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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Dale Long, of Quincy, who served as an army medic during WWII,  enjoys a free breakfast with his wife Helen and fellow veterans at Hy-Vee Wednesday morning, November 10, 2009.  Last year Hy-Vee hosted 300 veterans for a free breakfast and expect about 600 veterans this Veterans Day.    (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Members of the American Legion Quincy Post 37 Honor Guard retire the colors at the conclusion of the annual Veterans Day service held Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Lippencott Hall at the Illinois Veterans Home.   (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Quincy Schools Superintendent Lonny Lemon expresses his frustration with trying to do his job with a divided board during a School Board retreat Monday night at the School Board office.   Lemon said he’s receiving mixed messages from the six board members and its president, Melvin “Bud” Niekamp, in background.  (HW-Photo by Steve Bohnstedt)

St. Peter School fifth-grader Zach McDonald, left, shows an Operation Snowball member that he has finished eating a Hersheys Kiss as classmate Drew Stegeman looks on Monday afternoon at the school. Students were trying to unwrap and eat the candy while wearing special gloves, seen on McDonald, that simulate the effects of drinking alcohol. McDonald was eating — and competing — for Stegeman, who said he didn’t like the taste of chocolate.  (H-W Photo/Philip Carlson)

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)

Wanda Geramisek, left, and her daughter, Jillian, both of Quincy, check out the “Return of Route 66 Photographs” exhibit during the Artoberfest celebration Saturday at the Quincy Art Center. Along with art exhibits, the event offered food, children’s activities, an antique picture frame sale, and musical and theatrical performances.
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Hannibal HIgh School senior Jessie Moyers, a trombonist in the Pirate Pride Marching Band, yells “Go ‘bones” to the trombone section of the passing Clark County R-1 Middle School Marching Indians during the Mark Twain Marching Band Festival Tuesday afternoon in Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal High School led the parade of 31 middle and high school marching bands, then gathered at the intersection of Main and Hill streets to drink hot chocolate and cheer on the other bands as they passed by.  (H-W Photo/Philip Carlson)

Campaigners crowd around Alex Rinella, right, while showering him with gifts as the Quincy Notre Dame High School student body ratchets up this year’s homecoming court voting drive before classes begin Tuesday morning at QND.
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Jordan Schieferdecker’s parents and sister, from left, Scott Schieferdecker, Rachelle Hess and Kendra Hess look over the damage done to the roadside memorial placed at the spot where Jordan and Alissa Zornes were killed in a car crash April on Ill. 104. Click here to read Rodney Hart’s story. Matthew Ruble has been charged with DUI and reckless homicide in connection with the crash. In a addition to the damage to the memorial, two crosses with the victims names painted on them, along with two necklaces where stolen. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Rachelle Hess, Jordan Schieferdecker’s mother, looks at a picture of the memorial before it was vandalized. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Brenda Turnbaugh of Fowler, checks her watch as participants of the Sammy Fund annual 5K run or 2 mile walk gather at Madison Park Saturday morning, October 10, 2009 for the start of the event.  The fund raises donations for the Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund at the Community Foundation of the Quincy Area.  Grants from the SOYOF make activities available to children who might not otherwise have the resources to participate.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)