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Carrier Route PresortThursdaySeptember 18, 2014

Vol. 2, No. 30

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

YATES CITY – After an in-quiry by The Weekly Post andan intervention by the office ofState Rep. David Leitch (R-Peoria), the Snyder family herehas learned that you can fightcity hall. Or, at least, the Stateof Illinois.

The Secretary of State’s Med-ical Review unit some sixmonths ago suspended theCommercial Driver’s License of38-year-old Scott Snyder, who

works at Snyder Farm just westof town with his father, SonnySnyder. Last week, Scott had hisregular driver’s license restored.

“It’s a tremendous step,”Sonny said. “We were just aboutsick of all this, so it’s a relief.”

The circumstances stem fromwell-intentioned federal rulesadministered by the State, rulesmeant to protect public safetyby ensuring that drivers han-dling semi-tractor trailer rigsand other Commercial MotorVehicles aren’t hindered by

health issues. The problem, according to the

Snyders, trucking advocates andeven legislators, is in who con-ducts examinations and how re-sults are interpreted.

The U.S. Department ofTransportation’s Federal MotorCarrier Safety Administration(FMCSA) mandates qualifica-tions for drivers, who must becertified by a medical examinerthat they are not impeded byfactors including cardiovascular


It was less a bombshell than a thud, butwhen Peoria County Board member BradHarding (R-Dist. 16) during a budget dis-cussion on Saturday (Sept. 13) suggestingprivatizing the County’s HeddingtonOaks nursing home, it was heard loud andclear – and quieted the room, at least tem-

porarily.The Board is grappling with a $400,000

shortfall this year and a possible $3 mil-lion deficit next year, and it’s consideringa two-year financial recovery plan. Hard-ing says Heddington Oaks administratorMatt Nieukirk recommends privatizingsome operations to save what Harding

said could be $2 million annually.“Matt Nieukirk asked me to help him

with Heddington Oaks’ unsustainable fi-nancials after he and I attended a meetingin Springfield a couple years ago, wherehe indicated his costs were far higher thanthe marketplace,” Harding told TheWeekly Post. “One option Matt and I

Yates Cityto repairwater tower


YATES CITY – Meeting unfore-seen repairs to the water tower andunanticipated demands on villageadministration, the Village Board atmeetings Wednesday (Sept. 10)and Monday (Sept. 15) changedappropriations to pay for repairsand restructured staff.

The water tower needs to replacea 20-year-old pipe running fromthe ground to the top, and an esti-mate from Maguire Iron of SiouxFall, S.D., was accepted that willnot only replace both input andoutput pipes of 6 and 10 inches, butsave the village about $12,000 bycombining the work into one job.

The entire project will cost morethan $97,000 and be coveredthrough internal fund transfers.

Meanwhile, Joy Mahr resignedas Clerk and Trustee Stephanie Ar-rowsmith resigned from the VillageBoard, which then appointed Ar-rowsmith Clerk. Mahr will concen-trate on Treasurer and waterdepartment duties, and bothwomen will start sharing othertasks that have become burden-some for one person in recentmonths. Both positions are ap-pointed.

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FARMINGTON –Roger Woodcock is hop-ing for a big shindig atFarmington MooseLodge 1571 on Sept. 27and 28.

“Youonly turn100 once,”said theFarmingtonLodge Ad-ministrator.

And Woodcock hasquite the blow-outplanned. The Saturday,Sept. 27, program to cele-brate the 100th anniver-sary of the charter ofLodge 1571 promises to

be a gathering worthy ofthe Loyal Order ofMoose.

Rep. Mike Unes (R-Peoria) is slated to speak,as is Farmington MayorKenn Stufflebeam. Mem-bers of many local organ-

izationsand gov-erning bod-ies havebeen in-vited.

A buffetdinner open to the publicwill precede the program,and Black 13 will providemusic.

uuuThe Loyal Order of

Moose was founded in

Louisville in 1888 byJohn Henry Wilson. Wil-son originally intendedthe organization to be amen’s social club, butphilanthropy became a

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Farmington Moosewill celebrate

100th anniversary

This is the original Farmington Moose Lodge building, which washome until the group moved to its current location in 1982.

“You only turn100 once.”

– Roger Woodcock

Scott Snyder sits in the cab of his pickup truck after he andhis father Sonny, left, succeeding in restoring Scott's drivingprivileges. Photo by Bill Knight.

100th AnniversaryWhen: Sept. 27-28Where: Farmington Moose Lodge 1571Notable: Lodge 1571 was charteredAug. 28, 1914, and now has more than700 members.

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ThursdayAugust 7, 2014Vol. 2, No. 24

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly PostBRIMFIELD – Ronnie Mc-Dowell is so familiar to Brim-field audiences he’s almost anOld Settler himself.Headlining the Old Settlers’

Days several times, the 64-year-old country singer is re-turning to the stage Saturdayfor 6 and 9 p.m. sets in Brim-field, where he’s almost aswell-known as Elvis, youmight say.McDowell’s string of hit

records started with his 1977tribute to Elvis, “The King IsGone,” co-written withLee Morgan,which sold 5million

copies forScorpioRecords.

Now liv-ing in theNashvillearea, the Portland, Tenn., nativehad a dramatic rise in the

music industry. After beingmentored by country & west-ern stalwart Conway Twitty –with whom he did a duet onTwitty’s 1958 standard “It’sOnly Make Believe” – Mc-Dowell recorded for the Epic

and Curb companies, and he’sproduced more than 30 Top-40hits.

Besides the 1986, Top-10duet with Twitty, McDowellhas teamed up with Jerry LeeLewis for a rocking duet thatMcDowell wrote, “You’re

Never Too Old To Rock N’Roll.” But his own numbers arethe most memorable: “I LoveYou, I Love You, I Love You”;“Older Women”; “Personally”;“Wandering Eyes”; “You’reGonna Ruin My Bad Reputa-

tion”; “You Made A WantedMan Of Me”; “All Tied Up”;“In A New York Minute” and“Watchin’ Girls Go By.”Although McDowell is the

headliner, Brimfield’s Old Set-tlers’ Days offers even more.First held in 1869 – and once

drawing about 7,000 visitors toBrimfield for ballgames, bal-loon ascensions and band con-certs – 21st century activitiesrange from carnival rides andan arts & crafts fair to a paradeand food and beer tents.The festival opens at 5:30today (Aug. 7), 5 p.m. on Fri-

day (Aug 8) and then Saturday(Aug. 9) at 6:30 a.m. withbreakfast at the American Le-

gion. Also Saturday, the paradeis at 1 p.m.Continued on Page 2Elba Salemdismissesfirefighter

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly PostYATES CITY – Twenty years ago this

week, Steve Frakes’ 12-year-old daughterdied after a year of aid and support fromthe Elba Salem volunteer fire departmentand other first responders, which inspiredFrakes to pay them back by volunteering,too. “I owed a debt to the community,”Frakes says. This week, Frakeshas been removed fromthe Elba Salem FireProtection District ros-ter.

Melissa Frakes had aheart disorder requiringa defibrillator and sev-eral trips to hospitals,and Frakes said local firefighters, BYEAmbulance and neighbors were alwayshelpful.

“Even her visitation showed communityencouragement,” he says. “There were 400

or 500 people there.”Thirteen men attended July 29’s specialmeeting of the Elba Salem Fire ProtectionDistrict (ESFPD), and its Board of Trustees

took 10 minutes to discuss and dismissFrakes.

Recalling recent fire and rescue calls,Trustee Gregory Wessel said the commu-

Inside• Coverage ofElmwood andFarmingtoncity councilmeetings.See Page 14

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Dog death has owners worried about ‘lepto’

Ronnie returning to headline Old Settler’s Days

By TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly PostELMWOOD – One night was

cheerful chaos at Jody Dunbar’shouse. Her Scottish terriers, half-sib-lings with the same father, were yip-ping and chasing each other andgenerally tearing through the place.

She barely caught a teetering lampas it was about to crash off the table.

“They play like bear cubs,” the 61-year-old Dunbar says.The next morning was another

story. Her 13-month-old Scotty, Brody,

threw up as soon as he got to thekitchen. Immediately, Dunbar knewthis was something more than the lat-est mess. There was no grass or foodin the dog’s vomit, just bile. Brodythrew up three or more times. Hispuppy pep vanished. Dunbar already had an appointment

at Brown Animal Clinic a few dayslater. Brody was weak and lethargic,and Dr. Suzanne Harshbarger was

concerned about his rapid deteriora-tion. Bloodwork confirmed somethingwas seriously wrong. Despite injec-tions and IVs and brief rallies, thepup’s health continued to fail.

“This went on for two weeks,”Dunbar says. “I have never felt sophysically and emotionally exhaustedin my life.”

She waited one last weekend, alter-nately hopeful and hopeless. On Mon-day, June 9, Brody could barely hold

Local runnersassist recordSt. Jude eventBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff WriterArea runners chipped in nearly

$100,000 out of a record $4.1 mil-lion raised for St. Jude last weekendduring the 33rd annual St. Juderuns.

In all there were 35 runs fromlocal communities to Peoria, as wellas a group of 2,200 runners whomade a 465-mile trek from Mem-phis to Peoria’s Civic Center.Local efforts included an estab-

lished run from Elmwood and sec-ond-year fund-raisers from theKickapoo-Brimfield area and from Runners from the Kickapoo-Brimfield to Peoria Run near the finish of last

Saturday’s St. Jude’s run into Peoria. The Kickapoo-Brimfield group raised

$38,000. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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Elmwood, Illinois

Permit No. 13

Carrier Route Pres

ort

Thursday

July 24, 2014

Vol. 2, No. 22

By BILL KNIGHT

For The Weekly Post

Some area township

and mu-

nicipal officials are t

rying to

comply with state la

w on pro-

viding a lot of past p

ublic

records to a Chicago

land Re-

publican with connec

tions to

Tea Party groups wh

ile coping

with a lack of staff o

r the type

of material requested

.

In a Freedom of Info

rmation

(FOI) request, Adam

Andrze-

jewski wants to see

all expen-

diture records going

back to

2008.“Two wee

ks ago we sent

7,000 Freedom of In

formation

Act requests to ever

y unit of

government in the s

tate,” said

Andrzejewski when c

ontacted

by The Weekly Post

. “We want

six years of line-by-l

ine check-

book spending.”

His Website,

openthebooks.com, h

as years

of salary and pension

details,

said Andrzejewski, w

ho previ-

ously sued Republica

n Comp-

troller Judy Baar To

pinka to

release 17 years of c

heckbook

spending. The group

has 12

years of financial re

cords from

the City of Chicago

, he added.

“The cataloging is g

oing to

take a while, but my

team al-

ready has received 4

,000 pro-

ductions, about 200

million

lines of information

,” he said.

Illinois’ Freedom of

Informa-

tion Act (FOIA) is a

statute that

provides the public

the right to

access government d

ocuments

and records. Its prem

ise is that

citizens have the righ

t to know

what the governmen

t is doing.

Public bodies must r

espond to

a FOIA request with

in five

business days after r

eceiving

the request, and they

must pro-

vide at no charge th

e first 50

pages of black and w

hite, letter

or legal-sized photo

copies. Ad-

ditional pages can co

st no more

than 15 cents a page

; for color

copies or abnormal-

size copies,

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Farmington

council denies

permit for

storage units

By MICHELLE SHER

MAN

For The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – The Fa

rmington City

Council on Monday (Ju

ly 21) denied a

special use permit t

hat would have

brought a self-stora

ge facility to a resi-

dential neighborhoo

d.

Patrick O’Brian req

uested a special use

permit to locate two

steel self-storage

buildings on his Vin

e Street property. H

ad

the permit been gra

nted, there would h

ave

been room for 28 sto

rage units in the

buildings.

“I have the benefit o

f looking outside

every day ... I can g

uarantee that the

property will be kept

in great condition,”

O’Brian told the Pl

anning Commission

during a public mee

ting held Monday to

discuss the matter. “

We will have garbage

pickup twice a week

so there won’t be

any chance of any d

ebris being strung

throughout the neigh

borhood.”

He added that a gat

e would be con-

structed around the

structures and a sm

all

amount of addition

al lighting could be

in-

stalled.But it was

not the potential fo

r trash ac-

cumulation that con

cerned residents wh

o

attended the meetin

g.

“I have five kids. M

y number one prior

-

ity is their safety,” s

aid Vine Street resi-

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OLD SCHOOL WOR

K UNDERWAY

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Local governments

dealing with huge F

OI request

Workstartsat oldschoolBy MICHE

LLE SHERMAN

For The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – The

owner of the Old Sc

hool

Center in Farmingto

n is

working to make the

burned building secu

re de-

spite an ongoing poli

ce

and fire investigatio

n.

