Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Mary Frost
Former 1101 Larkspur Lane, Celina, resident, Mary Katherine Frost, 94, died at 9:34 a.m. Feb. 8, 2009, at Celina Manor Nursing Home, Celina.
She was born Aug. 15, 1914, in New Philadelphia, to Louis Frank and Anna Kluba Sokowoski. On July 15, 1936, she married Raymond Bigler. On Feb. 8, 1964, she married Jack Frost, who died June 9, 1966.
Surviving are two daughters, Joann (Louis) Bauer, Celina, and Christine (Charles) Haugh, Brownsville, Texas; a son James Bigler, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; two sisters, Helen Dallau and Wanda Dolzani, both of Canton; a brother, Louis Sokowoski of Georgia; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Stella DeMattio; and two brothers-in-law, Alfred DeMattio and Abel Dallau.
She worked as a nurse's aide at Union Hospital, New Philadelphia, until moving to Los Angeles in 1963. She then worked in hospitals in Los Angeles and San Diego, Calif. She retired from the Villa View Community Hospital in San Diego. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, San Diego, where she was a member of the Women's Club and the Auxiliary of the Legion of Mary. She also was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina.
Memorial Mass will be held at a later date. Burial is at the Calvary Cemetery, New Philadelphia following Mass.
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