The Montgomery Area Emergency Ambulance Service (MAEAS) this year has welcomed changes to our training process for new and current members, gained new equipment and welcomed new personnel.
Greetings from the Montgomery Police Department (MPD). The 2022 and the beginning of 2023 have been a busy time for the MPD. We had a difficult time with the loss of Officer Gordy Prochaska in January. Gordy worked for the MPD in a part-time capacity for 33 years. His laugh and presence will be missed by our agency and the community.
A number of residents in Montgomery have been wondering what is going on with the old Ace Hardware store building on 104 Oak Avenue Southwest. Remodeling of the building and, this past week, a re-pavement of the parking lot, have made people curious.
***Correction***The date from the printed article says the event is Saturday and it should say the event is on Sunday.***
The Montgomery Area Community Club will host Czech May Day on Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. in Heritage Park in Montgomery, with a rainout date of May 13.
The fifth annual event welcomes in spring and features the raising of the Czech May Pole, a 20-30 foot pine tree with all the branches removed except for the very top, leaving a “Christmas Tree,” with ribbons and flowers. Ribbon dances will happen around the May Pole after it is raised.
*** UPDATE 4/26/23 *** The Carver County Sheriff's Office confirms that contact has occurred with Casey. No further assistance from the public is needed in looking for him. The Carver County Sheriff's Office thanks everyone for their assistance in assisting in looking for Casey. Out of privacy for Casey and his family no further information will be provided.***
UPDATE: Highway 19 from Henderson to Highway 169 has now been opened again as of 11 a.m. on April 28. The highway had been closed due to flooding since April 21.
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April 21 - Hwy 19 from Henderson to Hwy 169 closed at 11:30 a.m. due to flooding. Hwy 93 south of Henderson remains closed due to flooding. Motorists should use alternate routes.
Monitor current road information at www.511mn.org (4/21/23 at 11:25 am)
The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office reports a team of searchers looking for signs of Shawn Michael Mooring found a body presumed to be Mooring this morning, Friday, April, 14, in the cattails and trees along the southeastern shoreline of the Silver Lake in Cleveland Township.
Yesterday, Thursday, March 13, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed Highway 93 from Henderson to Highway 169 due to flooding.
Traffic is detoured to Highway 19 until the water recedes.
The roadway will reopen when water has receded, and crews are able to make any necessary repairs.
When a road is closed it is illegal to travel in that area. Motorists can be fined up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail. In addition, if travelers need to be rescued from a closed road, other expenses and penalties will apply.
Tri-City United School District’s Activity Director Chad Johnson was selected by his 40 peer athletic/activity directors to be the 2022-2023 2A Regional Athletic/Activity Administrator of the Year. Johnson’s good friend Jeff Boran, Activities and Community Services Director for Waterville-ElysianMorristown Schools, nominated him for the honor.
Adults Easter egg hunt
Saturday, April 8 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Vintage Escapes and Winery in Kilkenny.
Adult Easter Egg Hunt (21+) at Vintage Escapes Winery! Spots are limited so get your tickets while they last. Costumes and bunny ears encouraged!
Non-refundable tickets are required and the cost is $20 per person (plus tax).
The 34th annual Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant is Saturday, April 15 at the Montgomery American Legion.
Dinner, only available with advanced ticket sales, will be from 5 to 6 p.m. and includes pork, dumplings, sauerkraut and kolacky. The after dinner program emcee’s are Anne Jans and Heather Vikla Dovias. The Czech Little Sisters are Annika and Adalyn Budin. Wyatt Jans will be a Czech helper.
Tri-City United High School band and choir students had a memorable trip March 5-10 at Disney in Florida.
For some students, it was their first time on an airplane, seeing the ocean or even their first time leaving Minnesota.
TCU Music Director Sarah Costello said, “We had an amazing time on our trip! We are so thankful we are able to offer opportunities like this…that we did some fundraising to help lower costs, and students got to experience such wonderful memories on our trip.”
Students from the Tri-City United Business Professional’s of America (BPA) teams placed well at this year’s state competition in Minneapolis during the state Spring Leadership Conference.
The network design team of Josiah Turek and Cole Walters placed first in their category and will be moving on to the national competition in Anaheim, California. Turek and Walters are not the only team from TCU to advance to the national competition. Three other teams (listed below) will be heading to California to compete at the National Leadership Conference April 26-30.
Chuck Wann, who worked for over 50 years with his grandfather, mother and family members to run Suel Printing and The New Prague Times, passed away this past week. He leaves behind a legacy of a family-owned publishing company committed to serving readers and advertisers and helping make the communities they serve better.
Chuck’s obituary appears on newpraguetimes.com and in this week's papers.