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KICKAPOO – One driveway hasbeen finished, the lot prepped andforms erected for a 3,500-square-foot restaurant and tavern at the siteof the old Norma’s Tap here, anddeveloper Jim Feuchter expectsconcrete to be poured in the nextfew weeks for a spring opening.

“We want to open as soon as pos-sible,” he said. “Optimistically,we’re looking at four months.”

Wagenbach Builders of Pekin isconstructing the facility, which willhave entrances from the east andalso off U.S. Route 150, parking onthe west and north sides, and threepatios.

“It’ll be open from lunch throughdinner,” said Diane Feuchter, presi-dent and co-founder of Custom Un-derground, which owns the site andadjacent compound. “We’ll havechicken fingers, sandwiches, pizza

and ice cream.”The new restaurant will also fea-

ture two distinctive traits, they said– community involvement andmemorabilia.

“We found all kinds of pictureswhen the old [Gilles] building wastorn down,” Jim said. “There’s onewith a goat herd passing throughtown, another with bears hangingfrom a line, and a slew of guys hav-ing a beer outside or playing music


FARMINGTON – Thecity hopes to proceed withcleaning up after the devas-tating October fire that de-stroyed two buildings in thedowntown business district,but they can’t move forwarduntil insurance companieswrap up their inquiry.

“The insurance companiesinvolved with coverage haveplaced a high hoe at thescene, and they are siftingthrough the debris in attemptto find the source of thefire,” said City AdministratorRollen Wright. When “theyfinish their investigation,then the next phase is thecleaning of the lots.”

No cause has been conclu-sively determined, but thusfar, asbestos has not been de-tected, according to reports.

Meanwhile, Sam Lillie,who owned most of the lot,has re-opened in a temporaryfacility.

“A portable office site hasbeen located for Lillie Insur-ance set up on the city prop-erty located on North EastStreet across from the sitesfor Lillie to run his busi-ness,” Wright said. “The

Kickapoo development underway

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

Santa has a busy Saturday inThe Weekly Post area, withstops scheduled at three differentChristmas Walks.

Brimfield, Elmwood andPrinceville have ChristmasWalks Saturday (Dec. 5), offer-ing a chance to shop, samplefoods, meet Santa and getcaught up in Christmas spirit.

Elmwood’s walk is 1-4 p.m.,with Santa at Mary and Morri-son Wiley Library. There willalso be a lighting of the down-town tree and caroling at 4:30p.m. and family games at Elm-wood Township CommunityCenter from 5-7 p.m. Followingthat, people are invited to cara-van out to Gene Wilson’s lighteddisplay on Christmas Tree Laneeast of town.

Princeville’s Holiday Home-coming is 4-7 p.m. with a Ven-dor Fair at the Akron-PrincevilleFire Department, discounts and

specials at local businesses, car-oling on Main Street from 4-5p.m. and hayrack rides fromPrinceville Pharmacy to E.B.Buildings & Lumber Co. –which is where Santa Claus willbe holding court.

Brimfield holds its walk from5-7 p.m. through the downtown.A community Christmas Singwill be at 7:15 at the Union

Church.Hayrack rides will be offered

through town and Santa will beat the Brimfield Library. TheGuyer Log Cabin will be openfor an old-fashioned Christmas,complete with dulcimer music.

There’s also a children’s Scav-enger Hunt through town, withinstructions at Brimfield VillageHall and prizes awarded.

XmasnearingChristmas

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No one wants to pay moretaxes than what’s fair. Soevery four years in Illinois,Township Assessors conducta tax assessment in whichthey supposedly visit eachproperty to accurately updateproperties’ assessments tohelp ensure fairness.

This year was a quadren-nial year, and the number oftaxpayer complaints to thePeoria County Board of Re-view has fallen in six of eighttownships in the area.

Exceptions were MillbrookTownship, which went from 0complaints in 2011 to 1 thisyear, and Elmwood Town-ship, where complaints morethan quadrupled, from 5 to 21.

“Quadrennial [assessments]typically bring more com-plaints,” said Peoria CountySupervisor of AssessmentsDave Ryan. But “2015 was alittle unusual in that the num-ber of complaints droppedsignificantly from previousreassessment years.”

Not in Elmwood Township,which had a four-fold in-crease in complaints to theBoard compared to four years

Propertytax gripesincrease

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CHRISTMAS WALKS

Developer Jim Feuchter, senior vice president ofCustom Underground in Kickapoo, surveys theprogress of the new restaurant being built at the siteof Norma Gilles’ tavern here. Photo by Bill Knight.

Santa will visit Brimfield, Elmwood and Princeville on Saturdayduring a busy day of Christmas walks. Photo by Amy Davis.

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FARMINGTON: Florist reopeningDiva Florist has beenclosed since the fire asthey have cleaned thebuilding and contents forsmoke. They are to openin the next couple of

days.”Plans for the site remain

up in the air, pending theinvestigation.

“There have been con-versations with the prop-erty owners as to what

they may do with thesites,” Wright said. “Atthis time, [there’s] no de-cision as to the sites’progress. Once again, thedecision of the insurancecompanies’ position is un-known.

“It is hard to come upwith a decision on thesites until the insurancecompanies and their attor-neys seem to get in ahurry,” he added.

The city has been con-tacted by companies toobtain permits for demoli-tion of the site, he said.

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Diane hopes when theplace opens, people willstop by and help identifythe various people in pho-tos, which the developersplan to mount – alongwith a taxidermy fish sal-vaged from the Gillesbuilding – and offer someinput on people’s prefer-ences.

“I’m sure it’ll evolve,”she said. “We’d like tohave some sort of spe-cialty, but that will dependon what people want.”

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This Week’s Eventss Coffee Club – Salem Township Li-

brary in Yates City has a coffee clubtoday (Dec. 3) at 10 a.m.

s Free Bread – Free bread at Elm-wood Methodist Church Friday (Nov. 4)at 10 a.m.

s Craft Show – Laura’s 28th annualholiday craft show is Saturday (Dec. 5)from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MilbrookTownship Center.

s Choral Perform-ance – WilliamsfieldHigh School Choirwill perform at theOrpheum Theater inGalesburg Saturday(Dec. 5) at 7:30 p.m.Call (309) 639-2219.

s Christmas Walk – Elmwood’sChristmas Walk is 1-4 p.m. on Saturday(Dec. 5). Tree lighting at 4:30 p.m.,Santa at Morrison and Mary Wiley Li-brary and family fun from 5-7 p.m. atCommunity Center

s Christmas Walk – Brimfield Christ-mas Walk located in Downtown Brim-field is Saturday (Dec. 5) from 5-7 p.m.

s Tech Tuesday – Print 3D ornamentsat Brimfield Public Library on Tuesday

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s Community Table – DahindaMethodist Church Community Table isWednesday (Dec. 9) at 6 p.m. Tradi-tional Christmas meal and dessertserved.

