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By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

Taxpayers may see more clearly whatlocal governments are offering develop-ers if a bipartisan proposal approved bythe House 110-3 on April 13 passes thestate Senate, which is considering themeasure this week.

House Bill 3760 would make munici-palities report the costs of tax deals theymake with private businesses by requir-ing tax subsidies including incentives,tax abatement, and Tax Increment Fi-nancing (TIF) to be listed as “commu-

nity investment” in annual financial re-ports. The bill also would mandate moretransparency in how local governmentsoffer tax breaks – which can also includeutility rate subsidies, loans and bonds,and city-financed infrastructure im-provements – through the state Depart-ment of Commerce and EconomicOpportunity.

“I viewed the bill as a transparencyissue,” said Republican State Rep. DavidLeitch (Dist. 73), talking to The WeeklyPost. “So many projects need some helptoday because of the difficult economy,

especially in smaller rural communities.Without it, projects likely won't happen.It is also healthy to have some sunshineso all the parties – public, local units ofgovernment – can evaluate their situa-tion if they wish to.”

After passing the House, the bill wasassigned to the Senate Revenue Com-mittee on April 27.

“Some municipalities thought it wouldbe too cumbersome,” Democratic StateSen. David Koehler (Dist. 46) told TheWeekly Post. “We’re going to try tomake it easier. It should be amended this

week to make it easier to comply. I’llvote for it regardless.”

The bill was introduced by Demo-cratic State Rep. Jack Franks (Dist. 63),who issued a statement saying, “We’rejust looking for transparency and ac-countability in local government.

“Providing tax incentives can be goodpublic policy, but it should be up to thetaxpayers to determine if they are worth-while,” he added.

Sid Stahl, Village President ofPrinceville, which has three Tax-Incre-ment Financing (TIF) districts, said he

Legislation could require more disclosure on TIFs

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

ELMWOOD – B.Y.E. AmbulanceService is moving forward with plansto build a new building on the westside of town here.

The proposed building for B.Y.E.Ambulance on South Knox Street isplanned as a 3,328-square-foot facilitywith living quarters of two bedrooms, adayroom and kitchen, an office andtraining room, and two vehicle baysfacing Knox.

B.Y.E. hired the Architectural DesignGroup of Peoria to draw up possibleplans for the new building (see blue-prints, Page 9).

B.Y.E. is accepting bids for the proj-ect through May 17 and hopes to startconstruction soon thereafter, accordingto B.Y.E. representative Dave Maher.

“We’d like to do something as soonas possible, but it’s a matter of gettingthe bids back and seeing how they lookand then proceeding with it,” Mahersaid. “If the bids come in extremely,high, it’s going to be hard to move for-

BYE movingforward withnew facility


As if area schools had nothing else to do,administrators are working on new policiesthat schools have to implement by Septem-ber to conform to a state law passed lastyear, changing rules for suspending/ex-pelling students, prohibiting any “zero toler-ance” practice, training teachers and staff inthe new procedures, and coming up with

“positive interventions,”among other mandates.

Superintendents seem re-signed to the changes inSenate Bill 100 but not en-thusiastic.

“This will force schools tochange some procedures re-garding either serious of-fenses or habitual

offenders,” says Farmington SuperintendentJohn Asplund. “This change could meanmore costs, especially if there are a verylarge number of students inintervention/bridge programs or in-schoolsuspensions. It places more restrictions onschools at a time when we all know moneyis tight – another unfunded mandate.”

In Elmwood, Superintendent Chad Wagneroutlines schools’ new responsibilities.

“SB 100 will require schools to change anumber of concepts when approaching stu-

New law restrictsschool discipline

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By BILL KNIGHTWeekly Post Staff Writer

KICKAPOO – Even Paradisemight be improved.

Bordered by a church, giftshops, a school and tavern,Kickapoo’s park area seemslike a glimpse of Heaven. Insome ways, that ties to theNational Pastime’s long his-tory of play in local ver-sions of Nirvana, from ruralpastures and urban sandlots to NewJersey’s Elysian Fields, the site of

the first organized baseball gamefeaturing the New York Knicker-bockers in 1845.

Here, the park has a110-year history withbaseball. But the park hasundergone some modern-ization in recent years,and soon will also add anew playground area thattriples the size of the cur-rent playset area as well as

new backstops at the park, which has

Kickapoo’s glimpse of Heaven

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Phil McIntosh (left) from the Kickapoo Valley youth baseball league andKickapoo Township Supervisor Karl Koy take time out from a recent clean-up day at Kickapoo’s ballpark. Photo by Bill Knight.

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KICKAPOO: New playground equipmenttwo diamonds.

“It’s busy five or sixdays every week,” saysPhil McIntosh, PonyLeague coach and directorof the Kickapoo ValleyLeague youth boys base-ball, which will celebrateOpening Day on May 21.

“Boys play from 5 to 14years old, and girls play[softball] from 5 to 15. Wehave between 140 and150 kids playing frommid-April to mid-July,and we’ve also had coedsoftball in the fall.”

The park is used forother activities, from the

community’s 175th an-niversary in 2011 to fundraisers and other eventsfor St. Jude each summer.

But the park is mostlyabout baseball, from itscinder-block concessionstand and press box, tosturdy bleachers, well-groomed, weed-free grassand efficient lighting.

The new lights were in-stalled about five yearsago; a new scoreboardthree years ago; and otherrenovations range fromfield fencing and bettertiled fields to perimeterfencing safely separatingthe facility from adjacent

traffic on U.S. Route 150.However, this summer

additions will include aseven-station, multi-col-ored “play factory” unani-mously approved by theTownship Board.

Karl Koy, Township Su-pervisor since 2001, saysit became obvious an up-date was necessary.

“We had all kinds ofkids playing and crashingaround on the [residential]playset,” Koy says, laugh-ing. “We realized we re-ally needed commercial-grade equipment.”

Coming soon will beplayground apparatus fea-turing not only slides anda tunnel, but a new sand-box and swings foryoungsters and even “in-tergenerational” swingspermitting adults to swingtogether with kids, facingeach other.

To be built with 22 per-cent recycled content, thenew playground will ex-

pand the area from 850square feet to about 1,800square feet, accommodat-ing dozens of children atplay.

McIntosh says the im-provements continue aclose collaboration be-tween the youth-leagueand township boards.

“It really shows the co-operation with the town-ship and the wholecommunity,” says McIn-tosh, who’s been on thebaseball board for 10years.

Others with long-timeinvolvement includeKickapoo Township RoadCommissioner Dan Kelchand baseball board presi-dent Justin Metz, who’splayed, coached andworked on the leagueboard.

Combining work andplay for the good of thekids and community justadds to the heavenly at-mosphere.

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Last year was the firstfor the every-Friday mar-ket, which gradually at-tracted more vendors asthe year wore on and pro-duce became available.

This year the farmersmarket will be open eachFriday through mid-Sep-tember. Vendors are lim-ited to “made and orgrown-by sellers.”

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Fiction Addiction – Fiction Addic-

tion is today (May 12) at BrimfieldHigh School Library from 3:10-4 p.m.Grades 8-12 welcome.

s Family BINGO – Family BINGO atMorrison and Mary Wiley Library inElmwood is today (May 12) from 6-6:45 p.m. Call (309)742-2431.

s Free Bread – Freebread available atElmwood MethodistChurch Friday (May13) at 10:30 a.m.

s Blood Drive – RedCross Blood Drive is Friday (May 13)from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Brimfield HighSchool. Call 1 (800) 733-2767.

s Clean Up – Williamsfield clean upday is Friday (May 13). Paint and recy-cle day is May 21.

s Tea Party – Tea party will be heldat Morrison and Mary Wiley Library inElmwood on Saturday (May 14) at10:30 a.m. Call (309) 742- 2431 toregister.

s Summer Reading – Summer Read-ing registration at Morrison and MaryWiley Library in Elmwood starts Mon-day (May 16).

Future Eventss Ladies Craft – Craft Night for ladies

18 and older is May 19 at 6:30 p.m. atMorrison and Mary Wiley Library in

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s Fiber Event – FiberArts May Event is May21 at Chillicothe PublicLibrary from 9 a.m.- 4

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s Maker Mania – Maker Mania eventat Brimfield Public Library is May 21from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

s Open House – Foster Pet Outreachopen house is May 21 from 11 a.m.- 3p.m. in Edwards. Ribbon cutting cere-mony starts at 11 a.m. Tour the newbuilding, sample hors d’oeuvres andmore.

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Rambling through central Illinoisdreaming of pie.

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common activity lately, so it was nosurprise that a recent visitor left mea bit red-faced.Scott Vawter ofYates City andson Drew camecalling to collecton their bigtomato prize. Youmay recall, theVawters won lastyear’s WeeklyPost Big TomatoExtravaganza. Trust me, they did.But in classic Jeff fashion, I havenot yet sent out the winning gift cer-tificate from Here We Grow in Elm-wood. That will soon be remedied.After all, it’s time for the second an-nual contest! So plant your ’matersdeep and get out the fertilizer. This

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Well, I finally found somethingthat bugs me about small-town liv-ing: no dry cleaner. To me, the actof wearing a suit is best comple-mented by a dry-cleaned shirt – orat least a wife who uses the iron formore than threats. ... Reading isdangerous: A headline trapped merecently that said, “Read all aboutrhubarb’s goodness.” But the articlepretty much scolded people forcombining rhubarb and sugar inpies. Apparently the author, LisaAbraham, thinks rhubarb is bestused in a “sauce” that includes salt,ginger and something called “or-ange zest.” As a professionalrhubarb eater, I can tell you she iscompletely wrong. ... She did noterhubarb contains “beta carotene andlutein, which, in the body, convertsto vitamin A, a natural antioxidant.In addition, rhubarb stalks are rich

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reference to heaven and Kickapoo’sballpark. Hopefully heaven will befriendlier, because I remember a lotof beatings on that field. But therewere also moments of joy, most no-tably a championship win a fewyears ago following a near-brawlbetween a league commissioner andan opposing coach. Who says win-ning house league doesn’t matter? ...Parting shot: Winifred Horney sent inwords of praise for Elmwood’s Up-town Cafe after the restaurant re-placed round door knobs withhandles, which are easier to workfor arthritic hands. “Would thatsome other businesses in townwould follow suit,” Horney wrote.Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or

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Fond memories of ‘Going to church’ at The Tap“Blue Laws,” local laws which

restricted various types of retailsales on Sunday, were normalacross the United States through the1950s and began to disappear withthe advent of theshopping mallsand express high-ways.

By the late1960s, most hadbeen changed,but many towns,mostly small,maintained a pro-hibition regard-ing alcohol. In a few cases, theprohibition covered entire states.

I was not surprised when I beganworking in Elmwood in 1966 and

found the local taverns were closed.I am told Farmington had a similarlaw, but it allowed the sales afternoon. Many who wanted to enjoy abeverage and the atmosphere of atavern on Sunday made their way tothe Fiesta Club north of town at theintersection of Illinois 78 and U.S.Route 150.

