January 2025

Lima Public Library, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. 

Musicians: Dr. Sarah Waters, percussion; Lydia Butterfield, erhu; Maestro Andrew Crust, leading the educational program 

This program will introduce instruments found in the traditional Peking Opera Orchestra, a form of opera originating in Beijing, China. This include several percussion instruments and the bowed stringed instrument called the erhu. Kids will be able to learn how to play these instruments at the program as well! 

The Village Council meeting scheduled for January 21, 2025 will be held at the Community Health Professionals Building located at, 1200 S. Main St., Ada, OH at 6:30 p.m.

This meeting will not be available on Zoom. All residents are encouraged to attend.

Editor's note: The meeting has been moved in anticipation of discussion regarding the 2nd reading of legislation on utility rates.

By Katie (Prater) Kirby, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist

Jack of All Trades was released on March 6, 2012 by Bruce Springsteen. You may not be familiar with this song unless you are a true fan of “the Boss.” This song is considered in the folk-rock genre and was on his seventeenth album.

“Jack of all trades” is a saying implying someone who has skills in different areas. The newer GLP-1 medications may qualify as such.

The GLP-1s include semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and the combination of GLP-1/GIP drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). Studies are evaluating their potential benefits beyond managing diabetes and weight loss. These areas include rheumatic disease, cancer and addiction. 

Rheumatic diseases include gout, varying types of arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia. The impact of rheumatic diseases has led researchers to look at new treatments.