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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Volunteers needed to cover pool
CANCELED
NEW DATE COMING SOON.
Volunteers are requested to help cover the swimming pool for the winter. Meet at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.
Volunteers should wear old clothes. You will get dirty. And you may get glue on your clothes and hands.
Costume Parade
The Park Stockdale Civic Association is hosting a Halloween Costume Parade for residents at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the parking lot.
Young children are invited to participate.
Our Station 11 firefighters will be on hand with their fire engine.
Treats will be available.
Senior events at hall
The Bakersfield Family Medical Center/Heritage Physician Network is offering three types of free events to seniors from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Park Stockdale hall.
Coffee Club is a a social hour featuring coffee and donuts. Dates are: Oct. 10, Nov. 7 and 21, and Dec. 12.
Arts and Crafts. Attendees are given a self-contained arts and crafts project that they can complete on site or take home, and a snack. Dates: Oct. 13 and Nov. 10.
Health Talk Bingo is Dec. 15.
RSVP is mandatory by noon the day before the event you wish to attend. Attendance is limited to 70 guests. Call (661) 846-4662.
Q4 events
Saturday, Oct. 1 — semiannual community yard sale
Thursday, Oct. 27 — costume parade at 4:30 in the parking lot
Saturday, Dec. 10 — Christmas in the Park car parade and Movie in the Park with a pizza party beginning at 6 p.m. at the pavilion
Lifeguards honored at pool barbecue
Two lifeguards were honored at the Park Stockdale hamburger and hot dog barbecue at the pool Sept. 10.
More than 70 residents braved threatening clouds to attend the potluck and honor the two young men who rescued a father and son on July 9.
Aeden Thompson and Jason Jones responded immediately when the father yelled for help as he struggled to guide his young son to the side after his first jump off the diving board.
The honorees received letters of commendation and thank you cards from the Board of Directors as well as the applause of grateful residents attending the dinner.
Volunteer Melissa Martinez and board members Kiki Contreras, Roxanne Fackler, Ana Flores, Susan Tuttle, and grill master John Prince put on the barbecue. Thanks to the residents who brought side dishes.
Barbecue and potluck Sept. 10
The Park Stockdale Civic Association will host a hamburger and hot dog barbecue at the pool at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10.
Residents are encouraged to bring a side dish to share.
Two lifeguards will be honored at the barbecue for their quick and decisive action in rescuing a father and son.
On July 9, lifeguards Jason Jones and Aeden Thompson responded immediately when the father yelled for help as he struggled to guide his young son to the side after his first jump off the diving board.