One is a slob. The other is a compulsive neat freak.
Circumstances force them to share an apartment.
Let the laughter begin.
Curtain Call Theatre brings “The Odd Couple, Female Version” to the area for two weeks, beginning Friday.
The Neil Simon play has been a crowd-pleaser since it debuted on Broadway in 1965. Twenty years later, Simon wrote a female version which debuted on Broadway. In Curtain Call’s version, Olive (slob) is played by Heather Jenness, and Florence (neat freak) is played by Linda Gare.

Irene Margie Zvanovec, 87, of Montgomery passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, at Mala Strana Health Care Center in New Prague on February 23, 2019. Visitation will be 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Friday, March 1 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Mass of Christian burial to follow at 11 a.m., with Father Victor Valencia officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.

Harry Tuma, 75, of Montgomery, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial following at 11 a.m. with Father Victor Valencia officiating. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Lonsdale.
Harry was born on June 16, 1943, in Lonsdale to Emil and Emma (Smisek) Tuma. Harry attended Immaculate Conception School in Lonsdale and attended New Prague High School.

Patricia David, age 75 of Northfield, passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2019, at Three Links Care Center.
Survived by include her children, Jodi (Cliff) Shoutz of Chaska, Mark (Cassandra) David of Dundas, Lori Vosejpka of Northfield; 10 grandchildren; her sister, Janice Borgstahl of Faribault; and her brother, Roger Carpenter of Faribault.
At Pat’s request, no service or visitation will be held.  She will be buried at Trebon Cemetery in Kilkenny. Cards for the family will be accepted at the Benson & Langehough Funeral Home. 

Tri-City United Schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 25 due to area road conditions made impassable from ice and blowing snow. According to Superintendent Teri Preisler, the day will be a Blended Learning Day for students. There will be no AM Preschool, however, Kidzone will be open from 7:00 am until 5:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served.

Strong defensive plays and stick handling helped advance the Minnesota River Bulldogs in the Class A boys hockey sectional playoffs.
The #2 seeded Bulldogs, faced #7 seeded Austin Packers Thursday night in Le Sueur. Coming off a bye in the first round, the Bulldogs held the Packers to two goals and 19 shots on goal in the matchup.

Despite orders from a Le Sueur County judge and a retired, court-ordered judge, the Le Sueur County Historical Society (LCHS), has not turned over all its records.
A motion was filed on February 8, 2019, to have Le Sueur County Judge Mark Vandelist address the many missing documents and hear reasons why they haven’t been produced.

The Minnesota River Bulldog Hockey Team received the No. 2 seed in section 1A hockey playoffs and will host the winner of No. 7 Austin and No. 10 La Crescent in Le Sueur on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.
The winner of Thursday’s game will take on either No. 3 Albert Lea or No. 6 Faribault on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Rochester Recreation Center at 8 p.m.

The Titan girls’ basketball team was one for one in back-to-back games last week.
They beat Belle Plaine at home with a score of 56-46. However their six game winning streak was broken on Friday when they lost to Jordan with a score 62-69.
According to Coach Eric Specht, in the game against the Tigers, the Titans played a very nice defensive game, especially in the first half where they finished the period with a 27-18 score.

The New Prague Trojan adapted floor hockey team claimed a pair of victories last week, against South Suburban and Dakota United.
Trojans 12, Jets 0 New Prague hosted South Suburban Tuesday, Feb. 12, and scored a 12-0 win.
"We were very happy just to get a game in with all the weather cancellations we’ve had this year," said Coach Shellie Kriha. "And we were thrilled to be able to come out so strong against South Suburban."
New Prague had six goals in the first and three each in the second and third periods.

The TCU boys basketball team dropped three more contests.
On February 14, they lost to Jordan with a 38-89 score.
On Friday, they played Sibley East in Le Center and lost 42-61.
On Monday, they took on Fairmont and lost 42-58.
Their overall record stands at 1-20.
Remaining on the schedule were contests against Le Sueur-Henderson on February 19, Belle Plaine on February 22 and St. Peter on February 28.
See more in the February 21, 2019 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

After winning two matches, the Tri-City United wrestling team fell to Waconia in the semi-finals of the class 2AA regional tournament held in Delano on Saturday.
Tri-City United was seeded 6th in the tournament and faced Glencoe-Lester Prairie in its first matchup of the day. Tri-City United came away with a commanding 61-9 victory over Glencoe-Lester Prairie, who was seeded 11th in the tournament.

MANKATO, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is preparing motorists for forecasted heavy snowfall rates overnight through Wednesday. Weather conditions will limit visibility and make travel difficult in south central Minnesota.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for much of southern Minnesota, and advises motorists to plan for extra travel time, especially for the Wednesday morning and evening commutes.
MnDOT snowplow operators will do their part to make highways safe and motorists should remember to:

Ella R. Jahn, age 90, of New Prague, died peacefully on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Ella was born on November 21, 1928, in Lanesburgh Township, Le Sueur County, MN to Frank J. and Rose (Panek) Dietz. She attended country district school and graduated from New Prague High School. She married Harold C. Jahn on September 7, 1945, at Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a lifelong resident of the Lanesburgh area, where she and her husband raised their four children and she whole-heartedly entered into farm life.

James “Chester” Retka, 85, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at his home in Montgomery. Visitation will be Sunday, Feb. 17, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery, visitation one hour prior at the funeral Home. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Lexington. Military Honors will be provided by the Montgomery area Honor Guard.

Who do you call when you need to get to work and your car won't start on a blustery below-zero morning? The local towing company.
Gene Mach, owner of Bud's Service in Kilkenny, reported receiving more than 100 calls during the four-day frigid winter vortex that closed schools, stopped the mail, and sent Minnesota into the minus 30 degree fahrenheit range, Monday, January 28 through Thursday, January 31.
About eighty percent of the calls were for cars that wouldn't start. Mach and his crew also responded to stalls, flat tires, and requests for tows.