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espite the Civil War and the occasional

financial panic, Hannibal experienced a

prolonged period of economic success

throughout the second half of the 1800s

that ushered in what could be considered its Gilded

Age (a phrase coined by Mark Twain in his 1873 book

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today). The advent of the rail-

road reinforced and expanded the city’s purpose as a

trade and transportation center, and an industry arose

that would take full advantage of this confluence of

the Mississippi and the Hannibal & St. Joseph (H&SJ)

railroad, bringing Hannibal vast wealth through the

lumber trade.

Lumber mills had existed in Hannibal during its

first couple of decades, but the construction of the

westbound H&SJ attracted investors from other states

to set up shop in the Bluff City. In the mid-1800s, the

abundant white pine forests of Wisconsin and Min-

nesota supplied millions of cut logs each year. Lumber

companies in these areas would lash their cut logs

and/or milled planks into enormous floating struc-

tures called ‘cribs’— combined to make rafts as large as

64-by-1200 feet in size—and float their stock down the

Mississippi river to Hannibal. It was found to be much

less expensive to finish the milled lumber in Hannibal,

Lumber Barons and Hannibal’s Gilded Age

at the point where it would be shipped to market, rather than

mill the lumber near the forests (companies based in Minnesota

and Wisconsin continually suffered from insufficient manpower,

considering that the logging regions there were sparsely popu-

lated.) Immense profits waited for those companies who could

provide finished lumber to the South during Reconstruction

and to the West as migration spread in that direction; with the

river and the railroads, lumber could be sent in either direction

directly from Hannibal.

By the end of the Civil War, six major lumber firms had been

established, and their success spawned many imitators. In its

heyday of the 1870s and ’80s, the lumber business produced

more than 200 million linear feet of finished lumber per year.

This did not include another dozen smaller firms providing

sash, door and window products. Hannibal grew to over 11,000

residents in the late 1870s and rose to become the fourth largest

manufacturer of finished lumber in the country.

Just how influential was the lumber business at this time?

Lumber yards, saw mills, planing mills, and sash/door/blind/

shingle warehouses filled the corridor along Collier and what

is now Warren Barrett Road. For example, the lumber yards of

the major firms occupied the equivalent of nearly 50 city blocks,

extending from Collier south to Bear Creek and straddling the

tracks of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad; the big firms

jockeyed for the best position possible for receiving lumber by

river and shipping finished product by rail. In addition, several

planing mills (to produce turned posts and interior/exterior

wood trim, etc.) would establish themselves along South Ninth

Street and Hannibal Door & Sash Company occupied a large

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All of this does not include the size of the Hannibal Saw Mill

Company owned by the Pettibone family and located on Saver-

ton Road.

The big business of lumber was also reflected in the prolifera-

tion of downtown buildings, majestic churches and expansive

homes, especially along Fifth Street, which became known as

“Millionaires’ Row.” The following are a few of the “lumber bar-

ons,” industrialists whose legacies have had a lasting impact on

the city of Hannibal:

John J. Cruikshank Jr.: John J. Cruikshank Sr., a Scottish im-

migrant, established the family’s lumber business first in Galena,

Illinois, and later at Alton, Illinois. In 1856,

Cruikshank moved his growing business to

Hannibal and handed the reins to his son,

John J. Jr., in 1864. “J.J.” (as John J. Jr. was

often called) boosted the trade to amazing

heights, averaging 40 million linear feet of

lumber production per year through the

1880s. When Cruikshank retired from his

company in 1897, the magnate had also ex-

panded into coal and the window and sash

industries. A highly competitive and driven

individual, he would continue to hold an

office in the lumber company for years

after his official retirement, keeping an eye

on his investments then being handled by

his two eldest sons. He died in 1924, just

short of 87 years of age.

J. J. Cruikshank’s first mansion was built

in 1865 at the southeast corner of south

Fifth and Lyon streets (today the O’Donnell

Funeral Home). In late 1900, construction was completed on a

30-room, 13,500 sq. ft. Georgian Revival mansion located at 1000

Bird Street. The mansion, called “Rock Cliff ” by townspeople for

its location on a bluff overlooking all of downtown, is now re-

ferred to as Rockcliffe. At the time of its construction, Rockcliffe

was the largest single-family dwelling in Hannibal, a distinction

that it retains today.

David Dubach: Born in January 1826 to parents of Swiss origin,

David Dubach was raised in Madison, Indiana, and showed

a self-starting initiative from an early age. Although Dubach

migrated to Hannibal in 1858 to build a planing mill, lumber-

yard and brickyard, his educational and early work background

involved architecture. His passion led to designing several of

Hannibal’s most impressive buildings of the late 1800s, including

the Park Hotel, the first truly upscale hotel in Hannibal, located

at the intersection of Fourth and Center streets. (Sadly, the Park

Hotel was destroyed by fire just after the turn of the twentieth

century.)

During the Civil War, Dubach enlisted in Missouri’s 38th

Regiment, assigned to protect the railroads for the Union. Other

Hannibal businessmen, such as J.J. Cruikshank Jr., also enlisted,

mainly to protect their business interests. After the war, Dubach

added to his business portfolio by opening the Magnolia Flour

Mill in 1866 and the Empire Flour Mill in 1875; he would serve as

president of the latter until his death.

His wealth was well represented in town, as evidenced by

the Italianate villa he built in 1871 for his family on Millionaires’

Row at the southwest corner of Bird and North Fifth streets

(today’s Dubach Inn).

In 1881, Dubach assumed the presidency of Dells Lumber

Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, which provided the white

pine for his local lumber and planing mills

(listed as D. Dubach and Co. in Hannibal.)

Like many of the other major lumber firms in

Hannibal, Dubach’s business suffered after the

depletion of the northern pine forests. He sold

his Hannibal lumber and brick companies in

the 1890s, and Dells Lumber Company would

close at the turn of the century, just three

years after Dubach’s death in 1897.

