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Jan Olinger, CPE.

Electrolysis. Hair Removal.

Victoria * 9852-443-2479

Catholic Aid Association

Carol Lindner 952-657-2210

Mount Olivet Church-West Campus

Victoria 952-474-1148

James Maiser, CPA

Waconia 952-442-4807

Chaska School of Dance

Mary Pieper 952-873-6781

Fahey’s Window Cleaning

952-467-2447

American Legion Post #580

Chanhassen * 953-034-6677

October 2008

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Sleeping Giant. This “Atlantic Giant” pumpkin will weigh well over 100 pounds. As a youngster, I grew up around farmland and a large family garden. My interest in it has never diminished. If anything, you build on it as the years go by, as any gardener will tell you. I plan, plant, weed, and harvest. Most of the time my wife Barbara helps with some picking and canning, and she really knows how to use and prepare what we pick. Living on the quiet north side of Pierson Lake has allowed me to exercise my eclectic tastes in home gardening and horticulture.

Kurt Zuppke

Victoria Lion, Minnesota

Happy 60th Anniversary. Bill and Bea Beddor of Victoria celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September. The celebration included a family gathering and blessing after the 10:45 Mass on Sunday, 14th, at the St. Victoria Catholic Church.

Kendall Taylor Brueggemeier was born to Brandon and Lisa Brueggemeier and big brother Colby of Waconia on Thursday, August 14th, 2008, at 10:28 a.m. at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Proud grandparents are Jerry and Ruth Hilgers of Victoria and Ed and Dixie Brueggemeier of Cologne.

The Kirke Lachen Park project is a partnership between the City of Victoria and By the Woods Garden Buddies Program. Laura Wood, CEO, By the Woods, and Gretchen Cashmore, Garden Buddies Coordinator, approached the City for a community project, and the Kirke Lachen Educational Walk was created

The concept was to create an area that was educational in nature, environmentally friendly, and a place where neighbors and visitors could stop and rest or eat a picnic lunch.

The park previously housed a tennis court that was in disrepair and was removed by the City in 2007. Renovation of the park allowed for a more environmentally friendly atmosphere and a beautiful trail head for the LRT. The park includes a quarter-acre site that has several different rain gardens located within it.

The community planting project was held on Saturday, September 6th. With the help of 30 to 40 volunteers, the entire park was planted in four hours.

Ann Mahanke

Director of Park & Rec/Field House

Victoria, Minnesota

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