Dec 19, 2023
When Santa lived in Bluffton
He went under the name of Lazarus Basinger Lazarus "Lotzy" Basinger, a Bluffton fixture who died in 1964, was known by all the youngsters...
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Dec 19, 2023
Give me a "B"...give me an "H"...give me an "S"!
Meet the Bluffton High School Pep Club of 1967-68 If you wanted to make some noise during Bluffton High School boys' basketball games 55...
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Dec 18, 2023
One-horse open sleigh on Main Street
The perfect winter scene in Bluffton in the 1890s Can you imagine a more charming winter Bluffton scene? It's the perfect Bluffton...
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Dec 16, 2023
Bluffton - home of the 5 cent cigar
Truly a 10 cent quality - meanwhile watch the 1940 Masons on parade It’s 1940. Members of the Bluffton Masonic Lodge parade down Main...
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Dec 14, 2023
Bluffton's brushes with history
And, some surprisingly famous persons who once called Bluffton home Have you experienced a brush with history? Over the decades it seems...
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Dec 14, 2023
One of Bluffton's favorite cruising convertibles
With four Bluffton High School seniors in the class of 1979 It's the first day of spring 1979. Bluffton News editor is on the lookout for...
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Dec 13, 2023
Lobster and oysters on 1898 Bluffton Christmas dinner
Available at Stephan Hotel in downtown Bluffton Blue point oysters, bisque of lobster, baked shad with piquant sauce, cheese straws,...
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Dec 12, 2023
Meet the '78-79 Pirates
Rich Mitterholzer coached this squad of 45 seasons past Meet the Bluffton High School Pirates boys' basketball team of 1978-79. Front...
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Dec 8, 2023
It's 1973-74 - here are the Pirates
Bluffton High School boys' basketball team went 11-8
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Dec 7, 2023
45s and long-play records on Main Street
74 Christmases ago a Bluffton Main Street business sold both sizes of records If you’ve ever shopped in Prosser and Prosser, 119 N. Main...
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Dec 7, 2023
45 Bluffton HS student senates ago
It's 1978-79 at Bluffton High School The Susan B. Anthony dollar coin appears, the first test tube baby is born, the first Garfield comic...
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Dec 6, 2023
The next selection on the program...
Meet members of the Bluffton High School orchestra during the 1948-49 school year The strings program is among the oldest continuing...
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Dec 6, 2023
64 Christmases ago in downtown Bluffton
The Charles Co. offered clothes for the entire family in 1959 Iconic Christmas ads Part 3 The Charles Co. no longer exists on Bluffton’s...
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Dec 5, 2023
55 basketball seasons past
Meet the 1968-69 Bluffton High School Pirates Meet the 1968-69 Bluffton High School boys’ basketball team. These Pirates sported a 14 and...
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Dec 5, 2023
When CVS was a clothing and shoe store
In 1898 the south side of CVS was a clothing and shoe store The Main Street building housing today's CVS Pharmacy served the community as...
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Dec 4, 2023
1927 Commercial Bank Christmas Savings Club
Part 2 of our Iconic Bluffton Christas ad feature Commerical Bank distributed $8,000 to its Christmas Savings customers There’s nothing...
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