Finals, Show Day; Muncie & Indianapolis, IN

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Current housing is: Emens Auditorium at Ball State University, 1800 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47306

Next housing is: Your Home

Announcements

• If you're joining us for finals, pick up some fresh fruit and/or vegetables and deliver them to the cooktruck.  The kids can't get enough of them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

8:30 AM - Wake/Meal 1

9:30 AM - Check in equipment and uniforms by section
11:30 AM - EPL (sack meal option for meals 3 & 4; all cleaning crews done during this time)

1:30 PM - Season wrap up
~3:30 PM - Dismissal and final pack up
4:30 PM - Depart for Indianapolis
6:00 PM - Arrive at auxiliary lot (672 W McCarty St, Indianapolis) and unload buses
6:30 PM - First corps
6:45 PM - B. Party and Twit depart, empty
10:35 PM - Scores
11:00 PM - BIS
11:15 PM - Depart-Mike bus to airport, staff bus to Dubuque with stops en route
~6:30 AM - Arrive in Dubuque (Central Time Zone) 

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Pancakes
Hash Brown Patty
Meal 1 Must Goes

Meal 2

Hot Dogs
Miscellaneous Veggies & Fruits
Must Goes

Meal 3

Sack Lunch-Deli Ham & Turkey, Cheese
Chips
Apple

Meal 4

On Own

DCI's Best Volunteers

Joel Bruce

Kristi Verkuilen
Kathy Gehrig
Leeanne Harrington
Bill Harrington
Staci Bruce
JJ Miller
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Semifinals, Show Day; Muncie & Indianapolis, IN

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Current housing is: Emens Auditorium at Ball State University, 1800 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47306

Next housing is: Same housing

Announcements

• If you're joining us for finals, pick up some fresh fruit and/or vegetables and deliver them to the cooktruck.  The kids can't get enough of them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

7:00 AM - Wake/Meal 1

7:45 AM - Depart for fields
8:00 AM - Full corps stretch

8:15 AM - Sectional warm up
9:00 AM - Ensemble
10:00 AM - Run
10:15 AM - Warm down & transition; load equipment
10:45 AM - Buses depart for housing (pit, props, scaffolding return in vans as needed)
11:00 AM - Meal 2

12:45 PM - Depart
2:30 PM - Warm up in Military Park
4:10 PM - Load buses in Military Park
4:25 PM - Unload buses at stadium
4:40 PM - Gate
4:58 PM - Perform
5:20 PM - Wrap up
5:45 PM - Pizza meal at buses; load trucks and buses
6:30 PM - Buses and trucks move to aux lot; free time
9:30 PM - Age outs back to buses to change
9:45 PM - Age outs walk back to stadium
10:00 PM - Age outs seated in stadium
10:15 PM - Colts and Colt Cadets back in stadium for recognition ceremony (section will be sent out via Remind)
11:02 PM - Age out ceremony
11:20 PM - Clear stadium, return to buses
11:40 PM - BIS
11:45 PM - Depart for Ball State
1:15 AM - Arrive at housing (no access to showers)
1:45 AM - Lights out

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Breakfast Burritos
Fruit

Meal 2

Italian Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Corn
Watermelon

Meal 3

Pizza in Lot

Meal 4

PB & J and Cereal

DCI's Best Volunteers

Joel Bruce

Kristi Verkuilen
Kathy Gehrig
Leeanne Harrington
Bill Harrington
Staci Bruce
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Prelims, Show Day; Muncie and Indianapolis, IN

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Current housing is: Emens Auditorium at Ball State University, 1800 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47306

Next housing is: Same housing

Announcements

• If you're joining us for finals, pick up some fresh fruit and/or vegetables and deliver them to the cooktruck.  The kids can't get enough of them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

7:00 AM - Wake/Meal 1

7:50 AM - Depart for practice fileds
8:00 AM - Full corps stretch

8:30 AM - Visual
9:15 AM - Sectional warm up
10:15 AM - Ensemble
11:45 AM - Run
12:00 PM - Warm down & transition
12:15 PM - Return to housing (pit, props, and afternoon scaffolding in vans after loading)
12:30 PM - Meal 2

