LAKEPORT, Calif. – The city of Lakeport's National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the far north end of N. Main Street, just north of 16th Street.
The road will be closed on N. Main Street, starting from the intersection of 16th Street and North Main Street. The road closure will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m.
This event is coordinated to increase and improve police and community partnerships in the city.
City of Lakeport management and staff, city council members, Lakeport Police Officers and staff, Lakeport Fire Protection District, California Highway Patrol and other local safety officials will be on site to meet and greet local residents.
The event will feature free hot dogs courtesy of the Lakeport Grocery Outlet and cooked by the Kiwanis Club of Lakeport.
There also will be free popcorn and sno-cones. McGruff the Crime Dog and Chipper will be in attendance. Fill-Up the Clown will provide entertainment and balloon sculptures.
The event will have a youth game area and bicycle decorating contest, so organizers are asking that children bring their bicycles to participate.
Raffle prizes for children, under 18, will include two new bicycles with helmets and two new scooters with helmets and baseball mitts. There also will be raffle prizes for adults.
This event is being funded by Lakeport Police drug asset forfeiture funds and the generous donations of supplies and prizes by numerous local businesses and organizations including Kiwanis Club of Lakeport, Lake County News, Lakeport Grocery Outlet, Main Street Bicycles, KXBX 98.3 FM, Lake County 4-H, Lake County Fair, Servpro of Lake and Mendocino County, Pak N Mail, Lakeport Cinema 5, Jeff Morin Art and Saint Mary Immaculate Catholic Parish of Lakeport.
Follow the event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/392951107564666/ .