Colts Virtual Cooktruck: August 2013

Saturday, August 10, 2013

LET'S GO RED TEEEEAAAAMMMM!!!!!!!!!

Today is Saturday August 10th- It's Finals and Dismissal Day

Housing: Ball State University
2000 University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306

You are Here:

Today's forecast: 82 and partly cloudy
For an updated forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Muncie+IN+USIN0452:1:US

INFO:

Saturday 08/10 Indianapolis, IN
DCI Finals Competition
TTTH: (2 hour return from show)
Housing: Ball State University
2000 University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306
TTTS: 2 hour
Show Name: Drumline Battle Competition &
Drum Corps International Finals
Show Site: Georgia Street/Lucas Oil Stadium
500 S Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Show Start Time: 5:30 PM
Corps in Competition: Top 12 Corps from Friday

Season Wrap Up Events – The season wrap up
and corps dismissal will be held at the end of our
scheduled events and after equipment check in
on Saturday in Indy. Tentative times would be at
2:00 pm or at Midnight, pending our last
performance timeline. Plan approximately two
hours. All staff and members are expected to
attend. Students will be dismissed from
downtown Indy following the ceremony. Our
tentative location is Military Park.
Trucks will depart early evening for the return to
Dubuque, and buses will return to Dubuque at
the end of the Saturday evening DCI events,

departing Indy between 12:30 am and 2:30 am.

Season Wrap Up Events – The season wrap up and corps dismissal will be held at the end of our

scheduled events and after equipment check in on Saturday in Indy. Tentative times would be at

2:00 pm or at Midnight, pending our last performance timeline. Plan approximately two

hours. All staff and members are expected to attend. Students will be dismissed from

downtown Indy following the ceremony. Our tentative location is Military Park.

Trucks will depart early evening for the return to Dubuque, and buses will return to Dubuque at

the end of the Saturday evening DCI events, departing Indy between 12:30 am and 2:30 am.

Schedule:
tba

HEY! What's cookin'?

Meal 1-

Pancakes

Bacon

Fruit

Cereal/Milk
PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 2-

Spaghetti with meatballs

Garlic Toast or garlic cheese biscuits

Fruit

PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Your cooks:

Tom H
Marja
Lisa C
TJ H
Dianne H
Dan W

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FINAL DAY of 2013:

There are still great seats available for DCI Finals week in Indianapolis! Parents, do everything you can to get there! www.dci.org has all the information you need to find a seat!

This is a great way to share and understand this experience your student has had.

Regardless, and no matter what it takes, make every effort to join us on our last days of tour! It will be a memory you will share for a lifetime!

Be sure to watch the COLTS facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheColts?fref=ts) which is always a flurry of information and photos. As always, go to www.colts.org for detailed information.

Thursday, August 08, 2013

LET'S GO RED TEEEEAAAAMMMM!!!!!!!!!

Today is Thursday August 8th- It's a Quarterfinals Day!!!!

Housing: Ball State University
2000 University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306

You are Here:

Today's forecast: 80 and isolated storms
For an updated forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Muncie+IN+USIN0452:1:US

INFO:

Indianapolis, INThursday, August 8, 2013 - 10:00 AM
DCI World Championship Prelims

Event Details

Ticket Information

Buy Tickets

Buy Group Tickets

Venue Address

Lucas Oil Stadium
500 S. Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46225

Performing Corps

Listed in reverse order of performance.

Lineup not available at this time.

Read more: http://www.dci.org/schedule/#ixzz2bKyZv9hw
Show Name: Drum Corps International World
Championships Prelims
Show Site: Lucas Oil Stadium
500 S Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Show Start Time: 10:30 AM
Corps in Competition: ALL (Open & World) (approximate performance time between 6:30
and 7:31 pm)
Theater event – BIG LOUD AND LIVE, nation wide in 450+ theaters of the top 15.

We will return immediately following our performance time.

Colts triangle ceremony upon

return to Ball State, approximately 11:00 PM.

