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ECF outlines plans for regional fitness, wellness center By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – After years of discussion, the Elmwood Community Foundation has kicked off an ambitious $12 million fund-raising drive to build a new regional wellness center. Impetus to move the muchdiscussed project beyond the planning stage has come in large part due to recent interest shown by the Greater Peoria Family YMCA and Canton’s Graham Hospital. “We think with the YMCA and Weekly Post Staff Writer
(Graham) hospital, it adds legitimacy to what we’ve been trying to do the last two to three years,” said Dick Taylor, economic development director for the city of Elmwood and an ECF board member. “They are willing to sign on and be a part of it.” Under the first phase of current plans, the $11.97 million, 29,100 square-foot facility would include an indoor swimming pool, an indoor therapy pool, a 6,700-square-foot gym, an elevated indoor walking track, a strength and cardio workout area, fitness machines,
lockers and offices. The facility would be built on 8 acres, likely between Elmwood and Yates City. Graham President and CEO Robert Senneff said in a letter that, “Our plans include a multispecialty medical practice in a state of the art medical facility with access to Primary Care, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Otolaryngology.” That support caused the ECF to expand original plans beyond a fitness center. “With the shift to a wellness
center, you might have a new level of interest from people who weren’t interested initially,” ECF board member Sarah Inskeep said. Plans call for the facility to be built without tax dollars, relying instead on donations from current residents and others with ties to the area. And ECF members stress this is not an “Elmwood project,” but a facility that can be utilized by residents of several nearby communities, including Brimfield, Edwards, Farmington, Hanna Continued on Page 7
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HELPING HANDS IN FARMINGTON
Farmer’s Closet Volunteers aiding students By NANCY DAVIS
FARMINGTON – Margaret Mead supposedly said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” A small group of committed citizens in the Farmington School District has put this in to action through the creation of a program called “The Farmer’s Closet.” “The mission of the Farmer’s Closet is to help meet some of the basic needs of students in the Farmington Central School District,” said Brenda Mottaz-Passmore, the group’s founder. “We intend not to duplicate a service but rather to coordinate amongst existing services so children’s needs may better be met.” For The Weekly Post
As a room mother and parent of a student in the Farmington schools, Mottaz-Passmore saw the need firsthand. In June, she put out a plea through the community Facebook pages of Farmington, Hanna City and Yates City for help addressing unmet needs of kids in the district. She received an immediate response, and those interested in being a part of those efforts had their first meeting just two weeks later. The Farmer’s Closet has 10 members, and is made up of parents, interested community members and two retired teachers. They know that school personnel often supply student needs out of their own funds, and they wanted to narrow that gap. “Our goal was to be up and running by school regis-
Wellness Center The Elmwood Community Foundation has unveiled a proposal for a regional wellness center. Some features of the 29,100-square-foot center include: • indoor swimming pool • indoor therapy pool • gymnasium • elevated indoor walking track • strength and cardio workout area • multi-specialty medical practice, with access to primary care, orthopedics, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology and otolaryngology • fitness machines • lockers and offices
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ELMWOOD – Citing an expected drop in state income-tax revenues and a possible decline in local assessed values, the City Council on Oct. 10 voted to hold a public hearing on whether to increase the city’s portion of property taxes more than 41 percent. The City of Elmwood’s corporate and special-purpose property taxes last year raised $208,747, and the proposed hike would raise $294,774. A public hearing on the change was scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Nov. 7 at City Hall. “What Springfield did – cutting income tax and local governments’ share – is forcing counties and municipalities to do this,” said Mayor Bryan Davis. Meanwhile, City Attorney Robert Potts told the Council he anticipates a reduction in the assessed valuation of property in the City, but conceded numbers are preliminary. Together, that could mean significantly less tax revenue for the City to operate. Potts said the proposed tax increase is actually 26.7 percent since a $25,000 line item Continued on Page 9 For The Weekly Post
Members of The Farmer’s Closet at a recent meeting (left to right): Back Row – Cindy Duley, Cindy Johnson, Carolyn Ludwig; Karen Miller. Front Row: Susan Hostetler, Michele Shipley; Brenda Mottaz-Passmore. Not pictured; Alexis Maulbach, Jeni Crusen, and Lynley Krakowiecki.
tration,” Cindy Johnson, President and Donor Coordinator, said. “Our plan was to be present at registration to get referrals from teachers,
and provide supplies to each student before school started.” Response surpassed the Continued on Page 2
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group’s expectations. Their initial priority was elementary-aged children, but they had requests for assistance for junior-high and high school students as well, so are now serving all Farmington schoolaged students. “We thought our referrals would come primarily from teachers,” Johnson said. “But parents came up to our table and requested help directly. We made a commitment to serve everyone who was referred or requested assistance, and were able to get the items to them before the start of school.” The group emphasized this is not a program only for low-income families. There are no needs-based criteria. “All of us encounter difficult times in our lives when we need just a little extra help,” Mottaz-Passmore said. “This is for all students in the Farmington School District. Anyone can use the supplies. It’s confidential and private.“ Teachers contact the principal, who contacts the family before passing the information on to The Farmer’s Closet. They have served more than 30 students since the start of
the school year. In addition to responding to referrals from the school and directly from families, the group has placed bins with hygiene kits and spare clothing throughout the school and in the nurse’s office. Several community members have stepped up to help, as well as community organizations and businesses. The City of Farmington donated permanent space for the group to meet and store their supplies. Other groups have given materials, time and money. When The Farmer’s Closet hears of a need, a member reaches out to an individual or organization, and they provide items to meet the need. It has been a true community effort. Socks are one frequently needed item. The group related the story of a little girl who received a package of supplies from them. When she opened it, the first item she saw was a pair of white socks with pink trim. She rubbed the socks against her cheek, delighted to receive the simple gift. Another story came from a teacher who sent a student to the office to get socks when she noticed he
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did not have any. The staff gave him a pair of socks and helped him put them on. He promised he’d bring them back at the end of the day. When he was told he could keep them, he jumped up and hugged the staff person. The group has many needs for students pre-K through high school, including new socks and underwear, sweat pants for boys and black leggings for girls, hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, body lotion, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste and feminine hygiene products. They can also use healthy snacks, such as granola bars, fruit strips, dried fruit crisps, and raisins.
In addition, they use donated funds to purchase items unique to student’s needs. They are not accepting clothing donations. If you are interested in donating or volunteering, or would like more information, contact the group via email at farmerscloset@gmail.com, at the Facebook page “Farmer’s Closet” or by calling Cindy Johnson at (309) 338-0647 or Karen Miller at (309) 550-4542. Group members will also speak at churches and community organizations. Farmer’s Closet will have an open house in the Farmington City Building at 322 E. Fort St. in Farmington on Monday (Oct. 30) from 5-7 p.m.
