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Robin Doyle Sharlene Posey
Hick Finn Megan Rapp
Michael Gaines Mary Lynne Richards
Wayne Harbourn Terry Sampson
Kara Koenig Gina Sheurman
Ken Marks Rhonda Stevenson
Lisa Marks Stephanie Thomeczek
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Cliff Edwardsliff Edwards was born in Hannibal on
June 14, 1895, in a houseboat at the
foot of Church Street. When he was
quite young, his father Edward Edwards, a
railroad worker, became too ill to work, and
young Clifton sold newspapers to help support
his mother, Nellie. When he was ten years
old, he began to work at the Roberts, Johnson
and Rand shoe company in Hannibal. He was
employed there for several years; some co-
workers later reported that he would sing as
he worked, entertaining the other laborers.
By age fourteen, he was ready to break
away and traveled south to St. Louis. There,
Edwards found work singing in saloons. Lil-
lian McIntyre, who managed several moving
picture houses and vaudeville theaters in St.
Louis, hired Edwards to sing accompaniments
to illustrated songs projected by “magic lantern” slides. He
taught himself to play the ukulele (the least expensive instru-
ment to buy) and, with Ms. McIntyre’s encouragement, began to
perform in vaudeville. Edwards made the rounds on the vaude-
ville circuit, eventually making it to the Arsonia Café in Chicago,
Illinois. Edwards would sing and strum his ukulele from table
to table to earn tips. Spot, a waiter at the Arsonia, could never
remember Edwards’ name and took to calling him “Ike.” The
nickname stuck.
At the Arsonia, “Ukulele Ike” performed a tune called
“Ja Da,” written by the club’s pianist, Bob Carleton.
Edwards and Carleton made the tune a hit on the
vaudeville circuit. Vaudeville headliner Joe Frisco
hired Edwards as part of his act, which was
featured at the Palace in New York City, the most
prestigious theater in vaudeville. The Ziegfeld
Follies came next, and Edwards’s career skyrock-
eted in 1924 when he appeared in George Gersh-
win’s Lady Be Good on Broadway with Fred and Adele
Astaire, stealing the show with his rendition of Gershwin’s
“Fascinatin’ Rhythm.”
dwards made his first phonograph records in 1919 and
recorded early examples of jazz scat singing in 1922. The
following year, he signed a contract with Pathé Records. He
became one of the most popular singers of the decade, recording
many of the pop and novelty hits of the day, including “Califor-
nia, Here I Come,” “Hard Hearted Hannah,” “Yes Sir, That’s My
Baby,” “Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo’bye!),” “It Had to Be You” and
“I’ll See You in My Dreams.” It is rumored that Edwards earned
as much as $1,000 to record each song, plus three-cent royalties
on each copy of records sold.
In 1925, his recording of “Paddlin’ Madeleine Home” would
reach number three on the pop charts. His recording of “I Can’t
Give You Anything but Love” was number one on the
U.S. pop singles chart in 1928. The first recording
of “Singin’ in the Rain” was made famous by Ed-
wards and reached number one on the charts
for three weeks in 1929. He also recorded a
few “off-color” novelty numbers for under-the-
counter sales, including “I’m a Bear in a Lady’s
Boudoir”, “No One Knows What A Red Headed
Momma Can Do” and “Who Takes Care of the
Caretakers Daughter (While the Caretakers Busy
Taking Care).” His recordings would go on to sell more
than 74 million copies between 1923 and 1933.
More than any other performer, Edwards was responsible for
the soaring popularity of the ukulele in the 1920s. Millions of ukes
were sold during the decade, and Tin Pan Alley publishers began
to add ukulele chords to standard sheet music.
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liff Edwards made it to Hollywood in the 1920s. In 1929,
Edwards was playing at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles,
California, where he caught the attention of movie producer/di-
rector Irving Thalberg. His film company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(MGM), hired Edwards to appear in early sound movies. After
performing in some short films, Edwards was one of the stars in
the feature Hollywood Revue of 1929, doing some comic bits and
singing, including the film debut of his hit “Singin’ in the Rain.” He
appeared in twenty-three films for MGM between 1929 and 1933.
