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Carrier Route PresortThursdayAug. 6, 2015Vol. 3, No. 22

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WILLIAMSFIELD – Social mediamistakenly reported that golf carts arenow approved to operate in Billtown,according to Village President MichaelGray, but the Village Board isn’t evenconsidering the measure until its attor-ney reviews the proposal.

The Board expects to vote on the or-dinance – which would permit residentsat least 16 years old to use such appro-

priately equipped vehicles on localstreets – at its Sept. 7 meeting.

Meanwhile, the community’s first sur-vey of unsightly properties by PoliceChief James Robertson resulted in a listof a dozen lots with excessive vegeta-tion, inoperable vehicles, appliances orfurniture in yards and other problems.

Village Clerk Tori Courson was in-structed to notify property owners of thecode violations and the consequencesfor not addressing them.

In fiscal matters, Gray said the villageremains “in reasonably good shape.”Considering the required $20,000 par-tial payment for the village’s contribu-tion to its water system project –tentatively set to start in September –the water works fund is slightly behind,but overall, it’s “still positive,” headded.

Andrew Fritz of the parks committeereported that a third work day at Ben-

Illinois stiffing communities on gambling debtsBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

Farmington may have to juggle somefinances to make sure the local museumisn’t hurt, but area communities gener-ally view Gov. Bruce Rauner’s recent de-cision to withhold video-gamblingrevenues as annoying or insulting morethan a fiscal threat.

Rauner’s office last week announcedthat Illinois municipalities won’t get theircut from video gambling until the statebudget is in place. Brimfield, Elmwood,

Farmington and Princeville all havesome video gambling, and its revenuesare sent to Springfield, where money issupposed to be divided among operators,businesses, communities and the state.

But the state has no authority to dis-tribute video-gambling revenues to mu-nicipalities without a balanced budget,Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kellyclaimed in a prepared statement.

“We’ll get by,” said Rollen Wright,City Administrator at Farmington, whichhad been receiving about $1,500 a month

from the proceeds from four local estab-lishments. “We utilize part of those fundsto help the Historical Society and Mu-seum pay rent and buy some materials.But we’ll see to it they’ll be alright.

“We won’t be challenged to keep thecity going or anything,” Wright contin-ued. “It’s more of a nuisance.”

In Elmwood, Mayor J.D. Hulslandervoiced some frustration.

“The state passed the law and the cityhad to revise our ordinances” to partici-pate, Hulslander said. “They’re with-

holding money we’ve already beenpromised.”

Elmwood Treasurer Harold Jehle saidElmwood already didn’t receive thescheduled payment for July.

“The machine operator collects themoney and a percentage is supposed togo to them, to the tavern or wherever, thestate and the municipality,” Hulslanderadded. “We got almost $11,000 last year,money for the General Fund used for thebetterment of the community.”


ELMWOOD – The City Council onTuesday unanimously approved a $3.2million appropriations ordinance for thenew Fiscal Year, a 23 percent increasefrom last year.

The vote followed a brief public hearingin which City Treasurer Harold Jehle said,“It’s tight. We’re depending on outsidesources [of revenue] we have no controlover.”

The ordinance that passed was changedslightly from theoriginal pro-posal to accom-modate a higherauditing fee,which added$3,000, ex-plained attorneyBob Potts. The

final appropriation is for $3,205,393.Accommodation was the theme in two

other actions.First, engineer Patrick Meyer presented

a plan on downtown parking. The goal isto accommodate increased grain-trucktraffic by changing some spaces on SouthMagnolia from diagonal to parallel andeliminating a few spaces throughoutdowntown to comply with state law ondistances to crosswalks and stop signs. Then the Council unanimously adoptedthe changes as an ordinance.

Besides the 100 block of South Magno-lia, changes will affect the 100 blocks of

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A salute to Jubilee’s

Historic SiteBy CHERYL HARLOW

For The Weekly PostOn a recent cloudy, buggy Friday

morning, a group of dedicated ladiesmet at the Jubilee College HistoricSite to perform a labor of love. Thewomen are members of the PeoriaMaster Gardeners and one of their vol-unteer projects is maintaining a butter-fly garden on the grounds of theHistoric Site.

The group of 5-7women meet eachweek to weed, plantand maintain a lovelylittle garden that wasalmost lost for good.

This Saturday (Aug.8) from 9 a.m. to 3p.m., that garden will be at center

stage of an event designed to show-case the possibilities and history of the

Jubilee College His-toric Site, located at11817 W. Jubilee Col-lege Rd. betweenKickapoo and Brim-field.

This year marks the175th anniversary of

the founding of Jubilee College by

Bishop Philander Chase, who calledhis new school a “college in thewilderness.”

In March of 2014, a group of Ju-bilee College volunteers asked the Illi-nois Historic Preservation Agency forapproval to open the site to the public.They were given this Saturday, duringwhich numerous volunteer groups willoffer activities and programs at the

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Inside• Farmington OKs side-walk cafes. Page 7.• Elmwood picks con-tractor for junior highproject. Page 11.

This butterfly garden at the Jubilee College Historic Site had fallen into dis-repair before being restored by a volunteer group of gardeners.

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A special thank you to all the volunteers who lead our runners in: Robert Tannock, John McKinty, Dave Puluski, Les Atwood,Cory Olson. Our volunteer bus drivers: Ron Cox, Joe Harkness, and Paul Caulkins. Eileen and SteveHuber for providing the music and being our chase van. Thanks to Bobbi Millinger and Kelly Young for helping get the busses ready. Thank you to O’Bri-

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JUBILEE: Goal is to keep site openHistoric Site.

The public is invited to free tours ofthe historic college and a cemetery walkis also planned with knowledgeable tourguides giving history lessons about no-table people buried in the cemetery.

Herb Unkrich will be on hand to ex-plain about bluebird nesting boxes. Hebuilds and maintains more than 100 blue-bird boxes in central Illinois, including25 boxes in Jubilee and 20 in WildlifePrairie Park.

Two other groups that are involved inthe park, The Peoria Area Mountain Bik-ing Association and the Jubilee SaddleRiders, will also be present with informa-tion about the park’s trails and the needfor increased funding to maintain themproperly.

The event is sponsored by the CitizensGroup to Preserve Jubilee College, theJubilee Churchyard Cemetery Associa-tion, the University of Illinois Extension,Jubilee Prairie Dawgs and Jubilee Butter-fly Garden.

Jubilee Butterfly Garden members willbe on hand to discuss starting your ownbutterfly garden and will give suggestionson what types of host and nectar plantscommon species of butterflies prefer.

“We are hosting this event in the hopeof bringing attention to this beautiful andhistorically significant place and to try toget the public and state’s attention to savethis place,” master gardener PatriciaMelaik said. “As of right now the siteonly has one worker, Mike Carter, sitetechnician, to maintain the many trailsand buildings. It is a job for many morethan one man.

“We don’t want to see the park close itsgates permanently like it did in 2008, andwe want people to visit and care for Ju-

bilee State Park and Jubilee College His-toric Site because it is ‘the jewel in yourbackyard.’ ”

The butterfly garden was originallyplanted and maintained by the PeoriaHerb Guild, but when the state of Illinoisclosed the Jubilee College Historic Site in2008 due to budget constraints, the gar-den fell into neglect and disrepair.

After two years, the site was reopenedbut the garden was forgotten.

“We were caring for another butterflygarden in the area when a friend whoworked for the Illinois Department ofTransportation asked us if we knew thereused to be a butterfly garden in Jubilee,”Melaik said. “He showed us the site andall that was visible in the overgrowth ofweeds and grass was the top of the arbor.”

The group set about restoring the for-gotten garden in 2013. They were de-lighted to discover a large stone border inthe shape of a butterfly that outlined thecentral flower bed.

