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Changes shown in 2014 ISBE School Report Cards By BILL KNIGHT
The Illinois State Board of Education is giving the five school districts and students’ families in The Weekly Post area information to celebrate or accept as challenges with the 2014 School Report Card, scheduled to be available to the public online on Friday (Oct. 31). Each school has areas of “well done” and “needs work.” On the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT), Elmwood students improved the most of the five schools. For The Weekly Post
Farmington improved somewhat, Brimfield and Princeville remained the same, and Williamsfield dropped. In the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE), Elmwood again improved the most, but Brimfield, Farmington and Princeville all showed progress, and Williamsfield declined. “We have an average class size of 12 students,” said Williamsfield Superintendent Tim Farquer. “Our chronic truancy and student mobility rates are well below the state average. The environ-
ment of our district positions us to excel. As an institution, we must embrace current opportunities to improve and ensure more of our students position themselves for success in college and career. “I’m excited at the opportunity to place primary focus on academic growth,” he continued. “ ‘Meets or Exceeds’ is still important, but measuring, honoring and celebrating growth is why my friends and I went into teaching.” Statewide, Illinois students’ academic growth performance (the growth from
year to year on ISAT scores) decreased in reading from 102.1 in 2013 to 99.4, the ISBE reported, but increased in math from 101.4 in 2013 to 102.9. The spring 2014 exams marked the final time students took the reading and math ISATs. The state will launch new exams this school year. “We stopped using ISAT data a few years ago when they changed the test,” said Farmington Superintendent John Asplund. “It is difficult to determine any useful trends when the test changes too Continued on Page 8
Elmwood board denies plan for tuition waiver
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ELMWOOD – The Board of Education on Monday accepted its audit report and denied a proposal to waive tuition for teachers’ children not in the District. That suggestion was to encourage full-time employees, some of whom are unable to move here, to enroll their kids without an out-of-district penalty, which was defeated 4-2 with one abstention. Hundreds of Illinois school districts have enacted such a five-year waiver based on state law, including Havana, Peoria Heights, Princeville, ROWVA, VIT and Williamsfield, the board heard – along with support by teachers in attendance, including Dawn Buchanan, Katie Janovetz and Erich Weiger. Buchanan praised the school, its employees and the quality of education in Elmwood, but said because of her husband’s job, her family can’t come here. So she commutes and juggles schedules for the couple and their three children. Weiger thanked the board for considering the measure and said his situation isn’t that unusual: He and his wife, who works in Peoria, years ago bought a home in West Peoria and are unable to sell their house. “It’s not that easy to move,” Weiger said. Neverthelesss, the opposition, led by Board member Dean Cantu, was worried the waiver would be unfair and unpopular. “I’m concerned in terms of the fairness of some individuals having this privilege if they don’t live here,” Cantu said. “You’re [proposing] incentivizing living outside the District. I For The Weekly Post
Clockwise from left, Bobbi Millinger helps (left to right), Payge Ryan, Carly Hart and Libby Hart become “fishers of men” during Sunday’s Trunk or Treat event on Elmwood’s square. Costumed kids and adults (above and right) turned out in force for the event, and organizers said more than 650 hot dogs were given away. Photos by Bill Knight and Amy Davis.
102-year-old reader eager for new library By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – When the Farmington Area Public Library District’s new building opens on Saturday, one long-time patron will be front and center for the event. Dorothy Dunblazier, 102, of Hanna City hasn’t been able to enter the library’s Carnegie building for several years due to mobility issues. But now that the new facility, 411 N. Lightfoot Road, Farmington, is wheelchair-accessible, she can enjoy everything the library has to offer. For The Weekly Post
Dorothy Dunblazier, 102, of Hanna City is eager for the opening of the new Farmington library this Saturday.
“We have an outreach library in Hanna City,” says friend and neighbor Myrna Klatt, “and I would always take her up there.
“Normally, we’d get five different books a week (for Dunblazier) to read.” With two deceased sons and a daughter in Georgia, friends and neighbors stepped up to make sure Dunblazier has care and rides to church or local events. The new library building boasts 9,300 square feet of space, which includes a community meeting room and special young-adult section. A drive-up window also will be available for quick pick-ups and dropoffs of materials. Continued on Page 9
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believe a majority of people in the community – who talked to me – feel they’d pay taxes and foot the bill for [others’] children.” Two other teachers agreed. Emily Roberts spoke and said, “We made that choice to live here. If [employees] want that privilege, they should be taxpayers.” Stephanie Colgan sent a letter objecting to a “$6,000 to $7,000 perk that other teachers wouldn’t have.” Board president Tom Conklin disputed the idea that a few teachers’ kids would cost the district. He said if 10 children enrolled across various grade levels and no new teachers were needed, costs would remain the same and revenues from the state’s Average Daily Attendance fund would increase. “We could actually generate about $2,200 per [new, out-of-district] student,” Conklin said. Board member Mark Davis said he had misgivings because employees have a choice where they live, but Board member Rick LeHew
disagreed. “Some don’t have a choice,” LeHew said. “If your family owns a farm just outside the district or [because of] your family’s employment or housing situation, you may not be able to move.” Conklin and LeHew voted for the waiver; Davis, Cantu, secretary Bill Frietsch, and vice president Terri Osmulski voted against it; Veronica Haskell abstained. In other proceedings, Stephanie Ramsay from the Peoria accounting firm Gorenz and Associates summarized its audit and reported the District scored a 3.55. The state’s criteria are Financial Recognition for districts between 3.54 and 4.00, Financial Review (3.08-3.53), Financial Early Warning (2.62-3.07) and Financial Watch (1.00-2.61). “We have an ‘adverse’ opinion,” Ramsay added, “but it’s an unqualified opinion. The revenue-expenditure ratio here is starting to affect a lot of schools.” The Average Daily Attendance is up 3 percent in three years, and in
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the last year property tax revenues are up $34,767 (1.1 percent) and other local revenue sources increased $56,787 (10 percent), the audit reported. However, revenue from state and federal sources dropped dramatically: General State Aid was down $96,350 (-6.7 percent) and federal funding decreased $75,882 (-22.8 percent). Further, the assessed value of District real estate is up 45 percent in the last decade, but has been mostly flat for five years. Finally, the District’s Operating Fund Balance ($2,527,798) is the highest in the last 10 years – except for the preceding three years. In other business, the Board and the Elmwood Teacher’s Association Local #4235 are in preliminary conversations before negotiations. The contract expires Aug. 1, 2015. By consensus the Board asked Superintendent Chad Wagner to look into various options to address the aging bus fleet, whose maintenance is becoming increasingly costly.
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Rambling through central Illinois, pondering Forrest Gump. uuu Of all the dopey things kids do, vandalism is high on the list of really dumb acts. It’s one thing to inflict pain on yourself – and a very, very bad idea at that – but things go to another level of cowardice when you take your angst out on someone else, who then has to deal with your actions. That’s as true Jeff of bullies as of LAMPE petty vandals, like the ones who struck Elmwood in the wee hours of the night last week. At some point, someone spraypainted red messages on several buildings in town, lit a mailbox on fire and spray-painted messages on a new concrete basketball court at West Park. As you can see in the picture above, the vandals are definitely not candidates for valedictorian –
though in fairness, somebody eventually figured out the correct spelling of “Squad.” Actually, the misspelling carries on a sad tradition of stupidity dating back several years to the last widespread case of vandalism in Elmwood. On that occasion, spray painters used black to deface buildings in town, at one spot misspelling “Peoria Hights.” That led some to think the dopes were not actually from Peoria Heights, since it’s hard to fathom even a vandal could misspell the name of their hometown. But they were just that dumb. Police busted a pair of culprits who were from Peoria Heights, lured west thanks to a football game against Elmwood-Brimfield. As punishment, they had to perform community service, which did little to clear the smudge on their community. There’s no proof yet that the same is true this time. But if it turns out the latest case involves kids from the Heights, I’d request a discussion with that school’s ad-
The Brimfield School District’s consideration of closing school facilities to practices and contests on Wednesday nights, including those not sponsored by the school, took me Mit back to my early BERES years as a teacher and director of class plays at Elmwood High School. I began teaching in 1966 – Mrs.
