According to Heather and Jason Sands, co-owners of the Valley Gem Sternwheeler, the amount of work and time put into building up and preparing the second vessel has been a labor of love over 15 years in the making.
The procession began in Marietta and made its way to the Belpre Bridge into Parkersburg, where local law enforcement made their way up Grand Central Ave., through Vienna, and into Williamstown.
According to Alison Woods, Director for Student Services at Marietta City Schools, Snack and Field is a county wide field day for special education students in different classrooms in Washington Co.
According to Major Brian Rhodes with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Operation Blue Sky is an event held every year to honor officers who have fallen in the line of duty.