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By Jen Vorhees, MSN, MBA-HC, RN, CPHQ / Corporate Associate and Patient Safety Manager

Falls during winter weather can lead to many types of injuries such as fractures of the wrists, legs, ankles and hip, as well as cause potential head, neck or brain injuries. It is nearly impossible to completely avoid ice and snow this time of year, but there are some steps that you can take to help reduce your risk of falling.

First of all, be aware of your surroundings. Avoid distractions such as your cell phone and take time to pay attention to the surfaces on which you are walking or getting ready to walk on. Try to pick areas that are well lit when you are parking and walking, so that you can see any ice that is in your path, especially so that you can see black ice. Choose walkways that are well-cleared, even if that is not the most direct and convenient route.

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost 58-49 at Spencerville in a Northwest Conference contest Thursday night, January 27.

The Lady Pirates fell to 14-5 overall and 3-3 in the NWC after suffering just their second loss in the last 12 games. Spencerville improved to 11-7 and 3-3 in the NWC with the win. The two teams are now tied for fourth place in the league standings. Both squads are out of the running for the conference crown.

Unknown if January 27 incidents are related

The Bluffton Police Department is requesting information regarding January 27 incidents involving trucks:

On January 27 at approximately 11:30 p.m. officers attempted to stop a Dodge truck on SR 103 for having incorrect plates on the vehicle. The driver led officers on a pursuit down several village streets.

The identities of the Bluffton University beaver mascots were revealed between the Jan. 22, 2022, women’s and men’s home basketball games in Sommer Center. The four students stories are at http://ow.ly/NuvO50HCAoR. / Bluffton Univeristy photo.

Joan Ruth (Green) Warren (88) passed away on January 24 at 1:13 p.m. in Kendallville, Indiana, at Chandler Place.  She was born on April 8, 1933, to Anna Belle (Clark) Green and Milford Vance Green, in Mt. Cory, Ohio.  On June 3, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart Robert (Bob) Warren at Pleasant View United Methodist Church in Mt. Cory, Ohio.

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Soup to Nuts was a 1930 feature film starring Ted Healy and The Three Stooges. The movie was born out of the 1920 vaudeville slapstick comedy act titled Ted Healy and His Stooges.  Eventually, Ted Healy left the group and it became known as The Three Stooges. The group filmed between the 1930s and the 1970s with various actors playing The Three Stooges over the years. However, the idiom “soup to nuts” was first used to describe a full course dinner from the first course to the last.

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