MGM’s comedy star Buster Keaton and Edwards became
good friends, and the pair appeared together in three films. Ke-
aton, himself a former vaudevillian, enjoyed singing and would
harmonize with Edwards between takes. One of these casual
jam sessions was captured on film in the 1930 Doughboys, in
which Buster and Cliff scat-sing their way through “You Never
Did That Before.”
Edwards appeared in fifty-four movies during the 1930s,
sharing the screen with stars such as Joan Crawford, John Gil-
bert, Clark Gable, Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Barbara
Stanwyck, Helen Hayes, Rosalind Russell, Spencer Tracy, Jean
Harlow, Cary Grant and Ronald Reagan. He was cast as Endicott
in the screwball comedy film His Girl Friday and the Reminiscent
Soldier in Gone with the Wind with Vivien Leigh and Olivia De
Havilland (the scene shows the characters casting large shadows
on a church wall; in movie stills, Edwards can be seen, but the
final cut of the movie features his
character in voice only).
In 1940 came his most fa-
mous voice role as Jiminy Cricket
in Walt Disney’s Pinocchio.
Edwards’s touching rendition
of “When You Wish Upon a
Star” earned the Oscar for Best
Song that year, the first won
by Disney. Another Disney
Film, 1941’s Dumbo, featured
Edwards as the lead crow sing-
ing “When I See an Elephant
Fly.” Edwards would appear in
more than one hundred films through-
out his career.
In 1932, Cliff Edwards got his first national radio show on
CBS. He would continue hosting popular radio shows on all four
major networks through 1946.
Edwards was also a popular film cowboy “sidekick,” appearing
in twenty-one westerns. During 1941–42, he became the sidekick
of Charles Starrett, with whom he would make eight films. Next,
RKO put Edwards under contract to co-star with the Oklahoma
cowboy Tim Holt. Holt had announced that he was planning to
join the army to fight in World War II. RKO cranked out six west-
ern films featuring Holt and Edwards in one fifty-four-day period
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Like many vaude-
ville stars, Edwards was
also an early arrival
on television. For the
1949 season, Edwards
starred in The Cliff
Edwards Show, a TV
variety show airing on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays on CBS.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, he
made a number of appearances on The
Mickey Mouse Club, in addition to reprising
his Jiminy Cricket voice for various Disney shorts and the
Disney Christmas spectacular, From All of Us to All of You.
Edwards battled alcoholism and drug addiction for many
years and suffered economic hardships throughout his career,
exacerbated by having been divorced three times. By the late
1960s, he was living in a home for indigent actors and had
dropped out of the public eye. At the time of his death on July 17,
1971, he was a charity patient at the Virgil Convalescent Hospi-
tal in Hollywood, California. His body was initially unclaimed
and was donated to the University of California–Los Angeles
medical school for research.
Hearing that no one had claimed Edwards’ remains, Gary
Schmedding, news director of KHMO radio in Hannibal, related
the circumstances to his listeners. George Pace of the Hannibal
Chamber of Commerce arranged to provide internment services
with help from various Hannibal services. A nationwide news
service picked up the story of Hannibal’s offer of assistance, and
Walt Disney Productions heard of the situation. Disney (which
had been quietly paying many of Edwards’s medical expenses)
was able to retrieve Edwards’ remains, and the Actors’ Fund
of America and the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund
financed the funeral services. Edwards was finally laid to rest in
Valhalla Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
In 2002, Edwards’ original Columbia recording of “When You
Wish Upon a Star” was inducted into the Grammy Awards Hall
of Fame. Edwards has also been honored by the Ukulele Society
of America.
Through video clips, vocal recordings and photographs from
his most famous films, Cliff Edwards is once again in the spot-
light at the Hannibal History Museum. The new exhibit, “Promi-
nent Hannibalians”, features Edwards’ accomplishments as well
as those of other Hannibal notables including baseball Hall of
Famer Jake Beckley, inventor William Lear, and the “Unsinkable”
Molly Brown. Though nearly forgotten, Cliff Edwards and his
remarkable body of work lives on, celebrated in his hometown
of Hannibal.
