This year’s Drive Your Tractor to School Day brought 21 tractors parading downtown Montgomery on Friday, April 11, three less than last year.
Donuts and milk were served at the 7 a.m. gathering location on the south end of Montgomery across from Dollar General. “We want them here and off the road before the busses are out,” said TCU FFA Advisor and Ag Teacher Michael Reeser.

Three stylists moved to a new location in the former Marek Law Office building at 205 1st Street South from Pincurls Salon. The building became vacated at the end of June 2024 when the two brothers, William and Scott Marek, retired after 50 years from the law business.

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April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and I’m writing today to celebrate someone who has spent the last four years supporting our students.As an AmeriCorps member with Math Corps, April Iverson has focused on providing Montgomery area students with extra practice and support to improve their math skills. Over the past four years, she has given a total of 3,375 hours to help students succeed!

The Tri-City United girls track and field team won five individual events on their way to a team championship at the Belle Plaine Tiger Invitational Friday, April 4.
The Titans scored 117 points in placing first among the five teams entered. Belle Plaine placed second (90), Jordan third (84), Delano fourth (55), and Mayer Lutheran fifth (22).
Winning individual events included sophomore Kaitlyn Hartwig, senior Khloe Flicek, freshman Carly Hartwig, and freshman Jillian Houn.

Montgomery Messenger Sports like football, wrestling, and weightlifting are thought of as male-dominated sports in the United States. The numbers still show that they are still a boys club but they also show that girls are taking an increasing interest in those sports. In fact, girls have been taking more interest in sports overall over the past few decades.
 
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The Tri-City United boys and girls golf teams opened their 2025 season with a triangular at Springfield Friday, April 4.
The Titan boys tied for first with Springfield with a scored a 178.
The Titan girls placed second with a score of 261.
Boys varsity individual results (overall): Eian O'Keefe - 1st, Eli Krautkramer - 4th, Caleb Schultze - tied for 5th, Trenton Pelowski tied for 7th, Eddie Alonso - 9th, and Carter Beulke - tied for 12th.

With the looming need for street and utilities infrastructure and some major city facilities, mainly a new fire hall to meet requirements and to hold all equipment, residents at the three town halls held last month tended to have the sentiments of wanting the needed improvements, but do so in a fiscally responsible manner that doesn’t burden them with too high of taxes.

To the residents and property owners of the City of Montgomery. I’d like to take a moment to thank all of you that were able to attend at least one of the town hall sessions and/or reached out to city council, staff, or myself for additional information or feedback. Most sessions were well attended, residents shared their thoughts and your voices were heard.

Students get a chance to direct a play
The Tri-City United High School’s spring play this weekend is actually a collection of nine plays called “The Bullying Collection,” written by a series of authors that were asked to write a 10-minute play based on their take on bullying.

The 2024-2025 season for the Tri-City United (TCU) girls basketball team featured a number of career best performances.
The Titans tied for the Big South Conference Championship in their first season in the conference and they tied a school record with their 19 wins. They finished 19-8 overall and advanced to the Section 2AA Semifinals.
Junior Ella Schmiesing and seniors Emma Skluzacek and Lexi Marcussen each set new school records.

Montgomery American Legion Post #79 is featuring Milo Kaisersatt, U.S. Army - Private First Class E-3 - Korea, in their next installment of the Thank A Living Veteran display.
Kaisersatt was born, grew up and lived in Montgomery all of his years, with the exception of the time he sacrificed for our country. He served in the latter part of the Korean War, departing for overseas duty in March 1953, landing in Tokyo, Japan, for orientation.

Over 100 Montgomery residents showed up at the second town hall on Saturday, March 22, at city hall. The meeting lasted three-anda-half hours with residents concerned over the potential budget forecast with potential projects forthcoming. After the meeting, remaining residents were welcome to tour the fire hall and talk with firefighters to see the conditions they are dealing with.

Tri-City United (TCU) senior Eli Viskocil won the pole vault competition Saturday, March 23 at the Belle Plaine Indoor Invitational held at MSU-Mankato.
Viskocil cleared 8-feet to claim the title.
TCU scored 32.5 team points to place fourth in the meet. Belle Plaine (114), Sibley East (62.5), and Glencoe-Silver Lake (38) were the top three teams.

The Montgomery American Legion Post #79 was host to an American Legion birthday bash on Saturday, March 8. During the party, Auxiliary Unit #79 recognized members who have been with the unit for a length of time in ten-year increments.
“A handful of Unit #79 members were celebrated with ‘sincere appreciation of outstanding loyalty and dedication to the American Legion Auxiliary organization’,” said 1st Vice President Michelle Vlasak.

Memorial Park has been receiving some greatly needed improvements over the last year and there is much more to come, as heard at the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Monday, March 10.
Montgomery Public Works added new sand to the volleyball courts and dirt surrounding them last fall. Public Works Supervisor Nick Filipek said that they will be adding more dirt and seeding around the courts this fall again, to give it a better slope that isn’t so steep.