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= First Alert Weather Closings & Cancellations Video News Community/Events <br />291 <br />She's a legend in South Bend who's been cutting hair for more than five decades. <br />Adeline Jones is turning 90 years old on Friday, Sept. 20, and has no plans on slowing down. <br />Many of her customers come for the convenience. <br />"It's so nice to get in. I like to come a lot of times at 7 in the morning, be her first customer," Carlos Pruitt said. <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />And many more stay for the conversation. <br />"Your sister going to drive?" Jones asked Pruitt over the monotonous hum of her electric hair clippers. <br />"Probably," he replied. <br />"Probably? I don't believe you," she said. <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />The barber shop is a staple in the black community, and Jones makes you feel like family when you're here. <br />"Ms. Adeline is a wonderful person," customer Ernest Dixon said. <br />Dixon has sat in Jones's chair for more than 25 years. <br />"She'sjust good company to be around. You come up in here and she makes you feel welcome, and you can also get you a couple cookies, a hot dog <br />or something. It's real nice. Ms. Adeline is a real nice person," Dixon said. <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />And she's a South Bend gem. <br />I think the whole community loves Ms. Adeline," Dixon continued. "I think the community protects Ms. Adeline. <br />At almost 90 vears old, some wonder why -- and how -- she's still in the business of doino hair. But her answer is simple. <br />� O <br />