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Scout House Groups In Tune With Cambridge Culture Days Festival

Three Preston Scout House units are tuning up for performances during the Culture Days festival in Cambridge, one of the highlights of a busy month of community involvement. Scout House Band, Scout House Cadets drum and bugle corps and Silver Leaves brass will each perform a standstill concert in Mill Race Park on the banks […]

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In The News – Nearly Two Decades Of Santa Clara Vanguard Drought Ends In Indianapolis

In 1999, the City of Santa Clara renamed its Children’s Theater to the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre, opened the skate park off San Tomas Expressway and Cabrillo Avenue and established the Neighborhood Enhancement Committee. Nationally, Santa Clara University alumnus Brandi Chastain scored the game winning penalty kick against China in the FIFA Women’s World Cup […]

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Immediate Opening: Pacific Crest Volunteer Manager Of Communications

Our current Manager of Communications, Nikki Collister, is moving into a supporting role in the area of news writing for Pacific Crest. The Organization is therefore seeking a communications professional who is interested in volunteering 2-4 hours per week as the organization’s Manager of Communications. Read the rest of the article here.

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Vanguard At Santa Clara’s Art & Wine Festival

The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival returns on September 15 & 16 to celebrate 38 years of bringing our community together! With nearly 60,000 people in attendance each year, this annual event features the talents of local and regional artists with 165 arts and crafts booths to visit, 25 community food vendors, six vintners […]

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In The News – YEA Fires Ex-priest Working With Allentown-Based Drum Corps

A former priest named in the grand jury report investigating child sex abuse in the Catholic Church who also worked with the Allentown-based Cadets drum corps has been fired, the organization’s chairman said. Donald Cramer, who had been a priest in the Harrisburg Diocese until he voluntarily left the priesthood in 2014, was let go […]

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Scout House 80th Anniversary Year Event Summary

March 28 ‘Leaving Home’ concert and farewell ceremony at Knights of Columbus building, including performances by all groups and presentation of gifts to friends of the Band – Tony Costa and Wilf Rettinger. April Colouring pictures featuring Scout House image distributed to young people in the community through the four Cambridge library branches. Read the […]

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2018 German Open – Jury

Here the jury for the German Open 2018: Field Visual – Cosima Steglich Ensemble Visual – Gerry Baker Visual Effect – Jim Lauver Color Guard – Tony Less Field Music – Gary Roylance Emsemble Music – Maria Fennessy Music Effect – Ian Lyall Percussion – Malte Steiner Read the rest of the article here.

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2018 DCA Prelims Schedule Released

The 2018 Preliminaries Schedule has been released: Performance Schedule (PDF) PRELIMS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 4:00pm Columbus Saints Class A 4:17pm Highland Regiment Class A 4:34pm Cincinnati Tradition Open Class 4:51pm Erie Thunderbirds Class A 5:08pm Cadence Class A 5:25pm Chops Open Class Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News – Pioneer Drum And Bugle Corps Ousts Longtime Director

Amid criticism over his decision to employ a sex offender and his handling of members’ safety and health concerns, the director of Milwaukee’s Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps was ousted Friday from the group he helped found nearly six decades ago. Roman Blenski, 77, is the latest drum corps leader to face scrutiny in a […]

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In The News – Pioneer Drum And Bugle Corps Suspended Over Poor Health Care, Having Sex Offender On Staff

A nationally known youth drum and bugle corps based in the Milwaukee area has been suspended after reports of poor health care and other safety concerns. Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps & Color Guard had a registered sex offender on its staff, which works with youth ages 14 to 21, according to a statement issued […]

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