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No Grass Under His Feet by Sue Orsen/The Victoria Generation. “There’s no grass under his feet because he’s been running the bases most all his life, literally. “I played ball until I was 76,” said 83-year old Harry Bongard. “Then I had a stroke, not a bad one, but it affects how I see the b all coming so I had to quit.” His second profession was 60 years of selling real estate. Click on Front Page. To Everything There is a Season by Tom Stumpf, Cowboy Correspondent. “Our lives are very much like the changing seasons, and every individual may experience normalcy or extremes at the very same time of their lives.” Good Ol’ Get-Togethers by Mike Wartman, Former Resident of Victoria. “The real bread and often events of get togetherness have to be the family and relative gatherings that demand attendance June through August. Artist Jim Hansel at the MN State Fair by Lois Hansel, Victoria/Chaska. “People can hear Jim’s inspirational story and watch the award winning short documentary a visually impaired artist at jimhanselart.com, which also hosts his art and information. The 2019 Law Enforcement Scholarship Program by Author. “Carver County Sheriff Jason Kamerud stated that the MN Sheriff’s Association Board of Directors has established a 2019 scholarship fund, awarding up to fifteen $600 scholarships.” David Boorsma, 83, died 8/31. John Segner, 90, died 8/08. Barb Bongard, 63, died 8/17. Nancy Mitchell, 92, died 8/09. Do Beets Taste Like Dirt? by Christie Schlueter, Regular Visitor to Victoria. “I can prove that is not true. It is all in the way beets are prepared. Give these recipes a try and see why they are really tasty.” $12.5 Million Expansion to West Campus of Mt Olivet Lutheran Church by Gail Shore, Communications. “The project features a 50,000 square foot addition to the Victoria location and will include new classroom, rehearsal hall, youth center, interior winter garden …” No More Entrance Fees to County Regional Parks by Eric Sieger, Carver County Communications. “Our regional parks are truly one of the best assets we have, and to open them to everyone without financial barriers is a win for our county.’ Loaves & Fishes Rescues 5.31 Tons of Food at PGA at Hazeltine by Eric Sieger. “The collected food was brought back to its facility and served later that day to food insecure people.” Lewis and Clark and Christ by Pastor Kevin Dibbley, Waterbrooke Christian Church. “We can have assurance that through faith in Christ, we will ultimately be delivered from sin, brokenness, and death.” Saint John’s Bible by Gail Berger, The Blessing House. “Join us Sunday, September 22nd, for the presentation of The Saint John’s Bible.” Teacher from Victoria Engages Students on Holocaust History by Samantha Luckert. “Anthony DeLorenzo was part of the museum’s Belfer Conference.”

Pace of Play by Tom Abts, Deer Run Golf Pro. “Most don’t want to take naps on a golf course. Most don’t enjoy getting stuck in traffic jams either. As I’ve said for years, a four-hour round of golf is like driving a car at 60 mph on the freeway. It’s not fast. It’s reasonable.” Concerts and Cars in Culinary Time by Sue Orsen. “Last month I called it supper time. It’s always a food event at Classic Car and concert Nights in downtown Victoria with nine restaurants to visit.” Stars and Cars in Hollywood Time by Sue Orsen. “These stars and cars have been making appearances around the cloud for some time. I don’t believe they have anything up on Classic Car Nights in downtown Victoria, except for the suits and ties.” Pro-Active White House by Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner. “The Trump administration has pro-actively consulted with counties about opioids, opportunity zones, disaster response, and environmental management. I myself have been at the White House twice in the last year.” Historic Red Barn and Crops at Arb Field Festival by Susie Hopper, MN Landscape Arboretum. “Learn the plant-to-plate story about where MN’s food comes from and how it is grown to meet future needs.” Carver County Veterans Memorial & Registry by Stan Heldt, Mayer, MN. “The public is invited to a dedication of the Memorial and Registry on September 7th.” Victoria Library Log by Kristin Schneider, Youth Services Librarian. Some of the programs include Lego Lab, Bullet Journaling, Escape Room, various Storytimes, Farm Girl Fresh and Cloud Library. Tackling Mainstreet Victoria Planter by Amber Huttner, Victoria Garden Club. “It took several hands to pull out the weeds growing in the downtown planter. We added some sedum, mums, and other lovely plants.” Breaking Ground on New Mental Heall & Wellness Facility by Eric Sieger, Carver County Communications. “Clients see care voluntarily in this transitional facility in Chaska. Clients must meet certain requirements such as having no sex-related crimes on their record nor be dangerous to the community.” Construction Begins This Fall on $18M Bethesda Cornerstone Village by Don Klein, Communications. “Once complete, the Victoria facility will be a 52-unit Christian, adult, residential, community catering to seniors and people with an intellectual disability who live independently.” Remnants of Community Living by Sue Orsen. “On August 13th the four cottages were demolished and their metal frames went to recycling. Field Guide to the Weather by Ryan Henning of Victoria by Sue Orsen. “Yet another enjoyable book has surfaced by a resident of Victoria!” On the Lookout for Sudden Oak Death Disease by MN River Weekly Update. “A fungus like organism has made its way to the Midwest.”