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annibal Regional Hospital Foundation has once again
partnered with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame to hold
the second annual Shoeless Joe’s Celebrity Golf Classic
on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Norwoods Golf Club. Hannibal
Regional Hospital
Foundation is ex-
cited to announce
Wells Fargo Advi-
sors Financial
Network as the
Golf Classic Tour-
nament Sponsor.
Team registra-
tions, as well as
banner and hole
sponsors are now
open. Golf teams
will have the oppor-
tunity to play with a
Missouri Sports Hall
of Fame celebrity during the tournament, and major sponsors
will enjoy a night at the ballpark with the Hall of Famers on June
14 at the Cavemen game. All event proceeds benefit Hannibal
Regional Hospital Foundation’s Rays of Hope campaign.
“Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation is so appreciative of
the overwhelming support we received for this event last year.
We look forward to another great year,” said Wendy Harrington,
President/CEO of Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation.
In addition to the golf classic, the steering committee has
worked together with the Hannibal Cavemen to have Hall of
Fame celebrities host the Hannibal Cavemen game on June 14.
The Hall of Famers will be available at the game to sign auto-
graphs and meet fans.
“This event is not only a great deal of fun combining two
favorite summer pastimes, but it also contributes back to our
community through proceeds made during the Shoeless Joe’s
two-day event,” commented Randy Park, member of the steering
committee. “We already have several commitments from our
Missouri Sports Hall of Famers including Jim Otis, formerly of
the St. Louis Cardinals, Ed Budde, formerly of the Super Bowl IV
winning Kansas City Chiefs plus celebs who joined us last year
such as Art Still, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs and Tom
Henke, former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.”
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is securing nearly 20 sports
celebrities and Hall of Famers who are scheduled to participate
in the Shoeless Joe’s two-day event. For the most up-to-date
information on scheduled celebrities, please visit hrhf.org.
The Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation Rays of Hope
campaign is raising funds for state of the art equipment and
resources at the James E. Cary Cancer Center. Funds will be
used for a variety of projects including advanced technology
that will provide an even greater precision in radiation therapy
for patients fighting cancer.
For more information about the second annual Shoeless Joe’s
Celebrity Golf Classic or to register a team, contact Hannibal Re-
gional Hospital Foundation at 573-629-3577 or visit hrhf.org.
Health & FitnessHannibal Regional Hospital Foundation to Host
Second Annual Celebrity Golf Classic
oin Hannibal Regional Hospital
for the 16th Annual Hannibal Can-
nibal and Fun Run on Saturday,
July 2. The 10K/5K run and leisure walk
begins at 7:00 am (rain or shine). The
Fun Run for children 10 and under will
begin at 9:00 am following the Hannibal
Cannibal. Registrations to participate in
the race can be completed at hannibal-
cannibal.com.
Like last year, Highway 79 will be closed
to traffic from 6:30–8:45 am on July 2 from
downtown Hannibal to Continental Cement.
Runners are encouraged to use the left lane, while walkers need
to stay in the right.
The Hannibal Cannibal course begins at the Tom & Huck
statue in downtown Hannibal, continues south down Main
Street to Church Street, then to Route 79 south past Mark Twain
Cave. Runners and walkers are required to master the sharp
incline at Lover’s Leap, nicknamed the Cannibal for the race.
The entry fee is $20 per person through June 26. After that,
the entry fee increases to $25. The entry
fee for the Fun Run is $15 per child. All
entrants will receive a T-shirt.
Registration forms can be picked
up at the Hannibal Regional Hospital
Foundation office located at 175 Shinn
Lane, the Information Desk at Han-
nibal Regional Hospital and KHMO
and KICK-FM studios in Hannibal and
Quincy. You can also register online
at hannibalcannibal.com until midnight on
June 29.
