Area Agency on Aging 3 seeks volunteers are invited to make calls or receive calls from isolated senior adults. Contact the agency at 800-653-7723 for details.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, this week provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PPE DELIVERY:
Governor DeWine announced that the state of Ohio has shipped 4.1 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local emergency management agencies (EMA) across Ohio.
Although this is not the first shipment of PPE, this is the largest one-time distribution of PPE from the state of Ohio to the local EMAs in Ohio history.
Local OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers have been putting their skills to work to assist the residents of Hardin County through the Grow Ohio program.
Grow Ohio is a statewide program being conducted by The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (MGVs) to help provide produce to local charities to distribute to families in need. Since 2016, Ohio MGVs have donated over 200,000 pounds of produce as part of this program.
Here's an activity that required social distancing before those two words joined together in a new meaning this spring. Fishing traditionally is a social distancing activity for several reasons. Just ask someone who fishes for those reasons. The Icon spotted these folk fishing last week in the pond along the County Line Road northwest of Ada.
Written by Dr. Amy Acton, M.D., director of the Ohio Department of Health, the document spells out the rules for Ohioans to adhere as the Buckeye State tiptoes to a reopening.
The entire document is attached at the bottom of this story.
Among areas of special interest to Ohioans is a list of closed businesses and operations. Also listed are dates of re-openings set other businesses and services. Among businesses and institutions to remain closed include schools.
One of the much-debated subjects addressed includes wearing of masks (see section 8 for guidelines).
This will include opportunity for class members and a small family contingent to come to the school, don your cap and gown, walk across the stage, receive your diploma, and have your photo taken
The follow community update is from the Ada school website, posted on April 30, 2020.
Dear Community (and especially seniors and families):
Up until last Thursday, when the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Health released directives specific to graduation (and other traditional, end of year, group gatherings for students), our plan had been to have a fairly traditional, in person graduation. Unfortunately, with those directives, we are forced to rethink how we honor the class of 2020.
