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Carrier Route PresortThursdayFebruary 5, 2015Vol. 2, No. 48

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – When theElmwood Fire Departmentthis Saturday holds its 11th an-nual Fireman’s Dance atMaple Lane Country Club,they’ll be raising money butalso celebrating.

The department recently

was awarded a grant to helpdefray some of the costs ofequipping its 25-man crew.

The Illinois State Fire Mar-shall’s Office recently ap-proved a $25,400 grantapplication from the ElmwoodFire Department, which willuse the funds to buy 14 sets ofturn-out gear, the protective

pants and coats they wear onemergency calls.

“We were lucky. It almostdidn’t happen,” said assistantfire chief Robert Tannock.“With the new governor freez-ing spending, we were worriedthat we’d have to put thebrakes on it. But it was re-sub-mitted before the deadline and

we have the check in hand.“We were pretty lucky.”The department hopes its

luck holds to properly equipthe rest of the volunteers be-fore the life expectancy of itscurrent gear expires, in abouttwo years.

They need about $12,000 tobuy the remainder of the turn-

out gear, Tannock said.The department for the last

few weeks has sent out hun-dreds of flyers with free ad-mission tickets to Saturday’sfund raiser, which starts at 8p.m., but they hope to receivecontributions to be mailed inbeforehand and also to collect

UAVs may bring significant changes to farmingBy WILLIAM C. BAILEY

For The Weekly Post

Agriculture has always embraced tech-nology, and there is a new technology –or at least a new approach to the use of atechnology – that may provide significantchanges to American farming. And itcomes from the sky.

As a former military pilot, I have longmonitored the use of airplanes in agricul-ture – exporting livestock by air, cropdusting, herding livestock by helicopterin Australia, or simply flying over a farmto see crops and livestock from a differ-ent perspective than a truck.

Following the airborne thought, I knowcreative people see new opportunities fortechnology in agriculture, in this case theuse of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

I used the term “drone” once, whenfirst discussing this technology with anexpert, and was quickly corrected that theproper name is UAV. So, we will useUAV instead of drones.

UAVs have been used in agriculture fora while, but as the military has increasedtheir use of UAVs, they have becomemore powerful and more sophisticated. The Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) recently issued the first permit for

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Elmwood firefighters get grant, still raising funds

Williamsfieldboard approvesnew ordinances


WILLIAMSFIELD – The Village Boardon Monday unanimously approvedchanges in issues key to any local govern-ment: public safety, sanitation and streets.

The board enacted a package of new cityordinances ranging from parking and ani-mal regulations to nuisance complaints andimpounding vehicles, then it approved anagreement to empower the Knox CountySheriff’s Department to enforce Countylaws instead of similar state statutes inWilliamsfield, where local police alreadyhave that option.

“It’s a choice deputies would have,” saidWilliamsfield Police Chief James Robert-son. “If [local officers] are tied up andCounty responds, this gives them the op-tion to write a County ticket.”

County citations don’t go on people’sstate records, and any revenue from fineswould stay in the County, Robertson said.

Some citizens have expressed concernsthat the new ordinances are too vague, un-necessary in a small town, or just govern-ment over-regulating, but Robertson saidany complaints the Village receives won’tbe automatic tickets, but the start of aprocess to work out some resolution.

“It’s a 10-day notice that the Village hasthe intent to take action about a problem ifit exists and nothing’s done,” he said.“We’ll work with people.”

Most people seem to support havinglocal laws to address local situations.

“I’ve received a lot of positive feed-back,” said Board member Jolene Tucker,“especially on the [restrictions on] trash

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Elmwood schools were closed Monday for a snow day and that meant a fun day – at least for the youngsters whodid not have class above (left to right) Caroline Gallagher, Abi Davis and Lilly Hart. Photo by Amy Davis.

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FIREFIGHTERS: Fund-raising helpsfree-will donations at the door. Further,they’ve planned another gun raffle atthe Elmwood All Outdoors Show thisMarch 7-8 at Elmwood High School.

Such efforts have been successful inthe past, Tannock said.

For example, their newest fire truckwas purchased with help from similarfund raisers, including a donation fromWIXO-FM 105.7, “The X.”

“For the truck we formed a commit-tee a week before the [2010] tornado,and the radio station ended up collect-ing and donating about $4,000 to us,”he said. “But we’d saved up for years– it came out of our general funds –and we sold the two old trucks the newone replaced and took out a loan, too.”

The Fireman’s Dance this year isfeaturing recorded tunes from GrandIllusions Music Co.

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the agricultural use of unmanned aerialvehicles.

Among the FAA requirements arethat UAV operations include a groundpilot that has a private pilot certificate,has a medical certificate and that theUAV remain is sight at all times. Thesignificant factor is the FAA has recog-nized the growing interest in usingUAVs in agriculture.

The most obvious way UAVs couldbe used in agriculture is crop scouting– looking at a field from above permitssomeone to see where crops are toowet or dry and which areas of a fieldare diseased or pest infected. This in-formation permits farmers to more ef-ficiently focus on areas of a fieldwhich are stressed rather than treating,or ignoring, the entire field.

In a similar manner, chemicals couldbe applied to those areas that requireattention – a focused application ratherthan the use of a crop duster.

In addition to using UAVs to moni-tor crops, experts also see them used tokeep track of livestock, to identifylivestock that are sick and, eventually,to treat sick livestock from the air.

WIU’s School of Agriculture re-cently benefited from the donation of asophisticated UAV by Munson Hy-brids of Galesburg. Recognizing thatUAV use in agriculture is evolving, thecompany wishes to blend together re-search, teaching and industryknowhow in order to better understandhow to fully utilize this evolving tech-nology.

UAVs have certainly been in thenews recently – one crashed on theWhite House lawn (while PresidentObama was meeting with India’sPrime Minister Modi, ironically agree-ing to a joint effort to produce UAVs).

And, given the attention UAVs havereceived, their role in improving agri-culture and making the industry moreefficient, looks bright and will con-tinue into the future.

