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, July 20th, 2010
Frank Spies
Former Celina resident Frank P. Spies, 84, Anderson, Ind., died July 18, 2010, at Community Hospital in Anderson.
He was born March 12, 1926, in Clarks, Neb., to Peter and Lenoa Wruble Spies. On June 1, 1956, he married Ruth Whitenack, who died July 6, 1993. He also married Ruth Ivey, who survives in Anderson, Ind.
Also surviving are two sons, James (Barb) Mattingly, Reno, Nev., and Mike Ashby, Alexandria, Ind.; three daughters, Pamela Spies, Vicki (John) Gilbert, Chesterfield, Ind., and Cindy (Kevin) Jackson, Anderson, Ind.; two sisters, Dorothy Fouck, Chapman, Neb., and Angline "Nell" McMann, Grand Island, Neb.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He worked at Snyder Concrete in Dayton for 24 years before retiring in 1987. He was a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines and a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars in Celina.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland, Ind. Burial will follow at Bluff Point Cemetery, Portland.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to the St. Vincent Foundation.
Condolences can be left at www.williamsonspencer.com.
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