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Pictured from left, Montgomery American Legion Auxiliary Unit #79 member Connie Shriver, who accepted the 40-year award on behalf of her mother, Ludmilla Malecha; 40-year member Linda Ruhland, and 20-year member Jeanette Kukacka. Missing from the photo are 10-year members Althea Halstead, Jean Jindra, and Zoey Tupy; 20-year member Amy Tupy; 30-year member Rose Eisert, and 60-year member Lila Korbel.
The Montgomery American Legion Post #79 was host to an American Legion birthday bash on Saturday, March 8. During the party, Auxiliary Unit #79 recognized members who have been with the unit for a length of time in ten-year increments.
“A handful of Unit #79 members were celebrated with ‘sincere...
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Newly created accessible seating area of Memorial Stadium grandstand in Memorial Park.
Memorial Park has been receiving some greatly needed improvements over the last year and there is much more to come, as heard at the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Monday, March 10.
Montgomery Public Works added new sand to the volleyball courts and dirt surrounding them last fall....
New Prague High School senior Emily Pumper, left, and junior Josh Langfield will be among many students who will have nearly 100 art pieces on display at New Prague Area Eduction Foundation’s Arts and Activities Spring Showcase, Thursday, March 20, beginning at 5 p.m. at the New Prague Park...
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Montgomery Mayor Tom Eisert welcomes the one resident present to the first of three town hall meetings.
Residents in the city of Montgomery face estimated city taxes doubling for a significant period of time, nearly tripling for a portion of that time, over the next 25 years.
Inflation has caused projects and goods to increase more substantially than projected when the items were first introduced....
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Crews from Selly Excavating are working to repair the water main break on 5th Street NW in Montgomery.
A water main break on 5th Street NW just south of Lexington Avenue NW is being worked on by construction crews from Selly Excavating. Crews on site said it should be fixed completely by about 2 p.m. today, Friday, March 14. More information will be in the print issue of the Montgomery Messenger on...
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The 2025 Kolacky Days winning button design and the designer, Dawn Elfstrand.
Kolacky Days members chose the design from Dawn (Ruhland) Elfstrand as the 2025 Button Contest winner out of 10 entries. The 256 members voted on the design back in November, with designs being accepted in October.
Elfstrand, who now lives in Madison Lake, Minn., and works as a buyer for a school...
Tri-City United School’s Facility Master Planning Advisory Committee is seeking public input on their strategic master plan.
In 2023, a 29-member, cross-community Facility Master Planning Advisory Committee met over the course of nine meetings, culminating in a final report to the TCU School Board...
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Blake Herman, 2024-2025 Masopust King, crowns the 2025-2026 Masopust King, Isaak Worm.
The annual Czech Mardi Gras celebration on Sunday, March 2, marked its silver anniversary, celebrating 25 years as an annual festival in Montgomery with a full house at the Revival on Main.
Entertainment included music by Georges Concertina Band and cultural dancing by the St. Paul Czech and...
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Pictured from the left are firefighters Sean Benz, Travis Rose, Doug Woodgate, and Josh Sivongxay (lower right). If you’d still like to donate, you can search for the team “Montgomery Fire” at fightforairclimb.org to donate there.
Montgomery Fire Department members that participated in the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb are pictured at the event in the Capella Tower in Minneapolis on Saturday. They climbed 52 flights of stairs, with full gear, and raised $1,500 — about $500 more than what was raised last...
New Prague senior Toby Bleess, 11, works to get around two Rochester John Marshall defenders during the first game of the Class AAAA, Section 1 quarterfinals. The Trojans, No. 8 seed, fought through the Thursday, March 6, away game, but saw their season end against No. 1 seeded Rochester John...