Helen Hart Metz interviewed me two days before school was to start, and she was in dire need of someone who might be able to teach English and Speech. (You may remember my column regarding tenure; if I did not pan out, I could be released with no reason given during or after the first year.) I was given the opportunity to direct the junior class play that fall, and I was told during the interview that no practices could be held on Wednesday evening. Many junior boys played football,
Theme in Yellow
I SPOT the hills With yellow balls in autumn. I light the prairie cornfields Orange and tawny gold clusters And I am called pumpkins. On the last of October When dusk is fallen Children join hands And circle round me Singing ghost songs And love to the harvest moon; I am a jack-o'-lantern With terrible teeth And the children know I am fooling. – By Carl Sandburg, courtesy of The Poetry Foundation
ministration before the next Heights-Trojans football game. As for community service for the vandals, I’d sentence them to several days of scrubbing and cleaning ... and a 24-hour session of watching video of E-B drilling the Heights, 61-0.
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so play practices took place after supper to allow them to participate, and the policy denied me of one night a week to prepare the cast for its big night on the stage. I asked Mrs. Metz the justification for the policy, and she said, “Wednesday is church night,” and we moved on. The policy applied to all school activities, including building floats for the Homecoming parade. We followed a policy of separation of church and state in 1966, and I doubt those of you who had
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Gubernatorial gobbledygook once again If you watch TV at all, you know we’ve got an election coming up on Nov. 4. You may not have realized it was the 4th, but given the massive number of commercials for candidates, you knew it had to be sometime soon. Even if you don’t watch TV, the thing has a way of turning itself on if for no other reason Jon than to blast you GALLAGHER full of electoral poppycock. We’re being asked to choose a governor from a couple of guys that their respective parties have put up in front of us. The first is current Gov. Pat Quinn. If you believe the ads his opponent’s running, Quinn’s responsible for letting all sorts of nefarious criminals out of jail early (even though the ad doesn’t name a single name) so that they can continue their life of crime as they knew it before incarceration. At least, that’s what the ads claim.
For his part, Quinn claims to be the “Jobs Governor” but still manages to lead the league in unemployment. He also supports keeping a four-year increase in income tax from 3 to 5 percent from 2011 although time’s up. Then there’s multi-millionaire Bruce Rauner, who shipped a bunch of jobs overseas and bribed civic officials like a grade schooler handing out lollipops ($25,000-a-month suckers at that!), or so say the ads we see a few hundred times a day. Rauner also threatened a fired employee with all sorts of legal action, basically being a big meanie. Most of the ads don’t tell us what each candidate is proposing to do if elected; they’re too busy slinging pig poop at each other. Sure, there’s one where Rauner shows that as a millionaire, he drives a beat-up old van to show how much of a common man he is. In the next breath, he’s reminding us that our current governor lives in Chicago and commutes back and forth to Springfield at
taxpayer expense. Quinn then takes to the airwaves in a brand new van, one that was built here in Illinois – thanks to him, of course. Quinn also tries to coax us to his side by showing himself mowing the grass at an undisclosed location (although I’m guessing it’s not the governor’s mansion) with an old-fashioned rotary mower. I’d be willing to bet a lot of money that a) Quinn doesn’t mow his own lawn, and b) it’s done by a power mower. Even when the two squared off in a televised debate in Peoria, the rhetoric quickly deteriorated into what looked like a promo for the next Wrestlemania. The two spent very little time talking about issues and spent more time slinging mud at each other. I’m not sure who started this garbage, but I’m tired of hearing it. It’s almost like listening to a couple of kids from the playground who are now in the principal’s office screaming, “He hit me back first!” Continued on Page 7
Would like to vote for ‘None of the Above’ To the Editor: Did you ever go into the voting booth not really excited about any of the candidates running for office but felt you had to vote, even if it was just to vote against someone you liked even less? For years I have wished that NOTA (“none of the above”) was on the ballot. I wonder how often NOTA would win. If he did, then perhaps we could have a new slate of candidates which more accurately reflects the values of the voters. – Ken Wills, Elmwood
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Elmwood man arrested for knifing fishing buddy
ELMWOOD – Elmwood Police assisted Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies early Oct. 21, when 67-year-old Dorance Smysor of Elmwood was arrested in connection with a stabbing Oct. 20 in Warsaw. The victim, Brial Cleer, 40, of Warsaw, walked to a neighbor’s house for help, the Smysor neighbor called police, and Cleer was airlifted from a home at 10th and Crawford and taken to Blessing Hospital in Quincy for treatment of multiple stab wounds, police said. Police added that Cleer, Smysor and Terry Hake, 57, of Canton, had been fishing together on Oct. 20 when an argument between Cleer and Smysor led to a physical fight, and Smysor stabbed and cut Cleer with a knife. The knife allegedly used in the altercation was recovered at Smysor’s home, Elmwood Police said. Smysor was charged with aggravated battery and booked into the Hancock County Jail. Also assisting in the investigation were the police departments from Canton, Hamilton and Warsaw, the Hancock County Ambulance, Illinois State Police and its Crime Scene Investigation, the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, and the Warsaw Ambulance and Fire Department.
Routine visit leads to pot bust in Princeville
PRINCEVILLE – After a routine visit with a local code enforcement officer serving a warrant to inspect a home at 313 E. High St. here, Peoria County Sheriff’s officers set off a scramble inside the house, entered the residence, and made two arrests
for multiple drug-related charges, according to reports. Shawn Marksity, 39, and Amy Cunningham Marksity, 38, were both arrested for possession of marijuana, manufacturing cannabis with intent to deliver, production of more than five cannabis plants, illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstruction of justice for attempting to destroy evidence. After announcing their presence, officers instructed the Marksity’s to restrain their dog, and Shawn Marksity agreed and shut the door. Instead, however, officers heard someone say “The cops are here!” and noticed “frantic” movement inside. One deputy smelled marijuana and went to the rear of the home where he said he witnessed Amy Marksity apparently moving pot plants and possibly destroying evidence. The police then entered the site, found Amy Marksity trying to flush marijuana materials down a toilet, and saw pot plants through an opening into the attic. Police reported finding grow lights and potting soil in two grow areas, and said Shawn Marksity claimed he was cultivating marijuana for his own use. Shawn Marksity has two open criminal cases tied to marijuana possession, according to County court records, one from 2005 and one from 2011. Amy Cunningham Marksity in 2005 was sentenced to court supervision for a marijuana charge.
Vandals strike Elmwood prior to P. Heights game
ELMWOOD – The Elmwood Police Department reported several incidents of vandalism overnight Oct. 23, including burning a mailbox, defacing several garages, and vandalizing West Park. One officer said they suspect youth from Peoria Heights, whose football team played ElmwoodBrimfield the next night. A similar incident was reported several years ago prior to a Peoria Heights game, with arrests made
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Police Reports
• Deanna Christian, 24, of Elmwood was ticketed for failure to yield and an expired tag after a two-car accident on Oct. 6. • Charles Kennedy, 50, of Elmwood on Oct. 15 reported the theft of his 1995 Toyota, which was found abandoned in the Knoxville area by Knox County authorities. • Harms Metal Fabricators of Princeville on Oct. 20 reported an attempted break-in. Officers noticed evidence of a failed effort to pry open the front door. • Justin Schieferdecker, 26, of Elmwood before 8 a.m. on Oct. 20 was ticketed for driving 45 miles per hour in a 30 mph school zone at Magnolia and Butternut Streets, and also for not having proof of insurance.