So as you look up in the sky andwonder if “it’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’sSuperman,” you may well see a UAVscouting the crops.Bill Bailey formerly was the Chief Econo-

mist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agri-culture, Food and Nutrition. He also hasserved as Deputy-Under Secretary of Agricul-ture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


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This Week’s Eventss Strawberry Festival – The planning

committee for Elmwood’s 2015 Straw-berry Festival meets today (Feb. 5) at6:30 p.m. at ElmwoodCity Hall.

s NAMI Meeting – Dr.Matthew Preston willdiscuss challenges toTreating Mental Healthin the senior years today(Feb. 5) at ICC North, Cedar Hall, Room134, 5407 N. University St., Peoria.

s Homecoming Game – Brimfield’sHomecoming basketball game is Friday(Feb. 6) at 6 p.m. Spaghetti and hot goddinner before game starts at 4:30 p.m.Special recognition to classes of 2010,2005, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1975 and 1965.

s Pancake Breakfast – UnitedMethodist Church of Farmington has its58th annual pancake and sausage daySaturday (Feb. 7) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

at the church, 187 West Fulton St.s Museum Program – Pat Dowd will

present a program on The Why, Who,Where, & What of Early Farm Engineson Saturday (Feb. 7) at noon at

Princeville HeritageMuseum, 325 N. Os-trom Ave., Princeville.Museum open 10 a.m.-2p.m. Call (309) 385-1916.s Scout Sunday – TheFirst Presbyterian

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Brimfield handles business quicklyBy TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – With board memberBrian Porter at the helm in place of ab-sent president Dan Fishel, Brimfield’sboard of trustees dispatched routinebusiness in 10 minutes Monday night.

Bills and minutes were OK’d with-out discussion. But board members ap-proved the treasurer’s report with botha 6-0 vote and positive comments. Vil-lage Clerk Holly Johnson had modi-fied the softball league account so itcould garner interest, which proved ahit:

There is $3,156.08 in a money mar-ket account.

“It’s still really fluid and we can useit as needed,” she said.

A proposed ordinance change wastabled for a second time, until March,so Fishel and Porter can fine-tune the

final wording.“There’s some additional language,”

Porter told board members. “We justwant to make sure we’ve coveredevery angle.”

The new ordinance would require alicense, but no fee, and allow suchbusinesses in a C-1 zoning district.Currently, massage falls under “adultuse,” which requires a license and$500 fee, and restricts locating nearschools, churches and parks.

Hamby Massage, 127 N. Galena, hastemporary approval while the finalwording is devised.

In other business, board membersapproved the use of city parkland for afishing derby which will benefit St.Jude. The event will be held May 3. Terry Bibo can be reached at

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Rambling through western NewYork remembering what it’s like toreally shovel snow.

uuuIn a rare effort to be a good son,

I surprised my mother by flyinghome to Buffalo, N.Y., for her andmy dad’s 52ndwedding an-niversary lastweekend. As Iwas remindedyet again,there’s a reasonnobody else va-cations in Buf-falo during thewinter.

More about that later. Somehow dad actually kept the

secret. Mom was stunned, happyand all was going wonderfullywell until it started snowing Sun-day. As is often the case in Buf-falo, it did not stop snowing for along time – long enough thateverything got an even thickerwhite coating.

But while Monday morningdawned white and cold, nobodyslowed down much. School wenton. People all around scrambled tomake it to work despite 15 inches(on top of the eight inches alreadyon the ground).

The mentality is that much dif-ferent. And for a moment, it wasfun to be part of. I helped push acar out of a snowbank, shoveledfor a few hours and enjoyed my-self – right up until realitysmacked me like a snowball.

In short order: my flightswere cancelled Mondayand Tuesday; I somehowwormed onto a plane Tues-day; arrived in Chicago torent a car, only to learn mydriver’s license was ex-pired; took my second andthird cab rides of the day toa DMV office; drove therental car home andslapped this issue to bed.

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Now we’ve allhad the historyteacher who wasas boring as watching bread rise.

Good history teachers find inter-esting parts of the story and bringthem to life. Instead of having stu-dents memorize dates, they are

passionate about the retelling ofthe stories that make history whatit is – fascinating.

In particular, I am interested inPresidential history. I’ve done ex-tensive reading on the men whohave sat in the Oval Office, andeach, whether a good President ora bad one, brings some facts thatcam astound.

Let’s take our 10th President,John Tyler, for example. Tyler wasthe first man to serve as Presidentwithout being elected to that office.He was William Henry Harrison’sVice President and took over thepresidency after Harrison, electedin 1840, served just 32 days aschief executive before dying ofpneumonia.

At his inauguration, Harrisonhad gone without a coat or hat on awet, cold day and delivered aspeech that lasted more than twohours.

Tyler’s ascent to the Presidencywas not without controversy, andthere was a big brouhaha aboutwhat our founding fathers meantabout the VP taking over forPOTUS when the law was origi-nally written.

As a result, Tyler was often re-ferred to as “His Accidency,” or“Mr. Acting President,” or otherterms less flattering. Tyler tried torun for reelection in 1844, but nei-ther his party (the Whigs) nor theDemocrats would nominate him.

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I have seen fashions come andgo and return, and I realize thatmost of the timethose that Iadopt will fadeand those I donot understandwill pass.

Often they arethe venue of theyoung, andthose of us inthe “olderyouth” group just shake our headsand hope sanity will prevail.

But there is one clothing adapta-

tion that has pervaded young girls– and women of all ages – overthe last few years that I truly donot understand.

Our female population insists onbraving the coldest days andsnowiest, wettest conditions withfeet clad in flimsy shoes withoutthe benefit of stockings.

I challenge each of you to lookat the feet of the women and girlsyou encounter over the next 48hours and contradict my observa-tion.

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walking from the car to the officefeel good?

Are bare legs comfortable whenthey encounter wind-blown mois-ture or simply cold wind?

When did the warmth providedby panty-hose become a liability?

Not so long ago, nylons werethought to enhance the appearanceand shape of the leg.

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We helped createand advocate for this program inthe 2002 Farm Bill. It was finallyfunded in the 2008 Farm Bill.

The need was clear then and re-mains so today. A number of begin-ning farmers and ranchers don’thave direct roots to agriculture.