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breakfast will be held at Elmwood HighSchool on Dec. 10 at 8a.m. RSVP by Dec. 8 to(309) 742-2851.

s Family Bingo – Fam-ily bingo held Dec. 10 at 6p.m. at Morrison andMary Wiley Library inElmwood. To register, call

(309) 742-2431.s Musical Night – Edelstein Commu-

nity Church “Come with Joyful Hearts”music program is Dec. 12. Light supperfrom 4:30-5:30 p.m., music program at6 p.m. Featuring Pat Ward and the Hottquartet.

s Kids Club – Wonder Kids Club atBrimfield Public Library is Dec. 14from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Kids in preschool-second grade invited to make glow-in-the-dark experiments.

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s Tree Lighting – Yates City Christmas tree lightingat the Gazebo is Sunday (Dec. 6) at 6 p.m. Caroling,cookies and hot chocolate sponsored by Faith UnitedPresbyterian Church.

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Illinois Press Association Member Rambling through central Illinoispondering politics.

uuuI am happy to see Brimfield play-

ing up its status as defending Class1A state champion in boys basket-ball. The big white state championbanner hanging from the rafterslooks cool and I had to smile at an-nouncer Kevin Breitbarth welcomingTuesday’s crowd to “Brimfield’sChampionshipArena.” ... Seeingthe banner mademe think of thebest state trophydisplay I’ve en-countered. Thatwas at now-de-funct FindlayHigh School,where the 1992Class A state trophy stood proudlyin the middle of the gym lobby in arotating, lighted trophy case. Thatwas as reverent a trophy display asI’ve ever seen. And it was well de-served, since Findlay (enrollment96) will forever be the smallest two-class champion in Illinois.

uuuOnce upon a time, as a young

hypocrite, I wrote editorials for aliberal East Coast newspaper. As thevoice of our paper, it was my job totell readers what they should andshould not do. That was the low-point of my working life, worseeven than the time I spent shavingguys for surgery. ... Given that back-ground, I vowed this paper wouldnot include editorials. As close aswe come to editorializing are thepolitical cartoons that appear on thispage each week. My general rule ofthumb is to offend political partymembers on alternating weeks. So ifwe have a pro-Obama drawing one

week, we try to have one the fol-lowing week that depicts him withbig ears and explains how he willhasten the end of the world.

uuuRare is the week when there are

so many good cartoons it is impos-sible to pick one. For whatever rea-son, the artists really struck a chordwith me this week. Understand, Idon’t follow national politics asclosely as I should. But the ongoingdebate about refugees, closing ourborders and illegal immigrantsmakes me scratch my head andwonder if anybody paid attention inhistory class. Seems like we’ve hada few immigrants before. Some ofthem were slow to assimilate. Somewere our ancestors. In time they“melted down” to become con-tributing members to the finestcountry on earth. Is it naive to thinkthat can still happen? Maybe. But Itend to agree with the point of theAnne Frank cartoon above. ... At thesame time, I am weary of peopletelling me about the evils of coal.Many coal critics remind me of ayoung hypocrite I knew all too well.These are folks sitting in heatedhomes, with electricity poweringeverything they do, decrying thepower that coal produces at a cheapprice. Sigh. It drives me nuts to pon-der politics. I will leave such high-minded arguing to others and becontent to discuss critters and makepoints through cartoons. I will di-minish, and go into the Midwestand remain a scattershooter.

uuuHornet Nest Quest 2015 has been

moved back to 2016. Sorry to all thekind helpers who offered up nest lo-cations. Folks, this is harder thananticipated. What I did not count onis that birds are so much more at-

tuned to the condition of nests thanamateurs like me. When thosepesky hornets go to sleep after afrost, whammo, birds peck the neststo pieces to eat the larvae inside.And pecked apart nests aren’t verysuitable for display. ... But Pat Han-ley has offered to mentor me on nestcollecting next fall. Pat said he’sonly been stung a few times and,generally speaking, when he’s inhornet-nest mode he doesn’t feelmuch. Sounds like my kind of anouting. ... Basslines in rock songsare underrated. ... In case you aremaking plans for a series of $1,000ads you want to run in our paper, wewill publish Dec. 24 but will NOTpublish Dec. 31. That’s a change inplans (which should allow for an-other pheasant hunting trip to Iowa).

uuuI’d like to take back two headlines

from the past few weeks. 1. “Brim-field open to possible sale of watersystem” should have read, “IllinoisAmerican interested in Brimfieldwater.” 2. “The old squirrel some-times finds a nut” should read, “NoOzonics, just snow and antlers.” ...There’s a cryptic line in this ram-bling that will earn $20 for the per-son who tells me what it was andwho spoke it (before the words weretwisted). ... Parting shot: Some daysI have real doubts about organizedsports. Then a moment comes thatreinforces my belief that the gamesare wonderful. Monday was a goodexample, and ended with a young-ster making a last-second shot towin a junior high basketball game.Dramatic, sure. Given the situation,though, this basket went beyonddramatic. It went to cathartic. Some-times, sports can even heal.

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Some of my favorite memoriesof Christmas involve decorations.

When I was a young child,Knoxville used to have a contesteach year toname the threebest decoratedhouses in town.There were threefamilies that wonevery year. Thesame three. Oneyear, the Martinswould take first,the next year, theChezum family would get the hon-ors, and the third year would be thefamily whose name I never knew.The following year, the cyclewould start over.

I always begged my parents todecorate, especially since we hadseveral small evergreen trees infront of our house, but Dad neverhad the gumption to do it.

One year, I did it myself. Ateenage friend and I strung lightsover the trees and bushes in frontof our house, but when we pluggedthem in on the first night, we wereembarrassed at the result. We hadenough lights to do maybe one tree,but he were trying to do four treesand two bushes.

Dejected, we unplugged the light

and I never tried it again.After I got married and had my

own house, I didn’t have trees, butmy wife bought one of those plas-tic lighted nativity sets at a yardsale. Some of the color had wornoff the figures, but, being some-what artistic, I headed for the craftstore and bought paint to restorethem.

I only painted the places thatneeded it, where the paint had com-pletely worn away. When weplugged them in for the first timeafter dark, we had a scene in frontof our home that looked like it wasmade up of people with some sortof skin disease. It was awful.

And I wasn’t going to spend timeout in the freezing weather paintingeverything. Bah, humbug!

Still, I’ve always wanted to havea nice Christmas display. Over theyears, I’ve accumulated a nice col-lection of ceramic houses thatmake up a Christmas village. I hadalso put together a small collectionof snow globes.

They all sat in my closets formany years. Either I had childrenwho were small enough that it was-n’t wise to set them out, or I didn’tremember that I had them until itwas too close to Christmas.

This changed in June of 2010.

