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It’s not about you! That’s a hard truth in a nation where industry experts say the average cell phone user takes 450 self-portraits (selfies) each year. Author David Faust wrote, “In the past,” a friend pointed out recently, “when people were outside enjoying nature, they photographed the scenery and took pictures of beaches, mountains, and forests. Now, we turn the camera the other direction and take pictures of ourselves.” We place ourselves at the center of every scene; it’s all about us. Maybe that’s not such a big deal in the realm of photography, but when it ...

Riverbank can yield many treasures

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Hang out along the riverbank long enough and you are bound to find some interesting things. Old bikes, a single shoe, uniquely shaped driftwood, a lead plaque claiming the entire region for France. Wait, what was that last one again? Two boys playing near the confluence of the Muskingum ...

Continue the lineage

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There is a story where the man wails, “Oh God, help me find my wallet and I’ll give half the money in it to the church.” Immediately his wallet appeared before him. And just as quickly he said, “Oh, never mind, God, I’ve just found it myself.” This is the way most of us go through life. If we are an obedient army of the Lamb of God, if we are a people determined to live out the demands of the gospel in a secular world, we must pay attention and listen for His voice every day. And then respond in kind. The early Pilgrims huddled together against their first winter in ...

Birth

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Xaria Eden Keeney was born Nov. 23, 2024, to Savannah and Dylan Keeney of Parkersburg. She was born at 10:01 a.m. at Marietta Memorial Hospital, weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and measuring 19 inches. Grandparents are Angela and Jack Herten of Parkersburg and Chasity and Chad Keeney of Mineral Wells. Great-grandparents are Wanda and Joe Carmichael of Parkersburg and Kay and Richard Poling of Mineral Wells.

Birth

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Luke David Secrest was born Oct. 28, 2024, to Skyler and Shannon Secrest of Marietta. He was born at 6:29 p.m. at Marietta Memorial Hospital, weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and measuring 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are J.D. and Michelle Secrest of Marietta and Mark and Julie Haessly of Marietta. Great-grandparents are John and Connie Secrest of Caldwell, Tim and Ann Carrothers of Newport, Jack and Mary Haessly of Marietta, and Nancy Smith and the late Herbert Smith of Marietta. Aunt is Lakyn Secrest of Columbus.

Spring flowering bulbs

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Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! There is still time to plant some spring flowering bulbs. You can plant spring-blooming bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, crocus, and hyacinth when ground temperatures drop to around 50-55 degrees F or lower (but not freezing), and continue planting up till a couple weeks before the ground freezes. Spring flowering bulbs can add gorgeous early color to raised beds and other areas around the home in early spring. Crocus, tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils are a versatile group of plants and there is a type for any location. Spring flowering ...