William H. Dulany: A gentleman who had

literally struck gold in the California Gold

Rush, Dulany used his fortune to fund tobac-

co businesses in Paris, Missouri, and Quincy,

Illinois, before joining his brother, Daniel, in

the Dulany and McVeigh Lumber Company.

The company, formed in 1867, eventually

merged into the Empire Lumber Company of

Wisconsin by 1881; Empire Lumber Company

benefitted from having a vertically-integrated

structure similar to what the largest movie studios would attain

by the 1920s, controlling every step of the production process

from logging to post-milling distribution. By 1886, the outpost in

Hannibal was the company’s largest distribution center, selling

as much as 28 million feet of finished lumber annually. Dulany’s

company later purchased pine forests outside the popular re-

gions of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Winona, Minnesota, as well

as investing in other wholesale yards up and down the Missis-

sippi to meet demand. The Hannibal yards stretched for blocks

down Collier Street and occupied some 39 acres until the yard

was destroyed by fire in 1895. With the forests dwindling by that

time, the company was liquidated by 1898 and land sold to the

Hannibal Businessmen’s Association, a turning point in the eco-

nomic redevelopment of Hannibal as the lumber business faded.

John H. Garth: Garth is considered one of Hannibal’s lumber

barons, as he served as president of the Garth Lumber Company

of Delta, Michigan, but his impact on Hannibal encompassed

many other industries based in Hannibal. His parents, John and

Emily, had relocated their family to Hannibal in 1842, when John

H. was five years old; here, the senior Garth established a large

tobacco factory and grain business. John H. was a childhood

friend of Samuel Clemens, attended private school in Kentucky,

enrolled in the University of Missouri in 1851 and graduated

in 1854 at the age of seventeen. After graduation, he traveled

between Hannibal and New York over the next 17 years with his

brother, D. J. Their firm specialized in banking and brokerage

services in addition to investments in manufacturing.

Garth began construction of his mansion on Millionaires’

Row at 213 South Fifth Street just after the Civil War. Com-

pleted in 1869, the mansion became his family’s winter home

after Garth purchased a 600-acre farm three miles southwest

of the city limits the following year and built a 20-room sum-

mer residence, named Woodside, by 1871–72. Garth was one

of the incorporating members of the Farmers’ and Merchants’

Bank, beginning as vice-president but quickly rising to the office

of president. Since his tenure, the bank has been in continual

operation and remains a vital part of the Hannibal community

to the present day.

Before his death in 1899, John H. Garth had also served as

president of the lucrative Hannibal Lime Company and the

Missouri Guarantee, Savings and Building Association. He also

bred specialty Jersey cattle. After his death, his wife, Helen,

donated $25,000 for the creation of a memorial to her husband,

the John H. Garth Memorial Library. A prime example of Beaux

Arts architecture inspired by the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, the

building was completed in 1902 and is still home for the first

taxpayer-funded, “free” public library in the state of Missouri.

Sumner T. McKnight: Milwaukee native McKnight began his

Hannibal lumber business in 1862, processing raw timber from

Wisconsin. In 1873, his firm merged with D.R. Moon of Eau

Claire, Wisconsin, and became part of the Northwestern Lumber

Company. The move combined lumber yards in Eau Claire, Han-

nibal and St. Joseph to create a conglomerate selling 48,000,000

feet of lumber in 1883 (25,000,000 feet from the Hannibal yards

alone).

One remarkable contribution from McKnight was the design

for a railroad transport car system that could dip into the river

at barge level, allowing direct loading of timber from a carrier

to the yards without any intermediate steps. This invention was

a first in its industry, and its patent led to the formation of the

Hannibal Transfer Company in early 1882. At least four large

lumber firms subscribed to this service in the first year alone.

McKnight moved into his custom-built, 5000-foot Eastlake

Italianate manse in 1877, situated on the bluff above Bird Street

near Tenth Street. (In the late 1890s, after McKnight had relo-

cated out of state, his home would be moved 300 feet to the west

on a log “dolly” to make room for construction of Cruikshank’s

Rockcliffe mansion.)

W.B. Pettibone: The Pettibone family started their lumber

fortune—like many others at the time—in Wisconsin. The family

fortune originated from La Crosse, where patriarch A.W. Petti-

bone and his business partner, G.D. Hixon, were regarded as two

of the most influential men in town. The pair’s self-titled lumber

company was founded in Hannibal in 1867; a fire destroyed the

mill in October 1882, just as the company had begun reaching

24,000,000 feet of lumber production per year. From the ashes

of Hixon and Pettibone arose the Hannibal Sawmill Company,

headed by A.W. and managed by his eldest son, Wilson Boyd

(W.B.) Pettibone. Due to W.B.’s business savvy, Hannibal Sawmill

Company outlived most of the other lumber companies in the

area.

Today, Millionaires’ Row retains two monuments of the Pet-

tibone fortune. The first was finished for W.B. and his family in

1889, a double-turreted, three-story Queen Anne at 313 North

Fifth Street (now the Garden House Bed and Breakfast). The

second house was built on the same block, at the corner of Fifth

and Bird Street, for younger brother A.W. Pettibone Jr. in 1895

(known today as Reagan’s Queen Anne). A.W. Jr., a graduate of

Yale University in 1893, died tragically of pneumonia in 1899, just

29 years old.

W.B. Pettibone was, throughout his life, one of the most

philanthropic men in Hannibal. Anonymously, he would donate

funds for civic projects, including street repairs, school con-

struction and playgrounds. He personally insured children’s

bank accounts during the Great Depression after banks began to

fail and helped to build an orphanage.

Possibly his greatest donation to the city, however, continues

to serve tens of thousands of residents and visitors each year.

