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Planting proceeds despite weather, cost concerns

Farmingtonscience students

excel againFARMINGTON – Cultivating minds is

what they do. Through hours of meticulousstudying, measuring, testing, solving, iden-tifying and building, the Farmington Sci-ence Olympiad teams for 25 years havehelped students learn and grow through sci-ence.

In all but the first of those 25 years,coached by Jeff Weyers and assisted by Tri-cia Fields, one or both of the FarmingtonCentral High School(FCHS) and Farming-ton Central JuniorHigh School (FCJHS)teams have advancedto the Western IllinoisRegional Competitionand the Illinois StateScience OlympiadCompetition.

The ultimate goal of Science Olympiad isthat students learn to love science. How-ever, one motivating factor is earning indi-vidual medals and a team state trophy.

This year was no different. FCHS earnedfirst place at the Western Illinois UniversityRegional and also received the Team SpiritAward. Farmington students receivedmedals in 14 events for first through third

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By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

“Gentlemen, start your engines.”A warmer, drier weather forecast this

week is promising to farmers eager tocontinue planting, and while it’s no Indy500, the 2015 season seems to be gettingthe green flag.

However, the race to plant and harvesthas a warning flag, too, as lower pricesand higher costs are causing caution.

Recent rains and cool temperaturesslowed some planting, but much of TheWeekly Post area has about 35 percent ofcorn planted, according to Peoria CountyFarm Bureau Director Patrick Kirchhofer.

“As long as soil conditions allow, Illi-nois farmers have shown an incredible ca-pacity to plant large numbers of acres in ashort period of time,” adds University of

Illinois Extension Commercial AgricultureEducator Angie Peltier. “We saw this first-hand in 2013, when corn planting was de-layed due to the record-setting spring

rains. As soon as they were able to get intothe fields, Illinois farmers planted close to1 million acres per day, planting an esti-mated 57 percent of the 12.2 million-acrecorn crop over a one-week period inMay.”

However, lower projected prices meanthat producers are eyeing costs more.

The past week saw a decline of almost20 cents in futures prices, Extension re-ports – the lowest level since last October.

“Current expectations are for lowercommodity prices in the 2015-16 market-ing year ($3.50 per bushel of corn, $9 perbushel of soybeans, and $5.10 per bushel

By CHERYL HARLOWFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – Dinah is notyour average Labrador retriever.

For the past 10 months, she has re-ceived training from the Ulm familyof Farmington, who have served aspuppy raisers for Leader Dogs for theBlind. And while they will soon besaying goodbye to Dinah, they will doso with no regrets.

“There is always a need for puppyraisers,” said Dr. Jennifer Ulm. “It hasbeen an enriching, wonderful experi-ence for our whole family.”

Ulm is a local veterinarian whoowns her own Ulm Veterinary Clinic

in Farmington. Naturally, she hasplenty of experience handling and car-ing for animals.

She, along with husband, Matt andtheir children Phoebe, 10, and Dax, 7,attended a benefit last spring for agroup called Sight for Success wherethey met blind Hollywood entertainer,Tom Sullivan. Sullivan got into a con-versation with the Ulm children andtold Phoebe that if her family wouldconsider being a puppy raiser, shewould be “his hero.”

That set in motion a series of eventsthat culminated July 4, 2014, when 7-week-old Dinah arrived at the Ulm

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USDA area farm dataAbout 400,000 U.S. farms grow corn, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),

and its census shows these area statistics:

Area Farms Average Average Cropland Costs Net income Value/acre Size Acres per Farm per Farm

Illinois 75,087 $6,305 359 acres 23,752,778 $179,249 $79,229Fulton Co. 970 $5,249 366 acres 266,405 $179,167 $64,927Knox Co. 856 $6,868 406 acres 288,679 $228,272 $138,206Peoria Co. 917 $6,920 273 acres 211,085 $136,637 $81,879SOURCE: U.S. Department of Agriculture census of farms.

Raising a special dog

Jennifer and Phoebe Ulm (topphoto) share a moment with Dinah,who first got cuddles from Phoebeas a seven-week-old puppy. Topphoto by J. Crusen Photography. Continued on Page 9

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PLANTING: Narrow profit margins

While crop plant-ing slowed downSunday andMonday afterrains over theweekend, farm-ers were backout in the fieldsin force Tuesdayand Wednesdayacross centralIllinois.

of wheat),” said University of Illinois agri-cultural economist John Newton. “In largepart, due to these lower commodity priceexpectations, USDA projects total wheat,corn and soybean planted acreage at 228million acres in 2015, down 3.1 millionacres from 2014.”

Peltier said, “Commodity prices are de-pressed, while the cost of production stayshigh.”

Costs include equipment, seed, chemi-cals and fuel. Costs and prices don’t corre-late, of course, so the difference betweenthe costs of production and the expectedrevenues make margins this summer nar-rower than previous seasons.

“Under the lower grain price reality, alot of number-crunching likely took placeover the winter months as farmers pencilout both the crop yields that will allowthem to break even or earn a profit and theinputs needed to reach their yield goals,”Peltier says. “Each input is going to needto at least pay for itself with increasedyields.

“While in the futures market, grainprices can change in a matter of seconds,some of the costs of production are morefixed or may be locked in for one or moregrowing seasons,” she said. “Crops thatare produced on acres that are rented mayhave a difficult time breaking even undercurrent grain prices, particularly if therental terms had been negotiated beforegrain prices fell.”

Kirchhofer agreed, saying, “Farmers arewatching the cost more this year as cornprices are down, along with soybeanprices, and so the profit margins are muchnarrower than what they have been thelast five or six years.”

All that may be contributing to a gen-eral slowdown in rural economies.

“Wet conditions have stalled springpreparation and planting for grain farmers,who are concerned about not being able toapply anhydrous ammonia in the fall, andnow the demand may exceed the infra-structure to deliver it efficiently,” said JimAshworth, president of Carlinville Na-

tional Bank.Overall, Creighton University’s Rural

Mainstreet Index – which takes monthlysnapshots of rural and agriculturally ori-ented parts of the country – shows thefarm economy is down in Illinois, from60.5 in March to 45.7 in April. In the 0-to-100 Index, 50 is “growth neutral.”

Thin margins were exemplified lastmonth, when the Peoria Farm Bureau’s“Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Break-fast” demonstrated the actual return toproducers from a typical country break-fast. Serving a meal of two pancakes, twoeggs, two sausage patties, an 8-ounceglass of orange juice and an 8-ounce glassof milk to more than 1,700 people, volun-teers helped people realize the meal, val-ued at about $10, represents a return tofarmers of about 85 cents.

On the other hand, many crops – espe-cially corn – produce yields harvested fornon-food usages.

Although Americans consume about 25pounds of corn per capita per year, accord-ing to the National Corn Growers Associ-ation, about 16 percent of corn harvestsare exported, USDA says. Further, silageand animal feed account for about 40 per-cent, and food, seed and industrial uses areanother 42 percent.

Broken down differently, about 12 per-cent of corn harvests are used for directconsumption (canned corn, corn chips,etc.) and indirect consumption (high-fruc-tose corn syrup, a sweetener commonlyused in beverages). Industrial uses rangefrom ethanol and paints to drywall and an-tibiotics.

In some ways, this season is nothingnew for most producers, Peltier notes.

“Whether it be due to weather or eco-nomic conditions, crop producers are usedto working under conditions of uncer-tainty,” she says. “Each year they work tomanage those risks that they can to pro-duce a crop. Many appear to be certainthat grain prices will climb sooner or later,hoping for sooner rather than later.”