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s Halloween Bash – Yates City Harvest Home Committee’s Halloween bash is Tuesday (Oct. 31) from 5-7 p.m. at Harvest Home Park. Food, scavenger hunt, trunk or treat, costume contest and more.
and Palace Theater sponsor a costume contest and movie Sat. (Oct. 28). The contest s Book Talk – Author Sylvia Shults disbegins at 1 p.m. movie begins at 1:45 p.m. cusses “Hunting Demons: A True Story of s Chili and Soup – Brimfield Evangelithe Dark Side of the Supernatural” today cal Free Church chili and soup supper is (Oct. 26) at 6:30 p.m. at Salem Township Oct. 29, 4-6:30 p.m. Library. s Trick-or-Treat – Tricks Senior Meal – or-Treat at Brimfield Publicize Your Event MANNA Sit Down Public Library Tuesday Call us at (309) 741-9790 Meal is today (Oct. 26) (Oct. 31), 3:30-7 p.m. All or email information about at noon at Elmwood ages welcome, under 8 your upcoming event to United Methodist must be with an adult. news@wklypost.com. Church. Cost $ 4. Entertainment provided. Future Events s Free Bread – Free bread available at s Loaf Dinner – United Methodist Elmwood Methodist Church every Friday Church of Farmington hosts a ham loaf (including Oct. 27), 10:30 a.m. dinner Sat. (Nov. 4). Adults $8, children Free bread available Tuesdays (includunder 10 $4. ing Oct. 31) at Harrison Hall in Brimfield s Murder Mystery – Come out for a fun at 10 a.m. (309) 696-4542. day and solve a murder mystery in downs Turkey Supper – Annual Turkey Suptown Elmwood. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at Crawford’s Home Furnishings per at Williamsfield United Methodist Saturday (Nov. 4) starting at 1 p.m. A Church Saturday (Oct. 28), 4:30-7 p.m. showing of “Casper” will follow at The Adults $10, children under 10 $6. Call Palace Theatre for participants. (309) 639-2389 for carryouts. s Purse Auction – 3rd Annual purse aucs Chili Supper – Trivoli Volunteer Firemen’s chili supper is Saturday (Oct. 28), 4- tion Saturday (Nov. 18) at Elmwood First Presbyterian Church. Lunch is at 12 p.m. 8 p.m. at the fire station. s Costume Contest – Elmwood Kiwanis Tickets for sale at Crawford’s.
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Of taxes, wellness centers & empty barrels
Rambling through central Illinois pondering taxes. uuu As you may already have read, the Elmwood Community Foundation is trying to raise $12 million to build a wellness center near here. Wow. Overall, there are many things to like about the ECF plan, including a no-new-taxes angle that pushes the onus for construction onto private fund raising efforts and not public funding. Plus, the facility sounds fantastic and I sure hope it happens in my lifetime. My Jeff main concern is LAMPE that $12 million sounds like too much money. But hey, if there are that deep of pockets around, then adding an indoor pool, walking
track and another gymnasium to the mix alongside a new medical facility would be a real draw for this area. uuu The Mayor of Oak Hill came in out of the rain Monday morning sputtering about “an empty barrel,” a phrase I had never before heard and a new Trump-staff controversy I had somehow missed. “I guess it comes from Shakespeare,” Hizzoner said. “I haven’t read much Shakespeare. But when I was a kid we used to throw firecrackers in a bucket because it made more noise.” ... Along similar lines, Grandpa Vic used to always say “an empty wagon makes the most noise” and that has been proven true time and time again. But how calling someone an empty barrel or wagon could be viewed as racist, is beyond me. Do wagons and barrels have some ethnicity of which I’m not aware? ... The quote I like even
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The State makes a terrible parent
I cringe every time I see a news story, as I do frequently, about a helpless child who is killed by her mother’s boyfriend, or whatever, all while under the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). I wince not because I doubt the professionalism or caring of the DCFS staff, but because they have absolutely impossible jobs. The latest Jim tragedy to hit the NOWLAN news is about a burly 25-yearold man who assaulted a 59-year-old DCFS female caseworker in Carroll County in northwestern Illinois. The woman suffered serious brain injuries and was in a coma at last report. It’s a tough, dangerous business. You and I are in effect substitute parents (via powers we have given our state government) for 15,000 children up to age 18 who are outside the homes of their parent(s). We ask DCFS to care for the children while the agency searches for adoption or foster family care. When unable to find such, many children languish in impersonal group homes until they “age out” at 18. Other children are under the supervision of the court. I have a good
friend who volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). She visits an assigned family regularly and goes into court to provide her observations as to what is in the best interest of the child (children). My friend’s most recent case has to do with a family of six children by four fathers. Would you imagine those children are a bit bewildered, probably worse, by what is going on in their world? DCFS has had a rocky history since its creation in 1960 – not because the staff aren’t trying, but because caseworkers have often had caseloads of 250 families each. Caseworkers are modestly paid yet need the wisdom of Solomon in making a recommendation, as they frequently must, either to let a child remain in a family setting that may have been abusive in the past or take the child from the family. Over thousands of such decisions, these frontline workers sometimes make mistakes. We read about the tragedies and become outraged. Since 1988, DCFS has been overseen from a distance by the federal court, which monitors a “consent decree” between DCFS and the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. DCFS agrees to meet certain performance guidelines; sometimes it does, sometimes not. When it doesn’t, attorney Ben Wolf of the Illinois ACLU, who has overseen DCFS for three decades,
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Board of Education. • I thought he was remarkable! Tim was hired by the Williamsfield School District 210 and he brought his vision with him. He developed a strategic budget plan and starting implementing needed renovations; he was selective in hiring staff and in renewing teacher’s contracts; he applied for grants in order to provide technology upgrades; he implemented dietary changes for a healthier menu; he cultivated a collaborative approach for staff members, parents, and community’s
input. • I thought we were so lucky! PreK through 12th grade students respect his character, love his support, emulate his spirit, believe in his vision, and have faith in his leadership. • I stand with our students! I hope the entire Williamsfield School District 210 community will do the same! Show your support for our students and Superintendent Farquer by speaking to our Board of Education members via email, text, phone or in person. Becky Burgin, Dahinda
screams to the high heavens in court. So, the judge says to the state of Illinois, “You cannot cut anymore out of the DCFS budget.” Even so, DCFS employee levels decreased from 2,910 in 2010 to 2,572 in 2015, the last year with good information. The agency has also been a revolving door for 10 directors in the past six years. Even with the best leadership, there will always be tragedies at DCFS. We ask the agency to make whole again families that have fallen apart, and to repair children who have often known nothing but dysfunction and abuse. Our challenge is to reduce the number of, most often, single-parent families in which DCFS must intervene. What to do, today? A friend of mine believes we should require parenting classes in high school for girls and boys. Yet I fear we ask high schools to do too much as it is in a short school day. Certainly, parenting classes might be required as a condition of receiving state benefits. I honestly don’t have any great ideas. I do know we – the state – make terrible parents. I am impressed with comments readers direct my way. What do you think might be done?
Williamsfield lucky to have Superintendent Farquer
To the Editor: As a school administrator myself, I was shocked when Tim Farquer told my family he began coursework for his Master’s degree in Educational Administration. • I thought he was nuts! Tim said he had a vision he needed to share – virtual classrooms, technology-based learning, innovative teachers, paraprofessionals in every classroom, healthy menu choices, a culture of togetherness and cohesiveness between school, parents, community, and
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Kickapoo area hit by several thefts
KICKAPOO – On Oct. 16, three burglaries in and around Kickapoo were reported, ranging from two stolen vehicles to items from St. Mary’s Church, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Police are examining evidence to determine whether there’s a connection to the incidents, which apparently occurred the night before. A residential burglary was reported at a rural home north of town, where a 2005 Land Rover, an Apple computer and a quilt were taken from the scene. A stolen car also was reported at Christ Alive Church, where a 2015 Mazda SUV was taken about 11 p.m. Oct. 15. And St. Mary’s Catholic Church was also apparently burglarized that night, when a gold-colored tabernacle key and a silver-colored metal cup were taken, according to Father Joe Dondanville, who said that chalices had also been moved. Witnesses reported seeing two men, and their descriptions were somewhat similar to suspects sought in connection with the Christ Alive car theft, and also with images captured by security footage from a nearby business. People with information may make anonymous calls to Peoria Area Crime Stoppers at (309) 6739000.
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BRIMFIELD – A Canton woman on Oct. 21 was injured and trapped in her vehicle after an accident on Elmore Road near Forney Road
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Two arrested after fight in Yates City tavern
YATES CITY – One man was injured and two people were arrested after Yates City Police were called to My Place on Sept. 1, the Yates City Police Department reported last week. Arrested for battery was Ronald Davis, 45, of Elmwood, who said he had shoved Ken Vallas, 41, of Yates City as they passed at the tavern’s entrance. Vallas fell and struck his head, causing a laceration that was bleeding profusely as police arrived. He refused medical treatment. Davis was transported to the Knox County Jail. Meanwhile, a bystander, Darci Courser, 37, of Elmwood was issued a Yates City citation for disorderly conduct after a Farmington police officer responding as backup had to restrain her during the melee.