Deer accidents
• Oct. 18 – Melissa Denham of Yates City on U.S. Route 24 near Glasford Road in Timber Township. • Oct. 20 – Chad Pyealte of Washington, on Interstate 74 near mile marker 67 in Elba Township. • Oct. 22 – Karma Nguyen of Peoria on Illinois Route 9 near Dickson Cemetery Road in Radnor Township. • Oct. 22 – Mark Beenken of Buffalo Center, Iowa, on Interstate 74 east of Illinois Route 97 in Persifer Township. • Oct. 24 – Natalie Cline of Farmington on Farmington Road near Downs School Road in Trivoli Township. • Oct. 24 – Stacy Price of Princeville on Illinois Route 9 near 102000 W. County Line Road in Princeville Township. • Oct. 25 – William Ralston of Elmwood on Interstate 74 near mile marker 61 in Elba Township.
Clarification
• Matthew J. Boehm, 56, of Brimfield was listed in the Oct. 23 edition as having been arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Boehm was processed in relation to a previous DUI from 2013.
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Billtown FPD discusses staff, litigation in executive session By BILL KNIGHT
WILLIAMSFIELD – The Williamsfield Fire Protection District met on Oct. 19, but conducted all its business in a closed session and took no action when trustees returned to an open meeting, according to its attorney, Galesburg Lawyer Dawn Conolly. “Litigation and personnel issues were discussed in executive session,” she said. The District and its ambulance program face a $90,000 fine and revocation of its license to operate over a complaint that requirements concerning oxygen tanks weren’t met, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The IDPH is also seeking to revoke licenses held by EMTs Jamie Klein (also Williamsfield’s Fire Chief) and Ty Landon, and ambulance coordinator and founder Janet Collopy. Collopy reportedly stepped down voluntarily. Conolly didn’t disclose any personFor The Weekly Post
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nel moves, although other resignations have been reported. The IDPH initially proposed a settlement with the Williamsfield Fire Protection District (WFPD), to which another WFPD lawyer, Chicago attorney Edward Bruno, did not agree. The IDPH wanted WFPD to admit the allegations were against the law and were true, but WFPD lawyers say that was “unacceptable,” and “untrue.” The fine sought stems from a $9,000 annual figure for the duration of the alleged infraction – 10 years. Williamsfield’s ambulance service assists about 100 patients a year. Elsewhere, Dan Congreve, an Oak Run resident also on the WFPD roster of Oak Run First Responders, asked the State for special permission to practice “at his level of license” and requested additional equipment for Oak Run’s non-transport service. He is a surgeon and Chief of Medical Staff at OSF St. Luke Medical Center in Kewanee.
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I’m sure between now and Election Day, still more will come out about both men. This election has become so dirty and mean, I’m not even sure the two will shake hands at the end like opponents sometimes do. They seem to genuinely dislike each other. The problem is: Who to vote for? Do I cast my vote for a guy who has closed many state offices (such as the unemployment office in Galesburg) to save the taxpayers’ money while refusing to live in the governor’s mansion? Or do I cast my vote for a millionaire who seems to be more concerned about saving his own taxes than the
programs taxes support? I started leaning toward Rauner because of the job that Quinn has done, then I remembered that the devil we do know is sometimes better than the devil we don’t know. I’m right back on the fence, not knowing who I’m going to vote for. Since I’m guessing the ballot won’t have a “none of the above” choice, if you want to know how I end up voting, follow me to the booth Election Day. If I don’t catch the quarter and it lands on the floor, you’ll be able to tell. Heads – Quinn, Tails – Rauner. Maybe we’ll have a decent choice in four years.
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the privilege of being in school when she was the High School principal and superintendent would have thought of her as basing her decisions on what the local churches were doing. She didn’t. It was simply pragmatic – the churches appreciated the one night the school did not compete with them for student time, which was therefore available for church youth activities, and churches encouraged parishioners to support school activities. It worked then; I hope it is given a chance to work now. I chose “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller for the Senior play in 1971. Some townspeople thought the ques-
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2014 SCHOOL REPORT CARD School/enrollment
ISAT*
PSAE* Reading** Math
Class Graduation Size Rate***
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Instructional Operational Spending/pupil Spending/pupil
Brimfield/734 2013
74 74
77 72
101 -
110 -
23 -
94 96
20% -
$5,103 $5,260
$8,806 $8,763
Elmwood/683 2013
78 75
69 53
102 -
108 -
18 -
85 96
32% -
$6,039 $5,778
$9,089 $8,888
Farmington/1,449 2013
58 57
55 49
101 -
98 -
17 -
91 90
40% -
$4,102 $4,161
$8,287 $8,471
Princeville/804 2013
76 76
78 76
100 -
114 -
17 -
91 95
30% -
$5,857 $5,531
$9,176 $8,995
Williamsfield/310 2013
52 57
42 40
97 -
97 -
12 -
95 100
33% -
$7,255 $8,189
$12,129 $13,774
* Numbers are percentage of student who meet or exceed expected standards ** Numbers measure schools’ yearly academic growth in ISAT’s math and reading components, with 100+ scores indicating improvement *** Percentage of students who graduate in four years SOURCE: Illinois State Board of Education
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often. We have been using our own data through MAP testing to determine where we have opportunities for growth. We have been working on effective and meaningful intervention strategies in math and reading for the past three years, with a special emphasis being placed on math for the past year.” Here are other observations: • In graduating students in four years, Farmington’s rate went up and the other five all fell, with Elmwood showing the steepest drop (an 11 percent decline). • In overall operational spending per student, Brimfield, Elmwood and Princeville spent more in operating expenditures than last year, Brimfield up 0.4 percent, Elmwood up 2.2 percent and Princeville 2 percent. Farmington was down 2.1 percent, and Williamsfield fell 11.9 percent. • And in instructional spending per student, Elmwood and Princeville were up, 4.5 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively, while the other three were down. “The Report Card … illustrates the continued academic achievement by Elmwood students and its staff,” said Elmwood Superintendent Chad Wagner. But “these data are just one measurement, and many more elements contribute to the overall quality of a school’s educational environment.” ISBE is now using multiple measurements to evaluate schools, like how much academic growth students are making and how well educators are able to narrow achievement gaps or improve grad-
uation rates. “This metric provides a better picture of what’s happening in our schools,” said State Board Chairman Gery Chico. “It is information schools and parents can use to address the reasons for attrition so that high-quality educators can stay in classrooms and help improve student achievement.” The ISBE raised the scores required to pass beginning in the 2013 test year with the idea that it would better prepare students for tougher exams in the future. That caused many passing rates to fall, along with more difficult questions. ISBE spokeswoman Mary Fergus declined to comment on specifics, but said the 2014 School Report Cards reflect no changes in how tests were scored, adding that it’s “difficult to draw too many conclusions” about one year of testing in which all questions were based on the more challenging Common Core standards. “This year, the state is shifting their assessment model to the PARCC [exam], which is a completely new test for students across Illinois,” said Wagner, from Elmwood. “It will be interesting to see how they will accurately compare the data from past, paper-and-pencil ISAT and PSAE tests, to the new on-line version of the PARCC assessments.” Princeville Superintendent Shannon Duling and Brimfield Superintendent Joe Blessman said they are still analyzing the data, and Asplund in Farmington questioned the state’s investment. “I have no problem with the new
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School Report Card, but I have to question the massive expense to convert to the new format,” he said. “At a time when the state is reducing our General State Aid by hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is disappointing to see that the state has plenty of money to put toward new report cards and new assessments. When I was a track coach, if someone had given me a large amount of money to invest in my track program in order to help my runners improve, I wouldn’t have spent the money on new stopwatches. I would have spent it on effective training and material.” The 2014 Report Card includes performance results from the state’s previous assessment system, the ISAT, and PSAE, which will be replaced this spring with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams. It’s unclear on the status of future science testing since new content in being taught in schools, but accompanying statewide performance tests are finished. Also Illinois apparently has asked the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver in testing science this year. “We applaud the great work of Illinois and their dedication to making their online report cards easy to find, easy to navigate, and easy to understand,” said Jeremy Anderson, president of Education Commission of the States. “Such transparency is essential for parents, educators and policymakers to make informed decisions about their students and schools.”
