New Prague High School principal Lonnie Seifert has been named superintendent of the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop school district, effective July 1. The appointment is subject to approval by the GFW School Board on Monday. One approved, he will submit his resignation as principal effective  June 30. 

The process of seal coating of Montgomery's First Street from Boulevard Avenue to Oak Avenue started Tuesday morning, June 12, after heavy rains delayed the work on Monday. Pearson Brothers was hired to do the job, which includes sweeping the street, applying an oil tack material and chip rock, rolling and sweeping the rock, and applying another layer of an oil or "fog seal." Second Street from Vine to Oak, Vine from First Street to Fourth Street, and portions of Ash and Elm, and Fischer Estates will also be seal coated.

The 54th annual Waterville Bullhead Days celebration starts Friday, June 8 and runs through Sunday, June 10. Friday events include the Medallion Hunt, a Karaoke Contest, the 62nd annual Miss Waterville Pageant, and a Fireworks Display. Saturday there will be a Softball Tourney, Kids Fishing Contest, NAPA Remote Control Car Demolition Derby, Bean Bag Tourney, and Pedal Tractor Pull, and a Karaoke Contest. Sunday is the Grand Street Parade, Waterville Lions Kids Bingo, and Raffle Drawing. Check out the June 7 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise for more on the festivities.

Taxpayers will be picking up the bill for the clean up of approximately 20 tons of construction waste that was dumped in a Waterville Township ditch on Tuesday, June 5 or Wednesday, June 6.
According to Waterville Township Chairman Alan Gehrke, the mess was discovered along 470th Street on Wednesday morning and was then reported to the township and Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office. The ditch is located north of Waterville and west of Highway 13.

The first of a series of musical concerts will be held Thursday, June 14 at Montgomery’s Memorial Park with music starting at 7 p.m. The band Maria and the Coins will be performing. The band bundles danceable, big-picture pop ambition into earnest, honeyed indie sensibility. 
 
“We have this wonderful venue in the park that we don’t use enough. So, I approached Brian Heck, city administrator, and he said this is something he has always wanted to do, and if I could organize it, it could happen,” stated local volunteer Carol Freid.
 

The lawsuit against the Le Sueur County Historical Society took a small step Monday when a judge approved binding arbitration to determine an official membership list.
 
Mark Vandelist, District Court Judge of Minnesota's First Judicial District, gave both sides of the lawsuit 90 days to enlist in the help of an arbitrator who will simply resolve the question of who are members of the historical society, a nonprofit organization.
 

Chad Johnson, physical education teacher and head wrestling and head girls' and boys' track Coach for Sibley East Public Schools, has been named the new high school activities director for Tri-City United High School.
 
The announcement came via an email from Superintendent Teri Preisler to school board members and news media outlets on Saturday. 
 

Ashley Kes, a new TCU alumna, was one of 122 seniors to receive a diploma at the TCU Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 1. After speeches, songs and stories, the Tri-City United students crossed the stage as high school students and became alumni after receiving their diplomas. Student speakers were Thomas Witte and Anya Menk. New alumna, Sofia Kaunonen gave the student farewell. To see more photos, pick up the print edition. (Wade Young Photo)

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After failing to resolve issues and determine who is a member, the lawsuit against Le Sueur County Historical Society (LCHS) heads to court on June 4.
 
Kevin Wetherille, one of the attorneys for the 16 plaintiffs who claim to be members and asked a judge on February 21 to require LCHS to grant them access to financial and governance documents, and for a fair election, said they are still running into barriers.
 
One of the barriers is the membership list.
 

Montgomery, like cities across the nation, honored and remembered its fallen veterans on Memorial Day. Montgomery's program ended with the somber playing of "Taps". For more, see the print edition.

Seventeen patriotic works of art will be featured in store windows along Montgomery's First Street, starting Memorial Day. 
 
The artwork is part of the city's first-ever Windows for Veterans contest, which aims to salute veterans, spotlight artists, decorate downtown, and encourage patronage of local businesses. 
 
Maps featuring the locations of the artwork will be available during the 9:30 a.m. Memorial Day program at the Montgomery American Legion on Monday, May 28. 
 

Approximately 45 people from New Prague and other area communities attended the annual Stakeholder’s Breakfast at the Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague’s Jameen Mape room to learn what is happening at the local health care facility.
Among those speaking were Dr. James Hebl, vice president of the Southwest Region for MCHS, Terry Brandt, administrator for the region, and Heather Tietz, community relations officer. In addition, Kirby Johnson, the new administrator for the local hospital, was introduced.

Memorial Day, which will be observed on Monday, May 28, commemorates all men and women who have died in military service for the United States. 
 
Around the country, many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day, and it is traditionally seen as the start of the summer season.
 
Montgomery’s program will follow its traditions beginning with Mass at Most Holy Redeemer Church at 8:15 a.m. It will be followed by the parade from Holy Redeemer to First Street to Elm Avenue to the American Legion Post 79.
 

It was hard to determine who enjoyed Baby Animal Day more - the students or the baby animals.
 
Puppies, kittens, kids, chicks and other baby animals received plenty of holding and attention at the annual Baby Animal Day on a beautiful spring day, May 16. It was held in the district’s former Ag Shop on the elementary and middle school campus in Montgomery. 
 

A lone bear was spotted walking in a field south of Montgomery, near the intersection of Highway 99 and County Road 3, on May 1, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
DNR Wildlife Resource Biologist Andrew Tri, who is one of two bear research specialists in the state, spoke to the Faribault couple who reported the bear sighting. “They were very surprised,” Tri reported.

According to the Law of the Pack, a Cub Scout gives good will and in the Boy Scout Promise, a boy scout promises to help other people at all times. 
 
By participating in a Scouting for Food program, Scouts come a step closer to fulfilling those words. The Montgomery Scouts are doing a food drive to collect non-perishable items for the Montgomery Food Shelf on Saturday, May 12.