Lace’n It Up fun run and walk set for virtual format, open for registration
Registration is now open for the 14th Annual Lace’n It Up 5k Fun Run and Celebration walk, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3.
According to a news release from Links for Life, the event kicks off October as cancer awareness month and celebrates survivors and their families that helped support them.
Because of COVID-19, this year’s event will be held in a virtual format. Those interested can register at https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/ Bakersfield/LacenItUp5kRunWalk and will choose to participate from their neighborhood, a local park or even from their home on a treadmill, the news release states.
The run/walk will start at 8:30 a.m.
Adventist Health Bakersfield is offering free drive-thru flu shots on Saturday, Oct. 3 at its downtown location at 29th Street and Chester Avenue.
The drive-thru clinic opens at 7 a.m. and will last until doses are gone, according to a flier from the hospital. The clinic is for adults 18 years and older.
The hospital asks those who attend to enter from K Street to 29th Street and to please wear a mask.
The CSUB Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its CSUB Alumni Hall of Fame, which recognizes graduates who’ve distinguished themselves in their career, volunteered their time, talent and/or money to benefit their community and brought honor to Any member of the public may submit a nomination. A committee of CSUB Alumni Association board members, university faculty and a president’s designee will select inductees. To qualify, nominees must have:
Earned a degree from CSUB five or more years prior to selection;
A proven track record of success in their careers;
Had a history of positive contributions to the community and previous recognition through awards; and
Displayed support for higher education, including involvement with CSUB.
The 2020 inductees were Blanca Cavazos, superintendent of the Taft Union High School District; Alan Collatz, a onetime star athlete and head track and field coach at CSUB; Colleen McGauley, former executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Kern County; and Louie Vega, a Kern County Superior Court judge.
Nominations for the 2021 Alumni Hall of Fame class are due by Monday, Oct. 19. Find links to the nomination form and a list of previous inductees at www.csub.edu/alumni/csub-alumnihall-fame. For more information, email alumni@csub.edu or call 654-3211.