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by Sue Orsen/The Victoria Ggazette There’s no grass under his feet because he’s been running the bases most all his life -- literally. “I played ball until I was 76,” said 83-year old Harry Bongard. “Then I had a stroke, not a bad one, but it affects how I see the ball coming so I had to quit. I was playing with the Lions Tap team.” Harry’s conversation is peppered with all-encompassing statements like, “Sports is my whole life. I was born that way.” When the conversation turns to his children, grandchildren and 15 brothers and sisters, he says, “I love family. Family is it for me! Family and ballgames.” When the topic is real estate, Harry says, “Real estate is so much fun. I’ve done it all -- residential, farms, apartments, appraisals. I love dealing with the people. I’m a people person. I was way more than a million dollar realtor back when a house sold for $15,000.” His zest for life -- especially for ballgames, family, and real estate -- gives him energy and fills his days full to the brim. “Retired? That’s not me,” he says. “I’m not tired or retiring or withdrawing to a secluded place! And I don’t go to Arizona for the winter. My family and all the ballgames are here. People say it’s so cold here. I tell them I go from a warm house to a warm garage to a warm car. I’m not out in the cold. We got the best of both worlds here.” Harry continues his self-defense. “Cold is when I used to spread manure by hand on the top of the hill in the open field. Very cold!” he said. “Other farmers would scoop the manure out of the barn all winter, onto a big pile, and spread it in the spring. Not my dad. We scooped it out and spread it all winter long. We never had a pile of manure.” No grass under his feet and no manure pile!

*** Harry was born on June 30th, 1936, to Bill and Helen Bongard, the 13th of 16 children. “I was born at home on the farm, at the corner of Hwy 5 and Hwy 41, where Lifetime Fitness is today,” he said. “It was a dairy farm. We also had 50 acres on the north side of Hwy 5.” “My mother was a Diethelm from Victoria,” said Harry. “She was one of eleven. She was a sister to Dorothy Schmieg and Regina Kerber and Rose Moers. Her brothers were my Uncle Frank Diethelm and Uncle Henry Diethelm. There are more, of course. Years ago I was related to all of Victoria. My parents were married at the St. Victoria Church on June 26th, 1917.” Harry produced a newspaper clipping from the year he was born. “In 1936 it set a record for the consecutive number of sub-zero days,” he said. “At age six months I almost died. I got pneumonia and the defroster on the car wasn’t working very good on the way to the hospital so two of my bothers would jump out and scrape the ice off the window all the way to Waconia. I would have missed out on a lot of fun if I’da croaked.” “My mother was a wonderful lady,” he said. “She loved us kids, sewed for the girls and patched the men’s pants, and baked. I think we had desserts for breakfast. She canned everything. We had apples to eat in March because she kept them cool downstairs. She had a system that just worked.” That system included weekly trips to downtown Victoria. “On Saturday nights we’d bring two cases of eggs to the Notermann store and trade ‘em in for groceries,” said Harry. “My mother would shop and my dad would go across the street to Weber’s. Later that place became Tuffy’s Tavern. My sister Izzy and I would always come along to Victoria. We’d go into Weber’s and they’ve give us a candy bar to get rid of us. When the candy bar was gone, we’d go back in and they’d give us gum to get rid of us. We figured things out. The next time we went in they’d give us pop to get rid of us. I remember there was a flat-top wagon they pulled out from somewhere and there was a concert band. Saturday night was always Victoria. The relatives were all here.”

