Park Stockdale is a neighborhood of 578 homes located in beautiful southwest Bakersfield With entrances at Rio Bravo DrIVE and Lennox AveNUE. Park Stockdale is a quiet, mature community with a distinctive character not seen IN the newer housing tracts where it is difficult to tell one house from the next.
Residents enjoy community amenities including four full-size tennis courts, a five-lane, 75-foot-long swimming pool with diving board, Harrington Park – a private community park/playground, and Frank Weldon Community Hall – the neighborhood community center. Regular neighborhood activities include T-Ball, bi-annual neighborhood-wide yard sales, and seasonal neighborhood events.
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Surveillance cameras installed
To deter vandalism and crime and promote community safety, the Board of Directors hired Medrano Surveillance to install surveillance cameras in the park and around the main building.
Using the high-resolution images, the directors determined the identity of two vandals and sent a representative to talk to the boy’s parents.
The park is closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. A loudspeaker on the camera warns violators, “You are under surveillance.”
Pool uncovered; opens May 24
Thanks to the seven volunteers who uncovered the Park Stockdale junior Olympic-size pool on Saturday.
Volunteers were board members Eli Hamm and Jim Carnal, past board member Sander Strother, resident Winston Steinke, lifeguard Ben Dement and his father, Greg, and Nick Galuska.
The pool is being prepped with chemicals for the summer season and must be certified by the City.
Ducks are the only life in the pool now. The private pool will be open for residents and their guests from noon-8 p.m. Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26). It will reopen daily on Friday, May 30, through Aug. 12 and then weekends and holidays through Labor Day.
Residents may invite two guests each with a limit of three accompanying residents with six guests.
If you need a key card for entrance, see Ana in the office 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MWF. She will be working Memorial Day. Renters need to bring ID and proof of residency such as a utility bill.
Lap swimming for residents 18 and older is available from 6 to 8 a.m. daily. No lifeguard is on duty.
T-ball 2025
Residents Tom and Kay Bell have run the spring T-ball league for more than 40 years.
T-ball is meant to introduce youngsters to team sports in a friendly atmosphere where parents are the coaches and every game ends in a tie.
This season features four teams of 15 players each ranging from 4 to 8 years old. Games are held 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Harrington Park.
Players are not limited to Park Stockdale residents. If you would like to sign your child up for next year’s season, contact Tom Bell next February: (661) 322-2801, tombell01@aol.com.
Here are some photos of the Blue Dolphins by PSCA president Jim Carnal that capture the spirit of the games.
Easter egg hunt
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Two dozen neighborhood children, accompanied by their parents and grandparents, enjoyed the annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 12, at the park.
Families reveled in the excitement and enthusiasm as their young charges participated in wheelbarrow, egg-and-spoon, three-legged and sack races before culminating with the egg hunt.
Emcee Marc Sandall was a big hit announcing the hour-long event in room-temperature weather under light clouds.
Making it all possible were board members, Roxanne Fackler, Kiki Contreras, Susan Tuttle, Pat Nolan, Ana Flores and Jim Carnal.
Input requested
The Park Stockdale Civic Association Board of Directors is soliciting input from residents on what major improvements to do next.
This survey was included with the Quarter 1 statements.
Should the next improvement be resurfacing the tennis courts/pickleball courts, replacing the playground equipment, resurfacing the basketball court, replacing the cracked poolside concrete or something else.
Residents are asked to rank their priorities with 1 being their top concern and then returning the survey by May 9 to the office, 205 Rio Bravo Drive.
Park Stockdale yard sale
The semi-annual Park Stockdale neighborhood yard sale will be held the morning of Saturday, April 5.
The neighborhood-wide yard sales are held the mornings of the first Saturdays in April and October.