You may remember the tornadothat ripped apart downtown Elm-wood. My apartment was one ofthe places that took a hit. I lostsome furniture, some keepsakes,and my collection of snow globes. Most of the houses survived.

I never replaced the decorationsthat had been destroyed becausethere was really no reason to. Theonly people who saw them anywaywere my kids and me. It’s onlybeen the past couple of years thatI’ve begun to set things out.

One of my daughters commentedlast year that I should let peoplecome see my display. I told her Ididn’t think my display was im-pressive enough. And that’s whenthe two oldest girls collectively losttheir minds.

They began scouring yard salesand second-hand shops in search ofthings to replace my display. I mustsay that they’ve done an unbeliev-able job.

Because I live in an apartment, Ican’t decorate the outside of mybuilding, but I can decorate the in-side. The problem is, how do Ishare it with anybody else outsidethe family?

The answer was simple. Elm-wood has had a Tour of Homes. I

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Making memories in the deer woods with dadTo the Editor:

The statement “Sometimeshuntin’, ain’t all about the kill” re-ally stood out to methis past weekend as Iembarked on my 25thshotgun season forwhitetail deer.

As I sat in my standon Friday morning, Icouldn’t believe that Ihad been hunting a quarter of a cen-tury and have twice as many huntingyears than non-hunting years in mylifetime.

Sitting in a stand for hours gives aguy some time to reflect on life ...past, present and future. Hunting hasgiven me so much more over theyears than just meat for the freezer.It has taught me patience, disciplineand has given me a love for the greatoutdoors.

The greatest gift given to me is a

bond with my father that is usuallyonly read about in magazines.

Friday morning proved to be anamazing and memorablehunt. Not because I har-vested a trophy buck, Ididn’t even see one. It’smemorable because Igot to share anotheropening day of shotgunseason with dad.

Dad and I have been in the timberevery Friday before Thanksgivingsince 1991. Back in `91, Dad was 44which was “old” to a 13-year-old.But now at 37, 44 seems prettyyoung, especially to a 68-year-old!

We both managed to get a deerFriday morning which made the dayeven more memorable. But thememories made were not “about thekill.”

As I cleaned my shotgun Sundayevening, I used a gun-cleaning kit

that belonged to my grandfather.Sunday just happened to be the 35-year anniversary of his passing. Iwondered how many guns he hadcleaned with this kit, but also howmany hunts he had had with my dad.

He also had a bond with his sonthat centered around chasing white-tails. That’s a bond that I hope I havewith my son (or daughters).

So as the 2015 season is almostover, dreams of opening day of 2016have already begun. And God will-ing, Dad and I will be out there to-gether again. Harvesting a deer is theultimate goal of each season, but re-ally, it’s just icing on the cake.

You know, there are really onlytwo words that can sum up the past25 deer seasons.

Thanks, Dad.– David Vaughan, Elmwood

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Elmwood police bustyouth for stolen phone

ELMWOOD – A 14-year-oldBartonville boy on Nov. 27 was ar-rested by Elmwood police for pos-session of stolen property inconnection with the apparent theftof a $600 cell phone from WestPark here in August.

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asked to be included thisyear and planned to havemy entire village set upfor display along with allthe snow globes that mykids have managed tofind, plus my collectionof Santa figures and dollsthat I’ve managed to col-lect over the years.

But apparently there isnot going to be a Tour ofHomes.

That’s fine. I’m goingto have my apartmentopen during Saturday’sChristmas Walk, if you’dlike to stop by.

I live above the chiro-practor’s office in down-town Elmwood. If you gothrough the white doorbetween it and the postoffice like you’re goingto the Masonic Temple,you’ll find me. I’m at thetop through the door onyour right.

Warning: You need tobe part mountain goat toget here. You’ll have toclimb 25 steps.

In fact, as my Christ-mas present to our read-ers, I’ll have the displayup and going every Sun-day during Decemberfrom noon to 5 p.m. Justcome on up and have alook around.

I won’t even chargeyou. We might even havesome cookies available ifI get busy on Saturdaynights. We’ll see.

It’ll be my way of dec-orating without having togo outside.

I hope to see you here.


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Ramp advanced to state three times inCreed Speaking and Prepared Publicspeaking as well as a member of theParliamentary Procedure Team. Graciaalso was a three time Section Profi-ciency Winner in Beef Production whereshe was very successful showing cattlethroughout the Midwest as well as keep-ing records on her small cow herd.

Ramp is a sophomore at Lake LandCommunity College in Mattoon where

she studies Animal Science. Gracia isalso a member of the Lake Land Live-stock Judging Contest team.

She plans to transfer to the Universityof Illinois and eventually become a vet-erinarian. Princeville Woman’s Clubholding tour of homes

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Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 atthe door. All proceeds benefit thegroup’s scholarship program and gen-eral fund.

Homes on the tour belong to:Michelle and Bob Conrad, Nancy andFred Menold, Jan and Greg Siebenthaland Mary Ellen Stephen.

To learn more, call (309) 385-2048. Local administrator earnsnational 4-H award

Judy Schmidt – 4-H youth develop-ment metro educator for the Universityof Illinois Extension Fulton-Mason-Peo-ria-Tazewell Unit – received the Distin-guished Service Award last month at theNational Association of Extension 4-HAgents Annual Conference in Portland,Ore.

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ASSESSORS: 69 phone calls in Radnorago.

Two other area townships with2015 complaints in double digits hadfar fewer complaints than 2011.Kickapoo’s complaints are less thanhalf of 2011; Radnor’s are less thanone-third of the previous quadren-nial year.

The most recent Census showsElmwood Township’s population as2,598, Kickapoo’s 7,158, and Rad-nor’s 3,613, so Elmwood Townshiphas about 36 percent of Kickapoo’spopulation and 71 percent of Rad-nor’s but a significantly higher num-ber of taxpayer complaints.

“Complaints are a little higher, butI am not sure if it is above thenorm,” said Elmwood Township As-sessor Steve Davis, elected in 2009.“We are too small a district to haveour own statistical models which arebased on sales data. In any approachto determine the value of a propertyit is more subjective in a small town.

“People often judge whether theyfeel their assessment is too highbased on their tax bill and not bycomparing their assessment to a cur-rent estimate of value,” Davis con-tinued. “Elmwood has one of thehigher tax rates in the County.”

Actually, in the Weekly Post area,both Millbrook and PrincevilleTownships have higher certified taxrates, according to the County, ex-cluding taxing bodies such as fireprotection and school districts.

Usually, assessments are deter-

mined based on several factors,which can include an inspection ob-serving the construction type andquality and the condition of theproperty, a market study to developvalue schedules, and a computerizedmass appraisal program testedagainst the actual market.

In Radnor Township, which had17 complaints this year, “I raised anumber of properties, due to salesand some just being too low,” saidRadnor Township Assessor TomMissen, who’s also the assessor forJubilee and Rosefield Townships.“Thus, I had quite a few phone calls– 69 to be exact, including Rosefieldand Jubilee.

