The New Prague Trojan boys track and field team competed in two meets last week, placing third of seven teams at the Faribault Invitational Tuesday, April 2, then fourth of five teams at the Orono Indoor meet on Thursday, April 4.
The squad is scheduled to host a five-team meet Thursday, April 11, but that meet is not expected to take place due to a winter storm forecast for the area. Their next scheduled meet is Tuesday, April 16, at Orono.

Albert Milgrom grew up in Pine City, a community about an hour north of the Twin Cities that included a large Czech population. While he wasn’t Czech himself, he said as a boy, he could speak a little Czech and when he was at friends’ homes, Czech food was often on the table.
In the 1970s, the film maker heard about a polka band playing at the Veseli Ho- Down. The band leader had the same last name as one of his childhood friends, so he decided to find out if there was any relation.

BY: Lori C. Melton, University of Minnesota, Duluth
If Maizie Deihl’s story was a musical, it would look like this:
In the first act, the honors student works through her exercise science classes. As the curtain rises on the second act, we see the sophomore on the court, helping the UMD Women’s Basketball team have one of their best seasons ever. Then, in the final act, the music swells, as our star takes center stage and bursts into song. It turns out that Maizie, while talented in academics and athletics, rather unexpectedly has the heart of a thespian.

New Prague Area Schools (PreK-12) will be closed on Thursday, April 11th due to inclement weather. Today will be a Blended Learning day. http://np.isd721.org/BLD-parent-letter
WRAP & Kids Company will be open to registered participants from 8 am – 5 pm. Raven Stream Kids Company report to Falcon Ridge Elementary.
The Fitness and Aquatic Center will be open to regularly scheduled hours.
All evening activities are canceled.

It’s Severe Storm Awareness Week in Minnesota. What better way to celebrate than with an old fashioned April snowstorm.
That’s right, a winter storm is expected to hit the area late Wednesday and continue through to Friday. Depending on the storm track and other conditions, we could get anywhere from six to 15 inches of snow, potentially rivaling last year’s April snowfall.

Minnesota’s annual Miss Czech Slovak pageant will be held on Saturday, April 13 at the American Legion Club in Montgomery.
The 30th annual pageant that encourages and promotes the heritage, culture and traditions of the Czechs and Slovaks in Minnesota will be held at the American Legion Club. The evening includes a public reception, ethnic dinner, pageant and dance.
Public Reception

Sharon R. Tietz, age 81, of New Prague, died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.  Sharon was born on August 3, 1937 in Montgomery, MN to Leonard and Elsie (Pollack) Simonette.  She attended Holy Redeemer Parochial School and graduated from Montgomery High School.  She married the love of her life, Daniel H.

Marcella H. “Marcie” Hadac, age 97, died peacefully, with her family present on her birthday, April 8, 2019, at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center.  She was born in 1922 in Wheatland Township, Rice County, MN to Ladislav J. “Laddy” and Anna A. (Pavek) Novak.  She grew up in the Veseli area and attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic School.  Due to the depression, she had to leave school at age 14 and worked for local farm families to help with family expenses.  She married Edward M.

Henry Joseph Simon, 84, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague.
Visitation will be on Friday, April 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be on Saturday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with visitation one hour prior at the church. Father Victor Valencia will be officiating. Private family interment at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the American Heart Association.

Milton W. Jasan, age 85, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 after a year-long battle with cancer.
Milton was born on June 13, 1933 in Veseli, MN to Thomas and Mary (Hrabe) Jasan. He was raised in Veseli and attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic School. He then enlisted in the US Navy where he was an ordnanceman.

Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, west of New Prague, was offering a different take on Easter egg decorating during its Easter for Kids on Saturday, April 6. Children could draw lines on a hard boiled egg as it was spun by a machine. The young artists could then color the egg in dye. There were 32 children that took part in the annual event that offered cookie decorating, Easter stories and egg hunts. For more see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

New Prague Area Community Education held its annual Daddy & Daughter Dance on Friday, April 5, at the Central Education Campus gym. There were 150 girls that came with their dads or other special person to the enchanted evening themed “I Loved Her First,” where there was dancing, games, crafts, refreshments, photos and glitter. For more see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Alice M. Cemensky, 93, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be on Monday, April 8 from 4-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian burial will be on Tuesday, April 9 at 10:30 am with visitation one hour prior at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Heidelberg. Interment will be held in St. Joseph Cemetery in Lexington. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

New Prague High School’s spring play will offer a unique insight into how two sisters connect in a production that offers both comedy and drama. The play, “She Kills Monsters” will be performed at the high school auditorium, 221 12th St. NE, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6.

The New Prague City Council approved four items concerning the 2019 street and utility improvement project at its Monday, April 1, meeting. The council unanimously approved a resolution accepting a bid from GMH Asphalt Corporation of Chaska to do the project. They also unanimously approved an agreement for construction engineering services with Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), Inc. Two items with Scott County turning back County Road 37 to the city were approved by a 4-1 vote.

This week, once again, this mewspaper has a story on the continuing saga of the Le Sueur County Historical Society.