“We were all so excited to find thatbeautiful butterfly shaped bed under allthose weeds; it was truly a diamond in therough,” Melaik said.

Today the garden is a thriving oasis ofbutterfly host and nectar plants that visi-tors to the park can enjoy as they wanderpast.

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THE WEEKLY POST • Thursday, August 6, 2015

THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Farmer’s Market – Farmer’s Market

today (Aug. 6), 4-7 p.m. at BrimfieldPublic Library, (309) 446-9575.

s Farmer’s Market – Elmwood’sFarmer’s Market is Friday (Aug. 7) 4-6:30 p.m. in the square.

s Free Bread –At Elmwood MethodistChurch Friday (Aug. 7), 10 a.m.

s Jubilee Tour – Jubilee College His-torical Site is open to the public Satur-day (Aug. 8) from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. fortours, cemetery walks, talks about Illi-nois prairies and gar-dening for butterflies.

s Book Sale – Theannual Lillie M. EvansLibrary book sale inPrinceville is throughAug. 29. Donationswelcome.

s Band Concert – Elmwood band con-cert Sunday (Aug. 9) at 7:30 p.m. atCentral Park.

s Italian Festa – The Italian-AmericanSociety of Peoria’s 86th annual ItalianFesta picnic is Sunday (Aug. 9) noon to6 p.m. at Hickory Grove Park, off Illi-nois Route 40 north of Peoria. Italianfood, beverages, gift booths, cruise-in,childrens’ activities, spaghetti-eatingcontest, bocce ball. Admission $3, under12 free. ItalianAmericanSociety.com.

Future Eventss Old Settlers Days – Brimfield Old

Settlers Days is Aug. 13-15 and featurescountry music singer David Frizzell onAug. 15 at 6 and 9 p.m. Carnival rides,food tent, beer garden, 5K race, bags

tournament, and an arts and crafts fair onAug. 15 starting at 9 a.m. Parade is at 1p.m.

s Bingo – Family bingo is Aug. 13 at6 p.m. at Morrison & Mary Wiley Li-brary in Elmwood. Registration required,call (309) 742-2431.

s Craft Time – Google Eye MakeIt/Take It craft time is Aug. 15 at Morri-son & Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood,9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Craft will take about 30minutes. Bring a 5 x 7 picture.

s Blood Drives – Blood drives will beheld Aug. 19 at Princeville Presbyterian

Church, 2-7 p.m.; Aug.22 at St. Mary’s of Kick-apoo, 7-11 a.m.; andAug. 31 at Hanna CityUnited MethodistChurch, 3-7 p.m. Visitredcrossblood.org or call

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Class sponsored by Elmwood InsuranceAgency at Maple Lane Country Club inElmwood is Aug. 20-21, 5-10 p.m. Freedinner. Call (309) 742-2141.

s Ladies Crafts – Ladies Craft Time isAug. 20 at Morrison & Mary Wiley Li-brary in Elmwood at 6:30 p.m. Ladies 18and over invited. Registration required.Call (309) 742-2431.

s Parents’ Club Fundraiser –AnnualElmwood Parents’ Club Fundraiser Aug.22 at Maple Lane Country Club in Elm-wood. Dinner and silent auction start at5:30 p.m. Tickets $25, $40 per couple.Raffle tickets $50 each for a grand prize of$5,000. Contact Rachel Potts at (309) 573-3444 or [email protected].

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s Cemetery Walk – Elmwood Township CemeteryWalk meeting Monday (Aug. 10) at 6:30 p.m. at Morri-son & Mary Wiley Library, Elmwood. Walk is Sept. 19.

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legs? Plan a visit to Dahinda’sMethodist Church this Saturdayfrom 4-7 p.m. for the annualFrogfest, duringwhich you cansee a real livefrog-jumpingcontest and theneat real tasty froglegs (not to men-tion hot dogs,pulled pork andplenty of pie andother fixings).Frog fryer Andrew Fritz said theevent is open to “anyone and every-one” and will this year include“Joyful Sound,” a vocal group fromIowa. All you need tobring is a lawn chair andyour appetite, though do-nations are also appreci-ated. ... Beautiful news:Monarch butterfly sight-ings are on the increase.

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son’s pair of Canadagoose decoys kept watchover the valley south of his houseon Wiley Road on the south end ofElmwood. But when one goose wasretired, leaving just a lonely ganderall alone, Breakfast Club friendMary Ann Forney turned match-maker. Forney found a pair of pinkflamingos to keep the lone goosecompany – just in time for young-

sters on the school bus to be enter-tained by the odd pairing. ... Watchfor Emma Blundy on WTVP one ofthese days, since the Brimfield girlrecently taped a Rainbow Readerbook report segment that will air onthe station at a later date. ... Onepossession I have not been temptedto throw away is the old, rusty,dusty scale pictured on this page.This heirloom is being used tomeasure entries for the first BigTomato contest here at The WeeklyPost. Yet during a visit this weekKathy Fussner of Yates City (pic-tured at right) asked if I wanted touse a digital scale instead. Thenerve! I hate digital scales. Aboutall they are good for is turning 3-pound bass into 5-pounders. ... No,I prefer this old-school scale whichwas last bottomed out by a flathead

catfish caught by JaredHarkness of Elmwood. ...All that said, I need to re-fresh my scale-readingskills. Last week I told youwe had a tomato from KimStaley that weighed 1.7ounces. Ouch. Actuallythat odd-shaped vegetableweighed 1 pound, 7ounces. Not that it matters

much since Fussner’s entry – whichwas yet another Beefsteak tomato –weighed in at 1 pound, 11 ounces totake over the lead in our contest.“Now we can eat BLTs all week,”Kathy said as she left.

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I’ve been writing columns likethis one, making fun of myself,other people, and events for morethan a quarter ofa century. Onething I’ve learnedover those manyyears is that thereis always some-one out there, justsitting around,waiting to be of-fended.

It might besomething little that they are willingto blow completely out of propor-tion. It might be something biggerthat offended them because it wasmeant to, and only did because theywere part of the group that I wasmaking fun of (my grammarteacher is probably denying to otherangels that she ever had me as a stu-dent).

I was once the manager of anapartment complex. There were 20apartments, spread over two devel-opments a few blocks from eachother. One site had four buildingsand eight apartments while the otherone had six buildings and 12 apart-ments.

I thought it would be a good ideato encourage dialogue between resi-dents – attempt to make everyone

friends. I started a monthly newslet-ter that included birthdays of any-one living in our complex, helpfulhints on saving energy, reminders ofcertain rules (like parking), and sim-ilar things. I had planned on doing acomplex-wide cookout in the sum-mer so that everyone could get to-gether, chat, and get to know eachother. I thought that happy tenantswould mean fewer complaints,which would make my job easier.

Little did I know what an uproarone lousy tenant would make aboutthe newsletter.

I got permission from the prop-erty management company that Iworked for to do the newsletter. Isubmitted a sample copy to thembefore any resident saw it, and thehead of the company thought it wasan excellent idea. He called me per-sonally to tell me so.

He did have one bit of advice. Hetold me that he would fax me aform to have each resident sign thatwould allow me to use their namein the newsletter. That way, itwouldn’t be an invasion of their pri-vacy.

It was an excellent suggestion andI took it. Out of the 20 residents,only one refused to sign.

I didn’t see any reason to spoilthings for 19 others, so I just left

this lady and her son off the list. Ididn’t include either of their birth-days, nor would I ever mentionthem in print. That seemed fair tome.

When I printed the first issue, Iprinted 19 copies and took themaround to each apartment. It wasjust a simple, four-page newsletter,stapled at one of the upper corners. The lady who didn’t want her nameused didn’t get one.

But she saw one.She stole it off her neighbor’s

door.And she raised holy Hell because

she didn’t get a copy. She called themanagement office in Rockford andcomplained to them. They had writ-ten her off as a nut case long beforethis incident, but it just reinforcedwhat they already knew.

