Julitta “Jule” Franke, 90, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague.
Funeral services will be held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Wednesday, October 10 at 10 am. with visitation from 9 am to 10 am at the church.  Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 9 from 4 to 8 pm at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.

Most Holy Redeemer fourth grader Max Budin, son of Mike and Angie Budin, won Montgomery's 2018 Torchlight Parade Button Design Contest. Torchlight committee members Neaner Kriha and Lynn Heinzig made the announcement Thursday morning, Oct. 4. Budin's winning design features a North Pole sign and snow. According to Kriha, this design will be used as the theme of this year's parade float. Budin won a pizza party for his class and will be invited to ride on the Torchlight Parade float.
Learn more in the Oct. 11 print edition.

Wear, tear and years of water leaks from the bell tower and deteriorating mortar in parts of St. John Lutheran Church have forced its congregation to take action.
On September 12, the church’s congregation unanimously approved a proposal for the Building Restoration Corporation out of Roseville to visually inspect the tower’s exterior to determine the exact causes for the church’s leaks.

This week is Homecoming Week for the Tri-City United School District.
As is common during this week of celebrations, it is also a time for schools to welcome back former students and members and celebrate an organization’s existence. It is a long-standing tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and Canada.

For the second year in a row Lonsdale’s city tax rate is staying the same.
At the Lonsdale City Council meeting held on September 29, the council approved a resolution setting the 2019 preliminary city budget and property tax levy.
“We’re pretty much at the same levy as we were in 2017,” said Lonsdale City Administrator Joel Erickson.
Despite the property tax rate, which is set at 17.64 percent, the same as in 2018, this does not mean residents will not see a change in their city portion of their tax rate.

The Tri-City United Titan Tennis Team finished its regular season play last week with matches against United South Central and Maple River. According to Coach Phil Murry, the team scored some points in each match but couldn’t string together enough points for a win.
In their match against Maple River, the Titans lost 3-4. Murry said the match wasn’t decided until the come-from-behind victory at No. 3 doubles, but he stated the singles players won their matches in No. 2, 3 and 4 spots.

Due to the significant amount of property and agricultural damage after the Sept. 20 storm, the Le Sueur County Board has entered into a resolution which will help county residents.
The commissioners declared Le Sueur County in a State of Emergency Sept. 24 for the high wind storm event of Sept. 20.
During the Oct. 2 meeting, the county board signed a resolution which will waive zoning permit fees and grant administrative variances.
The resolution deals with affected properties as documented in the damage assessment from the storm damage.

The Tri-City United Volleyball Team added four more losses to its 2018 record.
According to the Minnesota State High School League, on September 25, the Titans lost to Medford in three sets 4-25, 10-25, and 21-25.
On September 27, the Titans fell to Norwood-Young America in three sets 9-25, 12-25, and 13-25.
On Saturday, the Titans held an invitational and lost to Cleveland in two sets, and Holy Family Catholic. Against Cleveland, the scores were 25-17 and 14-25. Against Holy Family, the scores were 13-25 and 25-20.
No other information was provided.

Millicent C. (Turek) Andrist, age 96, formerly of Erin Township, Minnesota, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. 
 
Her funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Beverly, Massachusetts on November 21, 2017. 
 
Burial will take place at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Montgomery Minnesota at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Family and friends are invited to the American Legion Post #79 at 12 p.m. in Montgomery for light refreshments and to celebrate Millicent’s life.
 

Elsie M. Lukes, age 91, of New Prague, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.  Elsie was born on April 3, 1927 in Lexington Township, Le Sueur County to Albert and Emma (Dvoracek) Holey.  She was raised in the Le Center area and attended a country school in Lexington Township.  She married Leonard R. Lukes on November 21, 1950 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in North Mankato. The couple started their life together in Mankato, where Elsie worked at Brett’s Department Store.  They moved to St.

Tri-City United High School kicked off Homecoming Week festivities Monday with the coronation of its Homecoming King and Queen. Ben Krohn, son of Scott and Kelle Krohn, was crowned King. Olivia Schoenbauer, daughter of Greg and Sheila Schoenbauer, was crowned Queen. For more, see the print edition. (Wade Young Photo)

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People lined up all day for the annual Holy Redeemer Fall Festival chicken and ham dinner. The family event was held on Sunday, Sept. 30 in the school and church. In addition to the dinner, the crowd was entertained by live music, bingo, a silent auction, raffle, kids games and more. For more, see the print edition. (Wade Young Photo)

David Leonard Skluzacek, 61, of Montgomery, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon with a prayer service to follow all at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
 
David was born on May 18, 1957, in New Prague to James and Leonella (Simek) Skluzacek. He attended Saint John the Baptist Catholic School and Jordan High School. He was united in marriage to Pamela Soine at Vang Lutheran Church in May of 1990. 
 

Gertrude “Gertie” Tuma, 93, of Montgomery, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at Central Health Care in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, Sept. 28 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery at 11 a.m.  Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in Bohemian National Cemetery in rural Montgomery.
 
Gertie, daughter of James and Anna (Kotavy) Tuma, was born in Wheatland Township on February 18, 1925. She lived on the family farm until the age of twenty when she became a housekeeper for the Frank Turek and Joe Kaderlik families. 

MANKATO, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises motorists that Highway 19 from Henderson to Highway 169 has a high probability of closing on Tuesday, September 25 with the current river forecast.
It is unknown at this time whether Highway 93 from Henderson to Highway 169 will need to be closed. MnDOT crews will do what they can to keep traffic safe and moving.
Highway 93 closed on Friday due to flooding from the Rush River, but crews were able to open the roadway on Sunday.

A lasting honor for the memory of a man who dedicated his life to teaching and coaching is now permanent at the football field in Le Center.
 
A bench in the honor of the late Fred Schmiesing was dedicated on Monday at the west end of the Le Center Middle School football field. Schmiesing spent his life teaching and coaching youth, with the past several years on the field with his son, John, and the TCU seventh and eighth grade Titans.
 
The bench was installed a day after the five-month anniversary of Fred’s passing.
 
Read more in the print edition.