Phillip D. “Phil” Dawson, 80, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at 12:22 a.m. at his residence in West Newton.
He was born on Oct. 21, 1939, in Harrod to the late Donald C. and Lucille R. (Smith) Dawson, Sr. On June 15, 1974, he married Sharon L. Focht and she survives in West Newton.
Phil worked at Ford Motor Company, Lima Engine Plant. He was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church. Phil was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1957-1959.
By Tim Glon
Ohio Northern national champion Emily Richards is returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach for the cross country and track and field teams.
Richards will assist with cross country and coach the middle distance runners in the track and field program.
Richards is beginning her third season under contract with Hoka One One. She will continue her primary responsibility of being a professional athlete and to pursue her goals of competing at the Olympic Trials and beyond.
We all know August in Ada this year is different from Augusts of the past. However, several events are on the community calendar, offering opportunities outside the home.
These range from a PaintINN at The Inn at ONU, an Ohio Western Horse Association show at the park an Ada Rotary Club chicken barbecue and back-to-school and back-to-ONU events.
And, don't forget the Lincoln Highway Buy Way garage sale.
The month includes several additional activities, listed on the Ada Icon Hometown Happenings, compiled by Darlene Bowers.
The Icon reminds viewers to wear a mask and maintain a social distance when attending these events.
Gov. Mike DeWine’s Tuesday coronavirus briefing brought no update on the status of high school sports this fall, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association sent a memo later in the day to administrators alerting them of one change.
Scrimmages for football and other contact sports are suspended until further notice.
The memo adds that practice remains "on track" to begin Saturday with low/non-contact sports allowed to have scrimmages and matchups between different schools at their normal scheduled dates. Those low/non-contact sports include golf, girls tennis and volleyball.
Clocking at 90 minutes, it is a fun romp that might make you think a little. If nothing else, it’s possibly the best direct-to-video movie we could have hoped for in quarantine
Around the world, people have been practicing varying levels of social distancing since March. Movie theaters closed in mid-March and in some cases have reopened slowly, but with a dearth of new films to offer customers. Major studio releases, particularly TENET, have been pushed back, or in limited cases movies like TROLLS: WORLD TOUR were released directly to Video-on-Demand (VOD).
The summer movie season has seen a drought of good new movies.
Folic acid is a human-made form of the B-vitamin folate. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Everyone needs folic acid to be healthy, but especially before pregnancy.
By Abigail Maas, NPRN-CNP
Certified nurse practitioner
Folic acid is a human-made form of the B-vitamin folate. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Everyone needs folic acid to be healthy, but especially before pregnancy.
Folic acid helps form the neural tube and is known to decrease the risk of major congenital disabilities of an unborn baby’s brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida).
Neural tube defects are the second most common major congenital anomaly. It is important to start folic acid supplementation prior to pregnancy due to these congenital disabilities occurring in the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Ada schools announced a comprehensive fall reopening plan following a special board meeting on Monday. To read the entire 13-page policy click here.
• Click here to read the board's policy on wearing face coverings.
REOPENING OF SCHOOL PLAN
Caveat: This plan is subject to change, as circumstances evolve and change, as guidelines from state, county, and local regulations change, etc.
The following is part of a 13-page Ada schools reopening plan for fall of 2020. The entire policy is on the school website and may be viewed by clicking here.
ADA SCHOOLS FACE COVERINGS POLICY
The Board adopts this policy requiring face coverings to comply with state requirements and recommendations to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19.
Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates related to Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHILD CARE RATIOS
Governor DeWine announced that child care providers in Ohio may return to their normal, statutory ratios and class sizes beginning on Aug. 9, 2020.
Child care providers have a choice to increase the number of children and staff members to the normal statutory ratios or to maintain their current, lower ratios to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is structuring a financial incentive to providers that maintain smaller ratios and classroom sizes.