Police reports
• About 70 tires and other debris on Oct. 13 were reported to have been dumped off a bridge into a creek in Kickapoo Township. Besides the tires, a TV, gas grill and electric scooter were illegally dumped there, police said, and the
dumping could have occurred weeks earlier. • Nathan Williams, 28, of Edwards on Oct. 13 was arrested for Failure to Appear on a Criminal Trespassing case and transported to the Peoria County Jail, where he posted bond on Oct. 17. • Andrew Eberle, 26, of Edwards on Oct.16 was arrested for leaving the scene and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Frank Conklin, 49, of Farmington on Oct. 21 was injured when the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado he was driving westbound from Interstate 474 toward Maxwell Road lost its brakes, forcing him to veer around one vehicle to avoid a collision and run a stop sign, after which it went into a ditch and rolled over. Conklin escaped the wreck but required treatment by Limestone firefighters. He then was transported by Advanced Medical Transport to OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
Deer accidents
• Oct. 9: Stephen Schmitt of Brimfield on West Parks School in Jubilee Township. • Oct. 16: Melissa Breckenridge of Yates City on Kickapoo-Edwards Road in Kickapoo Township. • Oct. 18: William Dewester of Yates City in the 4400 block of Illinois Route 8 in Elmwood Township.
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SUNDAY OCT. 29T, 2017 - AT 12:00 NOON (Real Estate Sells First) REAL ESTATE: This real estate consists of 2 large corner lots mostly fenced in with chain link fencing. The property contains a 2 bedroom house w/sm. eat in kitchen, living room, entranceway, bath and a partial cellar. There is a 24’ x 32’ nice unattached garage w/cement drive with two 9’ auto. doors and contains an extra shop area. On the other lot there is another nice 28’ x 36’ shed, also w/9’ auto. doors. The property has city water and sewer. Contact the auction company below to view this property. Terms are 10% down day of sale, with balance to be pd. at closing in approx. 30 days. All sales final.. COINS AND JEWELRY: There are $1000s of dollars’ worth of silver coins, including over 3000 Mercury and Roosevelt dimes--200 silver Wash. and Standing Liberty quarters--hundreds of Walking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy and other silver halves—1925 Peace dollar—1942-45 War Nickels—84 Buffalo nickels--many Jefferson nickels--over 1000 wheat pennies—steel pennies—1896 Indian Head—1979-92 proof and mint sets—other misc. coins. Nice 10K women’s blue stone ring— Men’s .925 Lindy Star ring--.925 rings and ant. bracelets—nice old costume of all types—watches—old eye pieces and glasses—misc jewelry. ANTIQUES, ETC.: Lg. collection of old buttons of all types—variety of pink Depression--blue glass—lg. Aunt Jemima shaker—old 4 cup gr. meas. cup—nice Carnival bowl and pieces—red glass-- Den City Pottery china—boot jack—Billy Beer--old utensils, prim. clever, draw knife, meat saw, etc.--antlers—local adv. and yardsticks—old pipes—sewing baskets, notions, patterns--Golden and kid’s books—old books (1866 Life of Abe Lincoln, Gone with the Wind, etc.)—old radios—clocks—old records and turn table—military items (hat, goggles, mess kit, etc.)— some old fishing—games, toys and children’s—FK baby plate—jars w/zinc lids—yarn purse--tin toy fridge—alum. cooler and jug—old coolers—old painted pine cupboard—lg. Duracell battery display stand— galv. tubs—60’s-80’s lic. plates—enamel swirl pot-lid—trunks—nice cups/sauces, dips, shakers, pitchers, miniatures, Coors ashtray, milk glass, much more—planters and pots—lg. wood spool--rocking horse-primitives—Super Sendra peddle scooter—old x-mas—misc. ant. OUTDOOR AND TOOLS: JD LA115 100 series hyd. 19.5 HP mower w/42” deck—JD elect. start snow blower—Toro 22” self pro. push mower w/catcher—alum. ladders and ramps—port. cement mixer—pro lift jack—long wooden prim. ladder, step stools and more—new Keller alum. ladder—EZ lift sway control bars—1/2 ton NB steel loading ramps—NB Workmate 200—Fridgerant Free On—nice gauges for fridg. Freezant—sm. accet. tank—NB 1000 12 ga. piston wads—NB vent free gas wall heater—new 7”sander——hand and power tools of every type repeatedly—organizers, oils, solvents, cleaner, anti-freeze—tool boxes—storage stands and shelving—like new wheel barrow, lawn items, cement mushrooms, huge plastic goose, frog and other gazing balls, wooden wishing well, yard tools of every type (nice)—like new lawn chairs, sand bags, chemicals, etc.—floor roller—fencing and landscape—rods, reels and misc. fishing—lures, boxes, nets, seats, plastic boat seats, etc.—nice picnic tables—12-2 rolls of elect. wiring—steel posts—heavy duty cords, hose, etc.—tool boxes full and much more. HOUSEHOLD: Basic household including a blue leather type love seat— gas stove—older fridge— washer and dryer—basic kitchen and décor—NB Vienna ceiling fan and more.
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City, Trivoli, Williamsfield and Yates City. “Obviously, no one town can do what we are trying to do here,” said ECF board member Karl Taylor. “We want to get people from these other communities involved.” The wellness center was a topic of conversation at Saturday’s annual ECF banquet in Elmwood, where speakers included Andrew Thornton, president and CEO of the Greater Peoria YMCA, whose parents and brother live in Elmwood. “The possibilities are endless. They are yet to be defined, but they are pretty remarkable,” Thornton said. “One of the things the YMCA can bring to this is experience.” ECF board members say it was a YMCA facility in Mt. Sterling that opened their eyes to the potential for the center. In that community of 1,900 residents, the local YMCA has built up 2,400 members. “We’ve got 31,000 people living within a 15mile radius of Elmwood,” Dick Taylor said. “That’s roughly the population of Galesburg, and I don’t think anyone would say a facility like this would be out of place in Galesburg.” ECF members also visited a wellness center in Hopedale for input and have created a preliminary operating budget based on input from a YMCA facility in Aledo. The proposed operating budget for the facility is $429,850 per year. To help pay for that, estimates anticipate generating $286,000 in membership fees from approximately 800 members. All of which is putting the cart before the horse, of course. First comes
fund raising. At the banquet it was announced that ECF board members have pledged more than $50,000 toward the project. Karl Taylor said the ECF has already spent $16,000 for surveys and marketing. “We’d like to raise about $350,000 before July 1, 2018,” Karl Taylor said. Money will be used for architectural drawings and feasibility studies. Donors to this Groundbreaking Society would be recognized with their name on a plaque in the wellness center, Karl Taylor said. For more information, visit www.elmwoodcf.org.
