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Helen Formet lived through the Great Depression, World War II and now the worst pandemic in more than a century. Formet, 100, of Dublin, got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as Ohio s public rollout of the shot began with residents 80 and over. Formet said she read in The Dispatch about how to get a shot and joked that she felt like a celebrity as she received her shot at Ohio State University s Schottenstein Center. I m just looking forward to feeling secure and not getting it because I ve had so many friends that have lost their mothers, Formet said. It s a sad time for a lot of people. They don t even get to see their loved ones when they re in the hospital. ....
While the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of screen time Zoom teleconferencing, more Netflix than anyone thought possible and FaceTime as a way to socialize it also seems to have brought out a lot of authors and other creatives in our own backyard. Here’s a look at the local books, murals and more of the past year, as well as the inventive ways that arts institutions have continued to provide programming during the pandemic. January Polar Bear Plunge: An estimated 400 people participate in the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at La Jolla Shores. Sponsored by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, the plunge is a 30-year-old local tradition in which La Jollans and others rush into the cold ocean for play or swim. ....