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Have you ever looked at a beautiful flower arrangement and wondered how the bouquet got made and how long the work took? The decorative task may be easier than you think, and you may only need the right guidance.
Kingsport’s Parks and Recreation can help through an upcoming Flower Arranging Class in the Civic Auditorium History Room on June 8. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., instructor Phillips Fortney will offer participants fundamental skills, along with some tips and tricks, to help make your flower arrangements shine.
The cost of the class is $20 per person and participants need to bring their own supplies (an 8” tall vase with a 3” – 4” opening, knife/stem shears). Fresh flowers will be provided to help bring your bouquet to life.
To register for the class, click on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then search for “flower arranging” in the search bar.
For more information about other Kingsport Parks and Recreation programs, visit www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org.
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Kingsport Police Department
Dale Phipps, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com |
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| SUBJECT: | Kingsport Police Sharing Crime Prevention Strategies | |||
| DATE: | June 2, 2023 | |||
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| The Kingsport Police Department continues to stress the importance of utilizing simple, common-sense, crime prevention measures to help prevent the crimes of motor vehicle theft and auto burglary from occurring.
Very rarely does a criminal force entry into a vehicle or “hotwire” a vehicle in order to steal it. Almost all auto burglaries are to unlocked vehicles, and almost all stolen vehicles were stolen when the owner left the key or electronic key fob in it. These are, more often than not, crimes of opportunity that are easily preventable by following these tips: · Never leave your vehicle unlocked while unattended. · Never leave the key (or electronic key fob) inside your parked and unoccupied vehicle. · Never leave your car key (or electronic key fob) in an unsecure location. · Never leave your vehicle running unless you are actually in it. · Never leave items of real or perceived value in plain sight inside your vehicle. “By imploring citizens to practice these basic strategies, we are absolutely not blaming the victims of these crimes,” stressed K.P.D. Public Information Officer Tom Patton. “Criminal acts are the responsibility of the criminals and the criminals alone; however, it is incumbent upon all law abiding citizens to do their part in helping prevent these crimes of opportunity from happening, especially if it is something as simple as removing a key and locking a door.” |
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| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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The Kingsport Public Library is encouraging families to embrace their inner scientist this summer by participating in a special program about lightning bugs.
The project is called the Firefly Watch Community Science Project and its goal is to enlist volunteers from across the country to collect data about fireflies. Are firefly populations growing or shrinking and what is causing these changes in their population? You can help answer these questions and more by participating in this project.
Learn how to join in by coming to an introductory session at the Kingsport Public Library on June 6 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. There you will be provided instructions and your own Citizen Science journals to record your observations about fireflies or the lack of them in your neighborhood.
You can then upload and share your results at the wrap-up meeting on June 27 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The information volunteers collect will be used by scientists to learn more about changes in the firefly populations across the United States. The project is a Citizen Science project sponsored by the Massachusetts Audubon Society and Tufts University.
For more information about the project visit https://bit.ly/3q8m8On.
Children of all ages interested in taking the bait and learning how to cast a rod can do so through a program offered by the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department.
Throughout the month of June, the department will be offering Fishing 101 – a four-week program that will teach children the basics of fishing, including how to bait a hook, tie knots and what bait can be used to catch certain fish.
The sessions will take place every Tuesday in June (6, 13, 20 and 27) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Allandale Mansion ponds. The cost is $30 per person and the fee includes bait and the four instructional sessions. Participants will have to bring their own rods.
To register for this program, click on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then search for “fishing” in the search bar.
For more information about other Kingsport Parks and Recreation programs, visit www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org.
The City of Kingsport wants to hear from the residents, businesses and property owners in Lynn Garden on what could make the community a better place to live, work and raise a family.
If you’re interested in sharing your ideas and opinions on how to improve the Lynn Garden community, then please plan to attend an Open House on June 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Kennedy Elementary School (1500 Woodland Avenue).
You are welcome to stop by any time between those hours, hear the ideas being discussed and talk to members of the team leading the project to improve the Lynn Garden community.
This open house is being held in connection with a corridor study currently underway for Lynn Garden Drive. A Nashville-based consulting company is analyzing the short and long-term potential for the corridor and recommendations are expected to be presented to the city later this summer.
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