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Image gallery July 11, 2011

  • Max Van Fossen, left, and Bryan Downs are shown in the St. Vincent de Paul School gymnasium. Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County, the school will have a safer venue for interscholastic athletic competition and physical education classes. The grant will provide the funds to remove the existing floor, which is 80 years old and made of asbestos tile. style=

    Gym upgrades

    Max Van Fossen, left, and Bryan Downs are shown in the St. Vincent de Paul School gymnasium. Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County, the school will have a safer venue for interscholastic athletic competition and physical education classes. The grant will provide the funds to remove the existing floor, which is 80 years old and made of asbestos tile. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)

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  • Lori Beach holds photos of her dog Jade, a stray rescue, with whom she spent many hours at the dog agility park at Wolf Run Regional Park. The newly upgraded agility center has been named in Jade's honor. style=

    Dog agility playground dedicated to Jade

    Lori Beach holds photos of her dog Jade, a stray rescue, with whom she spent many hours at the dog agility park at Wolf Run Regional Park. The newly upgraded agility center has been named in Jade's honor. (Photo by Samantha Scoles)

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  • Beau Lazear entices his dog, Lulu, over the agility apparatus with liver treats after Saturday's dedication of the dog agility center. style=

    Dog agility playground dedicated to Jade

    Beau Lazear entices his dog, Lulu, over the agility apparatus with liver treats after Saturday's dedication of the dog agility center. (Photo by Samantha Scoles)

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  • A traffic light was removed so this 350-foot-long rig leaving Rolls-Royce this morning could turn the corner at North Sandusky and West Chestnut streets. The 407,000-pound load will travel U.S. 36 to Interstate 77 and south to Marietta. Once there, a barge will take it on a monthlong trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers eventually to Houston, Texas. It is destined for oil fields on the Caspian Sea. It is the first of three units that will be leaving the Mount Vernon facility this month. style=

    A big moving project

    A traffic light was removed so this 350-foot-long rig leaving Rolls-Royce this morning could turn the corner at North Sandusky and West Chestnut streets. The 407,000-pound load will travel U.S. 36 to Interstate 77 and south to Marietta. Once there, a barge will take it on a monthlong trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers eventually to Houston, Texas. It is destined for oil fields on the Caspian Sea. It is the first of three units that will be leaving the Mount Vernon facility this month. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)

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  • American Red Cross Knox County Chapter Executive Director Kelly Brenneman, center, keeps Mount Vernon police and firefighters separated. Their friendly rivalry is the theme behind the annual “Guns and Hoses” Blood Drive scheduled for Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. at the fire station at 200 W. Gambier St. From left are patrolman Tim Arnold, Brenneman, and firefighters Terry Davis and Jonathan Mooney. style=

    ‘Guns and Hoses’ blood battle set for Thursday

    American Red Cross Knox County Chapter Executive Director Kelly Brenneman, center, keeps Mount Vernon police and firefighters separated. Their friendly rivalry is the theme behind the annual “Guns and Hoses” Blood Drive scheduled for Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. at the fire station at 200 W. Gambier St. From left are patrolman Tim Arnold, Brenneman, and firefighters Terry Davis and Jonathan Mooney. (Photo by Chuck Martin)

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  • Mount Vernon All-Stars’ Trace Hatfield tries to avoid a tag by Cambridge’s Gauge Stocker during Saturday’s tournament game. style=

    MV scores rout of Cambridge on Day 1

    Mount Vernon All-Stars’ Trace Hatfield tries to avoid a tag by Cambridge’s Gauge Stocker during Saturday’s tournament game. (Photo by Fred Main)

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  • Prospect Post 368 second baseman Jacob Ulrey loses his glove as he attempts to tag out Utica Post 92’s Ethan Abell during a steal attempt in Saturday’s tournament game. Utica won, 11-4. style=

    Utica Post 92 explodes for 21 runs in two wins

    Prospect Post 368 second baseman Jacob Ulrey loses his glove as he attempts to tag out Utica Post 92’s Ethan Abell during a steal attempt in Saturday’s tournament game. Utica won, 11-4. (Photo by Bill Davis)

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  • Mount Vernon All-Stars’ Cole Parrish smacks a two-run home run in the second inning to give his team a 4-2 lead over North Fork on Sunday. style=

    Mount Vernon 12-year-old All-Stars roll in weekend games

    Mount Vernon All-Stars’ Cole Parrish smacks a two-run home run in the second inning to give his team a 4-2 lead over North Fork on Sunday. (Photo by Geoff Cowles)

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  • Utica Post 92’s Billy Jackson slides into home as Marysville Post 79’s Anderson Hasting blocks the plate in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game. The throw was not in time, and Jackson was safe. style=

    Utica Post 92 explodes for 21 runs in two wins

    Utica Post 92’s Billy Jackson slides into home as Marysville Post 79’s Anderson Hasting blocks the plate in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game. The throw was not in time, and Jackson was safe. (Photo by Bill Davis)

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