Older Bluffton residents knew the Althaus twins - Levi and Willie. Here they are on a 1914-era Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Jesse Steiner took this photo. He was a teacher at the Hilty school (corner of State Route 696 and Columbus Grove Road).
The Althaus brothers attended the school. This photo is from the collection of Alan Eaton, whose grandfather was Jesse Steiner.
Can you believe it? Ninty-nine sports seasons ago.
There was no Western Buckeye League and the Northwest Conference was two generations in the distance.
Here's the Bluffton High School boys' basketball team from 1915-1916. We know the uniforms were red and white, but this team was not yet called Pirates. That would happen about 13 season later.
Don Schmidt provided this photo to the Icon.
Open the photo to view the player names and to enlarge the photo.
Sixty-four school years ago here is the Bluffton High School Girls' Glee Club. This is from the 1950-51 school year. The names of the members are on the photo.
Here's the Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America from the 1956-57 school year. Names of members are on the photo. Wonder what the price of corn was 58 crops ago?
Here's the Bluffton High School class of 1919 as fourth graders during the 1908-09 school year. The class is posed on the front steps of the school buidling that was originally on the site of the present elementary. Elva Moser was the teacher.
Student identifications are listed under the photo. CLICK ON IMAGE TO OPEN.
