1974
Music
Yankee Doodle Medley
Yellow Rose of Texas
The Virginian
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Awards & Recognitions
DCI Finals Placement: 5th place - 85.65
DCI Individual and Ensemble Contest:
Snare: Steve Chorazy - 94.30 - Champion
Corps Members
Drum Major: Michael DePaemelaere
Guard Captains: Alana Beard & Marian Emmons
Cindy Bartram, Ruth Bedsaul, Lisa Frielinghausen, Gail Gifford, Dianne Gullette, Vickie Lipp, JoAnne Lucey, Rhea Ramsey, Cheryl Roberts, LeaAnne Santori, Honora Whitaker, Debbie Aanestad, Linda Broshious, Debbie Cheatham, Judy Cross, Marsha Emmons, Kim Frielinghausen, Debbie Gottfried, Kelli Kellch, Rian Kohls, Rachel Korthas, Kelly Lanham, Liz LeClere, Coleen Mackin, Carolyn Reese, Skarland Sannes, Janet Schmidt, Bobbi Siegoski, Bonnie Smith, Shelly Soffe, Roxy Sparks, Betsy Tedford, Loni Thornberry, Debbie Weirshar, Cindy Works, Jill Wright, Ken Barbe, Vince Bartels, Steve Chorazy, Gabe Luchetta, Bob Marshall, Brad Meyer, Pat Moran, Leonard Thomas, Billy York, Les Bowron, David Leo, Tom Sisco, Guy Southward, Russ Daniels, Eric Fernelius, Karlene Lewallen, Ken Ross, Marty Campion, John Tripeny, John McArthur, Gary McIntosh, Ann Perkins, Scott Barella, Steve Bon, Mike Doherty, Knute Holian, John Lau, Jim McArthur, Jim Mikowski, Greg Wahl, Mike West, Ron Brooks, Larry Davis, Dan McAfee, Brion Peterson, Christie Sparks,, Steve Tyburczy, Doug Brooks, Monique Eckman, Dan Elsworth, Joe Hunter, Barb Keralis, Jamie Kraen, Steve Trestik, Tracy Macy, Terry Smith, Lori Thomas, Greg Bassett, John Stickler, Barton York, Chuck Grim, Lenny Grim, Don Soffe, Dave Dundas, Charley Esher, Jerry Johnson, Ken Kozak, Stan Wolfe, Brian Brown, Bob Dundas, Ron Gasser, Jim O’Hearn, Vern Stees, Kristy Berge, Karen Daniel, Jon Grusendorf, Jack Harbison, Randy Kelly, Bob Bertagnole, Dave Bertagnole, Dave Homce, Melana Lachelt, Marty Sanchez
From the DCI Yearbook
TROOPERS HOLD 11 NATIONAL TITLES - Noted for their distinctive western flavor, the Troopers blend melodically their music with their maneuvers, relying on the total picture to present the corps’ balance of sound and motion that cannot fail to thrill And inspire their viewers. This combined with their superior marching abilities over the years have repeatedly brought crowds to their feet.
The corps’ philosophy can be summed up in three words: Honor, Loyalty, and Dedication. Although these words are not the sole possession of the Troopers alone, the words have special meaning coming from the corps Director, Jim Jones. He is the impetus of the Trooper Tradition and the Troopers hold tight to this feeling. It can be described best, perhaps in the ending words of the corps’ song: “set your sights on something that is far above. We give meaning to why the west was won.”
Unique to the drum corps world, the citizens of Casper go to no ends to show their deep feelings for thee young men and women and what they have done for Casper, and the whole state of Wyoming. The Troopers now hold 11 national titles including multiple wins at VFW Nationals, World Open, CYO Nationals and North American Invitational contests.
DCI West: On July 2, the site was set in Boise, Idaho for the first DCI Western Regional competition. It was early in the season and all eyes were on the defending national champion Santa Clara Vanguard to be the top corps. But as one of the early surprises, the Casper Troopers won the show leaving a stunned Vanguard corps. Another surprise was the Concord Blue Devils, who elicited promising hopes of gaining entrance to DCI in 1974. In the Drums Along the Rockies shows that followed, the Blue Devils made a grand showing, boasting a very good horn line.
The finals scores were as follows:
DCI North: The fourth DCI regional championship contest was held on August 11, in Toronto, Canada. The line-up for the show was great and the competition was sure to be tight. With only a few defeats on their record, the Santa Clara Vanguard began to make their move. The excellent showing of preseason, the Vanguard won the contest over the Casper Troopers. The Vanguard seemed ready now to take a stand and defend their national title of 1973. With Madison, Kingsmen and Muchachos waiting to grasp the title away, this wouldn’t be an easy job for any corps.
