Run or walk the Hope for Battan Cure 5k, 2-Mile or 1k Saturday at 9 a.m. at Bachman Lake, 3500 W. Northwest Highway. Lake Highlands residents Nancy and Scott Lowden began organizing this annual running event after two of their grandchildren — Eric and McKenna Lowden — were diagnosed with Batten disease, a degenerative brain disease that affects children, and eventually can cause blindness, seizures, cognitive decline, psychosis, loss of speech and mobility, and eventually death. Proceeds from the $25 race — for which you can register today at Run On! Mockingbird until 6 p.m. or tomorrow (Friday) at the Lake Highlands YMCA — benefit the Batten Disease Support and Research Association.
Howl at Hillside is a fund-raising event Saturday for the dog park at White Rock Lake. There will be a silent auction, live entertainment, adoptable dogs, and pet-centric vendors, artists and authors. The free event is in the Hillside Village Shopping Center.
Saturday is Family Fun Lake Day at White Rock. Learn about all the fun things to do at the lake, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. There will be fishing demonstrations and seminars on kayaking, canoeing and paddle board sailing.
A historic tour of the lake is from 1-2 p.m. Saturday. Meet at Ridgewood Belcher Recreation Center.
