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Carrier Route PresortThursdayFebruary 26, 2015

Vol. 3, No. 1

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – The Board of Educa-tion on Monday voted 5-2 to contractwith a Schaumburg firm to supervise thefirst step of a $1.5 million renovation ofits Junior High School.

Performance Services, Inc. will re-ceive $$723,037 to handle mechanical,electrical, plumbing, windows and roof-ing work, according to the company’sDoug McMahan, who answered ques-tions before the vote. That includes

$200,000 to replace an antiquated, inef-ficient boiler with two smaller, modularboilers in a space that could accommo-date expansion if the need arises, hesaid.

McMahan described the arrangementas a “turnkey” approach guaranteeingthe price despite change orders, the per-formance of the new system, and return-ing to the District any unused funds.

Board member Dean Cantu and vicepresident Terri Osmulski voted no. Theyand Board president Tom Conklin –

who voted yes – are running in the April7 election, along with three newcomersfor four open seats.

“Given the uncertainty with the stateand a feeling this was rushed, I’m notcomfortable with moving forward thisyear,” Osmulski said.

Board secretary Bill Frietsch dis-agreed, saying “We’re not rushing this.We’ve been working on this for sixyears. The timing’s right; the price isright.”

Board member Rick LeHew argued,

“Postponing this will only cost the tax-payers more money in the future, frommaterials and lawyers and labor. Interestrates are low right now. I’m ready.”

McMahan said work will be bid inApril for work to start in May and befinished before Aug. 18, when studentsreturn to classrooms. He added thatworkers will make program adjustmentsafter school starts, but it won’t interferewith classes.

To finance the project, the Board au-Continued on Page 2

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Elmwood board approves junior high school renovation

Educatorsantsy aboutbudget plan

By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plans for stem-ming the tide of spending in Illinoiswas met with mixed feelings across thestate, especially for those involved inpublic education.

During his Feb. 20 budget address,Rauner announced more than $4 billionin spending cuts beginning July 1,which will mean over $6 billion in sav-ings to the state of Illinois.

Among those cuts is pension funding,which affects public employees innearly all realms of the state. Includedin the proposed $2.2 billion in pensioncuts are public school teachers and ad-ministrators, even those who were em-ployed by the state prior to 2011.

Those employed prior to 2011 areconsidered Tier 1 employees, meaningthey can receive their pension benefitsat an earlier age and with fewer years ofservice than those who were hired later.Benefits for these retirees also arehigher than for the Tier 2 retirees.Rauner’s plan would allow these em-ployees to take a lump-sum buyout oftheir pension before switching to a401(K)-style plan. There also would bea reduction in cost of living adjust-ments.

“The retirement plans that so manyeducators have been planning on foryears are going to be altered dramati-cally” if Rauner’s pension reform gets

Yates Citygroup aidswidows

By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

From the outside looking in, itisn’t obvious what brings a groupof women to the meeting room ofthe Salem Township Public Li-brary every third Saturday morn-ing.

It could be a book club, or a gar-dening group or a craft circle.But these women carry nothingthat indicates membership to theirclub. At least not outwardly.

“I don’t want to be a widow.None of us do,” said Linda Ken-nelly of Yates City, who leads theWidows’ Club.

Kennelly’s husband passedaway in March of 2012, and sev-eral months later she was in the li-brary talking with LibrarianDenise Hayes about the largenumber of widows living in thearea. She suggested forming awidows’ club to reach out to thosewomen.

“The next time I was in and wewere chatting, she (Hayes) said, ‘Ikind of think maybe that’s a greatidea,’ ” Kennelly said.

Hayes then took the idea to thelibrary Board of Trustees, whoagreed it would help expand the li-brary’s outreach.

But meetings didn’t begin rightaway.

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A monument to loveUnique rock garden a lasting tribute

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

KICKAPOO – A mod-est marker in Swan LakeMemory Gardens in Peo-ria unites the late Williamand Ethel Notzke, butstone remnants of a moreimpressive, even extrava-gant, symbol of their rela-tionship survive in aunique rock garden onU.S. Route 150 betweenKickapoo and Brimfield.

Winter is the “off sea-son” for visitors, butCheryl Becker and herhusbandJohn arecaretakersof sorts forwhat re-mains of amassivetributeWilliambuilt overdecades atthe site ofthe old Ju-bileeDairy.

Arches or flat entrance-ways, tiny rose quartzstones and shiny feldsparall occupy the nooks andcrannies of the walls and

rock ropes on the lot.It was the 1930s when

Williambegan build-ing, sculpt-ing orshaping tonsof stonesinto a kalei-doscope ofshapes here.

“It startedout, theywent to Col-orado for a

vacation,” says Cheryl,57, who moved here withJohn, 65, and their twochildren 25 years ago nextmonth.

“They had two kids, ason and a daughter, and he

brought back trees,” shecontinues. “He just keptgoing back and haulingback all of the rocks. It be-came an obsession. It took20 years.”

Long gone is the dairy,where “the best ice creamin Peoria County” wassold until the 1950s, andwhere customers enjoyedthe view and even pic-nicked while waiting tobuy milk and other prod-ucts.

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The rock garden above was built by the late WilliamNotzke as a tribute to his late wife, Ethel, betweenKickapoo and Brimfield.

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BUDGET: Meetings started 2013through the legislature, said ElmwoodCommunity School District 322 Super-intendent Chad Wagner.

John Asplund, Superintendent ofFarmington Community Unit SchoolDistrict 265, agreed, adding he is unsurewhether the plan will pass legislativemuster.

“The (Illinois) Supreme Court hasruled that … the (Illinois) constitutionsays what the constitution says, and theconstitution says your benefits may notbe, will not be, diminished.”

Though pensions are a big stickingpoint, Rauner also has proposed thelargest amount of funding for K-12 edu-cation in Illinois history. While the gov-ernor’s plan would not bring generalstate aid promised to school districts to100 percent of the foundation level, it isan increase over the past several years.

“Additional dollars would help us tosupport the continued success of our stu-dents by providing dollars to programsand expenditures that would have other-wise needed to be cut,” Wagner said,noting CUSD 322 has lost more than$800,000 in GSA since 2009.

Asplund is more cautious in enthusi-asm over the increase, since the extramoney is still $226,000 less than whatCUSD 265 should be receiving.

“As much as we’re excited that itlooks like there could potentially bemore” funding, he said, “it’s not enough

to make us appreciably wealthier.”While pensions and general state aid

are getting the most attention, Asplundis concerned about proposed cuts totransportation funding and funding fornationally board-certified teachers.

Decreases to the amount of moneyschool districts receive to transport stu-dents negatively impacts rural districts,he said. Rural districts tend to cover alarger land area, meaning buses musttravel farther.

“We can’t continue to take those hitsto our transportation fund year in andyear out,” he said, noting the state prom-ise of reimbursement to school districtsstays at 75 percent of total cost underthe 2016 budget proposal. “We have stu-dents that don’t have the means to getthemselves to school and, soon, we’renot going to have the means to pickthem up.”

Though funding for transportation hasstayed stagnant, the governor plans to“zero out” money to recruit and pay na-tionally board-certified teachers. Thestandards and policies to which teachersare held are increasing, but the statedoes not want to put forth the money topay them accordingly, Asplund says.

“When the government says, time andagain, ‘We want excellent teachers,’ itseems like they’re doing the opposite,”he said. “For my three children, rightnow, I’d have a hard time telling them tobe a teacher in Illinois.”

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JH: 8th grade graduation changedthorized an Installment Purchase Agree-ment to pay for the improvements andapproved issuing $1.5 million in GeneralObligation Debt Certificates to do so.First Midstate in Bloomington is han-dling the transaction.

The vote was the same, with Cantuand Osmulski opposing action.

In other news:• the Board unanimously approved up-

dating the District’s bullying policy toinclude written report forms;

• the Board also unanimously ap-proved a 2015-16 school calendar thathas classes start Aug. 18 and end May31, with five emergency days built inand March’s Spring Break expanded

from two days to four days;• Counselor Janelle Meyers an-

nounced that the Senior Class pickedHannah Huber as recipient of the annualD.A.R. award;

• Superintendent Chad Wagner an-nounced that the District’s financial pro-file is now a 3.55 out of 4, adding thatit’s a situation “not due to expenditureproblems but revenue problems”;

• the Board also changed future 8thgrade graduations to a recognition eventduring school rather than a formal com-mencement; and,

• supported a policy of having semes-ter examinations as a valuable experi-ence to prepare for college.


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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Story Time – Dangerous Deeds &

Daring Reads story time is today (Feb.26) at 6 p.m. at Morrison and MaryWiley Library in Elmwood, (309) 742-2431.

s Doughnut Day – The Elmwood Vol-leyball Club will sell Krispy KremeDoughnuts Saturday (Feb. 28) from 7a.m. to 2 p.m. at Elmwood TownshipCommunity Center as afund-raiser. Cost is $8per dozen.

s Fish Fries – St.Patrick’s Church inElmwood hasfish/shrimp fries Fridaysin Lent (Feb. 27 and March 6, 13, 20,27). Hours 4:30-6:30 p.m.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableFriday (Feb. 27) at 10 a.m. at ElmwoodMethodist Church.

s Dance & Auction – Jubilee Riders17th annual Dance and Auction for St.Jude Feb. 28 at Brimfield Legion Hall.Auction, dancing, silent auction andhorse race. Doors open 7 p.m. SouthernCross plays at 8 p.m. Donation $5.

s Craft Time – All ages are welcome tomake sun catchers March 2 at BrimfieldPublic Library.

s Chess Night – All skill levels wel-come to play chess Tuesdays at Farm-ington Public Library, 6-7:30 p.m.

s Play Group – Play group for children

0-5 and their caregiver is March 4 from9-10 a.m. at Morrison and Mary WileyLibrary in Elmwood. Call (309) 742-2431.

Future Eventss Disaster Workshop – Peoria County's

Public Information Officer Jenny Fultonwill present “Let's Talk Disasters,” a freepublic workshop 6-8 p.m. on Thursday,March 5 at ICC’s North Campus.

s Cancer Benefit – Abenefit for Dave “Flea”Linder is Saturday,March 7, at 2 p.m. atWopper’s in Elmwood.Food, entertainment,pool tournament, 50-50raffle and silent auction.

Call (305) 351-2698 or 224-0781.s Quilt Show – Cabin Quilters’ quilt

show Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m. to 3p.m. at Alpha Park Library in Bar-tonville. Free admission. Door prizes.

s Donate Blood – Blood drives will beheld in the area in March. Dates includeMarch 3 at Brimfield High School, 9a.m. to 2 p.m.; March 6 at PrincevilleHigh School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; andMarch 10 at Elmwood High School, 10a.m. to 6 p.m. To make an appointment,visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.

s Cemetery Walk – The first meetingfor the Elmwood Cemetery Walk isMarch 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morrisonand Mary Wiley Library.

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WIDOWS: Meetings started 2013“I just kept dragging my feet and drag-

ging my feet,” she said, as she isn’t usu-ally one to organize events.

But in the fall of 2013, Hayes toldKennelly she wanted the group to beginwith haste, so Kennelly organized thefirst meeting.

“Sometimes we mention our hus-bands,” said Laurie Leadley of YatesCity, who has attended the group fromthe beginning, “but we don’t sit aroundfeeling sorry for ourselves.”

Most meetings, which average be-tween five and 10 participants, consist of

the members drinking coffee and social-izing.

While grief is always there in thebackground, it rarely becomes a maintopic of discussion.

The group also goes out to eat to-gether, and members have taken day bustrips together in the past.

“Grief can be pretty devastating,”Kennelly said. “Just to know there’ssomebody out there feeling like you feel... We all feel the same.

“We have our little differences, but weall feel grief.”


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Rambling through central Illinoispondering poetry and politics.

uuuThe e-mail caught me completely

by surprise. Somebody named PaulSinger from USA Today sent a notelast Friday that said, “Your 2013story was critical for my storytoday on Rep. Aaron Schock.Thanks.” Really? What story? Andwho is Singer?Turns out Singeris a reporter whosomehow got acopy of TheWeekly Postfrom May 2,2013. On thecover that daywas a picture(taken by AmyDavis) of a smiling Schock eatinglunch with some pals (plus TinaScherler of Elmwood, who wasserving them) at Hick’ry Stick.Moments earlier they had landed ahelicopter in Sweetwater Park. Wealso ran a picture of the helicopter(above right) which apparently be-longed to car dealer Jeff Green.That was significant to Singer,whose story said Schock may haveviolated House rules by flying inprivate aircraft for official use. I’mnot qualified to speak on big-timenational stuff. What still amazesme, though, is that apparently, any-body can land a helicopter inSweetwater. ... Speaking of Schock,he will visit Elmwood March 21from 2-4 p.m. at the PresbyterianChurch to announce the family that

will live in the Elmwood Habitatfor Heroes house. I wonder if he’llarrive in a car?

uuuLast time I flew in a helicopter

was while rounding up Canadageese with the Department of Natu-ral Resources near Cuba. The chop-per had open sides, like the onefrom the old TV show “MASH.”That allowed you to lean out andget a good look at the terrain.Those were the best aerial views ofstrip-mine lakes I’ve ever had – andwould be invaluable from a fishingstandpoint. Hmm, maybe instead ofa pet monkey we’ll buy a WeeklyPost chopper, since it’s legal to landin Sweetwater. ... A caller chastisedme for getting my facts wrongabout Findlay being the smalleststate basketball champions. Heclaimed Hebron (enrollment 98)was smaller than Findlay (enroll-ment 96), which is wrong. Thelarger point, though, is that Hebronwon it all when there was just oneclass. That is truly amazing.

uuuMost poems are tough for me to

understand. But not all. Late atnight, I read a good one tacked upby my desk. It is “Happiness” byCarl Sandburg. We printed it oncealready, and I fight the temptationto run it every week. See, the wordsstrike a chord with me, which Ithink is the goal of poems. Whatmeans even more is that this ver-sion is written by my middle son inpencil, with shaky penmanship anda misspelling or two. The poem hasbecome an anthem to me because itends, simply, with some Hungari-ans, a keg of beer and an accordionproving that happiness really isn’tso hard to quantify. ... Speaking ofhappiness, give Guinness Blonde achance. ... Kudos to Elmwood Ki-wanis for a pancake dinner thatproduced 20 percent more sales, 50percent of which goes to the Elm-wood Habitat for Heroes Home. ...Does anybody else remember thescene from “WKRP in Cincinnati”when Les Nessman hit himself inthe chest while talking to simulatereporting from inside a chopper? Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or

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It’s said that everyone’s separatedfrom anyone else on the planet byjust six people. The theory, “six de-grees of separation,” says that nomatter what otherperson you pick,from PresidentObama to agroundskeeper atWrigley Field,from DonaldTrump to a hiredhand who milkscows, there areonly six peoplewho separate the two of you.

In other words, let’s say you wantto talk to one of the cameramen on“The Tonight Show.” You knowsomeone who knows someone whoknows someone else (do this sixtimes) who eventually knows thatcameraman.

Whenever this theory has beenput to the test, it’s always proved towork, shrinking our world.

A few years ago on WGN radio,the host of a show brought this upand offered a prize package to any-one willing to play the “six degreesgame.” He picked a celebrity atrandom and a caller had to make acall to one of his or her friends whomight be able to put them in touchwith the celeb. Glenn Campbellwas chosen and the game was on.

Within an hour, the contestant

had called a friend, who called an-other friend, who called a thirdfriend who called Glen himself.That one didn’t even take six. Itonly took three.

They played it several times, con-tacting people with varying degreesof celebrity (Donny Osmond wasone, a not-so-famous baseballplayer whose name I can’t recallwas another).

The only person they weren’table to reach was Dustin Hoffman,although the final person in thechain claimed to know him but justcouldn’t reach him.

I got to thinking about this andremembered back to a time in mychildhood that is becoming moreand more special as time goes on.

I am separated from AbrahamLincoln by just one person.

Now it’s true that I can’t contactLincoln since he’s been dead nowfor 150 years, but I did manage tomeet someone who had met the16th President in person.

I was in first grade at the timeand my mom had a job at the KnoxCounty Nursing Home in Knox-ville. I’m not sure what her job was(she wasn’t a nurse), but she had alot of contact with patients.

One afternoon after school, sheannounced that she was going totake me to meet a former slave. Itseems that a little old lady had just

arrived at the home and she was106 years old, about 100 older thanme. Mom thought it was a coolthing that I could actually meet andtalk with someone who was a cen-tury older than me.

I wasn’t impressed. I was tooworried about missing CaptainErnie’s Cartoon Showboat to worryabout talking to a slave. I didn’teven know what a slave was.

The memory is now more than50 years old and covered with afew cobwebs, but I remember theold lady, sitting in her wheelchair,wrapped in a blanket. Her skin wasas black as coffee, wrinkled every-where. She wore thick glasses, hadfew teeth, and spoke with a south-ern accent as thick as fudge.

For the most part, I hid behindmy mom, and only looked out ather occasionally, even though shekept beckoning me closer.

I don’t remember a lot of whatshe said, but she claimed that shehad been a little girl about my ageat the end of the Civil War, and thatshe and her family had been some-where around Washington, D.C., inthe war’s closing days. She claimedthat the President patted her on thehead as he made his rounds.

To prove her point, she patted meon the head with one of her gnarledhands, and it scared me to death.

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To the Editor:There are two closely held,

widely believed, narratives aboutrural America. The national medianarrative, with roots inthe 1980’s farm crisis,is fatalistic. Ruralplaces are dying. Itlives on at the Brook-ings Institute and theNew York Times, fu-eled by demographicsshowing decades of population de-cline across much of rural America.

The other narrative is woven bysmall town boosters. They point tonew demographic data showing 30-49 year olds returning to smalltowns. They talk with passionabout new businesses and housing

shortages.The challenge is, neither narra-

tive is wholly accurate. The truth isfar more complex. The fatalists,

caught in a crisis mindframe, are wrong.Rural America willnot return to a vastbuffalo commons any-time soon. Mean-while, the boosterslead with great local

successes while brushing over un-derlying trends.

To build a vibrant small town fu-ture in America, we must under-stand clearly what challenges weface and where emerging opportu-nities exist.

Many small towns are losing

population, yet young familiesmoving in often cannot find hous-ing. Much small town infrastruc-ture is in decline, but contractors,plumbers and electricians havemore work than they can handle,often with new construction.

Small town grocery stores areunder pressure but community-ledefforts to retain grocery stores haveseen dramatic success.

America’s small town reality iscomplex. Some places thrive, oth-ers struggle. And in every smalltown there is a mix of success andchallenge. Understanding these dy-namics is the only path to a vibrantfuture.

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Gilson man dead aftertruck-train accident

WILLIAMSFIELD – Police arecontinuing to investigate the cir-cumstances of a truck-train acci-dent Saturday (Feb. 21) that killeda Gilson man.

A pick-up truck belonging toCole R. Steele, 20, of rural Gilsonwas northbound on Knox Road2100E, hit a railroad crossing armabout one-quarter mile north ofKnox Highway 18 west ofWilliamsfield, and crashed into awestbound BNSF train at approxi-mately 10:10 p.m., according to theKnox County Sheriff’s Depart-ment.

The accident wasn’t reporteduntil after 11 p.m., when the dam-aged truck was discovered on thetracks by crew members on an east-bound train, police said.

Steele was pronounced dead atthe scene by the Knox CountyCoroner’s Office.

Also in the truck was 22-year-oldAndrew B. Stone of Knoxville,who was transported to OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Laura man dies afterhead-on crash

LAURA – A Laura man onThursday (Feb. 19) died as a resultof injuries sustained in a head-oncollision on Illinois Route 78 nearthe intersection with Illinois Route90, according to the Peoria CountySheriff’s Office.

Carl Carter, 50, of 22915 W. Lo-rance Rd. was pronounced dead atthe scene at 6:52 p.m., said PeoriaCounty Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.

He’d been northbound on Route78 when his 2008 Ford Rangerdrifted into the southbound lane,where it collided with a 2014Honda Odyssey driven by DennisHeadley, 45, of Princeville.

Headley and a passenger, SonjaHeadley, 45, of Princeville, weretransported by BYE Ambulance toOSF St. Francis Medical Center inPeoria.

Firefighters from the BrimfieldCommunity Fire Protection Districtalso responded.

Williamsfield teen arrested for child abuse

WILLIAMSFIELD – A 19-year-old Williamsfield man this monthwas charged with aggravated bat-tery to a child, a Class X felony, inconnection withinjuries sufferedby an infant hewas watching athis girlfriend’sEast Peoria homein November.

Austin Sendersis accused ofcausing injuries tothe 2-month-old boy, includingbruises on the arms, chest, shoulderand abdomen, and a broken leg,

Police say Senders in a Feb. 11interrogation conceded he appar-ently caused injuries to the infantwhile the mother was working.Senders said he was playing videogames at her home when the baby“became fussy” and interruptedhim, according to prosecutors.

Senders is being held in theTazewell County Jail on a $50,000bond. He’s scheduled to appear incourt on March 12. If convicted,Senders could be sentenced to aprison term of six to 30 years.Deputy foils allegedlawn tractor robbery

PRINCEVILLE – A sheriff’sdeputy on routine patrol about11:20 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 18)reported witnessing two men ap-parently pulling a lawn tractor ontoa trailer at German Bliss Equip-ment in the 600 block of WestSpring Street, where several rob-beries have been reported.

As the deputy approached, thesuspects fled on foot and appre-hended was Donnie Calvert, 52, ofPeoria, who didn’t identify theother man.

The truck involved, a 1993 FordF-150, is registered to the fiancé ofCalvert’s son, said police, who re-ported arresting Calvert for motorvehicle theft, possession of bur-glary tools, tampering with a secu-rity system, criminal trespassingand resisting arrest.

Court records show Calvert facesa Feb. 19 charge of conspiracy(theft), a Class 4 Felony, and has a

preliminary hearing on March 19.Man arrested for arson

ELMWOOD – Cameron Hogue,35, of Elmwood on Feb. 21 was ar-rested for arson and criminal dam-age to property in connection witha fire apparently set with an accel-erant on a wooden privacy fence inthe 300 block of West HawthornStreet. The fence has been the sub-ject of a property dispute betweenother neighbors.

Hogue was transported to thePeoria County Jail.Police reports

• Rhaven Payne, 23, of Tremonton Feb. 18 was ticketed for failureto reduce speed to avoid an acci-dent after the 2005 Ford Escape shewas driving struck the rear of a2011 Ford Explorer driven by Deb-orah Butler, 55, of Hanna City, whowas stopped in the northbound laneof Kickapoo-Edwards Road wait-ing for another car to turn.

• Roberta Stone, 47, of Elmwoodon Feb. 19 was cited for recklessdriving and driving in the wronglane after the 2012 Ford F150 shewas driving eastbound on WestMound Street in Elmwood struck aparked car, causing it to strike athird vehicle. She has a Notice ToAppear on March 11.

• David Hanley, 45, of Kickapoo,on Feb. 20 was arrested for Crimi-nal Trespass to a Residence andtransported to Peoria County Jail.

• Brett Siefferman, 26, of Laura,on Feb. 21 was ticketed for im-proper lane usage, operating anuninsured vehicle and failure to re-port an accident after his 2007 Pon-tiac Torrent was found abandonedalong Illinois Route 78.Deer accidents

• Jan. 29 – Joseph Holt ofPrinceville on Illinois Route 78near Walnut Creek Road in Mill-brook Township.

