Ada’s favorite “Don” celebrates his 84th birthday on April 28. “Don” Traxler is at Vancrest Ada, not able to have any visitors, as Vancrest is in a lockdown. Help him celebrate by sending him an email at [email protected] or call him at 419-957-9383.
Don doesn’t remember this interview he and I had in 2004. At the time I was a freelance writer for a Ohio Democrat publication. My beat was northwestern Ohio. Don was a natural fit for this publication. The article follows with some minor updates.
This sign at the driveway entrance of Vancrest of Ada says it all: Heroes work here." The retirement home is in a lockdown except for staff members during the current COVID-19 situation in Ohio.
The Kenton Hardin Health Department is reporting their 24th confirmed case of COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health's site can provide more information at coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Ohio's confirmed cases: 16,128
Confirmed deaths: 757
Number hospitalized: 3,340
Age range: 1-106
Median age: 51
Males: 57%
Females: 43%
Sheung Ching Wong, 99, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020, at 10:15 a.m. at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
She was born on Dec. 14, 1921, in Taishan, China. On Feb. 24, 1946, Sheung married Chun Song Liu and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2003.
Sheung was born in China and lived there until 1958. She then lived in Hong Kong until moving to Ada in 1985. In 2015, she then moved to Columbus. She and her husband helped operate the Ada China Express owned by their son, Eddie Lau.
In cooperation with Ada schools, the Ada Icon will post each of the Ada High School class of 2020 seniors in the spotlight. Kianna Green is today's senior in the spotlight.
It reads like, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," letter to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon from Francis Pharcelus Church, editor of the New York Sun newspaper.
Only, it's from Jasmine Gibson to all the teachers in Ada. It's one of over a dozen thank you notes written by students in Mrs. Winklejohn's elementary art classes and posted on the Ada Bulldogs Facebook.
The thank you notes cover just about every occupation of essential workers that you can list – you will see several examples at the bottom of this story and by clicking here (to the Ada Bulldogs Facebook).
