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"I'm honored to have a pig named for me," said Keillor. "I love the story from a few years back about the opposing batter who came to the plate and saw the pig trotting up with the fresh balls in his pocket and the batter complained to the umpire." (a player from an opposing team was offended by the pig delivering baseballs to the umpire, turned and said, "That is so bush league," and the ump said, "This is the bush leagues.") Garrison Squeallor was raised and chosen by Dennis and Marilyn Hauth, who have supplied all 15 mascots to the Saints. He is currently eating and and learning how to walk on a leash -- and eventually will be learning some tricks -- and no doubt looking forward in meeting his namesake! Full article on Saintsbaseball.com >> | | | | |
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A Christmas Blizzard
GK's New Holiday Story
A comic novella about a Hawaii-bound holiday traveler who ends up stranded in his North Dakota hometown.
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The Prairie Home cruise has become legendary on two of the Seven Seas and now is setting sail on a third, a weeklong spring break cruise of the western Caribbean along the Mexican coast, and it leaves March 14 from Tampa.
Stories of a Wobegon romance far from home, all delivered with Garrison Keillor's trademark humor.
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The latest collection of Lake Wobegon short stories gathered from live broadcasts include Confirmation Sunday, the church directory photos, Pastor Ingqvist's leather bound sermons along with song lyrics and the "95 Theses," among others. Companion audio also available.
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