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Pretty poison Fall color not limited to trees By RON DIETER
Cool nights and sunny days expose the brilliant colors of autumn. I say “expose” because those bright colors were actually there all the time. From spring through summer, the red and yellow pigments in the leaves of trees and shrubs are masked by the rich green color of chlorophyll. With the onset of cooler fall weather and shorter days, chlorophyll breaks down and its green color fades away exposing the rich yellow and red pigments. While on a trip to Scotland one early fall, I visited the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh with other members of the Perennial Plant Association. There a huge stone wall was covered with a brilliant scarlet red vine. It was a striking scene in the bright sunlight and caused most of the cameras in the group to start clicking. Someone stepped up to read the plant label. He called out, “It’s Toxicodendron radicans!” and everyone broke out laughing. I failed to see the humor since the Latin name was Greek to me. Later I learned that Toxicodendron radicans is the botanical name for poison ivy. Poison ivy is one of the first plants to show fall color. Its brilliant red leaves high up in the For The Weekly Post
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Full service hardware After starting with buildings, EB now sells much more By NANCY DAVIS
PRINCEVILLE – Shopping local is a growing trend in our communities. One business contributing to this movement is EB Buildings & Lumber Company, a family operation that is thriving in an era of big-box competition. Brothers Paul, Jeff and Don Streitmatter started the company, then known as Economy Builders & Supply, 57 years ago in 1960. They began as builders, selling post-frame buildings – more commonly known as pole buildings – out of Paul Streitmatter’s barn. The company quickly outgrew the barn and bought the land at their current location at 610 North Santa Fe Ave. in Princeville to provide more space. As customers came in to purchase post-frame buildings, they often For The Weekly Post
Doug Streitmatter, current owner of EB Buildings and Lumber, in front of the retail store with seasonal mums for sale. Photo by Nancy Davis.
wanted lumber as well, and the Streitmatters grew the business to accommodate that need. When townspeople began referring to them as EB rather than Economy Builders, they changed the name. Ownership shifted among various Streitmatter brothers with a few nonfamily members occasionally buying in. Doug Streitmatter, son of previous owner Alfred Streitmatter, along with his partner, Mark Herrmann, own the business. The business has continued to grow and change to accommodate cus-
tomers’ needs and requests. In 2011, EB Buildings & Lumber became a Do-It-Best partner, which helped diversify and increase their product selection. A walk through the large, brightly lit retail store bears this out. “The business is always evolving,” Doug Streitmatter said. “Our core business is still post-frame buildings and lumber, but over time, we have become a full-service home center, adding hardware, rental equipment, home and garden, farm and ranch, Continued on Page 10
Cloyd appearing in Princeville on Saturday By BILL KNIGHT
PRINCEVILLE – When Barry Cloyd takes the stage Saturday (Oct. 14) at the Princeville Heritage Museum for a fund raiser benefiting its programs and the Akron Townhouse School, the 65-year-old musician and storyteller will bring his distinctive blend of acoustic music For The Weekly Post
and American history – and also an energy that seems to chug along like a locomotive. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the Harvest Dinner (served at 6 p.m., featuring turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls and dessert) and Cloyd’s program (“A Golden Spike & A Silver Hammer:
Riding the Rails with Barry Cloyd,” at 7 p.m.), and tickets are $20, available at Princeville State Bank or by calling (309) 385-1916. “This show was a commissioned piece – about 6 of the 15 or so historical/musical one-man shows that I have written have been commissioned by outside entities,” Cloyd tells The Weekly Post. “I do love all Continued on Page 2
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CLOYD: Became full-time singer 17 years ago Continued from Page 1
facets of history, U.S. and world; it’s endlessly fascinating. “I’ve been very fortunate to work on the Spirit of Peoria authentic paddlewheel riverboat for 17 years, so the river thing is a natural,” he continues. “and since history is all connected, it all seems pretty much like a continuous ‘flow’ (pun intended) in research, writing, composing music, etc.” Before becoming a fulltime entertainer 17 years ago, the native Peorian and Richwoods graduate grew up with music, he says, playing guitar at the age of six and later expanded to 12-string guitar, 5-string banjo, dobro, slide guitar, and mandolin. Majoring in music at Millikin University before getting drafted into the Army, Cloyd for decades after worked in sales and marketing at central Illinois companies before life’s events presented the chance to do what he’d been “dreaming about – doing music for a living.” The change has required dedication, he concedes. “I truly believe that if one would try to do this without persistence and commitment, they would at best be fooling them-
selves and at worst delusional to think that they could make a living playing music,” he says. “I’m a very fortunate guy because through a kind of crazy set of circumstances, I have gained the opportunity to do the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do to make my living. It ain’t easy and some aspects are a bit of a pain, but I love it all, and am happy to pay whatever price it takes to do this for as long as I possibly can.” In addition to the creative side, business aspects demand attention, he adds. “Marketing, promotion, booking, travel, prep, rehearsal, etc. – it’s 110-percent commitment,” Cloyd said. “I also believe that it was a gift, and I’m responsible for making the best use of it.” His musical gift has resulted in an annual schedule of more than 120 live shows and a recording catalog of 10 CDs, he says. “Two of my CDs, ‘Spirit Dance’ and ‘Southland’ are both award-winners in international competition and have tracks playing in approximately 45 countries,” he says. Having performed or recorded with band members who played with
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Stephen Stills, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, Buddy Guy and Dan Fogelberg – as well as the Oak Ridge Boys, Celine Dion’s band and Grand Ol’ Opry players – Cloyd still makes time for writing and has a few longer-term projects. “I’m currently working on the creation/writing of my 11th CD, ‘Dirt Road Carnival,’ based on a song written down in Baja, Mexico,” he says. “A music video for the latest
internet station single ‘Know This River’ off of ‘Southland’ is in the planning stages, and a newly commissioned musicalhistory show featuring Illinois’ amazing journey through time is upcoming to celebrate the Bicentennial of our state.” One can almost hear Johnny Cash singing, “I hear the train a comin’, rollin’ round the bend…” All aboard!
