100-year-old reading tutor going strong

NORTH OGDEN, Utah, March 27 (UPI) -- The oldest reading tutor in Utah said she does not plan to let her 100th birthday stop her from working with children.

Gaitha Woosley Butterfield, who is known as Grandma Butterfield at Green Acres Elementary in North Ogden, said having topped the century mark last Wednesday will not slow down her twice-a-week volunteer efforts teaching children at the school to read, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.

Butterfield the key to her longevity is "just living the good life."

"I'm doing pretty great. I feel about 50 and that's a good age," she said.

Butterfield said she hopes to keep working with the Green Acres second-graders for a long time to come.

"I have them read for me and I read for them," Butterfield said. "I learn a lot from them and they learn a lot from me. You learn so much when you're reading."