Gems/Dubois
Gems short stop Jake Hibberd takes the throw from Catcher Justin Dunning as Bombers Mills Rogers tries to steal second. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Herald-Whig Player of the Year
Luke Barton, a catcher for Canton High School is the 2009 Quincy Herald-Whig player of the year.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Puzzling
John Bean, 95, coordinates the puzzle building room at Bickford Cottage where residents have built and mounted dozens of puzzles. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Fishing
Brian Nixon keeps a lookout for fish as is daughter Maggie Nixon, 6, waits for a bite, while fishing at Moorman Park lake in Quincy, Monday June 29, 2009.
H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt
Heroes Among Us
Click on the image below to view the Heroes Among Us slideshow. Once there, clicking the word “caption,” located on the lower right side, will give you the option to read information about each portrait.
The Herald-Whig contacted hundreds of area residents, asking them to tell us about heroic, remarkable and inspirational people living among us. This slideshow is based on 34 stories about local people who have worked tirelessly to better the communities in which we live. Some have overcome great obstacles or personal tragedies.
Others witnessed wrongs and have tried to make them right. Still others have volunteered their time for causes they believe to be important. And some have made the most of life’s opportunities. A hero is defined as the central person involved in any remarkable action or event. As you view this collection of portraits of people from all walks of life, and read their stories, we think you will agree there truly are Heroes Among Us.
Don Crim
Managing Editor
Idol Auditions
Sixteen-year-old Destyne Bowden, of Quincy, reacts shortly after finding out she was one of 10 finalists to compete in the FOX CGEM Tri-States Idol singing contest Friday afternoon at the B and B Theaters in downtown Hannibal, Mo. Bowden went on to win the event and is now guaranteed a tryout in front of American Idol producers in Denver next month. H-W Photo/Philip Carlson
Cabbage Patch Kid
Our daughter Madison Wand is 9 years old and just completed third grade at Greenfield elementry. Before getting out for summer break they had a project at school where they had to plant a cabbage seed in a dixie cup then after it sprouted bring it home, plant it, care for it, and see how big it would grow. We just picked it from the garden on 06-21-09. The head of the cabbage weighed 6.2 pounds. Madison is very proud of what she grew. Jim and Dawn Wand
Snake Inspection
Glenn Swick, a Realtor for Century 21 Broughton Team, recently proved he’ll
do anything to help facilitate the sale of a home. Bruce Hutton with
Midstate Inspection Services was doing a recent home inspection when he
found a four-foot black snake in the attic of the home. “I jumped, banged my
head on one of the rafters and got out of there,” Hutton recalled with a
laugh. “I’m not an exterminator. I’ve done about 1,000 home inspections, and
that’s the first time that’s happened to me.” Hutton called Swick, who went
into the attic wearing shirt and tie and retrieved not one but two snakes,
then turned them loose in the woods near the home. Hutton thought the snakes
climbed up a tree, onto the roof and into the attic. “I’ll go the distance,”
Swick said. “Whatever it takes to make a customer happy. It’s not beyond my
job description.”
Western Illinois University Ag Notes
Mike Roegge, Adams/Brown County extension agronomist, explains fertilization options for corn and soybean applications to people attending the Western Illinois University Agronomy Plot Tour Field Day in Macomb, Thursday June, 25, 2009.
