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, December 12th, 2006
Norma Caillet
Norma Caillet, 87, 811 Edward St., St. Marys, died at 8:05 a.m. Dec. 9, 2006, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.
She was born Nov. 17, 1919, in Cuyahoga Falls, to Fred and Ruth Jamison Wright. On Sept. 4, 1941, she married Eugene Caillet, who died Dec. 17, 2001.
Survivors are a daughter, Nell Stevenson, Columbus; a sister, Josephine Hague, Cuyahoga Falls; two grandsons, three great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Ruth Finke; and a son-in-law, Thomas Stevenson.
She worked at Firestone Corporation, Akron, and as church secretary of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Marys. A graduate of Kent State University, she held degrees in business distraction and special education and taught for many years at McBroom Junior High School, St. Marys.
She was advisor of the Pincushion Pals 4-H Club for 35 years in St. Marys. She received the volunteer award from the American Red Cross; was Worthy Grand Matron of the Hawthorne Chapter, Order of Eastern Star; sang in the church choir; and was a member of the Shakespeare Club and Progress Club.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. David Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is after noon Wednesday at the church.
Contributions can be made to the church or the Alzheimer's Association.
Arrangements are by Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
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