Posted on: September 19, 2023
PHOTO #1: Holt Cat won the award for Most Use of Lights during the 2022 Christmas Parade of Lights on Dec. 3 in downtown Victoria.
PHOTO #2: Con-Metal Contractors won the award for Spirit of Christmas during the Christmas Parade of Lights on Dec. 3 in down...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: May 30, 2023
PHOTO #1: Parks & Recreation Commissioner Ashley Magee comments on the Riverside Park boating access project during a March 13 meeting at the City Council chambers.
PHOTO #2: Parks & Recreation Commission Chair W. Lee Keeling speaks during a ground...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: September 12, 2022
PHOTO #1: This conceptual rendering shows the new design for the Riverside Park duck pond.
PHOTO #2: The City of Victoria hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Riverside Park duck pond construction Sept. 12. Shown from left are City Manager Jesús A. G...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: December 1, 2020
City of Victoria Riverside Golf Course Superintendent Brian Woolard recently received the 2020 Golf Course Superintendent of the Year award from the Texas Gulf Coast Superintendents Association. He was nominated for this recognition by his peers within th...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: November 17, 2020
PHOTO #1: Ashley Magee, owner of Flow Paddle Co, poses Nov. 14 at one of the disc golf baskets at Riverside Park with discs that are available to rent through her company. Contributed photo by Colby Calcote.
PHOTO #2: Dwayne Calcote plays disc golf Nov. 14...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: November 10, 2020
Victoria residents are accustomed to spending the first weekend in December sitting along the streets of downtown and watching a festive Christmas parade pass by, but this year, to ensure residents can enjoy the parade while keeping a safe distance from e...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: October 13, 2020
PHOTO #1: Some of the volunteers who worked to convert the new pickleball courts at the Victoria Community Center Park, from left, are Nazmije Neziri, Jan Wendt, Katie Merriman, Dewayne Merriman, Wayne Pozzi, Danna Garland, David Peters, Buddy Breivogel a...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: October 1, 2020
Residents can put on their Halloween costumes and come to Riverside Park 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 24 for a drive-thru trick-or-treat experience hosted by the City of Victoria Parks and Recreation.
“We haven’t had a Halloween event in a couple of years, so I was ex...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: September 3, 2020
PHOTO: Children play at the Ethel Lee Tracy Park Splash Pad during the facility’s 2018 grand opening.
Victoria’s splash pads will reopen to the public Saturday and are scheduled to remain open seven days a week through Oct. 25.
The splash pads have been clo...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: August 31, 2020
PHOTO #1: Laura Janis, first-grade teacher and after-school program director at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, holds a $250 gift card provided by Academy Sports + Outdoors. Janis was the first-place winner in the back-to-school shopping spree giveaw...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: August 24, 2020
PHOTO: From top left, City of Victoria Parks and Recreation Director Jason Alfaro; City Attorney Thomas Gwosdz; Parks and Recreation Commission Chairperson W. Lee Keeling; and commission members Gloria Rodriguez, Jesse J. Olivarez, Marc Hinojosa and Gail ...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: August 17, 2020
PHOTO: Recreation coordinator Gabby Anglin paddles in the Stillwater Pool at Son Valley Ranch during Parks & Recreation’s kayak clinic in 2019. This year’s clinic will be Aug. 22.
Residents will have a chance to learn the basics of kayaking b...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: August 3, 2020
PHOTO: Academy Sports + Outdoors donated equipment to the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation as part of a sponsorship for the department’s youth flag football league.
The City of Victoria Parks & Recreation will host a Punt, Pass and Kick USA foot...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: July 20, 2020
City of Victoria Recreation Services Manager Jaymie Heibel and recreation coordinator Gabby Anglin on Wednesday passed the test to receive their Certified Park and Recreation Professional certifications, a nationally recognized designation conferred by th...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: June 24, 2020
PHOTO: A soccer ball sits on the grass at Rippamonti Field in Riverside Park.
The City of Victoria Parks & Recreation will host a one-day soccer tournament July 11 at Lowe Field and Rippamonti Field in Riverside Park.
“Soccer is the most played sport ac...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: June 22, 2020
Longtime players at Riverside Golf Course tell Head Golf Professional Rolando Hernandez that the current course conditions are some of the best they’ve ever seen.
“Some of them have been playing at this golf course for 15 or 20 years,” Hernandez said. “So ...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: June 15, 2020
Parks & Recreation will host the City of Victoria’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the Victoria Community Center in a new drive-in format, allowing residents to park their cars to watch the patriotic show while keeping their distance from oth...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: May 29, 2020
The City Parks & Recreation has partnered with Flow Paddle Co and starting Monday, the company will rent kayaks, inner tubes and bikes and offer guided kayaking tours.
“We’re very excited to be able to partner with Flow Paddle Co to offer this service ...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: May 26, 2020
The City of Victoria’s Parks & Recreation department has opened registration for its summer sports leagues through a new online system, and the public is encouraged to participate.
Participants will be able to register for the summer leagues using Comm...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec
Posted on: May 18, 2020
The City of Victoria’s next Parks and Recreation director is a Victoria native with 17 years of experience in parks and recreation, including capital improvement projects, master planning and day-to-day operations of parks systems.
Jason Alfaro will begin ...
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2020 - Spotlight - Parks & Rec