Titan fans gather for a pre-parade photo on the side of Montgomery’s First Street. 
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Six-year-old Artemis Anderson and sister, four-year-old Athena, are school girls by day, but on Friday night, they were ninjas.
The daughters of Tiffany Anderson were two of the several hundred people to attend the Family Fun Night community event put on by TCU - Montgomery Parent and Teacher Organization ( PTO), Friday, Sept. 30.
Anderson volunteered at the event last year and returned with her girls this year because she loves to see them have fun, burn off some energy, and interact with their friends outside of the classroom.

New stop-arm cameras and interior cameras have been installed on all 27 of the big yellow school buses that transport Tri-City United students.

A vehicle crashed into the Casey’s General Store building in Montgomery around 8 a.m., Wednesday morning, October 5.  
According to the incident report, the Montgomery Police were alerted to the incident at 8:08 a.m. and an officer was dispatched to the scene.
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Tri-City United High School crowned its Homecoming King and Queen during a ceremony on Monday night, Oct. 3.
The new king and queen are Henry Schendel and Rhia Krautkremer.
Queen Rhia is the daughter of Matthew and Denise Krautkremer.
King Henry is the son of Jim and Amy Schendel.
Last year’s Homecoming King and Queen, Brendan O’Keefe and Madison Dooley, had the honor of crowning the new royals.
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Eileen Rita Krueger, age 85, of Waconia passed away, peacefully Wednesday, September, 28th 2022, at her home with her family by her side.
Mass of Christian Burial to be held Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Boniface Catholic Church (4025 Main Street) in St. Bonifacius with Father Peter Hughes as Celebrant of the Mass.   Visitation held Monday, October 3 from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. and one hour prior to the Mass on Tuesday, ALL AT THE CHURCH.  Interment in the church cemetery.

The whir of the hydraulic saw and the smell of sawdust in the afternoon makes Cole Van Horn smile.
The retiree lives and works at his own pace, doing what he enjoys—and what he enjoys doing is sawing trees into beautiful, useful pieces of lumber.
Van Horn opened Montgomery Sawmill, located just south of the City of Montgomery on Highway 21, a couple of years ago. The mill specializes in custom log sawing, cutting logs up to 3’ in diameter and 20 1/2' long.

Cross country teams place third at Crusader Invitational
The Tri City United boys and girls cross country teams each placed third in the Mankato Loyola Crusader Invitational Friday, Sept. 16.
In the girls race, the Titans scored 69 points. St. Peter won the event with 23 points. Martin County West placed second with 44 points.
Sophomore Yasmin Ruiz placed fourth overall in a time of 21:17. The champion was St. Peter freshman Keira Fredrich who finished in 19:47.5.

Tri-City United Schools are getting ready to “Rock Out” for Homecoming Week 2022, which runs October 3 - 7.
Members of the all-senior Homecoming Court were announced Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 20, in preparation for the event.
Homecoming Queen candidates are: Anna Barnett, daughter of Patrick and Amy Barnett, Rhia Krautkremer, daughter of Matthew and Denise Krautkremer, Makayla Erickson, daughter of Joel and Nicole Erickson, Payton Singelton, daughter of Jeff and Darcy Singelton, and Emma Kaplan, daughter of Nicholas and Tricia Kaplan.

Waseca returned the opening kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown and added two more first quarter scores in a 49-7 win over Tri City United Friday, Sept. 16 in Montgomery.
“Obviously you never want to start the game giving up a touchdown on the opening kickoff. It is hard to get back momentum after starting like that,” head coach Matt Collins said. “Despite the score we did some good things in this game and have some things we can build on.”

He’s performed over 250 weddings, dozens of baptisms, and numerous funerals. He has also ministered to prisoners and prayed over victims at accident scenes.
The good and the bad come with the job.
But, Deacon Dan Wesley has the Holy Spirit on his side.
75-year-old Wesley of Elysian has served the area as a deacon for four decades.

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)

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)