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Lead Poisoning: What You Need to Know

Lead exposure can put your health at risk, but there are ways to avoid it
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on December 26, 2020 - 6:00am

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

Around 3.6 million families in the United States are at risk of exposure to lead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here's what you need to know.

Exposure to lead can cause serious health problems — especially in children. Read on for more information about lead exposure and how to prevent lead poisoning.

What Is Lead Poisoning?

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Donald Augsburger was a 1952 graduate of Pandora High School

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2020 - 2:00pm

Donald D. Augsburger, 86, of Rawson, died at 2 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay, due to pre-existing health issues not COVID.  

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Vaccine hesitancy?

It is important to know the facts and not rely on misconceptions and miscommunication often found in social media
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2020 - 1:38pm

By Karen L. Kier 
Pharmacist on behalf of the
ONU HealthWise team
FROM ADA ICON - Many news reports are focusing on vaccines and the ONU HealthWise Pharmacy is receiving questions related to vaccine development. Here's a detailed vaccine explanation from Karen Kier, pharmacist and member of the ONU faculty.

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The Grinch at large in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2020 - 12:25pm

Hey, Don, the Grinch is trying to steal your outdoor Christmas decorations! This display at 240 S. Lawn Ave., won second place in this year's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential holiday lighting contest. Don Burris receives $300 in Bluffton Bucks. Watch the Icon for more winning display photos coming soon.

 

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Christmas greetings from Ada to Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2020 - 12:03pm

Here's the second in a series of Bluffton-Ada Icon Christmas picture exchanges.

Each day until Dec. 31 on Bluffton Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Ada. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Bluffton that is posted on Ada Icon.

Here's the second installment. The larger photos shows the holiday lights in the Ada railroad depot park on Main Street, Ada. The inset shows the the model railroad Christmas display in Ryan DeMarco's Edward Jones window in Bluffton, now posted on the Ada Icon.

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Regional news
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Christian and Katharina Luginbuhl Steiner

Our Swiss connection - part 7
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2020 - 11:37am

This is the seventh installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

We have identified our community as Swiss pioneers, but find many of our ancestors came to American from France and we need to go further back in our history and find the reasons.

When our Swiss pioneers lived in Switzerland, many were persecuted because of their religious belief.

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