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Rambling through central Illinois pondering bills and billing. uuu Billing is a necessary evil. Maybe some folks enjoy it. Not me. I like depositing checks, but not sorting bills and figuring who owes, who hasn’t paid and who we need to tie up for a sit down with Luca Brassi or Chef Todd. Hey, every business bills in a different manner, though I am much more forgiving of mistakes after making enough of my own. ... Even so, some billing practices are real Jeff head-scratchers. LAMPE For instance, if you have an automatic withdrawal drawn from your bank account to pay for your City of Elmwood water bill, you are charged an extra fee. That’s right, you are penalized for paying on time every month and eliminating the need to be chased down. Isn’t that crazy? ... And a representative at Mid-Century Communications recently told me I will be charged $2 extra to receive a bill via mail for fiber optic internet service. There’s no charge for a bill via e-mail, but you have to set up an account, log in and check details on your own. This is my first complaint about customer service at Mid-Century, which has a great product and has otherwise been a great organization to work with. But paying $2 to get a bill seems out of line. uuu To steal from Art Linkletter, senior citizens say the darndest things. Elm-
wood septuagenarian Janet McKinty was in recently to thank people for what she called a “perfect” 90th birthday party. And she stunned me when she offered no complaints about getting older. “It’s just getting better,” said the ever-optimistic McKinty. ... If retirement ever arrives for me, I am going to become a conspiracy theorist. With all the time those folks spend figuring out angles nobody else has figured, they surely can’t have time to be bored. ... Elsewhere in the pages of this paper is a picture of Austin Nord with a wildlooking 31-point buck that will no doubt be described as “the buck of a lifetime.” Well, I’m happy to report I was there when my buck of a lifetime was shot on Monday. That’s the day the oldest boy killed his first deer in Knox County, where the deer are plentiful and everyone but the tax assessor is friendly. The good news for me is that there’s a real chance at several more bucks of a lifetime with my other boys. Nord will probably never top his monster. uuu Walking in rain the other day and trying to keep newspapers from getting wet, my mind traveled back to hauling papers as a kid in Buffalo, N.Y. More specifically, to Herman Billups. Sometimes in business you let a customer rack up a big bill. You roll the dice and wait for a big payoff, because it’s much more thrilling to get 15 weeks all at once than the $1.25 a week most folks paid for the Buffalo News. Herman was never around when we collected, but we always let him ride. Then, when we needed extra money, we’d show up at an odd time and surprise him. And
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Garrison Keillor has a gift for recalling the softer, warmer, quirky side of growing up in small-town America after World War II. And he is on target, but only in part. Here is what I recall from my childhood back then in Lake Wobegon, Illinois, a town of just 1,200. Life was pretty good in my town for the expanding white middle class. Decent jobs were plentiful at nearby factories. Jim On hot summer evenings, NOWLAN sans AC of course, couples would sit on their front porch swings to catch a breeze and call out howdies to neighbors strolling by on the sidewalk, trying to do the same. Saturdays just about every farm family came into our town’s bustling main street. Wives would do their marketing at one of the four groceries. The men might slip down to Charley Hick’s barbershop underneath the post office to watch haircuts and spin lies from the rocking chairs. Or slip in the back door – never via the Main Street entrance – to have a beer at Harry Wilson’s Café, the one beer emporium in our conservative town. Others sat in their cars, windows open, parked around the courthouse square, honking in applause to the
municipal band’s renditions of “Lady of Spain” and spirited Sousa marches. I was always last alto saxophone, no matter how many of us there were. In high school, we musicians would enjoy the ice cream social – great berry pies. By college, we would slip up to the Happy Hour in the “big factory town” of Kewanee (pop. 18,000 then; 12,000 today) to quaff a beer. Any fellow tall enough to plant his beer money on the bar would be served. My early years – the kind Norman Rockwell could have drawn – revolved around family, school, church and Dad’s weekly newspaper. I helped out there by running the clanking, cranky Linotype machine, our version of high tech. I was thus saved from the brutally hot, draining work of corn detasseling in summer, which brought decent money to teen boys and girls – if they stuck it out for bonuses at end of season, which most did, with grimaces and real effort. But there was a darker side: • Whites were still lynching blacks in the South “for not knowing their place.” • My older brother died at age five of kidney problems, which would be easily resolved today; Mother never really recovered. Mothers also lived in horror that their children would contract the dreaded polio, scourge of the earth. I still shudder at the March of
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Dimes pasteboard donation placard on the counter at Humphrey’s Café, with the photo of little Johnny entombed alive in an iron lung. One summer we couldn’t swim at the local lake out of fear. • And I recall my older sister telling of her new, quite good high school Spanish teacher. Soon after his arrival, it was learned, or thought, that he was a homosexual. Dad was among the leading men of the community who quickly drove the teacher out of town, “to protect our young.” • Divorce was unusual then, though I’m sure many couples suffered miserable lives together. As most women were at home, not working, they had no escape, no place to go, for them and their children. Today, in addition to the marvelous advances in health care and the new digital technologies, the biggest changes, it seems to me, have been the loss of good-paying jobs and the breakdown of the intact family. What to do? I fear the good-paying jobs for the unskilled are gone. And soon even jobs for many white-collar workers will be lost forever to artificial intelligence. In an earlier column (go to jimnowlan.com for an archive), I call for “American service credits” – modest government compensation for un- or underemployed workers Continued on Page 7
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PRINCEVILLE – A 28-year-old Princeville man on Oct. 5 reported criminal damage to his property after someone set fire to a lawn mower and bundles of hay in his metal barn, on which swastikas and racist messages had been spray-painted. Peoria County Sheriff’s police are analyzing evidence gathered at the scene and continue to investigate.
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The Peoria Sheriff’s Department this week released its Crime Statistics Report for September for the eight Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area. The data reflect calls where the County was the primary responder. Brimfield city and township together had 1 domestic battery, 1 theft, 2 vandalism/criminal damage to property incidents, 2 accidents with no injuries and 7 traffic tickets. Elmwood city and township together had 2 accidents with no injuries. Jubilee had 1 accident with no injury. Kickapoo had 1 battery, 1 burglary of a residence, 6 thefts and 5 accidents with no injuries. Millbrook had 1 domestic battery, 1 vandalism/criminal damage to property incident and 2 accidents with no injuries. Princeville city and township together had 2 criminal sexual assaults,
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Princeville unveils library expansion Oct. 23 The Lillie M. Evans Library District welcomes the public to view its expanded facility at an open house on Monday, Oct. 23, with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and those who attend will be able to tour the new library expansion, which started with an October 2016 groundbreaking and caps years of planning. The current library building was constructed in 1956 with a floor plan of 66 feet by 60 feet. In a 2001 remodel, a 4,000-foot addition was completed – increasing the space to 7,480 square feet. In 2008, the Library Board purchased adjacent property, which was then leased to the previous owner so that he could continue operating his business out of the premise until his retirement in 2012. By 2010, several building needs had been identified during longrange planning process. At first, the By Weekly Post Staff Reports
board and staff worked to address issues by repurposing spaces. From 2011-13, spaces were rearranged, shelving was added, the interior was repainted and the flooring was replaced. However, there was no way to address the lack of meeting rooms and the inadequate children’s area. In 2014, the board hired building consultant, Fred Schlipf, to assist in creating a building program. The board and staff had numerous meetings and conducted a focus group and community survey. Throughout the entire process, the board, staff and community expressed appreciation for the flexibility and beauty of the existing library space. As a result, the expansion was designed around the existing building. Service areas were targeted for relocation, but little remodeling took place on the existing library. After the building program was complete, the board picked the architectural firm of Wright and Associates. One of the key elements in
selecting this firm was the opportunity to work with lead architect, Donald Westlake, the architect for the 2001 expansion project. In fall of 2015, Wright and Associates produced a floor plan that met most needs defined by the community. Planning also allowed for reuse of all existing shelving and seating. Current construction has had little impact on library operations and contractor Bishop Brothers, Inc. has worked to minimize disruptions. Contract construction costs were $929,632 and have been financed with grants, TIF funds, charitable gifts, and financing. There was no request for a referendum. Funds received from the Elza Slane Peck estate supported this expansion. In addition, the library received a FY16 $125,000 Live & Learn Construction grant and an annual disbursement of $25,000 from Princeville Village TIF district. The construction loan is from Princeville Community Bank.
