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Julie Fessel is presented the Waterville 2022 Town Ball sign from Fox 9 Anchor Tim Blotz. (Jay Schneider photo)
If you didn’t have a chance to catch the Fox 9 Town Ball Tour presentation Wednesday, July 20 in Waterville you really missed out.
Whether it be attending the festivities in person or watching the telecast throughout the evening, the final Town Ball Tour of the year for Channel 9 was one which...
Classic Car Show Organizer Jim Mladek (center) tries to hand out awards in the wind and rain on Saturday while bystanders hold the tent down. (Wade Young photo)
Like the variety of flavors of the Bohemian bun, the 88th annual Kolacky Days had a variety of weather Friday to Sunday this year.
The event started out with 91-degree temperatures and partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon. The Queen’s Pageant crowned new ambassadors, Queen Alexis Hoefs, First...
Montgomery’s newest topiary was unveiled last week. His partner is pictured in the background. (Wade Young photo)
Montgomery’s newest topiary plays the concertina while dressed in floral Czech attire. His dancing partner is also made of flowers and plays the tambourine.
The partner to Montgomery’s female topiary was unveiled on Friday and was displayed at the Arts and Heritage Center on Saturday. It was again...
Vying for the Title of Miss Lonsdale on August 6 are Hannah Reis (left) and Andra Sherman. (Submitted Photo)
Lonsdale will crown its newest Miss Lonsdale and name new ambassadors in the Lonsdale Coronation on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. at TCU Lonsdale Elementary School. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The new Miss Ambassadors who are up for the title of Miss Lonsdale are Hannah Reis and Andra Sherman. Reis is the...
Staff Sergeant Melissa Griffith, left, had Braylon Mitchell come up to play air guitar while she sang him a song during the Air Force Starlifter Band’s performance on Thursday, July 21, as part of Music at the Broz. Mitchell also had a chance to strum a guitar during the program. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Energetic was the best way to describe the performance given by the Air Force Starlifter Band on Thursday, July 21, as part of the Music at the Broz in New Prague. The series of summer concerts held on the grassy space west of the Hotel Broz continued its run of having a large crowd and good...
Andrea Feist leads the pony around St. Patrick Church of Cedar Lake with Jemma Cross riding during the Summer Festival on Sunday, July 24. (Patrick Fisher photo)
St. Patrick Church of Cedar Lake’s Summer Festival was described as super. It was an apt description as Sunday, July 24, was a sunny day, with temperatures in the low 80s, plus a large crowd turned out for the annual celebration. Held at the church north of New Prague, the day began with an indoor...
After being scored on an evening gown, talent, and interview skills, Alexis Hoefs (left), daughter of Jim and Lisa Hoefs, was crowned the 2022 Kolacky Queen on Friday night. Joining her for the next year is double-winner Elizabeth Odenthal, who won the titles of First Princess and Miss Congeniality...
Braylon Mitchell, Hadley Mitchell, Frannie Peterka and Eleanor Peterka were rocking to the music of the Air Force Starlifter Band during Music at the Broz the evening of Thursday, July 21. The band is formed of Active Duty Airmen and featured mostly high energy rock. The large crowd enjoyed a...
The cast of Generations Theatre Company’s production of “Matilda the Musical” take time for a photo before a rehearsal on Sunday, July 17. The show opens a two weekend run tonight (Friday, July 22) and will be performed at the New Prague High School auditorium, 221 12th St. NE. Shows will be on...
As The Smisek Brothers performed during Music at the Broz in New Prague on Thursday, July 14, there was a cute interruption. Lenny Smisek's, left, granddaughter, Claire Tupy, daughter of Sarah (Smisek) Tupy, announced she had cotton candy. After Claire shared some of the treat with her grandfather...
