On an unseasonably warm day Saturday, Dec. 28, with temperatures in the 40s, New Prague High School alums returned to the gridiron for the 65th anniversary of the Sno-Bowl, a spirited friendly tackle football contest between the Polars and Ptarmigans within the friendly confines of Memorial Park.
Frosty the snowman waves to the crowd at New Prague’s 28th Annual Holiday Parade of Lights on Main Street Friday night, Dec. 6. Frosty was one of several characters who greeted people as the parade made its way east on Main Street to Memorial Park, where there was a tree lighting, music, hot chocolate and fireworks.
For more on the annual celebration see an upcoming print edition of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Union Hill Bar & Grill owner Ryan Klein of New Prague pled guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, and admitted to crashing his vehicle shortly after leaving his bar on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, according to a Le Sueur County Sheriffs Office incident report and court records obtained.
Overnight Closure Alert: Highway 169 South of Jordan Dec. 5, 6
Highway 169 in one direction closes overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) from Park Blvd to Highway 282 / Scott County Road 9 on Dec. 5 and 6. Northbound Highway 169 will be closed 12/5; Southbound Highway 169 will be closed 12/6. See Detour Map for temporary alternate routes.
The beginning of December brings a change as Paul Busch will be stepping down from the New Prague American Legion’s board of directors. He estimated he has served on the board for 12 years.
A Vietnam veteran who served from 1968- 1969, he was a specialist four in the Army and was in an artillery unit. Busch said he served at three bases; Phu Bai, Camp Evans, an Air Force air strip, and Dong Ha.
New Prague Realtor Pat Sullivan and insurance agent Molly McGillen and their staffs gave away 200 pumpkin pies to people who stopped by Memorial Park Sunday, Nov. 24. Traffic backed up onto E Main Street well before the advertised 11 a.m. start time, prompting an early start to the giveaway. By 11:33 a.m., all 200 12-inch pies had been handed out. McGillen and Sullivan said the giveaway was to thank the community for its support over the past year. Sullivan and McGillen started discussing the plan earlier this fall.
Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason, along with the Mounted Posse and The Sheriff’s Youth Project, have once again come together to launch the project, “Believe in the Magic of Christmas.”
The project “will provide an opportunity for our community to come together and spread a little Christmas Magic for a very deserving family.”
Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at approximately 10:21 p.m., the Scott County 911 Dispatch Center received a report of an armed robbery at the Red Fox Tavern, located on the 22815 block of Pillsbury Ave. in New Market Township.
The suspect entered the establishment, demanded cash, and left the scene on foot after obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, according to the Scott County Sheriff's Office. Two employees were present during the incident and no injuries were reported.
Joe Johnson
Rice County Emergency Management Director
As winter approaches, it's critical to prepare for extreme cold, snow, and icy conditions. These storms can last a few hours or several days and cut off heat, power, and communication.
Winter storms create a higher risk of car crashes, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, residential fires, and heart attacks from overexertion.
To ensure that you and your loved ones are prepared, follows these steps:
New Prague and the area will be represented by a DFLer who successfully navigated her first re-election bid and a police chief making his initial bid for state elected office.
He remembers members of the honor guard at a veterans’ funeral several years ago. Their presence meant a lot to the family of the former soldier. It told the family their loved one’s service was not forgotten. John Giesen took that memory and uses it to fuel an unyielding commitment to remember, to honor, the community’s veterans.
“There was an opening so I did not have to wait,” Giesen said. “The families of the veterans, they all really enjoy it.”
In observance of Veterans Day Monday, Nov. 11, New Prague Area School District 721, St. Wenceslaus School, Praha Village, and Mala Strana Rehabilitation and Care Center, have scheduled programs over two days. The events are being held Friday, Nov. 8, and Tuesday, Nov. 12, as schools will be closed Nov. 11.
The New Prague Veterans Honor Guard will participate in, and present our nation’s colors at all scheduled observances listed. All New Prague area veterans are welcome and encouraged to attend any or all of the observances scheduled.
A single-ballot distribution error on Monday, Nov. 4, at the Public Works facility and a subsequent ballot scanning
machine malfunction will have Scott County re-scanning the proper ballots for approximately 13,000 ballots beginning at 4 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 8).
All potentially affected candidates have been updated on the situation, which may or may not still result in a recount.
The New Prague Veterans Honor Guard and St. Wenceslaus School students observe Veterans Day Friday morning, Nov. 8, at the New Prague Veterans Memorial. The ceremony honored those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Friday was one of two days for Veterans Day observances. The second day will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, with ceremonies at New Prague’s three elementary schools, plus Praha Village senior apartments and Mala Strana Rehabilitation and Care Center. For more on Veterans Day observances see an upcoming print edition of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Updated as of Wednesday, November 6 at 9:30 a.m. per the Secretary of States website.
Voters in the New Prague area for the most part returned incumbent candidates to their posts on city councils, the school board and county boards according to unofficial returns posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website Tuesday night, Nov. 5.