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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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Leonard Quinter
Leonard J. Quinter, 85, of Riverside, died Feb. 18, 2008, at residence.
He was born Oct. 20, 1922, to Anthony A. and Magdolena Heyne Quinter. On Oct. 20, 1945, he married Velma, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Theodore (Kathy), Farmington Hills, Mich., and Steven (Patricia), Fairborn; a brother, Kenneth (Nancy), Kettering; a sister, Thelma Gebhart, Riverside; a brother-in-law, Tom Allison; a sister-in-law, Betsy; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Leroy, Paul and Wilfred; and four sisters, Rita, Armella, Wilma and Hilda.
He retired after 37 years at Midwest Tool and Engineering, Dayton. He was a founding member of St. Helen Catholic Church, Riverside.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at the church, following a prayer service at 9:30 a.m. at Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel, Dayton. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery, Dayton.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Hospice of Dayton.
Condolences can be sent to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.
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