September 21, 2022
Drawing a conclusion
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Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County celebrates anniversary with Gala. Pg. 3 St. Charles County Public Health and partners to offer free, drive-through flu shot clinic . Pg. 4 A SENIOR MOMENT. Pg. 6
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Features
St. Charles cartoonist John Hanna will stop running his comic, “Yeggs” in the Community News. “Yeggs” put a unique spin on the holidays and ran for eight years.
Photo by Brett Auten
Community News cartoonist retires ‘Yeggs’ comic strip after eight light-hearted years By Brett Auten It’s like a family member who has moved out of town. It’s not that you won’t see them again, it’s just that, they won’t be around as often. This issue of the Community News marks the end of “Yeggs,” the John Hanna creation that has been running in this paper for eight years. “I need to focus on a more steady income,” Hanna, who also works at a local restaurant, said. “It would be nice to use my
artistic skills as part of my job. I may try and submit something in the future, but for right now, I’m stopping.” “Yeggs” focused on Robert and Bill, two rabbits who have opened their own egg franchise. Hanna entertains readers with the day-to-day lives of the duo and what makes “Yeggs” unique is that Robert and Bill are two Easter rabbits. As the story line grew, so did the characters as other holiday mascots popped up from time-to-time. “I appreciated having the freedom to do what I wanted,” Hanna said. “There were a
few, ‘please don’t,’ and I thought maybe a couple of times I skirted the line or maybe the humor went over (the readers’) head. But I really enjoyed working with the paper.” Hanna, who served two years in the military and is a Desert Storm veteran. has spent most of his life in the St. Charles area. He was fascinated with comics from an early age and absorbed all of the Charles Schultz he could get. As he grew up, he discovered other artSee ‘YEGGS’ page 2
Serving St. Louis, St. Charles and Lincoln Counties | FREE Online at mycnews.com | Vol. 24 No. 38 | 636-379-1775
Recipe, Movie & Sudoku. Pg. F-1 CLASSIFIEDS AND HOME & GARDEN. Pg. F-2 /F-3 Moore On Life, Yeggs & Crossword. Pg. F-4
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