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The Victoria Lions held their latest Pancake, French Toast, and Sausage Breakfast on Sunday, March 2nd. It was a smashing success with a very large crowd and excellent camaraderie. Thank you to the Victoria community for helping to support our fundraisers. It is our many fundraisers that help us support good things in the community and in the world. Jaden Anderson gets ready to dive in! He’s the son of Mark and Rachel Anderson of Victoria.

Father Larry Blake, left, resident of Victoria and pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waconia, showed off his musical prowess as he was featured with the band “3 Drink Minimum” for their first song. St. Joseph School and Island View Dining hosted “Boogie Blast 2008” on Saturday, March 8th. Approximately 180 partiers enjoyed the evening filled with great food, fun music, dancing, and friendship. A special thank you is extended to all who supported the event.

Maggie Smith, Principal, St. Joseph School, Waconia, MN

Traveling to Nationals. The 7th and 8th grade Girls Basketball team at Our Savior Lutheran School, Excelsior, had an amazing 22-2 season and finished as the 2008 State Runners-Up at the Minnesota Lutheran School Basketball Championship Tournament held the first weekend in March at Concordia University in St. Paul, MN. The top 32 Lutheran school teams competed at State.

With the 2nd place finish, the Our Savior Lady Eagles were invited to play in the 62nd Annual National Lutheran Basketball Association of America Invitational Tournament in Valparaiso, Indiana, March 29th-31st. Watch for results of their Nationals tournament success in the May edition of the Gazette!

Front (l-r): Rachel Coatta, Marisa Krause of Victoria, Harlee Skaja of Victoria, Jamie Rix. Back: Coach Jay Coatta, Sarah Swanson, Miriam Swanson, Abby Rolf of Victoria, Chloe Payne of Victoria, Christine Brown, Coach Joe Aurich.

Randy B. Schallhorn, Principal

Our Savior Lutheran Church and School, Excelsior, MN

Lots of Hardware. The Chanhassen Gold Boys 7th grade basketball team recently took 2nd place in the MYASS AA State Tournament. The team had an outstanding year with a record of 27 wins and 7 losses and taking home hardware in every tournament.

Front (l-r): Cole Johnson of Victoria, Blake Eskew, Matt Olson, David Westerhaus, Max Taunton, and Eli Sweeney the team mascot. Back: Coach Wayne Eskew, Jake Guy, Jake DuPont of Victoria, Jack Robertson, Coach Brent DuPont of Victoria, Alex Sweeney.

Toni DuPont, Victoria, Minnesota

The Chill Takes State. The Chaska Chill, a team of 2nd and 3rd graders, won the 4th Grade Rec State Championship in March in Edina. They finished the season with two tournament championships, winning the Orono 4th Grade Traveling Tournament and the Rec State title. Front (l-r): Reid Young, Chris Wandling, Brock Hansen, Zach Hartford. Back: Coach Tommy Hutton of Victoria, Ryder Hutton of Victoria, Dane Stensgaard of Victoria, Jordan Bonk of Victoria, Keagan Williams of Victoria, Andrew Kallman, Trey Prince, Coach Mark Young.