by Wadesboro | Jul 19, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. When I was a kid, my older sister Bonnie, who lived with her husband and kids of her own a few miles down the road, had a dog named Patches. Bonnie always called Patches a...
by Wadesboro | Jul 12, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In the iconic 1970s movie “Brian’s Song,” rookie Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo is introduced in a scene where he is forced to stand up during a team...
by Wadesboro | Jul 5, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. My wedding anniversary is June 14, but I have always associated it more with the 4th of July. After a low-budget, two-day honeymoon in which we took the ferry to South Bass...
by Wadesboro | Jun 28, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Although my father enjoyed a good walk in the woods and was not opposed to wetting a line, he wasn’t a committed outdoorsman. Things like hiking, camping and shooting...
by Wadesboro | Jun 21, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In the 1980s, most of the the residence halls at Ohio University were located on three “Greens,” East, West and South. Officially, there was a North Green with a...