*** Harry easily named the 16 Bongard siblings: Jerome, Reuben, Mercel, Fred, Willard, Delores, Roger, Dorothy, Bernie, Jeanette, Gerene, Isabel, Harry, Florence, Donna Mae, and Donny. “Jerome died at 2 months and Donny was Down Syndrome. He’s gone too now. There are seven of us left,” he said. “My parents lived to be three months shy of 90.” His father died in 1983 and his mother in 1985. Harry pulled out a worn and fading slip of paper from his wallet. It contained, in his own handwriting, the names, birth dates, and ages of his parents and all of his brothers and sisters. THE REST OF THE STORY APPEARS IN THE PAPER EDITION.



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Maybe you noticed that my website has returned to stability and once again includes all of my precious photos and online archives created and compiled since 2000. It's been quite an absorbing time for me and an amazing and challenging several weeks. It seems Pastor Kevin Dibbley's column in this issue of the Gazette (page 35) was written especially for me. I redesigned my website at least twice in the last few weeks (in Wix, in Hostgator, and in between I didn't like Wordpress) to be nearly an exact duplicate of what I formerly had in Publisher. I love it and am pleased and relieved that it all worked out. It's like being home again. Home is for me very, very high on the chart, and I enjoy inviting everybody but nobody has to show up if they prefer otherwise. In the meantime, I love www.VictoriaGazette.com.

*** We saw an awful movie a couple weeks ago at Eden Prairie Center entitled "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." I was enticed to go see it because Leonardo de Caprio and Brad Pitt played the two good guys and because I heard that the bad guys get their comeuppance in the end, like in Clint Eastwood movies. In my opinion, there wasn't too much wrong in either the beginning or the ending of "Once Upon a Time" but the overbearing and overabundance of profanity throughout the movie was off putting. Do people really talk like that? Why?

*** We drove to Ghent in August for my Uncle Jim's 90th birthday party. Got to see him and my Aunt Julie and their kids (my first cousins) and their grandkids, not to mention my own dad and my brothers and sisters and spouses. Jim is the younger brother of my dad, 94, who was the oldest one at the party. They grew up together, of course, and then lived only a couple miles from each other for some 70 more years. Now Dad and Jim and Julie live in the same place and have breakfast together every morning at Boulder Estates in Marshall. Funny how the world turns.

*** Goliath died on Wednesday, August 14th, at his homeplace in Tioga, North Dakota. Jenny tended to him in his last weeks like the loving friend that she was to him, that he was to her and their whole family. Jenny watched him lose weight, held his big head in her lap, and fed him by hand and kept his mouth moist as he was no longer able to swallow. Our good daughter was Goliath's personal nurse for over a month, each of them struggling to let go. You might think it strange that I kept thinking of my mother when Jenny gave me daily reports on the health of her beloved Gully Bear. Mom died the same way earlier this year, you see, and it just had to be accepted. Mom lost weight, we fed her one spoonful at a time, until the day arrived when she could no longer swallow. Then we kept her mouth moist with a small sponge on a stick. A beautiful big shiny black Newfoundland, Goliath wasn't an old dog and Jenny thought for sure he'd be around for a couple more years. Exact cause of death is undetermined but he was known to be the runt of the litter and so there was probably an inherent weakness in him. The runt doesn't get the first nourishment of the mother, and sometimes simply not quite enough. I've also heard recently that big dogs don't live as long as little dogs. Is that true? I often think of what Father Elstan said when we asked him if pets are in heaven. He would reply something like, "What makes us happy is in heaven." I think Fr. Elstan hoped to see Frieda and Maude when he died. They were his toy dachshunds, whom he loved and spoiled.

