Editor’s Note: This article was submitted by AJ Beddow, Exercise Physiologist at OhioHealth and Strive to Thrive personal trainer. To put it mildly, 2020 has been a chaotic year. COVID-19 has forced us to change many of our daily routines and the way we go about our lives. Facemasks have turned our friends into strangers. […]
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Little Buckeye donates activity bags to NECIC for children in need
MANSFIELD — Although the summer hasn’t been ideal in terms of kids developing more social skills, there are still opportunities for fun and using imagination. Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, partnering with several other organizations, created activity bags for children through the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC). “We wanted to make sure we give children […]
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RECIPE: Fish tacos are a light and healthy summertime meal treat
The indigenous people who lived in the coastal areas of Mexico are credited with the invention of the very first fish taco. Over thousands of years, fishermen would wrap their fish catches in stone ground corn tortillas. “Tacos de Pescado” originated in the Mexican state of Baja California. Ensenada and San Felipe both claim rights […]
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Commentary: 2020 isn’t all bad
There’s no questioning that this has been a difficult year. For some, this year has brought devastating losses of loved ones, jobs, plans and dreams. For all of us, the tumultuous intensity of the pandemic, civil unrest and toxic political climate has disrupted our status quo and has cast a heavy shadow of divisiveness and […]
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Strive to Thrive blog: Getting back on track
Editor’s Note: This article was submitted by Emily Freeman, Exercise Physiologist at OhioHealth and Strive to Thrive personal trainer. In January of 2020 you made health and fitness resolutions. During this time, you were committed to eating right and making time to exercise. And then, just when everything was going well, Murphy arrived with his […]
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Strive to Thrive contest resumes after OhioHealth Ontario Health & Fitness reopens
MANSFIELD — After 10 weeks of being on pause, the Strive to Thrive contest will resume on Aug. 10 and close out the final three weeks of the competition. In March, the competition came to an abrupt and unexpected halt due to COVID-19 shutting down many facilities, gyms included. While Gov. Mike DeWine allowed gyms […]
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Extending grace in a culture of shame
Yesterday, I was served an article online about an acquaintance of mine who was being accused of doing something inappropriate. I don’t know the person well, but as I read it, my initial thought was that it was such an incomplete depiction of who this person is. Over the past few years, I have witnessed […]
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SERVE plans weekend of local projects
SAVANNAH — A total of 25 service projects in two days may seem like an ambitious goal, but that’s exactly what the coordinators and volunteers of SERVE plan to accomplish Aug. 7 and 8. Volunteers from the community will be completing service projects throughout the Crestview school district and surrounding areas, including Savannah and Bailey […]
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Bowling Green student recognized for returning wallet to Bellville Army Reserve soldier
BELLVILLE — When Bellville resident and soldier in the Army Reserve Trace Smith lost his wallet, he thought if someone found it then it would be gone forever. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Willowick resident and Bowling Green State University student Ryan Hargas happened to be in Bellville visiting his girlfriend and helping her […]
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Youth mentoring program encourages more males to sign up due to low participation
MANSFIELD — Due to a high volume of boys compared to girls in their system who are in need of mentorship, Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring currently seeks more male mentors to help guide young boys on their journey to becoming men. “We get about five female volunteers to every one male volunteer, and then not all […]