I am in my first month of college at Minnesota State University Moorhead as a theatre arts technical emphasis major. My first class of the day is “Acting I,” a base course for any theatre major.
My professor is Dr. David Wheeler, who is a bright and bubbly figure — never mad, never sad, never negative. I get up around 8 a.m. and turn on the TV for a bit quietly as my roommate was still sleeping. I figure it is time to get ready for class so I waddle down to the showers on our floor with my bucket of items, my flip-flops clunking along the way.

It will be a fun-filled weekend in Kilkenny Sept. 9 and 10.
The annual Half-Way to St. Paddy’s Day Celebration has been extended to a two-day event this year.
The events start Saturday, Sept. 9 with a Shamwalk 5K Fun Run/Walk at 10 a.m. There will be prizes for the first place finisher 13 and younger and 14 and older. There will also be a prize for the male and female with the most Irish spirit.

Fairmont used a number of big plays to defeat Tri-City United, 48- 0, in football Thursday, August 31 in Montgomery.
Big plays were the story of the game for Fairmont as they had three touchdowns over 50 yards. Fairmont accumulated 260 yards through the air with 88 of them being on one pass in the fourth quarter.

All that stood between St. Patrick’s bid for a berth in the state tournament’s semifinal round Saturday, Sept. 2, was an offensive juggernaut the Irish hoped would have an off day with the bats. It didn’t work out that way.

Judy Cecelia Miller, 71, passed away Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023 surrounded by loved ones at her home in Kilkenny, Minn, after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 7, at Le Center Funeral Home from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. and beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at St. Canice Catholic Church in Kilkenny, Minn.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Kilkenny, Minn.

Andrew John Lehrer, 61, of Denver, Colorado passed away on Aug. 15, 2023 with his wife and children at his side. He was born in New Prague, Minn. on October 19, 1961 to Alfred Lehrer and Maxine (Lehrer) Morgan.
Andy spent the first part of his childhood in Montgomery, Minn. He moved with his family to Prior Lake, Minn. in 1977 where he went to high school.
He married Danielle Phillips in Nov. 1992. They have two sons, Walker and Garett.

Emil “Max” Joseph Maxa, age 83, of Montgomery, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 at his home in Montgomery. Celebration of Life at a later date.

As Labor Day will arrive this weekend, so does the expected “phase one” part of the Highway 13 project by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). This means the contractor should have the bulk of the work done from Lexington Avenue north and at the roundabout being constructed at County 28 and Highway 13 between New Prague and Montgomery.

What has turned into a large festival of yesteryear, the Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Show (LSCPPS) started out as a simple passion of one man 50 years ago in 1974. It’s still the passion of one man but it is now the passion of many, many people that share it with him. That man is Dave Preuhs.

The Tri-City United boys soccer team defeated Fairmont, 5-1, Saturday, August 26 and lost a 3-1 contest to Southwest Minnesota Christian Monday August 28.
Here is a recap of the two games:
TCU 2 3 - 5
Fairmont 0 1 - 1

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.”

Be it improbable or expected, St. Patrick is one of the final eight teams remaining in the Minnesota Baseball Association’s Class B state tournament after a 5-3 win Saturday, Aug. 26, in the round of 16.
The Irish topped Baseball 365, 5-3, in Delano. They’ll face the Minnetonka Millers Saturday, Sept. 2, 11 a.m., in Litchfield. Minnetonka. The Millers won Saturday, 8-0, over the Metro Knights. They took advantage of a dozen walks, four hits and three Knights' errors in the win.

Students at Tri-City United Schools are going to be getting an education hands-on with solar energy due to a new 40kWh solar array installed at both the Le Center K-8 school and high school in Montgomery. The project has been a few years in the making with a long-term vision from Carl Menk, who has off-and-on served as the districts facilities director in addition to being the districts regular full-time technology director.

The Minnesota Baseball Association recognized the services of Eric Brever and Pat Goggins last month in St. Patrick with a pregame ceremony before the Irish faced Union Hill.

A gas leak was underway from late Monday morning at Highway 13 and Lexington Avenue in Montgomery. Firefighters and CenterPoint Energy said they should have it sealed up by early afternoon. Residents nearby the location are asked to keep their windows closed and away from the intersection until it has been fixed. Firefighters were monitoring gas levels regularly around the area for potential evacuations. See more in the August 31 edition of the Messenger.

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."