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CALDWELL (KIVI) \u2014 Juanita Sibert has lived to see more than a century of American history \u2014 and on Saturday, she celebrated 109 years of it with cake, ice cream and the people who love her most.<\/p>\n
Born March 7, 1917, in Marland, Nebraska, Sibert blew out her candles surrounded by family and community members who gathered in Caldwell to mark the milestone.<\/p>\n
When asked the secret to her long life, Sibert kept it simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I didn\u2019t drink, I didn\u2019t smoke. I lived a healthy life,\u201d Sibert said.<\/p>\n
The Sibert family sold their farm and ranch in Nebraska and moved west to Idaho in October of 1946. Today, her legacy spans four generations across Idaho and Wyoming, with more than 50 living descendants.<\/p>\n
\u201cI come from a big family,\u201d Sibert added.<\/p>\n
Sibert recalled a moment when someone once read the lines of her palm and made a prediction that has since proven difficult to argue with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know where the line is myself. Anyways, he said, \u2018My gosh, you are going to live forever,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n
Her granddaughter, Mietta Sibert, said watching her grandmother\u2019s life unfold across more than a century of change has been nothing short of remarkable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look at it, and I\u2019m blown away \u2014 from no phone, to a flip phone, to Bluetooth,\u201d Mietta said.<\/p>\n
Mietta said her grandmother has remained joyful throughout it all \u2014 a quality reflected in Juanita\u2019s longtime nickname, \u201cHappy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust learning about her stories and the impact and life that her family has built around her has been tremendous. Most people don\u2019t survive past 89, 90 \u2014 and for her to just keep on going, I think it\u2019s her strong connection with family and friends and just love, pure love and joy,\u201d explained Mietta.<\/p>\n
Juanita Sibert said one thing she has learned throughout this century is to never stop laughing and to enjoy time with family.<\/p>\n
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