LAKEPORT, Calif. – It’s on! Local organizations and individuals are ready to battle for bragging rights Saturday, Aug. 2, at the fifth annual “Grillin’ on the Green” fundraiser at Westside Community Park.
Tickets are still available for the 5 to 8 p.m. event and may be purchased in advance at Polestar Computers in Kelseyville and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Bicycles and Lake Event Design, all in Lakeport.
Additionally, people may call Cindy Ustrud,707-263-7091, or Dennis Rollins, 707-349-0969, for tickets or information.
Ticket prices for the event are $25 per adult, $10 per child 12 years old or younger, and no charge for children 2 years old or younger. Tickets will also be sold at the function.
“Come out and join us for a fun evening in the park. Dance. Eat. Play – all while helping us raise funds to continue developing the park,” said Rollins, chair of the Westside Community Park Committee.
Mike Adams will be this year’s master of ceremonies.
Children’s activities including a bounce house and water slide are planned, and the whole family will enjoy musical entertainment by the LC Diamonds, said Rollins. Classic cars will be on display by local car clubs.
Participating cook-off teams this year include the Lakeport Kiwanis Club, Delta Iota Tau Sorority, the Cowgirls Consignment sponsored by the Lakeport Lions, the Early Lake Lions, the Clear Lake High School Sports Foundation and Lakeport Fire Department Volunteers, Still Smokin and Q-n, the City of Lakeport, team “JQ,” Adam Bruch, Pat Lambert/Farmers Insurance, and the Rotary Servers.
Attendees enjoy a full dinner with fixings to accompany the barbecue dishes, said Rollins. Past years’ Grillin’ attendees have called the fare the “best barbecue around,” he added.
Salads, beans, desserts and beverages will be provided by Lakeview Market, Ruzicka Associates, Main Street Bicycles, and the Lakeport English Inn. Snow cones will be available from Marta and Domingo Avillea.
Information about the event can be found on the park’s Web site, www.westsidecommunitypark.org, or on Westside Community Park’s Facebook page.
This year’s major sponsors are the Keeling-Barnes Family Foundation, which is pledging matching funds up to $5,000, and Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Additional sponsors include the Ustrud-Rollins Family, Clearlake Redi-Mix, Brian Grey, DDS, MDS, Dr. Alexander McGeoch, DDS, Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Guy Strohmeier’s Auto Center, Kathy Fowler Chevrolet, Susie LaPointe, Margaret Silveira, Jon and Annette Hopkins, Mendo Lake Credit Union, William C. Kranz, Attorney at Law, and Polestar Computers.
In-kind contributions have been made by Lake County News, KNTI radio, the Lake County Record-Bee, Chacewater Winery & Olive Mill, S2 Tutoring & PR, Lake Event Design and Kelseyville High School.
Levels of sponsor recognition are $100, $300, $500, $1,000, $3,000 and $5,000. Sponsors will be recognized at the Grillin’ on the Green event.
The Grillin’ on the Green committee of volunteers includes Rollins, Cindy Ustrud, Wilda Shock, Beth Havrilla, Alice Holmes, Sue Stout, Tami Cramer, Val Schweifler and Jessica Kelley.
Westside Community Park, located at 1401 Westside Park Road, is a city of Lakeport recreational facility that has been in development for 15 years and includes soccer fields, baseball and softball diamonds, a horseshoe area and dog park.
The nonprofit Park Committee is developing the park in conjunction with the City of Lakeport, volunteers, and numerous contributions by individuals and businesses dedicated to constructing a recreational facility for the youth and adults of Lake County.