2:15 PM - Depart
4:00 PM - Warm up in Military Park
5:10 PM - Guard move inside for warm up
5:40 PM - Load buses in Military Park & depart for stadium
5:55 PM - Unload buses at gate
6:15 PM - Gate
6:32 PM - Perform
7:00 PM - Jolesch photo
7:15 PM - Load trucks and buses
7:30 PM - Wonder Woman depart with cooks
8:15 PM - Trucks and buses depart for Ball State
10:00 PM - Meal 4 (access to showers)
11:30 PM - Lights out

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Egg Pucks
Sausage Patty
Deli Ham
Hash Brown Patty
Muffin
Banana

Meal 2

Butt Chops
Salted Potatoes
Carrots
Watermelon

Meal 3

Sack Lunch Sandwiches - Deli Ham, Deli Turkey, American Cheese
Chips
Apple

Meal 4

Hamburgers
Corn Dogs
Potato Rounds
Must Goes Palooza
Dessert

DCI's Best Volunteers

Joel Bruce

Kristi Verkuilen
Kathy Gehrig
Leeanne Harrington
Bill Harrington
Staci Bruce
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Rehearsal & Banquet Day; Muncie, IN

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Current housing is: Emens Auditorium at Ball State University, 1800 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47306

Next housing is: Same housing

Announcements

• If you're joining us for finals, pick up some fresh fruit and/or vegetables and deliver them to the cooktruck.  The kids can't get enough of them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

8:30 AM - Wake/Meal 1

9:25 AM - Depart for practice fields
9:45 AM - Full corps stretch

10:15 AM - Visual-brass on F1, guard on F2, battery on F3
12:15 PM - Meal 2 (brought to field)
12:45 PM - Watch Colt Cadets run through

1:00 PM - Sectionals-brass on F1, guard on F2, brass on F3

4:45 PM - Transition to run
5:00 PM - Run
5:15 PM - Warm down & transition
5:30 PM - Load truck
6:15 PM - Depart for housing
6:30 PM - Dress and shower for banquet
7:30 PM - Depart for banquet
7:45 PM - Arrive at banquet
8:00 PM - Banquet and meal

11:30 PM - Return from banquet (no access to showers)

12:00 AM - Lights out

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Egg Bake
Sausage
Fruit

Meal 2

Chicken Patty Sandwich
Cheese
Italian Pasta Salad

Meal 3

Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers
French Fries
Baked Beans
Fruit

Meal 4

BANQUET

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Joel Bruce

Kristi Verkuilen
Kathy Gehrig
Leeanne Harrington
Bill Harrington
Staci Bruce
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Rehearsal Day; Muncie, IN

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Current housing is: Emens Auditorium at Ball State University, 1800 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47306

Next housing is: Same housing

Announcements

• If you're joining us for finals, pick up some fresh fruit and/or vegetables and deliver them to the cooktruck.  The kids can't get enough of them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

8:45 AM - Crews depart for remote fields
9:30 AM - Wake/Meal 1
10:25 AM - Load buses for remote fields

11:00 AM - Full corps stretch; pit unload first

11:30 AM - Get equipment off truck
11:45 AM - Visual-brass on F1, guard on F2, battery on F3
1:45 PM - Meal 2 (brought to field)

2:30 PM - Sectionals-guard on F1 while brass warms up then F2, brass on F2 for warm up then F1, battery on F3

5:00 PM - Meal 3 (brought to field)
6:00 PM - Sectional warm up in stadium
6:20 PM - Ensemble in stadium

9:450 PM - Run
10:00 PM - Warm down & transition; load and move equipment
10:45 PM - Depart for housing (van pit if needed)

11:00 PM - Meal 4

12:30 AM - Lights out

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Karen's French Toast
Sausage Links
Fruit

Meal 2

BBQ Chicken
Tortilla Shells
Pasta Salad

Meal 3

Beef Casserole
Veggie
Fruit

Meal 4

Loaded Nachos
Tortilla Chips
Apple Crisp

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Joel Bruce

Staci Bruce
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Show Day; Erie, PA

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Current housing is: North East High School, 1901 Freeport Rd, North East, PA 16428
Show site is: : Sox Harrison Field, 220 Scotland Rd, Edinboro, PA 16412

Next housing is: Emens Auditorium at Ball State University, 1800 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47306

