Community Voice A love triangle at Marion's drive-in now brings great laughs Lewis Garnett Guest Columnist Nov 20, 2024 Nov 20, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A lovers’ moon hung low and stars shimmered between the Appalachian crests. But for us, the ambience was wasted.kAmw6C 72E96C D2E 369:?5 E96 H966=[ H:E9 96C `a\J62C\@=5 D:DE6C @? E96 A2DD6?86C D:56] x? E96 324< D62E D96 D2E :? E96 >:55=6[ H:E9 >6 @? E96 =67E 2?5 96C @E96C 3@J7C:6?5 WJ6D[ 9:>X @? E96 C:89E]k^AmkAmxE H2D DAC:?8[ `hef[ 2?5 H6 H6C6 2E E96 !2C< sC:G6\:?] x H2D ?@E BF:E6 `e[ E9:D H2D >J 7:CDE 42C 52E6 2?5 — 2D @?6 >:89E DFC>:D6 7C@> E96 8F6DE =:DE — ?@E @?=J H2D :E 2 5:D2DE6C[ :E H2D H2C]k^Am kAmx’5 <?@H? !688J 2== >J =:76] (6’5 D92C65 >@DE @7 E96 D2>6 4=2DDC@@>D 7C@> 7:CDE 8C256 H6== :?E@ 9:89 D49@@=] (6 2=D@ 8C6H FA :? 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