When You Teach the Young by Editor Sue Orsen features the Dedication of Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria on Wednesday, October 25th.  Click on Feature.
The Code Corner by Tom Gray, Victoria Building Official.  "Building codes are not new.  Hammurabi, the founder of the Babylonian Empire, developed the first known building codes around 2000 B.C.
The Mayor's Column by Mary Meuwissen, Mayor of Victoria..  "Are you better off than you were five years ago?  Yes, definitely."
The Roundabout Ride by Pastor Keith Olstad, Holy Cross Lutheran.   "Remember that old saying about how when the going gets tough, the tough get going?  Why don't we ever talk about what happens to those not so tough?"
Thumbs Up by Father Bob White, St. Victoria Catholic.  "Jesse, are you listening?  Your light rail proposal is history.  Hitchhiking would cut Twin Cities freeway traffic in half!"
A Rambling Wreck by Tom Stumpf, Cowboy Correspondent.  "I could just babble on, like a babbling Babylonian, or keep rambling as though I were a rambling wreck (from Georgia Tech).  Have you ever noticed how difficult it is for some people to admit that they really don't have anything to say?"
In a Class by Himself by Jim Larkin, Amicus curiae et editoris.  "Why don't you sue God on behalf of everybody in the world?  That would be the biggest class action in history."
Senior Citizens Corner by Ethel Ausink, Victoria Senior Center.  "With the media shooting down Governor Bush's education accomplishments in Texas and Pat Buchanan saying he won't do anything for education if elected, I feel the need to set the record straight."
Turkey 'n Stuff by Lee Clark, Victoria's Practical Pig.  "For years I have ordered and purchased a fresh turkey, trying to avoid the frozen ones injected with embalming fluid."
The Mystery of Golf by Tom Abts, Deer Run Golf Pro.  "It is a science, the study of a lifetime, in which you may exhaust yourself but never your subject."
Ten Years Ago the Gazette featured Dick and Lois Vosejpka in "A House of Space, Not of Rooms."  Residents on Schutz Lake since 1955, Dick is the architect who designed the Lowry Nature Center in Carver Park.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe by Mike Wartman, former Victoria resident.  "Many of us hitchhiked to Chaska, only to turn around and hitchhike back to Victoria.  None of us liked Chaska, but it was a symbol of our pride to have hitchhiked there."
The Best Cookie by Pastor Thomas Braun, Christ Victorious Lutheran.  "Living out our Christian faith is something that we can sink our teeth into."
The Chamber's Channel  by Dave and Marlene Speltz, Victoria Chamber of Commerce.  "Thanks to all the wonderful people from the area who turned out for the 13th Annual Touch of Bavaria in Victoria."
A Biker's Perspective on Responsibility by Thom Derr, Rough Rider.  "I feel the need to apologize for some of my fellow motorcyclists for their road manners.  Since I feel guilty by association, what is my responsibility in all of this?"
Gathering Envy by Janie Jasin, Motivational Speaker.  "'Tis the time, and as we approach all of this gathering, I turn a bit of the green, and it's not because I'm Irish.  It's those holiday pictures.  You know the images I mean -- the family gathers with festive joy, abundant blessings, slim trim hips, controlled substance use, and no one has a cough."
Heroes of History by Carol Vadnais, Victoria resident.  "As philosopher, scientist, statesman, journalist, patriot, and inventor, Ben Franklin is said to have accomplished the work of five men in his lifetime."
So What's a Moravian?  by Pastor Frank Jones, Lake Auburn Moravian.  "One who follows Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and tries to share knowledge of God's love in this world."
Hook, Line, Sinker by Editor Sue.  "I'm purposely not writing about the Victoria House changing hands.  It's a painful thing to consider."
At the Arboretum by Bonnie Ronning, MN Landscape Arboretum.  "The MN Landscape Arboretum introduces Arbor Lights, an exceptional evening garden tour and one of the Arboretum's most magical family events.  Arbor Lights begins November 2nd and is open to the public every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. through January 6th, 2001."