Announcements

• We are also short of cooks tomorrow (Muncie, IN).  Check out the 2019 Cook's Calendar on the right under Important Links.
• If you're stopping by the cooktruck, pick up some fresh vegetables and/or fruit to donate.  The kids love them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

7:45 AM - Field liners, props, and scaffolding wake
8:30 AM - Wake/Meal 1

9:30 AM - Full corps stretch

10:00 AM - Visual
11:30 AM - Meal 2

12:15 PM - Sectionals

1:15 PM - Ensemble
2:45 PM - Run
3:00 PM - Warm down & transition
3:15 PM - EPL
5:00 PM - Depart for show
6:10 PM - Warm up
8:10 PM - Gate
8:25 PM - Perform
9:00 PM - Meal 4
9:45 PM - Props

10:45 PM - Depart

~6:00 AM - Arrive in Muncie, IN

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Waffles
Chicken Strips
Fruit

Meal 2

Butt Chops
Scalloped Potatoes
Green Beans

Meal 3

TBD

Meal 4

Corn Dogs
Mac 'n Cheese

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Rachel Spriggs

Adam Spriggs
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Show Day; Buffalo, NY

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Current housing is: Dunkirk High School, 75 W 6th St, Dunkirk, NY 14048
Show site is: : New Era Field, One Bills Dr, Buffalo, NY 14127

Next housing is: North East High School, 1901 Freeport Rd, North East, PA 16428

Announcements

• We are short of cooks tomorrow (Erie, NY), and Tuesday, August 6 (Muncie, IN).  Check out the 2019 Cook's Calendar on the right under Important Links.
• If you're stopping by the cooktruck, pick up some fresh vegetables and/or fruit to donate.  The kids love them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

8:15 AM - Field liners, props, and scaffolding wake
9:00 AM - Wake/Meal 1

10:00 AM - Full corps stretch in stadium

10:30 AM - Sectionals-guard in stadium, brass & percussion on own
11:30 AM - Ensemble

1:00 PM - Run

1:15 PM - Warm down & transition
1:30 PM - EPL
3:15 PM - Depart for show
4:25 PM - Warm up
6:25 PM - Gate
6:40 PM - Perform
7:15 PM - Meal 4

8:00 PM - Props
9:00 PM - Depart

10:30 PM - Arrive in North East, PA
11:00 PM - Free time in pool
12:00 AM - Pool closes
12:30 AM - Lights out

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Oatmeal
Sausage
Fruit

Meal 2

Ranch Chicken
Ranch Potatoes
Veggies
Cornbread

Meal 3

Fajita Veggies
White Rice
Egg Roll

Meal 4

Must Goes

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Rachel Spriggs

Adam Spriggs

Leeanne Harrington

Bill Harrington
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Show Day; Allentown, PA

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Current housing is: Kittatinny Regional High School, 77 Halsey Rd, Newton, NJ 07860
Show site is: J Birney Crum Stadium, 2027 Linden St, Allentown, PA 18104

Next housing is: Dunkirk High School, 75 W 6th St, Dunkirk, NY 14048

Announcements

• We are also short of cooks tomorrow (Buffalo, NY), Monday, August 5 (Erie, NY), and Tuesday, August 6 (Muncie, IN).  Check out the 2019 Cook's Calendar on the right under Important Links.
• If you're stopping by the cooktruck, pick up some fresh vegetables and/or fruit to donate.  The kids love them!

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

7:00 AM - Wake/Meal 1

8:00 AM - Full corps stretch

8:30 AM - Visual-brass in stadium, guard on F2, battery on F3
10:00 AM - Transitional snack break

10:30 AM - Sectionals-percussion ensemble in stadium, guard on F2, brass on F3 or parking lot or elsewhere

11:30 AM - Ensemble
1:00 PM - Run
1:15 PM - Warm down & transition
1:30 PM - EPL
3:15 PM - Depart for show
5:15 PM - Warm up
7:15 PM - Gate
7:33 PM - Perform
8:15 PM - Meal 4

9:00 PM - Props
9:55 PM - BIS

10:00 PM - Depart

~4:30 AM - Arrive in Dunkirk, NY

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Scrambled Eggs
Sausage Patty
English Muffin
Fruit

