Lake Worth Centennial

Lots of activities will be going on that Saturday at the LW Boat & Ski Club (4001 Marina Drive)~come see your neighbors at the celebration and enjoy the shows. And check out their web site too: 

 

For anyone who would like to participate as a volunteer to help support this activity, you can contact LWCCommittee member Peggy Mitchell at peggywwl@sbcglobal.net. Peggy has all the details and is coordinating the volunteers for this wonderful event. As a official volunteer, you can have a t-shirt and the marvelous meal from Vance Godbey's. Contact Peggy as soon as possible for details.

 

Hoping to see ya'll at this LW Birthday Bash.

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Reminder:

The Lake Worth Neighborhoods are celebrating the 100^th birthday of Lake Worth.  The Lake Worth Centennial Celebration Committee along with the City of Fort Worth and Casino Beach Properties, Inc. has planned many activities in honor of the past, present and future of Lake Worth.

Everyone is invited to attend any of the activities.  This is another opportunity to see first-hand how neighborhoods have come together to organize and implement great events.

June 7: Join Mayor Betsy Price on a 12.6-mile ride that starts and ends at Marion Sansom Park, 2501 Roberts Cutoff Road. Registration is at 7 a.m. and the ride starts at 8 a.m. There is no fee, but registration and a liability waiver are required. Registration can be done onsite the day of the event or online at http://www.lmrabicycleclub.com/.  Residents not planning to ride are encouraged to wave and cheer for the riders as they pass by. Prime viewing points: Arrow-S Park, 7951 Cahoba Drive; Mosque Point, 8375 Cahoba Drive; and the Lake Worth Boat and Ski Club, 4001 Marina St.

June 21: Join the Centennial Boat Parade, led by Mayor Betsy Price. The 100-plus-boat parade is for power boaters, sail boaters, standup paddle boarders, kayakers and canoeists. Power boats and sail boats should gather at 9:45 a.m. on the north side of Goat Island, 8928 Malaga Drive. Register online at http://www.lakeworthcentennial.org/.  Paddlers will launch from Marina Park, 4033 Marina Drive, at 11:15 a.m. Paddlers should register at http://www.lakesidepaddle.com/.

Visit http://www.lakeworthcentennial.org/ to learn more about the Lake Worth Centennial Celebration.

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Lake Worth Centennial Celebration

 June Events

***June 7^th (Saturday), Mayor's Bicycle Tour details:
       - The 12.6 mile ride starts and ends at Marion Sansom Park. Registration is at 0700 and the ride starts at 0800.  This is a no fee, ride at your own risk event.  Registration and liability waiver are required.  Registration can be done the day of the event at Marion Sansom Park or by pre-registration at www.lmrabicycleclub.com
        -  The route is Marion Sansom Park to Mosque Point via Cahoba Drive, then Malaga and Marina Street to the LW Boat and Ski Club turn-around point, returning to Marion Sansom Park via the same route.
        -  Residents not planning to ride are welcomed and encouraged to wave and cheer for the riders as they pass by.  Arrow-S Park, Mosque Point and the LW Boat and Ski Club (4001 Marina Street) are prime viewing spots.

***June 21^st (Saturday), Centennial 100+ Boat Parade Details:
    -  For power boaters and sail boaters, pre-register at      www.lakeworthcentennial.org 
     - These participants will gather on the north side of Goat Island

        beginning at 9:45 a.m.

     -  The approximate two hour parade will start at 11:00 a.m.  
     -  Mayor Betsy Price is scheduled to start and/or lead the parade. 

    -  The scheduled route is; from Goat Island east to the dam, returning        along the Cahoba shoreline to Mosque Point, then west along the       Woodvale shoreline past the LW Boat and Ski Club and Marina    Park toward the Hwy 199 bridge, then back to Goat Island to disperse.     

  -  For  Standup Paddle Boarders, Kayakers and Canoers, pre-register         at lakesidepaddle.com  (click on Lake Worth Centennial Parade)

          -  Paddlers will launch from Marina Park at 11:15 a.m. , paddle to the             Willow Island area, wait for the power boats & sail boats to pass,          then fall in behind the parade for as long as desired.

          -  Group Leader Brian Severance is planning various demonstrations    and lessons at Marina Park after the parade from 1 to 4 p.m.  

 Visit www.lakeworthcentennial .org for additional celebration events

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For the LAKE WORTH Centennial Celebration kick-off event in 2014, area residents gathered at at City Hall, Fort Worth on Tuesday, January 7th in support the LWC Committee's acceptance of the Centennial Proclamation read and presented by our own District 7 Councilman, the Honorable Dennis Shingleton.  This is the first 'official' event for the special year-long celebration commemorating our City's very own Lake. 


See the 2014 Centennial  activities throughout 2014 by visiting these official web sites: www.lakeworthcentennial.org   or   www.lakeworth100.org

 

 

       Lake Worth 100th Year Celebration 

Click here to see Ted Gay and Bob Crow winners of the Lake Worth Centennial Frostbite Race, January 19, 2014, hosted by the Lake Worth Sailing Club. The event was the first official event celebrating the Lake in 2014.

For the LAKE WORTH Centennial Celebration kick-off event in 2014, residents are encouraged to gather at City Hall (1000 Throckmorton St, Forth Worth TX  76102)  on Tuesday, Jan 7, at about 6:30 P.M. to support the LWC Committee's acceptance of the Centennial Proclamation plaque to be presented by Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth City Council. The council meeting starts at 7:00 P.M. and the presentation should be among the first items on the agenda. Hoping to see you there at this event for a special year-long celebration commemorating the City's very own Lake.  Stay abreast of the 2014 Centennial  activities throughout 2014 by visiting these web sites: www.lakeworthcentennial.org   or   www.lakeworth100.org

The upcoming 100 Years of Lake Worth will be celebrated in 2014. Check out the event calendar:

Click Here for Event Calendar (Updated February 17, 2014)

NASLW residents wishing to donate to the Celebration Committee or volunteer should email Bob Crow at:  bobjencrow@sbcglobal.net

In 2014, Lake Worth will celebrate it's 100th Year!

More information will be coming soon but in the meantime the following information is available:

1. The Charter
2. The City of Fort Worth Proclamation (from Jan 2013)
3. The PRELIMINARY calendar of upcoming events in 2014

For more information or volunteer opportunities contact: Bob Crow at bobjencrow@sbcglobal.net