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NewsNovember 18, 2016

Photos of the Month - October 2016

Southeast Missourian photographers choose their favorite photos from the month of October.

Laura Simon, Fred Lynch and Andrew J. Whitaker
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Catherine Stovall, co-owner of Go Fish! Tropical, gives kisses to Ripper, a flower horn, inside her Cape Girardeau store on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Catherine Stovall, co-owner of Go Fish! Tropical, gives kisses to Ripper, a flower horn, inside her Cape Girardeau store on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Daniel Bollinger removes an aqua turret used as part of the irrigation system to keep mums hydrated at Southeast Missouri State University's Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. The student-run greenhouse has 186 varieties of mums for sale to the public, and 105 varieties that the students are growing in trial runs. Mums are getting a late bloom this year to to unseasonably hot temperatures.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Daniel Bollinger removes an aqua turret used as part of the irrigation system to keep mums hydrated at Southeast Missouri State University's Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. The student-run greenhouse has 186 varieties of mums for sale to the public, and 105 varieties that the students are growing in trial runs. Mums are getting a late bloom this year to to unseasonably hot temperatures.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From right to left, Benay Childress, her niece Shannon Hawkins, and her sister Darlene Childress pose for a photo with Shelby Allee inside Allee's salon, Plush, on Broadway in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From right to left, Benay Childress, her niece Shannon Hawkins, and her sister Darlene Childress pose for a photo with Shelby Allee inside Allee's salon, Plush, on Broadway in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Keith Seyer uses a adze axe to carve out a canoe from a cottonwood log.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Keith Seyer uses a adze axe to carve out a canoe from a cottonwood log.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Keith Seyer pokes his head out of his camper he made from scratch on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Keith Seyer pokes his head out of his camper he made from scratch on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The dedication and open house of Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media took place on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The dedication and open house of Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media took place on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary W. Rust poses for a photo outside after the dedication ceremony for Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary W. Rust poses for a photo outside after the dedication ceremony for Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The dedication and open house of Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media took place on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The dedication and open house of Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media took place on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Asa Ladner, right, speaks with classmate, Kennan Duvall during their lunch hour at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Asa Ladner, right, speaks with classmate, Kennan Duvall during their lunch hour at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Madison Tipton holds onto the table as she gets a different angle on lunch at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Madison Tipton holds onto the table as she gets a different angle on lunch at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jaiden McCulley tries a different perspective on lunch at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jaiden McCulley tries a different perspective on lunch at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Shelby Bauwens keeps her eye on the ball after a return hit from Dexter during the Bulldogs first match against the Bearcats on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Notre Dame won 22-25, 25-21, 25-23.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Shelby Bauwens keeps her eye on the ball after a return hit from Dexter during the Bulldogs first match against the Bearcats on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Notre Dame won 22-25, 25-21, 25-23.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Sam Brennan, left, Maddie McClintock, center, and Shelby Bauwens celebrate a point against Dexter during the Bulldogs first match against the Bearcats on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Notre Dame won 22-25, 25-21, 25-23.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Sam Brennan, left, Maddie McClintock, center, and Shelby Bauwens celebrate a point against Dexter during the Bulldogs first match against the Bearcats on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Notre Dame won 22-25, 25-21, 25-23.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dr. Sara Edgerton acknowledges the audience after the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra played a selection from 'Swan Lake' on Tuesday night, Oct. 11, 2016, during the Gala Season Opener in the Bedell Performance Hall of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus.The season opener included special guest violinist David Halen.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dr. Sara Edgerton acknowledges the audience after the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra played a selection from 'Swan Lake' on Tuesday night, Oct. 11, 2016, during the Gala Season Opener in the Bedell Performance Hall of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus.The season opener included special guest violinist David Halen.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Eight-month-old Nathan Collier enthusiastically poses for a photo for his mother Adrian at the Grace United Methodist Church pumpkin patch on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. The pumpkin patch is a fundraiser of the church with the money raised going to some of the 23 missions throughout the area. The pumpkins are grown on a farm at the Navajo Indian Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. The Colliers were picking out pumpkins with the PEP Program through Southeast Missouri State University's Educare, a grant-funded family and child care provider program. The children, along with their families, were exploring a life science study of the characteristics of living things.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Eight-month-old Nathan Collier enthusiastically poses for a photo for his mother Adrian at the Grace United Methodist Church pumpkin patch on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. The pumpkin patch is a fundraiser of the church with the money raised going to some of the 23 missions throughout the area. The pumpkins are grown on a farm at the Navajo Indian Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. The Colliers were picking out pumpkins with the PEP Program through Southeast Missouri State University's Educare, a grant-funded family and child care provider program. The children, along with their families, were exploring a life science study of the characteristics of living things.