While they yearn for the honest,hard work you find in farming orranching, they need help learningthe ropes.

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Since the program was firstfunded and put on the ground in2009, 145 awards have been madeworth more than $71 million.

A focus on projects for veteranbeginning farmers and ranchers hasbeen added this time. It joins previ-ous set-asides for socially-disad-vantaged, limited-resource, orfarmworkers who want a start inagriculture.

Organizations experienced inserving beginning farmers andranchers must submit their applica-tions by March 13. If you are a be-ginning farmer or rancher lookingto find training and mentoring op-portunities, call (402) 687-2100 oremail me at [email protected].

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FARMINGTON – Police on Jan.28 seized almost $15,000 in illegaldrugs and arrested three Farming-ton residents in an early-morningraid by the West Central IllinoisTask Force and local and countypolice.

Cody Gordon, 27; Terry Leroy,24; and Chelsey Poe, 23, are beingcharged with multiple offenses as aresult of an ongoing narcotics in-vestigation by the task force, whichhas offices in Macomb and Quincy,police said.

Police executed a search warrantat 72 N. Oak St. about 5 a.m. lastWednesday and recovered 4.8pounds of cannabis, with a streetvalue of about $12,000, and twoounces of cocaine valued at about$2,400.

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rate episodes in which unknownpeople caused collisions and thenleft the scene. No injuries were re-ported in any of the incidents.

On Jan 29, a 1997 Chevrolet Sil-verado owned by Wesley Coyk-endall, 37, of Elmwood was parkedin the 100 block of West MainStreet, where it was damaged by anunknown party, according to Elm-wood police.

Three days later, two other mo-torists sustained damage to theirvehicles.

Eighteen-year-old Camron Passieof Brimfield was westbound on In-terstate 74 when a light-colored carrear-ended his 2009 Honda Civic asit started to pass him near Kick-apoo-Edwards Road, continuing onafter impact.

Also on Feb. 1, Lorene Bunch,73, of Elmwood was eastbound onIllinois Route 8, where she’dstopped to turn left onto MaherRoad when an unknown vehiclestruck her 2005 Honda Civic frombehind and also fled the scene.

Police are continuing to investi-gate the incidents.Driver injured in earlymorning crash

KICKAPOO – Twenty-one-year-old Kristen Oppe of Yates Cityabout 4 a.m. on Feb. 1 was injuredwhen she lost control of the 2001Chevrolet Cavalier she was drivingnorthbound on Taylor Road, strucka guardrail, failed to regain controland left the road, becoming stuckoff the southbound lane.

AMT transported her to OSF St.Francis Medical Center.Police Reports

• Daniel Kinney, 18, of Elmwoodon Jan. 19 was arrested for violat-ing parole and transported to the

Peoria County Jail.• Melissa Byrd, 26, of Farming-

ton on Jan. 28 was arrested for Fail-ure to Appear and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

• Austin Foster, 20, of Elmwoodon Jan. 29 was arrested for an out-standing Knox County warrant forpossession of marijuana and alsodomestic battery and transported tothe Peoria County Jail.

• Timothy Colgan, 50, ofPrinceville on Feb. 1 was arrestedfor Failure to Appear and trans-ported to the Peoria County Jail.

• Jeff Wagoner, 50, of Brimfield,on Jan. 31 was ticketed for im-proper lane usage after the 2005Dodge Ram truck he was drivingeastbound on Brimfield-JubileeRoad crossed the center line, forc-ing a 2009 Pontiac Vibe driven by aPrinceville juvenile off the road,where it sustained damage. Therewere no injuries.

• Joshua W. Fuller, 22, 18326 W.Farmington Road, Trivoli; drivingwithout valid license, unlawful useof a weapon, possession of drugparaphernalia.

• Jacob T. Parrott, 23, 189 N.West Street, Farmington; illegaltransportation of alcohol by a pas-senger.

• Thomas M. Meister, 33, 35155N. County Road 35, Farmington;operation of an uninsured motorvehicle.

• 17-year-old juvenile, HannaCity; possession of drug parapher-nalia, possession of marijuana; pos-session of tobacco; possession ofcontrolled substance; failure to stopat an intersection.Deer accidents

• Jan. 24 – Rita Burrow of Galvaon Illinois Route 180 at SpoonRiver in Truro Township.

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So he retired to his farm, sup-ported the Confederacy and waselected to its Congress. He died inJanuary 1862 before he could takepart in its first session.

John Tyler won’t be rememberedfor much, but here’s somethingthat you will remember … andyour jaw may drop a few inches.

John Tyler has two grandsonswho are still alive.

Not great-grandsons. Grandsons.Just once removed from His Acci-dency himself!

Here’s how it came about.John Tyler fathered 15 children

in his life. His second wife, Julia,was 30 years younger than him,and bore seven children including

Lyon Gardiner Tyler in 1853.Lyon took a page from his fa-

ther’s history and married twice,the second time to a woman whowas 35 years his junior.

At the ripe old age of 70, Lyonfathered a son, Lyon Jr., in 1924.Five years later, he would sire an-other son, Harrison. Both of thosesons are alive.

Late in 2014, it was reported thatLyon Jr. was not doing well. How-ever, Harrison was still living onthe family farm in Virginia, play-ing tennis once a week, and an-swering questions about hisfamous grandfather.

He doesn’t make a big deal outof being the grandson of a U.S.President who took office 20 years

before Abraham Lincoln, but he’squick to point out that he is thegrandson and that there should notbe any “greats” added before thattitle.

Two men, both well past theirprimes, fathered children who hadlong lives of their own are the fac-tors which make his amazing story.

Personally, I think it’s a goodthing that the television show“Maury” wasn’t around back thenor the lineage might not be asclear-cut as it seems, but that’s justmy skeptical nature rearing its uglyhead.

In the meantime, it’s just anothercase of truth being stranger thanfiction.

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Farmington council protectsWest Barlow developmentBy MICHELLE SHERMAN

For The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – TheFarmington City Councilon Monday approved anagreement that will pro-tect future developmenton West Barlow Roadfrom potential contactwith hazardous material.

A previous leak in anunderground storagetank at Kersh’s Amocostation, 90 W. BarlowRoad, has shown possi-ble contamination of soiland ground water.