I was surprised in 1990 when thelaw changed and Elmwood empori-ums were allowed to sell after noon.

Change always has some ancil-lary effects, and one of them inElmwood was the end of a practiceat the Elmwood Tap which had be-come almost traditional. The back-door was open for a few hoursSunday mornings. You knew aboutit if someone thought you would be

interested, and the source of infor-mation, usually but not alwaysmale, would fill a newcomer in on“Going to church” at the Tap.

I was told and frequented the fa-cility more than a few times, but Ialways wondered how the covername came to be. I finally decidedfor myself that it was easier for Dador Mom to tell the kids he or shewas at church.

The day the noon opening be-came a reality the early access to theTap ceased. Proprietor Steve Ferrorefused to open at all on Sunday.My recall from that time is that Don“Toot” Atkins, a man who woremany hats, convinced Steve hewould take care of running the Tapon Sundays and Steve relented.

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It’s getting to be wedding sea-son. Before long, girls in white,flowing dresseswill be grace-fully glidingdown the aisleon the arm oftheir tuxedo-clad dads, takingher first steps to-ward marriedlife in general,and a very nerv-ous-looking, absolutely petrifiedyoung man (also tuxedo-clad) inparticular.

I’ve been to some memorableweddings in my life. I’m not plan-ning to be the groom in any moreof them, but since I’ve got an 11-year-old (“going on 12, Dad!”)daughter, I figure I’ve got at leastone more stroll down the aisle witha beautiful young woman on myarm.

Hopefully not for another 20years or so.

Heck, it’s going to be another 15

years at least ’til I allow her todate!

One memorable wedding thatmy first wife and I attended backin the early 1980s was in Spring-field. One of her many cousins wasgetting married, and I’m not reallysure WHY we went, but it sureturned out to be an entertainingevent.

The groom was from out of townand, although he’d been at the re-hearsal the night before, he’d beendriven there by someone else.

Therefore, when he and hisgroomsmen got ready to leavetheir motel, panic set in when theyrealized they didn’t know wherethe church was. In fact, they didn’teven know the NAME of thechurch.

In the days prior to the ubiqui-tous cell phone, GPS, and internet,this was a major problem. Theydrove by his bride-to-be’s momand dad’s house, but of course,they were busy at the church,which the groom had no clue as to

where it was.Meanwhile back at the church,

guests were being seated, but noone knew where the groom was.Speculation ran rampant that hehad either A) chickened out, B)gotten too drunk at the bachelorparty and was hung over, or C)been abducted by the bride’s fa-ther.

Fortunately for the groom, oneof his groomsmen found his copyof the wedding invitation in hiscar, and the frantic guys arrived atthe church about 15 minutes beforethe scheduled start of the cere-mony, much to the relief of anequally frantic bride’s party.

Then the real fun began.Both the flower girl and ring

bearer fought all the way down theaisle, yelling at each other all theway. The flower girl was throwingpetals at the little tyke with the pil-low, and he was wailing at the topof his lungs that she was beingmean.

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Once again, in the current budgetmess in Illinois, I have seen sugges-tions that one problem is our over-abundance oflocal governmen-tal units – some7,000-plus ofthem; more thanany other state.

“If we wouldonly consolidatesome of these,governmentwould be cheaperand we’d relieve ourselves of someof our current tax burden anddeficit.”

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who has served on two local boards,I have several counter-arguments. Iserved on the Village Board ofWilliamsfield, 1987-97, and haveserved on the Williamsfield Library

Board for the last couple of years. Sitting here in Williamsfield, writ-

ing this, I am, in addition to the na-tional and state governments, underthe jurisdiction of the followinglocal units of government: KnoxCounty, the Village of Williamsfield,Truro Township (I think, incorpo-rated municipalities might or mightnot be under the sway of the town-ships they are contained in), theWilliamsfield Community UnitSchool District, the WilliamsfieldSewer District, a combination ofFire and Public Safety districts, theCarl Sandburg College District andthe Williamsfield Public LibraryDistrict.

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go into deficit spending. I’m not saying these government

units don’t have debt, either short- orlong-term. What I’m saying is theymeet their obligations and don’tspend more than their revenue.

2. It involves many more citizensin the democratic process. Each hasan elected board that makes deci-sions, spends tax dollars, and doesits honest, level best to carry out itsfunctions. Frankly, I wish it involvedmore. Too many never serve whileothers serve to exhaustion.

3. It is democracy at its purest.There are no Super-PACs, no profes-sional lobbying, only citizens doingtheir civic duty. Little or no pay, fewif any perks. They do it because theybelieve in public service.

4. By concentrating on only one ortwo types of issues, these boards getbetter at it than they would be if at-

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Yates City man arrestedafter shooting incident

YATES CITY – A 36-year-oldYates City man faces four chargesin connection with an early-morn-ing shooting April 28 when he wasstruck by a bullet, according to theKnox County Sheriff’s Office.

Jason Corbett sought treatmentfor a graze wound at OSF St. Fran-cis Medical Center, which notifiedauthorities of the incident, andwhen interviewed, Corbett told po-lice he’d been in his garage whenunknown assailants shot at him,and he returned fire, possibly strik-ing one of them, according to re-ports.

However, “some of the state-ments provided by Corbett ap-peared inconsistent with theevidence,” according to reports.

Corbett subsequently refusedtreatment and wanted to leave thehospital, said police, who then ex-ecuted a search warrant of theMaple Street residence where theshooting reportedly occurred.

As a result of the search, KnoxCounty police arrested him forreckless discharge of a firearm,two counts of unlawful use of afirearm, possession of drug para-phernalia and possession of psilo-cybin mushrooms.

The case remains under investi-gation, according to Knox County.

Multiple tickets, injuryfollowing rollover crash

ELMWOOD – A Farmingtonman was charged with five trafficoffenses after an April 30 accidentin which his 2002 Ford F-150 wentoff Illinois Route 78 and rolledover, according to the KnoxCounty Sheriff’s Office.

Timothy Smear, 24, was ticketedfor failure to reduce speed to avoidan accident, leaving the scene ofan accident, failure to report an ac-cident, operating an uninsured ve-hicle, and improper lane usage

after police interviewed him atOSF St. Francis Medical Center,where he checked in under a dif-ferent name after leaving thescene, police said.

Smear sustained lacerations andbroken bones, according to reports.

Right of Way disputein Kickapoo continues

KICKAPOO – The lawsuit thatKickapoo Township filed againstRoger Windish for illegally farm-ing into the right of way of a town-ship road on May 3 was once morecontinued.

Judge Katherine Gorman or-dered written discovery by May30, and deposition of all partiesand non-opinion witnesses by July31.

Another case management con-ference is scheduled for June 7,unless the parties can agree on atrial date.

Peoria County releases crime data for April

The Peoria Sheriff’s Departmentreleased its Crime Statistics Reportfor April for the eight PeoriaCounty townships in The WeeklyPost’s circulation area:

Brimfield city and township to-gether had 1 accident with an in-jury, 1 accident without an injury,and 1 traffic ticket.

Elmwood city and township to-gether had 1 accident with an in-jury.

Jubilee Township had 2 vandal-ism/criminal damage to propertyincidents, 1 violation of an orderof protection, 2 accidents with noinjuries and 6 traffic tickets.

Kickapoo had 1 criminal sexualassault, 4 thefts, 1 Driving Underthe Influence, 2 accidents with in-juries, 2 accidents with no injuries,and 10 traffic tickets.

Millbrook had 1 domestic bat-tery, 2 thefts, and 1 accident with-out an injury.

Princeville city and township to-gether had 1 domestic battery.

Radnor had 1 accident with no

injuries, and 11 traffic tickets.Rosefield had 1 vandalism/crim-

inal damage to property incident,and 1 traffic ticket.Police reports

• The Peoria County Sheriff’sOffice is investigating a reportedincident of illegal dumping in the4000 block of Richwood Boule-vard in Kickapoo Township onApril 29 after a township camerareportedly captured a 2001 Ford F-150 leaving brush in the incident,said police, who are seeking a Peo-ria man in connection with theepisode.

• Midwest Ingredients ofPrinceville on May 3 reported apossible incident of computerfraud. Police are seeking a residentof Washington state, according tothe Peoria Sheriff’s Office. The in-cident reportedly involved severalbusinesses, including the StateBank of Speer and Heart Tech-nologies.

• Chuck Kirk, 32, of Farmingtonon May 5 was arrested for criminaldamage to property in connectionwith damage to a $500 windshieldon an International school busowned by Illinois Central SchoolBus in Farmington, police said.

• Landon Johnson, 21, ofWilliamsfield on May 6 was tick-eted for failure to reduce speed toavoid an accident after the 2012Yamaha motorcycle he was operat-ing southbound on Knox Road 950E crashed.

• Joseph Almasi, 36, of Elm-wood on May 8 was ticketed for adisorderly conduct ordinance vio-lation.Deer accident

• April 29: Benjamin Robinsonof East Peoria on Princeville-Ju-bilee Road near Park School Roadin Jubilee Township.

• May 2: Hunter Henderson ofFarmington on Illinois Route 116near Trivoli Road in Trivoli Town-ship.Marriage license

• Kaela Nicole Giles of Brim-field and Luke Ketcham of Peoria.

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The acolyte must have made abouthalf a dozen attempts to make it downthe aisle with his torch lit, but an airconditioning duct halfway down theaisle kept blowing it out as he walkeddown to the alter.

A picture of the bride’s grandmotherwas brought down and set on the altaras well. She had died in the past fewmonths, but they wanted to be able toinclude her somehow in the ceremony.It was a nice touch.

All seemed to go well after that.Someone grabbed the kidlets who weremaking all the noise and hustled themoff to another room somewhere, and itcame time for the minister to make thatfateful statement: If anyone knows ofjust cause why these two should not bejoined in matrimony, let them speaknow or …

And it was at that exact moment thatthe air conditioner at the front of thesanctuary kicked on, and in one giantgasp, blew out every candle that theacolyte had so much trouble lighting inthe first place.

As ghostly wisps of smoke driftedfrom all the candles up front, thegroom’s wristwatch’s alarm went off. Itwas a musical alarm. It played thetheme from the TV show “The TwilightZone.”

Everyone was blaming it onGrandma whose smiling face beamedout from the altar.

The entire congregation was practi-cally on the floor laughing – as werethe bride and groom. The ministerstood stone-faced though it all. As thenoise subsided, he slowly shook hishead and said, “Somehow, that musicseems appropriate.”

The couple is still married with sev-

eral children and even more grandkids.Perhaps the most memorable wed-

ding was a buddy of mine from college.He was the guy that none of us everfigured would make the leap. But hefound a girl who was every bit as wildas he was, and it seemed like to the twoof them getting hitched was the rightthing to do.

We sat in the congregation and every-thing went off without a hitch. Nofighting flower girls or ring bearers. Nograndma’s ghost blowing out candles.

Nothing.The minister got to the part where he

quizzed the two getting married, andthat’s where the wheels started to flyoff.

