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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 2005
Page
10
A lengthy portrait of Ray Charles tracing his poverty driven upbringing, blindness at seven, and rise through Seattle’s jazz clubs to chart success. The piece lauds Jamie Foxx for a transformative, Oscar worthy portrayal, though notes a long runtime.
From Roman legend to modern mass produced cards the Valentine’s Day card evolved. Valentinus tale links to the feast day on February 14 269 AD and Hallmark notes romance friendship and family card themes. Commercial cards emerged around 1800 with Norman Rockwell and Mickey Mouse influences shaping later decades. Over 1300 card designs are sold at Hallmark Gold Crown stores in Canada with a help line.
After Christmas, Valentine's Day ranks as the second largest card sending occasion with about 40 million cards exchanged this year. Hallmark research shows 52 percent of Canadians give gifts, 45 percent cards, 41 percent candy, 38 percent dine at home and 27 percent dine out. Sixty percent exchange at least one card. Hallmark began cards in 1913 and mass production in 1918. Card preferences favor light and funny at 43 percent, loving and romantic 29 percent, simple and cute 21 percent, with 5 percent wanting steamy and suggestive.
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