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The building has been under construction since October 2013 and was paid for by a combination of local funds, a bond referendum and a grant from the Illinois Public Library Construction Act. On Oct. 20, the Farmington City Council approved the purchase of the Carnegie building for attorney fees and closing costs, about $600, and plans for its future use still are in discussion. Dunblazier has lived in Hanna City for many years, though Klatt isn’t sure how many. But it’s enough that trees planted when she and her husband Delbert Dunblazier first moved into the home have grown to maturity. “When he bought the lot, she wasn’t very happy with him because it didn’t look like much because there were no trees,” said Klatt. “If you look at those trees now … your arms wouldn’t reach around them.” Working as the office manager at Carver Lumber Company into her
80s, she only retired in order to take a trip to the Holy Land. Once she retired, Dunblazier was able to participate more in the community and church events she loves, and her reading pace ramped up significantly. Dunblazier’s favorite books belong to the inspirational fiction category, but she also enjoys Westerns and participates in the Hanna City United Methodist Church women’s group’s reading challenge. In preparation for the library’s month-long closure before the new facility opens, Klatt stocked up on large print books for Dunblazier. “I got her all that they had up there!” she said. Dunblazier has been a
long supporter of the library, dating back to when she first moved to the area. When the library’s referendum was on the ballot, she wrote a letter encouraging taxpayers to approve the bonds. The new library officially will open this Saturday, Nov. 1, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon. Tours of the facility and refreshments will be available until 4 p.m. A press release from the library also promises “magical and musical entertainment” that day.
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Sheriff: Knox Co. 9-1-1 tax hike needed By BILL KNIGHT
A Knox County tax issue in Tuesday’s election is a question of numbers – or change, according to Knox County Sheriff David Clague. For numbers, voters can choose between helping improve the 9-1-1 system for a cost of a nickel for every $20 they spend, or dialing seven digits to reach police, seven different numbers to report a fire, and seven other numbers to summon an ambulance. As far as change, it’s a matter of technological change and pocket change, Clague says. “If this doesn’t pass this time, there’s a strong probability that 91-1 won’t exist, and instead of the ‘one-stop shop’ of calling three numbers, we’ll have to go back to different numbers – even the old ‘fire phones’ that volunteer fire departments used to have to use.” Tuesday’s ballot will ask voters whether they approve a one-quarter of one percent retail sales tax increase. Voters in Knox County last spring defeated a public safety sales tax increase that would have helped support the 911 Center. Installed in 1995, Knox County’s 9-1-1 system is not only antiquated, Clague says, it’s obsolete. “They don’t even make parts for it anymore,” says Clague, who’s been speaking about the need to upgrade several times a week to For The Weekly Post
civic groups and on local radio since the County Board in August approved adding the measure to the November ballot. Knox’s 9-1-1 system needs a new switch to continue to serve the County’s 33 Emergency Medical Services, police and fire agencies, say supporters, which also include the Galesburg City Council, County Townships, and emergency departments including Elba-Salem and Williamsfield fire protection districts. “We don’t have the money to upgrade it,” he says. “And to put it in perspective, if someone spends $25 at a restaurant – even visitors to our County – it will mean another 6 cents. Six cents!” Knox County 9-1-1’s 2013 costs for its Emergency Telephone System Board totaled $480,629, according to a 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board report on 143 Illinois systems to the state legislature. That compares to $882,158 in Fulton County and $2.4 million in
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Knox County Sheriff David Clague stands in the Control Room at the Knox County Law Enforcement Center. Photo by Bill Knight.
Peoria County. Considered on a per-capita level, Knox County’s system costs $6.40 per person per year; Fulton’s costs $25.20 per person per years and Peoria’s costs $6.65 per person per year. The system relies on revenues from a surcharge on landline telephones, but those monies have dropped with people’s switch from landlines to mobile devices. “I don’t like taxes any more than anyone else,” Clague says, “but we’ve lost some 8,000 phones in recent years – and that funding. “When people need to call us, they expect an immediate pickup, fast dispatch and prompt arrival,” he continued. “Without an upgrade, we’re jeopardizing public safety.” Knox County took more than 75,000 calls last year, says Clague, who thinks the public is starting to realize the urgency. “A month ago I was not optimistic,” he says. “Now, I’d say it’s 50-50.
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URBANA – One function of crop markets is to direct planting decisions by U.S. producers. That can be a complicated process. “Providing direction for planted acreage requires anticipating the level of old-crop inventories available for the upcoming marketing year, the magnitude of consumption during the upcoming marketing year, the likely average yield, and the desired level of year-ending stocks,” said Darrel Good, a University of Illinois agricultural economist. “For corn, these factors all currently suggest that fewer acres of corn will likely be needed in the U.S. in 2015.” In an October “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected stocks of oldcrop corn at the start of the 2015-16 marketing year will be at a 10-year high – 2.081 billion bushels even with record large consumption of 13.655 billion bushels. “Based on the pattern of USDA yield forecasts in previous years, when the U.S. average yield was well above trend value, as is the case this year, many expect that the final yield estimate this year will exceed the October forecast of 174.2 bushels,” Good said. “If the final 2014 production estimate is larger than the current forecast and consumption is near the current forecast, year-ending stocks may be near 2.2 billion bushels. The large 2014 crop and the buildup in stocks are expected to result in a 201415 marketing-year University of Illinois Extension
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average farm price in the low- to mid- $3 level, well below the cost of production for most producers.” Good said one way to approach the question of how many corn acres are needed in 2015 is to determine the combination of production, consumption, and year-ending stocks that would result in a 2015-16 marketing-year average farm price closer to the cost of production – estimated to be in the low $4 range in much of the Corn Belt. According to Good, if consumption of U.S. corn during the 2015-16 marketing year remains near the record level projected for this year, year-ending stocks near 1.64 billion
bushels would represent 12 percent of consumption. With beginning stocks near 2.2 billion bushels, imports of 20 million bushels, and consumption of 13.655 billion bushels, a 2015 U.S. corn crop near 13.075 billion bushels would result in 2015-16 marketingyear-ending stocks near 1.64 billion bushels. With a yield near 162.5 bushels in 2015, 80.46
million acres would need to be harvested – 2.65 million fewer than the USDA’s most recent estimate of planting acreage for 2014, 8.895 million less than the record acreage of 2012, and equal to acreage planted in 2010. Good said the market’s assessment of needed corn acreage in 2015 may reflect different conditions than assumed here.
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Time to Christmas Shop See you at the Winter Craft Show Eighth-grade students at Brimfield Junior High start the year with an introduction to basic physics, with the focus on Newton’s three Laws of Motion. One way to make the concepts real is to involve students by designing and building a water rocket using a two-liter plastic bottle. “Allowing them to apply their knowledge also makes learning it fun,� teacher Kevin Faulkner said. Students use math skills to collect data from launches and to graph their findings. Photos by Lynne Breitbarth.