“Rhonda, do you take this man to beyour lawfully wedded husband, to haveand to hold, for better, for worse, forricher, for poorer, in sickness and inhealth, until death do you part?”

There was a pause. She didn’t an-swer. You could have heard a hair fallfrom someone’s head.

My buddy was smiling. Then his eye-brows went from being arches to beingstraight across, then into a V shape withlots of wrinkles on his forehead. Icouldn’t see her face, but I bet she was-n’t smiling.

I base this on the fact that the minis-ter had this horrified look on his face.

After about 20 minutes (or so itseemed) she said in a very loud voice,“Oh, hell no!” hitched up the front ofher dress, and marched back down theaisle.

To my knowledge, it was the lasttime my buddy saw her.

That was one uncomfortable sanctu-ary, let me tell you.

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Old wheelchair W/caned seat & back - Gendron Wheel Co. - Toledo, Ohio -Cat. #632N, hay forks, Broadax, ice saw, reel lawn mower, milk bottles, ABC Companion wringer washer,car manuals, kerosene lanterns, baseball cards (large collection), Entler steel wheel case tractor, WaterlooBoy tractor, Case rubber tire tractor, Colorado Rocky bank, several truck banks, porcelain top table, (8) dis-play cases, other misc.

OUTDOOR-TOOLS-MISC.: Craftsman chainsaw, Dewalt 18V battery skillsaw, Hitachi skillsaw, Rockwellbladerunner, Kobalt mitre saw, drywall rotozip, brad nailers, nail guns, Porter Cable ½’’ drill, 4’’ grinder, airratchet, air drill, K700 Partner (cuts metal), saw blade sharpener, Paslode nailer, routers, vise, floor jacks,pipe wrenches, hand-tools, clamps, Craftsman sockets and ratchets ½ & � metric and standard wrenches,Dewalt mitre saw, grinder on stand, Craftsman wood-roller, metal bolt bins, metal storage cabinet, scafell,saw horses, top and bottom toolbox, fiberglass stepladders, Kennedy machinist box, White snow blower,Shopvacs (5 gal. and 14 gal.), Stihl weed eater, gas grill, shovels, rakes, hoes, Coinmaster metal detector,kids riding toys, Chevrolet metal cooler, extension cords, car waxer, garden cart, lawn chairs, nice olderHuffy bike, battery weed trimmer, hedge trimmer, golf clubs, other misc. items

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common components of an asset allocation strategy. However, others may be available and appropriate as well. �e general goal is to minimize volatility while maxi-mizing return (though asset allocation alone can’t ensure a pro�t or elimi-nate the risk of a loss). �e process involves dividing your investment dollars among asset categories that do not all respond to the same market forces in the same way at the same time. �ough there are no guarantees, ideally, if your investments in one category are performing poorly, you will have assets in another category that are performing well. Any gains in the latter may o�set the losses in the former, minimizing the overall e�ect on your portfo-lio. Remember that all investing involves risk, including the possible loss of

principal, and there can be no guarantee that any investing strategy will be successful.�e number of asset categories you select for your portfolio and the percentage of

portfolio dollars you allocate to each category will depend, in large part, on the size of your portfolio, your tolerance for risk, your investment goals, and your time horizon (i.e., how long you plan to keep your money invested). A simple portfolio may include as few as three investment categories, with a percentage of total dollars divided among, for example, cash alternatives, bonds, and stocks. A more complex portfolio may include many more asset categories or break down each of the broader asset categories into subcategories (for example, the category “stocks” might be further divided into subcategories such as large cap stocks, small cap stocks, international stocks, high-tech stocks, and so on).

Determining an appropriate asset allocation may be the most important single invest-ment decision you make, because it will likely have more impact on your overall return than the selection of individual investments. Don’t hesitate to get expert help if you need it. And be sure to periodically review your portfolio to ensure that your chosen mix of invest-ments continues to serve your investment needs as your circumstances change over time.

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Imagine if Knox County were putin charge of Truro Township roads.Would our big city to the west caremuch about us? All we have to do iscompare the quality of county roadsin and around Truro compared thosein, say, Galesburg Township. I’m re-liably told what would be considered“township roads” in Southern Illi-nois (non-paved) are horrible.

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WILLIAMSFIELD – The schoolboard on Monday unanimously ap-proved a playground maintenanceproposal with help from the Parentsand Teachers Organization (P.A.T.)that will feature improvements suchas a playshell climber, new safetysurface material, a “Play & Park”climb-and-discover cave, and play-ground mats. P.A.T. will contribute$5,060.35, and the District will pay$4,429.96 in maintenance costs.

Also approved, 5-2, was a $4,400engineering agreement with Mor-land Environmental Services ofWoodhull to check building asbestosand provide specifications for its re-moval, in connection with a summerbuilding project. Board membersBobby Rask and Jeff Manthei votedagainst the measure. Both have op-posed the building project.

In financial matters, an amendedbudget shows projected revenues of$4,162,623 and projected expendi-tures of $4,748,893 for a projected

deficit of $586,270.“An amended budget, which is

sent to the ISBE [Illinois StateBoard of Education] is routine,”said Superintendent Tim Farquer.“It’s a practice we utilize to updateactual revenues and expenditures,which are different from the pro-jected numbers we file in Septem-ber. We’ve had a 3-percent increasein initial revenues over our projec-tions, and a 3.6-percent increase inexpenditures.”

Big changes are a $13,000 in-crease in cafeteria expenditures, and$121,067 of bond-related costs.

In other business, the Board:• Previewed the STEM Team’s

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• Accepted a $150,000 bid fromBrad and Melodie Eagle of Victoriafor the Building Trades house on

Cottonwood Court;• Heard Farquer report that the

Williamsfield Education Associationunion has voted in favor of all butone part of a proposed student-growth component to teacher evalu-ation, declining to support relying onPARCC [Partnership for Assessmentof Readiness for College and Ca-reers] scores. The union plans tovote on either PARCC or ISBE’sStudent Learning Objective process;

• Discussed a joint Board of Edu-cation meeting with several districtsat Knoxville on Tuesday (May 17)concerning how a lack of a statebudget could affect schools;

• Accepted the resignations of LisaBohannan as custodian and Lori Se-crist as 8th grade volleyball coach;rehired James Sams as 7th gradeboys basketball coach and AmandaSecrist as Middle School cheerlead-ing coach; and hired Annette Samsas summer custodial/maintenanceand Seth Silvest as IT summer main-tenance.

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ward.”If all goes well in the bidding

process, Maher said B.Y.E. hope tohave construction completed by latethis summer or by the fall.

Maher said the facility is an improve-ment over B.Y.E.’s current building at108 W. Hawthorne St. in Elmwood. Inth new building, he said living quarterswill be larger, ambulance bays arewider and longer and there is a trainingroom and office.

Training and office space was for-merly housed in the old VFW buildingthat BYE sold to Ag-Land FS for ex-pansion of its grain elevators.

Another deal with Ag-Land could bein the works for the current B.Y.E.garage, Maher said, once a new facilityis constructed for the ambulance serv-ice.

“There’s potentially a deal, but it de-pends on the time frame,” Maher said.

The area on South Knox is zoned R-2(Medium Density Residential) andsome residents had expressed concernabout the ambulance service relocatingto a residential area.

But the project does not need a vari-ance or special-use permit from theCity Council or Zoning Board of Ap-peals, according to Economic Develop-ment Officer Dick Taylor.

“It’s pretty cut and dry as far as zon-ing is concerned,” Taylor said. “Be-cause it is a government essential use, itis a permitted use in every zoning dis-trict.”

Government essential use includesemergency medical, fire and police.

Taylor said the city is reviewingbuilding drawings ahead of time to“save time” in the building process.

B.Y.E. will hold its annual meetingon Tuesday, June 7, at its current garagelocated at 108 W. Hawthorne St. inElmwood.


Proposed blueprints for B.Y.E. Ambulance Service building




CANTON – CantonMain Street will host thefourth annual Art on MainFine Arts Festival on June4-5, in Jones Park indowntown Canton. Thiswill be the largest festivalto date, with 35 artists andartisans from around theMidwest exhibiting theirwork.

Local musicians andfood vendors also con-tribute to making the festi-val a very colorful, vibrantexperience.

Kickapoo Creek Winerywill be hosting a wine gar-den during the event, withwine for sale by the glassor bottle.

Admission to the festi-val is free and open to thepublic from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday, June 4,and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Sunday, June 5.

Festival Chair CherylBielema said she expectseven larger crowds at this

year’s event.“The feedback we have

had from artists who haveparticipated in past yearshas been exceptionallypositive,” she said. “Wethink we are well on ourway to becoming a re-gional event that drawsvery talented individuals,and patrons who want topurchase the artist’swork.”

Categories representedat this juried show includepainting/drawing, jewelry,glass, photography,clay/ceramics, glass,sculpture, mixed media

and wood. Local musicians sched-

uled to perform on June 4are Kurt Bielema, 11 a.m.-noon.; Spoon River Cow-boy, 12:15-1:15 p.m.; andPaul Hamilton & Friends.

Spoon River Cowboyreturns on June 5 from 11a.m. to noon.; with ErinConnolly, from 12:15-1:15 p.m.; and NathanTaylor & Friends from1:30-3:30 p.m.

For more informationabout this event, contactDana Smith at (309) 647-2677 or [email protected]

Canton will hold Fine Arts Festival June 4-5

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April 2016 Peoria County Real Estate TransactionsDate Address Amount Grantor/grantee4/1 22315 N. Troxell Rd., Princeville $110,550 Demetreas/Lawson 4/4 628 N. Town Ave, Princeville $102,500 Peck-Seyfert/Carroll 4/4 21822 N. Route 78, Laura $100,000 Greathouse/Goodwin4/4 214 E. Cypress St., Elmwood $60,000 Goodwin/Poynter4/7 7008 N. Buckthorn Way, Edwards $476,000 Dean Custom Builders/Bixby4/7 908 E. Finch St., Princeville $172,500 Dando/Melick 4/8 W. Swab Run Rd., Elmwood $525,000 Smith/Cox 4/8 15025 W. Winchester Dr, Brimfield $186,000 Westart/Milen 4/11 12824 W. Southport Rd., Brimfield $123,000 Henry/Gilles4/11 125 E. Clinton St., Brimfield $122,500 Volk/Lester4/11 17600 W. Southport Rd., Brimfield $154,900 Berg/Volk4/11 6815 N. Grand Fir Dr., Edwards $289,000 RLK Assoc./Kinney4/13 North Elliott Rd., Princeville $76,000 Stenger/Smith4/13 11404 N. Park Ridge Dr., Princeville $472,000 Lammert/Goldammer4/14 633 N. Town Ave., Princeville $88,000 Christians/Burgess4/18 6714 N. Basket Oak Dr., Edwards $415,000 Drawe/Dawson 4/18 316 W. Main St., Princeville $175,000 Harwood/Davis4/19 436 N. Walnut Ave., Princeville $59,000 Baker/Heinz 4/22 412 W. Ash St., Elmwood $85,000 Korth/Hanlon

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By RON DIETERFor The Weekly Post

Few trees are as beauti-ful in springtime as flow-ering crabapples. In agood spring, blossoms lit-erally will cover everybranch, resulting in a bolddisplay of white, pink orred flowers. The many va-rieties offer a wide arrayof shapes, from weepingto spreading to columnarto upright.

