The Montgomery City Council held a workshop on Monday. It’s only agenda item: discuss a new police facility.
Among the things the council talked about were locations for the department, new construction or remodel an existing building. Each member was given homework to search the city for possible locations.

Minnesota’s 1,781 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 9. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March.
Residents of the townships will meet to voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and also vote directly on their annual tax levy; direct democracy in action. Citizens attending annual meetings also often discuss and vote on other local issues.
In addition, many of the state’s townships will hold their township officer elections on Tuesday’s Township Day.

The end of the rainbow will be found in Le Center on March 12 and 13 when the community hosts its annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration.
According to posts on its social media page, the celebration will be held - with adjustments from the global pandemic and requirements put in place by the state.
The celebration’s Queen Candidate Talent Show will be held on Saturday, March 6 at the Le Center American Legion Post 108 by invitation only. It will begin at 3 p.m.

Rich spices, authentic tortillas, tempting treats, unique beverages, and fresh Latino foods are available at Montgomery’s newest business, Colima Market.
The market, which is located at 208B 1st Street North, is owned by Gaylord residents Saul Cardenas and his son, Eric. Their family members are currently helping them run the store, which opened December 20, 2020.

The Le Sueur County Historical Society has remained busy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The society recently finished repairs of the old Cleveland Methodist Church, which currently houses many of the society’s artifacts.
In late fall, the large, overgrown lilac hedge on the building’s west side was removed to give better visibility to the building’s exterior in an attempt to deter people from breaking in. According to LCHS, several breaches have occurred at the church in recent years, but none of the artifacts appear to have been taken or damaged.

Starting March 10, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Coborn’s, Inc., will begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine).  
  “The entire Coborn’s team is honored to be on the leading edge of providing the COVID vaccine to members of our communities,” said Jason Miller, Pharmacy Clinical Program Manager. “We strongly recommend that EVERYONE receive the COVID-19 vaccine when they are eligible to receive it.”

UPDATED: Wed., March 3, 2021
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office has released the names involved in the two-vehicle, fatal crash on March 2. 
                According to Steve Collins, Captain of Services and Support for the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, Marcia Back, 32, of Morris, the driver of the Hyundai Elantra, died at the scene. Ryan Trcka, 20, of Montgomery, the driver of the 1995 Chevrolet pickup, was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. 
                Calls to the hospital regarding the status of his condition, were not returned.

Due to a spike in number of coronavirus cases and quarantined students, TCU High School is returning to a hybrid learning model.
Superintendent Lonnie Seifert made the announcement Thursday after six confirmed covid-19 cases were reported, and 86 students were quarantined due to being identified as close contacts since Tuesday.
That total represents 18 percent of the high school population.
He added those numbers may increase because the district is waiting on other test results.

Wearing a seatbelt helped a man escape injury when his car rolled on Le Sueur County Road #3 in Montgomery, in the early morning hours on Thursday, Feb. 18.
According to Anne Doyle, her son, Phillip, 21 of Montgomery, was going to work at Technical Methods, Inc. in Lonsdale around 6 a.m. on the outskirts of Montgomery when another car traveling westbound on County Road 142 (dirt road) ran a stop sign and forced Phillip to slam on his brakes to avoid a crash.

Among a country and FFA-theme display on the stage of the Performing Arts Center, TCU High School crowned its Snow & FFA Week royalty on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Crowned King was Reece Weydert. Crowned Queen was Kylie Maxa. (Wade Young photo)

Without the fanfare of a Masopust celebration, a new king was named on Sunday.
Korey Mach, the son of...
To see more on this story, pick up the February 18, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

A respected Czech Country supper club has become the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing its permanent closure on Thursday.
The Lakeside Supper Club, located on Lake Pepin on Highway 13/21 between Montgomery and New Prague, has been closed since the initial COVID-19 "stay at home" order in March last year, and will not be re-opening.
In a Facebook post to its patrons, owner George Kukacka and Catering Manager, Jayne Hirdler, made the decision with “heavy hearts and profound sadness” not to re-open.

Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects elementary, middle, and high school teachers to participate in the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher program.
Montgomery V.F.W. Post 5340 recently bestowed three local teachers with the honor for their work in...
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Members of the Webster Willing Workers had a food drive for the Lonsdale Food Shelf and collected 354 pounds of food. Members dropping off the donation at the Lonsdale Food Shelf are (left to right, front row) Mara and Heather; (back row) Maggie, Lucy, Vivian, Gretchen, Reagan, Sophie and Clara. The cold weather didn’t stop the members from reaching out to others to serve the community.

Montgomery sees biggest home-building boom in more than a decade
Next year, Montgomery’s estimated market value will get a boost of close to $9.5 million, thanks to 50 new homes built in 2020.
“We’ve had quite a housing boom,” said City Administrator Brian Heck.
Building new homes in Montgomery surged last...
 
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TCU’s Snow Week royalty candidates include (front, from left) Arya Menk, Kylie Maxa, Josie Plut, Jessica Dull, (back) Alex Bass, Jack Paggen, Reece Weydert, Collin Barnett and Juan Figueroa. Missing is Emily Chmelik. Read more about Snow Week in the print edition. (Wade Young Photo)