Historical Bluffton

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Members of the Bluffton High School National Honor Society in 1958-59 school year. Bottom, left to right, row by row top to bottom:

David Little, Joenita Shetler
Michael Diller, Sandra Diller
Judy Frankhauser, Betty Stratton
Ruth Frankhauser
Keith Baker, Larry Smucker

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Here are Bluffton High School Future Teachers of America (FTA) members during the 1963-64 school year.

Front row from left, Joseph Cremean, advisor; Larry Grant, Jim Emmert, Linda Reichenbach, Janette Benroth, Rex Reichenbach.

Second row from left, Sally Emmert, Jim Augsburger.

Third row from left, Linds Crawfis, Kay Motter, Katie Meyers, Miriam Augsburger, Anita Augsburger.

Top row from left, Kathy Osborne, Margo Reichenbach, Jean Purves, Ruth Henry, Diane Conrad.

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Decades before John Wagner became Bluffton's Nationwide agent, a radio and television retail and repair store was located at 105 N. Main Street. It was Beach Radio Television, owned by Oliver Beach.

To help date the photo is a 1950 or 1951 Dodge parking in front of the doorway.

To the left of you can read the "EWS" of "The Bluffton News" located at 103 N. Main St. at the time. To the right (today it's Family Eye Care) was Hankish's Confectionary.

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Here's the 1982-83 Bluffton High School boys' basketball team, Northwest Conference runner-up.

At 17-5 this team had the most wins of any BHS boys' team between 1946-47 (18 wins) and 1997-98 (17 wins).

Front from left, Eric Garmatter, Jared Diller, Ryan Amstutz, Jim Herr and Scott Benroth.

Standing from left, Coach Don Wade, Tom Bassitt, Jon Laing, Mark Hackworth and Assistant Coach Rick Shaner.

 

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Here's the Bluffton High School girls' basketball team from the 2008-09 season.

Front from left, Jaime Lugibihl, Sarah Stratton, Katie Althaus, Jonica Schmutz, Sarah Amstutz, Lindsey Bassitt, Carrie Bassitt.

Standing from left, Coach Dennis Lee, Assistant Coach Eric Garmatter, Sami Harrod, Mariah Welch, Brittany Carroll, Lydia Guagenti, Taylor Wenger, Molly Lengyel, Marqaux Fauvel and Assistant Coach Jim Raabe.

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FROM ADA ICON - Ada Fire Department about 1923-1925 on the chemical truck -

Front row - L to R - Mayor Frank Kinsman who was Ada mayor in 1926-27, again in 1930 and again in 1932, Jim Wallick; Art Robinolte; Red Lantz; Chet Houser; Ed Firestone; John White was fire chief in 1926.

Back row - L to R - Charley High (on drivers seat with Slip the dog; Roy Dodge; Harry Bodell; Jim Candler; Claude Bodell was fire chief in 1923, standing on the sidewalk.

(Photo from Leland Crouse collection)

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