Pettibone donated a beautiful parcel of land, over 400 acres of

prime real estate overlooking the Mississippi River, to the City of

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Hannibal to form what is now known as Riverview Park. He also

bought parcels of land around the perimeter of the park area so

that no encroachment of development would spoil the park’s

ambiance. Pettibone retained O.C. Simonds, a world-renown

landscape architect (and the person selected by J.J. Cruikshank

to design the gardens for Rockcliffe Mansion in 1901), to plan

the park’s design and oversee its construction. Simonds imple-

mented a series of winding carriage paths to lead park visitors

through specially planned garden areas and to scenic points

with breathtaking views of the river. Riverview Park was initiat-

ed in 1909 and today is one of the crown jewels of Hannibal. The

park is a popular tourist destination and features a large statue

of Mark Twain standing majestically at the precipice of a tall

bluff, looking out over his beloved Mississippi River. Riverview

Park is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Shortly after the establishment of Riverview Park, W.B. Pet-

tibone purchased the property at the corner of Bird and Stillwell

Place, just west of the McKnight and Cruikshank mansions. Due

to the deteriorating condition of the 1861 residence in place at

the time, Pettibone demolished the old mansion in 1911 and

hired internationally known Chicago

School architect Howard Van Do-

ren Shaw to erect a new home. The

10,500-square-foot mansion contains

19 rooms and reflects a strong English

Arts and Crafts sensibility, including a

love for nature: all the gathering and

entertaining rooms on the first floor

possess floor-to-ceiling French doors

that lead directly outside to a croquet

lawn framing the view of Hannibal’s southern bluffs. Pettibone

lived at the mansion at 8 Stillwell Place, now known as Cliffside

Mansion, until his death in 1946. The mansion was maintained

within the family until 1957, when it was converted to the Shady

Lawn Convalescent Home for some 30 years. Currently, it has

been restored back to a private residence that opens its doors

for local special events and weddings.

Amos J. Stillwell: Originally born in Maysville, Kentucky, in

1828, Amos and his brother, Brison, moved to Hannibal in 1848

to begin a milling business at Bear Creek, the first of several ven-

tures that eventually led Stillwell to become one of the wealthi-

est men in Marion County before his untimely death at 60 years

of age. He left Hannibal for St. Louis in 1851 to form the financial

firm Moffit & Stillwell, only to return to Hannibal permanently

in 1855. He used the funds earned from his time in St. Louis

to commence a pork-processing business on Front Street. His

processed Stillwell hams were so successful that Queen Victoria

of England would not eat any ham other than Stillwell’s brand,

sending for them to be shipped overseas.

Later, Stillwell would become president of the Hannibal

Lumber Company. As part of the firm Hayward, Stillwell & Co.,

he was responsible for completion of the first section of the

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad that stretched from Naples,

Illinois, to Moberly, Missouri (the K-T, or “Katy,” later extended

south to Texas). He also served as president of the First National

Bank from the Panic of 1873 to its voluntary liquidation in 1879.

Stillwell’s later investments included a 600-acre farm and one of

the largest ice/cold storage businesses in the state, where teams

of horses would cut huge chunks of ice from the frozen Missis-

sippi River to be stored and sold for summer use.

There were numerous other Hannibal capitalists who had

specialized in particular corners of the lumber market or served

simply as wealthy shareholders of multi-state lumber corpora-

tions (J.M. Patton and Joseph Rowe are examples, respectively)

throughout the second half of the 1800s. The lumber era faded

during the late 1890s due to a combination of factors. When

most of the white pine forests in Wisconsin and Minnesota were

depleted, the remaining logs from that region were being milled

in-state and sent to markets in the eastern U.S., thanks to rail

lines that expanded into logging territories. Moreover, the finan-

cial panic of 1893, which today would

be labeled a depression, lasted 4 years

– tightening credit lines (the lifeblood

of lumber companies always needing

advance capital) and stifling economic

growth overall. Most importantly, the

western and southern markets served

by Hannibal had been shrinking,

thanks to a number of transportation

options besides the Hannibal & St.

Joseph Railroad sprouting across the Midwest and a multitude

of lumber manufacturing centers from Louisiana to Washington

state serving the needs of expansion movements to the south-

west and far west.

Although a handful of lumber and planing companies sur-

vived into the first decade of the 1900s and beyond, the amount

of business conducted had fallen sharply and would never

rebound. The lumber yards along Collier were eventually sup-

planted by a factory boom that would usher in a new industrial

era that would make Hannibal one of the leading manufacturing

centers of the state; the Cruikshank yards eventually became the

new home of Clemens Field and the Admiral Coontz Armory.

The main reminder of Hannibal’s lumber era exists within the

public structures and historic homes that remain, expressions

of a four-decade long celebration as one of the most successful

river ports along the upper Mississippi.

he Hannibal Cavemen will begin their fourth season at

Clemens Field starting at home on Thursday, May 31,

versus the Dubois County Bombers (IN). The Prospect

League schedule was finalized and approved by team owners

this week. The Cavemen will play a total of 30 home games at

Clemens Field throughout the summer, including 6 home games

against arch rival Quincy Gems. The entire Prospect League

schedule can be reviewed at the league’s website at www.

prospectleague.com and the home games for the Cavemen at

www.hannibalcavemen.com.

“Currently only season tickets and group tickets are on sale

at this time. Also available to reserve is the ‘All-you-can-eat and

drink’ Sunset Deck, group tickets on the Home Run Deck, and

single-game Luxury Suite reservations,” said General Manager

John Civitate. “And, for the first time, a limited number of season

tickets will be sold on the Home Run Deck on a first-come

basis.”

Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Cavemen office

at 573-221-1010. Individual game tickets for the 2012 season will

be available at a later date.

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lay therapy is an effective way to help children with prob-

lems. Play therapy works for children much the same

way counseling or psychotherapy does for adults.  In

play therapy a relationship develops between the child and the

therapist.  The therapist works to enter the child’s world through

play.  The toys in the playroom are the child’s words and the play

is the child’s language.  Children use play to communicate at

their own level and at their own pace, without feeling threatened

or interrogated.  During this process, children will act out their

issues or concerns through their play.  The children use role

playing, sandplay, art, clay, games, dollhouse play, story making,

and bibliotherapy.  All of these are forms of play therapy.