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Six-year-old William Harless carries a pumpkin on his shoulder at the Grace United Methodist Church pumpkin patch on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Six-year-old William Harless carries a pumpkin on his shoulder at the Grace United Methodist Church pumpkin patch on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Grace Powderly, seen on Tuesday, oct. 11, 2016, is making her second trip to the state tennis tournament.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Grace Powderly, seen on Tuesday, oct. 11, 2016, is making her second trip to the state tennis tournament.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Grace Powderly, seen on Tuesday, oct. 11, 2016, is making her second trip to the state tennis tournament.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Grace Powderly, seen on Tuesday, oct. 11, 2016, is making her second trip to the state tennis tournament.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jim Barbatti lights a cigarette On Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Rude Dog Pub in downtown Cape GIrardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jim Barbatti lights a cigarette On Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Rude Dog Pub in downtown Cape GIrardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Max McNeely poses for photo inside Peak Performance Taekwondo in Cape Girardeau on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Max McNeely poses for photo inside Peak Performance Taekwondo in Cape Girardeau on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Daryl Ross evens out the pile of pressed sorghum cain at Ralph Enderle's New Hamburg, Missouri home on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Daryl Ross evens out the pile of pressed sorghum cain at Ralph Enderle's New Hamburg, Missouri home on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ralph Enderle uses a pitchfork to even out the pile of sorghum cane after it goes through the press New Hamburg, Missouri home on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ralph Enderle uses a pitchfork to even out the pile of sorghum cane after it goes through the press New Hamburg, Missouri home on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com JoAnn Compas and her younger brother Ralph Enderle cook the juice from the sorghum cane to make sorghum on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in New Hamburg, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com JoAnn Compas and her younger brother Ralph Enderle cook the juice from the sorghum cane to make sorghum on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in New Hamburg, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dionte Reeds welds 45's for a deer stand at the Career and Technology Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dionte Reeds welds 45's for a deer stand at the Career and Technology Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Grass flies after Perryville goalkeeper Trent Unterreiner kicks the ball to midfield during the first half of the Class 2 District 1 semifinal game against St. Pius on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Perryville, Missouri. Perryville won 2-0.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Grass flies after Perryville goalkeeper Trent Unterreiner kicks the ball to midfield during the first half of the Class 2 District 1 semifinal game against St. Pius on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Perryville, Missouri. Perryville won 2-0.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The moon rises over the soccer field during the second half of the Class 2 District 1 semifinal game between Perryville and St. Pius on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Perryville, Missouri. Perryville won 2-0.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The moon rises over the soccer field during the second half of the Class 2 District 1 semifinal game between Perryville and St. Pius on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Perryville, Missouri. Perryville won 2-0.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The sun sets behind Tiger Stadium as Perryville players warmup on the field before the start of their Class 2 District 1 title game against Notre Dame on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The sun sets behind Tiger Stadium as Perryville players warmup on the field before the start of their Class 2 District 1 title game against Notre Dame on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Grayson Mueller scores against Perryville during the first half of the Class 2 District 1 title game on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame's Grayson Mueller scores against Perryville during the first half of the Class 2 District 1 title game on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame players celebrate a goal by teammate Grayson Mueller during the first half of the Class 2 District 1 title game against Perryville on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Notre Dame players celebrate a goal by teammate Grayson Mueller during the first half of the Class 2 District 1 title game against Perryville on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A fan bundles up during the second half of the Class 2 District 1 title game between Perryville and Notre Dame on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A fan bundles up during the second half of the Class 2 District 1 title game between Perryville and Notre Dame on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com An off-road vehicle transports Charles Galbraith Jr. and the doe he shot in conjunction with the National Wild Turkey Federation's Wheelin Sportsman Program on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Lake Wappapello in Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com An off-road vehicle transports Charles Galbraith Jr. and the doe he shot in conjunction with the National Wild Turkey Federation's Wheelin Sportsman Program on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Lake Wappapello in Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charles Galbraith Jr. and his friend Pat Aaron stand next to their truck during an outing with the National Wild Turkey Federation's Wheelin Sportsman Program on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Lake Wappapello in Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charles Galbraith Jr. and his friend Pat Aaron stand next to their truck during an outing with the National Wild Turkey Federation's Wheelin Sportsman Program on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Lake Wappapello in Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Fishbone investigates the crowd during the EPIC Pals graduation on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Cape Girardeau. The Early Prevention Impacts Community dog-training program lasts eight weeks, and helps empower at-risk youth with communication skills and helps to manage emotions.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Fishbone investigates the crowd during the EPIC Pals graduation on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Cape Girardeau. The Early Prevention Impacts Community dog-training program lasts eight weeks, and helps empower at-risk youth with communication skills and helps to manage emotions.