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THE WEEKLY POST • Thursday, April 30, 2015

THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Open House – Faithful Friends Pre

School open house Thursday (April 30)from 6-7:30 p.m. on the corner of Clay &Galena in Brimfield. Call (309) 446-9432for more info.

s Summer Reading –All ages invitedto register at Brimfield Public Library forRead to the Rhythm summer reading pro-gram May 1. Enter to win prizes andmake a craft. Registration open throughMay 30.

s Laps for Life – Laps for Life St. Judefundraiser event for Elmwood Elemen-tary School students Friday (May 1) at 2p.m. on the Elmwood Track.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableFriday (May 1) at 10 a.m. at ElmwoodMethodist Church.

s Plant Sale – OakRun Garden Club An-nual Plant Sale andGarage Sales are Satur-dat (May 2). Plant Sale 8a.m.-12 p.m. at Brent-wood Community Cen-ter. Garage Sales 8a.m.-3 p.m. Hwy 150 to County 15 or 12north. Call Barb at (309) 879-2120.

s Greenhouse Event – WilliamsfieldHigh School FFA Greenhouse event Sat-urday (May 2) and May 9 from 8 a.m.- 3p.m. Hanging baskets, vegetables andherb plants available for purchase.

s St. Jude Fishing –Annual Fishing forSt. Jude family fun day is Sunday (May3) from 1-4 p.m. at Brimfield CommunityPark. Contact [email protected].

s School Registration – St. Mary’sCatholic Grade School registration is nowopen for children Pre-K or Kindergartenthrough 8th grade. Call (309) 691-3015.

s Guest Appearance – Cathy and VernReynolds will be special guests during theCrossroads Assembly of God churchservice on Sunday (May 3) at 10:30 a.m.with a potluck dinner to follow.

s Annual Manifest – Peoria German-American Society’s annual Manifest Sun-day (May 3) at the Lindenhof, 7601 N.Harker Drive, Peoria from 12-6 p.m. Free

admission. Complete German dinnerserved from 12-3 p.m. or until they runout. Family friendly event for all ages.

s Knitting Meeting – Heart of IllinoisKnitting Guild meeting May 5 at 9 a.m. atMemorial Hall at Lawn of Homes, Eu-erka. All knitters welcome to attend. CallChar Rickey at (309) 472-7085 or [email protected].

s Open House –Mushroom Contest –Elmwood Insurance Agency MushroomContest now through May 22. Heaviestmorel wins $25. Bring mushrooms to EIAoffice in Elmwood. Call (309) 742-2141.

Future Eventss Free Movie –All ages invited to

watch “Annie” at Brimfield Public Li-brary from 3:15-5 p.m. May 7. Popcornprovided. Children in Pre-K must be ac-

companied by an adult. s Blood Drives – Blood

drives will be held May 8at St. Patrick’s in Elm-wood, 2-6 p.m. and onMay 11 at St. Matthew’sChurch in Farmington,2:45-6:45 p.m.

s Rice Benefit –A benefit to help TerryRice will be May 9 at Nowhere Bar &Grill in Victoria. Rice has stage 4 coloncancer. Proceeds go to family for treat-ment. 5K walk/run, fundraiser ride, partybus. Sign up at [email protected] pork dinner & live music at 4 p.m.

s Fiber Meeting – Bishop Hill FiberGuild meeting is May 9 at 10 a.m. at theMethodist Church in West Jersey. CharRickey will present a program on Steek-ing. Anyone interested in fiber is wel-come to attend. Call (309) 472-7085.

s Troutman 5K – Troutman Park 5Krun/walk fundraiser May 16 at TroutmanPark in Princeville. Registration at 7 a.m.,race time at 8 a.m. Bags tournament,music, live auction and craft fair after-wards.

s Pancake Breakfast – Pancake andsausage breakfast prepared by PrincevilleLions Club May 16 from 6:30-10 a.m. atTroutman Park in Princeville. $6 foradults, $4 for kids under 5.

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There are so many reasons to ap-preciate Troutman’s Trek – thequest that has taken 84-year-oldDean Troutman of Princeville hun-dreds of miles across Illinois.

Here’s one you might not haveheard about. This whole heart-warming, money-raising marchstarted because Dean Troutmanwanted to go hog hunting. It seemsDean has anephew in Texaswith whom hehas spent timebowhunting forwild hogs – un-successfully.

“I never evengot a shot,” saidTroutman, adiehard out-doorsman since growing up on afarm in southeastern Illinois.

Well, Dean is not one to give upeasily. So over the winter he startedtalking about walking to Texas togo hog hunting again. Dean figuredalong the way, he could raisemoney for the park he created inhonor of his late wife, Peggy.

Since purchasing 5.75 acres in2011 to create Troutman Park inPrinceville, Dean has been eager tosee improvements at the facility.

“It’s supposed to be ‘A Park forAll Ages,’ and right now there’s nota thing to do for kids who are threeyears old,” Dean said.

His hope was to raise enoughmoney to purchase playgroundequipment and to tie up some otherloose ends like dugout roofs and

scoreboards for ball fields.That didn’t thrill Troutman’s chil-

dren. Oh, they were OK with thefund-raising, but they didn’t wanttheir father walking alone to Texas.

So, led by youngest son Jeff, thekids helped Dean devise his current700-mile walk that started lastweek and is scheduled to continuethrough July 6. Dean will walk asfar south as Benton and then headhome, hoping to average 9 milesper day (though he’s already done17 miles in one day!)

Staffers at The Weekly Post werelucky enough to spend time withDean on the second day of his trip.That included staff snake Milky,who made it halfway up Dean’ssleeve during their meeting.

“I don’t mind snakes,” Dean said.True to form, the talkative Trout-

man even had a good snake story.One fall a friend gave him a largehen of the woods mushroom thatDean brought into his home. Afterawhile, a small garter snake slith-ered out of the mushroom, surpris-ing Dean, who was glad wifePeggy did not see the serpent.

“If she would have known therewas a snake around, even thoughshe couldn’t walk at the time, Ithink she would have run out of thehouse,” Dean said.

Those themes were repeatedoften during our brief visit: a pas-sion for the outdoors and a deep ap-preciation for Peggy.

An avid coon hunter, Dean saidhis wife waited up to cook for himand his hunting partners, even into

the wee hours of the night. “She’d always have something

ready,” Dean said. “A lot of timeswe’d eat cake and pie after coonhunting.”

That had us smiling, which isgenerally the effect Dean seems tohave on people. His down-to-Earth,selfless approach makes you feelbetter about the world in general,particularly on this latest quest.

Who walks across the state toraise money for a park for others?

That’s why folks just walk upand hand him money. Dean doesn’teven have to ask. But I am. Pleasevisit www.troutmanstrek.com andconsider making a donation, or visitthe TroutmansTrek Facebook pageto follow Dean’s progress.

Read the comments. Soak in thedetails. There are still inspiring sto-ries out there. This is one.

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I use this column on occasion topoint out the stupid things thatpeople do (usually it’s me). Everyonce in a while, I like to point outsituations wherepeople go aboveand beyondwhat’s expectedof them to rec-tify a situation,or just to makesomeone happy.

This columnboth of thosethings.

My daughter Kelly and her hus-band Jordan have a four-month-old son named Andrew. It’s theirfirst child together, so he gets a lotof attention from everyone. Youmight say he’s in the process ofbeing spoiled, but as a dotinggrandfather … I’d have to agree.

I also plan to keep on spoilinghim as much as I can, and as

much as I spoil my other grand-children, so there!

On the Saturday before Easter,Kelly and Jordan had planned totake Andrew to the Hy-Vee storein Canton. The local paper adver-tised that the Easter Bunny wouldbe there until 2 p.m. and that par-ents could take pictures of theirkids with the oversized rabbit atno charge.

Since this was Andrew’s firstEaster, Kelly and Jordan made apoint to take him. They arrived atthe store around 1:15 p.m. think-ing they still had about 45 minutesto spare.

There was no Easter Bunny.Employees told Kelly that traffichad been light, so the Bunny hadbeen sent back to his burrow, rab-bit hole, or wherever the heckEaster Bunnies live.

The family went home disap-pointed, wondering where they

could go to get a picture of An-drew with the furry creature andhis colored eggs. She starteddoing a search on the Internet forplaces in Peoria that might havean Easter Bunny photo op.

I’m not sure why it was so im-portant to get a picture with him.But once Kelly gets something inher head, her stubborn streaktakes over (wonder where she gotTHAT trait?), and she’ll jumpthrough as many hoops as neces-sary to accomplish whatever it isshe wanted.