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Elmwood board opts for larger parking lot By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – The Board of Education on Monday made a choice with the future in mind. The board decided to build a parking lot encompassing adjacent lots where houses are being moved rather than a smaller Phase II version that would have to be torn up and rebuilt if Phase III of construction takes place. The plan accommodates improvements to storm sewer lines to link the current structure housing District 322 offices at 301 N. Campus Court and the lot at 310 N. Althea St. “Whether Phase III happens in three years or For The Weekly Post
seven years, we’d save money by doing this now,” said Board member Claude Keefer. Superintendent Chad Wagner agreed. “It makes more sense to pay for it now if we can do it,” he said. Overall construction finances will be monitored monthly, said Wagner, who said he’ll be giving monthly updates on estimated costs of Phase II work until projected completion in August 2018. “The numbers right now have a lot of moving parts,” he said. “I want to get the bottom line down.” That figure will be helped by the Peoria County Schools Facilities Sales Tax, revenues from which started arriving this month with a $16,000 payment. The annual total could inject between $144,000 and $192,000 into Elmwood’s facilities improvement plans. Those dollars haven’t yet been added to the construction updates, Wagner said. Meanwhile, in education matters, Junior/Senior High School Principal Tony McCoy reported on a second-semester expansion of dual-credit opportunities through Illinois Central College. Elmwood is part of a pilot program with five other school districts that will offer “clusters” of fields that students can consider, including information technology, health-care, education and other careers. Also, an “early-bird” math course will be taught as a hybrid online offering with an ICC instructor. Already, Elmwood has 9 students planning to enroll in the class, which can have up to 15 students. The 4 credit-hour course will
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cost $340 and those interested can contact McCoy at (309) 742-2851 or tmccoy@elmwood322.com. In other news: • the Board OK’d a streamlined authorization of spending up to $25,000 by the three-man Building Committee if needs require quick action before the next Board meeting, with the understanding that if the committee is not unanimous in its recommendation, the full Board would weigh in; • engineers are scheduled to inspect Phase II work on Friday, when they’ll be looking at heating and cooling issues;
• Elementary School Principal Tony Frost reported a change in tutoring services from current twice-weekly, after-school sessions to a summer program. Details will be announced next semester; and • other financial reports showed a balance of $9,652,930.54 for nine major funds, including Education, Operations & Maintenance, Transportation, Retirement, Working Cash, Capital Improvement and Debt Service; $103.227.999 in the High School Activity Fund; and $30,465.80 in the Elementary School Activity Fund.
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TAX INCREASE: Applying for ITEP grant Continued from Page 1 for streets will be reduced by $19,000 due to the Elmwood Township road and bridge tax. Cost of the proposed increased would be $67.34 on a $100,000 home and $231.56 on a $300,000 home, Potts said. The proposed tax levy ordinance would enable the City to generate $61,000 for general purposes, and $233,774 for special taxes such as street and bridge, police, parks, retirement contributions, insurances, auditing, civil defense, school crossing guards, and “public benefits.” Highlights of the general purposes are $19,000 for utilities and $10,500 for maintenance, construction and improvement of public buildings and sewers. Special taxes include $80,500 for workers’ comp, unemployment compensation, liability, and tort insurance policies, $37,000 for police, $25,000 for street & bridge funds and $22,500 for parks. The largest part of the property tax increase ($49,799) is for tort judgment and insurance, almost half of which had previously had been taken from the general funds.
Besides the $294,774 generated by the tax levy, an additional $377,483 is forecast to be raised from sewer and water payments, sales tax and other sources. In other financial moves, the Council OK’d a 201718 Motor Fuel Tax budget of $22,430, which includes $12,000 for salt, $2,000 for slag and $7,000 for spray patching. The vote was unanimous, with Alderman Walt Avery absent. Also, the City got one bid for the property at 307/309 W. Fremont St., and accepted a $3,100 offer from Robert Batterton, who plans to move a three-bedroom ranch house there, said Economic Development Director Dick Taylor. In another development topic, the Council unanimously agreed with a Zoning Board recommendation to approve a special-use permit and variances for Davis to build a 40x30-foot structure at 506/508 W. Main to store landscaping equipment. Conditions attached were that the new building be compatible with surrounding structures, that exterior lighting not be so bright as to be disruptive, that any repair work occur inside during working hours and that the
alley on the south side of the lot not be blocked. In a related move, ordinances were approved requiring future construction of driveway approaches and driveways across sidewalks to be at least sixinch-thick concrete. In other news: • engineer Patrick Meyer discussed plans to apply for support from the Illinois Transportation En-
hancement Program. An application is due by Dec. 1 and tentatively will include improvements to sidewalks and steps, landscaping and trees, storm sewers, and street lights, all on North Magnolia Street; • a request by Scot Jehle to erect a sign over his new location on East Main Street was OK’d with the understanding that the Zoning Board should con-
sider a variance from setback requirements; • the Council OK’d Treasurer Dean Warner delivering monthly reports at meetings on the third Tuesdays of the month; • a possible ordinance limiting the number of animals kept on properties within the City, but zoned Agricultural, was sent to Alderman Andrew Almasi’s Zoning Committee to determine rules, possibly using the state’s Animal Unit criteria; and
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Brimfield gets first money from new tax By TERRY TOWERY
BRIMFIELD – The Brimfield School District received its first payment as a result of the Peoria County Schools Facilities Sale Tax, which went into effect July 1, the school board heard at its regular meeting on Oct. 18. A payment of $17,439.78 came this month, said Superintendent Robert Richardson. He expects the amount to remain fairly stable with some seasonal fluctuation. “We should be getting a payment every month for, well, forever,” he said. For The Weekly Post
“There’s no guarantee it will stay at that amount, although it should be close. We expect it to go up some around the holidays in November and December, and come down a bit in the spring.” Peoria County voters approved the one-half percent sales tax increase in November. The CSFST is applied to all retail purchases except groceries, medicines including overthe-counter drugs and supplements, and larger items such as mobile homes, farm equipment, automobiles and boats. Under the new law, school districts can use the money for building improvements, land acquisition or property tax relief. The Peoria County Regional Office of Education administers the funds, and revenues are to be split among the county’s 18 public school districts based on their percentage of the county’s total school enrollment. The board also heard a lengthy presentation from Jeff Keach of Keach Architectural Designs of Morton, the districts’ new architect firm. Keach laid out options for the grade school over the next three years. No action was taken by the board. The board also: • Heard that fourth grade
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teacher Erin Miller is a finalist for state Teacher of the Year. A state selection committee reviewed 234 nominations this year before selecting the finalists. The winner will be announced Oct. 28. “If she wins, and we believe she will, she would go on to the national competition,” said grade school Principal Jeannie Blane. • Heard that results of lead testing at the grade school are not yet avail-
able. Some retesting may be necessary, Richardson said, although results should be available soon. The tests are mandatory for any buildings constructed before 2000. Only the grade school qualifies for testing, he said. • Approved hiring Kyle Petty as the district’s bookkeeper. Petty replaces longtime bookkeeper and administrative assistant Lynn England, who retired in August.
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Next three weeks are very busy for hunters By JEFF LAMPE
There are not enough hours for most hunters right now. Friday, while pondering this column, I found myself drawn to the landscape dump in Elmwood to see if anyone had dropped off evergreen branches. Sure enough, the waste pile included fresh white pine and blue spruce. Before the afternoon was over, those branches had helped fill in the last few bare spots on my aged duck blind. For the most part, though, the work of preparing for hunting season should be over. Stands should be hung. Blinds built and brushed. Decoys strung and ready. The hour problem for hunters isn’t work, but Weekly Post Staff Writer
rather figuring out what to hunt first. While archery deer season started Oct. 1, the serious part of bow hunting is still to come. Ask veteran bowhunters and they’ll tell you the magic starts around Oct. 30 and generally lasts right up until the first shotgun season (Nov. 17-19 this year). That’s the time when bucks enter breeding season in full force and shed the wariness that keeps them out of range most of the rest of the year. Despite the occasional big buck shot in early October – like the 31-point McLean County monster that Austin Nord arrowed near Bloomington on Oct. 5 – the first two weeks of November are the best time to shoot a trophy buck.