Throughout the play therapy process, the therapist’s role

is to provide the child with emotional support as they work

together to understand more about the child’s feelings and

thoughts.   The child may re-enact a traumatic event from his or

her life, and through this learn to manage feelings.

Many years ago I saw a child for play therapy who lived with

her dad after the parents divorced.  Her mother had an alcohol

addiction.  For several weekly sessions this child played with

an adult giraffe and 2 smaller giraffes in the sand tray.  Several

times during these sessions, she would bury the adult giraffe

(whom she called the mama) and the young giraffes (represent-

ing my client and her sister) would have to work very hard to

dig up the mama giraffe.  It was pretty easy to see that she was

re-enacting her concern for her mother and how she had taken

on the responsibility of caring for her mother, rescuing her.  Even

though she did not have the words to tell about this, she showed

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me what she was feeling, and by giving her support within the symbol-

ic story that she brought to the sessions, her worry about her mother,

along with her belief  that she had the responsibility to take care of her

mother, decreased.

Play therapy has been used with children since 1928.  It is a widely

accepted and evidence-based intervention for children.  Children

with a variety of issues can benefit from play therapy including, but

not limited to aggressive and acting out, abuse or neglect, chronic

illness or injury, grief, social adjustment problems, family separation

or divorce, and self-esteem issues.  It is important when looking for a

play therapist for your child to inquire as to the training the therapist

has received specific to play therapy.  Therapists doing play therapy

need to be continuing their education in this area.  If they are not yet

registered, they should also be under supervision of a Registered Play

Therapist until they are able to achieve this registration status, which

requires 150 hours of play therapy training and supervision.

Play therapy has been scientifically proven to work with children.

For more information on play therapy, contact Hannibal Regional

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Blessing Hospital Earns State Excellence Award

lessing Hospital has received a 2011 Silver Award for

Progress Towards Excellence from Illinois Performance

Excellence (ILPEx). Blessing will receive its award dur-

ing a presentation in suburban Chicago on January 20, 2012.

The Silver Award is granted to organizations that demon-

strate effective, methodical and well-deployed approaches and

work processes that are systematically evaluated and improved,

and results that show good performance or significant improve-

ment trends for areas that are important to accomplishment of

the organization’s mission.

ILPEx is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicat-

ed to helping organizations improve results and maximize their

contribution to the economic vitality of their communities and

the State of Illinois. The ILPEx program is based on the federal

Commerce Department’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality

Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance

excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary

leadership. ILPEx was formerly known as the Lincoln Founda-

tion for Performance Excellence.

“Think of the processes an organization uses as recipes,”

said Maureen Kahn, president/chief executive officer, Blessing

Hospital. “Without a detailed, tested recipe, your favorite dish

at home or a restaurant would come out differently every time,

sometimes good and other times not very good.”

“In the kitchen, recipes provide consistent results. In

healthcare and other complex organizations, processes provide

consistent results,” Kahn continued. “At Blessing Hospital, we

have more than 2,200 chefs, or employees, who rely on effective

processes to deliver quality care to every patient, every day.”

Teams of Blessing employees implemented the federal Bald-

rige award criteria into the Hospital’s leadership processes over

several years. In 2011, the teams gathered data regarding those

processes for the IPEx award program application. Based on the

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information in the application, the Hospital was granted a week-

long onsite survey by IPEx examiners in October 2011.

IPEx examiners scored Blessing Hospital highly in the follow-

ing process areas: strategic planning for the future, and manage-

ment of information, knowledge and information technology,

and communication with and education of its workforce, and

emergency preparedness and identification, design and im-

provement of work systems.

Among opportunities for improvement sited by IPEx exam-

iners was the process to align all physicians on the Medical Staff

with the vision, values and approaches of Blessing Hospital, and

the organizational succession planning process.

“Blessing Hospital’s Vision Statement says it is committed

to being recognized as, ‘a national leader in quality patient and

family centered healthcare,’” said Beckie Bean, administrative

coordinator, Strategy and Organizational Development, Blessing

Corporate Services. “The information provided to us by IPEx , an

independent third-party, will help the Hospital fulfill its vision

for the patients of the region”

Bean says employee teams will come back together in 2012

to address the opportunities for improvement sited by the

examiners.

In addition to healthcare, organizations in the business,

education and government sectors apply to the IPEx award pro-

gram in their effort to become leaders in their field. Gold, Silver

and Bronze awards are granted.

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ntering into a new year is always the be-

ginning of uncertainties. It is a time to

reflect on years past and look forward

into the year that lies ahead of each of

us. Of course, we all seek better times. It is the

nature of living and what motivates us to succeed. It was once

said, “These are the times that try men’s souls”. I would like to

follow that observation with, “No kidding!”

I have always been a bit of a history buff. That fascination

perplexes a few of my family members and close personal

friends. I not only enjoy history in general, but I embrace my

personal history.

History allows us to move forward as indi-

viduals and as a society. If you learn from things

in your past or from generations past, whether

they are good or bad, then you can chart a

course for the future. The key for a better tomor-

row is not replicating the mistakes of yesterday.

I know several people who dread starting

yet another year. I have discovered in my half

century on this planet that worrying about the

unknown is a wasted effort. I have been told

many times, “It is what it is”, which sounds a

little simplistic to most people. Trust me when

I say, if you consider these words, you will im-

mediately realize that you need to contend with

things as they arise.

I don’t think that any of us has the ability to

see into the future. We can certainly speculate

about tomorrow, but knowing with absolute

certainty is a fallacy. You can certainly read

horoscopes, visit or phone a psychic or go see

your favorite Gypsy fortune teller, but after the

lost time you will discover that tomorrow is a new day. If I need

a good word about my future, I open a Bible.

We have all shared good and bad years. A banner year for

me may have been your worst year ever. I guess the great way to

look at is that we survived it.

