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Putting the band back together
Members of Darlings championship band at MHS will gather Friday for reunion
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Championship Manteca High School band director Leroy Darling stands near the side of his 100-strong marching band student musicians with his daughter Suzy and other majorettes gathered in front of him in the MHS quad. - photo by Photo Contributed
There’s a big band party set for Friday evening, bringing together musicians from the late Leroy Darling’s championship Manteca High School bands from 1958 until 1966 at Chez Shari. Some 70 former band members have already made their reservations and there is still room for a few more that will be allowed to pay at the door. The cost for the event is $50 with most of the “students” now in their late 60s or early 70s.