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A grand evening
Dozens of couples made the grand march stage light stroll May 4 at the high school auditorium as Waconia celebrated prom night. After the march in front of family and friends, it was off to the Medina Ballroom for dinner, dance and bowling then on to the Mall of America for post-prom activities at Nickelodeon Universe. (Photos courtesy School District 110)
ABATE chapter highlights motorcycle awareness month
Jon Fernholz has been riding motorcycles for almost three decades, since age 17, and puts about 8,000 miles on his bike each year in rallies or more frequently on the open road alone or with friends. He also logs plenty of ride time at the throttle of the Tri-County Chapter of ABATE Minnesota. That’s the organization American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education, which has been promoting education and highway safety since 1987. Fernholz has been chapter president since 2016. ...
Tonkabots team wrapping up ‘amazing year’
The Mound Westonka Tonkabots FIRST Robotics Team competed in the world competition in Houston, Texas in April for the first time ever. The team earned the opportunity to compete by earning a first-place finish at the 2024 Northern Lights Regional Competition. The Tonkabots competed in the “Galileo” division at the FIRST Championship, where they finished 22nd of 75 teams. Over 600 teams from 16 countries and 48 states were represented in the competition. Tonkabots were also chosen to receive a special peer award, the “Stellar...
Students’ artwork featured at festival
Mound Westonka High School art students competed in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Visual Arts Festival, the largest regional art competition in the state, April 26 in Shakopee. Out of 18 entries, students earned 11 Superior awards and five Awards of Excellence. “We had a fantastic showing at the festival!” said art teacher Jana Pare. “All the students who participated submitted outstanding work!” Earning Superior awards for their...
18 inning thriller ends with Shakopee beating Prior Lake on Wednesday night
It took 18 innings and two weeks, but Shakopee beat Prior Lake 10-2 in South Suburban Conference baseball on Wednesday night. The two teams were finishing out an earlier season game that originally started at Target Field, but was called due to time.
This is our new state flag, like it or not
Even here in New Prague, we’ve started to see a few of the new state flags flying, some of them so new you can still see the crease marks from where they were folded for packaging. Gov. Walz put out a video on X – we used to call...
Garage sales galore
“This is our first year doing a garage sale,” said Eric Novotny, Saturday morning, May 11. He was among several people participating in New Prague’s Citywide Garage Sales. In his yard and driveway along NE First Street, he had many articles for sale. “We’ve got clothes, electronics, cookware,...
City trims its options with police station
By a 3-1 vote, the New Prague City Council decided at its May 6 meeting to take the next step with the city’s police station. Voting in favor were councilors Maggie Bass, Bruce Wolf and Rik Seiler with Councilor Shawn Ryan casting the single no vote. Mayor Duane Jirik was absent from the meeting.
Trojans pound their way into state tournament
Beating Mahtomedi-Stillwater in its section contest last week, the New Prague High School indoor softball team advanced to a return trip to the state tournament where the Trojans open play tomorrow, Friday, May 17. New Prague opens state tournament at 8 p.m. tomorrow night against St. Cloud at Chanhassen High...
NP School Board OKs employee contracts
Aiming at what it deems fair and equitable compensation for employee groups, the New Prague School Board approved a series of master agreements with employee groups, contracts including increases in wages and benefits. At a special meeting Monday, May 13, the board approved contracts for certified speech pathology assistants, building...
Eden Prairie Police Honor Minnesota's Fallen Officers with Stirring Memorial Day Vigil
In a solemn tribute to fallen comrades, members of the Eden Prairie Police Department joined law enforcement officials throughout Minnesota this week to honor those who have died in the line of duty. During the National Police Week observance, Eden Prairie officers stood in silent vigil at the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial, marking Law Enforcement Memorial Day with a poignant ceremony as reported by the department's official blog.
Trojans pound their way into state tournament
Beating Mahtomedi-Stillwater in its section contest last week, the New Prague High School indoor softball team advanced to a return trip to the state tournament where the Trojans open play tomorrow, Friday, May 17. New Prague opens state tournament at 8 p.m. tomorrow night against St. Cloud at Chanhassen High...
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