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, March 20th, 2007
Claude Slife
Former Celina resident Claude A. "Dutch" Slife, 79, of Dayton, died March 16, 2007, in Dayton.
He was born Oct. 21, 1927, in Dayton, to Claude I. and Rose Marie Good Slife. On Jan. 30, 1953, he married Anna Sullivan, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Claude (Debbie); a daughter, Sherry (Terry) Bohnert; a brother, Louis (Phyllis); two sisters, Kitty (Dewey) Jones, and Marie Brock; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, William, Richard, Carl and Jim; and a sister, Florence Wells.
He retired as a lieutenant from the Dayton Police Department in 1977 and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran from 1945-1948. He was a member of St. John Free & Accepted Masonic Lodge # 13 and the Antioch Shrine.
Services were 11 a.m. today at Baker-Hazel & Snider Funeral Home & Crematory, Dayton, the Rev. Bruce F. Mase officiating. Burial was at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Air Force.
Contributions can be made to Celina Visiting Nurses and Hospice or Hospice of Miami County.
Condolences can be sent to www.bakerhazelsnider.com.
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