The Sky Ryders return
The Sky Ryders, a drum and bugle corps based in Hutchinson from about 1955 to 1990, will have a reunion here in late July.
The reunion will coincide with a Drum Corps International show, slated for July 26 at Gowans Stadium. Tickets for Starlite Drum-o-Rama can be purchased at Sunflower Electric Supply Inc., 100 West 2nd, or by calling (888) 547-6478.
An after-show party for Sky Ryders’ alumni and friends is slated July 26 at the Anchor Inn, 126 South Main. On Saturday, a picnic is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Carey Park for Sky Ryders’ families. That night, a buffet dinner for adults will start at 7 p.m. at the Grand Prairie Hotel and Convention Center, 1400 North Lorraine.
The cost is $75 per Sky Ryder family, which includes a reunion T-shirt and DVD.
Texas-based organizer Craig Coldren is requesting payments by July 4. They can be mailed to: Sky Ryder Alumni, 2953 Firewheel Drive, Rockwall, Texas 75032, or to: 3500 Oakgate Dr., No. 3206, San Antonio, Texas 78230. Coldren can be e-mailed at: ccoldren@satx.rr.com.
More information is available at http://skyrydersdrumcorps.tripod.com.
