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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Costume parade
IMG_3464A shark, witches and superheroes were among the 70 similarly costumed children who took over the Harrington Park parking lot during the annual Halloween costume parade Oct. 27.
Firemen from local Station 11 were on hand to guide the pint-sized paraders as they marched around the fire engine. Firefighter Lyle Drake gave a presentation as Capt. Curtis Webb and engineer John Sturgeon handled crowd control for the 19 families in attendance.
The event was organized by board members Roxanne Fackler, Kiki Contreras, Ana Flores and Susan Tuttle. Residents Katrina Cleveland and Melissa Martinez rounded out the committee that put together the event hosted by the Park Stockdale Civic Association.
Pool covered for winter
Park Stockdale directors Dennis Shea and Tom Bell, resident Gary Olsen, lifeguard Carson Dahlstrom and (not pictured) board members Matt Coleman and Jim Carnal covered the pool for the winter on Thursday.
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