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in return for performing valuable volunteer work, to supplement their income. Better than welfare. As for the breakdown of the intact family, I recall a teacher from my era saying that if a child in her class came from a broken family, it was so unusual as to be remarked upon; today it is commonplace. A school social worker told me not long ago that of the 60 youngsters at her alternative school for problems kids, only one came from an intact family. So, we must figure out how to encourage young women to delay and limit the number of children they have before becoming secure enough to rear them in a positive way.
Readers of a draft of this column tell me my idea is way too harsh: Since government is becoming Dad to so many children in my white community, I think society has a right to impose tough love. Because, for a low-skilled single mother, having more than one child is almost a death sentence for ever living independently. So, after a child is born and single mother may need government assistance, she would have options – go on the dole, or not. But if she wishes to do so, she must in return wear a long-term birth control patch. I welcome better ideas. Life is a struggle for all of us, always will be. And tough choices are required.
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trees make it easy to locate in the woods this time of year. Cut it off at the base and dab the stump with Roundup or brush killer to prevent its return. Early fall red color also appears on the staghorn sumacs growing along banks and roadsides. Staghorn sumacs sucker profusely and can form dense colonies. Although not generally useful in ornamental landscaping, they do a good job in holding back steep banks and controlling erosion in rural settings. One exception is a cultivar, Tiger Eye,
discovered by Bailey Nursery in St. Paul, Mn. Tiger Eye sumac has a bright yellow summer color that is truly striking. It turns a nice orange-red in the fall and has the familiar staghorn drupes in late fall and winter. Tiger Eye suckers but is not as rampant as its green-leafed wild relatives. It's a garden-worthy plant and is easily found at most garden centers in the spring. Probably the most common shrub used today for red fall color is Euonymus elatus ‘compactus.’ Around these parts we call it burning bush, but another common
name is winged euonymus. That name refers to the prominent corky wings attached along the stems. The shrub is native to China, Japan, and Korea. Practically every home landscape has at least one specimen on the property. A rather dull shrub most of the year, burning bush earns its keep when it turns a bright fiery red in autumn. The shrub is useful as a hedge, a foundation shrub, or as a specimen plant. Burning bush is either a valuable landscape plant or a terrible invasive species, depending on who's talking. The Royal
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Horticulture Society presented its coveted Award of Garden Merit to the shrub. But you can go to jail for selling it in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine, where it is considered an invasive species. Burning bush produces a red berry in the fall which birds love to eat. And that’s a problem for some folks because the birds “deposit” the seed in the woodlands and byways. There they sprout and grow, competing with native flora. So enjoy your burning bush while you can before it is extinguished by the plant police.
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Recent weekend a big boost for Camp Big Sky By BILL KNIGHT
Saturday Sept. 16 was a busy one for Camp Big Sky. Twenty four student volunteers from Pi Kappa Phi Chapters at Western Illinois and Illinois State Universities were joined by their brothers from the Universities of Iowa and Wisconsin to build an extensive network of wheelFor The Weekly Post
chair accessible trail-ways and ramps for the new Camp Big Sky Learning Center. They are all part of The Ability Experience, the fraternity’s national organization whose mission is to build access for people with disabilities. Funding was provided by The Ability Experience, Galesburg Community Foundation, the Community Foundation of Central
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Columbus and the young men of Sigma Phi Epsilon manned the intersections in Farmington and Elmwood for their annual Intellectual Fund Drive (Tootsie Roll Drive), raising nearly $4,000 to benefit children and adults with disabilities and their families, friends and caregivers served at no cost by the camp. Camp Big Sky wishes to thank these organizations and individuals for stepping forward in service to others. If you would like more information about the camp or would like to volunteer, please contact exec@campbigsky.org, 309-258-6002, or www.facebook.com/campbigskyIL.
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windows and doors, shingles and siding, as well as gifts, toys, and even clothing.” Streitmatter travels to markets to purchase seasonal items several times a year for the home center. EB also offers seasonal craft classes throughout the year. Technology changes have had a major impact on the business. Computerization has affected processes from invoicing, to inventory, to making a
sale. “We used to do invoicing and inventory by hand, now it’s all computerized,” Streitmatter said. Streitmatter has been part of the family business since high school, working his way up from the bottom while earning a degree in construction. He became primary owner in the late 1990s. Streitmatter manages his business based on the Biblical principle found in Proverbs 22, verse 1: “A good name is more desirable than great riches, to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” To that end, EB Buildings & Lumber gives back to the community by sponsoring teams, donating to school and local functions, and purchasing hams to distribute to needy families at the holidays. They are also involved in a ministry in Haiti. In cooperation with Loving Shepherd Ministry and MEBSH (Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti), EB Buildings ships lumber to Haiti through Apostolic Christian Harvest Call three to four times per year. Streitmatter travels to Haiti annually to help with building. “Our gift shop carries items that local Haitian people create,” Streitmatter said. “I bring these back to Princeville every year from my trip, and return the money from the sales to them so they can continue to build their community.” EB Buildings & Lumber’s clientele is mostly local, coming from within an hour of Princeville. Streitmatter said the company prides itself on quality products, diverse inventory and customer service. “The principles of honesty, integrity, service, and quality are central to our business,” Streitmatter said. “We have grown and succeeded because of loy-
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Farmington students recognized by board
FARMINGTON – At press time on Tuesday, the Board of Education was planning to recognize the Harvest Leadership student organization, pictured above and launched last year by teacher and Research Center Specialist Ryan Lambert. Established to help redefine school culture, the Harvest Team has students create projects they’d like to see at the schools. Some include staff members of the month, booster appreciation and alumni of the year; painting staff work areas and picking up bleachers after games; and serving employees with breakfast for cafeteria staff, coffee & donuts for bus drivers and monitors, lunch for custodial staff, and flowers for secretarial and nursing staff. The school board also was scheduled to hear a presentation by Steve Smith of Clean Energy Design Group of Springfield about a revived idea for additional solar-generation in a lease/purchase arrangement. Smith, who helped the
district with its initial solar array when he was with the Farnsworth Group, said this idea “won’t cost the district one penny” but through Illinois’ Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SRECS) program, an 850kilowatt, ground-mounted solar setup in the southeast corner of district property could save more than $1.7 million over the next 25 years.
