MUNJOY HILL OBSERVER February 2010
9
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good nenullghnullor of the Month
nullach month we nulleature members onull our community whose actions embody the nullualities onull a nullgood neighbornullnullnullindness, consideration, helpnullulness, cheernullnull
Please tell us who nullnullnullnull good neighbors arenull nullmail your nominations to mnullhnullobservernullgmailnullcomnull
Verna Littlefield Celebrates 100 years!
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away, leanulling Verna a single nullother of a fying life. nullnullidently, it all nullaid off, benull always being there for others. nullhere
ninenullyearnullold daughter, at a tinulle when cause nulllenda ended unull conullnulleting nanull was once a story on the front nullage of
wornull onullnullortunities were not good for tionally in roller snullating tournanullents, the Boston nulllobe, headlined nullnulllways
wonullen, and social sernullices were nullirtunull and says that such things as tanulling nullhe Big Sister,null which detailed all that
ally nonnullenullistent. classes at nullierrenulls after her long school Verna did to helnull her siblings through
nulllendanulls eyes shine with adnulliration
day at nullortland nulligh instilled her with the anguish of losing four brothers in
and gratitude when she talnulls about
the strong wornull ethic that enabled her the war, and also about what she has
how her nullother raised her in the difnull
to start her own landscanulling business, nulleant to thenull since. nullhe story highnull
ficult tinulles following her fathernulls nullassnull
which she still onullerates today. lighted the nullany things she has done
ing. nullf course, as a child, she didnnullt nullnullay, itnulls hard not to asnull sonulleone
for other nulleonullle far and wide throughnull
hanulle the nullersnullectinulle to fully anullnullreciate turning one hundred about the secret
out her life. nullndeed, all you hanulle to do is
it, but today she fully realinulles of how of their longenullity. When null asnulled Verna,
asnull anyone at the nullunullnullings nullenter or
fortunate she was to hanulle the
the nulloot nullellar about Verna to find out
nullother she did. nullot only did
that helnulling others is
Verna wornull long hours in a
still what shenulls all about
fish factory, along with a nullanull
today. nullhe nullids at the
riety of other nullobs onuller the
nulloot nullellar lonulle her.
years, but she guided nulllendanulls
nullhey call her nullranny
life in ways that becanulle anullnull
with an affection that
nullarent to nulllenda only with
is heartfelt. She is a
the nullassage of tinulle.
fantastic nullnitter, by the
way, and nullanages to
When nulllenda was going to
create things that enullen
nullortland nulligh, for instance,
the nullost fashionnullconnull
her nullother wanted to nullanulle
scious teenager would
sure she didnnullt get in with the
actually be hanullnully to
wrong crowd so she suggestnull
wear.
ed that nulllenda try roller snullatnull
ing at the rinnull on nulllnull Street.
nullWhat about walnulling
nulllenda was willing but didnnullt
a lotnullnull null tried again.
want to lug her roller snullates with her
nullnulllenda says that you
all day, so Verna would carry her snullates
she said it was, nullnulloing things for othnull hanulle always walnulled enullerywhere, nenuller
down to the rinnull so theynulld be there
ers.null What about diet and enullercisenull, null toonull the bus, so nullaybe that is nullart of
for her after school. nullhen there were
asnulled, and of course one has to anulloid what has nullenullt you youngnullnull
the late afternoons and early enullenings
bad habits.
nullSure, walnulling is nullery good,null she said,
to account for. Verna talnulled nulllenda nullnullood things conulle into your life fronull nullesnullecially if younullre walnulling sonullewhere
into tanulling classes at nullierrenulls School always being on the loonullnullout for ways to helnull sonulleone out in sonulle way.null
of Beauty to fill those hours. nulln short, to helnull other nulleonullle,null she resnullonded.
Vernanulls nullain nullob in life was ginulling
nullndeed, Verna is nullery well nullnown for
nulllenda a chance at a healthy and satisnull
Verna Littlefield, when she was known as Verna
Watson, sometime in the 1930s in Friendship, If you know Verna and would like to stop by to wish her a “Happy 100th Birthday!”
Maine. Above right photo, the Watson family in
the late 1940s, Taken by Verna, who, as usual,
please call her daughter, Glenda at 671-3361 for particulars. Her family is hosting an open
was taking care of everybody else.
house on Sunday February 7
th
in honor of the special ocassion.. Hope to see you there!!
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