Happy 50th, Jerry and Jane Michel.
Jerry and Jane Michel of Victoria are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, October 19th, 2007, at the Lakeside Ballroom in Waconia.  Family and friends are invited.  Social Hour is at 4:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m. and dance to live music following at 7:30 p.m.  Jerry and Jane were married on November 23rd, 1957, at the St. Victoria Catholic Church by Father Clem Martin, OFM.  They have four children -- Jim, Joe, Julie, and John -- 12 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

Garden Crawlers.  We had quite a crowd this year at the Deer Run 3^rd Annual Garden Crawl Event.  Although the streets were under repair, 80 neighbors managed to make their way to five neighbors' gardens.  We ended up at the Club-house and had the Boulder Guy and Garden Girls describe their incredible work on the new Deer Run entrance.  The public is invited to come over to the Clubhouse to see the great gardens and gorgeous new landscaping. 
Nan Emmer
Victoria, Minnesota

Walkable Community.  On Tuesday, August 21^st, Victoria residents, staff, and Carver County people got together to continue developing a plan of action to create a vision and plan for a "Walkable Commu-nity."  Over the last couple of months, residents have been walking various routes in Victoria and assessing its "walkability."  Hopefully this initiative will result in increased physical activity, community involve-ment in community design and transportation plans, and an action plan for the community to reduce barriers and enhance opportunities for all residents in Victoria.  If you want more information, Holly Kreft is the person to call.
Those in attendance on Tuesday included (back, l-r) Roger Gustafson, Carver County Engineer; Ron Allen, Senior Commission representative; Steve Elmer, TKDA; Paul Moline, Carver County Planner.  Front:  Jill Papa, Victoria resident; Trace Bade, Carver County Public Health Partner; Jesse Rein-hardt, Carver County Planner; Angie Perara, Assis-tant Victoria Planner; Dr. Becky Pauly, ABC Family Chiropractic; Michelle Aspelin, Victoria Comprehen-sive Plan Task Force member; Holly Kreft, Victoria City Planner; and Mary Hershberger Thun, Victoria Mayor. 
Mayor Mary Hershberger Thun
Victoria, Minnesota

Baseball Champions. 

KleinBank won the District 112 Baseball Championship Majors Tier One (11 and 12-year olds).  Front (l-r):  Devon Bratz of Victoria, Marc Hyman, Trevor Solie, Mason Vollum, Lucas Ward, Luc Snuggerud.  Middle.  Shamus Olson of Victoria, Tom Vannelli of Victoria, Grant Aplin of Victoria, Thomas Buan, Paul Anderson, Connor Foley of Victoria.  Back:  Scott Hyman, Tim Lenz of Victoria, Matt Ward, and Kevin Aplin of Victoria.
Submitted by Alison Aplin
Victoria, Minnesota

Jump for Joy.  Joy Olinger Kempenich, daughter of Ralph and Janet Olinger of Victoria, graduated from Mankato State University magna cum laude May 12^th, 2007, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with emphasis on Special Educa-tion.  Her husband Leo Kempenich and their two sons, Nick and Nathan, posed on the campus of Mankato State University before helping celebrate at their home near St. Peter.  Joy will be a part of the Special Education faculty at the Waterville-Elysian-Moristown School District during the 2007-2008 school year.
Jan Olinger
Victoria, Minnesota

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