September 1, 2016

Photos of the Month - August 2016

Southeast Missourian photographers pick their favorite photos from the month of August.

Laura Simon and Fred Lynch

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A young rodeo fan walks hand-in-hand around the arena during the opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bottheel Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State coach Julie Yankus shouts from the sideline during the third set against Louisiana Tech Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 at the Show Me Center.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A replica of the Nina passes by Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, during a trip from Hannibal, Missouri to its next stop at Grand Rivers, Kentucky. The Columbus Foundation operates two replicas, Nina and Pinta.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Ken Peters, left, expresses respect for the American flag with Kirk Mueller during the national anthem before the varsity volleyball game Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 at Saxony Lutheran High School. "I was in the military from 1959-65," Peters said. "I'm about as big a patriot as you can find."

Saxony Lutheran students support their team against St. Vincent Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 at Saxony Lutheran High School.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Steve Birk drives a tractor and operates a hay baler with his daughter, Paige, at his side.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kamaria Pearson

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Red Fern Studio in Jackson, Missouri.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Fashion blogger and stylist Sam Smith poses for a photo inside Brickood Boutique at the Indie House in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mark Farmer inks-in his sketch of Port Cape.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Atelier is downtown Cape Girardeau's latest boutique.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Molly Auer smiles after feeding the ducks in her pond on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Auer's pond sits just off Bloomfield Road.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Molly Auer steps over the ditch separating her pond from Bloomfield Road on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Randy McClellan with Midwest Painting and Wallcovering, poses for a photo after smoothing out the ceiling on the sixth floor of the Marquette Tower on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com One of the two ducks in Molly Auer's pond spreads its wings on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway watch as track sections are unloaded alongside the railway in downtown Cape Girardeau on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. A 1000-foot section of railroad track is being moved and replaced, along with the removal and replacement of 600 feet of drain pipe along the floodwall, and and estimated 800 dump truck loads of material are being excavated and removed in addition to new material being placed and compacted for the new railway alignment. The work began at 6 a.m. on Monday, and will continue until completion, which was expected to be about 60 hours. The City of Cape GIrardeau and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are sharing the funding of the project, which is for the proper maintenance of the floodwall system that protects downtown Cape Girardeau. The city's contribution of approximately $1.6 million to the project was funded from the Parks and Recreation and Stormwater Tax revenue.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A worker from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway waits for sections of track to be unloaded alongside the flood wall in downtown Cape Girardeau on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews with Randy Kinder Excavating work to remove drain piping where the railroad tracks normally run along the floodwall in downtown Cape Girardeau on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. A 1000-foot section of railroad track is being moved and replaced, along with the removal and replacement of 600 feet of drain pipe along the floodwall, and and estimated 800 dump truck loads of material are being excavated and removed in addition to new material being placed and compacted for the new railway alignment. The work began at 6 a.m. on Monday, and will continue until completion, which was expected to be about 60 hours. The City of Cape GIrardeau and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are sharing the funding of the project, which is for the proper maintenance of the floodwall system that protects downtown Cape Girardeau. The city's contribution of approximately $1.6 million to the project was funded from the Parks and Recreation and Stormwater Tax revenue.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A group of young people cool off with a walk in the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jennifer Priddy holds a fake mustache to her face on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at the Osage Centre during a dress rehearsal for 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare(Abridged)[Revised] produced by local theater company, Acting Out!.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A rodeo patron makes their to the grandstand for the opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bottheel Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rick Taylor stands outside the arena on the opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bottheel Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo took place on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Michael McGinnis, left, speaks to Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger about recent shootings on north Lorimier Street after Rediger dropped in to speak with McGinnis on Friday afternoon, July 1, 2016. McGinnis, Lorimier Street homeowner, is upset about recent shootings on his street. Andrel Dolpin was shot just across the street, and last Saturday a person popped off six shots in his driveway.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo took place on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Bridgett Vaughn and her five-year-old son who has autism, Adam Kirkwood, pose for a photo inside their Cape Girardeau home on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kirkwood was left on the school bus, which transports five special needs children, on Monday morning.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Pokemon Monopoly game is seen inside the new River Town Labs, a store dedicated to Pokemon, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A group of men run north along Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2016. One of the men in the group stated they were from the Salvation Army.