So that’s the time most bowhunters pick for vacation, or develop a sudden sickness if the wind is right for their favorite tree stand. True diehards will even spend an entire day up in a tree, waiting for a big buck to wander past. But there’s a problem for the multi-species hunter. The end of October is also the start of waterfowl season. North Zone hunters have already headed to the marsh for an Oct. 21 opener. The Central Zone season runs from Saturday (Oct. 28) to Dec. 26 for ducks and from Saturday to Nov. 5 and then Nov. 12 to Jan. 31 for Canada geese. Populations of ducks and Canada geese both look very good this year. Duck food along the Illinois River is better than it has been in the past few years. The question, as always, is whether weather will be nasty enough up north to make ducks migrate south – and then whether they will linger long enough in Illinois or move around once they get here. In years past, Veterans Day was a traditional start of hot waterfowl hunting in central Illinois – though that is not quite as relevant these days since mallards linger north longer. Even so, Nov. 11-15 is often still a prime time for other ducks to migrate. But obviously, it overlaps the prime time for deer hunting. As if that’s not problem enough, in the middle of all that fun is the Nov. 4 opening day of upland game season. While pheasants, quail and rabbits are not nearly as plentiful or popular as they once were, a few brave souls still
wander through the uplands in hopes of seeing a bird or bunny flush from cover. So what’s a hunter to do? Quit reading, get on your hunting boots and head to the timber, marsh or uplands. There’s no better time of the year to be outside in Illinois. Trap shoot – There will be a youth and ladies trap shoot Sunday Oct. 29 at the Gilles Family farm located on Maher Road, north off of Illinois Route 90 west of Princeville. The shoot is open to ladies and youth through high school, from experienced shooters to first-timers. Shooting coaches will be on hand to assist and guns and two boxes of shells will be provided for free. You may also bring your own gun. Times to attend are 8-10 a.m., 10 a.m. to noon, noon to 2 p.m., and 2-4 p.m. Call Mike Aldrich at (309) 385-2127 or (309) 229-4090 or email maldrich64@hotmail.com with a time you would like to attend.
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FARMINGTON – Ruth E. Braham, 94, of Farmington, formerly of Yates City and Elmwood, passed away at 2:12 p.m., on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at Unity Point Methodist in Peoria with her family by her side. Ruth was born on Aug. 31, 1923, Braham in rural Brimfield, the only daughter of Otto Carl Fredrick and Bertha (Wolf) Windish. She married William Lynn Braham on Nov. 28, 1946. He preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 1997. Survivors include daughters, Marty (Dick) Diefendorf and Carmen (Bob) Williams, both of Yates City, son-inlaw, John Cribbett of Auburn; grandchildren, Fred Cribbett, Burlington, Wisc., Amy (Steve) Hobbs, WinstonSalem, NC, Andy (Shelly) Cribbett, Springfield, Angie (Brandon) Lam& Used Tires precht,New Dahinda, Jean Diefendorf, Peoria, Tom Williams (Leona Underwood), Monmouth, Jim Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., Scott Williams, Yates City, and Michael Ross, Peoria; and great grandchildren, Lindzey Crozier, Travis Crozier, Alissa Ross, Alana Ross, Ellie Hobbs, Suzette
Cribbett, Maddy Hobbs, Jayda Lamprecht, Cooper Williams and Addy Williams; one brother, Gene Windish of Brimfield, special caregiver, Carol Diefendorf, and her best friend, Miss Kitty. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, daughter, Linda Cribbett, and brothers, Raymond, Harold, Lloyd and Roy Windish. While Ruth only attended school through the 8th grade, she completed her GED in 1969. A very talented soul, she farmed alongside her brothers, thrashed in Colorado, delivered milk in Peoria, was a chauffeur, wall papered and/or painted many homes in the central Illinois area, stocked for Feldner’s Grocery Store, and was a gift wrapper at JC Penney’s. Never a person to sit still for long, she and her husband traveled extensively. She was always active with her daughters and belonged to many organizations, including the United Methodist Church of Elmwood, MYF leader, Brownies and Girl Scouts leader, 4-H leader, 50+ year member and past president of the Women’s Legion Auxiliary #140, Women of the Moose, Knox County Home Extension and Hospice Volunteer. Baking and cooking were also high on her talent list. A graveside service will be Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. in Yates City Cemetery. Immediately following the service, a celebration of Ruth’s life will be from 1-3 p.m. at Faith United Presbyterian Church of Yates City. Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church of Elmwood, Elmwood Fire Department or B.Y.E. Ambulance Service. Online condolences may be left for Ruth’s family on her tribute wall at www.haskellhott.com.
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OBITUARIES Oct. 23. Meyer was born Oct. 12, 1942, in Nashville, Tenn. to Peter and Danae “Grace” (O’Leary) Meyer, moving to Cass Lake, Minn., early in life. He graduated high school from the Cass Lake School system. “PD”, as he was known to his friends and family, attended Be- Kreiter midji State University, and then was accepted to the Management Training Program at the Palmer House in Chicago. He worked in hotel/motel management most of his career, working for Hilton, Sheraton, Holiday Inn and Best Western. He was the general manager of the Holiday Inn in Peru from 1981-84. After decades as a Hotel Management Specialist and Consultant, PD pursued his second passion, teaching. PD was an instructor at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. During his tenure at Hocking College, he was instrumental in developing International and Caribbean Hospitality Management programs. PD enjoyed traveling around the world, from Hong Kong, Cuba and Suriname to the Caribbean recruiting, teaching, and making friends wherever he went. He was a member of Hidden Lakes Country Club and was an avid golfer and volunteer for the John Deere Classic for many years. Pete also enjoyed acting and participated in local theatre productions in both Geneseo and Kewanee. PD was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Mary “Lynn” Meyer of Kewanee,
brothers, Jim (Judy) Meyer of Rosemount, Minn., Michael Meyer of Forest Lake, Minn., sister, Monica of Wyoming, Minn., sister-in-law, Carlene (Bill) Hebel of Kewanee, as well as, four daughters, Danae Meyer of Bemidji, Minn., Jill Theodore of LaSalle, Andrea Meyer of Tucson, Ariz., and Beth (Jon) Duttlinger of Princeville. He also leaves behind four grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass was held Oct. 25 at Visitation Church, St. John Paul II Parish in Kewanee. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kewanee Animal Shelter, OSF-Hospice, or the donor’s choice. This obituary may be viewed and private condolences left at www.ruxfuneralhome.com.
Marie Emma Marchulones
KICKAPOO – Marie Emma Marchulones, 99, of Peoria, a Kickapoo native, died Oct. 17 at Heddington Oaks in West Peoria. Survivors include daughter Mary (Donald) Polson of Buckeye, Ariz.; sons Kenneth L. Marchulones of Peoria, Joseph (Diann) Marchulones of Metamora, and Bill (Judy) Marchulones of Peoria Heights; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister Gertrude DuBois of California. A funeral Mass was Oct. 23 at St. Ann Catholic Church, with burial at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in West Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.davisonfulton.com.
Eileen M. Siegle
BRIMFIELD – Eileen M. (Hanlon) Siegle, 94, of Peoria, formerly
of Brimfield, died Oct. 19 at Stonebridge Health Campus, in Bedford, Ind. Survivors include children, David B. (Victoria) Siegle, Jr., of Morton, Katherine M. (William) Sleva, of Bedford, John E. (Veronica) Siegle and Stephen D. (Amy Jo) Siegle, of Chicago, and Richard C. (Nancy) Siegle, of Phoenix, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and brother John F. (Faye) Hanlon, of Huntington, WV. A Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 23 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, in Bedford, Ind., and a memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 28) at Wright and Salmon Funeral Home in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.fergusonlee.com.
Karen L. Taylor
DAHINDA – Karen L. Taylor, 46, of Abingdon, who grew up in the Dahinda area, died Oct. 21 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Michael Taylor; children Logan Taylor, Courtney Taylor and Martha Taylor, all of Abingdon; her father, Leon (Mary) Morris, of Monmouth; her mother, Cindy Branson of Missouri; and siblings Lisa Mamenga of Galesburg, Kathy Morris of Galesburg, Leon Morris of Kewanee, Matthew Morris of Kewanee and Stephan Morris of Knoxville. Cremation was accorded and a celebration of life was held Oct. 25 at the Church of God of Prophecy in Abingdon. Condolences may be left online at www.h-p-w.com.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE CITY OF ELMWOOD in Peoria County, Illinois I. A Public Hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the CITY OF ELMWOOD, Peoria County, Illinois, for 2017 will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 6:45 O'Clock P.M., at the ELMWOOD CITY HALL, located at 201 West Main Street, in Elmwood, Illinois. Any person desiring to appear at the Public Hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact MELISSA MORRIS, City Clerk, 201 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529; Telephone: AC-309/742-2351. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $208,747. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $294,774. This represents a 41.211% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended or abated for debt service and public building commission leases for 2016 were 0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2017 are 0. This represents a 0% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $208,747. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $294,774. This represents a 41.211% increase over the previous year.
