A year of Review in Pictures

January 10, 2018 at 3:16 a.m. | Updated January 10, 2018 at 3:14 a.m.

by Neil Abeles

There's something special about the Queen City High School Band. In November they returned from their seventh straight state playoff participation. This year, they finished fourth in the best-in-state marching season finals. The band simply makes a solid sound, Director Billy Vess said. "I don't know what it is, exactly, but we get this comment all the time about the band's fullness of sound. These kids get the sound everyone looks for."
There's something special about the Queen City High School Band. In November they returned from their seventh straight state playoff participation. This year, they finished fourth in the best-in-state marching season finals. The band simply makes a solid sound, Director Billy Vess said. "I don't know what it is, exactly, but we get this comment all the time about the band's fullness of sound. These kids get the sound everyone looks for."

At a local New Year's Eve party this year, someone asked how the year 2017 had been in the guests' memories.

All was quiet for a moment.

"Interesting," came back a reply from the group's center.

True enough. Not over- or understated. Yet perhaps the follow-up response told an even deeper story.

"But I sure hope 2018 is better," said another voice.

Well, here's a look at several 2017 pictures in Cass County Life. Some didn't get published; others may be worth seeing again. Here's hoping they will show us in a pleasant and favorable way the "interesting" parts of the year for Cass County.

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