“After discussing their propertywith them and them sending mesome evidence, I was able to takecare of 67 of the calls. Two havegone on to the Board of Review.

“The additional people filing withthe BOR are on a contractual basiswith an attorney who reviews theirassessment each year and filed theadditional complaints, and none of

those people nor the attorney calledme to discuss the valuation,” he said.

The Board of Review (of Assess-ments), according to County docu-ments, “has the authority to confirm,reduce or increase any assessment asappears just. The Board determinesthe correct assessment, prior to stateequalization, of any parcel of realproperty which is the subject of anappeal, according to the law.”

Assessment appeals, the Countysays, can be based on equity com-pared to similar properties, fair cashvalue, incorrect assessor data, or fac-tors tied to a recent purchase (within24 months).

In Kickapoo Township, which had45 complaints, Assessor Jack Dukesaid, “This year I got maybe 200phone calls and most of the timethey just want to talk. Almost all ofthe complaints I hear are residentialand they never go to the Board ofReview. They get ahold of me andwe talk it over, and usually it’s aboutdimensions or the value – what a


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Peoria assessment complaints 2015 vs. 2011Township Residential Commercial Farm Industrial TOTAL

`15 v. `11 `15 v. `11 `15 v `11 `15 v. `11 `15 v. `11Brimfield 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1Elmwood 16/4 3/0 1/1 1/0 21/5Jubilee 5/24 0/0 2/0 0/0 7/24Kickapoo 34/100 9/11 0/4 2/1 45/116Millbrook 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0Princeville 2/6 1/5 1/11 0/0 4/12Radnor 16/53 0/0 1/0 0/0 17/53Rosefield 4/6 0/0 3/1 0/1 7/8* SOURCE: Peoria County Supervisor of Assessment


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property owner thinks it’s worth.“We can talk to the Supervisor of

Assessments office and if there’s alegitimate concern, we can correct it,make adjustments, and usuallythere’s a satisfactory answer,” Dukecontinued. “On the other hand, thereare a few who go straight to theBoard of Review and never eventalk to me. A lot of times, people arejust looking to cut costs and get alawyer and file an appeal. Some arethe same ones every year. Theymaybe didn’t win last year and tryagain.”

Davis said Elmwood Townshiphas had highs and lows.

“Elmwood has an active real es-tate market,” Davis said. “Our resi-dential properties maintain value,but we have had a number of run-down properties that undersell a

similar property in good condition.Commercial assessments in manycases were higher in Elmwood thisyear. These values are generated bythe computerized mass appraisalprogram. I have encouraged com-mercial property owners to seek ap-praisals based on the Incomeapproach. I think this would be themost accurate method in determin-ing value and comparing those val-ues to the current assessment.

“Some of the commercial assess-ments may be based on some catch-ing up with the condition onbuildings. [The] condition of thebuildings is generally improvedsince 2009.”

(An “Income approach” is a valu-ation method that can consider di-viding annual net operating incomeby the appropriate capitalizationrate, “discounted cash flow,” or the

ratio of rent divided into the sellingprice, according to “The Income Ap-proach to Property Valuation.”)

Radnor’s Missen said, “Not allTownship Assessors delve into all oftheir properties each quad. Assessorsare supposed to review each prop-erty in their jurisdiction. In doing so,one tool we have are sales reportsshowing us sale prices of real es-tate,” Missen continued. “We canthen compare properties to their as-sessed valuations. We also have tocompare them to like properties intheir jurisdiction to make sure all areequal on an equity basis.

“And not all assessors have valuesgoing up as much as we do in Rad-nor Township, as people are very de-sirous of the Dunlap SchoolDistrict.”

Final Board dispositions of com-plaints have not been released.

ASSESSORS: Commercial condition improvedContinued from Page 8



Poinsettia blooms require precisionBy RON DIETERFor The Weekly Post

In the horticultureworld, few topics createmore angstand argu-ments thanbotanicalnames –specifically,their pronunci-ation. Some folksavoid saying them alto-gether, using commonnames instead. Others arereal sticklers and insist oncorrecting you if you don'tsay it like they do.

The late English gar-dening authority and pro-lific writer ChristopherLloyd was once asked thecorrect pronunciation ofForsythia. The shrub wasnamed to honor WilliamForsyth, an eighteenthcentury Scottish botanistand a founder of theRoyal Horticulture Soci-ety.

According to the rulesof botanical pronunciationespoused by some, thename should be pro-nounced For-SIGH-thee-ah, to match the sound ofForsyth. Most folks,though, pronounce it asFor-SITH-ee-ah.

Lloyd said in response,“My dear fellow, no mat-

ter how you say it, we willknow what you mean.”

So why bring this up?Well, this is the season of

the Poinsettia.When youread the pre-vious sen-

tence, did yourmind sayPoyne SETee

ah, Poyne SET ah,Point SET ah, or PointSETee ah?

Regardless of how youpronounced it, I am sureyou pictured that beautifulyuletide plant with thelarge red blooms. And sowe proved Mr. Lloyd’spoint. The pronunciationdoesn’t matter, we knowwhat we’re talking about.

Actually, Poinsettia isthe plant’s common name.The botanical moniker isEuphorbia pulcherrima.Now we have two oppor-tunities to mispronouncethe name, common andbotanical. Whatever.

After the Christmastree, the poinsettia is themost popular Christmasplant. They’re native tosouthern Mexico and cen-tral America wherethey’re actually smalltrees, sometimes growing12 feet high or more.

In the early 1800s, thefirst U.S. ambassador toMexico, Joel Poinsett,spotted a patch of Euphor-bia pulcherrima and wasintrigued by the hugebright red blooms.

He brought cuttingsback to his South Carolinaplantation and propagatedthem, sharing them withfriends, fellow botanists,and nurserymen.

By the time of Poin-sett’s death in 1851, Eu-phorbia pulcherrima hadbecome a popular itemand gained the commonname Poinsettia.

Until the 1920s thepoinsettia was a ratherscraggly, untidy plant.Then the Paul Ecke fam-

ily in Encinitas, Califor-nia, began cultivating,breeding and selecting tocreate the beautiful plantswe see today. They pro-moted poinsettias world-wide, eventually makingthem the most popular ofall indoor potted plants.

Until the operation wassold in 2012, 70 percent

of the poinsettias in theU.S., and 50 percent ofthe world’s supply, beganlife on the Ecke ranch.

