Keith R. Pieper, age 72 of Henderson, died Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Ridgeview Nursing and Rehab Center in Le Sueur. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Henderson. Fr. Sam Perez will officiate the Mass. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, June 21 and one hour prior to Mass on Saturday, all at the church in Henderson. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Henderson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Joe Weiers went 4-for-4 and Collin Dorzinski 3-for-5 as New Prague banged out 13 hits in a 12-7 win over Rogers in the State Class AAAA baseball tournament Saturday, June 15. Dorzinski, Cade Pavek and Spencer Kajer each had three RBIs
The win puts them in the State Championship game against East Ridge, which defeated defending state champion Stillwater 6-5 in extra innings in the other semifinal game. The championship game will be played at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Target Field.

John Krocak of Montgomery, center, races for home plate during a costumed obstacle course at the third annual Home Run Derby the evening of Saturday, June 15, at Union Hill. The event was a fundraiser for Aurora Jesperson, daughter of Nate and Sarah Jesperson of Elko New Market. Despite the rain, many people showed up for the fun filled event. In the background, from left, are Ted Nytes, owner of Nytes Cabinets and Home Town Bats, sponsor of the Home Run Derby, Michael McCrady of St.

The New Prague Trojans took a big lead, saw Rogers pull to within a run, then scored four runs in the seventh to claim a 12-7 win in the State Class AAAA tournament Saturday at CHS Field in St.Paul.
New Prague will face East Ridge in the State championship game, scheduled for 7 pm Thursday, June 20, at Target Field in Minneapolis.
See more on the game , including photos, later tonight and in the print edition of The New Prague Times.

Jake Deutsch made a big defensive play in the bottom of the sixth to stop a Blaine threat, then singled and scored the winning run in the seventh as the New Prague Trojans upset the No. 2 seed Blaine Bengals 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the State Class AAAA baseball tournament Friday, June 14, at CHS Field in St. Paul.
The Trojans scored a run in the second when Cade Pavek scored on a base hit by Sam Novak.

Russell Harry Dietz, 72, of Montgomery, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in Mankato. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with a funeral service following. Interment will be at a later date.
Russell was born on September 30, 1946, to Harry and Leota (Busta) Dietz. He graduated from Montgomery High School. He was in the US Army Reserves and Montgomery Police Reserves.

Members of the New Prague High School baseball team got a big sendoff Thursday afternoon, June 13, as they left for the State Class AAAA baseball tournament in St. Paul. A big crowd of fans, including family members and players with the New Prague Youth Baseball Association, cheered them on as they boarded a bus. New Prague is scheduled to face Blaine at 3 p.m. Friday, June 14, at CHS Field in St. Paul in a first-round game.

Who will step up to bat for a local family’s little princess?
The third annual Home Run Derby sponsored by Ted Nytes, owner of Nytes Cabinets and Home Town Bats, will be held this Saturday, June 15 at Union Hill ballpark west of New Prague, starting at 5 p.m. The event will benefit a little girl named Aurora and her family, who could use a boost of spirits and funds at this time.

Television news and daily papers have been talking about a series of car break-ins and burglaries that have been occurring late at night in communities around the Twin Cities. One report says that it appears to be an organized burglary ring, with as many as a dozen communities around the Twin Cities seeing a rise in such thefts.

New Market is now the lone undefeated Class C team in the Dakota-Rice- Scott League, as they won three games during the week, upping their record to 13-0. The Muskies have a 3-1/2 game lead over second-place St. Patrick, which lost their first game of the season to Faribault.
Faribault, Elko and Prior Lake all won two games as well during the past week.

She began her career in a small country school in 1949 and taught for just a few years until she married. When her children got older, Anna Mae Witt became a school teacher in New Prague, and is known widely for her dedication, patience and the love so many in the community feel for her. When Praha Village opened its doors to seniors in January, 2019, Anna Mae became one of its earliest residents. Now, she graciously welcomes new residents and neighbors to the community.

Phyllis (Olund) Johnson, 98, of New Prague died June 11, 2019 at the Mala Strana Residence in New Prague.
She is survived by her son Reid (Cynthia) and grandchildren Brianna (Eric) Fischer, Aaron (Mary-Elizabeth) Johnson, and Lizzy (Alex) Larson, and three great-grandchildren, Maribelle Fischer, Zella Fischer and Winter Larson.

A send-off for the New Prague High School baseball team will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the New Prague High School bus parking lot, on the north side of the building. Those attending are asked to park in the North Student parking lot, directly across from the Skateboard park, to avoid congestion behind the high school, and then gather in the parking lot where the bus will pick up the varsity players. This event is for students, parents, fans and New Prague Youth Baseball players, who are encouraged to wear their Trojan baseball uniform or Trojan gear.

The New Prague Trojans will face Blaine in the fist round of the State Class AAAA baseball tournament Friday, June 14, at CHS Field in St. Paul.
Coaches for the eight tournament teams seeded the top five teams Saturday. Stillwater, the defending state champion, received the top seed and Blaine was seeded No. 2. Hopkins is the No. 3 seed, with Mounds View No. 4 and East Ridge No. 5. Three of the seeded teams (Stillwater, Mounds View and East Ridge) are from the Suburban East Conference.

Minnesota Viking Anree Saint-Amour, left, signs a football for Kolby Nixon as Joel and Dylan Greening watch. Saint-Amour was among 18 Vikings players and coaches to attend the annual Le Sueur County Sheriff's Mounted Posse’s Take a Kid Fishing Day on Saturday, June 8, at Beaver Dam Resort. There were 75 children ages 8 to 15 that participated, who each got a football that they could have Vikings players sign. The youngsters and Vikings also went out on boats to fish for two hours. For more see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times and Montgomery Messenger.

You CAN get there from here....
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Friday morning that Highway 19 from Highway 169 to Henderson opened to traffic this morning, Friday, June 7 - just in time for the city’s Prince Festival on Saturday.
Highway 93 from 169 to Henderson opened on June 1 leaving both major roadways into Henderson clear for one of the city’s many summer celebrations.