There is a broad rangeof sizes, foliage andflower color. Since theyare actually apple trees,they produce fruits of dif-ferent colors and sizes.Choose the right varietyand you will add visual in-terest to your landscape inall seasons. Birds will ap-preciate the little apples inthe winter.

The most importantconsideration in selectinga flowering crabapple isdisease resistance. Manyold varieties are very sus-ceptible to apple scab andfire blight. Apple scab, afungal disease, has beenparticularly troublesomein recent years becausethe cool wet springs havebeen perfect for the dis-ease organisms to wreaktheir havoc.

The disease starts out assmall irregular dark spotson the leaves. Later theleaves turn yellow and fallfrom the tree. Most sus-ceptible trees will be

naked as jay birds by mid-summer.

While it is possible tocontrol the disease chemi-cally, most gardeners feelit is not worth the annualexpense of time and theexposure to spray driftsand mists. Most expertssay it makes more senseto remove old disease-prone trees and replacethem with newer disease-resistant selections.

Although the list of dis-ease-resistant varietiescontinues to grow, old va-rieties are still often soldbecause they can be of-fered at a low price. Theold saying, “You get whatyou pay for,” is especiallytrue in this case. Watchout for susceptible vari-eties like ‘AmericanBeauty,’ ‘Hopa,’ ‘PinkPerfection,’ ‘Red Jade’and ‘Spring Snow.’ Be-ware of plants labeledonly ‘Flowering Crab.’You really don’t knowwhat you’re getting. Theextra dollars spent for anamed variety is easilysaved in the costs ofspraying, raking, andpruning to control disease.

The crabapple cultivarMalus ‘Sugartyme’ is mypersonal favorite. Even inyears when apple scabdevastates most suscepti-ble trees by the fourth of

July, Sugartyme showsgood resistance. Japanesebeetles are less inclined tofind this variety appeal-ing.

‘Sugartyme’ has an up-right oval form withglossy deep green leaves.Flowers begin as pinkbuds and open tosparkling white. The smallfruits, like holly berries,cover the branches in thefall and persist into latewinter. At maturity Sug-artyme will be about 20feet tall and wide.

An exceptionally attrac-tive specimen is Malus‘Prairiefire,’ developed bythe University of Illinois.The foliage is deep red-dish purple in spring andmatures to dark green.The tree has an uprightrounded form with richdark red flowers and smalldark purple apples. Atmaturity, Prairiefire willbe about 20 feet tall.

If space is limited, theSargent crabapple, Malussargentii, may be the per-fect choice. It grows six toeight feet tall and up totwice as wide. Its fragrantflowers are red in bud,opening to white. Migrat-ing birds will make gooduse of the bright red quar-ter-inch fruits in late falland early winter.

One of the tiniest

crabapple varieties is‘Tina.’ A 20-year-oldspecimen at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin is onlyfour feet tall and 10 feetwide, a sight to behold inbloom. In spring, tiny redbuds open to fragrant purewhite flowers less than aninch in diameter, followedby little red apples no big-ger than peas. This treewould be in my gardenwere it not for the deer in-festation.

Some plantsmen con-sider the crabapple, Malus‘Donald Wyman,’ to bethe most beautiful of all. Ithas elegant single whiteflowers with lush darkgreen foliage. It is a denserounded tree that broadenswith age and matures atabout 15 to 20 feet. Itsabundant bright red fruitspersist late into winter.

There are hundreds ofcrabapple varieties butonly a few are outstandinglandscape specimens withgood disease resistance.The majority are notworth the pots they’regrown in. You can get alist of recommended vari-eties from your local ex-tension office orprofessional nurseryman.Digital gardeners canGoogle for “floweringcrabapples” to get lists ofrecommended varieties.

Choose a disease-resistant crabapple

Some consider Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ (above) to be the most beautiful of all flower-ing crabapple trees.

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Farmington finances ‘steady’ but waryBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – Days afterabout 50 people staged a “walk-in”and rally to demonstrate support forbetter school funding from the state,District 265 got a bit of good newsat its Board of Education meetingMonday, but a big financial struggleremains.

The financial report through April30 showed the District to haveabout $1.6 million more than thistime last year.

“The offset between this year andlast year is still skewed in Opera-tions and Maintenance, as we hadnot yet received any grant fundsfrom the solar project last year atthis time,” said Superintendent JohnAsplund. “But even considering thatamount ($1.15 million), we are stillahead of last year in most funds.

“Education is doing worse be-cause we decided to move $200,000of General State Aid out of Educa-tion and into Transportation, andTransportation looks artificially bet-ter than it is because we hadn’t yetreceived the March or April billsprior to running bank balances atthe end of the month.

“All in all, though, we are stillholding very steady,” he continued.“We [also] got the state’s third pay-ment out of four for ‘mandatory cat-egoricals,’ which we hadn’t countedon.”

Likewise the Board discussed anamended budget, but “these num-

bers could change drastically in thenext month – at least on the revenueside,” Asplund said. “We are stillunsure how much more revenue wewill receive from the state.”

The amended budget is on displayfor the next month, and the Boardwill take action on it at their nextmeeting, June 13.

In other planning for next year,the Board approved four sections ofKindergarten next year after 71youngsters have enrolled, and itOK’d a Junior High SummerSchool program for students whoare struggling academically. Fundedby $4,736 from a Title I grant, theprogram will have two teachersworking 16-hour weeks for fourweeks.

In related action, the Board sup-ported a recommendation to movethe Junior High to a “schoolwide”designation, giving the Districtmore flexibility in using Title Ifunds.

In other news:• The District will cut bus routes

from 23 to 19 and replace somedoor-to-door service with more busstops, except for pre-K through 1stgraders.

• In personnel, the Board ac-knowledged imminent retireesJoAnn Ray (3rd grade teacher),Linda Egle (high school guidance)and Deanna Ball (café worker);hired Jenni Davis as high schoolEnglish teacher and Brad Whitcombas assistant football coach; and ac-

cepted the resignation of special-ed-ucation teacher Cherie Dunbar.

• The board recognized severalstudents and groups, including:

• FFA Parliamentary ProcedureTeam coached by Joe Webel (KarahThomas, Katie Stenger, RosieRoberts, Brianna Benson, MattiePlummer, Katie Barnett, ChristyMahr). It finished 3rd in State thisyear. • FFA Livestock Team also coached

by Webel State champion this year,the team is made up of KatieStenger, Karah Thomas, DevinMcGinnis, Christy Mahr and CoeJansen.• FCHS Winterguard coached by

Ryan Lambert and Carmen Platt.Placing 9th at the Regional Champi-onship in Indiana, its members areAdara LeBron, Taylor Skirvin,Megan Vallas, Megan Gilstrap,Katie Orozco, Emma Maubach,Emily Dimarsico and Sydney Oss-man. • Eskridge Award Winners: Hon-

ored by Canton drama critic LarryEskridge were Tommy Cook, AmiOrozco, TJ Benedict, Noah Lane,Jordan McCance, Kylie Gates, JosieGibbs, Katie Orozco, Madison Mur-phy, Sophie Hemp, JJ Record andKarah Thomas. The drama coachesare Josh Piper and Ryan LambertHelen Farmer Haggerty Award:Teacher JoAnn Ray and studentGage Waddle were honored.

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Fulton, Knox and Peoria County Health Dept. Food Inspections – April 1-30Establishment Address Date Score EstablishmentCasey’s 811 W. Main St., Elmwood April 1 92 retailElmwood Foods 105 S. Rose St., Elmwood April 1 98 retailHometown Hangout 106 S. Ill. Rt 180, Williamsfield April 16 N/A restaurantLittle Farmers 95 N. Main St., Farmington April 28 97 day careMcNeeley Food 1472 Knox Rd 1725N, Dahinda April 27 94 retailMethodist Church 821 W. Main St., Elmwood April 1 95 kitchenSubway 102 W. Main St, Elmwood April 12 95 restaurantUptown Cafe 110 N. Magnolia St., Elmwood April 12 95 restaurantWatering Hole 1468 Knox Rd. 1725 N., Dahinda April 27 92 tavern

BRIEFS

No raise for Farmingtoncity employees

FARMINGTON – The CityCouncil here has voted against ap-proving wage increases for city em-ployees this year. Mayor KentKowal cited concerns about fundingas a reason to hold off on raises.

The council also adopted thecity’s 2017 budget, which shows asurplus of more than $93,000.The budget lists projected revenuesof $3,020,875 and expenses of$2,927,425 for next year.

The council also approved an or-dinance that rezoned three LozierOil Company property pins as serv-ice retail district. The property hadbeen zoned residential.Bright Futures screeningPeoria County students

Peoria County Bright Futures ismaking appointments for summerscreenings. If you have a child thatwill be age 3 by Sept. 1 and is notage eligible for kindergarten, theycan be screened to attend Bright Fu-tures for the 2016-2017 school year.

Interested parents can call theBright Futures office at (309) 686-8590 to set up an appointment. Ifyou have a child in Bright Futures,they do not need to be screened. Electronics, paint to becollected in Billtown

WILLIAMSFIELD – KnoxCounty residents can bring selectelectronics and paint to the villageshed, 112 W. Gale St., from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. next Saturday (May 21).

Sponsored by the Village ofWilliamsfield, Knox County and thetri-County Regional Collection Fa-cility, the collection will acceptmost electronic and paint except forair conditioners, refrigerators,stoves, washers, dryers, waterheaters and business electronics.

Also not accepted will be automo-tive, industrial or business-gener-ated paints, roofing tar, jointcompounds, or adhesives. Call

(309) 331-4782 for information.Williamsfield studentstook part in TECH 2016

SPRINGFIELD – WilliamsfieldHigh School students Allison Fos-ter, Seth Silvest and Bryce Smithand Mr. Kirk Mustain took part inthe 25th annual TECH 2016 Stu-dents for the Information Age eventTuesday at the Illinois State CapitolBuilding.

Williamsfield students demon-strated “Fun with Raspberry Pi.”The Raspberry Pi is a low-cost,credit-card sized computer that cando everything you’d expect a com-puter to do. Students have beenusing the Raspberry Pi to create mo-tion-sensing games, a remote-secu-rity camera and more,Poppy program raisesmoney for veterans

WILLIAMSFIELD – The PoppyProgram is the oldest and mostwidely recognized American LegionAuxiliary program. Each yeararound Memorial Day, Auxiliaryvolunteers distribute millions ofbright red crepe paper poppies inexchange for contributions to assistdisabled and hospitalized veterans.

Hospitalized veterans who makeflowers can earn a small wage tosupplement their income. Donationsare used exclusively to assist andsupport veterans and their families.

