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.
GLEN CARBON - Hawthorne Animal Hospital of Glen Carbon will be undergoing some excellent changes as it heads into the new year.
The full-service veterinary hospital has recently broken ground on its new grooming, rehabilitation and dog park facility in hopes to create more accommodations...
GLEN CARBON - For over 37 years , family-owned and operated Herzog Kitchen & Bath has strived for nothing but perfection when they enter their clients’ homes to design and transform their dream living spaces.
When the business began in 1978, Kent and Debra Herzog wished to...
BETHALTO - When her son was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2006 at the age of 16, Lisa Loftus began the painstaking process of watching her son suffer in silence.
Angela Richards , Loftus’ sister, explains that not only is Crohn’s a complicated disorder where th...
EDWARDSVILLE - For most students, getting through the school year is a feat in itself. Fortunately, there are students like Edwardsville High School senior Kaitlyn Frick who have gone above and beyond to make her fellow student body enjoy their time at school fun and rewarding.
As EHS’...
As RiverBender.com revels in its tenth birthday, the staff members celebrate the many accomplishments the company has achieved over the past decade. RiverBender.com is what it is today because of the dedicated employees behind the scenes.
It takes a group of assorted individuals with many...
ALTON - Spooky skeletons, princesses and living mannequins all joined forces for the 99th Annual Alton Halloween Parade on this cool and rainy Halloween night .
The parade began at 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Washington Avenue and Broadway. The parade traveled to Piasa Street , ending...
BETHALTO - On this cold and wet Halloween afternoon , the Civic Memorial High School Eagles football team fell to the Mater Dei Catholic High School Knights 34-14 at Hauser Field .
The Eagles finished out the 2015 season 7-3 over all and the Knights (7-3) will continue on to face...
EAST ALTON - Residents of East Alton and its surrounding neighborhoods were pleased to welcome the annual Halloween Parade to their local streets on Thursday evening .
Beginning at 7:00 p.m. , the parade began its journey down Main Street at the Shop n’ Save at Wilshire Village...
CARLINVILLE - On this year’s Mischief Night, otherwise known as the night before Halloween, families from Carlinville and Roxana did not hit the cities’ sidewalks to go trick or treating. Instead, they traded their costumes for spirit wear as the Roxana High School Shells footbal...
Residents of East Alton and its surrounding neighborhoods were pleased to welcome the annual Halloween Parade to their local streets on Thursday evening. Beginning at 7:00 p.m., the parade began its journey down Main Street at the Shop n’ Save at Wilshire Village. Over 30 floats, vehicles, bands,...
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