Colts 2010 Day 22

Raining this morning but hoping for some sunshine in the afternoon. We have a Dog and Pony Show tonight then Heading out tonight to East Peoria IL.

Thanks!

Penny D wanted me to send out a thanks to Lauren R and Sue P for coming this past weekend to fit and alter 2 sets of guard uniforms. They are beautiful and quite unique. Can't wait to see them on the field!!!

East Peoria IL (Tomorrow)

East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,638 at the 2000 census. East Peoria is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, located across the Illinois River from downtown Peoria. It is home to many Caterpillar Inc. facilities. The city is also the site of the home campus of Illinois Central College, a regional community college, and Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino. The main commercial area of East Peoria is just across the river from downtown Peoria.

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Desiree H	Beth B

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	5:00 Meal 3
9:00 Rehearsal	11:30 Meal 4
12:30 Meal 2	12:30 Light Out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
French Toast Sausage	Spaghetti Meat Sauce Garlic Toast Tossed Salad
Meal 2	Meal 4
Sandwich Wraps Macaroni Salad Cottage Cheese Apples	Chicken Nuggets Cup Cakes Smores

 

Davenport Weather

 

Updated Cooks Calendar

An updated cooks calendar is now posted. Please check the schedule and contact Bill at colts.cooks@comcast.net with questions or if you can help during any of the remaining light times. The first week of August still looks especially thin.

Many thanks to all the volunteers. I'll see some of you this Friday at ISU!!
Rod

Colts 2010 Day 21

 

The Colts get a free day in the afternoon. Heading to the Mall where I hope it is nice and cool for them. Well deserved down time.

First Competition in Normal IL this Friday @ 7:00.

Get your tickets here

Performing Corps:

Carolina Crown - Ft. Mill, SC	Glassmen - Toledo, OH
The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL	Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
The Cadets - Allentown, PA	Colts - Dubuque, IA
Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI	Pioneer - Milwaukee, WI

 

Birthdays

Sam M

Jacob C

Robert E

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Desiree H	Beth A	Suzy H

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	1:30 Free!!!
9:00 Rehearsal	11:30 Meal 4
12:30 Meal 2	12:30 Light Out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Bagels Bacon Fruit	Free Day
Meal 2	Meal 4
Salisbury Steak Mashed Potatoes Corn	Must Goes Birthday Cupcakes

 

Davenport Weather

 

Summer Tour Promo From DCI

From Twitter

Colts 2010 Day 20

Volunteers Needed – As you can see below we could use some help on the cook truck. If you are near Davenport please stop by and lend a hand.

  “Well we got the pancake dispenser assembled. Not sure if it will work but we used all the pieces ” – Cooktruck

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Kathy B	Judy H

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	6:45 Ensemble
9:00 Brass/Bat on Bus Guard/Pit Stretch Cals	8:45 Run through
12:30 Meal 2	CALL DAD!!!
5:00 Meal 3	11:00 Meal 4
6:00 Warm Up	12:30 Lights out
6:30 Stretch

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Pancakes Sausage Links	Taco Salad Fruit
Meal 2	Meal 4
Chicken Sandwiches Macaroni Salad Peaches	Pretzel Banana Smores

 

Davenport Weather

 

Colts 2010 Day 19

Beautiful day today after a very crazy day yesterday. Tomorrow the Hi is only 80 but call for rain.

We have a complete schedule below as well.

 

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	John H Leave	Shelly G Arrive
Peggy F	Carole H Leave	Penny D Arrive
Judy H	Cathy B	Robin K
Sharon D

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	6:00 Warm Up
9:00 Brass/Pitt on Bus Guard/Batt Stretch Cals	6:30 Stretch
10:00 Visuals	6:45 Ensemble
12:30 Meal 2/Advisory Mtg	8:45 Run through
1:30 Visuals	10:00 Dance
3:30 Sectionals	11:00 Meal 4
5:00 Meal 3	12:30 Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Eggs Hash Browns Fruit	Turkey Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Meal 2	Meal 4
Pits Pocket Sandwiches Fresh Veggies	Pizza Must goes Whitey’s Ice Cream

 

Davenport Weather

 

Pictures of the Storm From the Field

 

Had another tornado warning tonight. Here are the pics I pulled down from Twitter.

