Montgomery VFW Post 5340 and the post’s auxiliary held their annual awards ceremony and holiday gathering on Dec. 20 at the American Legion.
The post welcomed 2023 new members Keith Barta, Steve Harper, Paul Hessing, Roy Otero, Mark Roemhildt, Joel Sticha and Kasie Vlasak. The auxiliary welcomed new member Diane Radil.
Years of service awards were presented to members celebrating milestone years of continuous membership.
The American Legion in Montgomery has had a banner out front for a few weeks now advertising a new restaurant coming called Taco Terco. It is a partnership between the Legion and Taco Terco’s owners, Chef Daniel Garza and his wife Cara Sutton. The restaurant is set to open in the first part of January 2024.
Diana Turek, age 65 of Montgomery, was found deceased in her vehicle in front of Edel’s Meat Market at 116 1st Street North in Montgomery Thursday, Dec. 21.
A female customer arriving at the meat market noticed Turek in the vehicle and knocked on the window but got no response. She made a call to 911 at about 3:22 p.m.
Montgomery Police Officer Sladek was dispatched, arrived on scene and advised dispatch to send Montgomery Area EMS. Officer Sladek found Turek in her vehicle. He checked for vital signs and advised dispatch to cancel EMS as she was deceased.
Every year in Montgomery, community members spread Christmas cheer and the joy of the holiday season with the Sharing Tree. The project brings together businesses, volunteers, and generous residents to ensure the holiday wishes of those in need are fulfilled.
Aging Services for Communities (ASC), the Happy Hour Bar, and CornerStone State Bank hosted Christmas trees decorated with cards that contain items wished for by residents who need a little cheer or help around the holidays.
When Montgomery resident Taylor Hindermann was pregnant with her youngest son, doctors informed her that her son would have medical challenges.
Kip Hindermann was diagnosed with fetal ascites when Taylor was 18 weeks pregnant. He was born with gastrointestinal issues and a malformed abdomen. These issues also affected his mobility.
“He was taken into therapy early because they thought that he wouldn’t be able to walk or crawl on time,” Taylor said. “He needed to strengthen his core so that he could help hold himself up to sit, and then to crawl and then to walk.”
Le Sueur County passed a levy and budget for 2024 at the County Board of Commissioners meeting on Dec. 12.
After breezing through monthly business, the levy and budget section of the meeting was convened after an hour recess.
County Administrator Joe Martin first gave a presentation breaking down user fees, highlighting the increases for the next year. No commentary was given by the public once the floor was opened. On a motion by David Preisler, second by David Gliszinski the user fee changes were unanimously approved.
Week 4 Clue
“While Eileen hoped someone depicted Pine Tree, Vermont, from White Christmas.”
Week 3 Clue - “Max advised he was more interested in seeing Buddy from Elf growing up.”
Week 2 Clue - “As they were checking out the window displays, Mikayla stated her favorite Christmas movie was Home Alone 2. She hopes someone depicted the scene when the pigeon lady throws bird seed on the Sticky Bandits.”
As Christmas approaches, there are a lot of different holiday things to do. Families from Most Holy Redeemer School (MHRS) are no exception. Monday evening kids young and old slowly filtered into the school cafeteria for an Old Fashioned Christmas.
Neaner Kriha coordinated the event and staff and parents from the school helped put on the event. Various others donated from the community besides the listed to make this a 100% free event for families to enjoy over the dinner hours.
TCU Lonsdale fifth grade and sixth grade band, and TCU Le Center’s fifth grade and sixth grade band, and middle school band held an evening of holiday-themed music on Monday, Dec. 11.
Lonsdale’s fifth grade band opened the evening by performing individual music numbers tailored to each type of instrument. Percussion, trumpets, trombone and baritone, clarinet, flute and saxophone each performed individual numbers. Afterward, the band combined to perform a full rendition of “Jolly Old St. Nicholas.”
In what will be a series of music performances, TCU Le Center and Montgomery Middle School christened the holiday season with choir performances in the TCU Performing Art Center in Montgomery on Monday, Dec. 4.
TCU Le Center kicked off the evening with its Winter Sing program. Directed by Rose Schroeder, three songs each were performed by the Le Center sixth grade choir followed by the Middle School Singers consisting of seventh and eighth graders.
To see more on this story pick up the December 14, 2023 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
Building on its inaugural year, the second Svatý Mikuláš, or Saint Nicholas, celebration brought more than 200 people to The Rustic Farmer and Revival on Main on Sunday.
The celebration, themed as a Czech Country Christmas event, featured a variety of vendors selling Czech gifts and baked goods. Zelnikys and kolackys were offered along with traditional Czech dishes like vomacka, halušky, and Czech hotdogs.
“Max advised he was more interested in seeing Buddy from Elf growing up.”
If you find the medallion, bring it to the Messenger office at 310 1st Street South or call 507-364-8601. Finders of the medallion will receive $100 in Monty Bucks! Look for the next clue in the Dec. 14 Montgomery Messenger if the medallion isn’t found.
A Community Task Force Team, led by Tom Weber and Kat Pass of SiteLogIQ and made up of six students and 25 community members, that toured the school district and cited areas needing addressing in 2022 were given updates this fall on some of the key priorities they saw within the district.
Winners of the 2023 Montgomery Torchlight Parade float contest were announced by the Torchlight Parade and Fireworks committee.
"Monster Christmas" was awarded first place float in the parade. It features a large monster truck with the Grinch chasing a miniature monster truck carrying Santa Claus. In between, a family sat around an open fire.
A gentle snow fell and brought a festive feeling to the activities of Frosty Fest in Lonsdale on Small Business Saturday.
The snow brought slippery conditions to the roads and for those walking about, forcing everyone to slow their pace.
Shops in Lonsdale had special extended hours encouraging residents to shop at their local stores. Many businesses offered specials but the highlight for many was Something For All’s Winter Wonderland.
The Montgomery Area Community Club (MACC) celebrated its 100th anniversary during their annual membership meeting on Monday, Nov. 13.
MACC was founded on March 7, 1923. On Feb. 23, 1923, a businessmen’s meeting that was held at city hall discussed the matter of forming an organization. A “fair sized crowd” showed up for it and it was said that those in attendance were “very keen” to the forming of it, according to the article in the March 2, 1923, Messenger.