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Events at the first celebration included a trap shooting tournament, a parade, sports and races,
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and a football game between Montgomery and Le Sueur Center (now Le Center).
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In 1931 Miss Leatta Ehmke (later Leatta Trnka) was crowned the first Kolacky Queen by Mayor Henry
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Westerman. For the 1934 celebration, a novelty button, sold by the Kolacky girls, was devised and
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is still in use today. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Kolacky Day
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retreated to the background until the Montgomery Community Club revived the celebration in 1948.
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Kolacky Day officially became a summer festival in 1966 when the traditional date, the last Sunday
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in September, was dropped in favor of the first weekend in August. The earlier date and warmer
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weather brought huge crowds to the festival. In 1975, Kolacky Day became Kolacky Days and the event
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was held for the first time at the end of July. It is now celebrated on the fourth full weekend of
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that month. The shift was made at the urging of the Green Giant vegetable canning company, to avoid
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conflict with the busy corn-processing season.
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Other annual events include the Torchlight Parade & Fireworks, the Masopust Festival also known as
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"The Czech Mardi Gras" and the Miss Czech-Slovak MN Pageant.
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Parks and recreation
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Baseball
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Montgomery's baseball tradition includes the amateur baseball team, known as the Mallards, the
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former high school Montgomery-Lonsdale Redbirds and now the Tri-City United Titans.
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The Mallards play in the Dakota Rice Scott Amateur Baseball League (DRS) under the direction of the
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Minnesota Baseball Association. The Mallards participated in the State Tournament in 1998, 1999,
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and 2002. They play their home games at Memorial Field, in Memorial Park.
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The Redbirds played in the Minnesota River Conference under the direction of the Minnesota High
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School League. The Redbirds participated in a few State Tournaments and won the Class A State
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Championship for the 1998-1999 Season. Now the tradition continues with the consolidated Tri-City
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United School District.
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Recreation
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The Tri-City United Community Education Office provides the citizens of Montgomery as well as the
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rest of the school district with recreational opportunities for all ages.
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City parks
Memorial Park
North Side
West Side
Veteran's Memorial Park
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Nearby Lakes
Lake Pepin
Lake Dora
Clear Lake
Gorman Lake
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Politics
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Montgomery is in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Jim Hagedorn (R); Minnesota
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Senate district 20, represented by Rich Draheim (R); and Minnesota House district 20B, represented
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by Todd Lippert (DFL). In terms of county politics, Montgomery is a part of Le Sueur County
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District #2 and represented by Joe Connolly.
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Media reference
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Area resident Andrew Rogers finished in fifth place at the Poker Dome Challenge, a 43-week series
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of speed poker tournaments with a grand prize of $1,000,000.
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Economy
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Seneca Foods (formerly Green Giant) has a freezing and canning facility in Montgomery. United Steel
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Products also has a large facility in town. The economy of the Montgomery area relies heavily on
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agriculture, and other assorted blue collar jobs.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
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Minnesota State Highways 13 and 21 are two of the main routes in the city.
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Minnesota State Highway 99 is located directly to the south.
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Montgomery is 15 miles from Interstate 35.
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The closest towns to Montgomery are:
North - New Prague
South - Kilkenny
East - Lonsdale
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West - Le Center
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The closest major city is Faribault to the Southeast.
Demographics
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2010 census
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At the 2010 census, there were 2,956 people, 1,185 households and 760 families residing in the
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city. The population density was . There were 1,306 housing units at an average density of . The
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racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian,
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2.3% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of
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the population.
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There were 1,185 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
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47.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present,
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6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all
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households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age
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or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07.
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The median age was 35.1 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the
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ages of 18 and 24; 28.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of
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age or older. The population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
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2000 census
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At the 2000 census, there were 2,794 people, 1,105 households and 690 families residing in the
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city. The population density was 1,790.7 per square mile (691.5/km). There were 1,137 housing units
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at an average density of 728.7 per square mile (281.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 93.59%
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White, 0.32% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 4.29% from other races, and
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1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.77% of the population.
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There were 1,105 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
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49.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present,
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and 37.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had
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someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the
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average family size was 3.23.
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28.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3%
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from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every
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100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
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The median household income was $34,145 and the median family income was $48,011. Males had a
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median income of $30,707 compared with $23,977 for females. The per capita income was $16,128.
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About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of
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those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.
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Climate
References
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Further reading
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Montgomery: From the "Big Woods" To the "Kolacky Capital", second edition (2000), Montgomery Arts
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and Heritage Center.
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External links
Kolacky Days
Montgomery MN Newspaper
Kolacky Days on Facebook
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Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History
ePodunk entry for Montgomery
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Montgomery Chamber Of Commerce
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Cities in Minnesota
Czech-American culture in Minnesota
Cities in Le Sueur County, Minnesota
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1877 establishments in Minnesota
Slovak-American culture in Minnesota
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Harry & Bunnie is a Malaysian animated television series created by the Malaysian based company,
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Animasia Studio. It follows young wannabe magician Harry who invents magical tricks to impress his
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friends, but always in vain. Meanwhile, his mischievous stage rabbit Bunnie always ends up stealing
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the limelight with its ongoing mission to steal Harry’s magic wand. Harry always creates elaborate
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plans to take back his wand but always fails in the end.
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The show is a non-dialogue slapstick comedy with 78 episodes with all of them 7 minutes each. The
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show is currently showing in Disney Channel in various countries across Asia, various channels in
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China as well as Netflix worldwide.
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Characters
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Harry — A young wannabe magician who auditions his way into a magical school in the first episode.
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