Andrew Onimus told a crowd of about 200 people that in college when he was struggling with major depression he reached out, which was the first step in his dealing with major depression and anxiety. He encouraged people to reach out through his speech on Sunday, Feb. 10, at the New Prague High School auditorium.
Onimus of Minding Your Mind, an organization that provides mental health education for students and their parents, appeared through the sponsorship of the Duck Cup Memorial. The group’s committee is made up of New Prague High School....

The New Prague Trojans dropped into a tie for first place with Holy Family Catholic after losing to the Fire 61-47 in Victoria Friday. Earlier in the week, New Prague defeated Orono 60- 43.

The New Prague Trojan boys basketball team won two games over the past week, defeating Orono and Hastings. The team also lost to St. Michael-Albertville. All three games were played at home.
The Trojans (11-10, 5-0 Wright County Conference) return to action Friday, Feb. 15, at Waconia. They host Holy Family Catholic on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Trojans 64 Spartans 39 New Prague jumped to an early lead and were never threatened in a WCC game against Orono Tuesday, Feb. 5.

Judy E Hennen, age 76 of Burnsville passed away peacefully with her son and daughter at her side, Monday February 11, 2019 following a brief illness.

Updated:
Three people were injured as the result of a two-car collision on Highway 21 north of New Prague Tuesday afternoon. Feb. 12.

Cora (Marcum) Filius, 72, of Fridley, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. 
She was born August 2, 1946, in Kingsport, TN, to George and Marcella (Dubey) Marcum. She attended Central Lakes Community College, where she earned an Associate of Arts degree, and made a lifetime career of serving others. She was a member of FaithPoint Lutheran Church in New Prague, where she enjoyed serving others for many years on the meals team. She also enjoyed participating in the Women’s Bible Study. 

Nathan Penney, left, and his dad Eric Penney of Lakeville caught a Northern during the New Market Sportsman’s Club’s annual Ice Fishing Contest on Sunday, Feb. 10, at Carl’s Lake. Between 300 to 400 people attended the event. For more see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Members of the New Prague Area Concertina Club kick off MusicFest II at the Park Ballroom in New Prague on Saturday, Feb. 9. The day and evening of music goes until 10 p.m. and features eight bands, silent auctions, door prizes and food. Funds raised from MusicFest II will go the New Prague Veterans Memorial that will be built east of the community’s library in Memorial Park in 2020. For more see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

Emily K. Ardolf, age 104, of New Prague, died peacefully on Wednesday February 6, 2019 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center in New Prague.  Emily was born on September 8, 1914 in Wheatland Township, Rice County to Math and Mary (Novak) Ruzicka.  After Veseli school she attended Hopkins High School before she married Joseph F. Ardolf at Veseli on September 8, 1936.  Emily was a farm housewife and homemaker and raised five children.  She was one of the oldest living residents in New Prague.

Brilliant sun dogs put on a spectacular morning show Friday, Feb. 8, for those heading to work or school, or just out braving the frigid temperatures. This photo was taken along Redwing Avenue, just east of New Prague, by New Prague High School student Marah Slavik.

Jeremy Weckman, a 2000 New Prague High School graduate, is one of the hosts of XOR (Xtreme Off Road), a television show that was recently picked up by the History Channel.
Jeremy attended Dakota County Technical College and was an automotive technician at Jeff Belzer’s in Lakeville. He later attended WyoTech in Laramie, WY, to study collision refinishing and street rod fabrication, graduating No. 1 in his class. He moved back to Minnesota and worked for a private car collector/builder and later ran his own shop in Jordan.

Yesterday it was announced that the New Prague High School girls basketball game had been moved from Friday, Feb. 8 to Thursday, Feb. 7.
Forget that plan.
With a classes cancelled for Thursday, the game has been postponed. The make-up date has been set for.... Friday, Feb. 8 the originally scheduled date. The game will be played at Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria. B-squad plays at 5:30 p.m., varsity at 7 p.m.

New Prague’s Veterans Memorial Committee is holding their MusicFest II fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 9.
This is the second year of the event. Last year’s MusicFest which was highly successful and brought in a lot of money to fund the memorial, which is scheduled to be built in the summer of 2020.

The New Prague Veterans Memorial MusicFest II fundraiser will take pace Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Park Ballroom, 300 Lexington Ave. S in New Prague.
The day-long event will feature eight bands, silent auctions, door prizes, food and more.

New Prague Area Schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 7, due to predicted weather conditions.
Students will have a blended learning day.
There will be no WRAP or pre-school classes.
All evening activities are cancelled.

This past weekend the New Prague Archery Club hosted their annual home tournament with 652 archers from 34 different schools.
The High School team finished in second, falling to Mahtomedi by only eight points, with Princeton High School placing third.
The New Prague Middle School finished second behind Princeton Middle School with Jackson Middle School from Champlin Park taking third.
The Elementary team also finished second, with Milaca finishing first.