Each year Maple Crest residents participate in an international party. On July 2, 2012, they celebrated the legal holiday of "Canada Day," since the July 1 anniversary date of the 1867 enactment of the British North America Act fell on Sunday.
That Act united three British colonies into a single country (within the British Empire) - Canada.
Maple Crest resident Gladys Simmons was raised in Canada and found herself drawn to the Royal Family, partly because Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, was born the same year as Gladys.
We didn't count the rings, but we are betting this tree is a centurian. The Buckeye fell during the June 29 severe wind storm. Accompaying this story is a video, which involves a walk around the tree.
Also accompanying this story is a photo taken Oct. 31, 1900, at the dedication of College Hall. there are several trees in the photo. This one would have been small. We can't claim to see it in this photo, but perhaps other Icon viewers see it.
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On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a landmark decision, that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the provision that most Americans carry health insurance or pay a penalty, is constitutional.
As of 5 p.m. July 4, AEP Ohio, through our rebuilding efforts, has restored power to approximately 74 percent of the 660,000 customers affected by the catastrophic storm that moved through the state June 29 and the additional 20,000 who lost power in the July 1 evening
storm.
Approximately 171,000 AEP Ohio customers remain without power across our service territory this afternoon.
As AEP Ohio continues to restore electric service to the more than 660,000 customers who were left without electricity by Friday's windstorm, company officials are reminding customers that some repairs to the customers' premises cannot be performed by AEP Ohio employees.
In instances where the storm has damaged customer's wiring or
equipment, the customer needs to contact a qualified electrician to ensure that their home can accept AEP Ohio's service when crews arrive to make repairs.
In an overhead electric system, the connection between AEP Ohio and
The American Red Cross cooling center in the Multi-Purpose Building of the Hancock County Humane Society will remain open on Thursday, according to Executive Director Todd James.
"Our operation of the cooling center will be decided on a day by day basis, based on the number of people coming to the center each day and the number of homes in the area still without power." James says the center served over eighty meals on the 4th of July.