From the Shelter

Ominous From the Stadium

 

Look at this cloud

Rain rain go away!!!

Colts 2010 Day 18

Storms Passed and it is back to business! Pit was at the Stadium and the Brass Guard and Battery Were at the School. All is well.

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIS WEEKEND!!!

We are going to be working on the uniforms this weekend and need help. If you can make the trip to Davenport please do. You can Contact Bill S for more info.

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	John H	Shelly G Arrive
Peggy F	Carole H	Penny D Arrive
Judy H	Cathy B	Robin K

 

Schedule

Rehearsal Day

Back and forth to stadium for practice

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Breakfast Pizza Casserole Bananas	Tater Tot Casserole Peas & Carrots Lettuce Salad
Meal 2	Meal 4
Pasta Salad Garlic Bread Grapes	Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tomato Soup French Fries Butter Scotchies From Kathy B Cake

 

Davenport Weather

 

Bad Weather in Davenport

Looks like the power is out and there are tornado sirens Colts are all indoors and safe

Cooktruck battening down the hatches!! 

Photos from Belmont

 

Jeff Q posted pictures of the Colts from the Belmont WI Brass N Brats performance  including rehearsal pictures, show pictures and other Belmont pics. Posted on up on Sarah’s Website.

Thanks Jeff!!!

Colts 2010 Day 17

 

Sorry For the late post. The Colts did the Brass and Brats show last night and I am told it was awesome. They looked fantastic in their uniforms.

It is good to have the first show under your belt. They made it to Davenport and today’s schedule, while not posted, is pretty much a normal rehearsal day. 

Pics from Alex G:

Perc ensemble in a great stadium in Davenport

 

View From Front:

 

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	John H	Judy H – Leaves
Peggy F	Carole H

 

Schedule

Rehearsal Day

Back and forth to stadium for practice

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Bagels Cream Cheese Muffins Bananas Pears	Chicken Fajita Salad
Meal 2	Meal 4
Cold Cut Sandwiches Chips Fresh Veggies	Must Goes Surprise

 

Davenport Weather

 

Show Day!!

Colts and Colt Cadets getting ready for the show.

Colts 2010 Day 16

 

Doing the Brass & Brats show tonight and then heading for Davenport for an extended stay that will include Wal Mart and Laundry.

 

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	John H	Mark M
Peggy F	Carole H	Judy H

 

Schedule

8:30 Wake/Eat	7:30 Watch Cadets
9:30 Stretch/Visual	7:45 Warm up
12:30 Meal 2	8:30 Perform
1:30 Warm Up	10:30 Eat/Shower
2:30 Ensemble	12:00 Depart
5:00 Meal 3	1:30 Arrive/Unpack/Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Miners Pot egg casserole Peaches	Spaghetti Lettuce Salad Garlic Bread
Meal 2	Meal 4
Breaded Chicken Sandwich Green Beans Veggies	Butt Chops Baked Beans Cook Truck Surprise Desert

Davenport Weather

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 98,359. A 2008 estimate shows the population has increased slightly to 100,827 making it Iowa's third-largest city. Davenport is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Bettendorf and the Illinois cities of Moline, East Moline, and Rock Island.

Brass & Brats re-scheduled

Change in plans.  Too much rain!  brass and brats tomorrow.  the cook truck is an ark!!! – Melanie H

Colts 2010 day 15

Today is the Brass & Brats Performance.

Brass ‘n Brats Performance

 

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	John H	Mark M
Peggy F	Carole H	Judy H

 

Schedule

8:30 Wake/Eat	7:30 Watch Cadets
9:30 Stretch/Visual	8:30 Perform
12:30 Meal 2	8:45 Night Time stuff (Head Cooks Thumbs were getting tired of Texting this schedule )
1:30 Visuals	9:30 Cadet Meal 4
2:35 Sectionals	11:00 Colts Meal 4
5:00 Meal 3 w/Cadets	12:30 Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Miners Pot egg casserole Peaches	Spaghetti Lettuce Salad Garlic Bread
Meal 2	Meal 4
Brats Apples Chips	Butt Chops Baked Beans Cook Truck Surprise Desert

Weather In Belmont

Belmont WI

Morning in Belmont

Well, looks like they made it! Wish I could be there for Brass & Brats.