*** The recent St. Victoria Sunset Fest at Lions Park on Saturday evening, August 24th, was one of the biggest and best ever. St. Victoria has grown by leaps and bounds over the years, and this annual festival remains a place to connect with old and new friends in a delightful outdoor venue. Father Bob started the Sunset Fest more than twenty years ago and it includes an outdoor Mass, a catered meal, music, bingo, games for kids, and a drawing for cash prizes. This was the first time using the new Lions Park Pavilion for the event. It worked out great but Lion Al Orsen could not get the outdoor gas fireplace to light, no matter what. He even drove to Holiday to get new batteries. We've since learned that Holiday should get a new stash of batteries. When Allan tried it again the next day with fresh batteries from our home, the gas firepit started immediately. Whoosh!

*** A couple years back I commented on the several Victoria people who have authored books and I remarked what a literary community Victoria is, and has been, from the beginning, and it so remains! New Victoria author Ryan Henning and his book are featured on page 37 in this issue of the Gazette. Field Guide to the Weather would make a good stocking stuffer for family members and friends who talk about the weather. Is there anybody who doesn't?

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To the Editor: Would I be able to get a copy of the story and layout you did on Winchester and Rye? I would love to put it on a plaque in the entrance to the restaurant. Thank you. Kim Heenie Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: Hi, Sue. Another fun issue of the Gazette last month. Love seeing all the support for community activities. Found the fishhook on page 17 in the umbrella picture of the Lake Waconia Regional Park groundbreaking story. Best wishes. Dori Miller Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: Thank you for the great coverage that the Gazette provides of local people, events, and what's going on in our good city. Sue Bill Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: Thank you for the excellent coverage of the Deer Run 4th of July Parade. Now there's a whole new set of neighbors excited about getting involved next year. Always happy to have you and Allan come to join in the fun. Nan Emmer Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: The Vogel family would like to thank the Victoria Fire Department and First Responders for their efforts in trying to save our mother's life. Mom passed away on Monday, July 15th, 2019. Thank you to Father Bob, the singers at Mass, the communion and food servers, and the readers. We also appreciate the letters and condolences sent by friends and relatives. Julene Vogel Family Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: Hi, Sue. We loved the 100% pure maple syrup that you gave us and that we had saved for when our kids visit. Hope all is well with you and Al. Let's get together again soon. Kathy Paulsen Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: I am sincerely grateful to you all for your considerate birthday cards, letters, or emails, and the treasured sentiments accompanying them. We set aside some quiet time to read and absorb them. It took almost three hours. Thank you. Stan and Jayne Hamerski Chaska, Minnesota

To the Editor: Thank you for your article in the August issue of the Victoria Gazette. We were excited to see the announcement. We will be releasing more information about our September 26th event in Victoria on our website as we finalize details. Sara Summers Johnson Regarding Dentistry' Victoria and Waconia, Minnesota

To the Editor: I am disappointed that no one responded to claim the sunglasses I found. The prescription sunglasses are likely pricey. I will now donate them to an appropriate eyewear retailer. Thanks for your help, though. Bonnie Johnson Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor: I neglected to send in a check for the Victoria Gazette subscription this spring. I'm sorry about that. I love the work you do and the stories you tell. See you soon. Brent Romenesko Victoria, Minnesota MORE LETTERS IN PAPER EDITION OF THE GAZETTE.

