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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 COMMUNITY Painting the tower STAFF PHOTOS BY GARY L. WEST STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL Nita Saysell (bottom row, center) celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday. Pictured with her are (left and right) nephews Lyle and Gary Olels, and (top row, left to right) her son Al Saysell, cousin Letha Hanson, daugther Glenda Isaac and grandson Doug Young. Woman celebrates 100th birthday By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Nita Saysell celebrated her 100th birthday three days early with a roomful of fam- ily and friends in Hermiston on Saturday. The Hermiston resident insisted she doesn’t have any secrets to living to 100, but her daughter Glenda Isaac, also of Hermiston, said she thinks it’s the dancing and the housework that kept Saysell active for many years. “She loved to dance,” Isaac said. “She danced until she was 85.” The dancing was never on a professional level, but the centenarian danced her way through dance halls, ser- vice clubs and senior centers throughout her life. Saysell lived on her own until four months ago when she had some health strug- gles. Her daughter and son- in-law Mike Isaac said she always had an independent streak. “She was changing light bulbs and pushing a vacuum cleaner not too long ago,” Mike said. Perhaps even more im- pressively, after moving to Oregon 10 years ago Saysell took her very irst driver’s test at the age of 90. She had gotten her irst license before today’s li- censing tests were a stan- dard part of driving, and then was grandfathered in as she moved from state to state throughout her life, until her move to Oregon. Instead of shrinking from the challenge, she had her family quiz her on trafic laws so she would be ready. “She passed the test and drove for another three years,” Glenda said. Saysell grew up in Rogers, Montana without electricity and rode a horse ive miles each way to a one-room school house when she was a girl. She lived most of her adult life in Seattle. Mike said his mother-in- law has always been a kind and resourceful person deter- mined to make lemonade out of life’s lemons. Now, as age takes its toll and she is expe- riencing hearing loss, she has become quieter. As for the experience of turning 100, she said she is “doing alright so far.” “I just feel the same,” she said. Above: The large water tank along Highway 395 on the southeast entrance to the city is getting a fresh coat of paint and was nearly completely covered over on Tuesday, as seen here with the Hermiston Butte in the background. The work is being done by Dunkin & Bush painting contractors. The Hermiston City Council voted to cover over the old tagline “You Can GROW Here” and replace it with the image of a watermelon slice and a new slogan, “Where Life is Sweet.” The work, which started over the weekend, should take about two weeks to complete. Right: Workers from Dunkin & Bush painting contractors cover the formerly beige Hermiston water tower with primer. They’re your dreams. Start building them. You’ve already dreamed up the blueprints. We may be able to help bring them to life. The U.S. Bank Home Equity Line of Credit offers competitive rates, lexible payment options and trusted service to help you inance the lasting home improvements you’ve always wanted. 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