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Al Batt: The cat wants your chair

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My wife is mad at me. Did you forget to put ketchup on the shopping list again? Oh, I ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 5:53 pm

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Gladys Louise Pechacek, 98

Gladys Pechacek, age 98, died on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Sholom home East in St. Paul. Gladys Louise Pechacek, the daughter of Wencel and ... Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, April 16, 2023 7:25 pm

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Al Batt: I stayed away from Bud Grant

Echoes from the Loafer’s Club Meeting The world seems an odd place without Bud Grant in it. I did a great favor for Bud once. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 5:31 pm

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Al Batt: Stay calm in a small town

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting  You live in a really small town.  I know that.    What do you do for excitement?   We ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:38 pm

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Willard “Bud” Thompson, 98

Willard Emery “Bud” Thompson, 98, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday evening, March 22, 2023 at The Estates at Roseville in Roseville, Minnesota. Bud was ... Read more

by Al Batt, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:48 am

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Al Batt: The pioneering of Rexall Drug

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I could recite the Gettysburg Address when I was only 13 years old.  I’ll bet your parents were proud. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:00 pm

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Al Batt: Refusing to acknowledge a lost hour

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I love going for a walk every morning. How far do you walk? I walk 5 miles or to ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:47 pm

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Arvilla E. Lovlein, 102

Arvilla Evelyn Lovlein, age 102, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Arvilla Colvin was ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 7:18 pm

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Al Batt: How much for Lincoln’s radio?

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting This radio is priceless, but I’m willing to let it go for a measly $559.63 even though it was ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 5:36 pm

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Al Batt: A tip jar next to the bird feeder

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My pen can write underwater. That’s impressive. That’s nothing. It can write other words too. Driving by Bruce’s drive ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 5:24 pm

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Al Batt: Looking for 7 people without a problem

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I bought a minivan that holds seven people without a problem.    That sounds good. Yeah, but where do ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 5:46 pm

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Al Batt: Too much to read in the aisle

Echoes from the Loafer’s Club Meeting I put the wrong year on every check I wrote in January. Writing 2022 instead of 2023 is easy ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 5:50 pm

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Al Batt: Cat hair is everywhere but on the cat

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting All my teachers said I could go places. What happened? I liked it here. Driving by Bruce’s drive I ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 6:02 pm

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Al Batt: Grateful for the weather

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Good morning.    It’s a wretched morning and it will be a dreadful day. What’s the matter, did you ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 5:58 pm

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Ernest L. “Roy” Baldus, 92

Ernest LeRoy Baldus “Roy”, 92, of Austin, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Roy was born December 5, 1930 to Leo Baldus and Mildred ... Read more

by Al Batt, Thursday, January 19, 2023 6:35 pm

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