Richard A. “Dick” Downer, 86, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at 1:49 AM at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on March 26, 1934, in Columbus to the late John Andrew and Elizabeth (Dempsey) Downer. On Feb. 14, 1973, Richard married Anita L. Sheeley and she preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2011.
Richard retired from the U.S. Army as a combat photographer and later as a Health Inspector in 1982. He taught High School in Los Angeles, California, New Lexington, Ohio, and at Lima Central Junior High School. He also taught OWE for one year at Hi-Point Vocational School in Bellefontaine. \
If you take a photo exactly as a vehicle can be viewed through the bowling pin outline does it count as a strike? Achieving this requires as much concentration as an actual bowling strike. You'll soon see that there is more to this photo than first meets the eye. In the next photos series you'll see it took the Icon photographer 10 shots to get a "strike."
Ohio Northern University will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
The event will take place under the Tent on the Tundra on campus, and will also be livestreamed on the ONU Religious Life Facebook page at the following link:
The commemoration will include comments from ONU President Dan DiBiasio and village of Ada Mayor Dave Retterer, who is also a visiting associate professor at ONU.
This column provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent five companies warning letters for marketing products with cesium chloride.
Cesium chloride, a dietary ingredient, may be found in some dietary supplements. It has been promoted as an alternative treatment for cancer. But the FDA stated that it had not approved any products containing cesium chloride to treat any health conditions, including cancer.
The FDA said it is concerned about the risks associated with these products.
William G. “Bill” Kanzig, 72, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, at 4:48 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on April 7, 1948, in Kenton to the late Floyd A. and Freda (Yeazel) Kanzig. On Oct. 25, 1966, he married Marlita F. Frederick and she survives in Ada.
Bill retired from Ohio Northern University where he worked as a machinist technician at the College of Engineering. He worked as a part time bus driver at the university. He drove bus for the Ohio Northern University Habitat for Humanity for 16 years. Bill was a U.S. Army veteran who served from Feb. 14, 1968 to Feb. 13, 1970.
