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In The News – Marching In Step: Nationally Recognized Troopers Drum Corps Celebrate 60 Years

Summer is an emotional season for Ruth Anne Atnip and Gabe Gallegos. They’re separated by years — Atnip is 72, Gallegos is 21 — and distance — she is from Casper, he lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. But they are bonded by three words — honor, loyalty, dedication. Read the rest of the article here.

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Help Blue Knights Win The 2018 Rocky Mountain Rivalry

The Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps have headed out for their 2018 Drum Corps International summer tour but they still need BK Nation’s help beat the Troopers in the Rocky Mountain Rivalry. Read the rest of the article here.

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Cavaliers Establish Adolph Degrauwe Legacy Award

On Saturday, June 30, The Cavaliers held the fourth annual Ensuring Our Future Benefit to celebrate 2018, the organization’s 70th Anniversary Year. As a special portion of the event, The Cavaliers unveiled the newly established Adolph DeGrauwe Legacy Award as tribute to the man who has impacted generations of Cavaliers and who has set the […]

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SCV + Remo

Our friends at Remo supply the SCV percussion section with the tools they need to perform at the best of their abilities. We can’t thank them enough for the incredible products and customer service they provide! Check out Remo online. Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News – Marching Through

The pulse of the metronome could be heard echoing across the Ontario High School football field all day Friday. More than 150 students, all members of The Battalion Drum & Bugle Corps, from Salt Lake City, were gathered on the football field to practice an entire routine the group will be performing at events across […]

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In The News – Drum Corps International Competition Returns To D.C. Everest

Seven groups from across the country cranked-up the volume to “Eleven” Thursday evening. Organizers said they couldn’t have asked for a nicer day for the event. “We often travel to a different state every day,” said Avery Gurney of the Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps. “It’s a very fun, very fast-paced lifestyle for this short […]

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In The News – Drum And Bugle Corps Competition Returns To Weston

The Northwoods Encore Drum and Bugle Corps Competition returned to D.C. Everest Junior High Thursday evening, bringing seven different corps to the area to put on a performance and show their talents. Each corps consists of a horn line, a drumline, front ensemble and color guard. Each group has about 150 members, and they travel […]

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In The News – Reading Buccaneers’ Classic Will Feature Seven Drum & Bugle Corps Performances At Hempfield High School

Bill Powers remembers a time when central Pennsylvanians could attend several drum and bugle corps shows a summer. The Lancaster Lions hosted an annual summer show at J.P. McCaskey High School, Powers remembers. There were the Hanover Lancers and York White Roses in York County, and occasional shows at Carlisle High School in Cumberland County. […]

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In The News – Spring Valley Student Living Drum Corps Dream In Seattle

When Noah Curtis stumbled upon a video of a show titled “Intergalactic” by the Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps, he fell in love with the group’s style. Spring Valley High School’s Curtis, of Prichard, is spending the summer performing with the group that travels more than 13,000 miles across the United States, competing in […]

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Welcome To Phantom Regiment’s 2018 Hall Of Fame Inductees

Phantom Regiment is pleased to announce three inductees to its Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Cindi Baumgartner, Bill Riebock, and Becky Nelson were selected from a pool of outstanding nominations and will be honored during a ceremony Oct. 13 in Loves Park. They become the 39th, 40th and 41st members of the Phantom Regiment […]

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