Pat Brandmeyer (above right) and niece Mary Miller fold material that has been cut and pinned. From there, it’s off to the sewing machine, where it will be used to make a throw that will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul to help needy metro-east residents stay warm in […]
Althoff High boys basketball coach Greg Leib in the Crusaders’ game against Quincy during the Collinsville-Prairie Farms Holiday Classic in December (David Wilhelm photo). Greg Leib isn’t a glass-half-empty type of guy. Instead, Leib’s cup overflows with joy as he goes about his daily duties at Althoff Catholic High School […]
Teacher Melissa Thomas leads the STEM lab for kindergarten through eighth-grade students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Freeburg. The program is in its third year since receiving a generous $150,000 grant from the Harold Zaring Charitable Foundation (David Wilhelm photo). Melissa Thomas is never worried about the motivational level […]
