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Forgotten Bluffton: A 95-year-old high school tradition

Originally called "Annual Leaves," we call it "Buccaneer"
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2021 - 8:49pm

Here's a recap of the beginning of a 95-year-old Bluffton tradition, today part of forgotten Bluffton.

In many cases this 95-year tradition is the only thing, except for a scrapbook or two, that most Bluffton High School alumni still have on their bookshelf.

We know it as the Bluffton High School yearbook, aka “Buccaneer.”

The first edition was published in 1925-26.

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Bishop Christian and Elizabeth Steiner Bösiger

Our Swiss connection - part 15
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 25, 2021 - 6:22am

This is the 15th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment
When early pioneers came to America they could speak or understand very little English. You can see the difficulty the immigration officers had when asking their names.

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Forgotten Bluffton: Newspaper "locals"

They shared everything and bared nothing
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 1:39pm

“Locals” is a lost written art form. Bluffton has had its share of locals (short neighborhood news items), published for years in the Bluffton News.

Here’s how it worked: Imagine no internet (nor Facebook or every other conceivable social media), television, radio or even telephones.

We’ve now backed into the end of an earlier Bluffton century. Here we find Bluffton’s favorite source of information as its weekly newspaper. Local were a significant part of the paper, as you will soon discover.

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Remembering Bill Ramseyer

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 20, 2021 - 11:10am

The following account of Bill Ramseyer who died Feb. 18, 2021, is provided by family members. Click here for his obituary.

• Click here to read a column posted on The News Journal, Wilmington.

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Icon muisic review: Medicine At Midnight - Foo Fighters

Does it get any better than Foo Fighters? Hit after hit, these songs distract from life’s problems.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2021 - 2:55pm

Reviewed by Craig Hoffman 
Medicine at Midnight is the tenth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters. Scheduled for 2020, the album was delayed to February 5, 2021 due to the pandemic. Three singles were released ahead of the album: “Shame Shame,” “No Son of Mine,” and "Waiting on a War.”

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Christian, Sr., and Anna Burkhalter Amstutz

Our Swiss connection - part 14
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2021 - 6:09am

This is the 14th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

A word about this series: 
Several viewers inquire about the sources of material in these columns. Here is the answer.

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