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jan Ramey, co-owner of The Candle Cottage, creates arrangements inside her new store on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The building on Independence Street in downtown Cape Girardeau was built by Ramey's great-great grandfather, Joseph Lansman in the 1870's. Ramey sells her homemade soy candles and sachets, along with a variety of other home decor in her new shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jan Ramey, co-owner of The Candle Cottage, creates arrangements inside her new store on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The building on Independence Street in downtown Cape Girardeau was built by Ramey's great-great grandfather, Joseph Lansman in the 1870's. Ramey sells her homemade soy candles and sachets, along with a variety of other home decor in her new shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Storm, a five-month-old kitten, cuddles up with Jen Rose at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Rose said she was thinking about getting another cat, and Storm looks just like her other cat.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Storm, a five-month-old kitten, cuddles up with Jen Rose at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Rose said she was thinking about getting another cat, and Storm looks just like her other cat.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com These cats and kittens, as seen on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, are available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com These cats and kittens, as seen on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, are available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jimmie Mathena takes Murphy out of a carrier on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Murphy, a one-year-old neutered cat, was found by a woman who vetted him before dropping him off at the shelter in hopes of finding him a forever home.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jimmie Mathena takes Murphy out of a carrier on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Murphy, a one-year-old neutered cat, was found by a woman who vetted him before dropping him off at the shelter in hopes of finding him a forever home.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Renee Boyd looks out over 1000 N. Middle Street in Cape Girardeau where she was arrested in January, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Renee Boyd looks out over 1000 N. Middle Street in Cape Girardeau where she was arrested in January, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Geese fly across the moon as it rises from the horizon in Perryville on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Geese fly across the moon as it rises from the horizon in Perryville on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Lydia Huffman watches the Southeast Sundancers perform at a tailgate Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 before the football game with Eastern Illinois at Houck Stadium.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Lydia Huffman watches the Southeast Sundancers perform at a tailgate Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 before the football game with Eastern Illinois at Houck Stadium.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Perryville's Brandi Huber enjoys the moment after stealing second base against Ste. Genevieve during the third inning in a Class 3 District 1 first-round game Wednesday, Oct 5, 2016 at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Perryville's Brandi Huber enjoys the moment after stealing second base against Ste. Genevieve during the third inning in a Class 3 District 1 first-round game Wednesday, Oct 5, 2016 at Cape Girardeau Central High School.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott City's Cody Rhyne takes the high road on a drive against Kelly during the second quarter Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in Scott City.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott City's Cody Rhyne takes the high road on a drive against Kelly during the second quarter Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in Scott City.
Adelaide Sanders and her grandfather, Bill Sneathen, meet Moose Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at the Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest in Jackson.
Adelaide Sanders and her grandfather, Bill Sneathen, meet Moose Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at the Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Jackson coach Brent Eckley gives Bryndan Reid a hug after Quentin Kent scored a touchdown against SLUH during the second quarter Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Jackson coach Brent Eckley gives Bryndan Reid a hug after Quentin Kent scored a touchdown against SLUH during the second quarter Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Notre Dame players celebrate after their 7-2 win over Union in a Class 3 state quarterfinal Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at Notre Dame Regional High School.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Notre Dame players celebrate after their 7-2 win over Union in a Class 3 state quarterfinal Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at Notre Dame Regional High School.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Advance's Alanis Below, center, and her teammates celebrate their 25-20, 25-21 victory over Bernie in the Class 1 District 2 championship against Bernie Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 in Bell City, Missouri.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Advance's Alanis Below, center, and her teammates celebrate their 25-20, 25-21 victory over Bernie in the Class 1 District 2 championship against Bernie Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 in Bell City, Missouri.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Advance coach Erin Hoffman, right, encourages Madison Wuebker during the second set of the Class 1 District 2 championship against Bernie Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 in Bell City, Missouri.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Advance coach Erin Hoffman, right, encourages Madison Wuebker during the second set of the Class 1 District 2 championship against Bernie Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 in Bell City, Missouri.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Union Pacific No. 844 steam locomotive arrives for a brief stop Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Scott City while on its way to Memphis.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Union Pacific No. 844 steam locomotive arrives for a brief stop Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Scott City while on its way to Memphis.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Union Pacific No. 844 steam locomotive makes a brief stop Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Scott City while on its way to Memphis.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Union Pacific No. 844 steam locomotive makes a brief stop Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Scott City while on its way to Memphis.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Zoe Schumer presents a star-spangled spectacular sight as she models at the VintageNOW fashion show Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Osage Centre. "Clothing with a Past Meets Runway" was the theme of the show to benefit the Safe House for Women. More images are in a gallery at semissourian.com.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Zoe Schumer presents a star-spangled spectacular sight as she models at the VintageNOW fashion show Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Osage Centre. "Clothing with a Past Meets Runway" was the theme of the show to benefit the Safe House for Women. More images are in a gallery at semissourian.com.