Victoria MN Newspaper

Open House. Victoria Fire Department. It was Saturday, October 3rd.

Open House. Victoria Public Works Building. It was Saturday, October 3rd.

Centennial Committee. The meet was Tuesday, October 6th.

Columbus Day. Monday, October 12th. Observed annually on the second Monday of October, celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World of the Americas in October of 1492. Columbus was an explorer and sailor by occupation, Italian by birth, and Catholic Christian by faith. His voyage was sponsored by the Catholic sovereigns of Spain, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

City Council. Meetings on Monday, October 12th, and Monday, October 26th.

MEA. Thursday, October 15th.

Halloween Party. Saturday, October 24th, in downtown Victoria. 3-5 p.m.

Gazette Deadline. Monday, October 26th. Email Sue@VictoriaGazette.com.

Halloween. Saturday, October 31st. The earliest documented customs attributable to Halloween proper grew out of the tandem observances of All Saints Day (November 1), a day of prayer for saints and martyrs of the Church, and All Souls Day (November 2), a day of prayer for the souls of all the dead. Among the practices associated with Halloween during the Medieval period were the lighting of bonfires