Lively, vibrant, energetic, warm, and wise. While all apply, none of these adjectives adequately describes the amazing June Salander. June is a quintessential Yankee who has lived in Rutland, VT for more than 60 of her 90-plus years. She began life as Gnessah Keller in a small farming village in Poland. When she was 12 her family emigrated to the United States, settling in New York. There, she started a new life in a new country with a new name. During the depression she met Louis Salander. After a six-month courtship he asked for her hand in marriage. Today, June Salander is a vibrant, energetic woman who began playing tennis at age 72 but had to quit at 89 because of a rotator cuff tear. While she may no longer be active on the tennis court, she is still actively sharing food, knowledge, wisdom and love with her neighbors, friends and family.