The Sixth Annual Hops for Hope at Giesenbrau Bier Co. in New Prague Saturday, Sept. 9, brought in $81,000, which will go into research for the neurodegenerative diseases ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and FTD (frontotemporal degeneration).
“This was the highest net profit we’ve had,” said JeNean Erickson, who helps organize Hops for Hope, about this year’s amount. She said the funds will be divided evenly between The ALS Association and The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration.
Members of the New Prague Fire Department displayed an oversized American flag from a ladder truck overlooking Highway 21 Monday, Sept. 11, to honor the people killed in a terrorist attack 22 years ago.
Two New Prague men are facing felony weapons charges after police exercised a search warrant Tuesday, Sept. 5, at a house on the 200 block of Second Street SW in New Prague.
Sir Kristopher Rayvo’nne Adams and Justin Nielsen face alleged felony counts involving allegations of alleged removal or alteration of a serial number and ineligibility to possess firearms or ammunition.
Construction of the roundabout on Highway 13/Le Sueur County Road 28 is nearly complete and expected to partially open to traffic Friday evening, September 1, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The south segment of the roundabout will remain closed to traffic as Highway 13 south of County Road 28 remains under construction.
Paving on Highway 13 from Lexington Avenue to Tri-City United High School is expected to be complete Saturday evening, September 2. Lexington Avenue is open to motorists for crossing.
He has seen ups and downs since leaving military service in 2015. The helping hand William Bloedow received during Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair is a sign his service wasn’t given in vain or forgotten.
A dedication ceremony for the art piece, “Towering to Our Future,” will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in front of New Prague Memorial Library. The public is welcome to attend the dedication program “Restored, Rebuilt, Relocated,” for the tower. Following the program will be artistic activities and a reception with refreshments.
The restoration and relocation of the art tower was aided by a grant. New Prague city planner Kyra Chapman said the city received a $7,000 grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council (PLRAC), which approved the project Feb. 23 of this year.
There were several potential stops on Joseph Gifford’s career path to his most recent stop at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in New Prague. He pondered several paths along the way – nursing and singing opera are just a few of the options he considered.
As the new associate pastor assigned to St. Wenceslaus earlier this month, the Rev. Joseph Gifford will minister to parishioners at St. John the Evangelist in Union Hill, St. Scholastica in Heidelberg as well as St. Wenceslaus. He’ll also teach in the elementary school.
On Friday, Sept. 1, there will be two events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of New Prague High School’s 1973- ’74 football team and its winning the Minnesota State High School League Class B state championship.
The Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously August 15 to discontinue the county’s Home Health Care, citing a number of issues. The program will be phased out and is scheduled to end by November 1.
Home Care Supervisor Laura Guddal said, “Our commissioners decided that it’s time to close. There are six counties offering home care practitioners in the state now and there were nine at the beginning of the year.”
After two days of assessment at the New Prague Area School District’s three elementary schools, students returned to school en masse this morning, Wednesday, Aug 30. Yesterday, Tuesday, Aug. 29, students in ninth through 12th grades returned to school for the 2023-24 school year. The district has 165 school days on its calendar for kindergarten through elementary school students are scheduled for in-person learning, 173 days for sixth- through 12th-graders.
Between Monday, Aug. 14, through Wednesday, Aug. 16, a crew was busy removing two fuel tanks, pipes and other items from the former Crawford’s Standard Service, at the southwest corner of the intersection of New Prague’s E Main Street and SE First Avenue.
“The tanks have to be out of the ground before I sell it,” said Kevin Crawford, who ran the business for 40 years before closing it March 25, 2022.
Crawford plans to sell the property to his son Nick Crawford and Ronnie Bastyr who own New Prague Auto Repair at 205 Fourth Ave. SW in New Prague.
Allie Meyer and Matthew Stensrud were recently chosen to be co-directors for New Prague High School’s fall musical. The two wanted to co-direct the upcoming production as they both have the experience and can coordinate together.
“I heard there was an opening for director, so I went to Matt and I asked him if he wanted to do this together,” said Meyer, who will begin her ninth year as a social studies teacher at the high school this fall.
The latest round of results from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) given last spring in reading, math and science show New Prague students are well above the state average yet down slightly in one of the three subject areas.
Results from the MCAs given last spring show 60.5 percent of New Prague’s students were proficient on required skills in reading, 64.8 percent in math and 59.5 percent in science.
Those proficiency numbers for New Prague are down slightly from 2022 in reading (62.1 percent) and up a slightly in math (61.6) and science (58.7).
A grassfire in a small area along the 2600 block of Redwing Avenue in Helena Township required the services of New Prague firefighters to be contained this afternoon.
Around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug . 23, firefighters were called to the site after a brushfire spread to a grassy area in a slough, said New Prague Fire Chief Steve Rynda. The area of burned grass was about half the size of a football field, the chief said.
Ivan Simon, front, caught a prize of orange sunglasses at one of the games during the Veseli Ho-Down Sunday, Aug. 20. Held at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Veseli the festival had a large turnout of people who showed up for music, food and fun. The weather cooperated as temperatures were in the low 80s and a breeze helped keep the day cool and comfortable. For more see an upcoming print edition of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague, Montgomery, Waterville, Scott and Le Sueur counties and the area are under an excessive heat warning during the coming week.
The National Weather Service says the area will be subject to "dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 (degrees) possible."