Barrette Jones and Jacob Bassitt, Ada High School seniors, are the January Elks Ada teenagers of the month.
Barrette Jones
Barrette is active in many school activities. These include student council, cheerleading, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, Varsity Singers show choir, Language Club, Film Club, Ada vocal ensemble, track, and junior class officer.
Terry L. Masi, 66, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at 12:55 p.m. at OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, Marion.
She was born on Feb. 1, 1954, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Tracy and Edythe (Dotson) Prater. Terry married the love of her life and lifelong companion James Masi on February 16, 1980. He preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 2019.
Terry worked as a correction officer at the Ohio Reformatory for Women at Marysville, Ohio. She was a member of the Ohio Military Reserves.
By Fred Steiner
It is a certainty that “The Covid-19 Era” will resonate with us as “The Great Depression” did with our parents and grandparents.
The message “never throw anything away because you never know when you might need it,” is among the what-did-your Depression era grandparents and parents teach their Baby Boomers children?
That Great Depression generation’s continual reminder that things may be great today, but, once upon a time that wasn’t the case, can only mean they experienced something that we know very little about today.
Ada High School had four queens in 1967. From left, Rhonda Miller, G.A.A. queen; Coleen Hathaway, HI-Y and Y-Teen queen; Jeanette Willeke, homecoming queen; and Jacque Ludwig, Hardin County junior fair queen.
Review by Robert McCool
“Talking to Strangers” is a look at miscommunication.
Malcom Gladwell's 2019 nonfiction book is a look at how communication fails when there are no common expectations between strangers in the language they use.
“Talking to Strangers” (Hachette Book Group, ISBN978-0-316-47852-6) presents cases where spoken language is subverted by non-verbal cues that can be misconstrued by the observer to mean something other than what they are meant to be.
Sheila Coressel will chair the Ada-Liberty Joint Ambulance District board in 2021. The announcement was made following the reorganization of that board on Jan. 18, according to Nancy Kindle, board fiscal officer.
Board members include:
Jeff Acheson, representing Liberty Township
Sheila Coressel, board chair, representing village of Ada
Terry Keiser, member at large
Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m., in the EMS building at 530 N. Gilbert St. The 2021 meetings are on the third Monday of each month:
St. Mark Lutheran Church and Sugar Grove United Methodist Church will hold its "Last Wednesday Community Meal" Wednesday Jan. 27. The meal will be served at St. Mark, 125 S. Johnson St.
The meal will be served drive up/walk up only and is free to the community. The menu includes chicken and noodles, potatoes, green beans and pie.
The meal runs 5 to 6:30 pm. Current safety protocols will be observed.
By Jeffrey Eiden, MD & Leah Eiden, MD
Family Medicine
Vaccine.
The word on everyone's lips these days. As family physicians working during a pandemic, we find ourselves studying the specifics of the COVID-19 vaccines and passing the information on to our patients, answering questions, giving advice, and discounting misinformation. Here is what we've been sharing.
This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
When trying to lose weight, how much should you lose and how fast should you do it?
It's natural to want to lose weight fast, but evidence shows that losing weight slowly (about one to two pounds per week) is the trick to keeping the weight off. How much weight you should lose in total is going to depend on your unique situation. That's why it's important to speak with your health care provider before starting a weight-loss plan.
Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart announced this week the release of the department’s new smartphone application.
This app will provides a way for the sheriff’s office to connect with Hardin County residents and visitors, providing information quickly and efficiently to anyone with a smartphone.
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office app is available for download for free in the App Store and Google Play. Search “Hardin County Sheriff OH”.
