Coming into Tuesday’s Section 3AAA showdown between ranked opponents, the No. 4 seed Tri-City United Titans and No. 5 seed Sibley East Wolverines, the TCU team thought it had a chance to move through the brackets. But at the end of the day, the Wolverines handed TCU another loss to end its season.
The visiting Wolverines shutout the Titans 27-0 with four touchdowns on the ground.
The Titans’ only win on the season came against Sibley East on September 27 with a score of 14-0. The Wolverines finished the regular season with a 2-6 record.

He won!
For 15 years, the Moser family has held a pumpkin-growing contest, and never, never before, has Jason Moser's name graced the coveted traveling pumpkin trophy... until now.
Jason Moser of Montgomery won his extended family contest by growing a whopping 551-pound pumpkin in his backyard.
"We're always trying to beat dad or grandpa," Moser laughed. "But, it isn't easy. My dad doesn't get beat very often."

Mark “Cid” Choudek, 63, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.
In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Holy Redeemer School or Montgomery Community Foundation.

The restoration of a little historic church’s steeple will be Le Sueur County Historical Society’s first big project, since the group’s leadership changed in June.
The project, which carries an estimated price tag of $174,000, includes the building of a new, historically accurate steeple, the erection of that steeple, and the installation of a new roof on the 160-year-old Ottawa Stone Church, one of four historic properties owned by LCHS.

The TCU Titan Football Team is getting a home playoff game after going 1-7 on the season. The Section 3AAA game will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the TCU High School Athletic Complex. The Titans, #4 seed, will face Sibley East, #5 seed.
Tri-City United lost its Wednesday, Oct. 16 contest against Norwood Young America (NYA) with a score of 6-18 in Norwood. The Titans’ only win on the season came against Sibley East on September 27 with a score of 14-0.

Crews are close to completing the construction on Highway 99 from Highway 13 to Highway 21 and from St. Peter to Le Center. Weather permitting, the detour east of Highway 13 could be removed by Friday, October 18.
The $8 million, summer-long project covered an assortment of improvements for the traveling public with many of the tasks centered on improving safety. Work on Highway 99 from the Minnesota River Bridge to Le Sueur County Road 38 included:
- Resurfaced from MN River Bridge to railroad crossing

The Le Sueur County Board received the 2018 audit report during their Tuesday, Oct. 15 meeting.
Amanda Mboga of BakerTilly provided the report.
Mboga said there were only two minor findings related to EFT policies and collateralization of deposits.
She added the county has exceeded the benchmarks her firm has set for them.
The 2018 financial statement highlights included the outstanding general obligation debt of $31,430,859, which is 28.8 percent of the county’s debt capacity.

A purrrfect fundraiser on Sunday in Lonsdale raised more than $15,000 for the care of stray and feral felines.
The non-profit 501(c)(3) Wee3beasties: Saving the Strays was the recipient of the funds raised from the sixth annual Pancakes for Paws event at the Lonsdale American Legion.
Proceeds of the event cover medical treatments and care for the cats and kittens at the shelter. The New Prague nonprofit is entirely run by volunteers, and founder Dr. Jean Craig.

Four Tri-City United High School students are taking part in a new, after-school class that will have them designing student-friendly furniture for a local company.
The school has partnered with Minnesota Millwork and Fixtures in Lonsdale, which designs and builds furniture for restaurants across the nation, to give students career-related experience.
Students taking the course have all expressed interest in engineering.

Ronald S. Bergstrom (‘Bubs’) of Northfield formerly of Elko, MN, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2019 at Three Links Care Center, Northfield, MN. Preceded in death by parents Joseph and Florence Bergstrom of Elko, MN; sister Doris (Raymond) Cousins of Worthington, MN; brothers Loren (Vi) Bergstrom of Chaska; Duane Bergstrom of New Market/Morristown, MN. Survived by sister Marcella ‘Marcy’ (Gordon) Tripp of Santa Clarita, CA; Sister-in-law Bernice ‘Sis’ (the late Duane) of New Market/Morristown, MN. Loved by 13 nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Herbert “Frank” Thomas, 90, of Montgomery, died on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with a rosary at 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery.
Interment will be in St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery in Heidelberg.

Robert J. Hanek, 79, of Faribault, passed away on October 12, 2019 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Bob was born on June 5, 1940 to Augusta S. and John A. Hanek in rural Le Sueur County. He graduated from high school in Montgomery, MN and then spent six years serving in the U.S. Army. He married Carol A. Sensibaugh on October 26, 1963 and they made their home and raised their family in Faribault. Bob was employed for over 40 years at McQuay’s in Faribault until his retirement.

Beginning Oct. 11, all operations at the office will be temporarily located to the Belle Plaine Post Office at 233 N. Meridian St., Belle Plaine. Customers may retrieve their P.O. Box mail and notice left items from the Belle Plaine Post Office with photo ID.

Corinne Skluzacek, a fourth grader at TCU-Lonsdale, is this year’s button designer for the Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Celebration in Montgomery. The daughter of Ryan and Jenny Skluzacek was told the exciting news at a special event at school on Friday.
Torchlight organizers Neaner Kriha and Anita Rynda had the fourth grade classes assemble in a commons area before announcing Skluzacek had created the winning button design.

The TCU High School Marching Band provided the music for the Homecoming Parade on Friday. The parade also featured other athletes and students with homemade Titan Pride signs. The Titan Football Team is scheduled to take on the Belle Plaine Tigers at 7 p.m. (Wade Young Photo)

TCU kicked Off Homecoming Week on Monday with the crowning of its Homecoming King and Queen. Ryan Smith was crowned King, and Keilee Westlie was crowned Queen. The coronation was held in the high school gym. It included music and TCU's spin on the popular game show "Family Feud." See more in the print edition. (Wade Young photo)