Since the possible con-tamination zone extendsinto the public right-of-way, the Illinois Envi-ronmental ProtectionAgency requires that thecity of Farmington passa resolution promising towarn any future develop-ers.

“What apparently wasasked for,” said city at-torney William Connor,“is that we agree sincesome of the contamina-tion is in our right-of-way to (issue) certainwarnings should some-one dig in our right-of-

way. ... If anybody wantsto drill there, we need tolet them know that that’sa bad plan.”

Should someone wantto drill into the ground inthe right-of-way, WardOne Alderman Matt Ulmsought to clarify that thecity would not be re-sponsible for removal orremediation of contami-nated soil.

“They’d rather have itburied down there wherethe rest of it’s at,” hesaid after Connor con-firmed the city wouldn’thave to rectify any con-tamination.

In other business thecouncil:

• Approved pre-annex-ation agreements withDale and Sandra Horn,Sawmill Hydraulics andS&H Camp Properties.

The agreements allowthe businesses on thoseproperties to receive cityservices and be subjectto city ordinances de-spite not being contigu-ous with current citylimits.

• Sold two city proper-

ties at 183 N. East Streetand 606 W. Fort Street.

The East Street prop-erty sold to Debra Threwfor $5,500, and the FortStreet property was soldto Marshall Threw for$3,500.

• Rezoned a portion ofthe Industrial Parkowned by Les Emkenfrom residential to lightindustrial in expectationof the construction of a28-unit storage facility.

Quadrennial assessmentkeeps assessors very busy


KICKAPOO – Theday before the KickapooTownship office con-tacted The Weekly Postto correct a number fromtheir Jan. 19 meeting,Peoria County Supervi-sor of Assessments DaveRyan said Assessors dohave a challenging year– but it’s no real sur-prise.

Township SupervisorKarl Koy had reportedthat Kickapoo TownshipAssessor Jack Dukementioned having to in-spect 27,000 propertiesthis year because it’s a“quadrennial year,”when townships re-as-sess all of their proper-ties for up-to-datevaluations.

In fact, the number is2,700, Koy said Tuesday.

(Although Ryan saidit’s closer to 3,700.)

Plus, Assessors knowahead of time when thequadrennial year hap-pens, and manage theirtime to complete theirwork, Ryan said. Illinoislaw states that, in thequadrennial year, Asses-sors in all counties willview the property, deter-mine its value, assess the

property at 33 percent ofits fair cash value, andnotify property ownersof the reassessment fig-ure.

“There’s no personalinspection involved [ofeach property] unless it’srequired, like if there’dbeen a building permit ofsome other red flag, likea house known to be inpoor condition,” Ryansaid. “With technology, alot can be done online,too. It’s pretty much upto the Assessor on howto proceed.”

One method that asses-sors use is examiningsales records over recentyears to determine ifproperties are selling atprices similar to whatthey’d been appraised attheir previous assess-ment.

Ryan listed the numberof properties in PeoriaCounty townships whereThe Weekly Post is cir-culated to all house-holds:

Brimfield - 923Elmwood - 1,499Jubilee - 939Kickapoo - 3,703Millbrook - 537Radnor - 2,226Rosefield - 966



BILLTOWN: New company collecting garbageburning.”

Continuing with trash, garbagecollection is set to continue for the250-some water customers, butstarting May 1, a new company willprovide the service, as the Boardunanimously approved awarding atwo-year contract to a local firm,Bouchez Trash Hauling. The ratewill be $9 per unit per month for thefirst year, increasing to $9.25 in thesecond year, according to VillagePresident Michael Gray, who notedthat the company also will provide adumpster to the Village and offerone “Cleanup Day” a year.

A second bid, from Wigand-owned Area Disposal Service, was

about 80 cents higher per unit permonth, Gray said.

The Board also unanimously ap-proved changing Kentucky Avenuenear Williamsfield Schools to ac-commodate a proposed circulardrive and a reconfigured, one-waytraffic pattern.

Explaining the idea, Williams-field C.U.S.D. 210 SuperintendentTim Farquer said the Board of Edu-cation hasn’t approved it, but beforeconsideration, it was necessary towork with the Village and clarifythat the District would bear costs.

“The school board could proceedin exploring it,” Farquer said.“We’re not asking for any money.”

In other news, the board

• heard that local and County po-lice worked with school administra-tion to defuse a verbal threat on Jan.30, a student received a short sus-pension, and officials are addressingbullying;

• OK’d spending about $600 withOhio-based wastewater treatmentcompany Corrpro to address corro-sion issues in the water system;

• heard Gray’s positive financialreport. “We continue to have moreinflow of revenue than outflow ofexpenses,” Gray said.

• set March 14 as a communityelectronic/paint recycling day; and

• scheduled a budget discussionfor the next regular meeting, onMarch 2.


BRIEFSPrairie Park groundhogcalls for more winter

HANNA CITY – More winterwas the prediction made byWildlife Prairie Park’s residentgroundhog, Gertie, who was sum-moned from her burrow Monday.

Gertie told Park naturalist SaraTate and honorary event mayor,Maddie Heidenreich, we wouldhave six more weeks of winter.

“Gertie has some bad news forus. With no clouds in the sky andwinter already here, Gertie, unfor-tunately says there are six moreweeks of winter,” Heidenreich an-nounced on Feb. 2. “So, she says tobundle up.”

Area students makeBradley Dean’s List

PEORIA – The following areastudents made Dean’s List for theFall semester at Bradley Universityin Peoria, Illinois. To be eligible, astudent must achieve a minimum3.5 grade point average for the se-mester on a 4.0 scale.

BRIMFIELD – Britta R. Courter,Claire E. Crandell, Taylor M. Fales,Kaela N. Giles, Ian J. McCauley,Heath L. Moore, Adam C.Windish;

DAHINDA – Travis D. Smith;EDWARDS – Austin M. Heubi,

Kyle J. SchaubELMWOOD – Graham R. Flinn,

Destiny T, Jackson, Jenna N. Scotti,

Braden D. Streitmatter, Brianna J.Streitmatter.State Rep. Leitch namedto six committees

PEORIA – State Rep. DavidLeitch (R-Peoria) Leitch was ap-pointed to six committees for the99th General Assembly, including along-held spot on the Human Serv-ices-Appropriations Committee.

