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A PUBLICATION OF THE
VICTORIA PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
SPRING 2015
INSIDE SCOOP
Victoria Park
Community Association
1475 E. Taylor Rd. Suite A
DeLand, FL 32724
1001 Garden Club Drive
DeLand, FL 32724
www.myvictoriapark.com
Phone
Community Management - 386-738-2112
Victoria Gardens Clubhouse - 386-785-2700
Victoria Hills Golf Club - 386-738-6000
Mulligan’s Tavern & Grille - 386-738-6000
Victoria Trails Amenity Center - 386-279-7700
Evergreen Lifestyles Management - 1-877-221-6919
Email
info@evergreen-lm.com
Get to Know Victoria Hills Golf Club!.......................................................3
Meet Mulligan’s Tavern & Grille’s New Chef - Lisa Crawford!.............3
The Victoria Gardens Nature Trail............................................................4
Girl Scout Troop #241 Makes Donation to Childhood Cancer
Foundation....................................................................................................4
Cresswind at Victoria Gardens Scrapbook...............................................5
Victoria Gardens Women’s Club 10th Anniversary Tea in Style
of Downtown Abbey.....................................................................................6
Cresswind at Victoria Gardens Spring Calendar of Events....................6
5k Raises Funds to Support Local Scholarship, More.............................7
Hunt for the Golden Egg.............................................................................7
Victoria Park Scrapbook.............................................................................8
Victoria Park Spring/Summer Calendar of Events..................................9
Kolter Homes................................................................................................9
KC Tennis Academy...................................................................................10
Victoria Hills Golf Academy!....................................................................10
Mulligan’s Tavern & Grille.......................................................................10
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
9:00am-5:00pm
Closed 12:30pm-1:30pm for lunch
Got News?
Do you have an interesting story? How about a favorite pet, a
great trip, a special award? Email your story in 250 words or less to
hbaker@evergreen-lm.com along with a picture and all efforts will
be made to publish your news in an upcoming edition of the Picket
Fence.
Evergreen Lifestyles Management Staff
Community Management Office
Tracy Carter, LCAM, CMCA, AMS, Community Manager
Kelly Latham, Covenants Coordinator
Scott O’Keefe, LCAM, Maintenance Manager
Maureen Philips, Administrative Coordinator
Dave Benson, Operations Manager
Heather Baker, Lifestyle Director
Justine Flowers, Lifestyle Assistant
Aracelis “Celi” Rosario, Customer Service/
Architectural Review Coordinator
Steve Ingram, Maintenance
Richard Goodwin, Irrigation Technician
Victoria Gardens Clubhouse
Brad Verman, Club Manager
Evelyn Rosa, Resident Services
Renee McManus, Food and Beverage Manager
Rich Cleary, Irrigation Technician
Jeff McKean, Irrigation Technician
The Picket Fence Newsletter is a quarterly magazine authorized
by the Victoria Park Community Council Inc. and published by
The West Volusia Beacon. This publication is for informational
purposes only. The VPCC, Inc. and The West Volusia Beacon do not
guarantee, endorse or promote any type of the products or services
advertised herein and assumes no responsibility or liability for the
statements made in this publication for services that may be provided
by the advertisers. Occasionally, not all advertising fliers will be
included in each individual newsletter. The VPCC, Inc. and The West
Volusia Beacon provide no guarantee regarding advertising fliers.
The Picket Fence was designed and printed by The West Volusia
Beacon’s Special Publications Department. For advertising inquiries,
please contact The Beacon advertising department at 386-734-4622
or email adsales@beacononlinenews.com.
Victoria Hills Golf Club
Matt Payne, Club Operations Director
Lisa Crawford, Executive Chef
Wendy Henry, Accountant
Jimmy Lawrence, Superintendent
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Get to Know Victoria Hills Golf Club!
T
he Victoria Hills Golf Club is
a prominent feature in our
community, so this month,
we’re sharing some lesser-known
facts and course history.
