By Thomas Kindl, MD
Pain Management, Blanchard Valley Pain Management
Frequent knee pain affects approximately 25% of adults. While living an active lifestyle is one of the best things you can do for your joints, it can commonly result in injury. Common problems related to knee pain include sprained ligaments, meniscus tears, tendinitis, runner’s knee, bursitis, osteoarthritis, and excess weight.
Common symptoms of knee pain include:
Pain when using the stairs
Swelling in one or more joints
Difficulty bearing weight on the knee
Recurring pain or tenderness
Inability to move a joint normally
Over 32 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, a form of “wear and tear” arthritis that is the leading cause of knee pain in individuals over the age of 50.
A special afternoon service by the students of Trinity Lutheran Church and School, Jenera, called "With the Shepherds on Christmas Night" will be held on Friday, Dec. 22, at 10:00 a.m. in the church at 301 North Main Street, Jenera.
Restauranteur and cookbook author Rose Previte held a meet and greet book signing with her husband David Greene at Bluffton's Greenhorn restaurant on November 22. Previte's cookbook Maydān will soon be available at the Bluffton Public Library. PHOTO by Bluffton Public Library.
The final Advent Service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20. The theme is "Christmas Blessings: Truth-based Peace."
Bluffton took home top honors at the 2023 Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament held Friday, December 15, at The Ohio State University at Lima. Van Wert County rivals Crestview and Lincolnview tied for runner-up in the varsity division. Spencerville won the junior varsity division and Lincolnview took home runner-up.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team built a 10-point halftime lead and rolled to a 76-58 win at Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference opener Friday night, December 15.
Four Pirates scored in double figures to pace the victory. The well-balanced Pirates improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the convincing win.
DJ fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in NWC play after the loss.
Bluffton led just 15-14 after the first period as Karder Agner scored 12 of the Wildcat points.Marek Donaldson splashed four triples in the second period to lead the Pirates to a 39-29 halftime lead.
Blake Sommers netted seven of his 17 points in the third quarter as the Pirates extended their lead to 57-42. Two Terron Boblitt treys in the final stanza helped the Pirates win by 18.
A Celebration of Life Service to jointly honor the lives of Lowell and Marjorie Standeford will take place on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church located in Ottawa at 137 North Pratt Street.
Some people ridicule them. Others fear them. But they're becoming increasingly common on American roadways, and now Bluffton gets one. Drivers get ready: it's our first roundabout.
The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim teams each finished a strong second in a six-team meet Wednesday evening, December 13, at the Bucyrus YMCA.
Upper Sandusky won the boys team title with 100 points, followed closely by Bluffton with 87.
The Rams also won the girls team crown with 153 points, while the Pirates were second with 88 points.
Upper won the combined boys/girls title with 253 points, while Bluffton was second with 175.
Sophomore Jenna Downey led the Pirates with two first-place finishes. She won the 100-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley races.
The Bluffton High School girls basketball team got doubled up 42-21 over the middle quarters and lost 74-43 at home to defending league champion Delphos Jefferson in their Northwest Conference opener Thursday night, December 14.
