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2 student athletes struck by car

By Sean Dalton
Heritage Media

Two Chelsea High School students were struck by an automobile at about 6:30 a.m. Friday at Old US-12 and Freer Road, according to statements from Chelsea Police Chief Ed Toth and Chelsea High School Principal Julie Deppner. A freshman member

of the Chelsea High School cross country team was transported to the University of Michigan Trauma Canter by Huron Valley Ambulance from what police described as a serious injury crash, which drew response from the Washtenaw County Sheriff s Office and Chelsea Area Fire Departmet, Chelsea Police and Huron Valley

Ambulance. The other student, Deppner said in a written statement, was treated and released. As of Friday evening, the injured student, a member of the CHS cross country team, was in critical but stable condition with two broken legs, a broken elbow and has a closed head injury. He has displayed signs of feeling pain (resisting the tubes

in his throat) which is a good sign. The next 24-48 hours are very crucial, Chelsea High School Principal Julie Deppner said late Friday evening. Chelsea Police along with the Washtenaw County Sheriff currently are investigating the incident, Toth said in a written statement and would not elaborate. We have administra-

tion and support staff with the family at this time, Deppner said earlier in the day. We will not release any information on a student or medical emergency without family permissions, which we have not received. More details on this incident will be provided as they are made available.

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By Crystal Hayduk
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Joy Bauer, a nationally-known nutritionist who regularly appears on NBCs Today Show, will be at Chelsea High School for the 5 Healthy Towns Party from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 25.

Joy Bauer of NBCs The Today Show and author John Colver will be in Chelsea on Sunday, Sept. 25 to participate in a grand-scale indoor/outdoor party hosted by the Chelsea-area Wellness Foundation. The free event, called the 5 Healthy Towns Party, will be noon to 4 p.m. at Chelsea High School, 740 N. Freer Road. Matt Pegouskie, program and community resource manager of the Chelsea-area Wellness Foundation, said that the partys purpose is to engage the population and create excitement and awareness and energy around what were doing. The Chelsea-area Wellness Foundation was formed in 2009 and is funded through Chelsea Community Hospital. Its purpose is to assist the residents of its service area, Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester and Stockbridge, to improve their health and well-

being. The CWF vision is to make the five towns the healthiest in the Midwest through eating better, moving more, avoiding unhealthy substances and connecting with others in healthy ways. Nutritionist and author Joy Bauer, who appears regularly on The Today Show will be on hand to talk to party attendees about how to make healthy eating affordable. John Colver, author of Fit by Nature: The Adventx Twelve-Week Outdoor Fitness Program, will be talking about brain safety, or helmet use for all types of sports. Following his talk, he will be leading a walk to demonstrate some of the general fitness concepts in his book. John has been totally accommodating, said Amy Heydlauff, executive director of CWF. Hes currently bicycling across the country and were delighted that hes making a stop in Chelsea. In addition to the appearances by

national celebrities, there will be many health-related events, such as Meals to Trade For, a presentation about packing healthy lunches and snacks for all ages, including ideas for those with allergies and diabetes. For Iron Chef fans, the party will include a family chef competition. Teams of five people from each community will be tasked to create a healthy meal and after school snack that a family would eat. Chefs will be given credits to purchase fresh ingredients from the farmers market that will also be on site for the event. One adult and one child from each community will serve as the judges. For the sports aficionados, there will be an ultimate Frisbee demonstration. Its like football with a Frisbee but theres less impact, and its the fastest growing sport in the United States, said Heydlauff. A co-ed softball tournament for
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Grass Lake resident opens Optimum Health

By Sean Dalton
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pril Ruggles had such a great experience helping others achieve a healthy lifestyle in Grass Lake that she decided it was time to move shop to somewhere with more people to help Chelsea. Last week, the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Ruggles new business across the railroad tracks from the Clocktower building. Ive been looking for the right time to do this, and, now that my kids are all big enough, its time, she said. Ruggle has worked as a home-based health consultant for the past several years so she could care for her family. Now she and a couple of fellow consultants have established Optimum Nutrition and have brought an established client-base with them. The primary drivers behind Optimum Nutrition are wellness evaluations

and community weight loss challenges, which operate like raffles, only percentage-measured weight loss milestones are used to determine the winners rather than chance. For $32 anyone can enter the weight loss challenge, which involves consultations at the club and meal supplements provided based on club membership status. Of the $32, $25 is placed into a pot for first, second and third place biggest losers. We use percentage instead of pounds, so its fair, Ruggles said. That way, its fair between men and women, and some people have more to lose. The 12-week challenge involves personal coaching and weekly weigh-ins and nutritional discussions during a 30-minute scheduled visit. This is about healthy lifestyle changes ... its three months of really loking at what youre eating and doing as forms of exercise, Ruggles said. Its about finding out what best fits in to your life.

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April Ruggles, center, cuts a ceremonial ribbon to mark the opening of Optimum Health, her business in Chelsea. Ruggles has a degree in psychology, but her passion is nutrition. After being told by doctors for years that she was suffering from depression, she decided that she had had enough of a lifestyle that involved so much fatigue, so many grown-up naps and so many migraines and back pains. It was like that for three years, she admitted. When I took a weight lass challenge I found that my energy level was changed and my migraines and back pains were gone. We all have a notion of whats happening to us and what we should be doing, but we dont really understand it enough to act on it. Ruggles says that she wants to help people reach that understanding, as a show of gratitude for her good fortune in discovering what worked for her health by accident.

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