I think life is what you make it. It is possible to be your own

worst enemy sometimes. In today’s tough economy it is easy to

beat yourself up because your dollars don’t stretch as far as they

once did. The entire dynamics of the country changes during

times like these. It is reflected in our daily lives and in our places

of employment. Inflation becomes our worst enemy as our pay

remains the same, or, in many cases, is far less than it used to be.

Americans are a resilient lot and come back time after time

when times seem hopeless. The bottom line is the fact that we are

all in this together. I am speaking of the working class, of course.

I don’t begrudge the super rich. They lead a lifestyle that

doesn’t compare to mine. I probably couldn’t comprehend a life

with mega-millions or billions of dollars to play with. I am really

not sure I’d want to. I know that I am not going to waste my life

focusing on things out of my control. As an American I am here

to do my part to make my small contribution to society.

In summary I think the point I am trying to make is that we

should make each one of our days the best they can be. A posi-

tive attitude is an infectious thing. A smile or a laugh goes a long

way during the day. I try to share a laugh daily with coworkers.

I figure you can make the best or worst of things. Ultimately it

is your choice. If you total more good days in a year’s time than

bad days, then it makes for a pretty good year.

I think being your best and trying your hardest in life is the

key. If you decide that today is going to be brighter than yester-

day, it very well may be.

I would like to welcome each of you to 2012. Let’s try to be

a little more positive this year, making this a group effort. How

about a few more laughs and a lot more smiles? I think I am

ready to put the “Happy” back into Happy New Year!

Thanks for reading Hannibal Magazine, and I look forward

to doing my best to make each of you smile and laugh along the

way during the course of 2012. It is my contribution to making

your year a little bit better and brighter. That is a resolution I can

live with. Happy New Year, Americans!

“It is what it is.”

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his past Holiday season was truly a time to reflect on

all the things that I have to be thankful for. I believe

it’s appropriate to share with all of you just some of the

many things I have to be thankful for in this edition

of Hannibal Magazine. Speaking of Hannibal Magazine, I would

like to thank my friend Rich Heiser for his support of the Cham-

ber during my time as Executive Director.

I recently told someone, and it is so true, that most people

are extremely fortunate to have one job that they love in their

lifetime. I am thankful to have had two, even though my second

was much shorter in terms of duration. My career with the

Missouri Department of Transportation, and the four plus years

with the Hannibal Area

Chamber of Commerce

have both been extremely

rewarding to me.

The mission and purpose of the Chamber—the networking

opportunities, helping with economic development, target mar-

keting, creating a voice for the community—are important, and

I really believe we’re a central clearinghouse that serves the city

and the business community. The events are fun and informa-

tive, and committees work hard to carry out the strategic plan.

We have worked hard to represent you, and I hope we have ac-

complished some of the things that are important to you.

I am retiring at the end of January after a little more than

four years as Executive Director, for the second time, and will

miss working with everyone on a daily basis. I’m not sure where

to start because I don’t want to overlook anyone, but I would

like to sincerely thank all those from the

bottom of my heart who have made this

experience such a positive one. First of all I would like to thank

the board members, who hired me, and all the other board

member and officers of the organization I have worked with.

The staff members are the ones most responsible for making

my life easier, and helping me through the workday. Previous

Executive Director Larry Craig helped me get started as well as

other directors from around the area. In particular, Amy Looten

from the Quincy Chamber was always there for me to bounce

ideas off of. Administrative Assistant Milenna Hulett has helped

me more than anybody; I truly wouldn’t have made it without

her help. Tom & Becky Coordinators Annette Greenwald and

Melissa Cummins have also been wonderful to work with, and

have made my job easier. All the Toms and Beckys have been

wonderful ambassadors, and their parents have been extremely

dedicated to the program. All the people I have met through

Leadership Hannibal, other programs and committees, and

the various boards and advisory groups I have worked on. The

Ambassador Committee is a hard working group of 30 who help

us in so many ways accomplish our goals. Thanks to all elected

officials, governmental agencies and their staffs, non-profits,

and other agencies we partner with. Thanks to all the local

media for their support. I would also like to thank my family

and friends who have stood beside me. A special thanks to my

wife, Rhonda, my children, son-in-law, grandchildren and other

family members who were always there when I needed them.

However, the biggest thank you has to go to what makes the

Chamber run, and that is you, the 400 + members who belong to

and support the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce. Re-

gardless of your size, your mission, or anything else we couldn’t

do it without you. My challenge to everyone would be to help

increase the number of members and support the chamber as it

works for you. Please support the new Executive Director of the

Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce, McKenzie Disselhorst, as

she starts her career with the Chamber. In my opinion, she has

the best job in Hannibal, and I pledge my support to her in any

way it’s needed.

Even though it won’t be in the same capacity starting Febru-

ary 1, 2012, I hope to still see you around, as I plan to stay active

in community events. God bless you all, and thank you for a

wonderful four years!!

Your friend,

Terry Sampson

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HighlightsHistoric Hannibal’s 2nd Annual Chocolate Extravaganza

ust when you think you can’t

take anymore of the

winter blues and blahs,

you can come to

downtown Hannibal and sur-

round yourself with choco-

late, music, food, and fun!

On Saturday, March 10th, the

Historic Hannibal Marketing

Council will bring you our 2nd

Annual Chocolate Extravaganza

and this one is even bigger and better

than last year’s. By popular demand

we’ve extended the hours from noon to 8:00

pm this year to give you even more time to enjoy

everything we have to offer.

Your purchase of a Chocolate Extravaganza Passport gives

you five coupons that can be redeemed for your choice of free

gifts from a list of over 20 possibilities plus more than 20 cou-

pons worth discounts and big savings at downtown businesses.