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com â€śDinghyâ€ť Dave Pike cruises south on the Mississippi River on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2016. Pike is navigating 6,000 miles between his Michigan home and Florida, stopping along the way to play pickleball.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Centralâ€™s Blake Harris, Trent Leimer, Sam Lemon, Kwayâ€™Chon Chisom and Christian Mitchell.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Chaffee High School football team from left, Augie Knutson, Ryan Holderfield, Kendale Eads, Brennan Miller and Andrew Jobe.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rennie and Marge Phillips pose for a photo with their tomato plants inside one of their greenhouses in Scott City.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From left to right, Jacksonâ€™s Ethan Laster, Drew Moran, Landen Pehle, Cooper Callis, Bryndan Reid and Nick Freeman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From left to right, Kellyâ€™s Shane Goering, Austin Eskew and Quintin Lara.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From left to right, Perryvilleâ€™s Garrett Dix, Ross Hadler, Clayton Jung, Kyle Creason and Jacob Yates.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From left to right, Scott City's Braden Cox, Brittan Jones, ty Wilthong, Caden Hillemann and Jaden Kaiser.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From left to right, Scott CityŐs Brittan Jones, Braden Cox, Ty Wilthong, Jaden Kaiser and Caden Hillemann.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From left to right, St. Vincentâ€™s Layne Hlavek, Tyler Unterreiner and Riley Riehn.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Finley Watkins, 8, poses for photos as Elvis on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Dexter, Missouri. Watkins has been performing as Elvis since he was five years old.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Chrome Queens, Char "Tigger" Miller, left, and Angela "Smalls" Peters, cruise down Aquamsi Street in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Char "Tigger" Miller puts her helmut on before cruising down Aquamsi Street in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Marge Phillips picks cucumbers in the garden.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Angela "Smalls" Peters, right, and Susie "Sizzle" Smith visit before taking a ride in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Susie "Sizzle" Smith, left, and Char "Tigger" Miller hangout near the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Heather Evans with Scarlett Dawn Arts works on a dream catcher on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, during the Gypsy Sun Caravan at Jackson City park.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Susan Smith poses for a photo on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, during the Gypsy Sun Caravan at Jackson City park.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian Crystal Cerny works on a learning goals chart at Prodigy Leadership Academy in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. Cerny teaches English, Language Arts and Social Studies to grades 7-10 at the academy.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Workers with Fricke Management & Contracting hang from platforms as they do cable and mortar repair to the pillars of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Central's Brogan Davis does the butterfly in the Central Municipal Pool on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Central's Reagan Ragsdale dives into the Central Municipal Pool on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Central's Brogan Davis, left, and Reagan Ragsdale take off in the Central Municipal Pool on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The Chart Room inside the American Queen is seen on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rennie Phillips and Duchess mosey about at their Scott City farm.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The calliope of the American Queen is seen on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A passenger takes in the view of downtown Cape Girardeau from the deck of the American Queen during the riverboat's stop on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Passengers sit in the Mark Twain Gallery inside the American Queen on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The paddlewheel of the American Queen is seen through a portal in the Engine Room Bar on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Bill Heider, left, and Dale Griffith hangout along the flood wall during the American Queen's stop on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Pre-kindergarten students, clockwise from top, Keenan Stulgin, Faith Masters, Logan Ressel and Hunter Thomas take their seats on the rug while transitioning from lunch to story time on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Scott City Elementary School.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Pre-kindergarten students Keenan Stulgin, right, and Logan Ressel read "Pete the Cat" along with their class and teacher, Carie Boswell, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Scott City Elementary School.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Pre-kindergarten students Faith Masters and Tegan Bell read "Pete the Cat" along with their class and teacher, Carie Boswell, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Scott City Elementary School.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kelly Nigro adds details to a snail in her painting on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at the Gallery of Inspiration inside Bilderbach's Art Plaza in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rennie Phillips and Duchess mosey about at their Scott City farm.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Randy McClellan with Midwest Painting and Wallcovering, smooths out the ceiling on the sixth floor of the Marquette Tower on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Progress continues at the Marquette Tower on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Outside, with Broadway closed between Spanish and Fountain streets, workers from Midwest Painting and Wallcovering clean and paint the exterior windows. Inside, new tile is laid on the first floor, where the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau will soon call home. On the fifth and sixth floors, new ceilings are being installed, to be followed soon with glass walls throughout. Much of the work is expected to be completed in a matter of weeks. Developer Jeff Maurer expects the offices to be occupied by October or November.