Leitch will also serve on theRules, Public Utilities, FinancialInstitutions Committees and theSpecial Committee on Health andHealthcare Disparities. He was re-appointed Deputy RepublicanLeader, the No. 2 Republican posi-tion in the House.

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Elmwood pivots on expansionin case of state fund cutbacks


ELM WOOD – Facing dire, if notDoomsday, prospects from the State ofIllinois, Elmwood C.U.S.D. 332 is ad-justing its approach to paying for a pro-posed $1.5 million renovation of itsjunior high school.

At a Board of Education FinanceCommittee meeting Tuesday, all Boardmembers except Secretary Bill Frietschheard David Pistorius from First Mid-state. The Bloomington investmentbanking firm explain options andtimetables to meet the administration’sgoals of adding classrooms and replac-ing boilers without raising taxes andalso finishing before school starts in lateAugust.

Instead of issuing $1.5 million inWorking Cash fund bonds, as the BoardJan. 26 expressed its intent to do, theDistrict is considering a combination oftwo other methods to achieve the sameresult. The change is made necessarybecause the District’s Working Cashmay be needed for basic expenses if se-vere cutbacks occur as some school ad-ministrators fear.

“We [superintendents] have heard it’spossible the State just won’t pay thefinal two GSA [General State Aid] pay-ments in Fiscal Year 2015,” said Elm-wood Superintendent Chad Wagner,“plus cutting GSA, which is prorated to89 percent of needs in FY15, to 66 per-cent in FY16.

“For Elmwood, all that could mean aloss of about $720,000 combined inFY015 and ’16.”

Some administrators say the state alsocould cut Mandated Categoricals [pro-grams required by state or federal law,such as transportation and special edu-cation] from four to two.

So rather than issuing Working Cashbonds – the District is authorized toissue up to $2,070,000 in Working Cashbonds – Pistorius suggested a two-stepplan.

First, the District could issue a “DebtCertificate” showing obligations to bepaid in installments and receive a sum tobe placed in a bank Certificate of De-posit. Then, the District could re-startthe bonding issuance process, only for aFunding Bond, not a Working Cashbond.

Funding Bonds are issued to pay con-tractual obligations, lease agreementsand similar claims. As with WorkingCash bonds, Boards must hold a publichearing, vote on the intent to issueFunding Bonds, wait 30 days for com-munity feedback, and vote on a resolu-tion to issue the bonds.

All bonds’ repayment schedule wouldbe extended to Dec. 1, 2023.

If the full Board agrees with the newplan, it may be able to consider a DebtCertificate resolution at its next regularmeeting (Feb. 23) and receive fundsabout two weeks afterward. The District

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SCHOOL BOARD: Project could start in Maywould have to pay bond attorneyfees and interest costs. In March,the Board could hold a public hear-ing and adopt a resolution of its in-tent to issue Funding Bonds.

So the 30-day waiting periodwould last until late April, when theBoard could adopt a resolution toissue the Funding Bonds. That

could permit the District to pay offthe Debt Certificate and start thejunior high school renovation proj-ect in late May.

The District is in decent financialshape, according to independentaudits and First Midstate’s analysis,and still has the potential bondingcapacity of $8.8 million overall,Pistorius said.

The new plan still would not re-quire a tax increase nor allocatefunds from the Education Fund,Wagner said.

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Schock inElmwoodMarch 22

ELMWOOD – Habitatfor Heroes local coordi-nator Gerri Pettit told theCity Council on Tuesdaythat U.S. Rep. AaronSchock (R-Peoria) onMarch 22 will announcethe military family cho-sen by the Habitat forHumanity Greater PeoriaArea board for the hometo be built on South Lo-cust Street.

Organizers hope toclose on the property bythe end of this month,Pettit said.

Schock, the program’sMaster Sponsor, will beat the First PresbyterianChurch from 2-4 p.m.that day.

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Anita SilmanBRIMFIELD – Anita Louise

Silman, 77, of Brimfield passedaway at 7:12 p.m. on Monday,Jan. 26, 2015 at OSF St. FrancisMedical Center in Peoria, fromcomplications of breast cancer.

She was bornMay 14, 1937 inSan Antonio,Texas, to Ray-mond E. andLouise C. (Wal-ter) Waters. Shemarried Robert“Bob” Silman onSept. 7, 1958 inCorpus Christi,TX. He survives.

Also surviving are four chil-dren, Thomas (Suzzanne) Silman,Allison (Mike) Neumann, Peter(Michelle) Silman, and Edward(Alma) Silman; one sister, MaryAnne Miller; and nine grandchil-dren, Stephanie, Thomas, Kaleigh,Colette, Camille, Taylor, Zachary,Noah, and Jonah.

She was preceded in death byher parents.

Anita graduated from Ray HighSchool in Corpus Christi, Texas,and attended the University ofTexas. She was a bus driver forthe Brimfield School District, re-tiring in 2014, after 32 years.

She was a member and past-president of the Illinois ValleyKennel Club, a foster parent forthe Children’s Home of Peoria,and a member of the Texas ExesAssociation.

She was a Doberman Pinscherbreeder, an avid bird watcher, andenjoyed reading.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A memorial service was tobe held Jan. 31 at the Oaks-HinesFuneral Home in Elmwood.

In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be made to the Children’sHome of Peoria, Illinois ValleyKennel Club, or to the AmericanCancer Society.

To view Anita’s tribute video, orto leave online condolences,please visit www.oakshinesfuner-alhome.com

Clara CootsFARMINGTON – Clara Eliza-

beth Coots, 96, of Trivoli died onJan. 31 at home.

Survivors include a daughter,Clarellen Varnes of Hanna City; 3grandchildren; 5 step-grandchil-dren; 18 great-grandchildren; and24 great-great-grandchildren.

Services were planned forWednesday (Feb. 4) at Anderson-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Farm-ington, with burial at PleasantGrove Cemetery in rural Trivoli.