Colts 2010 Day 14

Only have partial info so far. Menus are missing.

Today is the second community show @ 7:30 then it is off to Belmont, WI for the annual Brass ‘n Brats Performance (Colts Featured on the page)!

Then on the 16th a Rehearsal/Laundry/Wal-Mart day in Platteville, WI.

Belmont WI

Founded in 1835 by land speculator John Atchison, Belmont was the original capital of the Wisconsin Territory, and the original territorial capitol building is preserved a few miles northwest of the village at First Capitol Historic Site. The village is located within the Town of Belmont.

Brass ‘n Brats Performance

 

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	Becky K	Mark M
Peggy F	Carole H	Judy H
John H

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	Community Performance 7:30
12:30 Meal 2	9:00 Meal 4
5:30 Meal 3	11:00 Leave For Belmont

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
French Toast Casserole Bacon Bananas
Meal 2	Meal 4

Weather in Maquoketa, IA

Maquoketa, IA

Updated Cooks Calendar

The latest cooks calendar is now posted. Please check the schedule and contact Bill at colts.cooks@comcast.net with questions or if you can help during any of the remaining light times. The first week of August looks especially thin.

Many thanks to all the volunteers. I'll see you on the road!!

Rod

Dance!

Tubas working on getting the Music Just Right!

 

Thanks again to Melanie H for the Pics from the field!

Colts 2010 Day 13

Rehearsal today at Maquoketa HS. Dog and Pony show tomorrow for the community. Weather is Misty today but they are getting through the Schedule.

 

Volunteers

Melanie H Head Cook	Becky K	Mark M
Peggy F (Arrive)	Carole H (Arrive)	Judy H
John H (Arrive)	Desiree H	Suzy H
Becky K	Steve C	Darlene C
Beth D

 

Schedule

8:30 Wake/Eat	5:30 Stretch
9:30 Stretch/Cals	5:45 Ensemble
9:45 Sectional and Visuals	8:45 Run through
12:00 Meal 2	9:00 Dance
1:00 Sectional and Visuals	10:00 Meal 4
4:00 Meal 3	11:30 Full Meeting
	12:00 Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Breakfast Bread Charlotte W Sausage	Inside out lasagna Breadsticks salad
Meal 2	Meal 4
BBQ Joes Chips Peas & Carrots Fruit Cocktail	Must Goes Popcorn Chex Mix Fruit

Weather in Maquoketa, IA

Maquoketa, IA

Volunteers Hard at work on the real Cook Truck!

Back in Maquoketa

Picture sent in by Melanie H.

Detailed Itinerary For June

I just noticed that a detailed itinerary for June was posted to the Colts website. Wanted to pass it along:

http://colts.org/documents/Itinerary_5Jun10.pdf

Colts 2010 Day 12

Today is Car Wash and Wal Mart day. Schedule and menu given to me was pretty brief so apologies for the lack of detail but I think you can get the flow.

Couple of things to note:

We moved all the picture Archives from years prior to a single link on the right. We will continue to post this years pictures in their own list (also on the right). Rod R just sent in a couple of links to May pictures below.

Mystique Casino has announced grant recipients for 2010 and the Colts are pleased to announce they have received funding for a newer 15 passenger van.

Rod R’s Pictures from May:

May 2010 Camp

May 2010 Memorial Day Parade

 

 

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Cindy S Left	Tammie
Doc R	Kathleen R	Judy H
Margo

 

Schedule

All Day @ the Car wash
4:00 Pickup/Laundry
5:00 Meal 3
9:20 Maquoketa Wal Mart

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Not given	not given
Meal 2	Meal 4
Sack Lunch	Pub Burgers Chip

Weather

Weather in Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque IA

Colts 2010 Day 11 Pt. 2

Cook Truck was running a bit behind but here is the breakdown for today

Fruit for Breakfast was donated By an Alum – Ashley. Thanks Ashley!!