Paul Ecke was knownas the ambassador ofpoinsettias. Duringspeeches and presenta-tions, he would some-times eat a few poinsettia

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY

FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois )Banking Corporation, )

Plaintiff, )

vs. ) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143

REYNOLDS THEATRES )ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VERNON )O. REYNOLDS, CITY OF ELMWOOD, )ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and )NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )

REAL ESTATE FOR SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo-sure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2015, the Sheriff ofPeoria County, Illinois, will on December 9, 2015, sell to the highest bidderfor cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Property 1:A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered“R”, in the Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J.Phelps, described as commencing at the Northwest corner of saidLot Numbered Two (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thenceSouth Eighty (80) feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence NorthEighty (80) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County ofPeoria and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois61529

P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

Property 2:Twenty-five (25) feet off the South side of Lot Fifteen (15) andSeven (7) feet off the North side of Lot Eighteen (18), both inJONES FIRST ADDITION to the City of Canton; ALSO

One hundred (100) fee Two and one-half (2 ½) inches off the Westend of the following: a part of Lot Fifteen (15) in JONES FIRST AD-DITION to Canton, described as follows: commencing Twenty-five(25) feet North of the Southeast corner of said lot, running thenceWest to the West line of said lot, thence North Twenty-three feet two(2) inches, thence East to the East line of said lot to a point Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches North of the Place of Beginning,

thence South to the Place of Beginning, including the right andeasement to use and enjoy jointly with the owners of the propertiesadjoining said premises on the North and South the party walls onthe North and South line of said premises and subject to the use ofsaid party walls by said adjoining owners; and including also theright and easement to use and enjoy, as a party wall, jointly with theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of theSouth Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15)the brick wall running North and South along the East end of saidOne hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, half ofwhich said brick wall is included in said One hundred (100) feet twoand one-half (2 ½) inches, together with the right to extend saidwall vertically, said wall and any vertical extension thereof to bemaintained at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred(100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches; reserving, however, to theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet Two inches of the SouthForty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) a right-of-way Four feet in width, clear of walls and other permanent ob-structions, across the North side of said West One hundred (100)feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, and running from the alleyalong the West side of said Lot Fifteen (15) to the building locatedon the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches ofthe North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15), said right-of-way to be used and enjoyed in perpetuity jointly by the owners ofboth of said properties, and in such manner as not to interfere withthe use and enjoyment of either of said owners, and shall be keptpaved with concrete at the expense of the owners of said West Onehundred (100) feet Two and one-half (2 ½) inches, situated in theCounty of Fulton and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009

The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building oneach property.

Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, bal-ance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Wal-nut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616.

Dated: December 3, 2015

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY

FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois )Banking Corporation, )

Plaintiff, )

vs. ) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143

REYNOLDS THEATRES )ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VERNON )O. REYNOLDS, CITY OF ELMWOOD, )ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and )NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo-sure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2015, the Sheriff ofPeoria County, Illinois, will on December 9, 2015, at the hour of 1:00 o’-clock P.M. in Room 203, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, sell tothe highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Property 1:A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered“R”, in the Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J.Phelps, described as commencing at the Northwest corner of saidLot Numbered Two (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thenceSouth Eighty (80) feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence NorthEighty (80) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County ofPeoria and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois61529

P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

Property 2:Twenty-five (25) feet off the South side of Lot Fifteen (15) andSeven (7) feet off the North side of Lot Eighteen (18), both inJONES FIRST ADDITION to the City of Canton; ALSO

One hundred (100) fee Two and one-half (2 ½) inches off the Westend of the following: a part of Lot Fifteen (15) in JONES FIRST AD-DITION to Canton, described as follows: commencing Twenty-five(25) feet North of the Southeast corner of said lot, running thenceWest to the West line of said lot, thence North Twenty-three feet two(2) inches, thence East to the East line of said lot to a point Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches North of the Place of Beginning,

thence South to the Place of Beginning, including the right andeasement to use and enjoy jointly with the owners of the propertiesadjoining said premises on the North and South the party walls onthe North and South line of said premises and subject to the use ofsaid party walls by said adjoining owners; and including also theright and easement to use and enjoy, as a party wall, jointly with theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of theSouth Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15)the brick wall running North and South along the East end of saidOne hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, half ofwhich said brick wall is included in said One hundred (100) feet twoand one-half (2 ½) inches, together with the right to extend saidwall vertically, said wall and any vertical extension thereof to bemaintained at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred(100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches; reserving, however, to theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet Two inches of the SouthForty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) a right-of-way Four feet in width, clear of walls and other permanent ob-structions, across the North side of said West One hundred (100)feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, and running from the alleyalong the West side of said Lot Fifteen (15) to the building locatedon the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches ofthe North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15), said right-of-way to be used and enjoyed in perpetuity jointly by the owners ofboth of said properties, and in such manner as not to interfere withthe use and enjoyment of either of said owners, and shall be keptpaved with concrete at the expense of the owners of said West Onehundred (100) feet Two and one-half (2 ½) inches, situated in theCounty of Fulton and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009

The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building oneach property.

Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, bal-ance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds.

The judgment amount was $180,772.82.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Wal-nut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616.

Dated: December 3, 2015

leaves to dispel the falsenotion that poinsettias arepoisonous to people andpets. Some folks, how-ever, may have an allergicreaction to the white latexsap exposed when leavesor stems are broken.

The colorful blooms ofthe poinsettia are not re-ally flowers, but ratherbracts, specialized leaveswhich turn from green tored (or other colors) whensubjected to short days.The actual flowers arevery small and locatedwithin the yellow spheresin the center of the bloom.

Bringing poinsettiasinto bloom is a precise op-eration. The grower willplant cuttings in mid-sum-mer. Around the middle ofSeptember, he will begin ashort-day treatment, pro-viding 12 hours of com-plete, uninterrupteddarkness each day forabout six weeks.

At the University of Illi-nois, a new greenhousefor poinsettias was builtnear the end of a quietstreet. The first season, thecrop grew nicely but did

not color up on schedule. Researchers discovered

the darkness cycle wasbroken when cars came tothe end of the street andturned, sweeping head-light beams across thelength of the greenhouse.

Nowadays you canfind poinsettias in shadesof white, cream, pink andred, as well as marbledand speckled combina-tions thereof. Some grow-ers even spray-paint thelighter-colored varietieswith blue paint and glitter.

I have yet to see a bluepoinsettia that was evenslightly attractive. A plas-tic one would provide thesame effect.

Caring for your poinset-tia is simple: put it in acool location with bright,indirect light away fromdrafts and warm air regis-ters. Most plants comewith the pot wrapped infoil. Poinsettias don’t likewet feet, so poke a hole inthe foil to let excess waterdrain away.

But don’t allow the soilto dry out. If a poinsettiabegins to wilt due to drysoil, it will drop its leaves.

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OBITUARIESLee Lopeman

YATES CITY – Lee EdwardLopeman, 89, of Yates City, passedaway at 2:19 p.m. on Thursday No-vember 26, 2015, at Kindred Hospi-tal in Peoria.

He was bornAug. 27, 1926, inCramer, Ill., sonof John Leslieand Mary (Neal)Lopeman.He married MaryInez Beamer onApril 3, 1948, inPeoria, Ill. She passed away on Jan.21, 1999.

