1972

All American Individual Contest:

Snare - Steve Chorazy - 87.60 - 2nd

Corps Members

Drum Major: Michael DePaemelaere

Guard Captains: Gail Jones & Erna Lindahl

Cindy Bartram, Phoebe Bohart, Becky Dundas, Marian Emmons, Val Fitzsimmons, Lynne Jones, Vickie Lipp, JoAnne Lucey, Wendy Lynch, Roxy Monterastelli, Julie Shutts, Debbie Aanestad, Alana Beard, Kim Frielinghausen, Kathy Gerdom, Linette Godtfreig, Dianne Gullette, Coleen Mackin, Linda Moffett, Pam Nickerson, Karen Norgaard, DeeAnne Olson, Kelli Payton, Renee Penton, Carolyn Reese, Ellen Runge, Becky Schauss, Janet Schmidt, Bobbi Siegoski, Betsy Tedford, Kim Weed, Honora Whitaker, Ken Barbe, Rick Burge, Tom Brown, Gabe Luchetta, Craig Patton, Dick Rausch, Farrell Cherry, Ken Garrett, Kirby Nickerson, Bob Hart, Bob Marshall, John Moore, Mike Jedziniak, Tom Sisco, Roxy Sparks, Brian Peterson, Jim Wilson, John Aanestad, Steve Bon, Mike Doherty, Suzette English, Dave Esher, Goldie Esher, Ken Klug, Keith Koski, John Lau, Casey Smith, Greg Wahl, Jane Anderson, Scott Barella, Martin Bertagnole, West Roberts, Christie Sparks, Ronnie Brooks, Barb Keralis, Jamie Kraen, Tracy Macy, Cherri Rogers, Terry Smith, Dave Thorpe, Greg Bassett,, Norm Kozak, Barton York, Chick Grim, Len Grim, Doug Hemler, Don Soffe, Brian Brown, Tom Chorazy, Andy Esher, Brett Hede, Mike Keralis, Ron Burlingame, Dave Dundas, Frank Fyock, Randy Kelly, Steve Sanchez, Kristy Berge, Bob Bertagnole, Jim O’Hearn, John O’Hearn, Ray Powders, Charley Esher, Les Olsen, Warren Schaeffer

News Stories

From the “Drums Along the Rockies” program book (Casper, WY)

From the “Festival of Music” program book (Anaheim, CA)

The Troopers were organized in December 1957. Officially known as the Casper Junior Drum and Bugle Corps, Incorporated, the founding of this nonprofit organization was the fulfillment of an idea Jim Jones had for a long time. Jones, Casper businessman, had two objectives in mind. First, to provide the community with a character-building organization, and second, to develop a drum and bugle corps that would be the pride of Wyoming.

While the Corps is made up of both girls and boys, the color guards are restricted to girls. Their job is to carry the United States and Wyoming colors, and the flags of the original sponsoring organizations in all performances. The Troopers have distinguished themselves as nationally tough competitors. Wyoming can be justifiably proud.

From Drum Corps News - August 9, 1972 (by Dale Karrigan)

Casper Troopers must have reached back into their old music files to come up with their 1972 opener of Ghost Riders In the Sky, which, much to my surprise, is quite a fine selection anyway.

It appears as if “F” Troop reached back into their old drill files also as they are marching a very “straight” M&M show very reminiscent of the Troopers of say five years ago, lots of company fronts. for one was very disappointed the Troopers dropped their imaginative production number of Western Tableau. Replacing this selection is a very fine arrangement of Black Saddle. If the Troopers could only improve upon their drum score (execution and GE) then perhaps they would be again sharing the crowns of victory as the other captions usually run 1, 2 and 3.