Meanwhile, her husband Jordancalled the Hy Vee store and talkedto a manager, expressing his dis-appointment that the bunny hadnot been at the store at the ap-pointed time.

Evidently, there had been a mix-up in what time the bunny wassupposed to be there and what

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Praise due for going above and beyond

JonGALLAGHER

To the Editor:I read John Gallagher’s column

in The Weekly Post every week. Ienjoy his sarcasm and his take onmany issues. I felt the need thisweek to comment on his columnregarding gluten, not to criticize,but to inform on the gluten-free diethe described as a “fad.”

I figured that if he doesn’t have aclue as to why gluten-free productsare popular thenmaybe many more ofyour readers don’t ei-ther. For the vast ma-jority of people whoeat gluten-free it is nota choice, but a waythey must eat if theyare to survive without sickness ordiscomfort. It’s not as he indicated;something that doctors have comeup with that they think is bad forus, it’s something that actually isbad for many, many people.

Nine years ago I didn’t knowwhat gluten was, but I quicklylearned when my 16-month-olddaughter was diagnosed withCeliac Disease. Celiac Disease is acondition that many people have.When a person with Celiac eats

gluten it destroys part of the liningof the small intestine and causes awide variety of symptoms and ail-ments. As for my daughter the oneshe hates the most is the vomitingand stomach pains it causes her.

There is no magic pill to take tocure the problem you just have tocompletely eliminate any trace ofgluten from your diet. This condi-tion is one she will never outgrow

and it will never goaway so she must eatgluten-free the rest ofher life, which prettymuch takes the “fad”out of the fad diet hereferenced.

I also know of manypeople that eat gluten-free because,although they don’t have CeliacDisease, they are diagnosed asgluten intolerant or allergic, andeating gluten-free causes whateversymptoms they have experienced togo away.

Two years ago my husband, whohad battled chronic pain due to in-flammation throughout his body,decided to try the gluten-free dietsince it has been found that eatinggluten causes inflammation for

many people. Since eating gluten-free has now made him pain-free, Idon’t think he will ever go back toincluding gluten in his diet again.

Nine years ago, no products werelabeled as gluten-free and the waitstaff at restaurants looked at youlike you were speaking a foreignlanguage if you asked for your foodto be prepared gluten-free. Todaythose of us who must eat gluten-free are praising the companieswho are now making gluten-free al-ternatives at the grocery store andrestaurants so much more knownand convenient.

So if it is the “fad” that has madegluten-free mainstream, I am cer-tainly glad of it because it makesbuying food and eating out MUCHeasier for my family who MUSTeat gluten-free for the rest of theirlife. So even though many gluten-free alternatives have a taste com-parable to “cotton”, those peoplewho must eat gluten-free wouldrather eat a very dry “tasteless”waffle than never eat a waffle againfor the rest of their life!

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Township sues farmerfor farming right of way

KICKAPOO – Kickapoo Town-ship has filed suit against an Ed-wards farmer seeking a restrainingorder and injunction plus $50,000in compensation, costs of repairs,and legal expenses in connectionwith his alleged damage to theTownship right of way in the 8000block of North Gilles Road justsouth of U.S. Route 150.

Roger Windish, 58, is accusedof planting row crops on at least18 feet of the Township right ofway, which is 66 feet, since 2010.

The Township last Septemberwarned Windish to refrain fromcontinuing to plow and plant overthe drainage ditches and on Town-ship property, the suit says.

Windish’s action “interferedwith the ability of [KickapooTownship] to exercise jurisdictionover the subject right of way,”charges the suit, which adds it “in-terferes with the proper mainte-nance and proper preventativemeasures of unsafe accumulationof rainwater on the roadway anddrainage of water from the road-

way [and] endangers the publicsafety and the integrity of theroad.”

The Peoria County Sheriff’s Of-fice also is investigating the mostrecent incident, which was re-ported to have occurred on April17, when Windish apparently bull-dozed a long stretch of a Town-ship ditch. Windish admitteddoing so, according to police.

Kickapoo Road CommissionerDan Kelch said the Township hadjust paid $2,883 to clean theditches on Gilles Road, which hadrecently been patched in prepara-tion for seal-coating by PeoriaCounty at the Township’s ex-pense.

The bulldozer’s metal tracksalso apparently damaged theroad’s surface.

Attorney Emily Perkins is rep-resenting Kickapoo Township.

The Circuit Court had no recordof a response from Windish or hislawyer.Motorist injured on Illinois Route 90

PRINCEVILLE – A Peoria manwas injured on April 25 when the2005 Ford F150 he was drivingnorthbound on Dailey Road west

of here crossed Illinois Route 90and came to rest in the ditch, ac-cording to the Peoria CountySheriff’s Office.

Michael Cramer, 55, was trans-ported by the Akron-PrincevilleFire Department to OSF St. Fran-cis Medical Center, police said.

First responders suspect somesort of medical emergency oc-curred before the accident, ac-cording to reports.

Police reports• Derick Swiger, 62, of

Princeville on April 20 was ar-rested for a registration violationand transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail.

Deer accidents• April 21 – Kevin Wertz of

Brimfield on Taylor Road nearGoetz Road in Limestone Town-ship.

• April 24 – Jacqueline Vogel ofEdwards on Kickapoo-EdwardsRoad near Valley View Road inKickapoo Township.

• April 26 – William Greenwaltof Ocklawaha, Fla., on Interstate74 near mile market 61 in ElbaTownship.

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time was advertised inthe paper. The manageroffered Jordan a gift cardto make up for the mis-take.

Jordan expressed histhanks for the card, buttold the manager that thegesture didn’t make upfor the fact that they did-n’t have Andrew’s pic-ture with Mr. EB.

After the call endedand Kelly and Jordanwere still searching for aphoto-op in Peoria, Jor-dan’s phone rang. It wasthe Hy-Vee managerwanting to confirm theiraddress so he could sendthe card.

The manager then

asked them if they weregoing to be home for abit longer.

Within five minutes,the gift card, along witha huge Easter basket,was delivered to theirhome.

It was brought there bythe Easter Bunny.

The manager of Hy-Vee agreed that a giftcard didn’t make up forthe disappointment thestore had caused, nor didit provide Jordan andKelly with a photo of thebunny with their son.

That’s when he de-cided to go above andbeyond the call and re-cruit the Easter Bunny torectify the situation.

It would have beeneasy to leave it as he hadby just sending a giftcard. Jordan and Kellywould have gotten it,still been a little ticked,but forgotten about it inmonths to come.

Instead, the managercreated a memorable ex-perience that they willcarry with them foryears. Andrew may notremember any of it, buthe’ll have the photos toprove the Easter Bunny’spersonal visit to hishouse.

Pictures? They got pictures of

every permutation andcombination possible.There was the manager

with baby Andrew; theEaster Bunny with Jor-dan and Kelly; Andrew,the manager, and therabbit.

I think the EasterBunny was even con-vinced to man the cam-era (rabbit the camera?)and snap a few shots ofthe manager and mydaughter’s family.

We don’t give a lot ofcredit to businesseswhen they go beyond thecall of duty to provideoutstanding customerservice.

That credit needs to bepaid here.

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Christ Church Road repairs setBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

KICKAPOO – Residents of – andmotorists who drive – a stretch of NorthChrist Church Road in eastern KickapooTownship will notice milling and otherwork to start to address road damage ap-parently caused by semi tractor trailerrigs hauling sand through the area,Township Trustees were told at theirregular monthly meeting on April 20.

The project to repair damage from theheavy equipment could cost tens ofthousands of dollars, officials said.

