"The Land of Oz:  No School for the Munchkins" by Editor Sue.  A continuation of the saga that revolves around the Wicked Witch, the Wizard, Dorothy, Auntie Em, and all of the Victoria Munchkins.  Click on the Feature button.

"Time to Spring Into Golf" by Tom Abts, Deer Run Golf Pro.   "Strategy in golf is important, and so is the process of changing your mindset from a focus on trouble to a focus on a positive plan."

"But, Bifocals?" by Tom Stumpf, Cowboy Correspondent.  "Why has growing older become such a source of anxiety in our culture today?"

"The Right Righteousness" by Jim Larkin, amicus curiae et editoris.  "How can we claim to hunger and thirst for righteousness if we gorge ourselves while others starve?"

"From the Lions Den" by Terry Schwalbe, president of the Victoria Lions.  Wayne Neubarth was elected Governor of District 5M2.

"Hook, Line, & Sinker" by Editor Sue.  "'Twas caviary to the general, this latest fishhook contest, for 'twas only a select number of people who found the fishhook hidden in the last Gazette ..."

"Ides of March" by Lee Clark, The Practical Pig.  "The tax time trauma is a major one and ranks right up ther with putting up the Christmas tree stand."

"The Realm of Real Estate" by Steve and Kathy Schmieg, realtors.  "Condi-tions in the real estate market generally favor either the buyer or the seller ..."

"Senior Citizens Corner" by Ethel Ausink, Senior Reporter.  "The tax man will be at the Victoria Village Hall on March 23rd and 30th from 1-2 p.m."

"Pardon, Power, and Promise" by Pastor Bob Johnson.  "We tend to look at the present with distorted eyes and the limitations of the past ..."

"The Chamber's Channel" by Marian Carpenter, President of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce.  The Victoria Business Expo takes place Mar. 11.

"Through the Looking Glass" by Pastor Frank Jones.  "Is Christ the lens through which we see the world or does He become that at which we are looking?"

"He Was a Saint" by Pastor Thomas Braun.  "People who believe that Jesus Christ died for their sins and rose from the dead to assure them of eternal life are saints ..."

"Fireline" by Tom Walsh, Secretary of the Victoria Fire Dept.  The annual ice fishing contest on Stieger Lake was a grand success ...

"Heroes of History" by Carol Vadnais, resident of Victoria.  "It was the winds that drew two men to the windiest place in America -- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to make their mark in the pages of history ..."

"The Sheriff's Shingle" by Bud Olson, Sheriff of Carver County.  There has been an increase in the number of snowmobile incidents relating to trespassing, speeding, and underage operators ...
"A Biker's Perspective On Governors" by Thom Derr, Rough Rider.  "My most recent experience with the governor was while driving a rental truck from Sacramento to Minneapolis ..."
"Ten Years Ago" compiled by Editor Sue.  The Gazette of March, 1990, featured Harry Werner and his seeing eye dog, Goldie.

"My Deepest Sympathy." The heart was ripped right out of my friend Kathy Kraemer last week when some people in her neighborhood poisoned her dog Audrey Louise.  Those killers are cannibals.  No, they're worse than cannibals, for they didn't eat the heart.  They ripped it out of Kathy's chest and threw it away, leaving it bloody and pumping slowly on its way to dead stillness.  The tears roll out of my own eyes, too, and I will forever see Kathy's face contort to such great sadness, and I can see the hollowness in the space where her heart used to beat.  Audrey Louise was also loved by Kathy's husband Mike and their sons Nicholas, Lance, and Jonathan.  People who intentionally cause such grief and sorrow, such anguish, are very, very cruel.  They give humanity an ugly name.  There is absolutely no excuse for it, none whatsoever.  I can't fathom the evil that would allow someone to place a bowl of sweet, poisonous antifreeze before an animal, especially a beloved pet.  I am both sickened and saddened.  The ongoing torture of my friend Kathy has got to stop NOW.  --Editor Sue!