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NO PURCHASE AGREEMENT ON THE 13.5 ACRES BUT HOPING FOR A $2 MILLION GRANT Council held another special council meeting on Monday, August 5th, at which time councilmembers and the public were informed that there was no developer's agreement related to the city's 13.5 acres, sometimes referred to as Downtown West. City Manager Dana Hardie told the story. "We're here to talk about the 13.5 acres and working with a developer to bring forward a purchase agreement," she said. "Our intent this evening was to bring forward a purchase agreement. We apologize, but we just weren't able to come to terms with that, to bring something forward.” ADVICE ON THE 13.5 ACRES: “BE OPEN MINDED TO WHERE THE MARKET LEADS” Council held a joint workshop with the Planning Commission on Monday, August 12th, that featured a volunteer panel of six people from outside the City of Victoria. Those six are connected to the Urban Land Institute of Minnesota. The theme of their presentation was "Navigating Victoria's Competitive Future." A TRAIL ALONGSIDE MARSH LAKE ROAD? MORE DETAILS AND DECISIONS FORTHCOMING Councilmember Tom Vogt asked for clarification on August 12th about some details on Marsh Lake Road. "I have a little bit of concern with the amount of support for the trail there," he said. "At this point, we haven't decided about the trail. My thinking is that, in the past, the trail was included in the package for the bonding. Trail connections are iffy. I want to see if I'm understanding this correctly." VICTORIA SUPPORTS 82ND STREET UPGRADE ASKS COUNTY to ACCELERATE PLANNING/CONSTRUCTION Stated Mayor Funk on August 12th, "It is my belief that the county supports expediting the potential construction of 82nd Street. I'd like to memorialize that in a letter. The county commissioners are leaning toward accelerating that part of the project." Currently, 82nd Street in Victoria is a gravel road through undeveloped property and along the University of MN Landscape Arboretum. The street is slated to become County Road 18 from Hwy 41 in Chaska to Bavaria Road in Victoria. VICTORIA ADOPTS 2040 COMP PLAN PROCESS BEGAN MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO On August 26th, Council adopted the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which is "a vision of what Victoria wants to become and a roadmap on how to get there." Said City Manager Dana Hardie, "Victoria is one of the few communities in the adoption phase of their Comprehensive Plan." City Attorney Bob Vose said that Victoria is the first city to implement its 2040 plan. APPOINTING VICTORIA STEERING COMMITTEE FOR INPUT IN THE SMALL AREA PLANNING STUDY Council appointed nine members to the Small Area Planning Steering Committee on August 12th. Purpose of that committee is to give advice on the planning process for the property located at County Roads 10 and 11 in what will one day become the southern-most part of Victoria. It is currently located in Laketown Township. The area is planned to be developed as a flexible employment and commercial area and, in fact, isn't so small. It is 300 acres owned by six landowners. VICTORIA OKAYS MCWD ARCHITECT CHOICE FOR WASSERMANN LAKE PARK DESIGN SERVICES Council approved a resolution on August 12th in support of selecting Aune Fernandez Landscape Architects for the design and construction administration of Wassermann Lake Park in Victoria. ANOTHER LAKETOWN ADDITION APPROVED SPLIT RAIL FENCE TO SEPARATE FROM FARMLAND On August 26th, Council voted 5-0 to rezone Laketown 13th development from agriculture to PUD. Council also voted 5-0 to approve the preliminary and final plat of Laketown 13th. Laketown is located around the Victoria Elementary School. It is owned by Lennar. VICTORIA SUPPORTS TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 11, 43, 18 At the end of the presentation by Josh Eckstein, project manager for consultant Bolton & Menk, Council voted 4-1 to support option #4, which is a traffic signal projected to cost from $350,000 to $500,000 and does not impact any right of way. All options were considered to meet warrants "with near term growth." VICTORIA PREPARES FOR 2020 BUDGET AND LEVY MUST BE CERTIFIED TO THE COUNTY IN SEPTEMBER Council held a budget workshop on August 26th that lasted nearly two hours. At the end of it, city staff was given direction to prepare a preliminary 2020 budget that will reflect a 13.1% levy increase over that of 2019. COMPREHENSIVE CITY SCOOP IN THE PAPER EDITION.