I got another call from the bigboss. He told me that I shouldn’t in-clude her name, but I should giveher a copy the next time I did one.She was upset with the second onebecause I didn’t mention her son’sbirthday, which was that month.

More calls to and from Rockford. Yes, they knew she refused to signthe paper allowing me to mentionher or her son’s name, but if I did athird issue, I should mention that I

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A column can always offend someone

JonGALLAGHER

Walter Cronkite was hailed as themost trusted person in the UnitedStates during the 1960s. I admiredhis calm presentation of the newsand enjoyed listening to him.

One thing I didn’t enjoy was hisnightly close:“And that's theway it is...” Itannoyed meeven more be-cause I wasteaching at thetime and did notthink studentsshould hear any-one claim toknow how things were rather thanbeing how he perceived them.

Cronkite had the advantage ofbeing able to receive information

about the credibility of his sources,but even then he was subject tomaking decisions on the basis ofwhat he was told, and sometimeshe got it wrong.

Now, we live in an era of instantinput from a plethora of tweets,texts and Facebook postings claim-ing to know why something hap-pened or even that it did, which areimpossible to evaluate.

And the media remain haphazardas they report events as quickly aspossible without the benefit ofwaiting until more is known – aprime example is the young coachwho was pilloried by the Peoriamedia for what appeared to be sex-ual misconduct only to find all wasmuch less than had been reported.

We have no control over those

things. But we can control our atti-tude toward “innocent gossip,” oneof our most blatant oxymorons. Itloses any innocence when we re-peat it as fact. People get hurt. Wehave all been on the receiving end,and, sadly, most of us have beenamong the perpetrators.

I make this suggestion: Listenpolitely, maybe even show interestin what we are being told, and thenrefuse to repeat it. No one needs tohear what we have heard unless heis the target of what has been saidand we want to make him aware ofthe information and our source.

“Cyber bullying” did not justhappen – it is an extension of whatwe have been doing for manyyears.

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FARMINGTON – A 27-year-oldFarmington man on July 31 wasapprehended at a Peoria fast-foodrestaurant after he told police hehad just used heroin in a bathroom,police said.

William Zamaro was arrested ontwo counts of unlawful possessionof a controlled substance and twocounts of unlawful possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

He was transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail, where he also facestraffic tickets for reckless driving,driving with an expired registra-tion, failure to reduce speed, andfailure to give information or ren-der aid.Teen ticketed, found withdrugs in Princeville

PRINCEVILLE – Cody Bennett,19, of Peoria Heights on July 27was pulled over on a traffic stopand was found to be driving on arevoked license, and to possessmarijuana and cocaine, accordingto reports.

He was given an Aug. 26 courtdate on the traffic violation, but hehad not yet been charged for thedrug-related issues at press time.Fire claims car after police chase

PRINCEVILLE – A 2002 ToyotaCamry driven by Nicholas Sca-chette, 27, of Bellevue about 2:30

a.m. Aug. 2 apparently hit an ani-mal as it was westbound on Ill.Route 90 east of Maher Road whilebeing pursued by a Peoria CountySheriff’s deputy, went off the road,caught fire and became fully en-gulfed, according to police.

Scachette escaped the vehiclewithout injury.

The Brimfield fire department re-sponded.

Scachette was arrested for do-mestic battery and also ticketed forspeeding, improper lane usages,failure to reduce speed, and reck-less driving. He was transported tothe Peoria County Jail.Motorist arrested forDUI after hitting hydrant

PRINCEVILLE – Richard Borg,44, of Kewanee, on July 27 was ar-rested for Driving Under the Influ-ence and failure to reduce speedafter the 2000 Ford he was drivingwestbound on Spring Street hereleft the road and struck a fire hy-drant and a Kubota tractor at Ger-man-Bliss Equipment, according tothe Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.

Akron-Princeville Ambulancetransported Borg to OSF St. FrancisMedical Center, and his vehiclewas towed from the scene, policesaid. Billtown juvenile rollstruck to miss vehicle

WILLIAMSFIELD – A 16-year-old Williamsfield boy on July 30sustained a minor injury after the2000 Ford truck he was driving onMaher Road near Peoria-GalesburgTrail swerved to avoid a stopped

vehicle, left the road and rolledover, according to Peoria CountySheriff’s deputies.

The juvenile was transported toOSF St. Francis Medical Center byB.Y.E. Ambulance.

Police reports• The Evangelical Community

Church in Edwards sometime be-tween July 25 and July 28 was ap-parently burglarized, according tothe Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.Doors to the church’s garage andshed were forced open to gain ac-cess, and many items were found tobe missing, from tools to lawnequipment. Police processed thescene and are continuing to investi-gate.

• Timothy Bube, 53, of Farming-ton on July 28 was arrested for for-gery/making or altering a documentand unlawful possession of drugparaphernalia, and was being heldfor another law enforcementagency at the Peoria County Jail.

• Julie Benson, 48, of Brimfieldon July 29 was arrested for recklessdriving and transported to the Peo-ria County Jail.

Deer accidents• July 29 – Katherine Stephens of

Peoria on Heinz Lane near U.S.Route 150 in Kickapoo Township.

• July 30 – Brent Henry of Can-ton on Kickapoo-Edwards Roadnear Interstate 74 in KickapooTownship.

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The third issue – the lastissue –went out the followingmonth. In it, I reprinted a joke:

The mob hired a deaf man to pickup and deliver money for them.They figured that he couldn’t hearanything that might incriminatethem. One day, a million dollarscame up missing and the deaf manwas the only one who could havetaken it. They brought in a sign lan-guage interpreter and asked himwhere it was. He made some signs

and the interpreter said, “He doesn’tknow what you’re talking about.”

The mobster pulled out a gun andpointed at his forehead and said,“Ask him where it is again.”

The deaf man signed, “I hid it inthe back of my closet! I’m sorry! Iwon’t do it again!” The interpreterlooked at the mobster and said, “Hesaid you haven’t got the guts to pullthe trigger.”

The complaining lady went ab-solutely bananas. How dare I makefun of someone who is disabled!Her son, by God, was disabled, and

I should be ashamed of myself fornot having compassion for the deaf!

I got another phone call from myboss. He raked me over the coalsfor the joke, then asked where I’dheard something like that.

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GAMBLING: Motor Fuel funds may be heldPrinceville Mayor Sid

Stahl chuckled and said,“We’ll get by.

“We never depended onthat for our livelihood inthe budget,” he said. “Wehave two establishmentswith video gambling [so]we can live without it. Weview it as a gift. We usethose funds for things likemaybe getting betterChristmas lights.

“However, it’s sent in –just like sales taxes,” Stahladded. “I hope thisdoesn’t start affectingsales taxes next.”

The state Department ofTransportation on July 9said tens of thousands ofdollars in Motor FuelTaxes earmarked for mu-nicipalities, townships andcounties may not be dis-tributed this month. Areacommunities in June re-ceived monthly MotorFuel Tax revenue amountsbetween $819.25(Williamsfield) and$3,469.76 (Farmington).

Larger communities orplaces with poor cashflow and/or reserves

might have financial diffi-culties due to the latestfallout from the statebudget crisis. Those mu-nicipalities may have tocut services, call off capi-tal projects or get tempo-rary financing.

“It doesn’t make anysense,” said State Rep.Fred Crespo (D-HoffmanEstates), chair of theHouse AppropriationsCommittee for GeneralServices. “It doesn’t helpthe state’s budget at all.”

Elmwood Mayor Huls-lander said he is confused.

“I don’t understand the

strategy,” he said. “It hasnothing to do with the[state] budget. MaybeRauner sees it as trying tobuild pressure to try to gethis way. It seems silly.”