He is survived by six children,Patrick (Jennifer) Lopeman of Mil-waukee, Mary Jane Housenga(Larry Hammer) of Hanna City,Susan (Ted) Sarver of Yates City,Linda (Katsumi) Matsui of Kiku-gawa, Japan, John Lopeman ofYates City, and Nancy (John)Lenox of Yates City.

He had 12 grandchildren: LeslieGavelys, Christopher Zeglen,Matthew Reeder, Jana Cook,Mikiko Takekawa, Robert Simpson,Lydia Hindahl, James Lopeman,Gregory Lopeman, Naoki Matsui,Marcus Lopeman, and JosephSarver. He also had 10 great-grand-children.

Also surviving are two sisters,Marilou Sutherland of Peoria, andDonna (Don) Bane of Janesville,Wisc.

Preceding him in death were hisparents and two brothers, Dean andDon Lopeman.

Lee served in the US Army from1945-1947 during World War II. Hewas in the Pacific Theater serving inthe Philippines. He was very proudto be part of the “The Greatest Gen-eration.” He instilled hard work, de-votion to family, devotion tocountry and community serving onmany local boards during his life-time.

Lee was a lifelong farmer andalso had many different occupationsduring his lifetime. He was co-owner in Lopeman and Sons GrainCompany. He also worked at WRGrace, O’s Gold Seed, PrairieFarmer, American Distillery andPabst Brewing.

He was a 32 Degree Mason and amember of the Oddfellows inFarmington. He was a member of

the Elmwood VFW, American Le-gion and the Farmington Moose.He was a wonderful storyteller. Henever let the truth get in the way ofa good story. He enjoyed genealogy.Lee had a wonderful memory. Hewas a man of true grit.

Funeral services were Nov. 30 atOaks-Hines Funeral Home. Inter-ment will be at the Elmwood Town-ship Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to theSalem Township Public Library inYates City, Save the Yates CityGazebo Fund or Land of LincolnHonor Flight.

To view Lee’s memorial tributevideo or to leave online condo-lences, please visit www.oakshines-funeralhome.com.

John PettitELMWOOD – John Fredrick Pet-

tit, III, 36, of Fayetteville, N.C., for-merly of Elmwood passed away onMonday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Fayet-teville, N.C.

He was born on May 28, 1979, inGalesburg, Ill., to John and Gerri(Barton) Pettit, II.

He is survivedby his wife,Christy, and oneson, Liam, ofFayetteville, N.C.,his parents, twosisters, Tamera(Guillermo) Romoof Hohenfels, Ger-many, and Meika Pettit of Elm-wood; three nephews, Connor,Scott, and Memin; and three nieces,Lexi, Ellie and Angela.

He was preceded in death by one

sister, Kimi, and one grandfather,John Pettit, I.

John graduated from ElmwoodHigh School in 1997. He then en-tered the Army, becoming a Ser-geant First Class in the ArmySpecial Forces, where he served hiscountry proudly with three tours inAfghanistan.

He received many awards, includ-ing the Audie Murphy Award, andwas also recognized by the City ofFayetteville Commerce. He retiredin August 2014.

Cremation rights have been ac-corded. Military recognition will bebestowed today (Dec. 3, 2015), atFort Bragg, N.C., at the JFKChapel.

A memorial service will then beheld on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, atnoon at the United MethodistChurch in Elmwood where a visita-tion will be held from 10 a.m. to thetime of service. Burial of ashes willfollow at the Elmwood TownshipCemetery with military honors.

Memorials may be made to theElmwood Educational Foundationand Wounded Warriors. Oaks-HinesFuneral Home in Elmwood is incharge of arrangements.

Condolences may be left online atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Charles Burson IIELMWOOD – Charles E. “Bud”

Burson II, 61, of Chillicothe, fatherof an Elmwood woman, died Nov.19 at UnityPoint Health-Methodistin Peoria.

Survivors include daughters KatieZaborac of Elmwood, Kelly Crotzof Peoria and Annette Handing ofBloomington; three sisters; brotherSamuel (Patricia) Wright of Chilli-cothe; and four nieces.

Services were Nov. 28, at theEdelstein Community Church. Cre-mation has been accorded.

Condolences may be left online atwww.haskellhott.com.

Alexander DelkWILLIAMSFIELD – Alexander

William Delk, 93, of Cleveland,Tenn., formerly of Williamsfield,died Nov. 20 in Smyrna, Tenn.

A long-time pastor and educator,he was principal at WilliamsfieldHigh School before retiring in 1987.

He is survived by four children,Angela French, Devonne Lewallen,Brent Delk and Keith Delk, all inTennessee; six grandchildren; 10

This Week’s Obituaries• Charles Burson II, 61, Elm-wood• Alexander Delk, 93, Williams-field• Leslie Frank, 83, Farmington• Evelyn Hahn, 95, Elmwood• Lee Lopeman, 89, Yates City• Ralph Mankle, 86, Princeville• John Pettit, 36, Elmwood• Dorothy Pullen, 101,Princeville• Ronald Rohrer, 73, Princeville• Linda Stahl, 47, Bradford

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OBITUARIESgreat-grandchildren; three brothers;and a sister.

Funeral services were Nov. 24 atWesley Memorial United MethodistChurch in Cleveland, Tenn. Inter-ment is at Mt. Hope UnitedMethodist Church in Waynesboro.

Condolences may be left online atwww.companionfunerals.com.

Leslie FrankFARMINGTON – Leslie R. “Tex”

Frank, 83, of Farmington died Nov.23 at Farmington Country Manor.

Survivors include his wife Barbara(Ohaver) Frank; children Michael(Candi) Frank, Paula (Robert)Gilstrap, and Jon (Kathy) Frank, allof Farmington, Kathleen (Jeff) Tan-gel of Chicago and Jane (SteveGlancy) Ohaver of Peoria; ninegrandchildren; and sister StellaYocum of Pekin.

Graveside services were Nov. 27,2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery inFarmington.

Condolences may be left online atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Evelyn HahnELMWOOD – Evelyn W.

"Boone" Hahn, 95, of London Mills,mother of an Elmwood man, diedNov. 22 at Knox County NursingHome in Knoxville.

Born June 10, 1920, in RosefieldTownship, rural Elmwood, toCharles M. Boone and Eva LenaStewart, she married Raymond“Jack” L. Hahn on Jan. 28, 1940, inIowa. He preceded her in death onAug. 22, 2007.

Survivors include her children,Steven (Sandra) of Elmwood,William of rural London Mills, Pa-tricia (Ray) West of Knoxville,Sheila (Craig) Harris of Evansville,Wyo., James (June) of Seguin,Texas, and Bruce (Debra) of St. Au-

gustine; 26 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

Services were Nov. 28 at Ander-son-Sedgwick Funeral Home inFarmington, with burial at YatesCity Cemetery in Yates City.

