As part of the Praha Village grand opening a ribbon cutting ceremony was held with dignitaries from the City of New Prague, business leaders and leaders from the groups that built and those who run Praha Village. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Thu, 06/20/2019 - 9:53am

Praha Village grand opening welcomes many

Praha Village, New Prague’s new senior apartment complex, welcomed an estimated 300 to 400 people, or more, to its grand opening the afternoon of Thursday, June 13. The ceremony included a brief...

Members of the New Prague Rotary Club, plus family, from left, Shannon Brusseau,
Cody Jacobson, Dan Jacobson, Emily Jacobson, Tonya Jacobson, Bob Hansen, Jessica Dohm and Luther Onken help move furniture from Hope House in New Prague on Tuesday, May 28. Hope House at 305 Columbus Ave. N in New Prague has served homeless families for five years. It is closing due to structural problems with the 1955 house. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Thu, 06/20/2019 - 9:46am

Hope House closes at old location, moving to Holy Trinity

For five years Hope House at 305 Columbus Ave. N in New Prague has been a temporary residence for families that have been without a home. The 1955 house, across the street from Mayo Clinic Health...

Anne Jans talks about kroje, the Czech ethnic dress, to 22 people during the Tuesday, June 11, meeting of the Czech Heritage Club in New Prague. Jans describes herself as more of an enthusiast than an expert on kroje as there is so much to learn. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Thu, 06/20/2019 - 9:29am

Relating the history of kroje

“I am not an expert, I describe myself as an enthusiast,” said Anne Jans during her presentation about kroje (Czech traditional ethnic dress) at the Tuesday, June 11, meeting of the Czech Heritage...

Tue, 06/18/2019 - 1:08pm

Off and running, biking, walking and blading

The third annual Final Leg Torch Run 5K in New Prague, sponsored by Electromed, was held the morning of Tuesday, June 18, and drew 36 people. Adults and children were traveling the route by bike and...

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Public Notices - The New Prague Times 6-6-19

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New Prague Police Chief Jim Gareis, left, with new Officer Andrew Hallberg and Mayor Chuck Nickolay after Hallberg was given the oath of office at the New Prague City Council’s Monday, June 3, meeting. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

City to have two new police officers

New Prague Times

The New Prague City Council welcomed a new police officer at its Monday, June 3, meeting. Mayor Chuck Nickolay administered the oath of office to Andrew Hallberg, who had successfully completed his field training. Police Chief Jim Gareis provided a brief history of Hallberg, stating that he had...

Keep kids active during the summer

New Prague Times

“There’s nothing to do! I’m bored.” With school out for the summer, the nearly 4,000 students in New Prague Area Schools and parochial schools are looking for ways to fill their time. After nine months of living a structured lifestyle - be in class at this time, eat lunch, go to recess, etc., the...

How do you celebrate June?

New Prague Times

For many people around New Prague, they already know June is National Dairy Month. A time to bring awareness about dairy farmers and celebrate the vast assortment of foods that come from dairy, such as milk, cheese, ice cream, butter, custard, cottage cheese, cream cheese, yogurt and many others....

New Prague city crews and staff from Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul Inc. move a new substation transformer into place along Columbus Avenue SE on Monday, June 3. The new transformer is expected to be up and running within a week and replaces one that had been in service since 1975. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

NP Utilities installs new substation transformer

New Prague Times

New Prague city crews and staff from Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul Inc., were busy on Monday, June 3, along Columbus Avenue SE. Residents could see the huge crane brought in to lift the old substation transformer out and install a new transformer. City Utilities General Manager Bruce Reimers said...

Zack Morris ran the opening leg of the 4x800 relay for the Trojans. The foursome placed fifth at the Section 2AA meet. (Photo courtesy of Emily Everson)

Boys track team competes at Section meet

New Prague Times

The New Prague Trojan boys track and field team ended its season Friday, May 31, at the Section 2AA meet. While the Trojans did not advance any athletes to the state meet, Coach Nick Meyer said that the team had a strong showing on the Gustavus Adolphus College track. “We had one of our best team...

New Prague’s Evan Minar gets a hit for the Trojans during their loss to St. Cloud Saturday,
June 1, at the State Adapted Softball Tournament. (Chuck Kajer Photo)

Adapted team loses 2 at state

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

Softball team fought hard in both of their games at last week’s state tournament, but came up short in both as they went 0-2 in the tournament at Chanhassen High School. The Trojans opened with a 9-4 loss to eventual tournament champion Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville and then lost 8-6 to St. Cloud...

Lambrecht - Maruska

New Prague Times

Amanda Maruska, daughter of Paul and JoAnne Maruska, and Tony Lambrecht, son of Diane and Kyle Stoleson and Randy and Linda Lambrecht, were married Saturday, May 4, 2019, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in New Prague. Father Kevin Clinton officiated at the 3 p.m. ceremony. Lectors were Molly O’...

Hauer

New Prague Times

Don and Rose Marie Hauer are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married June 6, 1959, at St. Wenceslaus Church in New Prague. The couple has lived their entire lives in the New Prague-Heidelberg area.

Picka

New Prague Times

Ken and Linda Picka of New Prague will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 23, with an open house from 2 to 6 p.m. at the KC Hall in New Prague. Ken Picka and Linda Hartman were married June 21, 1969, at St. Benedict Catholic Church. All relatives and friends are welcome.