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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
First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood
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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New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God
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. SCIENCE: What is the first element on the Periodic Table? 2. MYTHOLOGY: What was the name of King Arthur’s sword? 3. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar system has the most moons? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Which U.S. state is host to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial? 5. CHEMISTRY: What two elements is the alloy bronze usually made of? 6. GAMES: In Scrabble, what is the value of the letter Z? 7. U.S. STATES: What is the capital of Hawaii? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many time zones are in the world? 9. GOVERNMENT: How many electors are in the U.S. Electoral College? 10. INVENTIONS: Where was inventor Alexander Graham Bell born?
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The Swami Sez... Long rides, participation trophies ahead for several
The Swami went 8-2 last week and finished 70-20 for the regular season. Good enough to qualify to make predictions for the playoffs. Eleven of 10 teams in the Prairieland and Lincoln Trail conferences get to play at least one more game. Many of these teams will get the reThe ward of a long bus SWAMI ride and a participation trophy. Let’s hope they at least get to ride in a charter bus and stop for some grub after the game. Class 3A This is a rematch from the opening round in the playoffs last year. Winnebago probably should have won that game. Luckily for the Farmers,’Bago doesn’t appear as strong. The Indians have not beat a team with a winning record this year. And they have lost badly when playing winning teams, dropping games 2142 against Genoa Kingston (7-2), 054 against Rockford Christian (5-4), and 6-50 against Byron (9-0). Their 6 wins came against teams with a combined record of 12-42. Farmington’s defense has improved greatly since last season. They will have to shut down Winnebago’s QB Bryce Bryden and WR Kenzell Jones. The Farmers run the same spread offense as Rockford Christian. So Farmington should be able to score points in an easier matchup. Farmington 42-18. Winnebago (6-3) at Farmington (9-0)
Elmwood-Brimfield (7-2) at Wilmington (8-1)
This is the 22nd consecutive year in the playoffs for coach Jeff Reents and the Wilmington Wildcats. They have a state championship and a runner-up finish under their belts. Reents is in his 24th year at Wilmington and has a record of 34-23 just in the playoffs. You could say he has a little experience. The Wildcats were champions of the Interstate 8 small conference, and
their only loss was by a single point to a 4A playoff team. This will be a unique match up as Wilmington runs the same double wing offense as E-B. The Wildcats might even pass less than the Trojans. Sit back and enjoy a night of superpower. Bet with your friends on which team will run reach for the first time. Discuss with other fans about which team’s linemen are doing a better job at running the hoop. Both coaches get to answer the question, “How would I stop my own offense?” Wilmington 41-28. Class 1A Stark County (5-4) at Lena-Winslow (9-0)
The Rebels won the finale against Mid-County to extend their playoff streak to 22 years. They were the second to last team to make the field. What do they win for their efforts, Vanna? A two-hour trip to the odds on favorite to win 1A. They can only hope for a running clock to get to the Hometown Buffet before the crowd. Lena-Winslow 48-6. Abingdon-Avon (7-2) at Milledgeville (7-2)
What were the Tornadoes doing last week against Havana? In a game that should have been a blowout against a one-win team, A-A had to rally in the fourth quarter for a onepoint win. That’s not exactly what The Swami would call momentum. This game will come down to homefield advantage. Milledgeville 34-28.
North Fulton was a surprise to get 6 wins and be a playoff qualifier. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they don’t get to play another Prairieland Black team. Stockton has 2 state titles and 4 runner up trophies in 35 playoff appearances. Stockton 42-6. North Fulton (6-3) at Stockton (7-2)
A-W wrapped up another LTC championship after battling injuries. Can they make the same deep playoff runs as the last two years? Saturday is the first step. A-W 28-7.
Orangeville (5-4) at Annawan-W. (8-1)
The Swami could not believe The Princes lost to Mercer County. Now, instead of staying at home against a Princeville (7-2) at Dakota (7-2)
lesser team, the Princes have to make a long trip to a high quality foe. Dakota had two losses on the year, but they were to Forreston (8-1) and Lena Winslow (9-0). They play in the very tough Northwest Upstate Illini conference. This is their fourth consecutive year in the playoffs and 23rd overall. The Indians have brought home 3 state championships. Dakota relies on a group of running backs to average 250 rushing yards per game to complement their 70 yards per game through the air. Princeville’s stingy defense will be put to the test. This game should be an absolute battle. Dakota 28-20. Class 2A
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The Blue Bullets rattled off seven straight wins to finish strong. Knoxville also got the best draw out of all area playoff qualifiers. Marshall is the only team in 2A that has been outscored by its opponents. One of Marshall’s six wins was by a forfeit. They will make the trip down to the “sticks” to see what downstate life is all about. They’ll learn quickly that Knoxville team plays hardnosed football and has kids that are country strong. Knoxville 41-6. Chic. Marshall (6-3) at Knoxville (7-2)
This is the second year in a row that Illini West gets to play in week 10. And this will be the second year in a row with a first-round loss. Maroa Forsyth 42-13. Carlyle (6-3) at West Prairie (7-2) The Sparclones bring playoff experience from last year. Nate Ferguson and their huge offensive line will overpower Carlyle, which faces a long bus ride to Bushnell in a losing cause. West Prairie 34-21 That’s what The Swami sez and I’m sticking to it.
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146 yards and two scores from Sam Hedrick. That left the Trojans heading into last Saturday hoping for a home game – a game they might well have been awarded if Class 3A MidCounty had defeated Class 2A Stark County to determine which of those teams advanced. Instead, the Trojans got sent on the road to face a mirrorimage in rugged Wilmington (8-1). Like E-B, Wilmington runs the double wing. And they run it well enough to be ranked No. 3 this year in 3A, to have 22 straight playoff appearances and a 2014 title. Wilmington is 43-3 in the past four seasons, losing in the quarterfinals last year to state champ Elmhurst Immaculate Conception (48-14), in 2015 in the second round to Byron (42-35) and this regular season to Manteno (28-27). “There are really three varieties of the double wing, and (Wilmington coach Jeff Reents) is under a different variety than we are,” E-B coach Todd Hollis said. “People in the stands won’t realize much, though.” In other words, look for plenty of running and pounding up front, where Wilmington is not huge but does rely on a big battering ram of a
fullback. “They’ve got some speed and their kids on the line are really technically sound and get off the ball fast,” Hollis said. Princeville Up 13-0 in the first quarter, things looked to be going great for Princeville (7-2, 5-2 Lincoln Trail). Then Rashaun King led a surprising comeback that boosted Mercer County (5-4, 5-2 LTC) into the playoffs and punched holes in the Princes’ postseason plans. After sitting last week due to injury, King threw three touchdown passes – the first coming after Princeville fumbled at the Mercer County 28 and the second after a successful onside kick. Even with that, the Princes led at halftime – only to gave up a 90-yard kick return by Quinton King on the first play of the third quarter. “In high school football, momentum is huge,” Princeville coach Jon Carruhers said. “And it shifted with that kick.” The Princes could not get much going in the second half offensively and ended up throwing an uncharacteristic 24 times. Even so, Princeville mounted a drive late that resulted in a Janssen touchdown – which was
called back on a block in the back penalty. Losing the game ensured Mercer County a playoff spot for the 22nd time and made the Princes’ road much harder. Princeville plays at Dakota (7-2) Saturday at 2 p.m. “We went from being a No. 4 seed to a No. 10. But you’ve got to play these teams some time,” Carruthers said. “They’re a big, physical team that’s going to try to run it down your throat. It looks to be a battle.” Carruthers said the key is up front. “Our offensive and defensive lines are going to have to play great, because (Dakota) comes at you,” Carruthers said. Mid-County The Cougars (4-5) saw their playoff hopes die in a 28-21 loss to Stark County (5-4), which barely kept alive its now 22-season playoff streak. Stark County led 28-14 at halftime and then held on the in second half, limiting Mid-County to Bret Woodside’s 92-yard scoring run midway through the third quarter. Woodside finished with 168 yards on eight rushing attempts, including another 64-yard score. Mid-County also got a 37-yard TD run by Jason Clark.