The Club opened for business on
December 8, 2001 and has hosted
many distinguished golf events
including several FSGA and USGA
tournaments as well as two Senior
US Open qualifiers. The course
averages 42,000 rounds of golf
per year.
Since the course opening, there
have been many changes to the
course layout and Clubhouse. The
club originally had a triple-wide
trailer that included a golf shop
and a café. The current Clubhouse
replaced it 2005. In 2004 during
the flooding brought on by multiple
hurricanes, the original bridge had
to be replaced because it was
completely under water. There has
not been water under the bridge
since. In 2010, the course’s nines
were reversed — hole number 10
today was originally hole number
one.
Victoria Hills is an Audubon
International Certified property
which means that it is recognized
by Audubon International as having
a commitment to protecting the
environment, preserving the natural
heritage of the game of golf and
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Matt Payne
helping to enhance and protect the
natural areas and wildlife habitats
the golf course provides.
When it comes to course
accomplishments, Chris Dimarco
holds the course record with a
65 and Victoria Hills resident Walt
Staehli holds the record for longest
hole-in-one at 295 yards on hole
number 12 ... for now. Come on
over and see if you can be the new
record-holder!
If you haven’t been out to the
Club lately, we invite you to join us
for a round of golf or a bite to eat.
If you’re not a golfer, come out and
try one of our many golf instruction
programs that can introduce you
to the game and new friends in no
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time. Perhaps you can make history
here at Victoria Hills and you’ll be
featured in a future fun-facts article!
— Matt Payne and Heather Laude
Meet Mulligan’s Tavern & Grille’s
New Chef — Lisa Crawford!
isa Crawford was born and raised
in New Jersey on the shore. She
began cooking at a very young
age, but never thought it would be her
chosen profession. At 18 she took a job
cooking in a popular tavern near her
hometown. Three years later she moved
to Southwest Florida with a friend and
began waiting tables at a cafe on Sanibel
Island. When the cook quit she stepped
in and realized her calling. After working
for ten years in various fine dining
restaurants in Florida and New York she
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Club Operations Director
attended the Culinary Institute of America
in Hyde Park, New York where she honed
her skills and became a chef. She comes to
us by way of John Knox Village in Orange
City, Florida where she was the Executive
Sous Chef. Be sure to visit Mulligan’s for
lunch or one of our upcoming dinner
nights and enjoy Lisa’s fine work! Lisa
will be featuring great new lunch specials
every day and is also a cake decorator
— so we’ll be offering cake services as
well. Stay tuned for more information!
— Matt Payne and Heather Laude
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S
Victoria Gardens Nature Trail
urrounded by tall pines, dense
palmettos, and scrub oaks, a
one-mile trail courses through
a peaceful Conservation Area in
Victoria Gardens. Open to all residents
of Victoria Gardens, this trail offers
excellent opportunities for exercise,
outdoor photography, nature study, and
— perhaps best of all — a relaxing
escape from the stresses of everyday
life. By walking along this trail and
gradually becoming immersed in the
beauty and serenity of nature, a person
can experience quiet contemplation and,
at the same time, enjoy the sounds of
songbirds in the trees and the sights of
butterflies pollinating wildflowers.
During regular monthly walks led by
Victoria Gardens’ 2 resident Naturalists,
sightings have included endangered
gopher tortoises, scrub jays, and indigo
snakes, as well as more common Florida
wildlife such as armadillos, great horned
owls, bobwhite quail, racerunner lizards,
and tiger swallowtail butterflies. The
footprints of more secretive animals
such as bobcat, coyote, and black
bear are also occasionally discovered.
Sandhill cranes nest at the pond at the
trail’s northern end, where the calls
of 10 different frogs can be heard on
summer evenings.
