After a two-day delay due to rain, the New Prague Trojan softball team won two games Thursday, May 23, to remain unbeaten in the Section 1AAAA softball tournament.
in the first game, Mia Kraimer had a three-run home run and Kennedy Buckman had two home runs as New Prague defeated Owatonna 13-1 in five innings.

New Prague jumped to a 10-2 lead and went on to defeat host Buffalo 16-7 to earn a spot in the MSHSL CI Adapted Softball Tournament.
The tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1, at Chanhassen High School. This is the sixth time the Trojans have advanced to the state tournament. They went four years, from 2008 through 2011, and again last year.
The team includes athletes from New Prague, Tri-City United, Belle Plaine and Jordan schools.
Read more in the print edition.

The New Prague Trojan baseball team will begin the Section 1AAAA playoffs at 5 p.m. Friday, May 24, when they host Lakeville South at Memorial Stadium.
New Prague received the No. 3 seed and South is the No. 6 seed in the eight-team double-elimination tournament.
The Trojans completed their regular season Tuesday with a 6-3 loss to Orono.
Rochester Century, Farmington, New Prague and Lakeville North received the top four seeds and will host first round games.
first round pairings, Friday, May 24
8-Rochester Mayo at 1-Rochester Century

A special city council meeting to discuss the 2020 budget in Lonsdale Monday became more than that when the mayor read the recommendation by its attorney on a cease and desist letter during public comments, that lead to council member Steve Cherney walking out in response.

Talitha Rose Mueller, age 16 of South St. Paul, MN ended her years-long struggle with A-T (ataxia telangiectasia) on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Gillette Children’s Hospital.

Francis Hager, age 91, of Waseca, died peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM on Tuesday, May 21, at Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca with Fr. Gregory Leif as celebrant. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Monday, May 20, with a parish prayer service at 7 PM at Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Memorials are preferred to the Sacred Heart Education Endowment.

Update Wednesday, May 22
The schedule has been reset for a second time for the Section 1AAAA softball playoffs.
After games were postponed Tuesday and Wednesday for the first round, officials announced Wednesday afternoon that first AND second round games will be played Thursday, May 23, at Todd Park in Austin, with games at 4 and 6 p.m. Third round games will be played Friday, also in Austin. The tournament will resume Tuesday, May 28, as originally scheduled.
Pairings for Thursday, May 23, 4 p.m.
8-Rochester Century at 1-Lakeville North

Any New Prague residents who recently saw Mixed Blood Theatre’s production “Autonomy” may have recognized one of the 40 vintage and unique cars in the show. If a 1957 Chevrolet Cameo Model 2434 seemed familiar, it’s because it was on loan from New Prague’s Palmer Welcome.
According to a press release from Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis the Chevrolet Cameo is “made like a gentleman's pickup” or a “going-to-town” pickup. It is a limited edition vehicle as only about 6,000 were made between 1955 and mid-1958.

Edward Harry Meyer, age 82, of Stillwater, MN went to heaven on May 16, 2019. Edward was born in rural New Prague, MN to Harry and Lillie (Grassman) Meyer on December 14, 1936. He graduated from New Prague High School in 1954. He attended Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN and graduated in 1958. He taught elementary school in the inner city of Milwaukee, WI and in Jefferson, WI. In 1969, he became professor of music at Dr. Martin Luther College. He received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Iowa.

New Prague High School’s Mia Kraimer slugged three home runs in a 16-1 rout over Delano Thursday, May 16.
, Kraimer had home runs in the first, third and fourth innings, along with a single. She had six RBIs. Teammates Mariah Marek and Rachel Russo also homered.
Kraimer was the winning pitcher.

Harriet  R. Wagner, age 81 of Le Sueur, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 after a several month long battle with ALS.  She passed away peacefully at the Regency Hospital in Golden Valley with her loving family by her side.  Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur, and one hour prior to service time.  Funeral will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20 at Zion U.C.C. in Le Sueur with Rev. Kent Meyer officiating.  Interment will be in Mound Cemetery, Le Sueur. 

Olivia Quast tries out a tight rope as Katelyn Heimer watches during a garage sale along Bohemia Street in New Prague on Saturday, May 11. New Prague was having its annual City Wide Garage Sales with residents around the community selling a vast array of articles from furniture to clothing to toys to antiques and many more. For more see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

After two weeks of play, only three teams - New Market, St. Patrick and Veseli, are undefeated in the Dakota-Rice-Scott League.
New Market defeated Webster and Prior Lake to go to 3-0, while St. Patrick topped Shakopee and Veseli defeated New Prague. Elko - which plays a partial league schedule - is at 1-0 after defeating Montgomery in its league opener.
The season gets into full swing this week, as 13 games are scheduled over the next seven days.

Two events on Sunday highlighted the state of arts in our community.

This column was going to be about history, but on a national and state level. Now it’s going to be on a more personal level after a meeting with a couple on Sunday, May 5.

A sold out audience attended the fifth official screening of the documentary “Singin’ in the Grain” at the New Prague High School auditorium on Sunday, May 5. More than 600 people gathered for the movie, which is about Czech heritage and music that covers more than 40 years of the Eddie Shimota Band.