• Feb. 15 – Rhea Breese ofWyoming on North Princeville-Ju-bilee Road near Brimfield-JubileeRoad in Jubilee Township.

• Feb. 18 – Shelby Courtney ofAvon on Heinz Lane near GenslerLane in Kickapoo Township.

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High School Scholastic Bowlteam won its Class A Masonic Ac-ademic Bowl Sectional in Bush-nell on Feb. 21.

Elmwood won all six of itsmatches at the sectional, an aca-demic knowledge competitionsponsored since 1982 by the Ma-sons of Illinois. The goal of thetournament is to provide positiverecognition for academic excel-lence.

The team defeated MonmouthUnited, Astoria, VIT and Bush-nell-Prairie City in preliminarymatches, defeated Cuba in thesemifinal and Monmouth Unitedin the final.

Elmwood is one of 30 teamsthat won their sectional and willmove on to compete at the Ma-sonic State Championship on Sat-

urday, March 7, at BloomingtonHigh School.

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Brimfield discusses grade school upgradesBy TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – It sounds toogood to be true.

According to a consultant whospoke at Brimfield Unit SchoolDistrict 309‘s Feb. 19 meeting, it ispossible to increase energy effi-ciency by revamping the agingheating and ventilating systems atBrimfield Grade School. Such anoverhaul is estimated at $1.4 mil-lion.

But there could be enough sav-ings -- coupled with creative fi-nancing -- to cover the costs andavoid raising taxes. Her companywill guarantee results and take careof everything for the next 20 years.

“I know you are all aware thatbuilding is in need of some seriousupgrades,” said Tiffany Duncan ofTRANE.

School board members appearedintrigued, but not entirely per-suaded. By all accounts, the gradeschool boiler has been more than alittle cranky this frozen season. It’sthe fancy finances that cause apause.

“I don’t think there’s any doubtto say a new heating system wouldsave some money,” cautioned Su-perintendent Joe Blessman. “Themoney we would save on heating,we would probably lose on cool-ing.”

Scott Bauer, a member of thebuilding committee, thinks it’s

worth checking. A feasibility studywould take 45 to 60 days, accord-ing to Duncan.

“It’s free,” he said. “There’s nocost to us.”

Board president Dave Harmonsaid evaluating the “pretty complexconcept” in such a report would bebeyond the board’s expertise. Therecould be expenses for an outsideassessment. TRANE’s Scott Hard-wick said other school districtshave spent between $500 to $2,500to have engineers or other expertsreview results for them. With theboiler’s lifespan unknown, but defi-nitely limited, Hardwick counteredthat it might be wise to be proac-tive.

“I have to be convinced howwe’re going to afford it,” saidBlessman.

Board members appear open tobeing convinced. On a unanimousvoice vote, with Mark Hoerr ab-sent, they agreed to a feasibilitystudy.

On a related note, the boardwould also like to hear more aboutpossible changes to the school cal-endar. Ideally, HVAC upgradeswould mean the grade school, aswell as the high school, would beair conditioned. In the interim,Blessman has been meeting with acommittee to adapt the school cal-endar to avoid hot weather in Au-gust. So far, his suggestions to trim

days at Thanksgiving and Christ-mas have been unpopular. Butboard members tabled a proposed2015-16 calendar which mirrors thecurrent schedule, advising him toget “creative” and try again.

“I don’t think four grades overhere in the air-conditioned highschool get to hold eight gradeshostage,” Harmon said.

In other business, although therewere questions about the cost,board members approved up to$14,930 to install the new sign atthe high school.

A contractor said that electricalwork might have been coveredunder the original agreement. Un-less there was a change order,which is unclear, the original con-tractor may need do it. Dan Heinzhad asked Blessman to see if Illi-nois Central College students coulddo the work to get experience,which would defray costs. Bless-man said he had not done so, sincehe has concerns there would be norecourse for the district if some-thing went wrong.

“I still think it’s fiscally irrespon-sible,” Heinz said, casting the lonevote against the motion.

Blessman noted funds to be usedwere donated, not taxpayer funds.ICC has since said it is unable totake on the project.TERRY BIBO can be reached at

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ROCK: Visitors still stop by to see the display“He was no particular

religion, and he wasn’t acard buff,” she says,pointing to some heart,club, diamond and spadeshapes worked into thestructure. “He just pickedstuff and did it.”

“There were stonewagon wheels and stoneflower pots that sat allover,” says Cheryl whowith John now runs theBest Buds Garden Centerin West Peoria.

The last big project wasa huge arch that Williambuilt as a monument tohis wife when she passedaway in 1963.

“When the dairy barnwas [still] up, you’d goout there and sit and get

an idea as to where hishead was,” she continues.

“You’d think, ‘He wasreally bizarre.’ But themore you look at therocks, the more youthink, ‘Hey, these arepretty.’

“My kids were ob-sessed with them,” saysCheryl, whose kids arenow 34 and 35 and out ontheir own. “They couldn’tgo out in the yard andwalk around withoutbringing a rock in thehouse. It’s like, ‘Hey,Mom, check this one out.This one’s cool.’ Well,yeah, it is.”

The Beckers’ home isprivate property, but peo-ple still stop by.

“When Jubilee Park hassomething, a family re-union or some private

function, people assumeit’s part of the park,” shesays. “People stop; anyexcuse to come in thedriveway. If you want pri-vacy, you close the littlered gate.

“You get two types,”she continues. “There’sthe type that’ll just kindof pull over and gawk, orget out and take a quickpicture and off they go.And then there’s the typewho drive right up andknock on your door at 8o’clock Sunday morningand say, ’What the hell’sthe story here?’ Theywant you to drop every-thing and come out andgive them the tour andtell them everything that’sgoing on.”

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was six,” she remembers.“I was fascinated. Whenit came up for sale, Ithought, ‘Well, the rocksjust happen to go with it.’

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BRIEFSConcert, book reading set for Palace Theatre

ELMWOOD – Cathy Reynoldswill perform a free program forchildren called“Adventures ofLittle Mike” onSaturday, March14. at 10:30 a.m.at the PalaceTheatre, 122 W.Main St.

The concertand book read-ing, will be freeto the public andall children 10years and underwill receive a freecopy ofReynolds’ book“Little MikeTakes A Hike.”

The roughly one-hour concertwill involve faith-based songs, hulahooping, bubbles and a specialreading of the book displayed onthe movie screen.

Youngsters will also get a chance

to meet Little Mike, the subject ofthe book.Sheriffs’ Association offers $500 scholarships

March 15 is the deadline to applyfor a $500 scholarship to beawarded by Fulton County SheriffJeff Standard as part of the IllinoisSheriffs’ Association’s statewide$53,000 scholarship program.

Scholarships are for studentswishing to pursue higher educationduring the 2015-2016 academicyear and are to be applied to tu-ition, books and fees only.

Applicants must be permanentIllinois residents, scholarships mustbe used at institutions of higherlearning within the State of Illinois,and students must be enrolled asfull-time students during the 2015-2015 school year (excluding sum-mer session).

Applications are available atlocal Sheriff’s offices or online atwww.ilsheriff.org.

Fulton County applicants mustcomplete the application; answerthe essay question and return all

documentation to the FultonCounty Sheriff’s Office by March15. (The material must be post-marked by this date).Foodshare Canathon setfor March 8 in area

The Peoria Area Anti-HungerCoalition’s 31st Annual FoodshareCanathon will be Sunday, March 8.

The Coalition is recruiting volun-teers to do the door-to-door collec-tion from 1 to 4 p.m. Hundreds ofvolunteers are needed to canvasarea neighborhoods in Peoria, Bar-tonville, Princeville, Creve Coeur,Pekin, Chillicothe, Lacon, EastPeoria and Morton.

Volunteers will meet at Univer-sity United Methodist Church,2818 North University in Peoria toobtain name tags, bags and maps.Other Kick-off areas include theFirst Assembly of God Church inChillicothe.

