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The gift of the present

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Think about the following questions, and take some time to come up with your answers. What’s most meaningful to you about the holidays? What would your Thanksgiving and Christmas be like if they were truly wonderful? What makes it all worth it? Many say that what makes it wonderful is time to enjoy relationships with family and friends, a time to refocus on what’s really important, celebrating Jesus’ birth, doing good for others, and so on. On the other hand, what often makes your holiday time take a turn for the worse? Could it be too much time with family and friends? A ...

The fabulous flight of Santa Claus

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In 1929, Marietta residents enjoyed a festive and “modern” holiday season. Boughs of spruce, ordered from forests in the state of Washington, were woven into a chain three miles long and strung along the streets of town. Lighted outdoor decorations were a new trend, and The Marietta Daily Times offered a $25 prize to the house with the most beautiful lights. Every family was invited to enter the contest in which “small colored lights on outside trees, wreaths lighted with colored lamps and hung outside, would make Marietta a place of blazing beauty and glory this Christmastime.” ...

Set in Stone: MHS senior makes his mark at Armory

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MARIETTA – A 17-year-old Boy Scout from Troop 207 has finished a sign he hopes will last 100 years. To obtain the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouts, one of the requirements is to complete a comprehensive service project by their 18th birthday. “I didn’t want to do just ...

Armory step photos a glimpse into Marietta’s past

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The front lawn of the Armory at 241 Front St. has provided a convenient spot for Mariettans to gather since the building was constructed. It was true in 1914, and it is true today. If you look at enough old photos of Marietta, and I have looked at a few million, you will repeatedly run across photos of different people posing on the steps of the armory for a picture. The oldest photo of the steps that I have found was a picture shot during construction of the armory in 1914. A pair of workers were taking a break on what would become the top step while a parade for the Ringling ...

Birth

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Ian David Jones was born on Nov. 30, 2023, at 8:44 a.m. at Marietta Memorial to parents David and Destiny Jones of Waterford. He weighed 8 pounds and is 18 inches. Ian has three siblings named Ava, Ella and Otis Jones. His grandparents are Tom and Doddi Jones of Waterford and his great-grandparents are Fave Farmer of Waterford and Betty Wise and Popeye McMannis of Waterford.

What will you get?

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Matthew 16:27 (NIV) reads, “For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.” Some people won’t like that “reward.” Alexander, for example, was an enemy of the Apostle Paul and was probably the individual most responsible for Paul’s arrest and eventual execution. When Paul sensed that he hadn’t long to live, he warned his young protege, Timothy, about Alexander: “Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. You too ...