Jennie’s Weekly Jots As we celebrate the last week of Older American’s Month, we would like to recognize another Hero, Mrs. Blanche Evans Mitchell of Wendell, NC.  By the grace of God in September, she will turn 95 and is the eldest member of Wendell’s Senior Center.  Vibrant, mentally sound, and healthy, she exemplifies the statement “Age is just a number.” A native of Shotwell, NC, she and her siblings grew up children of farmers learning Christian values, the facts of life, and the importance of family values and hard work. She graduated in 1942, landing her first job at the Deaf and Blind School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is an efficient signer, even today. Her next job lasted 39 years until she retired at Rex Hospital. It was then that she joined Wendell Senior Center in 1993, where Blanche is still active.  She and several of her peers started