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Al Batt

Hartland

Writer, speaker, storyteller, humorist, gagwriter, author, columnist, radio personality, and birder. Uffda! His mother thinks he’s a big deal.

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  • 1 week ago | austindailyherald.com | Al Batt

    Published 5:28 pm Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Echoes from the Loafers’ Club MeetingI’ve got big news for you. Well, I’m glad I’m sitting down. I just painted that chair you’re sitting in. Driving by Bruce’s driveI have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The sky was as black as blue and as blue as black. Then, a beautiful day shouldered its way in.

  • 1 week ago | fillmorecountyjournal.com | Al Batt

    He was a cowboy. There was no doubt. He never missed an episode of “Gunsmoke.” He’d seen all 635 episodes at least twice. He thought Marshal Matt Dillon should have been president. He even listened to the singing cowboy, Gene Autry, when his ears had a vacancy. He tried watching a TV series called “Yellowstone,” but found it resembled “The Godfather” or “The Sopranos” more than “Bonanza.” It wasn’t for him. He preferred watching more reruns of “Gunsmoke.”He wore cowboy boots and a cowboy hat.

  • 1 week ago | austindailyherald.com | Al Batt

    Published 8:06 pm Sunday, June 15, 2025 PUBLIC NOTICERESOLUTION NO. 17195RESOLUTION ORDERING SECURING AND RAZINGOF A HAZARDOUSBUILDINGSLOCATED AT 104 3RD AVE SE AUSTIN, MINNESOTAOWNED BY SHANE ROSEWHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 463.15 to 463.61, the City Council of Austin, Minnesota, finds the building located at 104 3rd Ave SE to be a hazardous building for the following reasons:1.

  • 1 week ago | albatt.substack.com | Al Batt

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  • 2 weeks ago | austindailyherald.com | Al Batt

    Published 5:35 pm Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Echoes from the Loafers’ Club MeetingDo you know why dinosaurs went extinct? It resulted from an impact with a large celestial object. No, it was because they couldn’t take selfies, and their life had no purpose. Driving by Bruce’s driveI have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. One year, I made the radish decision to plant six varieties of radishes. They were all good, and radish sandwiches abounded.

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Allen Batt
Allen Batt @batt_allen
11 Jun 25

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Allen Batt
Allen Batt @batt_allen
9 Jun 25

‘Birding with Al Batt on 6-3-2025’ by @KmsuMaverick is on #SoundCloud https://t.co/qFASA2xxEf