Meeker, Stories

Best friends for 80 years

by Hallie Blunt on June 10, 2011

Hallie Blunt Author

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phMKoldlandtop — Betty and Norma Oldland share more than a last name. They’ve been best friends since they were in the first grade.

MEEKER I How many people can say they have had the same best friend since first grade? Norma and Betty Oldland share far more than a last name. They share a friendship so strong it has lasted nearly 80 years, built on a foundation of loyalty and hard work and layered with stories made…