To view Clara’s memorial DVDor leave the family condolencesonline, please visit www.sedg-wickfuneralhomes.com.

Doris Marie DanzBRIMFIELD – Doris Marie

(Hopple) Danz, 87, of Washing-ton, sister of a Brimfield man,died on Jan. 27 at Riverview Sen-ior Living in East Peoria.

Survivors include brother JohnE. (Carol) Hopple of Brimfield;three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several niecesand nephews.

Funeral services were to be heldon Jan. 29 at Wright and SalmonMortuary, with burial in FondulacCemetery in East Peoria.

Friends may sign the onlineguestbook or send private condo-lences by logging ontowww.wrightandsalmon.com.

Beverly HergetBRIMFIELD – Beverly Jean

Herget, 79, of Toulon, a longtimeteacher at Brimfield High School,died on Jan. 23 at OSF Saint Fran-cis Medical Center in Peoria.

She married Roscoe Herget inPeoria on Aug. 24, 1956. He sur-vives. Also surviving are twodaughters; two sons; six grand-children; and one brother.

She taught 9th through 12thgrade English, creative writing,journalism, photography andworld history at Brimfield HighSchool for 10 years.

A private graveside service wasplanned for Springdale Cemeteryin Peoria.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily at www.haskellhott.com.

Virgil Hockgraver WILLIAMSFIELD – Virgil E.

Hockgraver DVM, 77, ofWilliamsfield died on Jan. 27 atOSF Saint Francis Medical Centerin Peoria.

He is survived by his wife of 59years, Nancy Ruth Peacock; histhree daughters, Valerie (Tom)Hockgraver of Great Mills, Md.,Cinda (Patrick) Garst of Peoriaand Melissa (Eric) Withrow ofTyndall AFB, Fla.; several sib-lings; six grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

“Doc” Hockgraver graduatedfrom Quincy High School in 1954and enrolled in Quincy University,Kansas State University andDrake University, before attend-ing the University of Illinois,where he earned his BS in liberalarts and sciences in June of 1960and his doctorate of veterinarymedicine in 1964.

He proudly served his countryin the U.S. Army's VeterinaryCorps.

For 47 years, he passionatelyhealed and helped animals whileowning and operating theWilliamsfield Veterinary Clinic.

Visit www.ruxfuneralhome.com to view this obituaryand leave private condolences.

Elcie McDanielYATES CITY – Elcie Mc-

Daniel, 84, of Peoria Heights,mother of a Yates City woman,died on Jan. 26 at her residence.

Survivors include daughterVickie (Daniel) Collier of YatesCity; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerousnieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held onJan. 30 at Wright & Salmon Mor-tuary, with burial in Swan LakeMemory Gardens.

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We would like to thank all 31 of our con-testants for taking the time to create theirspecialty chili – without you this wonder-ful event wouldn’t have been such a greatsuccess. Also, big thanks to our judges:Shirley Kelstadt, Bill More, Holly Johnson& Les Newton for doing a great job.

The winners were: • Best Tasting-Mild – Nathan

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BOYS: Elmwood 3-0; Princeville wins 7th straight I sat him out for the fourth,” Carl-son said. “This Friday we hostDelavan for homecoming, and itwill be big for regional seeding.”

ElmwoodCoach Josh Fugitt was pleased

with his Trojans (19-5) after Elm-wood went 3-0 in the past week.

The capper came Tuesday in a63-51 victory over South Fulton.Isaiah Groeper scored 20 pointsand grabbed seven rebounds in thevictory, Jake Roberts had 17 (on 7-for-10 shooting) and Matthew Jehlebombed home 15 – all on treys.

Last week the Trojans scored 54-33 and 55-35 point wins overPrairieland opponents Abingdon-Avon and Knoxville, respectively.

“Our defense held each highpowered scorer from these twoteams, A-Town’s Zach Glisan andKnoxville’s Tyler Houston, to verylow 10- (Glisan) and 9-point(Houston) outputs,” Fugitt said.

In the victory over Knoxville,Jack McKinty’s 20 points was topsfor Elmwood. McKinty had 11points in the second quarter tospark a 21-9 Trojans run.

PrincevilleThe Princes (12-7) extended their

win streak to seven games lastweek with stellar defense, stoppingKewanee Wethersfield, 57-33, andAnnawan, 54-29.

Trent Kielion knocked down fourshots behind the arc for 20 points inthe victory versus Wethersfield. Inthe Annawan contest, BrendanStreitmatter contributed 14 points,with Kielion adding 12 andMitchell Janssen scoring 10 alongwith 11 rebounds.

“In the Wethersfield win, I wasvery happy with our 14-for-16 freethrow shooting. Against Annawan,we gave up 17 points in the firstquarter, but only 12 in the nextthree quarters combined and onlyone point in the final quarter. Ourdefense is working,” coach JeffKratzer said.

No. 2 seed Princeville playedStark County Wednesday at homein the Lincoln Trail Tournament.With a win, the Princes would faceMercer County Friday at Ridge-wood, which is the top seed.

The LTC final is Saturday at 6.Farmington

The Farmers (10-10) split lastweek, topping Rushville-Industry65-60 on Tuesday. Eric Higgs had23 and Caleb Gilstrap added 14.

Farmington also dropped a 62-41decision to Lewistown. Farmingtoncoach Jeff Otto tipped his hat toLewistown.

“Lewistown is much better thantheir record. They’ve played atough schedule. They press well,and they’re good underneath thebasket,” Otto said.

Higgs scored 17 in the loss. Williamsfield

Billtown (15-10) made up for aslow start last week with a strongfinish. First Williamsfield lost topeaking Delavan, 79-40, last Tues-day. Then came a big a big ICACwin Saturday over Illini Bluffs, 60-44, and a 75-43 rout of Lowpoint-Washburn Tuesday behind 20points from Tyler Jones and 16from Ethen Hunt.

Against IB, the first half did it forWilliamsfield, which led 33-15.

“We shut down Bluffs’ three-point game, getting out on theirshooters, holding them to just onethree for the game. That was signif-icant. It was a total team victory,”said Bombers coach Bob Anderson.