In other business, other semi truckswere the topic of more repairs, this timeto the Township’s baseball fields inKickapoo, where a Township crew useda 7-Ton roller to smooth areas in theoutfield where trucks delivering infieldmix recently caused ruts throughout dif-ferent diamonds’ outfields. Also,

• the Township added a third bin to itsrecycling area by the Township Hall justsouth of U.S. Route 150 here, Supervi-sor Karl Koy said, accommodating in-creased usage. For instance, 12,800pounds of material was collected in Jan-uary, compared to 10,600 pounds in itsfirst three months of operation;

• Kickapoo received an annual divi-dend of $1,415 from the Township Offi-cials of Illinois Risk ManagementAssociation (TOIRMA); and

• the long-delayed delivery of theTownship’s new International truck hap-pened this month – after a hydraulicpump was replaced five times beforeoperating properly.Brimfield: The Township discussed a

$177,800 Road District budget proposedby Road Commissioner Tom Coyle onApril 14, a 15 percent decline from Fis-

cal Year 2014-15, but an option of anadditional $100,000 was mentionedsince a loan may be necessary to buy anew truck.

That budget and the town budget of$138,442 are scheduled to be consideredat the Township’s next meeting, at 6p.m. May 12.Farmington: Township Trustees April

13 discussed Town and Road Fundbudgets for the 2015-16 Fiscal Year. TheTown fund will be $327,850, a decreaseof 3.8 percent from FY 2014-15.TheRoad District budget of $357,800 is a0.7 percent from FY 2014-15. Bothbudgets are scheduled to be consideredat the Township’s May 11 meeting.Jubilee: Trustees April 14 approved

both budgets, which included a $70,000loan from the Town Fund to the RoadDistrict to help with the Thousand Dol-lar Road project if necessary, accordingto Supervisor Steve Garnett. Work onThousand Dollar Road is scheduled tostart about June 15, weather permitting.

The Township also OK’d meeting at 8p.m. during Daylight Savings Time, and7 p.m. during Standard Time.Millbrook: Trustees April 14 approved

both budgets and unanimously voted tohenceforth publish all legal notices andreports in The Weekly Post, which is alegal recipient of such required local-government publications.Radnor: Trustees set meeting days as

the second Monday of the month.Salem: Road Commissioner David

Mahr led a discussion of a bridge proj-ect on a Township road, and Trusteesapproved setting meetings at 7:30 p.m.on the second Tuesday of the month.Truro: Trustees on April 14 OK’d both

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FARMINGTON: Teams won 10 top-five medals

BRIEFSHigh school graduationsset for May 17, 24

High school graduation dates forlocal schools are set as follows forthis month:

• Elmwood is May 17 at 1 p.m. • Brimfield graduation is May 17

at 3 p.m.• Williamsfield graduation is May

17 at 2 p.m. • Farmington graduation is May

24 at 2 p.m. • Princeville is May 24 at 3 p.m.

Terry Rice benefit to beheld May 9 in Victoria

VICTORIA – A benefit for TerryRice will he held Saturday, May 9,at Nowhere Bar & Grill.

Rice was diagnosed with Stage 4colon cancer. All proceeds will godirectly to the family for treatmentexpenses.

Pulled pork dinner and livemusic starts at 4 p.m. There is alsoa silent auction, baked goods,koozies and t-shirts and a raffle fora oak gun cabinet and a HarleyDavidson picnic table.

Other events include a 5Kwalk/run (sign up at 8 a.m.) and afund-raising ride (sign up at 11a.m.).

A party bus is available for theride. Sign up in advance to ride onthe bus by sending an email [email protected].

Peoria County offerscivic leadership program

PEORIA – Peoria County’s sum-mer Civic Leadership Program is afree civic program that offers localhigh school students a unique op-portunity to learn more aboutcounty government through hands-on activities at various County fa-cilities.

All Peoria County high schoolstudents are eligible to take theone-day course, including springgraduates and fall freshmen; classsize is limited to 15 participantshowever.

The program is June 9 from 8:15a.m. - 5 p.m. and includes tours of

the Juvenile Detention Center,County Jail and Emergency Man-agement Agency.

Participants will also meetelected and appointed officials andhave lunch with the Sheriff’s com-mand staff. Students participatingin the summer program will partici-pate in a mock emergency pre-paredness exercise, inspect acounty bridge, share dessert withresidents of Heddington Oaks, andwatch a K-9 demonstration.

For a complete schedule or appli-cation, call (309) 672-6918 or visitwww.peoriacounty.org/communi-cations/civic.

Deadline to apply is May 22.USDA offering grantsfor rural businesses

CHAMPAIGN – USDA has an-nounced that more than $28 millionin grants nationwide will be avail-able to support rural businesses andcreate jobs, through the Rural Busi-ness Development Grant (RBDG)program. The program is designedto assist the startup or expansion ofsmall and emerging private busi-nesses and/or non-profits in ruralcommunities. Eligible applicantsinclude public bodies, governmententities, non-profit organizationsand Indian tribes.

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place among six teams competing. The junior high team placed third

with nine schools competing andstudents earned 18 medals (awardedfor first through fourth place).

Both FCHS and FCJHS teamsperformed well at the Illinois StateScience Olympiad competition,held at the University of Illinois onApril 18. FCHS took home fivetop-five individual event medals, in-cluding two firsts, and had nineevents score in the top half.

FCJHS took home six top-five in-dividual event medals and 14placed in the top half.

Of particular note this year werehigh school juniors Ben Johnsonand Jackson McCollough, whohave been with Weyers since sixthgrade.

“They truly embody the spirit ofScience Olympiad, spending muchof their free time building, invent-ing, tinkering and finding ways toimprove their building projects,”Weyers said.

The pair earned four top-fivemedals at state, placing first in twoevents and second in two additionalevents in Class A individual compe-tition. This was after receiving firstplace in all five of their events at re-gional competition.

Weyers said it is also enjoyable tosee families get involved. Jared Mc-Collough, for example, seems to befollowing in his older brother’sfootsteps this year and scored firstplace and second place medals inClass B competition. Often, whenone child in the family gets in-volved, sooner or later, others get

involved. Family names in recentyears include Gilstrap, Kiesewetter,Edwards, Roberts, Haines, LeBronand Fulton.

Each Science Olympiad team ismade up of 15 students who com-pete in 23 science-based eventswith two or three students per event.The events change every year, butcover all of the Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) disciplines. Some eventsinvolve studying a specific topic,such as weather, ecology, oceans,maps and taking a test or movingfrom one station to the next lookingat insect or fossil samples.

There are lab events to determineunknown chemicals or crimescenes. Other events have a shortertest and a hands-on section demon-


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school to work on eventsor study at home.

To prepare students forthe regional, Weyers hostsa Conference Invitationalfor area schools in Janu-ary. Weyers also organizes

clinics for students tolearn various topics fromarea experts.

Through the years,Weyers said he has hadhelp from many parentsand members of theFarmington community,including donations fromarea businesses.

The National ScienceOlympiad program is inits 31st year, havingnearly 7,000 teams in 50states, with its headquar-ters in northern Illinois.There are 10 regions inIllinois.

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Leader Dogs is considered one ofthe world’s most respected and in-novative guide dog programs. Allprograms are free to clients andmatch them with a dog that fitstheir lifestyle and needs. Clientsmust be legally blind, at least 16years old, have good orientationand mobility skills, be able to carefor the dog and commit to a 26-dayin-residence training with their dog.

Being a puppy raiser for LeaderDogs involves a 12-15 month com-mitment of time, energy and love.The Ulms provide and pay forDinah’s daily care, veterinary needand training.

They also provide the foundationDinah needs for guide dog trainingand have access to a Puppy Coun-selor – an experienced puppyraiser – for questions or needs.

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Jack BrodineKNOXVILLE – Jack L. Bro-

dine, 96, Knoxville, died at 3:33a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2015,at his home surrounded by hischildren, Kim and Jerry.

He was born Feb. 26, 1919, inGalesburg, the son of Ernest andPauline Johnson Brodine. Hegrew up in “Monkeytown” neigh-borhood, a Swedish section ofGalesburg.

Jack graduated in 1937 fromGalesburg High School.

He married Rachel Clayburg inJanuary 1943. She preceded himin death in 2000.

