Betty set to celebrate triple figures
For Betty Sanders, reaching her 100th birthday will be ‘just another day’.
“It’s no big deal as far as I’m concerned,” she said.
Mrs Sanders, who lives at Dunmunkle Lodge at Minyip, reaches the three-figure milestone on Monday.
She said she approached the occasion with little fuss, although she was hoping to catch up with family members.
“I’m very comfortable. I’m well looked after, have no complaints and I’m pretty easily satisfied,” she said.
“It’s no good craving for what you can’t have, so you make the best of what you have. I quite enjoy life.”
But while Mrs Sanders might consider the milestone low key, Natimuk Agricultural and Pastoral Society was determined to acknowledge the occasion.
Secretary Judith Bysouth said Mrs Sanders and her late husband Malcolm had made lifelong contributions to the society and Natimuk Show.
“Betty was instrumental many years ago when Natimuk Show was not financial. Betty rallied ladies and initiated catering for the Natimuk Show. This was long before the pavilion was built so they worked under some exceptional circumstances,” she said.
Mrs Sanders: “I was also a big exhibitor and did a lot of judging at local shows. I had always exhibited, starting when I was about six or seven. My parents were very supportive of shows and encouraged us to be involved.”
Mrs Bysouth said another Natimuk Show stalwart Max Schmidt celebrated his 70th birthday earlier in the month.
“For us September is birthday month in recognising 170 years,” she said.