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Elmwood-Brim. 14 16 22 8 - 60 Rushville 0 6 14 0 - 20 Scoring Summary First Quarter EB - Greer 2 run (pass failed) EB - Endres 40 run (Hedrick run) Second Quarter EB - Wyatt 2 run (Lenzi pass from Houlihan) EB - Endres 7 run (Wyatt run) R - Buckner 90 kick return (pass failed) Third Quarter R - Buckner 67 run (Doms run) EB - Hedrick 2 run (pass failed) R - Buckner 75 run (run failed) EB - Wyatt 9 run (Wyatt run) EB - Hedrick 4 run (LaFollett pass from Houlihan) Fourth Quarter EB - Hedrick 28 run (Hedrick run) Team Statistics R EB 52-463 45-313 Rushes-Yds Yds per carry 8.9 6.9 Comp-Att-Int 3-7-0 1-2-0 Passing yds 31 4 Individual Statistics Rushing - EB: Wyatt 13-147, Hedrick 16-146, Endres 9-85, Wilson 2-30, M.Dawson 4-23, Greer 5-19, Naumann 1-8, Adlington 2-5. Passing - EB: Houlihan 3-4-0 24. Receiving - EB: Lenzi 2-25, Wyatt 1-6. Tackles - EB: Rushing 11, LaFollett 9, B.Lance 7, Bowers 5, Hedrick 5, C.Gore 5.
Farmington 46, Lewistown 14 Lewistown
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Prairieland Blue Overall Conf W L W L 9 0 5 0 Farmington Elmwood-Brim. 7 2 4 1 7 2 3 2 West Prairie Illini West 6 3 2 3 1 8 1 4 Havana 1 8 0 5 Peoria Heights Last Friday Farmington 46, Lewistown 14 Elmwood-Brimfield 60, Rushville 20 Illini West 36, South Fulton 8
Farmington 26 20 16 14 - 46 Scoring Summary First Quarter F - J.Anderson 42 pass from Bradt (kick failed) F - Marion 16 run (kick failed) F - Lansford 45 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) F - D.Anderson 14 run (Johnson kick) Second Quarter F - Melgoza 9 run (Johnson kick) F - Fletcher 55 interception return (kick failed) F - Uryasz 30 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) Third Quarter L - No. 7 7 catch Fourth Quarter L - No. 32 51 run (pass good) Team Statistics L F Rushes-Yds 22-130 Yds per carry 5.9 Comp-Att-Int 8-11-0
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Overall Conf W L W L 7 2 5 0 Knoxville Abingdon-Avon 7 2 4 1 6 3 3 2 North Fulton Lewistown 3 6 2 3 1 8 1 4 Rushville-Ind 1 8 0 5 South Fulton Last Friday Abingdon-Avon 34, Havana 33 Knoxville 60, Peoria Heights 26 West Prairie 33, North Fulton 6
Overall Conf W L W L 7 0 Annawan-Weth. 8 1 Princeville 7 2 5 2 Mercer Co. 5 4 5 2 5 4 4 3 Stark County 4 5 3 4 Mid-County 4 5 3 4 West Central 0 9 0 7 Ridgewood United 1 8 1 6 Last Friday Mercer County 26, Princeville 13 Stark County 28, Mid-County 21 Annawan-Weth. 49, West Central 24 United 26, Ridgewood 14
Passing yds 261 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: Melgoza 11-63, Marion 2-23, Lansford 2-14, D.Anderson 1-14, Jansen 4-8, Fisher 2-8. Passing - F. Bradt 7-10-0 254, Jansen 1-1-0 7. Receiving - F: J.Anderson 3-117, Uryasz 2-45, Lansford 1-45, Jansen 141, Powell 1-7. Tackles - F: Austin 9, Marion 8, Fletcher 6, Lansford 6, Springer 6.
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Mercer Co. 26, Princeville 13 Princeville 13 0 0 0 - 13 Mercer County 0 12 14 0 - 26 Scoring Summary First Quarter P - Snedden 25 pass from Butterfield (Harshberger kick) P - Janssen 10 run (kick failed) Second Quarter MC - Delitt 6 pass from R.King (conversion failed) MC -Terrill 9 pass from R.King (conver-
Third Quarter MC - Q.King 90 yard kickoff return (kick good) MC - Q.King 13 pass from R.King (kick good) Team Statistics MC P First Downs 10 13 40-152 40-117 Rushes-Yds Yds per carry 3.8 2.93 Comp-Att-Int 11-24-1 13-20-0 Passing yds 111 115 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: Arnett 13-47, Snedden 13-51, Butterfield 6-10, Janssen 8-44 Passing - P: Butterfield 11-24-1 111. Receiving - P: Janssen 2-18, Snedden 5-52, Headley 1-25, Thole 2-8, Arnett 1-8. Tackles - P: Kessling 17, Wieland 12, Feucht 9, Jenkins 9, Hank 7, Snedden 7.
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6) ran into a powerful postseason foe Tuesday, falling to defending Class 1A state champion West Prairie in the semifinals, 25-14, 25-11. Taylor Herman and Emily Stratton had five kills apiece, Holly Stratton had 14 assists and Herman had seven digs. “West Prairie came to play. They had solid defense and their offense was firing on all cylinders,” Elmwood coach Jen Stratton said. “We ended up 18-6, not bad for our first season.” Elmwood had moved on in regional play Monday night with a 25-17, 25-15 win over South Fulton. Holly Stratton had two ace serves and 20 assists. Zofia LeHew led in kills with eight. Emily Stratton, Herman and Eleanore Burwell each got five digs. Elmwood had finished its regular season with a marathon 28-26, 25-27 and 2225 loss to Prairieland rival Havana on the road last Thursday. Herman had 14 digs and three aces. LeHew was the kills leader with eight. Holly Stratton assisted on 22 scores. The Lady Trojans beat Farmington last Tuesday 25-18, 26-24. Emily Stratton got eight kills and two blocks. Jadyn Ginther and Herman each had one ace with eight digs. Holly Stratton led with 20 assists. BIGGSVILLE – The Lady Farmers (17-11) topped host West Central 25-14, Farmington
25-12 in Class 2A regional play Tuesday Bailey Shymansky led with eight kills and three blocks for Farmington, which plays for the regional title Thursday at 6 p.m. against United,. The Lady farmers ended regular season play strong over Abingdon-Avon last Thursday 25-14, 25-19. Shymansky had eight kills and a big 19 digs. Megan Gilstrap got six kills and three blocks, while Erika Torman and Morgan Powell each had two ace serves. Haley Huls, as she has most of the season, was the assists leader with 14. In the loss to Elmwood last Tuesday, Shymansky was busy with 10 kills and seven digs, while Sprague chipped in with four kills, two ace serves and two blocks.