To volunteer to help collect food,contact Pepper Bauer at (309) 697-5762 or e-mail her at [email protected]

Peoria, Fulton, Knox Counties Health Dept. Food Inspections – Jan. 1-31, 2015Establishment Address Date Score EstablishmentBenny’s Corner 18 W. Fort St., Farmington Jan. 9 93 bar & grillJen’s Place 36 E. Fort St., Farmington Jan. 13 81 bar & grillSubway 102 W. Main St., Elmwood Jan. 13 final restaurantFaith Bible Camp 849 Knox Rd. 2200 E., Yates City Jan. 20 91 kitchenYates City Deli & Bakery 101 E. Main St., Yates City Jan. 20 95 restaurantPrinceville Grade School 602 N. Town Ave., Princeville Jan. 20 94 schoolPrinceville High School 302 Cordis Ave., Princeville Jan. 20 99 schoolPop of the Morning 82 Oakridge Ct., Dahinda Jan. 23 100 kitchenChrist Alive Church 9320 W. Route 150, Edwards Jan. 26 98 restaurant

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CLAIM NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF

ILLINOIS , PEORIA COUNTY

In Re ESTATE OF )JERRY N. SEWELL, ) No. 15-P-42Deceased. )

NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of JERRY N. SEWELL onDecember 28, 2014. Letters of Office were issued by the above en-titled Court to EDWARD D. SEWELL, of P. O. Box 58, Buda, Texas78610, as Executor, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY &POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood,Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estate may be filed in theCircuit Clerk's Of fice, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, orwith the repre senta tive or both on or before the 21st day of Au-gust, 2015, or if maili ng or delivery of a Notice from the represen-tative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the datestated in that Notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and statesufficient information to notify the representative of the nature ofthe claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or beforethat date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must bemailed or delivered by the claim ant to the representative and to theattorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall filewith the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.

DATED this 30th day of January, 2015.

EDWARD D. SEWELL, Executor of the Estate of JERRY N. SEWELL, Deceased.

WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executor118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ROSEFIELD TOWNSHIP BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria -tion Ordinance for the Township of ROSEFIELD, in the County of Peo-ria, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2015, andending March 31, 2016, will be on file and conveniently available topublic inspection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M., to 5:00 O'Clock P. M. week-days, at the ROSEFIELD TOWN HALL, located at 16221 W. South portRd., Brimfield, Rosefi eld Township, Peoria County, Illino is, or by ap-pointment by contacting Martin E. May, Rosefield Township Clerk, at(309) 634-6164, from and after the 6th day of March, 2015.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING onsaid Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:15 O'ClockP. M., the 8th day of April, 2015, at the ROSEFIELD TOWN HALL andthat final action on this Ordinance will be taken by the Board of TownTrustees at a meeting to be held subsequent to the Hearing.

DATED this 19th day of February, 2015.MARTIN E. MAY,

Rosefield Township Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ROSEFIELDTOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria -tion Ordinance for Road Purposes of the Township of ROSEFIELD, inthe County of Peoria, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginningApril 1, 2015, and ending March 31, 2016, will be on file and conve-niently available to public inspection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M., to 5:00O'Clock P. M. weekdays, at the ROSEFIELD TOWN HALL, located at16221 W. South port Rd., Brimfield, Rosefi eld Township, PeoriaCounty, Illino is, or by appointment by contacting Martin E. May, Rose-field Township Clerk, at (309) 634-6164, from and after the 6th day ofMarch, 2015.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING onsaid Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 O'ClockP. M., the 8th day of April, 2015, at the ROSEFIELD TOWN HALL, andthat final action on this Ordinance will be taken by the Board of TownTrustees at the Public Hearing.

DATED this 19th day of February, 2015. MARTIN E. MAY,

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCONCERNING THE INTENT OFTHE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF

COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 210,KNOX, PEORIA AND STARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

TO SELL $1,050,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS(ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE)

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Community Unit SchoolDistrict Number 210, Knox, Peoria and Stark Counties, Illinois (the“District”), will hold a public hearing on the 9th day of March, 2015, at7:30 o’clock P.M. The hearing will be held at the District Office Boardof Education Room, 325 West Kentucky Avenue, Williamsfield, Illinois.The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on theproposal to sell bonds of the District in the amount of $1,050,000 forthe purpose of improving the sites of and altering, repairing and equip-ping the existing school buildings and facilities of the District, includ-ing, but not limited to, driveway and parking lot improvements androof repairs.

By order of the President of the Board of Education of Community UnitSchool District Number 210, Knox, Peoria and Stark Counties, Illinois.

DATED the 9th day of February, 2015.

Vicki MassieSecretary, Board of Education, Community Unit School District Number 210, Knox, Peoria and Stark Counties, Illinois

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OFILLINOIS , PEORIA COUNTY, in Probate

In the Matter of the Estate of )SARAH L. BOWKER, ) No. 15-P-46Deceased. )

NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of SARAH L. BOWKER.Letters of Office were issued to EUGENE N. JORDAN, 1020Manypenny Avenue, Bayfield, Wisconsin 54814, as Executor,whose attorney is THE CORDIS LAW OFFICE, LLC, Attorneys atLaw, 129 North Walnut Avenue, P. O. Box 445, Princeville, Illi-nois 61559.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office,Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representa-tive, or both, on or before the 19th day of August, 2015 or if mail-ing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required bySec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of aclaim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by theclaimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10)days after it has been filed.

DATED, February 13, A.D. 2015.

EUGENE N. JORDAN, Executor of the Estate of SARAH L. BOWKER, Deceased.

The Cordis Law Office, LLC Attorneys for Executor 129 North Walnut Avenue BY: (S) Daniel M. CordisP. O. Box 445 Attorney for EstatePrinceville, IL 6l559309/385-46l6

NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to "An Act in relation to

the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct ortransaction of Business in the State," as amended, that acertification was filed by the undersigned with the CountyClerk of Peoria County on February 10, 2015, under the As-sumed Name of Jubilee Junction with the business locatedat 10020 W. Route 150, Kickapoo, IL 61528. The true nameand residence address of the owner is: Bryon Hasty, 9806W. Route 150, Kickapoo, IL 61528

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FDA ‘compounding’ problems for pharmacistsBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – Patients who usemedications from compoundingpharmacies may face higher pricesand longer wait times if new guide-lines issued by the U.S. Food andDrug Administration take effect.

Compounders make drugs pre-scribed by doctors for specific pa-tients whose needs aren’t met bycommercially available drugs. Butincreased FDA oversight, facili-tated by a new law expanding theagency’s authority, could translateto delays and costs.

The FDA maintains the rules arekey “to protecting public health.”But compounding pharmacistCathy Windish of Elmwood Phar-macy says the FDA’s actions would“definitely” affect prices and ac-

cess.“Under their proposals, there’d

be so much more testing – sent to aFDA lab – and that could add twoweeks,” she says. “People aregoing to fall through the cracks.”

Most concerning are two require-ments. First, the FDA wants tolimit interstate shipments at 30 per-cent of the overall business of tradi-tional compound pharmacies.

The other proposed mandate con-cerns expiration dates for repackag-ing biologics, which are injected orinfused. The new guideline wouldrequire a biologic that’s mixed ordiluted by a traditional compounderto be administered to a patientwithin four hours unless microbialtesting is done. In that case, therewould be a 24-hour time limit.

The FDA’s increased scrutiny is

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“That was an isolated incidence,”Windish says. “That was reallyabout a drug manufacturer notdoing their job. Also, the StateBoard of Pharmacy and the FDAknew and looked the other way.”

Windish concedes the tragedywas “a big deal,” but says proposedguidelines have less to do withsafety than with competition.

