This Week in Victoria 042325

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This Week in Victoria 042325
Season 10, Episode 9

Welcome to This Week in Victoria! Each week, Brother Gary Moses and Chris Doelle sit down and go over all the happenings in the Crossroads.

Here are the show notes for This Week in Victoria with hosts Chris Doelle and Brother Gary Moses, based on the provided source material:

The hosts note that the past week went by “super fast” after Easter. This week is also described as “super busy”, and it’s expected to stay this way until the end of school in Victoria on May 29th. They comment on how fast the year is going.

Wednesday

Gulf Bend on Wednesday Wellness Community 10-year anniversary
- Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Location: North Nimitz
Walk to End Alzheimer’s kickoff
- Location: Papa Distributing
- Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Crossroads Public Defenders Ribbon Cutting
- Location: Downtown, 203 North Liberty
- Time: 3:00 PM
- Note: It’s their building, described as “Not new” but downtown.
Pizza Hut Buffet starts their new buffet. Chris Doelle and Gary Moses plan to be there on Wednesday. It’s described as the “best buffet around” back in the day and that they are “back at it again”.
Car show at Parkway Church
- Organizer: Gary Prokup
- Event: Latina, tacos, and tequila
- Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Note: Chris Doelle worked with Gary Prokup the past weekend. This event is described as a “blast from the past”.
Wash and Wag
- Location: Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption Center
- Runs: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- Note: To “Take care of your little buddy”.

Thursday

Crossroads Memory Care event
- Focus: To talk about memory care.
- Location: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- Time: 5:30 PM.
Romeo and Juliet production by William Shakespeare
- Location: Theater Victoria
- Runs: Starts this Thursday and runs for four days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
- Times: Thursday and Friday at 7:30 PM; Saturday at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM; Sunday at 2:00 PM. The director says it’s going to be “really good” and a “great, a lot of fun”.
Downtown Rhythms with the Victoria Symphony
- Location: Plaza
- Time: Starts at 5:30 PM. Music goes until about 9:00 PM or 9:30 PM.
- Details: Features the symphony and high school bands. A band will play at the very end. Hot Rod Tour of Texas cars will be around downtown. Described as “so much fun outdoors”. Gary Moses has been seeing this event for years.
CASA’s Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
- Gary Moses mentions he cannot be there on Thursday because he will be at Downtown Rhythms. He gives CASA a plug and mentions they will have something in May. He appreciates the volunteers.

Friday

Online Zoom Business Group: Stop the Scroll
- Topic: How to go from unnoticed to standing out; how businesses can get noticed. Named this because people scroll quickly on their phones. The average person scrolls the height of the Eiffel Tower every day on their phone, so messages need to get out fast.
- Host: Chris Doelle.
- Date: Not this Friday, but the following Friday, the 2nd.
- https://www.facebook.com/share/1BeGYghzVL/
- More info: Can be found on This Week in Victoria Facebook page.
Formosa Hook and Cook Tournament
- Event Duration: Two-day event (Friday and Saturday).
- Fishing Location: In the bay.
- Hook and Cook Location: At the Ber Community Center.
- Purpose: Raises funds for charities in the port and Victoria area. All money proceeds go to charities. This will be Gary Moses’ third year doing this event.
University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) Homecoming Week 2025
- Friday night: Alumni banquet. Gary Moses was alumni of the year a few years ago.
- UHV Reception: 6:30 PM at Power Avenue Warehouse.
- Dinner: 7:00 PM.
Crawfish Boil at First State Bank
- Time: Starts about 5:30 PM.
Blue Bonnet Youth Ranch Fundraiser
- Event Duration: Two days worth (Friday and Saturday).
- Friday night: Fundraiser dance and auction.
- Location: Spring Creek.
- Times: Cocktails at 5:30 PM, Dinner at 6:30 PM.
- Entertainment: Live auction and dance with Scott Taylor, Joel Nava, Mike Taylor, Dennis Wood.
- Note: This is described as a “great organization” and “really one close to my heart” because it takes care of kids without homes.
Victoria College Student Juried Art Exhibit
- Location: Victoria College Fine Arts Gallery.
- Runs: Starts this Friday and runs through May the 9th.
Alzheimer’s Silent Auction and Mixer
- Location: Moonshine Directory.
- Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Victoria Public Library and Children’s Museum Fun Fridays
- Happening on this coming up Friday.
Texas State Championship Fiddlers Frolic
- Event Duration: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
- Location: Hallettsville, Texas at the KC Hall.
- Details: Barbecue cook-off, entertainment, fiddling contest, a market, and more. Described as having been going on forever and “great”. Gary Moses has been to this event and has judged there.

Saturday

Formosa Hook and Cook Fundraiser (continues from Friday).
Blue Bonnet Golf Tourney (continues from Friday).
- Time: Starts at 9:00 AM.
- Location: County Creek.
UHV Homecoming President’s Tailgate
- Location: Riverside Stadium.
- Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
- Details: There will be a double header with UHV playing. Probably the last thing for homecoming and alumni week.
Community Baby Shower: Babies in Bloom
- Organizer: Gary Moses is doing this.
- Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
- Location: Victoria Community Center Annex.
- Details: Vendors, door prizes, everything about babies.
Murder at the Earl Grey Manor
- Organizer: Women Growing Together Express Network.
- Location: Hilton Garden Inn.
- Time: 6:00 PM.
- Purpose: Raising funds for their organization.
E-waste Donation Drive
- Organizer: Goodwill Victoria is putting it on.
- Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
- Note: E-waste is old used electronics. This is described as a “very valuable service”.
Spring Bike Show: Two Down
- Location: The Wellhead Tavern.
- Type: Motorcycle show.
Old Landmark Committee Fish Fry
- Location: American Legion.
- Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Family Picnic: National Picnic Day
- Location: Here’s the Scoop Daily Plaza.
- Time: 11:00 AM.
Victoria Symphony Master Symphony Series
- Event: 1812 Overture with James Martin.
- Location: VIC Fine Arts Center.
- Time: 7:30 PM. This is the last event for the symphony on this calendar year.
Quarrel Downtown Artisan’s Market
- Location: On Main.
- Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Sunday

Romeo and Juliet production by William Shakespeare (continues from Thursday).
- Time: 2:00 PM.
Texas State Championship Fiddlers Frolic (continues from Friday).
Heritage Day Fundraiser
- Location: First English Lutheran Church downtown.
- Details: Barbecue plates, live and silent auction, cakewalk, country store. Barbecues are 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Live auction is at 12:45 PM.
- Note: This is their big fundraiser and they give money to a “ton of charities”.

Tuesday

50-year celebration of the end of the Vietnam War (Fall of Saigon)
- Location: VFW Hall.
- Time: Doors open at 10:00 AM; Meal and program at noon.
- Note: This event is for veterans. Gary Moses remembers the draft back in the 60s.

Sponsors and Shoutouts

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The hosts express appreciation for each other, their listeners, and their sponsors. They encourage listeners to support the nonprofits, local artists, and businesses mentioned that help share This Week in Victoria. Chris Doelle notes that the busy week provides “a lot of cool things that you can go do” that don’t cost a lot of money.