Darren Barnes dismantles a rusted out bicycle that was brought in to Barnes' shop for a major overhaul. Barnes often relates the care for a bicycle to that of an automobile and says that a bike will last it's owner for a long time with a regular and consistent pattern of preventative maintenance. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Above and Below: Artist Tiffany Black works on the three story tall mural overlooking The Madison Courier parking lot on West Street. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Gary DuVall laughs with a resident at Hanover Nursing Center during an outreach church service from Hanover United Methodist Church on Sunday. DuVall sings at Hanover Nursing Center, Thornton Terrace and this week began singing at the Jewel House as well. He says he does what he does in order to thank God for his many blessings. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Gary DuVall sings and is accompanied by Norma Croxton on the piano, while they and Elizabeth McFall, all from Hanover United Methodist Church, provide an outreach church service to the residents of Hanover Nursing Center on Sunday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Mariana Stephens, 13, works on the wings of her paper mache pig during a session of a summer art camp taught by Stacy Hardesty-Gray at the Madison Art Club gallery on Thursday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Tim Stoner, of Zionsville, Ind., helps his son, Gage, 4, aim a water cannon at a midway game during the Madison Regatta on Sunday. The crowd was able to ditch their umbrellas and ponchos on Sunday after a deluge of rain on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
The crowd cheers for the National Guard unit from Madison as they march down Main Street in the 2009 Madison Regatta Parade on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Jean Harrell reacts to the accolades expressed in her honor and to songs sung to her during a surprise party at her home in Wirt. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
A Madison Railroad engine, passenger car and caboose cross a bridge near Breeding Road in Lancaster Township on Saturday. Beginning back at the railroad station at Jefferson Proving Ground, the bridge was the far point of a free train ride held in celebration of the Madison Railroad's anniversary. According to the railroad web site, Madison Railroad began operation in September 1978. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Lucas Bruno, 3, gets a close look at a river barge shipping container after the tugboat, "West Virginian" pushed aground at Milton on Monday to meet up with a repairman for the tug's air conditioning unit. The boat and it's 12 empty barge containers drew the attention of several spectators on the Madison riverfront. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Brett Cahall, 6, left, and Abby Ferguson, 6, both of Dupont, watch a passing demonstration from Madison Consolidated High School soccer players Mackenzie Grooms, 15, second from right, and Kayla Harmon, 15, during a soccer skills camp a Rucker Sports Complex on Monday.The MaSh Soccer Camp brings players from MCHS and Shawe Memorial High School as well as Madison Girls soccer coach Kevin Dillman, and Shawe coach Pat Stack to teach the basics and advanced-basic skills of the game to area youths, ages 6-13. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Motorists traverse the bend on Hanging Rock Hill where the deluge of rain caused the falls to flow over the road on Thursday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)_________________________________________
2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair
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Alyssa Demaree, 18, sprays down her Holstein heifer named Milky, at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Travis Imel, 19, helps his girlfriend Alyssa Demaree, 18, by tending to her quarter horse, Cloey, while she gets her sheep ready for competition at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair. Having met through the FFA and 4-H, the two began dating at the fair three years ago. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Dana Mefford, 15, of the Dupont Die Hards 4-H club and her nephew Cody Williams, 9, of Madison, try to dislodge two feed buckets while helping Mefford's parents prepare their stables at the Jefferson County 4-H Fairgrounds on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Zach Hubbard, 16, of the Hanover No Names 4-H club, left, and Trace Taylor, 15, of the Kent Clover 4-H club hang a fan in the swine barn at the Jefferson County 4-H Fairgrounds on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Kenton Mahoney, drops batter into the frier to make donuts at the North United Methodist Church booth at the Jefferson County 4-H Fairgrounds on Friday. Mahoney said he has been working the booth at every fair for the last eight or nine years. He said he will be working the opening shift all week, starting the production of donuts at 6:30 a.m. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Rebecca Mack, of the Homegrown 4-H Club, leads her poodle, Star, along the course in the Dog Agility competition at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Sunday. Mack went on to win the Reserve Grand Champion award. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Meaghan Kramer, 5, of Hanover tries to keep the tractor moving in the Farm Bureau Pedal Pull on Sunday at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair. Kramer won first place in the 0-40 pound weight class. More results and photos of the winners will be published in the upcoming 4-H Fair Review section. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Jack McCane competes in the Mud sling grandstand event at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Sunday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Conner Skirvin, 10, of the Saluda Kountry Kids 4-H club prepares his pygmy goat for the goat show on Monday at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Shane Clark, 13, of the Dupont Diehards 4-H club hangs on a fence while waiting for the goat show to begin on Monday at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Morgan Mahoney, 15, of the Hanover No Names 4-H club, rides her horse named Smokin' Footwork in the Western Pleasure Senior Horse Show competition at the Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Tuesday. Mahoney went on to win that particular competition. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Maggie Thomas, 17, of the Kent Clover 4-H club, rides her horse named Lucy in the Western Pleasure Senior Horse Show competition at the Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Tuesday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Andre Howard, right, and his cousin Aidan Triplett, both 3, of Madison, ride the Sky Fighter during Kiddie Day at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Wednesday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Brienne Copeland, 13, of the Canaan 4-H Club, practices her handling of her Suffolk sheep before the Sheep Show at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Wednesday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Derek Wynn, 18, waits to take his steer in for competition while his sister, Abbi, 12, and father Larry make last moment adjustments to the animal at the Beef Show at the 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Fair on Thursday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
