This Dawson County woman marks 100 with sweets, song-filled sock hop. - Dawson County News

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This Dawson County woman marks 100 with sweets, song-filled sock hop.

100-year-old Dawson County woman Tootsie Sims, right, smiles as Magnolia Senior Living Activities Coordinator McKinsey Bottoms shows the centenarian resident her chocolate birthday cake on Feb. 24, 2024. - photo by Julia Hansen

Senior sock hop 1 02272024 — 100-year-old Dawson County woman Tootsie Sims, right, smiles as Magnolia Senior Living Activities Coordinator McKinsey Bottoms shows the centenarian resident her chocolate birthday cake on Feb. 24, 2024. - photo by Julia Hansen

As the youngest of seven siblings, Tootsie Sims got to feel like a princess once again as she donned a tiara and sash for her 100th birthday during a 1950s-style sock hop party at Magnolia Senior Living in Dawson County.