Dan Meister was told by

the Farmington polic

e and

fire departments that

he

can begin clearing d

ebris

from the complex, w

hich

caught fire in the ear

ly

morning hours of M

ay 15,

in preparation for m

aking

repairs.“Right no

w, we need to

get a game plan on

certain

areas,” Meister said

.

The old portion of th

e

building sustained th

e

most damage and w

ill

need to be entirely re

built.

In planning for the f

u-

ture, Meister says he needs

to figure out “how d

o we

tie that in to the part

that

does not have to be t

orn

down. That makes it

a bit

difficult.”The cause

of the fire, as

well as the death of E

m-

manuel Cervantes, 3

5, of

West Lafayette, Ind., a

re

still under investigat

ion.

Cervantes’s body w

as

found under a pile o

f de-

bris on the third floo

r on

May 29.Toxicolog

y reports

showed no sign of dr

ugs or

alcohol in his system

. The

official cause of his

death

was smoke inhalatio

n.

While Meister has no

solid plans on how t

o

move forward with c

on-

struction on the Old

School Center, he an

d a

crew currently are re

mov-

ing windows and ere

cting

temporary construct

ion

fencing in an effort

to se-

cure the building.

“I’m completely ov

er-

whelmed with the s

upport

the community as th

ey

grieve with me on th

is,” he

said. “We’re trying to end

this strong.”

For the Good of Ill

inois

The organization For The

Good of Illinois, founded by

Adam Andrzejewski (left), is

seeking “to post online every

dime taxed and spent by every

unit of government.”

Work is ongoing to remove debris

and secure the Old School C

enter in Farmington,

which caught fire on M

ay 15. But owner Dan

Meister said he still doe

s not have a

firm plan for the future of

the damaged building.

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YATES CITY: Curb, sidewalk schedule soughtIn other spending decisions, the

Board unanimously approvedbuying a snow scoop for PublicWorks’ skid steer from KoenigBody & Equipment in Peoria for$1,940, and awarding a contractfor landscaping at the welcomesign on north Union Street toJohnston Landscaping of YatesCity for $768.

Also, the Board asked PublicWorks Director Chuck Eiker tocontact Foose Concrete of Canton,

which last month was awarded aproject to repair curbs and replacesidewalks for $4,090, to deter-mine a schedule.

In other business,• Mahr announced that the Vil-

lage received more than $3,200 inMotor Fuel Tax money in late Au-gust;

• Fall Cleanup Day was sched-uled for Saturday, Oct. 18;

• aldermen Ron Smith andKenny Gibson criticized TheWeekly Post for one line in edi-

tor/publisher Jeff Lampe’s Aug. 7column, which said, “That nastygreen algae [in Toledo, Ohio]made even Yates City water seemtasty.”

Smith asked for a publishedapology and Gibson said, “It’s theNational Enquirer”; and

• the Village’s snow-removalstart time for this coming winterwas re-scheduled to 4 a.m so moststreets can be cleared beforemorning traffic begins.

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HARDING: Seeks public-private partnershiplearned about was to form a pub-lic/private partnership, much likethe Riverfront Museum, where theCounty owns the building and wehire a professional company to as-sume operational responsibilities.

“I wanted to wait and see howour HO nursing home numbersshook out before pursuing anotherbusiness model,” Harding contin-ued. “I believe this public/privatepartnership is the only way Hed-dington Oaks can be sustainable inlight of the nearly $1 million lossfor the first six months of opera-tion. And this number still does notinclude [retirement] costs. In myopinion, we are still cooking thebooks.”

Fellow Board Member StephenMorris (R-10) was not unsympa-thetic, but is taking a wait-and-seeposition.

“I heard what Brad Harding saidwith regard to comments he attrib-uted to Matt Nieukirk,” Morris

said. “I have consistently votedagainst funding for HeddingtonOaks because I do not think it fallswithin one of the core responsibili-ties of county government. I havealso long advocated for someanalysis regarding the cost savingsof hiring a private entity to operatethe nursing home.

But “let me say that Matt hasnever told me that he thinks weshould privatize HeddingtonOaks,” Morris added. “I think itwould be inappropriate for him totake such a policy position. I do notknow if he said it or did not say it,and he was not present to respond.”

Harding says he has no specialinsight but is convinced the currentarrangement is financially doomed.

“I do not claim to be an expert inlong-term care,” he said, “but evenwith my limited knowledge, I cansee the current business model,with the County acting as owner/operator, is a train wreck about tohappen.”

Morris said looking into the ideamay have merit, but prospects forthe change are unknown.

“I believe that a majority of theBoard thinks that the private-opera-tion option should, at least, be ana-lyzed,” Morris said. “Whether therewould be any cost savings and/or10 votes to go in that direction re-gardless of cost, I do not know.”

Democrat Dick Burns, who’srunning against Harding in the No-vember election, says an informeddecision is what’s key.

The 214-bed Heddington Oaksopened last year at a cost of morethan $45 million.

Neither Nieukirk nor County Ad-ministrator Lori Curtis Luther re-sponded to requests for a comment.

“I sure hope this idea spurs anadult conversation about a serioussituation surrounding one of thebest long-term care facilities in ourregion,” Harding said.

The board has another budgetmeeting at 5:30 Monday afternoon.


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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Farmers Market – Fresh produce and

bakery goods on sale at a farmer’s mar-ket today (Sept. 18) from 4-7 p.m. atBrimfield Public Library.

s NAMI Meetings – NAMI monthlysupport group meetings will be heldtoday (Sept. 18) from 7-8:30 p.m. at theProctor Professional Bldg. Call Sue(309) 360-1143 or John (309) 472-5907.

s Dinner Fundraiser – Harvest Homefundraiser dinner at Yates City Commu-nity Center today (Sept. 18) from 4:30 to7:30. Menu: Grilledpork chop, cheese pota-toes, vegetable, roll,dessert, drink. Cost $8.

s Free Bread – Breadavailable every Friday,10 a.m. at ElmwoodMethodist Church.

s Yoga Class – Free yoga class Friday(Sept. 19) 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. at Lillie M.Evans Library, Princeville.

s Farmers Market – Jones Park, Can-ton Saturday (Sept. 20) from 7:30 to11:30 a.m.

s Widow Support – Widows SupportGroup meets Saturday (Sept. 20) at 9a.m. at Salem Township Library, YatesCity.

s Garment Sewing – AmericanSewing Guild will meet Saturday (Sept.20) at 10 a.m. at the North Branch of thePeoria Library. Program is: “FittingPants Revisited” by Denise Karbarz.Call Sue Barnabee, (309) 647-0111.Wid-ows Support Group – Group meets Sat.(Sept. 20) at 9 a.m. at Salem TownshipLibrary, Yates City.

s Bible Study – Elmwood Bible StudySunday (Sept. 21) at 6 p.m. in the base-ment of the apartments at 200 S. Althea,Elmwood. All welcome.

s Bible Fun – Bible Fun Night Sept.23 open to the community for children

third through sixth grade from 6-7 p.m.at the Union Church in Brimfield, 105W. Clay St.

s Trivia Test – Test your trivia knowl-edge Sept. 23 at Kickapoo Creek Win-ery. Doors open at 6. Free to play. Top 3teams win prizes.

s Book Club – Brimfield Library BookClub will meet Sept. 23 at 1p.m.

s Book Babies – Sept. 23 at BrimfieldLibrary 10:30 to 11 a.m. for children 0 to3 years old. Enjoy songs, rhymes, andplaytime.

s Toddler Time – Story time for chil-dren 18 to 36 monthsand parent/caregiverSept. 24 at Lillie M.Evans Library,Princeville 10-10:30a.m.

s Project Linus –Princeville residents are

invited to help make blankets for thisproject during the fall at Lillie M. EvansLibrary (Sept. 2 thru Nov. 1). Call (309)385-4540.

Future Eventss Open House – Farmers State Bank

in Elmwood will celebrate its sesquicen-tennial on Sept. 26 with an open housefrom 2-5 p.m.

s Bingo Bash – Girl Scouts of FultonCounty Bingo Bash Sept. 26 5:30 to8:30 p.m. at Canton Elks Club. Prizes,50/50, door prizes, bake sale.

s Plant Exchange – Dig up your over-crowded perennials and bring them tothe First Presbyterian Church of Farm-ington at 10 a.m. on Sept. 27 for a plantexchange in the north parking lot. Incase of rain, the exchange will be in theFellowship Hall.

s St. Jude Event – Kickin’ It for aCure St. Jude Fundraiser Sept. 27 at theKnoxville Legion. Call Tiffany Buck-man (309) 335-2388.

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Craft Night today (Sept. 18) at 6:30 p.m. at Morri-son and Mary Wiley Library, Elmwood. Call (309)742-2431.

s Common Core – Dr. Duke Pesta will speak onCommon Core and threats of new science and his-tory standards Saturday (Sept. 20) at the GatewayBuilding, 200 NE Water St., Peoria, at 1 p.m. Opento public, but limited seating.

s Blood Drive – Sept. 22 from 3-7 p.m. at FaithUnited Presbyterian Church in Yates City.

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– Andrew JacksonAn Illinois Press Association Member Of flaws, slippery water, LBJ & poetry

Rambling through central Illinoishoping for a tornado of change instate politics.

uuuAs another election nears there’s

still time to be an idealist. So wecan still hopewe’ll get an Illi-nois governorwho is squeakyclean and oper-ates outside therealm of patron-age and graft.But for nowwe’ve got PatQuinn, who ac-cording to the state’s executive in-spector general has hired a slew ofIllinois Department of Transporta-tion workers whose employmentwas called “improper.” ApparentlyIDOT hired 255 people over thelast 10 years without followingproper procedure. What a shockerto see patronage in Illinois, right?Hah. Even Quinn said as much,noting the same practice has goneon for years. What a weak defense:I know it’s wrong, but everybodyelse did it before me! Then in thesame breath, Quinn announced hewas cutting 55 of those workers.Well, now he faces a lawsuit fromworkers who say their firing waspolitically motivated. Sigh. Hard toimagine that we’re only the thirdmost corrupt state in the union be-hind New York and California.

uuuOn the radio the other day some-

one was interviewing Ken Burns,the fellow who makes all thoseaward-winning documentaries thatpeople claim to have watched. Iwas struck by his description ofTheodore Roosevelt (subject of anupcoming documentary). Whilepraising Teddy as a heroic presi-dent, Burns also called him“deeply flawed” for a variety ofreasons. Burns went on to say thatunfortunately in our society, we aretoo quick to reject people withflaws as being incapable of hero-ism. His point, I think, was that weare all flawed – normal folks andpresidents alike. ... Speaking offlaws, I will admit to sometimesbeing a smart aleck who makessome dumb decisions. For in-stance, I should know better thanto make fun of the water in a com-munity. In my travels through Illi-nois, I’ve learned water is anacquired taste. I drank Decaturwater for years and was happy todo so, even though news reportsripped the city water supply andcaused much angst among the pop-ulace. ... Why mention this? KenGibson of Yates City says I hit histown with a low blow by making acrack about the town’s water ear-lier this summer. The comment isnot worth reprinting but was notflattering. And Gibson is right, ifonly because judging water is com-pletely subjective. I enjoy drinkingthe water in Elmwood but haveheard others call it “slippery” andeven “oily.” One man’s champagne

flowing from the tap is anotherman’s crude oil. ... I will say thisfor Elmwood’s water: it is good forkeeping minnows alive. Back inthe day when life was more enjoy-able and involved a fair amount offishing, I would buy several dozencrappie minnows in the spring andthey would stay alive for weeks inElmwood tap water, given properaeration and occasional food. ...But Gibson got me to thinking:One of these days we’ll put to-gether a taste test to see which tapwater readers prefer.

uuuTurns out I forgot to identify an

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About 15 years ago I was anEnglish teacher for an area schooldistrict. The principal was in hisfirst year at the job and was beingallowed to make mistakes so shecould learn fromthem – which letthe superintend-ent say, “See, Itold you so!”

One of thosemistakes was hir-ing me. The prin-cipal wanted tohire me, but thesuperintendentdidn’t want any part of me.Throughout the year, that superin-tendent did everything he could tomake sure I failed.

I could tell from the soft, wimpyhandshake the superintendent hadthat we weren’t going to get along.That, and one of his questions atthe interview.

He gave me a scenario in which astudent was to be punished by hav-ing to write an essay. As a teacher, Iwas to determine what the essaywould be about, and then tell howthis would be an effective punish-ment.

