The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)

FUN, FAMILY, AND FURRY FRIENDS AT CROCKER PARK BLOCK PARTY

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Kickoff the summer season by attending the 3rd annual Crocker Park Block Party Sunday, June 11!

It’s your neighborho­od block party, but with so much more. All are welcome to attend this fun, FREE community event!

Kick-starting the daylong event, the Crocker Bark 5K & 1-Mile walk: beginning at 9:30am at Crocker Park’s event venue, Market Square. Runners and walkers take a scenic route through Westlake. The race welcomes all to participat­e with their leashed four-legged friends, and a portion of the proceeds from the registrati­on will benefit the City of Westlake’s K9 Unit. At 10:30AM, runners will have a chance to check out the Westlake K9 Unit in action in their first demonstrat­ion of the day right on the lawn outside of Market Square.

Following the race from 11am-3pm, all attendees are invited to enjoy the Crocker Park Block Party. There will be fun at every end of Crocker Park with Main Street and Crocker Park Blvd. closed off and lined with festive, family-friendly activities including:

Meet & greet with the Westlake Police Department & Fire Department

Touch-A-Truck, where you can get up close and explore inside Westlake’s Police Cruisers, SWAT vehicles, bomb squad, command post truck, Westlake Fire trucks, ambulances, and vehicles from several other agencies.

Safety Seminars and meet and greets with Westlake PD

K-9 demonstrat­ions at 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 12:30PM and 1:30PM

Kid-friendly, live music with Foster Brown at 1:30PM

Face painting & balloon twisting, Sidewalk chalk zones throughout the park.

Vendors & Exhibitors Giveaways and more

“Crocker Bark & Crocker Park Block Party invites families to enjoy the day together shopping & dining while getting an interactiv­e look at Westlake’s safety vehicles and personnel,” said Stacie Schmidt, Vice President of Marketing & Communicat­ions for Stark Enterprise­s. “We are so excited to be partnering with so many wonderful organizati­ons and safety department­s to bring this fun, free and family-centered event to Crocker Park again this June. We are ready to really kick off the summer, get outside and get together as a community - we invite all to join us!”

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