Victoria MN Newspaper-Victoria Moments

POLLINATOR SUMMIT. Bees, Monarch butterflies, and other pollinators are in trouble, with multiple stressors such as habitat loss, fragmentation, pesticide use, and disease all contributing to alarming declines in their health and biodiversity. This has serious implications for the health of our landscapes, food systems, communities.

The MN Landscape Arboretum hosted a Pollinator Summit in August which focused on how to protect pollinators by restoring ecological functions to the urban landscape through design and management. Photo by Don Olson.

Barb DeGroot

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

FIRST AT STATE.►

Ryan Druce of Victoria competed in all six of the individual freestyle events at the 2015 USA Swimming Minnesota Long Course State Championship Meet. This amazing meet for student athletes was held July 31st to August 2nd at the University of MN Freeman Aquatics Center.

Ryan placed 1st in the 1500 meter freestyle (mile), 2nd in the 50 and 400 meter freestyle, 3rd in the 100 and 800 freestyle, and 5th in the 200 meter freestyle events. He also swam the anchor leg on all five relay events for the Aquajets 13-14 Boys age group. Ryan went on to swim for Team Minnesota and competed in the 2015 USA Swimming Central Zone Championships. Ryan will be swimming for Chanhassen High School beginning this school year.

Richard and Sybil Druce

Victoria, Minnesota

STATE CHAMPIONS. The Chanhassen Storm 14AAA baseball team recently wrapped up a successful season with a MBT State Championship. To clinch the title, the team won their pool by defeating Apple Valley 14-0, Mendota Heights 5-1, and Chaska 12-6. Moving on to bracket play, the Storm defeated Minnetonka Black 9-8 in a nine-inning, come from behind nail-biter, then went on to defeat Minnetonka Blue 4-2, East Ridge 8-1, and shut out Hopkins 5-0 in the final game to clinch the State Championship.

Along with the State Championship, the team also earned championships at the Apple Valley Tournament on Mother's Day, the Prior Lake Tournament, the Rochester Invitational on Father's Day, and took 3rd at the Woodbury Tourney. The team ended their memorable season with a 44-9 record.

Front (l-r): Neven Poppy, Brian Pitz, Grant Walz, Avery Larson, Preston Willier, Ethan Anderson. Middle: Caden Groff (Victoria), Brendan O'Connor, Eric Rinzel, Parker Benkstein, Carson Hake (Victoria), Matthew Boyum, Cade Plath. Back: Coach Jason Anderson, Coach Josh Poppy, Coach Chad Hake (Victoria).

Jill Hake

Victoria, Minnesota

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