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Torn ACL = athlete's worst nightmare

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2010 - 3:53pm
Mike Johnson in an ACL cast - click on photo to enlarge
Note: A torn anterior cruciate ligament is an athlete's worst nightmare. Here are two stories on how ACLs have affected Bluffton University athletes.

Photo and story by Derek Woods, Icon student intern
A.C.L.! The last three letters you don't want to hear if you are an athlete of any kind. Those are the letters Mike Johnson heard this summer. During a practice in summer camp for the Bluffton University football team, Johnson tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This experience would change his life.

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15 minutes with Brendon Matthews

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2010 - 5:47pm

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Were you born in Bluffton? Did your family always live on the nature preserve?

Yes, Bluffton Hospital. My first memories are of the house we lived in on Riley Street, down by the entrance to the Buckeye Park. I also remember riding big wheels on the sidewalks with the Agner boys. I'm not exactly sure when we moved to the Preserve, sometime in the early '80s. Anyways, mom and dad are going on 25+ years out there.

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Boosters pay off mortgage on Ricky Matter Strength and Fitness Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2010 - 4:01pm
Note: The Bluffton Athletic Boosters recently completed payment on the Ricky Matter Strength and Fitness Center. This story commemorates that event.

Photo and story by Josh Stallings, Icon university intern
The moment you step in the doors of the flawless weight room or enter the gate for a football game, the memory of a very talented and promising young man hits you like a sucker punch to the gut. The two structures are in remembrance of Ricky Matter, a Bluffton High School student who lost his life in a car accident six years ago.

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Kindergartners learn about Veterans Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2010 - 3:32pm

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As part of their learning about Veterans Day, the kindergarten classes at Bluffton Elementary made ornaments for Christmas trees that will be sent to military bases in Iraq.

Some of the kindergartners, their families, and teachers attended a ceremony at Kaleidoscope Farms on Sunday, Nov. 7. The kindergartners presented the ornaments to the veterans that selected the trees. The trees will be shipped as part of 300 trees from Ohio through Project Evergreen. FedEx provides the shipping.

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Alzheimer's Association support group meets at MMH

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2010 - 9:45am

The Alzheimer's Association support group will meet at 3:30 p.m., the third month of each month (Nov. 15) and the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. (Nov. 9) at Mennonite Memorial Home.

For more information contact Tricia Herrmann or Emily Koogler at 419-358-1015.

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Popcorn-eating champ of 2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2010 - 4:41am

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Dave Dobradenka is the Bluffton popcorn-eating champion of 2010. Dave won the Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn eating contest during Shirley's customer appreciation event on Nov. 6.

Dave managed to down one tub and one handful of popcorn in five minutes, beating out seven other contestants, according to Pete Suter of Shirley's.

With Dave are his team of supporters, Jessica Dobradenka, Debbie Wise, Dave, Tammy Cottle, Wynter Wise and Kortney Cottle.

Dave wins a one-year supply of popcorn from Shirley's.

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