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Celebrating a double 80

Sen. Joe Stegner helps Sen. John Andreason, right, to a celebratory piece of birthday cake. At left is Senate doorkeeper Bob McDonald. Both McDonald and Andreason celebrated their 80th birthdays this week. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)
By Betsy Z. Russell betsyr@spokesman.com(208) 336-2854

Both Senate Doorkeeper Bob McDonald and Sen. John Andreason, R-Boise, are celebrating 80th birthdays - McDonald tomorrow and Andreason today - so senators paused before convening their afternoon session to join the two and their families for celebratory cake and ice cream. McDonald has been the Senate’s doorkeeper for 15 years; Andreason is an eighth-term senator who also served in the Senate from 1967 to 1970 and is a former legislative budget director.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog