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The Belleville Township High School class of 1949 recently celebrated its 60th reunion at Fischer’s Restaurant.
In commemoration of Veterans’ Day, Margaret Tempel, of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Granite City Chapter #1067, presented the chapter’s donations to Kevin Riley and Rocky Buchanan of Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center.
The Fairview Heights and Freeburg Curves members collected Halloween items throughout October to send to U.S. troops serving in Balad, Iraq.
Visitors to Willoughby Heritage Farm and Conservation Reserve in Collinsville enjoyed its annual Fall Farm Day Oct. 3.
St. Teresa Catholic Church in Belleville celebrates the Oct. 1 feast day for St. Theresa of Lisieux every year with an outdoor procession and Mass.
Fifty-eight members of the Sparta Township High School Class of 1959 attended the 50th High School Reunion Sept. 19 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex.
Molly Compton, 13, of Belleville, was named the winner of the 2009 Belleville Jr. Idol Contest at the Chili Cook-Off.
Members of the Belleville Marilyners Baton Twirling Team compete in the Twirltacular baton competition Oct. 17 in St. Louis.
The Gateway East Artists’ Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the PSOP/SWIC building, 201 N. Church Street in Belleville
Hannah Schooley got a big surprise when she visited Discovery School on Oct. 9.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, in Marine, and St. James the Greater Catholic Church, in St. Jacob, have partnered up to form a Faith and Evangelization Team.
Alando Sanders, left, and his sister, Alandra Sanders, right, children of SWIC student Jerria Ferguson of Belleville, and Malik Nave, son of Southwestern Illinois College student Kelly Nave of Belleville, try out the new tennis equipment for the SWIC Kids’ Club.
Centrue Bank’s Becky Klostermann and Mary Jane Raymond present a check for $5,000 to Jessica Brandon, of the Violence Prevention Center.
Brownies in Waterloo Brownies in Waterloo recently participated in a service project that aims to warm the feet of those in need.
A Swansea 11-year-old recently traveled to Moscow as part of his Nike Selects hockey team.
Belleville East and Belleville West high schools varsity soccer players take a moment of silence to pray for an injured West player Aug. 29 at the Sportsplex Soccer Tournament. The player suffered a concussion but has recovered