Tired of having a sore back, tight shoulders, tension headaches and fatigue by the end of the work day? Habits formed in our daily activities like staring at the computer, cradling the phone, slouching in a chair and carrying the groceries can develop bad habits and painful body conditions.
These conditions can be helped or prevented by incorporating ergonomic techniques into daily routines and work sites.
Ergonomics is helping to fit a job to the person. That job can be a task at work or at home. Here are some suggestions to help improve posture and ergonomics for your daily tasks.
1. Use good ergonomic practices in the office. Keep your body aligned while sitting in an office chair.
The Bluffton High School girls basketball team built a big first period lead and held off visiting Lincolnview 60-50 in a Northwest Conference battle Thursday evening, January 20. View at https://youtu.be/I7KBA3bITkY.
The Lady Pirates improved to 13-4 overall and 3-2 in the NWC with the win. Lincolnview fell to 5-11 and 1-4 in the NWC with the loss.
Bluffton led 21-5 after the first period as senior Kylie Monday scored seven points. The Lancers rallied with a 19-12 second stanza behind seven points from Addysen Stevens.
The Village of Bluffton reported a total of $11.8 million in construction permits in 2021, with the $10 million Knowlton Science Center comprising the lion’s share of that figure. (see attached chart for details)
The commercial-residential split was $10,061,347.55 commercial construction, $ 1,786,193.62 residential construction. The following list ranks key commercial construction:
An open call for solo and group exhibition proposals has been issued for the Fisher/Wall Gallery at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay, Ohio. Proposals will be accepted through February 2022.
Located on the second floor of the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, the gallery was made possible through generous estate gifts from Beverly Fisher and James (Jim) Wall. Throughout the year, the gallery exhibits art from around the region and country.
The Putnam County District Library has announced the following February programs in the Bluffton Icon reading area (for programs at additional Putnam county locations, visit https://mypcdl.org/)
Facebook Kids Cooking Kitchen. Place a request with Heather the week prior for a menu ingredient list. Email [email protected].
February 1, 6:30 p.m. via Facebook: Ice Cream in a Bag |
February 15, 6:30 p.m. via Facebook: Homemade Butter
Seth Andreas of Bluffton earned Fall 2021 Dean's List honors from Eastern Mennonite University.
The Dean's List, compiled at the end of each semester, includes degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no W, I, or F grades for 12 semester hours of standard grades.
The Pandora United Methodist Church (UMC), 108 E. Washington St., will be hosting a FREE Community Meal from 5-6:30 p.m. on January 26.
The meal this month is sponsored by the UMC confirmation class. The menu is chili, vegetable, chicken noodle or corn chowder, toasted cheese sandwich, veggie tray and dessert.
There is a debate about the origin of “mind your Ps and Qs.” Some believe it started with a 17th century play by Thomas Dekker titled The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet. Others believe it was used in British pubs to tally consumption of drinks where the P is for pints and Q is for quarts. It could have been advice to typesetters to make sure that lower case Ps and Qs did not get mixed up. The expression means to be on your best behavior or to mind your manners. The British sometimes use it to remind children to say please and thank you.
Bluffton University has named Steve Bushre as its next head men’s soccer coach.
Bushre has coached at the collegiate level since 2015. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Indiana University East in Richmond, Ind., where Bushre was responsible for building a large recruiting class for the 2022 season. He also has experience coaching in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), in which Bluffton competes, as a recruiting coordinator/assistant coach for Anderson University. Bushre began his college coaching career as an assistant at Taylor University where he created a junior varsity program.
Bushre will start head coaching duties at Bluffton on Feb. 1.
