Almost 50 years of firearms safety

November 13, 2025 1:30 am
Submitted photo After almost 50 years of volunteering with the Hunter Education program with the West End Sportsman’s Club, Randy Mesenbrink has decided to retire. “I felt I had a good replacement to take over, so it felt like the right time,” Mesenbrink said. Randy is seen with his last class in this photo, holding a firearm he was presented and of course he got cake! Jason Earls is on the far left and Ty Leppell on the far right. Hunter Education is a program provided by Washington State Fish and Wildlife.
Submitted photo After almost 50 years of volunteering with the Hunter Education program with the West End Sportsman’s Club, Randy Mesenbrink has decided to retire. “I felt I had a good replacement to take over, so it felt like the right time,” Mesenbrink said. Randy is seen with his last class in this photo, holding a firearm he was presented and of course he got cake! Jason Earls is on the far left and Ty Leppell on the far right. Hunter Education is a program provided by Washington State Fish and Wildlife.

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After almost 50 years of volunteering with the Hunter Education program with the West End Sportsman’s Club, Randy Mesenbrink has decided to retire. “I felt I had a good replacement to take over, so it felt like the right time,” Mesenbrink said. Randy is seen with his last class in this photo, holding a firearm he was presented and of course he got cake! Jason Earls is on the far left and Ty Leppell on the far right. Hunter Education is a program provided by Washington State Fish and Wildlife.