Drum and Bugle Corps

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CADILLAC - Bowled over by Cadillac-style hospitality on a tour stop last summer, the Americanos Drum and Bugle Corps chose Cadillac for their December audition camp.

Fifty-three hopeful musicians from the Midwest camped out on the Mackinaw Trail gym floor Dec. 18-19 with hopes of making it into the prestigious Division II corps.

Once chosen, members perform throughout the United States during the summer.

Based in Menasha, Wis., the Americanos are one of the country’s oldest drum corps. They have made their reputation with Latin-style themes and outstanding drum and brass lines.

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A Palestinian drum and bugle corps heralded the traditional entry into Bethlehem of the Latin Patriarch from Jerusalem. At midnight, a festive mass is to be held in the Church of the Nativity. Interim Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas is expected to attend the midnight mass - something Israel had not allowed Yasser Arafat to do in the past several years.

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Santa Claus made a special appearance at the event, mingling with youngsters and their parents. The Park City Pride bugle and drum corps performed holiday music, and hot chocolate and cookies were served to everyone.

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Five drum and bugle corps from Dagupan, San Carlos City and from Metro Manila will be participating in the parade aside from three groups of street dancers and 68 groups from various government agencies and non-government organizations.

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The Bridgemen Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps will hold their first rehearsal in 17 years at noon on Jan. 9, at the St. Andrew’s School gymnasium, located at the corner of 4th Street and Broadway.

The first hour will be devoted to administrative functions, enrollment processing and equipment distribution. At 1 p.m., the corps will divide by Color Guard, Percussion, and Brass sections until 5:30 p.m.

The Bridgemen achieved national prominence and numerous championship honors as a competing Junior Drum Corps, representing the city from 1965 through 1987. The group re-established itself in June of 2004 as a Senior Alumni Corps. Its members now range in age from their 20s through 60s.

The first public appearance of the Bridgemen as a Senior unit will be in the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade, scheduled for May 30.

There is still room for those interested in performing with the Bridgemen. Anyone over the age of 21 with percussion, brass, or color guard experience is welcome to join.

Additional sponsors and donations for equipment are also needed. For more information about the Bridgemen, contact: The Bridgemen Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, P.O. Box 354, Bayonne, NJ 07002 or via the internet at www.bridgemen.info.

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The New York State Racing and Wagering Board on Thursday revoked the charitable gaming licenses of the Syracuse Brigadiers for a year, shutting down the multimillion-dollar bingo operation that supports a drum and bugle corps with five national championships over the past eight years.

The two members of the board said during their ruling in Albany they concurred with a hearing officer who concluded the Brigadiers were guilty of all 28 charges of charitable gaming rules violations brought against them.

The charges include paying people to conduct bingo sessions, improperly spending bingo earnings and organizing the bingo operation in violation of state regulations.

The board also ruled that all members of the Brigadiers who were involved in those bingo violations will be prohibited from participating in charitable gaming in the future. The board would not immediately identify those people.

Brigadiers officials expressed disbelief and anger about the ruling and vowed to pursue a court challenge, if possible.

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