Prom Night for Kara

A beautiful night, a beautiful dress and a beautiful girl. It was junior/senior prom night and Kara and Matt looked marvelous. A special occasion for everyone to get decked-out for the evening and head to the Schuster Center for dinner, dancing and friends. Everyone had a good time and there's many more pictures to forge the memories.

Congratulations to Kara and Matt. The evening was a success and everyone had safe and eventful time.

Run Kevin Run!

Congratulation to Kevin for finishing his first year running track. His specialty is hurdles as you can see from the photo but he also ran the 4x100 meter relay.

These pictures are from the event in Athens Ohio where Jackson had much competition from larger schools. Nevertheless, they competed well and Kevin has found another sport he enjoys.
We are very proud of him. This was his idea and he worked very hard to make many contributions to the team. He was one of only two runners from the team to participate in the regional competition. We look forward to seeing Kevin on the track again next year.

Ouch! What Happen to Your Hand?

About seven weeks ago, while visiting his Mother in Jackson, Michael and his brother (Kevin) decided to clear some trails in the woods. As many of us have experienced, accidents seem to happen when we least expect it. Michael went to put the machete down in the dirt, hit something solid and his hand slid off the handle. Ouch!! You know that hurt. The result was a deep laceration across three of his fingers on his right hand.

After a quick trip to the Jackson emergency room, Michael was immediately transported to Riverside Hospital in Columbus. Under the care of a hand specialist, Michael underwent 4-hours of surgery to repair four severed tendons in three fingers. The zigzag technique allows therapy to begin a few days after without tearing the stitches. When the surgeon was done, it took 50+ stitches to sew up his hand.

Fast-forward seven weeks, Michael’s stitches are out, his brace is off, and his hand looks great. You can hardly notice any scars. He is still in therapy 3x/week but we are hopeful for a full recovery. After all, hockey practice starts in September