Williamsfield board swears in new trustee
WILLIAMSFIELD – The Village Board on Oct. 2 swore in Ryan Smith as a Trustee to complete the unexpired term of Jolene Tucker. In other news, the Board discussed the possible sale of a Village-owned lot and set Trick or Treat hours at 5-8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31.
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HANNA CITY – Once again this fall, Wildlife Prairie Park will transform into Wildlife Scary Park for the weekends of Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 2729. Guests can ride the haunted train,
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trek through the Trick-or-Treat Trail, purchase Halloween trinkets at the Bootique, jam out with karaoke, catch a lift on a hayrack, meet Mike the Bison and more. Scary Park hours are Fridays from 510 p.m., Saturdays from 2-10 p.m. and Sundays from 2-8 p.m. Event admission can be purchased at the gate during the event or advanced ticket sales will be available online or at the door. Park members will be able to enter Wildlife Scary Park for $8 per person. Admission for non members is $10. All guests’ ages 0-2 will receive free admission to the event. Members will also park for free. Wildlife Scary Park is known as a family friendly event in the Peoria area that offers a fun Halloween experience for everyone. Before 7 p.m. each night, the train ride will not be scary. For an additional $5 wristband, guests can enter the Fun Zone, featuring the Hall of Horror Haunted Attraction, Knockerball, pumpkin chuckin’, games, laser tag and more. Guests are also encouraged to dress up in costumes.
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Bowhunter bags 31-point buck By JEFF LAMPE
Who says Illinois no longer produces big bucks? Certainly not bowhunter Austin Nord of Bloomington, who shot a 31-point non-typical buck on Oct. 7 that would be the envy of hunters anywhere. Hunting in McLean County, Nord shot his big buck with a Bowtech bow. He also disproved theories that say that no big bucks fall until after Halloween and that Illinois no longer creates monsters. Watch for a cover story on Nord in the November issue of Heartland Outdoors magazine. Through Monday, IlliWeekly Post Staff Writer
nois archery deer hunters have shot a preliminary total of 5,281 deer, compared to 5,413 for the same period in 2016. Harvest to date has consisted of 70 percent does. The top five counties so
Austin Nord of Bloomington shot this 31-point McLean County buck on Sunday while bowhunting.
far are Jefferson (150), Pike (127), Franklin (122), Fulton (118) and Jackson (104). Permit woes – We go from a happy deer hunting story to a frustrating one that centers on an apparent error by the Department of Natural Resources in issuing permits for the recently completed youth deer season. Apparently, several would-be hunters who applied online for youth tags were not issued permits in time to hunt. Meanwhile, those who bought permits over the counter were able to get permits up to one day before the three-day youth hunt. We’ll have more about this next week. Overall, youth deer hunters shot a preliminary total of 2,372 deer, compared to 3,259 in 2016. Harvest sex ratios were 48.5 percent female to 51.5 percent male. The top five harvest counties were Pike (115), Adams (90), Randolph (88), Jefferson (76) and Jackson (67). Youth waterfowl – The first youth duck and goose season opens Saturday in the North Zone and concludes Sunday (Oct. 1415).
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OBITUARIES Barbara Cox Carlile
ELMWOOD – Barbara (Cox) Carlile, 68, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., formerly of Elmwood, passed away peaceully on Oct. 7. She was born Nov. 28, 1949, in Peoria to Robert and Florence Cox. A memorial service in Elmwood will be held at a later date.
Terrance P. Kelly.
BRIMFIELD – Terrance P. Kelly, 74, of Peoria, brother of a Brimfield man, died Oct. 5 at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Peggy (Stahl) Kelly; brother Tim (Sharon) Kelly of Brimfield; children Jeffery (Anna) Kelly of Washington and Shannon Arends of Peoria, four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Cremation rites were accorded; a celebration of life was at 4 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 11) at the DavisonFulton Bartonville Chapel. Condolences may be left online at www.davison-fultonbartonvillechapel.com.
Kathryn Krey
FARMINGTON – Kathryn Marie Krey, 90, of Newark, Ohio, formerly of Farmington, died Sept. 28 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. Survivors include son Raymond (Nancy) Krey of Macomb; daughter Paisley (Roy) Boyer of Newark, Ohio; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister Fran
This Week’s Obituaries • Barbara Cox Carlile, 68, Elmwood • Terrance P. Kelly, 74, Brimfield • Kathryn Krey, 90, Farmington • Donna E. Lambert, 67, Farmington • Roy N. Lemke, 96, Edwards • Richard E. Robison, 69, Brimfield • Joyce Sheley, 85, Elmwood
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Junker of Pekin. A family memorial service and inurnment will take place at Oakridge Cemetery in Farmington at a later date. Condolences may be left online at www.hendersonvanatta.com.
Donna Elaine Lambert
FARMINGTON – Donna Elaine Lambert, 67, of East Peoria, mother of a Farmington woman, died Oct. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Raymond W. Lambert; children Tammy Schmidgall of Farmington, Jim Lambert of East Peoria, Ronald (Terri) Lambert of Washington, and Tracy (Todd) Lingenfelter of East Peoria; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and siblings Sylvia Bradshaw, Linda Dowdy, Frank Robertson, Mary Robertson, Lester Robertson, Marilyn Cripps, Laurie Girtman and Wesley Robert-
son. Cremation rites were accorded. A celebration of life service was Oct. 7 at Mason Funeral Home Germantown Hills Chapel. Condolences may be left online at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
Roy N. Lemke
EDWARDS – Roy N. Lemke, 96, of Edwards died Oct. 5 at his residence. Survivors include children Becky (Ray) Kelch of Kickapoo and Kenneth Ray Lemke of West Salem, Ill.; stepchildren Claude Stewart III of Edwards and Marty Smith of Peoria; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren and numerous step-great-grandchildren; and sister Mildred (Don) Tarpley of Bloomington. Visitation will be Friday (Oct. 13) from 9 a.m. until the10 a.m. funeral at Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria. Father Joseph Dondanville will officiate and burial with full military honors will be held in St. Patrick Cemetery in Edwards. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Richard E. Robison
BRIMFIELD – Richard E. Robison, 69, of Peoria, brother of a Brimfield man, died Oct. 4 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Trudy, stepson Dan (Tammy) Gaul of Florida, son Doug (Dawn) Robison of Peoria and daughter
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tion 25-18, 25-17. Taylor Herman had a big night with 10 kills, seven digs and six ace serves. Holly Stratton got 23 assists, and Grace LaFollett had one block. “I liked our play. We were very focused and in control,” Elmwood coach Jen Stratton said. “We are continuing to work on improving our serve percentage. We’re still missing too many serves.” The Lady Trojans topped Peoria Central last Thursday in a non-conference home match, 25-10, 25-16. Emily Stratton scored on seven kills. Holly Stratton had 13 assists and five aces, while Herman came up with five digs and Zofia LeHew blocked two. Elmwood is home Monday to face Midwest Central. Farmington (13-7) fell to Beardstown on the road in a Prairieland match last Tuesday 25-14, 25-21. Bailey Shymansky got seven kills and nine digs. Erika Torman had three kills and two blocks. Megan Gilstrap had four blocks. Haley Huls led in assists with 15 and Mckenzie Peckham got nine digs. Shymansky leads with 140 kills and 163 digs. Huls has 264 assists to go along with 17 ace serves. Sprague Farmington
Denise (William) Milligan of East Peoria; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sisters Marian (Elmer) Rickey of Springfield, Carol (Chuck) Smyser of Morton, Joan Robison of Roanoke; and brothers Tom Miller of Brimfield, Sonny Robison of Sherman, and Dean (Kay) Robison of Peoria.