“Compounding pharmacies havebeen a thorn in the side of the bigdrug manufacturers,” says Windish,who’s talked to Congressionalaides about the issue. “I don’t knowwhen we’d be affected. I’ve heard

NOTICE OF LETTINGFOR PARK MOWING CONTRACT

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Trustees of the MILL-BROOK TOWNSHIP are accepting sealed bids for mowing, cleaningand maintaining the LAURA and ELMORE Park grounds including allundeveloped land in such Parks, for the period commencing on April1, 2015 and concluding on March 31, 2016. The contractor shall fur-nish all equipment, labor and fuel necessary to mow and maintain theparks, shall carry Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance andshall be responsible for removing all waste and debris from the parks.The bids shall be submitted for each park separately on a per mowbasis for the entire term of the contract. The Bid Form and a copy ofthe Contract, which the successful bidder will be required to enterinto, may be obtained by contacting DANNY POWELL, Township Su-pervisor, Post Office Box 22, Laura, Illinois or at Telephone No. 309-645-1324.

Anyone interested in submitting a bid for such Contract shall sub-mit his or her written, sealed bid on or before 12:00 P.M., Monday,March 9, 2015, to DANNY POWELL, Township Supervisor, in personor by mailing said bid DANNY POWELL, Township Supervisor, PostOffice Box 22, Laura, Illinois 61451

The sealed bids will be opened at a Public Bid opening and thecontents will be announced at a Public Meeting of the Township Boardof Trustees to be held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday March 10, 2015 at theMillbrook Township Community Center, 20923 West Cedar Street,Laura, Illinois 61451. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any andall bids

DATED this 20th day of February, 2015

BOBBIE PHILBEE, Clerk of the Board of Millbrook Township Trustees.

NOTICE OF LETTINGFOR CEMETERY MOWING CONTRACT

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Trustees of the ELM-WOOD TOWNSHIP CEMETERY BOARD are accepting sealed bids formowing, cleaning and maintaining the ELMWOOD, LEHIGH, andSOUTHPORT CEMETERY grounds including all undeveloped land insuch Cemeteries, for the period commencing on April 1, 2015 andconcluding on March 31, 2018. The contractor shall furnish all equip-ment, labor and fuel necessary to mow and maintain the cemeteries,shall carry Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance and shall beresponsible for removing all waste and debris from the cemeteries.The bids shall be submitted for all cemeteries for the entire term of thecontract. The Bid Form and a copy of the Contract, which the success-ful bidder will be required to enter into, may be obtained by contactingGlenn Moody, at 211 West Butternut Street, Box 304, Elmwood, Illi-nois 61529, Telephone No. 742-4971 or 219-4970.

Anyone interested in submitting a bid for such Contract shall sub-mit his or her written, sealed bid on or before 12:00 O’Clock Noon,Friday March 13, 2015, to GLENN MOODY, Elmwood Township Ceme-tery Board Trustee, 211 West Butternut Street, Box 304, Elmwood, Illi-nois 61529.

The sealed bids will be opened at a Public Bid opening and thecontents will be announced at a Public Meeting of the Cemetery BoardTrustees to be held at 9:00 O’Clock A.M., on Tuesday March 17, 2015at the MASONIC HALL,112 North Magnolia Street, Elmwood, Illinois,61529. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

DATED this 23rd day of February, 2015

ROBERT CAFFERTY, Clerk of the Board of Elmwood Township

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Duane PattonBRIMFIELD – Duane A. Patton,

79, of Brimfield passed away onSunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at 12:15pm, at the Unity Point MethodistHospital in Peoria.

He was born on Dec. 29, 1935 inEdwards to Carl and Julia BowenPatton. They preceded him indeath.

He married JoyA. Keyser on Au-gust 17, 1957 inEdwards. Shesurvives.

Also survivingare two childrenMark (Susan)Patton of Brim-field, Kevin(Angie Courtney) Patton of Excel-sior Springs, MO, one brother Dale(Pat) Patton of Mackinaw, twograndchildren, Carly Rose Patton,John “J.T.” Patton and one greatgrandchild Zooey Patton.

Also preceding him in death isone son Douglas and one brotherDonald.

Duane owned and operatedKickapoo Valley Farms throughouthis lifetime.

He attended the BrimfieldUnited Methodist Church and wasinvolved in the Edwards UnitedMethodist Church. He served as aschool board member for 12 yearsfor the Elmwood School District.He was a member of the Wheelersand Dealers Square Dance Club.

A visitation will be held today onThursday, Feb. 26, 2015, from 5-8p.m. at the Oaks-Hines FuneralHome in Elmwood with a funeralservice on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at1 p.m., at the funeral home.Burial will be at the CottonwoodCemetery.

Memorials may be made to theBYE ambulance, Brimfield FireDepartment or the Illinois Cancer-Care Foundation.

To view his memorial video trib-ute or to leave online condolencesplease visit oakshinesfuneral-home.com.

Kenneth AllenBRIMFIELD – Kenneth D.

“Pops” Allen, 72, of Brimfield diedFeb. 21 at UnityPoint Health-Proc-tor in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife Betty

Lenora Kell; children, Mary“Kathy” Hippen of Peoria, Lorie(Kenny Rynearson) Vance ofBrimfield, Lisa Allen of Brimfieldand Keith (Rhonda Strappe) Allenof Brimfield; six grandchildren;one great-grandson; and three sib-lings.

Funeral services will be held at10:30 a.m. today (Feb. 26) atOaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elm-wood, with burial in BrimfieldTownship Cemetery.

Leave online condolences atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Dean CanadyPRINCEVILLE – Dean Richard

Canaday, 88, of Birmingham,Iowa, formerly of Princeville, diedFeb. 19 at the Jefferson CountyHealth Center in Fairfield, Iowa.

Survivors include his daughter,Mary (Joe) Canaday-GrayofWyoming.

Funeral services were Feb. 23 atRaymond Funeral Home in Birm-ingham, with interment in MapleHill Cemetery at Birmingham.

Condolences may be expressedin care of legacy.com.

Carl CarterLAURA – Carl Woodrow Carter,

50, of Laura died on Feb. 19 inLaura.

Survivors include his father,G.W. Carter Sr. of Princeville.

He was an avid outdoorsmanwho loved to hunt and fish, espe-cially with a loyal hunting dog byhis side. He trained and raised Ger-man shorthair pointers.

A funeral service was held Feb.25 at Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton in Peoria, with burial inSwan Lake Memory Gardens inPeoria.

Leave online condolences atwww.woolsey-wilton.com.

Polly DugginsPRINCEVILLE – Polly A. Dug-

gins, 88, of Toulon, formerly ofPrinceville, died Feb. 16 at Unity-Point Health-Proctor in Peoria.

Survivors include her daughter,Diana Sue Donath of Princeville.

Funeral services were Feb. 19 atHaskell-Hott Funeral Homes inPrinceville, with burial in ProspectCemetery in Dunlap.

Leave online condolences atwww.haskellhott.com.

Robert KindilienPRINCEVILLE – Robert “Bob”

M. Kindilien, age 69, of Chilli-cothe, formerly of Princeville, diedFeb. 17 at the OSF Richard L.Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Cremation rites were accordedand a memorial service will beheld at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.28, at Schmidt-Haller Burial &Cremation Services in Peoria, withvisitation one hour prior to theservice. Interment will be in SwanLake Memory Garden in Peoria.

Condolences may be expressedin care of legacy.com.

Shirley Ann MurrayPRINCEVILLE – Shirley Mur-

ray, 75, of Plano, Texas, sister of aPrinceville woman, died Feb. 16.

Survivors include her husband,Keith Murray, and a sister, Mary(Ray) Kitterman of Princeville.

A celebration of life was held onFeb. 25 at the First UnitedMethodist Church in Plano.

Leave online condolences atdignitymemorial.com

Rodney PhilbeeBRIMFIELD – Rodney “Rodd”

Philbee, 65, Galesburg, died Feb.17 at home.

Survivors include his husband,Lewy Neal of Galesburg, sistersOllie (Andy) Stenger of Brimfieldand Bobbie Philbee of Elmore; anddaughter Devon (Ty) Johnson ofAbingdon.

A visitation was Feb. 20 at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home inKnoxville. Cremation was ac-corded. Leave condolences atwww.hurdhendricksfuneralhome.comObituary Policy: We print basic

obituaries for free. Longer obituariescost $1 per column inch and $5 perpicture. Call 309-741-9790.

