Larry E. Brown and B. Diane (Copen) Brown of Marietta, Ohio were married in a candle light ceremony at St. Luke’s Evangelical Luthern Church, Fourth and Scammel St., Marietta, Ohio, on Dec. 26, 1964 by Rev. John Torrance. Larry is the son of the late Harry A. and Elsie (Davis) Brown and ...
You better watch out — you better not cry — I am telling you why — Santa is coming to town !! Just think how many times you have used that expression with your children when they were young? Telling them that they must be good because Santa is watching them etc. Now the question is what do you as a parent use the rest of the year in order to get them to behave. Children in general need to have rules and regulations to abide by starting at an early age. I enjoy watching the small children in line waiting to see Santa and sit on his lap to tell him what they would like him ...
Thanksgiving was late this year, and Christmas is speeding toward you like the Polar Express. It’s all hands on deck for Christmas prep: shopping, baking, planning reunions, planning parties, wrapping, decorating, putting Christmas trees in stands, getting hunters out of tree stands, and ...
On Nov. 29 Luka Scott Carpenter, held, was born to Tyson Carpenter, top left, and Harmony Hughs, not pictured, making six living generations to the family. Grandparents are Matt, not pictured, and Wendy Carpenter, second from top left, Great Grandparents are Martin Gibbs, third from top left, ...
As dusk turned a cold December Friday afternoon into night 57 years ago a line waited to cross the Ohio River into and out of Point Pleasant, less than 75 miles downstream from Marietta. On Dec. 15, 1967, as a cold wind whipped through the bridge and snow began to fall, a single bolt on the bridge gave way dropping the 1,750 foot structure into the river. In seconds the entire bridge, and all those that were on it were dropped into the fast moving, icy cold and deep waters. A witness described the bridge failure as sounding like a sonic boom. The aftermath of the disaster would ...
The Lee family celebrated Thanksgiving with five generations this year. Eliza Frankie, held center, makes 5, with her Father Levi Thompson, left, Grandmother Jennifer Lee Watkins, top center, Great-Grandfather Jeff Lee, right, and Great-Great Grandmother Sally Lee seated center.