Bottle Bleach Mouthpiece night! 

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Cindy S Left	Margaret P Left
Doc R	Kathleen R	Judy H
Margo	Tammie

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	5:30 Stretch
9:00 Stretch/Cals	5:45 Ensemble
9:45 Sectional and Visuals	8:00 Eat/Shower/Pack/Load
12:00 Meal 2	10:00 Depart Maquoketa
1:00 Sectional and Visuals	11:00 Arrive Dubuque
4:00 Meal 3	11:30 Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Breakfast Sandwiches Hash Browns Fruit	Lemon Pepper Chicken Penne Pasta w/ Alfredo Green Beans
Meal 2	Meal 4
Philly Steak Rice Grapes	Corn Dogs Fries

Weather

Weather in Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque IA

Hornline warming up for rehearsal on a beautiful day in Maqouketa! Via Twitter (Thanks Alex G)

Look at those awesome TUBAS!!!!

Colts 2010 Day 11

The Colts are on the move today so I am not sure I will get my call with the logistic so I thought I would post to let everyone know they are in Maquoketa, IA this morning Looking at the Twitter Post they did Cals in Maquoketa @ 9:00 and they also got the food drop.

 

Weather in Maquoketa, IA

 

Maquoketa, IA

Colts 2010 Day 10

View from backfield during ensemble last night. Prepping for the 7:30 pm community performance tonight at Dewitt High School!!

Birthdays

Casey – Guard

Kyle L – Baritone 

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Cindy S	Margaret P
Doc R	Kathleen R	Vicky D

 

Schedule

7:30 Wake	6:15 Stretch
7:30 Meal 1	6:30 Ensemble
8:45 Stretch/Cals	7:30 Community Performance Dewitt High
9:30 Visuals	8:00 Ensemble
12:15 Meal 2	9:00 Eat Pack Load
1:15 Sectional	11:00 Depart Maquoketa
4:45 Meal 3	11:45 Arrive
5:45 Warm up	12:15 Lights

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Pancakes Sausage	Mexican Lasagna Corn Garlic Bread
Meal 2	Meal 4
Chicken Nuggets Mac & Cheese Tropical Fruit	Beef Stew

 

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

Dewitt IA

Colts 2010 Day 9

 

Today is very similar to yesterday. The Colts are getting the show down nicely. If you missed it check yesterday’s posts for some pics and videos. We are looking into a way to get the CookTruck Cam recorded and posted so Stay tuned!

 

Birthdays

Matthew V – Trumpet

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Cindy S	Margaret P
Doc R	Kathleen R

 

Schedule

7:30 Wake/Clear Gym	5:45 Warm up
7:45 Meal 1	6:15 Stretch
8:45 Stretch/Cals	6:30 Ensemble
9:30 Visuals	8:45 Run Through
12:15 Meal 2	9:00 Dance
1:15 Visuals	10:30 Meal 4
4:45 Meal 3/Staff Meeting	11:30 lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Muffins Orange, Cranberry Blueberry Sausage Orange Slices	Ham Scalloped potatoes Mixed Veggies
Meal 2	Meal 4
Chicken Patties Ranch Fries Watermelon	Must Goes

 

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

Dewitt IA

Pollock From the field

Pollock Brass Video from The Colts on Vimeo.

Pictures and Video from the Colts Twitter feed

Video of Pollock

Pictures from the field

Colts 2010 day 8

Had a great ensemble last night doing two of the songs and, In Lori’s words they looked “Fantabulous!!!” Want to thank the parents who donated the Watermelon, Grapes and Bananas!!!! The kids loved them! We are still looking for more fresh fruit and veggies (They eat a LOT!!!)

