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Thank you for EVE Benefit Auction support

Another year, a great success and tremendous community support. The 41st Annual Eve Benefit Auction on Aug. 25 grossed over $37,000 all because of the wonderful support we received from the community, local businesses and the many individuals who attended, bid for items and had fun at the event. Local auctioneers, Charlie and Keelan McLeish, volunteered their time and once again had the crowd energized. Washington County Sheriff’s office provided a security presence, the Zonta Club of Marietta and the Environs and the Washington State Community College Phi Theta Kappa students ...

20th year celebration a success

How do you tell a 20 year old story in a handful of paragraphs? It has been an amazing journey of community partnerships, new opportunities, fundraising, fun and fellowship. It has been watching youth grow up in our program, then return with their families to our summer events; the circle of life. Family Night pool parties are mini vacations for so many of families. There are endless hula hoop contests, trivia with Doug Terrell and our friends from Wendy’s, dance contests with DJ Pat of Premier Productions and laughter from kids who love to play games and win prizes. This is the ...

Through the eyes of a child

When our daughter Valerie was shy of 7 years, she returned from school very sad and soon started crying. I asked what the matter was. Through tears and sobs, she asked me if President of the United States was avery important person. During election time, her teacher had been talking to her class about elections. I replied that indeed, that president who is elected by the people has to do a very important job. He is a very important person. Another deluge of tears, nearly uncontrollable subbing. Again, I asked, “Why are you so sad and why are you crying?” Through, tears she said: ...

Thank you

On behalf of all the board members and volunteers of the BJFM (Blues, Jazz and Folk Music) Society here in Marietta, we want to thank all those involved with making our BITS (Blues In The Schools) program successful again. We were blessed to have Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. from Detroit, Mich., present to over 2,000 students in the Marietta-Parkersburg area. We started again after COVID, visiting five schools and the Washington County Juvenile Detention Center. We also had a Cobbler’s Coffeehouse performance by Rev. Jones that raised money to do BITS again next year. This year ...

They serve beer there

Milestones like anniversaries are time for celebration. Many families just like ours, have long standing traditions of celebrating special events. These are the times for families to reestablish and rekindle kinships. It even makes it more exciting if the occasion is a surprise. Younger members of the family like to join in the festivities and if they have been taught by their parents what the appropriate behavior is, or perhaps what is what. Our eldest daughter had decided to get our family and friends together for an occasion. Even though she was in a process of finishing her degree ...

MC earns recognition

On Sept. 7, The Wall Street Journal published it’s annual ranking of the top 500 colleges and universities in the United States. According to the United Nations, America has 6,000 institutions of higher learning. The official count of the U.S. Dept. of Education of the number of colleges and universities is 5,916. Sadly this number is decreasing each year. This year Marietta College ranked 304th. Any way you do the math, this puts Marietta College within the top 6% of U.S. colleges and universities. Marietta College has been in the low 300s for the past several years. Two years ago ...