Meeker Locals: February 12

Saturday is Valentine’s Day, considered the most romantic holiday of the year. Approximately 85 percent of all Valentines are purchased by women. Esther A. Howland gets the credit for the first mass-produced Valentines in the United States in 1840. Howland is known as the “Mother of the Valentine” for her hand-crafted cards made from lace, paper and bits of pictures known as “scrap.”
The tradition of giving flowers on Valentine’s Day may stem (pardon the…