Highway 13 project scheduled for 2029
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning a larger-scale improvement project along Highway 13 north of Waterville and Montgomery in 2029.
Busy, beautiful days for Lonsdale’s annual event
Area residents took full advantage of the event-filled day on Saturday at Lonsdale Community Days.
Busy, beautiful days for Lonsdale’s annual event
Area residents took full advantage of the event-filled day on Saturday at Lonsdale Community Days.
Tour considers future improvements at Memorial Park
The Montgomery Parks and Recreation Advisory Board toured Memorial Park on Aug. 5 to see progress on the new playground and consider future improvements.
ATV/UTV run draws 129 more riders than last year
Kilkenny Fire Department’s annual fundraising ATV/UTV ride held on Saturday, Aug. 8, drew in larger numbers than last year. The run brought in 329 riders and 158 ATV/UTV’s.
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The Minnesota River Bulldog Hockey Team fell to Austin (2-4) and Albert Lea (1-4) last week, but skated to a victory over Waseca (4-1).
The Waseca win on Thursday, Jan. 11 was sandwiched between losses on January 9 to Austin and January 13 at home against Albert Lea.
The Bulldogs’ win over Waseca came thanks to a power play by Matthew Plieseis, assisted by Hunter Wilmes and Danny McCabe in the first period. Waseca added a goal in the same period from Hayden Groll, assisted by Brett Attenberger and Peter Meyer.
Not a single tag was left hanging on the Montgomery Sharing Tree this year, which means local donors helped spread a lot of Christmas cheer! More than 100 people in the community received gifts from anonymous donors through the community’s Sharing Tree tradition this year, explained Karen Hiscox of Aging Services for Communities, who runs the program with help from Happy Hour Bar owner Eileen Segna. Gift recipients this year were located at Golden Years Home, Traditions, Park Manor, Sunrise Farms, Central Health Care, and Alee Services.
The Le Sueur County Historical Society is scheduled to hold a special meeting of the membership on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 1 p.m. However, if you are interested in getting information about becoming a member or attending the meeting and are not a member, you won’t be allowed in. The meeting is in response to a member-signed petition that was presented to President Jenifer Morsching after the organization’s turbulent October 7 annual meeting where a Le Sueur County Deputy Sheriff was called to maintain order.
Irene A. Unger, age 85, of New Prague, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at her home. Irene was born on September 28, 1932, in Montgomery to Frank J. and Emma A. (Shetka) Ambroz. She grew up in rural Montgomery and attended Le Sueur County District School. She moved into New Prague and worked as a nanny for Warren and Bonnie Vollmar for many years before marrying her husband, Albert F. Unger on October 13, 1951 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church.
