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Here's the Bluffton High School Varsity B from the 1973-74 school year. This group of athletes was part of several great Pirate teams in many sports.

Member names are under the photo.

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Here's a photo of the David D. and Elizabeth (Neuenschwander) Suter family of Pandora, circa 1910.

Top row from left, Harvey, Enos and Amos.

Center row from left, Pauline, Harry, Selina, Corinna, Clement and Della.

From row, Elizabeth, Leola, Vernon and David D.

David D. Suter was born in Riley Township in 1854 and died in May 1923. Harvey Suter (top row, left, was born in June, 1893 and died in 1966.)

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Here is the junior choir of St. John's United Church of Christ, Bluffton, photo taken for its 100th anniverstiy history book in 1973.

Names of choir members are listed under the photo.

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Here's the Bluffton High School band from the 1972-73 school year. Fred Nordhaus was the director. Names of band members are under the photo.

The yearbook omitted several names of band members on the back row.

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Thanks to a correction from Sam Diller, here's the "real" information about the above photo, from Sam (we originally stated that this building is no longer standing):

"The picture of the former Don Edie Body Shop on Cherry Street and the statement that it is the former Chev Amstutz building and is no longer standing will come as surprise to the owner of Village Cut and Curl which is located in said building. 

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That's Clarence Kooker and the Bluffton schools float in the 1986 Bluffton 125th anniversary parade.

Who else can we recognize? Looks like Matt Steinmetz in the dunce hat. But we need some help identifying the other students. Help us!

Richard Boehr took this photo.

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