The Victoria Lions host its March Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Sunday, March 7, at Victoria City Hall, 7951 Rose St.

Lions volunteers will serve pancakes, French toast, sausage, and beverages. Tickets are adults, $7; children 5-12, $3; children under age 5, free.

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City Attorney Mike Norton, left, shakes hands with Victoria firefighter Bill Blinstrup. Blinstrup, Steve Dahl, and Troy Walsh rescued a woman from a burning house in January. Pictured behind Blinstrup is Walsh.

Victoria Fire Chief Tim Walsh presented recognition plaques to three Victoria fire fighters and cited the teamwork of all the emergency personnel that came to the aid of a house fire at Auburn Drive, Victoria, on Jan. 7.

By Unsie Zuege

The Victoria City Council is not interested in a “feel good” meeting; instead, councilors want specific answers to specific questions. In January, the City Council learned that the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District had commissioned a preliminary study on 170 acres of land southeast of Wasserman Lake in an effort to explore options in removing phosphorous from the lake that has been deemed impaired.

By Unsie Zuege

   The City of Victoria and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) will meet at 7 p.m., March 3 in the City of Shorewood’s city hall to take steps to improve communication and collaboration in reducing the phosphorous in Wasserman Lake.

   The ultimate goal of the city and the MCWD is improving water quality in Wasserman Lake. But the first goal may be learning to work together more closely to avoid any further misunderstandings.

By Unsie Zuege

   As a seasoned exhibition show manager Mary Flynn is accustomed to working with as many as 775 exhibitors at a time and how to squeeze a helicopter into a convention hall when necessary. While she’s not saying that organizing the upcoming Volksfest will be a piece of cake, she’s earned her stripes during a 23-year career that began with organizing and managing the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show, a similar show in Des Moines, and currently, major trade shows for the emergency and medical service professionals.

Victoria sculptor Deb Zeller will have one of her sculptures exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts beginning Thursday, Feb. 18. "Elevated Conversation" is included in the show, "Foot in the Door 4."

For more info, go to http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3280

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Jim Crowley and Mary Flynn of the Victoria Business Owners' Association are looking ahead to Volksfest 2010. 

Plans for Volksfest 2010 are underway.

Victoria firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire in Victoria Thursday, Jan. 7. Pamela Jellum, 47, suffered severe smoke inhalation and burns, and was initially taken to Ridgeview Medical Center, transported to Hennepin County Medical Center, and finally to Fairview Riverside.another
Twin Cities hospital.

 Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetie on a date night in downtown Thursday, Feb. 11. Come downtown 7:30-9:30 p.m., pick up your Valentine’s Day passport, and for a $5 fee per couple, enjoy hors de oevres and other goodies throughout participating downtown businesses.

Turn in your stamped passport by 10 p.m. at Floyd’s for a chance to win prizes. 

   The event is sponsored by the Southwest Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Victoria Business Development Council.