Victoria MN Newspaper-Victoria Moments

Christmas at the Victoria House. Barb Radde, left, and Cindy Worm, right, two of the Schmieg sisters, ate at the Victoria House that evening of Christmas in Downtown Victoria with Eddie Worm (son of Leon and Cindy) and Maddie Schmieg (daughter of Tom and Mary). Ray and Frannie Schmieg, the parents and grandparents, are pictured n the photo above them, next to a booth they used to frequent on a regular basis.

Santa at KleinBank. Santa Claus spent a few hours talking to kids and handing out treats for Christmas at KleinBank on Friday, December 6th. He is pictured here with KleinBank Victoria employees (l-r) Becky Narem, Joseph Lieser, Lois Tiggelaar, Santa, Doris Schmieg, and Debbie Schmitt.

~Sue@VictoriaGazette.com

Engaged. Rachel Weber of Backus, MN, and Travis Wheeler of Longville, MN, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Rachel is the daughter of Jody Weber and John Tuchtenhagen of Backus and the late Michael H. Weber of Victoria. Travis is the son of Todd and Laura Wheeler of Longville. A January 4th wedding is planned. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple will reside in Longville.

Jody Weber

Backus, Minnesota

Becca Friestleben, daughter of Michael Friestleben of Victoria, graduated from Winona State University this past May 2013. Becca finished up her career on the women's basketball team with a total of 1,184 points. She now holds the school record for 3-pointers in a game with 9 vs. Bemidji State, 3-pointers made in a season with 103, and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) for 3-pointers made in a season with 70 (previous record was 60).

In November 2012, Becca was named Most Valuable Player at the North Star Invitational in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was also on the All Conference, second team for the NSIC. Finally, Becca was one of the top 3-point shooters in the nation for Division II women's basketball, shooting almost 42%.

Michael Friestleben

Victoria, Minnesota

Teaming Up for Hunger.

The Chanhassen 8th grade boys traveling basketball teams teamed up to fight hunger on November 26th, 2013, at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen. The boys hand-packed 64 boxes, which is equivalent to 13,824 meals for children and adults in countries all over the world.

Front (l-r): Nick Schlundt, Jack Garrison, Jack Ryan, James Pratt, Aaron Torborg, Joshua Fischer.

Second row: Sean Skoglund of Victoria, Griffin Johnson of Victoria, Kai Braaten of Victoria, Ryan Lucas, Lorence Kurth of Victoria, Adam Kielty, Logan Schwegler, Justin Stacey.

Third row: Patrick Casey, Jackson Dudak of Victoria, Jack Krause, Jackson Cole of Victoria, Evan Simon, Ryder Hutton of Victoria, Matt Hove of Victoria, Reed LaBounty.

Fourth row: Drew Bump, Matthew Waterman of Victoria, Ben Frey.

Back: Jake Hackbarth of Victoria, Ben Hicks of Victoria, Callahan Manuel, Hunter Flannery, Alex Tyson, Austin Carter, Jack Goggins of Victoria, Jack Dahlgren of Victoria.

Jennifer Hicks

Victoria, Minnesota

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