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St. Wenceslaus School principal Kim Doyle is retiring July 1 after 16 years as principal at the New Prague school and 36 years as an educator and administrator.
Doyle said deciding to retire was not easy. “It was a very, very difficult decision,” she said. Doyle had been debating whether to retire...
Waterville Bullhead Days Grand Marshals for 2024 are Gail and Del Point.
At the end of the Bullhead Days celebration Sunday, June 9 the ring binder which has everything you need to know about the event will be handed to another chairman.
Long-time Bullhead Days chairman Del Point will be retiring from this position.
He and his wife Gail have been involved with the...
For more than half a century, the second full weekend in June is dedicated to the annual Waterville Bullhead Days celebration.
There are a number of new musical events this year, the return of a carnival, and some of the regular events have been super-sized for the June 7 thru 9 festival.
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Jarrod Schoenecker photo
Joe Deutsch sits in front of some of the pieces of art that he has created over the years, much as a form of therapy.
As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, a very personal collection of various mediums of art is on display at the Arts and Heritage Center in Montgomery. Joe Deutsch’s collection of art, never intended to be in any sort of gallery or on display, found its way to the center by means of...
Photo courtesy of Dawn Rosival
Wade Young, Executive Director of Aging Services for Communities, talks to the volunteer drivers, homemakers and guests at the annual recognition event held at The Little Dandy on Wednesday, May 15.
Volunteers, homemakers and staff of Aging Services for Communities (ASC) were honored for their dedication to helping senior citizens and people with disabilities at a special recognition event Wednesday, May 15.
Approximately 70 volunteer drivers, homemakers, their guests, the Montgomery office...
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Tri-City United High School students who competed at the BPA nationals. Pictured from the left are Nalia Wagner, Ainsley Narum, Anne Cooper, Olivia Onken, Hannah Lange and Connor Skluzacek.
Earlier this month, six Tri-City United High School students loaded a bus and headed to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport to board a plane for Chicago to participate in the 2024 Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, May 10-14.
Over those five days, they...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Scott County, will install stop signs at the County Road 2/southbound Interstate 35 on and off ramps in Elko New Market Wednesday morning, June 5.
Following installation of the signs, westbound and eastbound County Road 2 motorists,...
New Prague’s Karder Schmoll, 14, is called safe at home as he scored the winning run in the Saturday, June 1, semifinal game for the Section 1AAAA baseball tournament. The Trojans, seeded second, won, 2-1, in the bottom of the eighth inning. New Prague had been trailing fourth seeded Rochester Mayo...
Marty Deutsch of the Elko New Market Public Works Department installs one of 41 banners honoring local veterans, Monday morning, May 20, along Elko New Market’s Main Street. The banners will be up through Labor Day. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Those driving through Elko New Market Monday morning, May 20, likely saw crews from the public works department setting up 41 banners along Main Street. The banners honor local veterans and service members as part of the Hometown Heroes program.
The Elko New Market Fire Department’s fire relief...
Donald Walser, a retired attorney who served as judge advocate for the American Legion, Department of Minnesota, for 20-plus years is the guest speaker for New Prague Memorial Day program, Monday. (Submitted photo)
New Prague and area residents will have the opportunity to honor those who served their country in the military or were taken from us or have passed away since their service during the annual Memorial Day services.
Monday, May 27, begins with visits to area cemeteries to honor war dead and those...