Jack is survived by his children,Jerry (Karen) Brodine of Gales-burg and Kim Reynolds, Kewa-nee; four grandchildren, Katie andJack Reynolds of Kewanee, Doug(Lisa) Brodine and Austin ofLaura, and Dan (Shelly) Brodineof Elmwood; and several great-grandchildren. One brother sur-vives, Bob Brodine of Pittsburg,Pa.

He was preceded in death by hiswife; son, Larry of Dunlap; par-ents; and one brother and two sis-ters-in-law, Wayne (Jean) Brodineand Mary Ann Brodine.

Jack was a wholesale grocerysalesman with WA Jordan, thenBrown Specialty Co. His salesroutes covered most of central Illi-nois.

Jack served in World War IIfrom November 1942 to February1946 with the Army Air Corps inthe 482nd BombardmentSquadron on Tiurain and Tinnian.He serviced the Enola Gay on herreturn flight.

Jack was proud to be includedin the 2014 Greater Peoria HonorFlight to Washington, D.C. Hisson Jerry accompanied him on thetrip.

A visitation was held April 25 atGrace Lutheran Church,Knoxville. Memorials may bemade to the Greater Peoria HonorFlight.

Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homeand Crematory, Knoxville, is as-sisting the family.

Online condolences and cardsmay be sent to the family throughwww.hurdhendricksfuneralhome.com.

Brandon HallYATES CITY – Yates City –

Brandon J. Hall, 40, of Yates Citydied at 5:42 p.m. on Tuesday,April 21, 2015 at his home.

He was born May 30, 1974 inGalesburg, to Robert “Bob”(Susie) Hall and Roberta Smith.He is survived by his mother, ofYates City; his father and step-mother, of Elmwood; one son,Andrew J. Hall of Elmwood; hispaternal grandmother, Pauline E.Hall of Yates City; one brother,Justin Hall of Yates City; one sis-ter, Danielle Smith of Yates City;and a large extended group offamily and friends.

He was preceded in death by hispaternal grandfather, Robert C.Hall; and maternal grandparents,Michael E. and Katherine M.Smith.

Brandon was a landscaper forHere We Grow in Elmwood,where he had worked for the last10 years. He was an avid out-doorsman and a loving father tohis son. He enjoyed fishing,camping, and mudding in hisJeep.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A Celebration of Bran-don’s Life was held from 2-6 p.m.on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the

Maple Lane Country Club in Elm-wood.

Oaks-Hines Funeral Home inElmwood is in charge of arrange-ments.

In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be made to an education fundfor Andrew, which has been estab-lished at Elmwood CommunityBank.

To leave online condolences,please visit www.oakshinesfuner-alhome.com

Ruth Slayton ELMWOOD – Ruth E. Slayton,

84, of Elmwood, died at 5:40 p.m.Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at SunsetManor in Canton.

She was born on Sept. 14, 1930in Canton.

Surviving are three childrenRaymond (Linda) Slayton ofMapleton, Michael Slayton ofWoodridge, and Linda Laughlinof Streator, and several grand,great grand and great-great grand-children.

She was preceded in death byher daughter Patricia Conlin.

Ruth was a homemaker and amember of St. Patrick’s CatholicChurch in Elmwood.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded.

Private burial of ashes will be atElmwood Twp. Cemetery.

Oaks-Hines Funeral Home inElmwood is in charge of arrange-ments.

Memorials may be made to St.Jude Children’s Hospital.

To post condolences, visitwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.Florence Bowen-Sleeth-SaylorEDWARDS – Florence P.

Bowen-Sleeth-Saylor, 87, for-merly of Edwards, died on Dec.23, 2014, at her home in Sun City,Ariz.

Flo was a past member of Ed-wards United Methodist Church,where she sometimes played thepiano and sang at weddings.

A celebration of Flo’s life willbe held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday(May 2) at the CottonwoodMethodist Church in rural HannaCity, with burial following at theCottonwood Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.legacy.com.

OBITUARIES

This Week’s Obituaries• Jack Brodine, 96, Elmwood• Florence Bowen-Sleeth-Saylor,87, Edwards• Dorothy Brubacker, 94, Farm-ington• Patricia Carlson, 86, Williams-field• Brandon Hall, 40, Yates City• Harriet Hayden, 88, Farming-ton• Doris Kent, 90, Laura• Bettye Mallery, 86, Edwards• Viola McConkey, 96, Elmwood• Carrie McCoy, 94, Brimfield• Robert Miller, 84, Princeville• Verda Orr, 89, Brimfield• Henry Seaman, 90, Farming-ton• Ruth Slayton, 84, Elmwood• Margaret Spracklen, 89, Farm-ington• Donna Van Dettum, 71,Princeville

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OBITUARIESDorothy Brubacker

FARMINGTON – Dorothy M.Brubaker, 94, of Peoria, a Farming-ton native, died April 7 in her home.

She was born Aug. 18, 1920, inFarmington to Walter and JeanetteDavies Vincent. She married H.Allen Brubaker on Nov. 28, 1943,in Peoria. He preceded her in death.

Cremation was accorded, and amemorial service will be held atFirst Federated Church in Peoria at10:30 a.m.

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Patricia CarlsonWILLIAMSFIELD – Patricia

Frances Carlson, 86, Novelty, Mo.,formerly of Williamsfield, diedApril 19 in Northeast RegionalMedical Center in Kirksville, Mo.

Born Sept. 2, 1928, in Williams-field, the daughter of William andOletha Squires Spencer, she wasmarried to William Begner in 1945.Survivors include brother Bill(Janet) Spencer of Williamsfield.

Her funeral service was April 25in Edina, Mo.

Condolences may be left atwww.hudsonrimerfh.com.

Harriet HaydenFARMINGTON – Harriet J. Hay-

den, 88, of Farmington died onApril 24 at Farmington CountryManor.

She was born June 7, 1926, inrural Princeville to Fred andAmanda (Barrett) Martzluf. Shemarried William A. Hayden on Feb.4, 1945, in Farmington, and he pre-ceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2015.

Survivors include sons David(Erin) Hayden of Trivoli and Dean(Janis) Hayden of Elmwood; fourgrandchildren; five stepgrandchil-dren; nine great-grandchildren; sixstepgreat-grandchildren; andbrother, Raymond (Dorothy) Mart-zluf of Galesburg.

Services were April 28, at Ander-son-Sedgwick Funeral Home inFarmington, with burial in TrivoliCemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com

Doris KentLAURA – Doris L. Kent, 90, of

Chillicothe, a Laura native, died onApril 21 at Heritage Health Care inChillicothe.

Born on Sept. 25, 1924, in Laura,the daughter of Worth and Faye(Rorrick) Dixon, she married ArthurKent on Feb. 28, 1946, in Chilli-cothe. He preceded her in death onJan. 8, 2007.

Funeral services were April 25 atWeber-Hurd Funeral Home inChillicothe. Interment was at Chilli-cothe City Cemetery.

Condolences may be left at

www.hurdfamilyfunerals.com.Bettye Mallery

PRINCEVILLE – Bettye EllenMallery, 86, Kewanee, a Princevillenative and grandmother of an Ed-wards man, died on April 24 atSeminary Manor in Galesburg.

Bettye was born Aug. 15, 1928, inPrinceville, to Louis and Ona Mor-timer Bouton. She married LeRoy I.“Sonny” Mallery in Kewanee onApril 10, 1948. He preceded her indeath on Sept. 4, 2011.

Survivors include grandson JasonDana of Edwards.

Her funeral was April 28 atHaskell-Hott Funeral Homes inToulon, with burial in ToulonCemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.haskellhott.com.

Viola McConkeyELMWOOD – Viola M. Mc-

Conkey, 96, of Morton, mother-in-law of an Elmwood man, died onApril 24 at Hallmark House Nurs-ing Center in Pekin.

Survivors include son-in-law LeeMiles of Elmwood; eight grandchil-dren; two step-grandchildren; 10great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.today (April 30) at Bethel LutheranChurch in Morton. Burial will be inGlendale Memorial Gardens inPekin.

Condolences may be left atwww.ludwigmortuary.com.

Carrie McCoyBRIMFIELD – Carrie M.

