Bluffton High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Bluffton, OH)

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FFA Boys Study Vocation SEATED: Richard Bucher, secretary; Marvin Augsburger, vice-president; Gary Zimmerman, president; Gene Balmer, treasurer. STANDING: Mr. Overmyer, advisor; Joe Steiner, sentinel; Jim Motter, reporter. FFA meetings were held in the Ag, where a large variety of programs were presented. The Future Farmers of America, or FFA, as it is Local activities are pest hunting, basketball games, and commonly called, is a national organization for boys study- the annual Parent-Son Banquet. Regular meetings are held ing vocational agriculture in public secondary schools. the fourth Wednesday of every month with the help of the FFA activities include livestock and soil judging, contests advisor, Mr. Overmyer. In parliamentary procedure and public speaking, and participation in the county fair. SEATED: Gene Balmer, Jim Dillman, Tom Bogart, Larry Mast, Richard Herr, Paul Joe Steiner, Jim Motter, Richard Bucher, Marvin Augsburger, Roy Schmutz, Dave Kloeppel, Jack Kibele. BACK ROW: Ken Bucher, Gary Zimmerman, Ron Steiner, Montgomery, Dennis Swank, Jack Reichenbach. mu ET REICHENBACH’S MARKET PINE RESTAURANT Home-Killed Meats Al Ingalls, prop. Bluffton, Ohio Bluffton, Ohio COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND

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Future Homemakers Learn Skills ROW ONE: Rae Ann Johnson, Diana Mathewson, Paula Harrison, Connie Brauen. Barbara Nusbaum, Sharon Gratz, Nancy Luginbuhl, Bonnie Cook, Arletta Zimmer- ROW TWO: Pauline Kinsinger, Sue Ewing, Joyce Shaw, Miss Patton, advisor, Doro- man, Joan Lewis. thy Hartman, Sharon Dirmeyer, Jeray Moser, Barbara Marquart. ROW THREE: The Future Homemakers of America is a national Rae Ann Johnson, vice-president; Pauline Kinsinger, treasurer; Joan Lewis, sec- organization open to girls from freshmen through retary; Nancy Luginbuhl, president. seniors who are taking or have taken one semester of home economics. The purpose of FHA is to promote interest in, and appreciation of, those things which make for better homes and communities. The girls work toward these purposes by meeting their national objectives. The theme for this year was “In Peace There Is Harmony” and the motto was ‘Towards New Horizons.” Some of the activities for this year wereattending a county rally, visiting the children’s home, sponsoring a dance, and putting on the annual style show, where the girls model the clot hes they have made. The club advisor is Miss Patton. BUCHER’S SOHIO STATION Claire Bucher and Tom Bucher Main and Jefferson BIXEL MOTOR SALES VIDELLA’S Bluffton, Ohio Bluffton, Ohio Bluffton, Ohio 14

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Tri-Hi-Y Strives For High Ideals ROW ONE: Linda Reichenbach, Kary! Gratz, Karen Diller, Sally Emmert, Gayle Gerber, Miss Keel, advisor, Elaine Naas, Beth Balmer, Margo Reichenbach, Do- lores Lugibihl, Joyce Eikenbary. ROW TWO: Rae Ann Johnson, Midori Oyamada, Linda Baber, Barb Eastman, Sue Ewing, Cynthia Weaver, Linda Swank, Leslie Am- stutz, Joan Lewis, Mirian Augsburger. ROW THREE: Bonnie DeVier, Diane Lugin- Tri-Hi-Y, in affiliation with the Lima Y.M.C.A., is a Christian organization open to girls of all denominations who are in grades ten through twelve. The purpose of the club is “to create, maintain, and extend, throughout the home, school and community, high standards of Christian character.”’ The motto is ‘‘pure thoughts, pure words, pure actions.” Some of the year’s highlights included the candlelight SEATED: Jean Purves, vice-president; Coletta Lora, president; Nancy Luginbuhl, secretary. STANDING: Laura Yoder, treasurer; Sally Emmert, chaplain. MASTER FEED MILL Bluffton, Ohio 16 STEINER STOCK BARN Bluffton, Ohio buhl, Elaine Baker, Shirley Swank, Karen Schmidt, Jane Herr, Coletta Lora, Betty Thomas, Laura Yoder, Marcia Travis, Dian Badertscher. ROW FOUR: Janette Ben- roth, Jayne Barnett, Nancy Luginbuhl, Bobbie Heiks, Pam Triplett, Susan Lehman, Sandra Dillman, Kathy Osborne, Jeanne Waidmann, Linda Crawfis, Kay Motter. MISSING: Jean Purves. induction service at the Methodist Church, the Sweetheart Dance, and visits to the Mennonite Memorial Home and the Allen County children’s home. Miss Keel istheclub advisor. The meetings, held the first and third Tuesdays of every month, were conducted by Coletta Lora. SAN-A-PURE DAIRY Findlay, Ohio oe