Like last month’s ques-tion about the state’s obli-gation to pay publicemployees, the issuecould end up in court. The Illinois MunicipalLeague said the stateComptroller’s office is re-viewing the action.

“It’s money they con-tinue to get in Spring-field,” said Wright, inFarmington. “They need

to not spend the portionthat’s supposed to be sentback out.”

In a statement from thegovernor’s office, Raunersaid blame for the lack ofa budget deal is HouseSpeaker Michael Madi-gan’s fault. Madiganspokesman Steve Brownsaid, “The person whohad the singular authorityto avoid all this was Gov.Rauner.”


Farmington OKs cafes, not beer gardensBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

FARMINGTON – Sidewalk cafesare now legal in Farmington, but thefuture of beer gardens remains un-certain.

The Farmington City Councilvoted 4-2 to approve an ordinancecreating a new liquor license classi-fication for sidewalk cafes. Votingagainst the measure were AldermanMatt Ulm (Ward 1) and AldermanRyan Lambert (Ward 2).

According to the ordinance, asidewalk cafe can be open until 10p.m. on weekdays and midnight Fri-days and Saturdays. And there muststill be a four-foot pathway forpedestrians.

Any structures in place must betemporary and removed when thebusiness closes. Cost is $10 for asingle event, $100 per year.

“We’ve had some inquiries fromsome restaurants, but we’ve neverissued (sidewalk cafe) permits, be-cause we did not have it in place,”said Rollen Wright, city administra-tor.

In regards to the beer garden re-quested by Whiskey Dixie’s, a newCone Street business in the formerAmerican Legion building, thecouncil has heard concerns from cit-izens about noise and inappropriatelanguage. As a result, the Financeand Ordinance Committee has optednot to pursue the idea at this time,though the idea is still under consid-eration according to Alderman NoahBlindt (Ward 3).

In other news, the council ap-proved four applications for the fa-cade improvement program.Benny’s Tap will receive $5,000 to-ward a $9,733 project, Toohill Law

Office gets $1,293 of a $1,725 planand Sam Lillie at 85 E. Fort getstwo grants totaling $5,900 for twoprojects worth $9,800.

Wright said work will includenew windows, painting and powerwashing and noted there is stillmore than $12,000 left in the facadeimprovement fund.

• Elsewhere in town, mosquitoescollected July 29 at FarmingtonTownship Park in Fulton Countytested positive for West Nile virusaccording to the Fulton CountyHealth Department.

Surveillance for West Nile virusbegan May 1 and includes labora-tory tests on mosquitoes, deadcrows and blue jays and the testingof sick horses and humans withWest Nile-like disease symptoms.Citizens who observe sick or dyingcrows or blue jays should contacttheir local health department.

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PEORIA – A recordnumber of more than3,000 runners helpedraise $4.5 million for St.Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital Satur-day, and local runnerswere well represented inthat sizable group.

Groups from Elm-wood, Kickapoo-Brim-field and Princevillewere among 38 fundrais-ing events and runningevents that culminatedSaturday. The groupsraised $4,554,018 for re-search at St. Jude Hospi-tal in Memphis, Tenn.,and at affiliate clinicssuch as the Jim andTrudy Maloof St. JudeMidwest Affiliate Clinicin Peoria.

Elmwood’s runnersraised a record $42,300through a variety ofevents that ranged fromthe run to bake sales,laps by grade schoolersaround the school track,a dance and memberswaitressing.

Princeville’s groupalso held several eventsand raised $40,275,while the Kickapoo-Brimfield contingentcontributed $32,500 tothe cause.

The St. Jude Runsevents culminated Satur-day in Downtown Peoriaat the start of the St.Jude Telethon, whichraised an additional $9.1million for the hospitaland affiliates – $1 mil-lion more than last year.

Included in the dona-tions at the telethon wasa check for $108,000from the 38th annual St.Jude fundraiser held inYates City and put on byJody McKinty andSharon Coykendall.

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ELMWOOD – The Board of Educa-tion on Thursday awarded the general-contractor bid for the Junior Highproject to the lowest bidder, D. JosephConstruction of Peoria.

The firm’s base bid was $1.198,000; italso submitted prices for project options,including adding an entry canopy(+$61,600), substituting cement for steelpanels (-$47,000), storage cabinet alter-nates (+$13,600), and retrofitting elec-trical panels (+$5,000).

The project includes an addition withnew classrooms and interior remodeling,and is scheduled to be finished betweenJan. 4 and Feb. 4. Portable classroomswill be used during construction.

In other business, the board brieflydiscussed preliminary figures for a2014-15 budget, which is projected tofinish the Fiscal Year about $80,000 bet-ter than this year, apart from capital im-provement such as the building project.The budget draft summary shows astarting balance of $2,593,260 and end-

ing balance of $2,673,164.“This is good,” commented Board

Vice President Dean Cantu, presiding inBoard President Tom Conklin’s absence.

“Absent capital improvements, wecould be almost $100,000 in the black,”he said.

Superintendent Chad Wagner saideven with a possible decrease in statefunding, “we hope to break even.”

In other action, the board approved:• spending $13,153 for additional site

work by IronHustler Excavating;• a $54,000 bid from Heart Technolo-

gies of East Peoria for wireless infra-structure work (60 percent of whichmay be eligible for state reimbursement,Wagner said);

• a bid from Lozier Oil of Farmingtonfor gasoline and diesel fuel for 10months, with monthly per gallon pricesranging from $2.448 to $2.888 for gasand $2.538 to $2.638 for diesel; and

• hiring Marcie Brugger as first Gradeteacher and Anna Marie DeVries as apart-time, elementary aide.

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BILLTOWN: Park work underwayjamin-Doubet Park fin-ished resurfacing a pathand removing an arenaformerly used by theWranglers Association.

Additional renovationssuch as painting and sig-nage for restrooms, plusanother work day, areplanned before the com-munity Ag Day on Sept.13, he said.

In other business,• A recent boil order

was expected to be liftedby the Knox CountyHealth Department after apower outage causedproblems to the water sys-tem, including thousandsof dollars of damage to acomputer;

• the Village is closingon its sale of two lots inthe new addition for$7,500 and $13,500;

• Knox County crewsfinished oil/chip work onthe street by the new li-brary

• Trustee Pam Coursonreported a two-year-oldestimate of more than

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PEORIA – Dillon Nolan ofHanna City was indicted Tuesdayfor leaving the scene of an acci-dent that allegedly caused thedeath of Josh Fuller in an April 16crash, according to the PeoriaJournal Star.

Nolan, 21, of 3602 N. McCallis-ter Road, also faces charges ofreckless homicide, aggravateddriving under the influence andobstructing justice.

Fuller, 22, of Trivoli died afterthe incident near North McClel-land and West Claybaugh roads.

The Journal Star said a $100,000warrant was issued for the arrest ofNolan, who faces up to 15 years inprison for leaving the scene.Yates City board OKsslight budget increase

YATES CITY – The annual ap-propriations budget approved byYates City’s Village Board lastmonth shows a 3.4 percent in-crease in spending from last year,

but almost all of the differencewill be made up from revenuesources other than the local taxlevy, documents show.

The Annual Appropriation Ordi-nance for Fiscal Year 2015-2016has a grand total of $1,006,650,$33,650 more than FY 2014-15’sbase of $973,000

However, the village plans toincrease the “amount to be raisedfrom sources other than [the] taxlevy” by 3.1 percent. Yates Citygenerated about $869.000 fromnon-tax levy sources last year andplans to have about $897,000from those sources this year.

Such sources can include userfees (fees for water or garbagecollection), grants, and revenuesfrom the state.

