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The News from Lake Wobegon for May 18, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for May 18, 2013
It’s a gorgeous, gorgeous fall here. Gorgeous nights—warm days, cool nights.
Pastor Liz hosts a bonfire and Mr. Lofgren’s orchard produces an exceptional harvest of his “Julia” apples, in a monologue from September 2012.
The News from Lake Wobegon for May 11, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for May 11, 2013
It’s been beautiful out there. We’re coming to spring here and everything’s gorgeous.
Fishing season begins in Lake Wobegon, the host learns of his mother’s online Scrabble habit, and the history of the annual Willis Bunsen Grocery Run event.
The News from Lake Wobegon for May 4, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for May 4, 2013
It snowed this last week. It was harmful, it was hurtful to people, and people suffered from it. They were angry at it.
The town attends the high school’s production of ‘Our Town,’ Sarah Peterson worries her parents by becoming successful, and Mavis investigates Vern’s past.
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 27, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 27, 2013
Spring has finally arrived and the crocuses are up and the flowers are up and there’s green grass and people are hanging their sheets out on the line, just for the smell of it, just for the beauty of it.
Donny Krebsbach ventures onto the lake in search of early spring ice fishing, Christopher Inqvist gets a summer job at Ralph’s Pretty Good Grocery, and thoughts on the importance of yard work.
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 20, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 20, 2013
We’ve had snow. We’ve had a lot of snow. People are discouraged. People are beaten down, they’re cranky on account of this snow.
Jimmy Krebsbach helps Arlene Bunsen deer-proof her yard, Pastor Liz makes house calls to hear the town’s complaints, and a surprise in Mrs. Olson’s purse interrupts the sermon at Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church.
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 13, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 13, 2013
Got a big snow here this last week. Snow in the middle of April just pushed people right to the edge—just so terribly discouraging.
Myrtle Krebsbach monopolizes the microphone after winning the “Pick the Pope” contest, Mavis and Vern break off their relationship, and the Pettersons embark on a 60-day juice cleanse.
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 6, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for April 6, 2013
It has warmed up there. There’s still some snow on the ground but there are signs of spring. The loons have come in to the lake and they’re singing to each other.
Spring is on its way and Donnie Krebsbach gets into trouble while attempting to rescue his fish house.
The News from Lake Wobegon for March 30, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for March 30, 2013
Had a little bit of frost on Monday just to remind us where we live but otherwise it was warm. It was up in the 60s — people had their windows open.
The Lake Wobegon Whippets take some spring batting practice, Bud learns a lesson about friendship while putting the dock in the water, and Pastor Liz has an exciting evening on Easter Sunday, in a monologue from April 2012.
The News from Lake Wobegon for March 23, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for March 23, 2013
It’s been a cold spring here, the ice still out there on the lake but the pelicans have arrived and other migrating birds have come in anyway.
The milk truck gets stuck in Mr. Hoppe’s driveway, Carl Krebsbach builds a house for a stockbroker friend, and it’s a tough time for marriage, unless you have a ritual argument like Myrtle and Florian Krebsbach, in a monologue from April 2009.
The News from Lake Wobegon for March 16, 2013
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
The News from Lake Wobegon for March 16, 2013
We’re all used to disappointment and heartbreak in Lake Wobegon. We’re all used to being left behind, of course. It’s really the story of our lives.
Clint Bunsen tries to free a skunk from a trap, a booger joke causes Larry to shoot tapioca out of his nose, and Eloise Krebsbach buys an artificial limb to replace her boyfriend Fred, in a monologue from October 2009.
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