McCoy, 94, of Brimfield died onApril 20 at the Heights Health CareCenter in Peoria Heights.

She was born on Nov. 24, 1920,in Blandinsville to Ruth Anderson.She married Melvin McCoy onSept. 18, 1975, in Canton. He pre-ceded her in death.

Surviving are two daughters, San-dra (Virgil) Weaver of Canton andSharon Kenyon of Low Point; sixgrandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.Carrie retired from the BrimfieldBank after 35 years of service.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A private burial of the asheswill be held at Brimfield Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Robert MillerPRINCEVILLE – Robert F.

Miller, 84, of Princeville died onApril 24 at his home.

Cremation was accorded. Therewill be no services or visitation.

Verda OrrBRIMFIELD – Verda L. “Jayne”

Orr, 89, of Brimfield died on April23 at the OSF Richard L. Owens

Hospice Home.She is survived by three children,

Dawn (Kevin) Cushing of Chicago,M. Faith Orr of Brimfield, andMike (Mary) Orr of Tellico Plains,Tenn.; seven grandchildren; andfour great-grandchildren.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A graveside service will beat 10 this morning (April 30) at St.Patrick Cemetery in Kickapoo. Fa-ther Dustin Schultz will officiate.Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

Condolences may be left atwww.wrightandsalmon.com.

Henry SeamanFARMINGTON – Henry W. Sea-

man, 90, of Farmington died onApril 22 at Heights Nursing Homein Peoria Heights.

He was born March 3, 1925, inToledo, Ohio, to Henry W. and EffieMay Seaman. Henry marriedNorma Patterson on Jan. 17, 1953,in Crystal Lake, Mich. She sur-vives, along with two sons, JerrySeaman of Dallas, Ga., and PaulSeaman of Peoria; four grandchil-dren; and several great-grandchil-dren.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A funeral Mass was held onApril 25, at St. Matthew’s CatholicChurch. Burial of ashes will be at alater date in Oak Ridge Cemetery inFarmington.

Condolences may be left atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Margaret SpracklenFARMINGTON – Margaret

Pauline Spracklen, 89, of Peoria,mother of Farmington woman,died on April 20 at OSF Saint Fran-cis Medical Center.

Survivors include daughter, Di-anna (Kenneth) Foste of Farming-ton.

Funeral services were April 24 atDavison-Fulton Woodland Chapel,with burial in Parkview Cemeteryin Peoria.

Condolences may be left atwww.davison-fulton.com.

Donna Van DettumPRINCEVILLE – Donna Jean

Van Dettum, 71, of Bartonville,mother of a Princeville man, diedon April 24 at the OSF Richard L.Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Survivors include son James(Amy) Van Dettum of Princeville.Services were April 27 at St. Peter’sLutheran Church in Glasford, withburial at St. Peter's Lutheran Ceme-tery in Glasford.

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BRIMFIELDSt. Paul’s

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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 am

Brimfield E-Free ChurchPastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher RoadBrimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

Sunday School: 9:30 am

AWANA - Wed. 6:15 pm, forages 3-12

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

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

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

Sunday Worship: 9 amTuesday Bible Fun Night: 6 pm

EDWARDSBethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

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

Christ Alive! Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

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

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

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

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Sun. Worship: 10:30 amElmwood 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

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Sun. Worship: 10:30 amSun. School: 9:30 am

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

802 W. Main St., Elmwood

(309) 742-4921Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m.

Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.Sun. Mass: 10 am

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United Methodist Church of Elmwood

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New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

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coach Kurt Juerjens said.The previous result versus Metamora

was more like the Lady Indians. Floreypitched the complete-game win, strik-ing out 15 and walking none. MorganLedbetter had two hits and two keyRBI. Dura struck for two hits and anRBI and Gorham slugged a triple in thevery efficient win.

FarmingtonFor the Lady Farmers (9-9) it was a

week of both quantity and quality in thecold and windy conditions. The onlyblemish was a heartbreaker at the handsof Metamora on Friday. Bre Springershined with a 3-for-4 hitting effort. AThursday pitching gem was turned inby Lisa Strough, giving up just two hitsin a 3-1 Prairieland win over Havana.

Allie Sprague shined in a 3-1Prairieland Conference win overRushville-Industry last Wednesday,striking out 14 Lady Rockets. Springerand Taylor Whitehurst each hit two-baggers in the game. Farmingtontrounced Monmouth-Roseville 11-0with Strough pitching the win to thetune of seven strikeouts and surrender-ing just three hits. Carly Behrens hit fortwo doubles.

“It was a busy week. We found out alot and definitely made good progress,”coach Jeni Fauser said.

PrincevilleThe Lady Princes (20-5) reached the

twenty-win plateau with an 8-4 winagainst Deer Creek-Mackinaw onMonday and a pair of wins againstpesky Monmouth United in their two-

game Lincoln Trail series. Princevilletopped United by scores of 10-7 onThursday and 3-0 on Tuesday.

In a game of constant lead changeson Thursday, a Brooke Gardner singleput Princeville ahead for good late, aspitcher Jordan Kraft perseveredthrough six innings, and Paige Lanesaved it in the seventh. Kraft struck outeight and kept the earned runs down tofour.

Maddie Hite hit at a 3-for-3 rate withthree RBI, which included a home run.Lane drove in two, and Madison Roehad two hits, one of which was ahomer.

But a strong week ended in a 3-1 lossto West Central on Tuesday that camedespite six hits by Princeville, includ-ing Close Lane’s 2-for-2 showing.

Kraft gave up just one earned run in theloss and struck out six.

ROWVA-WilliamsfieldThe battling Lady Cougars (9-11)

have claimed two straight since drop-ping a pair to defeated Erie-Prophet-stown last Tuesday by scores of 12-6and 12-0 respectively.

On Monday, the Lady Cougarsdowned Delavan 6-1 as Mikaylin Bentwent 3-for-4 with two runs scored andAmy Newell was 2-for-4.

In the 12-6 win over Knoxville lastWednesday, Ava Alford hit a grand-slam homer and went 3-for-3 with fiveRBI. Bent and Marie Marshall eachadded two hits apiece and KayleeSchuermann got the win on the mound.

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CLAIM NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY

In Re ESTATE OF )ELEANORA J. NELSON, ) No. 15-P-159Deceased. )

NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of ELEANORA J. NELSON onMarch 7, 2015. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Courtto STEVEN W. NELSON, of 1138 Flossie Circle, Bourbonnais, Illinois60914, 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 the Circuit Clerk”s Of fice,Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the repre senta tive orboth on or before the 30th day of October, 2015, or if maili ng or deliveryof a Notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the ProbateAct of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Every claim filed must be inwriting and state sufficient information to notify the representative of thenature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or be-fore that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must bemailed or delivered by the claim ant to the representative and to the attor-ney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall file with theCourt, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.

DATED this 6th day of April, 2015.

STEVEN W. NELSON, Executor of the Estate of ELEANORA J. NELSON, Deceased.

WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executors118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611


OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTYIn Re ESTATE OF )MARGARET F. HEINZ, ) No. 15-P-176Deceased. ) NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of MARGARET F. HEINZ, onJanuary 5, 2013. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitledCourt to GREGORY W. HEINZ, of 6506 North Smith Road, Edwards, Illi-nois 61528, ANGELA M. HEINZ MIAZGA, of 21498 Settlers Pond Drive,Frankfort, Illinois 60423, and THERESA A. HEINZ PRESTON, of 310Hopkins Street, Bartonville, Illinois 61607, as Executors, whose attor-neys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P.O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estatemay be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Of fice, Peoria County Courthouse, Peo-ria, Illinois, or with the repre senta tives or both on or before the 6th day ofNovember, 2015 or if maili ng or delivery of a Notice from the representa-tives is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date statedin that Notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient in-formation to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or otherrelief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by theclaim ant to the representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) daysafter it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any requiredmailing or delivery of copies.DATED this 14th day of April, 2015.

