{"id":59624,"date":"2018-12-15T05:27:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T10:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=59624"},"modified":"2018-12-14T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T23:30:11","slug":"vi-mcquain-celebrates-her-103rd-birthday-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/vi-mcquain-celebrates-her-103rd-birthday-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Vi McQuain celebrates her 103rd birthday in style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vi McQuain, a long time (very long time) Huntsville resident, celebrated her 103<sup>rd<\/sup> birthday on December 14 with a trip to Casino Rama.<\/p>\n<p>Residents and staff at Rogers Cove Retirement residence, where Vi now lives, gathered to sing happy birthday as they escorted her to a waiting black stretch limousine. Vi was in great spirits, joking that she didn\u2019t have any money to spend at the casino and asking people for a dime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59628\" style=\"width: 524px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59628\" class=\"wp-image-59628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/12\/IMG_2163-e1544824923361.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/12\/IMG_2163-e1544824923361-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/12\/IMG_2163-e1544824923361.jpeg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vi was ready to party, impeccably dressed in Christmas red; maybe a good-luck colour at the roulette table?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The secret to living a long life, Vi says with a laugh, is being a good person. When she stops laughing, she admits that working and staying busy has kept her going.<\/p>\n<p>Vi Coker was born near Bracebridge but moved to Huntsville when she was about four. Vi comes from a family of 14 children. She is the eldest. She says there was always a baby to mind.<\/p>\n<p>When she and Alvin McQuain married they had three children of their own. Vi kept busy taking care of her family, entertaining and volunteering. She was a member of the Rebekkah\u2019s, a founding member of Community Policing, a founding member of Club 55, and a Meals on Wheels volunteer. When the kids got a little bit older, Vi took a job at Sears and eventually became the manager. Those who know Vi know that she has been a going concern, and a go-getter, for her whole life.<\/p>\n<p>Her birthday celebration was arranged by staff who learned of Vi\u2019s desire to visit the casino. To make it extra special they contacted Hammond Transportation about hiring a limousine. When the company heard of the milestone birthday they offered their services for $103; one dollar for every year Vi has celebrated her birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how Vi makes out at the slot machines at Rama, we think she would agree that she has been pretty lucky in life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vi McQuain, a long time (very long time) Huntsville resident, celebrated her 103rd birthday on December 14 with a trip to Casino Rama. 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