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This Week’s Obituaries• Kenneth Allen, 72, Brimfield• Dean Canady, 88, Princeville• Carl Carter, 50, Laura• Polly Duggins, 88, Princeville• Robert Kindilien, 69, Chillicothe• Shirley Murray, 75, Plano,Texas• Duane Patton, 79, Brimfield• Rodney Philbee, 65, Galesburg• Harry Price, 87, Princeville• Nadene Ryner, 70, Oneida

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OBITUARIESHarry Price

PEORIA – Harry H.Price Jr., 87, died Feb.18 at his home in Peoria.

Survivors include sonMatthew (Pam) Price ofPrinceville.

A funeral service wasFeb. 22 at Cumerford-Hurd Funeral Home inPeoria, with burial inMount Hawley Ceme-tery.

Leave online condo-lences at www.cumer-ford.com.

Nadene RynerWILLIAMSFIELD –

Nadene Ryner, 70, ofOneida, mother of aWilliamsfield woman,died Feb. 15 at home.

Survivors include herhusband, Carl “Tom”Ryner, and two daugh-ters, Renee (Robin) Fayof New Windsor andTina Ott of Williams-field; a sister; fourgrandchildren; and agreat- granddaughter.

Cremation was ac-corded and a memorialservice held on Feb. 20at the Community ofChrist Church in Gales-burg, with a private fam-ily burial in the OneidaCemetery to be held at alater date.

Online condolencesmay be made at www.h-p-w.com.

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BRIMFIELDSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church -

Missouri Synod“Liturgical & Reverential”Pastor Michael Liese

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 amSun. School: 8:45 amBible Class: 8:45 amBrimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pmUnion Church at BrimfieldUnited Church of ChristPastor Stephen Barch

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

Sunday Worship: 9 am

Tuesday Bible Fun Night: 6 pm

EDWARDSChrist 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 pmSun. Worship: 10:30 am

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood(309) 742-7631, 742-7911

Sun. School: 9:30 amSun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pmWed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm

First Presbyterian Churchof Elmwood

Reverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

(309) 742-2631firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org

Sun. 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 am

Tues. 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.com

Sunday 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 pmYATES CITYFaith United

Presbyterian ChurchReverend Marla B. Bauler

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

Sun. School: 10:15 amThurs. Choir: 7 pm

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Princeville library district holding Civil Rights series in MarchPRINCEVILLE – The Lillie M.

Evans Library District is hosting a seriesof programs focusing on the theme, Cre-ated Equal: America’s Civil RightsStruggle.

The first in this series will be “Grass-roots Activism in America” on Tuesday,March 3 at 1:30 p.m. at the PrincevilleHeritage Museum, 325 N. Ostrom Av-enue.

Dan Sullivan will lead a guided dis-cussion focusing on grassroots activism,and how it continues to be employedtoday. Dan recently retired fromPrinceville High School after 30 years

as a history instructor, coach and athleticdirector. This program will incorporatedocumentary film clips.

Created Equal: America’s Civil RightsStruggle is made possible through amajor grant from the National Endow-ment for the Humanities, in partnershipwith the Gilder Lehrman Institute ofAmerican History.

Films provided through the grant in-clude: The Abolitionists, Slavery by An-other Name, The Loving Story, FreedomRiders and Freedom Summer. All areavailable at the LME Library.

In addition to the Created Equal pro-

grams, the LME Library is hosting a se-ries of video presentations. All videopresentations are part of the PresidentialPrimary Source Project, a series of free,50-minute, interactive programs focus-ing on human and civil rights themes.

The first video presentation will be onWednesday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at theLillie M. Evans Library, located at 207N. Walnut, Princeville.

The program, Civil Rights and theLincoln Memorial: On the 150th An-niversary of Lincoln’s Second InauguralAddress is presented by the NationalMall and Memorial Parks. In honor of

the anniversary, Lincoln’s Second Inau-gural Address will be used as a startingpoint for a conversation about his viewsand what he hoped for the country withthe ending of the Civil War.

All programs are free and open to thepublic. The Lillie M. Evans Library isone of the 473 institutions across thecountry awarded the Created Equalfilms and programming grants.

More information can be found on theLME Library’s website atlmelibrary.org.

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point of the aforemen-tioned big lead and con-stant playing time of theentire Trojans’ roster byCoach Josh Fugitt, manyElmwood players gotpoints for the night.

Matthew Jehle had 19,followed by 14 fromJack McKinty. TylerMeyers scored 10 andadded 5 boards.

“We grabbed 33 re-bounds, quite a few ofthem being under ourown basket, so we’regiving (our team) addi-tional scoring opportuni-ties,” Fugitt said.

The Trojans finishedstrong in both confer-ences, 4-1 in the ICACand 12-1 in thePrairieland, with that onesetback in each confer-ence being the samegame, a regular seasonloss in early January toBrimfield.

McKinty was chosento play in the Canton all-star game and McCabeCoulter is an alternate.

FarmingtonDespite a regular-sea-

son-ending week of twolosses to strong oppo-nents, Farmington coachJeff Otto was upbeat.

“We’re taking greatkids who’ve workedvery hard into theKnoxville Regional, andwe are not ready for theseason to be over,” saidcoach Otto.

Last Friday the Farm-ers not only faced a 26-2team, but also an unde-feated opponent at homeon their senior night.

After a sizzling start oftriples from Swearingenand significant contribu-tions from Eric Higgsand Blake Mattson suc-cessfully attacking Brim-field’s 1-3-1 trap, theBrimfield juggernaut ap-peared like so manytimes before.

“Their defense ad-justed at halftime, forc-ing us into turnovers,and in defending them,it’s like picking our poi-son, especially when itcomes to (Carson)

Cuevas and (Jace) Swi-etek,” said coach Otto.

Farmington finished12-14 overall and 7-6 inthe Prairieland.

At Farmington’s Sen-ior Night in their previ-ous game that week,Max Balagna, JoshLozier and MattWilliamson – who willalso represent Farming-ton in the Canton Kiwa-nis game –were honoredin the final home game.

PrincevilleLast week was a tough

one for Princeville,which had been playingso well since the Christ-mas break. Senior Nighton Tuesday Feb. 17honored Tim Hefler,Mitchell Janssen, TrentKielion, Hunter Nau-man, Mikey Sheets andTom Smith but ended ina buzzer-beating loss toRidgewood.

Then last Thursday itseemed Princeville hadto go up againstWilliamsfield and theBombers’ entire history.That game marked thefinal home game forWilliamsfield – whichenters a coop withROWVA next season –and was also seniornight, posing a verydaunting task for thePrinces.

Despite 30 points fromNick Kraft, Williams-field won, 66-62.

Princeville (16-10)bounced back last Fridayto gain second place inthe Lincoln Trail at 8-1with a 57-43 victoryover Monmouth United.Brendan Streitmatter andKraft each scored 15 inthe win.

WilliamsfieldIn Billtown’s bitter-

sweet final home gameas the WilliamsfieldBombers, the team tookon a very goodPrinceville team. CoachBob Anderson’s team

was highly energizedand led by as many as 15early in the fourth frame.

Princeville made a 17-0 run to threaten Bill-town’s big night, but theBombers had a late runof their own at 7-0 tofinish off the 66-62 win.

“We sucked it up inthe end with a couple ofbig plays and clutch freethrows,” Anderson said.

Tyler Jones led

Williamsfield with 23and Garrett Wight had17. The final senior play-ers for Williamsfield(20-11) were EastonBeard, Drake Chandlee,Ethen Hunt, Jones, NickKertz and Tim Lynn.Jones will also play inthe Canton Kiwanis con-test.

Williamsfield finished2-3 in the ICAC confer-ence.

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Donovan McCoy, ElmwoodI asked Elmwood High School senior Donovan

McCoy, a Trojans running back, what he immedi-ately thinks of or does when he scores a touch-down. His answer was immediate.

