Paul and Janet Mares of Oroville, California, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Nov. 12. Paul and Janet first met in the San Jacinto High School cafeteria, thanks to Paul’s famously slow eating, which caused his friends to leave him behind and created the perfect moment for their chance meeting. Their first date was at a roller rink, where Janet invited Paul despite his never having skated before. She helped him onto the floor, and, just as the family still laughs about today, he took a memorable tumble that became the start of a lifelong love story.

Paul worked as a barber for 45 years at Kingsman Barber Shop in Oroville before retiring and continuing to share his passions by working at the Kelly Ridge Golf Course and later the Table Mountain Golf Course, where he spent 30 yea

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