DAVE MOSIER/
independent editor
LIMA Former Van Wert resident and businesswoman Donna Grimm has been named one of the 12 recipients of the Lima area’s 2021 Jefferson Award. The award is given to those whose volunteer work and public service are above and beyond the norm.
Donna Grimm
Now living in Wapakoneta, Grimm and her husband, W.W. “Wally” Grimm, came to Van Wert in the 1970s when Mr. Grimm was named principal of Van Wert High School.
For 35 years, Donna was employed by Community Health Professionals, first as a nurse and then helping lead the company as CEO to an expansion that now includes offices in nine northwest/west central Ohio counties, a hospice center in Defiance, and three senior day care facilities.
More Blessing Boxes arrive in the Thumb
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
April 21, 2021
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The items in Blessing Boxes vary daily depending on what is taken and items that are donated. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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The newest Blessing Box location is at the Trinity United Methodist Church s side door at 513 Washington Street, Sebewaing. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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As the coronavirus pandemic wears on with its restrictions, difficult financial times continue as well.
With that in mind, communities throughout the Thumb have welcomed a free service that helps provide some relief. Blessing Boxes offer free non-perishable food as well as some baby and hygiene products.
April 21, 2021
Photographed: Roy Smith and Dr. Sandy Smith.
The act of philanthropy can lead to any number of positive outcomes. But it always begins in the same way - with an act of kindness.
“It’s all about being human,” said Dr. Sandy Smith, professor of emergency management and head of the Arkansas Tech University Department of Emergency Management. “Kindness is what we’re called to do and to extend to each other. It’s about community. We’re all on this boat together…all humans and all creatures. Kindness matters.”
Smith and her husband, Roy Smith, have established the Bea Patterson and Roy Hull Smith Student Travel Fund through the ATU Foundation in memory of Roy’s parents. The endowed fund provides emergency management students at ATU with access to funds for travel to department-related conferences and training.
More than 100,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in Alachua County as of Tuesday, and no-appointment clinics are expected to continue this week.
The county health department will on Wednesday host a clinic at Gainesville s Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, UF Health is hosting a vaccination clinic at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no appointment necessary. First- and second-dose Pfizer doses will be available. In addition to photo identification, minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all clinics.
The state’s vaccine report shows that Alachua County added 323 COVID-19 vaccine doses to its count Tuesday.
Here’s how Newark is fighting back as dementia ravages the Black community
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Exercise programs like this one at St. James A.M.E. Church are helping older Black adults in the Newark area live healthier lives and reduce the risk of dementia. Such programs are currently being offered remotely due to COVID safety precautions.
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The Rev. Vivian Cook knows what it takes to keep Alzheimer’s at bay. And she’s using that knowledge to help protect her community, too.
“I’m getting exercise, and eating right, and staying mentally active,” she says. “I’m really into it, and I try to help other women with it, because once they have the knowledge of what they can do, they really benefit.”