Janet Kay (Binkley) Sweigart age 73 years young, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in her sleep.
She was born on Aug. 24, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to Charles “Big Ed” and Mildred (Garrison) Binkley. Both parents have preceded her in death. She married the love of her life and soul mate John A. “Jack” Sweigart, Jr. on Sept. 1, 1963. Her husband preceded her in death in 2009.
Janet retired from Bluffton Hospital as an ER nurse. She graduated from Lima Memorial School of nursing and had worked on the 1st intensive care unit at Lima Memorial Hospital. She had also worked as an oncology nurse for Dr. Sharon Cole.
Ken Collins took this photo of Ready, Set, Grow Preschool students on a walk. If you recall yesterday's photo of the same group on a walk - well, we just couldn't resist offering you this version also. Click here for yesterday's feature photo.
Here's the Ada High School graduating class of 2016 (a larger photo is an attachment at the bottom of this story.)
Members participate in commencement at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 29, at the school.
Class members follow:
Brittany Ann Ackerman, Rand Ali Abdullatef, Blake Christopher Ansley, Travis Edward Archer, Tyler Thomas Archer, Bryan J Batyk, Zachary Alexander Beckwith, Benjamin Christopher Bowers, Alexandra Marie Boyadzhiev,
Despite the fact that “nobody reads newspapers anymore!” – so said Ada sophomores – students in Melody Veltri’s English classes actually created printed newspapers and read them.
You may thank Shakespeare and Julius Caesar on this sophomore discovery. The newspapers were a product of the sophomore’s reading assignment of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” Students worked in small groups to create their newspapers.
“Students needed to use information from the play and from their own research of Roman lifestyles and of Julius Caesar to create their newspapers,” she told The Icon.
ReStore sponsored a funeral planning seminar last week with (from left) Dana Walters, ReStore director; Mike Hood, attorney; and Scott Allison of Hanson-Neely Funeral Home.
Walters discussed preparing your family. Hood talked about papers needed including wills, power of attorney and trusts. Allison discussed decisions that need to be made about having a funeral or cremation, wishes for flowers, dress and casket. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Ada Police Department recently received certification for adopting new police standards, according to Michael Harnishfeger, police chief.
"Ada police have adopted and fully implemented the new state standards established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board," said Harnishfeger. "The implementation is part of the state's efforts to strengthen community and police relations."
Ada police joins several law enforcement agencies who recently became certified by meeting standards for the use of force, including deadly force and agency recruitment and hiring.
