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To the Editor:
I can predict with certainty that the world is getting better. Having attained the age of 80, I noted (wide-eyed) that grandmothers are getting younger and prettier every year. But think about it, Sue. In about 40 years we'll have millions of old ladies running around with tattoos and piercings you won't believe. Now that's scary.
Howard Wigfield
Shakopee, Minnesota
To the Editor:
Hi, Sue. My 90-year old mother has moved from Excelsior to Spring Park. Please change her address.
I liked your December Gazette story on the Notermann Building. My grand-mother (Mary Notermann) married Matt Schneider, and they were lifelong Victoria residents and are buried in the St. Victoria Catholic Cemetery. She used to work at the store.
Mary Ashley
Chanhassen, Minnesota
To the Editor:
Hi, Mom. Here are some of my pictures from Texas in case you'd like to use them. I saved them in very low resolution but it's easy for me to email better files if they don't look good to you.
Addie loves her birthday outfit from you. She wore it all day and even out to our family fun night. I think the size is just fine. She'll be able to wear it longer. Thank you. The gym was open for families tonight in Clearbrook so we all went and played for an hour. They had a story and snack for the kids too. I attached a couple pictures.
Jenny Norgaard
Gully, Minnesota
To the Editor:
The new Victoria Elementary School (VES) configures grades 1-5 differently than any of the other schools in School District 112.
The school is built like many of the elementary schools in District 112 with pods/communities. At VES they have five communities. One has two 1st grade classes and two 2nd grade classes. A second, on the other side of the school building, has two 1st grade classes and two 2nd grade classes. A third community has all of 3rd grade. Then there are two final communities. Each has two 4th grade and two 5th grade classes. The last two communities are on opposite sides of the school.
Many parents are not happy with the physical configuration of the students because same-age students are being divided. Some of the impacts of this are:
*Neighborhood friends may be split up and not see each other in school, yet they attend the same school.
*Longtime friends may be split up and not see each other in school, yet they attend the same school.
*VES students will start Middle School with a disadvantage because they will have not had the opportunity to inter-act and build relationships with their entire 5th grade class, but all the students from the other elementary schools will have had that opportunity.
*Time is wasted walking long dis-tances to classes.
*Students are regularly late to classes due to distant classrooms.
*New students in the area will not have exposure to and time to socialize with half of their grade.
VES parents, please ask your students about the way they are configured at VES, and how they feel about it. Ask them questions about where their friends, both current and last year's, are and whether or not they get to see them. And think about what it will be like going to Middle School only knowing half the students that they should know.
There will be a school-wide survey this spring, much like there was last spring. If you have concerns about the way students are arranged at VES, please use the survey to communicate your con-cerns.
Karrie Shroyer
Victoria, Minnesota\
To the Editor:
The CAP Agency is grateful for the community's generous support of our annual Hope for the Holidays project. Hundreds of sponsors and volunteers reached out to 5,095 individuals who faced some of life's unexpected challen-ges this holiday season. Their efforts pro-vided gifts to help brighten the holiday for more than 1,000 local families. Special thanks to Shepherd's Path Campus in Prior Lake and Chaska Moravian Church for donating space for the project.
Linda Shelton
Community Services Director
CAP Agency
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