NorthLake Family Recreation Center at 38 Nichols Ave. in Westfield recently celebrated 20 years of service to the Chautauqua County, Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania area. Pictured at the opening day ceremony of the 2019 season and decade No. 3 in operation are, from left, members of visiting Randolph Cardinals boys varsity soccer team; Jake Hitchcock, Westfield athletic director; Venn Blakely, board member; Thayne Bodenmiller, founders board member; Dave Walker, current board member; Ivana Hite, Westfield secondary school principal; Mike VandeVelde, Westfield mayor; Dave Gross, NorthLake’s good neighbor; and members of the Westfield/Brocton boys varsity soccer team. Hite dropped the ceremonial first kick to Westfield/Brocton captain Nate Culbreth and Randolph captain Matt Schultz. The ceremony also included comments by Blakely and Bodenmiller, invocation by Bodenmiller, player introductions by Matt Eggleston, current board member, and the national anthem. The 16-acre facility includes three full-size soccer pitches, a full-size baseball/softball field, two sand volleyball courts, two basketball/pickleball courts, a kick wall, playground and a concession/restroom/storage building. Founders board members include Albert Sam, Bodenmiller, Bill Culligan, Jim Alexander, Al Vestrand and Jon Cooke. The property was purchased by Albert and MaryAnn Sam in 1998.

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