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Going the distance: Monroe resident marks 100 years in stride
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Alyce Cleeremans sits in her apartment at Churchhill Woods on Friday. "I'm just an ordinary person," Cleeremans said, "that just happens to be 100." (Times photo: Marissa Weiher)
MONROE - The secret, it seems, to living a long and fulfilling life is to shake off the worries that inevitably show up. At least that's how Alyce Cleeremans has taken on all 100 years of her life. The Monroe resident celebrated her 100th birthday at the end of August in good health, and even wrapped it up with a trip to Lambeau Field on Sept. 3 for an NFL preseason game to watch the Green Bay Packers defeat the New Orleans Saints.