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Olympic runner inspires Minnesota kid Sportscasters called it “a landmark moment in the Olympics.” It was the moment South African runner and double amputee, Oscar Pistorius, took the track in London. People around the world watched in awe as “Blade Runner” sprinted his way into the men's 400 meter semifinals. Perhaps no one was more interested than an 8-year-old boy in Coon Rapids. "I think it makes me want to run GOOD■ CHEER William Weinand Marvin Felderman Gordon Eddy John Drake If you know or hear of a sick or deceased Noble, please call Doreen at the Shrine office 651-452-5660 Email doreen@osmanshrine.org or send a fax 651-683-0231. around and be in the Olympics and be kind of like him," says Eli Guthrie. Eli has the same congenital birth defect as Pistorius. He too, had both his legs amputated below the knee as an infant. And, just like the Olympian, Eli doesn't let it stop him. "He's always been able to do what he's wanted to do. He can adapt," says mom Jodi Evans. Jodi says she thinks it's because of Eli's great attitude and Shriners Hospitals for Children in Minneapolis. The folks at Shriners make hundreds of prosthetics every year for children in seven states and just like the world around us, technology is having an impact on what they do. "We're getting a lot more technology like microprocessors and computers being able to control some of the moves that we do that allow us to have a better daily life," says Matt Morel, a certified Prosthetist at Shriners. At age 8, Eli doesn't much get into the reasons why his legs work, he just knows that because they do, and because of a runner named Oscar Pistorius, he can do anything he sets his mind to. "Anybody can do it if he can do it," says Eli. http://www.kare11.com/news/article/98 5892/24/Olympic-runner-inspires- Minnesota-kid Permission to reprint. Eli’s mom Jodi says she thinks it's because of Eli's great attitude and Shriners Hospitals for Children in Minneapolis. Oscar Pistorius made history at the London <strong>2012</strong> Olympic Games by becoming the first double amputee to compete on the track and make an Olympic final. After the South African management appealed, the squad was reinstated in the competition and given lane one out of nine lanes in the Olympic final. The following evening Oscar and his teammates Shaun de Jager, LJ Van Zyl and Willie de Beer competed against a world class field with Oscar on the anchor leg, finishing in eighth place in the Olympic final. P a g e 1 0 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 2
Welcome New Shriners! Robert Hoven, center , was flanked by his dad and first line signer Martin, and brother Gary, Mighty Mites all! Christopher Zack’s first line signer was Daniel Skoog. James Hooper gets fezzed by his Lady Janice. First line signer was Marvin Felderman Jason Carey will be joining the Rochester Cycle Patrol. First line signer was Larry Norte. Cole Tousignant, whose first line signer was Grandpa PP Frank Peterson, right. Men’s Suits/Tuxes/Blazers/Sports Coats BLACK CAMEL ■ Edward Schliek 5/29/2006 ■ Dale J Hawk 5/24/2011 ■ Virgil Plattner 6/27/2011 ■ John Rutz 7/20/2011 ■ Arthur Rentmeester 9/6/2011 ■ Harald Dinesen 10/16/2011 ■ Dale W. Teich 6/13/12 ■ Robert Dewitz 8/5/12 Jason Moran’s first line signer was David Peterson Michael Meyer’s first line signer is David Peterson, from the Mankato Shrine Club. ■ Austin Harris 8/19/12 Richard N. Purcell, Divan Dennis W. Boom PP Earl J. Holcomb S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 2 P a g e 1 1
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