Fulton Gauchos To Sponsor 1st Contest
By Joe Price
DCN July 11, 1962
Fulton, N.Y., June 20 - Don Brown, Business Manager announced that the Fulton Gauchos will sponsor their first big contest on Sat., Sept. 8. The contest will be held at the Milray Speedway, which is 3 miles south of Fulton on Route 57. The show will start at 8 P.M. Competition will be among all top N.Y. State Senior Corps.
The Fulton Gauchos were organized in September, 1960 and did not enter the M&M class until this season. They have an outstanding record in the field of parade work and concerts. The corps is made up of men with previous experience. The Gauchos have an able staff of well known instructors, consisting of Len McMannus on music; Dick Mercurio, drums; and John Laskowski, drill. All of these instructors made their mark with the famous Syracuse Brigadiers.
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2 Comments:
Thanx for posting Tom! Now for those who are viewing this pic. for the first time... Can you please give a detailed description of the uniform?
Tom, thanks for the "who's who"...Dave Firenzi taught the horn line when I was a Baritone from '80-'82.
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