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10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 11, 2017 Local resident celebrates 100th birthday BY CAITLYN MAY cmay@cgsentinel.com Maxine Aldridge plans to ring in her 100th year at the Village Green Resort Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $15.80-$17.80 per month and business services are $28.00-$32.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. M axine Aldridge stands 4’9”. She takes two pills a day; one for her thyroid and another for her blood pressure which, isn’t troublesome per say, but it does fl uctuate. She goes out to eat several nights a week and ends every night with a cocktail. On the morning of Jan. 6 she ventured out into the aftermath of a notable winter storm to get her hair done. It was her 100th birthday. “Am I 100 today?” she asked over her third cup of coffee. Early onset dementia has set in but like her daughter Nancy said, “What doesn’t start to go at 100?” Nancy, 80, lives with Al- dridge in a house they share with Nancy’s sister, Susie, 69. They’ve been residents of Cot- tage Grove for 14 years and be- fore the threat of a new snow- storm was announced, they planned a birthday party for Aldridge at her favorite local haunt: Village Green. “She likes to sit in front of the fi re place and people know here there, they come and talk to her and she really likes that,” Nancy said. The party has since been postponed a week but Al- dridge’s daughters still planned to celebrate the milestone day that was fi rst marked 100 years ago in Doons, IA. Aldridge was born to a paint- er and housewife in 1917 just after the new year. While two cousins have made it to 101 and 104 years of age, Aldridge’s mother died early. “She had a leaky heart valve,” Nancy explained. “To- day it’s a trip to the doctor but not in 1921. Mom’s birthday is Jan. 6. Her brother’s was Jan. 8 so my grandmother celebrated on Jan. 7.” But on that day in 1921, Mrs. Josephine McK- inney went to lay down and didn’t wake up. She was 35. Aldridge remembers being shuttled around after her moth- er’s death, eventually settling with an aunt and experiencing a harsh childhood. At the age of 18, she met Ernest Aldridge. They were married 10 days later and over the course of 20 years, had four children togeth- er. “They were married for 54 years until dad passed in 1988 at 81,” Nancy said. Aldridge would see a son, Douglas, pass in 2007 and shepherd her daughters through their own losses. Both women lost their husbands and Nancy buried both of her children. “She’s been our rock of the family,” Nancy said. Without her hearing aid, most conversations with Al- dridge require a bit of shouting but according to her daughters, she enjoys the company of oth- ers and likes to have long con- versations. They say she’s still gregarious and happy to tell a joke. And while she’s forgotten how to play her favorite card game, it doesn’t stop her from winning a round of solitaire on the computer. A technology she used regularly until the age of 90. “My sister had a business in Seattle and mom did all the in- voicing for it on the computer,” Nancy said. Aside from her two daily pills, Nancy said Aldridge is in perfect health. Her secret? “She does everything wrong,” Nancy said. Aldridge doesn’t take vitamins, drinks light cocktails and eats as she pleases. The remainder of Aldridge's family is scattered through the country but plans are already in the works for a family reunion this summer. It will be a chance for Aldridge to see her 13 great-grandchildren and great- great grandchildren. As for her future, Nancy said, “Women tend to live long in our family. She’s had a good, full life.” CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline) to make residential telephone or broadband service more affordable to eligible low-income individuals and families. Eligible customers are those that meet eligibility standards as defined by the Federal Communications Commissionand OPUC. Residents who live on federally recognized Tribal Lands may qualify for additional Tribal benefits if they participate in certain federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount is available for only one telephone or broadband service per household, and can be on either wireline or wireless service. Broadband speeds must be 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload or faster to qualify. A household is defined for the purposes of the Lifeline program as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses. Lifeline service is not transferable, and only eligible consumers may enroll in the program. Consumers who willfully make false statements in order to obtain a Lifeline discount can be punished by fine or imprisonment and can be barred from the program. Maxine Aldridge,100, married at 18, had four children over 20 years and takes just two pills a day as well as a nightly cocktail. SENIOR MEALS SENIOR MEALS PROGRAMS Offering Meals on Wheels and Cafe 60 at the following locations: Anyone age 60 and older is served, regardless of income, suggested donation is $3. Guests under age 60 are welcome to attend for $8 per meal. Cottage Grove Riverview Terrace 925 W. Main St., Cottage Grove Noon: Tues., Wed., Thurs. Creswell Cresview Villa 350 S. 2nd St., Creswell Noon: Mon., Wed., Fri. THURSDAY, JAN. 12: Pasta Primavera or Ground Beef Stew FRIDAY, JAN. 13: Herb Chicken Patty or Meatloaf, both w/gravy. 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