In on Williamsfield’s scoringwere Ethen Hunt with 16. ZachSmith and Garrett Wight each had14 and Jones chipped in 13.


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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY, in Probate

In the Matter of the Estate ofBEVERLY S. PEEK., 15 P 23

NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of BEVERLY S. PEEK.Letters of Office were issued to WESLEY H. PEEK, 18612 North El-more Road, Laura, Illinois 61451, as Executor, whose attorney isTHE CORDIS LAW OFFICE, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 129 North Wal-nut Avenue, P. O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 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 29th day of July, 2015 or if mailing ordelivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Anyclaim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claimfiled with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant tothe representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) days after ithas been filed.

Dated, January 23, A.D. 2015.

WESLEY H. PEEK, Executor of the Estate of BEVERLY S. PEEK, Deceased

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

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NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of VIVIAN J. JOHNSONon December 6, 2014. Letters of Office were issued by the aboveentitled Court to RICHARD L. JOHNSON, of 19805 North WhiteGrove Road, Princeville, Illinois 61559, as Executor, whose attor-neys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118 West MainStreet, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claimsagainst the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Of fice, PeoriaCounty Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the repre senta tive orboth on or before the 31st day of July, 2015, or if maili ng or deliv-ery of a Notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 ofthe Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Every claimfiled must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify therepresentative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Anyclaim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claimfiled with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claim ant tothe representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after ithas been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any requiredmailing or delivery of copies.

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GIRLS: Elmwood holding Senior Night SaturdayThe Knoxville contest was

played at a slower pace with nei-ther team shooting well.Knoxville bested Brimfield in thepaint to help them prevail andheld Kennedy Dura to threepoints, all in the fourth quarter.

Ryleigh Keith was gone for acollege visit and did not play.

“Even with the losses, I do be-lieve this good competition willbe helpful for us heading into theregionals,” said Coach Blane.

Brimfield moves into the finalweek of the regular season with a22-5 win-loss record.

ElmwoodFollowing a 53-37 win over

Abingdon/Avon, the Lady Trojanslost to state-ranked South Fulton(22-5) last Thursday in a hard-fought matchup in which sopho-more Allie Meyers poured in 32points (including 11-for-11 shoot-ing on free throws) and grabbed11 rebounds. Shyann Jones addednine points in the loss

Meyers also led Elmwood (18-3) against A-Town with 19 pointsand 17 boards. Ashley Perrymanhad 12 points and Morgan Ledbet-ter helped with 8 rebounds.

The Lady Trojans have SeniorNight festivities this Saturday athome (Feb. 7) against Farming-ton. Junior varsity tips off at 4p.m. with the varsity to follow.Senior Hannah Huber may return.

FarmingtonSpeaking of Farmington (14-

13), coach Jimmy Jordan’s teamclicked on all cylinders in stomp-ing West Prairie last Monday athome, 46-21. Along with the win,the game was a “pink out” in theefforts to take out cancer. CoachJordan’s enthusiasm both for thepink out and his team’s perform-ance was evident.

“Our team raised $213 with abake sale for the Susan G. KomenFoundation. On the court againstWest Prairie, our man defenseheld them to just 8 points in the

second half, only two field goals,”Jordan said.

Paige Pasley scored 12 points,and Hannah Jostes added 11.

Callie Fletcher, Hannah Jostes,Annika Lopez, Paige Pasley andKenzie Skaggs were honored atthe beginning of Thursday’s gameon Senior Night. This was fol-lowed with a 54-42 victory overNorth Fulton.

“We played a man and zone de-fense mix, and it confused NorthFulton. On offense, we got theball inside well to Paige (Pasley).She scored 10 key points in thefourth quarter. We feel we’reready for a tough regional atKnoxville,” Jordan said.

Pasley totaled 25 points, Josteshad 16 and Skaggs added 9.

PrincevilleThe Lady Princes (6-19) were

victimized by a whopping 13three-pointers by Stark CountyMonday of last week in a 79-44loss.

A good highlight for coachRandy Long’s very young teamwas last Wednesday in a 30-28victory over Galva. Defense wasthe name of the game forPrinceville and, in the end,Brooke Gardner hit a key shot tomake the difference.

“Both teams played great de-fense in a wire-to-wire game.After Brooke’s basket, our de-fense held Galva until the clockran out,” Long said.

Princeville fell to highly ratedPeoria Christian on Thursday, oneof the teams in a stacked regionalhosted by Princeville startingMonday (Feb. 9). Princeville isseeded fourth.


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Brimfield girls top seed at PrincevilleBrimfield earned the top seed

for the Class 1A Princeville Re-gional next week, Peoria Chris-tian was seeded second andElmwood was third in voting bygirls basketball coaches.

The winner at Princeville ad-vances to the Brown CountySectional in Mount Sterling onTuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m.against the winner of the Con-cord Triopia Regional.

Elsewhere, Farmington is theNo. 4 seed at the Class 2AKnoxville Regional. TheKnoxville champ moves on to aTuesday, Feb. 17, matchup atthe Mercer County Sectionalagainst the winner of the DeerCreek-Mackinaw Regional.

Girls regional action opensMonday (Feb. 9). Here are post-season pairings involving areagirls teams.

CLASS 1APrinceville Regional Monday, Feb. 9

Game 1, 7 pm – (4) Princeville

vs. (5) Peoria HeightsWednesday, Feb. 11

Game 2, 6 pm – (1) Brimfieldvs. Winner Game 1Game 3, 7:30 pm – (2) Peoria

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Regional Final, 7 pm – WinnerGame 2 vs. Winner Game 3

CLASS 2AKnoxville Regional Monday, Feb. 9

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REGIONALS: DePriest tallies 28 for Farmers0). Game time was 6:30p.m. Wednesday.

Then on Tuesday,Farmington’s eighth-grade team beat top-seedMonmouth Roseville, 42-37, to win the 8-3A re-gional at Abingdon-Avon. Jarod DePriest had28 points in the win.

Farmington reached thetitle game by beating A-Town in Monday’s semi-finals, 48-26.

Next up for Farming-ton is a Wednesday (Feb.11) sectional matchup athome against Illini Bluffs(21-3) at 6:30 p.m. IB ad-vanced with a 48-37 win over Dunlap Valley Mid- dle School.

