The area experienced a 48-degree temperature range in the past week. A high of 59 was recorded on Feb. 7 and a low of 11 two days later, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
In a panic for a non-traditional, last-minute Valentine's Day gift? Stop in at The Inn at ONU's gift shop. There are items for the women and men in your life. Here's a polar bear hand bag created by Darlene Bowers. The next photo shows wall art by Les Thede. Both are local area artisans.
Join Kaitlyn Murray from Wine Trends for a pre-Valentine's Day wine tasting tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 13) beginning at 7 p.m. at The Cask Room, 127 S. Main St., Ada.
The cost for tasting pours of each wine specially selected by Kaitlyn is $12. The price includes chocolates to enjoy with the wines.
Each wine is available by the bottle with half and full case discounts, according to Steven Bates of The Cask Room.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Not everyone’s first-ever summer job was like Henry Gerad’s.
As a 14-year-old in New York City, he worked in the summer as a lab technician in the cancer research lab at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
At that time, Dr. Charlotte Friend, known eventually for her discovery of the Friend Leukemia Virus and Friend erythroleukemia cells, conducted medical research in that lab.
That summer job sparked the young man’s interest in medicine, specifically hematology and oncology.
It led to a medical career in that field. Today, Dr. Gerad is with Hematology and Oncology Associates, part of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices.
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By Darlene Bowers
He spent much of that 4th grade school year in 1963 writing her name on his gray notebook. The cover was filled and the ciphers spilled onto the pages within. Every inch proclaimed one name, the name of the girl he adored.
