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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Game room renovation
Priscilla and Evelyn are renovating the game room for their Girl Scouts silver award project.
The girls from Troop 8121, under the direction of troop leaders Lidia Torres and Ashley Luna, and with help from family and friends, painted the room, restained the counters and cabinets, and replaced the light bulbs with LEDs Saturday. Next weekend, they plan to deep clean the carpet.
But they need help with their vision to modernize the room from its 1960s origin.
They are requesting donations from the community. Their wish list includes:
-Microwave
-TV
-Decorative wall paintings and pictures
-Coffee machine
-Board games
-Window curtains
-Trash cans
-Mini refrigerator
– storage cabinets
-air purifier
-ceiling fan.
To make a donation, call Lidia Torres at (626) 675-6493.
Bike Rodeo
Many thanks to the Bakersfield Police Department for sponsoring a Bike Rodeo at the Harrington Park basketball court Saturday morning.
Officers taught arm signals and how to steer in a tight circle. Children showed off their skills as parents watched.
Thanks to Officer J. Hokit, Cadets Sr. L. Montes, D. Soliz, A. Arreguin and T. Hanson and Community Relations Officer Rachel Rivera.
Watermelon was served in the pavilion after the rodeo.
Bike Rodeo Saturday
The Bakersfield Police Department will sponsor a bike rodeo at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Harrington Park basketball court.
Children can show off their skills as parents watch. Bicyclists should wear a helmet. Spectators are encouraged to bring a chair.
Watermelon will be served in the pavilion after the rodeo.
Beautification project completed
The Park Stockdale Civic Association board of directors approved a beautification project to add plants to the existing junipers along Rio Bravo Drive and along the front of the building.
The plants used along the street are predominantly drought-tolerant perennials that stay green year-round: butterfly bushes, privet, lavender, viburnum, dwarf bottlebrush and jasmine.
Plants along the building are hens and chicks plants and hollyhock seeds.
All planting was done by volunteer labor.
Walk N Wheels/Movie in the Park
More than 60 Park Stockdale residents and their guests enjoyed the first Walk N Wheels at 6 p.m. Friday, May 13, followed immediately by a movie night in the park at 7:30.
About 30 residents and guests rode bicycles, tricycles, skateboards or scooters or pushed baby strollers around the neighborhood.
The theme was tutus and boas and many dressed up themselves and their mode of transportation to cruise the neighborhood and have fun.
The group returned and mushroomed to more than 60 for barbecued hot dogs and a movie in the park, complete with fresh popcorn.
Residents who donated supplies and time were:
board members Jim Carnal, Kiki Contreras, Roxanne Fackler, John Prince, Dennis Shea and Susan Tuttle and community members Ana Flores,
Dan Tuttle, Arlene Jaramillo, Becky Powers and Kalani Tamondong.
Board member needed
The 11-member Park Stockdale Civic Association Board of Directors has one opening.
Directors meet at the hall at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month.
If you are a homeowner interested in serving your community, contact a board member or the office: 205 Rio Bravo Drive; 323-4302; parkstockdale@bak.rr.com. Office hours are 10-1 MWF.