It's Becoming A Young Town  by Sue Orsen.  Click on Feature for the introduction.  Go to Sue's Album and Click on Victoria Lions Weekend for the full line of photos!
Night Thoughts by Pastor Frank Jones, Lake Auburn Moravian Church.  "I woke up early … with no reason to get up that early …"
I Owe My Life to Her Twice Over by Pastor Thomas Braun, Christ Victorious Lutheran Church.  "A number of years ago a terrible fire broke out in a large apartment building.  A mother would not leave the building until her daughter was able to get out with her …"
Dear Victoria Businesses and Friends.  A letter from Jeff Hartman and Darryl Wrolson.  "On behalf of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, we would like to personally invite you to participate in the 2001 sponsorship of the 14th annual Touch of Bavaria on Sat., Sept. 22."
The Chamber's Channel by Marlene Speltz, Administrator.  "Wonderful Bavaria food will be available, as well as Joe Diethelm and his Alpennrose Band and Chopper, the world's nuttiest disc jockey."
Media Com, Media Go? By Lee Clark, The Practical Pig.  "It was snowing again, not in the yard, but in my Media Com dependent TV."
Heroes of History by Carol Vadnais, resident of Victoria.  "Most of us know little of the great friendship between the French general Marquis de'Lafayette and the American people during the Revolutionary War."
Sketches by Sara by Sara Hanlon, The Mill House Gallery.  "I cannot speak for Degas or his family, but I can speak the artist's point of view.  If I were sitting on my little cloud up above, watching the happenings on earth, I would be thrilled to find my art had been reproduced and my name had become a household word."
What Do We Expect of Iowa?  By Pastor Arnold Lemke, Faith Lutheran Church.  "'On to Iowa!' was the cry of 17 of Faith's teens and leaders setting out for the WELS International Youth Rally at the university campus in Iowa …"
Ten Years Ago the Gazette featured Tom and Donna Schneider, married 40 years ago on August 18th, 1951.  Eugene Diethelm built their home in the middle of an alfalfa field about equidistant from the Catholic church and downtown Victoria, where Tom worked at the Braunworth Hardware store.  Tom and Donna had five children.
Senior Tour by Tom Abts, Deer Run Golf Pro.  "This month the PGA Senior Tour comes to Minnesota … More than anything else, notice how much they love to play golf.  They don't take it for granted …"
Stick to the Issue by Jim Larkin, amicus curiae et editoris. "Isn't it mean to attack the other person's ideas?" asked Sara.  "Absolutely not," replied Aunt Prudence.  "In fact, it's our civic duty.  But it's also our civic duty to be civil."
On the Road Again by Thom Derr, Rough Rider.  "Greetings from Thom and the Harley Babe.  We're in Sausalito, California, by way of Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada …"
Holy Moses! By Tom Stumpf, Cowboy Correspondent.  "The cowboy has developed a foolproof emotional wellness test that can be taken in a few short minutes and will undoubtedly help you, faithful Gazette readers, to decide whether or not you may be in need of some professional counseling … or at least, perhaps, a short and much needed vacation."
How High is the Water?  By Janie Jasin, motivational speaker.  "Ah, how sweet it is!  Victoria water.  That delicious drinkable, bathe-able, laundry doing, plant watering, precious commodity.  My Victoria water comes at a high price.  How is yours?"
Hook, Line, & Sinker by Editor Sue.  If you find another fishhook hidden in this issue of the Gazette, drop me a line telling of its whereabouts and sink it in the mail to Box 387 in Victoria."
Code Corner by Tom Gray, Victoria Building Official. "Pinhead.  This is the word that a restaurant owner used to describe the city planner in a nearby community …"
A3 Rating for Victoria by Patrick Williams, Juran and Moody.  "Moody's believes that Victoria's financial position will remain solid due to healthy reserves and prudent fiscal management."
At Diethelm Park by Jerry Bohn, Victoria City Councilmember.  "Victoria's newest park is starting to take shape …"
Senior Citizens Corner by Ethel Ausink, Sr. Citizens Reporter.  "June was the wettest month on record and July, the hottest and driest …"
Meet Mount Olivet West by Pastor Ken Kotzer.  Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, is starting a new church in Victoria …"
Obituaries.  Ervin "Red" Anderson, 87, and Pierre Martinez, 44.
Kentucky Bluegrass Blues by Mike Wartman, former resident of Victoria.  "A Victoria rite of passage was to allow boys of the earliest infantile age to cut our lawns.  A summer of lawn cutting blues was where I was introduced to the doctrine of work …"