Birthdays

Precious D – Guard

Timothy K - Baritone

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Cindy S	Margaret P
Doc R	Kathleen R

 

Schedule

7:30 Wake/Clear Gym	5:45 Warm up
7:45 Meal 1	6:15 Stretch
8:45 Stretch/Cals	6:30 Ensemble
9:30 visuals	8:45 Run Through
12:15 Meal 2	9:00 Dance
1:15 Sectionals	10:30 Meal 4
4:45 Meal 3/Caption Meeting	11:30 lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Breakfast Casserole	Turkey Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Water Mellon
Meal 2	Meal 4
Butt Chops Pasta Salad Veggies and Dip	Cheeseburger Pitas Snacks

 

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

Dewitt IA

Colts 2010 day 7

Wow, It has been a week already!! Yesterday we had a donation of 130 bananas and fresh from the garden greens!! Awesome response to the Cooktruck Cam. We are going to attempt to broadcast more often. I have also gotten feedback that it would be nice if we could record the sessions and post them. I am investigating this. If anyone has experience with recording USTREAM Shows please let me know. Keep an eye on Facebook/Twitter for upcoming Broadcasts for now.

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook		Margaret P
Doc R	Kathleen R	Cindy S

Schedule

7:30 Wake/Clear Gym	4:45 Warm up for ensemble
7:45 Meal 1	6:15 Stretch
8:45 Stretch/Cals	6:30 Ensemble
9:30 Sectionals	8:45 Run Through
12:15 Meal 2	9:00 Dance
1:15 visual	10:30 Meal 4
4:45 Meal 3	11:30 lights out

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
French Toast or Pancakes Bacon Banana	Pork Fritters Tater Tots Peaches
Meal 2	Meal 4
Beef & Noodles Green Beans Lettuce Salad	Spaghetti & Meatballs Pudding Cup

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

Dewitt IA

Blogger is having some issues

I will be posting today's Daily post as soon as possible. It seems Blogger is not accepting my uploads.

Intro to the newest Cook Truck Bloggers

Hi there! We are Joshua and Lindy Schroeder. We live just west of St. Louis MO. Our son is Jacob. He plays tuba and this is his first year marching with the Colts. He also plays guitar and harmonica and is in several bands as well as playing in church and school. He will be a senior at Marquette High School. We also have two other sons 21 & 9. This is our first exposure to DCI. Jacob introduced us to it about a year ago and boy are we amazed!!! We are looking very forward to doing our time on tour this summer.

 

Jacob	Josh & Lindy

We are looking for suggestions and content. If you want to see any changes or have anything you would like us to post just email us (email address on the right as well). Pictures, interesting things from tour, anything! We will have the birthday list soon so we will start incorporating this to the daily posts.

Colts 2010 Day 6

Lots of rain yesterday but today is very nice with a slight breeze.

Special thanks to the parents that stopped by to help Lori C, Jim H, Tammie M, Sue H, Bruce H, Pat R, plus others Thanks so much for the help!!!

Don’t forget to check the Colts Facebook fan Page around noon for a Link to the CookTruck Cam!!! Will post a link in the blog here as well

If you are going to visit on tour – We need donations of fresh fruit and veggies!!! The kids love them.

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Bill S	Kathleen R
Doc R	Margaret P	Carole B Leaves
Desiree H helps	Luba S

 

Schedule

7:30 Wake/Eat	6:00 Stretch
8:30 Stretch/Cals	6:15 Ensemble
9:15 Visual	8:45 Run Through
12:00 Meal 2	9:00 Dance
1:00 Sectionals	10:30 Meal 4
4:30 Meal 3	11:30 Lights out
5:30 Warm-ups

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Pancakes & Sausage	Chicken Teriyaki Butter herb rice Peas & Carrots
Meal 2	Meal 4
Taco Salad Corn Bread sticks	Burgers & Fries

 

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

Dewitt IA

Colts 2010 Day 5

 

Arrived Dewitt @ 12:30 this morning. Food drop this morning in the rain unfortunately. Rain has stopped for now and the temp is pretty nice.

