Post-Dispatch photos: Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Date: 6/6/2012 Album ID: 1482702
Photos by Susan Weich/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photographs by staff photographers
St. Louis Zookeeper Carolyn Mueller brushes Bubbles, a dwarf Zebu. The animal is the main character in a children's book penned by Mueller, 25, of Clayton. Photo by Susan Weich
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Christina Sittser, 16, of Ballwin, watches the 2012 Venus transit through solar sunglasses on Tuesday evening, June 5, 2012, at the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. This is the last time that Venus will pass directly between the Earth and the Sun this century. The next transit will be in December 2117. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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Mary White (left) from Eureka and her son Evan Pina-White, 13, are greeted by cancer survivor Pat Rekart (right) of Richmond Heights prior to playing their violins at the Rockwood School District's American Cancer Society Relay for Life survivor's dinner on Friday, June 1, 2012, in Fenton. Evan Pina-White, who is being treated for leukemia, will be making a trip to Spain through the Make-A-Wish Foundation because he was told by chef Anthony Bourdain that the area has some of the world's best seafood.
Photo by Johnny Andrews, jandrews@post-dispatch.com
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Mary White from Eureka and her son Evan Pina-White, 13, prepare to play their violins at the Rockwood School District's American Cancer Society Relay for Life survivor's dinner on Friday, June 1, 2012, in Fenton. Evan Pina-White, who is being treated for leukemia, will be making a trip to Spain through the Make-A-Wish Foundation because he was told by chef Anthony Bourdain that the area has some of the world's best seafood.
Photo by Johnny Andrews, jandrews@post-dispatch.com
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Mary White (right) from Eureka and her son Evan Pina-White, 13, pack up their violins after performing at the Rockwood School District's American Cancer Society Relay for Life survivor's dinner on Friday, June 1, 2012, in Fenton. White keeps photographs of all of her sons displayed prominently in her violin case. Evan Pina-White, who is being treated for leukemia, will be making a trip to Spain through the Make-A-Wish Foundation because he was told by chef Anthony Bourdain that the area has some of the world's best seafood.
Photo by Johnny Andrews, jandrews@post-dispatch.com
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Evan Pina-White (facing on left), 13, from Eureka and his mother Mary White (facing on right) sit with the rest of their family during the Rockwood School District's American Cancer Society Relay for Life survivor's dinner on Friday, June 1, 2012, in Fenton. Pictured from left to right in the foreground are White's other sons Bennett Pina-White, 8, Gabe Pina-White, 6, and her husband Luis Pina. Evan Pina-White, who is being treated for leukemia, will be making a trip to Spain through the Make-A-Wish Foundation because he was told by chef Anthony Bourdain that the area has some of the world's best seafood.
Photo by Johnny Andrews, jandrews@post-dispatch.com
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Construction is finished on the expansion of a storm water retention area at the end of Pearl Ridge Court in St. Charles Tuesday, May 29, 2012. A white fence was recently added (upper right) around the pumping station.

Photo by J.B. Forbes  jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Pearl Ridge Court is a short dead-end street in St. Charles with several For Sale signs on vacant lots. Years ago, during the storm water runoff controversy, many of the basements were flooded.

Photo by J.B. Forbes  jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Homeowner Felicia White waits for a crew to board up the front entrance of her home located along the 4200 block of Walsh Street Tuesday, June 6, 2012, in St. Louis.  A stolen car crashed into her home early around 2 a.m. Wednesday.  When they called and told me a car was inside my house, I was just in shock, said White. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Kathryn Benedict of Lake St. Louis wiped the cookie crumbs from the face of her son Carter Lange Benedict while attending a Diamond Jubilee celebration for Queen Elizabeth II at the London Tea Room on Washington Avenue Tuesday June 5, 2012.  A video from the morning events in London was shown to guests at the tea house.
Go to stltoday.com/multimedia to watch a video of the event.

Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Homemade smoked chicken salad, featuring smoked chicken, cranberries, pecans, celery, mayonnaise and chicken rub, is made by David Sickinger of Ballwin. Photographed as his home Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Photo by Sid Hastings.
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Homemade smoked chicken salad, featuring smoked chicken, cranberries, pecans, celery, mayonnaise and chicken rub, is made by David Sickinger of Ballwin. Photographed as his home Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Photo by Sid Hastings.
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David Sickinger poses for a photograph with his smoker Bessie in the driveway of his Ballwin home Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Sickinger uses smoked chicken in his homemade smoked chicken salad, which features smoked chicken, cranberries, pecans, celery, mayonnaise and chicken rub.

Photo by Sid Hastings.
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St. Louis  University basketball players Rob Loe (51) and Brian Conklin (14) apply defensive pressure to Fordham University's Chris Gaston (33) during the second half of the Billikens' 66-46 Atlantic 10 win over the Rams at Chaifetz Arena on the St. Louis University campus Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in St. Louis.

Photo by Sid Hastings
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