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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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Arnold Stelzer
Arnold H. "Bozo" Stelzer, 79, 1521 Irmscher Boulevard, Celina, died at 6:16 a.m. April 18, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Sept. 24, 1928, in Celina to August and Lorena Huelsman Stelzer. On Jan. 6, 1948, he married Opal L. "Bonnie" Harris, who survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Richard (Tammy), Columbus, Dennis, Mason, and John (Georgia) Bryan; a daughter, Connie (John) Watson, Dayton; four brothers, Robert (Ilene) and Thomas (Pat), all of Coldwater, Kenneth, Kon City, Kan., and Ralph (Nikki), Celina; three sisters, Evelyn (Roger) Bechdolt and Alice Dirksen, all of Celina, and Kathryn (Thomas) Hendrick, Coldwater; and nine grandchildren.
He retired from the former New Idea plant after 32 years, having worked as the head of production central. He was a 1946 graduate of Immaculate Conception School and a member of the Mercer County Elks, Moose Lodge, Knights of Columbus and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, all of Celina.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Brenberger officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday and 9:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the Heart Association or church endowment fund.
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