I refused to answer the question.First, I pointed out, I would nevermake something as wonderful aswriting anything that could be evenremotely associated with punish-ment.

Instead, I suggested that the stu-dent be brought in before or afterschool and work with some of the

support staff in the school. Assign the kid an hour or two of

washing dishes in the cafeteria ormopping floors and give them ataste of what would happen if theydidn’t get a good education.

If they associated writing withpunishment, then students wouldnever want to write.

It was a small difference in phi-losophy that lasted the entire year.

At the end of the first semester, Ihad flunked 26 of the 43 freshmanEnglish students that I had. Itwasn’t that they were dumb or thatmy tests were hard; these kids justrefused to do homework.

I’d give them time in class to dothe work. They’d use the time togoof off, read magazines, or evensleep with the excuse, “I’ll do it athome.”

When the next class would rollaround, they wouldn’t turn in anyassignment, saying that they didn’thave time.

This was the late 1990s, when theInternet was in its infancy. Most of the kids didn’t have Inter-net access at home and we wereteaching the kids how to usebrowsers in class.

I’m not sure what the kids inthese small towns (there were sev-eral comprising the district) didafter school, but it wasn’t schoolwork.

At one point, the superintendenttold me, “These are just farm kids. Most of them aren’t going to go tocollege. They’re just going to work

on farms or factories or in retail.Just pass them and get themthrough.”

My argument was simple. If astudent became, say, a retailworker, and was told by his super-visor to accomplish jobs A, B andC during a shift, the student wouldbe expected to do that.

If the student completed just jobA, and did that day after day, thenthe student would wind up in theunemployment line in pretty shortorder.

The superintendent’s response?“Just get them through. It’s justEnglish.”

So I brought in a practical assign-ment. Those who didn’t turn intheir regular assignment were givenwelfare forms and unemploymentforms so they could learn to fillthem out.

(Around this time I realized thesuperintendent had a limited senseof humor.)

About a month later, he told mehe would not be recommending mefor a second year in his district. Ididn’t tell him I’d been sending outresumes for months.

The day after the school boardaccepted his recommendation andeffectively fired me, the superin-tendent brought a letter to me to in-form me of my fate. And hebrought it to me during a class in-stead of waiting a half hour, whenclass was over.

In front of my students, he

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I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tellme what is happiness.

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ELMWOOD – The Toulon manaccused of burglarizing businessesin Elmwood, Brimfield, Princevilleand six area counties may settle hiscases as a whole, his public de-fender said last week after a pretrialhearing in Stark County.

Robert L. Beard, 32, faces bur-

glary charges in Henry, Knox, Mar-shall, McDonough, Peoria andStark Counties. He was appre-hended in mid-June after a hit-and-run incident in Peoria Heights, forwhich he was ticketed for leavingthe scene of an accident, failure tonotify damage, and improper laneusage.

In the following week, Beardwas charged with a June burglaryof the Rumbold & Kuhn grain ele-vator in Toulon; breaking into Dun-lap Motors in Dunlap last fall;burglaries at the Oil Wizard, FinishLine and Crowe Auto Group, all inKewanee; and a June burglary ofBushnell City Hall.

In Peoria County, Beard is sus-pected in burglaries of H&H Indus-tries in Elmwood in November,Sherman’s Pharmacy in Brimfieldlast summer, and Princeville Auto-motive in March.

Beard reportedly confessed toseveral burglaries – including anAmerican Legion hall, gas station,grocery store, lumberyard, restau-rant and veterinary – and blamedhis heroin habit.

In November 2005 Beard, whothen lived in Tiskilwa, was sen-tenced to 10 years in prison fordozens of burglaries in Bureau,Henry, Marshall, Putnam and StarkCounties. He was released earlyafter receiving day-for-day, good-time credit.

Robert McBride was appointedto represent Beard in both Starkand Marshall Counties.

Beard remains in the StarkCounty Jail. Circuit Judge ThomasKeith will preside over a Nov. 7hearing, and a trial is scheduled tostart Dec. 1.

Those convicted of burglary, aClass 2 felony, may be sentenced tobetween three and seven years im-prisonment for each count. Peoria County releasescrime stats for August

The Peoria Sheriff’s Departmentreleased its monthly Crime Statis-tics Report for August for Countylaw-enforcement responses in theseven Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area:

Brimfield city and township to-gether had 1 assault, 1 criminalsexual assault, 2 domestic batteryincidents, 3 thefts, 2 accidents withinjuries, 2 accidents without an in-jury, and 6 traffic tickets.

Elmwood city and township to-gether had 1 assault.

Jubilee had 1 domestic battery, 1auto theft, 1 Driving Under the In-fluence citation, and 2 traffic tick-ets.

Kickapoo had 1 burglary of amotor vehicle, 2 drug arrests, 7thefts, 11 vandalism/criminal dam-age incidents, 3 Driving Under theInfluence citations, 1 accident withan injury, 7 accidents without an in-jury, and 17 traffic tickets.

Millbrook had 1 burglary of anon-residence.

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I wouldn’t have minded if he’dsaid that in private. But he said it infront of a class full of seniors.

I took the letter, nodded and said,“I know. They become superintend-ents.”

I realize I lowered myself to his

level, but: The students applauded.The final word came a few weeks

later at graduation. The 40-someseniors formed a receiving lineafter the ceremony to shake handswith everyone. The superintendentand principal were a few behind mein line, giving me the evil eye.

After about the 10th student, oneof the football players grabbed myhand, and then pulled me close intoa bear hug that nearly crushed me.

Every single student after that

grabbed me, some with tears intheir eyes, thanking me for being agood teacher (my seniors did theirwork; none failed).

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WILLIAMSFIELD –After a brief public hear-ing, the Board of Educa-tion on Monday passed a$4.6 million budget,based in part on an antici-pated 2-percent levy in-crease.

The approved levyfrom December 2013should mean $3.2 mil-lion, and District 210 fin-ished this year in theblack, according to unau-dited financial reports.

The District ended itsFiscal Year showing rev-enues of $4,073,798.96and expenses of$3,862,766.97.

Meanwhile, in other fi-nancial transactions, theBoard bought contiguousproperty owned by Fredand Norma Hertz for$15,000; OK’d a StudentCouncil request for $500for inflatables for theHomecoming lock-inafter the varsity footballgame against Ridgewoodat ROWVA on Sept. 26;and approved joining thePeoria County Commodi-ties Cooperative for anannual fee of $350, ac-cording to Superintend-ent Tim Farquer.

Academically, Farquerand Principal ZackBinder reported on sev-eral innovations in andaround classrooms, in-cluding establishing“pathway” folders totrack students’ perform-ance and progress.

“Unlike the RTI [Re-sponse-to-Intervention]models, this will be moreof a portfolio, multiple-measures system,” Far-

quer said.Binder said he’s started

initiating a more open en-vironment for teachers,such as the “Friday in theCommons” chats at 7:45a.m. on the first and thirdFridays of the month,which encourage dia-logue and sharing.

“We’re looking to get alot of feedback,” he said.

Also, the “BilltownCafé” is trying to makethe cafeteria more “diner-friendly.”

“It’s different,” he said.“We want students tohave higher expectationsof lunch. The food’s bet-ter; there’s more variety;it’s healthier.”

Along those lines, new“Healthy Vending” ma-chines have been in-stalled that comply withnew Healthy Snack nutri-tional guidelines.

Farquer and Binderalso are exploring optionsfor launching an after-school mentoring/tutor-ing program beforeAmericorps volunteerAmanda Beardsley re-turns from a leave. She’sdue back Feb. 1, whenher year-long work willstart and continuethrough January 2016.

In other news:• Solar panels, which

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• Registers that acceptcredit cards for admis-sions and concessions areonline; and

• A school lunch point-of-sale system is sched-uled to begin Oct. 28-29.

“The new system willallow parents to continuesending cash as well asmake lunch payments on-line,” Farquer said

Williamsfield school boardpasses $4.6 million budget

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TERMS ON REAL ESTATE: 10% of the high bid price is required down on the day of sale, at which time thesuccessful bidder will sign a purchase agreement. The balance of the purchase price shall be due at closingwithin 30 days, and deed possession will be given upon final payment. The real estate taxes will be proratedthrough the date of closing. Earnest deposits are non-refundable and the purchase contract is not contingentupon financing and buyer and/or lender inspections. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids. Any an-nouncements made on sale day shall supersede any previously advertised terms. To make an appointment toview the house please call 309-252-1193 or 309-245-2293.

Saturday September 20, 2014 at 9:30am at Old HS Gym, Rt. 41, Abingdon, IL(Note: Abingdon Pottery Sells First. Running 2 Rings)

ABINGDON POTTERY: 555 Cream, 498, Blue, 149S Blue, 444 Blue, 479 Green, (2) 479 Blue, 479 Cream, 532Green, 476 Beige, 60A Blue, 4 Piece Jam Set, 569 Blue, 461 Blue, 573 Yellow, 573 Blue, 573 Black, Star Yel-low, Star White, 512 Blue, 512 Pink, 512 White, 600 Pink, 9701 White, 527 Blue (Cracked), 533-12L White,533-12L Pink, 441 Horse Head White, 507 White, 152S White, 388 White, 223 White, 223 Pink, 223 Blue,582, 605 Rare Kangaroo (crack), Mexican Cactus, 98 & 99 Pink Upright & Leaning Goose, A-1 What NotVase, 667 Green, 442 Green, 6213 Green, 325 Pink, 312 White, 483 Vase, 631 Green, Novelty Plumbing-2Stools (1 Cracked), 586D (Crack), Cornucopia Yellow, Cornucopia Lime Green, A6 Yellow, C3 Beige, 660 Pink(Crack), 657 Yellow, 670 Yellow Dog, 589 Wall Pocket, 601 Wall Pocket, 536 Pink, 503 Pink, 652, 564 Pink,377 Pink & Blue, 638 Pink, 574 Pelicans White, (2) 538 Pink, 538 White, 517 Blue, 534 Blue, 520 Pink, 417Blue, 536 Pink, 101 Pink, 482 Double Cornucopia, 470 Dutch Girl, (4) 571, 491 Pink, 572 Pink, 568 White,675 Pink, 115 Pink, 416 Peacock Blue, 584 Blue, 517, 557 Blue, 494 Blue, 632 Blue, 560 Blue, 517 Blue, 486Blue, 593 Blue, 531 Blue, 174 Blue, (2) 151, 466 Blue Flower, 466 White Flower, 466 White, 149s, 564, 462Yellow, 698 Yellow, 173 Yellow, Several What Not Vases & Figurines (not numbered), Cookie Jars: 602 Rock-ing Horse (crack), 604 Little Bo Peep (crack), 588 (crack), 561, 471-Rare Pg 81 Hardbound Book, Very LargeAmount of Glassware & Pottery!

GLASSWARE: Contemporary Noritake China, Pedestal Cake Plate, Hand Painted Bowls, Japan Figurines, Fen-ton Pieces, China Tea Set, Brides Baskets, Child’s Tea Sets, Bell Collection, Hobnail Glass, Spongeware Bowls,W.S. Germany Pieces, Pink Depression, Condiment Set, Carnival Glass, Lots of Figurines, Many Nic Nacs,Chandelier with 100 Plus Glass Prisms, Corning ware, Pyrex, Corelle, Stoneware Canisters, Several Sizes ofCrocks, (5) Sizes of Sleepy Eye, Hull Pottery, Large Gone with the Wind Lamp, Porcelain Doll Collection, Wil-low Tree Figurines, Vinegar Cruet Set w/Silver Holder, Several Silver Pcs., Many Other Glassware Items

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Brass Scales, Wall Mount Coffee Grinder, Regulator Wall Clock, Shanks Ther-mometer, Vintage Furs, Kerosene Lamps, Trivets, Old Cameras, Dolls & Doll Clothes, Old Post Cards, LadiesScarves, Sessions Clock, Elgin Wall Clock, Westmoreland, Aladdin Lamp, Elephant Book Ends, Pickle Jarw/Handle, German Pottery, Reed Barton Silverware, Wallace Bros Silver Co., Large Rooster Lamp, Other MiscItems

Sunday Sept. 21, 2014 at 10 am at the Fall Festival Grounds, Rt. 41, Abingdon, IL(Note: Running 2 rings. Costume Jewelry sells first in one, Garage/Misc in the other.)

