Enjoying Your Years: Myva Scott “Y our kids are special, but then the grandkids and great-grandkids come. And it’s just more special.” This year at the annual Celebrate Women event Her Voice offered a new prize; a cover story in the magazine. Myva Scott was the lucky winner this year in a moment most people, including Myva, won’t forget. When she heard her name she didn’t think it was possible at first. “I didn’t believe it, that’s not what they said,” she told me when we sat down for the interview part of her prize. When it became clear it was of course her, she told me she felt “overwhelmed but then very special. And being the first one to do it, that’s special.” For everyone in attendance it was a special moment as well. Myva was a gracious recipient, tearing up as it was presented to her and even hugging the presenter. Seeing someone so grateful and overwhelmed was a touching moment for all. We here at Her Voice think everyone has a story to tell and I’m excited and honored to be the one to tell Myva’s. She was a great interviewee and told me some fascinating things about herself and pieces of advice I’ll definitely take with me long past this interview. Seventy-six year old Myva Scott was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska. She has lived there most of her life, growing up there, but she has also lived in Crofton and Norfolk. Growing up she lived on a farm where she had all the normal farm chores, like milking cows. She rode the bus to school, even in high school, which she notes that most kids don’t have to do much anymore. “Most of them drive now, but I only got to drive once or twice.” Myva and her husband have been together for fifty-seven years after meeting through “mutual friends.” The pair have been back in the Linde/ Bloomfield area since 1962. They have 3 kids, 8 grandchildren and 11 ¾ greatgrandchildren, with a new one on the way. February will be when number 12 is born. She has worked many different Start to Finish Larry’s Can Provide a Complete Installation •Venting • Gas Piping • Wood Mantels • Cultured or Natural Stone Mantels HEATING & COOLING 920 Broadway, Yankton • 605-665-9461 • 1-800-491-9461 • www.larrysheatingandcooling.com 10vHERVOICEvJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016