Willits is still a small-town, said Edie Ceccarelli, while sitting in her living room on Jan. 30. She will celebrate her 107th birthday this Thursday, Feb. 5. The no-host birthday celebration will begin at 6 p.m., at the Chinese restaurant on the south-end of town, Willits Buffet. Wellwishers are invited to drop by and wish […]
Recently, I went by the old Willits depot and learned it will be preserved. That brought back many memories. I”m so happy it will remain a Willits landmark. At the time it was built, in the early 1900s, my father, Agostino Recagno, was working in the lumber yard across the tracks; the redwood building where […]
Supercentarian Edith (Edie) Ceccarelli turns 116 on Monday, Feb. 5. Edie is “officially” the oldest person ever in California, the oldest person in the U.S. and the second oldest person in the entire world (according to the Gerontology Research Group).
Supercentarian Edith (Edie) Ceccarelli turns 116 on Monday, Feb. 5. Edie is “officially” the oldest person ever in California, the oldest person in the U.S. and the second oldest person in the entire world (according to the Gerontology Research Group).
Supercentarian Edith (Edie) Ceccarelli turns 116 on Monday, Feb. 5. Edie is “officially” the oldest person ever in California, the oldest person in the U.S. and the second oldest person in the entire world (according to the Gerontology Research Group).