COSTUME JEWELRY: Large Amount of Costume Jewelry-Watches-Rings. Gold-Silver-Diamonds-Bracelets-Broaches, Police Badges

GUNS (will sell after Costume Jewelry): Stevens 12 Gauge Single Shot, Remington 12 Gauge Pump, Spring-field Bolt Action 22 w/Clip, Central Arms Co 6012 Double Barrel, Iver Johnson 32 Pistol

HOUSEHOLD: Whirlpool Washer & Electric Dryer, Kenmore Chest Freezer, Small Kitchen Appliances, Flatware& Utensils, Aldems Cast Aluminum, Cookware, Revere Ware, Cake & Muffin Pans, Pots, Pans, Dishes, Bed-ding, Linens, Towels, Rugs, Dresser Scarves, Kenmore Sewing Machine, Magazine Racks, Wall Cabinets, Pic-tures, Records, Admiral Radio & Record Player, Full Size Bed and Dresser, Lamp Tables, Cedar Chest, 3Drawer Dresser, Dining Table & Chairs, 2 Door Metal Wardrobe, Rocker Lounger, Table w/4 Chairs and 2Leaves, Microwave, Console Stereo, Sofa, 2 Swivel Rockers, Corner What Not Stand, Desk, Wing BackChairs, Grandmother Clock, Sylvania Flat Screen TV, Small Magnos Organ, Christmas Decorations, Oak MakeUp Table, Other Misc. Items

ANTIQUES: Maple Chest w/Marble Top & Black Pulls, Walnut Dresser w/Marble Top & Handkerchief Drawers,Walnut 3 Drawer Dresser, Walnut 6’ Tall Bed, 2 Drawer Nightstand, Mahogany Dresser w/5’ Mirror & WickerBench, Oak Plant Stand, Wicker Footstool, Oak Roll Top Desk w/Pigeon Holes, Oak Ice Box, High Back Rocker,China Cabinet, Walnut Upholstered Chair w/Casters, 2 Caned Bottom Chairs, Oak Ladies Writing Desk, OakFern Stand, Childs Bench Back Chairs, Small Oak Table w/Porcelain Casters, Barrister Bookcase w/Lead Glasson Top Section, Oak Rocker, Gate Leg Drop Leaf Table, Oak China Cabinet w/Curved Glass Ends, 54” RoundOak Table, Summer Kitchen Table, Full 3 Piece Bedroom Suite, Iron Bed, Oak Parlor Table, Oak 3 DrawerDresser, Drop Front Desk w/Pigeon Holes, Oak Hall Tree, Walnut Stand, Seth Thomas Mantle Clock, WoodVase from Philippians, Wicker Flour Stand, Wood Ironing Board, Childs Table & Chairs, Oak 2 Drawer Cabinet,Oak Parlor Table, Porcelain Top Table, Pictures, Picture Frames, Nice Silhouette Pictures, Copper Boiler, MilkJugs, Match Book Holders, Razor Strap, Harness Hook, Cast Iron Kettle & Griddle, Wash Tubs, Milk Can, In-sulators, Granite Coffee Pot, Cream Separator, School Desk & Chairs, Perfection Heater, Wood Boxes, HorseCollar, Hog Scraper, Corn Dryers, Iron Wheels, Old Tins, Tins from Galesburg, Cigar, Cast Iron Bell, Small Dis-play Cabinet, Flat Irons, Quilts, Comforters, Wooden Sugar Bins, Old Patterns, Old Toys, Cookbooks, WashBoards, Kraut Board, Brass Pieces, Hanson Scale, Large Cast Iron Kettle, (2) 50’s GE TV’s, Blanket Box,Cream Can, Jesters Yearbooks-Knoxville (39-42), Other Misc. Items

GARAGE & MISC.: Craftsman Tool Box, Wrenches & Hand Tools, 1 Man & 2 Man Saws, Ford Manuals, StepStools, Sled, Fishing Poles, Wooden Doors, Electric Motors, Camp Lantern, Drills, Pipe Wrenches, Vise, Bat-tery Charger, Bench Grinder, Sears Chain Saw, 24’ Floor Fan, Bird Cage Hanger, Shovels, Post Hole Diggers,Wheel Barrow, Hand Pump & Spouts, Weather Vane, Lawn Ornaments, Donkey Yard Ornament, Bull Dog,Lawn Cart, 4 Push Mowers, Metal Stool, Tricycle, Healthmate Treadmill, Walker w/Wheels & Seat, Ice CreamFreezer, Window Air Conditioner, Step Stools, Canners, Other Misc. Items

Auctioneers Notes: Both the HS Gym & the Fall Festival Building will be open from 9-Noon on Fridaymorning to view the items for sale. Auctions are much larger than they appear. These are clean saleswith excellent merchandise.

Estate of Greta M. MorrisCo-Executors: Patricia Pedigo & Nancy Sparks

Attorney: Brian A. Peterson with Simpson Peterson Lawyers

Auctioneer Dan Boyer---License No. 440000668--- Mobile: 309/252-1193Auctioneer Albert Vaughn---License No. 440000544

Food Stand; Restroom; Not responsible for accidents, theft, vandalism, errors or omissions. Terms of non real estate: Cash or approved check payable on the day of the Auction.

NEW LISTING! - 584 N. Main St., Farmington - $83,9002BR/1BA, completely remodeled inside and out. Fully applianced, move-inready.

NEW LISTING! - 325 N. Second Ave., Farmington - $104,9003BR/ 1.5 BA, Large bedrooms, living room w/ fireplace. Attached garage &breezeway. Double lot.

JUST LISTED! - 23340 E. Park Rd., Farmington - $149,900Nice location just on the edge of town. 4BR/2BA w/ remodeled kitchen, 2fireplaces, large den & walk-out basement.

MUST-SEE! - 61 W. Fulton, Farmington - $144,900 Nice 3-4BR /2.5 BA w/ main floor master bedroom & bath. Orig. hardwoodfloors in the living & dining rooms. In-ground pool, deck, fenced yard. PENDING, STILL SHOW! - 205 E. Washington St., Yates City - $159,900 Edge of town, 2 Acres, 3BR/2BA home w/ main floor laundry, master bed-room, attached garage, shed, appliances. Full basement, home warranty.

WELL MAINTAINED! - 616 N. Grand St., St. David - $67,900Well maintained 2BR/1BA with large rooms, a lot of storage, nice garage,lot and covered patio.

FURNISHED! - 184 N. Oak, Farmington - $56,0002 BR, lot & nice block garage.

BUILDING LOT! - 00 Park Road, Farmington - $19,9001.37 acre, south edge of town.



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Here is an illustrated architect’s rendition of a proposed development for the corner of Main and Magnoliastreets in Elmwood. This is the east side of the building that would face Magnolia St. and would be built rightup to the new sidewalk being poured as part of the Streetscape. The building would be 21 feet tall andwould have an almost all-brick facade.

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ELMWOOD – TheCity Council on Tuesdayunanimously agreed toshare half the costs of re-placing three downspoutsat the True Value hard-ware store to addresssafety issues and comple-ment pending Streetscapeinnovations on the cornerof Main and Lilac Streets.

The business will re-place existing gutterswith a six-inch gutter thatruns off all water into asingle downspout on thewest side of the buildingthat will empty into agrass-and-gravel drain.

Preliminary estimatesgauge the cost at about$900.

Bryan Davis, Ward 1

Alderman made the mo-tion, noting that waternow runs onto city side-walks and last winterfroze and created haz-ardous walkways.

Alderman Jared How-erton from Ward 3 sup-ported it.

“I think we ought toshare [the expense] be-cause the engineersmissed it,” Howertonsaid. “We paid them todesign. They should haveseen the problem.”

In other business, theCouncil:

• approved a LegalServices Agreement withWhitney & Potts, Ltd.,for the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) sothe City can receive aRural Business Enterprise

grant for $22,000, whichwill be used forStreetscape costs;

• OK’d paying the$728.74 balance for fenc-ing repairs at Diamond 2of Sweetwater Park toS&S Fencing & Con-struction of Canton;

• approved purchasing20 flag/banner bracketsfor 20 new street polesthat will be reconfiguredto accommodate mount-

ing, at a cost of about$6,000; and

• heard that the newsidewalk running fromDollar General past St.Patrick’s to Knox Street isscheduled to be pouredthis week.

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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC5:30 p.m. Doors open-Social Mixer

6:30 p.m. Chicken and Roast Beef DinnerProgram “Heart of the Community”

7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker State Rep. Mike Unes9:00 p.m. to Midnight Live Music “Black13”

Sunday, September 28th

12:30 p.m. Complimentary Luncheon Buffet by W.O.T.M.

1:30 p.m. Program”Mooseheart/MoosehavenNew Member/Sponsor Appreciation Day

Special Guests from Mooseheart

309-245-2318 Main Phone (SQ)

309-245-2875 Office Only

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driving force during a revival in 1906.The Women of the Moose were

founded in 1913.Today, there are over 1 million men

belonging to 2,400 lodges nationwide,and over 400,000 women in 1,600 chap-ters of the women’s auxiliary.

The Moose are dedicated to perform-ing service to their communities, bothlocally and nationally. Each lodge pro-vides financial support MooseheartChild & City School, located on 1,000acres just outside Chicago.

“Kids at Mooseheart don’t necessarilyhave to be orphans,” Woodcock says,“they can just come from a backgroundwhere it’s a bad family situation.”

Lodges also donate to Moosehaven, aretirement community in Jacksonville,Fla. Moose members age 65 or oldercan apply to live at Moosehaven.

uuuLodge 1571 was chartered Aug. 28,

1914. The original charter still hangs inthe Lodge, right under a large mountedmoose head.

When the Lodge’s original buildingwas dedicated in 1922, 500 membersbelonged to the Farmington chapter.

There now are over 700 members,with addresses as widespread as Gales-burg and Washington.

The original building, located indowntown Farmington across from theBank of Farmington, housed a privatelyrun movie theater for several years. In1982, the chapter moved into its currentbuilding on Fort Street.

It has a bar area, a spacious kitchenand a large meeting hall. Members arecurrently renovating the interior of the

lodge, with new flooring, fresh paintand redesigned bathrooms ahead.

uuuIndividual members can rent the facil-

ity for functions and many communitygroups use the hall, free of charge,Woodcock said.

“We’re not a secret society,” he said,“but we are a private organization.”

A list of Moose involvement in thecommunity is impressive.

Boy Scouts hold their PinewoodDerby in the hall every January, as wellas their Blue and Gold Banquet. The PetFix Alliance provides low-cost spayingand neutering to local pets three times ayear out of Lodge 1571. The YMCAhosts its annual dinner and auctionthere.

Members provide a $1,000 collegescholarship to a Farmington HighSchool graduate each year and workwith the Farmington Fire Departmentfor the beer tent during Italian Fest.

The Women of the Moose organize aHalloween Mardi Gras each October forchildren in the community, and theysponsor an annual Easter Egg Hunt.

A few years ago, Woodcock said, newplayground equipment was purchasedfor Reed Park. However, there wasn’tenough money to pay for installation.

Woodcock and others rounded up 25men in the community to help. The in-stallation, estimated to take two workingdays, started at 8 a.m. on a Saturday andwas done by 4 p.m.

“We’re there for the community,”Woodcock said. “We have quite a goodhistory.”

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Here are short answers to com-mon legal questions from IllinoisLaw Now.

Question: Are there laws thatprotect children from being cyber-bullied at school?

Answer: A law banning cyber-bullying in schools has been inplace for some time, but a newIllinois law, effective Jan. 1, 2015,bans cyberbullying outside theclassroom.

The law applies to electronicdevices not owned or used by aschool, and it now covers bullyingthrough email and social network-ing websites. Under the new law,

a school must have a written anti-bullying policy to include an in-vestigation into an act of bullyingthat may have caused a disruptionof a school’s operations and edu-cational process. Schools mustalso notify the parents.

Q: Can schools use EpiPens totreat students with severe allergieswithout fear of liability?

A: In 2011, a state law wentinto effect allowing schools tolegally stock and dispense life-saving epinephrine shots. Newlegislation, now in effect, expandson the earlier law which allowedauthorized medical personnel togive the injections.

Now, trained school employeesand volunteers can administer theinjections if they believe a studentor visitor is having an allergic re-action, even if the person has notbeen diagnosed with an allergy.Students can also carry and ad-minister their own injections, ifthey have parental consent.

Q: Is there a law prohibitingsmoking on campuses of state-supported colleges and universi-ties?

A: Not yet. Beginning July 1,2015, the Smoke Free CampusAct will go into effect, banningsmoking in indoor and outdoor

New law aims to end cyber-bullying

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BRIEFSCantu wins singing contestfor national anthem

CANTON – Deanna Cantu ofElmwood High School won firstplace Sunday in the singing portionof the “Oh SayCan You Sing”competition inwhich studentsfrom area highschools wereasked to sing“The Star-Span-gled Banner.”

