You are here

Home » News

Historical Bluffton

Roller skates from an earlier era

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 30, 2016 - 4:06pm

Let's place this photo in the spring of the 1971-72 school year. That's our guess. Viewers may offer other suggestions.

Todd Gratz took this photo of five BHS girls on roller skates - long before the popular skates of today were invented. You needed to lock these skates on your shoes.

From left, Alice Moser, Anita Baker, Diana Amstutz, Rosie Rodabaugh and Bev McCune.

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

Bluffton College women's bball team 1977-78

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2016 - 4:51pm

Here's the Bluffton College women's basketball team from the 1977-78 season.

Standing from left, Linda Heiman, Jean Chamberlin, Pris Funk, Sherry King (coach), Mary Cypers, Sherry Brielmaier, Sue Cramer.

Front from left, Amy Streb, Lori Gratz, Jan Althaus, Dru Yoder and Cathy Schroer.

Two members of the team were Bluffton High School grads: Lori Gratz and Sue Cramer.

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

91 years ahead of their time

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2016 - 3:34pm

Here are some familiar Bluffton names...Lehman, Steiner, Hilty, Sprunger, Lugibihl, Gratz, Gerber, Schumacher, Diller...and the list goes on.

It's the Bluffton College women's Hiking Club from the 1924-25 school year. Look closely. You might find a great-grandmother in this photo, that appears to be taken on the Ropp Hall steps.

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

Meet the BHS class of 1955 as 7th graders

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2016 - 4:51pm

This photo was taken on the old gymnasium stage and it's the entire Bluffton High School class of 1955 - only as 7th graders. There's some familiar names and faces in this photo. You'll find the names under the photo.

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

BHS class of 1956 as freshmen

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 1, 2016 - 5:58pm

It was the 1952-53 school year. Here's the Bluffton High School class of 1956 as freshmen. 

Don't you love the way the boys' jeans are rolled up?

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

Here's the Bluffton school board - taken 58 years ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2016 - 7:52pm

Here's the Bluffton school board of education during the 1957-58 school year. 

Seated from left: A.B. Murray, Paul Stauffer, Mrs. Corson (clerk).

Standing from left: Harvey Burkholder, Kenneth Lugiinbuhl, Dr. Boyd W. Travis, Maurice Bell and Kimmel Marshall

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

Pages