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Live music is back as the Burlington Municipal Band kicks off their 2021 Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
This will be the band’s traditional Teddy Bears’ Picnic concert, and Jim Priebe, a band member and president of the Municipal Band s foundation, will conduct.
Memorial Day events planned in southeast Iowa, west-central Illinois
Ceremonies throughout area honor fallen comrades, loved ones.
The Burlington Area Veterans Council will sponsor a Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
The service at 10 a.m. at Burlington s Memorial Auditorium will honor the nation s fallen heroes and recognize veterans and active-duty military.
According to Des Moines County Area Veterans Council member Curt Daughters, about 100-150 people usually attend the ceremony.
After the opening comments, the ceremony will kick off with a performance of the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Due to COVID-19, the Burlington Municipal Band will not be playing this year, and Marine Corps League member Larry Dodds will sing the anthem.
Introducing The Hawk Eye s Citizen Scholar Class of 2021
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Each year, The Hawk Eye asks schools in southeast Iowa and west central Illinois to nominate three students for the Bill Mertens Citizen Scholar Award.
While eachnominee is worthy of the Citizen Scholar title, only one from each school can be selected for a chance at a $1,000 scholarship, named for The Hawk Eye s late publisher who established it in 2001, the third year of the Citizen Scholars program.
The winner will be announced May 30.
The minimum requirement for consideration was a 3.5 grade-point average. Nominees also were expected to demonstrate a four-year career of active engagement in the life of their school and community through participation and leadership in extra-curricular activities, as well as participation in events and organizations beyond their classroom walls in the places where they live.