Updated map ready on Burns Park sites
An updated map of activity sites and points of interest at the 1,625-acre Burns Park is now available online, the Parks and Recreation Department announced last week.
The map is accessible by visiting the department's website at nlrpr.org, then clicking on "List/Maps" under the "Parks" heading. From there, visitors can scroll down to "Burns Park Maps" and choose the color or black-and-white version.
The new map contains phone numbers for park complexes and for rental reservations at the park. There also are inset maps showing the layouts for pavilions and the clubhouse, which are available to rent, and for the athletic fields for soccer, youth baseball, high school baseball and girls softball.
"The last time an overall map for Burns Park was done was probably eight or nine years ago," said Jeff Caplinger, parks special projects director. "Those were the 4-foot-by-6-foot maps that are throughout the park, and the 8-by-11-inch hard copies were that same map. We've planned on doing this update for a couple of years now. We will update the large maps throughout the park as well."
Getting a complete map took so much time, Caplinger said, because "there is so much going on in the park, there's so much stuff we need to put on there."
Printmaking exhibit goes up at library
"Inked Arkansas," the newest exhibit at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., displays the works of members of the Arkansas Society of Printmakers, a community of artists, art collectors and supporters of the unique art form of printmaking.
Traditional printmaking processes include relief, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, monotype and book arts, but both traditional and contemporary styles are promoted by the organization, according to a library news release. More information on printmaking is available online at arkansassocietyofprintmakers.com.
The exhibit at the library is free and open to the public. It is to run through July 1.
A reception to meet the artists will take place 6-8 p.m. May 27 at the Laman Library Gallery on the library's second floor.
New sirens arrive to replace silent 4
Four new emergency warning sirens have arrived to be installed in the city to replace nonworking sirens.
The City Council approved a $125,000 contract Feb. 8 to order the replacement sirens. The city has an option to replace its remaining 12 outdoor sirens over the next three years as funds are available, according to the approved legislation.
Locations for the replacement of nonworking sirens are the Central Fire Station (Fire Station No. 1) at Seventh and Maple streets; Fire Station No. 2 at 3700 E. Broadway; Fire Station No. 5, 3417 Magnolia St.; and Fire Station No. 9, 2309 Osage St.
The Magnolia Street station is a change from earlier plans to replace the siren at Fire Station No. 4, 8723 Maumelle Blvd.
The Maumelle Boulevard siren sounds but doesn't rotate, while the Magnolia Street siren doesn't produce sound and is in a more heavily populated area, city Emergency Services Director Leonard Montgomery said.
Metro on 05/15/2016