Children and their parents enjoyed a very sunny, comfortable Tuesday afternoon on May 6 for Tri-City United Early Childhood Family Education’s Vehicle Fair. Dozens of families showed up to get familiarized with different vehicles and the people operating them that they may see around but don’t get up close with.

The Southwest Division of the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) named Tri-City United High School Assistant Principal David Ruehs the 2025 Assistant Principal of the Year at their spring business meeting on April 30.

Northern Natural Gas (NNG) is abandoning approximately 1.7 miles of 16 inch steel natural gas pipeline north of Montgomery this summer and putting in a replacement line next to an existing line.
The section being abandoned starts at the intersection of 330th Street and 151st Avenue (Le Sueur County Road 144), and runs southwest to 340th Street and County Ditch 22 or east of the Montgomery Wastewater Treatment Plant. The current pipeline rests alongside properties on the north end of North Ridge Drive NW before crossing under Highway 13.

The Kolacky Queen candidates are set for 2025’s Kolacky Queen’s Pageant, which will be held Friday, July 25, going into the Kolacky Day celebration weekend.
On Saturday morning at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery, eight hopefuls attended an orientation on what to expect before, during, and after the pageant and the year ahead should they become Kolacky royalty.
The girls vying to become the Kolacky Queen are Kaytlyn Miller, Emily Kuchinka, Lucy Fleek, Jules Rotter, Dakota Meadows, Haley Stevens, Olivia Westerman and Kylie Anderson.

April is National Volunteer Month and volunteer drivers for the Meals on Wheels program in Montgomery were celebrated on Friday, April 25, at Park Manor in Montgomery. They gathered for a meal complete with a Caesar salad, fruit and pizza, from Pizzeria 201, and beverages, cookies and snacks provided by Lutheran Social Services.

With a new book on the New York Times Best Sellers list, Kate Swenson spoke at the Montgomery Public Library on April 15 about the subject matter near and dear to her heart.
Swenson’s new book, “Autism Out Loud,” was released April 1. For the week of April 20, it sits at number 10 on the New York Times Best Seller list under Nonfiction (print and e-book combined). In addition to her, it was co-authored by Carrie Cariello and Adrian Wood.
The small crowd who came to listen to Swenson talk consisted mainly of parents of autistic children.

The two-vehicle crash on Thursday, April 10, at the intersection of Le Sueur County Roads 3 and 28 appears to be because of a failure to stop, according to the Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office incident report.
A 911 call came in at 4:18 p.m. for the crash. The incident report states that Aiden Stravens, 21, of Elko New Market, was driving south in his 2019 Mazda 3 on Le Sueur County Road 3 and either failed to yield to the right-of-way or stop at the stop sign at County Road 28.

According to the Montgomery Messenger, the first local Grand Marshal of the Kolacky Day festivities was 98-year-old Metej J. David, Le Sueur County’s oldest resident. The article went onto say, “Grandpa Dave” was one of Montgomery’s pioneer Czech settlers and was still able to lead a relatively active life in spite of his advanced age.” Since then many great men and women have received this cherished honor!
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This year’s Drive Your Tractor to School Day brought 21 tractors parading downtown Montgomery on Friday, April 11, three less than last year.
Donuts and milk were served at the 7 a.m. gathering location on the south end of Montgomery across from Dollar General. “We want them here and off the road before the busses are out,” said TCU FFA Advisor and Ag Teacher Michael Reeser.

Three stylists moved to a new location in the former Marek Law Office building at 205 1st Street South from Pincurls Salon. The building became vacated at the end of June 2024 when the two brothers, William and Scott Marek, retired after 50 years from the law business.

With the looming need for street and utilities infrastructure and some major city facilities, mainly a new fire hall to meet requirements and to hold all equipment, residents at the three town halls held last month tended to have the sentiments of wanting the needed improvements, but do so in a fiscally responsible manner that doesn’t burden them with too high of taxes.

Students get a chance to direct a play
The Tri-City United High School’s spring play this weekend is actually a collection of nine plays called “The Bullying Collection,” written by a series of authors that were asked to write a 10-minute play based on their take on bullying.

Montgomery American Legion Post #79 is featuring Milo Kaisersatt, U.S. Army - Private First Class E-3 - Korea, in their next installment of the Thank A Living Veteran display.
Kaisersatt was born, grew up and lived in Montgomery all of his years, with the exception of the time he sacrificed for our country. He served in the latter part of the Korean War, departing for overseas duty in March 1953, landing in Tokyo, Japan, for orientation.

Over 100 Montgomery residents showed up at the second town hall on Saturday, March 22, at city hall. The meeting lasted three-anda-half hours with residents concerned over the potential budget forecast with potential projects forthcoming. After the meeting, remaining residents were welcome to tour the fire hall and talk with firefighters to see the conditions they are dealing with.

The Montgomery American Legion Post #79 was host to an American Legion birthday bash on Saturday, March 8. During the party, Auxiliary Unit #79 recognized members who have been with the unit for a length of time in ten-year increments.
“A handful of Unit #79 members were celebrated with ‘sincere appreciation of outstanding loyalty and dedication to the American Legion Auxiliary organization’,” said 1st Vice President Michelle Vlasak.

Memorial Park has been receiving some greatly needed improvements over the last year and there is much more to come, as heard at the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Monday, March 10.
Montgomery Public Works added new sand to the volleyball courts and dirt surrounding them last fall. Public Works Supervisor Nick Filipek said that they will be adding more dirt and seeding around the courts this fall again, to give it a better slope that isn’t so steep.