BHS class of 1947 - as first graders
Here’s Meredith Stepleton and Grace Cox 1934-1935 Bluffton first graders’ rhythm band. It’s the Bluffton High School class of 1947 as first graders.
Members, front row from left, Morris Groman, Sara Jane Huser, Karlos Moser, Imogene Wenger, Roy Hofer, Jean Ann Burcky, Kent Stonehill and Mary Kay Bauman.
Second row from left, Joan Clark, Bonnie Grismore, Paul Bixel, Peggy Martin, Joanne Hahn, Lyman Hofstetter, Helen Burkholder, Margorie Klay and Patsy Schmidt.
Top row from left, Eldon Beery, Coleen Lugibill, Malcolm Basinger, Mary Ann Rocky, Joanne Buhler, Ruby Hauenstein, Roger Craig and Harriet Amstutz.
(From collection of Morris Groman)
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Lincolnview
- Village of Bluffton meetings announced, Oct. 1-Nov. 2
- 100 years of being Beavers: 2026 Bluffton University Homecoming, Oct. 2-4
- September 30 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Check out October 2026 BPL Update
- Final call for for Bluffton photos contest
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- Bluffton Council recap: Purchase of Marsh Run acres approved
- Senior Center's October membership dinner
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Pirate volleyball sweeps Wapakoneta
- Pirate boys golf 4th at NWC tourney; Meyer places 2nd
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- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate girls tennis blanks Kenton
- Bluffton Fall Festival overflows with family fun
- Stauber exhibit at Massillon Museum through November 1
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Monday, September 28, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, September 21-27
- Alan K. Yoder, O.D., 86, owned Family Eye Care Clinic of Bluffton
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