Sue Mitchell wipes the excess slobber from her dog Corky’s mouth.  She and her Newfoundland-Lanseer are waiting for their next challenge during a Good Citizen Test conducted by the Quincy Kennel Club Tuesday night, November 17, 2009 at K&L Arena.  The test is designed to measure obedience skills, which can earn the dog the American Kennel Club’s designation of Canine Good Citizen.  Many insurance companies require successful completion of the test before homeowners insurance can be obtained.

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Three year old Lauren Knapheide tries not to look as she plays Hide and Seek with friends Avery, left and Clayton Hansen behind a rock climbing wall on the playground behind Madison School Wednesday. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)

An immature mallard hen blends in with her surroundings while enjoying a nap Monday afternoon at South Park. (H-W Photo/Philip Carlson)

A member of the African Acrobtas performs during an assembly Wednesday morning at St. Peter School school. The Kenyan troupe put on a 45-minute display featuring gymnastics, limbo, contortions, balancing and other feats.
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A full moon rises over Salem Church in Quincy Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Ron Byars with Quincy Central Services drives his end loader, here at 16th and Kentucky st., up and down Quincy streets picking up piles of leaves that have been plowed up to the corners, and deposits them in city dump trucks to be taken to the yard waste site on Radio Road.  (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)

Lucille Simpson of Quincy plays a game of Target Tailball, as Kayla Baze, left, and Gail McCauslin look on during the annual Golden Games held at the Quincy Senior Family Resource Center Thursday, October 29. 2009.  The event, sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging and local long-term care facilities, includes plenty of games, food and other activities.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

This has been a very colorful fall with greens, yellows, orange, and brilliant reds. But soon the fall colors will cover the ground and to the landfill they will be bound. Herald Whig Photos (Michael Kipley)

People waiting for an H1N1 influenza vaccine  Tuesday afternoon at the Adams County Health Department form a line extending from the Broadway entrance, south to Sixth Street, and around the corner and across the entire block of Vermont. Julie Shepard, director of health protection, said between 1,500 and 1,600 doses of the injectable vaccine were delivered from 3 to 8:30 p.m., close to 300 vaccines an hour. Shepard isn’t sure when the next shipment of H1N1 vaccine will arrive but emphasizes that the shots are not being given on a walk-in basis. A clinic will be scheduled as soon as a new shipment is received. For updates, including who’s eligible for the vaccines, call the Adams County flu hotline at (217) 277-5900. Starting today, the hotline will go from an automated service to being manned by registered nurses 24 hours a day. In addition to providing information about H1N1 vaccination clinics, the hotline will serve as a place for people to seek advice about when it’s necessary to seek medical treatment if showing signs of flu. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Ryan Viehmeyer with Brown Electric changes a light Tuesday from a lift bucket in the parking lot at Bethel Assembly of God church on south 12th St. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)