Schedule:
630am- wake/meal 1
715am- depart on buses
730am-745am- stretch
730-850am- guard sectionals
730-855 percussion sectionals (825 percussion ensemble)
750-820am- brass visual
825-855- brass
9-1040am- ensemble
1045am- run thru
11am- load buses
1115am- EPL
1245pm- depart to show site
245pm- arrive
445pm- bus to gate
5pm- gate
518pm- TAKE THE FIELD COLTS!
550pm- picture
620pm- load (cook depart)
730pm- depart for housing site
9pm- return/snack
945pm- triangles
11pm- LIGHTS OUT!

HEY! What's cookin'?

Meal 1-

Pancakes

Bacon

Fruit
Cereal/Milk
PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 2-

Tacos

Pudding/granola bars

Fruit

Veggie

PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 3-

Mushroom Gravy burgers

Mashed with gravy

Veggie

PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 4-

Ravioli

Garlic Toast

Pretzels with cheese

PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Stopping in to see the corps?? When you visit the Colts on tour, get to our housing site as early in the day as you can to give us .And, when you come, please consider bringing 300 homemade cookies (your kids favorite is great) and/or fresh fruit or vegetables for 200! Feel free to bring bananas or any other fresh fruit! They will love you for it!

MAIL TIME!!!!!

As a reminder, our remaining mail drops are:

August 7 - 9
General Delivery
Hold for Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
(Member Name)
Muncie Post Office
501 West Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302-9998

Your cooks:

Tom H
Marja
Lisa C
TJ H
Dianne H
Dan W

LOOKING AHEAD INTO THE WEEK:

Parents and friends! Don’t miss the final runs of the 2013 season! It may be Friday or on Saturday. This is a great way to

share and understand this experience your student has had.

Regardless, and no matter what it takes, make every effort to join us on our last days of tour! It will be a memory you will share for a lifetime!

Season Wrap Up Events – The season wrap up and corps dismissal will be held at the end of our

scheduled events and after equipment check in on Saturday in Indy. Tentative times would be at

2:00 pm or at Midnight, pending our last performance timeline. Plan approximately two

hours. All staff and members are expected to attend. Students will be dismissed from

downtown Indy following the ceremony. Our tentative location is Military Park.

Trucks will depart early evening for the return to Dubuque, and buses will return to Dubuque at

the end of the Saturday evening DCI events, departing Indy between 12:30 am and 2:30 am.

Be sure to watch the COLTS facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheColts?fref=ts) which is always a flurry of information and photos. As always, go to www.colts.org for detailed information.

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

GEAR UP RED TEAM FANS!!

Today is Wednesday August 7th- It's a rehearsal day

Housing: Ball State University
2000 University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306

You are Here:

Today's forecast: 82 and scattered storms
For an updated forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Muncie+IN+USIN0452:1:US

I & E Day!

I&E: Various places on Georgia Street.
I & E Times TBA (Colts in am, Cadets in pm)

Schedule:
6am- field liners up and to field
7am- pit and i@e up
730am- put to truck to unload
8am- wake/meal 1
830am- i@e depart in staff bus with sack lunch
845am- depart for truck
920am- stretch
930-115pm- sectionals
115-215pm- meal 2 at field
215-615pm- visual
615-715pm- meal 3 at field
715-930pm- ensemble
930pm- move to stadium
10pm- run thru
1030pm- depart
1045pm- meal 4
1145pm- GOOD NIGHT COLTS!

HEY! What's cookin'?

Meal 1-

Scrambled Eggs
Blueberry Muffin
Breakfast Meat

Sausage Links/Patty
Fruit

Cereal/Milk
PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 1.5
Fruit Snack

Meal 2-

Pizza Burger
Party Potatoes

Veggie
PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 3-

Potato Bar

PB&J/Juice/Pickles

Meal 4-
Postcard Pizza
Must Goes
PB&J/Juice/Pickles

MAIL TIME!!!!!

As a reminder, our remaining mail drops are:

August 7 - 9
General Delivery
Hold for Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
(Member Name)
Muncie Post Office
501 West Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302-9998

Your cooks:

Head Cook- Judy H- leaves

Tom H
Marja
Lisa C
TJ H
Dianne H
Ed E- leaves
Dan W
Jill H- sews
Mary Beth C- sews