Jerome “Jerry” Malone, 84, of Montgomery and Surprise, AZ, died February 26, 2021, peacefully at his home. Funeral services will be held at a later date.
 
Jerome was born on February 3, 1937, in Wadena, MN to Robert and Elizabeth (Spahn) Malone. He graduated from Wadena high school and then went on to earn his bachelor degree at the University of Minnesota.
Jerome worked in sales management at The Maytag Co. in Newton, Iowa for 38 years, where he finished his career as Vice President of Sales.

The TCU Girls’ Basketball Team earned their second win of the season, this one over Sibley East at Norwood Young America High School on Friday, Feb. 19.
TCU 50 - Sibley East 43
Kaia Krocak was the Titans’ leading scorer with 16 points, followed by Sam Lang who also scored in the double digits with 14 points. Assisting them with the win were Jess Dull and Kaitlyn Lang each with 6 points, and Isabelle Factor’s 5. Charlotte Houn also saw some scoring with 2 points, and Sam Tiede added 1.
TCU 47 vs. Mountain Iron-Buhl 79

After leading the visiting Norwood Young America Central Raiders on Thursday, Feb. 18, the Titans - in the final seconds of the contest - lost 40-41.
Throughout the game, TCU had been leading until the halftime break when the Raiders returned to the court determined to close the gap. Toward the middle of the second half, the team rallied, and with less than a minute remaining, and they brought the score to a point difference. NYA fouled TCU’s Jonathan Hurd who made one free-throw to put the score at TCU 40-NYA 38.

Due to a spike in number of coronavirus cases and quarantined students, TCU High School is returning to a hybrid learning model.
Superintendent Lonnie Seifert made the announcement Thursday after six confirmed covid-19 cases were reported, and 86 students were quarantined due to being identified as close contacts since Tuesday.
That total represents 18 percent of the high school population.
He added those numbers may increase because the district is waiting on other test results.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. The coveted achievement must be reached before the age of 18, and usually takes six years for scouts to meet all of the specific requirements, which makes Alexandria Watts’ achievement all the more impressive.
Watts joined Boy Scouts as soon as the organization opened to girls in 2019 and managed to earn Eagle Scout honors in just two and a half years.

Wearing a seatbelt helped a man escape injury when his car rolled on Le Sueur County Road #3 in Montgomery, in the early morning hours on Thursday, Feb. 18.
According to Anne Doyle, her son, Phillip, 21 of Montgomery, was going to work at Technical Methods, Inc. in Lonsdale around 6 a.m. on the outskirts of Montgomery when another car traveling westbound on County Road 142 (dirt road) ran a stop sign and forced Phillip to slam on his brakes to avoid a crash.

Among a country and FFA-theme display on the stage of the Performing Arts Center, TCU High School crowned its Snow & FFA Week royalty on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Crowned King was Reece Weydert. Crowned Queen was Kylie Maxa. (Wade Young photo)

Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects elementary, middle, and high school teachers to participate in the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher program.
Montgomery V.F.W. Post 5340 recently bestowed three local teachers with the honor for their work in...
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Members of the Webster Willing Workers had a food drive for the Lonsdale Food Shelf and collected 354 pounds of food. Members dropping off the donation at the Lonsdale Food Shelf are (left to right, front row) Mara and Heather; (back row) Maggie, Lucy, Vivian, Gretchen, Reagan, Sophie and Clara. The cold weather didn’t stop the members from reaching out to others to serve the community.

Montgomery sees biggest home-building boom in more than a decade
Next year, Montgomery’s estimated market value will get a boost of close to $9.5 million, thanks to 50 new homes built in 2020.
“We’ve had quite a housing boom,” said City Administrator Brian Heck.
Building new homes in Montgomery surged last...
 
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February is known for Valentine’s Day, heart boxes, roses, and cards proclaiming enduring love.
It is also known for something a lot more important than candy hearts and chocolate.
February 1 to March 1 is Black History Month.
Historian Carter G. Woodson, the second Black man to earn a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University, launched “Negro History Week” in February 1926. He wanted to popularize Black history so ALL Americans,...
To read more on this story, pick up the February 18, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

Without the fanfare of a Masopust celebration, a new king was named on Sunday.
Korey Mach, the son of...
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A respected Czech Country supper club has become the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing its permanent closure on Thursday.
The Lakeside Supper Club, located on Lake Pepin on Highway 13/21 between Montgomery and New Prague, has been closed since the initial COVID-19 "stay at home" order in March last year, and will not be re-opening.
In a Facebook post to its patrons, owner George Kukacka and Catering Manager, Jayne Hirdler, made the decision with “heavy hearts and profound sadness” not to re-open.

TCU’s Snow Week royalty candidates include (front, from left) Arya Menk, Kylie Maxa, Josie Plut, Jessica Dull, (back) Alex Bass, Jack Paggen, Reece Weydert, Collin Barnett and Juan Figueroa. Missing is Emily Chmelik. Read more about Snow Week in the print edition. (Wade Young Photo)

Clarence J. Ginter, age 89, of New Prague, died suddenly on February 14, 2021, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee.  Clarence was born on January 30, 1932 in Lexington Township, Le Sueur County, MN to Joseph and Anna (Filipek) Ginter.  He attended school in Montgomery and later married Donna M.

Per Governor Walz today, effective Saturday, February 13 at noon, further steps to reopen Minnesota’s economy safely, are listed below.
·        Increasing the “not to exceed” capacity in restaurants to 250, while leaving the maximum capacity at 50 percent
·        Increasing indoor entertainment “not to exceed” capacity to 250, while leaving the maximum capacity at 25 percent
·        Increasing private events and celebrations “not to exceed” capacity to 50, while leaving the maximum capacity at 25