The poppy also reminds the com-

munity of the sacrifices and contin-uing needs of our veterans.

The Williamsfield American Le-gion Auxiliary #371 will have canis-ters at local businesses this monthand the Williamsfield Girl Scoutswill distribute poppies throughoutthe community on Friday, May 20.

Please contribute to help assistand honor our veterans.Farmington students atstate Science Olympiad

FARMINGTON – The Farm-ington Central Junior High ScienceOlympiad team coached by JeffWeyers and Tricia Fields reachedthe state championship event inChampaign/Urbana.

Team members were Isaac As-plund, Josie Carballido, Kaitlyn Le-Bron, Sarah Stevens, EmilyStidham, Keagan Lahart, EthanMarvel, Abby Peters, Emily Streit-matter, Jenna West, Eli Asplund,Adian Basaly, Tori Benedict andAddison Gilstrap.

The high school ScienceOlympiad team, also coached byWeyers and Fields, had the follow-ing students make it to state: StevenGilstrap, Ben Johnson, KellyKiesewetter, Jackson McCollough,Maddie Murphy, Logan Evans,Kaitlin Gilstrap, Rosie Roberts,Austin Warren, TJ Benedict, MeganGilstrap, Marianne Haines, JaredMcCollough, Macayla Murphy,Karah Thomas and Jessamy Hintz.

Students at Kickapoo St. Mary’s School recently performed Disney’s “TheLion King Jr.” Photo by Jenna Alwood.


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TIF LAW: More accountabilitywasn’t bothered by the proposal.

“Anything that needs to be done willbe taken care of by our attorney, Tom Ja-cobs with the Economic DevelopmentGroup in Bloomington,” Stahl said.“They handle our reporting. And we’reopen with what’s going on in our JointReview Board meetings with the othertaxing districts.”

Farmington Mayor Kent Kowal saidhe wasn’t that familiar with the legisla-tion, but was a bit irked.

“Sometimes it seems like ‘The moreburden the better’ from the state’s pointof view,” he said.

Farmington enacted its TIF district in2014, and Kowal concedes the conceptcan seem complicated.

“TIFs can be difficult to grasp how itworks,” he said. “But once I talk to peo-ple, they understand it.”

Approved in 1977 by the Illinois Gen-eral Assembly, the Tax Increment Allo-cation Redevelopment Act authorizedmunicipalities to address blighted orconservation areas by undertaking rede-velopment projects.

A public-financing method, a TIF uses“tax increments” – the difference be-tween the amount of property tax rev-enue generated before a TIF district isdesignated and the amount of propertytax revenue generated afterward – tohelp fund associated costs. Only prop-erty taxes generated by the increasedvalue of new properties may be used.

A TIF doesn’t reduce property tax rev-enues available to overlapping taxingbodies. (See box, above right.)

In Elmwood, which has a TIF districtfor the Fairground Acres subdivision anda second TIF district for the businessdistrict, Treasurer Harold Jehle echoedStahl’s comment.

“The lawyers will handle any new re-porting,” he said.

Elmwood’s TIF attorney, MichaelSeghetti of Peoria, handles Elmwood’sTIF Annual Financial Reports (AFR).If passed, the proposal “would meansome additional reporting to be done onthe AFR each year, a bit more work forthe person in each municipality who pre-pares that report,” Seghetti said.

As to whether taxpayers would getmeaningful information, Seghetti said itprobably would be understandable.

There are pluses and minuses to all taxincentives. Pluses include municipalitiesattracting new developments that would-n’t have occurred otherwise. In the caseof TIFs, once they expire, increasedproperty values and taxes become partof the community’s tax base.

Minuses include not providing fulltaxpayer accountability, critics say.

“Because the operations of redevelop-ment agencies are often obscure, taxpay-ers often have little knowledge of andlimited control over decisions that sig-nificantly affect the amount of tax rev-enues available to the city, schooldistricts and other local governments,”according to the Civic Federation.

Also, “another potential problem with[a] TIF is spillover of costs to taxpayersoutside the TIF district,” according to areport from the New York City Inde-pendent Budget Office. “Municipalservice requirements – such as police,fire, sanitation, education and trans-portation – will almost certainly rise asdevelopment occurs within a TIF dis-trict. In turn, the regular property taxescould well fall short of the cost of [thosenew] services.”

The bill’s sponsor wants to ensurecommunities answer for their actions.

“My problem with TIFs is they be-come a slush fund for local governmentswith no accountability,” Franks said.“This legislation will make that informa-tion more transparent.”



TIF’s structureIn theory, Tax Increment Financing

works when:• a geographic area is designated as

a TIF district;• a plan for specific improvements

in the TIF district is developed;• private development happens, rais-

ing property values above where theywould have been without improve-ment;

• with higher values, property taxrevenues rise, and;

• property tax revenue from the in-creased assessments above the levelbefore the TIF project began (the “taxincrement”) pays for redevelopmentcosts within the TIF area.SOURCES: Illinois Tax Increment Association,

New York Independent Budget Office



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OBITUARIESGene Shissler

ELMWOOD – Everett “Gene”Shissler, 89, of Elmwood, died at5:50 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016,at his residence.

He was born on Feb. 12, 1927, inrural Elmwood, toGeorge and Caro-line Marie (Kelly)Shissler. He mar-ried Grace Dalyon Sept. 10, 1949.They were mar-ried for more than66 years. She sur-vives. He is alsosurvived by two sons, Thomas(Julia) Shissler of Elmwood andEverett “Lynn” (Michelle) Shisslerof Elmwood; one brother, Bob(Nancy) Shissler; one sister, Barbara(Ray) Livingston; six grandchildren,Jack, Andrew, Adam, Marshall,Grace, and Charles; and five great-grandchildren, Ian, Brynn, Ashley,Graham, and Elise.

He is preceded in death by oneson, Richard Shissler, and two sis-ters, Gertrude Jaris and Mary Barton.

Gene was drafted right after highschool and served in the UnitedStates Air Force. Following his serv-ice, he graduated from the Univer-sity of Illinois with a Bachelor’sDegree in Agronomy. He was a life-long seedsman and co-ownedShissler Seed Company for morethan 25 years.

He was a charter member of theMaple Lane Country Club, as wellas a member of the Knights ofColumbus, Peoria County Farm Bu-reau, and American Seed Trade. Healso served on the Elmwood SchoolBoard, Elmwood City Council, andwas past president for more than 20

years of the Elmwood Historical So-ciety. Gene was also a member of St.Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elm-wood.

Gene enjoyed golfing and was anavid University of Illinois and St.Louis Cardinal fan. Most of all heloved spending time with his chil-dren and grandchildren.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A Funeral Mass was held onMay 10 at the St. Patrick’s CatholicChurch in Elmwood. Memorialsmay be made to the Elmwood FireDepartment and the American Can-cer Society. A private burial of asheswill be held at a later date at theElmwood Township Cemetery.

To leave online condolences, visitwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com

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

Beverly L. Miars ELMWOOD – Beverly L. Miars,

67, of Elmwood, formerly of YatesCity, passed away on Friday, May 6,2016, at 5:55 p.m., surrounded byher loving family at her son’s resi-

dence in Elmwood.She was born on April 7, 1949, in

Peoria, to Leonard and Mabel(Mann) Cox. She married CarlMiars on May 13, 1966 in Peoria.He passed away in 2014.

She is survivedby three children,Brian (Lisa) Miarsof Yates City, Ken(JeffreyRatkovich) Miarsof Elmwood, andKristen (Rodney)Grubb of Farm-ington; one sister,Vicky Harkness; five grandchildren,Dravin, Dalein, KK, Nicole, and Jes-sica; and 3 great-grandchildren,Kouper, Julianna, and Chase.

She is preceded in death by herhusband and one brother, Bill Cox.

Bev was a SEAPCO teacher inFarmington where she retired fromafter 23 years. She was also an EMTfor B.Y.E. from 1983 to 1988.

Bev was a devout Christian andwas recently taking classes to be achaplain. She was a member ofCrossroads Assembly of God andalso attended the Elmwood UnitedMethodist Church. Bev also was avolunteer for Harbor Light Hospiceand a member of the ElmwoodBusiness Women.

Funeral services were May 10 atCrossroads Assembly of God inElmwood. Bas to be at Yates CityCemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to B.Y.E. Ambulance.

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

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

This Week’s Obituaries• Eleanor Asal, 85, Princeville• Lydia M. Camp, 98, Farmington• Thomas Chatten, 77, Farmington• M. Danielle Ingle, 60, Princeville• Derrick Jackson, 62, Williamsfield• Ray Long, 94, Brimfield• Carrie Markum, 60, Edwards• Beverly L. Miars, 67, Elmwood• Ralph Negley, 64, Farmington• Gene Shissler, 89, Elmwood• Lois Wright, 93, FarmingtonWe print basic obituaries for free.Longer obituaries cost $1 per col-umn inch;$5 per picture. Call (309)741-9790.


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BRIMFIELDSt. Joseph

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

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

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

Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 amSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church -

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

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 amBrimfield E-Free ChurchPastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher RoadBrimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.org

Worship: 10:30 amSunday 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 Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (glutenfree communion offered)

DAHINDADahinda United Methodist

Church1739 Victoria Street, PO Box

14, Dahinda IL 61428

Church phone: 309-639-2768Email: [email protected]

Sunday services: 9:30 am

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

(309) 830-4259

www.crossroadselmwood.orgWed. Worship: 7 pm

Sun. Worship: 10:30 amElmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

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

Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pmWed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pmFirst Presbyterian Church

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

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

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

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

Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m.Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.Sun. Mass: 10 am

Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood

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

(309) 742-7221www.elmwoodumc.org

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

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

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

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

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(309) 245-2957Sun. Worship: 10 am

Wed. Worship: 7 pm

PRINCEVILLEPrinceville UnitedMethodist ChurchPastor Ken Dees

420 E. Woertz, Princeville

(309) 385-4487

[email protected]

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Eleanor AsalPRINCEVILLE – Eleanor M.

Asal, 85, of Princeville died May 4at OSF St. Francis Medical Centerin Peoria.

Survivors include sister Carol(Bill) Fairfield of Princeville;brothers George (Bonnie) Asal ofGulfport, Miss., and Jerry (Joanne)Asal of Evanston; brother-in-law,Dale Chapman of Washington; andseveral nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were May 7 atthe Apostolic Christian Church inPrinceville, with burial at theApostolic Christian Church Ceme-tery in Princeville.

Condolences may be left onlineat www.haskellhott.com.Lydia M. Stairwalt CampFARMINGTON – Lydia M. Stair-

walt Camp, 98, of Galva, formerlyof Farmington, died May 5 at herhome.

A graduate of Farmington HighSchool, she is survived by sonMichael Stairwalt of Galva; daugh-ter Patricia Mellin of Warrenville,Ill.; 8 grandchildren; 14 great-grand-children; and a half brother, JamesJohnson.

Funeral services were May 11 atRux Funeral Home in Galva, withburial at Galva Cemetery.