PRINCEVILLE – Prior to Tuesday’s close loss to Princeville, Williamsfield (919) won its regional opener Monday with Henry, 25-20 and 25-13. “It was really nice to see our season long hard work pay off in an opening round regional win,” Williamsfield assistant coach Jaime Trotter said. Lexi Little scored on seven kills and floored for 13 digs. Gionna Ott assisted on 15 scores and had 11 service points. Williamsfield fell to Mercer County last Wednesday 25-17, 26-24. Emily Foster led the team in kills with five, while Little dug 11. Cora Bell had five service points, and Ott had 13 assists. Williamsfield
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the top 11 spots at the race, led by senior Cooper Hoffmann, who was second in 16:15. Next up was classmate Trevor Dunkel (3rd, 16:29), followed by freshman Luke Hoffmann (8th, 17:20), junior Logan Whitney (9th, 17:21) and senior Alex Herrmann (11th, 17:26). Junior Jacob Brown and freshman Eli Stevenson also ran for E-B. “Cooper ran a really good race, Trevor ran well and Luke ran pretty decent,” E-B coach Gregg Meyers said. “We had a rough week of practice, so there has to be some fatigue in there.” Things will become much clearer on Saturday. Girls run at 10 a.m. and boys start at 11 a.m. The boys race features No. 2 E-B and six other top-25 teams, including No. 3 Athens, No. 6 Deer Creek-Mackinaw and No. 8 Monticello. Dee-Mack won the Elmwood Invita-
tional earlier this season. On the girls side, 8-10 ranked teams will compete for a top-five finish to move on to the state meet. “It’s definitely an uphill battle ahead,” Anderson said. “But I think we have a pretty good chance to go (to state) as a team if they meet the goals we have for them as individuals.” At Aledo, Farmington’s top-five boys were junior Andrew Cation (7th, 16:57), senior Brent Austin (24th, 18:08), junior Ethan Sweet (28th, 18:35), freshman Adian Basalay (34th, 19:02) and junior Alex Clark (35th, 19:02). The top-five Farmington girls were freshmen Makenna Hintz (11th, 21:15), Addy Neal (15th, 21:40) and Lily Sharum (18th, 22:06), senior Jessamy Hintz (35th, 24:04) and sophomore Marsha Sushko (36th, 24:14). At the Seneca regional, Princeville’s girls placed second – the highest team
finish in school history – and advances to the Oregon Sectional. Leading the Lady Princes were sophomore Sorin Hilsabeck (2nd, 21:01.4), freshmen Libby Martin (13th, 22:56.7), Grace Dearing (18th, 23:12) and Carrie Gill (23rd, 23:39.4) and junior Chloe Stahl (29th, 23:57.2). The other two runners were freshmen Haylee Wilkins and Lilly Coats. Princeville freshman Cole Daily (14th, 18:04) also made the Oregon Sectional as an individual. And at Rock Falls, Galva’s boys placed fifth to move on to Oregon behind Williamsfield sophomore Lorin Peterson (7th, 16:42).
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Mixed finales, tough playoff draws By JEFF LAMPE
No area team ended Saturday night singing the praises of the IHSA playoff selection system. After a final Friday of the regular season that saw mixed results for area teams, Saturday evening presented tough draws for the three locals that reached the postseason. Read on. Weekly Post Staff Writer
Farmington The Farmers took care of business quickly with a 46-14 win over Lewistown. The Farmers scored all their points in the first half as Dylan Hayden went 7-for-10 for three TDs and 254 yards and Jack Fletcher took an interception back for a score. “We played very well for the limited time people played,” coach Toby Vallas said. “We wanted to see a few things and
Playoff Games (All Games Saturday) • Winnebago (6-3) at Farmington (9-0), 1 p.m. • Princeville (7-2) at Dakota (7-2), 2 p.m. • Elmwood-Brimfield (7-2) at Wilmington (8-1), 6 p.m.
show a few things and we were able to do that.” After halftime, the Farmers (90) could basically celebrate a senior class that has not lost in three years. The 17 seniors have enjoyed two unbeaten varsity seasons and a perfect JV campaign. “It’s a really unique group, a very strong group that lost very few kids over the years,” Vallas said. “They had never really played the spread and had never thrown it, but they really took to it – in particular the three re-
ceivers (Jake Uryasz, Ethan Kenney and Judd Anderson). “Without those three, we might have been running an under-center offense this year. But the receivers are so dynamic they kept us in it.” For all that, the Farmers didn’t earn much love from the IHSA as a No. 1 seed in Class 3A. For the second year, the Farmers were “awarded” a first-round playoff matchup with Winnebago (6-3) of the mostly Class 4A Big Northern Conference. This is a rematch of last year’s first-round game, which Farmington won 40-36 on a last-drive 70-yard bomb to Eric Higgs and a last-second defensive stand. “I think it will be a very similar game that will come right down to the wire,” Vallas said. “They are almost all juniors last year, just like us.”
REGIONAL WINNERS
Senior Jake Uryasz catches a pass in Farmington’s 46-14 win for a second straight 9-0 season. Photo by Dave Giagnoni. Elmwood-Brimfield Aside from some long runs by Basil Buckner, Elmwood-Brimfield (7-2) put together a solid
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Volleyball postseason Billtown gives Princeville a battle By PHIL JOHNSON
PRINCEVILLE – Princeville got to within one win of a volleyball regional title on its home floor Tuesday, but not without a battle. The Lady Princes (19-7) dropped their first game in a Class 1A semifinal with Williamsfield, 25-21 and then rallied to win, 25-14 and 25-15. “They played well and we were cold and tight,” Princeville coach Shan Waid said. Lucy Waid finished with 11 kills, 8 digs and 3 blocks to lead the Lady Princes, who play again today (Oct. 26) at 6 p.m. against LaMoille, a 25-10, 25-21 winner over Midland. Against Billtown, Melissa Martin had 26 assists for Princeville. The Lady Princes ended the regular last Thursday in a Lincoln Trail sweep over ROWVA 25-14, 25-18. Lucy Waid had 12 kills and three digs and Martin had 16 assists. For The Weekly Post
Members of the Elmwood-Brimfield boys and girls cross country teams pose with regional championship plaques won Saturday at Aledo. Photo by Mike Sullivan.
E-B boys, girls win XC regional By JEFF LAMPE
ALEDO – For the first time since 2013, the Elmwood-Brimfield cross country teams will ride a regional sweep into Saturday’s sectional races at Maple Lane Country Club in Elmwood. Both teams won easily in their IHSA Class 1A regionals held at Hawthorne Ridge Golf Course near Aledo. The girls had 49 points to finish ahead of Macomb (79) while the boys were even more dominant with 33 points compared to 96 for runner-up Illini West. Farmington’s girls and boys teams also advanced at Aledo and Princeville’s finished a school-best second at Weekly Post Staff Writer
the Seneca Regional. The E-B girls regional win was their first since 2013. Senior Emily McCauley led the Trojans by placing fourth in 20:13. Next up was sophomore Julianna Dunkel (8th, 21:03), junior Alexa Perrow (9th, 21:04), and sophomores Sydney Hartwig (12th, 21:16) and Katy Meyers (16th, 22:01). Also in the top seven were senior Natalie Meyer and junior Ali Wagner. “We came into Saturday with expectations that we would come out of there with it,” E-B coach Kyle Anderson said. “We’ve been practicing well the past few weeks.” E-B had its top five boys runners finish in
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SCIOTA – The Lady Indians (207) saw their season end Tuesday in a 25-16, 25-20 loss to Augusta Southeastern. Kamryn Cuevas had 10 kills, Mallory Meinke put up 20 assists and Ellie Graham had 11 digs for Brimfield, which won its regional opener Monday over Bushnell Prairie City 25-18, 25-19. Cuevas scored on 12 kills, and Brimfield
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Gracie Kelch followed with six kills. Mallory Meinke had 19 assists, and Ellie Graham got 10 digs. “It was a solid win for us,” Brimfield coach Kelly Bizosky said. Brimfield had beaten BPC by identical 25-12 scores last Thursday at home to finish the regular season. Cuevas led in kills with nine, while Meinke finished with 15 assists, and Doty had eight digs. SCIOTA – The Lady Trojans (18Elmwood
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