To redeem your five “free gift” coupons you will choose between

such treats as a pair of sterling hoop earrings from

, gelato from , a chocolate paraffin hand

dip with hand and arm massage (while you sip a Chocolate mar-

tini) from , your choice of “chocolate” colored

jewelry from or if you really need to indulge your

chocolate craving how about a Death by Chocolate cupcake

with a mocha or hot chocolate from or a large gooey

chocolate sundae from

. However, you may be the more adventurous type and

want to redeem one of your coupons for a

tour with Lisa & Ken Marks as they regale you with ghost

stories of downtown Hannibal. There are so many delicious

and delightful foods, drinks, and adventures you can choose

from it is going to be tough to decide! But wait! After you have

used all of your “free gift” coupons you will still have more than

20 discount coupons you can use for great savings on jewelry,

food, entertainment, and even accommodations. Yes, you can

enjoy an overnight stay using one of the coupons for a discount

on a luxurious suit at the and linger in bed the next

morning while Kristine prepares your breakfast. You may very

well want to spend the night because there will be live entertain-

ment beginning at 8:00 pm that evening at both and

. Spend the day, spend the night.

Hannibal really does have it all and we’re making it all

available to you with our Chocolate Extravaganza

on March 10th!

You may purchase your passport for $20 at

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event, please call Dena Ellis at 573 221-9010, ext. 403 or

Mai Conrad at 573 221-9010, ext 401.

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he Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department is helping

Hannibal “Get Up and Get Active.” Hannibal Magazine

and the Parks & Recreation website, www.hannibalparks.

org is the place to find out about upcoming events and the more

than 25 parks and facilities in Hannibal.

Upcoming activities include:

• at Hannibal Marina

• Must raise $50 for Special Olympics to plunge

• Register at www.somo.org/hannibalplunge

• Costume contest

• Fun for spectators with food and drink available

• , registration starts at 9:00 am

• Packet pickup 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Friday, February 10, at Parks

& Recreation office, 320 Broadway or 9:00 am February 11 in

Riverview Park

• Benefits Kids in Motion program

• Every female participant receives a rose at finish line

• at Huckleberry Park

• Benefits Douglass Community Services Food Pantry

Sign up for the email newsletter at www.hannibalparks.

org/e-mail. Follow Hannibal Parks on Facebook at www.face-

book.com/HannibalParksRec and Hannibalparks on Twitter.

Call 221-0154 for more information about any events.

Hannibal Parks & Recreation Events

29th Annual Budweiser/Bud Light Chili CookoffHosted by Hannibal Jaycees and Golden Eagle Distributing

et your taste buds ready for

the 29th Annual Bud-

weiser/Bud Light Chili

Cookoff. On Saturday, February 18,

the Hannibal Jaycees and Golden

Eagle Distributing will host the event

at the Admiral Coontz Armory, where

as many as 25 teams will compete for

cash prizes of up to $1,000, plus the coveted

title of “Best Local Chili.” People’s choice prizes

also will be awarded.

Doors open to the public at 11:00 am. Chili judging will take

place at 4:00 pm. Admission is $5 per person and includes a cup

and spoon for chili sampling. This is a smoke-free, adults-only

event; absolutely no one under age 21 will be admitted.

This year’s event will feature a Cajun/Mardi Gras theme. A

costume contest will be held throughout the day, with $150 go-

ing to the best-costumed team and $75 going to second place.

Other activities will begin at 1:00 pm, including a prize-filled

balloon drop. Musical en-

tertainment will be provided

throughout the afternoon by Mike

Moore. Y-101 and KICK-FM radio stations

will broadcast interviews and information

during the day, and Dennis Oliver of Y-101

will emcee.

The Hannibal Jaycees will sell adult bever-

ages at the event, and Golden Eagle Distributing

will offer samples of their new beverages, including

Bud Light Platinum and Monster Rehab. Soda, coffee and food

will be available from the Centennial Circle of Kings Daughters.

Proceeds from the 29th Annual Budweiser/Bud Light Chili

Cookoff will go toward the construction of the new Moberly

Area Community College Hannibal campus.

The entry fee is $20 per team. For entry forms and more in-

formation, contact Cathie Whelan at Golden Eagle Distributing

Company in Hannibal, MO. Call 573-221-0908, toll-free 1-800-

467-7008, or email cwhelan@gedbud.com.

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Tickets at the door are $20 per person, $5 for students.

The concerts are funded in part by the Missouri Arts

Council, a state agency.

The Bottom Line Duo – husband and wife Spencer

and Traci Hoveskeland – will play both classics and pops

blended together with humor and fun.

Las Vegas-based Yesterday is considered the number

one Beatles act in the world and has toured internation-

ally and nationally since 1987 with their authentic rec-

reation of a live Beatles concert. Yesterday recreates the

historic performances of the Beatles from 1964 to 1974.

Hannibal Arts

The Cornet Chop Suey Jazz Band has enjoyed

a meteoric rise in popularity since its arrival on

the jazz scene in

2001. Every perfor-

mance by Cornet

Chop Suey is a

high-energy presen-

tation and is always

a memorable

experience for the

audience. The band

is in great demand at jazz festivals, jazz cruises,

conventions and concerts around the country.

The Poetry Out Loud competition invites the

dynamic aspects of “slam poetry”, spoken word

and theater into the English class to help students

master public-speaking skills, build self-confi-

dence and learn about their own literary heritage.

Participating schools include: South Shelby High

School, Troy-Buchanan High School, North Shelby

High School, Clopton High School and Hannibal

High School

Wilton Cake Decorating Classes

Visit and support regional artists and artisans in their

studios, galleries and specialty shops on Scenic Route 79 in

Hannibal, Louisiana and Clarksville. Shop for unique and

original works of art!

We’re doing something different! Instead of

our normal routine of music and dancing after

dinner, we are going to break from tradition

and welcome professional entertainer Kevin

King to keep you spellbound.

Kevin King has performed magic and

comedy professionally since he was 13 years old. In shows

around the world, Kevin has shared the stage with legendary

stars including Johnny Cash, Perry Como, Dolly Parton, Chet

Atkins, as well as Jeff Foxworthy and Alice Cooper. Corporate

shows include IBM, Kraft Foods, and Coca-Cola, among oth-

ers. His television credits include numerous appearances on

The Nashville Network, CBS, NBC and ABC.

