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, June 3rd, 2008
Rev. Raymond Pax
Rev. Raymond L. Pax, 70, of Nyamlell, Sudan, Africa, died March 31, 2008, at the Catholic Mission in Nyamlell.
He was born June 23, 1937, in Celina, to Oscar and Cordula Post Pax.
Surviving are seven brothers, Rev. Ulric, Arizona, Francis (Joan), Coldwater, John, Camden, Rev. Bart, New Orleans, La., Mark (Pat), Versailles, David (Marilyn), Celina, and Marvin (JoAnn), Jacksonville, Fla; and a sister-in-law, Thelma, Celina.
Deceased is a brother, Thomas.
A member of the Comboni Missionaries, he was ordained into the priesthood on May 23, 1956, and served on the Pala Indian Reservation, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in California and at St. Henry Parish, Cincinnati. In December, 1970, he began his missionary work in Africa, serving a total of 35-plus years in Uganda, Kenya and Sudan.
Memorial Mass is 4 p.m. Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina. Burial was April 1, 2008, at St. Theresa Mission, Nyamlell Mission, Sudan, Africa.
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