last week, michigan woman margaret bekema was presented with an honorary diploma. margaret was forced to drop out back in 19-32... her mother had diededf cancer, and margaret had to help take care of her younger siblings. this summer, one of margaret's relatives contacted the school and told them her story.... the principal says he knew they just had to give her that diploma. " (greg deja/principal, catholic central h.s.) 'she said her heart was broken when she dropped out, and today was just a small part to life that heart and put it back together for her life.' ( margaret thome bekema/received an honorary diploma) 'how can i express myself? i dont know how to express the thanks...im...(cries) im sorry. im just plain tickled.' jessica rae: despite not getting her diploma... margaret went on to do clerical work for the armed forces... and even became a pre-school teacher. those at the school say margaret is a shining example of what they hope all l eir graduates may be. jessica rae e scott: adlib b scott:we're going to be sticking to the smile on your face. a 97 yea

last week, margaret bekema in michigan was presented with an honorary diploma from catholic central high school. margaret was forced to drop out back in 1932 to help take care of her younger siblings. margaret went on to do clerical work for the armed forces and even became a pre-school teacher. but i' m sure this is a happy day for her to have that diploma in her hands. least. it nice weather over the next three to four days. temperatures back into the low s. s to even your 70 by the end of the week. front coming through friday will week. erin: this is just great weather. kevin: looks like it may be back three. erin: keep it coming, whether men. your children are really getting? if you are overwhelmed by all the halloween can he enter us can we have some ideas for me couldn' t ways to turn it into healthier treats.

margaret bekema is 97-years-old. she was forced to drop out in 1932 to take care of her younger siblings. last week, her high school presented her with an honorary diploma. happy, she didn' t know how to thank them. the can almost see their -- there, little tears. emily: a really great story. erika: the run walk and wheels took place yesterday. proceeds will help build an all s, and helped to inspire the ice bucket challenge and spread awareness more than ever before. emily: erika: that' s newscenter a really good crowd out there. 5 at noon. keep up with breaking news all afternoon on wcvb.com and our mobile apps. emily: we' ll see you back here at 5 o' clock. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] for the girl scout meeting... for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! at stop&shop, prices have just dropped on thousands more items. it's that low. what other things on this lis

margaret bekema is 97 years old. she was forced to drop out in 1932 to take care of her younger siblings. last week, her high school presented her with an honorary diploma. she said she was so stunned and happy, she didn't know how to thank them. randy: halloween is over, but a florida community is still dealing with scary characters. wrinkles the clown became a sensation when people started posting photos of him online. he's hired to scare people and was even paid to hide under a bed once. wrinkles says he isn't really scary though. he says just wants to have fun. emily: have fun if they're crying in fear. no, thank you. randy: if he jumps out from under your bed, i don't know if it's that much fun. an impressive marathon runner completes a life-long goal. emily: the accomplishment the 73-year-old achieved in new england. then new on the eyeopener at 5:00, shed that stress and be more productive all day long. local workers know that could help you, too. hey mom, i could use some basil. oh, sure thing, sweetie. r lif

*high school graduation* graduation*margaret bekema was recently presented with an honorary diploma from a high school in grand rapids, michigan.she was forced to drop out of school back in 19-32 because her mother died of cancer, and she had to take care of her younger siblings. when she finally was given her diploma, she was overcome with emotion. "how can i express myself? i don`t know how to express the thanks...i`m...(cries) i`m sorry. i`m just plain tickled." tickled."listen to this: despite not getting her diploma...margaret went on to do clerical work for the armed forces... and even became a pre-school teacher.those at the school say margaret is a shining example of what they hope all their graduates may be. coming up next... next...the latest information about the christmas tree that is making it's way to the white house for the holiday season. season.in your cbs 2 weather here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... gas prices in iowa are cheaper to start the week.gas buddy dot com says the average gallon this morning is going for two-dollars and 3

*high school graduation* graduation*margaret bekema was recently presented with an honorary diploma from a high school in grand rapids, michigan.she was forced to she was michigan.she was forced to drop out of school back in 19-32 because her mother died of cancer, and she had to take care of her younger siblings. when she finally was given her diploma, she was overcome with emotion. "how can i express myself? i don`t know how to express the thanks...i`m...(cries) i`m tickled."listen to this: despite not getting her diploma...margaret went on to do clerical work for the armed forces... and even became a pre-school teacher.those at the school say margaret is a shining example of what they hope all their graduates may be. actor -- politician and one time presidential hopeful fred thompson passed away this weekend.the republican was a senator from tennessee and was in iowa in 2007 -- running for president.he's probably best known for his role as the head prosecutor on the show law and order.his family says he died from lymphoma.fred thompson was 73. if you think we can grow our economy whil

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