As the winner,Cantu received $150 for ElmwoodHigh School’s Choir program.

The Sept. 14 contest was held onthe 200th anniversary of U.S. sol-diers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenryraising the American flag to cele-brate a victory over British forcesduring the War of 1812. Accordingto history, that act inspired FrancisScott Key to write the words towhat would became the U.S. na-tional anthem.Salem Township awardscontract for new roof

SALEM – Salem Township

awarded a contract for a new roofto Mahr Brothers of Farmingtonfor $18,846.60.

In other news, Highway Com-missioner Dave Mahr reported thatthe Township will begin receivingMotor Fuel Tax for Knox Road2300 E (Township Road 324),which the Township has main-tained for decades.

A 1983 agreement between theVillage of Yates City and SalemTownship gave responsibility for ahalf-mile stretch of the road to theTownship, but the Township hasnot received Motor Fuel Tax for itsmaintenance since then, so itmissed out on about $18,000 thatcould have been used for upkeep.Peoria County seekingqualified election judges

PEORIA – The Peoria CountyClerk’s Office is seeking qualifiedelection judges to serveon Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4,2014. High school juniors and sen-iors can also serve as electionjudges. Election judges serving onElection Day earn $155 and must:

• Be a citizen of the U.S.;

• Reside and be entitled to votein the precinct/election jurisdiction(Peoria County outside the City ofPeoria), except for student judgesotherwise qualified

• Complete a four-hour training,• Student judges must have per-

mission from parents and highschool and have a grade point aver-age of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale.

Call the Peoria County Clerk’sOffice at (309) 672-6070.Photographer Boatmanspeaks at Prairie Park

EDWARDS – Wildlife PrairiePark has an interactive photo ses-sion with nationally recognizedphotographer Mike Boatman onSept. 27, when people will get tipson “Composition & Emotional Im-pact,” take part in a field tripthrough the park for photos, andhear feedback.

The session will start at 10 thatSaturday morning and is expectedto last between four and five hours.

The session is free for WildlifePrairie Park members; others needonly pay the general park admis-sion. Registration is required; signup by calling (309) 676-0998.

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LEGAL Q&A: Trashing electronics illegalspaces on campuses.

Exceptions are madefor smoking inside pri-vately-owned vehiclestraveling through cam-pus and certain activitiesallowed under the Fed-eral American IndianReligious Freedom Act.

Each institution ofhigher learning must es-tablish a community taskforce by Dec. 31, 2014,to coordinate implemen-tation of the new law.

Q: Which electronicdevices must legally berecycled or reused?

A: Tossing electronicdevices in the trash or atthe curb is illegal. TheIllinois Electronic Prod-ucts Recycling & ReuseAct establishes a state-wide system for recy-cling and/or reusing cer-tain items discardedfrom residences by re-quiring electronic manu-facturers to participate inthe management of dis-carded electronics.

Those items which arecovered by the law arethe following: televi-sions, monitors, printers,computers (laptop, note-book, netbook, tablet,desktop), electronic key-boards, facsimile ma-chines, videocassetterecorders, portable digi-tal music players, digitalvideo disc players, videogame consoles, smallscale servers, scanners,electronic mice, digitalconverter boxes, cablereceivers, satellite re-ceivers, and digital videodisc recorders.

The Illinois Environ-mental ProtectionAgency has a list of reg-istered collectors, recy-clers and refurbishers ontheir site athttp://bit.ly/9sJsIr.

Q: What legal optionsdo I have to collect un-paid child support?

A: Most Illinois childsupport is collectedthrough income with-holding. Other methodsinclude “freezing andseizing” bank accounts.

The law allows forprofessional and occupa-tional licensing agenciesto suspend or revoke li-censes of a parent untilchild support is paid.Non-payment of supportordered by the court canbe Contempt of Courtand the non-payer can bejailed until he/she pays.

Q: Must an employerprovide a female em-ployee who is nursingwith break time to ex-press breast milk?

A: The Illinois Nurs-

ing Mothers in the Work-place Act requires anemployer to provide rea-sonable, unpaid breaktimes each day to an em-ployee who needs to ex-press breast milk fornursing her child.

Pumping breaks mustbe at the same time asregular breaks alreadyprovided, if possible. Anemployer is not requiredto provide break times ifit would disrupt the em-ployer’s business.

Under federal law, em-ployers must provide notonly time but a private

area other than a toiletstall for an employee toexpress breast milk.

Q: If a person receivesa traffic citation, can heor she post a driver’s li-cense as bail?

A: Not any longer. Anew law that goes intoeffect in January 2015requires only a signatureon a citation as a prom-ise that the offender willfollow court orders.

Q: My ex-wife wantsto move out of state andtake our children. Canshe do so without thecourt’s permission?

A: Though the lawsdiffer by state, Illinoislaw prohibits an out-of-state relocation, even bya sole custodial parent,unless the other parentagrees or judicial per-mission is obtained afteran evidentiary hearingbefore a judge. The courttypically examines whatwould be in the “best in-terests of the child.” For more about Illinois

law, visit www.illinois-lawyerfinder.com. If youhave a legal question,please send it to [email protected]

NOTICE OF SALEThe City of Elmwood is offering for sale an as-

is, 2004 Chevy Impala, 4 door, police package ve-hicle with 85,612 miles. Please mail sealed bidsto PO Box 439, Elmwood IL 61529 by October 3,2014. Bids shall be opened at the City Council Meeting

on October 7, 2014.

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Above is a picture of the original St. Patrick’s church in Elmwood. Photocourtesy of Bruce Howard. Below is a picture of the current church. Thisyear marked the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the new sanctuary.

Ryan Herridge (left) and Matt Osmulski (right) of the Elmwood-Brimfield cross countryteam are also close on the course, as show here steps from the end of the Class 1Arace at the First to the Finish Invitational. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.

Duck races were popular at Williamsfield’s Ag Day. Photo by Joanie Stiers.

Elmwood-Brimfield football coach Todd Hollis makes a point to linebacker Jacob Sollenberger (23) duringthe Trojans’ Week 2 loss to Annawan-Wethersfield. E-B returns home for a game against Havana this Fridayat 7 p.m. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

Princeville’s MattThole (at left) istackled by twoMercer Countydefenders Fridayafter catching oneof his five recep-tions in an 8-6loss. Photo byCollin Fairfield.

Spoon River Drive at theMoose Lodge-Farmington

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Thursday

July 24, 2014

Vol. 2, No. 22

By BILL KNIGHT

For The Weekly Post

Some area township

and mu-

nicipal officials are t

rying to

comply with state la

w on pro-

viding a lot of past p

ublic

records to a Chicago

land Re-

publican with connec

tions to

Tea Party groups wh

ile coping

with a lack of staff o

r the type

of material requested

.

In a Freedom of Info

rmation

(FOI) request, Adam

Andrze-

jewski wants to see

all expen-

diture records going

back to

2008.“Two wee

ks ago we sent

7,000 Freedom of In

formation

Act requests to ever

y unit of

government in the s

tate,” said

Andrzejewski when c

ontacted

by The Weekly Post

. “We want

six years of line-by-l

ine check-

book spending.”

His Website,

openthebooks.com, h

as years

of salary and pension

details,

said Andrzejewski, w

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pinka to

release 17 years of c

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spending. The group

has 12

years of financial re

cords from

the City of Chicago

, he added.

“The cataloging is g

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take a while, but my

team al-

ready has received 4

,000 pro-

ductions, about 200

million

lines of information

,” he said.

Illinois’ Freedom of

Informa-

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statute that

provides the public

the right to

access government d

ocuments

and records. Its prem

ise is that

citizens have the righ

t to know

what the governmen

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Public bodies must r

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Farmington

council denies

permit for

storage units

By MICHELLE SHER

MAN

For The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – The Fa

rmington Cit

Council on Monday (Ju

ly 21) denied a

special use permit t

hat would have

brought a self-stora

ge facility to a resi-

dential neighborhoo

d.

Patrick O’Brian req

uested a special use

permit to locate two

steel self-storage

buildings on his Vin

e Street property. H

a

the permit been gra

nted, there would h

av

been room for 28 sto

rage units in the

buildings.

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f looking outside

every day ... I can g

uarantee that the

property will be kept

in great condition,”

O’Brian told the Pl

anning Commission

during a public mee

ting held Monday to

discuss the matter. “

We will have garbag

pickup twice a week

so there won’t be

any chance of any d

ebris being strung

throughout the neigh

borhood.”

He added that a gat

e would be con-

structed around the

structures and a sm

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FARMINGTON – The

owner of the Old Sc

hool

Center in Farmingto

n is

working to make the

burned building secu

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spite an ongoing poli

ce

and fire investigatio

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Dan Meister was told by

the Farmington polic

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fire departments that

he

can begin clearing d

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from the complex, w

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caught fire in the ear

ly

morning hours of M

ay 15,

in preparation for m

aking

repairs.“Right no

w, we need to

get a game plan on

certain

areas,” Meister said

.

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e

building sustained th

e

most damage and w

ill

need to be entirely re

built.

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to figure out “how d

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tie that in to the part

that

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orn

down. That makes it

a bit

difficult.”The cause

of the fire, as

well as the death of E

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manuel Cervantes, 3

5, of

West Lafayette, Ind., a

re

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May 29.Toxicolog

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showed no sign of dr

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alcohol in his system

. The

official cause of his

death

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solid plans on how t

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struction on the Old

School Center, he an

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crew currently are re

mov-

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cting

temporary construct

ion

fencing in an effort

to se-

cure the building.

“I’m completely ov

er-

whelmed with the s

upport

the community as th

ey

grieve with me on th

is,” he

said. “We’re trying to end

this strong.”

For the Good of Ill

inois

The organization For The

Good of Illinois, founded by

Adam Andrzejewski (left), is

seeking “to post online every

dime taxed and spent by every

unit of government.”

Work is ongoing to remove debris

and secure the Old School C

enter in Farmington,

which caught fire on M

ay 15. But owner Dan

Meister said he still doe

s not have a

firm plan for the future of

the damaged building.

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ThursdayAugust 7, 2014Vol. 2, No. 24

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly PostBRIMFIELD – Ronnie Mc-Dowell is so familiar to Brim-field audiences he’s almost anOld Settler himself.Headlining the Old Settlers’

Days several times, the 64-year-old country singer is re-turning to the stage Saturdayfor 6 and 9 p.m. sets in Brim-field, where he’s almost aswell-known as Elvis, youmight say.McDowell’s string of hit

records started with his 1977tribute to Elvis, “The King IsGone,” co-written withLee Morgan,which sold 5million

copies forScorpioRecords.Now liv-ing in theNashvillearea, the Portland, Tenn., native

had a dramatic rise in the

music industry. After beingmentored by country & west-ern stalwart Conway Twitty –with whom he did a duet onTwitty’s 1958 standard “It’sOnly Make Believe” – Mc-Dowell recorded for the Epic

and Curb companies, and he’sproduced more than 30 Top-40hits.

Besides the 1986, Top-10duet with Twitty, McDowellhas teamed up with Jerry LeeLewis for a rocking duet thatMcDowell wrote, “You’re

Never Too Old To Rock N’Roll.” But his own numbers arethe most memorable: “I LoveYou, I Love You, I Love You”;“Older Women”; “Personally”;“Wandering Eyes”; “You’reGonna Ruin My Bad Reputa-

tion”; “You Made A WantedMan Of Me”; “All Tied Up”;“In A New York Minute” and“Watchin’ Girls Go By.”Although McDowell is the

headliner, Brimfield’s Old Set-tlers’ Days offers even more.First held in 1869 – and once

drawing about 7,000 visitors toBrimfield for ballgames, bal-loon ascensions and band con-certs – 21st century activitiesrange from carnival rides andan arts & crafts fair to a paradeand food and beer tents.The festival opens at 5:30today (Aug. 7), 5 p.m. on Fri-

day (Aug 8) and then Saturday(Aug. 9) at 6:30 a.m. withbreakfast at the American Le-

gion. Also Saturday, the paradeis at 1 p.m.Continued on Page 2Elba Salemdismissesfirefighter

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly PostYATES CITY – Twenty years ago this

week, Steve Frakes’ 12-year-old daughterdied after a year of aid and support fromthe Elba Salem volunteer fire departmentand other first responders, which inspiredFrakes to pay them back by volunteering,too. “I owed a debt to the community,”Frakes says. This week, Frakeshas been removed fromthe Elba Salem FireProtection District ros-ter.