Condolences may be left online atwww.ruxfuneralhome.com.

Thomas ChattenFARMINGTON – Thomas E.

“Gene” Chatten, 77, of Farming-ton, died May 4 at FarmingtonCountry Manor.

Survivors include childrenMichael (Tamara) Chatten ofFarmington, Timothy (Tammara)Chatten of Yates City, and Scott(Dee) Chatten of Morris; eightgrandchildren; four great-grand-children; and two brothers, Dick(Carol) Chatten of Farmington andLarry (Sheila) Chatten of Farming-ton.

Graveside services were May 10at Oakridge Cemetery in Farming-ton. Cremation rites were estab-lished with Anderson-SedgwickFuneral Home in Farmington.

Condolences may be left online atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

M. Danielle InglePRINCEVILLE – M. Danielle

Ingle, 60, of Princeville died May2 at her residence.

Survivors include her husbandRob Ingle of Princeville; son Seth;sisters Toni (Jon) Bateman ofPrinceville, Michelle (Marshall)Wilcoxen of Hillsborough, N.C.,and Christy Smith of Peoria; sister-in-law, Barb Castle of Peoria; andmany nieces and nephews.

Per Danielle’s wishes, cremationwas accorded, with a private fam-ily memorial service to follow.Burial of ashes will be atPrinceville Township Cemetery ata later date.

Condolences may be left onlineat www.haskellhott.com.

Derrick JacksonWILLIAMSFIELD – Derrick R.

Jackson, 62, of Williamsfield, diedMay 5 at OSF St. Mary MedicalCenter, Galesburg.

Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home,Knoxville, is in charge of arrange-ments.

Ray LongBRIMFIELD – Ray A Long, 94,

of Peoria, father of a Brimfieldwoman, died April 28 at UnityPointMethodist Medical Center.

Survivors include daughtersNancy (Larry) Breed of Brimfield,Susan Long of Peoria, and LoisJohnson of Washington; two grand-children; and three great-grandchil-dren.

Funeral services were May 2 atDavison-Fulton Woolsey-WiltonFuneral Home, with at Swan LakeMemory Gardens.

Share condolences at legacy.com.Carrie Markum

EDWARDS – Carrie A.Markum, 60, of Peoria, sister of anEdwards man, died April 30.

Carrie was born in Peoria onApril 22, 1956, to William andEthel (Simms) Traver.

Survivors include her children,Robert Morefield II of Peoria,Rusty (Summer) Morefield of Ari-zona and Misty (Lawrence) More-

field of Peoria; siblings Jerry(Linda) Traver of Edwards, andBill (Diana) Traver, Chuck (Janet)Traver and Fran (Mel) Siegel, allof Peoria; eight grandchildren.

A memorial service is scheduledfor 5 p.m. May 26 at the LaramieSt. Baptist church in Peoria. Cre-mation has been accorded bySchmidt-Haller Burial and Crema-tion Services.Share condolences at legacy.com.

Ralph NegleyFARMINGTON – Ralph A. Neg-

ley, 64, of Lewistown, brother of aFarmington man, died May 6 atGraham Hospital in Canton.

Survivors include his wife, Sue(Blair) Negley; brothers Ronald Ne-gley of Farmington and Randy(Kathy) Negley of Canton; sistersSonita Negley of Macomb and RaeGina Negley of Pittsburg, Pa.; sonsRick Negley of Lewistown andSander Egging of Australia; daugh-ters Jessica Negley of Lewistownand Sasha Negley of Banner; fivegrandchildren; and many nieces andnephews.

He was preceded in death by hisparents.

Funeral services were May 10 atthe Henry-Lange Memorial Homein Lewistown. Cremation will beaccorded following services.

Condolences may be left online atwww.henrylange.com.

Lois WrightFARMINGTON – Lois Eleanor

Wright, 93, of Farmington died May4 at Farmington Country Manor.

Survivors include son Rollen(Glendale) Wright of Farmingtonand daughter Janet (Roger) Jacksonof Macomb; sister Ruth Harding ofHanna City; seven grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were May 9 atFirst Baptist Church in Farmington,with burial at Oak Ridge Cemeteryin Farmington.

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“Schools must also limit thenumber of suspensions and the du-ration of each to the greatest extentpossible. This means that we willneed to explore ‘non-exclusionary’measures, such as in-school suspen-sions and loss of privileges.

“Additionally, students that aresuspended must be afforded a rea-sonable amount of time to make upmissed work for equivalent credit.Ideally, the goal is to curb misbe-haviors through an intervention-likeapproach similar to the RtI [Re-sponse to Intervention] model thatwe utilize for academic purposes.”

Wagner echoes Asplund’s con-cern about more financial demandsat a time of fewer funds.

“The possibility of SB 100 cost-ing districts more money is a dis-tinct possibility,” Wagner says.“With the cuts to our current educa-tional funding, we are alreadystaffed at a near bare-bones level.

In order to offer periodic in-schoolsuspension situations, we wouldneed to have supervision of thosestudents, either by certified staffduring prep time which requirescompensation, or the hiring of asubstitute teacher.”

Besides money, the law will taketime away from staff and teachers,both administrators said.

“Classrooms might be affected byan increased presence of studentswho do not wish to attend schooland whose parents may not be sup-portive of the school’s expecta-tions,” Asplund says. “The studentswho are in school to learn, we fear,may suffer from this change.

“I understand that there areschools who have over-expelled orover-suspended students,” Asplundcontinues, “but the enactment ofthis law is just another example ofan overreaction and overreach inSpringfield. Why not deal directlywith the offending schools, ratherthan placing further restrictions onschools who are trying to maintaina positive learning environment fortheir students?”

More paperwork is piling on,Wagner says.

“The law certainly will requiremore documentation on the part ofour teachers and administrators,”he says. “Our students will still beheld accountable for their behav-iors and will be held to the samehigh standards that our staff, com-munity, and students are accus-tomed to.

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Asplund seems frustrated.“If the legislature spent as much

time on figuring out a way to equi-tably fund public schools as theydo finding ways to further restrictour autonomy,” he says, “we wouldbe able to provide all the program-ming we need for students to learnand grow.”


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY

IN PROBATE

In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) 16-P-163JOSEPH A. BELLO, DECEASED )

CLAIM DAY NOTICENotice is given to creditors of the death of JOSEPH A. BELLO. Letters

of office were issued on April 18, 2016, to JOANNE I. FLATT of 10007Bell Tower Ct., Louisville, KY 40299; and KATHLENE BELLO, of 19230 E.Rt. 116, Farmington, IL 61531, as Independent Co-Executors, whose at-torney of record is Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLP (RONALD WEBER),167 West Elm Street, Canton, Illinois 61520, Phone #309/647-6317, Fax#309/647-6350.Administration of this estate will be without court supervision, unless

an interested party requests supervised administration pursuant to a pe-tition filed under 755 ILCS 5/28-4.Claims must be filed on or before October 29, 2016 (being a date not

less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this no-tice, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this no-tice to creditors, whichever is later), and any claim not filed on or beforethat date is barred. Claims may be filed with the representative of thisestate or in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois61602, or both. If filed with the court, the claimant within ten (10) daysafter filing his or her claim with the court: (1) shall cause a copy of theclaim to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorneyof record, unless the representative or the attorney has in writing eitherconsented to the allowance of the claim or waived mailing or delivery ofthe copies, and (2) shall file with the court proof of any required mailingor delivery of copies.Dated this 21st day of April, 2016.

JOANNE I. FLATT and KATHLENE BELLO, as Independent Co-Executors of the Estate of JOSEPH A. BELLO, deceased

By: /S/ RONALD WEBERRonald Weber, their attorney

RONALD WEBERFroehling, Weber & Schell, LLPAttorneys for Estate167 West Elm Street, Canton, IL 61520Phone: 309/647-6317Fax: 309/647-6350E-Mail: [email protected]

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY

IN PROBATE

In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) 16-P-161DELTA J. STONE DECEASED )

CLAIM DAY NOTICENotice is given to creditors of the death of DELTA J. STONE. Letters of

Office were issued on April 18, 2016, to BRENDA K. GRUBB, 702 N.Pekin Ln., Hanna City, IL 61536, as Independent Executor, whose attor-ney of record is Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLP (NANCY A. SCHELL),165 East Fort Street, Farmington, Illinois 61531, Phone #309/245-2474,Fax #309/245-2475.Administration of this estate will be without court supervision, unless

an interested party requests supervised administration pursuant to a pe-tition filed under 755 ILCS 5/28-4.Claims must be filed on or before October 30, 2016 (being a date not

less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this no-tice, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this no-tice to creditors, whichever is later), and any claim not filed on or beforethat date is barred. Claims may be filed with the representative of thisestate or in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois61602, or both. If filed with the court, the claimant within ten (10) daysafter filing his or her claim with the court: (1) shall cause a copy of theclaim to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorneyof record, unless the representative or the attorney has in writing eitherconsented to the allowance of the claim or waived mailing or delivery ofthe copies, and (2) shall file with the court proof of any required mailingor delivery of copies.Dated this 18th day of April, 2016.

BRENDA K. GRUBB, ExecutorBy: /S/ NANCY A. SCHELLNancy A. Schell, Attorney

Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLPAttorneys for Estate165 East Fort StreetFarmington, IL 61531Phone: 309/245-2474E-Mail: [email protected]

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSThe Village of Princeville is accepting bids for new playgroundequipment to be installed at Cutters Grove Park.

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ORDINANCE NO. 16-AANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE

An Ordinance making appropriations for the corporate purposes ofHanna City Sanitary District, of the County of Peoria and State of Illi-nois, for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st Monday of May, 2016,and ending on the 1st Monday of May, 2017.

IT IS ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HANNA CITYSANITARY DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF PEORIA AND STATE OFILLINOIS:

Section 1. That the following sums, or so much thereof as may beauthorized by law, be and the same are hereby appropriated for thecorporate purposes of the Hanna City Sanitary District of the Countyof Peoria and State of Illinois to defray all necessary expenses and lia-bilities of the said Hanna City Sanitary District, as hereinafter speci-fied, for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st Monday of May, 2016and ending on the 1st Monday of May, 2017, to wit:

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STATE OF ILLINOISIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY – IN PROBATE

In the Matter of the Estate of ) 16-P-173MARVEL L. PASSMORE, Deceased )

CLAIM DAY NOTICENotice is given to creditors of the death of MARVEL L. PASSMORE.

Letters of Office were issued on April 25, 2016, to STEVEN R. PASS-MORE, 519 E. Pearl Street, Farmington, IL 61531 and CYNTHIA L.PARR, 21015 W. Farmington Rd., Trivoli, IL 61569, as Co-IndependentExecutors, whose attorney of record is Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLP(NANCY A. SCHELL), 165 East Fort Street, Farmington, Illinois 61531,Phone #309/245-2474, Fax #309/245-2475.Administration of this estate will be without court supervision, unless

an interested party requests supervised administration pursuant to a pe-tition filed under 755 ILCS 5/28-4.Claims must be filed on or before November 5, 2016 (being a date not

less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this no-tice, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this no-tice to creditors, whichever is later), and any claim not filed on or beforethat date is barred. Claims may be filed with the representative of thisestate or in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois61602, or both. If filed with the court, the claimant within ten (10) daysafter filing his or her claim with the court: (1) shall cause a copy of theclaim to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorneyof record, unless the representative or the attorney has in writing eitherconsented to the allowance of the claim or waived mailing or delivery ofthe copies, and (2) shall file with the court proof of any required mailingor delivery of copies.Dated this 26th day of April, 2016.

