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The Last of the Tearoom Ladies, and Other Minnesota Tales
The Last of the Tearoom Ladies and Other Minnesota Tales Author:Peg Meier Foreword / Garrison Keillor -- — Judy Krasselt, Minneapolis' rosiest merchant -- — Peter Grise and John Warling, feeding the State Fair stars -- — Getatchew Haile, a prized Ethiopian scholar -- — Last of the Tearoom Ladies, goodbye to the Fountain Room -- — Bill, Richardson, the neighborhood barber -- — Beth Stiegler Puchtel, seamstress with spiri... more »t --
Baunes of Willmar, "we sure will miss Krissy" --
Patty Williams, chief of the grammer police --
Lois Van Hoef, the Orange Julius Lady --
Garrison Keillor, a tender, bittersweet farewell --
Marion Weisler, mother of a most honorable son --
Bra fitters, ogres no more --
John Ratzloff, the mushroom man --
Alpha Lundeen, whatever happened to Baby Alpha --
Mizinokamigok, knitter of Ojibway ways --
Dan Witkowski, a super magic man --
Ned Waldman, memories of a boyhood love --
"Moonlight" Graham, Chisholm and a field of dreams --
Jan Haugen, the senator's gatekeeper --
Deb Davis and Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte, a tale of two mothers --
Browns Valley Man, those old, old bones --
Mike Osterholm, would-have-been channel swimmer --
Scout Troop 100, their dear and dark stories --
Northwest stewardesses, recalling the "glory days" --
Steve Keillor, a writer in his own right --
Narum's foursome, 40 years of togetherness --
Tom Washington, putting women on the defensive --
Muriel Humphrey Brown, it's a two-party marriage --
Margaret Yan, ask her about apheresis --
Tadpole safari, stalking spring peepers --
Makela Scott, a mother at 16 --
Nina Draxten, actress ingenue at 85 --
Nelson Aldrich, the ins and outs of a doorman --
Hulda Staples, a poet's heartbreak --
Karl Neumeier, a report on 97 1/2 years --
Denny Ganley, a tough guy who cares about kids --
Ray Neuman, biking for Jesus --
Sandra Merwin, she took a golf club to the courts Albert Joseph Alexander-Fryc, the blind bicyclist --
Nursing home opera fans, the song is love --
Teenage nightingales, boys "aide" handicapped neighbors --
Harry Leonard, a nonretiring storyteller --
Back of the bus bunch, the route to lasting friendships --
Children and the princess, a Visit over tea and M&Ms« less