More than 100 pieces of artwork created by the youngest Titans are now on display at the Arts and Heritage Center of Montgomery. The exhibit, which is open to the public, is available for view during regular center hours, through April 17.
Each piece of artwork is labeled with the student artist’s name and grade.
Most of the items exhibited are two-dimensional, but some impressive three-dimensional art is featured on a table in the center of the display.

The community Easter Egg Hunt will happen again this year.
Due to ramifications of COVID- 19, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has again approved an alternative community event for Montgomery. The Easter Goodie Bag Drive-Thru will be held on Saturday, April 10 from 12 to 3 p.m. in the drive-thru of CornerStone State Bank, one of the organizers of the event.
To get approval during the coronavirus pandemic, branch president Connie White Tupy had conversations with Le Sueur County Public Health and MDH.

The City of Montgomery is taking a property owner to court to force the demolition of an abandoned building on First Street.
The case involves the property at 100 First Street South (corner of Vine Avenue and First Street) owned by Bob and Bonnie Taraba. According to the complaint filed in Le Sueur County on December 29, the city has asked Le Sueur County courts to force the Tarabas to tear down the building that it states is dilapidated, hazardous and beyond repair.

Tri-City United High School students will take to the stage this weekend, seven months after the show was first cast, to present Disney’s “High School Musical.”
The show is directed by English Teacher, Sarah Mejia. The difficulty of bringing this year’s musical to the stage, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been an endeavor unlike any other.

On Thursday, March 18, during a virtual public hearing about the second stage of the reconstruction of New Prague’s Main Street between the City of New Prague, property and business owners and residents of the area, it was noted work would begin on Monday, April 26. The next day that start date had changed to Monday, April 5.
The contractor, SM Hentges & Sons, Inc. of Jordan, reviewed the long range forecast on Friday, March 19, and determined that...
To read more on this article, pick up the March 25, 2021 print edition of The New Prague Times.

Classroom STEM concepts were put to the test when students from several Minnesota schools participated in the first-ever TCU Robotics Tournament on Saturday.
Teamwork, leadership, communication, and more were put to the test as teams competed in the VEX Robotics Competition at TCU High School. After spending months designing and building their robots, students...
To read more on this story, pick up the March 25, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

Throughout this school year the “learning model” has become a topic that’s discussed at every school board meeting and work session held by the Tri-City United School Board.
At Monday’s work session, the learning model discussion centered around when and if students in the high school will...
To read more on this article, pick up the March 25, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

Providing more than just food
When a person or family makes an appointment with the Montgomery Food Shelf, they receive dry and canned goods, bread, produce, milk, and cereal.
During the year-long COVID-19 pandemic, so much more has passed through the doors of the organization at 151 Elm Avenue SE.
Renee Southworth, the Montgomery Salvation Army Food Shelf Coordinator, usually has an average of...
To see more on this story, pick up the March 25, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

Four-year-old Rosa Eileen Ruiz (above) opened a lemonade stand in Le Center on Saturday, March 13, during the community’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The little entrepreneur sold glasses of pink lemonade from her colorful stand for 50 cents each. Of course, all orders came with a big, adorable smile.

Sometimes, trying something new sparks new interests, ideas, and creativity.
Once a year, Most Holy Redeemer Catholic School in Montgomery holds unique mini classes for its seventh and eighth grade students. The week of big opportunities was held...
To see more on this story, pick up the March 18, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

There was a whole lot o’ fun in Le Center on Saturday. The town lucked out with the weather and enjoyed blue, sunny skies and warm temperatures for its annual St. Patrick’s Parade on March 13. Hundreds of festive lads and lassies of all ages grabbed their shamrocks, donned their green, and lined Main Street to celebrate all things Irish.

Montgomery was well represented at Le Center’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 13.
Kolacky Days royalty (left to right) Miss Congeniality Rachel Way, Second Princess Nikaija Young, First Princess Marissa Gare, and Kolacky Queen Rachel Rynda.

The 2021 Kolacky Days button design has been announced!
A regal design submitted by Sarah Dolejs of Apple Valley claimed the most votes and will be featured on this year’s Kolacky Days button.
The Montgomery Area Community Club (MACC) made the announcement during a drive-by Annual Membership Drive at Franke’s Bakery on Saturday, March 6.
A total of 10...
To read more on this story, pick up the March 11, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

The Public Works Advisory Board is planning to recondition the city’s water tower next year in a process that will take approximately five months.
The board heard the details during its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 4. Shane Oksanen, Public Utilities Supervisor, and Chris Cavett of SEH, said work on the 500,000-gallon tank is expected to begin...
To see more on this story, pick up the March 11, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

The Rice County Sheriff’s Office is asking everyone to be alert to a new scam hitting our area.  This is another form of mail fraud where you receive mail asking you to pay a fine for a traffic violation.  The latest scam states that you were caught on a DOT camera for a traffic violation.  The State of Minnesota does not currently allow photograph traffic enforcement, excluding body cameras or mobile vehicle cameras that are fixed to an officer or a squad car.    

After more than two months in the hospital, a redtailed hawk has a new lease on life at its home at Eggert Lake in rural Montgomery.
The bird, labelled 20-882, returned to familiar skies and hunting grounds on Tuesday, Feb. 23 after being cared for at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center. Its recovery and rehabilitation was thanks to local resident, Bob Krocak, who found the bird sitting on a fencepost on December 2, 2020.