Further, last year’s appropria-tions were boosted in September2014 by a $150,000 supplementalappropriation to meet unforeseenexpenses required to improve thevillage’s water tower pipes.Therefore, the Board essentiallycut its planned appropriations

from $1,123,000 last year.A few line items this year show

increases from last year, notablyemployees, public grounds and in-surance. Water tower appropria-tions declined from the $150,000to $50,000.

Below are line-item details:Line 2015-16 % Change Item appropriation from 2014-15

Salaries $17,000 +13Employees $45,000 +32.4Insurance $30,000 +50Public grounds $20,000 +33.3Police salaries $50,000 +25Road/bridge $38,600 +13.1Water tower $50,000 -66.

Prairie Park offers freeadmission on Aug. 16

HANNA CITY – Summer maybe almost over, but the fun is justbeginning at Wildlife Prairie Park.The well-loved park is opening itsgates to everyone for free on Sun-day, Aug. 16.

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ELMWOOD: Hurff Drive speed limit now 20 mphWest Evergreen, North Lilac,South Lilac, West Main and EastMain, and the 200 block of NorthLilac.

The Council also unanimouslyapproved an ordinance changingthe speed limit on Hurff Drive inFairground Acres to 20 miles perhour.

Further accommodating others,the Council unanimously approvedan addendum to its current agree-ment with B.Y.E. Ambulance Serv-ice on the condition the Brimfield,rural Elmwood and Elba-Salemfire districts also OK the change.

The addendum lets B.Y.E. ex-pand its territory to an area southand east of Williamsfield, whichhas no local emergency transportservice for the moment. Negotiat-ing with the Williamsfield FireProtection District, B.Y.E. has pro-posed Williamsfield pay $70,000for the year, according toWilliamsfield fire trustee Ty Lan-don, who estimated a need for 50

to 60 calls.B.Y.E. currently charges

Williamsfield $600 per call andalso bills patients, according toB.Y.E. officer Peggy Gibson, whosaid the additional revenue willhelp B.Y.E. raise funds for futureequipment needs.

Aldermen asked whether the ad-ditional responsibilities would di-lute service to Elmwood andexisting territory. Gibson and Lan-don both said it would not sinceB.Y.E. would not respond if theywere busy, and would call an addi-tional crew if the primary crewwas in the Williamsfield area.

“To those concerned with dimin-ished service, I’d say, ‘Help us.Volunteer’,” Gibson told the Coun-cil.

Appeals to accommodate ATVowners who’d like to use their ve-hicles to pull trailers to the burnpile in Sweetwater Park – not per-mitted under Elmwood’s recentGolf Cart, UTV and ATV ordi-nance – were heard. But the matter

was tabled to give aldermen timeto think of other exceptions be-yond the existing one for snow re-moval.

Also tabled was a measure to in-crease the cap on reimbursing em-ployees for health insurance togather more information.

In other business, the Council:• heard from Economic Devel-

opment Officer Dick Taylor thatthe state of Illinois has OK’d reim-bursing the City more than 75 per-cent for the cost of adding 20streetlights;

• set Thursday, Sept. 3 for itsfirst meeting next month;

• approved closing parts of Mainand Magnolia Streets for the FallFestival;

• heard Police Chief Aaron Beanreport that July had 60 incidents,with 40 reports, 11 warnings, 5traffic tickets and 4 arrests.

• hired Andy Steck as a newpart-time police officer.


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Williamsfield library to close Aug. 17-Sept. 8WILLIAMSFIELD – The

Williamsfield Public Library willmove to its new location in mid-August, so the facility will beclosed between Monday, Aug. 17,and Tuesday, Sept. 8.

The new library will be open be-ginning Sept. 9, and will, tenta-tively, have a grand opening theweekend of Williamsfield Home-coming, Oct.16-18.

Library hours will change at thenew location, but the Board won’tdecide those specifics until thenew library has been opened for awhile.

Hours will be expanded, accord-

ing to board member Randy Fritz,but upon re-opening will remainthe same as at the old location.

Fritz said while the Board real-izes the temporary closure is in-convenient for borrowers, thecommunity will have a muchroomier, more user-friendly li-brary. He said board members areexcited by this change and lookforward to showing off the newfacility.

In other news, the board meet-ing dates for fiscal year 2015-16will be the fourth Monday of eachmonth at 7 p.m.

The library will also be closed

for Thanksgiving (Nov. 26-28), forChristmas (Dec. 24-26), for theNew Year (Dec. 31, Jan. 1), onMartin Luther King Day (Jan. 18),Good Friday and during the EasterEgg Hunt (Mar. 25, 26), and Me-morial Day (May 30).

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OBITUARIESJane Wilson

YATES CITY – Jane ElizabethBlust Wilson, 74, formerly of YatesCity, passed away Monday, June 29,2015 surrounded by her loving fam-ily.

Jane was born and raised in YatesCity. She latermarried Bill Wil-son from Farm-ington andexpanded theirfamily with threechildren. Thefamily moved toHurst, Texas, in1968. Jane facedmany challengesin her life including her divorce in1979.

She worked for Bell Helicopterfor many years and later worked forcompanies at DFW Airport in FortWorth, Texas.

Jane made many friends in Texasand was beloved by all. She neverforgot her family and friends in Illi-nois and regretted not being able toreturn home. She had five grand-children and one great granddaugh-ter whom she loved dearly and wereher pride and joy.

Jane was preceded in death by herparents, Merrill and Frances Blust.

Surviving are her two sons,Steven Wilson and Jeff (Gwen) Wil-son; one daughter, Sarah (Phillip)Oest; brother, James (Donna) Blust;five grandchildren, Jacob Oest,Cailen Oest, Joshua Oest, Jeff Wil-son Jr., and Michaela Wilson; onegreat granddaughter, Charlotte Oest;niece, Angela (Chris) Jensen;William T. Wilson and a host of ex-tended family and friends.

Jane was a passionate reader, hada love for nature and wildflowers,and was very successful in her shortbingo career.

Graveside services will be held at1:00 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 8, 2015)at Yates City Cemetery, Yates City.Anderson-Sedgwick Funeral Home,Farmington, is assisting the familywith arrangements.

The family requests that insteadof flowers, donations are to be madein her name to Operation FreedomPaws (Operationfreedompaws.org),an organization that pairs woundedveterans with service dogs.

Paul FilsonWILLIAMSFIELD – Paul D. Fil-

son, 72, of Williamsfield, died July26 at OSF Saint Francis MedicalCenter in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife Patri-cia (West) Filson; a son, Phillip R.Filson of Laura, Ill.; a daughter,Peggy (Mark) Campbell of Elm-wood; five grandchildren; fourgreat-grandchildren; two sisters; andone brother.

Funeral services were July 30 atthe Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home& Crematory in Knoxville, with in-terment in Williamsfield Cemetery.

Condolences may be left at hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.

Johnny HarmonFARMINGTON – Johnny Eu-

gene Harmon, 67, of Spring Lake-Manito, former owner of Johnny’sDugout in Farmington, died July 25at Kindred Hospital in Peoria.

Survivors include his life partnerof 15 years, Sheila Wright of SpringLake; his mother, June Harmon ofManito; his sister; and his son.

Funeral services were July 30 atDavison-Fulton Woolsey FuneralHome in Pekin, with burial atSpring Lake Cemetery, near Manito.

Condolences may be left atwww.DavisonFultonWoolsey.com.

James Jackson PRINCEVILLE – James Henry

“Bub” Jackson, 43, of Washington,brother of a Princeville woman,died July 23 at his residence.

Survivors include his mother,Deborah Jackson of Peoria; wifeMelissa Jackson of Washington;step-son Keith (Kristina Aldaco)Kidd of Peoria Heights; two daugh-ters, Abby and Emily Jackson, stillat home; grandson, Everett Kidd;two sisters, Sabrina (Derek) Suther-land of Princeville, and Courtney(Sergio Montalvo) Jackson of Peo-ria; three nieces; two nephews; andhis cat, Cheshire.