— Article and photos by John Serrao
Girl Scout Troop #241
Makes Donation
to Childhood Cancer
Foundation
O
n March 9, Girl Scout Troop #241 made a check
presentation in the amount of $1,743 to the
Childhood Cancer Foundation on behalf of the
Troop and residents of Victoria Park from the proceeds
they received from the luminary delivery. Kristy Forare,
Troop #241 Leader wrote, “We are so grateful to the
community members for their thoughtfulness and amazing
generosity! We hope you realize how much our Girl Scout
Troop appreciates the support shown to the troop and
the Childhood Cancer Foundation. These donations will
help many ill children and their families who are in dire
need, as well as give our troop the funds for activities
they’ll remember for a lifetime.” — Heather Baker
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S C R A P B O OK
New Year’s Eve
St. Patrick’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Resident Dance Night - March 6
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Victoria Gardens Women’s Club
10th Anniversary Tea in the Style of Downton Abbey
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Ladies of The Women’s
Club, along with The Earl of
Grantham and his butler Mr. Carson,
Celebrated the 10th Anniversary
of the Club. Besides being a social
organization where neighbors can
meet ladies from all parts of Victoria
Gardens, The Women’s Club is
committed to improving the lives of
the less fortunate in DeLand. In the
past 10 years, The Women’s Club has
donated close to $100,000 to various
local charities, along with donating
goods and donating their time. The
Club is most proud that all of their
charitable works stay in DeLand, and
that everything goes directly to the
people who need help. May the Victoria
Gardens Women’s Club continue for
many years to come! — Linda Woods
Spring
Calendar of Events
APRIL
22 Wine Social
24 Resident Dance Night
27 Cici & Hyatt Brown
Museum of Art Trip
MAY
10 Mother’s Day Brunch
15 Resident Dance Night
20 Wine Social
25 Memorial Day Cookout
JUNE
10 Wine Social
13 Sock Hop/Senior Prom
21 Father’s Day Cookout
26 Resident Dance Night
Calendar is subject to change. Please contact
Resident Services for further details — 386-785-2700
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5k Raises Funds
to Support Local
Scholarship, More
Victoria Park welcomed 439
runners/walkers to the 12th Annual
Victoria Park 5k on March 17, 2015.
Thanks to the wonderful par ticipants
and amazing sponsors, Victoria Park
will be able to donate $4,500 to
the Kiwanis Club of DeLand for the
scholarship program and $1,000 to
the DeLand Family YMCA for its annual
campaign. We will also suppor t the
Freedom Elementary 5k with a Silver
Sponsorship.
March 17 brought record high
temperatures to DeLand, as well as
record times across the finish line.
We would like to thank all of our
sponsors for making this event
possible:
Platinum ($1,000): The Brickman
Group, Kolter and The West Volusia
Beacon
Gold ($500): DR Hor ton, Florida
Hospital, Jacob Heating & Air
Conditioning, Lane Insurance, Tower
Hill Insurance and Trycon Inc.
Silver ($250): 4 All Seasons Pest
Control Inc, Atlantic ENT, Blackton Inc.,
Bright House Networks, Miller Legg,
PNC, REW Landscape Corp., Ridgway
& Sons Lawn Care, United Contractors
Building Corp. and Victoria Hills.
