Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Le Sueur County Historical Society will hold an informational meeting to bring everyone up to speed on Thursday, March 14. It will be held in the 4-H building on the Le Sueur County Fairground at 4:30 p.m.
According to Kevin Wetherille, one of the attorneys from Jaspers, Moriarty & Wetherille, said the meeting will inform anyone interested in the status of their efforts in the LCHS case.

The New Prague Trojan adapted floor hockey team defeated Wayzata/Minnetnoka 12-2 Thursday, March 7, to earn a spot in the State CI Adapted Floor Hockey Tournament March 15-16 at Bloomington Jefferson High School.
The team, which is 10-0 on the season, enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed from the south, and will face Anoka-Hennepin at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Win or lose, they play at least one more game on Saturday.
The team includes students from New Prague, Tri-City United, Le Sueur-Henderson, Belle Plaine and Jordan schools.
See more in the March 14 print edition.

The New Prague Trojan adapted floor hockey team defeated Stillwater and Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville last week.
The Trojans are 8-0 and tied with South Washington County for the Southern Conference lead. The teams were scheduled to play their twice-postponed regular season finale Tuesday, March 5, in New Prague, with the winner getting the No. 1 seed for the playoffs.

The New Prague Trojan Adapted Floor Hockey Team will host the Wayzata/Minnetonka Lakers at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in a state play-in game. Game time is 4:30 p.m. in the CEC gym.
New Prague is the No. 1 seed in the south division. A win puts them in the state tournament, which will be played Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, at Bloomington Jefferson High School.
The squad includes players from New Prague, Tri-City United, Le Sueur-Henderson, Belle Plaine and Jordan schools.

The Le Sueur County Board approved the medical director agreement with Dr. Michael Wilcox during the Tuesday, March 5 meeting in Le Center.
Wilcox has been involved in providing emergency medical services to the county for many years. This agreement, which includes a fee of $500, will allow Wilcox to act as medical director for the Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Training Center and provide consultation.
In other Le Sueur County Board business:
* A renewal of a consumption and display permit was approved for the Caribou Gun Club in Le Sueur.

The Minnesota River Bulldogs were defeated by the East Grand Forks Green Wave in the Bulldogs’ first action of the Class A State Hockey Tournament on Thursday.
The co-op of Le Sueur-Henderson, St. Peter, Cleveland, Tri-City United and Belle Plaine high schools was outshot by the third-seeded Green Wave 43-21.
Senior forward Jade Reicks scored two second-period goals for Minnesota River that cut East Grand Forks’ lead to 3-2 going into the third period.

Two people from Le Sueur were killed when their snowmobile hit a power pole in Blakeley Township in rural Scott County Sunday, March 3.
According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a call at approximately 4:27 p.m. Sunday about a snowmobile crash with injuries at the intersection of 280th Street W (State Highway 19) and Lehnert Lane, which is just west of the interchange with Highway 169.

“Masopust”, the time of carnivals which historically ended on Ash Wednesday, is the oldest continuous holiday feast in the Czech lands. Montgomery has been celebrating it short of 20 years, most recently on Sunday.
Among the dancing, celebrating and eating, a new ambassador was crowned. Andrew Trnka, son of Jon and Ronna Trnka of Montgomery, takes over the duties from Zach Tuma who held the position for two years.
Andrew was one of two candidates interested in the role. The other was Ben Heyda.

Judith Ann Whipps, 81, of Le Center passed away at her home after a 3 year battle with ALS on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Visitation will be Saturday, March 9 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Le Center with services following at 2:30 p.m.
Judy was born on April 8, 1937, in Faribault to Clayton and Betty (Kotek) Janovsky. Judy was the 7th of 10 children. Judy attended St. Raphael’s Elementary School in Montgomery and graduated from Montgomery High School.

Pauline Lucy Krenik, 92, of Lonsdale, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at her son’s home in Lonsdale. Visitations will be held Monday, March 4 at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery from 5pm to 7pm and 1 hour prior to Mass. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Wenceslaus Church in New Prague at 11am Tuesday, March 5 with Father Thomas Krenik officiating. 

The Minnesota River Bulldogs will face No. 3 seed East Grand Forks in the first round of the State Class A Boys Hockey Tournament, which begins Wednesday, March 6, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The retired judge overseeing the Le Sueur County Historical Society (LCHS) lawsuit assigned tasks and specific timelines to move the case along.

The New Prague adapted floor hockey team won two games last week, defeating Winona and St. Paul Humboldt.
The team was scheduled to host Stillwater Tuesday, Feb. 26, and Burnsville/Farmington/ Lakeville Wednesday, Feb. 27. New Prague plays at Minneapolis Edison Thursday, Feb. 28, and will play their regular season finale on Tuesday, March 5, at home against South Washington County.
New Prague, which has athletes from Tri-City United, Le Sueur-Henderson, Jordan and Belle Plaine, has a 4- 1 record going into this week’s games, with one week left in the regular season.

The Minnesota River Bulldogs Hockey Team is heading to the State Tournament for the first time after their 5-3 win over Rochester Lourdes in Rochester on Thursday night. The Big Dance begins on March 6 at the Xcel Energy Center and ends on March 9. The co-operative team, which includes Le Sueur-Henderson, Tri-City United, Cleveland, Belle Plaine and St. Peter High Schools, celebrates on the ice at the Rochester Recreational Center after their win. Read more in the print edition.

The Czech Heritage Club is hosting a “Dumpling Make and Take” at 7 p.m. Tuesday March 12, at the New Prague Library.
Anyone ages 9 and up is welcome to attend. Hana Matousek, a native of the Czech Republic, will show how to make a fast and simple kind of dumpling that the participants will make and take home. Hana has been active in different food events, especially with the Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota, and has taught many cooking and bargain classes.

After being postponed twice, the Minnesota River Bulldogs were finally able to play hockey Tuesday night.
The boys hockey team took on the Albert Lea Tigers in sectional playoff action in Rochester.
Both teams started strong with the drive to score first and keep the momentum in their favor.
Third seeded Albert Lea took a couple shots early, but each was deflected by Minnesota River goalie Andrew Regner.