NEWEST CENTENARIAN CELEBRATES RADIO, MOON LANDING AND 100TH BIRTHDAY.

NEWEST CENTENARIAN CELEBRATES RADIO, MOON LANDING AND 100TH BIRTHDAY. Amy Smith, who turns 100 today, August 14, explains that the extraordinary lifetime accomplishment ranks right up there with getting her first radio and watching the moon landing. The Eskaton Lodge Gold River resident joins three-dozen other centenarians living in Eskaton communities throughout Northern California.

Smith enjoys sewing, crocheting and knitting for fun and occasionally profit -- though her late husband joked that she probably earned about a nickel an hour for the intricate craftwork.

Prior to moving to Eskaton in 2006, Smith lived in Auburn, California, where she helped run a family-owned filling station and grocery store. Born in rural Nebraska, Smith’s fond memories include watching her father work as a blacksmith and her first Halloween dance when she met the young man who would become her husband. The couple had one son.

Eskaton provides community living and home support for more than 3,500 older adults. As the “Official Sponsor of Longevity,” the nonprofit organization has been helping older adults maintain their independence, connections to friends and family, and healthy lifestyles for more than four decades.