Kevin has a dynamic approach to entertainment that both

captivates and enchants his audience with astonishing men-

tal magic and delightful, refreshing comedy.

Traveling exhibit featuring a collec-

tion of beautifully shot portraits of chil-

dren and adults with Down syndrome.

Exhibit featuring artwork from local artists

in all mediums…as long as the piece is predominantly BLUE.

Student exhibit featuring works selected from each of Hanni-

bal public and parochial schools’ 5th and 8th grade art classes.

Art, wine, friends and special events make Hannibal’s

downtown galleries the place to be each second Saturday.

e sure not to miss the final evening of the “I Have A

Voice” traveling art gallery’s appearance in the Tri-

State area. The gallery has been on display at the

Quincy Mall and the Hannibal Arts Council over the holiday

season. The culmination of the exhibit is on February 4, 2012

with Down Country’s Rhinestones & Rodeo art auction and

dance. All artwork auctioned is drawn by Tri-State indi-

viduals/families with differently abled/exceptionally gifted

members. The event will be held at The Ambiance from 7pm

to midnight.

Down Country, a local non-profit, has been sponsoring the

“I Have a Voice” project and traveling gallery courtesy of Gigi’s

Playhouse Down Syndrome Awareness Centers in partnership

with the Chicago-based ideas company Bagby and photog-

rapher Thomas Balsamo. Through artful photography and

moving first person accounts featured in this project, Gigi’s

Playhouse seeks to capture the beauty, depth and essence of

individuals with Down syndrome while spreading positive

awareness about the diagnosis. The portraits paired with

quotations will allow audiences to get to know these unique

individuals. Not at a surface level, but more deeply, a glimpse

beyond the diagnosis, and into their souls.

Down Country was founded in September of 2011 with

two goals: 1) to promote positive awareness for individuals

with disabilities/exceptional abilities in the Tri-State area

and 2) Facilitating the education/specialized training of

teachers, therapists, administrators, doctors, nurses, support

staff, families, and rural residents working with differently

abled/exceptionally gifted people within the Tri-State rural

community. It’s dedicated to helping provide training and

promoting positive awareness for individuals of all disabilities

and abilities.

Down Country currently offers over 65 free audio work-

shops on its website www.upatdowncountry.com, as well as

prescreened links to over 35 national organizations for their

emphasis on awareness and education. The website is grow-

ing every day and is providing valuable information to area

families and professionals.

Each year Down Country selects individuals to attend na-

tionally recognized conferences specializing in an overview of

differently abled/exceptionally gifted issues. This first nation-

al conference attendees are selected to attend is chosen by

Down Country Presents

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the board of Down Country. Currently, this

is the National Down Syndrome Congress

annual convention, for the following reasons:

1) It provides a broad base of education and

medical coverage with over 65 workshops

from over 45 countries on every aspect of

the differently abled issues and offers over 15

½ hours of continuing education credit for

professionals, and 2) the convention places

a special emphasis on the importance of

self-advocates. In order to better understand

issues of the differently abled, rural commu-

nities need more exposure to self-advocates

and the POSSIBILITIES comprehensive

educational and medical support provide.

Too often a one-size-fits-all label is applied

to differently abled individuals, and exposure

to self-advocates helps eradicate this myth. Upon completion,

attendees are required to “Pay It Forward” with a community

awareness/education event, thereby sharing the information

they’ve gathered. Once recipients have completed the “Pay It

Forward” aspect of the Down Country program, they are eligible

to apply for funding for any other nationally recognized con-

ferences/training in the differently abled/exceptionally gifted

arena. The only stipulation is that the information learned at

the conference again must be “Paid Forward.”

If you have further questions or would like tickets, please call

217-617-3568 or e-mail info@upatdowncountry.com.

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Hannibal High School Fundraiser Buffets

annibal High School is currently working on a project

to replace the marquee sign located on the front lawn

of the campus. It is our intention to purchase a full color,

double sided, scrolling marquee sign. The plan is for this

to be constructed at the center of the high school campus

along Highway 61. The new sign will allow Hannibal High

School, and the Hannibal Career & Technical Center to in-

form the community of upcoming events with greater

Several fundraising efforts are currently underway. The

total cost of the sign is approximately $40,000. Over $12,000

has already been dedicated toward the project.

In the upcoming weeks HHS will be hosting two all you can eat pizza nights at

Korf Gymnasium in conjunction with Dominos Pizza & Coca Cola Refreshments.

The cost is $5.00 and the proceeds will go towards the purchase of the new mar-

quee sign.

HHS & HMS students who purchase a buffet ticket will be admitted to the

game at no additional charge. The buffet will run from 6:00–8:00 pm on Tuesday,

January 31, as the Boys’ JV and Varsity teams take on Boonville.

In addition, another buffet will be held during the district wrestling meet,

which will be held on Saturday, February 11. This will begin at 11:00 am and will

also be held at Korf Gymnasium.

Hannibal Jaycees 8th Annual Wing Ding

f you love wings, don’t miss the 8th

Annual Wing Ding!

The Wing Ding will be held at the

Admiral Coontz Armory on Warren

Barrett Drive in Hannibal. Doors open

at 11:00 am. Wing sampling begins

a 1:00 pm. Don’t forget to sign up for

the Beer Olympics and Wing Eating

Contest.

To register your team or for more

information, contact Lea Irick at

573-795-2844 or Jamie McCoy at 573-

999-5073. Admission is $5 and free for

past and present military personnel. A

portion of the proceeds will be donated

to the Great River Honor Flight.

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ome join us for the 27th Annual Mark Twain Toy Show

February 24th through the 26th! The show is located

in the Holiday Inn in Quincy, IL just west of the Wal-

Mart store. It starts on Friday the 24th at 4pm and goes until

9pm. On Saturday, the doors open at 9am and goes until 5pm.