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Last year’s long cold winter took many people by surprise and resulted in damage to otherwise healthy plants, trees and shrubs. With the Farmer’s Almanac predicting another extremely cold winter, landscape experts from the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), the national landscape and lawn care association, offer advice to homeowners.
Many people think their plants don’t need water in the winter or they assume snow melt will provide enough hydration. Plants do need to have access to water in the soil during winter. Watering deeply in late fall before the first frost will help ensure that they have access to water after the ground freezes. 1. Water deeply in late fall.
Many plant varieties like roses, 2. Wrap plants or smaller trees.
butterfly bushes, hydrangeas, and crape myrtles experienced damage last winter. To provide plants with extra protection from the wind and cold, wrap them in burlap or a frost protection fabric and plant them along a building or fence that offers some wind protection. Dead leaves can also be stuffed inside and around branches and at the base to add extra insulation.
3. Don’t fertilize trees and shrubs in fall.
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5. Apply anti-desiccant or antitranspirant to protect trees.
Many tree care or landscape companies can apply anti-desiccants to trees to help protect them during the winter. It coats the trees and can help shield them from cold winds and dry air if applied as the manufacturer recommends. “It is also important that people plant trees and bushes in good locations where they have protection from the elements,� said Nikos Phelps, PLANET president. Learn more about plant care at www.loveyourlandscape.com.
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PEORIA –Paul W. Hayes, 87, of Peoria, formerly of Yates City, died at 1:32 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 10, 1927 in Vivian, LA to Virgil R. and Maggie N. (Wood) Hayes. He is survived by six children, Roger (Joan) Hayes of Fla., Tom (Denise) Hayes of Yates City, Timothy (Monica) Hayes of Elmwood, Mary (Brad) Stevens of Farmington, Robert (Evelyn) Hayes of WashHayes ington, and Wayne (Ashley) Hayes of Marquette Heights; one brother, Jim “RB” Hayes of Calif.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and three sisters. Paul was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II. He was the owner/operator of Hayes Autobody in Yates City for many years and retired from repair work in 1995. He enjoyed gardening and spending time at his farm in rural Schuyler County, where he lived for many years in the log cabin he built. Cremation rites have accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at Elmwood United Methodist Church, with Rev. Brad Watkins officiating. Military rites will be held at the church immediately following services. Burial will be held at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, at a later date. Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Elmwood United Methodist Church. To leave online condolences, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com
Herman ‘Fred’ Silzer
ELMWOOD – Herman Frederick “Fred” Silzer, 94, of Elmwood, died at 7:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27,
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2014, at his residence. He was born on Jan. 17, 1920, in Iowa to Herman F. and Nelle (Hunter) Silzer. He married Lois E. West in Peoria on Aug. 1, 1945. She preceded him in death on Nov. 2, 2013. Other survivors include six children Allan (Gail) Silzer of Peoria, Tom (Becky) Silzer Silzer of Alvin, Gregg Silzer of Elmwood, Laurie (Chuck) Frazer of Elmwood, Penny (Bruce Hoffmann) Silzer of Elmwood and Betsy (Nick Perrow) Silzer of Brimfield, 11 grandchildren, Joy (Ed) Fitzgerald, Ty Silzer, Seth (Alex) Silzer, Rhett Silzer, Mark Frazer, Carrie Frazer, Jordan Hoffmann, Kelly Hoffmann, Cooper Hoffmann, Luke Hoffmann, and Alexa Perrow, 8 great grandchildren, Sydney Fitzgerald, Jack Fitzgerald, Owen Silzer, Liam Silzer, Jett Silzer, Logan Silzer, Maggie Silzer and Daniel Pearson, and one sister Mildred Turbett of Hanna City. He was preceded in death by his son Randy and sister Elizabeth Miles. Fred was a life-long farmer in the Elmwood Area and a member of the Elmwood United Methodist Church. Cremation rites have been accorded. Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements. To celebrate Fred’s life, a time of
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Robert Josephson
WILLIAMSFIELD – Robert L. Josephson, 85, of Galesburg, formerly of Williamsfield, died on Oct. 24 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. He is survived by a brother, Russell Josephson of Galesburg and a sister, Marian (George) Fidler of Wyoming. Funeral services were Oct. 29 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva, with the. Rev. Ann Champion officiating. Burial will be in the Galva Cemetery. Rux Funeral Home in Galva is in charge of arrangements.
Christopher Lammert
PRINCEVILLE – Christopher Lammert, 40, of Princeville died on Oct. 18, at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. He married Elizabeth Dunkin on May 14, 2004, in Farmington, Conn. She survives. He is also survived by his parents of Florissant, Mo.; his sister, Stephanie (Jeffrey) Lauman, and niece and nephews A funeral Mass was held on Oct. 25 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Peoria, with burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Leave condolences at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Anna Peacock
FARMINGTON – Anna Mae Peacock, 89, of Eureka, formerly of Farmington died on Oct. 23 at her home. Funeral services were Oct. 27 at Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in Eureka, with burial in the Olio Township Cemetery. Leave condolences at www.argoruestmanharrisfuneralhome.
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PRINCEVILLE – John Mahnesmith Jr., 86, of Wataga, brother of a Yates City woman, died on Oct. 18, at Heartland Healthcare Center in Galesburg. He is survived by two sons, Allen (Jane) Mahnesmith and Roger (Dianna) Mahnesmith, both of Wataga; one daughter, Rose (Rob) Robbins of Wataga; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Myrna (Jim) Moats of Yates City and Jeanette (Sonny) Lucas of Wataga; two brothers, Ken (Dixie) Mahnesmith and Norman Mahnesmith, both of Galesburg; and a brother-in-law. His funeral was Oct. 22 at HurdHendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville. Interment will take place at the Wataga Cemetery. Leave condolences online at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
Marie McMillan
BRIMFIELD – Marie Eileen McMillian, 90, of East Peoria, mother of a Brimfield woman, died on Oct. 24 at her residence. Surviving are three daughters,
Michele (Tony) Karl of Brimfield, Linda (Scott) Crawford of Indianapolis, and Gail (Dave) Burrows of Peoria; seven grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. Her funeral was Oct. 28 at PrestonHanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin, with burial in Lakeside Cemetery in Pekin. To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com.
Walter Rosenthal
PEORIA – Walter E. Rosenthal, 78, of Deltona, Fla., grandfather of a Farmington woman, died on Oct. 13. He is survived by his wife, Helen (Gray) Rosenthal; his daughter, Brenda (Ron) Crook, of Yorkville; son Mark (Amy) Rosenthal of Deltona, Fla.; two grandchildren, Jessica (Tyler) Utley of Farmington, and Shelby Rosenthal (James Messersmith) of Deltona, Fla.; two great-grandchildren; his brother, James (Christine) Rosenthal of Texas; and many nieces and nephews. A private memorial service was held in Florida.
Museum hosts program on author PRINCEVILLE – Earlier this fall the Princeville Heritage Museum hosted the Rev. Art Allen, who presented the program “Zeal to Educate Women.” Nancy Allen, the late wife of Art Allen, was the author of the book by the same name. The book chronicles the missionary lives of Alice, Sarah and Mary Peters, who were from Princeville and served as missionaries in China from 1888-1924. Allen’s presentation described their humble beginnings on a farm in rural Princeville through their experiences in China. The three sisters were sponsored by the Methodist Episcopal Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) and were members of the Princeville United Methodist Church prior to their missionary service.
Research included a visit to the Princeville Heritage Museum in 2010 to research the Peters family. Alice and her mother are buried in the Princeville Cemetery. The museum did un- Art Allen signs the cover a few letters book “Zeal to Eduwritten that were cate Women” durpublished in the ing a recent visit to Princeville Tele- Princeville. phone which described her experiences in China. Copies of the book are available in the museum for $21.