James was a graduate of Lime-

stone High School and went on toobtain his associate's degree in me-chanical engineering from MorrisonInstitute of Technology. He most re-cently worked for the Kress Corpo-ration in Brimfield.

Services were July 31 at RemmertFuneral Home in East Peoria, withinterment in Fondulac Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.RemmertFuneralHome.com.

Clifford MooreBRIMFIELD – Clifford E. “Cliff”

Moore, 85, of Morton, father of aBrimfield man, died July 29 at theOSF Richard L. Owens HospiceHome in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife, Diane(Seelye) Moore of Morton; his chil-dren, Mike (Terri) Moore of Brim-field, Susan (Don) Pyles of Morton,Terry (Rick) Moreland of Peoria,Barbara (Bruce) Nielsen of Peoria,David Moore of Canton and Scott(Julie) Moore of Peoria; one step-daughter, Crystal (Justin) Lightfootof LeRoy; 12 grandchildren; 10great-grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Cremation will be accorded. A cel-ebration of life is at Freedom Hall,349 W. Birchwood St., Morton,from 4-6 p.m., Sunday (Aug. 9).

Condolences may be left atwww.knappjohnson.com.

Ruth ProsserPRINCEVILLE – Ruth F.

Prosser, 97, of Peoria, a Princevillenative, died July 28 at UnityPointHealth-Proctor.

Ruth is survived by her daughter,Suzanne M. Miles (Greg Hopkins)of Eagle River, Alaska.

A private graveside service willtake place at Swan Lake MemoryGardens in Peoria.

Condolences may be left atwww.thewiltonmortuary.com.

Helen WardBRIMFIELD – Helen V. Ward,

94, of Brimfield died July 25.Survivors include daughters San-

dra Bean of California and Vicki V.(Lawrence) Colvin of Peoria; twograndsons; two great-grandsons;and two great-granddaughters.

A memorial service was July 30,2015, at Swan Lake Memory Gar-dens Chapel in Peoria, with burial atSwan Lake Memory Gardens.

Condolences may be left atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

This Week’s Obituaries• Paul Filson, 72, Williamsfield• Johnny Harmon, 67, Farming-ton• James Jackson, 43, Princeville• Clifford Moore, 85, Brimfield• Ruth Prosser, 97, Princeville• Margaret Taylor, 89, Elmwood• Helen Ward, 94, Brimfield• Betty Wilcox, 88, Farmington• Jane Wilson, 74, Yates City

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OBITUARIESMargaret Taylor

ELMWOOD – Margaret Taylor, 89,of East Peoria, who grew up in Elm-wood, died July 26 at ManorCareRiverview in East Peoria.

Margy moved to Illinois when shewas 4. She attended a one-room school-house and graduated from ElmwoodHigh School in 1943.

Survivors include her husband, RossD. Taylor; children Edward (Joy) Nel-son, Ellen (Kenneth) Gihring and David(Denise) Nelson; stepsons David(Mary) Taylor, Timothy (Jeri) Taylor,Paul (Patti) Taylor, Steven Taylor andKenneth (Pam) Taylor; 17 grandchil-dren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Aug. 3 at Cal-vary Baptist Bible Church in Peoria,with burial in Springdale Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.thewiltonmortuary.com.

Betty WilcoxFARMINGTON – Betty Jane Wilcox,

88, of Jacksonville, step-mother of threeFarmington residents, died July 26 atHeritage Health in Jacksonville.

Survivors include three children, JamesL. (Snooks) White and Dixie DianeWagle, both of Jacksonville, and Billy(Terry) Strickler of New Port Ritchie,Fla.; six step-children, Dawn (husband,Jim) Black of Farmington, Kevin (Liz)Wilcox of Farmington, Willie Joe(Martha) Wilcox of Farmington, Penny(Jerry) Goins of Groveland, Toby (MaryJo) Wilcox of Canton, and Sharoll Wilcoxof Bryant; 20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchil-dren; and one brother, Tom (Barb) Whiteof Camanche, Iowa.

A graveside service was July 30 atSmithville Cemetery in Smithville.

Condolences may be left at www.airs-man-hires.com.We print basic obituaries for free.

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BRIMFIELDSt. 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 Church

Pastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher RoadBrimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

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

ages 3-12

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 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)

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) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

Wed. Worship: 7 pmSun. Worship: 10:30 am

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

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

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

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler

201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood(309) 742-2631

firstpresbyterianofelmwood.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 amUnited Methodist Church

of ElmwoodPastor Bradley F. Watkins II821 W. Main St., Elmwood

(309) 742-7221www.elmwoodumc.org

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

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

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

(309) 245-2914www.firstpresfarmington.com

Sunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 am

Worship: 11:00 amNew Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

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

YATES CITYFaith United

Presbyterian ChurchReverend Marla B. Bauler

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

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

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BRIMFIELD: Tank cleaning $70,000combe. Cleaning both tanks comes toroughly $70,000.

“One is 40, one is 30,” said VillageClerk Holly Johnson.

And cutting two trees near UnionChurch may cost far less than ex-pected. Trustees approved a low bidfrom Durdel & Sons Landscaping and

Tree Service. At $725, the bid in-cludes stump grinding.

Challacombe speculated the bid maybe low partly because larger chunks ofwood stay and partly because the con-tractor may not be able to work rightaway. Terry Bibo can be reached at

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NOTICE OF LETTING FOR SPRAY PATCHING

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given the Jubilee Township Road Dis-trict, in Peoria County, Illinois, is accepting sealed bids for up to7,500 gallons CRS-2 spray patch road repair for application in 2015.Anyone interested in submitting a sealed bid for spray patch road re-pair shall submit their bid on or before 9:00 A.M. Friday, the 17th dayof August 2015 to Jack Groeper, Jubilee Township Highway Commis-sioner, 10820 North Thousand Dollar Road, Brimfield, IL 61517.

Prospective Bidders may secure additional information and moredetailed specifications on the spray patch road repair, by contactingthe Highway Commissioner at the above address or by phone (309)446-3676. The sealed bids will be opened and read at a Public BidOpening and the contents will be announced at 9:00 A.M. on August17, 2015 at the Jubilee Town Hall located at 12807 N. Princeville Ju-bilee Road, in Jubilee Township, Peoria County, Illinois. The JubileeTownship Road District RESERVES the right to reject any or all bids.All bids are subject to the prevailing wage act.

JACK GROEPERJubilee Township

Highway Commissioner

ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORTPRINCEVILLE TOWNSHIP AND ROAD DISTRICT

Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015

TOWNSHIP – REVENUE SUMMARYProperty taxes - $126,174; Replacement Tax - $8,594; Interest - $788; Miscellaneous - $2,500. TOTAL REV-ENUES: $138,596

TOWNSHIP – EXPENDITURE SUMMARYWienger’s and Sons - $19,993; Internal Revenue Service - $10,676; TOIRMA - $7,732; Gorenz & Associates- $3,205; Utililites Assist - $3,528; All other disbursements less than ($2,500) - $19,706. TOTAL VENDORS$64,840

TOWNSHIP – COMEPENSATION SUMMARYRange: Under $25,000: Robert Ingle; Harold Dykeman; Mary DeBord; Jon Burgess; Ralph Richoz; MarlysEly; Marjorie DuBois; Jon Bateman; Jerry Broadfield; J. James Cochran; David Gibbs; Loren Dallinger;Joseph Hatt. TOTAL COMPENSATION; $37,754

ROAD DISTRICT – REVENUE SUMMARYProperty Taxes - $129,545; Replacement Tax - $10,782; Other State Sources - $7,628; Interest Income -$288. TOTAL REVENUES: $148,243

