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70 years ago Triplett softball was king in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 10, 2014 - 10:20am

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In 1944, the Triplett Corp's softball team was the team to beat in northwestern Ohio. The team compiled a 16-1 record, losing only to a Tiffin team.

Some familiar last names on the team included: Burkholder, Swank, Eikenbary, Ream, Gratz, Deppler, Berkey, Geiger, Luginbuhl, Moser and Basinger. The members are identified in the photo.

For a complete summary of the season with read the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Did your grandparents work at Triplett?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 4, 2014 - 1:31pm

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Are your grandparents in this photo? The photo is from the decade of the 1940s and is part of the historical photo collection of the Bluffton Public Library.

The scene is from the Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., specifically  the former Readrite Meter Works (later known as Triplett plant 2) building. The building is no longer standing. It is now part of the parking lot north of Harmon Field on East College Avenue.

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This group presented "Oliver" 41 dramas ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 23, 2014 - 2:53pm

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Bluffton High School's Drama Club has a long and successful run. Here are members of the club during the 1972-73 school year - 41 drama productions ago.

 

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90 school years ago - the Trans-Mississippi Club

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2014 - 2:53pm

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In the early days of Bluffton College there existed a club for anyone who attended college here and lived west of the Mississippi River. Here's that group during the 1924-25 school year - 90 school years ago.

By clicking on the image you may read the names of the students and discover where they came from to attend Bluffton. (Fromthe 1925 Ista)

 

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BHS future farmers - 1966

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 10, 2014 - 5:19pm

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Here's the Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America during the 1965-66 school year.

Row one, Don Hohenbrink, John Herron, Wesley Beery, Nolan Bucher, Dick Huber, Bob Hauenstein.

Row two, Larry Mast, Bob Hilty, Dennis McCarty, Dave Hauenstein, Lorin Rediger, Carlton Habegger, Tom Chidester, Steve Andrews, Mr. Overmyer.

Row three, Bill Cupp, Steve Tripplehorn, Greg Smith, Bob Holt, Mark Lutterbein, Bill Hauenstein, Jim Augsburger, Walt Barber.

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She was the first woman on the Bluffton school board

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2014 - 8:51am

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Judy Augsburger recently became the first woman mayor of Bluffton. Without studying the photo, can you name the first woman elected to the Bluffton school board? It was Lois Rodabaugh. She was president of the school board when this photo was taken.

Here is the Bluffton Exempted Village School board of education during the 1967-68 school year.

Seated in front, James Stratton.

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