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Parks & Recreation closes areas of Riverside Park, schedules further closures

The City of Victoria Parks & Recreation will close areas of Riverside Park in stages during the weekend as the Guadalupe River rises.

As of Friday, the following areas of the park are closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic:

• The boat ramp
• Access to Pe...

City receives $621,000 grant to repair duck pond

PHOTO #1: The Riverside Park duck pond is seen in this 2014 file photo. 

PHOTO #2: This preliminary new design for the Riverside Park duck pond was approved by the Victoria City Council on March 3. The final design will include a sidewalk that ext...

Riverside Park to close Wednesday

Riverside Park will close Wednesday as the Guadalupe River rises.

The Children’s Park near the Vine Street entrance will remain open because it is a safe distance from the river.

The following areas of the park are closed as of Tuesday:

• Grover’s Bend
• Fox Bend...

City treats mosquito larvae, will resume spraying next week

The City of Victoria Parks & Recreation is once again working to exterminate as many mosquito larvae as possible before they grow into biting adult insects.

Today, Parks & Recreation began using larvicide briquettes to treat standing water on City-...

Parks & Recreation sprays for mosquitoes, will treat whole city twice

PHOTO: A Parks & Recreation vehicle sprays for mosquitoes in this 2019 file photo.

The mosquitoes that were spawned after the heavy rainfall May 1 have reached adulthood, and Parks & Recreation is doubling down on the pesky insects.

Parks & Recr...

Summer sports league registration opens Monday

PHOTO #1: Participants compete April 7 in the City of Victoria Parks & Recreations’ spring adult kickball league at the Adult Softball Complex, 510 Proctor St.

PHOTO #2: Participants compete April 8 in the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation’s spri...

Splash pads to open 7 days a week

PHOTO: Children play at the Ethel Lee Tracy Park Splash Pad during the facility’s 2018 grand opening.

Families with young kids looking to beat the heat are invited to enjoy the new extended hours at the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation splash pads.

S...

Summer street dances return as Parks & Recreation announces 2021 dates

PHOTO: Joel Nava & the Texas Border performs May 4, 2019, during a Parks & Recreation street dance at DeLeon Plaza. Parks & Recreation and Glazer (formerly Hartman Distributing) will host four street dances this year featuring live music at De...

Registration opens for high school, adult summer sports leagues

PHOTO #1: The Cuero softball team were the champions of the City of Victoria’s 2020 high school softball league.

PHOTO #2: Participants in the City of Victoria’s spring coed volleyball league play volleyball March 25 at Riverside Park.

Registration opens Ap...

Riverside Golf Course upgrades irrigation system

PHOTO #1: Riverside Golf Course’s new irrigation pump station is located in a shed on the golf course.

PHOTO #2: Riverside Golf Course’s new irrigation pump includes variable frequency drive motors that speed up and slow down based on demand. 

PHOT...

Parks & Recreation to host summer cornhole, washers leagues

PHOTO: Participants compete in the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation’s cornhole league June 10, 2020, at Aero Crafters. Registration opens March 22 for the 2021 cornhole and washers summer leagues.

Residents can register starting Monday, March 22, fo...

Parks & Recreation pop-up park brings fun to residents

PHOTO #1: Recreation coordinators Gabby Anglin, left, and Alex Moore pose Feb. 6 with the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation’s new pop-up park trailer Feb. 6 at the Son Valley Ranch Family Outdoor Expo.

PHOTO #2: Residents play with yard games and oth...

Parks & Recreation installs new plaques at Memorial Rose Garden

PHOTO #1: Two memorial plaques were installed Feb. 24 at the Memorial Rose Garden in Riverside Park, bearing the names of approximately 1,400 people whose family members and loved ones dedicated roses to them.

PHOTO #2: One of the plaques at the Memorial R...

City seeks input on conceptual renderings for 3 parks

PHOTO #1: The Grover’s Bend Pavilion is located in Riverside Park, one of the parks that will receive a conceptual rendering as part of the City of Victoria’s forthcoming Parks & Recreation master plan. 

PHOTO #2: An amphitheater is one of the...

Victoria to host annual statewide sporting event

PHOTO #1: The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation has chosen Victoria to host the 2022-2024 TAAF Winter Games.

PHOTO #2: The City of Victoria Youth Sports Complex was proposed as a venue for fastpitch softball, baseball and kickball for the TAAF Winter Games...

City of Victoria Parks & Recreation opens registration for spring leagues

PHOTO: Participants compete in the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation’s cornhole league Oct. 28, 2020, on the back patio at Aero Crafters. Registration is open for the 2021 cornhole league and other spring leagues.

Registration is open for the City of...

City of Victoria Parks & Recreation to host free drive-in car bingo

Residents will have to bring their A-game—or, rather, their B-I-N-G-O game—for a chance to win fun prizes at the City of Victoria Parks & Recreation’s first-ever drive-in bingo Feb. 26 at the Riverside Stadium parking lot.

Games start at 7 p.m. The eve...

Riverside Golf Course superintendent earns regional recognition

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...

Disc golf rentals now available at Riverside Park

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...

Parks & Recreation to host ‘reverse Christmas parade,’ fireworks show

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...

Parks & Recreation adds pickleball at Victoria Community Center Park

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...

Parks & Recreation to host drive-thru trick-or-treat event at Riverside Park

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...

Splash pads will safely reopen to the public Saturday

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...

Parks & Recreation, Academy Sports + Outdoors give away gift cards

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...

City seeks applicants for Parks & Recreation Commission

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 ...

City’s Parks & Recreation to host annual kayak clinic

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...

Parks & Recreation to host youth sports, establishes health guidelines

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...

Parks & Recreation employees receive nationally recognized certification

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...

Parks & Recreation to host one-day soccer tournament

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...

Riverside Golf Course enjoying above-par conditions on greens

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 ...

Fireworks show will be drive-in celebration with new amenities, distancing

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...

City’s Parks & Recreation partners with kayak business

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 ...

City’s new online registration launches for summer sports leagues

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...

New Parks and Recreation director is experienced master planner

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 ...