Melissa Frakes had aheart disorder requiringa defibrillator and sev-eral trips to hospitals,and Frakes said local firefighters, BYEAmbulance and neighbors were alwayshelpful.

“Even her visitation showed communityencouragement,” he says. “There were 400

or 500 people there.”Thirteen men attended July 29’s specialmeeting of the Elba Salem Fire ProtectionDistrict (ESFPD), and its Board of Trustees

took 10 minutes to discuss and dismissFrakes.

Recalling recent fire and rescue calls,Trustee Gregory Wessel said the commu-

Inside• Coverage ofElmwood andFarmingtoncity councilmeetings.See Page 14

Continued on Page 6

ST. JUDE SUCCESS



Dog death has owners worried about ‘lepto’

Ronnie returning to headline Old Settler’s Days

By TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly PostELMWOOD – One night was

cheerful chaos at Jody Dunbar’shouse. Her Scottish terriers, half-sib-lings with the same father, were yip-ping and chasing each other andgenerally tearing through the place.

She barely caught a teetering lampas it was about to crash off the table.

“They play like bear cubs,” the 61-year-old Dunbar says.The next morning was another

story. Her 13-month-old Scotty, Brody,

threw up as soon as he got to thekitchen. Immediately, Dunbar knewthis was something more than the lat-est mess. There was no grass or foodin the dog’s vomit, just bile. Brodythrew up three or more times. Hispuppy pep vanished. Dunbar already had an appointment

at Brown Animal Clinic a few dayslater. Brody was weak and lethargic,and Dr. Suzanne Harshbarger was

concerned about his rapid deteriora-tion. Bloodwork confirmed somethingwas seriously wrong. Despite injec-tions and IVs and brief rallies, thepup’s health continued to fail.

“This went on for two weeks,”Dunbar says. “I have never felt sophysically and emotionally exhaustedin my life.”

She waited one last weekend, alter-nately hopeful and hopeless. On Mon-day, June 9, Brody could barely hold

Local runnersassist recordSt. Jude eventBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff WriterArea runners chipped in nearly

$100,000 out of a record $4.1 mil-lion raised for St. Jude last weekendduring the 33rd annual St. Juderuns.

In all there were 35 runs fromlocal communities to Peoria, as wellas a group of 2,200 runners whomade a 465-mile trek from Mem-phis to Peoria’s Civic Center.Local efforts included an estab-

lished run from Elmwood and sec-ond-year fund-raisers from theKickapoo-Brimfield area and from Runners from the Kickapoo-Brimfield to Peoria Run near the finish of last

Saturday’s St. Jude’s run into Peoria. The Kickapoo-Brimfield group raised

$38,000. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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disease, insulin-depen-dent diabetes, epilepsy,hearing loss, bad vision, apsychiatric disorder, orrespiratory dysfunction.

However, examinationsin Illinois are not alwaysconducted by physicians,or impartial examiners.

The FMCSA definesmedical ex-aminer as“a personwho is li-censed, cer-tified,and/or reg-istered, inaccordancewith appli-cable Statelaws andregulations,to performphysical examinations.The term includes, but isnot limited to, doctors ofmedicine and osteopathy,advanced practice nurses,physician assistants andchiropractors.”

That can lead to prob-lems and injustices, ac-cording to Don Schaeferwith the Mid-WestTruckers Association,which represents 3,000drivers in 15 states out ofits Springfield office.

“A lot of doctors havedropped out of doingthese and bumped up thework to nurse practition-ers, or what-have-you,”Schaefer told The Weekly

Post. “Some may havelittle experience doingthese and really aren’tfollowing the guidelines,[instead] focusing onBody Mass Index or evenneck size as indicators ofproblems. Some just‘suspect’ a problem,which means drivers

have to goout on theirown and getotherexams, andwho paysthe $200 foran audiolo-gist or op-tometrist or$2,000 for asleep test?Drivers do.

“Withthe rush to

certify new medical ex-aminers into the system,as required by a new fed-eral law, the interpreta-tion of existing physicalrequirements is beingstretched real thin inmany areas,” Schaefercontinued.

“We’ve heard numer-ous instances of medicalexaminers requiring un-needed sleep studies fornon-existent sleep apneaplus unneeded hearingand vision tests (in onecase, right after the driverpassed his vision test atthe Secretary of State’sfacility!).”

In fact, some examin-

ers seem to be improp-erly interpreting the rulesor even exerting authoritythat is hard to challenge.

The FMCSA issued astatement answering thequestion, “Are there newregulations regarding adriver’s body mass index(BMI), body fat ratio,weight, neck size, andsleep apnea?”

The FMCSA re-sponded, “Despite ru-mors to the contrary, no.While research was re-cently released statingthat a driver’s BMI is arisk factor for identifyingsleep apnea, neither theFederal Motor CarrierSafety Administrationnor the Compliance,Safety, Accountabilityprogram currently hasany rules that restrict whocan be a commercialmotor vehicle driverbased on BMI or weight,or neck size.”

Sonny Snyder – famil-iar to area residents as adecades-long volunteerwith BYE Ambulanceand Elba-Salem fire de-partment, where he waschief for 13-plus years –said the Snyders con-sulted with five area lawfirms, and none wouldtake their case.

“They told us if it wasa speeding ticket or acci-dent or even a DUI, theycould help, but not theState’s Medical Review

board,” said Sonny, 70.“Scott never had an acci-dent or a traffic ticket[but] one doctor notifiedthe State that he thoughtScott had sleep apnea –without a test – and thatwas that. He was‘grounded.’

“That knocks the socksoff a guy. There was noreason; Scott does nothave a problem. But oneexaminer says ‘No’ andyou’re screwed. They’reinsulated from criticism.”

Indeed, Illinois’ Secre-tary of State’s office saysit’s “only authorized toinvestigate potential med-ical conditions when re-ported by a licensedphysician, member oflaw enforcement ormember of the judicialsystem.”

People like Scott canappeal decisions, buthearings can takemonths, and once a hear-ing is requested, all evi-dence is “frozen,” so newproof cannot be used.

Leitch’s office sug-gested the Snyders with-draw their hearingrequest, send in an exam-ination by another physi-cian and hope for thebest.

What happened wasn’tthe best, but it was good,Sonny said.

“Scott’s driving again,and we might re-applyfor a CDL or at least aFarm CDL, which is lim-ited to in-state driving,”Sonny said. “We feellucky, because this ishappening to guys allover.”

In Springfield, Schae-fer said there have been“a lot of similar casespopping up. Just lastweek I wrote the Secre-tary of State on behalf ofanother Peoria-areadriver. It’s ridiculous.We’re going to take it tothe feds.”

In Illinois, changes arepossible, according toLeitch’s Chief of Staff,Linda Daley.

“Let me just say, theState is looking at this,”she said, “and trying tofind what they can do.”

Snyder says he’s justgrateful for the help.

“I read The WeeklyPost, but we’re not evenin Leitch’s district,” hesaid, laughing. “Younever know – unless youtry, I guess.”


SNYDER: Widespread problems in trucker health evaluations

“They told us ifit was a speedingticket or accidentor even a DUI,they could help,but not the State’sMedical Reviewboard. ”

– Sonny Snyder



Edith MeganPRINCEVILLE – Edith B. Megan,

97, of rural Princeville, passedaway Sept. 13, 2014, at her resi-dence.

She was bornMarch 1, 1917,in ruralPrinceville, toBenhardt andMary (Heinz)German. Shemarried AlbertMegan on March25, 1940, in Brim-field. He precededher in death on June 22, 1978.

Edith is survived by her chil-dren, Mary (Charles) Thompsonof Brimfield, John (Holly) Meganof Princeville, Karen Megan ofPrinceville, Becky (Jim) Hartmanof LeRoy, Angie Hensley of Peo-ria Heights, and Patty (Scott)Gorham of Elmwood; grandchil-dren, Vickie, Jen, Adam, Megan,Katie, Bud, Regina, Sarah, andClayton; great-grandchildren,Anna, Megan, Addie, John, Ryan,Jackson, Cam, Lilly, and Khloe;and one sister-in-law, LaverneGerman. She was preceded indeath by her parents, siblings,Chuck, Shorty, Mildred, Irene,and Bernard, one son-in-law, WillHensley, and one grandson, JoelHartman.

Edith was a devoted farm wifeand mother. She loved to gardenand adored spending time with hergrandchildren and great-grand-children. She ran her own poultrybusiness for several years.

In 1941, Edith joined PeoriaCounty Home Extension. She wasa 2004 St. Isadore award recipi-ent, WMBD Farm Woman of theYear nominee, and also receivedthe 30 year Heart Fund volunteeraward. She helped her daughter inthe cake and candy business, craftshows, and the Laura flea market.

Edith was a life member of St.Joseph’s Catholic Church inBrimfield, where a funeral masswill be held at 10:00 a.m. onThursday, September 18, 2014.Father John Verrier will officiate.Visitation will be from 5:00 to8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September17, 2014, at St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch in Brimfield, with recita-

tion of rosary at 4:30 p.m. Edithwill be laid to rest following themass at Calvary Cemetery inBrimfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be made to St. JosephCatholic Church, Brimfield or tothe Joel Hartman EndowmentFund at Bradley University, 1501W Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625.

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

Shari ColeELMWOOD – Shari Martha Cole,

73, of Elmwood died Sept. 12 atthe OSF Richard L. Owens Hos-pice Home in Peoria.

She is survived by her husbandJohn D. Cole; one daughter,Katherine (Eric) Polen of Elm-wood; one son, David (Tina) Coleof Farmer City; four grandchil-dren, one brother, one sister, onehalf brother, one stepbrother andone stepsister.

Her funeral was Sept. 16 at Pre-ston-Hanley Funeral Homes &Crematory in Creve Coeur.

Leave online condolences atwww.preston-hanley.com.

Stephan HarwoodPRINCEVILLE – Stephan David

“Deacon” Harwood, 64, of Clifty,Ky., formerly of Princeville, diedon Sept. 3 at his residence.

Cremation has been accorded. Graveside services were Sept. 13at Princeville Cemetery.

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

Edwin KirkMORTON – Edwin J. Kirk, 86, of

Morton died Sept. 10 at GrandView Alzheimer’s Special Care

Center in Peoria.He is survived by his wife,

Doris (Hall) Kirk; two daughters,Joanne (Brian) Murray of Brim-field and Karen (Kevin) Vaughnof Creve Coeur; and six grand-children.

Cremation was accorded. A cel-ebration of life was Sept. 15 atMorton United Methodist Church.

Leave online condolences atwww.knappjohnson.com.

Carl MathisEDWARDS – Carl Ray Mathis,

47, of Edwards died Sept. 9 in Ed-wards.

He is survived by his parents,Bill and Ruth (Evatt) Mathis ofBrimfield; daughters, Jade, Jas-mine, Madison and Kiley Mathisof Viola; brother, Jerry Mathis ofBrimfield; and half sister, Caro-line (Bob) Coup of Peoria.

Funeral services were Sept. 13,2014, at Clary Funeral Home inPeoria, with interment in St.Patrick Cemetery in Kickapoo.

Leave online condolences atwww.ClaryFunerals.com.

Mary StenwallELMWOOD – Mary L. Stenwall,

83, of Elmwood died on Sept. 10at UnityPoint Health-Methodist inPeoria.

She is survived by her two chil-dren, Mike (Jolene) Stenwall andChris (Vic) Ewalt, both of Elm-wood; five grandchildren; onestep-grandson; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Sept. 13at the Oaks-Hines Funeral Homein Elmwood, with burial in Elm-wood Township Cemetery.

Leave online condolences atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Roger ThompsonBRIMFIELD – Roger W. Thomp-

son, 64, of Brimfield died on Sept.8 at his residence.

He is survived by his daughter,Lori Sue Lewis of Loveland,Colo.; three grandchildren;brother, Michael Thompson ofHanna City; and sister, Judy Birdof Garden Ridge, Texas.