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Princeville earned a No. 2 seed in Class 1A for Sub-Sectional A of the Brimfield Sectional. The Lady Princes will play host to a regional which starts Oct. 23 and includes No. 7 seed Williamsfield. Kewanee Wethersfield was No. 1 in Sub-Sectional A. In Sub-Sectional B, Brimfield got No. 5 and Elmwood is No. 6. Both will compete at the West
also has made 17 ace serves, and Gilstrap leads with 51 blocks. Farmington is at home today (Oct. 12) in Prairieland action vs. Havana.
Princeville (16-6) used the broom in a Lincoln Trail match victory over Ridgewood at Cambridge last Wednesday 25-18, 25-23. Lucy Waid dominated with nine kills, four digs, and three blocks. Melissa Martin served two aces and got 14 assists. Maddie Bowermaster also scored with two ace serves. “We’re feeling some good momentum moving forward,” Princeville coach Shan Waid said. For the season, Waid leads with 147 kills, 19 blocks, 25 aces and 48 digs. Martin is tops in assists (184). Next up for Princeville is a home Princeville
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Joyce Sheley
ELMWOOD - Joyce Sheley, 85, of Woodruff, Wis., formerly of Elmwood, died Oct. 1 in Minocqua, Wis. Survivors include daughter Karen
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Prairie Regional starting Oct. 23. Hartsburg-Emden is No. 1, followed by regional hosts No. 2 West Prairie and No. 3 Lewistown. Augusta Southeastern was No. 4. Farmington is No. 3 in Sub-Sectional A of the Farmington Sectional, behind No. 1 Knoxville and No. 2 United. The Lady Farmers play Oct. 24 in Biggsville against regional host West Central.
match against West Central Monday.
Williamsfield (7-15) traveled to Brimfield last Wednesday for a 25-6 and 25-11 loss. Emily Foster had nine digs and two blocks, and Gionna Ott picked up seven assists on the night. “It was a rough match for us, but we’ll get some rest and also make some adjustments at practice,” Williamsfield assistant coach Jaime Trotter said. Alivia Alford has been a big contributor for the Lady Bombers, leading the team in scoring kills (76), digs (92) and blocks (24.) Cara Bell has 20 ace serves, and Ott has compiled 153 assists. Next up is a trip to Biggsville today (Oct. 12) to face West Central. Williamsfield
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(Brent) Simpson of Minocqua; grandson Connor Simpson; niece Sue Huff; great-nephew Brad Huff; and great-niece Holley Krall. A memorial service was Oct. 6 at the First United Methodist Church in Elmwood. Condolences may be left online at www.nimsgernfuneral.com.
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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am (10 am in the summer) Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am
Brimfield E-Free Church Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12
Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor David Mustain 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)
DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com
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EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm
Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 9910 W. Knox St., Edwards (309) 691-2030 stmaryskickapoo.org Sat. Confession: 3-3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4 pm Sun Masses: 7 & 11:00 am Mon. Mass: 5:30 pm Daily Masses: Wed-Fri. 8 am
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo
615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm Sun. Worship: 10:30 am
Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor David Pyell 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am
WILLIAMSFIELD FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington
Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am
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Father Joseph Dondanville 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Mass: 5:30 pm Sun. Mass: 9 am Tues. Mass: 8 am Tues. Confession: After mass
Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 231-8076 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm
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St. James Catholic Church Father John Verrier Legion Road Knox Road 1450 N Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 stjameswilliamsfield.org Sun. Confession: 7:30-8 am Sun. Mass: 8 am (8:30 am in the summer)
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. MYTHOLOGY: The Roman god Cupid was known by what name in Greek mythology? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Mount Fuji is found on which island in Japan? 3. BIBLE: The proverb “the writing is on the wall” can be found in what book of the Bible? 4. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “Fifteen”? 5. ASTRONOMY: What is a parsec? 6. BIRTHSTONES: What is the official birthstone for those born in June? 7. U.S. EXPLORERS: What U.S. flying pioneer was nicknamed “The Lone Eagle”? 8. MONEY: Prior to the euro, what was the common currency of Greece? 9. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of tree produces bay leaves, which are used in cooking? 10. MUSIC: How many strings do most violins have?
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The Swami Sez... Farmers post third comeback vs. E-B, may fall to 2-A?
Becky H. from Knoxville writes: Long-time reader, first-time writer to your fan club Mr. Swami. I absolutely love reading your articles every week. I am truly amazed at the amount of people writing in to you. And famous people at that! I know that you are very wise in several different areas and I need some advice. I am leading a secret life. I live in Knoxville school district, and I even have a son who plays on the football team. I work at a reputable law firm in Elmwood and the school spirit showed by the community is overwhelming. I also think I have a little crush on The Swami. The turban makes you look so dreamy. And that head shot in the paper is mesmerizing. Did you get it done at Glamour Shots? My dilemma is this: All those factors cause me to secretly root for E-B football. Please don’t tell The anyone. I would SWAMI hate for my secret to get out. Who should I pull for in Friday’s game? Swami sez: First off, there is no such thing as a reputable lawyer. It is an oxymoron. Like jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, or friendly rivalry. Second, your secret is safe with The Swami. I won’t tell anyone. Third, if The Swami had a dollar for everyone that had a crush on him, he wouldn’t have to write this weekly column for spending cash. And last, you should cheer for the Blue Bullets on Friday. They’re going to need all the help they can get. Thanks for writing Becky, and please don’t sue for defamation.
