Madelaine Gerard is a Staff Writer and Photographer for RiverBender.com.
Born in Alton, Gerard has always been a native of the Riverbend. After attending Bethalto Community District No. 8 schools, she went on to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received her BA in Mass Communications. She is currently working toward her Master's degree.
In her free time, Gerard loves to binge-watch television shows on Netflix, go to the movies, and look at funny cat pictures on the Internet.
COTTAGE HILLS - From its humble beginnings literally in his own backyard, Tim Minnick has brought his passion for fitness to life and is now ready to officially open his new business to the public from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31.
Shinobi Fitness, LLC, located at 127 West...
From its humble beginnings literally in his own backyard, Tim Minnick has brought his passion for fitness to life and is now ready to officially open his new business to the public next Sunday, Jan. 31 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Shinobi Fitness, LLC, located at 127 West MacArthur Dr. in Cottage...
ROXANA - Traveling less than seven miles from Edwardsville to the Larry Milazzo Gymnasium , home of the Roxana Sr. High School Shells boys basketball team, the Metro East Lutheran High School Knights slipped to a close 55-49 victory.
Coming right off the their unbeaten...
ALTON - The Alton Band & Orchestra Builders (ABOB) is looking for vendors and crafters for its annual Spring Vendor Fair which will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in the Alton High School cafeteria and commons.
The 2016 Spring Vendor Fair will start at 8:00 a.m. and close...
GLEN CARBON - Students within the Edwardsville School District are blessed with a plethora of talents, extraordinary skills and of course, intelligence that is stimulated through their time in the district’s many schools.
When asked to choose a student for the Student Spotlight...
BETHALTO - For the first time since 2008 , the Civic Memorial High School Pazzazz dance team will be heading to Orlando, Fla., to compete in the National Dance Alliance High School National Championships.
In preparation for the event, which will begin Feb. 26 , coaches...
JERSEYVILLE - Shortly after the Cahokia High School Comanches took home the first place title of the Jersey Community High School Mid-Winter Classic Boys Basketball Tournament , the Jersey Panthers faced the Quincy Notre Dame High School Raiders .
In an intense offensive...
JERSEYVILLE - There was honestly no better way to kick off the final day of the Jersey Community High School Mid-Winter Classic Boys Basketball Tournament than with the intense battle between the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers and the Pittsfield High School Saukees . ...
JERSEYVILLE - In day four's final game of the Jersey Community High School Mid-Winter Classic Boys Basketball Tournament , the Stote Reeders’ Panthers showed their packed home crowd how the game of basketball is really played.
In four periods against the Pittsfield High...
JERSEY - The Jersey Community High School Mid-Winter Classic Boys Basketball Tournament has not been entirely kind to the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers .
In Friday night’s battle against the Cahokia High School Comanches , Steve Medford’s team...
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