H-W Photo/Sara Fernandez
Missed Birdie/Pepsi Little People’s 2009
Chase Hanna, of Leawood, Kan., reacts after his birdie putt narrowly misses the cup on the first hole of a sudden death playoff of the 6B Boys division of the Little People’s Golf Championship Wednesday at Westview Golf Course. Challenger Austin Cuervo won the division after hitting his second shot to within 5 feet of the pin and sinking his birdie putt on the par 4 first hole. H-W Photo/Philip Carlson
Hot Weather Salvation
The Salvation Army lobby located in the old St. Boniface School on the corner of 7th and Hampshire in Quincy, is serving as a cooling center for those seeking relief from the heat.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Hannibal Gliders
Herald-Whig reporter Ann Pierceall, left, enjoys an aerial view of northeast Missouri while gliding over the Hannibal area with pilot Mike Barron. H-W Photo/Philip Carlson
Mike Barron cruises over a runway at Hannibal Regional Airport. His glider features a 50-foot wingspan, though some models go up to 70 feet. H-W Photo/Philip Carlson
Juneteenth 2009
Kimberly Herrell “Aim’s For Christ,” with bean bags and wins a prize of her choice of candy during one of the activities at Redmon Lee’s Juneteenth celebration Saturday. The 2009 event, sponsored by the Redmon Lee Youth and Adult Community Association, featured a health fair, picnic, exhibits, a gospel fest and games for the whole family. This year’s theme is “Unity in the Community”.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Junefest Jumpers
Keegan Hunter, left, and his brother Hunter, bounce around in an inflatable house during the annual Junefest celebration held at St. Dominic School.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Cavemen/Gems Baseball June 20, 2009
Hannibal’s Curtis Ford looks to first base for a double play after forcing out Quincy’s Richie Derbak at second base in the bottom of the first inning.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Quincy’s Jerry Mancuso goes around Hannibal’s catcher, Brett Frantini in the bottom of the 5th inning to go up 10 to 8 for their firs lead of the game.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Hannibal Matt Gaudett gets a hug from Curtis Ford after a 3 run shot to left center in the first inning. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
After The Storm
Auxiliary Police officer Tony Lawrence directs traffic at 18th and Locust after coming upon the intersection after work and finding a tree service truck blocking north 18th because of downed wires and trees. City police, firefighters, and city services were max out and volunteers helped out where ever needed.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Al large tree snapped at the base coming down on the hood of a van belonging to Marissa Logsdon, 833 N. 16th st., landing on the front of the house across the street, and bringing down power lines along North 16th street.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Firefighters Trent Wort, left, and Scott Lucey watch the intersection of 16th and Lind st. after a tree snapped at the base and fell on a car, which in turn, snapped a power pole bringing down wires along north 16th street.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Fire trucks blocked streets where poles had snapped or tree limbs had brought down power lines.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
After a huge limb fell at the corner of 12th and Park Place, landing on the roof, and knocking out the corner of the porch at 1201 Park Place, Mark Hartman, right had his family and neighbors, even friends of neighbors like Mark Tweedell, center, with the saw, came to help clean up the debris.
H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
iReporter Storm Photos Friday 6/19/2009
Shelf cloud that rolled through Quincy with the second, later set of Juneteenth storms. “Visualize whirled peas.” Photo submitted by Kayleigh Stratton
“Sent from my Windows Mobile® phone.” Photo by Ken Sparrow
Trees and car in 900 block of Washington …. Photo submitted by “Sheryl Whitney”
These are some photos of the damage in Plainville on the evening of 06-19-09. Photos taken by Pete Anthony, Trustee of the village of Plainville.
Storm Coverage Updates
Gail Covalsky is comforted by Travis Brown after she finds that a huge limb came crashing down through the back of her 2002 Alero parked on N. Fifth Street during the storm Friday afternoon. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
During the height of the Friday afternoon storm, a boy runs up Hampshire Street across from Washington Park. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
More Storm Photos Friday, June 19, 2009
The Wall on the back of a third story building on the West side of Washington Park, along Fourth Street collapsed during the fast moving storm that hit Friday Afternoon. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Ted Siebers, owner of Quincy Plumbing and Heating Supply, talks on the cell phone as he and employee Nick Kinman survey the damage to the back of the building that came crashing down on his new truck. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
A tree downed in Washington Park dwarfs a park bench along one of the sidewalks leading to the fountain. Several trees and very large limbs were damaged in the park from the fast moving storm that caused damage through out the city Friday afternoon. H-W Photo/Michael Kipley
Storm Hits Quincy Hard
Quincy firefighter Dean Baker directs traffic at the intersection of Payson Avenue and South 8th Street after a large tree fell on a truck in the middle of the road. The driver of the truck escaped injury. H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt
Christian McNay, far right, talks with family members after the truck he was driving on South 8th Street was struck by a large tree. McNay said, “It was raining pretty hard when I saw a sea of green – and blam!” ” Another half second and I would have been killed. I guess I was lucky and unlucky all at once.”H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt
James Tedeschi complains about the damage to his truck after high winds downed a heavy tree limb directly on top of it Friday afternoon, June 19, 2009. “I kept telling the City that tree branch was gonna come down on somebody’s car, but they wouldn’t do anything about it,” Tedeschi said. “I just bought this car. I can’t afford to get it fixed – I’ve got 5 kids.” H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt
