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WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 VOL. 34, ISS. 48 | SERVING CORNWALL & AREA SINCE 1985 | WWW.CORNWALLSEAWAYNEWS.COM
STILL GOING STRONG AT
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CORNWALL, Ontario – Two World Wars, 102 years, and now two pandemics, but Elsie Kyer is still going strong. On July 22 Kyer and family and friends celebrated her birthday in front of her home. When Kyer turned 100, she had a big party at the Cornwall Legion, where she is a long time member, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that kind of event was not possible this year. The Cornwall Legion still wanted to celebrate Kyer’s special day however,
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and organized a drive-by past her house on Wednesday afternoon, honking horns before gathering around her drive way to present her with a big birthday card, some balloons and singing her “Happy Birthday”. “I’m 102 and I’ve got to take it,” said Kyer when asked how she felt about her birthday. “I’d like to party, but I can’t.” Kyer said that the secret to a long life was drinking beer and staying active. She is well known at the Cornwall Legion for coming by regularly to play darts. Kyer was born in Longueuil, QC, in
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Elsie Kyer out in front of her home on her 102 birthday. (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).
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