ROAD DISTRICT – EXPENDITURE SUMMARYPeoria County Highway - $37,494; Ace in the Hole - $15,444; Midwest Asphalt Repair - $14, 167; MartinEquipment - $13,627; Princeville State Bank (Truck Payment) - $12,351; German Bliss Equipment Inc. -$6,252; Ruth Oil Co. - $4,746; Koenig Body & Equipment - $3,320; Robert Ingles (Mileage Reimbursement)- $3,308; Environmental Road Solutions - $3,170; Ag-Land FS, Inc. - $3,118; Ron Dubois - $2,888; ChrisRock Trucking - $2,661; EB Buildings & Lumber - $2,594; All other disbursements less than ($2,500) -$22,995. TOTAL VENDORS: $148,585

ROAD DISTRICT – COMPENSATION SUMMARYRange: Under $25,000: Robert Ingle; Seth Ingle; Shawn DeBord; Steve Potter; Ron Dubois, Ray Delbridge.TOTAL COMPENSATION: $4,637

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITIONGENERAL SPECIAL REVENUE Total

Revenues $79,010 $207,829 $286,839Expenditures (66,146) (189,670) (255,816)Excess of Revenues Over(Under) Expenditures 12,864 18,159 31,023Transfers In 0 0 0Transfers Out 0 0 0 Bond Proceeds 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 Net Increase (Decrease) in Fund Balance 12,864 18,159 31,023Previous Year Fund Balance 62,626 366,937 429,563Other 0 0 0 Current Year Ending Fund Balance $75,490 $385,096 $460,586

OUTSTANDING ISSUED CURRENT RETIRED CURRENT OUTSTANDINGBEGINNING OF YEAR FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR END OF YEAR

TOTAL DEBT 35,205 0 12,351 22,854

Subscribed and sworn to this 30th day of July 2015Harold Dykeman – Treasurer

I, Marlys Ely, Clerk of Princeville Township, Princeville, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a truecopy of the Annual Treasurer’s Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.Maryls Ely-Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

On Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinanceof the Lillie M. Evans Library District

Notice is hereby given to the Public that on September 10, 2015,at the hour of 6:45 P.M. at the Lillie M. Evans Library, 207 N. WalnutAvenue, Princeville, Illinois, a public hearing will be held on the an-nual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Lillie M. Evans Li-brary District for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2015 and endingJune 30, 2016. Any person interested in said budget and ordinancemay be present at said time and place and may be heard in regard tothe budget and ordinance. The tentative budget is now on file withthe Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Lillie M. Evans Library Dis-trict, at the Library office and may be reviewed upon request prior tosaid hearing by the Public.

Date: July 9, 2015

Deb Givens, SecretaryBoard of TrusteesLillie M. Evans Library District207 N. Walnut Ave, PO Box 349Princeville, IL 61559

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICTMay 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015

WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT FUND ACCOUNTBalance May 1, 2014 $46,014.49

ReceiptsProperty taxes (State) $ 3,035. 71Sewer Service Revenue $26,879.75Replacement Tax (Knox Co.) $3,750.55Interest Income: NOW Acct. $27.00

Int. on CD # 1198 $42.00CD # 1199 $35.00CD # 1163 $59.98CD # 1105 $105.00

Total Receipts $33,934.99$79,949.48

DisbursementsWSD Oper. & Maint. Acct $20,000.00Main St. Checks $15.52Total Disbursements $20,015.52

Balance April 30, 2015 $59,933.96

WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT TIME CERTIFICATE # 1198Balance May 1, 2014 $12,000.00

Total Receipts: Interest Income $42.00$12,042.00

Total Disbursements: WSD Fund Acct. $42.00Balance April 30, 2015 $12,000.00

WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT TIME CERTIFICATE #1199Balance May 1, 2014 $10,000.00


Total Disbursements: WSD Fund Acct. $35.00Balance April 30, 2015 $10,000.00

WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT TIME CERTIFICATE #1163Balance May 1, 2014 $15,000.00


Total Disbursements: to WSD Fund Acct. $59.98Balance April 30, 2015 $15,000.00

WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT TIME CERTIFICATE #1105Balance May 1, 2014 $30,000.00Total Receipts: Interest Income $105.00

$30,105.00Total Disbursements: to WSD Fund Acct. $105.00Balance April 30, 2015 $30,000.00

WILLIAMSFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ACCT.Balance May 1, 2014 $10,941.14

ReceiptsWSD Fund Acct. $20,000.00NOW Acct. Interest $4.04

Total Receipts $30,004.04$30,945.18

DisbursementsAmeren-IL, service 2611.19Wmsfld. Waterworks, collections 1,890.00Wmsfld. Waterworks, ½ print., cards., post 1,656.79Larry Lawson, samples, visits 2,720.00Massie, Quick & Sondgeroth, annual retainer 750.00Campbell Stevens Ag., gen liab., auto, crime bond 2,222.00Tri-County News., annual report 157.50Larry Mattson, wages 3,035.72Spoon River Landscape, mowing, snow removal 715.00Blucker, Kneer & Assoc., audit 1,200.00IDES, unemploy. ins. 19.73IRS, Fed W/H, soc. Sec., & med. tax 1,290.87Larry Mackie, trustee 514.10Brenda Dexter, trustee & clerk 1,033.20Russell Groeper, trustee 514.10Lee Wight, wrecker call 40.00IL EPA, annual permit fee 2,500.00Wight Chevrolet, V-belts 81.20Filter Service Center, cleaning filters 120.00Total $23,071.40

Balance April 30, 2015 $7,873.78

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ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,

KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOISFOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING

MAY 1, 2015, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2016.WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illi-nois municipal corporation located in Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois,have caused to be prepared in tentative form an amended budget and ap-propriation ordinance for said District for the above fiscal year, and said or-dinance has been made conveniently avail able to public inspection for atleast thirty days prior to final action thereon; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such budget and appropriationordinance on July 13 , 2015, notice of which hearing was duly given bypublication;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illinois municipal corpora tion, as follows:

Section 1. The fiscal year of the District is hereby fixed and declared to befrom May 1, 2015, to April 30, 2016.

Section 2. The following budget, containing an estimate of the receipts andexpenditures of the Fire Protection District, is hereby adopted as the budgetof the District for the fiscal year:

PART I. GENERAL CORPORATE FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $37,8352.To be received from taxes from the 2014 general tax levy $184,4003.Illinois Municipal League, 2% Fire Department Tax on $2,800Foreign Fire Insurance Companies pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-10-1 for the tax year ended July 1, 2014

4.To be received as personal property replacement tax $3,8005. Interest $906. Miscellaneous revenue $200Total estimated receipts $229,125

B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Equipment acquisition $29,8002. Equipment repair $12,0003. Volunteer Stipend/Clothing allowance $27,0004. Training $5,0005. Compensation of Chiefs $3,6006. Compensation of Trustees $6,0007. Janitorial Service $3,2508. U.S. Internal Revenue Service, social security and medicare $6,0009. Disease prevention $85010. Building maintenance and equipment $6,50011. Utilities for buildings $11,00012. Telephone/Internet $2,00013. Gasoline and oil $5,25014. Supplies $8,00015. Publications $1,20016. Dues, Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts $75017. Legal expenses $3,25018. Debt service $96,00019. Contingencies $1,500Total estimated expenditures and transfer $228,950

Estimated fund balance at end of year $175

PART II. AMBULANCE FUND

A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $115,2842. To be received from taxes from the 2014 special tax levy $156,3303. Interest $604. Illinois Department of Public Health Grant $5,000

Total estimated receipts $276,674

B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Reserve fund for ambulance $86,0002. Contractual ambulance service $85,0003. Other equipment acquisition $20,0004. Equipment repairs $7,0005. Clothing allowance $24,0006. Training $4,0007. Partial Pay Chiefs $6008. Compensation of Trustees $8009. Compensation of Ambulance Service Manager $2,500(EMS Coordinator)

