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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Beginning with an organizational meeting held in a closed door executive session, the Village of Ada Council held its first meeting of the new year on January 7. Members of the public were present at both the council chambers and on Zoom.

The meeting included the Mayor’s annual state of the Village report, passage of legislation preparing for increases in water and sewer rates, discussion about future EMS traffic that will exit onto Gilbert St. and the 2024 Zoning Inspector’s report.

The meeting packet is provided on the Village of Ada website HERE.

MAYOR’S COMMENTS
Mayor David Retterer presented his State of the Village address as required by the State of Ohio. He began by saying that Ada was “still a pretty damn good town with some challenges.” He listed the following highlights:

• Ada has an active chamber of commerce.
• The Community Improvement Corporation assists with commercial property development.
  

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.