Historical Bluffton

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Here's members of the Bluffton High School Varsity B in the 1958-59 school year.

Front from left, Ronald Habegger, Larry Mumma, Ramon Lewis, Owen Ziessler, Rudi Steiner, Michael Diller.

Second row from left, Donald Zimmerman, James Jordan, James Lubinbuhl, Gordon Mathewson, Edward Niswander.

Third row from left, Jerry Hilty, Larry Smucker, David Little, Dale Schiffke, Dennis Smith.

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From the 1967 Bluffton High School yearbook, here is a photo of the Varsity B.

Front from left, Gerald Moser, Steve Sutter, Bob Yant, Steve Stratton, Bob Holt, Ken Amstutz, Dave Burkholder, Steve Yant, Dick Mast, Ron Benroth.

Second row from left, Rex Reichenbach, Jim Steiner, Mark Spalllinger, Max Eastman, Henry Burkholder, Ron Suter, John Herron, Don Cochran.

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Here's a photo from the 1966 Bluffton High School yearbook. It was taken from above the entrance way to the old gym - yes, once upon a time there was only one gym.

We'll attempt an idenficiation. (Icon viewers are alway smarter than we are in these ID projects. We welcome viewer corrections.)

Bottom from left, Pat Benroth, Steph McCune, Terry Strahm, Becky Lehman and Carol Steiner.

Next row, James Augsburger, Jim Hilty, Sue Marshall, John Pannabecker, John Skelly and Ron Niswander.

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One of Bluffton's many barbers, here's Dick Smith cutting BHS student James Swank. This is an advertisement in the 1959 Bluffton High School yearbook. Today this is Stoney's Barbershop, below Bluffton Karate Center.

We really like the cash register. 

Icon view comments are welcome.

(Thanks for the correction, Sam. Ray Johnson was my barber. I never went to Smitties.)

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This was Main Street Bluffton in 1966. The photo is from the 1967 Bluffton High School yearbook. 

The photo was taken in front of what today is Chase, looking north. The most noticable change is on the west side of Main where Citizens National Bank is today. 

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Before there was Vetter's Lumber, there was Reichenbach Lumber. Here's a advertisement photo of the staff, reprinted from the 1967 Bluffton High School yearbook.

Paul Reichenbach is standing on the far left; Jean Reichenbach on the far right. The Icon welcomes other identifications from viewers.

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