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FISHING AT STIEGER LAKE. I want to share with you a fun summer moment. My daughter Keira Schuster was fishing for bluegill at Stieger Lake with some friends and had quite the surprise when she caught a four-pound large mouth bass on her kiddie pole. Keira is pictured here with her sister Emily on the left and her dad Matt. Thank you for such a great hometown newspaper. Renee Schuster Victoria, Minnesota BINGO FOR BABIES IN VICTORIA. Thank you for your support in sharing this information regarding our First Annual Babies for Bingo event. I would like to personally invite you and the Gazette readership to an event on Saturday, September 21st, at the Victoria Lions Park Pavilion. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $25 prior to the event and $30 at the door. It includes a Dessert Bar and Snacks. Adult beverages are available for purchase. Guests must be 18 years of age to play. It's a fun event for a great cause. Space is limited so get your tickets today. Contact Laurie at [email protected] or call 952-938-4496 to reserve your spot. For more than 25 years, SouthWest Options for Women has been helping women and babies in our community. Appreciatively, Danelle Simenson, Director of Development SouthWest Options for Women HOMERUN HARRY. I thought you might like this photo. Harry Bongard is in my office in Eden Prairie, and he told us a few stories about the way things used to be in real estate. Great stories, and you're better than I am at reporting so thought you could call him or email him if you wanted to cover this. Nan Emmer Victoria, Minnesota A BUSINESS MEETING AT WINCHESTER & RYE. Keith Payne, with Sunbelt Business Advisors, left, met with Brent Romenesko of Tempo Investment Advisors, Victoria, for dinner on an August Classic Car Night in Victoria. For some reason I'm inclined to sing, "So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye, until we meet again." ~S.O. NEIGHBORHOOD PICNIC AT ZUMBRA RIDGE I received the fun photos on this page of the Gazette from Judy Jorgensen, a resident of Victoria at Zumbra Ridge. Thank you, Judy. I enjoyed your photos and videos and am happy to share them through the Gazette. Zumbra Ridge is a beautiful area on Lake Zumbra, south of Hwy 7, in the northern part of Victoria. Over the years I've done stories on Zumbra residents including Sherm and Myrt Pehrson, Jewell Lyngaas and Frans Boersma making maple syrup, Al and Grace Lindgren, Bob and Hedda Bird, Chuck and Pat Leonard, and maybe others that don't come to mind right now. In the photos on this page I recognize John Bigalke and Dick Hawley. Because the Zumbra neighborhood retains an Excelsior, MN 55331 zip code, Zumbra Ridge is often not associated with the growing, upscale, desirable Victoria community. It might also become that way with the Victoria land located south of Marsh Lake Road if it is indeed destined to become associated with the Chaska zip code. It's a loss in property values, prestige, community connectivity, and all sorts of other good things. A common zip code helps people be a community, and so do summer picnics. Sue Orsen The Victoria Gazette

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Thank you, Tony Vogel, for the package of walleyes and your homemade venison sausage links. The sausages were outstanding, and they reminded me of the days when our neighborhood congregated to make sausage links from scratch. Your beautiful package of fresh frozen fish must wait one more week because I want to fry them up to eat with our son Nick and his family. Thank you, Jerry and Jane Michel, for the sweet corn. Best sweet corn we've ever, ever tasted! And we've tasted your sweet corn every season for years and years. It reminded me of home when I was a little girl And now it's down to business. As you can see, I hid the fishhook last month on page 17 inside the edge of the large umbrella at the Lake Waconia Regional Park. When I dipped into the minnow bucket of entries, I drew out Gerry and Mary Volkenant of Waconia. Congratulations, neighbors! The ten dollars prize will be on its way to you soon. There's another fishhook hidden in this issue of the Gazette. If you find it and wish to be part of the next drawing, email [email protected] telling of its location or drop a line to P.O. Box 387, Victoria, MN 55386 and sinker in the mail. In the meantime, I'm eating well -- like a fat fall squirrel feasting on acorns..





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Labor Day. Monday, September 2nd. Always the first Monday

in September, a federal holiday celebrating the economic and social

contributions of workers. First celebrated in 1882 in New York City.

Celebrated by most Americans today as the symbolic end of summer.

Carver County Veterans Memorial Registry

Dedication. Saturday, September 7th. 2:00 p.m. in Mayer.

