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Confessions of a "marching band geek"

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 24, 2020 - 1:27pm

Amanda Rhonemus:
I can honestly say that I loved being in marching band in high school. There was actually an award created for me called the "I Love Marching Band More Than Life Itself " award.

It was one of those things that people made fun of, but I absolutely loved. I don't know that I can put the feeling into words, but I can say that I always have and always will be a marching band geek.

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In Bluffton everyone loves a good lie, with a twist of fabrication

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 22, 2020 - 2:51pm

In Bluffton everyone loves a good lie, with a twist of fabrication and a bit of exaggeration told by someone who can pull it off successfully. 

Bluffton Anthology is not a book about Bluffton lies or Bluffton hearsay.  

All the stories really happened. Some are remembered correctly and some are remembered as we wished they happened. 

It took seven years but we checked the facts and got everything right – at least we think we so. The big question we ask ourselves would this book pass the Chuck Hilty, Dick Jordan and Sam Dilller test?

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Men aren’t the only story tellers in Bluffton Anthology

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 21, 2020 - 5:39pm

Men aren’t the only story tellers in Bluffton Anthology.

Joanne Niswander tells what it was like growing up on a farm with her big brother Norman Vercler.  Norm could diagnose broken TVs, radios and even broken bones. She also tells what we didn’t know about him.

Ruth Naylor relates her experiences as a Bluffton student and a teacher with some surprising and humorous classroom distractions.

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Ben Luginbuhl once beat Ben Roethlisberger in a game of horse

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2020 - 1:20pm

In a post-Christmas cruise around Bluffton several years ago with Ben Luginbuhl and Fred Steiner Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s name came up.

Here’s the conversation between Ben and Fred:

Just then we turned from Kibler on to Main and saw Jon Wietholder turn from Main to Kibler. Must be headed for Sunset. Seeing Jon reminded Ben that he was once on a Bluffton Little League baseball team with Ben Roethlisberger. Jon's dad, Brad, was the coach. "I beat Ben (Roethlisberger) in horse," says Ben-at-the-wheel.

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A mid-1960s Bluffton question and eventual answer

Now, who are these Indiana people who want to start a business in Bluffton?
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2020 - 12:03pm

The retirement announcement of Dr. Alan Yoder, Bluffton optometrist, prompted an interesting response from Dick Boehr.

Click here to read the retirement announcement.

Both Lions and both Main Street business persons, Boehr and Yoder shared many small-town commonalities over the decades.

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My only memory I have from Kindergarten

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 10:59am

The only memory I have from Kindergarten was the morning I arrived to find that the classroom door was already closed. This obviously meant that I could not go in and maybe even meant that school had been cancelled, so I headed home. - Roger Triplett

This is a sample of the content of "Blufton Anthology - A creek runs through it." Pre-sale discounted copies are now available for $19.95 plus tax.
Click here for an order blank.

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