Condolences may be left online atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Ralph ManklePRINCEVILLE – Ralph Eugene

Mankle, 86, of Peoria, brother of aPrinceville woman, died Nov. 28 atOSF Saint Francis Medical Center inPeoria.

Survivors include his wife, Vera(Spiva) Mankle; children Timothy(Debbie Orange) Mankle of Sebring,Fla., Monica (Hugh) Austin of TheVillages, Fla., and Shaun (Jennifer)Mankle of Peoria; siblings ErmaPullen of Princeville, Donald (MaryLou) Mankle of Curlew, Iowa,Orville (Doris) Mankle of Sargent,Neb., Jerry (Bonnie) Mankle ofDunlap and Carol (Roger) Miller ofBradford; seven grandchildren; and11 great-grandchildren.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. There will be no services.

Condolences may be left online atwww.ClaryFunerals.com.

Dorothy PullenPRINCEVILLE – Dorothy Adams

Pullen, 101, of Princeville died Nov.26 at her residence.

Survivors include five children,Arden (Mary Ellen) Pullen of Man-ito, Judy Carroll of Geneseo, Sharon(Jack) Heflin of Cabot, Ark., Diana(Jim) Reading of Dunlap and Randy(Ingrid) Pullen of Fullerton, Calif.;12 grandchildren; 23 great-grand-children; five great-great grandchil-dren; and two sisters, Irma JeanJackson of Chillicothe and MarleneMartin of Peoria.

A funeral service was Nov. 30 atHaskell-Hott Funeral Homes inPrinceville, with burial at ProspectCemetery in Dunlap.


Ronald RohrerPRINCEVILLE – Ronald L.

Rohrer, 73, of Princeville died Nov.26 at OSF Saint Francis MedicalCenter in Peoria.

Surviving are two daughters,Susan (Mark) Roe of Princeville andAngie Rohrer of Mapleton; fourgrandchildren, Jensen and MadisonRoe and Olivia and Alexandra Seng;and one sister, Marilyn (Mike)Huson of Farmington.

A funeral service was Nov. 29 atHaskell-Hott Funeral Homes inPrinceville.


Linda StahlPRINCEVILLE – Linda S.

Stahl, 47, of Bradford, with familyin Princeville, died Nov. 26 inSpeer.

Survivors include her mother,Esther Martin, of Princeville; hus-band Wendell Stahl; sons, JoelStahl, Gabriel Stahl, Isaac Stahl,and Tobias Stahl, all of Bradford;two brothers, Alan (Janice) Martinof Chillicothe and Craig (Terri)Martin of Princeville; and two sis-ters, Carol Martin of Princevilleand Denise (Tim) Kieser of Edel-stein.

Funeral Services were Dec. 2 atthe Bradford Apostolic ChristianChurch, with burial at the Apos-tolic Christian Church Cemetery inBradford.


BRIMFIELDSt. Joseph

Catholic ChurchFather John Verrier314 W. Clay, Brimfield(309) 446-3275

www.stjosephbrimfield.orgSat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm

Sat. Mass: 5 pmSun. Mass: 10:30 am

Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

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“Preaching Christ Crucified”“Liturgical & Reverential”Pastor Michael Liese

204 W. Clay St., Brimfield(309) 446-3233

Sun. Divine Service: 10 am

Brimfield E-Free ChurchPastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher Road

Brimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

Sunday School: 9:30 amAWANA - Wed. 6:15 pm, for

ages 3-12

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

(309) 446-9310Sun. Worship: 9 amSun. School: 9 am

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm

Union Church at BrimfieldUnited Church of ChristPastor Stephen Barch

105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield(309) 446-3811

Sunday Worship: 9 amTuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (gluten

free communion offered)EDWARDS

Bethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

Sat. Evening Worship: 6 pmSun. Worship 8:15 & 11 amWednesday Awana: 6:15 pm

Christ Alive! Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards(309) 231-8272

www.christalivecc.comSun. School: 9:15 amWorship: 10:30 am

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

Wed. Worship: 7 pm

Sun. Worship: 10:30 am

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood(309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am

Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pmWed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm

First Presbyterian Churchof Elmwood

Reverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

(309) 742-2631firstpresbyterianofelmwood.orgSun. Worship: 10:30 amSun. School: 9:30 am

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

802 W. Main St., Elmwood(309) 742-4921

Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m.Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass: 10 amTues. Rosary: 8:15 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood

Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II821 W. Main St., Elmwood

(309) 742-7221www.elmwoodumc.org

Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 amYouth Sun. School: 9 amAdult Sun. School: 8 am

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

of FarmingtonReverend Dr. Linda Philabaun83 N. Cone Street, Farmington

(309) 245-2914www.firstpresfarmington.comSunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 amWorship: 11:00 am

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(309) 245-2957Sun. Worship: 10 amWed. Worship: 7 pm

PRINCEVILLEPrinceville UnitedMethodist ChurchPastor Ken Dees

420 E. Woertz, Princeville(309) 385-4487

[email protected]. Worship: 9 am

Sunday School: 10:15 am

YATES CITYFaith United

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107 W. Bishop St., Yates City(309) 358-1170Worship: 9 am

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BOYS: Higgs expected to practice next weekwith losses to Wethersfield and Put-nam County and wins over An-nawan, Bureau Valley and Midland.

Against Wethersfield, Brown hada tying basket with seven ticks leftwaved off for what coach JoshFugitt said was a surprising travelcall. In the Annawan victory, an ap-parent winning basket for Elm-wood’s foe was after the buzzer.Then Tuesday, Brown hit a winning3 to down West Prairie, 59-57, offan inbound with 2.2 seconds left.

“I think we will be better at theend of the season for playing thesekind of close games,” Fugitt said.

Scoring support has come fromsenior Jake Roberts (12.2 ppg) andsophomore Vince Lenzi (8 ppg, 6.5rpg), while Brown is tied for theteam lead with 6.5 rpg.

FarmingtonPlaying for the title in the Spoon

River Tipoff tournament is morethan coach Jeff Otto expected of histeam, which is 3-1 after Saturday’s51-39 win over West Prairie.

“I’m pretty pleased with where

we’re at with all the injuries we’vehad to overcome,” Otto said. “We’rethrowing our young kids out there.And it’s been a different guy everynight stepping up.”

That includes sophomore pointguard Judd Anderson, Dylan Hay-den, Threal Anderson and RashaanGrier-Bain. One constant has beensenior Trey Swearingen, who hasracked up close to 17 ppg.

Farmington’s lone loss was toSouth Fulton after leading by 12 inthe third quarter. “We kind of letone get away from us,” Otto said.

Farmington junior Eric Higgsshould return to practice next week.

PrincevilleAfter a slow start, the Princes (2-

3) downed Midland 73-34 on Tues-day and topped Lanark Eastland66-44 on Friday behind 22 pointsfrom guards Brendan Streitmatter(12.3 ppg), 19 from Nick Kraft(15.7 ppg) and 16 from Noah Bau-man.

