of the federal poverty level.

Hunger knows no season, and the need for food is always exists. Every dollar makes a difference. For as little as 20 cents, you can provide a meal to a neighbor in need. When you donate to Just Food, 100 percent of your contribution stays in Douglas County to feed hungry people.

 

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PNA Monthly Meeting – Sat. Sept. 21 @ 10:00 am – LMH room D-South

Our next PNA meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, September 21, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, meeting room D-South (lower level). We’ll start at 10:00 am. This month we will be discussing and planning for our upcoming fall activities: neighborhood parks clean-up day on October 12th and Trunk-or-Treat and Food Drive on October 26. We really want to boost our food drive collections and ensure our Trunk-or-Treat is fun and a great opportunity to make connections with other folks in the neighborhood. Please come with your ideas!

In addition, we have been asked to help the KU Crew team during its regatta on October 20th. Several of us are meeting with the crew team officials on Thursday and we’ll have more information about what that may entail by the time of our meeting on Saturday.

As always, if you have questions, concerns, ideas or suggestions, please come to the PNA meeting and voice them. If you can’t make it to the meetings, please send us an email.

 

September 18, 2013 · pgmiller · No Comments
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Rental Inspection Stakeholders Meeting Planned for August 21 @ 5 pm – City Hall

The City of Lawrence Planning and Development Services Department will hold a public meeting to review a proposed ordinance and program details related to the city’s expansion of the rental licensing and inspection program.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 21 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the City Commission Room at City Hall.  The public is welcome to attend and provide input on the program.  Questions can be directed to Code Enforcement Manager, Brian Jimenez, at bjimenez@lawrenceks.org or by calling (785) 832-7700.

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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday Aug. 17 @ 10:00 am – LMH Meeting Room D-South

Our next monthly PNA meeting will be this Saturday, August 17th in Lawrence Memorial Hospital meeting room D-South (lower level). The meeting will start at 10:00 am. Light refreshments will be served.

Phillip Ciesielski of the City of Lawrence Department of Utilities will join us to discuss upcoming work to be done at the Kaw Water Treatment Plant located in Pinckney Neighborhood near Burcham Park. The work will begin later this fall and will require closure of Burcham Park for a limited time during the winter months. Please join us to learn more about the project from the City and to discuss steps that can be taken to minimize the impact on the neighborhood.

We will also spend some time discussing other topics, such as the upcoming parks clean-up day scheduled for October 12th, the Trunk-or-Treat and Food Drive scheduled for October 26th and our budding Pinckney Neighborhood Gardening Group.

We look forward to seeing you. Please pass on information about the meeting to your neighbors.

 

August 15, 2013 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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City encourages donating and recycling unwanted items when you move out

 

July 29, 2013 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday July 20th – 10:00 am – Lawrence Memorial Hosptial

Greetings! Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July with family and friends. Summer is slipping away so quickly now – let’s make the most of it. This Saturday is the next Pinckney Neighborhood Association Meeting – 10:00 am at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in one of the lower level meeting rooms (look for the PNA sign). Our agenda includes: a quick review of June’s Pinckney Picnic – what worked well and what to fix for next year; planning for Fall activities – neighborhood parks clean-up and Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive; and a discussion about community gardens and/or sharing gardening tips, expertise and overflow.

Please join us if you can. If you can’t make it to the meeting, but you have thoughts on these issues or have other questions or concerns, please post a message on PNA’s Facebook page or send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com

 

July 18, 2013 · pgmiller · No Comments
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2013 Tour of Lawrence Kids’ Bike Race and Kids’ Mass Street Run – Sunday June 30

The 2013 Tour of Lawrence invites kids to join the free Kids’ Bike Race and Kids’ Mass Street Run on Sunday June 30. Visit www.touroflawrence.com or see the attached flier for all the details. There will also be a free Kid Zone fun area both Friday evening and Sunday, and Kids can also participate in a fun run on Sunday.

 

 

June 24, 2013 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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SHARE THE WARMTH Community Service Project – bring coats & jackets to the Pinckney Picnic

The Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic is coming up soon – Saturday June 22nd from 11:30 to 2:00 in Clinton Park. This year we will also participate in a community service project called “Share the Warmth.” Each year Scotch Fabric Care Services collects coats and jackets to be cleaned and distributed to the Salvation Army, who gives them to those in need. The motto for this project is “They’ll feel warm on the outside . . . you’ll fell warm on the inside.” Since beginning of the program in 1986, Scotch Fabric Care Services has collected well over 200,000 coats from the Topeka and Lawrence area.

Well, right now you can feel warm on both the outside and the inside by bringing any coats or jackets you know you won’t be using next year to the picnic. We will deliver them to Scotch Cleaners for the Share the Warmth project. If you have coats or jackets to donate, but can’t make it to the picnic, please contact Kim Heck at 785-331-9868 to arrange for drop-off or pick-up.

 

June 14, 2013 · pgmiller · No Comments
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