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Fun run and walk to support Westside Community Park set for May 27
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Westside Community Park Committee will hold the third annual Two-Mile & 5K Fun Walk and Run on Sunday, May 27.
This event supports future development at the park and the committee’s ongoing operation and maintenance of the Jane Barnes Field.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the walk and run commencing at 8:30 a.m.
The start will be from the Jane Barnes Field parking lot at the Westside Community Park, 1401 Westside Park Road in Lakeport.
This year’s course will take participants through the undeveloped portion of the park, across Forbes Creek and through the Puett property to Martin Street.
The finish will be at the Kiwanis Club of Lakeport’s Craft Fair located on the grounds of Natural High, 810 N. Main St. in Lakeport.
Participants are encouraged to ride share with a friend leaving a car at the finish for the return trip to the park. For those needing a return ride, a shuttle will be provided by Guy Strohmeier’s Auto Center in Lakeport.
The registration fee is $20. Each participant will receive a Westside Community Park T-shirt and an entrant’s bid. Pets are welcome on a leash.
Advanced registration is available at the Committee’s Web site, www.westsidecommunitypark.org.
Carol Thorn, financial officer of the Westside Community Park Committee, thanked Lisa Hutton and Michelle Kundsen for allowing the run to pass through their property.
Thorn added, “With this year’s run passing through the back portion of the park and the Puett property participants can enjoy the natural beauty of the area.”
The Westside Community Park Committee is a local nonprofit group of community volunteers developing a regional recreation park for the City of Lakeport. The park is accessed from Parallel Drive just past the Matt Mazzei Auto Dealerships.
The Westside Community Park is home to the Konocti Youth Soccer League, the Lakeport team of the Williams Men’s Soccer League, the Lions Club Horseshoe League and is used by the Westshore Little League for its softball program. Facilities include baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, a dog park, horseshoe pits, bicycle pump track, picnic tables and a walking trail.
Future development will include beach sports courts. The committee also will develop a horse park at a site located on Highway 175 just west of the Lakeport city limits. Ruzicka Associates is currently working on plans for the horse park.