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Liberal Recreation Center
This facility is a gathering place for the youth and their families of the Liberal community. After school activities include video games, pool, air hockey, table tennis, game cube, play station 2 and a variety of board games. The Recreation Center is a great place to come and visit after work with your family. Occasionally, the Center serves as a site for special activities and events. It also serves as the headquarters for the Recreation Department employees.

Mary Frame Community Building

The Mary Frame Community Building is located in Mary Frame Park on the corner of Hickory and New York Street. The building rents for $50 per day with a $50 deposit for the Mary Frame key. The building is available for rent to non profit activities. Rental dates and contracts are made at the Recreation Office in Blue Bonnet Park. Rental fees are non-refundable, however for cancellations we will be glad to reschedule your event at another time within the calendar year of the reservation. No phone reservations will be taken. Fire code dictates this building to have a maximum capacity of 86 people.

Picnic Facilities

Reservations for picnic shelters may be made on a first come first serve basis at the Recreation Center during regular business hours. If your family, business, or organization is planning an outing in one of the parks, be sure to have your a picnic shelter reserved. The fee to reserve an area is $15.00 per reservation and must be made in person at the Recreation Department.For more information on reserving a picnic shelter, please call Christi at 620-626-0133.

 

Tennis Courts
The City of Liberal provides residents a choice of six (5) lighted courts at various locations within the community. Tennis provides good exercise and conditioning for all ages. We encourage you take advantage of the courts this fall and winter during times when the weather permits.

Iron Mike's Batting Cages
Plan on visiting IRON MIKE'S batting cages to help you regain that famous swing. IRON MIKE'S will remain open in the Fall during Kids Inc. activities. We will reopen the first weekend of May for the spring and summer season. What a great way to swing into spring!

Horseshoe Pits
Horseshoe is a game of accuracy which can be played as an individual or with a partner. A 12 pit lighted tournament court, located in North Blue Bonnet, is available for sport as well as competitive play. There is no fee or reservations needed to try your hand at shoes. For more information on tournaments or play call Jody at 624-0655 after 5 pm.

Arkalon Park
Visit Arkalon Park during your next outing. Gates are open for admission from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. A Kansas fishing license is also required. Fishing permits are issued from the Camp Host's office during regular business hours. A Camp Host is on duty from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 4 to 8 p.m. everyday. For more information contact 626-0531. Arkalon Park will be closed for the season from last week of October until first week of April.

Skate Park
A newly constructed skate park is available for use during daylight hours at Mary Frame park, 500 block of south New York Street. The park has a quarter pipe, start box, and many rails for skaters to use. a pyramid is soon to be constructed with donations from the community. Skateboards, in-line skates, and special bikes are allowed in the park. NO glass containers allowed. NO other items such ads benches, tables, wood materials or other objects used as ramps/jumps are allowed in this facility.

The skate Park has SAFETY SUGGESTIONS which include: know your abilities and skate at your own risk; users are encouraged to ware helmets, knee pads, elbow pads etc.; children should have parental supervision; NO skating against traffic on ramps or pipes; do not proceed down a ramp until clear of other skaters; certain weather conditions such as snow, ice, or wet surfaces may affect ramps and surface conditions.

WARNING-This facility is unsupervised. Use at your own risk. Use may result in serious injury. Look for skate instruction from more experienced skaters on Saturday Mornings.

Willow Tree Golf Course

Liberal Recycling Program
In order to help contribute to a better environment, the City of Liberal is involved in a recycling program. Containers are located in the parking lots of the old Homeland store just west of the Wendy's, the parking lot north of Burger King, Westlake Ace Hardware, and Mercado Familiar. These are clearly marked to assist you in depositing your items.

Accepted at these locations, on a daily basis, are the three primary colors of glass bottles, milk cartons, two liter pop bottler and aluminum beverage cans. Newspapers are accepted at Homeland parking lot between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Residents are reminded that newspaper must be either placed in paper grocery sacks or bound with twine. This is a program the whole community can contribute to so let's all do our part.

 

 

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