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Chris and Sallie Smith are this year’s honorary survivors at the Le Sueur County Relay for Life. The fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will be held Friday, July 14, 5 to 10 p.m., at the county fairgrounds in Le Center. (Submitted photo)
He remembers the fear sweeping through his being in 2003 when he heard his wife had cancer. Two years later, Chris Smith heard a doctor direct those same words at him.
Nearly 20 years later, Sallie and Chris Smith of Madison Lake are still among those fighting cancer and encouraging people to be...
Registration has passed for the parade and Bohemian Market but there are still many items to register for that are coming up in preparation for Kolacky Days. Items not listed below either have deadlines that have passed or registration happens on site the day of the event.
July 11 - Tour De Bun...
Tri-City United graduate Anya Menk’s debut jazz album, “Inner Voice.” (Submitted photo)
Anya Menk, a 2018 graduate of Tri-City United High School and 2022 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, recently completed her first jazz studio album.
It’s really nothing less than you would expect from a family of musicians. Her mother, Robyn, was one of The Sapp Sisters and is a...
Brekke
WEM senior-to-be Katrina Brekke was selected by the Elysian American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) to attend this year’s Girls State event, which was held June 11 through June 17 at Bethel College.
Brekke said she was very happy to get a chance to go and she received the coveted Spirit Award, which goes...
Demolition of the house at 208 Central Ave. N was done Wednesday, June 28. Deutsch Construction of New Prague tore down the house, removed the debris and had put down new dirt that same day. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Demolition of the house at 208 Central Ave. N by Deutsch Construction began around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 28. By that evening, the roughly 100 year-old-house was gone and crews were spreading dirt around the site. Plans by the City of New Prague call for the spot to be seeded with grass.
The...
Thanks to the National Kidney Paired Exchange Program, Julie Bergstrom (left) gave one of her kidneys to her longtime friend, Pat Christensen (right) of New Prague would receive one. Christensen suffered from polycystic kidney disease, the same disease which took her grandfather and mother. The two women hope people will consider registering to become a possible donor to save the life of a friend, a loved one, or someone they don’t know. (Submitted photo)
She never imagined an unexpected knock on the door in 1974 would start a friendship that would one day save her life.
Forty-eight years later, the two women remain close friends. They know the importance of sharing a gift and hope others will consider doing the same, be it for someone they care...
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Governor Tim Walz talk to Karl Heldberg and his family on their dairy farm south of Le Sueur on July 6.
Governor Tim Walz and Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen visited the Heldberg Dairy Farm, owned and operated by Karl Heldberg, south of Le Sueur the afternoon of July 6 to talk dairy and agriculture. The governor and commissioner spent a great length of time speaking with Heldberg and...
Individuals looking for some historical facts about the city of Waterville, its businesses, and some of its residents, can now read about them outside the Waterville City Hall.
The Waterville Artists and Historic Waterville Businesses exhibit is starting to take shape, with six beautiful displays...
The intersection at Spruce Avenue and Highway 13 shows the extend of barricades at some businesses and intersections that caused alarm for some in the community. People inside of David's Diner, as well as other establishments along the route south of Lexington Avenue, were talking about the ordeal with upset. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)
Businesses and residents woke up with surprise the morning of July 5 when barricades were placed at intersections all along Highway 13 south of Lexington Avenue.
Information given at the open house on June 26 was that this portion of the highway was to remain open until September 1, which people...
The team at RES Pyrotechnics – (from left) former owner Steve Coman, Tracy Vanasek, vice president of sales and service; and Will Wallus, the new owner and CEO – will have dozens of crews preparing and presenting fireworks shows this weekend. (John Mueller photo)
There’s a brief moment just before the first shell is propelled into the heavens above where members of the crew from RES Pyrotechnics holds its breath and hopes they did everything right during the setup.
After that, the crew enjoys the show just like everyone else.
RES Pyrotechnics of rural New...
