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 sign-ups
Sign-ups for Park Stockdale T-ball will be held from 9 a.m. till noon Saturday, Feb. 25, in the hall, 205 Rio Bravo Drive.
Sign-ups are limited to the first 6o children.
T-ball is for children age 4-8; 4 before Jan. 1, 2024; kindergarten, first and second grade.
There will be four 15-player teams.
Games and practices will be held from 5:45-6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 2 through May 23.
Cost is $48 for Park Stockdale residents; $50for non-Park Stockdale residents.
This is an introductory league: runs and outs do not count. Parents are encouraged to participate.
For more information, call director Tom Bell at 322-2801.
Lifeguard class
The North of the River Recreation and Park District is offering a lifeguard certification class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 1-3.
Participants must be at least 15 1/2 years old.
Cost is $170.
Participants must register by March 24 at any NOR center and complete the online course before the first class.
The Park Stockdale Civic Association is hiring certified lifeguards for the summer season and pays $1 more than minimum wage.
For an application, visit the office 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. MWF at 205 Rio Bravo Avenue. For more information, contact the PSCA at (661) 323-4302; parkstockdale@bak.rr.com.
Hall and kitchen renovated
Before
After
The hall and kitchen got a makeover during the holidays: new LED ceiling lights and new blinds in the hall and new paint in both rooms.
Christmas homes 2022
5609 Kleinpell Avenue
6105 Friant Drive
5904 Cochran Drive
5908 Hesketh Drive
400 Gabriel Drive
109 Carr Street
6013 Friant Drive
109 Angell Street
104 Haggin Street
6000 Preston Court
400 Carr Street
Park Stockdale Civic Association directors and their representatives scoured the neighborhood to determine 11 top decorated Christmas homes. This is a subjective list so if your home is not included, we still thank you for displaying your holiday spirit.
Homes in arrears on dues were not considered for judging.
Directors delivered a coupon for a dozen donuts from Foster’s Donuts to each winner.
Homes are listed in no particular order.
Board elections
Five members of the Park Stockdale Civic Association board of directors are up for re-election in February: Tom Bell, Roxanne Fackler, Barbara Kamena, Dennis Shea and Susan Tuttle. Mr. Shea announced that he does not plan to seek re-election.
Any Park Stockdale homeowner interested in serving a two-year term on the 11-member board should contact a board member or the office: 205 Rio Bravo Drive; (661) 323-4302; parkstockdale@bak.rr.com. The deadline to appear on the ballot is by the end of the board meeting on Jan. 9.
Deck the hall with Christmas joy
Sixty residents and guests enjoyed a community Christmas event in the hall Saturday night.
Festivities began at 5 p.m. when Mr. and Mrs. Claus, riding a motorcycle, led a short procession of vehicles decorated in the Christmas spirit through all four quadrants of the neighborhood as neighbors came out to holiday cheer them on.
After the parade, residents signed in with board member Susan Tuttle in the rec room, got a raffle ticket for a drawing for prizes, left an unwrapped toy for the Salvation Army to distribute to needy children, and took a photo with the Clauses.
Then residents gathered in the hall to watch “Home Alone” while enjoying pizza from BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse plus popcorn and hot chocolate served up by board members Roxanne Fackler, Ana Flores and Kiki Contreras.
