Like most of the world on this final day of 2021, we're mourning the death of Betty White. The headline at CNN, Betty White, beloved and trailblazing actress, dies at 99, says it well.
We were especially fond of her role as Rose Nylund, St. Olaf, Minnesota's woman of the year. The role and her daft stories reminded me of many of the storytellers I listened to as a child. White herself was from Illinois, but the silly riffs rang true to this former Minnesotan.
She was just a few weeks from her 100th birthday.
Here's one of the St. Olaf, Minnesota, stories, the Great Herring War:
Rest in peace, Betty White.
Still: A St Olaf tale on Golden Girls. From Start your day right with Betty White’s funniest St. Olaf stories at Madly Odd.
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