CHICAGO’S THANKSGIVING PARADE!
Mr. Bonslater is floating the idea for members and alumni to participate in this highly publicized and attended in this parade in Downtown Chicago. Spread the news!

GOOD DEED
Pioneer buses helped out Mr. Fugh’s River West Pizza & Tavern with a 3 day bus load of customers to the Alpine Valley outdoor concert. They heard the group, “PHISH”, a nationally known band…The concert drew between 15,000 -20,000 fans each day! We also drove a load from a wedding party in Madison to the concert.

PATCHES COMING
While having them made in China, they will be given to all who participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

AIR-CONDITIONING!
Pioneer buses #69 and #71 have undergone extensive air conditioner repairs by the ABC Bus Company in Faribault, Minnesota. They are now cool and happy! Bus #75 is now up in Faribault receiving air conditioning TLC

MIDWEST DRUM CORPS ALUMNI PICNIC
A picnic will take place on Saturday, September 28th, at the Fox River Forest Preserve in Barrington, Illinois from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm. Alumni members from all of the Midwest Corps have been meeting every year for the past 10 years. Bring your own food. They have BBQ grills, pavilion, lots of table, and modern/clean indoor restrooms. There is no fee. Just come and meet friends. The coordinator is Adrianne Kaplan (Royal Aires, Spartans, & Morton Grove Cougars). You can contact her at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

BINGO HELP
It is always needed. We have bingo on Wednesday evenings at the St. Francis Lion’s Club, and Saturday evenings at the United Seniors (Dr. Cecil Austin is helping on Saturday nights! Come and say hi!). Our Saturday Progressive game’s payoff is high right now at $3,800.00!

SMILE.AMAZON.COM
Don’t forget to use this email address when using Amazon! You will get great deals and they will donate a portion of your purchase amount to the Pioneer! It’s easy to use. To get started, just email the above address and follow the prompts. When asked which organization you’d like to help, list Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps. THANK YOU!

GOOD DEED!
Pioneer will be renting out some brass, percussion, and front ensemble instruments to the
Ihbhear Performance Ensemble from Wicklow, Ireland for their Sound Sport performance at the DCI Championship in Indianapolis on August 9th.

NOTE!
Life is like riding a bicycle.
You need to keep pedaling to keep your balance….

BETTER EVERY DAY!
Garry Owen

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