Repairing the bricks
A crew of summer help has been busy repairing rough places on Mount Vernon brick streets. Wednesday, crew members were on East Sugar Street at the intersection of North Main Street. Cleaning the bricks of cement and dirt are, from left, Haley Lambilotte, Aubrey Bonch, Amber Morrison and Evan Todd. The dirt will be leveled, and gravel, then sand, put down, with a cement base on top, where the bricks will be replaced. Sand will then be spread across the bricks to fill in the cracks. (Virgil Shipley)
Cast strong in ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’
From left, Snoopy (Ira Mowery), Lucy (Brittany Roberts), Linus (Ben Betscher), Sally (Samantha Turner) and Schroeder (Asa D.J. Cormier) await words of wisdom from their baseball coach, Charlie Brown, in the Mount Vernon Players’ production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” (Photo Submitted)
Walkers conquer cancer walk
From left, Beverly Keener, Kim Grindle, Jennifer Ulery and Amy Yorde participated in a three-day, 60-mile breast cancer walk in Cleveland this past weekend to help raise money for a cure. (Submitted Photo)
Scots making preparations
Coming off a banner season, the Highland High School football team began making preparation for the 2009 campaign this week. Here, Highland head coach Chad Carpenter, right, demonstrates a play during practice on Wednesday. Highland opens the season at Fredericktown on Aug. 28. (Virgil Shipley)
Kauffman set to defend racing title
Danville’s Jeff Kauffman gets his wheels off the ground during the Pontiac Nationals last August. Kauffman set the world record for Pontiac, running the length in 6.623 seconds at 209.20 miles per hour. He will attempt to defend his title this weekend. (Submitted Photo)
