Jeff Allsman, Executive Director

ALTON – The Riverbender Community Center will celebrate National Bowling Day with a Wii bowling tournament for middle school youths during this Friday night Open Play and the first 50 youths with a paid admission will receive a free game coupon from Bowl Haven Lanes “National Bowling Da...

ALTON – One of the most prolific demigods of the Pacific Islands is coming to the Middle School Luau Saturday, August 3, at Riverbender Community Center. Maui, larger than life, covered in sentient tattoos, and possessing a magical fish hook that allows him to shapeshift, is perhaps Disney's...

ALTON – Instead of digging up bones, youths will be making them Friday, Aug. 2, at the Riverbender Community Center Open Play event. And they’ll get help from a larger-than-life reptile. In celebration of International Dinosaur Day, the Riverbend Raptor will visit the RBCC and entertain...

ALTON – Jules Kitchingman has seen some of the most fabulous sights around the world. For the next several weeks, he’ll turn his eyes on the Riverbender Community Center. The 22-year-old senior in Mass Communication and Education studies at Principia College will spend July and August...

ST. LOUIS - Pictures fade. Some take almost 50 years. Fans at Boston Garden on May 10, 1970, thought Bobby Orr was a superhero. After all, that was the day they saw him fly. Orr's flight, one of the most famous images in hockey history, helped the Boston Bruins do something many of those...

ALTON – If you’re a golfer who’s dreamed of owning a green jacket, you can buy a lot of green jackets with $100,000! The 2 nd Annual Golf Scramble to support the Riverbender.com Community Center will be held May 18 at Spencer T. Olin Community Golf Course. The 1 p.m. shotgun...

ALTON – Lance DeMond doesn’t care about having his name in lights. He just wants to make sure everyone else’s is. The DeMond family are third generation business owners in the outdoor sign and advertising industry. On Thursday, their company, Arrow Signs and Outdoor Advertising,...

ALTON - Alton Main Street touts efforts to preserve the past and promote the positive. Alton Main Street held an Appreciation Party recently at WOW on Broadway. The event welcomed members and volunteers of the Alton Main Street community to meet the new Board of Directors and enjoy a presentation....

SEE GAME VIDEO BELOW: BETHALTO – Points were hard to come by in a defensive struggle at Civic Memorial High School Thursday night. Unbeaten CM was held to its second-lowest points total this season. But it was still enough to dispatch Highland, remain undefeated and take a leg up...

JERSEY - Civic Memorial scored half of its points unguarded Tuesday night, beating Jersey in a foul-filled game at Jersey Community High School. CM was 31 of 42 from the free-throw line in a 62-39 victory which improved the Eagles to 13-0 on the season. “I thought they called it a bit...