It’s show time as the Cornhusker Marching Band Highlights Concert plays the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. Tickets, available at the Lied Center box office, are $20 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens.
The performance will including the sights and sounds of the Pride of All Nebraska as the band perform halftime shows and the pregame spectacular from the 2014 season.
UNL Band Alumni Association mourns the loss of one of our founding members, Lynn Alexander. Boyd Lynn Alexander, 66, of Lincoln, passed away November 24, 2014. U. S. Army Colonel, Ret. Attorney at Alexander Law Office, P.L.C.
Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday (11-26-14) Lancaster Masonic Lodge #54, A.F. & A.M., 1635 L St.
Memorials to the family for future designation or charity of choice.
Michele Lynn Deaton, 53, of Lincoln, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, November 16, 2014. Michele was born in St. Louis, Mo. and moved to Lincoln with her family in 1972. Michele was a beloved daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, friend, and colleague.
Survived by: Eleanor Deaton (mother); Richard Deaton (father); Randy and Jan Deaton (brother and sister-in-law); Nieces and nephews: Kristin and Jon Simpson, Chris and Cynthia Deaton, Randi Heidtbrink, Rachael and Jack Eliker, Jennifer and Jordan Luke, Jay and Morgan Deaton; 14 great nieces and nephews.
Michele was employed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Glenn Korff School of Music for 28 years. She was a member of the First Plymouth Congregational Church Choir for 26 years. Michele was also a member of Sigma Alpha Iota National Music Fraternity.
No matter how much we love tradition, things change. With the increasing cost of printing and mailing a newsletter, we have turned our attention to technology to assist us in communicating with our members in a more cost-effective and timely manner. It is with great sorrow that we have ended the printing of the Belle Lyre. An archive of past issues is listed in the menu bar above.
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