Race packet pick up and registration for
the race will be held on July 1 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Early packet
pickup is encouraged, but registration and packet pickup will
also take place the morning of the race starting at 5:30 am in
front of the Tom and Huck statue in downtown Hannibal.
For more information, please call the Hannibal Regional Hos-
pital Marketing Department at 573-629-3567 or visit hannibal-
cannibal.com. All proceeds from the race benefit the Hannibal
Regional Hospital Foundation Rays of Hope campaign.
Choose health.
The 16th Annual Hannibal Cannibal
arion County walkers will go around the clock
to fight cancer during the American Cancer
Society Relay For Life of Marion County.
Teams will gather at Flower City Park in Palmyra
overnight to join the fight against cancer from 6:00
pm on June 3 until 7:00 am on June 4.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a
life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5
million people every year to celebrate the lives of those
who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost,
and empower individuals and communities to fight
back against a disease that takes so much.
Relay For Life opens as cancer survivors (anyone
who has ever been diagnosed with cancer) and care-
givers walk or use a wheelchair to complete the first
lap. A festive atmosphere develops around the track.
As walkers make new friends and spend time with old
ones, the Relay heats up and the camp-out begins..
Highlighting the evening is the luminaria ceremony
that takes place after dark to honor cancer survivors
and to remember those lost. Luminaria line the track
and are left burning throughout the night to remind
participants of the importance of their efforts.
“Relay For Life is as much an awareness raiser
about the progress against cancer as it is a fund-
raiser,” said Gina Sheurman, Community Manager
for Development with the American Cancer Society.
“Many of the participants will be people who have
dealt with cancer themselves. Their involvement is
proof of the progress that has been made in improv-
ing cancer survival rates and the quality of life fol-
lowing cancer treatment.”
Information about how to form a team or become
involved in the American Cancer Society Relay For
Life is available at RelayForLife.org or by calling Sheur-
man at 217-833-2041. For more information about
cancer, call the American Cancer Society’s 24-hour
help-line at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
573-221-1166
Residents Set to Fight Back Against Cancer at
Relay For Life of Marion County
s summer rapidly approaches, my mind drifts back to
days gone by when I first began my love affair with the
Mississippi River.
The days of rafting like old Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are
almost a memory. Make no mistake that the occasional home-
made raft will visit the port of Hannibal, but, as a rule, rafting
has given way to boats and other watercraft.
I was a young man when I first strapped on a pair of water skis.
I drank a few gallons of river water before I got the hang of stand-
ing up on them. At first, drowning behind a high speed boat with
boards on your feet seemed more than a little challenging. I did
conquer the water skis, however, and my friend was just about the
best at slalom (single ski) that I ever witnessed.
The water between Lock and Dams #21 and #22 became our
summer home. We skied daily and learned every inch of the river
in this pool. Please note that I mentioned “in this pool”, because
it will become a point of interest as the story progresses. “The
pool” is the body of water between two dams on the river.
We soon learned that young men with ski boats attract young
women with similar interests. At the time I thought the girls
found us intriguing, but in retrospect I am betting on the boat.
One day my friend decided we were ready to audition for the
Twin Oaks Ski Club in Quincy, Illinois. That seemed like a logical
choice, as we did practice daily. We had trained very hard, but I
was just never sure what we were training for. At least now I had
an objective besides boating with girls.
I was a bit hesitant to venture into unfamiliar water, but my
buddy assured me that we spent so much time on the river, no one
could read the river as well as we did. I told him we knew nothing
about the pool north of Quincy dam, but he just looked at me and
gave me that smirk, indicating that I was an idiot to second-guess
our boating prowess. As we locked through Lock and Dam #21 a
little voice inside my head said, “This is a bad idea”.
We had cleared the dam gates for only a minute or two, when
he decided that the fastest way to Quincy Bay was a straight line.
I guessed we weren’t as good at reading the river as he had first
thought, as we topped a rock dike at 45 miles per hour. At that
point I learned what the dark colored buoys were marking. I am
here to testify that fiberglass and rock do not react well upon
impact. That was one of those “I told you so” moments. Living
and learning through mistakes of youth is just a part of growing
up, I guess.
