FROM ONU FACEBOOK - This summer the ONU Board of Trustees endorsed the University’s COVID-19 safety plan for resuming in-person education for fall semester 2020. This story tells how it has worked on campus this fall. More details of the plan are at the bottom of the story.
Early on in the planning for in-person education to happen this fall semester, the University’s COVID-19 task force recognized the importance students were going to play in a successful fall semester.
Eli Garmon, Ada High School grad, recently participated in the University of Findlay Concert-Chorale and University Singers fall choir concert, "Feel the Spirit." The concert was livestreamed via UFTV's YouTube channel. The link for the performance is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hg51qu99M.
The featured piece, "Feel the Spirit," is a set of spiritual songs arranged by John Rutter. The performance was conducted by SeaHwa Jung, director of choral activities and assistant professor of music at UF.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.
"There is a special need for blood type "O" at the moment," she said."There are six Power Red time slots open at the Ada drive. If you are a previous Power Red donor or if you have type O blood, please click here.
To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announced this week that due to covid-19 numbers increased, Merry on Main will not take place, announced Heather Cox, chamber board president.
“We will cancel the A Merry Amazing Scavenger Hunt on Main and the tables set up by businesses on Main Street that were scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5,” she said.
“However, we are going really light up the Ada Depot Park and we encourage downtown business to do the same.”
Cox said that the chamber will light up the Ada Depot park on Friday, Dec. 4. Volunteers are invited to participate in the set up.
Here are the Ada High School "office girls" from the 1970-71 school year. From left, Doris Ganzer, Kay Van Atta, Kelley Martin, Vicki Zimmerly, Jill Pifer, Pat Hubbell, Jennifer Anderson, Theresa Phillians, Carla Sleesman and Cindy Montgomery.
Richard A. “Dick” Downer, 86, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at 1:49 AM at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on March 26, 1934, in Columbus to the late John Andrew and Elizabeth (Dempsey) Downer. On Feb. 14, 1973, Richard married Anita L. Sheeley and she preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2011.
Richard retired from the U.S. Army as a combat photographer and later as a Health Inspector in 1982. He taught High School in Los Angeles, California, New Lexington, Ohio, and at Lima Central Junior High School. He also taught OWE for one year at Hi-Point Vocational School in Bellefontaine. \
Ohio Northern University will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
The event will take place under the Tent on the Tundra on campus, and will also be livestreamed on the ONU Religious Life Facebook page at the following link:
The commemoration will include comments from ONU President Dan DiBiasio and village of Ada Mayor Dave Retterer, who is also a visiting associate professor at ONU.
This column provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent five companies warning letters for marketing products with cesium chloride.
Cesium chloride, a dietary ingredient, may be found in some dietary supplements. It has been promoted as an alternative treatment for cancer. But the FDA stated that it had not approved any products containing cesium chloride to treat any health conditions, including cancer.
The FDA said it is concerned about the risks associated with these products.
