Robert and Catherine Dickson of Marietta will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 9, during the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marietta. Robert and Catherine were married on Aug. 11, 1956, at St. Mary’s Church in Marietta by Monsignor Edwin F. ...
Marietta is considered the pioneer city. The Steamboat WASHINGTON and her legendary captain Henry M. Shreve were pioneers as well. Rivermuseum.org: "Henry M. Shreve remains a giant among America’s rivermen. More than any other individual, he changed inland river travel in the first half of ...
Those who work in emergency services sometimes wish they could forget what they’ve seen. One snowy day, my squad was called to meet a police cruiser out on the highway. When we pulled up to the cruiser, the officer told us that he had a young patient who “has a problem with [their] feet.” The child got out of the police car and limped toward our ambulance. Seeing the pain, I picked up the child and almost threw them because their weight was nothing like what I expected in someone that tall. When we removed the child’s shoes in the ambulance, the smell and the blackened feet told ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This first week of August finds many gardeners harvesting tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. There is still time to plants some lates summer squash and start some fall vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. This week I want to talk about deadheading flowers. As we roll into August, many annual and perennial flowers are blooming. This is the perfect time to get out in your flower beds to rejuvenate your plants and extend the season of color with this horticultural practice. Deadheading is simply the process of pruning faded or dead ...
Our world often turns simple decisions into complex problems. Want raisin bran for breakfast? Walmart offers at least 9 options, not counting the size of the box it comes in. Raisin Bran comes bearing multiple brand names – Kellogg’s, Post, Great Value or General Mills. You can have it with extra crunch, extra raisins, oat clusters or cranberries. There’s an organic option if you’re concerned about your health. (Does anyone really eat raisin bran for any other reason?) So before you consume raisin bran for breakfast, you have some choices to make. This idea that simple choices ...
They called it the "War of Rebellion." Southerners used the understated phrase “The Recent Unpleasantness," as though the Civil War never happened. Over 600,000 perished from combat and illness. Many more were wounded. A seriously wounded Union officer of the 53rd Ohio Voluntary Infantry ...
