Show The Valentines have different meanings the Originator' pizza! pizza! After postal systems were organized the practice of mailing homemade valentine messages became common In the 1840's Esther A Howlcn produced the first commercial valentines in the United States The idea was so popular that she raked in $5000 in sales the first year Greeting card industries in the United States now print millions of valentines each year They are usually in verse and tender in nature but some are comical or even vulgar People complain that holidays are becoming too commercialized College students are noted for low finances and so are unable to make extra purchases to commemorate the holiday So perhaps it would be fun to think of ways to celebrate Valentine's Day without spending a fortune Here arc some suggestions Surprise someone with a homemade casserole or cook dinner for your spouse or friend Decorating a heart shaped cake or making cookies could be fun too Get a bunch of the kiddy cards and heart suckers and give them to your friends A homemade card can be more special than ever if you add your own poem to tell someone how much you care A letter to an old friend might be fun or even just taking the time to say "I care about you" could make a difference in someone's day Whatever ideas you come up with have fun and remember that caring doesn't have to mean spending a lot of money Jan Halliday staff writer Valentine's Day is traditionally known for the ex change of affectionate messages and gifts between lovers Yet the day has different meanings for each of us To some it brings memories of childhood fun when valentines where hand picked for each person in the class Perhaps that first romantic valentine of our youth is recalled or the memory of valentines especially made by little hands that say "I love you Mom and Dad” According to legend the origin of Valentine's Day was in the ancient Roman Feast of Lupcrcalia Purification and fertility rites were performed on this occasion held mi February 15 In addition to these rites maidens would fashion love messages then deposit them in a large urn The men of the city drew one out then courted the girl whose message they had drawn The modem celebration date of February 14 is believed lobe derived from the execution of Christian martyr Saint Valentine on this date in 270AD Legend has it that the Saint sent his jailer's blind daughter a farewell note and signed it "from your valen- tine" Another popular theory comes from the medieval European belief that birds begin to mate on February 14 This notion probably suggested that lovers should messages and gifts gc 0 OREM 74 So Slat Strati Provo 1260 No State St DeUvwy Hotline PROVO-496No900E(Dlnl- n) P" I ! ' ONE nn 225-450- 0' AMERICAN FORK 648E 374-231- 4 SPANISH 374-231- 5 PRICE-- 1 169 E 7584069 793-981- 8 Main GETONE I i’wiN!wrOriiwliuwi-iMrw- A Identical Pilia'5 rIt m'-yu- TWO SMALL PIZZAS I I A 1 WM wrrHaiEESEAli I - ANY TWO ITEMl'ggg I w1 A V bii : A 'fr- cumMER 837-113- 3 fCARtW'J- i FEASTl 5 Twn l ARfiPPIZZASO I L MEDIUM M2IAS WITH I r TWOAMILy cheese a htowingj I — —— j 10 TOPPINGS I Little Caesar! Pizza"I I kmfe Lmm I State Street No Main niiMiM ttMMMCOtMtf SUllf AM IlMl S®OMOrtwWCiBri! - mnni— — - —— i&itna IWEMj ITALIAN SAUSAGE s4 liwcowMi - ? N8 M ad bsaaiMi jfe rA? 0 Gradesfrom Call nowl d -2- 06-736-7000 BAHAMAS page 7) basketball player earned over a 30 They were Cindy Jones Heather Miles Cassic Nelson and Tina Sperry r It 120C (CtfNtatfMt HAWAII CARIBBEAN VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) provides free tax help In the community Volunteers help people with tax returns particularly elderly handicapped and taxpayers There Is no charge Jor this service TWaUARGE AM i MymK WITH CHEESE Jw I1 S : 26-year-- 10 b — mediums! jwo gUPIZZASiSg®! WITH CHEESE I i (Continued from page 1) Wagoner said Van Wagoner a n'TRAVEQ sophomore of Price is i majoring in electronics and will receive his associate of science degree in June JOBSI 50000 12000 1 U": - Vision CRUISE SHIP - Oae MedJimToftKd Salad fSEREESlI ! ©fefiSS'Mildl faMUm I I I -- FORK-107- 4 8 Eagle-pag- e Fire® Tain When: February 8-- Tues Wed Thurs 637-212- 0 sxt March 9 noon-- 2 219 pm ng Clean |