Quit working? Heck, she's only 93

It almost goes without saying that a substantial number of people work because they have to, not because they want to; that's why it's called work. Bellevue resident Myrtle Royse, 93, is not one of those people.

Born near Portland, Ore., but a long-time resident of Seattle and Bellevue, Royse spent her childhood in the countryside, where her brothers "taught me the tricks of the trade," she said, tongue-in-cheek. After originally getting a teacher's certificate in Oregon – she was teaching by the time she was 18 – she earned a degree in education at Western Washington University, and has lived in the Eastside ever since.