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Deer Classic
Ken Day of Montgomery City examines a trophy deer mount during the Missouri Deer Classic at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
Polar Plunge
Special Olympics athlete Kendall Scheidt, 24, celebrates after entering frigid water for the third annual Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Missouri at Stephens Lake Park.
Forum
Chamber member Melody Parry, center, and others flood out of a packed room into the hallway while listening to the Columbia mayoral candidate forum at the Thomas G. Walton building.
Presser
A crowd surrounds Gov. Jay Nixon as he announces an agreement with Union Pacific that will allow the preservation of the historic Katy railroad bridge in Boonville during a press conference at the Katy trail depot in Boonville.
Santacon
Columbia SantaCon participant Jason Gyorog, right, smokes a cigarette with Kara Carr outside the VIP Room.
Prayers
Sister Rose Ashour, left, and Sister Barbara Bock participate in noon prayers Saturday in the chapel at Our Lady of Peace Monastery at 3710 W. Broadway. Citing a decline of interest in the Catholic order, the Benedictine Sisters will close the facility that opened in 1995.
Cross Walk
A pedestrian walks across the parking lot at the new Hy-Vee grocery store off Nifong Boulevard and Providence Road.
Atheena
Jeff Thompson, 33, performs as the character Atheena Vocé as part of the Soco Club’s Divas by Design drag show on Thursday night. Every other Saturday, Jeff, as Atheena, hosts the Babes in Boyland drag show as well.
Pumpkin Fest
Malaki Doubet, 6, of Columbia, crawls across a row of pumpkins at Hackman’s Farm Fresh Produce at the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival.
Step
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member Justus Roberts II steps with other fraternity brothers during the Sprite Step Off at the Hearnes Center.
Pinetop
Pinetop Perkins, 96, one of the last great Mississippi bluesmen still performing, waits backstage before he performs with The Perfect Age of Rock ‘N Roll Blues Band on the stage in Peace Park during the Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival in Columbia, Mo.
Rock The Bells 1
Justin Boylann break dances during the Rock the Bells hip-hop show at The Blue Note.
Christmas in July
Damario Ashford, 3, gets a hug from Santa Claus during the Christmas in July picnic at the Missouri United Methodist Church. The Voluntary Action Center hosted the event, which included a picnic-style meal and visits with Santa.
Fair 11
For His Glory dance team pray backstage before their performance during the Talent Show in the multipurpose room at the Boone County Fair.
Fair 10
From left, 5-year-old triplets Clancy, Katrina and Olivia Crawford show rabbits during the pee wee division of the Junior Rabbit Show in the small animal teat at the Boone County Fair.
Fair 9
Queen candidate Beth Honse walks on the red carpet during the evening wear portion of the 2009 Boone County Queen Pageant during the Boone County Fair.
Fair 8
Jerry Milnes waves the checkered flag during the pit bike race in the grandstand at the Boone County Fair.
Fair 7
Cooper Martin, 16, of Columbia, holds his steer steady before showing at the Steer Show in the MFA Show Palace during the Boone County Fair.
Fair 5
Ellie Barnett clasps her hands just before the announcement of her winning the 2009 Little Miss Boone County during the Boone County Fair.
Fair 4
From left, Bryan Biswell, Aura Smith, and James Biswell wait backstage before their performance during the Talent Show during the Boone County Fair.