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IT TAKES A FAMILY – To ensure success at blowing out all the candles on his 95h birthday cake, Fred Mesman was assisted by his stepdaughter Laurie Masters McCraney. There was a gaggle of family, farmers and other friends gathered to celebrate at the Mesman’s Pleasant Ridge property. – Photo by Ken Stern
On the radio dial, 95 is often the golden oldies station.
For La Conner’s Fred Mesman, the number 95 sends a totally different signal.
Sunday it had less to do with his age than it did with being a good reason for the sage nonagenarian to party.
Which is exactly what he did, enjoying birthday cake, music and a bountiful pig roast on a beautiful sunlit afternoon complete with spectacular views from his and wife Arlene’s unique straw bale insulated Pleasant Ridge home.
But more than anything, Fred basked in the company of family, friends and neighbors who trekked through thick woods and past the...
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