 

Volunteers

Lori C Head Cook	Bill S	Carole B Leaves today
Doc r	Kathleen R	Lisa M Leaves today
Sharon O Leaves today

 

Schedule

8:45 Wake/Eat	6:30 Stretch
9:45 Stretch/Cals	6:35 Ensemble
10:30 Sectionals	8:45 Run Through
1:00 Meal 2	9:05 Dance Class
2:00 Visuals	10:30 Meal 4
5:00 Meal 3	11:30 Lights out
6:00 Warm up for Ensemble

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Egg Casserole Fruit	Chicken Pot Pie
Meal 2	Meal 4
Ham Balls Mashed Potatoes Jack’s Salad	Biscuits and Gravy

 

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

 

Dewitt IA

Colts 2010 Day 4

 

Last night for Ensemble they worked on the Pollock pieces. Rainout for Breakfast so they ate inside the school. Strange Schedule today with 2 Moves. At the end of it the kids will be in Dewitt.

 

Volunteers

Carole B Head Cook	Bill S	Lisa M
Sharon O	Connie C

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	2:15 Meal 3
9:05 Stretch/Cals	3:20 Rehearsal Block
9:55 Rehearsal/Pit Load Truck	5:25 Rehearsal Block
11:00  Lunch	8:30 Meal 4
12:30  Load Luggage/leave Epworth	11:00 Leave Epworth
1:30 Arrive Epworth	12:30 Arrive Dewitt
	1:30 AM Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Breakfast pizza Strawberries	Sack Lunch
Meal 2	Meal 4
Super Nachos	Colts Boosters are grilling Brats and Hotdogs!!!

 

Weather

Weather in Dewitt, Iowa

 

Dewitt IA

Colts 2010 Day 3

Bill Reports that they dodged the rain yesterday. Nice and cool today. It was fantastic to see the Full Ensemble under the lights last night. Reading a Colts Twitter Post it sounds like “Green” Rocks!!!

I put together a little map that covers the Colts Summer Travel - 7172 miles!!! And that is just the point to point  (as the crow flies) distance. Pretty impressive,

ASK - Pass along that there is a Phone number on the Cook truck Board that can be used to get information into this blog. Just send a text or Picture (MMS) with the info they want posted and their name/Instrument.

 

Volunteers

Carole B Head Cook	Bill S	Lisa M
Sharon O	Connie C

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	6:15 Warm-up for Ensemble
9:05 Stretch/Cals	6:45 Ensemble
10:00 Sectionals	9:45 Dance
12:30 Lunch	11:00 Snack
1:40 Visuals in The Rock Bowl	Midnight Lights out
5:10 Dinner

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Southwestern Eggs Link Sausage Banana	Chicken Mozzarella & Spaghetti Lettuce Salad
Meal 2	Meal 4
BBQ Pork Sandwich Au Gratin Potatoes Lettuce Cauliflower Surprise Salad Orange	Must Goes Rhubarb Crisp

 

Weather

 Weather in Dubuque, Iowa

 

Where are the Colts headed?

Dewitt IA

DeWitt is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,049 at the 2000 census. DeWitt was named after DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), an early American politician who served as United States Senator and 7th Governor of New York.

Dubuque IA

Colt 2010 Day 2 Dubuque

 

Last night Meal 4 was rained out and the kids had to take it inside. We also wanted to mention that the Sweet rolls the kids are having for Breakfast today and yesterday were donated by a Colts Alum From Dubuque. Special Thanks for that!!!

 

Awesome Volunteers today (sorry for the mix up yesterday) :

Carole B Head Cook	Connie C
Bill S	Lisa M
Sharon O

 

Schedule for today

8:00 Wake/Eat	5:10 Dinner
9:00 Stretch/Cals	6:15 Warm-up for Ensemble
10:00 Sectionals	6:45 Ensemble
12:30 Lunch	9:45 Dance
1:40 Visuals	11:00 Snack
	Midnight Lights out

Menus

Meal 1	Meal 3
Ham Cheese and Egg Biscuits Sweet Rolls Mandarin Oranges	Maid Rites Corn Noodle Cassorole
Meal 2	Meal 4
Lasagna Lettuce Salad	Breaddeaux Pizza

Weather

Weather in Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque IA

Colt 2010 Day 1 Dubuque June 1

 

The parade went off wonderfully yesterday and everything went well with the move yesterday. The Colts are housing at Loras College for the first time and the campus is beautiful. A perfect place to kick off the season.