Things The Swami learned from Week 7:
• The Swami went 8-2 last week and is 53-17 for the season. • It was a tale of two halves in the Farmington-E-B game. E-B’s defense in the first half was suffocating. The Trojans’ offense capitalized on a run by Matt Dawson and a strike from Charlie McKinty to Jesse LaFollett to take a 12-0 lead into the locker room. The Farmers showed great resilience and the coaches made the correct adjustments in the second half. Farmington answered with 28 points and their defense shut down E-B. Runs around end by speedy Dash Anderson opened up the middle for Hayden Bradt on QB keepers. These two programs have become the gold standard of small school
football in the area, and the matchups are always instant classics. E-B has taken a lead into halftime for the last three meetings, but Farmington has come away with three straight wins. Hopefully these two won’t meet up in the playoffs, and both teams can make deep runs. • Knoxville dominated North Fulton for its fifth win in a row. The Blue Bullets held North Fulton to 62 yards of offense in the 47-0 shutout. • Jay Allbright of A-Town had quite a stat line in a 54-34 win over Lewistown. Allbright ended with 30 carries for 376 yards and five TDs. • Princeville showed its defense is not having letdowns as the season progresses. They held Mid-County to 85 yards rushing in a 43-0 rout. • Rushville finally earned its first win, beating South Fulton, 38-8. You heard it here first from The Swami. Rushville is now the best 1-6 team out there. • A-W had no trouble handling Ridgewood 55-6. That was even with A/W’s talented QB Zac VanOpdorp on the sideline with a foot injury. Hopefully he’ll be back Friday. • West Central had a roller coaster game with Mercer County. West Central went up 14-0 early. Mercer came roaring back to take the lead 20-14. Then thunderstorms rolled in and caused an hour delay. West Central’s ground game was better suited to the muddy field after the weather, and they pulled out a 22-20 win. • The updated IHSA weekly playoff outlook includes A-W, A-A, North Fulton, Stark County, and Princeville in 1A. Knoxville, West Prairie and Farmington in 2A. And E-B and Mid-County in 3A. • The number of undefeated teams in the state is now 34, with 17 in 1A3A including Farmington. • Six teams have locked up a spot in the playoffs: E-B, Farmington, AW, A-A, Princeville and Knoxville; two teams need one more win: North Fulton and West Prairie; five teams are fighting to get in: Mid County, Stark County, Illini West, West Central and Mercer County. • Top 5 points scored by area teams: Princeville 319, E-B 306, Farmington 288, A-A 266, Knoxville 235 • Top 5 points allowed by area teams: Princeville 36, Farmington 62, A-W 76, Knoxville 85, E-B 100.
This will be a good old-fashioned slobber knocker. They should broadcast this game in black & white, give the kids leather helmets, and hold it on Throwback Thursday. Both teams are physical, have great defenses and Knoxville (5-2) at E/B (6-1)
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like to pound the ball on the ground. It should be an excellent game. E-B has a slight edge on defense. E-B 3427.
No one thought the Tornadoes would only have one loss by now. Farmington is the best team they will face and A-A just doesn’t have the horses to compete. This is the first week Farmington has moved into 2A for the IHSA weekly playoff outlook. The Farmers proved last year they can play with anyone at any level. But if they can possibly get into 2A, watch out! Farmington 426. A-A (6-1) at Farmington (7-0)
Stark County desperately needs a win to keep its 21-year playoff streak alive. Princeville doesn’t care about your stinking streak. Princes 41-12. Princeville (6-1) at Stark Co. (4-3)
Mid-County has entered the toughest part of its schedule. Coming off a loss against Princeville, it doesn’t get any easier. A-W’s defense is just as stingy and points will come at a premium. A-W 32-6. A-W (6-1) at Mid-County (4-3)
The Sparclones will pick up their sixth win and clinch a playoff berth. West Prairie 41-7. West Prairie (5-2) at S. Fulton (1-6)
The Wildcats of North Fulton finally get back into the playoffs after a long drought. North Fulton 35-18. Others Lewistown (2-5) 35 vs. Havana (1-6) 14 Illini West (4-3) 31 at Rushville (1-6) 28 Mercer County (3-4) 42 vs. United (0-7) 20 West Central (3-4) 42 vs. Ridgewood (0-7) 12 That’s what The Swami sez, and I’m sticking to it. N. Fulton (5-2) at Peoria Heights (1-6)
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for anything. But the credit goes out to our offensive and defensive lines. All you hear about Farmington is they can throw the ball and this and that and it’s all true. But our offensive and defensive linemen are tough and they showed it.” On the other side of the ball, E-B (6-1, 4-1) kept pounding its run game with limited success. In the second half, the Trojans – ranked No. 9 in Class 3A – managed just two first downs and 79 yards. It didn’t help that starting tackle Brett Novak sprained his ankle before the game and was limited to a few snaps. Matt Dawson was the top rusher with 7 carries for 97 yards and had the Trojans’ first score on a 21-yard run in the second quarter. Charlie McKinty passed to tight end Jesse LaFollett for the other score, a 35yarder in the second that followed an interception by Jimmy Houlihan. But E-B saw its seven second-half drives in two failed fourth-down conversions, a fumble, an interception and a botched fake punt. “We better have a pretty short memory,” Hollis said. “We’re going to see something totally different (Friday against Knoxville) as far as style. And they certainly have a lot of momentum.” Knoxville (5-2) has not lost since dropping its first two games. Farmington also plays host to a foe with a good record in AbingdonAvon (6-1), though A-Town was crushed by Knoxville, 41-7. Princeville 43, Mid-County 0 PRINCEVILLE – Facing a Mid-
County team fighting for its playoff life, Princeville (6-1, 4-1 Lincoln Trail) showed no ill effects from last week’s bitter loss to LTC leader Annawan-Wethersfield. The Princes held Mid-County (4-3, 3-2) to just 92 total yards and limited explosive running back Bret Woodside to 29 yards on 11 carries. Offensively, Princeville started slower than usual but started rolling after a fortunate bounce in the first quarter. Fullback Justin Janssen took a handoff deep into Mid-County territory before fumbling. But the ball bounced right into the hands of teammate Jack Arnett, who was downfield to block the safety, setting up the Princes’ first score – a 3-yard run by quarterback Matthew Butterfield. Arnett scored two times in the second quarter to open a 20-0 halftime lead. Then it was up to the defense to take over. “In the third quarter we came out and took over the game physically,” Princeville coach Jon Carruthers said. “We had constant pressure on their quarterback and made him make quick decisions. Our speed to be able to get from the quarterback to the pitch back really helped us.” Adam Snedden ran for two more Princeville scores in the third quarter and finished with 134 yards on 24 carries. Arnett accounted for the rest of the scoring on defense, taking a fumble recovery 24 yards to paydirt and tackling a Mid-County player in the end zone for a safety in the fourth. “Arnett probably had one of his best games of the season all-around,”
Jack Arnett scored three touchdowns, recovered two fumbles and had a tackle for a safety in Princeville’s win over Mid-County.
