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Woodland Celebrates 289 Years

By Norma Brunson, Norma Brunson, December 29, 2014

The Woodland Community Center in Woodland, Wash., was filled with celebration as birthdays totaling 289 years came together.

Lavina Bliss (left) is 99. Marian Crozier, a Woodland Church member, is 101. Martha Ferguson, Lavina’s sister, is the youngest of the group at age 90. And Charles Ferguson, brother-in-law to Martha, will be 99 soon.

Martha’s children — Arlene Wing, Flora Campbell, Marilyn Sutton, Carolyn Piekarek and Lyle Ferguson — were all on hand to help celebrate their mother’s 90th birthday.

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A total of 289 birthdays were celebrated at the Woodland Community Center in Woodland, Wash.

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Featured in: January 2015

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Norma Brunson, Norma Brunson

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