Apparently even Mother Nature was not above playing an April Fool’s Day prank by dropping a blanket of snow several inches deep on the Beardstown area Easter Sunday. Even though the first day of spring happened 10 days earlier, Easter Sunday provided one of the best winterscapes of the year.
Korynn Parrish "flies" off the balance beam during Saturday's Beardstown Park District tumbling recital
Ola Quigley is caught upside down as she tumbled down the runway at Saturday's Beardstown Park District's tumbling recital.
Kayla Hampton's knees nearly touch her as she performs a somersault during the Beardstown Park District's tumbling recital.
Rachel Mills (left) and U.S. District Court Appellate Judge Richard Mills (right) present a watercolor painting of the courthouse to Old Lincoln Courtroom and Museum Board Members Randy Reichert and Chris Massie. After being elected to the circuit court bench, Judge Mills took his oath of office in the Lincoln Courtroom.
Security lighting illuminates the bath house and pool area of the Beardstown Park District's new waterpark.
Pat Blair (right) is pictured with Kayla and Wells Petersen Jr. , who was apparently in a big hurry to enter the world. Blair helped deliver Wells in the parking lot of the Fast Stop convenience store in Virginia three years ago.
Blind shot –– Hunter safety instructor Randy Robeson uses a training decoy to teach young shooters gun safety when shooting from a hunting blind. The hunter safety course, approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, was taught in the gymnasium at St. Johns Lutheran Church Saturday, March 10. (Photo by Brian DeLoche)
Under new ownership – McCausland Food Market owner Laurie Finney Beard (right) and store manager Stephanie Hobrock took time out from their work for the camera. Fresh produce is one of the product areas that is receiving heightened attention from Beard and Hobrock. (Leigh Morris photo)
Clues to the collapse – Bricks bow outward toward the alley on the back wall of the old Tureman Opera House building in Virginia, while what appear to be rotted or insect damaged wall studs, floor joists and beams give silent testimony as to the possible cause of the wall’s collapse earlier this month. (Photo by Brian DeLoche)