Local League Games, Events, and Other Dates All practices, games, and local tournaments are held at the Gold Fields Softball Complex in Valdez. VSA Opening One Pitch, Potluck BBQ, & General Membership Meeting – Saturday, June 4th @ 2:00p.m. Free to all VSA players and friends, however all […]
Sports
Chugach Fat Bike Fest Thanks
It takes a village! Thanks for all the local support for the Inaugural Chugach Fat Bike Bash: Copper Valley Telecom, Best Western Valdez Harbor Inn, Mountain Sky Hotel, Pangaea Adventures, Vertical Solutions Helicopters, John Anderson, Sue Stade Bergstrom, Karen Ables, the awesome crew at Valdez Department of Streets and Shops […]
Valdez Ice Climbing Festival 2016
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – The Valdez Ice Climbing Festival was started in 1983 and it continues to grow. This year’s festival was the biggest ever. Participation in this year’s event doubled for the third year in a row. On Saturday approximately three hundred climbers took part, […]
Valdez Ice Fest 2016 – Feb 12th through 15th
Valdez Ice Fest 2016-February 12th through 15th. See flyer below. Advertisement
Leading the Expedition
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Expeditionary Film School of Alaska; just the name is intriguing. Even in a state where everything is of mythic proportions, and somewhat unreal until you get used to it, that title stirs the imagination. What is an expeditionary film school? According to […]
Basketball and Volleyball Camps Begin July 6th
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Every summer kids look forward to sports camps, despite the amount of work involved, because the effort is by choice and they’re doing what they love. This year basketball and volleyball camps for all ages are at Herman Hutchins Elementary school July […]
Skate Clinic June 30 through July 2
City of Valdez Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services ATTENTION ALL VALDEZ TEENS! This is an amazing opportunity to learn how to skateboard or up your skateboarding skills! We have some AWESOME instructors coming up to show you just how it’s done! There is limited space available and pre-registration is required. […]
Valdez Has a New Non-Profit. Meet Levitation 49
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – If you’re interested in outdoor sports in Valdez, you probably already know Nick Weicht and Lee Hart and how excited they both are by the potential of the Valdez area and all the great places it has for outdoor recreation. Together they […]
Valdez Rock Climbing Festival Memorial Day Weekend
Valdez Rock Climbing Festival 2015 will be Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25 and will include, climbing, climbing clinics, climbing competitionss, climbing camaraderie, climbing irony, climbing chatter. All ages and skills welcome to join us exploring the crags around Valdez. Lots of evening entertainment with music, dancing, spaghetti feed […]
Relay for Life is Full of Life and Hope
By Sue Bergstrom for VCN – In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma and raised over twenty thousand dollars for the American Cancer Society. The following year 339 people in 19 teams joined him and raised thirty three thousand dollars. That […]