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 -- Several food trucks that are sure to satisfy anyone’s appetite are set to make their way down to the Liberty Bank Riverfront Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 29, for the Alton Food Truck Festival .
Sauce Magazine , the sponsor of the event, is bringing the spirit of their famous...
Take a look at some of the photographs gathered from the first week of football practice at area schools such as Civic Memorial High School, Roxana Senior High School, and East Alton Wood River High School.
GODFREY - Before his performance at the Coors Light Music Fest 3 at the Alton Wood River Sportsmen’s Club, international singer-songwriter Eddie Money took time to speak exclusively with Riverbender.com about his long career, his love for St. Louis, and his hopes for the future.
“St....
GODFREY - Before opening for Eddie Money at the Coors Light Music Fest 3 at the Alton Wood River Sportsmen’s Club in Godfrey, Ill., Kansas City, Mo. natives and international classic rock group Shooting Star sat down with the Riverbender.com to talk about the current state of the music industry,...
GODFREY - Thousands of blues, country, psychedelic and classic rock fans made their way to the Alton Wood River Sportsmen’s Club in Godfrey, Ill. on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 for the Coors Light Music Fest 3. With a line-up that would please any music lover, there was something for everyone a...
Eddie Money, Dez Money & The Faze, Shooting Star, Devon Allman, Broseph E. Lee, and Mars Needs Guitars all headed out to the Alton Wood River Sportsmen's Club in Godfrey, Ill. to perform at the 2015 Coors Light Music Fest on Saturday, Aug. 15.
ROXANA -- In the shadow of the Charles Raich Jr. Football Stadium at Roxana Senior High School , the 2015 Roxana Shells football team hit the practice field on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 .
Armed with a veteran coaching staff, Head Coach Pat Keith led his team of 60 young...
EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER – As morning broke over the football field at East Alton-Wood River High School on Monday, Aug. 10, the 2015 Oilers football team hit the field for their first preseason practice. The dawn of a new day is synonymous with a clean slate, and that is exactly what...
BETHALTO – In the scorching heat and humidity, nothing but absolute hard work came from the athletes and coaching staff at the first practice of the 2015 Civic Memorial High School Football season, that took place on Monday, Aug. 10.
Justin Winslow , the Eagles head coach, was...
GRAFTON - Hundreds of locally-grown peach lovers flocked to the Pere Marquette Lodge Sunday, Aug. 9, to feast upon the fruits of the harvest at the 8 th Annual Peach Fest.
From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., patrons of the festival were welcomed to enjoy live music, games, and other activities...
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