Archive for October, 2010

Hannibal/Moberly Football

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Hannibal High School’s Lenny Clark runs for big yards during Friday night’s football action against Moberly at Hannibal.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


Picket Line

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Striking Roquette workers picket Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at the intersection of Twin Rivers Dr. and Seventh Street in Keokuk, Iowa.  (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

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Lisa Morris, right, and Michelle Henze sort donated food items Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, inside the River City Mall in Keokuk, Iowa. The pair have joined forces with others in the area to form “Helping Hands for the Community,” a food pantry and assistance organization to help Roquette workers that are currently locked out.  (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


Leaves Changing

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Debbie Smith, left and Amber Terwelp walk down Maine St. on their daily lunch break Wednesday. The trees are beginning to change which makes Maine Street an even more enjoyable walk.  (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)


QND Halloween Party

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Math teacher, Lyn Strieker takes portraits of students in costume at a Quincy Notre Dame High School sponsored Halloween party for 5th grade students held Tuesday night, October 26, 2010 at QND.  The event included a haunted house, games and “frightening food.”
(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


Trailer Fire

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Quincy Firefighters pour water on a camper near 2600 No. 24th and Shelts Lane Tuesday. The camper, occupied by Billy Birkel caught fire when Birkel used a barrel fire outside the camper to keep warm.
(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)


Hannibal Cattle Drive

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Bruce Smith chases down a wayward cow headed east on Broadway Tuesday morning in Hannibal, Mo. Smith and others eventually corralled the cow in a backyard of a home in the 2200 block of Chestnut Street. Cows got loose after a tractor-trailer carrying the cattle overturned at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Hwy. MM. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


Taste of Palmyra

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Aiden Donath, 16-months, and his mother, Tiffany Donath of Philadelphia , Mo., check out the sights, sounds, and aromas of the annual Taste of Palmyra on Main  Street in downtown Palmyra Monday evening, October 25, 2010.  The event, sponsored by Palmyra’s  Chamber of Commerce, features vendors, food, music, a parade and more, while raising money  for downtown beautification.     (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


QND Volleyball Bash Tournament

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Quincy Notre Dame’s  Torre Stark, right, fires the ball over the net as her teammate Shannon Foley looks on during volleyball action against the QND junior varsity team during Saturday’s QND Volleyball Bash tournament held at the Quincy University.
(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

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Mendon Football

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Unity High School’s Aaron Wittler makes a run through a hole in the Calhoun Warriors defense during Friday night football action at Mendon.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


Golden Games

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Alice Havlin, left,  a resident of Heritage Manor, Mt. Sterling, Ill., clowns around with clown, Minnee Mumm, while viewing a picture the clown painted on her cheek at the Golden Games held Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center.  Residents from 13 nursing homes and assisted living facilities, across four counties, attended the annual event.
(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

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Avon Walk for Breast Cancer team members waitress for tips at The Blind Pig, located at 12th and Lind Street in Quincy, Wednesday, October 20, 2010.  The tips donated will help fund mammograms, treatment and research.  Each team member must raise $1,800 to participate in the walk in June 2011 in Chicago, a 39-mile walk over two days.   (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


Palmyra Fire

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A firefighter directs a water hose through the roof of an apartment building fire in Palmyra, Mo., Wednesday, October 20, 2010.   (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

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Cutting Concrete

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Pat Milhauser,  with Vinson and Sill Plumbing, Heating and Electric, Inc., Quincy, trims a piece of a concrete storm water drainage section Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at a construction site on 48th Street in Quincy.    (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)


Sherrill Hanks: 1925-2010

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Tin Dusters in Quincy

Tin DustersSeven-year-olds Spencer Young, left, and Brandt Waterkotte, both of Quincy, give their best tough guy poses as they have their picture taken in front of a 1934 Ford truck by fellow Quincyan Tim Whiston during the Tin Dusters car show Saturday afternoon on Maine Street. The truck belongs to Nick Platis, of Decatur, one of hundreds of street rod enthusiasts staying in Quincy this weekend for the popular annual event. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

Tin DustersDowntown Quincy takes a step back in time as classic street rods of all makes and colors cruise through the intersection of Fifth and Maine Saturday afternoon. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


Octoberfest Band Parade

OctoberfestMembers of the Canton (Mo.) High School Marching Tigers Band cast long shadows as they parade west on Maine Street during the Octoberfest Parade and Field Competition Saturday afternoon. Bands from several area schools took part in the annual parade and field competition at Flinn Stadium. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


QU vs. Iowa Wesleyan

QU-Iowa WesleyanQuincy University’s Sterling Ross goes airborne as he tries to avoid the tackle of Iowa Wesleyan’s Tarvis Gordon (8) and Charles Thomas in first-half action of their game Saturday at QU Stadium. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

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Folklife Festival

folklife-festival16aCrowds pack Main Street as they listen to an impromptu jam session of musicians playing old-time instruments as the Folklife Festival got under way Saturday morning in downtown Hannibal, Mo.  (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


QHS vs. Rock Island

qhs-rock-island-fb03aQuincy High’s Tomas Dean (37) and Brody Janssen (54) wrap up Rock Island running back Nikko Watson in second-half action of their game Friday night at Flinn Stadium. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

qhs-rock-island-fb16a1Quincy High’s Mitch Marold looks for running room against Rock Island during their game Friday night at Flinn Stadium. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


QND Vs. Peoria Richwoods

qnd-peoria-fb17aQuincy Notre Dame’s Nick Weiman (37) chases Peoria Richwoods’ Kendrick Foster in first-half action of their game Friday night at QND. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

qnd-peoria-fb02aQuincy Notre Dame’s Ian Hinkamper (44) closes in on a Peoria Richwoods player in first-half action of their game Friday night at QND. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


IHSA Sectional Tennis

wb6-tennis-reg14aQuincy High’s Samantha Halfpap fires a backhand in her match against a Springfield player during sectional tennis action Friday afternoon at Reservoir Park. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


HHS Homecoming Parade

HHS Homecoming paradeParade-goers watch as floats from the Hannibal High School homecoming parade drive by the corner of Fifth and Broadway Friday afternoon in Hannibal, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)


Tin Dusters

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Participants continue to arrive Friday afternoon, October 15, 2010, at the Quincy Holiday Inn parking lot to register for the Early Tin Dusters annual street hot rod show and events being held through this weekend in Quincy.
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QND Homcoming Parade

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The Quincy Notre Dame High School Marching Band forms up on 9th and Hampshire Street for the QND Homecoming parade held Thursday evening, October 14, 2010.
(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)