The Tri-City United boys’ soccer team finished their season with a game against Mayer Lutheran on Saturday. The Crusaders ran away with the 3-1 win.
The Titans started the game with a leg up on the competition when Chris Ruiz made the first goal, unassisted.
After back-and-forth action, Crusader Jake Benton tied up the game with 17 minutes left in the first 40-minute period.
After the break, the Titans were....
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The time of 16 seconds was the difference between the first and second places of the varsity boys’ times at the New Prague Trojan Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
TCU’s Austin Antony won the boys’ race with his time of 17:05. On his heels was Jacob Malecha of New Prague, who finished 16 seconds later with a time of 17:21.
As a team, the Titans took third. Lakeville South won the meet, and New Prague came in second. The other runner for TCU who finished in the top ten included Hunter Rutt who finished in eighth place with a time of 17:51.

Tri-City United Lonsdale was honored last Thursday as one of 362 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Ten Tri-City United High School seniors were named Homecoming Royalty during a pep fest Monday afternoon, September 30.

Novotny, Gillard, age 84 of South St. Paul, passed away September 25, 2019 at United Hospital in Saint Paul, MN. Preceded in death by his wife, Marion, parents Martin & Mary Novotny, and siblings, Stella Vlasak, Marty Novotny, Millie Morin, and sister-in-law Donna Beckers.

Carol Josephine Lilla, 68, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 20 in Montgomery.
There will be a Celebration of Life for her on Friday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. at the TCU High School Gym followed by a social gathering in the school’s Commons area.
Carol was born on December 22, 1950, in Winona to Francis (Joe) Lilla and Lois (Berg) Lilla. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1969.

People lined up and shopped at the Jar Raffle at Holy Redeemer Church's Fall Festival. The annual event on Sunday also had people shopping at the market, playing bingo, and eating the famous chicken and ham dinner. Music was provided by the Charlie Sticha Band. See more in the print edition. (Wade Young Photo)

The TCU School District is continuing tonight’s home football game in the wake of high school teacher Carol Lilla’s death at the start of school Friday.
The Titans are scheduled to play Fairmont at 7 p.m.
In a email to parents and guardians, Superintendent Teri Preisler, said Lilla loved being a teacher, loved supporting the students, and loved all things connected with activities and opportunities for students. 

The Tri-City United School District lost one of its own Friday morning when Carol Lilla passed away.
Lilla taught Math and Computer Science at TCU High School.
She has been a teacher in the Montgomery area for 46 years, starting at Most Holy Redeemer, then Montgomery-Lonsdale and Tri-City United. She coached sports for several decades.
When she retired from coaching in 2014, Lilla said she entered teaching and coaching because she loves working with kids. She was devoted to her career and students who often saw her at all of the high school events.

People who attended the Town Hall last Wednesday on the proposed $6.7 million fire/ambulance building and City Hall remodel wanted more pieces to their tax puzzle and questioned if the city can afford the plan.
At the meeting’s start, Mayor Tom Eisert clarified that it was the council, staff and administration’s job “not to sell this concept”, but to inform residents of the process and provide the facts. He said decisions for the plan were based on need.

Glenn Edward Wondra, 88, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at Traditions of Montgomery.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Funeral services will be on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. with visitation one-hour prior, all at the funeral home, with Father George Grafsky officiating. Interment will be at Bohemian National Cemetery in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Lions Gift of Sight.

The Pittman Clan was among the hundreds of people to celebrate at Kilkenny's Half-Way to St. Paddy’s Day celebration on Saturday. With perfect weather, the town rolled out the green carpet to Irish dignitaries and people from around state and country. The day included music, food, lots of vendor booths and more. See the print edition for more coverage. (Wade Young photo)

Chart Industries in New Prague will be shipping three 172,000-gallon tanks from its New Prague plant to a Minnesota River port in Savage over the next few days.
The first tank, which is 168 feet long, 17 feet wide and 18 feet tall, will leave the New Prague facility sometime Friday evening, Sept. 13. The tanks, which weigh 395,000 pounds empty, will head south on Highway 21 to Main Street, then go east on Main Street/Highway 19 through downtown New Prague and continue on to Highway 13, then head north on Highway 13 toward Savage.

Fluttering orange and black wings speckled with white spots make the monarch butterfly an unmistakable creature to many in Minnesota and the United States.
This time of year, the seasonal changes signal to the beautiful Monarch to begin its amazing migration hundreds of miles to the remote mountains in Central Mexico.

Seven years ago Martin Brett of Kilkenny, Ireland, made a trip to Kilkenny, MN.
At the time, Brett was the mayor of the community and was extended an invitation to come to Minnesota.
Mayor Brett was present for the first Halfway to St. Paddy’s Day celebration, but he also attended for another reason.
The two cities signed a formal twinning, which is an official document which declared them sister cities.

The TCU Volleyball Team went into Saturday’s tournament at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School on the heels of 3-0 losses to Southwest Christian and Jordan. Coach Renae Chappuis said her team started out slow and without energy.
However, the girls did one thing that has always been an obstacle: beat the mental block.
“The team was able to turn things around and start playing our game. This is exciting for this team as their one weakness has always been the mental games not the physical game,” Chappuis stated.