NEWS and UPDATES!

Updated: 4-5-07

Jerry Merschon and John Moring would like to get together in California with anyone attending DCI this year. Their email addresses are on the alumni page.

Many thanks go out to Jerry Mershon, Joe Peter, and Karen Price for their contributions to this web site... THANK YOU!

Many QCC Alumni attended the Wedding of Thelma Brown on this date of November 14, 2006. In attendance were Thelma, Rena, and Juanita Brown, Becky Atkins, Cathy and Donna Berry, Cheryl Charleston, Rita Atkins, and Tom Slade.

The alumni has once again decided to have another reunion/dance. The date will be Friday May 27th, 2005. This will be the beginning of Memorial Day weekend. We hope to see you all there!

We ran into Don Collins when he came out to join the Cincinnati Tradition. He still kept his lips after all those years.

The Alumni of QCC have announce that we will have another Reunion/Dance. The date has been moved back to Friday, June 25th from 8:00pm to 1:00am at the Gailey VFW. The Cincinnati Tradition will also be there performing songs from their 2004 show. This could be a great weekend with the DCI Louisville show on the next night! Hope to see you all there!

We're still up in the air about a Reunion/Dance for 2004. If you're interested in helping out and would like to see the reunion again, contact Tom Slade at: tomslade@juno.com

QCC Alumni we ran into at DCI in Orlando this year: Tom Slade, Sally Arbogast Slade, Dan Hartwig, Debbie Bode Hartwig, John Heinold, Billie Phillips Heinold, Dan Acheson, Kathi Gude Heinlein, and Cindy Kessen Foyles. If you were there, let us know!

We heard from Tommy Acheson. You can find his email address on the alumni page.

We added pictures to a 3rd Gallery, Check them out!

Drum Corps International recently featured the Slade Family at the 2002 DCI Finals. You can read it: HERE

We heard from Ken "Woody" Hawkins this week. He found us while surfing the net! He is now listed as found and has an e-mail address in the alumni list. He also has a business web site, take a look at it: kenhawkins.com

Dan Hartwig, Debbie Bode Hartwig, Sally Arbogast Slade, Tom Slade, Linda Neal Miller, Kathi Gude Heinlein all stayed together in Madison for the 2002 DCI Finals. It was one big Party. We ran into Denny Sterwerf at the Grid Iron Bar across the street from the stadium. If you were there, let us know!

Jerry Wagster passed away on June 23rd. He will be missed!

Cadet Alumni who were at the 2002 DCM Show in Harrison, Ohio: Jim & John McArthur, John & Billie (Phillips) Heinold, and Tom Slade. See the picture on the reunion page!

We just addes some missing members we found along with some e-mail address. Welcome to the alumni page, Joe Bauer, John Love, and Lee Blackaby. We also had heard that Linda Dryer had passed away.

We have a date for the 2003 Reunion/Dance. May 10th at the Gailey VFW Hall from 8:00pm to 1:00am. We have added an extra hour so the alumni can talk before the start of the dance. We hope to see you all there!

The reunion went off on Saturday, April 27th. After it was over we went to Budna, just like old times. Then after we closed Budna, Bob Hart, Karen Price, and Terri Fricke came back to the Slade's house and checked out the QCC web page. At 5:00am it was time to call it a night! We all decided to have the reunion/dance go an hour later next year until 1:00am instead of midnight. We hope to see you all there.

Jerry Mershon has sent in his money and said he will be at the reunion/dance this year. He is planning a business trip from California.

Jim Schehr let us know that he is now unable to attend this years reunion, he has an exhibition with the Royal Airs.

We have a lot of new e-mail addresses listed on the alumni page. Please check them out and touch base with everyone. We would like to see a lot of you at the reunion and dance on April 27th.

Jeff "Worm" Wernz wrote us and said, I wanted to take the time to say thank you to you and all the folks who make the Tradition Web site. Being so far from home, for so many years, it's great to know there's one place I can go where things are stable, and the language is the same, "Drumcorps"!!

Jeff "Worm" Wernz wrote and said he would someday like to return to Cincinnati. He also said to write him at his email address: wernz98@hotmail.com

Jim Schehr wrote and said he will be attending the reunion from Illinois.

The Queen City Cadets Alumni would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!

Historical pictures are shortly to come, so watch out for them.

The QCC web page made it to #1 in voting on 12-15-01 at the Marching Arts page. You can place your votes at: http://www.marchingarts.com/links/Drum_Corps/Historical_Sites/

Interest is picking up every day. We still need to find a lot of people. If you have any email address, forward them to: tomslade@juno.com

A correction was made to Jim Schehr's email address, so you can know email him.

We found Jerry Jauch today. He will post an email address later.

Jeff "WORM" Wernz wishes everyone a Happy Thankgiving from Kuwait.

Jeff "LEON" Neal wrote and is interested in getting his 14 year old son to march drum corps.

I ran into Jerry and Charlene Wagster in the Colerain Av. LaRosas on Sunday.

Robert "Willy" Williamson has moved to North Dakota.

Brad Frondorf '66 and '67 says he is in possession of an LP with QCC on it!

We lost Denise Schinner from our mailing list. Anyone know where she is?

Bill Schehr has been drumming on Tuesday nights with Dan Hartwig.

Still looking for missing members if you know of any, email me.

John Heinold, Tom Slade, and Dan Hartwig marched the Veteran's Day Parade in Mt. Healthy with Tradition.

Jim Schehr is marching this season with the Chicago Royal Airs.

I still need help with the Reunion/Dance on April 27th, Any volunteers?

If you have any news, Anything, Email: Tom Slade at: tomslade@juno.com