White Center Now: The blog about White Center » Lakewood Park http://whitecenternow.com White Center news, photos, video, events, discussion Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:46:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Photos: Today’s cyclocross race at Lakewood Park http://whitecenternow.com/2009/10/31/photos-todays-cyclocross-race-at-lakewood-park/ http://whitecenternow.com/2009/10/31/photos-todays-cyclocross-race-at-lakewood-park/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:59:14 +0000 Tracy http://whitecenternow.com/?p=3514

Thanks to Jim Clark for sharing photos of today’s cyclocross race at Lakewood Park, scheduled at the last minute after the permit was revoked in West Seattle. His gallery is here.

]]> http://whitecenternow.com/2009/10/31/photos-todays-cyclocross-race-at-lakewood-park/feed/ 0 MFG Cyclocross race to be held at White Center’s Lakewood Park, after permit revoked in West Seattle http://whitecenternow.com/2009/10/28/mfg-cyclocross-race-to-be-held-at-white-centers-lakewood-park-after-permit-revoked-in-west-seattle/ http://whitecenternow.com/2009/10/28/mfg-cyclocross-race-to-be-held-at-white-centers-lakewood-park-after-permit-revoked-in-west-seattle/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:34:52 +0000 Tracy http://whitecenternow.com/?p=3499 Our partner site West Seattle Blog covered a controversy yesterday afternoon regarding a cyclocross bicycle race that was scheduled to be held in Lincoln Park this Saturday, till the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department abruptly pulled the permit, saying it had committed to the community years ago that the park would no longer host such races and that it shouldn’t have granted the permit in the first place. Promoters at MFG Cyclocross started working to find an alternate site – and they have just announced that Lakewood Park is the alternate site. We’ve also found additional details on the King County Parks news website.

]]> http://whitecenternow.com/2009/10/28/mfg-cyclocross-race-to-be-held-at-white-centers-lakewood-park-after-permit-revoked-in-west-seattle/feed/ 2 White Center’s Hicks Lake has the cash, needs ideas! http://whitecenternow.com/2009/01/28/white-centers-hicks-lake-has-the-cash-needs-your-ideas/ http://whitecenternow.com/2009/01/28/white-centers-hicks-lake-has-the-cash-needs-your-ideas/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:08:38 +0000 Tracy http://whitecenternow.com/?p=1931

(WCN photo of Hicks Lake, 1/7/09)
From Dick Thurnau at Friends of Hicks Lake:

King County has allotted $25,000 in the budget for Lakewood Park / Hicks Lake improvements and has asked Friends Of Hicks Lake for suggestions. We have many; however, we wish to gather input from the community to provide the best and wisest recommendations.

Suggestions (including, so far):

*Water fountain with an aeration system to help cleanse the lake water and display a beautiful attraction. (will need volunteers)

*Walking path around Hicks Lake might require use of a small section of school property (safety reasons)

*Volleyball, basketball court in half of the tennis court, horseshoes

*Full-time caretaker for the park house to control graffiti, litter, illegal alcohol usage, and vandalism

We welcome the community’s input.

You can reach Dick by e-mail at hdthurnau@juno.com or by phone at 206-244-4558.

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