2012 Orchard Park Neighborhood Cleanup

OPNA will hold a neighborhood cleanup on June 16th from 8:00am until 12:00pm for the south half of the Orchard Park area, from 9th St. south to Central and from West St. west to Hoover. Skids will be placed on Hoover, Elder, Clara, Anna, Young and Florence just south of 9th St. Four rimless tires per household will be accepted and will be picked up by the tire truck. Please put TIRES on the curb by 8:00am.

Assistance is available if you are elderly or disabled. Contact an OPNA officer in advance for instructions, and we will arrange pickup on the day of the cleanup. You will still be responsible for leaving your items at the curb.

Items that cannot be accepted include paint and thinners, motor oil and gasoline, pesticides and herbicides and other yard or household chemicals and applances with refrigerants. These items can be taken to the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste Facility located at 801 Stilwell. The cleanup is a neighbors helping neighbors project with the assistance of the city. Volunteers are still needed to help distribute fliers and to help with the cleanup. Please contact an OPNA officer if you are willing to help.

OPNA Cleanup Flyer 2012

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Political Rally Scheduled for Tuesday June 19th

In lieu of our regular meeting, join The Orchard Park, Indian Hills Riverbend and Northwest Big River Neighborhood Associations for an old fashioned political rally on Tuesday June 19th from 7:00pm till 8:00pm at the Asbury Church gymnasium located at 2801 W. 15th St. N. The rally will provide an opportunity to meet the candidates and enjoy refreshments with your neighbors. For more information or questions, call (316)944-7620.

Get Out The Vote

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GraceMed Addition Impacts Parking at Dodge Elementary

There will be a special OBNA (Orchard Breeze Neighborhood Association) Meeting Thursday May 31st at 7:00pm at Kiwanis Park, 5101 W. 2nd St. N. This meeting will be in regards to GraceMed at Dodge Elementary. Neighbors and parents of current and future students should attend. Several parents have voiced concern regarding the lack of adequate parking at Dodge and GraceMed. This meeting will be the opportunity to voice your opinion on this issue.

For more information, please contact Clara Warren, OBNA President by telephone at 942-1140 or via email at Cwarren1976@yahoo.com.

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News From Hadley Middle School

Hadley Middle School – Creating Excellence – No Excuses!

Thanks for a great year!!!!!

The school year is quickly ending so I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your support throughout the school year! The staff at Hadley feels truly blessed to work in such a great and supportive community. We could not do what we do without you!

May is also the time when students begin to day dream about those lazy summer days! While everyone deserves a vacation, fun in the sun and a break from school, no one should ever stop learning. One of the most important things for a child to do over the summer break is to read. A middle student should read at least 3 novels over their break. Help your children do this by visiting the public library or a local book store. Books are a true treasure that we should continually encourage all to enjoy.

While students and teachers are enjoying the summer we will be very busy here at Hadley! We will be converting our old cafeteria into three additional classrooms for students. This is space that we badly need so we are very excited about this. This project should be done before the start of school next year. We are still working on adding additional parking for staff and parents. Hopefully we will have some news to share with you on this sometime this summer. We are also preparing for the addition of a new program to Hadley. Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year Hadley will have an ESOL program for students whose first language is not English. This program helps these students not only learn English but helps them to be more successful in all of their academic courses. This is a great need for our school as we already have many students whose first language is not English and now we will be able to better support these students.

Finally, even though our minds are on those lazy summer days it is not too early to think about next year. School starts next year on August 15 with enrollment from July 29 to Aug 2. Mark your calendar now!

As always feel free to stop by visit us at any time or ask that you contact me directly with any concerns or questions at 973-7800 or cwakefield@usd259.net. Thank you for your continued support of Hadley Middle School!

Charles Wakefield
Principal, Hadley Middle School

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Orchard Park Recreation & Fitness Center News

Summer registration is currently under way. For an activities guide stop by the Recreation Center, area Dillons stores or go to www.wichita.gov.

The Orchard Park Swimming Pool opens May 28th. Pool hours are from 1:30pm-6:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday. The pool is closed Mondays except for Memorial Day. The cost is $2.00 for kids up to 17 years of age and $3.00 for adults.

Anyone interested in starting any types of new leagues on the Miracle Field should contact Mark or Jennea at 337-9244.

FITNESS CENTER MEMBERSHIPS
1 free personal trainer consultation with membership
$20 per month single adult
$35 per month family (2 adults, 2 kids same household)
$15 per month seniors 55+
$25 per month senior family (2 seniors same household)
$15 per month youth ages 13-17
$10 per month for persons registered in additional Orchard classes
$4 drop in fee

PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER
Private, couple, and group sessions are available. Please contact the Recreation Center for more information.

Mark Lowry
Director
Orchard Recreation Center
Telephone 337-9244
E-mail mlowry@wichita.gov

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