Sports

Soft Ball Season is Here

Soft Ball Season is Here

    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 […]

Chugach Fat Bike Fest Thanks

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

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, […]

Leading the Expedition

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 […]

Skate Clinic June 30 through July 2

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 Rock Climbing Festival Memorial Day Weekend

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

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 […]