{"id":225929,"date":"2019-12-13T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T04:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=225929"},"modified":"2020-01-07T12:57:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T10:57:56","slug":"ruby-reaches-100-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/community\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-100-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby reaches 100 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-225929 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/50-gcn-general-ruby-ak5-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK5-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK5-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK5-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225919'>\n\t\t\t\tRuby Wheeler with her light pink birthday balloons, birthday cake and large birthday card that was given to her for her surprise 100th birthday party at Protea Old Age Home, in Primrose last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/50-gcn-general-ruby-ak4-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK4-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK4-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK4-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225916'>\n\t\t\t\tPick n Pay Primrose surprised Ruby with a colourfully decorated birthday cake for her surprise 100th birthday party at Protea Old Age Home in Primrose last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/49gcngeneralruby_58596\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-520x390.jpg 520w, 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Ruby was surprised with an early birthday party at Protea Old Age Home, in Primrose, last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:ashleyk@caxton.co.za\">ashleyk@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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