A few weeks later my girlfriend asked if I wanted to take her
boat for a spin. She was obviously aware that I lived on the river
and knew the water like the back of my hand. Her dad had an
awesome boat, so how could I refuse? I was flattered that she
trusted me with such a great responsibility.
As I piloted this fine craft south of Hannibal, I made a swing
south of an island that we had skied behind countless times.
I somehow miscalculated the draft of this barge-sized boat as
compared to the sleek ski craft that I usually navigated through
the shallows. I guess you can deduce that sand and fiberglass
don’t impact well either, and, yes, I sank her boat. Well, not
necessarily her boat, but it was her boat at the moment since her
dad was out of town. I guess that is probably why I am still alive
to share this story.
I took away much from these two life lessons, and I am still
here to share these stories as proof. Always respect the river,
because it will humble you in a second in time. Always wear life-
jackets and have proper rescue and floatation devices on at all
times while boating or swimming in the rivers or lakes in the area.
Last, but not least, I suggest having plenty of boat insurance.
Have a safe and fun summer. You all have life jackets, so
please wear them!
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ecently, 6th District
Missouri Representa-
tive Lindell Shumake
nominated Hannibal’s own
Margaret Tobin Brown, aka
“Unsinkable” Molly Brown,
to the Hall of Famous Mis-
sourians. “We thought it
was odd that she wasn’t
already there,” said John
Barninger, Rep. Shu-
make’s legislative assis-
tant. “So we decided to
get her nominated, did a
press release and called different groups to raise
awareness of the nomination.
“ She was truly remarkable. She was known nationally. She
ran for the senate in a time when women didn’t even vote, pre-
suffrage,” Barninger remembered. Best known for her heroism
aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic, Margaret Brown also fought for
worker’s rights, assisted war-torn France during World War 1,
and campaigned unsuccessfully in Colorado for the U. S. Senate
in both 1909 and 1914.
The Hall of Famous Missourians inducted its first member,
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain), in 1982. Since
that time, 37 busts of notable Missouri natives have been placed
on display in the third floor rotunda of the State Capital build-
ing. The Speaker of the House makes the final decision on who
is inducted, and the bronze busts are created by two Missouri
sculptors, William J. Williams and Sabra Tull Meyer.
“We have received a lot of requests for Molly,” reported a
representative of House Speaker Steven Tilley’s office. “The final
decision will be made during interim [while the senate is in re-
cess]. We will send a letter to all requests received and let them
know if that person has been chosen or not. The bust would then
be presented in the next session.”
“This is a two-fold thing,” explained John Barninger. “It’s good
for Missouri and it’s good for the community of Hannibal.”
Molly Brown: Candidate for Hall of Famous Missourians
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essica’s story is like that of many of the other thousands of children who enter the
foster care system each year. But Jessica was one of the lucky ones. She had a CASA vol-
unteer by her side. CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) are volunteers trained
to speak for the best interest of children who have been abused or neglected. CASA volun-
teers come from every walk of life. They are stay-at-home mothers, retirees, factory workers,
nurses, educators—our neighbors and friends. They are heroes!
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CASA volunteers, like most of us, are outraged when they
hear about children who have been abused or neglected. But
CASA volunteers are special people because they stand up and
step forward. They ask the tough questions and listen to the
ugly truths that others turn away from. They work with other
professionals involved in the case to make sure that children do
not fall through the cracks of an often overburdened foster care
and court system. CASAs stand by these children in court and
help ensure that they receive the services they need to be whole
again. And they do all of this for no other reason but that they
feel called to be a voice for children who cannot always speak for
themselves.
Since the creation of the first CASA program in Seattle in
1977, CASA volunteers have helped more than two million
children across the country! CASA volunteers are hard at
work right here in the 10th Judicial Circuit, serving children in
Marion, Monroe, and Ralls Counties. But there is more work to
be done. Our volunteers are serving only about one third of the
children in foster care. We need your help!
