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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Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Walter Bernard
Former Celina resident Walter R. "Terry" Bernard Jr., 69, of Sharonville, died Aug. 15, 2006, at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati.
His wife of 44 years is Carol Sue, who survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Patrick (Bobbie), David and Christopher (Kim), all of Cincinnati; two sisters, Sister Patrick Marie Bernard, Cincinnati, and Nancy Hebner, of Virginia; and three grandchildren.
He worked more than 30 years for the Ford Motor Co. and was a 1959 graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church, Sharonville. Burial is at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Montgomery.
Contributions can be made to the church, American Cancer Society or to the Sisters of Charity.
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