If Ruth Shuster spent any time standing still, it came as a surprise to her family. From nearly three decades of working at McDonald’s Big Mac Museum in North Huntingdon, to hosting holidays well into her 90s, to twice-weekly square dances, the 100-year-old never seemed to slow down. As a
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:01 p.m.
| Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:01 p.m.
Ruth Shuster, at 100, was honored for her longtime service at the McDonald’s Big Mac Museum.
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Ruth Shuster is greeted by friends and family as she is honored for her 100th birthday Wednesday at the McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30 in North Huntingdon.
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Ruth Shuster, 100, reacts with surprise as she opens the birthday mailbox filled with dozens of cards from well-wishers for her 100th birthday on Wednesday outside the McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30 in North Huntingdon. The mailbox was stationed outside the restaurant for locals to drop off their birthday cards for Shuster.
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Michael Deligatti, owner and operator of McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, adds the Ruth Shuster bobble head to the display Wednesday at the museum and restaurant near Irwin. The newest bobble head was made in the likeness of the long-time Big Mac Museum employee for her 100th birthday and will remain a permanent item in the display.