A new book, “Bluffton Anthology – a creek runs through it,” with dozens of short essays about Bluffton, collected by Fred Steiner, Ada Icon owner, is now on sale at The Inn at ONU.
“This collection brings together more than a dozen engaging writers whose own Bluffton experiences deserve retelling,” said Steiner.
“For anyone who grew up or lives in a small town, these stories need no further introduction,” said Steiner, about the book. “For people needing to have small towns explained to them, this is a great starting point.”
The book includes 190 pages and is listed at $24.95 plus tax.
This is Steiner's third book. The earlier two are “A Good Place to Miss – Bluffton Stories 1900-1975,” and “The Bluffton We Never Knew – Photographs from our first half century.” Both titles are available from Amazon.com.
Contributing essays are from current and previous Bluffton residents including:
• Rick Emmert
• Dave Essinger
• Ron Geiser
• Jeff Gundy
• Brendon Matthews
• Ruth Bundy Naylor
• Joanne Niswander
• Rick Ramseyer
• Carolyn Urich Rich
• David Rempel Smucker
Essays also by the late Robert Kreider and Charles Hilty
In addition, the book includes an essay on Bluffton’s relationship with Riley Creek by the late Robert Kreider, several stories given to Steiner from his late, life-long friend, Charles Hilty, and an introduction by Bluffton science fiction author, Tobias Buckell.
Chapter on Bluffton in the 1950s by Rudi Steiner
The book includes a section on Bluffton in the 1950s written by Rudi Steiner, now of Homewood, Illinois. That section includes the account of a Bluffton legend: “Did Elvis stop in Bluffton between his Toledo and Troy performances on Saturday, Nov. 24, 1956?”
Several 15-minute interviews
Several 15-minute interviews in this collection, originally posted on Bluffton Icon, include:
• Ben Luginbuhl once beat Ben Roethlisberger in a game of horse
• Ron Edinger participated in the overthrow of Manuel Noriega
• Richard Minck may have created jewelry for Marlon Brandon
• John Triplehorn sat on the OSU bench with some frozen rabbits in the 1950 OSU-Michigan snow bowl
The book is also available in several Bluffton businesses and from the author at [email protected]