STEVEN R. PASSMORE and CYNTHIA L. PARR, Co-Independent Executors of Estate of MARVEL L. PASSMORE, Deceased

By: /S/ NANCY A. SCHELLNancy A. Schell, Attorney


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STATE OF ILLINOISIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY – IN PROBATE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )CAROL ANN CONN, DECEASED ) No. 16-P-162

CLAIM DAY NOTICENotice is given to creditors of the death of CAROL ANN CONN. Let-

ters of Office were issued on April 18, 2016, to GARY A. ZINSER, SR.,1211 N. Conn Rd., Hanna City, IL 61536, as Independent Executor,whose attorney of record is Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLP (NANCY A.SCHELL), 165 East Fort Street, Farmington, Illinois 61531, Phone#309/245-2474, Fax #309/245-2475.Administration of this estate will be without court supervision, unless

an interested party requests supervised administration pursuant to a pe-tition filed under 755 ILCS 5/28-4.Claims must be filed on or before October 30, 2016, (being a date not

less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this no-tice, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this noticeto creditors, whichever is later), and any claim not filed on or before thatdate is barred. Claims may be filed with the representative of this estateor in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or both. Iffiled with the court, the claimant within ten (10) days after filing his or herclaim with the court: (1) shall cause a copy of the claim to be mailed ordelivered to the representative and to the attorney of record, unless therepresentative or the attorney has in writing either consented to the al-lowance of the claim or waived mailing or delivery of the copies, and (2)shall file with the court proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.Dated this 18th day of April, 2016.

GARY A. ZINSER, SR., Executor

By: /S/ NANCY A. SCHELLNancy A. Schell, Attorney




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With the postseason looming, Farm-ington’s baseball team has turned up itsplay a notch. The Farmers are 4-1 intheir last five, capped by an 11-8slugfest win over Knoxville last Friday.

Farmington (17-11) put up six runs inthe second and rackedup 13 hits to hold offKnoxville. Jake Set-tles was 3-for-4 in thegame with two runsscored and TannerCrowe went 3-for-4with two doubles forFarmington. JakeJohnson and TreySwearingen also hadtwo hits apiece for the Farmers.

Two days prior to that, Farmingtontopped local rival Princeville, 7-3.

Farmington made the most of ninehits, four walks and three Princevilleerrors to make a winner of startingpitcher Dakota Traver. Traver went sixinnings, fanning four and allowing onerun.

Settles was again a big hitter, going3-for-4 with two runs scored and anRBI. Jake Johnson also drove in tworuns as Farmington benefited from hit-ting up and down its lineup.

Princeville also had nine hits and gottwo-hit outings from Austin Brodine,Matthew Butterfield and Justin Janssen.

Hitting has not been a big problemfor Farmington, as the Farmers have a.299 team batting average led by Settles(.386), Traver (.358), Crowe (.357) andJohnson (.333). Crowe leads in homeruns (6) and RBIs (28).

Farmington is a No. 3 seed when theFarmers open Class 2A postseason playnext Thursday (May 19) at 4:30 p.m. inBrimfield. The Farmers will meet thewinner between No. 8 Kewanee andNo. 11 ROWVA-Williamsfield.

Brimfield-ElmwoodThe Indians (12-13) are getting used

to playing close games. Coach BrandonPorter’s team is also becoming moreaccustomed to winning, having gone 3-1 in the past week.

The last game on Saturday was a 3-2loss to Knoxville, which came despite astrong pitching outing by senior JakeRoberts, who allowed four hits andfanned 10. But Brimfield-Elmwoodcould only score twice, as Caileb John-son and Austin Sims posted two-hitgames.

One day earlier, Roberts drove in tworuns in a 3-2 victory over East Peoria.Ethan Jehle was the winner on themound, allowing no earned runs in his

6.1 innings and adding a double to sup-port his cause.

Indians fans also had to sit through atight finish last Thursday at Delavan, asB-E rallied with two runs in the seventhinning of a 6-5 victory. Sims reachedon an error and scored on a double byJohnson, who later scored on a doubleby Jehle for the victory. Johnson andJehle both went 2-for-3 and drove intwo runs apiece.

Things were easier last Wednesday ina 15-3 win over Havana that saw Simsgo 3-for-4 and Kyle Doubet for 3-for-3with four RBIs.

Overall, Johnson leads in hitting(.366), while Sims is at .325 and Jehlehas raised his average to .300. Sims is5-1 on the mound with a 2.16 ERA.

The Indians won’t have far to travelfor the start of the Class 2A postseason.Brimfield is regional host and is seededNo. 9 as it opens Monday (May 16)against No. 10 Kewanee Wethersfieldin a 4:30 p.m. game.

PrincevillePrinceville (13-13) is on a 4-1 run

that includes wins over Galva last Fri-day (8-5) and United last Thursday (8-6).

Evan Bultemeier was 3-for-4 againstGalva and Austin Brodine went 2-for-5with a double. Bultemeier also got thepitching win, scattering six hits andfanning five.

One day earlier last Thursday, Bro-dine had a two-run homer and finished2-for-3. Jack Wagner also homered forthe Princes and Dylan Stalter went 2-for-2 with a triple and a double.

The Princes are seeded sixth and facea Class 1A opener at Toulon againstNo. 3 AlWood next Thursday (May 19)at 4:30 p.m.

ROWVA-WilliamsfieldROWVA-Williamsfield (7-14)

topped Stark County last Thursday, 9-4,with four runs in each of the sixth andseventh innings.

Owen Spring was 4-for-4 for theCougars and drove in four runs to helpmake a winner of pitcher GarrettWight. Wight struck out six in a com-plete game win and also was 2-for-4 atthe plate to support his cause. GunnerJohnston also had two RBIs and ZacSmith scored twice for the Cougars.

R-W is a No. 11 seed in Class 2A re-gional play and opens with a 4:30 p.m.game on Monday (May 16) at No. 8Kewanee.

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FarmingtonFarmington (9-11) saw a

week of both frustratingand satisfying in two lostpitching duels and a winthat resulted from clutchhits and good pitching.

On Friday at Farming-ton, Bushnell-West Prairiescored on a wild pitch inthe fourth for a 1-0 vic-tory. The split-game pitch-ing of Ilsa Strough (fourframes ) and Alli Sprague(three innings) and justone error by Farmingtonkept the team in the game.

On Thursday Spraguealso pitched strong withnine strikeouts and justone walk, but 16 LadyFarmer whiffs and justtwo hits couldn’t catchNorth Fulton in a 2-0 loss.

“We played very goodsoftball in these twogames, but just couldn’tpush the runs across,”coach Jeni Fauser said.

A better result came lastWednesday at Lewistownin a 12-2 win in five in-nings. Strough pitched allthe way with five strike-outs and only one walk.

Sprague was 4-for-4with three RBIs and around tripper. Stroughadded to her pitching witha double and GraceBehrens drove in two forthe visitors.

Farmington opens re-gional play Wednesday(May 18) at Williamsfieldagainst Monmouth Unitedat 4:30 p.m.

PrincevillePrinceville (24-3) spent

a busy Saturday going 1-2at the Washington Invita-tional Tournament againstvery strong competition.

The day began with a 9-0 loss to the hosts that sawfour Lady Prince errorsand only one hit, that com-ing off the bat of BrookeGardner.

The Lady Princes alsofell to always strong Still-man Valley, 6-2. Stillmandoubled the six team hitsof Princeville.

Princeville finished theday with an 8-2 win overIllini Bluffs. A seven-runthird more than did it,along with Paige Lane’stwo-hit and four-strikeoutperformance in the circle.

The Lady Princes madeIB pay for seven walks, asJessica DeVries and Gard-ner drove in two each, andMaddie Hite drove in one,all in that big third inning.

“Those were really goodteams to play for us mov-ing forward,” coach ChadGardner said.

Princeville unleashed a20-hit attack on United onthe road last Thursday in a10-0 rout. Lane’s two-hit

and 10-strikeout pitchingline was also part of theLady Princes’ big win.

Gardner was 4-for-5with two RBIs whileCaitlin Pullen, NatalieCokel and Karlen Sandall,who came off the bench,also drove in multipleruns.

Princeville will moveback into the more com-fortable world of Class 1Aplay as a top seed, openingits postseason on Tuesday(May 17) at Abingdonagainst No. 7 seed Henry-Senachwine.ROWVA-WilliamsfieldROWVA-Williamsfield

(4-19) traveled to AledoFriday and Saturday forthe Mercer County Tour-nament, falling first to thehosts by an eight 8-7count.

R-W racked up threeruns in its last at-bat be-fore falling one run short.Paige Collopy led the way,going 3-for-4 with fourRBIs.

Game two on the daywas another one-run heart-breaker, 11-10, to WestCarroll. The Lady Cougarsstruck for seven in theirfirst at bat but their scoringslowed, and West Carrollwould get their bats goingfor the R-W setback.

Paige Swanson led R-Wwith four RBIs, hitting 3-

for-4. Last Friday, Knoxville

bested R-W, 6-1, even asMadison Stewart pitchedto just six hits, one walk,and seven strikeouts.

During a tough season,the Lady Cougars won amemorable game lastTuesday versus StarkCounty. R-W took victoryfrom defeat twice in dra-matic fashion for the 13-12 victory. The game wasrelatively quiet going intothe sixth, with the LadyCougars up 3-2. After thetop of the seventh, StarkCounty was up 9-4.

But R-W wouldn’t quit,taking the game into ex-tras. Stark hoped its two inthe ninth would beenough, but a Collopyhome run resulted in an-other tie. The game endedwith a Kelsey LindquistRBI single.

R-W opens Class 2A re-gional play Monday (May16) at Knoxville againstthe host team at 4:30 p.m.

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FISHING: Eighth year for tourneya.m., according to coach Steve Her-ridge. But after locating fish on thebeds, the Trojans quickly bagged alimit and then added four or five morekeepers – most on swimbaits orSenkos.

That earned Elmwood its first visit tothe state finals.

Not so for Farmington, where Boyerand his teams have made three previousstate trips. The Farmers also went to thefirst tournament under then-coachChuck Davis. The goal this year will beto improve on Farmington’s previousbest finish of 17th in 2011-12.

Helping in that quest is Farmingtongrad Nick Scapecchi, who fished fortwo of Boyer’s past qualifying teamsand has helped coach the squad thisyear.

“Nick is taking two of the kids downto pre-fish on Saturday and Sunday andhas really been a big help,” Boyer said.“I’ve got the kids that can catch them ifwe can find them.”