In other action:Seventh grade

Elmwood lost its 7-2Aregional final to PleasantValley, 55-41, after ear-lier defeating Princevillein the semifinals, 42-28.

Eighth gradeOn Tuesday in Class 8-

2A, top-seed Elmwooddefeated Pleasant Valley,57-26, to earn a berth inthe regional final againsthost Princeville at 5:30p.m. today (Feb. 5).

The No. 3 seed Princes

advanced with a 45-30victory over No. 2 Brim-field on Tuesday.

Of note to Trojans andPrinces fans is that PeoriaSt. Vincent’s beat Bar-tonville Monroe, 49-36.The Elmwood-Princeville winner facesSt. Vincent’s in the Elm-wood Sectional at 6:30p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11,in the High School gym.

In Class 8-1A action onTuesday, Williamsfield,lost to AlWood, 50-49, atKickapoo St. Mary’s.

Elmwood poms enjoylearning experience

BLOOMINGTON –The Elmwood pompon’s team first visit tothe Illinois High SchoolAssociation state dancefinals was a learning ex-perience according tocoach Emily Roberts.

Elmwood placed 24thin the Class 1A prelimswith a score of 76.6.Villa Grove was first inthe prelims with a scoreof 92.18.

Elmwood did not ad-vance to Saturday’s finalround, where winningteam Mahomet-Seymourscored 91.76 to placeahead of Troy Triad at91.72.

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Roberts did note thatClass 1A includesschools up to enrollmentof 1,200 students.

“We were competingagainst absolutely fan-tastic teams,” Robertssaid.

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Shyann Jones, ElmwoodShyann Jones, often called Shy, is not shy when it

comes to her love for Lady Trojan basketballcoaches and teammates. “We’re like a family,” shesays. Shyann is also not shy about quickly movingteammates down the floor on the fast break. Whenshe gets the ball, Shy often goes coast to coast!

This Elmwood senior has played guard for fouryears. She saw her older sister, EHS alumnus hoop-ster Sheena, on the hardwood,and it encouraged her to playbiddy ball at the ElmwoodCommunity Center. “I fell inlove with the game, I spenthours ballhandling in the drive-way,” said the 2014 ICAC all-conference first teamer.

Shyann has been helpedalong by parents Shawn andRita, coaches Gregg Meyers and Chris Herridge,and teammate Ashley Perryman, who told her to,“Chase what you believe in.”

Passing is what Shy most likes to do on the bas-ketball court. Cleveland Cavs’ mega star LeBronJames is her favorite pro player, while the Indy Pac-ers are her favorite team. Her favorite movie is“Wolverine.” On the tube, Shyann most likes towatch “Supernatural.” She loves to write, so Englishis her favorite school subject. In her free time, Shylikes family time, reading and walking her beaglepup, Bub.

This fall she plans to attend Robert Morris Col-lege in Peoria to study business administration andplay basketball. Shy would like to use her collegedegree to start a no-kill shelter for stray animals. Tofuture Lady Trojan hoopsters, Shyann advises,“Don’t hang your head when life gets difficult; keeptrying!” She is not shy about this advice!

– Phil Johnson

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Brimfield hasbalance plusCuevas in wins

By PHIL JOHNSONFor The Weekly Post

Brimfield’s boys basketball team gotpoints from nine players in two of its threegames this past week, a good sign movingahead. But as happens so often, CarsonCuevas still led the way to victory.

Cuevas racked up 30 points last Tuesdayat Illini Bluffs in a 63-49 ICAC victory. Halfof those points came from behind the arc.

“We got up early playinga solid 1-3-1 zone defense,and we never lookedback,” coach Scott Carlsonsaid.

Balance was there alsothis Tuesday in a 67-44win over West Prairie, asBrimfield (20-2) forced 24turnovers and got 19 fromCuevas, 15 from Jace Swietek and 10 fromNate Wallace.

The Indians easily handled a contest atBushnell-Prairie City last Friday in a 68-30Prairieland triumph. Wallace had 10 re-bounds and Ryan Smith contributed five as-sists.

“Carson had 32 points after three quarters.

Girls actionheating upfor regionals

By PHIL JOHNSONFor The Weekly Post

Snow delayed the much-awaitedBrimfield-Elmwood girls basket-ball matchup last Monday, whichwas played Wednesday night inElmwood.

While we don’t have the resultsfrom that contest in time for thispaper, we do have the followingroundup of girls action from thepast week and pairings for nextweek’s regionals (See Page 14).

BrimfieldThe Lady Indians went through a

rare difficult week against strongcompetition, losing two closegames, 74-68 to Havana and 48-44to Knoxville.

“Against Havana we handledtheir press well, but got beat on theoffensive boards,” said Coach JimBlane.

Brimfield shot plenty of freethrows against Havana, as the teamwent 29 for 42. Shayla McCormickscored 17 to lead the Lady Indians’effort.

Continued on Page 13Continued on Page 14

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

Members of Farmington’s seventh-grade boys basketball team were allsmiles after winning an IESA 7-3A regional title last week against Abingdon-Avon. Pictured above are (Back row, left to right) Coach Roy Swearingen,Coach Matt Swearingen, Blake Springer, Aundre Whiteside, Ben Martin,Jaden Rutledge, Dalton Powell, Coach Marty Lozier. (Front row, l to r) Lan-den Hughes, Ty Anderson, Kyle Peckham, Jezhaiah Rodrigez, Caleb Lopezand Hunter Davis.

WallaceFARMINGTON –

Being seeded secondobviously doesn’t botherFarmington basketballplayers in postseasonplay.

Farmington’s seventhand eighth grade boysbasketball teams both

won regional titles in thepast week despite notbeing favored.

The seventh-gradeteam got the partystarted for the Farmers,defeating top-seed andunbeaten Abingdon-Avon, 56-27, last Thurs-

day to win an IESAClass 7-3A regional.

The seventh-gradeFarmers (20-2) ad-vanced to a sectionalmatchup at home onWednesday (Feb. 4)against Mossville (21-

Farmington wins two J.H. regionals

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