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BRIMFIELD St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am Sun. School: 8:45 am Bible Class: 8:45 am Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor Leonard Thomas 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, IL 61517 (309) 446-3811 Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Fun Night: 6 pm
EDWARDS Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 www.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 Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Confession: 3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4:30 pm Sun. Mass: 10 am Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 www.elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington, IL (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 a.m. Wed. Worship: 7 p.m.
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church 107 W. Bishop St. Yates City, IL 61572 (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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1. LITERATURE: What famous charac ter lived in the village of Little Whinging? 2. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek prefix "pan" mean? 3. SCIENCE: What is the primary substance that makes up most of a plant's cell walls? 4. MOVIES: What 1990s comedy movie had the tagline, "You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl"? 5. MYTHOLOGY: What does the Greek goddess Iris personify? 6. ENTERTAINERS: What was the name of singer Michael Jackson's famous California ranch? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the collective noun for a group of mosquitoes? 8. ANATOMY: What is the correct medical name of the shoulder blade? 9. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What 20thcentury doctor and theologian once said, "Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory"? 10. MUSIC: How many keys are on most standard pianos? Answers 1. Harry Potter 2. All 3. Cellulose 4. "Wayne's World" 5. The rainbow 6. Neverland 7. A scourge 8. Scapula 9. Albert Schweitzer 10. 88
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Williamsfield partnering with tech institute By BILL KNIGHT
Williamsfield District 210 is the only area school included in the Illinois Science and Technology Institute (ISTI) expansion of its Research & Development STEM Learning Exchange, the ISTI announced this month. In its second year of implementation, the exchange is a public-private partnership set up to help connect students to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields. The initiative could involve more than 50 crosssector partners and reach more than 1,000 students at the 28 Illinois high schools named, including Washington (Ill.) Community High School. “The R&D STEM Learning Exchange’s mission is to spark interFor The Weekly Post
est and prepare students for R&D careers to build a pipeline of professionals that become Illinois’ future innovators,” said Mark Harris, president & CEO of the ISTI, an affiliate of the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition. “The growth of this program and our strong public-private coalition has allowed us to increase the applied learning opportunities and career exploration for more Illinois students.” The program can arrange connections between students and a variety of companies, such as Illinois State University’s Center for Renewable Energy, Microsoft, Motorola Solutions and Northrop Grumman. Also, through the affiliated Mentor Matching Engine, high school students and their teachers can link
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Operation Christmas Child Nov. 16-24th
We need your help packing boxes for children who never experience the joy of Christmas. The impact on the children is so much more than toys. I encourage you to enclose a letter of hope and encouragement to the child. Then by going online and donating $7.00 shipping, you are emailed a printable shipping label. This will allow you to follow your box to its destination. To get a box and information pamphlet contact your local church. All boxes will be picked up on Nov. 22 by 9:00 am from the Elmwood Methodist Church and the Brimfield Evangelical Free Church. You may also take your box to the Northwoods Church by Nov. 24.
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Girls basketball practice starts Monday If there’s a chill in the fall air, it must be time for basketball season to start. Sure enough, high school girls basketball practice opens Monday with the first contests allowed starting on Nov. 17. If you’ve got a calendar close by, go ahead and circle Feb. 9, which is the start to girls regional play, and Feb. 27-28 for the state finals at Redbird Arena in Normal. High school boys basketball practice starts Nov. 10 and the first games can be played Nov. 24. Regionals are Feb. 23-27 with the state finals March 13-14 in Peo-
ria’s Civic Center. Watch for season previews on area teams over the next few weeks. Junior high girls games have been going strong for weeks and the boys season may begin Saturday (Nov. 1). Junior high girls postseason starts Nov. 22 for seventh grade and Dec. 1 for eighth grade. Junior high boys postseason starts Jan. 24 for seventh grade and Jan. 31 for eighth grade.
Rules changes for baseball Beginning with the 2015 high school baseball season, teams will
be allowed to use video monitoring or replay equipment for coaching purposes during games. The revision to Rule 3-3-1 was one of five changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee at its June 8-10 meeting in Indianapolis. The committee’s recommendations were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. Previously, video equipment was permitted but it could not be used during games for coaching purposes.
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Peoria Heights 0 0 0 0 – 0 Elmwood-Brim 35 17 3 6 – 61 Scoring Summary First Quarter EB - Houlihan 1 run (Roling kick) EB - Wyatt 66 run (Roling kick) EB - Wyatt 60 interception return (Roling kick) EB - Bowers 33 yard blocked punt return (Roling kick) EB - Sollenberger 11 run (Roling kick) Second Quarter EB - Roling 29 FG EB - Wyatt 3 run (Roling kick) EB - Marincic 13 run (Roling kick) Third Quarter EB - Roling 20 FG Fourth Quarter EB - Bowers 27 run (Roling kick) Team Statistics PH EB 19 33 Rushes Rush yds 6 312 0.3 9.5 Yds per carry 19 5 Pass Att Pass Comp 6 3 1 0 Had Intercepted -8 31 Pass yds Individual Statistics Rushing - Sollenberger 7-116, Wyatt 4-90, Bowers 3-53, D.McCoy 4-36, Fales 6-31, Marincic 3-20, McKinty 210, McQuellon 1-9, Hart 1-7, Houlihan 1-3. Passing - Houlihan 2-4-0 11, McKinty 1-10-20. Receiving - White 1-20, Totton 1-0, Demmin 1-1. Tackles - N.McCoy 5, Stephens 5,
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Overall Conf W L W L 7 2 5 0 Elmwood-Brim 6 3 4 1 Knoxville Farmington 5 4 3 2 3 6 2 3 West Prairie 2 7 1 4 Havana Beardstown 0 9 0 5 Last Friday Elmwood-Brim. 61, Peoria Heights 0 Farmington 46, Rushville-Ind. 22 Lewistown 55, Beardstown 12 Havana 29, North Fulton 28 A-Town 52, Knoxville 0 South Fulton 41, West Prairie 0 This Saturday Elmwood-Brimfield vs. Monticello, 3 pm (Class 3A) Knoxville at Spring Valley Hall, 1 pm (Class 2A)
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Farmington 46 Rushville-Industry 22 Rushville-Ind 0 6 8 8 – 22 14 12 12 8 – 46 Farmington Scoring Summary First Quarter F - Lozier 51 pass from Gilstrap (conversion good) F - Lozier 32 pass from Gilstrap (conv. failed) Second Quarter F - Gilstrap 10 run (conv. failed) RI - #44 14 pass from #8 (kick failed) F - Berry 28 pass from Gilstrap (conv. failed)
Overall Conf W L W L 9 0 7 0 Stark County 7 2 6 1 Mercer Co. 7 2 5 2 Princeville 5 4 4 3 United 3 4 Annawan-Weth. 5 4 Mid-County 3 6 2 5 3 6 1 6 Ridgewood 0 9 0 7 West Central Last Friday Stark County 38, Princeville 14 Mercer County 21, United 14 Ridgewood 57, West Central 14 Annawan-Weth. 21, Mid-County 14 This Saturday Princeville at Chicago Hope, 6 pm (Class 1A) United at Stark County, 1 pm (1A) Orion at Mercer County, 1 pm (2A) Annawan-Wetherfield at Rockridge, 1 pm (2A) Third Quarter RI - #44 15 interception return (conv. good) F - Martinez 5 run (conv. failed) F - Jepson 43 pass from Gilstrap (conv. failed) Fourth Quarter RI - #8 2 run (conv. good) F - Gilstrap 45 run (conv. good) Individual Statistics Rushing - Gilstrap 7-203, Martinez 533, Balagna 3-2. Passing - Gilstrap 12-21-1 251. Receiving - Lozier 2-83, Berry 4-52, Jepson 2-85, Fruendt 2-26, Balagna 25. Tackles - Martinez 9, Lozier 8, Jepson
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Stark Co. 38, Princeville 14 0 14 10 14 – 38 Stark Co. 7 0 7 0 – 14 Princeville Scoring Summary First Quarter P - Janssen 4 run (Janssen kick) Second Quarter SC - Johnston 34 run (Helleberg kick) SC - Goodman 12 run (Helleberg kick) Third Quarter P - Harrison 5 pass from Janssen (Janssen kick) SC - Helleberg 32 FG SC - Dorsey 18 int. return (Helleberg kick) Fourth Quarter SC - Hicks 3 pass from Charvat (Helleberg kick) SC - Hollis 22 run (Helleberg kick) Team Statistics Prin SC First Downs 21 10 45 31 Rushes 300 85 Rush yds Yds per carry 6.7 2.7 18 24 Pass Att Pass Comp 9 12 0 2 Had Intercepted 92 189 Pass yds Individual Statistics Rushing - Janssen 12-31, Green 828, Harrison 11-26. Passing - Janssen 12-24-2 189. Receiving - Harrison 5-103, Smith 4-49, Green 1-20, Sheets 2-16, Thole 1-1. Tackles - Janssen 14, Eads 9, Martin 9, Remmert 8, Simmons 7, Delbridge 6, Sheets 4, Hefler 4, Jenkins 4.
