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Amidst a line of cars waiting for a chilly treat from the Meadowlark Dairy, Artist “Big Al” Meadows worked to preserve springtime in Pleasanton. It’s been 14 years since he painted the original mural on the drive-through dairy wall, and this time he’s adding history with each stroke of the paint brush.

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