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Torn ACL = athlete's worst nightmare

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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Gideon Steiner 1917-2010

Gideon Steiner

Gideon Steiner, 93, of Bluffton died 2:40 pm Nov. 10, 2010, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born April 10, 1917, in Ontario, Canada, to Gideon and Sarah Wilhelm Steiner.

On Dec. 8, 1941 he married Ellnora Amstutz and she preceded him in death on Aug. 17, 1995. Mr. Steiner retired from Durez Corp., Kenton where he was a first class stationary engineer. He also worked at BLH, Lima and was a custodian at the Bluffton Schools.

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Howe, Stokes, Stapleton, softball team of '92 join university sports hall

An almost 50-year span of Bluffton athletics is represented in the university's Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2010-11, which will be inducted during a Jan. 29 dinner and ceremony in Marbeck Center.

Inductees are J. Roger Howe '49, Charles Stapleton '78, Louis Stokes '73 and the 1992 softball team.

Roger Howe

Bluffton University stages student-directed one acts Dec. 1-2

Bluffton University students will direct a series of one-act plays in Ramseyer Auditorium on Dec. 1 and 2, starting at 7:30 p.m. each night. General admission is $1; all tickets can be purchased at the door.

The plays are completely student-run shows staged by students in Dr. Melissa Friesen's Play Direction class, which is required for all theatre minors. The students had to read through published collections of 10-minute plays, then choose a compelling play with two or three actors that they would enjoy directing.

92 years ago today in Bluffton

92 years ago today in Bluffton

On Nov. 11, 1918, 92 years ago today, Bluffton celebrated the end of the Great War. The snapshot shows a spontaneous celebration on Main and Cherry. Click on image to enlarge. For more information on this photo click here.

Book fair at MS Nov. 19-23

It's book book fair at the Bluffton Middle School. The Scholastic Book Fair is open Friday, Nov. 19 and Monday, Nov. 22 during school hours. Monday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

According to Cheryl Morris, there will be posters, computer software, school supplies and, of course, lots of books available.

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