Age has never reigned supreme in the life of Lena Vallone, who looks with enthusiasm toward having her hair coiffed and nails manicured every week. What’s more, she still enjoys a good game of cards.

This Willowbrook resident will tell you she loves her Italian family’s tradition of gathering together each Sunday with their must-have freshly made sauce -- or gravy, as some say — over pasta, sausage and meatballs, plus all the trimmings. Her age? It’s “just a number,” she says. Maybe it’s because for Lena Vallone, that number is a whopping 107!