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Wake up and smell the coffee

Posted by Staff on Thursday, June 16, 2022

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The idiom “wake up and smell the coffee” is used to refer to realizing the truth about one’s situation or to become more aware of what is happening around you. I have heard this phrase more in the last two years than in my previous years. The plethora of misinformation during the pandemic has truly been a difficult situation for healthcare professionals and unfortunately, much of the misinformation is still circulating. The suggestion has been made to wake up and smell the coffee regarding the facts surrounding the pandemic. This idiom applies to so much more as well.  

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Mullins receives grant to develop literacy resources

Posted by Staff on Thursday, June 16, 2022

Dr. Amy Mullins, associate professor of education at Bluffton University, has been awarded a Bluffton University Research Center grant.

Mullins, an Ada resident and member of the Ada Board of Education, will work on an app and additional literacy resources for young adult students based on her previous work with the phonics resource she developed called “Crack the Code.”

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Sally Jo Hawkins was a homemaker

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Sally Jo Hawkins, age 90, of Ada, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System, surrounded by her family. 

Sally was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on January 5, 1932, to the late Grover and Virginia (Shepherd) Hicks. On February 15, 1961, Sally married Robert Ray Hawkins and he preceded her in death. 

Sally was preceded in death by her son, Ron Haywood; granddaughter Hannah Hawkins; her six brothers and two sisters.

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June 1-13 local weather observations

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Observations by Guy Verhoff

Editor's note: On June 4 temperatures dipped down to 48 degrees. This week we're pretty much doubling that. Ouch.

 

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Like a shiny new penny

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, June 15, 2022

New awnings on the Regal Beagle, 105 N. Main St., are just a sign of things to come as renovations proceed at the local landmark, which was built in 1898.

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Daniel S. Guy was dean of ONU law college from 1978-1984

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Daniel S. Guy, 93, of Willoughby, OH and a former resident of Ada, OH passed into eternal life on June 10, 2022. Born in Columbus, OH on July 12, 1928, Daniel was the son of the late Ralph Julian and the late Mary Elizabeth Guy. His wife of 50 years, Eleanor B. Guy, passed away on May 29, 2013. He is survived by his brother, Rolland B. Guy (Penny) of Marysville, OH; a son, Stanley L. Guy of Cleveland, OH; a daughter, Sharon E. Sealing, son-in-law, C. Scott Sealing, and two grandchildren Andrew & Julia, all of Clifton Park, NY.

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