Bronze: Aquatic Systems
­— By Heather Baker
Residents Enjoy The Hunt for the Golden Egg
The Hunt for the Golden Egg took place on Saturday, March
28. This Victoria Park signature event welcomed cooler
temperatures and a visit from the Easter Bunny! Residents
enjoyed the hunt for the golden egg, carrot painting and planting,
make your own garden snack, balloon masterpieces, FUNky Fit, DJ
Bubble King, a petting zoo and the opportunity to select an oyster
with a pearl. ­— By Heather Baker
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S C R A P B O OK
55 + or - Potluck & Dance - February 6
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Game -
March 21
Family Camp Out - February 27
Solar Bears - January 24
Mystique Krewe of Victoria Park Ball -
Swing Into Spring - March 13
February 7
Victoria Park Photo Class 2015
Family Valentine’s Dinner & Show February 13
Character Breakfast -
March 14
Ladies’ Night Out - February 19
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Spring/Summer Calendar of Events
MAY
2 Community Yard Sale
4 Paint Night at Mulligan’s
5 Cinco de Mayo Walking Taco Night
7 Mother’s Day Craft
9 Victoria Park Kids’ Triathlon
22 T(w)een Night
29 Capone’s Dinner & Show
31 Family Ice Skating – Daytona Ice Arena
JUNE
6 Splash Bash
17 Blue Heron River Tour
20 Father’s Day Craft
27 Red, White & Blue Celebration
28 I Love Lucy – Dr. Phillips Center
JULY
7 Museum Of Art & Sciences Field Trip
12 Sundae Sunday (Victoria Hills Residents)
17 T(w)een Night
23 Couples’ Cooking Class – Mulligan’s
30 Cincinnati Reds – Jackie Robinson
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KC TENNIS ACADEMY
386-801-7725
Kurt Collis, Director of Tennis
“Changing Lives Through Tennis!”
It’s the best time of the year for tennis. The days are
longer, the nights are still cooler and spring is in the
air!
We have tennis programs for everyone. Junior players
will enjoy our Team Tennis program which begins April
16. All experience levels are welcome. Players will have
the oppor tunity to represent their schools over a six
week session. The Championship features awards and
a par ty!
Adult players should come out for our monthly Doubles
Round Robin tournament! It’s an oppor tunity to meet
fellow players, socialize, enjoy the food and prizes!
If you’re already looking ahead to the summer don’t
forget to schedule a few weeks for tennis summer camp
for your junior players!
Private Lessons and Group Classes for children and
adults are available for you to learn how to play tennis,
the spor t of a lifetime.
Contact Kur t Collis for more information or to schedule
your lesson at 386.801.7725.
SPRING SCHEDULE
JUNIOR Tennis Activities:
8 & Under Mon & Wed 4:25-4:55 PM
Beginner Mon & Wed 5:00-5:55 PM
Intermediate Mon & Wed 6:00 – 7:25 PM
ADULT Tennis Activities:
CLINICS: Mon & Wed 7:30-8:30 PM
ADULT DOUBLES ROUND ROBINS:
SATURDAYS —April 25, May 30, June 27
Start Time is 7pm.
We are here to serve all your tennis needs, including:
• Private Lessons & Clinics for Juniors and Adults
• Serving Machine rental
• Ball Machine rental
• new racquets
• racquet stringing
• racquet re-gripping
• gift certificates
— Kurt Collis
Director of Tennis, KC Tennis Academy
Building Self Esteem in kids and adults by life-coaching through tennis to empower them with the courage to pursue and live their dreams!
VICTORIA HILLS
GOLF ACADEMY!
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Kerry Bower-Herr, Director of Instruction
Victoria Hills Golf Club
300 Spalding Way, DeLand, FL 32724
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Ages 7-12 - 4-day camp - $110
10am-noon June 15-18 or July 20-23 • 9-11am Aug. 3-6
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8-9am June 15-16 or July 20-21
ADULT CLINICS
9:30-10:30am & 5:30-6:30pm May 6, 13, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8
8:30-9:30am May 3, 17, June 14, July 19, Aug. 2
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VHGC Member & VP Resident reduced rates
GET GOLF READY Beginner Series
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5:30-6:45 May 1, 8, 15, 22
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Hours of Operation
Lunch Monday thru Sunday 11am till 3pm
Dinner Thursday thru Friday 5pm till 9pm
Sunday Brunch 10am till 2 pm
Trivia Night — Wednesday at 6 p.m.
$12 Dinner Night — 5-9 p.m. Thursday
Prime Rib Night — 5-9 p.m. Friday
Dinner Night — 5-9 p.m. Saturday
Birthday Dinner for Full Golf Members —
Second Saturday of Each Month
Happy Hour: Sunday-Wednesday 3pm-Close
and Thursday-Friday 3pm-7pm
Call 386-626-1570 for reservations
Visit our online calendar at
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