New Year's Day.  Monday, January 1st, 2018.  It is the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian Calendar as well as the Julian Calendar used in the Roman Empire since 45 B.C.  The Gregorian Calendar of 1582 was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII to include leap days.  The Julian Calendar had been introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C.  A Julian year averaged 365.25 days.

 

Epiphany.  Saturday, January 6th.  An epiphany is a sudden perception, enlightenment, or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something.  The Epiphany is when the Three Kings visited the Holy Family and saw God in His Son as the divinely human Baby Jesus.

 

City Council Meetings.  Mondays,  January 8th and 22nd, at Victoria City Hall on Stieger Lake Lane.

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Monday January 15th.  An American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to celebrate the life and achievements of the influential civil rights hero.  He was born on January 15th, 1929, and assassinated on April 4th, 1968.

Victoria Lions Bloodmobile.  Monday, January 15th, at the Victoria Rec Center from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Call Lion Martin Teall at 952-679-4106 to make an appointment.  Walk-ins welcome.

 

Victoria Fishing Contest.  Sunday, February 4th, on Stieger Lake from 12:30 to 2:30.  Sponsored by the Victoria Fire Department Relief Association.

 

Gazette Deadline.  Monday, January 22nd.  Email Sue@VictoriaGazette.com.

 

Full Moon.  Wednesday, January 31st.

The moon is fully illuminated as seen from earth.  At Full Moon, the moon and sun are on a line with earth in between, as though the moon and sun are sitting on either end of a seesaw.

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