If you are looking for a challenging but rewarding volunteer
experience that will let you make a real difference in a child’s
life, please consider becoming a Court Appointed Special Ad-
vocate. The children are waiting for you!
To learn more about becoming an advocate, please contact
Cindy Strock—Douglass Community Services CASA Program—
at 573-221-3892, extension 227 or visit www.nemocasa.org.
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June 30 – July 4th
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New Summer, New Things to Do Around Hannibal!
arm weather is here and the family is restless, so why not turn off the TV and explore
some of the new things to do in Hannibal? Oh yeah, and some are free—how’s that
for combating high gas prices?
This year marks the sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War. Find out about the
war from Mark Twain’s perspective or enjoy a reenactment (see pages 23 & 28).
Once again you can shop local and eat local! The Central Park Farmer’s Market is back in
full swing, offering the best in fresh produce, baked goods, and arts & crafts (see page 24). A
satellite winery is coming to Hannibal at the Mark Twain Cave complex. Sample West Winery
wines, surrounded by the natural serenity and beauty of Mark Twain Cave. Enjoy complimen-
tary tastings outdoors, and relax with a glass of wine inside or out on the patio or lawn.
Think you’ve seen everything there is to see in Hannibal? Think again! Journey to report-
edly haunted destinations around Hannibal and use “ghost busting” tools to detect the
paranormal. Haunted Hannibal tickets can be purchased at the Hannibal History Museum
at 215-217 N. Main Street, or by calling 314-494-2918.
And don’t forget the vibrant arts community that is alive and well in Hannibal (see page
19). Want more? How about exhibits, festivals, and baseball? It’s going to be a great sum-
mer, and I expect to see you out and about, enjoying the warm weather and the wonderful
variety of entertainment Hannibal offers!
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Habitat — Your Hometown Homebuilders
Mark Twain Area Habitat Golf Tournament
n behalf of Mark Twain Area
Habitat for Humanity, the Board
of Directors, F.A.C.T. and I would
like to invite you to help build homes in
America’s Hometown. Each year, the Mark
Twain Area Habitat organization raises
funds and recruits volunteers to help
build a deserving family a safe, well built,
and affordable home.
This year, we are providing you the
opportunity to invest in your community
while enjoying an afternoon of golf with
your business associates, co-workers and
friends. On June 24, starting at noon, at
Norwoods Golf Course, we will hold a
50/50 Cash Raffle and the First Annual
Mark Twain Area Habitat Golf Tournament.
Playing in the tournament though, is only one of many ways
you can help Habitat make the dream of homeownership pos-
sible. You can become a team or hole sponsor, OR contact us to
become a registered Habitat Volunteer.
Mark Twain Area Habitat for Human-
ity is unique among many non-profit
organizations:
• We are a total volunteer organization
(no paid staff).
• All funds raised in Hannibal are
spent with Hannibal merchants.
• All funds raised are used to improve
our local community.
We consider it a privilege to be
volunteers for Mark Twain Area Habitat
for Humanity and look forward to seeing
you on the course. Your participation in
this fundraising project will enable us to
begin construction on our eighth Habitat
house, as we work together to improve our community, one
house at a time.
The registration flier is available in the Hannibal Magazine or
by contacting FACT at 573-221-2285 or [email protected].
Celebration Belle Cruise
The Celebration Belle will be cruising the
Mississippi on June 8 & 9, from Keokuk, IA to
Hannibal and back. Board at 7:30 a.m. and ar-
rive at your destination at 6 p.m.
Enjoy a day-long excursion. All cruises will
include meals that are prepared fresh onboard,
live entertainment, locking thru a lock, Cap-
tain’s narration, and so much more! When the
Celebration Belle arrives to the dock, crew will
be waiting to take you back to your vehicle by
van or bus.
The Day Long Excursion departs from 3 dif-
ferent cities.Choose from:
June 6 — Moline, IL to Burlington, IA
June 8 — Keokuk, IA to Hannibal, MO
June 9 — Hannibal, MO to Keokuk, IA
Your cruise will include breakfast, lunch and
dinner. Additional cruise packages are available.