Carruthers said. “Our defense just played lights out. They just couldn’t do anything against us offensively.” Next up for Princeville is a showdown with another motivated team. The Princes travel to Toulon to face a 4-3 Stark County team that needs a win to keep alive its 21-year playoff streak. “Seeing Stark on film, their line is big,” Carruthers said. “They’re fighting for their playoff lives and would like nothing better than to throw a wrench in our season.”
SCOREBOARD Farmington 28 Elmwood-Brimfield 12 0 0 20 8 - 28 Farmington Elmwood-Brim. 0 12 0 0 - 12 Scoring Summary Second Quarter EB - M.Dawson 25 run (run failed) EB - LaFollett 35 pass from McKinty (run failed) Third Quarter F - Marion 12 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) F - Bradt 22 run (Johnson kick) F - D.Anderson 1 run (kick failed) Fourth Quarter F - Bradt 32 run (Uryasz pass from Bradt) Team Statistics F EB Rushes-Yds 29-261 47-230 Yds per carry 9.0 4.9 Comp-Att-Int 7-16-1 2-7-0 Passing yds 100 46 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: Bradt 18-170, D.Anderson 8-87, Marion 1-2, Lansford 2-2. EB: M.Dawson 7-97, Hedrick 7-64, Endres 12-36, McKinty 2-(-15), Wyatt 1130, Bowers 8-18. Passing - F: Bradt 6-15-1 90. EB: McKinty 2-7-0 46. Receiving - F: J.Anderson 2-42, Uryasz 1-21, Kenney 1-18, Lansford 112, Marion 1-11, D.Anderson 1-(-4). EB: LaFollett 1-35, Simpson 1-11.
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Overall Conf W L W L Farmington 7 0 5 0 4 1 Elmwood-Brim. 6 1 West Prairie 5 2 3 2 4 3 2 3 Illini West Havana 1 6 1 4 Peoria Heights 1 6 0 5 Last Friday Farmington 28, Elmwood-Brim. 12 West Prairie 49, Peoria Heights 6 Illini West 48, Havana 7 This Friday Knoxville at Elmwood-Brim., 7 pm Abingdon-Avon at Farmington, 7 pm Illini West at Rushville-Ind., 7 pm Havana at Lewistown, 7 pm North Fulton at Peoria Heights, 7 pm West Prairie at South Fulton, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Knoxville 5 2 5 0 4 1 Abingdon-Avon 6 1 North Fulton 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 Lewistown Rushville-Ind 1 6 1 4 South Fulton 1 6 0 5 Last Friday Abingdon-Avon 54, Lewistown 34 Rushville-Industry 38, S. Fulton 8 Knoxville 47, North Fulton 0 This Friday Knoxville at Elmwood-Brim., 7 pm Abingdon-Avon at Farmington, 7 pm Illini West at Rushville-Ind., 7 pm Havana at Lewistown, 7 pm North Fulton at Peoria Heights, 7 pm West Prairie at South Fulton, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Annawan-Weth. 6 1 5 0 6 1 4 1 Princeville 4 3 3 2 Mid-County 4 3 3 2 Stark County Mercer Co. 3 4 3 2 West Central 3 4 2 3 Ridgewood 0 7 0 5 0 7 0 5 United Last Friday Princeville 43, Mid-County 0 West Central 22, Mercer County 20 Annawan-Weth. 55, Ridgewood 6 Stark County 42, United 14 This Friday Princeville at Stark County, 7 pm Annawan-W. at Mid-County, 7 pm United at Mercer County, 7 pm Ridgewood at West Central, 7 pm
P - Arnett 2 run (kick failed) Third Quarter P - Snedden 5 run (Harshberger kick) P - Arnett 24 fumble recovery return (Harsherberger kick) P - Snedden 25 run (Harshberger kick) Fourth Quarter P - Team safety Team Statistics MC P Rushes-Yds 24-79 46-235 Yds per carry 3.3 5.1 Comp-Att-Int 3-6-0 1-2-0
Passing yds 13 12 Individual Statistics Rushing - MC: Woodside 11-29, Clark 5-29, Ballard 2-7, Varner 3-7, Heinrich 3-7. P: Snedden 24-134, Arnett 14-78, Janssen 3-11, Butterfield 2-3, Johnson 3-9. Passing - MC: Varner 3-6-0 13. P: Butterfield 1-2-0 12. Receiving - MC: Sams 2-9, Ballard 14. P: Janssen 1-12. Tackles - P: Not available at press time.
Tackles - F: Marion 16, DePriest 13, Fletcher 9, Shymansky 8, Springer 8. EB: Gore 9, Lampe 7, T.Lance 6, LaFollett 5, Rushing 5, Wyatt 4, Bowers 4, Houlihan 4.
Princeville 43, Mid-County 0 Mid-County 0 0 0 0 - 0 Princeville 7 13 21 2 - 43 Scoring Summary First Quarter P - Butterfield 3 run (Harshberger kick) Second Quarter P - Arnett 34 run ((Harshberger kick)
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and Hunter Stahl (6th, 12:17.8), 6thgrader Joey Bosch (11th, 12:39.3) and 8thgrader Torence Kieser (18th, 13:01.3). Also in the top seven were 8th-grader Grant Hunt and 6th-grader Parker Melick. Leading Elmwood were 8th-graders Gabe Miles (10th, 12:29.3) and Noah Hollis (15th, 12:54.8), 7th-grader Brendan Williams (16th, 12:55.7), 8th-grader Adam Davidson (23rd, 13:11.8) and 6thgrader Cole Caldwell (26th, 13:19.6). Also in the top seven were 5th-graders Matthew Glenn and Kevin Dunkel. Rounding out Brimfield’s team were 8th-grader Reece Albritton (13th, 12:47.3), 6th-grader Isaiah Hill (14th, 12:49.1), 6th-grader L.J. Higgs (22nd, 13:10.1) and 5th-graders Mike Nelson
and Reed Florey. On the girls side, Elmwood’s team consisted of 7th-graders Melody Glenn (4th, 13:21.6) and Caroline Gallagher (5th, 13:28.9), 8th-grader Annie Herman (13th, 14:03), 7th-grader Allie Crisco (16th, 14:27.4), 7th-grader Bre Turner (19th, 14:41.7) and 8th-graders Catherine Karn and Madison Herman. Eighth-grader Sophie Bedell was second (12:58.7) to lead Brimfield, whose team included 7th-grader Chloe Kelly (12th, 14:01.7), 8th-grader Carley Jones (21st, 14:51.9), 7th-grader Ashley Wolcott (26th, 15:06), 7th-grader Sydney Barnes (30th, 15:11.5) and 6th-graders Aleah Zehr and Ava Bedell. Princeville 7th-grader Kyra Hilsabeck (7th, 13:43.9) also qualified for state.
