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Hurricanes to Unveil New Website

As of Sunday October 5th, the Connecticut Hurricanes will have a new web site address. The new site is more colorful and informative and much easier for the viewers to navigate. After a highly successful 2008 season the Hurricanes will be holding their open house on December 7th at a site to be determined. More […]

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DCW On-Line: Douglasville-Alpharetta Review

CorpsVets, Alliance nab two DCA Dixie shows August 16-17, 2008 — Douglasville and Alpharetta, GA. . . The Atlanta CorpsVets continued their DCAssociates South dominance in Open Class, while Alliance flexed its muscles in Class A at the highly-anticipated two Atlanta shows. Dick Pronti flew in to experience Southern hospitality as chief judge. Vic Kulinski, […]

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Madison Scouts Banquet Info

Everyone is Welcome! The weekend of this year’s Madison Drum Corps Bugle Corps Association banquet is coming up in just four weeks. Everyone is invited to mark the Madison Scouts’ 70th anniversary, the 25th anniversary of the 1983 "Best Color Guard" award, the 20th anniversary of the 1988 DCI Championship title and European tour, and […]

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DCW On-Line: West Chester Review

Blue Devils Return to West Chester for another win!July 31, 2008 — West Chester PA . . . My first trip to this old stadium at West Chester University was in 1976, traveling with the Blue Devils, writing as a younger reporter for the Concord Transcript Newspaper. By the time I returned home, I had […]

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California Legislation Threatens Charity Bingo

Legislation pending in the California Legislature and backed by gaming tribes and a handful of large, organized charities threatens to replace small community-based non-profits that depend on traditional and electronic bingo games with ‘networked’ MEGA bingo games – including the Concord Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, and many high school music and performing arts organizations. […]

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DCW On-Line: Allentown Review 2

Phantom Holds Off a Surging Crown and Talking Cadets August 2, 2008 — Allentown, PA . . . What a fantastic two evenings of drum corps! This day two of the DCI Eastern Classic pitted a surging Carolina Crown, group that has bested The Cadets in a recent show and is now focusing their attention […]

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DCW On-Line: Allentown Review 1

DCI East Reveals Bloomington BattlegroundAllentown, PA — August 1, 2008 . . . The first evening of August proved to be warm, pleasant and chock full of excitement for drum corps fans at the first night of DCI East. This night, and the one that followed, proved to set the stage for next week’s battle […]

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DCW On-Line: Warrenton, VA Review

Crown defeats Cadets to win “Drum Corps in Fauquier” showJuly 30, 2008 — Warrenton, VA . . . Carolina Crown once again bested The Cadets this evening by the narrow of margin of only sixth tenths of a point. Even in this close-scoring show, Crown took most of the major captions, with the exception of […]

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DCW On-Line: Charlotte Review

NightBeat showcases top corps before enthusiastic crowdJuly 27, 2008 — Charlotte, NC . . . The clash of this season’s drum corps titans continued tonight between three of the current top four DCI World Class corps and a host of other highly competitive units. “Nightbeat”, sponsored by Carolina Crown, has become a local contest with […]

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