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Julie Yackley
Julie Yackley was born in Inchheon, South Korea, and was adopted in May, 1986, by Don and Janice Yackley of New Prague. Even before the adoption her mother was diagnosed with cancer, a disease that claimed her life in 1993, when Julie was just 7 years old. A year ago, she lost her father to ALS -...
Farmhouse Market owner Kendra Rasmusson, left, is pictured with students Amanda Giesen, Wyatt Zack, Megan Rademacher and Shobeib Zabar. The four students in the New Prague High School MARS (Mastering Academics and Real-World Skills) class are working with Rasmusson on a new business extension for Farmhouse Market. (Submitted Photo)
The owners of Farmhouse Market, a tech-savvy local and organic foods market that was recently featured in the New York Times, have partnered with four New Prague High School students to launch a new business extension they hope will increase tourism and business for downtown New Prague.
Farmhouse...
Jana Larson, regional manager for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, stands in the kitchen of the organization’s new Senior Dining site, The Village in Waterville. The kitchen and dining site opened Monday, Nov. 12.
A new meal option is available in Waterville for those ages 60 and older who would benefit from others cooking healthy meals for them.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) opened a new Senior Dining location at The Village in Waterville on Monday, November 12. The kitchen and dining site...
Second graders Ty Wohlers and Eydie Fleek have been named the Junior Grand Marshals of Montgomery's 2018 Torchlight Parade and Fireworks event, which will be held November 29. (Wade Young Photos)
Second graders, Ty Wohlers and Eydie Fleek don’t recall if they have ever seen the special float that starts the Torchlight Parade and Fireworks event, but they will see it firsthand on Thursday, Nov. 29.
Ty, son of George and Shanda Wohlers of rural Montgomery, and Eydie, daughter of Ann and...
Father Kevin Clinton, center, offers a blessing on several tractors the morning of Sunday, Nov. 18, at St. John the Evangelist Church of Union Hill. The brief ceremony was also to celebrate this time of blessings and thankfulness at the end of the harvest. For more see an upcoming print issue of...
City of Montgomery has Declared a Snow Emergency!!!
PLOWS will be out tonight until all snow is cleared!
Make sure all vehicles are NOT parked in the streets!!!
http://www.cityofmontgomerymn.com
Elko New Market Police Chief Steve Mortenson, left, receives a plaque from New Prague Police Chief Jim Gareis during the Thursday, Nov. 15, open house for Chief Mortenson’s retirement. Held at Elko New Market City Hall, Mortenson was honored by fellow law enforcement officers and residents of Elko...
New Prague High School student Josh Shumaker, a member of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Corps and a US Marine Corps recruit, performed the MIA/POW Empty Table ceremony during a Veterans Day program at New Prague High School Monday, Nov. 12. Ryan Wetschka, also a member of the Cadet Air Corps, read the script. (Chuck Kajer Photo)
New Prague Area Schools presented Veterans Day ceremonies throughout the day on Monday, Nov. 12, in cooperation with the New Prague Veterans Honor Guard.
The first of the ceremonies was held at 8:30 a.m. at New Prague Middle School.
The school’s choir and band provided music. There were also...
