FOREST CITY, Iowa - Each year the snares and trumpets sound in Forest City as the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps hold their spring training. It lasts about three weeks on Waldorf University's campus and toward the end, the competitive band puts on a free show for the community.

“We are complaining about the noise.”

Barb Thompson lives less than two blocks away from the practice field.

“It goes from 7:00 in the morning, 7:30 usually to 9:00 at night, seven days a week,” she says.

Thompson isn't trying to drive out the group; she just wants their practice's end-time moved up from 9:00 to 7:00 p.m. and she says a lot of her neighbors agree.

“They can’t get their kids to sleep, and they can't get to sleep,” says Thompson.

“We're a fine arts community at Waldorf and really Forest City is a fine arts community so we have facilities that are available at the time so it just made a lot of sense,” says Waldorf University President, Bob Alsop.

Alsop welcomes this group to campus each year. The dorms give the players a place to rest their head after a long day and bringing more than one hundred extra people to town doesn't hurt.

“I was at Golden Chopsticks the other night and all the booths were filled there, a line going out Scoopy Doos, it's just really good for the community as well,” says Alsop.

And it's not only the economic impact but the free show as well.

“This is one of the premier drum and bugle corps in the country and it's a great privilege for us. The stands are always full and it's a great night.”

But if you ask Thompson, she gets a free show every day.

“There's no reason people down here have to put up with the noise every night.”

Both the mayor and city council members tell KIMT as of right now they’re not considering changing the practice end time. The council says they really haven't had many complaints. If you want to voice your opinion, you can do so at Monday’s city council meeting during the public forum.

The Blue Stars Forest City community performance is on Sunday, June 9th from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Bolstorff Field.