Big Day

Today Bayern Munich takes on the Red Devils in a champions league quarterfinal. Both teams have had a rough road to make it this far in the tournament and will have to keep playing at an elite level to stay in the running. The game kicks off today at 2:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel! Tune in and cheer for your favorite team!!

Watermelon Ride!

Today marks the 75th day counting down until the 3 soccer coaches trek across the state of IA AND BACK on the 800 mile Watermelon Ride. You can tell in the atmosphere of the office that we are all getting a little more excited and anxious about the ride as it comes closer. Training has been off and on for all of us, but will start a daily workout regimen today. We also are going to get our bikes fitted and route mapped out today, which will be helpful in learning the exact mileage we will be covering.

Last week was spent in Rockford, IL (the destination of the Watermelon Tournament where we will be recruiting) talking to businesses, newspapers, bike specialists, and soccer enthusiasts. The next month we will be focusing on Spencer, and the local people and businesses here. We've noticed an overall excitement through the community, that is very unique and keeps us motivated and working harder towards our goal in part with Positively Spencer Youth.

Keep your eyes open folks, because as soon as the snow melts, you will be seeing us riding around town, getting in our miles!

Farewell Darla

Tomorrow we are having a going away get together at "The Dock" for Darla! She has been working at "The Dock" all year and is now leaving to serve our country. We will be meeting tomorrow at 9:00am to let her know how much we appreciate her while enjoying a nice cup of coffee and some cake :)

Countdown Til the "Watermelon Ride"

Nature Countdowns from 123mycodes.com

UEFA Champions

Today we will all try to get together and watch the second leg of the Champions League games played 2 weeks ago. We will be putting the games up on the projector screen again and invite everyone that is interested. Everyone has had a real good time watching the games because everyone supports a different side. Today’s games will be good ones as Arsenal has to track back from its 2-1 loss in the first leg. This seems all too familiar as Fiorentina have to make that exact same turn around against Bayern Munich! It will be a fun day for soccer!!

Countdown!

Everyone here at Iowa Lakes is getting more excited each and every day to root on their respective countries in the World Cup! Today we will be getting a group of players together to watch USA take on the Netherlands at 1:30pm. Even though not all the players are fans of the US National team, I can count on a big turnout to watch the game. The love for soccer can be witnessed everyday here at Iowa Lakes and that’s what makes our family so great!!

Current Countdown to the World Cup - 99 Days, 23 Hours, 8 Minutes :)