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Jackson coach Zach Walton congratulates his players on their 4-1 win over Seckman in the Class 4 District 1 tournament Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Jackson coach Zach Walton congratulates his players on their 4-1 win over Seckman in the Class 4 District 1 tournament Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in Jackson.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Central fans cheer as awards are presented Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 during the Show-Me Conference meet at Central Municipal Pool.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Central fans cheer as awards are presented Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 during the Show-Me Conference meet at Central Municipal Pool.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State's Cameron Sanders returns the kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against Austin Peay during the third quarter Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at Houck Stadium.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Southeast Missouri State's Cameron Sanders returns the kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against Austin Peay during the third quarter Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at Houck Stadium.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Christian Knotts defies the defense during an after-school pickup football game Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Christian Knotts defies the defense during an after-school pickup football game Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Austin Arnold with Arnold Masonry uses a shovel to transfer soil while working on the Career Technology Center extension building Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Austin Arnold with Arnold Masonry uses a shovel to transfer soil while working on the Career Technology Center extension building Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Construction workers work on the Career Technology Center extension building Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Construction workers work on the Career Technology Center extension building Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Joe Baker with Radar Mechanical Engineering uses a measuring tape while working on the Career Technology Center extension building Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Joe Baker with Radar Mechanical Engineering uses a measuring tape while working on the Career Technology Center extension building Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com A passenger walks aboard the American Queen Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com A passenger walks aboard the American Queen Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Pam Schwarz from Pasadena, California reads off of her electronic device in the Ladies' Parlor in the American Queen Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Pam Schwarz from Pasadena, California reads off of her electronic device in the Ladies' Parlor in the American Queen Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 during the riverboat's stop in downtown Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Dayton Gibson, 18, left, and Dalton Scott, 17, right, smooth out metal joints that were welded together to be built for a deer blind capable for hunters with disabilities Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 at the Career and Technology Center in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Dayton Gibson, 18, left, and Dalton Scott, 17, right, smooth out metal joints that were welded together to be built for a deer blind capable for hunters with disabilities Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 at the Career and Technology Center in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Madison Keck, 10, says a prayer with other students at St. Paul de Paul grade school for a memorial service Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 for Phoebe Brooks who had died Oct. 10, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Madison Keck, 10, says a prayer with other students at St. Paul de Paul grade school for a memorial service Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 for Phoebe Brooks who had died Oct. 10, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.comDylan Jordan a freshman at Cape Girardeau Central High School competes in the boy's 1 meter diving Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at Central Municipal Pool in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.comDylan Jordan a freshman at Cape Girardeau Central High School competes in the boy's 1 meter diving Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at Central Municipal Pool in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Kelli Sweet gives her son Colt Sweet (54) a kiss during a game between Farmington and Cape Girardeau Central Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Farmington. Cape Girardeau Central won 35-14.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Kelli Sweet gives her son Colt Sweet (54) a kiss during a game between Farmington and Cape Girardeau Central Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Farmington. Cape Girardeau Central won 35-14.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Central senior Kway'chon Chisom (2) looks out of the locker room before a game between Farmington and Cape Girardeau Central Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Farmington. Cape Girardeau Central won 35-14.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Central senior Kway'chon Chisom (2) looks out of the locker room before a game between Farmington and Cape Girardeau Central Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Farmington. Cape Girardeau Central won 35-14.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com St. Vincent senior Tyler Monier (5) covers his face after throwing his third interception of the game during the district tournament game between the St. Vincent Indians and the Portageville Bulldogs Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 at St. Vincent High School in Perryville. Portageville won 35-14.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com St. Vincent senior Tyler Monier (5) covers his face after throwing his third interception of the game during the district tournament game between the St. Vincent Indians and the Portageville Bulldogs Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 at St. Vincent High School in Perryville. Portageville won 35-14.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Teachers and students at St. Paul de Paul grade school gather for a memorial service to release balloons Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 for Phoebe Brooks who had died Oct. 10, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian.com Teachers and students at St. Paul de Paul grade school gather for a memorial service to release balloons Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 for Phoebe Brooks who had died Oct. 10, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
The Christian Boxing Academy is part of the Salvation Army's after school program in Cape Girardeau. Students meet at The Bridge Outreach Center, a La Croix Church facility, every Tuesday as volunteers lead them in tutoring, dinner, prayer group, training and boxing. (Laura Simon)
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