Graveside services were Sept.13 at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Leave online condolences atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

OBITUARIES

This Week’s Obituaries• Shari Cole, 73, Elmwood• Stephan Harwood, 64,Clifty, Ky.• Edwin Kirk, 86, Morton• Carl Mathis, 47, Edwards• Edith Megan, 97,Princeville• Carol Morby, 67, Farming-ton• Mary Stenwall, 83, Elm-wood• Roger Thompson, 64, Brim-field• Floyd Young, 81, Galesburg

More Obituaries, Page 17

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The City of Elmwood Zoning Board of Appeals will hold apublic hearing on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. atthe City of Elmwood City Hall, 201 W. Main Street, Elmwood,Illinois, on the application of Gary L. Maier for a variance inconnection with a deck addition on an existing residence onthe property commonly known as 526 S. Walnut St, Elmwood,Illinois (Parcel Identification Number: 11-07-453-005), withfrontages on S. Walnut and South St., and legally Described asthe CONE, HULL & WARD'S ADD SE 1/4 SEC 7-9-5E LOT 1BLK M of the City of Elmwood, together with adjacent rightsof way. The applicant is the owner of the property. The appli-cant has requested a variance from the requirements of theCity’s Zoning Ordinance, with respect to side setbacks.By Order of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Elm-

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Floyd YoungELMWOOD – Floyd Allen Young, 81,

of Galesburg, father of an Elmwoodman, died Sept. 13 at Galesburg Cot-tage Hospital.

Floyd is survived by one son, John(Kelly) Young of Elmwood; onedaughter, Amy (Scott) Roth of Gales-burg; one brother, Robert (June) Youngof Quincy; and five grandchildren,Matthew, Nick, and Emily Young, andHank and Waylon Roth.

Graveside services were Sept. 17 atSt. Joseph’s Cemetery, Galesburg. Acelebration of life is 4-8 p.m. Sept. 27at Harley’s Pub in Galesburg.

Leave online condolences atwww.watsonthomas.com.

Carol MorbyFARMINGTON – Carol A. Morby, 67,

of Farmington died on Sept. 10 atFarmington Country Manor.

Services were Sept. 15 at Anderson-Sedgwick Funeral Home, with burialin Texas Union Cemetery near Trivoli.

Send online condolences towww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

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Brad Harding (Dist.16/Trivoli) and CarolTrumpe (Dist. 15/Ed-wards) will convene themeeting at 6:30 p.m.Thursday (Sept. 25) atNorthminster Presbyte-rian Church, 10728 N.Knoxville Ave. in Peoria.

November’s GeneralElection ballot includes

two referendums:• Proposition to estab-

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• Proposition to elimi-nate Recorder of Deeds:Shall the office ofRecorder of Deeds be

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WILLIAMSFIELD – The TruroTownship Board is unhappy with thecondition of the largest of its threecemeteries, but unable to switch mow-ing contractors without further investi-gation. So at a regular meeting Sept. 9and at a special meeting Monday, theboard discussed options and decided tohave Township Clerk Jeff Stiers exam-ine damage allegedly done by a crewfrom Bock Lawn Care of Victoria.

“There needs to be an inventory of thedamage,” said Stiers, who is meetingconcerned residents Friday at 4 p.m. tolook over Williamsfield Cemetery.

The Board scheduled a follow-upmeeting at 7 Monday (Sept. 22) to de-termine the extent of damage and an es-timate of repairs for Bock.

Resident Karol Smith Murdock andothers filed a complaint with the Board,claiming mowing workers scratched ortoppled headstones, ruined decorationsand damaged bases and risers.

After damage was noticed in July andbrought to the Board’s attention, Super-visor James Ross warned Bock, butmore damage occurred afterward.

“I told them to change crews,” Rosssaid. “It’s a different crew than lastyear.”

Mannon Landscaping of Abingdon,had voiced interest in mowing, but onMonday withdrew its application, citingconcerns with the controversy.

Previous bidders may be contacted if

the Township ends its agreement withBock, which offered to pay for repairsor submit a claim to its insurer.

“If there’s damage, I recommend thatyou terminate [the contract],” saidTownship attorney Dawn Conolly ofGalesburg.

After the meeting, Murdock was cau-tiously optimistic.

“Is it a beginning? Maybe,” she said.“Am I totally satisfied? No. It’s a steptoward the right decision.”Rosefield works with family

ROSEFIELD – Road CommissionerMatt Windish is accommodating an OakHill family working on property on thesouth side of Illinois Route 8 at the in-tersection of Oak Hill Cemetery Road.Since that’s a state highway, the IllinoisDepartment of Transportation will getinvolved, too.

The Vigue family is demolishing astructure and is working with the PeoriaCounty Department of Planning andZoning for a possible project.

Also, Supervisor Mike Windish saidnew doors were installed at Town Hall.Brimfield adjusts insurance

BRIMFIELD – The Brimfield Town-ship Board voted to add a new generatorand snowplow to its insurance policy.Brimfield adjusts insurance

MILLBROOK – The TownshipBoard is investigating accepting a trans-fer of French Grove Cemetery to theTownship, and is discussing renovatinga pirate ship set on its playground.

Truro Township addressingcemetery mowing issues

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PUZZLE ANSWERS

BRIMFIELDSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church –

Missouri Synod“Liturgical & Reverential”Pastor Michael Liese

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 am

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm

EDWARDSChrist Alive!

Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

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

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

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

Wed. Worship: 7 pmSun. Worship: 10:30 amElmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

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

Sun. School: 9:30 amSun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pmWed. Prayer Meeting: 7 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 pmSat. Mass: 4:30 pmSun. 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

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After two weeks of ef-fective passing, though,quarterback StevenGilstrap was 1-for-12 –due in part to a Beard-stown defensive schemegeared to stop the pass.

“They had constantpressure on us in thepassing attack, guyscoming off edges andsome things that madethem not so sound de-fending the runninggame,” Vallas said. “Andwe took a lot of deepshots (passing) with ourrunning game going sowell. That was a changein things.”

Another change was aflood of flags, as theFarmers were whistled14 times. Farmingtonalso lost two of fourfumbles.

“I don’t think it wasever a game where wefelt like we were not incontrol, but our ownpenalties and mistakeshurt us,” Vallas said.

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PRINCEVILLE – A few feetwere all that separated MichaelSheets and Princeville from tyinglast Friday’s 8-6 home loss against

Mercer County.It is an achingly

short distance thatcoach Jon Car-ruthers hopes canpay off as the sea-son continues.

“I was reallyproud of the team,they played hard

and left everything on the field.,But we made a few mistakes,” Car-ruthers said. “It’s nice to play Mer-cer County in Week 3 because itdid expose some things we need towork on. Just little things, but the

game of football is about inchesand techniques.”

Sheets’ reception from quarter-back Mitchell Janssen on the con-version pass came after a 3-yardscoring run by Logan Green with7:43 left in the third. That was asclose as the Princes (2-1, 0-1 Lin-coln Trail) came to scoring for therest of this hard-fought game.

“We ended up getting the shortfield most of the fourth but wecouldn’t get out of the hole,” Car-ruthers said. “Their defense is fastand they’ve got great linebackers.”

Mercer County (2-1, 1-0) fin-ished with 317 yards of total of-fense to 176 for Princeville but washurt by turnovers.

Princeville recovered four fum-bles in the game, one by Brett Del-bridge and three by senior

defensive end Tim Hefler.“That’s a good season,” Car-

ruthers said. “Some of their fum-bles were caused by our defense.Our defense played really, reallywell. They are definitely thestrength of our team.”

Green led the Princes with 63rushing yards on 12 carries andJanssen was 14-for-25 passing for101 yards. Five of those passeswent to junior Matt Thole.

“Our guys wanted to play an-other quarter against MercerCounty,” Carruthers said. “In thepast I haven’t had a team thatwanted to keep on playing them.”

Next up for Princeville is a 1:30p.m. Saturday game at Ridgewood(2-1, 0-1), fresh off a 50-16 loss toUnited last week.

TWP Pick: Princeville 30-12

Princes oh so close in loss to Mercer Co.

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Elmwood-Brimfield’s boyscross country team placedfourth Saturday at the First tothe Finish Invitational at De-tweiller Park in Peoria.

No. 3 ranked RockfordChristian (156) was first, Johns-burg (157) took second and No.4 ranked Winnebago (167)placed third ahead of top-ranked E-B (218) in the 48-team race.

Nate Herridge was 18th in16:03.7 to lead the Trojans, astride ahead of Matt Osmulski(16:03.9) who was 19th. KellyHoffmann was (16:42.2) a fewstrides ahead of Derek McCoy(16:43.4). Kelby Barnewoltrounded out the top five at17:05.7.

The E-B girls placed 18thand were led by KendraGorham (20:37.5) and NicoleCollins (21:30.9). Farmingtongirls were 34th and paced byAmber Campen (21:57.3) whilePrinceville was 42nd and led byJaNae Knobloch (21:38.8).Volleyball scores

Farmington (4-5, 2-2) de-feated Rushville-Industry 25-21, 25-21 on Monday behind

six kills from Brianna Rutledgeand 18 assists from MaiceeRalston.

The Farmers also got threeaces and eight digs from An-nika Lopez and three blocksfrom Paige Paisley.

Princeville (6-4, 1-0 LTC)has been fielding a young teamunder coach Shan Waid, withthree juniors, two sophomoresand a freshman in the lineup.

“They are a solid group ofathletes with a desire to com-pete,” Waid said. “I am lookingforward to watching this teamcontinue to grow.”

Princeville won Tuesdayagainst Peoria Heights, 25-10,25-9 as Anna Shupbach had 6kills, Brooke Gardner had 6aces and Claire Berchtold had 8assists.

Williamsfield (8-3) leads thearea in wins heading into aWednesday night showdownwith Wethersfield.

Brimfield-Elmwood (3-5)had a week layoff heading intoTuesday’s match at Rushville.Junior high regionals

In softball, top-seed Brim-field beat Bartonville Monroe,

5-3, Tuesday to win the Class AOak Grove West regional.Brimfield had advanced Satur-day with an 8-5 win overPrinceville.

And No. 3 seed Farmingtonfaced top-seed Canton IngersollWednesday in the Illini BluffsClass AA Regional after defeat-ing the higher seeded host team12-2 on Saturday.

Boys baseball regional actionalso gets underway this week.Wierzba back at SIUE

EDWARDSVILLE – Farm-ington graduate and formerSIUE player and assistantcoach Ben Wierzba is returningto SIUE as an assistant men’sbasketball coach.

Wierzba had spent the pastfour seasons as head coach atDivision II Illinois-Springfield,where he was 41-67.

Wierzba was hired by SIUEcoach Lennox Forrester to fillthe spot left by Mitch Gilfillan,who joined Illinois State duringthe summer.

“The fact that Ben is a formerplayer at SIUE is significant,”Forrester said. “He also is a for-mer head coach and that's im-

portant, for the experience fac-tor.”

“I’m happy to be back,”Wierzba said. “Obviously thisis a place that means a lot tome.”

“Ben is someone who takespride in this program and has agreat knowledge of the game.”Forrester said. “He knows thisUniversity and when it comesto recruiting he knows the state

well.”This is Wierzba’s third stint

with the Cougars. Wierzba hasalso coached at North Dakota,St. Joseph’s (Indiana), WestPoint and Lewis.Coaches, help us!

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Jessica DeVries of Princeville bumps a ball during last Thurs-day’s match vs. Roanoke-Benson. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

ALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

Hollis runs the offen-sive scout team and pickswhat plays to run basedon the scouting reports.

“The key to our successon Friday nights is play-ing as fast as we can pos-sibly play,” Hollis said.

“If the scout team is per-forming well and at ahigh level, then our play-ers have to play, learn,and react quickly and ourFriday nights are thatmuch more successful.”

“Without scout teamswe would be basicallygetting by on raw talent,which is fine againstlesser teams, but against abetter, more solid team,like Mercer County, youhave to be able to prepyourself in a full-speedtype way, otherwise thegame is going to be toofast for you,” Hollis said.

Younger scout teamplayers have a period ofadjustment when theymust learn to look at acard and know what playis called for. By the timethey are seniors theyknow where to go andwhat to do based on theinformation on a card.

In those cases when afoe has a unique offense,coaches take extra prac-tice time and pull thescout team aside to prac-tice specific plays.

“We’ve had 4 or 5years with really goodscout teams,” assistantcoach Mike Dutton said.“Having a lot of kids inthe program makes for re-ally good scout teams.And it’s a way for us tosee the potential of someof the second- and third-

string players.” The scout teams con-

sists of the starting de-fense and second- andthird-string players. Hav-ing 80 players out forfootball, as E-B did thisyear, often means thereare more players that playonly one way.

This means scout teammembers are often goingup against first-team of-fensive players.

The challenge forstarters is greater than itwas back in the dayswhen E-B football onlyhad 40 or so kids partici-pating. In those years,freshmen and sopho-mores had to be used onthe scout team.

Not so today. “The nice thing is that

our juniors and seniorsunderstand that we expectthem to play on scoutteams,” Hollis said. “Ifyou’re not a starter andyou want to get better,then you’d better get inthere and play because itwill help you get no-ticed.”

