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, April 22nd, 2008
Helen Sanders
Helen M. Sanders, 98, of Cassella-Montezuma Road, Maria Stein, and formerly of Mason Road, Fort Loramie, died at home at 4:30 p.m. April 20, 2008. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born June 20, 1909, at Fort Loramie, to Henry C. and Catherine Eilerman Boerger. On June 15, 1932, she married Theodore B. Sanders, who died December 12, 1978.
Surviving are three daughters, Marjorie (Wilbert) Heitkamp, Columbus, Carol Laub, Versailles, and Judy (Dennis) Dirksen, Cassella; a son-in-law, Paul Poeppelman, Fort Loramie; a sister, Esther Henschen, Sidney; two sisters-in-law, Emrita Boerger, Fort Loramie, and Dorothy Boerger, Greenville; 20 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Elsie Poeppelman; three brothers, Ed, George and John Boerger; two sisters, Emma (Henry) Sanders and Frances (Karl) Rethman; and a brother-in-law, Curtis Henschen.
She was a homemaker and had been a substitute cook at Fort Loramie schools. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and its St. Ann's Ladies Sodality, an Appostleship of Prayer promoter, and a charter member of the Knights of St. John Commandary Ladies Auxiliary.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. James McCabe officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
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