The Tri-City United Titans capitalized on drives and their scoring performance when they cruised to an 18-8 victory over Saint Peter on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
TCU set the tone that they were out to win on the opening drive of the game. The offense barreled 62 yards, converted three first-downs, and put up a score by starting running back Mason O’Malley.

Winners were announced last week in the annual Patriot’s Pen essay writing competition at the area Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Patriot’s Pen program is open to students in grades six to eight. This year’s theme is “What is Patriotism to Me?” The first place winner from Montgomery sponsored by the Montgomery VFW Post 5340 was Allison Rynda, a sixth grader from Most Holy Redeemer School.

On November 11, 2020, the sincere message to veterans was clear: thank you for your service.
A handful of veterans heard this in the annual Veterans Day program in the Tri-City United Performing Arts Center. The program, which was live-streamed to the public and other students in the TCU District, included speeches, music and awards.
One od the speakers was its own. TCU Montgomery teacher and veteran Collin Scott, used his time at the podium to....
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The task can seem daunting. Staying positive during the COVID pandemic has felt - at times - like I am climbing Mount Everest.
How can we expect to be positive when officials tell us the pandemic rages on?
We can’t be with family during Thanksgiving.
Our kids’ sports are cancelled, then started again. They play, but then the season ends when kids get sick.
The kids are in school, then are told their distance learning because too many people are getting sick.

Wayne S. Mader, age 79, of Le Sueur, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at St.

Be sure to shop local with all of the new restrictions starting Friday, Nov. 20th.

Leslie John Emmers, 90, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 9 to 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Military honors will be provided by the Le Center area Veterans Honor Guard.

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TCU is out of the playoffs.
According to TCU Activities Director Chad Johnson, although the kids and coaches were doing the right things regarding COVID-19 protocols, they lost the battle of staying Covid clean.  
“TCU will unfortunately have to remove itself from the 2020 Football playoffs. We are disappointed we will not get to have our matchup with Fairmont on Tuesday night,” Johnson said on Monday.

Marcella A. Blaeser, 94, of Montgomery passed away Monday, Nov. 9 at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. Public services are postponed until a later date. Private interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.
Marcella was born April 16, 1926, in Kimball, South Dakota to Joseph and Anna (McAvinney) Smith. She married Willard “Bill” Blaeser in January of 1952 and raised a family. She was known for her excellent tailoring. She loved horses, sewing, flowers, gardening and puzzles.

The 2020 senior class of Tri-City United High School showed why “seniors rule” when they beat the junior class 20-14 in this year’s powderpuff football game at the high school athletic complex.
After being postponed due to the October 20 snowstorm, the school officials took advantage of the above-average temperatures Wednesday, Nov. 4 and held the game that pits the seniors against the juniors.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 12, 2020 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a finite sequence of well-defined, computer-implementable instructions, typically to solve a class of problems or to perform a computation.
To put it in layman’s terms, an algorithm is what keeps us addicted to our electronic devices.

In Montgomery lower prices for cable TV or internet might be on the horizon.
Officials in Montgomery are studying what it would look like to install a municipal fiber optic network. One potential result, municipal broadband, is a growing trend that allows cities owning fiber optic cables to rent them out to private companies like cable and internet providers.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 12, 2020 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

A beautiful, quiet room tucked in the corner of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic School’s basement has been transformed into an atrium, a special room that now houses a program aimed at fostering young children’s relationships with God.
The program, which opened locally in late September, is called Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 12, 2020 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

The Tri-City United Titans capitalized on drives and their scoring performance when they cruised to an 18-8 victory over Saint Peter on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
TCU set the tone that they were out to win on the opening drive of the game. The offense barreled 62 yards, converted three first-downs, and put up a score by starting running back Mason O’Malley.

The TCU Football Team broke a three-game losing streak when it shutout Belle Plaine 8-0 on Friday in Belle Plaine.
The defensive battle saw only one touchdown in the game. It came at the end of a 97-yard drive that took up the majority of the second quarter when Marco Reyes connected with quarterback, Payton Hennen for a 32-yard touchdown reception.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 12, 2020 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.