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Billy Wiggins with Midwest Painting and Wallcovering, paints the frame of the exterior windows of the Marquette Tower on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Marianna Below celebrates a point with her teammates during the Bulldogs first set against Bernie on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at Notre Dame Regional High School. Notre Dame won 25-10, 25-12.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Anna Burdick holds her granddaughter, Josephine Vollink, while getting a little help from her grandson, Leo Vollink, after voting in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A Nip Kelley Equipment excavator begins demolition of the former naval reserve center building Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at 2530 Maria Louise Lane in Cape Girardeau. An $11 million project calls for design and construction of a new police station, jail and municipal court on the site near Arena Park.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder speaks to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 in Cape Girardeau as he concedes to Eric Greitens, the apparent winner in the race for the Republican nominee for governor.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Ava Knotts, left, and Chloe Merkley take a semi-serious aim with water-pistols Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 while riding horses during day camp at Rolling Hills Farm and Equine near Gordonville. More photos are in a gallery at semissourian.com.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Frank Vogler works to level the windows on the top floor of the Buckner-Ragsdale building Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 in downtown Cape Girardeau. The upstairs Riverview Room to be used for special events is part of the renovation project.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State coach Tom Matukewicz runs a drill Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 during the team's first official practice at Rosengarten Athletic Complex.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State's Eriq Moore, center, enjoys a water break Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 while talking to number-two quarterback Jesse Hosket during the team's first official practice at Rosengarten Athletic Complex.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State coach Tom Matukewicz expresses himself during a scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 8, 2016 at Houck Stadium.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Jason Bridges of Miller Drywall holds a window header in place for Tom Heisserer to fasten Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 on the front of the new indoor sports complex being built near Interstate 55 and U.S. 61.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Hunter Bomar skates down a ramp Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at Missouri Park in Cape Girardeau. The park at Fountain Street and Park Drive next to Old Lorimier Cemetery features the only skateboard park in the city.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Mat Racer at Cape Splash was busy Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 on the last day of daily hours before school resumes. The water park will be open weekends through Labor Day.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Students walk to buses after their first day of classes Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 at Central Junior High School in Cape Girardeau.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Jackson High School students turn onto West Jackson Boulevard at the end of the school day Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Jackson.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Stormwater flows under the pedestrian bridge at Dennis Scivally Park as rain falls Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. The concrete bridge with stone facing was built in 1941 by Dennis M. Scivally over a tributary of Walker Branch. Scivally was the chief engineer of the Cape Special Road District. The park, located at Cape Rock Drive and Brookwood Drive, was named for Scivally in 1935.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster poses for a photo Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 at the Cape Girardeau County Democratic Party's annual banquet in Cape Girardeau.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Emma Dean, left, and Maddie Dean pose for a photo Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 in Cape Girardeau County. The girls have raised money for research into the type of cancer that killed their 4-year-old golden retriever, Bailey.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Dave "Dinghy Dave" Pike of Grand Haven, Michigan accepts a proclamation from Mayor Harry Rediger after a game of pickleball Aug. 17, 2016 at the Osage Centre.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto assists students Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 as they move in at Towers Complex.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Members of the Jackson High School J-Crue get fired up before the football game with Hickman on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 in Jackson.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A young Jackson fan watches the game against Hickman during the second quarter Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 in Jackson.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Earl Elders, left, and Mark Leganski of the Good Ole Boys team prepare ribs Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at the Cape BBQ Fest at Arena Park.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sarah Hodo savors tranquility during her lunch break Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 on the footbridge at Dennis Scivally Park in Cape Girardeau.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Rowdy Redhawk leaves the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 for the $1.8 million renovation project to Capaha Field.

Longtime American Legion manager John Yallaly acknowledges the crowd as Julia Thompson, Justin Lieser and Scott Meyer look on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 at the groundbreaking ceremony for a $1.8 million renovation project at Capaha Field.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Abby Rollet, center, celebrates after her three-run homer against Chaffee with Madison Landeros, left, and Macy Landeros during the third inning Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 at Notre Dame Regional High School.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com St. Vincent's Gabe Naeger and Scott City's Alex Brickhaus fight for a pass reception intended for Brickhaus during the second quarter Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 in Perryville, Missouri. The officials gave the ball to Scott City.

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