Al Batt
Al Batt: Who carried the straw?
Echoes -from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What’s wrong with you? I superglued my thumb and my forefinger together. Don’t worry, everything will be OK. Driving ...
Al Batt, Author at Austin Daily Herald
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Donald ‘Bud’ Schultheis, 85
Donald LeRoy “Bud” Schultheis passed away on November 21, 2020 at St. John’s – The Woodlands. He was 85 years old. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, ...
by Al Batt, Monday, November 23, 2020 1:35 pm
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Al Batt: Keep your glasses in working order
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’ve lost a family heirloom. My mood ring has gone missing. How do you feel about that? I don’t ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:30 am
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Gloria Gilbert, 73
Gloria Gilbert, 73 passed away Nov 4, 2020 of a cardiac arrest. She was born in Austin, Mn on July 10, 1947 to parents Wilbur ...
by Al Batt, Friday, November 13, 2020 8:34 am
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Al Batt: A stinker of a bad joke
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What’s wrong? It’s my son. He won’t eat fish. I don’t know what to do. Replace him with a ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:30 am
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Al Batt: A caterpillar with a broken GPS system
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I changed the oil in my car in under 30 minutes. Seriously? It doesn’t take long when you know ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 6:30 am
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Al Batt: Enjoying a history of burgers and not knowing
Echoes from the Loafers’Club Meeting What has four legs, a tail and meows? A cat? Oh, you’ve heard it before? Driving by Bruce’s drive I ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 6:30 am
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John “JD” Hill, 70
John “JD” Douglas Hill, age 70 of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020. John was born October 15, 1950 in Austin, Minnesota, ...
by Al Batt, Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:32 pm
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Al Batt: Winter’s insistent nature
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What are you smiling about? I wore this when I was in high school and it still fits. It’s ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:30 am
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Al Batt: Keep what you know close
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My wife threw a surprise birthday party for me. Were you surprised? I sure was. I’d forgotten it was ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:30 am
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Al Batt: Congrats: you made it another day
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Where are you going? I’m taking part in a virtual play practice. Well, break a digital leg. Driving by ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 6:30 am
Guest Columns
Al Batt: Offer me something of interest
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting How is your job going? It’s going really, really, really, really well. Really? Not really. Driving by Bruce’s drive ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 6:30 am
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Al Batt: A parking lot serves body shops
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you ever talk to yourself? Sometimes. I wasn’t talking to you. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have a ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:30 am
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Mary Weis, 86
Mary Arthur Weis, age 86, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 15, 2020 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Mary was born ...
by Al Batt, Monday, September 21, 2020 3:57 pm
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Al Batt: It’s raining something most fowl
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I entered a 5-mile run, but it didn’t go well. You didn’t finish last, did you? Not yet. Driving ...