As proof of that, Boyer noted thatthree members of his team – all butJansen who had a track meet – wentfishing after they were done with lastSaturday’s sectional.

All four anglers also got a chance tofish in the sectional. Van Hoten andMottaz were in the boat in the morningand then switched out around lunchtime. All four also caught bass, Boyersaid.

Big bass at Banner Marsh went toSkyler Johnson and Shawn Wright ofCuba and weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces.Williamsfield’s team of Curtis Hower-

ton and Donnie Zimmerman placedsixth at the sectional with three fishweighing 6.9 pounds.

This is the eighth year for the IHSA’sstate bass fishing finals. Illinois was thefirst state in the U.S. to hold a sanc-tioned, statewide bass fishing champi-onship.

Carlyle Lake has been home to thetournament since its inception.

Maryville’s Father McGivneyCatholic is defending state bass champafter weighing six fish in two days thatwent 19 6/16 pounds last year.


Once high school foes,Mitch Janssen ofPrinceville (left) andDaniel Dwyer of Brim-field recently faced offagain as college players.Janssen is a freshmanpitcher for Bradley Uni-versity who is 2-1 on themound and pitched thefirst two innings of a re-cent no-hitter. Dwyer is asenior outfielder for Illi-nois State who is hitting.255 with team highs foron-base percentage(.370) and runs scored(34). Bradley went 2-1against ISU. Photo byCollin Fairfield.

Cuba’s team of Skyler Johnson andShawn Wright weighed in this 5-pound,2-ounce bass for Big Fish honors at theBanner Sectional. Photo by Dan Gann-away.

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TRACK: Girls sectional todayand Brad Novak (thirdand fourth) and highjumper Devin Jones (sec-ond after clearing 6-1). E-B also got a second fromAlex Hermann in the3,200 (11:01.20) .

Farmington placed fifthwithout senior StevenGilstrap, who is nursing asore hamstring. TheFarmers’ top finishers in-cluded freshman CoeJansen, who won the polevault by clearing 11-09),Judd Anderson in the 300hurdles (second in 41.33)and Eric Higgs, who wassecond in long jump (19-

05) and 400 (53.45).On the girls side, Farm-

ington scored 82 points toplace third behind winnerKnoxville (111) and R-I(86.5). Relays were thekey for the Lady Farmers,whose quartet of Jordanand Payton Peckham,Haley Huls and SarahLitchfield won three re-lays: the 4x100 in 51.63,the 4x200 in 1:49.19 andthe 4x400 in 4:09.49.

Farmington’s MaddieMurphy also won the dis-cus with a throw of 122-03 feet, while JordanPeckham was second inthe 100 (12.83) and

Litchfield was second inthe pole vault (8-03).

Highlights for E-B’seighth-place finisher in-cluded Emily Mc-Cauley’s third-place runin the 1,600 (6:13.06) anda second-place race forthe 4x800 relay of SadieRumbold, Allie Meyers,Olivia Harlow and Mc-Cauley in a time of11:22.04.

Next up for the girls isClass A sectional compe-tition today at Sherrard.Farmington, Elmwood,Princeville and ROWVA-Williamsfield all competeat Sherrard.


52 area athletes reach IESA state track meetFrom Weekly Post Staff Reports

The Elmwood boys seventh gradeteam and the Princeville eighthgrade team won their IESA Class ASectionals Saturday.

Elmwood was first at Bushnell,outscoring the home team, 83-74.

That was coach Jim Valla’s 18thsectional victory since 1991, whenhe became coach and attended thefirst track meet of his life.

Princeville’s boys won at Kewa-nee Wethersfield, totaling 84 pointsto place ahead of runner-up HenrySenachwine (73).

Princeville’s girls were second inthe 7th grade sectional at KewaneeWethersfield, trailing winner BureauValley South 87-86, and also placedsecond in theirs 8th grade sectional.

Overall a contingent of 52 areajunior high track athletes shined insectionals last Saturday and quali-fied for the IESA meet Friday andSaturday at the EastSide Centre inEast Peoria.

At press time the IESA had not re-leased seedings.

Friday’s schedule starts at 10:15a.m. with a parade of athletes andthen at 11 a.m. includes field eventprelims and finals, prelims for hur-dles and the 100 and finals in the400 and 1600.

All other finals are Saturday, start-ing at 9 a.m., following the 8:20 a.m.parade of athletes.

Farmington athletes are competingat the Dunlap Class AA Sectionalthis Saturday.

BRIMFIELD JUNIOR HIGHGIRLS - 7th Grade

• Megan Bowers – 4x200• Olivia Kellum – 4x200• Carleigh Comerford – 4x200• Emma Wagner – 4x200

GIRLS - 8th Grade• Sydney Hartwig – 100 hurdles,4x100• Anney Cosby – 4x100• Carley Jones – 4x100• Sumner Meyers – 4x100

BOYS - 8th Grade• Brett Novak – discus• Thomas Adkins – 800

ELMWOOD JUNIOR HIGHGIRLS - 7th grade

• Kate Yurkovich – 4x100• Brianna Glover – 4x100• Annalise Williams – 4x100• Alexia Herman – 4x100

GIRLS - 8th grade• Julianna Dunkel – 400, long jump• Greta Inskeep – 800

BOYS - 7th Grade• Eli Stevenson – 800, 1,600, 4x400• Luke Groeper – high jump, 4x100• Kody Hightower – shot put,4x100• Craig Ramirez – 4x100, 4x400• Charles Shissler – 4x100• Tyler Sheridan – 4x400• Victor Lampe – 4x400, 4x100• Luke Hoffmann – 4x400

BOYS - 8th grade• Wade Dawson – discus

KICKAPOO ST. MARY’SGIRLS - 7th Grade

• Aliza Welker – high jump, 200GIRLS - 8th Grade

• Isabella Welker – 400

PRINCEVILLEGIRLS - 7th Grade

• Libby Martin – 100, 400, 4x100,4x400• Caroline Gill – 100 hurdles,4x100, 4x400• Lilly Coats – 4x100• Dearing Grace – 4x100, 4x400• Haylee Wilkins – 4x400

GIRLS - 8th Grade• Emma Lane – 100, 200, 4x100,4x400• Sorin Hilsabeck – 1,600• Brinlee Bauman – 4x100, 4x400• Jesenia Horton-Meza – 4x100• Jessie Galindo – 4x100• Morgan Rakestraw – 4x400• Hailee Pauli – 4x400

BOYS - 7th Grade• Denver Hoerr – 800, 4x100• Deszell Daniels – 4x100• Conner Freres – 4x100• Mason Rinkel – 4x100

BOYS - 8th Grade• Cody Thole – 100 hurdles, 4x400• Michael Fuchs – 4x200• Tyus Hunt – 4x200, 4x400• Jayden Jones – 4x200• Bryce Radon – 4x200, 4x400• Carter Johnson – 4x400, highjumpWILLIAMSFIELD JUNIOR HIGH

BOYS - 8th Grade• Lorin Peterson – 800, 1,600,4x100• Sam Howard – 4x100• Calvin Peterson – 4x100• Harrison Wight – 4x100

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LEWISTOWN – Despitebattling windy conditionsand a heavily favoredRushville-Industry squad,the Elmwood-Brimfield boystrack team made a run atwinning last Friday’sPrairieland Conference meet.

Coach Gregg Meyershopes the Trojans strongshow – finishing second toR-I by a 117-108 score – is asign of better things to comeat the May 20 sectionalmeet.

“For the most part we ranpretty well,” Meyers said.“Rushville was supposed tobe heads and tails aboveeverybody else, but it wasclose. I think we’ve got ashot (at sectional).”

A lot of that will depend

on keeping senior Matt Os-mulski and his fellow dis-tance runners healthy.Osmulski won the 800(2:10.19)and 1,600(4:46.78),edgingteammateCooperHoffmannin bothraces.

Osmulskiand Hoffmann also ran on asecond-place 4x800 relaythat Meyers said had an offday.

E-B also got a win fromHayden Golemon in the 300hurdles (41.26) and 34 pointsin the field events thanks tothrowers Jackson Harkness(second in shot and discus)

Elmwood boys claimsecond at Prairieland

By PHIL JOHNSONFor The Weekly Post

The Brimfield-Elmwoodsoftball team fought SouthFulton on the road last Fridayto a 4-1 lead until the top ofthe seventh, then exploded for13 scores to cruise to a 17-1Prairieland victory.

A large part of that offen-sive outburst came from Mor-gan Ledbetter’s 2-for-3, four-RBI outing that included ahome run. Delaney Smith alsowent 3-for-5 and drive inthree runs and Alyssa Rollwas 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

“It took awhile, but thatseventh was a definite break-out for us,” coach Kurt Juer-jens said.

Ledbetter turned in anothersolid pitching line fanningnine Lady Rebels, walking

only one, and giving up justtwo hits, as Brimfield-Elm-wood went to 19-4.

Last Wednesday at home,B-E easilyhandledROWVA-Wiliamsfield9-1. The bighit came onGraceLaFollete’sthree-rundouble in thesecond.Meanwhile, Roll stifled R-Wfrom the circle, giving up justone hit and one walk andstriking out nine.

B-E opens Class 2A re-gional play Tuesday (May 17)in a 6:30 p.m. game againstOrion at Sherrard.

Brimfield softball posts13-run seventh inning


Osmulski

Ledbetter


Farmington’s team of (left to right) Jared DePriest, Coe Jansen, Aero Vanhoten and Austin Mottazwon the Banner Marsh Sectional Saturday with five fish weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces. That toppedElmwood’s team (below) of Chase Malone (left) and Kyle Doubet with 8-0. Photos by Dan Gannaway.


BANNER – A tough day offishing didn’t stop Farmingtonfrom earning its fifth berth tothe IHSA state bass fishing fi-nals in eight years of theevent.

Blue skies and little winddidn’t help teams fish Ban-ner’s strip-mine lakes last Sat-urday. But Farmington’s teamof Aero Vanhoten, Austin Mot-taz, Jared DePriest and CoeJansen had no problem catch-ing a five-fish limit thatweighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

That earned the quartet a tripto Carlyle Lake on May 20-21for the annual state finals.

“There were 24 teams andonly two limits, so I guess itwas a tough day,” Farmingtoncoach Ron Boyer said. “Butwe had 13 keepers and had ourlimit by 10:30 a.m. We justcouldn’t get a big bite.”

Boyer said his anglers wereusing a homemade white swim

jig. Most of the fish theycaught were smaller males.

“I’m wondering if (the fe-males) didn’t spawn and pull

out and left the males up onthe bank,” Boyer said.

Even without a big hog,Farmington’s sack of fish wasenough to place ahead of Elm-wood, whose team of KyleDoubet and Chase Malone hadthe day’s only other limit of 8pounds.

Elmwood started slowly andhad nothing to weigh by 11


Local anglers reach stateFarmington, Elmwood take top spots at Banner

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IHSA Bass FinalsA total of 66 teams out of

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