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weekender august 9 1986 p13 margie castle to host new ctv series 50 plus 50 plus show exploding myths by paul pivato markhams margie castle host of a new ctv series cal led 50 plus says her show aims at exploding many of the myths about canadas grey- haired set myths such as the elderly are poor and hoard all their money in the bank or the elderly are no longer interested in romance and fashion its myths such as these says mrs castle that prevent agemixing and force our elderly into oldage ghettos the new series will carry weekly segments such as no swamp land for me a con sumer watchdog special which gives the elderly advice on buying real estate outside of canada another segment ro mance deals with the prob lems and pleasures of being single over 50 the show will also carry fe atures on fitness and fashion life after 40 says a promotional tape voiceover can be glamorous and fashionable were not dealing with what people imagine but with whats really happening says mrs castle who de scribes her own age as some where between baby oil and geritol ever since her teenage days growing up in southern california the former model has been working with and caring for senior citizens she remembers chauffeur- ing her grandparents friends to the supermarket and as a university student she be came involved in providing housing for the elderly in 1973 she came to canada and founded elderwatch ser vice a company that assists families with elderly rela tives she also was founder and publisher of the senior watch review which is now todays senior magazine society can foster the atti tude that if youre over 30 youre over the hill says mrs castle but you have a future even if youre 89 years old when she talks about the elderly speaking in an articu late passionate voice she often mentions guilt guilt says margie castle is the result of our neglect of the elderly and that neglect can be in tentional as in the case of pushing the elderly into old- age homes or unintentional as in the case of middleaged children who are so absorbed in their own careers and fami lies that they forget their pa rents she mentions the guilt of leaving parents behind and describes the feelings of guilt she felt when her mother died alone in her california home the new show will end each week with an admonition to call your mother an elderly persons whole week may revolve around a two hour visit or a phone call she says but 50 plus will have a light side as well adds mrs castle who has complete control of the shows content the new halfhour series will also have such segments as what gets my goat and comics a feature which allows humorous unknowns to make their screen debut by telling a joke m ar k h aim p i o oils limited inground above ground pools whirlpools spas repairs services chemicals accessories crime stoppers driver left scene toronto and regional crime stoppers is seeking the assistance of the public in an effort to apprehend the driver of a vehicle who failed to remain at an acci dent scene onthe31stof july at 1130 pm the victim in this case was at his place of employment pallad1- ni ford on weston road at highway 7 town of vaughan the victim walked out onto wes ton road to assist a customer driving a tractor trailer while giving directions to the truck driv er the victim was struck by a northbound auto and thrown some 48 feet onto the shoulder of weston road the victim was critically injured the suspect stopped and asked the truck driver and another wit ness to call an ambulance while they were gone the suspect fled in his vehicle the wanted suspect is de scribed as male white 54 to 56 long dark hair over shoul ders slim build wearing short- sleeve lightcolored shirt debris found at the scene indi cated the vehicle could be a sil ver or grey gm chevy possibly between 74 and 79 if you have any information ab out this crime or any other serious case call crime stoppers as a caller you never have to iden tify yourself and you never have to appear in court if an arrest is made as a result of the informa tion you have provided to crime stoppers you then become eligi ble for a cash reward of up to 100000 if you pay off with information crime stoppers will pay off with cash the crime stoppers toll free number is 18003878477 or local ly 222tips inspector barry delaney co ordinator of the york regional crime stoppers program writes this column to help combat crime a citizen board of directors administers the local program one or more than 600 crime stop pers in north america reward money is raised through tax deductible donations and cheques may be sent to toronto and regional crime stop pers po box 86 richmond hill ontario l4c 4x9 be water wise never swim without a grown up win one of six my child dolls ftonfle win 20000 in backfoschool cash hurry well mail a my child summer safety colour ing book to the first twenty entry forms we receive just fill in your name and address and mail to name my child summer safety contest phone no 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