The annual St. Wenceslaus Catholic School Marathon fundraising event was a smashing success on Saturday, Oct. 1. The school’s goal was to raise $55,000, and the end result was a whopping $65,000. The school uses these funds to fulfill its budget expenses throughout the academic year.

The New Prague Fire Department’s volunteer firefighters gave back to the community it serves with an open house on Sunday, Oct. 2. People attending could enjoy a pancake breakfast with sausages, pastries and beverages. Children and youngsters could try on firefighter’s gear or try their hand at aiming of the fire hoses. The warm fall day was a perfect one for the open house. People could also watch the North Memorial Air Ambulance land and tour the helicopter.

When his little boy passed away due to a brain tumor in 2013, Kraig Harms entrusted many of his son Austin’s favorite shirts and blankets to volunteers who offered to use the items to make a keepsake quilt for him.
That was nine years ago. “When he kept after them, they finally gave him something that definitely wasn’t a quilt and was very disappointing,” explained Austin’s grandma, Shirley Schulz of New Prague. “They were obviously not quilters.”

New Prague High School will be celebrating its Homecoming the week of Sunday, Sept. 25 through Friday, Sept. 30. The activities start with the annual Powder Puff Football Game on Sunday, at 4 p.m. at Trojan Stadium across from the high school.
There will be dress up days with this Friday, Sept. 23, being Powder Puff Friday where students will wear their Class Colors. Seniors are black/pink, juniors are blue, Sophomores are green, freshmen are red and staff wear white.

Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center in New Prague celebrated its 50th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 19, from 3-6 p.m. with treats, refreshments, games, music from Bob Pexa and Lenny Smisek and live broadcasts from local radio station KCHK. There were also special speakers from the community who shared memories of the nursing home along Columbus Avenue N.

Grand Marshal Julie Bisek, center, beams at the crowd during the Parade of Farm Pride in New Prague on Saturday, Sept. 17. Bisek was excited to be this year’s grand marshal for the annual parade held during Dozinky, New Prague’s Czech Harvest Festival. The day continued with food, beverages, a variety of vendors, bounce houses and the varsity softball and volleyball tournaments. Dozinky will conclude with the Variety Show at 7 p.m. at the New Prague High School auditorium. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

The Hops for Hope ALS fundraiser in New Prague had beautiful fall weather for its fifth annual happening on Saturday, Sept. 10. Held at Giesenbrau Bier Co. there was music, food, beverages and a silent auction. Those who organize it remember those who died due to the disease ALS and offer support for those who continue to deal with it.

The last two years have provided some challenges, but this Friday, Sept. 16, and Saturday, Sept. 17, New Prague’s 38th annual Dozinky harvest festival and the 29th annual Car Cruise will be back on Main Street with lots of food and fun for families and friends.

New Prague’s 29th annual Car Cruise had a beautiful evening with a mist of rain clearing up in time for the parade of vintage vehicles making their way east on Main Street.
Crowds also came out to see the collection of classic cars that began at the New Prague High School and made their way through the countryside back into New Prague to line up for people to get a better look.
After the parade of vehicles, people enjoyed food from a variety of food trucks and booths. The night continued with music from Jake Nelson and band from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Heidelberg Community Day had beautiful fall weather on Sunday, Sept. 11, which is why it likely had its largest crowd for the annual celebration. Held in Heidelberg Park the annual celebration in the city six miles southwest of New Prague offered something for everyone. There were inflatable play areas for children, a large assortment of vendors for the whole family and food. There was also a Car Show for car enthusiasts. All proceeds from Heidelberg Community Day go to maintain Heidelberg Park, which is maintained by the Heidelberg Athletic Association.

John Barten, left, drives as his brother Joe Barten, with son Vincent in tow, checks the corn stalks as they go through a 1920 corn binder on Monday, Sept. 12. They were preparing corn stalks that will be used as decorations for New Prague’s Czech harvest festival, Dozinky this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16, and 17.
Also helping on Monday was their mom Fran Barten and brother-in-law Tyler Yearby.
For more on what will be happening at Dozinky check the Thursday, Sept. 15, issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

According to a press release from the Scott County Sheriff's Office:
On September 10, 2022, at 12:49 a.m., Scott County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch received a report of a single-vehicle crash that occurred on 240th Street East, just west of Cedar Lake Drive in Cedar Lake Township.
Upon arrival, deputies observed a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames and an adult female near the vehicle with injuries consistent with a motor vehicle crash.