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The strong team effort offset a 1-2 finish by runners from Monticello, which was ranked 3rd in the IL.milesplit.com and ILxctf state polls ahead of E-B, which had been 5th and 4th, respectively. E-B moved up to third in the ILxctf poll this week, behind Elgin Harvest Academy and Athens. “Monday’s race was important for us. Last week we had a great practice on Thursday and then Saturday’s practice was our worst of the
year,” E-B coach Gregg Meyers said. “We needed to get our focus and intensity back and I thought we did that. I was very pleased with how we raced.” Also at Amboy, Andrew Cation of Farmington placed 20th (16:20.2) and E-B was third in the frosh-soph race, led by sophomore Eli McKinty’s 8th-place finish. In girls action, Sorin Hilsabeck of Princeville was the top area finisher (21st, 19:59.7) and 20thranked Elmwood-Brim-
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field had the top team finish, placing fifth out of 26 teams. Alexa Perrow (25th, 20:13.4) and Emily McCauley (35th, 20:33.4) led E-B, which also got a strong race from Julianna Dunkel (37th, 20:35.6). “It was probably the best we have moved up in the latter parts of a race this season,” E-B coach Kyle Anderson said. “I thought we fought for position really well and that is what you want to see at this time of year.” Makenna Hintz (44th, 20:49.1) was top runner for Farmington. On Oct. 5, Princeville’s girls were second at the Lincoln Trail Conference meet at Kewanee Dunes golf course and the boys placed third. Hilsabeck, Libby Martin and Carrie Gill all earned all-conference, as did Cole Daily on the boys side. The regular season wraps up Saturday with the 1 p.m. Peoria Heights Invitational at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Golf – Play was suspended Tuesday at the Havana Golf Sectional at Crane Creek Golf Course .
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Farmers storm back Farmington runs past E-B for title, 28-12 By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Football is rapidly becoming a game of pass first, run later, even at the high school level. Certainly that’s been the case for Farmington for most of the past two seasons as it has run to statewide prominence. But last Friday on a slick, muddy field, facing an Elmwood-Brimfield defense that had stymied the pass and sacked quarterback Hayden Bradt, the second-ranked Farmers went back to basics. Trailing 12-0 at halftime, Farmington changed the game plan. Remember, before he embraced the spread offense, Farmers coach Toby Vallas used to be a run-first coach. And in a battle for the Weekly Post Staff Writer
Prairieland Blue conference, Vallas went back to his roots. First, the Farmers ran aptly named Dash Anderson to the outside for a few big gains. Then Bradt ran the read-option, faking to Anderson and keeping the ball for long gains up the middle. The end result was a 28-0 comeback that left E-B fans muttering and handed the unbeaten Farmers (7-0, 5-0 Prairieland Blue) a second straight league title. “They made good adjustments. They came out and they ran the quarterback,” E-B coach Todd Hollis said. “We had taken the running back away and that’s a great adjustment we hadn’t seen all year. It seems like every year their quarterback decides he’s a heckuva runner against us.”
Farmington quarterback Hayden Bradt runs for one of his two touchdowns in a 28-0 Farmington comeback against Elmwood-Brimfield last Friday. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.
After a 12-yard pass from Bradt to Evan Marion to cap a third quarter drive, Bradt scored twice on runs of 32 and 22 yards and Anderson added a 1-yard run. So while Bradt was just 7-for-16 passing with an interception and a season-low 100 yards, he gained 170 on 18 carries.
PRINCES WIN IESA SECTIONAL
“We saw them over-adjusting to some things and we picked up on it and ran some counter stuff off of it. And our offensive line coach (Nick Hoffman) really coached his tail off,” Vallas said. “Hayden Bradt is a tough nut. I wouldn’t trade him Continued on Page 18
Brimfield VB rolls to wins By PHIL JOHNSON
Brimfield (16-6) had little trouble with South Fulton last Thursday in a home Prairieland volleyball matchup versus South Fulton, sweeping the Lady Rebels 25-13 and 25-11. Kamryn Cuevas led the team in kills with 13, while Emily Doty got eight and Gracie Kelch scored on six. Mallory Meinke was big on assists with 24. Ellie Graham was the digs leader with 10. “We were definitely in the zone,” Brimfield coach Kelly Bizosky said. The Lady Indians also breezed past Williamsfield in an ICAC conFor The Weekly Post
Local boys cross country teams swept the top three spots at Saturday’s IESA Class 1A sectional at Donovan Park in Peoria. Photo by Mike Sullivan.
Locals dominate sectional By JEFF LAMPE
PEORIA – Denver Hoerr and his Princeville teammates won the IESA Class 1A sectional at Donovan Park on Saturday. Hoerr defended his St. Thomas Sectional title in 11:21 and Princeville led a local sweep on the boys side with 41 points. Brimfield (53) was second behind second-place runner Thomas Harmon (11:23.7) and No. 3 Weekly Post Staff Writer
Jakoby McKown (12:01). Elmwood (88) was third. In the girls race, Peoria St. Jude (46 points) was first, followed by Elmwood (57) and Brimfield (89) Those teams advance to Saturday’s Class 1A State Meet at Maxwell Park in Normal. Girls run at 9:30 a.m. boys at 10:15. Princeville’s top five consisted of 8th-graders Hoerr, Mason Rinkel (5th, 12:10.8) Continued on Page 19
test last Wednesday 25-6, 25-11. Meinke once again led in assists with 24. Kills were plentiful with Cuevas picking up 11, followed by Kelch with eight, and Doty who had seven. Graham again led the team in digs with 11. Meinke, not surprisingly, leads the team in assists for the season with 358, while Cuevas leads in kills (178) and service points (106). Graham is digs leader (229), and Kelch leads in blocks (56). Next for Brimfield is a home match vs. Delavan today (Oct. 12). Elmwood (15-4) handled Delavan at home Monday in ICAC acElmwood
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E-B boys win Amboy invite
AMBOY – The ElmwoodBrimfield boys cross country team defended its title at the Amboy Invitational and upended a higher-ranked foe in the process. Competing with two freshman in the varsity race, E-B placed all seven runners in the top 32 to finish with 73 points – well ahead of Monticello’s 95 and Tremont’s 128 in the 22-team invite. By Weekly Post Staff Reports
Denver Hoerr of Princeville (right) edged Thomas Harmon of Brimfield (left) for the sectional win. Photo by Joe Harmon.
Senior Cooper Hoffmann placed seventh in a time of 15:23.4 to lead E-B on the warm day. Just a step back was senior Trevor Dunkel (8th, 15:26). Junior Logan Whitney (13th, 16:04) was next and was followed by senior Alex Herrmann (22nd, 16:23.1), freshmen Luke Hoffmann (25th, 16:28.8) and Eli Stevenson (31st, 16:49) and junior Jacob Brown (35th, 16:57.5). Continued on Page 19
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