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“We’ve still got to make another move, but that was definitely a step in the right direction,” said E-B coach Gregg Meyers, whose team is ranked third in the final DyeStat poll behind top-ranked Monticello and Tolono Unity. “We looked a lot sharper, we looked like we were racing.” Another boost at sectional could come from sophomore John Barratt, a top-seven runner on last year’s state champion squad who is expected to compete for the fifth spot Saturday. “They’ll get a little more rest this week and next so they should be ready to go,” Meyers said. Unlike last year, when E-B finished fourth at sectional before winning at state, the Elmwood boys field is not as strong. The opposite is true for the girls
race, which features five of the state’s top 14 teams according to DyeStat: No. 2 Petersburg Porta, No. 4 Rochester, No. 10 Rock Island Alleman, No. 11 Eureka and No. 14 Elmwood. Given that, it’s a good thing the E-B girls have shown signs of peaking at the right time. “If you would have asked me eight weeks ago I’d say we were hoping for fifth” at sectional, E-B coach Hayley Davis said. “Now we’re gunning for top three.” Davis is optimistic after several strong meets of late, a good regional and a “fantastic practice” on Monday. She noted Elmwood was just 21 points behind Alleman at Farmington and 12 back of Eureka. Senior Kendra Gorham placed eighth in 19:39 to lead ElmwoodBrimfield, senior Hannelore Book was 10th in 19:47, freshman Emily
McCauley was 15th in 20:07, senior Taylor Armbruster was 21st in 20:29 and sophomore Cassie Karn was 22nd in 20:30. “Our top-five split was 50 seconds which was good,” Davis said. “If we can all get under 20 minutes (at the sectional) that would be fantastic.” E-B assistant Tom Gorham predicts improvement from McCauley and Armbruster at sectional, noting they have yet to wear spikes. Elsewhere, in boys action at the Rock Falls Regional, Princeville had two individuals advance to the Oregon Sectional: senior Leif Phillips (16:56) and freshman Creigh Schock (18:10). In girls action, Princeville was 10th at Rock Falls led by senior JaNae Knobloch, who was 12th in 20:56 and advanced to the Oregon Sectional.
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ing, and Coach Todd Hollis is optimistic his squad has picked up pointers from its defeats. There’s merit to that line of thinking. Fact is, a loss against a good team is often better than a win over a weak team, the likes of which are all too common in the Prairieland Conference. If nothing else, having Lincoln Trail foes helped secure a home game for the 7-2 Trojans. “I thought we were going to be on the road. I didn’t think we’d have enough points,” Hollis said. “I’d say the Lincoln Trail helped us out.” We’ll find out soon. Monticello has a pass-happy spread formation and can put up points – as in a 5855 win over Tolono Unity. Yes, that’s the same Unity team that
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has lost only once and has been ranked third in Class 3A for much of the year. But enough about Elmwood. Princeville should be proud of its play this fall. The Princes were right there with Stark County late in the third quarter Friday night and in their only other loss of the season (to Mercer County) were victimized by a blown coverage. Going 5-2 in the LTC, as the Princes did, means something. You stand toe-to-toe with Stark County for three quarters and you can feel good about going anywhere – even Chicago – and having a chance. “You come out of the Lincoln Trail and you are going to be battle-tested,” Princes coach Jon Carruthers said. “Chicago Hope is going to be a handful. And their
interior line is big. But I told our kids in meetings Monday that I don’t think their line is as good as Stark County’s line.” That’s probably true, but unfortunately I don’t see either area squad winning on Saturday. While E-B should be able to run and score against Monticello, the question remains whether the Trojans can stop a passing attack. And while Princeville is a hardhitting, rugged team blessed with several athletes, the trip to Chicago and a game on turf against a foe blessed with speed is an awful lot to overcome. I hate to pick against area teams. But deadline calls and my brain tells me ... Monticello 36, Elmwood-Brimfield 26 Chicago Hope 30, Princeville 20
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got a girl who hits quicks a lot,” Waid said. “I think it will be a good match. I really do.” Elsewhere, Farmington (11-18) rallied to beat West Central 19-25, 25-16, 25-23 at the Class 2A Abingdon Regional. Paige Paisley had 17 kills and Maicee Ralston had 27 assists. The Farmers advance to today’s regional final against top-seed United
at 6 p.m. United won 2512, 25-15 Tuesday against Spoon River Valley. In Class 2A action, Brimfield-Elmwood lost its first regional contest at Eureka to Illini Bluffs, 17-25, 25-14, 25-12. The Lady Indians started strong in the opening set, but could not maintain control. “We were able to control the game and play our game,” B-E coach
Troy Tilly told the Peoria Journal Star. “We were able to get aggressive right away.” That did not last in the next two games, as Illini Bluffs (15-8-1) used strong serving and hitting to record its second win of the season over B-E (16-13). Morgan Florey and Rachel Jacobson led the Indians with 14 digs apiece while Payton Teel had six kills.
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22.7 yards per catch. “His receivers are very good scrambling around and getting open once a play breaks down,” Hollis said. But on defense Monticello is yielding nearly 200 rushing yards per game and is “not very big,” Hollis said. “The teams we’ve watched them play that run the ball well have been able to move the ball,” Hollis said. “At that point sometimes it gets into a track meet of can you run the ball as well as they are going to throw the ball.” Monticello also has an ace on the sidelines in veteran coach Cully Welter, who in his previous job was 113-22 in 11 seasons at Aledo, winning three state titles and finishing second twice. Stark County 38 Princeville 14 PRINCEVILLE – For three quarters Friday, the Princes were right there with state-ranked Lincoln Trail Conference champ Stark County (9-0, 7-0). With Mitchell Janssen throwing the ball well and flying all over the
Zach Harrison had 103 yards and a touchdown on five catches for Princeville last Friday. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
field on defense, the Princes (7-2, 5-2) were within 17-14 after a field goal. But on the Princes’ next possession, Tyler Dorsey intercepted a screen pass and returned it 18 yards for a backbreaking touchdown. “The wind kind of went out of our sails,” Princes coach Jon Carruthers said. “You can’t make mistakes against a good team like Stark County. They will take advantage of it.” That negated strong games by Janssen (12-of24 for 189 yards) and receiver Zach Harrison, who caught five passes for 103 yards and a score.
