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Believe in miracles, accept gratitude as a lifestyle

By Robert McCool

I am not Lazarus, but I am back.

For a few years I've had the rare pleasure and honor to review books and post a few articles with the Icon. This isn't a book review yet, but I have a new capacity in life to share with book lovers and those concerned about my health.

Miracles.

Let's start back in 2022 when I had a laminectomy, or removal of some vertebra spurs on my lower right back so nerves weren't being pinched and painful. After the procedure I was given an opioid pain killer that was clearly listed on my chart as TOXIC and allergic. I suffered a massive heart attack. But I was blessed that day because the best Cardiologist in Lima was on call, and he brought me back to life, placed two life-saving stents in my heart, and allowed me to live again.

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Remembering the singular Grateful Red

Above) Bill Walton as a Portland Trailblazer in 1976-77; the team came back from a 2-0 finals deficit to beat the favored Philadelphia 76ers.

A Bill Walton retrospective on CelticsBlog.com

By Professor Parquet / Cort Reynolds

Bill Walton was the quintessential southern California baby boomer turned flower child.

June 11 Ada Council meeting to review Buckeye & Main intersection improvements

The Village of Ada Council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11 to present information and provide an opportunity for public discussion on a Buckeye Ave. proposal. The village is planning to make safety and parking improvements. Two one-way traffic configurations are under consideration. The meeting will be held at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada.

Beekeeping with Tom Kier on June 10

APL events on Monday, June 10 also include Family Storytime and Kids Snaps Photography Club.

6:00 p.m. - Beekeeping with Tom Kier is a chance to learn insights from a local beekeeper.

ONU Hall of Famer's life experience are in a "league of their own"

From ONU.edu/news

Becoming a professional athlete in two sports—especially for a woman in the 1950s and 1960s—was nearly impossible. Jeneane Lesko, BA ’57, however, did just that, and her athletic career is only one headline of her amazing life.

Magic Nate performs at War Memorial Park

Tuesday, June 11 at 11:00 a.m., War Memorial Park

Prepare to be amazed! Magic Nate returns to Ada for another spellbinding performance as part of the Ada Public Library Summer Read program. 

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