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It’s not every day you turn 100 years old, but Millie Moore has joined the exclusive club.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -It’s not every day you turn 100 years old, but Millie Moore has joined the exclusive club. Her birthday is officially on Monday, but her birthday party was held on Saturday at the University of Alaska Anchorage ’s Gorsuch Commons.
So spry in her step that she doesn’t even feel 100.She has been a member of the community since 1947, when she first arrived in Anchorage.“I met my husband the day I got here, and then we got married,” Moore said, “and we were married for 60 years,”. She encountered her fair share of hardships when she first moved here, The young couple lived in the old Polar Hotel, which she says was more of a rooming house, that was on 5th and A Street.“When the Depression hit, we moved to a farm up in Washington,” More said, recounting one of her favorite memories. “Even though we did not have running water or electricity, it was still a fun place to live,”.“ always made everything fun. I can remember when we were little on Saturdays, when we’d have our morning tours over, we would go for a drive; and there were very few roads here, but she drove on probably every single one of them,” Micki Leary said. “I spent many nights over at Millie’s house growing up because Lori, her daughter, and I were best friends, and it was really fun going over there,” Jackie Zarr said. Millie is still active at 97 she visited Ireland all alone, and she is looking forward to her next adventure. We asked her what her secret was to stay so vibrant.16-year-old killed in Turnagain Pass avalanchePilot rescued with 2 girls from icy Alaska lake was not authorized to have passengers, official says ‘Fairbanks Four’ member settles for $11.5 million in wrongful conviction lawsuit stemming from 1997 murder caseCommunity gathers in Anchorage for the Governor’s prayer breakfast
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