Episode 6 - Troopers Inactive For 2006

10/10/2005 32 min
Episode 6 - Troopers Inactive For 2006

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Episode Synopsis

Episode 6 of Box Center is now
available for download.
Covered in this week's edition of Box
Center:

1961 Tribute Show
Feedback
Request for 1966 Tribute Show material


Junior


LiveWire Interview of George Hopkins on DCP

Troopers Not Fielding Corps In 2006
Timeline
September 26 - DCI Board of Directors votes to "terminate the
membership of the Troopers from Casper, Wyoming due to internal
and external compliance issues, spanning several years". (Drum Corps Planet).
Troopers Executive Director Matthew Krum resigns.
September 29 -  DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson
suggests "that the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps not march competitively in the summer of 2006".
(Casper Star-Tribune).
Mike Ottoes named Interim Executive Director of the Troopers. (Troopers Web Site)
October 2 - Troopers decide to go inactive for the 2006
season. (Casper Star-Tribune,

Troopers Web Site).
October 9 - Troopers Board of Directors President Ted
Gilbert refuses to resign from the board, despite demands from former Trooper members, staff, and board members.
(Casper Star-Tribune).





Staff hirings


Willis to serve as Teal Sound percussion caption head
Overturf
returns as Revolution percussion caption head
Tye,
Sullivan, VanDoren to lead Blue Stars in 2006

Bluecoats seek operations director



Mandarins to perform with Sacramento Youth Symphony
Phantom Regiment
drum line to headline PASIC


DCI 2005 DVD Update


Senior
2006 DCA World Championship
location announced
2006 DCA hotel reservation
information
DCA executive officer elections


Europe


2005 DCUK Championships results
Open Class Champions - Senators
A Class Champions - Southern Aurora
Junior Class Champions - Staffordshire Knights
Cadet Class Champions - 37th Kingswood Cadets



2005 BYBA Championships results
Division 1 Champions - Northern Star
Division 2 Champions - Distant Thunder
Division 3 Champions - Warwick Girls
Division 4 Champions - Phantom Knights
Cadet Champions - Upton Youth Band




Japan
Drum Corps
Japan Autumn Preview
Information about Drum Corps Japan
Japanese drum corps which have competed in DCI/DCA


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