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.
ALTON- The Alton High School Redbirds Golf team welcomed 12 area teams to their annual Alton JV Invitational Golf Match at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course.
Junior varsity teams from O’Fallon, Mascoutah, Highland, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Belleville...
EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - At the First Annual Running For the Gold 5k Race , over 180 runners and walkers met up at 9 a.m. to raise money for childhood cancer research at Edwardsville Township Park .
In a combined effort between the Glen Carbon and Edwardsville city governments...
ALTON - Visitors around the river bend are welcomed to attend the Ninth Annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival , which began at Noon and continues on into this Saturday evening .
At the event, located between Langdon and Alton St. off Broadway , several area businesses and artists have...
Wondering what to do with your Glen Carbon Elementary School student this Saturday ? Look no further, because Glen Carbon Elementary School is hosting an event that is sure to provide fun for the entire family.
The school will host their annual Fall Festival between 11:00 a.m. and 2:0...
EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER/ALTON - Unfortunately for two River Bend teams, their football players are hanging their heads low and calling it a night after each of their teams endured losses in their games this Friday .
The Alton High School Redbirds Football team suffered their fourth loss...
JERSEYVILLE - Fans packed the stands for one of the most anticipated games of the football season at Jersey Community High School’s sports complex for Friday’s face off against the Civic Memorial High School Eagles.
The Eagles, who were 3-0 for the season prior to Friday’s...
WOOD RIVER - As the fourth location in the Metro East area, SportsClips , located off Vaughn Road in Wood River , seems to have had a great month after opening their doors to the public in August .
“The grand opening was amazing,” Manager Suzanne Coleson said in regard to the...
BRIGHTON - Winchester Ammunition invites the public to join them in celebrating the 44th Annual National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrations at the historic and well renowned Nilo Farms.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, and lasting until 4 p.m. , visitors are welcome to take...
GLEN CARBON - When one walks into the doors of A Julian Felix Beautique , one will be transported into a luxurious world of outstanding salon and spa services that are sure to sweep anyone off their feet.
Owned by Cynthia Van Patten , the salon and spa offers a plethora of options...
JERSEYVILLE - For the second time this season, the Civic Memorial High School Eagles faced off against the Jersey Community High School Panthers in their soccer game on at 5:00 p.m. this Thursday .
After being defeated at 7-0 the first time around, the Eagles were diligent to put...
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