Charlie Leimer of Victoria, who was a contestant on TV's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" in February and March, walked away from the show with $50,000 in winnings!  Married with three children, he called his wife Kristen from the audition in Las Vegas and said the line was too long and he was thinking of leaving.  Kristen said he'd have a better shot in the "Millionaire" hot seat than at the casino.  He stuck it out in the line and is very glad he did.  Charlie said that if he won big he would buy a bigger house and save for three sets of braces and three college funds.  The above photo, that also shows the back of host Meredith Vierira, is courtesy of Valleycrest Productions
Trisha Miller
Publicist for "Millionaire"


Team Gymnasts from Classic Gymnastics in Chanhassen finished second at a recent meet in the Wisconsin Dells.  Front (l-r):  Haley Rasmussen, Ashley Livermore, Allie Brady, Mackenzie Watts, Katie Spangrud, Leah Kutsch of Victoria, Rachel Quinn.  Middle:  Sara Nagengast, Holly Thomas, Destinee Bouavichith, Caroline Deakin, McKayla Stumm, Elise Debie, Colleen Fredrickson, Brittney Winslow, Katie McMahon.  Back:  Jamie Peterson, Alex Akins, Danielle Magnuson, Nikki Elliott, Rachel Cardashian of Victoria, Kryslyn Olson, Kalley Wes, Rachel Johnson, Margaret Porter.  Missing:  Jackie Wojcik. 
Angela Magnuson
Chanhassen, Minnesota


Basketball Champions.  Our team won the 4th grade championship!  The kids would get a kick out of it if it was shown in the Gazette.  Over half of our players are from Victoria.  Coaches are Mike Lanners of Victoria on the left and Larry Oberbroeckling on the right.  Front (l-r):  Jacob Moynagh, Hunter Woodward of Victoria, Jack Lavelle of Victoria, Tanner Oberbroeckling.  Back:  Coach Lanners, Brady Perlich, Quinn Lanners of Victoria, Jimmy Gay of Victoria, Drew Larson, Conner Payette of Victoria, Coach Oberbroeckling.  Thanks for recognizing us in the Gazette.
Larry Oberbroeckling
Chaska, Minnesota


Engaged.  Mr. and Mrs. Rick Holtmeier are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Tanya to Lt. Kieran Cornely, USN, son of Captain Edward (Ret.) and Margaret Cornely of Bremerton, WA.  Tanya is the granddaughter of Caroline Lundgren of Waconia and Ronald and Harriet Holtmeier of Victoria.  Tanya is currently pursuing a Master's in Education-al Administration at the University of Hawaii.  Lieutenant Cornely, who has a degree in chemical engineering, is currently stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.  A May 12th wedding in Minnesota is planned.
Mary Holtmeier
Mayer, Minnesota


Johns and Johnson are Ski Team MVP's.  At the Awards Banquet for the Westonka Alpine Ski team, Courtney Johns of Victoria was awarded the MVP Award for the Girls Team and Matt Johnson of Victoria, who is the captain and a senior at Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria, received the MVP Award for the Boys Team.  All coaching for this high school varsity team is volunteered.  This year's head coach, Barry Johnson, who is the Head Coach at Holy Family, will be retiring and we thank him for his tireless efforts. 
John Johns
Victoria, Minnesota


The Green Gators 4th grade girls basketball team finished as CHAMPIONS of the 4th grade girls with a 10-2 record.  Front (l-r):  Grace Kucera, Katrina Little, Kaitlyn Guenther of Victoria, Makayla Wenzel.  Back:  Kim Hoyt of Victoria, Anna Silkey, Angela Peterson, Paige Hoiberg, Danielle Gitzen of Victoria, Allyson Case.  The team was coached by Tony Kucera, JP Little, and Lynn Mattson Little.  Photo is courtesy of Party Crashers Photography. 

Kelly Yetzer Kohls of Victoria has been elected to the Ridgeview Foundation Board of Directors.  Kelly's uncle helped found the hospital in the early 1960's and she has seen it grow from a small local hospital to a major regional medical center.  Kelly holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.E. in Special Education from St. Thomas University.  She taught at Hopkins Elementary School from 1998 to 1999 and Mound Elementary School from 1999 to 2001.  She and husband State Representative Paul Kohls and their child-ren Stanley and Caroline, live in Victoria.
Angela Hoffman
Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia, Minnesota

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