By Mike Patrick, MD, Medical Director for Interactive Media, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
The year was 1846. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was working in the Vienna General Hospital when he noticed a perplexing problem. Women giving birth in the doctor-run maternity ward developed fever and died more often than women in the midwife-run maternity ward. Doctors tended to visit their wards after performing autopsies, while the midwives did not. Dr. Semmelweis wondered if “cadaverous particles” might remain on their hands. He imposed a new rule, urging doctors to wash their hands before entering the ward. Sure enough, fever and death in the doctor-run ward decreased significantly.
David L. Cole, age 81, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 9:19 a.m. at Hardin Hills Health Center.
He was born on January 17, 1941 in Alger, Ohio to the late Edward and Thelma (Mayfield) Cole. On June 15, 1962 David married Clara E. Frasure and she preceded him in death in 2003. He then married Violet Scott and she passed away in December of 2021.
David and Clara were foster parents for over 20 years. He played many years of softball, had a great love of bluegrass, coon dogs and played a mean tambourine. He never knew a stranger, had a heart of gold and love for Jesus.
The visiting Ada High Schoolbaseball team gave up a run in the bottom of the seventh to lose a 6-5 nailbiter to Arlington in a non-league battle Friday evening, April 22.
Ada dropped to 4-8 overall with the close loss. Arlington improved to 5-7 with the comeback win.
The Bulldogs tied it with two runs in the top of the third, and again knotted the score with a run in the fourth. Ada took a 5-4 lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth frames.
Arlington tied it again with a run in the home half of the sixth. They then won it by plating a run in the bottom of the seventh in their last at bat.
The Icon's editor likes to keep an eye out for "Big Red" on drives between the Ada Icon beat and the Bluffton Icon beat. This week a setting sun treated her to this equine outline.
St. Mark Lutheran Church--located at the corner of Johnson and Lincoln in Ada--will again be hosting a free Community Meal on Wednesday, April 27 from 5-6:30.
The event is free and opened to the public. You may dine in, carry out or drive up for curb service.
This month's menu consist of Spaghetti and meatballs, bread stick, green beans, fruit and cookie. Last month the church served over 100 meals and even ran out of food.
Organizers note, "Don't let that happen to you. Hope to see you there."