Hollis said the Trojanshave some outstandingscout team players.

“Senior Jack McKintywould be a starting quar-terback for many of theteams they play,” Hollissaid. “He just happens tobe on a team that has a lotof excellent players. Jun-

ior Cory Hart plays run-ning back and has provenhimself in the gameagainst Mercer County.He gives the defense arun for their money onthe scout team.

“Senior Seth Stephenshas broken into the defen-sive starting rotation byproving himself on thescout team. He will getdouble duty defensivepractice by playing on thescout team defense aswell as the first-string de-fense.

“Junior MatthewGerontes plays runningback and has shown thathe can really run the ball.He and Cory Hart took abeating and kept goingduring scout team prac-tices for Mercer County,which only helps to makethem better players.”

On the defensive side,Hollis said junior IanHuseman has made someplays, Dillon Warner hascome along nicely andJake Harlow has hadbreak-out moments.

“Some of those guysthat we aren’t sure abouthave started making playson defense and we feelmore comfortable puttingthem in the game,” Hollissaid. “We coaches get tosee them perform againststarters and we know thatthey can perform if put ina game.”

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Elmwood-Brimfield 39Knoxville 7

Elmwood-Brim 14 13 6 6 – 39Knoxville 0 0 7 0 – 7

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

E-B - Wyatt 10 run (Rolling kick)E-B - Wyatt 30 run (Rolling kick)

Second QuarterE-B - McCoy 5 run (Rolling kick)E-B - Sollenberger 1 run (kick

failed)Third Quarter

K - VanBeveran 2 run (kick good)E-B - Sollenberger 2 run (kickfailed)

Fourth QuarterE-B - Fales 2 run (kick failed)

Team StatisticsK E-B

Rushes 51 57Rush yds 241 415Yds per carry 4.7 7.3Pass Att 4 12Pass Comp 0 6Had Intercepted 1 2Pass yds 0 84

Individual StatisticsRushing - E-B: Wyatt 18-252, Sol-

lenberger 9-48, D.McCoy 13-40, Mar-incic 4-26, Fales 3-23, Hart 6-14,Houlihan 3-9, Harkness 1-3.Passing - E-B: Houlihan 6-12-2 84.Receiving - E-B: Totton 2-44, Wyatt3-27, Johnson 1-13.Tackles - E-B: Fales 12, Bowers 9,Johnson 6, Sollenberger 5, Harkness4, Huseman 4, Demmin 4, Brad Novak3, N.McCoy 3.

Mercer County 8 Princeville 6

Mercer County 0 8 0 0 – 8Princeville 0 0 6 0 – 6

Scoring SummarySecond Quarter

MC - VanWinkle 2 run (Wood run)Third Quarter

P - Green 3 run (pass failed)Team Statistics

MC PrinFirst Downs 17 11Rushes 41 29Rush yds 204 75Yds per carry 4.9 2.6Pass Att 16 25Pass Comp 10 14Pass yds 113 101

Individual StatisticsRushing - P: Green 12-63, Janssen

12-4, Simmons 5-8.Passing - P: Janssen 14-25-0 101.Receiving - P: Thole 5-30, Sheets 4-45, Simmons 3-7, Remmert 2-9.Tackles - P: Martin 17, Thole 17, Sim-mons 15, Jenkins 11, Hefler 9,Janssen 7, Sheets 7, Bridson 5, Feucht4, Delbridge 3.

Farmington 22Beardstown 0

Farmington 6 0 16 0 – 22Beardstown 0 0 0 0 – 0

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

F - Balagna 50 run (kick failed)Third Quarter

F - Balagna 22 run (Martinez run)F - Balagna 13 run (Martinez run)

Team StatisticsB Farm

First Downs 10 13Rushes 46 27 Rush yds 110 277Yds per carry 2.4 10.3Pass Att 8 12Pass Comp 4 1Had intercepted 0 1Pass yds 69 24

Individual StatisticsRushing - Farm: Balagna 17-226,

Gilstrap 5-33, Martinez 3-18.Passing - Farm: Gilstrap 1-12-1 24. Receiving - Farm: Lozier 1-24.Tackles - Farm: Isbell 13, Jepson 8,Martinez 7, Fernandez 7.

Cumulative StatisticsElmwood-Brimfield

Rushing - Wyatt 69-596, D.McCoy60-185, Sollenberger 19-81, Marincic4-26, Hart 10-22.Passing - Houlihan 13-33-2 173Receiving - Wyatt 6-74, Totton 4-63,Sollengerger 1-14, Johnson 1-13,Demmin 1-9.Tackles - Fales 34, Bowers 23, John-son 16, Sollenberger 15, Wyatt 12,N.McCoy 11.

PrincevilleRushing - Green 28-219, Janssen

28-148, Simmons 24-107,harrison 5-42, Cokel 3-24, Remmert 6-20, Harri-son 5-42.Passing - Janssen 24-45-2 303Receiving - Sheets 8-95, Remmert 4-82, Thole 6-73, Simmons 5-32.Tackles - Martin 41, Hefler 28, Thole28, Simmons 26.

Prairieland BlueOverall ConfW L W L

Elmwood-B 2 1 1 0West Prairie 2 1 1 0Farmington 1 2 1 0Knoxville 1 2 0 1Beardstown 0 3 0 1Havana 0 3 0 0

Last FridayE-B 39, Knoxville 7Farmington 22, Beardstown 0West Prairie 40, Havana 21

This FridayHavana at Elmwood-Brimfield, 7p.m.Knoxville at Farmington, 7 p.m.Beardstown at West Prairie, 7 p.m.

Lincoln TrailOverall ConfW L W L

Annawan-Weth. 3 0 1 0Stark County 3 0 1 0Mercer Co. 2 1 1 0United 2 1 1 0Princeville 2 1 0 1Ridgewood 2 1 0 1Mid-County 1 2 0 1West Central 0 3 0 1

Last FridayStark County 24, Mid-County 7Mercer County 8, Princeville 6Annawan-W 43, West Central 0United 50, Ridgewood 16

This FridayROWVA at Mercer County, 7 p.m.United at West Central, 7 p.m.Annawan-W at Stark County, 7 p.m.

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“I’m still amazed thatteams are loading up tostop Donovan and kind ofleaving things more wideopen for Layne,” Hollissaid. “They had their bestathletes over on (theright) side. But on films,when you look at us, youbetter stop the stuff com-ing off the left side.”

Any hope for a shutoutended on Knoxville’s firstpossession of the secondhalf, as the young BlueBullets marched downthe field to score.

“We were trying some-thing defensively to see ifit would work and obvi-ously it didn’t. So afterthat we went back to ourbase,” Hollis said. “AndKnoxville’s backs are tal-ented. My guess is theyare a six-win team.”

After scrapping the de-fensive adjustment, E-Bsettled down as ColtonFales (13 tackles) andTommy Bowers (9 stops)

racked up the stops.“Tommy is a run-stop-

per. He’s a guy who isgoing to play the run firstand who has obviouslywatched a lot of film,”Hollis said. “He’s a sec-ond-year starter and he’sreally sniffing thingsout.”

The Trojans also gotsenior center Brock As-bell back from injury.

E-B quarterbackMichael Houlihan was 6-for-12 for 84 yards butdid throw two intercep-tions.

“He made good deci-sions and threw to theright people on those, hejust didn’t get enough onone and they made a tipand great catch on theother,” Hollis said. “He’sonly three starts into hisvarsity career.”

Next for E-B is Fri-day’s Homecoming andBlackout game vs. Ha-vana (0-3, 0-1) at 7 p.m.

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Trojans ‘scouts’ boost program


KNOXVILLE – The commentby a member of the Knoxvillechain gang last Friday stuck inthe mind of Elmwood-Brimfieldcoach Todd Hollis.

After watching E-B senior run-ning back Layne Wyatt rip off an-other long gainer, the chain-gangworker said admiringly, “That’sskill you can’t teach.”

With Wyatt running wild lastFriday, the Trojans (2-1, 1-0Prairieland) rolled up 415 rushingyards en route to a 39-7 win overKnoxville (1-2, 0-1) in the con-ference opener for both teams.

“Layne had a couple anklebreakers and even in traffic he’sable to get some extra yards,”Hollis said. “And our blockingwas really good on that side.(Sean) Wilbur and Andrew Jor-dan were just getting throughthere in a hurry.”

Wyatt scored on runs of 10 and30 yards in the first quarter andE-B added two more scores in thesecond by Donovan McCoy (5yards) and Jacob Sollenberger (1yard) for a 27-0 halftime lead.

Wyatt now has 596 yards and 8touchdowns on 69 carries and isaveraging 8.6 yards per run thisseason.

By CHERYL HARLOWFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – The goal for scoutteam players in the Elmwood-Brimfieldprogram is a lofty one: To make practiceharder than games. That the scout teamhas accomplished that goal in the pastfew seasons says plenty about the depthand quality of the Trojans roster.

“There have been times when ourscout teams are better than the team weplay on Friday night,” E-B coach ToddHollis said.

“We have had some heated contestsbetween the scout teams and startingteams that’s every bit as good as thegames,” agreed assistant coach BradCrisco.

The scout team’s job is to run the of-fense or defense that coaches expect tosee from an upcoming opponent.

Coaches break down game film to seeformations other teams run and to simu-late things like down and distance ten-dencies of the opposing team. Most ofthose notes are kept in a binder carefullytended by Crisco, who diagrams playsrun by opposing teams.

All of this information is then given tothe scout team players in a scouting re-port that has been broken down for useon the practice field. Sometimes the of-fensive scout team will have all of theirplays drawn up on cards, so they canstudy the card and try to run the plays.


Sometimes the best passis actually a pitch. Or ahandoff. Or in the case ofFarmington football lastFriday, any time the ballfound its way into thehands of senior runningback Max Balagna.

After showing a pass-happy offense in its firsttwo games, the Farmers(1-2, 1-0 Prairieland)switched to a powerful

ground game to defeatBeardstown 22-0 for thefirst win under coach TobyVallas.

Balagna ran 17 times for226 yards and all threeFarmington touchdownsand had two other scorescalled back for penalties:an 85-yard run and a 30yarder.

“Max was somethingspecial Friday. He is oneof those backs, if we canget him a yard deep into

the defense, he’s going tomake 6 or 7 more on hisown,” Vallas said. “Thefirst two weeks wecouldn’t get him that oneyard.”

Reshuffling on the of-fensive line and the returnof fullback Cody Martinezhelped with blockingagainst a Beardstown de-fensive line that Vallassaid is not that team’sstrongest in recent years.

Wyatt runswild for E-Bvs. Bullets

Frequent Elmwood-Brimfield scout team members for football include, back row(left to right) Jack McKinty, Tyler McQuellon, Matthew Gerontes and Ian Huse-man; front row, (l to r) Cory Hart, Seth Stephens, Jake Harlow, Dillon Warnerand Austin Sims. Photo by Cheryl Harlow.

Max Balagna ran for 226 yardsFriday. Photo by Crystal Prahl.

SCOUT TEAM

Continued on Page 18Continued on Page 19


A long wayfrom dimesand a dryer

After Elmwood-Brimfield’s bigwin against Mercer County to startthis football season, I got to thinkingabout 1968 when I first started at theschool. Frank Webster and I were as-sistant football coaches for Joe Al-masi.

One thing I remember is that in thecoach’s office, we didn’t have aphone. So if a kid would get injured,the principal would give us a roll ofdimes so we could go to the pay

phone by the gymdoor to call thedoctor. Nowthey’ve gotphones all over.

Another thing Ithought about wasteaching PE.Those were thedays when kidsactually took

showers. Well, we did not have anyuniforms or a towel service. Everyschool I had been at had towels.

So I went to the principal and toldher we needed towels, and she gotme a washer and dryer in the boyslocker room so I could keep cleantowels.

Then one day the administrationsaid to coach Almasi, “Now that wehave a washer and dryer we can savemoney if coaches wash uniformsafter the games.”

So we spent many a night washinguniforms after Friday night games.We’d be there until 1 a.m. washingand drying uniforms and pants. Weprobably did that for three or fouryears and I’ll tell you, the coachingstaff wasn’t very happy with me.

And I remember our first big inno-vation. The booster club got uswalkie-talkies so we could keepsomeone in the crow’s nest. And thebatteries would last maybe for thefirst half. That was really futuristic.

But to get in the crow’s nest wehad to go into the bus barn to get aladder. And that was kind of a scarytrip up there.

Things have really changed.

Big FrankMAVETZ

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