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Show fV K$v- - .StsHv. &&J-$&$- I UINTAH BALIN STANDARD. February 9. 1- - Pace? Sweet gifts will be remembered for a lifetime and Nancy Brown have moved all over the country. Once when they were living in Arizona he surprised heron Valentine's Day by placing an ad in the newspaper proclaiming his lose. Ive still got it. said Nancy. IN PRINT-J- oe Alta Kettle- - Valentines Day is my husband's birthday. One year my son surprised me and brought me a box of chocolates. I said. What is that for?' he said that's for dad's birthday." Tami Mullins from Duchesne said the most memorable Valentine's gift she ever got was a brand new red car from her husband in 1990. "It was in the garage with a big bow on it." she said. Mildred s Ballard resibest Valentine's gift she has received was a card along with a freshly baked loaf of french bread. dent Matako-Thi- uid the Dorothy Tucker-Ha-sa special fhend named Travis Fausctt who is now-16- . When he was he w here she came into Sprouse-Rett- z was working and gave her a vase w ith three roses, and said. These are for you my special friend." Dorothy said she and Travis still exchange gifts. - Valentines specials red roses are popular, so are some rather unique gifts By Mary Wert The sweet fragrance of roses many a man to buy them for his love, divulged Country Cottage owner Tami Ferguson. However, when the ladies choose a gift for the nun in their lives, it is more often chocolate wrapped up to reoemblo a roes. Country Cottage on Main Street in Rooeevelt has ordered a unique selection of flowers and Valentino gifts for their customers, Ferguson disclosed. Sho said that most years he sees a big rush on Valentine's Day, but because Valentine's falls on a Sunday, ah thinks couples will be going out for a romantic evening as opposed to giving gifts of flowers and chocolate. IGA florist Sharon Foote aays they usually see a rush ofcustomers mostly men right on Valentine's Day as well. "Red roses art always the most popular thing," she said. "We have stuffed animals, candy, balloons and wrapped plants, too." Monique Lamb from Stewart' Floral said that rosea, either in a vaae or wrapped, are definitely the hottest Valentine's Day item, but she suggests stuffed balloons as a en-tic- - - uniquo way to give gifts. "You take any kind of item and put it in the balloon, from candy or stuffed animals to body paints use your imagination. Those an tho most unusual gifts we tell, youd be amazed at whet people put in them," Lamb revealed. She can stuff items in a balloon that are up to 2 inches wide. Also balloon bouquets, potted plants and candy in cardboard heart art popular Valentin gift. Lamb said most of her Valentin customers are men, and although there is a "trickle" of people who plan ahead, moot come in at the last minute. Adult gag gift are good Valentine' Day tellers at Gifts, Gags and Gimmicks. They have intimate apparel for men and women folded to resemble rose. "That's my biggest seller for Valentines Day," said owner Ruby Murphy-"- 1 have stuffed animal balloons too, air walkers that float and balloons rigged up with a net to hold a basket. You can put any kind of gift in tho basket I've also stuffed balloons with real rases." She said that since Valentine's is ow a Sunday, she is expecting customers on Saturday, Feb. 13. Val-'entin- nickel-per-co- P. KnU Droerri Star busiiuso writor Newspaper could cost another nkkd per copy under a bill passed favorably by the House Business, Labor and Economic Development Committee. Committee members voted Tuesday in favor of HB80, which sals would remove a tax axsmption for newspapers and 8-- 3 on newspaper subscriptions. Bill sponsor Rep. David L. said the Zolman Sr., of a newspaper subscription part accounts for only 10 percent to IS percent of ita revenue, so the publications' primary revenue source would not be affected by the bill. And by continuing tho exemption, h said, ths 60 percent of residents who do not subscribe to a newspaper are subsidising the 40 percent who do. Zolman said 13 ether states hare passed similar measure, and they The Utah Department of Transportation is seeking a Land Surveyor for 4 UDOTs Region Preconstruction section located in - House panel OKs tax on newspapers By Gregory Land Surveyor - $1 6.48-52- py hare withstood legal challenges in the courts. The tax doe not seem to extinguish the newspaper business as a whole ," be said. But Kevin Ashby, president of the Utah Press Association, said the proposed tax could bt devastating. especially to the states 48 weekly newspaper. The bill would also apply to daily newspaper, including the Deseret New. 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