Sealing the Deal
Tammy Zentz becomes Tammy Washington as she weds her boyfriend of five years, Henry Washington in Pontiac, Mich. Congrats!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Walk the Dog
Teresa Ehrat, 12, strolls through her East Peoria neighborhood with her chihuahua Isabella and her neighbor's weimaraner Dawson (not pictured) on Wednesday afternoon. Ehrat started her small dog-walking, sitting and training business in April when she asked Dawson's owners if she could walk their dog for a quarter. They offered her a dollar instead. Her business has since grown to 16 dogs around the neighborhood. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Candlelight Memorial
Laura Schmied kneels down with her 18-month-old grandson Aiden Belsly during a candlelight service at Illinois Wesleyan University in front of a memorial for her son and Aiden's uncle Illinois Wesleyan football player Doug Schmied who passed away a year ago after sustaining a heat stroke during a preseason practice at the age of 21. Schmied's parents, Laura and Mike, have since played an active role campaigning for safer conditions for student athletes. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Unwanted Visitor
An unwelcomed guest, the northern corn rootworm, crawls over the stamen of the Purple Cone Flower, a plant native to the Illinois area at the ICC Horticulture Gardens. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Prancing Idols
Season 5 American Idol contestants Kellie Pickler, Paris Bennett and Lisa Tucker boogy their way across the stage during the finale of the American Idols Live concert tour at the Peoria Civic Center Arena. The tour features the top ten finalists from the show's recent season including winner Taylor Hicks. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Super Fan
Annie Purlee, 63, of Galesburg shows her friends a picture of Elliott Yamin in the $20 program she just purchased while waiting in line to enter Peoria Civic Center for the 2006 Idols Live concert tour as it stopped in Peoria. Although she was excited to see the Yamin photo, she says Clay Aiken is her favorite and even had the Clay Aiken photo bracelet to prove it. The tour features a variety of winners and runners up from the popular television talent show American Idol that is now holding auditions for its sixth season. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Splash Down
Bradley sophomore Connor Durkin, right, tries to dump a bucket of water on freshman Robert McDonnell while taking part in the All-Campus Water Fight, an event organized by the Campus Crusade for Christ, at the Olin Quad on the Bradley campus on Tuesday. Now in its second year, the two hour event is designed to be a fun and positive occassion where students can get together at the beginning of the school year, says Campus Crusade for Christ's Peoria director Ben Davidson. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Pool Party
Bradley freshmen Amanda Voirol, left, and Angela Rini take a break in the kiddie pool while taking part in the All-Campus Water Fight, an event organized by the Campus Crusade for Christ, at the Olin Quad on the Bradley campus on Tuesday. Now in its second year, the two hour event is designed to be a fun and positive occassion where students can get together at the beginning of the school year, says Campus Crusade for Christ's Peoria director Ben Davidson. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Porpoise Party
Inflatable dolphins sit at the end of a soaped-up slip-and-slide during the All-Campus Water Fight, an event organized by the Campus Crusade for Christ, at the Olin Quad on the Bradley campus on Tuesday. Now in its second year, the two hour event is designed to be a fun and positive occassion where students can get together at the beginning of the school year, says Campus Crusade for Christ's Peoria director Ben Davidson. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Shady Babes
Rachel Miller and her 9-month-old baby Eme, left, chats with Marcy Wiegardt as she holds her 7-month-old Kate in the shade of the mezzanine during the Chiefs game against the Burlington Bees on Sunday afternoon. The two moms from Peoria said they didn't know each other but met while seeking shade for their infants. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Safe on Second
The Chiefs' player of the game Ryan Lilly slides safely into second base on his way to the first of three runs after an error by Burlington Bees shortstop Joshua Johnson in the first inning of play at O'Brien Field on Sunday. Despite a late rally, the Chiefs lost 6-8. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
5-Minute Bat Boy
James Breedlove, 10, of East Peoria stands for the National Anthem alongside Peoria Chiefs players and managers on Monday evening after winning a chance to be the Peoria Chiefs Bat Kid when a family friend entered his name in a drawing. As a Bat Kid, Breedlove also got to meet and get autographs from all of the players before play, but then had to return to his seat at game time. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Monday, August 14, 2006
Not Feelin' It
Daniel Rodriguez looks less than interested as his mother, Dawn Rodriguez, takes part in a service with the "emergent church," the Second Story, at the Apollo Theatre where the group regularly meets. The congregation, which originally formed near the Bradley campus and moved downtown in October, tries to appeal to a more modern audience by incorporating various forms of media and meeting in non-traditional locales. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
High-Octane Hoops
Khirey Gayton, 16, goes for a dunk while playing with his friend Anthony Carter, 18, on a make-shift court set up at an abandoned gas station on the corner of Main St. and Western Ave. on Sunday evening. The two say they and their friends are out there every night. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Dazaniel and Zashan
Dazaniel Inlow, 6, left, and his cousin, Zashan Gist, 7, hang out in front of Inlow's home on Sloan Street in Peoria on a drizzly Sunday morning. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Streetplay
Dazaniel Inlow, 6, chases his cousin Zashan Gist, 7, as they play along Sloan Street in Peoria on a drizzly Sunday afternoon. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
Old-Timey Music
Entertainer Dan Knowles of Paris, Tenn., warms up his banjo in the Sprague Theater upon the RiverBarge Excursions' R/B River Explorer. The hotel barge, the only one of its kind, docked in Peoria on Sunday. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR
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