For complete details and pricing, go to www.
celebrationbelle.com.
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original works
created by area
students taught by local artist and art
instructor Cyndi Taylor.
Hannibal Arts
Art, wine, friends and special events make Hannibal’s
downtown galleries the place to be each second Saturday.
What does at Art Conservator do?
Come find out at the Hannibal Arts Coun-
cil as we welcome art conservator and
Hannibal transplant Gordon Harrison.
For this special one-night gallery
event, Harrison will present a gallery talk
regarding his work as an art conserva-
tor/art historian and lead the audience
through the gallery, which will be filled
with some of his current works in prog-
ress as well as previ-
ously preserved and
restored paintings.
Gordon Harrison
is a 2008 graduate of
Truman State Uni-
versity with a B.A. in
art history. He is cur-
rently working as an
art conservator and
comes from a family
of art and antique
collectors and appreciators. Harrison is
married to Ashley (Carter) Harrison of
Hannibal.
usic Under the Stars continues in 2011 with a perfor-
mance every Thursday night in front of Samuel Clemens’
Boyhood Home beginning June 2. Bring your lawn chairs,
friends and family, appetite and ear for music. Each week there
will be food from a different local restaurant available for pur-
chase. Put a circle around every Thursday night during these
musical 14 weeks of summer. For more information visit http://
marktwainmuseum.org.
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11:00 A.M.–9:00 P.M.Friday–Saturday
11:00 A.M.–10:00 P.M.
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Experience the Wood Fired Difference!
elive Mark Twain’s personal recollections of the Civil War with Mark Twain’s
Retreat, brought to life by Twain performer Jim Waddell. Waddell will per-
form Thursday-Sunday at 4:00 p.m. through October at the Museum Gallery, 120
N. Main St. in Hannibal. This event is funded in part by the Missouri Department
of Tourism to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War.
Visitors can also experience Twain’s iconic short story, A True Story, Repeat-
ed Word For Word As I Heard It, retold by world renowned storyteller, Gladys
Coggswell. Coggswell speaks as Aunt Rachel, a former slave who recalls her
journey of joy and sorrow while navigating through the times before, during and
after the Civil War. Coggswell performs Wednesday-Saturday at 10:00 a.m., 10:30
a.m. 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Coggswell’s performance is free with the purchase of a Mark Twain Museum
ticket. Waddell’s end of the day performance is free to all.
Performance times are subject to change without notice, so visitors should
call in advance before making a special trip.
For more information please contact, Ryan Murray at 573.221.9010 ext. 404.
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is located at 120 North Main
Street in Hannibal, Missouri. The mission of the Mark Twain Home Foundation
is to promote awareness and appreciation of the life and works of Mark Twain
and to demonstrate the relevance of his stories and ideas to citizens of the
world.
Visit us online at http://marktwainmuseum.org.
150th Anniversary of U.S. Grant’s & Sam Clemen’s Civil War Encounters
xperience histori-
cal reenactments of
the first and second
battles of Florida, Missouri
in July 1861 and July 1862,
respectively.
Other events include a
parade, dedication of Civil
War monument, dramatic
play about Mark Twain’s
Civil War experience, mu-
sic, food, specialty vendors,
and more. Camp or swim
on Mark Twain Lake.
For more information call 816-689-5648 or email
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Morning classes 8:00–11:00 with extended care available! Call for more information.
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HHS Booster Club Golf Tournament
he Hannibal High School Booster
Club is hosting a golf tournament
June 3 at Norwoods Golf Club.
The tournament will be a four-
person scramble with registration at
noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
The cost is $200 per team, which
includes 18 holes, a cart, greens
fees and entry into a prize pot. The
number of flights and the number
of places paid in each flight will be
determined by the number of teams
participating.
There will be special event prizes
for longest drive, longest putt and
closest to the pin.
Proceeds will benefit Hannibal
High School athletics.
For more details or to register a
team call 573-248-1998.
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