The show runs from 9am until 2pm on Sunday. The show has

something for everyone in the family from the kids to the

grandparents. Browse the show at your leisure and have lunch

or dinner at the Tony’s Too restaurant located in the hotel.

The Mark Twain Toy Show is one of the finest toy shows in

the Mid-West. It showcases collectible toys related to agricul-

ture, construction, transportation, trains, and motor sports.

The various items you will find at the show include die-cast

collectibles, scale models, hand-built custom equipment, pedal

tractors, autographs, memorabilia, and apparel. Collectibles,

new and old, ranging from Hot Wheels to Tonka to Ertl to

SpecCast will be on hand in the hotel lobby, ballroom and in

the second floor hotel rooms. Every kind of tractor, farm imple-

ment, heavy construction equipment, semi, circle-track racer

and pulling trac-

tor can be found

here for your

chance to add to

your collection.

There will

also be vendors

that showcase

quality hand-

made crafts,

children’s

puzzles and

games, vintage

signs, magazines,

equipment literature and agricultural related artwork. You’ll

see thousands and thousands of items on exhibit throughout

the weekend.

We hope to see you in February at the 27th Annual Mark

Twain Toy Show.

n Saturday, February 18, Hannibal Regional Hospital

Foundation will be hosting the third annual Sweetheart

Swing Dinner and Dance to raise funds for the Cardiol-

ogy Services Patient Assistance Fund at Hannibal Regional Hos-

pital. The fund helps cardiology patients who need to purchase

services and equipment to foster healing.

This year’s Sweetheart Swing Dinner and Dance will be held at

the Quality Inn in Hanni-

bal, Missouri. The evening

will begin at 6:00 pm and

include a delicious din-

ner, entertainment, and a

dance contest with dancing

to swinging sounds of the

Gateway City Big Band, an

18-piece jazz orchestra from

St. Louis.

February is Heart Month

and Hannibal Regional Hospi-

tal Foundation would like to

support the cardiology needs

of this area. The Cardiology Services Patient Assistance fund

can be used in the following ways:

• To assist patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure

in the critical, daily monitoring of their weight by providing the

resources to purchase a weighing scale.

• To help patients with transportation expenses after they

have been referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation for recovery from a

heart attack or a major cardiac procedure such as coronary by-

pass. Often these sessions are required to complete their cardiac

rehabilitation and pose additional expense on the patient’s part.

For more information, to purchase tickets, or to learn more

about how you can help with the Cardiology Services Patient As-

sistance Fund, go to hrhf.org or call 573-629-3577.

Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation to host

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remember when I was organized.

“The good old days,” my husband says with a sigh, staring

wistfully into the distance.

“What are you looking at?” say I.

“Memories. Just memories,” says he.

Okay, so I made most of that up. But I really was a highly

organized person at one time. My drawers were tidy. My closets

were tidy. In the kitchen cabinets, my glasses stood at attention

in tidy ranks, like brave little soldiers. I never lost stuff. I knew

what I had and where to find it.

However, I believe I can pinpoint with great accuracy ex-

actly when that power

slipped from my grasp.

It was the second

trimester of my second

pregnancy.

I had a toddler. I

was tired. I felt yucky.

And we began to

acquire more stuff.

With the first child, I

was über organized.

His clothes were all stored according to size and season. When

he outgrew things they were duly rotated out of the drawer and

into a marked box, ready for the eventual arrival of child number

two. I knew every toy he owned and where it belonged. He was a

dumper: every day he dumped out buckets of toys and emptied

his lower drawers, and every day I patiently helped him to put it

all away again.

Then, with the imminent arrival of child number two, my

patience began to wane. It was tough enough just to see my feet,

let alone pick up scattered onesies and drool-covered toys over

and over and over again.

I woke one day from a nap to discover that he had woken

before me and marked up his bedroom wall with a Sharpie that

I kept in his room and (supposedly) out of reach for the purpose

of labeling boxes of outgrown clothes and toys. The next day I

opened the windows, got out the paint can (labeled, of course)

and covered over the marker. Satisfied with my work, I left the

paint can on top of the changing table while my sweet little tod-

dler and I went to lie down on my bed for a nap.

When I woke, he was still there beside me, cute as ever. I

smiled at his cherubic sleeping face, marvelling as mothers do,

at the miracle of childhood. Hmm. I must have gotten some

paint on him accidentally. A lot of paint.

I screeched. I leapt to my feet. I ran to his room. Or perhaps

I flailed my way to the side of the bed, heaved myself to my feet,

and waddled. You get the picture.

As a doting mother, I could have thought something along

the lines of, “My, what a creative little boy I have!” or “How smart

he is to have figured out how to climb up there, open the paint

can, and get down again without ever waking me!”

I think my first thought was more like, “That little stinker!

He’s ruined his dresser!”

My second thought was

to recognize how deeply I

must have been sleeping.

I was briefly overcome

with a feeling of stark

terror. What else might

he have done without my

knowledge? Ever plagued

with a vivid imagination, I

pictured him falling down

the stairs, climbing up on the kitchen counters to find knives

and other dangers, putting cleaning products in his mouth.

One reason I was so exhausted was that I worked after he

went to bed, sometimes late into the night. This could not go on.

I enrolled him in preschool. Things got a little better after

that. Baby number two arrived. The organized boxes came down

out of the closet, one by one. But somehow, I could no longer

keep up with the outgrown clothes and toys. Drawers became

messier, not just in their room, but everywhere. Closets became

dumping grounds for stuff quickly scooped up before guests ar-

rived. My once organized home was filled with… chaos.

It creeps up on you, slowly building strength, sneaking out

the closets while you sleep, eventually taking over. I sensed its

presence but felt helpless to stop its encroachment. The power

struggle was over before I knew it, and I was the loser. No longer

queen of my universe, I began to feel inadequate.

But that is so yesterday. I’m ready to empower myself again.

I’m ready to clean a closet and throw things away. I have the

urge to purge! I will seize the day and conquer chaos!

That’s my resolution, anyway. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Spring Cleaning

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