10. U.S. Internal Revenue Service, social security and medicare $6,00011. Disease prevention $1,00012. Maintenance equipment for buildings $1,50013. Utility services for buildings $4,50014. Telephone, Internet and cell phones $1,20015. Gasoline and oil $2,00016. Supplies $9,50017. Publications $1,50018. Illinois Department of Public Health, licenses for ambulances $5019. Legal expenses $18,000

Legal publications $25020. Contingencies $1,200

Total estimated expenditures $276,600Estimated fund balance at end of year $74

PART III. INSURANCE FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $31,4372. To be received from taxes from the 2014 special tax levy $46,500Total estimated receipts $77,937

B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Insurance $45,000Estimated fund balance at end of year $32,937

PART IV. AUDIT FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $6102. To be received from taxes from the 2014 special tax levy $2,900Total estimated receipts. $3,510

B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Audit $2,900Total estimated expenditures $2,900Estimated fund balance at end of year $610

Section 3. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for general corporate purposes the sum of Two Hundredtwenty-eight thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($228,950), suchtotal being divided among the several objects and purposes specified andenumerated in the particular amounts stated for each object and purpose inPart I, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Items 1through 21, with each of such items as specified in said Part I, paragraphB, being incorporated by reference.

Section 4. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for ambulance service purposes the sum of Two Hun-dred Seventy Six Thousand Six hundred Dollars ($276,600), such totalbeing divided among the several objects and purposes specified and enu-merated in the particular amounts stated for each object and purpose inPart II, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Items1 through 19, each of such items as specified in said Part II, paragraph B,being incorporated by reference.

Section 5. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for insurance and protection against liability or loss thesum of Forty-five Thousand Dollars ($45,000), as shown in Part III, para-graph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Item 1, with suchitem as specified in said Part III, paragraph B, being incorporated by refer-ence.

Section 6. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for the purpose of providing funds for auditing expensesthe sum of Two Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($2,900), as shown inPart IV, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Item1, with such item as specified in said Part IV, paragraph B, being incorpo-rated by reference.

Section 7. The appropriations provided by this ordinance total Five Hun-dred Fifty Three Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($ 553,450).

Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after itsadoption and publication as provided by law.

Section 9. The Secretary of the District shall file a properly certified copy ofthis ordinance with the respective county clerks of Knox County and PeoriaCounty within thirty (30) days after the date of adoption.

Section 10. All sums of money not needed for immediate purposes maybe invested in accounts in federally insured financial institutions, in banksdefined in the Illinois Banking Act, or in securities of the United StatesTreasury.

Section 11. If any item, sentence, or provision in this ordinance is for anyreason held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect thevalidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.

ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection Dis-trict, an Illinois municipal corporation, on this 13 day of July, 2015.

Donald E. Smith President and Trustee

Lyle R. Galbreath Treasurer and Trustee

Ty O. Landon Secretary and Trustee

Roger FitchpatrickTrustee

Robert PauerTrustee

CERTIFICATE BY SECRETARY OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,

KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

I, Ty O. Landon, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified, andacting Secretary of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peo-ria Counties, Illinois; and that the attached is a true and complete copy ofthe budget and appropriation ordinance adopted by the Board of Trusteesof the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning May1, 2015, and ending April 30, 2016, the original of which is now on file withmy office.

Dated this 13 day of July, 2015.

Ty O. Landon, Secretary, Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois

CERTIFICATE BY CHIEF FISCAL OFFICEROF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

I, Lyle R. Galbreath, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualifiedand acting Treasurer of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox andPeoria Counties, Illinois; and that, as such Treasurer, I am the chief fiscal of-ficer of the District.

I do further hereby certify that the revenues, by source, shown for each fundof the Williamsfield Fire Protection District in the attached certified copy ofthe budget and appropriation ordinance of the Williamsfield Fire ProtectionDistrict for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2015, and ending April 30, 2016,are the revenues anticipated for fiscal year 2015-2016.


Lyle R. Galbreath, Treasurer and Chief Fiscal Officer, Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois

CERTIFICATE BY SECRETARY OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,

KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

I, Ty O. Landon, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified, andacting Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protec-tion District, an Illinois munici pal corporation, Knox and Peoria Counties,Illinois; and, as such Secretary, I am the official keeper of the records andfiles of the said Williamsfield Fire Protection District.

I do further hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copyof the annual budget and appropriation ordinance of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2015, and endingApril 30, 2016, duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of said District at ameeting held on the 13th day of July, 2015, as the same appears in the offi -cial records of said District.


Ty O. Landon, Secretary,Williamsfield Fire Protection District

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HELPING HUNTERS

Pheasants Forever and Gilles Farms were recently recognized for holding hunter safetyclasses in Princeville for 10 straight years. From left to right are Everett Ewalt (honored for 15years as a volunteer instructor), Mike Aldrich, DNR Cynthia Brewer, Ron Gilles, Ted Gilles,Jeff Johnson (honored for 15 years as a volunteer instructor), master instructor Phil Blackburnand instructor Earl Wys (seated). Photo by Jeff Lampe.

Brimfield board eyeingbaseball field upgrades

By TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – Turf SolutionsGroup pitched a $54,000 bid toclean up the village baseballfield.

That appears to be a field ofdreams.

Trustees balked at the first pro-posal. But they may yet score, ifthey put in a few extra inningsworth of work.

Trustee Mike Meinders saidTurf Solutions’ Blake Reuter toldhim there are many alternativesthe village can pursue to bringcosts down.

“There’s no doubt that fieldneeds some work,” mused BrianPorter at Monday’s regular boardmeeting. “... Part of that wouldbe cool.”

President Dan Fishel said thefield is playable, but drainspoorly, so drainage should be atop priority.

Porter, whose son BrandonPorter is Brimfield High Schoolbaseball coach, said he couldn’tremember the last time aggregatehad been added. He suggested re-moving grass and – temporar-

ily – the fence, while improve-ments are made. Porter thought alot of progress could be made for$4,000 to $5,000.

“Looks cheap compared to$54,000,” said Fishel.

Fishel said he’d love to doeverything, but that is not possi-ble given the current budget andpotential effects of the statebudget. Porter noted the schoolsuse the diamond and school offi-cials might be willing to helpwith costs.

The issue was deferred untilthe two can investigate further.

“If we can do $10,000 and getthe diamond OK, that’s not bad,”Fishel said. “It is an issue thatneeds resolved.”

Although the village removedabout $1,000 a month from itsrevenues in response to Gov.Bruce Rauner’s threat to with-hold video gaming monies, it didget good financial news.

A recent inspection indicatescleaning the village water tankscan be postponed at least a year,according to Superintendent ofPublic Works Kevin Challa-

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No fall soccer for Farmington, ElmwoodBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

Fall high school soccer inthe Farmington and Elmwoodarea will have to wait at leastone more year.

So says Dakota Horn, whothis spring attempted to organ-ize a team of players fromFarmington and Elmwood.

While interest was there –Horn had 14 prospective highschoolers sign up – he couldnot find foes willing to play.

“There’s no leagues andeveryone else is playing withthe IHSA,” said Horn, notingthat high school boys soccer isheld in the fall.

Horn does plan to field an18-and-under club team thisspring for the first time. Andhe thinks the day is comingwhen the schools will field ahigh school team in the fall.

“It’s only a matter of time,”he said. “I’d say in the nextfive years. Really, the thing to

get over is the upstart cost.”Horn estimates start-up

costs for soccer at $30,000.With that in mind, he hopes tostart fund-raising for the futureand apply for a national grant.

“We’re in the process, it’sjust kind of moving slowly,”said Horn, a member of theFarmington School Board. “Ifyou sit down with $30,000 infront of a school board, I don’tknow how they could say no(to a soccer program).”

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