GREGORY W. HEINZ, ANGELA M. HEINZ MIAZGA and THERESA A. HEINZ PRESTON, Executors of the

Estate of MARGARET F. HEINZ, Deceased.WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executors118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611Attorney No. 398Firm No. 675

STATE OF ILLINOISIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois )Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, )vs. ) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143REYNOLDS THEATRES )ENTERTAINMENT, INC., )VERNON O. REYNOLDS, )UNKNOWN OWNERS and )NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.)

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The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is herebygiven to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendantsin the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Cir-cuit Court of Peoria County by said Plaintiff against you and other Defen-dants praying for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows, to wit:

A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered “R”, inthe Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J. Phelps, de-scribed as commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot NumberedTwo (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thence South Eighty (80) feet;thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence North Eighty (80) feet to the place ofbeginning; situated in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

ANDTwenty-five (25) feet off the South side of Lot Fifteen (15) and Seven (7)feet off the North side of Lot Eighteen (18), both in JONES FIRST ADDI-TION to the City of Canton; ALSO

One hundred (100) feet Two and one-half (2 ½) inches off the West endof the following: a part of Lot Fifteen (15) in JONES FIRST ADDITION toCanton, described as follows: commencing Twenty-five (25) feet North ofthe Southeast corner of said lot, running thence West to the West line ofsaid lot, thence North Twenty-three feet two (2) inches, thence East to theEast line of said lot to a point Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches Northof the Place of Beginning, thence South to the Place of Beginning, includ-ing the right and easement to use and enjoy jointly with the owners of theproperties adjoining said premises on the North and South the party wallson the North and South line of said premises and subject to the use ofsaid party walls by said adjoining owners; and including also the right andeasement to use and enjoy, as a party wall, jointly with the owners of theEast Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches of the NorthTwenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feettwo (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) the brick wall running North andSouth along the East end of said One hundred (100) feet two and one-half(2 ½) inches, half of which said brick wall is included in said One hundred(100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, together with the right to extendsaid wall vertically, said wall and any vertical extension thereof to bemaintained at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred (100)feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches; reserving, however, to the owners ofthe East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches of the NorthTwenty-three (23) feet Two inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two(2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) a right-of-way Four feet in width, clearof walls and other permanent obstructions, across the North side of saidWest One hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, and runningfrom the alley along the West side of said Lot Fifteen (15) to the buildinglocated on the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inchesof the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15), said right-of-way tobe used and enjoyed in perpetuity jointly by the owners of both of saidproperties, and in such manner as not to interfere with the use and enjoy-ment of either of said owners, and shall be kept paved with concrete atthe expense of the owners of said West One hundred (100) feet Two andone-half (2 ½) inches, situated in the County of Fulton and State of Illi-nois;

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009

that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as pro-vided by law, and that said suit is now pending. Now therefore, unlessyou, said above-named Defendants, file your answer to the Complaintin said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the Office ofthe Clerk of the Court, Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, 324 MainStreet, Peoria, IL 61602, on or before May 30, 2015, default may beentered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment enteredin accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

CORDIS & CORDISAttorneys at Law129 North Walnut StreetP.O. Box 445Princeville, Illinois 61559309.385.4616 (t) 309.674.5994 (f)Attorneys for Farmers State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation,Elmwood, Illinois



In Re ESTATE OF )PAUL A. HEINZ, ) No. 15-P-150Deceased. ) NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of PAUL A. HEINZ, on February12, 2015. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court toGREGORY W. HEINZ, of 6506 North Smith Road, Edwards, Illinois61528, ANGELA M. HEINZ MIAZGA, of 21498 Settlers Pond Drive,Frankfort, Illinois 60423, and THERESA A. HEINZ PRESTON, of 310Hopkins Street, Bartonville, Illinois 61607, as Executors, whose attor-neys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P.O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estatemay be filed in the Circuit Clerk”s Of fice, Peoria County Courthouse,Peoria, Illinois, or with the repre senta tives or both on or before the 23rdday of October, 2015 or if maili ng or delivery of a Notice from the repre-sentatives 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 state suffi-cient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim orother relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date isbarred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or deliv-ered by the claim ant to the representatives and to the attorney within ten(10) days after it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of anyrequired mailing or delivery of copies.DATED this 31st day of March, 2015.

GREGORY W. HEINZ, ANGELA M. HEINZ MIAZGA and THERESA A. HEINZ PRESTON,

Executors of the Estate of PAUL A. HEINZ, Deceased.WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executors118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611Attorney No. 398Firm No. 675

MIARS: Lifetime member of veteran groups2014 Miars was inductedinto the National SoftballAssociation (NSA) Hallof Fame.

With all these accom-plishments, Miars haslimited time for leisureactivites. Even so, he stillmanages to find time forinvolvement in severalimportant local civic or-ganizations.

Miars is a lifetimemember of both theAmerican Legion and theVeterans of Foreign Wars

(VFW). He has served asQuartermaster on theVFW board for a numberof years.

Miars is passionateabout these organizationsbecause he spent 42months in the U.S.Marines in Vietnam andsoutheast Asia. He earneda Purple Heart, BronzeStar and seven combatstars.

He has been marriedfor 45 years to wife Deb-bie and they have twodaughters and four grand-

children, who Miars saidare the light of his life.

Miars stated, “I’vebeen an umpire and ref-eree for many years and Ihave really enjoyed it. Iwill keep doing it as longas I hold out physicallyand am not a detriment tothe kids. I will probablythink about retiring intwo or three years time.”

He added with a grin,“If you haven’t noticed,whatever I do, I like to goall the way to the top andgive it my all.”


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Prior to being swept ina doubleheader on Tues-day, the Brimfield-Elm-wood baseball team hadstarted to move wellaway from the .500 markwith three straight winsover Midland (16-0)Monmouth-Roseville(10-4) and Annawan-Wethersfield (5-1).

“We showed good ap-proaches at the plate andanswered very well to afour-run Monmouth-Ro-seville fourth inning.Also our 4-for-5 teamstolen bases helped tomake the offense go,”coach Brandon Portersaid.

Jake Roberts continuedhis season-long hittingtear with three RBI and along ball. Carson Cuevasadded a home run. BradDemmin went 3-for-4,while Brett Gilles andMichael Houlihan eachbatted 2-for-3. TuckerBlum, Demmin, andAustin Sims handled thepitching duties with Simspicking up the win.

On the previous day atAnnawan, the wind washowling in. Houlihanpitched a 6.2-inning gemof six whiffs and just twofree passes, with Simscoming in to get the finalout. Cuevas had two RBIwith two hits. Kyle Tot-ton and Jace Swietek alsocollected two hits each.

“Roberts, Swietek, andCuevas all had huge twoout hits that drove inruns. We also had twokey sacrifice bunts thathelped,” Porter said.

On Monday againstMidland, Demmin andHoulihan each had twohits and drove in fiveruns combined. Simspitched the shutout, scat-tering four hits and fivestrikeouts.

Things did not go sowell against A-Town onTuesday in 1-0 and 6-3losses. B-E was one-hitin the shutout loss andCuevas was the hard-luckloser in that contest.

Totton and Demmineach had two hits in the

nightcap, but Demminyielded six runs on themound.

FarmingtonThe Farmers’ bats rat-

tled to score plenty ofruns during a week thatsaw a Thursday 12-5 winover ROWVA-Williams-field and a Wednesday14-13 loss to Monmouth-Roseville.

“Our hitting continuesto progress, and ourpitching remains solid,but we struggled defen-sively this week,” coachJosh Putrich said.

In the R-W win, JacobRuchotzke, Caleb Fru-endt, Tanner Crowe, JakeSettles, Walter Zessin,Dakota Traver and JakeJohnson all contributedRBIs, with 12 hits totalfrom the team. Jake John-son got the pitching win,giving up just two earnedruns.

In a back-and-forth lossto Monmouth-Roseville,Fruendt continued his hothitting, going 2-for-3 withthree RBI. Reid Berryalso drove in three.Zessin hit a home run, butM-R bats were just a bitmore timely.

The Farmers (10-12)lost 7-0 to Canton Friday.

