Rachel Rynda, a 19-year-old college student from Montgomery, representing Le Sueur County, was crowned the 69th Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony Aug. 24 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
 
Rynda, who was the 2020 Kolacky Queen, was also named Miss Congeniality. She will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for nearly 2,100 Minnesota dairy farm families. She is the daughter of Francis and Theresa Rynda and attends University of Wisconsin River Falls.
 

The owners and staff at New Prague’s new McDonald’s at 101 Chalupsky Ave. SE held a ribbon cutting, with some confetti, the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 16. Participating in the ribbon cutting from left are Ariel Choate, Anders Choate, Annika Klugherz, April Choate, Josh Choate, Shannon Boyer, Jon Larson, and Lee Nowitzke. The new restaurant is having a grand opening celebration the week of Monday, Aug. 22, through Sunday, Aug. 28. The specials can be found in the issues of The New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger and The Extra. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

The Lonsdale Chamber of Commerce aimed to bring celebration, community, and connections to the annual Lonsdale Community Days town celebration that happened this year on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Violet Chromy of New Prague has been named the 2022 Le Sueur County Outstanding Senior Citizen.
She will be honored at the Le Sueur County Fair in Le Center on Sunday, August 21 at 1 p.m. in the Pavillion.
Chromy has been a homemaker her entire life. The 85-year-old is a mother of nine children, grandmother of 26, and great-grandmother of 34. Taking care of her children is not the only activity Chromy has been involved with according to James Simon, who nominated her for the award.
“Violet has been so active...

The City of Montgomery recognized and honored a late police officer Monday by formally retiring his badge number and presenting the proclamation to his widow.
In a special ceremony during the monthly City Council meeting, Mayor Tom Eisert and Police Chief Nathan Hintz made the presentation to Annalee Tupy, widow of Officer Bryan Tupy, who unexpectedly passed away on July 26, 2021.
Before they presented the framed proclamation, Eisert read the official document.

The Region 3C Amateur Baseball Tournament came to an end Sunday, August 14 with the championship game.
Once the dust settled, four teams from the Dakota Rice Scott (DRS) league will be representing the Region at the Class A State Tournament.
St. Patrick is the No. 1 seed from the Region after defeating Montgomery 7-1 in the championship Sunday. Union Hill edged Webster 4-3 in the third place game Saturday, Aug. 13.

Leo John Cemensky, 80, of Fifty Lakes, died at his home on August 7, 2022. A private family service is being held.
He was born on March 27, 1942, in Lexington Township, MN to Anton and Emily (Trczinsky) Cemensky. Leo married Vikki Dunham on December 10, 2001, in Fargo, ND. He was a retired member of the Operating Engineers Local 49 Union.
Leo is survived by his wife Vikki; two sons, Lee Cemensky of Las Vegas, NV, and Jeff (RaNae) Cemensky of Fifty Lakes; one daughter, Desiree Dunham of Elida, Ohio; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Joseph James Cesafsky, 89, of Montgomery, died on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Traditions of Montgomery. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 22, from 9 to 11, with Mass of Christian Burial to follow, all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date.

Montgomery and St. Patrick have punched their tickets to the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament after winning their first two games in the Region 3C Playoffs last weekend.
Montgomery knocked off Webster, 4-1, Friday, Aug. 5 and edged Union Hill, 4-3, Sunday, Aug. 7 to advance to the Region 3C Championship.
The Mallards will face St. Patrick, a 6-0 opening round winner over Veseli Friday and a 5-0 shutout of Faribault Monday, Aug. 8. Montgomery and St. Patrick will play Sunday, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. at St. Patrick.

Brian Delano Lande, 62, of Montgomery passed away on August 9, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 14 from 1-3 pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. A prayer service will follow at 3 pm also at the funeral home.
 
Brian was born February 24, 1960, to Charles and Gloria (Thorsen) Lande. He attended Montgomery High School and worked at Seneca in Montgomery as a Boiler Operator.

Marvin George David, 79 of Montgomery died on August 6, 2022. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 16 from 4 pm-8 pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 17 at 11 am with visitation one hour prior, all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus, officiating. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.

A man from Rice County died in an ATV rollover on August 6.
Marvin George David, 79, was pronounced deceased at 11876 140th St, in Montgomery when rescue officials found him trapped under an ATV.
According to Rice County Sheriff Jesse Thomas, deputies, Lonsdale Fire and Rescue, and Montgomery Ambulance were dispatched to the scene at 5:53 p.m. on a report of a possible deceased person trapped under the ATV.  
“The ATV/victim was located by the landowner's friend. When responding units arrived, the male was confirmed deceased,” Thomas said.

The primary election tomorrow (August 9), runs from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Residents in the City of New Prague will vote at the New Prague Fitness & Aquatic Center, 410 Central Ave. N
Residents of Elko New Market will vote at the Elko New Market City Hall, 601 Main St.
Those area townships that are having primary elections can find their election sites at https://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.

Voters in Montgomery Township will vote at City Hall, 201 Ash Ave. SW. 
Residents in the City of Montgomery will vote at the American Legion Club, 102 Elm Ave. S