St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training
Cardinals spring training in Jupiter, Florida. Photos by Derik Holtmann
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.
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 6
Photos from Game 6 of the World Series. Photos by Derik Holtmann and Steve Nagy.
World Series Game 1 Cardinals 3 Rangers 2
2011 World Series Game 1 Cardinals versus Rangers at Bush Stadium in St. Louis.
Photos by Derik Holtmann
USTRANSCOM Change of Command
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE — There’s a new leader at the helm of U.S. Transportation Command. Gen. William M. Fraser III assumed command from Gen. Duncan J. McNabb during a ceremony on the parade field at the base Friday. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey both attended the ceremony. Photos by Derik Holtmann
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Sleep Out for the Homeless
45 students from Belleville West’s Key Club and the Interact Club spent the night outside Thursday night for the annual “Sleep Out for the Homeless.”
Donations from the event included $400 to the Violence Prevention Center, a food basket to the Community Interfaith Food Pantry, and clothes to the Salvation Army store.
photos by Derik Holtmann
Washington D.C. Visit
News-Democrat Editor Jason Koch shares his trip to Washington D.C.
Triad Cross Country Invitational
Triad Cross Country Invitational September 28, 2011. Althoff’s Savannah Ames took 1st place and Freeburg’s Kristen Busch was 2nd in the girls race. Mascoutah’s Murphy Affolder took 1st place and Waterloo’s Josh Rodenberg 2nd in the boys race. photos by Derik Holtmann
SWC boys Golf Tournament
Edwardsville’s Drew Curtis hit a 75 to take first place in the Southwestern Conference tournament held at Belk Park on Tuesday. Photos by Derik Holtmann
SWC Golf Tournament
Miranda Lidisky won the Southwestern Conference golf tournament Monday at Arlington Greens.
photos by Derik Holtmann
Ford Tri-Motor
A 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft was at St. Louis Downtown Airport From September 23rd through the 25th. For more information on the plane visit wwww.flytheford.com….photo by Zia Nizami
Mississippi River Bridge Construction
Construction update on the Mississippi River Bridge.
photos by/Derik Holtmann
Ride for 9-11
After a brief stop in New Baden the team of six firefighters started towards their next destination of Centralia, Illinois on Monday. The team is cycling across the United States to honor those whose lives were lost 10 years ago on September 11 and those who continue to fight for our freedom and safety. The Ride for 9-11 started on July 24, 2011 in Downtown Los Angeles and will end in New York City at the FDNY Firefighters Memorial on September 9, 2011. The Ride for 9-11 will be raising money for two charities, the Leary Firefighters Foundation and the Wounded Warrior Project. For more information visit their website at www.ridefor9-11.org.
Photos by Derik Holtmann
Mississippi River Bridge Construction
Construction on the new Mississippi River Bridge is starting to take shape. The Missouri approach has part of the road surface completed as the Illinois side is working on the columns and caps that will eventually support the driving surface. The two towers that will support the deck of the bridge are expected to be completed in early 2012.
photos by Derik Holtmann
Chris Coleman trial evidence released: documents and emails
Several of the emails and documents released on Thursday July 7th from the Chris Coleman murder trial.
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