“We need those three to get theball in the hole,” coach Jeff Kratzersaid. “We’re very young and inex-

perienced on the bench right now.”That should start changing soon,

as John Remmert is expected backfrom an ankle injury. Starter Mar-shall Martin is likely another twoweeks away from playing.

“I was hoping to have him backby Christmas break and it looks likethat will happen,” Kratzer said.

ROWVA-WilliamsfieldCoach Bob Anderson won his

first Thanksgiving tournament in“several years,” but needed a dra-matic play to keep the new co-opteam a perfect 5-0.

Ricky McCreary’s baselinebucket off an inbound play with twoseconds left sealed a 65-63 win vs.Henry Saturday in the Cougars’tightest game of the tourney.

McCreary had 14 points and isone of a quartet of Cougars in dou-ble figures for most of the games.Other scorers were Garrett Wight,Adam Kurtz and Zach Smith, whohad 21 in the Henry victory.

“I think we’ve made strides everygame and that’s what we’re hopingto continue to do,” Anderson said.


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GIRLS:Elmwoodstill 4-1

“Rebounding will bethe main focus of ourwork in upcoming prac-tices, as we need to im-prove in that area goingforward,” Blane said.

Brimfield has 13 moregames scheduled before2016.

ElmwoodElmwood had no

games last week and re-mains 4-1.

“We’re using this timeto prepare for a busy midand late December of twotournaments coming up atKnoxville-Abingdon andPrinceville,” coach GreggMeyers said.

FarmingtonFarmington’s first game

since the Fulton CountyTournament was aPrairieland matchup onMonday that resulted in ahuge 51-28 win over un-defeated Abingdon-Avon.

That win boosted theLady Farmers to 2-3 forthe season. A 19-5 second

quarter and allowing just12 points in the first halfwere keys to the win.

“Our defense was out-standing. We pressuredthe ball and put a highpriority on forcing con-tested shots,” coachJimmy Jordan said.

Megan Gilstrap ledFarmington with 15points. She was followedby Abbey Brown’s 12,and Meghan Wherley and

Payton Peckham eachhad six.

PrincevilleAfter the Brimfield

tournament, Princeville is3-3 on the season, re-cently topping LeRoy 47-45 but losing toBrimfield, 51-23.

The win over LeRoygot the team second placein the tourney. Lucy Waidhad a big game in the vic-tory with 15 points and

14 boards, as Paige Laneadded 14.

The lopsided loss toBrimfield was a setbackafter taking the Lady In-dians to the wire just 11days earlier.

“We’ve just come off ofa lot of games againstvery good competition,but now we’ll be good tohave practices to work ona number of things,”coach John Gross said.


Matt Osmulski, ElmwoodMatt “Baby” Osmulski has been a part of cross

country, basketball and track for all four years ofhis high school athletic career at Elmwood HighSchool. Outside of sports, Matt stays involvedthrough band, student council,Key Club and National HonorSociety.

Matt told how he got hisnickname: “When I was afreshman, my older brotherJake and I were with the crosscountry team training in Min-nesota. Jake, being a lovingolder brother, christened meMatt ‘Baby’ Osmulski be-cause I was the youngest on the team.”

Though Matt is now the oldest member of theteam, he still hasn’t lived the name down. Mattsaid he really enjoys the mental toughness runningrequires. He likes pushing himself to do better eachrace, setting goals and keeping himself mentallymotivated. He also enjoys the sense of team thatdevelops amongst the runners. Many onlookerswould mistakenly think that cross country is an in-dividual sport, but Matt points out that each mem-ber of the team pushes the others to do better. Mattsingled out Derek McCoy as a teammate he de-pends on because Derek has always pushed Matt todo his best.

After graduation, Matt plans to attend a four-yearuniversity. Regardless of where he finally attends,Matt knows that he wants to continue runningcross country and track at the collegiate level. Once Matt leaves for college, he says he knowsthat he will miss the supportive community and thecloseness he feels with the team and their fans.

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Elsewhere in 8-2A,Elmwood lost to top-seedLewistown Central at theSt. Vincent de Paul Re-gional. Elmwood hadtopped the hosts, 33-17.

Brimfield fell to IlliniBluffs, 28-26. The LadyIndians won their openerover St. Thomas, 39-7.

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Brimfield, Billtown championsBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

Two area teams wonThanksgiving tournament ti-tles and a third has a chancethis week.

Brimfield and ROWVA-Williamsfield won their tour-naments last week whileFarmington plays BushnellPrairie City Saturday for firstin the Spoon River TipoffClassic at Astoria.

Here’s a look at how theteams fared.

BrimfieldPhelan Kelly (20 points per

game) and Koby White (14ppg) have racked up bucketsfor the Indians (5-0), who fol-lowed up a perfect mark attheir Turkey tournament witha 66-41 win over South Ful-ton on Tuesday.

Kelly has been a nuisanceto foes at the top of Brim-field’s zone and according toCoach Scott Carlson, “hasdefinitely improved a lotfrom last year and worked thehardest on the team in the off-season to get better.”

Brimfield has now gone15-0 in four years of its sea-son-opening tournament and

was not tested last week –even while playing withoutBrad Novak vs. Tremont.

“We got down 8-0 withoutBrad but we kind of settleddown and took care of busi-ness after that,” Carlson said.“We’re probably performingbetter than I expected.”

That’s scary news for oppo-nents, since the 6-foot-7

Novak “still has his footballshot going” according toCarlson, who expects that tochange in time.

ElmwoodJunior Isaiah Groeper (15.3

ppg) and freshman JacobBrown were both all-tourna-ment picks at Wethersfield,where the Trojans went 3-2

Brimfield girls roll to 7-0By PHIL JOHNSON

For The Weekly Post

The Brimfield girls basketballteam improved to a perfect 7-0after cruising to a 77-9 trouncingof Peoria Heights Monday in agame in which 11 different LadyIndians scored.

Monday’s blowout came afterBrimfield wrapped up its own tour-nament with a 59-39 victory overSt Bede. Kennedy Dura, as shewould throughout the tourney, ledthe team with 22 points.

Previous wins were over LeRoy

51-38 with Dura tallying 21, an 80-54 final over Kewanee, and a 51-23 advantage over Princeville.Dura scored 16 and 18 in thosegames, respectively.

“We’ve consistently had eight tonine players scoring in each game.Freshmen Kamryn Cuevas andCamryn Swietek have been pro-ducing, while Chloe Bowe, NicoleThurman, Izzy Ott, Kenzie Schlipfand Shayla McCormick have beenvery impactful,” coach Jim Blanesaid.

Phelan Kelly averaged 20 points per game for Brimfield lastweek. Photo by Monte Kenney of Brimfield Sports Shots.


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