With a copy of The Landmark in hand, ladies from the First Christian Church of Platte City went on a hiking trip in October to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Here, they climbed Bible Point Mountain at YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. This picture is at the peak, with an elevation of 8,611 feet. Their hike was a two mile round trip. Pictured from left are Debbie Head, Elizabeth Brown, Cathy Brown, Bunnie Foster, Karen Higgins, and Linda Everett. Headed somewhere noteworthy? Take The Landmark along with you and snap a photo with the newspaper displayed. Email your photo and information to ivan@plattecountylandmark.com
45 Years Ago–May 23, 1980
Former President Gerald Ford, in a Platte County appearance Saturday, described President Jimmy Carter as a man who “tries to make himself a hero out of disasters he has created” and likened him to an arsonist “who starts fires and...
