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Spirit of the season: The Commons, McConnelsville

The lights of a large display at The Commons Park in McConnelsville fill a snowy night with holiday spirit. If you have a recent photo that showcases the spirit of the season in the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@newsandsentinel.com for possible inclusion on this page. ...

Spirit of the season: 200 block Second Street, Marietta

People view one of the holiday windows that are displayed on the Second Street side of the Peoples Bank building at Second and Putnam streets in Marietta. The holiday windows are a annual tradition. If you have a recent photo that showcases the spirit of the season in the Mid-Ohio Valley, ...

Spirit of the season: Civitan Park, Belpre

The lights of a carousel in Belpre’s Civitan Park blur while providing rides early one evening recently. The free attraction is open Friday and Saturday evenings. If you have a recent photo that showcases the spirit of the season in the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at ...

UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland’s yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine tradition of chant and song is indeed worthy of classification in a list of the world’s cultural heritage. A committee of Paris-based UNESCO, meeting in New Delhi, on Thursday listed yodeling in its list of intangible cultural heritage. Yodeling was selected among 67 traditions honored by UNESCO in the Indian capital, including Italian cooking, Ghanaian highlife music, the fermented Kyrgyz beverage Maksym and the El Joropo music and dance tradition in ...