One Nation Under God  by Sue Orsen.  "Which came first -- the chicken or the egg?  The farm or the flag?  Rural life or religion?"  Click on "Feature" to find out.  (Also click on "Rural Life" in Sue's Album.)
Ten Years Ago the Gazette featured the Victoria Lions Weekend.  The Lions sold 3,240 burgers, 888 hotdogs and brats, 200 pounds of onions, 12 gallons of sauerkraut, 12 gallons of ketchup …
Chamber's Channel by Laura Wood, Chamber President.  "We are beginning plans for Touch of Bavaria, the very finest of Victorian feasts and festivals.  It will be held Saturday evening, September 21st …"
One Biker's Perspective by Thom Derr, Rough Rider.  "For your information, we motorcyclists rely on the old 62-method for cooling off.  That would be 60 miles an hour on 2 wheels …"
It's Not Mine!  by Pastor Frank Jones, Lake Auburn Church. "One question that I remember being asked over the years is about what my church teaches …"
Senior Citizens Corner by Ethel Ausink, Sr. Citizens Reporter.  "I attended a Festival of Freedom on a Sunday evening in July that was entertaining and refreshing …"
The PGA at Hazeltine by Tom Abts, Deer Run Golf Pro.  "Even with Tiger Woods not going for the Grand Slam, this PGA at Hazeltine will be a bigger deal than the 1991 US Open held at Hazeltine …"
The Lions Den by Steve Reus, President, Victoria Lions.  "Our 33rd annual Softball Tournament Weekend went off without a hitch.  I'm proud of the Lions and volunteers …"
Re-Creation by Pastor Ken Kotzer, Mount Olivet Church West.  "Please consider that recreation is important in our too busy world.  Please also consider that the word recreation can also be re-creation …"
What's Driving Us?  by Pastor Arnold Lemke, Faith Lutheran Church.  "After five failed attempts to fly a balloon solo around the world, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett finally succeeded last month …"
Play Ball!  by Tom Stumpf, Cowboy Correspondent.  "The lure for me has always been the pace at which the game is played, along with the infinite amount of scheming and plotting that goes on …
Code Corner by Tom Gray, Victoria Building Official.  "Maintaining your home's ventilation system may not result in having the nostalgic feel of Grandma's old drafty farm house, but it will give you peace of mind for a safe and healthy home …
We Did It Backwards by Pastor Bill Bonner, Waterbrooke Fellowship. "I closed my sermon notes and took a small envelope, which contained $1,000 cash -- ten crisp $100 bills -- and gave one to each of them.  Their assignment was to use the $100 to further God's kingdom …"
Hook, Line & Sinker by Sue Orsen.  "Do you always go to the same fishing hole and sink your line in the same spot?  Does your hook always dangle in the same patch of weeds?  How many times do you have to throw back the same fish because of stupid catch and release rules? …"
Sketches from Sara by Sara Hanlon, Mill House Gallery.  "Another painting was in a Minneapolis garage sale this past month .  It's now en route to Sotheby's, expected to bring in over a million dollars …"
Light versus Heat by Jim Larkin, amicus et editoris.  "The goal is not to win an argument but to bring our opponents to embrace the truth."
Willing to Take the Bullet by Pastor Thomas Braun, Christ Victorious Lutheran Church.  "About 30 years ago, newspaper headlines shared a story on Patty Hearst and Susan Ford who married their bodyguards …"
Heroes of History by Carol Vadnais, Victoria resident.  "In late July, Tim and I and the kids spent a wonderful day in Walnut Grove, at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pioneer Festival …"
Obituaries.  Sylvia M. Kaufhold, 41.  Elaine Anderson, 85.  Michael Curan, 83.
Who the Heck is Saint Victoria?  by Father Bob White, St. Victoria Catholic Church.  "As Father Elstan has reminded us, no one knows for sure if the church was named after the saint because of the town or if the town was given the name because of the church …"
City Slickers by Kyra Schindler, Student friend of the Gazette.  "I had gone up to my uncle's farm for a couple days with my family … In the evening the stars stretch on for miles over the vast black night …"
Just Slinking Around by Janie Jasin, motivational speaker.  "Those of you Victorians who slinked around Chaska, Victoria, St. Boni, Waconia, and Carver always seem to be related to everybody else… but now I've also got a slew of information about my own family …"
Rock 'n Roll in Old Victoria by Mike Wartman, Former resident of Victoria. "I used the refrain 'when I was a kid in Victoria we never had' so many times that my kids started calling me DadWhenIWas instead of their usual mutterings and profane expressions for my attention …"