MOORHEAD — The Good Samaritan senior living community rolled out the red carpet Friday afternoon, Nov. 21, for two of their own.

Marcella Halvorson and Joanne Hagemeister are celebrating their 100th birthdays this week. Family and friends attended the celebration at the living center, which included cake, cupcakes and punch to mark the milestone.

Halvorson came from a family of six and grew up on a farm. She attended a one-room school near Barnesville, Minn.

Hagemeister, who grew up near Mapleton, N.D., was joined by family at the party, including some of her 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Both women have embraced their golden years as they reach the century mark.

"I was born and raised on the farm and did a lot of hard work, getting muscles ... ha ha, oh yes," Halvorson sa

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