Meal 2

Salisbury Steak
Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean

Meal 3

Dorito Trash Chicken

Meal 4

Corn Dogs
Chips
Fresh Veggies
Pudding

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Robbie Sholl

John Hawryluk
JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Rehearsal Day; Newton, NJ

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Current housing is: Kittatinny Regional High School, 77 Halsey Rd, Newton, NJ 07860
Next housing is: Same housing

Announcements

• We are also short of cooks on Sunday, August 4 (Buffalo, NY), Monday, August 5 (Erie, NY), and Tuesday, August 6 (Muncie, IN).  Check out the 2019 Cook's Calendar on the right under Important Links.
• If you're stopping by the cooktruck, pick up some fresh vegetables and/or fruit to donate.  The kids love them!
• Mail Drop #4 for July 21 to August 2
  All packages must arrive by Friday, August 2.  Please only use United States Postal Service for this time period.  Address mail as follows:
  GENERAL DELIVERY
  Hold for Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
  (Member Name)
  39 Main Street
  Newton, NJ  07860

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

8:15 AM - Field liners, props, and scaffolding awake
9:00 AM - Wake/Meal 1

10:00 AM - Full corps stretch

10:30 AM - Visual
1:00 PM - Meal 2

2:00 PM - Sectionals

5:00 PM - Meal 3
6:00 PM - Rewarm
6:20 PM - Ensemble

8:00 PM - Run (early due to no lights - might need to be earlier)
8:15 PM - Warm down & transition

8:30 PM - Evening block
10:00 PM - Meal 4

11:00 PM - Lights out

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Egg Bake
Hash Browns
Pears

Meal 2

Sloppy Joes
Oriental Coleslaw
Watermelon

Meal 3

Parmesan Chicken
Lettuce Salad
French Bread

Meal 4

Lasagna
Cinnamon Roll w/ Frosting

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Robbie Sholl

John Hawryluk

JJ Miller

Brent Smith

Show Day; Lawrence, MA

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Current housing is: Lynn Vocational Tech Institute, 80 Neptune Blvd, Lynn, MA 01902
Show site is: Veterans Memorial Stadium, 240 Osgood St, Lawrence, MA 01843

Next housing is: Kittatinny Regional High School, 77 Halsey Rd, Newton, NJ 07860

Announcements

• We are short of cooks on Sunday, August 4 (Buffalo, NY), Monday, August 5 (Erie, NY), and Tuesday, August 6 (Muncie, IN).  Check out the 2019 Cook's Calendar on the right under Important Links.
• If you're stopping by the cooktruck, pick up some fresh vegetables and/or fruit to donate.  The kids love them!
• Mail Drop #4 for July 21 to August 2
  All packages must arrive by Friday, August 2.  Please only use United States Postal Service for this time period.  Address mail as follows:
  GENERAL DELIVERY
  Hold for Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
  (Member Name)
  39 Main Street
  Newton, NJ  07860

Today's Schedule - times and activities are approximate

7:45 AM - Field liners, props, and scaffolding awake
8:30 AM - Wake/Meal 1

9:30 AM - Full corps stretch/guard load to depart for stadium

10:00 AM - Visual-guard in stadium, brass on F1, battery on own
11:30 AM - Meal 2

12:15 PM - Sectionals-guard in stadium, battery on F1, brass on own
1:15 PM - Brass & battery switch
1:45 PM - Guard begin to shuttle back to school
2:15 PM - Ensemble

3:15 PM - Run
3:30 PM - Warm down & transition

3:45 PM - EPL

5:30 PM - Depart for show
6:45 PM - Warm up

8:45 PM - Gate

9:08 PM - Perform

9:45 PM - Meal 4

10:30 PM - Props

11:30 PM - Depart

~5:00 AM - Arrive in Newton, NJ

What's being served?

Cereal and milk served at Meal 1.
Milk typically served at Meal 4.

All meals also have peanut butter, jelly and condiments.

Meal 1

Breakfast Burritos
Peaches

Meal 2

Ham Slices
Party Potatoes
Peas
Fruit

Meal 3

Colts Bowls
Corn
French Bread

Meal 4

Pizza
Baked Beans
Corn
Pudding

DCI's Best Volunteers

Pam Kalkhoff
Mike Kelley
Robbie Sholl

John Hawryluk

JJ Miller

Brent Smith