The News from August 28, 1982

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The News from August 28, 1982

Garrison Keillor

Aug 25, 2024

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08.28.82

It was a not-so-quiet week in Lake Wobegon: a bat was swooping around the Haglund house. Mrs. Haglund lives by herself so she called Gary and Leroy, the constables, for help. Her cat, Hjalmar, gave it a swat and knocked it down, so Gary and Leroy just had to carry it out (after they did a bit of snooping in the house).

Mrs. Magendanz was caught …

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