A dedication ceremony for the Mike Hanes Marching Salukis Band Tower will follow from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam Rinella Field. They say Lane and Mahony will speak, as well as Phil and Pam Pfeffer ...

The new tower “fills a huge void” for Lakota East Marching Band because it provides more platform space than its 15-foot-tall steel predecessor, according to Rob Tanis, director of bands for ...

The new Marching 110 Band Complex, featuring Hurley Field, will be along South Shafer Street adjacent to Ohio University’s Chessa Field soccer facility.

However, he was involved with the marching band until he passed in 2022. Construction of the tower was partially funded by a gift from SIU alumni Drs. Phil and Pam Pfeffer.