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Photo provided by Lima Historical Society Joyce Rapp loved history and enjoyed passing that love on to future generations in Lima so that they knew the stories of those who lived in this town, the famous and the not-so-famous. It is that love that is her legacy. Mrs. Rapp passed away peacefully on March 30, 2021 at her home in Lima. She was 96 years old. Mrs. Rapp, a resident of Lima for 55 years, served as the Lima Town Historian from 1997-2008 and returned to that position in 2016. She was na...

Daniel Baxter Illustrations: Daniel Baxter. Yan Phou Lee married twice and had four children during his half century in the United States. The maps behind the faces in this family tree represent some of the places they lived. Lee’s first wife, Elizabeth Jerome, was born and lived most of her life in New Haven. Their daughter, Jennie Jerome, spent four important years at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. And their son, Gilbert Jerome ’10S, died in World War I when his pla...

Dear Carolina Community, After a competitive international search, we are pleased to announce that Alison Friedman has been named executive and artistic director for Carolina Performing Arts. Friedman, an internationally recognized performing arts executive and producer, will join Carolina in October to lead CPA in its 17th season. Friedman is currently the artistic director for performing arts for the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong, one of the world’s largest arts and ...

Ashland Times Gazette ASHLAND Be The People podcast host and award-winning political scientist Carol Swain will speak Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at the Hugo Young Theatre on the Ashland University campus. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of  the University’s Faith and Society Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hilda E. Bretzlaff Foundation. COVID-19 protocols, including wearing face coverings inside of buildings and social distancing, will be observed. Presentat...

Holy Cross will honor four individuals with honorary degrees this May. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Representative to the United Nations, and Dr. Michael Collins ’77, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will receive honorary degrees at the College’s 175th Commencement on May 21. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will deliver the commencement address and Dr. Collins will offer a reflection for our graduates. Separately, Reverend David Beckmann, o...

Article content CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Green Thumb Industries Inc. (Green Thumb) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of Rise™ Dispensaries, today announced that Swati Mylavarapu has joined its Board of Directors and will serve on the Compensation Committee. Mylavarapu brings nearly a decade of experience investing, advising and building mission-driven technology companies. Since...

Chicago Pacific Founders Promotes Jackson Lai to Principal News provided by Share this article CHICAGO, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Chicago Pacific Founders ("CPF"), a private equity firm that specializes in investing in healthcare services and senior living, announced today the promotion of  Jackson Lai to Principal. "Jackson has been an integral part of CPF.  He brings to our team sound investment judgement and a keen eye for creative post-investment value-creation strategies," said Va...

Apr 6, 2021 Mary Theresa (Sell) Otten, 92, died peacefully at Welty Home on Thursday, April 1, 2021. She was born May 11, 1928 in Cumberland, Maryland, daughter of the late John J. and Ellen C. (Kesler) Sell. Mary was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert J. Otten, whom she married in 1975. She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Frank L. Bush, whom she married in 2015. They were very compatible as a couple and enjoyed may activities together. Mary had the pleasure of enj...

 Bitman OBrien & Morat is pleased to announce the addition of partner Ramin Asgard to the firm. Asgard joins Bitman OBrien & Morat after over a decade of legal work in immigration and global migration and 16 years as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State.  While at State, Asgard served as principal foreign policy advisor to two commanding Generals of U.S. Central Command, as a Princ