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One-third of TCU high school students receive academic letters
TCU High School Principal Alan Fitterer says that 201 out of about 600 Tri-City United High School students received academic letters and were celebrated the school’s Academic Letter Breakfast and Program on Thursday, March 21.
In order to qualify for an academic letter, students must earn at least...
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The 2024 Poppy Princess Elizabeth “Izzi” Kotek (center), 11, will represent the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 this year. Izzi is pictured with her parents Corey (left) and Bobbi Kotek, of Montgomery.
Elizabeth “Izzi” Kotek, 11, was crowned as the Montgomery American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79’s 2024 Poppy Princesses at the April 10th monthly American Legion Auxiliary meeting.
Izzi is the daughter of Corey and Bobbi Kotek of Montgomery. Corey is the the Post 79 Commander.
Poppy Princesses are...
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The 2024 Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota royalty and distinguished guests, from the right, Miss Czech Slovak Wisconsin Queen 2023-2024 Trinity Pesko; Junior Ambassadors R. J. Timmerman and Keely Kluzak; 2nd Princess Alexia Timmerman, Queen Sarah Langridge, 1st Princess Gabrielle Stoudt; Junior Ambassadors Ella Flicek and Kailey Flicek; Miss Czech Slovak U.S. 1st Runner Up Drew Henja. Missing from the photo was Lilli Sticha.
First boy Junior Ambassador entered into program
Saturday evening was a gathering from around the state at the Montgomery American Legion for the 35th Annual Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant.
Festivities started with an authentic Czech meal, prepared by board member and Head Chef Josh Gare and...
Two weeks after board members struggled to approve cutting $3.5 million from the general fund, the New Prague School District is once again looking at a plan to reduce the cost of one of its biggest expenses – veteran teachers.
Monday, April 8, during a board workshop, the school board heard a...
Carrie Simon, her husband Russ, and their children, Lucas, 16, and Liam, 9, will be the guests of honor at the annual Roman Barten Memorial Breakfast Sunday, April 14, at the KC Hall in New Prague.
Carrie Simon, of Montgomery, went to the doctor in early 2022 thinking it would be a typical doctor visit. In February of 2022, she went through surgery. She and her husband, Russ, believed it was just an ovarian cyst. The doctors thought it was about 18 centimeters, and it ended up being 35...
The Koko and Sam Tarr family of New Prague told New Prague City Council they had concerns their son was racially profiled and was being harassed by a member of the New Prague Police Department. The family said they are originally from Liberia and have been living in New Prague for four years. The...
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Asher Miller, left, and Eli Miller, right, pose with the famous Easter Bunny.
Ambassadors looking for candidates
The Lonsdale Ambassadors annual Easter Egg Hunt once again drew hundreds of area families to Lonsdale’s Jaycee Park on Saturday, March 30.
Miss Lonsdale Ambassador royalty facilitating the three age group-separated hunts were Miss Lonsdale Alli Simon, Miss...
Rose Hollermann will be competing in her 4th Paralympic Games this fall in Paris, France.
Elysian native Rose Hollermann has been selected to her fourth straight United States Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team.
Her selection was made following the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) selection camp, held March 27-31 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training...
The cast of New Prague High School’s spring play, “You Can’t Take it With You” includes (left to right, back row) Ben Fletcher, Gabriel Challberg, Carson Prochaska, Rowan Anderson, Kayla Dvorak, Reese Dickerson, Savannah Houwman, Lauren Shea, Savannah Ryburn, Danica Den Hartog, Leslie Otero; (front row) Mikkal Hvidsten, Kayla Einertson, Jericho Juenemann, Olivia Phipps, Kadyn Anderson and Carson Logelin. Performances are this Friday and Saturday at the high school auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Performances of New Prague High School’s spring play “You Can’t Take it With You,” are Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. both nights, in the high school auditorium. Tickets can be bought online at https://gofan.co/app/school/MN19627 or at the door of each performance.
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The New Prague City Council directed city staff at its Monday, April 1, meeting to move forward with work on a 54-unit apartment to be located on the lot south of Walgreens along Chalupsky Avenue SE.
City staff will be working on an application from the Workforce Housing Development Program with...