“I go to my blockers and say thanks,” he said.That’s the teamwork of the game of football. It

began for Donovan at the young age of 4, watch-ing highlights on ESPN. It culminated in a four-year Trojan career on some of the best teams inElmwood-Brimfield footballhistory. As a running back(more specifically, a wingback), Donovan prefers run-ning over defenders ratherthan avoiding would-be tack-lers.

Donovan has had somemajor supporters through hisfootball years, in the names ofPatrick and Tammy McCoy (his parents) and hisuncle, Brian Morse. His favorite movie is “VarsityBlues,” not surprisingly, a movie about football.Donovan is a Philadelphia Eagles fan. His favoriteof those ESPN highlights he watched at age 4were of now retired Eagles running back BrianWestbrook, thus his total Eagles connection.

Donovan’s favorite school subjects are physicaleducation and trigonometry, a very interestingcombination! He participates in Elmwood FFAand is a member of National Honor Society. Lift-ing weights is Donnie’s favorite pastime, and hewould like to turn that into a career as a strengthand conditioning coach. To achieve this goal,Donovan plans on attending Illinois Central Col-lege, followed by Western Illinois University.

The two-time Prairieland all-conference runningback advises future Trojan gridders, “Lift, getstrong.”

Beating Trojans’ nemesis Mercer County toopen this past season is the biggest thrill of hisprep career. Donovan will most miss his team-mates upon graduating, including the blockingthey provided for him. In the theme of the greatteam game of football, McCoys’ teammates willmiss the touchdowns he got for them!

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REGIONALS: Farmington routs West CentralEthen Hunt led Billtown with 20points and Garrett Wight added 13.

“(Hunt) played well and did anice job on the glass for us, whichwas important because they’re al-ways physical,” Billtown coachBob Anderson said.

Billtown won a meeting withPrinceville last Thursday, 66-62.Wednesday’s winner plays Friday at7 p.m. in the regional title game atWethersfield High School.

At KnoxvilleFarmington used energy, aggres-

sive defense and team play to defeatWest Central, 68-50, Monday night.

Farmington (13-14) led by as

many as 30 in the second half andcoach Jeff Otto provided a lot ofplaying time for his entire roster.

“The win was ignited by our man,full-court pressure in the first half.We scored off of it, and we alsomixed good long-range shootingwith passing inside for easy bas-kets,” said coach Otto.

Eric Higgs and Trey Swearingenled the defensive attack againstWest Central that resulted in easylayups, giving the Farmers as muchas a 19-4 advantage in the firstquarter. Midway through the secondperiod, West Central briefly gotwithin 24-15 with two three-balls,but it was short-lived as Higgs,

Swearingen, Caleb Gilstrap andBlake Mattson were able to scoreclose and from long range.

A well-executed play led to aSwearingen score behind the arcwith three seconds left in the firsthalf to send the Farmers into thelockers ahead 43-22. Farmington’slead reached 54-24 in the secondhalf. West Central had an 8-0 streakin the last minutes to seal the score.

Higgs finished with 23 points,while Swearingen had 17 for theFarmers, who played Wednesdayvs. Mercer County, hoping to reachFriday’s Class 2A regional final. – Phil Johnson contributed to this

report.


CANTON – Several girls bas-ketball players from The WeeklyPost area will get one last chanceto continue their high schoolhoops careers in March.

Players selected for the annualCanton Kiwanis All-Star game in-cluded Ryleigh Keith of Brim-field, Abby Frietsch and AshleyPerryman of Elmwood and Han-nah Jostes and Paige Pasley ofFarmington. Shyann Jones ofElmwood is an alternate.

Farmington coach Jimmy Jor-dan will direct the South team inthe all-star game.College signings – Elmwood

senior Frietsch has signed to playbasketball with Eureka Collegefor next year.

In other college news, Elmwoodsenior Tucker Blum will play base-ball at Carl Sandburg College.Et cetera – Brimfield girls bas-

ketball coach Maribeth Dura wasnamed co-coach of the year forthe fifth time in eight years forthis region in IESA junior highbasketball. ... High school base-ball and softball practice startsMarch 2 and the first games canbe played starting March 16. ...The Illinois High School Associa-tion board approved keeping thegirls volleyball state finals at Illi-nois State University. Email area sports information to

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Area girls will play in all-star basketball game

Elmwood senior Abby Frietschwill play college basketball at Eu-reka College for new coachSteve Thompson.

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Area teamsface regionalrematches

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post

PEORIA – The fourth showdown of theseason between the Brimfield and Elmwoodboys basketball teams is set. And this time, thewinner takes all.

The teams won Tuesday to advance to a7:30 p.m. clash tonight (Feb. 26) in the semifi-nals of the Peoria Heights Class A Regional.

“Both teams want it a lot,it’s just going to come downto who executes best andmakes smart decisions,”Brimfield coach Scott Carl-son said.

No. 2 seed Brimfield (27-2) defeated Peoria Heights,61-34, and No. 3 seed Elm-wood (25-5) outsluggedPeoria Quest, 50-38.

Brad Novak led Brimfield with 14 pointsand Carson Cuevas had 13.

Elmwood played a zone against Quest andwas up just 16-15 at halftime. Things gotphysical in the second half, with IsaiahGroeper punched in the face at one point.

“In all my years I’ve never been part of agame where a kid actually got connected withhard on a punch,” Elmwood coach Josh Fugittsaid. “It was wild.”

Groeper was not hurt on the play, but theQuest player was ejected and left the courtswearing to earn a double-technical. MatthewJehle then hit four free throws to break openwhat had been a tight game.

“Matt looked like the best player on thefloor,” Fugitt said of his high-scorer, who had15 points. Groeper scored 14 and Jake Robertstallied 11 and grabbed 7 rebounds.

Brimfield is 2-1 against Elmwood this year.Thursday’s winner advances to the title gameagainst top-seed Peoria Christian or Delavan.

Elsewhere in regional action...At Kewanee

Princeville and Williamsfield also won theirway into a rematch. The Princes (17-10) beatGalva, 75-35, while No. 3 seed Williamsfield(21-11) downed Stark County, 54-40.

Nick Kraft had 20 points to lead Princeville.

By PHIL JOHNSONFor The Weekly Post

Brimfield’s boys basketball teamracked up two more league titles anddid so in impressive fashion, goingunbeaten in the ICAC and Prairie-land conferences.

That looked to be in doubt for a lit-tle while last Friday, as the Indians(26-2) found themselves down 18-4to a very hot shooting Farmingtonteam. But Brimfield rallied on SeniorNight to defeat their Prairieland op-ponents, 71-59.

Actually, it didn’t take Brimfieldthat long to get hot themselves as the

first quarter concluded at 18-12. Itwas a night of long range shootingfrom both teams, as the Farmerswould connect for seven threes in thefirst half, and aptly named TreySwearingen had seven in the game.

The Indians’ Jace Swietek con-tributed four 3-balls, and CarsonCuevas continued his consistency asBrimfield began the third quarterready to pounce. They did by finallygrabbing a lead with just over threeminutes gone by. From there, Swi-etek and Cuevas continued their as-sault and the Indians led by as manyas 15 in the final frame.

Brimfield finished 13-0 in thePrairieland and 5-0 in the ICAC.

Two individuals off the team, NateWallace and Cuevas, were honoredby being chosen to play in the Can-ton Kiwanis Senior All Star game inMarch.

ElmwoodA mixed zone and man-to-man full

press on Friday crushed the HavanaDucks early to the tune of a 25-4lead, that resulted in Elmwood (24-5)cruising to a 74-37 victory in its lastregular season game.

With the press called off at the

Brimfield boys unbeaten in ICAC, Prairieland

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BILLTOWN BOMBERS FINALE

Last Thursday marked thefinal home game for theWilliamsfield Bombers basket-ball program, which next yearwill coop with ROWVA. Bill-town fans turned out in forceto honor the team and coachBob Anderson (above) whohad the gym dedicated in hishonor and received a plaquefor his 600 wins. Photos byStephanie DeWitt (top) andCollin Fairfield (others). Bill-town beat Princeville, 66-62.

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