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NWDCA History and Championship List
PNWDC DCI Standings – PNW in DCI since 1972
Inaugural Parades – Presidental Parades
Canadian Confusion – Edmonton All-Girl Band vs Alberta Girls
Judging The 70’s – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, June 2021 issue.
Optirama -Alpha or Omega – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, July 2021 issue.
Thunderbirds – Cascade Cadets History – Unraveling the early years. Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, August 2021 issue.
Tri-Cities Water Follies Parade – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, September 2021 issue.
1975 – A Year of Change – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, October 2021 issue.
Pendleton Senior D&BC – History. Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, November 2021 issue.
Mike Stefanowicz Biography – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, November 2021 issue.
PNWDC.com, Who Are We? – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, December 2021 issue.
The Golden Skyliners of AL Post #3 – Great Falls Montana. Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, January 2022 issue.
PNWDC History 1886 thru 1960 – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, February 2022 issue.
Columbians History – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, March 2022 issue.
Competition or Exhibition – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, April 2022 issue.
Portland Hawks History – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, May 2022 issue.
Cascade Thunderbird Drum Majors – A history. Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, June 2022 issue.
Drum Corps of West Seattle – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, October 2022 issue.
The DC of Everett Washington – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, January 2023 issue.
The Rise and Fall of Senior DC in the Pacific NW – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, February 2023 issue.
The Drum Corps of Whatcom County WA – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, March 2023 issue.
Washington State SAL Corps – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, April 2023 issue.
Corps of the North – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, May 2023 issue.
1970 Portland AL Nationals – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, June 2023 issue.
Drumkhana – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, July 2023 issue.
A Lesson from History – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, November 2023 issue.
Fraternal Order of Eagles DC History – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, December 2023 issue.
Legacy of the Seattle Hurricanes – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, January 2024 issue.
Pass in Review – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, February 2024 issue.
PNW National Champions – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, March 2024 issue.
PNW National Champion List – Since the March 2024 DCW issue came out, we’ve had revisions to the list.
PNW All-Girl Drum Corps – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, April 2024 issue.
DC Population by State – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, May 2024 issue.
Mike Duffy – A PNW Original R2– Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, June 2024 issue.
1962 Seattle World’s Fair – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, June 2024 issue.
The Drum Corps of the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, November 2024 issue.
PNWDC Bus History – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, December 2024 issue.
Seattle Drill Teams – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, January 2025 issue.
Birth of Color Guards in the PNW – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, February 2025 issue.
DC of the Olympic Peninsula – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, March 2025 issue.
Birth of DC in Western Canada – Reprinted with permission from Drum Corps World, April 2025 issue.
The following articles were submitted by a member from Oregon.
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Pendleton Senior History – as seen in Drum Corps World