Squires

Watkins Glen, NY United States
Founded: 1964

Inactive Junior

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Results from final championship competition of the year Position: 207 Position 200+ indicates Division II, DCA Class A or DCI Open Class as appropriate to the year, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps, Position 500+ indicates International Division, and Position 999 indicates position unknown Score: 45.950
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The Squires was a junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Watkins Glen, New York. The corps was formed in 1964, under the sponsorship of the American Legion, spearheaded by Vern Alling, Chuck Calhoun, and Carl Usley, who were just trying to keep the kids off the street. Those kids' inaugural performance was on Memorial Day, 1965.

The corps was primarily a parade organization for the first several years, with the occasional field competition thrown in. A miserable 18th place at the 1969 New York American Legion Championship convinced the Squires' leadership, however, that greater emphasis on field performance might be a good career path.

By 1971 the Squires had a feeder corps, the Pages, as well as a winter guard group, and they were performing somewhere year 'round somewhere in the area. And they began to win on the field; the Penn York Class B Championship was the first. Long-time DCI voice Steve Rondinaro was reporting the group's progress for a local radio station about now, at age 16.

The Squires' first tour took place in 1973, the year they won the Penn York Championships. With DCI Championships held just 25 miles away in 1974, the corps competed and slipped into associate membership with a 24th place Open Class finish. They moved up to 13th in 1975, the peak of their DCI accomplishments. Other respectable finishes continued, however, including a 1977 third place in the U.S. Open. The corps' success was drawing a large percentage of its membership from outside the Watkins Glen area.

The demands and expense of national competition caught up with the Squires eventually, however, and they were unable to field a corps in 1982. But alumni could look back with pride on the group's accomplishments: first or second place in nearly 100 contests, four consecutive state championships, and five top-25 DCI finishes. Proud work for a small-town corps.

[DCW, 11/03, p.8]

Members (21)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Barnes, Tim	Baritone	1975 to 1976
Calhoun , Carol	Color Guard	1976 to 1981
Calhoun, Bill	Snare	1964 to 1968; 1971 to 1975
Chadwick, Lynn	Lead Soprano	1979 to 1982
Edsall, Mark	Baritone	1972 to 1975
Holman, Lee	Cymbals	1972 to 1974
Holman, Lee	Color Guard	1975 to 1977
Kazalski, Michael	Contrabass	1976 to 1978
Lodge Westerling, Peggy	Hornline	1971 to 1979
Mitchell, Douglas	Drum Line	1981
Morley, Scott	Snare Line	1973 to 1978
Ochs, Terry	Snare	1976
Schimizzi, Patti	color guard	1969 to 1970
Schimizzi, Patti	drum line	1971 to 1975; 1977
Smyder, John	Snare	1968 to 1974
Spena, Jud	brass	1964 to 1981
Strong, Bettelynn	Flag	1972 to 1974
Strong, Dale	Soprano Bugle	1980 to 1981
Whitaker, Patricia	Baritone/Contra Bass	1980 to 1981
White, Jack	Soprano	1980 to 1981
racey, les	1st soprano	1979

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Watkins Glen Squires 1985 from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Jud Spena

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,BS1-BlackLetters(Site)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,Hat1-Beret(Site)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,JW1-CrossedSwords(Site)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,Pin1-RedKnight(RE-3.0)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,Pin3-WhiteBlackLetters(DCOM)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,PN1-BlackOnWhite(Site)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,Tag1-IAmASquiresBooster(Site)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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424-427, Watkins Glen Squires from the Steve Vickers Collection

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Echoes in the Valley by Jud Spena from the Steve Vickers Collection

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Members (21)