At the annual reorganization meeting held on April 15 for the Platte County R-3 School Board, board secretary Vicki Diggs administered the oath of office to newly elected board members, incumbent Doug Doll and new board member Karen Bryant. Members re-elected Buffy Smith as board president and Gary Brown as board vice president. Shown from left are board members Bobby Vann, Alisha Elliott, Doug Doll, Buffy Smith, Gary Brown, Sharon Sherwood and Karen Bryant.
45 Years Ago–Oct. 5, 1979
The Platte County High School band was one of more than 80 high school bands in Lawrence on Saturday, Sept. 29 to take part in the 1979 University of Kansas Band Day activities. They marched in a downtown parade Saturday...