That's correct. There was once a Bluffton High School Pep Club. Here's the club photo from 1967-68 school year, 46 athletic seasons ago.
Identification of members is at the bottom of the photo. While this photo was taken in the "old gym," we need to point out that boys' basketball games during this era were played in Founders Hall.
JEANNE’S OPENS at 8:00 a.m.
We serve breakfast Tuesday-Friday, starting at 8:00 a.m. We have delicious pastries, bagels and muffins to enhance your breakfast. And the breakfast menu is available all day!
LUNCH SPECIALS for Sept. 23-26
TUESDAY
Creamy potato soup
Corned beef and egg sandwich
Quiche with side salad
Apple pecan salad
WEDNESDAY
Ham and potato soup
Perch platter
French dip sandwich
Poached pear salad
The annual Swiss Community Historical Society Fall Festival at the Homestead will be held on Saturday, September 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8350 Bixel Road.
The restored Schumacher House, 1840’s garden, barn, workshop, and summer kitchen will all be open for self-guided tours. Demonstrations of 19th-century handcrafts, horse plowing, hand milking, and other activities will be offered all day. Musical groups will perform and soup, bread, cheese, cider and popcorn will be available for a donation.
Bluffton Child Development Center will hold an open house from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Center on County Line Road. The open house enables parents and care givers to meet teachers at BCDC.
Also on Sept. 23 is picture day for all classrooms except kindergarten and school age students.
The drawing for a theme basket raffle is now underway. The winners will be drawn on Thursday, Sept. 25. Tickets are available at the center at one for $1 or six for $5.
The fall mixed bag fundraiser begins on Monday, Sept. 29.
The winner of Week 4 of the Icon Football Contest is Kim Badertscher. Sixcontestants correctly picked all 10 games. Five of those had the correct tie-breaker #1. But, Kim was the only one to correctly pick tie-breaker #2.