#11 The Beaverlick Gazette: Vice President Comes To Beaverlick, Couple Wins Wife Carrying Championship
VP COMES TO BEAVERLICK by Dirk Stoneman: The special red, white, and blue bunting was hung. The stores along our main street were festooned with American flags and welcome signs. Today was a the day the Vice President of the United States and his wife would be coming to our little town! Ever since Beaverlick Mayor Delwood Oadecker received a call from the United States Secret Service and the Vice President’s staff informing the Mayor of the Vice President’s visit, street cleaners have been tidying the streets, the buildings had been power-washed and had paint touch-ups, the High School “Fighting Catfish” Marching Band had been rehearsed, and Ignatz Klinedecker has been told to keep his wife Ula in the house. Mayor Oadecker stood in the summer sun with the rest of the Beaverlick Town Council, ready to give his speech welcoming the Vice President and the Second Lady. “This is a huge day for the town of Beaverlick,” said Mayor Oadecker. “It isn’t every day ...