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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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.
Easter egg hunt
Easter Bunny helpers Roxanne Fackler and Ana Flores (PSCA Board of Directors) fill eggs with candy for the annual Easter egg hunt.
The egg hunt set up for children living in Park Stockdale will be held in the park and pavilion at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 12.
Games will include: three-legged races, spoon-and-egg races and human wheelbarrow races.
Election results
All five incumbent directors were re-elected in elections tabulated Feb. 20.
Susan Tuttle, Eli Hamm, Barbara Kamena, Tom Bell and Roxanne Fackler each earned another two-year term.
Challengers Adam Johnson and Irene Canez fell short.