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lished,1“Since the drawing occurred in its orig-
inal and latter form. The drawing always
took place on Feb. 14, and the festival was
held on Feb. 15.
The World Book Encyclopedia cites, “The
ancient Romans held the Festival of Lupercalia
on Feb. 15 to ensure protection from wolves.”
Another theory said that, during the celebra-
tion, young men struck people with strips of
animal hide, and women took the strikes
because they thought the whipping made them
more fertile.
A more bazaar theory than the festival is the
idea that birds mating on Feb. 14 began
Valentine’s Day.
The earliest records of Valentine’s Day in
English indicate that birds choose mates on
this day. But people used a different calendar
before 1582, and Feb. 14 came on what is
now Feb. 24.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in “The
Parliament of Fowls,” “for this was on St.
Valentine’s Day, when every fowl cometh
there to choose his mate.”
Shakespeare mentions this in his play
“Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This play has a
character that discovers two lovers in the woods
and asks, “St. Valentine is past; Begin these
woodbirds but to couple now?”
Of course, Valentine’s Day is now celebrat-
ed all over the world.
In the United States and Canada, children
have become one of the main focuses of
Valentine’s Day. They have parties at school,
exchange Valentine cards with their friends and
families. Older students have Valentine’s Day
dances and parties. Adults still celebrate
Valentine’s Day in many ways, too.
In Europe, children sing songs and receive
gifts of candy, fruit or money. Some people
bake Valentine buns with caraway seeds, plums
or raisins. People in Italy hold Valentine’s Day
feasts.
In Denmark, people send pressed white
flowers, called snowdrops, to their friends.
Danish men send joking letters called
“gaekkebrev.” The sender writes a rhyme but
does not sign his name. Instead, he uses one
dot for each letter in his name. Some people
in Great Britain also send Valentine notes
signed with dots.
In any event, come Sunday, we can all enjoy
walking around, like millions of people across
this world, and say, “Be my Valentine.”
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before the letters are sent to Romeo, Mich. Every February, the post
offices of the Valentines, Lovings and Cupids of the country pile up
with mail, the obvious stop for the lovestruck seeking an even more
personalized expression of affection. Now comes Juliette, Ga., and
Romeo Mich., with a twist — unique silhouette postmarks of
Shakespeare’s tortured teens to adorn your letter, forwarded to the
corresponding city’s post office at no extra charge..
Adonia
Placette,
center,
discusses
events with
students in
the theatre
complex.
Theatre-
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into words the amount of respect and admiration I have
for this lady.”
Jimmy Simmons, who will be president of Lamar on
Sept. 1, said, “Dr. Placette has established a theatre pro-
gram at Lamar University that has achieved national
prominence.
“Each summer, she produces LU-llaby. The produc-
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westerns, musicals, action
films, dramas and more. He
sang with Elvis Presley in
“Love Me Tender” and
“Flaming Star,” was the heavy
in “The Wild Bunch” — which
was a real turning point for
westerns — and appeared in
that wonderful part as Three-
Fingered Jack in the recent
“The Mask of Zorro.”
Other films and TV movies
include “The Edge,” with
Anthony Hopkins and Alec
Baldwin; “Casino,” with
Robert DeNiro; “Lightning
Jack”; “Tornado”; and “In
Cold Blood.” He recently com-
pleted “The Jack Bull,” which
was released on HBO this
week, with John Cusack and
John Goodman.
He is also starring in a
movie; not yet released, with
tion is usually a sell-out and raises more than $20,000 a
year for her students through scholarships.
“This show is above and beyond Dr. Placette’s already
full teaching load and demonstrates her remarkable dedi-
cation to this program and to her students.
“Dr. Placette is a superb teacher, creative artist, scholar
and administrator.”
Stephen Segal called “The
Patriot.”
“I’m not sure how people
will react to this film,” Jones
said.
“It’s not Segal’s typical
action role.’It’s more tuned
down. I actually play a good
guy in the movie, which I
enjoyed but it’s just not as
much fun as being the bad
guy-”
Jones has earned three
Emmy nominations and won a
Hugo for Best Science Fiction
Film for “A Boy and his Dog,”
which Jones wrote, produced
and directed as Don Johnson’s
first film.
“He has worked at his craft
very successfully over the
decades, and Lamar should be
pleased to sponsor his appear-
ance...,” Stiles said.
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Coast Guard Ensign Wade Gough said it’s
better for motorists to have to wait a little
longer than to have another accident like the'
one involving the Julie N, a tanker that
smashed into the old bridge in 1996, spilling.
180,000 gallons of oil into Portland Harbor.
The old bridge, built in 1916, was demol-
ished to make way for its successor. The new
bridge does not have to raise its spans — 230
feet in the air — for ships that are under 65
feet tall at mean tide. That height means it
opens less frequently than the old bridge. The
wait is longer: about 14 minutes instead of nine
minutes.
Despite the problems, it’s not all doom and
gloom, Barnard said.
When the bridge works — which it does the
majority of the time —- it is a smooth, quiet
process, he said. And, most important, the new
bridge is safer for ships because the through-
fare at 196 feet is twice as wide as the old
bridge in which tankers had only inches of
clearance when they passed underneath.
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