Local author writes book about a family’s experience fleeing Vietnam
PARKERSBURG — A professor at Marietta College has written about the journey of a Vietnamese family in a new book co-authored with a friend who participated in the harrowing escape from Saigon nearly 50 years ago. “Uncommon Cargo: Sacrifice. Survival. Hope” is the story of Eva Nguyen ...
Caldwell senior aspires to teach others
CALDWELL — Caldwell High School senior Hunter Parks aspires to educate the next generation by reliving the past. Parks, 18, is a full-time education student at Washington State College of Ohio through the College Credit Plus program, which allows students to obtain college credits while ...
100th Birthday
Edith Arnold Woeste will be celebrating her 100th birthday on February 21. Edith is formerly from the Waterford/Churchtown area and was born in Waterford Township to Albert and Eleanor Bauerbach Arnold. She was married to the late Paul Woesete and together they raised five children: Ann, Michael, Cynthia, David, and Tim. Edith was the oldest of eleven children: Helen (deceased), Howard (deceased), Cecil (deceased), Earl (deceased), Leo (deceased), Joseph (Deceased), and Julia (Dayton). Cards can be sent to Edith Woesete C/O Cindy Lowndes.
Hawkins does thriller well in ‘The Heiress’
After reading Rachel Hawkins’s novel “The Villa” for my book club, her name jumped out and “The Heiress” intrigued me. Pretty much all it takes is a massive, old manor and I’m sold. Hawkins is now on a roll with two good novels back-to-back. The main characters Jules and Camden ...