July 2021

Joan Sue Frisch, age 78, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 2:36 PM at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, surrounded by her family.

She was born on November 2, 1942 in Fostoria, Ohio to the late Robert and Susan (Hedden) Gee. On January 1, 1962 Joan married Carl W. Frisch, Jr. and he survives in Alger.

Joan retried as a bus driver, through the years she drove school bus for Lakota Schools and Allen East Schools. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church of Ada.

An afternoon of gospel singing is planned in Ada park on Saturday, August 28. The program is free and open to the public and begins at 4:00 p.m.

Scheduled to sing are Chris Baldwin, Heartsong, Randy Long, Rita Motter, Jacob Reel, Danny Rae, and more. Bring your own lawn chairs.

A free will offering will be taken for singers.

In case of inclimate weather, the event will move to Ada Church of Christ, 316 S. Main St., Ada.

The Village of Ada will hold a special council meeting to discuss the Grandview Boulevard proposed project.

The meeting will take place Tuesday, July 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Community Health Professionals Building, 1200 S. Main St, Ada.

Discussion will be over the scope of the project in order to give direction to the enginerring firm on how to design and engineer the project.

Responses from the survey that was sent to property owners will be reviewed as well as preliminary cost, funding subject to final determiniation of the scope of the project, projected schedule of events for the project and seek comments and answer questions about the project.

Dr. Monjuri Saha Das, age 59, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 4:10 PM at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

She was born on April 3, 1962 in Netrakona Bangladesh to the late Sudhir C. and Promila R. Saha. On December 11, 1988 Monjuri married Dr. Kalyan Kumar Das and he survives in Ada.

Monjuri is also survived by her two children: Parthib Das of Columbus and Progga Das of Toledo; and one brother and six sisters. She was preceded in death by a brother.

Registration for Ada First United Methodist Church's Vacation Bible School has begun.

Children ages 3 through 5th grade are encouraged to join Friday, August 6th and 7th, from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a celebration on Sunday, August 8th at 10:00 a.m.

This year's theme is "Anchored, Deepening Faith in God."

Anyone that has suffered with any autoimmune gastrointestinal disease knows what it is like to work day in and day out with this horrible condition. We suffer in silence a lot because the subject is not pleasant to talk about with co-workers.

I have been dealing with this disease for 32 years and have some good days and some bad days. You can feel great one minute and then go the other way quite quickly. The only comparison is to the stomach flu when trying to describe it to anyone. The bad thing about this disease is that it not only affects the bowel. It can affect your eyesight, skin, joints and muscles. The side effects from all the medicine can also affect these symptoms.

St. Mark Lutheran and Sugar Grove UME will again be serving their Free Community Meal on Wednesday, July 28, from 5 - 6:30 p.m.

The meal will be served at St. Mark Lutheran Church at the corner of East Lincoln and South Johnson Streets.

Dine-in or carry-out will be available. Curbside service will also be provided.

This month's menu consists of a sloppy joe sandwich, chips, cheese cubes, carrots, celery, fruit, and a cookie.

By Karen Kier

Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

By Amelia Alexander

Review by Robert McCool

Enjoy a breezy read with Abbi Waxman's new novel- The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill(ISBN 9780451491879)

Nina Hill lives her life on a strict schedule, allowing no deviations to alter her alone-time. And her greatest joy is working in a bookstore, where she is surrounded by trivia and literature, history and security. Her very most favorite occupation is reading, and playing with her team in a Trivia league. Speculating about men doesn't even come in as a distant thought. In fact, her cat comes in before considering men in her life.

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