That’s also a good lesson for the Princes heading into Saturday’s Class 1A game at Chicago Hope, bumped back to 6 p.m. by rugby matches on the artificial turf field earlier in the day. Turf helps Hope (8-1), which is blessed with very good team speed, according to Carruthers. Top backs Lafayette McGary and Keandre Murph have run for most of the team’s 2,000+ rushing yards. “They are going to be a handful,” Carruthers said. “You watch one film and it’s (Murph) doing all the damage. You watch the next film and (McGary) looks like Barry Sanders jumping around.” “Life is full of experiences and the kids won’t ever forget this one.” While the backs get most of the press, Hope coach Stephen Pagh said his line has played well. “We’ve grown a couple kids through the system and are relatively young up front, but we do have size,” said Pagh, whose team has reached the playoffs in two of his three seasons. Pagh said he is im-
Junior quarterback Steven Gilstrap (6) had an impressive season-ending game for Farmington, leading the Farmers to a 46-22 win over Rushville-Industry. He completed 12 of 21 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two more scores and 203 yards in seven carries. Photo by Crystal Prahl.
pressed with Princeville’s offensive balance and with Janssen. “Hes got a pretty live arm and seems to make good decisions,” Pagh said. Farmington 46 Rushville-Industry 22 FARMINGTON – Junior quarterback Steven Gilstrap put on a show as the Farmers (5-4) did their part to become playoff eligible. Gilstrap was 12-for-21 passing for four touchdowns and 251 yards and ran for another 203 yards and two scores on just
seven carries. Josh Lozier caught TD passes of 51 and 32 yards and Cody Jepson had a 43-yard scoring grab. “(Gilstrap) played great, easily his best game of the year,” coach Toby Vallas said. “He had been in a doublewing offense until this year and I asked him to read the field and throw more. In the past few weeks he’s really started to understand what we want him to do.” Gilstrap was 9-for-11 for three TDs and 160 yards in the first half and
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ran for another score as the Farmers grabbed a 26-6 lead in a must-win game. For the season, he ran for 857 yards and passed for 1,213. Ultimately, the victory was not enough to boost Farmington into the Class 3A postseason. “We had done the math and knew it was a longshot,” Vallas said. “But I think we got better and better as the season went on. That we were playing our best football at the end of the year is a good sign heading into next year.”
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Pondering Trojans, Princes prepare for playoffs the pigskin postseason By JEFF LAMPE
Last Friday’s end of the regular season elicited a mix of reactions from local football programs: playoff fever for Elmwood-Brimfield and Princeville and plans for the future for Farmington. Here’s a look at the final game for all three teams and previews of playoff matchups. Elmwood-Brimfield 61 Peoria Heights 0 ELMWOOD – You can forgive the Trojans if they started pondering their next game early in this blowout. E-B (7-2) jumped to a 35-0 Weekly Post Staff Writer
Playoff football is that odd time of the fall when you see some unknown team with a 6-3 or 5-4 record beat up on a ranked 8-1 team. Afterwards, you are left to ponder, “What happened?” The answer, more often than not, is that the team with the not-sopretty record played in a strong conference while the other beat up weaklings to pad a pretty record. Which is a roundabout way of saying folks Jeff in Elmwood and LAMPE Brimfield should be leery of Saturday’s home game, while folks in Princeville should not lose hope just because they have to voyage to Chicago. First to E-B. Saturday’s foe Monticello may be 6-3, but that represents six wins in one of the best small-school leagues around. How good is the Okaw Valley Conference? Consider that league member Maroa-Forsyth won state titles in 2012 and 2006 and was second in 2009 and 2010; Tolono Unity has four second-place finishes in Class 3A (2012, 2009, 2005 and 2000); and St. JosephOgden has placed second three times in Class 3A (2013, 2006, 1999) and twice more in Class 2A (1997, 1989). That’s a lot of trophies and a lot of tough hombres – the type of teams that force you to be better prepared for the playoffs. Given that, the timing for this year’s upgrade of the E-B schedule could not have been better. Thanks to the inclusion of Lincoln Trail foes Mercer County and AnnawanWethersfield – and drastic improvement in A-Town – E-B played a much better slate this fall. Yes, the Trojans are 1-2 in those games. But you can learn from losContinued on Page 18
Saturday’s Games
• Monticello (6-3) at Elmwood-Brimfield (7-2), 3 p.m. • Princeville (7-2) at Chicago Hope (8-1), 6 p.m.
first quarter lead against hapless Heights (0-9) and then used a stream of substitutes to hold on for the shutout. Top rusher Layne Wyatt saw limited action but scored on a 66-yard run and tacked on a 60-yard interception return for a score moments later. The Trojans also got two scores from Tommy Bowers, one on a blocked punt return, the other a 27-yard run.
Wyatt doesn’t figure to rest in E-B’s Class 3A home playoff game against Monticello (6-3) Saturday at 3 p.m. To the contrary, Wyatt – who has 1,362 rushing yards this year – and his offensive mates need to be in top scoring form to keep up with the Sages. Monticello comes to Elmwood with a pass-happy spread offense that averages 37 points per game. “They run the ball just to kind of keep you honest. They want to spread you out and line up and throw the ball,” EB coach Todd Hollis said. “We saw that with Farming-
ton and Abingdon.” Hollis acknowledged that in those games the Trojans had problems on pass defense. “If nothing else the Farmington and Abingdon games pointed out things we need to fix,” he said. “The next thing is fixing it.” That means slowing Monticello’s 6-foot-4, 195-pound quarterback Brandon Wildman, who has passed for 2,574 yards and 28 touchdowns. The Sages also have five receivers with 20 or more catches, led by Noah Freemon’s 39 receptions for Continued on Page 19
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Princeville and Farmington opened the volleyball postseason with victories. The Lady Princes downed host Williamsfield 25-23, 25-23 Tuesday night behind 10 kills from freshman Lucy Waid in a Class 1A regional semifinal. Anna Schupbach had 7 digs, Claire Berchtold had 18 assists and Tasha Martin had 3 aces. “It wasn’t that we played bad, we just seemed flat,” Princeville coach Shan Waid said. “It wasn’t us at all. It’s been eight days since we played, which is a really long time.” Princeville’s performance was enough to offset a strong showing by Billtown, which got 6 kills from Madison Stewart, 5 blocks from Taylor Dorethy, 8 digs from Haley Smith and 11 assists from Kimmy Campbell. Princeville (23-7) advances to face top-seed Hartsburg-Emden in the regional final Thursday at 7 p.m. Hartsburg beat Delavan 25-6, 25-6 on Tuesday. “They’re real quick on their feet, they play good defense and they’ve Weekly Post Staff Writer
Junior Matt Osmulski placed first in 15:22 to lead Elmwood Brimfield’s first-place team finish at Saturday’s Farmington Regional. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.
Trojans XC peaking at right time By JEFF LAMPE
FARMINGTON – The season starts in earnest on Saturday for ElmwoodBrimfield cross country. While many teams race all season for trophies and titles, the Trojans way is all about the postseason. And with one hurdle down at last week’s regional prelude, the focus is now on Saturday’s sectional – and the next step Weekly Post Staff Writer
beyond that. Based on regional results, both the boys and girls teams look to be in good position heading into the races at Maple Lane Country Club. Girls run at 10:30 a.m., boys at 11:15. Junior Matt Osmulski won the Class 1A Farmington Regional in 15:22 last Saturday, six seconds ahead of senior teammate Nate Herridge (15:28),
who was second. Overall E-B had four of the top seven boys finishers – senior Kelly Hoffmann was sixth in 15:35 and sophomore Derek McCoy was seventh in 15:37 – and five of the top 19, with a 1-5 gap of 59 seconds to senior Tyler Meyers (16:31). Freshman Carter Hintz placed 43rd in 17:52 to lead Farmington. Continued on Page 18
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