Annual Toy Run to take on drive-thru format this year
The 37th annual Bakersfield Toy Run and Canned Food Drive is set for Dec. 11-13, Friday through Sunday, at Bakersfield Harley Davidson, 35089 Merle Haggard Drive.
Because of the pandemic, the Toy Run is being held as a three-day drive-thru event as opposed to the usual toy run that starts at Beach Park and heads to the Kern County Fairgrounds.
Donors are asked to bring one unwrapped toy and two cans of food, or a suggested cash donation of $20. Donors will be entered for a chance to win a gift card worth up to $500, according to a flier for the event.
Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
According to a city of Bakersfield memo, organizers plan to be at Beach Park from 6:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 13 to direct anyone who didn’t know about this year’s drop-off location.
Proceeds go to the local Salvation Army.
Color your way through Bakersfield — with a kids’ coloring book, that is.
There’s a new Bakersfield Coloring book that was created by Visit Bakersfield. According to a city memo, the book is a compilation of weekly coloring contest pages that were issued earlier in the pandemic for kids to have something to do while at home.
The book has 15 images of Bakersfield, a word search and a maze game in the shape of Buck Owens’ guitar.
You can order a free copy (limit five per household) or download it at VisitBakersfield.com/ColoringBook.
With so many questions from residents and visitors on how to hit the trails, a new Kern River Parkway Trail Brochure was created.
The Visit Bakersfield brochure includes a detailed map that shows access points, parking lots and drinking fountains, distances between points and nearby amenities such as shopping, parks and museums, according to a city of Bakersfield memo.
Copies are soon to be available for free at local bike shops, and can also be downloaded at https:// www.visitbakersfield.com/ visitors/brochures/
It was a joint effort of Visit Bakersfield, the city’s Recreation and Parks Department and the Kern River Parkway Foundation, and was designed by The Marcom Group.