HAPPY LIVES? IT’S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET TO MEET A CENTENARIAN UNLESS YOU VISIT NORTH OAKS SENIOR LIVING IN PIKESVILLE. THERE YOU’LL RUN INTO NOT 1 OR 2, BUT TEN RESIDENTS WHO ARE AT LEAST 100 YEARS YOUNG. AND IF YOU’RE COUNTING, THAT AMOUNTS TO 1000 YEARS OF LEGACIES. AND SOMETIMES I DON’T REALLY LOOK AROUND TO SEE SOME OF THE REAL MIRACLES AND AMAZING THINGS AROUND US. HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE MIRACLES. DOCTOR BERNARD VINE, A WORLD WAR TWO HERO. COACH JULIAN BILL LEWIS, A MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S HALL OF FAME AND RETIRED EDUCATOR. EDITH SCHER. IT’S JUST AMAZING THAT WE’RE ALL HERE. AND WE HOPE TO STAY HERE A LONG TIME. SURE HAS SEEN THE WORLD FROM TYPEWRITERS AND TELEGRAMS TO CELL PHONES AND AI. I DON’T UNDERSTAND AI. I’VE GIVEN UP TRYING OTHER THINGS. I REMEMBER BEING A LITTLE GIRL AND LOOKING UP. LOOK, AN AIRPLANE. AND NOW, OF COURSE, IT’S ALWAYS. BUT THE WORLD HAS MOVED QUICKLY. I’VE LIVED THROUGH SEVERAL WARS AND THAT WASN’T GOOD. AMERICA CAME THROUGH, BUT WORLD WAR’S NOT GOOD. CIVIL RIGHTS GOOD. THERE’S BEEN A LOT. AND AT 101 YEARS OLD, SHE’S STILL ACTIVE IN HER COMMUNITY. SO WHAT’S HER SECRET? I THINK IT’S MOSTLY LUCK. WE ALL ATE RIGHT AND DIDN’T DRINK AND DIDN’T SMOKE AND DIDN’T THIS AND THAT. WE WERE LUCKY AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE DOESN’T HURT EITHER. THE UPBEAT BE HOPEFUL, WORK HARD, TRY AND MAKE THE WORLD BETTER. THAT’S ABOUT IT.
Senior center in Maryland honors 8 people celebrating birthdays of 100 years or more
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Updated: 7:56 PM CDT Oct 30, 2025
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Wednesday marked a night of celebration at North Oaks Senior Living in Pikesville, Maryland, which is a Baltimore suburb.Edith Sherr, 101, was among eight residents honored as they celebrated birthdays of 100 years old or more. She told sister station WBAL about what the honor means and the secrets to living a long life."I think it's mostly luck," Sherr said. "We all ate right and didn't drink and didn't smoke and didn't this and that. We were lucky. I really think it has a lot to do with luck."Sherr, who was born on May 4, 1924, said people should always be hopeful and work hard. And, having seen the world when it was typewriters and telegrams, she doesn't quite understand artificial intelligence — but she's trying to learn.Other people who were honored include Bernard Vine, a World War II hero, and coach Julian "Bill" Lewis, a member of the Maryland State Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
PIKESVILLE, Md. — Wednesday marked a night of celebration at North Oaks Senior Living in Pikesville, Maryland, which is a Baltimore suburb.
Edith Sherr, 101, was among eight residents honored as they celebrated birthdays of 100 years old or more. She told sister station WBAL about what the honor means and the secrets to living a long life.
"I think it's mostly luck," Sherr said. "We all ate right and didn't drink and didn't smoke and didn't this and that. We were lucky. I really think it has a lot to do with luck."
Sherr, who was born on May 4, 1924, said people should always be hopeful and work hard. And, having seen the world when it was typewriters and telegrams, she doesn't quite understand artificial intelligence — but she's trying to learn.
Other people who were honored include Bernard Vine, a World War II hero, and coach Julian "Bill" Lewis, a member of the Maryland State Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