PrincevilleThe Princes (20-1) kept

rolling with an 11-1 winover West Central onTuesday. Evan Bulte-meier got the win on themound, allowing just onerun in five innings.

Michael Sheets was 4-for-4 with a triple and tworuns scored, Bret Downwas 3-for-4 with a tripleand RBI and Zach Sim-mons was 3-for-4 anddrove in three runsagainst West Central.

Princeville also toppedDeer Creek-Mackinaw onMonday, 11-0, asMitchell Janssen fanned15 batters and allowedone hit. Simmons hadthree of the Princes’ 15hits and drove in threeruns.

Prior to those wins,Princeville took a two-game series from LincolnTrail rival MonmouthUnited. The underdog

visitors were feisty in thefinale on Thursday, al-lowing the hard-hittingPrinces just seven hits,but Cole Hartley pitcheda bit better with finishinghelp from Down.

Janssen and LukeCokel each had two hits.Key RBIs came fromJanssen, Down andSheets in the 5-3 win.

The series opener onTuesday was a laugher at13-2 with 14 team hitsand a Janssen completegame pitching perform-ance.

“With the wind blow-ing out in a small ball-park, Mitch pitched reallywell in that Tuesdaygame,” coach Chris Del-bridge said.ROWVA-WilliamsfieldThe Cougars (8-12)

had a tough week, butare seeing some brightspots in moving forward.Despite a 12-5 setback toFarmington on Thursday,the R-W offense pro-duced 10 hits, led byTyler Smith and EthenHunt.

In a 6-3 loss to Erie-Prophetstown last Tues-day, Wyatt Brodiepitched surrendering fourruns in the opening in-ning, but found hisgroove, giving up justtwo more in the nextfive.

Unfortunately, E-Ppitching and defense wasstingy throughout.

“Wyatt showed mentaltoughness by settling inafter that first inning,keeping us in the game,”coach John Clark said.

Brimfield-Elmwoodbaseball improving

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Farmington has depth on track teamsBy JEFF LAMPE

Weekly Post Staff Writer

Farmington boys trackcoach Jim Hardesty isfacing the kind of prob-lem people in his profes-sion dream of having.

Hardesty has got somany talented athletes,he’s still trying to figureout how best to placethem in events and re-lays.

“This is the deepestwe’ve been since I’vebeen here,” Hardestysaid. “We’ve got talentthat goes six or sevendeep and it is freshmanthrough seniors.

“We’re just figuringout where we’re going toput everyone to get thebest chance to get asmany kids down toCharleston (for the statetrack meet) as we can.”

That depth was on dis-play Monday night at theFulton County meet asthe Farmington boysracked up 161 points tofinish second to Can-ton’s 205.

“They just wore usdown with their depth,but I was proud of ourteam,” Hardesty said.

Senior Max Balagnawas first in the 200(23.38) and second in the100 (11.55) and ran a legin Farmington’s second-place relays in the 4x200(1:38.4) and 4x100(45.05).

“Max ran very strongand did an excellentjob,” Hardesty said.

Other Farmers winnerswere Josh Lozier in thepole vault (11-6) andSteven Gilstrap in the400 (53.24).

Jonah Cecil was sec-ond in the 1,600 (5:13)

and 3,200 (11:52),Colton Evans took sec-ond in discus (136-7)and Farmington also ransecond in the 4x800relay (10:15) and the4x400 relay (3:41.75) –which was a frosh-sophteam.

“We can put somefreshmen and sopho-mores in there and theycan run right along withthe big guys,” Hardestysaid. “Conference isMay 11 and that’s thenext big goal.”

The Farmington girlsplaced third in thecounty meet behind win-ner Lewistown and Can-ton.

Farmington winnersincluded freshman shot-putter Megan Gilstrap

(29-3), senior KenzieSkaggs in the long jumpand Amber Kampen inthe pole vault. The LadyFarmers also ran well inthe relays, where theyalso have a strong groupof young runners mixingwell with seniors, Hard-esty said.• At Elmwood – The

Elmwood-Brimfield girlsplaced third and the boyswere fourth at the Elm-wood Invite on Monday.

Top girls finishers forE-B were Emily Mc-Cauley, who was secondin the 1,600 (5:46.99);Izzy Ott, who was sec-ond in the triple jump(30-3); Jenna Musgrave,who was second in theshotput (30-7.5); and theE-B 4x100 (58.25),

4x200 (2:01.83) and4x800 (11:46.61) relays,all of which finished sec-ond.

For the fourth-placePrinceville girls, JaNaeKnobloch won the 3,200(12:43.99) and was sec-ond in the 1,600(5:50.08) and the 4x400relay was second in4:54.78.

Top boys finishers forE-B included JacksonHarkness, who was firstin the shot put (47-2) andin the discus (131-6), andMatt Osmulski, who wassecond in the 3,200(4:39.25).

Steven Gilstrap takes the baton from Max Balagna during a relay at the TuffyBowen Memorial track meet at Farmington. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.

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B-E softballavenges loss to Illini Bluffs

Kenny Miars:A life behind the plate

By CHERYL HARLOWFor The Weekly Post

If you’ve attended a highschool baseball, softball,Football or basketball gamein the last 35 years in thisarea, you’ve probably seenKenny Miars in action.

Miars is an umpire and ref-eree with amazing credentialsand accom-plishments.Miars callsYates Cityhome and wasa 1961 gradu-ate of Brim-field HighSchool. Heplayed bothbasketball andbaseball inschool and in leagues after hegraduated.

Then came a careerchange.

“I decided that if I’m goingto be interested and involvedin a sport, I might as well getpaid for doing it,” Miars said.

Miars was a basketball and

football referee for 35 yearsbefore retiring from thosesports due to the physical de-mands. He still umpires forsoftball and baseball an aver-age of three to four times perweek during the school year,plus weekend tournamentsand a full schedule of sum-mer leagues.

Miars said hecurrently hasevery weekendbooked up be-tween now untilthe latter part ofOctober. Heworks at anyschool or townwithin a 50-mileradius of hisYates City home.

He is definitely an “in de-mand” umpire due to his ex-perience and expertise on thefield, which includes thehighest level of of trainingand certification as an umpireand induction into numeroushalls of fame.

Miars is a certified umpire,

which he said required manyyears of classes, trainings,and clinics to attain.

“Once you get to the certi-fied level, Athletic Directorswill pick you for moregames,” he said.

Miars has achieved manyhonors over the course of hiscareer. In 2002 he was in-ducted into the Amateur Soft-ball Association (ASA) Hall

of Fame. In 2003 he got thehonor of umpiring for the Lit-tle League World Series inWilliamsport, Pa.

He also umpired for 13straight years at the YouthBaseball Hall of Fame Seriesin Cooperstown, N.Y.

In 2007, he was inductedinto the Illinois Coaches Hallof Fame as an umpire and in

Kenny Miars of Yates City calls a batter out on strikes duringa game at the Cooperstown (N.Y.) Dreams Park, one of hun-dreds of parks he has worked as an umpire over the pastfew decades.

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By PHIL JOHNSONFor The Weekly Post

A week of tough competition for theBrimfield-Elmwood softball team culmi-nated in the Lady Indians avenging a lossagainst rival Illini Bluffs.

Morgan Florey, showing no ill effectsof a slight injury three days earlier, struckout 15 on Monday to silence IB, 2-1.

Kennedy Dura and Florey singled inthe bottom of the seventh inning and thenscored on a groundout by Allison Pill-man and a double by Ryleigh Keith forthe win. IB’s only run came on an error.

Prior to that, the 18-4 Lady Indianswent up against strong competition lastFriday, losing 7-0 to New Lenox Lin-coln-Way West and defeating Metamora,5-2. Six errors and only two hits from B-E bats were the big issues in the loss.

Florey and Kendra Gorham were veryrespectable in sharing the pitching dutiesvs. Lincoln-Way, combining for just onewalk, three earned runs and nine strike-outs. Alas, the inability to produce even asingle run made the outcome academic.

“We will be getting back to basic fun-damentals this week,” Lady Indians’

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