The date of Easter changes every year because it is determined by the full moon.  Some dates for Easter are April 11th in 2004, March 27th in 2005, March 23rd in 2008.  Briefly, Easter takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox (March 21st).
The Vikings/Packers game will be played on Christmas Eve.  There can be no worse time for a football game.  On Christmas Eve families should be in church worshipping the Divine Christ Child or meditating at home on the mean-ing of Christmas.  We need more religion and less football.
Our country and our world are in deep trouble.  Let's do all we can to get rid of legalized abortion.  How can the situation improve if people keep murder-ing infants? 
Sue, your editorial about The Passion of the Christ was excellent.
Father Conran Schneider, OFM
Chaska, Minnesota

To the Editor:
Hi, Sue.  Still in Arizona.  Will be here till school is out.  My better half went home.  Lots of work to do at home.  Hope he gets it all done before I come home.
Found the fishhook on page 27 in the R&B ad on the bread loaf.  Pretty tricky.  Thank you for sending the Gazette out here.  Have lots of time to read it from stem to stern.  Keep on doing the Victoria Gazette.  It's great.
Carol Maas
Phoenix, Arizona

To the Editor:
What a great job hiding the fishhook again!  I found it on page 27 in R&B's loaf of bread.  Have a great day.  This is my first email to you and hope I have the right address.
Shirley Ann Brose
Chaska, Minnesota

To the Editor:
Greetings!  There has been and con-tinues to be a flurry of activity happening at the Sheriff's Office.  There may also be changes at your office, perhaps a new reporter or different deadlines to meet.
It is very important to Sheriff Bud Olson to maintain our open, honest, and caring relationship with you, the media, and to that end Sheriff Olson invites you to the new Waconia City Hall, 109 Elm Street South, which houses our Waconia Satellite Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday, May 12th, from 2 to 3 pm. 
There will be brief introductions and open discussion of what you need or want from us and open discussion of what we are able to give to you as case investiga-tions play out.
Deputy Dilley and his K-9 Kobe will also be there.  K-9 Kobe recently graduat-ed from narcotics school and I think you will find his training and abilities exciting to see.
Bring your ideas and questions and be prepared for an informal discussion of relevant topics.  Refreshments will be provided.  See you on May 12th.
Paul Tschida
Chief Carver County Deputy

To the Editor:
Eight teachers are leaving Minne-washta Elementary School at the end of the year and we ask that interested people come and honor our retirees on Thursday, May 20th, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Minnetonka Community Center.
If you have a memory, photo, words of wisdom, or note of thanks in regard to the following people, please jot them down on a note card and them to Kathy Larson, Minnewashta Elementary, 26350 Smithtown Road, Excelsior, MN 55331.
The retirees are Karen Alwin, Jan Birkholz, Brad Board, Mary Ann DeZeil, Paul Johnson, Mary Kilby, Kathy Kirke-gaard, and Linda Speece.  I've been told that the Gazette has many readers who would know these people.
Lynn Kurth
Minnewashta Elementary

To the Editor:
A National Day of Prayer Freedom Rally Kickoff will be held on Wednesday, May 5th, at the Fireman's Park in Chaska.  This time of praise and prayer for our nation is hosted by and for the youth of our community, especially those youth in sixth, seven, and eighth grades.
Thank you so much for accommodat-ing this message.
Kelly Tillotson
Chaska, Minnesota

To the Editor:
The CAP Agency is truly fortunate to do our work in a community that cares.
We recently completed our annual Give Where You Live fundraising cam-paign with $200,603 -- exceeding our goal of $200,000.  Nearly 1,000 individuals and over 150 organizations including churches, businesses, schools, and civic groups supported the campaign.  Dona-tions to the campaign benefit local fam-ilies through services such as Transitional Housing, Food Shelf, Senior Dining, Crisis Nursery, and Emergency Services programs.
And then we came back to the com-munity requesting support for March Food Share to support our Food Shelf that provides food to over 800 Carver and Scott County households each month.
This year's March Food Share Cam-paign raised 68,836 pounds of food, exceeding the goal of 65,000 pounds.  The cash goal of $50,000 was nearly reached with $45,030.
Thank you to the generous residents of Carver and Scott Counties for support-ing the work of the CAP Agency and for caring about your neighbors.
Mary Sullivan
Executive Director
CAP Agency