🌱 Marietta Blood Drive Today + Annual Ice Festival + Self-Care Event

Hello, everybody! I'm here right on time with your fresh copy of the Marietta Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, a little rain. High: 55 Low: 38.

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Here are the top three stories today in Marietta:

1. Marietta College and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive today on campus. The blood drive will be held on Court 1 in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Schedule an appointment by texting BLOODAPP to 90999 or by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store or Google Play. For more information, contact Caitlin Hill at ceh002@marietta.edu. (Marietta College)
2. On Saturday, Marietta hosted its annual Ice Festival, which featured 16 ice sculptures. As part of the celebration, Marietta Main Street brought in Whistler Ice Works’ Tyson Whistler to sculpt ice for local small businesses. Whistler crafted a swordfish from two 300-pound blocks of ice during Saturday’s live demonstration, which he had estimated would last the weekend so long as temperatures remained. (Subscription: The Marietta Times)
3. On Sunday, a Marietta College student organization hosted a self-care event recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The group, Marietta Mindset, hosted a Self-care Sunday event featuring rock painting and writing letters of gratitude. According to Club president Colin Walters, the rocks decorated with positive messages will "be placed around campus, just hopeful and encouraging messages so people can have their days lifted. And then the letters are being sent to other admin and teachers." (WTAP)

Today in and around Marietta:

• January Button Art At Washington County Public Library – Marietta Branch (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Volunteers helped remodel and reorganize Marietta College's Big Blue Thrift Shop as a Martin Luther King Jr. Day campus service project. (WTAP)
• Are you in the market for a new job? Here are some companies that are looking to hire in the Marietta area. (Marietta Patch)
• At 4:00 p.m., GreenCab will start its evening transportation service in Marietta city limits. (The Marietta Times via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you around!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.