Off The Hook
February 2, 2018

It was only 51-1/2 years!

By Melanie Behrens

Longtime Triad High School secretary Bettijo Welty is pictured with former Triad Principal Dan Kaffenbarger at her retirement party held Wednesday at the high school. During her 51-1/2-career as the principal’s secretary at Triad, she worked with Kaffenbarger the longest – 17 years from 1988...

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