Published November 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

Celebrating 100


Nola Ochs, center, of Jetmore, Kan., celebrates her 100th birthday Tuesday with friends, family and cake during halftime of a recent men’s basketball game at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kan. Ochs officially turns 100 on Tuesday. People who are 90 or older have nearly tripled in number since 1980, to 1.9 million, according to the first-ever census numbers on the age group. (AP Photo)






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