Farm Girl 101: Mabel Wheeler tops the century mark

Friends and family of Mabel Wheeler gathered for a pair of parties last weekend to mark the farm girl’s 101st birthday. Ms. Wheeler was born Jan. 29, 1911. She celebrated with a rip-roaring party Saturday at the Cederberg Barn north of Colfax and Sunday with her friends and neighbors at the Courtyard.

More than 60 guests attended Mabel’s Cederberg party, which included fiddle playing and the first annual Mabel Wheeler pool tournament which drew 22 contestants.

Ms. Wheeler was born Mabel French and was raised alongside 15 siblings in the Moscow mountains. She worked as a cook and housekeeper fo...