- 1. VAMOS to host 30th annual golf tournament
- (Around Town)
- The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships (VAMOS) recently announced that it will host its 30th Annual VAMOS Golf Tournament, on Saturday, March 7, at Champion Lakes Golf Course ...
- Created on 03 March 2026
- 2. Texas Game Wardens issue safety reminder ahead of busy Memorial Day weekend
- (Around Town)
- AUSTIN – As Memorial Day weekend approaches, Texas Game Wardens are gearing up for a busy summer on lakes, rivers and coastal waters to keep boaters safe. With more than 560,000 registered boats and an ...
- Created on 23 May 2025
- 3. Tips to safely share the beach with nesting shorebirds
- (Around Town)
- ... rivers or lakes for recreation, many shorebirds like the Least Tern, Piping Plover, Snowy Plover, Wilson's Plover, and Black Skimmers have begun to nest and raise their young along the shore. Long before ...
- Created on 23 May 2025
- 4. Stuart Place wins Winter Texans' favorite golf course
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... at 1901 Club de Amistad in Weslaco. Put this course on your bucket list – go play it and put it back on that bucket list. Winter Texans’ favorite Upper Valley Course is Champion Lakes, 2701 S. Ware Rd., ...
- Created on 20 March 2025
- 5. Golfers can’t go wrong with courses in the Upper Valley
- (Calendars)
- ... than any other area in Deep South Texas. Los Lagos, Champion Lakes and Tierra Del Sol came out as the Winter Texans’ favorite courses a year ago and they are all beautifully laid out, have all been worked ...
- Created on 05 March 2025
- 6. Mid-Valley golf courses offer an array of options
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... the layout is fabulous. You could play this course over and over and never get tired of the challenges, or the beauty of several holes. It has 14 lakes; strategically placed sand traps and provides multiple ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 7. The Lady and The Outlaw bring their talents to the VSA
- (Entertainment)
- ... at a popular hotel in Grand Rapids as well as hosted a very successful karaoke show. She has performed at popular venues such as Val Du Lakes, The Amway Grand Plaza, The Crowne Plaza and 131 Hotel as soloist ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
- 8. Stuart Place Country Club – The little course that could, and did
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... Valley golf remains as great, if not greater than any other golf course in terms of Rio Grande Valley Golf. Tee boxes, fairways, bunkers, greens, lakes – it’s about as different as could be – and management ...
- Created on 10 December 2024
- 9. Mid-Valley courses, where beauty meets challenging
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... not a par-3 course. “It has par-4s and 5s.” The clubhouse was recently renovated and the course plays about 3,000 yards from the whites, then around 3,200 from the blues and it has just a couple of lakes. ...
- Created on 28 November 2024
- 10. Find some holes worth playing at Upper Valley Golf Courses
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... Today, we begin a three-part series looking at some of the amazing signature holes across the Rio Grande Valley. Champion Lakes, McAllen Before you even get to the golf course at Champion Lakes, ...
- Created on 13 November 2024
- 11. Winter Texans continue to choose Stuart Place Country Club
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... the challenges, or the beauty of several holes. It’s no wonder this continually ranks among the most favorite golf courses in the Valley. It has 14 lakes, strategically placed sand traps and provides ...
- Created on 20 March 2024
- 12. Mid-Valley Golf Courses go from potential to greatness
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... on Rio Grande Valley golf remains as great, if not greater than any other golf course in terms of Rio Grande Valley Golf. The course is re-doing everything – tee boxes fairways, bunkers, greens, lakes ...
- Created on 08 March 2024
- 13. Improvements on Upper Valley Golf Courses have paid off
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... golf course. Champions Lakes Golf Club Challenging without being overboard is how many golf enthusiasts would describe Champion Lakes, formerly known as Palmview Golf Course in McAllen. This course ...
- Created on 28 February 2024
- 14. The views are highlight of the Lower Valley golf courses
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... elevated greens, nothing too difficult but no green is flat (that wouldn’t be fun, would it?). Ponds and small lakes come into play to some degree on 50% of the fairways. The course design will test ...
- Created on 21 February 2024
- 15. The Hidden Gems of our Upper Valley Golf Courses
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... some of their gems all “shiny and new again.” CHAMPION LAKES, MCALLEN Before you even get to the golf course at Champion Lakes, there’s a hard-to-hide hidden gem (does that even make sense) that was ...
- Created on 22 November 2023
- 16. Upper Valley contains some of the Valley’s oldest courses
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... yards from the back and just 6,000 from the closer tees. Monte Cristo Golf and Country Club is located at 2919 N. Kenyon Road in Edinburg. Champion Lakes (formerly known as Palm View) Keeping up with ...
- Created on 07 March 2023
- 17. Rio Grande Valley golf courses steeped in rich history
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... it’s nice and flat.” The clubhouse has been recently renovated and the course plays about 3,000 yards from the whites, then around 3,200 from the blues and “it has just a couple of lakes.” Raymondville ...
- Created on 28 February 2023
- 18. Foraging for Native Edibles Tour at Quinta Mazatlan
- (Around Town)
- Do you enjoy putting together meals with fresh and savory plants to make up a colorful dish full of robust flavor and energy? Quinta Mazatlan invites you to join them on their one-hour guided tour, Foraging ...
- Created on 21 February 2023
- 19. Everyone has a fishing story
- (Around Town)
- Submitted by Duane Yurek, Silver Lake, MN This one started the summer of 2002 on the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes near Richmond, MN. My adult son, Dallas, was leaving the family cabin by boat to go to ...
- Created on 14 February 2023
- 20. January 18, 2023 - On the Road with Jo
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... immediately how different each area or trail is. The different regions seem to have a personality of their own. There is The Plains Trail, The Pecos Trail, The Mountain Trail, and The Lakes Trail plus ...
- Created on 18 January 2023
