The bat

Perhaps one of the most famous of all Pentwater stories is that of Beatriz the bat. Occurring in 1991, the first of our glorious years at the McVoy Cottage, the visitation of the bat caused quite a stir. Indeed, the entire houseful of Hoerrs was involved in one way or another in the intrigue of the bat.

Of course, the family was relieved when Mac removed the bat from the family room rafters with a cup and Berenstain Bears book. The questions concerning the bat, however, remain to this day. Was the bat a demonic presence sent to harass the Hoerr clan? Is it somehow linked to the drunken husband of Celeste McVoy? Is there a connection to the reported McVoy Cottage hauntings of yesteryear? These questions may never be resolved.

(copied from the 2000 edition of the Hoerrald]])