We Are A Family

In my previous post, I talked about my Nana turning 100.



Here's a newspaper article that featured her.

P.S. They apparently don't teach spelling or fact checking at the j-school that writer Annie Burris attended...but it's great coverage nonetheless.

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‘She bases her life on laughter’
Anaheim Hills woman hits the big 100.
BY ANNIE BURRIS ANAHEIM HILLS NEWS

What is 100 years old, begins with a “D” and is seven letters?
Dorothy, as in Dorothy Saulten, an Anaheim Hills centenarian and Scrabble whiz.
Dorothy Saulten, who celebrated her 100th birthday Oct. 19, attributes her long life to moderation, good genes and keeping her mind sharp. At Nohl Ranch Inn, an assisted living center, she is known for her kind nature and her ruthless Scrabble skills, said lead concierge Kristine Herro.

“I’m glad you’re older than me,” said Gladys Parr, 92, to Saulten. “But you’re the smartest dame I know.”

Saulten celebrated her 100th birthday at the Inn with friends and family over cake and Frank Sinatra’s “Young at Heart.”

“I feel like a queen for a day,” Saulten said.

Saulten worked as a dental assistant and at Mt. Sinai Hospital in her hometown of Harford, Conn., where she recorded 15,000 baby’s names. She and her husband, who were married for 67 years, had worked in the antique business.

“She bases her life on laughter,” said daughter-inlaw, Hellene Saulten. “She loves life, period.”
Having lived through two world wars, Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon and the creation of the Internet, Saulten said the changes that have occurred over the last 100 years is too much to absorb.

“How does one grasp the world after having lived through so much?” asked Saulten’s son, Elliot.

Dorothy Saulten
Date of birth: Oct. 1 9, 1 906 Family: 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, 1 0 great-grandchildren, married for 67 years
Then and now
A price comparison between 1 9 1 5, when Saulten was nine years old, and 2006, when she turned 1 00:
U.S. population
1 9 1 5 – 1 00 million 2006 – 300 million
Gallon of gas
1 9 1 5 – 25 cents 2006 – $2.26
Gallon of milk
1 9 1 5 - 36 cents 2006 – $2.56
Household size
1 9 1 5 – 4.5 persons 2006 – 2.6 persons
New home
1 9 1 5 - $3,200 2006 - $290,600 Sources: The Orange County Register, U.S. Census, Chicago Tribune, The New York Times.