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Neil R. Jirele, 85
Neil R. Jirele, 85, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester. Neil was born ...
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Al Batt: Shivering onward
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I try to do nothing every day. It’s good for my longevity. What do you mean? Nothing lasts forever. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 5:24 pm
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Al Batt: That was fast
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I got a speeding ticket yesterday. How fast were you driving? I don’t know. It all happened so fast. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:14 pm
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Gary R. Ziegler, 66
Gary R. Ziegler, age 66, of Lyle, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at St. Mary’s Hospital. Gary ...
by Al Batt, Friday, October 27, 2023 10:39 am
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Al Batt: Hearing my wife’s eyes roll
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What do you know? You don’t want to know. That’s good to know. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 4:42 pm
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Al Batt: Financial realities of baseball cards
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting This has been a day to remember. Why is that? I don’t remember. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 5:02 pm
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Al Batt: Song of the songbirds
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting A drought is a terrible thing. It said it’s going to rain on TV. Great! Now we’ll have a ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 5:20 pm
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Al Batt: The joys of pie
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting The power was out in town for a few hours last night. Where were you when the lights went ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 6:36 pm
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Barbara Lee Monahan, 76
BARBARA “BARB” LEE (TALLEY) MONAHAN, age 76, of Waseca passed away on September 29, 2023 at her home. Born on October 29, 1946 in Owatonna, ...
by Al Batt, Monday, October 2, 2023 3:03 pm
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William “Bill” G. Barnett, 88
William “Bill” Gordon Barnett, age 88, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his home. Bill was born July 5, 1935, to ...
by Al Batt, Friday, September 29, 2023 4:54 pm
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Al Batt: Dogs can’t whistle
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you ever wonder why we can’t hear dog whistles? Yeah, why is that? It’s because dogs can’t whistle. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 5:21 pm
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EST/FOX, N.
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF MOWER 50-PR-23-1655 THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 50-PR-23-1655 Estate of Nordean E. Fox, ...
by Al Batt, Monday, September 25, 2023 12:03 pm
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7.11.23 SUMMARY
Regular Session of the Mower County Board of Commissioners Summary of Minutes July 11, 2023 The Mower County Board of Commissioners in and for the ...
by Al Batt, Friday, September 22, 2023 10:41 am
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Al Batt: Yellowjackets on the move
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I dropped my gym membership. Those memberships are hard to cancel. How did you do it? I gave my ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 5:47 pm
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Al Batt: Buttering that bread
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m in a rut. Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing here. Oh, yeah? Do you ever wonder that? Sure, ...