European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse By the Start and stripes traditionalists observe Valentine s Day with Lowers frilly cards heart shaped boxes of chocolates and romantic dinners for two. Then there Are those with More original ideas. Members of our staff did some random sampling among our readers to find out what s hot and what s not this Valentine s Day. This feb. 14 some Lucky folks out there will be receiving heart decorated shorts exotic trips Bathtub toys. Not to mention the chocolates and Flowers. If you re still searching for the perfect Valentine gift Lead on for inspiration. Spet. Raymond 1 add a new arrival in Darmstadt West Germany is counting on the old standards. He says he would like to Lake his wife out to celebrate but their car has yet to be delivered. His solution ill get her some Flowers some red Candy Flowers. A pretty card with a sentimental poem inside. Nothing Radii thai s a Valentine s Day checklist for sgt. Harold Valesquez of Heidelberg. West Germany. He says his Wile. Vickie an count on the those things every i be 14. John Schwart manager of Scherer Tours in Wiir Burg West Germany Xvi Hes he could Cook dinner for his wife Claudia. But his company specializes in ski Tours and he is an expert on the slopes not in the Kitchen. So. He says More Likely i la Lake her out for a meal buy her Flowers give her a card and Well live happily Ever pc aking of cooking Cape. Edwin Heath s gift for his wife will Benefit him Loo. I m giving her a trip to Italy to cooking school. We spent four years stationed there. She knows How to Cook already but wants to improve her skills says Heath head nurse of the Posl pablum Ward at the Frankfurt army regional medical Center in West Germany. She definitely expects says Ted Hassinger of his Girlfriend. Gabi resin. But a bouquet in t the Only gift that Hassinger an arc Public affairs specialist in Berchtesgaden West Germany has in mind what i was thinking of doing is taking her for a Surprise weekend arc s Public affairs manager in Garmisch West Germany Harry Connors says hell probably take his Wile Heidi out to dinner. It s not the gifts they Exchange on holidays but the Lime they spend together that is important he adds with All the Lime in the military i spent away from her we at left a romantic illustration from the past. Opposite Page hallmark s version of the legend of St. Valentine. Holiday plans try to spend As much Lime together As travel naturally figures in the gift plans of Bill Kochenderfer the assistant head of operations for the scheduled airlines travel offices overseas in Frankfurt. His wife Rebecca will gel a Lour to the soviet Union. The problem he says is i Don t know if Shell have the time for Donna Sealon is Likely to get a Nice piece of jewelry from her husband Herb this Valentine s Day. Seaton the president of the Heidelberg International ski club says that s the Way he usually remembers the Day. But Donna will probably get some Flowers too and if Herb is not Busy with ski club business they lab of or dinner. This year will be a special Valentine s Day for Joe a civilian from Darmstadt West Germany who does t want his last name revealed. It will be the first Valentine s Day hell celebrate with his wife of two months and he Hopes to make the Day doubly special by buying his new Bride some lingerie. He prefers Black he says she wants it in Pink. Sgt. Allen Lones of the Darm Slade housing referral office in t sure what his wife Ellie will see when she unwraps her gift. Basically i m an impulse buyer he says. Ill just look As Valentine s Day comes she likes figurines and Crystal and Knickknacks and he does t expect picking a gift to be hard. I know what her taste is. When i see it then i la know Petty officer 1st class Matthew e. Mckenzie in Naples Italy will try a musical greeting. I m sending my wife a singing Valentine this year since i la be on duty and won t be at Home he says. Music figures in the plans of others too. Besides giving her Flowers and buying her dinner and a writing her a poem Sec. James Reeder of Darmstadt will dedicate a song to his lady. And an american schoolteacher in Heidelberg Don t give my name some of my students might see this will stand beneath his Girlfriend s second Story window and serenade her with her favorite song Are you lonesome tonight a la Elvis Presley. Under the heading of unusual gifts is the Choice of an Anonymous american Wiio says he has forgotten Valentine s Day for the past two years so he gave extra thought to this year s gift. I thought i d go Down to a toy store and look for. Plastic floating ducks he says explaining that he and his Fiance love to visit zoos and she is especially fond of the ducks and swans. The toys will make for fun when we re in the Bathtub together he says. We re really not Kinky. This is just sort of a gag Dianne of Darmstadt does t want her last name published either but she has a personal gift planned for her Beau Lohn ill give him a pair of shorts with hearts on them and then dare him to Wear Cape. Sherry Ann Crane head nurse of the medical Ward at the Frankfurt army regional medical Center tried that last year. I gave him a pair of Bikini underwear with Little hearts and cupids on them she says. He still wears them she has t found a gift to top that for i i la. Susan Collis will spend Valentine s Day without her husband Ohn a first sergeant who works in Giessen West Germany and lives there during the week. She lives in Obera Uroff a tiny Village about 90 Kilometres away. Well have to wait until the weekend to celebrate Valentine s Day says Collis who also had another disappointment i wanted to gel him one of those pretty Little mugs they had at the commissary the kind thai you put Candy in. But they ran for some people Valentine s Day is doubly la. Phil Hurni or instance proposed to his wife Carol on Valentine s Day three years ago. She mentioned five limes this weekend that it was coming up " says Hurni the Flag lieutenant to the Nav eur Deputy commander in chief in England. This year he says it la be Flowers and dinner followed by a romantic break in the Canary islands in March. Valentine s Day Marks the first anniversary of or. Chief Petty officer Richard link and his wife Marion. He says they chose feb. 14 As their wedding Date because it just seemed like the romantic thing to link the Public affairs officer at the naval communication station United kingdom at Thurso Scotland has said dinner reservations at a local restaurant and has arranged for a Box of chocolates and a dozen red roses to be delivered to their table. Patty an air Force member who works at Rhein main a West Germany does t have High Hopes for Valentine s Day. You re asking the wrong person. Nobody loves me. I m going to stay Home and be depressed she says but then adds a hopeful note maybe i la be really surprised and get some Flowers or something from an Anonymous Dale another air Force member at Rhein main will Check the stars and stripes classified Section to see if there s a Valentine s Day message for him. He always looks he hints but has yet to find one. Ill probably buy my wife some Flowers gel some gifts for my kids and have a quiet night at Home he says. Seaman Brian Johnson stationed in Naples is trying to cover All the bases. I m getting my sweetheart a Box of chocolates and a Teddy Bear he says. I m also getting some roses and then also sending her a singing Telegram just so she gets the message that i really do love contributor 1 include mid Nam mrs Leih of pm. Milcolm Donihoo. Norm int Gocr Anita to ten. Pirn Runqui. Don Tats Janet d Agostino. Candida san on Ami Tais Tor Jonas and Louis pm Rcpt it Bruvry 8, /990 Stritt mag tint 7