 

Schedule for today

7:30 Wake	2:00 Visual
7:40 Stretch/Cals	5:10 Meal 3
8:30 Meal 1	6:20 Sections or Visual (TBD)
9:40 Visual	9:00 Movement Class
12:50 Meal 2	11:00 Meal 4
	12:00 Lights out

Awesome Volunteers today:

Corole B Head Cook

Bill S

Todd C

Lisa M

Menus

Meal 1	Meal 3
Bacon Strawberry Yogurt Apples or Banana Breakfast Rolls	Fish and Cheese Sandwich Pea Salad Hash Browns
Meal 2	Meal 4
BBQ Chicken Breast Pasta Alfredo Lettuce Salad	Western Chicken pizza Relish Tray Fruit Salad

Weather

Weather in Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque IA

Beautiful Day

It's a beautiful day in Iowa - sunny and warm. Cooktruck is in full swing as we clean up from breakfast. There are a lot of local members graduating from high school today!

Two birthdays today: Brianna and Jason.

Today's menu:

Breakfast
Pancakes
Sausage
Apples

Lunch

Burgers
Fries
Corn

Dinner

Chicken breast
Mashed potato/gravy
Peas/carrots
Fruit

Snack

Pulled pork BBQ
Cheese & broccoli rice

Today's schedule (short version):

8:00 wake/eat
9:45 visual
1:00/1:30 lunch
Visual/sectionals
5:00 dinner
6:30 Full ensemble
9:00 sectionals
10:30 load
11:15 snack

First Dinner

We're serving the first dinner from the truck! It was cooked inside, but the truck is far enough along for serving. The cooktruck looks great with new exterior paint and new dry erase boards.

Tonight's menu:

Ham
Green Bean Cassarole
Scalloped Potatoes
Lettuce Salad

It was a warm, sunny day - good for rehearsal!

6:00 AM Food Drop!

Welcome to summer. Have we ever received a food drop this early?

Re-updated cook calendar

The very latest cooks calendar is now posted. Please check the schedule and contact Bill at colts.cooks@comcast.net with questions or if you can help during any of few the light times that remain. 'Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend!!! Rod

Updated cook calendar

The latest cooks calendar is now posted. Please check the schedule and contact Bill at colts.cooks@comcast.net with questions or if you can help during any of the light times. Summer is upon us!!!!

See everyone this weekend!!!
Rod

Today is Monday, May 24; It's Percussion pre-season workshop

Welcome to the start of the 2010 tour.

The percussion workshop is at St. Clement's Parish in Epworth, IA - just west of Dubuque on Hwy. 20. Click here for weather.

Joshua, Lindy, Rod and myself will try to keep up with all that is happening. Our intent is to have daily updates during tour starting next week. We have lots to do to get up to speed so be gentle to us.

Here is a task for each of you to do - now that you've found the Virtual Cooktruck, share the site with parents and families of first year Colts that you've befriended.

Latest Cooks Calendar

The latest cooks calendar is now posted. We still need your help June 13 - June 22 during the cornfield tour, as well as July 31 - August 7. Please contact Bill at colts.cooks@comcast.net if you can help during these times; the corps needs you!

Thanks!
Rod

Pictures

My pictures from the debut camp and performance are posted on the Colts Smugmug Photo Site and on my Facebook page. Enjoy!

Rod

Updated cooks calendar

Bill just emailed me the very latest cooks calendar that is dated 04/23/2010. Access it by clicking the link at the right.

Travel safe everyone - see you later tonight at camp!!

Rod

Debut camp this weekend

One of the best camps is coming this weekend. The Spring Debut at 2:00 on Sunday in Senior HS gym is one you don't want to miss.

Unfortunately, I'll be missing it as I won't be at camp this weekend. That means that if you have any updates for touring this summer you will need to email me at colt.cooks@comcast.net.

