Cardinals spring training in Jupiter, Florida. Photos by Derik Holtmann
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Mississippi River Bridge Construction
Construction continues on the new Mississippi river bridge. The towers have reached a height of about 200 feet they will eventually reach a height of 400 feet. A good view of the bridge construction can be found from the Mullanphy Pump House, renovated in May of 2011. The location is located just north of the Landing at the end of Mullanphy street in St. Louis. photos by Derik Holtmann
Albert Pujols : Cardinals Memories
Former Cardinals player Albert Pujols photos from the BND archives, photos by Derik Holtmann, Steve Nagy, Tim Vizer, and Zia Nizami.
Thunderbirds at Scott Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have added the Scott Air Force Base air show to its 2012 show schedule.
The Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s premier jet demonstration team, recently announced its 2012 show schedule at the annual International Council of Air Shows Convention and has the Sept. 15-16 Scott Air Force Base air show on its schedule.
The last time the Thunderbirds performed at Scott was in 2008 when it headlined the air show. The 130-person squadron represents the more than 500,000 active duty, Guard and reserve Airmen at air shows across the country and around the world each weekend from March through November.
Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2011/12/08/1972010/thunderbirds-will-roll-into-scott.html#ixzz1fzLu1XLu
Photos by the Belleville News-Democrat photo department
McKendree University
A group of nine McKendree University students cleaned an eighth-mile of the bank of the Kaskaskia River just below the dam on Carlyle Lake. And from that small area, they managed to mine just shy of 40 pounds of trash. On Monday they took the trash they found and attatched it to a four-foot-tall, 20-foot-long chickenwire fence right next to the University’s flag pole with hopes it would make others think twice before they hurled their garbage into our waterways. photos by Derik Holtmann
Mississippi River Bridge Construction
Construction continues on the new Mississippi River Bridge. Tuesday 112911 sunset silhouettes the bridge.
Photos by Derik Holtmann
Belleville Santa Parade
Photos from the Annual Belleville, Illinois Santa Parade.
PHOTOS BY DERIK HOLTMANN
Gingerbread Contest: Belleville, Illinois
In its 22 years of existence, competition has become fierce in the city’s annual gingerbread contest with some entrants spending months on their holiday-themed creations.
But the winner of this year’s best in show award said she didn’t even know about the contest until she and a friend were shopping in downtown Belleville last week.
“We went to the Crystal and Spice Shoppe and saw a brochure for the Gingerbread Contest,” top prize winner Jessie Bostick said of her shopping trip with friend Jennifer Morimoto. “We thought it sounded like fun, so we decided to do it.”
St. Louis Cardinals Championship parade
Photos from 103011 of the St. Louis Cardinals Championship Parade in St. Louis. Photos by Steve Nagy and Derik Holtmann, Belleville News-Democrat.
World Series Game 7
Game 7 photos by Steve Nagy and Derik Holtmann.
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