Members of Community Health Professionals attended the Girls Day In event at CHP on Saturday afternoon. They gather around a table of oils that they sold. Several vendors were on hand, snacks were available, and door prizes were awarded. The program served as a fundraiser for CHP hospice care. From left: Claudia Crawford, RN, nursing supervisor; Stephanie Harshfield, marketing and volunteers coordinator; Amanda Straley, RN. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Barbara F. Miller, age 78, died on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 4:58 AM at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.
She was born on December 30, 1939 in Tip Top, Kentucky, to the late Sam and June (Push) Miller.
Barb was a 1957 graduate of Alger High School.
After 25 years, Barb retired in 1999 from Ford Motor Company where she worked as an Assembler. She was a member of the Alger First United Methodist Church and the Alger First United Methodist Women.
Barb volunteered for the Alger First Commodity Distribution; she was a Friend of the Alger Public Library and a member of the Scrapping Chicks.
With the nicer weather of summer, more people are taking advantage of the warmer temperatures and exercising outside. However, exercising in the heat does increase the risk of heat illness. Fortunately, precautions can be taken to safely exercise throughout the summer. Before discussing prevention, it is helpful to understand the signs and symptoms of the different types of heat illness. There is a spectrum of heat illnesses, ranging from heat cramps to heat exhaustion to heat stroke.
August in Ada holds the familiar plus some new events, according to Hometown Happenings.
The August-September Icon Ada calendar of events is compiled by Darlene Bowers. The calendar includes:
• Community events
• Ada schools (school starts Aug. 15)
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village services schedule
• Ada Public Library.
By Blake Moore
The Ohio Northern football program was projected to finish third in the Ohio Athletic Conference by coaches and media members at the 2018 OAC Football Media Day held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.
ONU received 61 points and 223 points from the conference coaches and the media, respectively, to finish third on each ballot.
Reigning NCAA Division III champion Mount Union was tabbed as the preseason favorite by both the media and coaches, collecting a unanimous 31 first-place media votes and nine first-place votes from the coaches.
