101-Year-Old Taco Bell Enthusiast Celebrates Her Birthday at the Fast Food Restaurant

KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffAn Illinois woman celebrated over a century of life at one of her top spots to eat —Taco Bell.On Tuesday, the Mexican fast food chain was decorated with flowers, balloons and a message on the restaurant’s entrance sign in honor of Ruth Parker’s 101st birthday.Over the past two decades, Parker has eaten at Taco Bell every Tuesday and Wednesday, so it was a no surprise that would she stick with her routineevenon her birthday.

101-Year-Old WWII Vet Commissions Grandson Into Air Force: 'One of the Best Days of My Life'

Graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy is already an exciting milestone, but for one class of 2019 cadets, the ceremony served as a touching multi-generational event.Walter Kloc, a 101-year-old WWII veteran traveled some 1,500 miles from Amherst, New York, to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to commission his grandson, Joseph Kloc, as an officer in the Air Force on Wednesday, May 29,according to CNNand theU.S. Air Force Academy.“This is what it’s all about … Walter received a standing ovation, and everyone in the room was gifted with a memory they’ll never forget,” Air Force officials wrote in a Facebook post alongside photos of the grandfather and grandson sharing the special moments.

102-Year-Old Woman Still Teaching Babies to Swim After More Than 50 Years: 'It Makes Me Happy'

Peggy Konzack and one of her students.Photo:Courtesy of Amber GriesMeet the 102-year-old Oregon woman who has been teaching swim classes for over five decades — and doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon!Peggy Konzack is known throughout Roseburg for teaching several generations of babies how to swim at the YMCA of Douglas County. This was not the route she expected her life to take, however.The stay-at-home mom of two was originally studying to be a hairstylist when she was approached about the job, Marisa Fink, executive director of the Oregon Alliance of YMCAs, tells PEOPLE.

103 Children Have Died in Russian Attacks Though Death Toll Is Likely Much Higher: Ukraine Official

Ukrainian children.Photo: NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP via Getty More than 100 children have been killed since Russia launched itsattack against Ukraineon Feb. 24, a Ukrainian official reportedly said Wednesday. In an update posted to Telegram, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said at least 103 children have died and 100 have been wounded in the ongoing war,according toThe Washington Post. Echoing other assessments, her office warned that the death toll was likely much higher and that it was difficult to determine precise numbers amid the fighting.

103-Year-Old COVID-19 Survivor Surprised with Sweet Birthday Parade by Friends and Family

An Oklahoma woman celebrated her 103rd birthday on Saturday, just a few months after beating COVID-19.Over the weekend, friends and family surprised Della Hathorne with a sweet, socially-distanced, birthday parade to celebrate the milestone,KOCO 5 reported.“I didn’t know that they were gonna do all of that,” the centenarian told the news outlet.One family member said Hathorne was “very emotional” throughout the parade.KOCO 5 News"She said, ‘I’m not going to cry. I’m not going to cry.