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8 stouffville suntribune m thursday feb 242005 stoufifville seniors share love secets on national tv byhannelorevqlpe i stouffville as four monday report tv show marion boadway bob and staff writer romantic couples gave last week jamie mechin bob and cupids arrows were fly- their secrets for long loving the valentines day seg- shirley mckay and cyril ing all over parkview village marriages for rick mercers ment featuring lome and and gladys back weekend specials fri february 25 to sun february 27 th while quantities last save an additional off the already reduced prices on long sleeve for the fajvtbly save an additional off the already reduced prices on save an additional off the already reduced prices on winter outerwear winter accessories for the family coverings save an additional off the already reduced prices on save an additional off the already reduced prices on nirintei for the family maternity fashions save an additional off the already reduced prices on all womens intimafi apparel personal shopping only all merchandise sold as is and all sales are final no exchanges returns or adjustments on previously purchased merchandise savings offers cannot reserve the right to correct any error reg was and sears selling price refer to the sears catalogue or retail store price current at time of merchandise receipt offers valid at sears shops on steeles 404 outlet store shown only merchandise selection varies by store for other hot deals visit the outlet site at wwwsearsca markham outlet store shops on steeles 404 i v- store hours m0nfri 1000 am 900 pm sat 930 am 600 pm sun 12 noon 500 pm sea 6 copyright san canada inc 2005 sale prices in effect friday feb 25 2005 ot 1000 am until sunday feb 27 2005 at 500 pm unless other wise stated in our ad or while quantities last sau does not apply to purchases made prior to friday feb 25 2005 all outlet merchandise has been priced for final sale monday report has been on cbctv for the past year taking a satirical and humorous look at canadians all couples chosen for the show are residents of parkview and have been married for more than 50 years they were brought to the attention of the show through parkview program coordinator jean wing whose daughter claire wing works on the tv pro gram each couple was inter viewed separately in a dif ferent part of the ninth line seniors complex earli er thismonth the shows staff was looking for people with a quirky sense of humour mrs back said and that she has it was hitlers fault she said noting she and her husband were brought together almost six decades ago after the church she attended was bombed dur ing the second world war she moved to another church where she met her husband after more than 58 years of wedded bliss mrs back has found mar riage to be a matter of give and take he gives and i take she said always leave room for fun in your marriage marion boadway on monday report tv show reaction from family and friends who saw the show keeps coming in in one phone call the voice at the other end of the line asked can i be your groupie the call came from mrs backs sons sec retary the boadways have been married almost 52 years and although they enjoyed being part of the show they have a feeling a tv career is just not in the cards for them i dont think they are going to call us again said mr boadway the former principal of summitview public school most of the fun occurred offcamera when they compared notes with other couples according to the l0rne boadway exprincipal appeared on monday reports valentines day show boadways thats when they thought of all the things they didnt think of while being interviewed the advice mrs boadway gave to couples across canada is to always leave room for fun in your marriage badminton rackets were a big part of the courtship of the mechins who would meet after work at imperial oil in downtown toronto at a racket club that was 54 years ago the couple married about a year later she is my best friend mr mechin said of his wife the shows staff mem bers were good at their job and made us feel comfort able mr mechin said the couple has lived in stouffville for three years and is considered one of the juniors at parkview he added the mckays describe themselves as the newly- weds at parkview village with just 47 years of mar ried life behind them when asked about the most romantic thing her husband had ever done mrs mckay told of how he once sang my funny valentine to her when they were aboard a ship on valentines day many years ago on the show she said she got rid of her hus bands old girlfriends although the shows staff was hoping shed say she killed them a piece of advice she offered for husbands is forget her birthday but dont forget her name the mckays lived in aurora for 12 years before moving to parkview village almost eight years ago collectors hour at library book sale the whitchurch- stouflville public library will hold its annual giant book sale from march 31 to april 3 hardcovers paperbacks and pockctbooks will be available including fiction and nonfiction for chil dren and adults the collectors hour is march 30 from 7 to 8 pm for those wanting first pick of the books there is a 15 per per son admission fee for the hour admission if free other days call the library at 905- 6427323 the library is off burkhoklcr street in stouffville memorial park