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Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group issues recommendations

Posted by Staff on February 1, 2024 - 6:00am

Group finds districts have "unique needs," does not mandate seat belts

COLUMBUS__On January 31, more than two dozen recommendations were issued by the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group to enhance the safety of school bus travel in Ohio.

Governor DeWine created the working group in August, following the death of a Northwestern Local School District student who was killed in Clark County after another vehicle collided with his school bus. 

The report lists a total of 17 recommendations related to bus driver recruitment and retention; training and education; school bus safety features; road and traffic safety; emergency response; and commercial bus services. 

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Be Our Guest: Errors with spoons and medications

Posted by Paula Scott on February 1, 2024 - 6:00am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Be Our Guest was a song from the 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast. The song was performed by Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury) and Lemière (Jerry Orbach). During the song’s animation, we see spoons dancing and diving into a punch bowl. In the movie, the Beast struggles to eat with a spoon and Belle puts down her spoon and drinks out of the bowl. 

Why talk about spoons? Many medications for infants and children come in liquid dosage forms requiring measuring. Spoons are used to give medications to children. 

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COLORING PAGE For your Valentine(s)

Posted by Paula Scott on February 1, 2024 - 6:00am

Have paper doilies and ribbon at hand? No?

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Icon coloring pages archive, updated February 1 2024

Posted by Paula Scott on January 31, 2024 - 6:09pm

All the Icon coloring pages can be found HERE in a printable PDF.

With thanks to our artist Sabina Clingerman.

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"You know me!"

Posted by Staff on January 31, 2024 - 7:27am

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes.

By Bill Herr

I always said there are four things that determine who we are and who we are becoming. They are the people we’ve known and loved, the experiences we have had, the suffering we have known, and the spiritual growth that is taking place in us. As chaplain I was always responsible for the last one, helping with worship services, leading Bible studies and visiting with residents and praying for them. 

When a resident died, we would conduct a special memorial service for that person, inviting staff, family members, and residents to attend. I would share about the resident’s life and invite anyone attending the service to share. These services were special and brought closure to those that attended. Our residents became a second family to us and we grieved their loss.

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Cory-Rawson Preschool and Kindergarten Registration for 2024-2025

Posted by Staff on January 31, 2024 - 6:00am

Registration and screening information for preschool, begindergarten (2-year kindergarten program) and kindergarten at Cory-Rawson Local Schools is open. 

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