The local fire service also attended and used its own cherry picker to pass on their best wishes to the centenarian, who is known as Win. Bob, 69, said: "Win is an incredible person.

Wages for cherry pickers increased 22.6 percent to $14.32 per hour in 2006, while wages for apples rose by 10.8 percent to $11.42 per hour -- another sign of a tight labor supply.