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Officials and well-wishers gathered on an unseasonably warm autumn day November 4 at Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, I11., to celebrate the National Great Rivers Museum's 20th anniversary. Adults and children strolled among dozens of booths set up outside by the Corps and river supporters, enjoying the weather. Among other groups, Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals had a booth where young children could manipulate a scale model of an unload-er to unload corn into a floating scale "barge." Several farm groups also had booths. At noon, remarks were given at an outside platform by Col. Andy Pannier, who assumed duties as the 55th commander of the St. Louis District on July 21 after serving as the deputy commander of the Mississippi Valley Division, where he also served as secretary of the Mississippi River Commission. Pannier noted that 210,000 people work at jobs supported by Corps visitor centers. |