We have the most need during the second, third and beginning of the fourth weeks. Also, the first 10 days of August are a little light.

An updated Cook Calendar 2010 is on the right listed under Links.

Updated cooks calendar

A new cooks calendar is posted on the right. If you haven't contacted Bill about being on tour, please do so! It's the experience of a lifetime! Remember, if cooking isn't your thing, we need van drivers too!

If you have already contacted Bill about tour, thank you! Please verify your dates on the calendar. If your name is magenta, you must contact Bill to confirm your dates, and he will change your status to DEFINITE.

Bill's email address is colts.cooks@comcast.net.

Thanks!
Rod

March camp photos

I've posted a few photos from the 2nd March camp. Check them out on the Colts Smugmug Photo Site. Or for you Facebook users, you are probably already tagging away! Enjoy!

Rod

Great weather for camp

It looks like we will be having great weather (for late March in Iowa) for this weekend's camp. Maybe we'll even get outdoors. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend.

A new calendar is posted on the right. If you haven't contacted me about being on tour, see what dates will fit your schedule. A large, green "F" means we have a full complement of cooking help. But, if there is not two drivers listed we still have availability for van driver(s).

If you have contacted me about tour, check out your dates on the calendar. If your name is magenta, contact me to insure that I have the dates correct and I can change your status to DEFINITE. Your name in black means that you are already "DEFINITE" for those dates.

My email address is colts.cooks@comcast.net.

Colt Cadets on DC-eye

A picture of two Colt Cadets is on DC-eye at this link http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=d820a982-d9e0-44bb-a9a5-a7579f2b334a. Plus, I heard the tall gentleman is a bari player.

Oh, one other thing - an updated cooks calendar is available by selecting "Cook Calendar 2010" under Links on the right.

Let me know when you can tour by emailing me at colts.cooks@comcast.net.

Camp Weekend

Camp weekend is finally here. And to help celebrate, Rod has posted my newest calendar for me. I look forward to see many of you.

I expect to have further updates this weekend and we'll get it posted next week.

Travel safe.

Cook Calendar Available

I finally got my act together and got the 2010 cook calendar posted. Sorry for the delay. Take a look at when you can tour and email me at colts.cooks@comcast.net.

Ya got to do it - it's fun!

February Camp Photos

Photos from the February camp are posted on the Colts Smugmug site. They are viewable on my Facebook account as well.

Enjoy!

Rod

January Camp Photos

Photos from the January camp are posted on the Colts Smugmug site. They are viewable on my Facebook account as well.

Enjoy!

Rod

DCI Color Guard at US Army All-American Bowl

Tomorrow's U.S. Army All-American Bowl will feature at halftime, an
all star marching band with a 24-member, all DCI color guard. Click here for the full DCI story.

Included in the guard are two Colts and two Colt Cadets!

Colts - Danyelle Lynn of Dubuque, IA
Colts - Amber Nieman of Delhi, IA
CCadets - Anika Ehlers of Maquoketa, IA
CCadets - Taylor Dreessens of Cuba City, WI

Click here for all the member profiles.

The game will be shown on NBC, but the game w/ the halftime show is
supposed to be shown online at http://www.allamericangames.tv/

Spring Break Photo Winner

Check it out!! Our own Jackie Paschang earned first place in DCI's Spring Break Photo Contest! Click here for her winning picture and the story! She went to great heights to get this one!

December Camp Photos

Photos from the December camp are posted on the Colts Smugmug site. I will post them soon on my Facebook account as well.

May the joy of this season be with you all!!!

See you in January!

Rod

Banquet soon

You should have received banquet information in the mail by now. If you haven't, there's still time. Go to colts.org to get the scoop.

Colts Bari Line at DC-Eye

Colts baritones on DC-eye

(Thanks Bill and Scott L for pointing this out!)

All-DCI Colorguard Selections Announced

Two Colts and two Cadet colorguard members are selected to the 2010 All-DCI Color Guard. They will perform as part of the halftime show for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 9 at the Alamodome.

Take a look here.