Grandparents Day. Sunday, September 8th. The first Sunday

after Labor Day, to honor grandparents. A secular holiday in the USA

and the UK since 1978.

City Council Meetings. Monday, September 9th and

Monday, September 23rd. Start time is 6:30 p.m. At Victoria City Hall

on Stieger Lake Lane.

Patriot Day. Wednesday, September 11th. The annual

observance of September 11th, 2001, to remember those who were

injured or died in the terrorist attack on the United States of America, in

memory of the 2,977 killed as four planes were hijacked and two flew

into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

Full Moon. Saturday, September 14th. The moon is fully

illuminated as seen from earth. At Full Moon, the moon and sun are on

a line with earth in between, as though the moon and sun are sitting on

either end of a seesaw.

Bingo for Babies. Saturday, September 21st, at Lions Park.

Silent auction, beverages, desserts, snacks. Begins at 12:30 noon. Must

be 18 to play.

Fall Festival. Saturday, September 21st. Hartman Garden

Center. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Autumn Begins. Monday, September 23rd. Called the fall

equinox, it marks the day of the year when the sun crosses the celestial

equator, making the day and the night the same length.

Gazette Deadline. Monday, September 23rd. Email

[email protected].

Regarding Dentistry. Thursday, September 26th. Open

House at the Victoria location.

Oktoberfest. Saturday, September 28th, at Enki Brewing on

Stieger Lake Lane. 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Art Wander. September 27th, 28th, 29th. Tour 19 studios and

view work of 38 artists in Carver County.

Victoria Fire Dept Open House. Monday, September 30th.

5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Victoria Fire Station.

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"What's worse than finding a worm in your apple?

Finding a half worm in your apple."

A. Nonnie Mouse

"The corruption of language, the omnipresence of stifling ideology,

and the triumph of power over reason

have infiltrated public spaces throughout the West."

Ryszard Legutko

"The Demon in Middlebury" in First Things,

August/September 2019.

"Our present Dark Age has for too long

kept too many people in intellectual and moral subjection."

Ryszard Legutko

"The Demon in Middlebury" in First Things,

August/September 2019.

"It is easier to ask, 'What is truth?'

than to propose a truth and seek it valiantly."

Mark Bauerlein

"Nietzsche's Pilate" in First Things, August/September 2019.

"The natural law is one thing. Knowledge of the natural law

and action in accord with that knowledge are another."

Bruce D. Marshall

"No Liberal Home" in First Things, August/September 2019.

"We can be utterly and viciously committed to our mistakes,

as in defending 'post-birth abortion,' which is infanticide."

Bruce D. Marshall

"No Liberal Home" in First Things, August/September 2019.

"Pluralism may be a fact in America, but it is not a blessing.

Insofar as we diverge on fundamental issues,

such as the proper end of the human person and the highest good,

we are less united as a society."

R. R. Reno

"While We're At It" in First Things, August/September 2019

"Pluralism always needs to be moderated, not affirmed.

We must re-articulate, as best we can,

our common, shared commitments."

R. R. Reno

"While We're At It" in First Things, August/September 2019

"Grammar, logic, and rhetoric are together

the indispensable tools of thought,

the foundation of whatever endeavor we may find ourselves

called to pursue."

Donald T. Williams

"To Spread His Glory" in Touchstone, July/August 2019

"The more mastery we have of grammar, logic, and rhetoric,

the more effectively we can think."

Donald T. Williams

"To Spread His Glory" in Touchstone, July/August 2019

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wide and 15” high. There is no price reduction for running more than

one ad in an issue nor for running an ad on a regular monthly basis

because the $5.00 price can’t be beat as it is. There are sometimes extra

charges for photos ($5 to $10 each when they have to be separately

retrieved) and for ad layout and design ($5 to $50). The only color

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on behalf of a candidate are published without charge. Long letters are

edited. Number of letters is limited. No letters considered unless the

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communities. Hundreds of subscribers (1,700) also live in Chaska,

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