A complete team effort by the New Prague girls lacrosse team lifted them to a 21-6 win over Waconia Tuesday, May 3.
Senior Eme Halbmaier scored 10 goals, sophomore Payton Pumper scored three goals, and sophomore Ellie Schmidt scored two goals to lead the Trojans. Junior Joslyn Brotemarkle had eight assists and junior Calista Brotemarkle had seven ground ball controls.
“Waconia started out strong early as we were trying out a new defense,” head coach Julie Wegner Bowers said. “The girls did a great job of adjusting and we came out on top.”
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The Lonsdale City Council has scheduled a work session to be held prior to their regularly scheduled meeting on May 12 to discuss the current and future housing needs within the city.
Lonsdale City Administrator Joel Erickson said that staff was recently contacted by a builder regarding a potential housing project that would include market rate rental townhomes.
At this time, according to Erickson, there are no properties available that are currently zoned for multi-family housing.

A dedication ceremony will be held for New Prague’s new Veterans Memorial, 410 Main St. E, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, rain or shine.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the death of a 23-year-old male construction worker who was run over by a skid loader on Highway 99 Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Highway 99 and 181st Street in Montgomery Township where the Minnesota Valley Electric Company/MVEC was working in the Electrical Power Line System.

Bruce Patrick Reynolds, age 82, of Montgomery, formerly of New Prague, died Friday, May 6, 2022, at Traditions of Montgomery.
Bruce was born on June 5, 1939, and adopted as an infant by Elmer P. and Dorothy Reynolds. He attended and graduated from schools in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Army during the early 1960s.
He worked for many years as a bartender in his parents’ bar in New Prague, and later as a maintenance man and overnight staff at Sunrise Farm in Montgomery.

Rose Mary “Mickey” Havlicek, age 93 of Veseli, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2022, with her family by her side.
She was born on February 3, 1929 in Hampton, MN and was married to Ray Havlicek on May 1, 1948. Rose Mary lived most of her life in Veseli, MN with her last three years spent at Traditions of Montgomery.

Update
On May 4, at 11:44 a.m., Scott County 911 Dispatch was notified of a barn on fire along 280th Street (Highway 13/19, east of New Prague) in Cedar Lake Township.
Police and fire were dispatched to the address and found a large steel shed and single-family home on fire. Fire personnel immediately began fire suppression efforts and were ultimately able to extinguish both fires. However, damage to the home and shed was substantial.

Francis E. Schoenecker, age 73, of New Prague, formerly of Montgomery, died peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Mala Strana Assisted Living.  Francis was born on July 9, 1948 in New Prague to Erwin H. and Mary E. (Ademmer) Schoenecker.  He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and graduated from Montgomery High School.  He worked for Minnesota Valley Breeders for many years and finished out his career as a machinist for Scott Equipment. 

Armella A. Hartman Hinderscheit, age 95, of Montgomery, formerly of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side, on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Traditions of Montgomery.  Armella was born on August 20, 1926 in St. Bernard, Nebraska to Anton and Christina (Niebur) Dohmen.  She grew up in St.

Elko Express Terry Fredrickson/ Elko Express Manager ( 7th season), Last year’s record: 22-15 overall. Lost the last Section 1 play in game to not qualify for the Class B Tournament. Players who left to team: We lost several key players from last year. Key players back: Dylan Thomas, pitcher/outfielder/hitter. Travis Evanson infield/hitter, Chase Hentges outfield/hitter, Ash Larsen Hitter/outfield Kyle Kraska infield/hitter, and Easton Richter ss/pitcher/hitter. New players: Hayden Mileski, Ryan Baumgartner, Justin Roitman, Nick Dolsky pitcher, Alex Schneider pitcher.

Mary Ann Kucera, age 84, of New Prague, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Mary Ann was born on October 31, 1937 in New Prague to Frank J. and Anna A. (Lukes) Kuzelka.  A lifelong resident of New Prague, she graduated from New Prague High School and married her devoted partner and sweetheart, Francis C. “Fritz” Kucera on September 14, 1957 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church.  Mary Ann had many jobs throughout her life but most of her career outside the home was spent as a proofreader for Suel Printing/New Prague Times. 

The cause of the explosion and fire at 35533 211th Ave. Le Center (Montgomery Township) on February 26, 2022, that killed Kailey Mach, 20, has been determined.
According to Le Sueur Co. Sheriff Brett Mason, a leak in the home’s propane line outside of the residence was the cause. Mason said investigators from his office, the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office and other private Fire Cause and Origin Investigators met at the property on April 21 and conducted an in-depth examination of the scene.

Le Sueur County Historical Society (LCHS) saw little change to it’s nine-person board after an election was held at the organization’s Annual Meeting on April 19.
Of the five board seats on the ballot, four were filled by incumbents. Those re-elected to the board include: Rich Bennett, Bryce Stenzel, Mike Frederick, and George Luskey.
Board member Lois Mack chose not to run for re-election, and Paul Malchow of Ottawa was elected to fill the seat.

New Prague High School seniors and juniors will spend “A Night On the Red Carpet” during Prom this Saturday, April 30. So far 560 students have signed up to attend Prom. The Grand March will be held in the high school gym, 221 12th St. NE, from 4-6 p.m., is open to the public and there is no admission fee.
After the Grand March students will meet at the Park Ballroom at 6 p.m. for a meal of roast beef, chicken, and wild rice. After that there will be a dance.

Nearly an inch of rain and gusts of winds exceeding 40 miles per hour did not stop vendors and attendees from making it out to the 45th annual Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Swap Meet over the weekend.
“I love it,” said Linda Friesz of New Prague. “The weather makes it more fun.”
Friesz said that she loves being a part of the swap meet both as a member of the Credit River Tractor Club selling raffle tickets and being a customer shopping at the wide variety of booths whose vendors sell everything from hand crafted items to scrap metal to antiques and more.