Thursday October 5, 2017 Vol. 5, No. 31 Hot news tip? Want to advertise? Call (309) 741-9790
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Schools planning for facilities tax receipts By BILL KNIGHT
Local Peoria County school districts are finally enjoying a rare enjoyable discussion on funding. Peoria County’s School Facilities Sales Tax was approved by voters last November and went into effect on July 1, and this month revenue generated from the first few months is expected to be distributed to the county’s 18 school districts by the Regional Office of Education. But school boards and superintendents at Brimfield, Elmwood, Farmington and Princeville are being cautious as far as For The Weekly Post
making concrete plans on how to spend the extra funds. After this month’s payment, the ½-cent sales-tax revenues will be distributed monthly, superintendents say, and payments will vary based on actual revenues. Divided among county school districts based on their student populations, the money can only be used to improve schools’ facilities, not for salaries or other expenditures. Uncertainty on expectations is driving a conservative approach. For one thing, online sales don’t produce local sales, so that cuts in to sales-
tax proceeds. Also, the county’s sales-tax receipts since 2012 have dropped about 1.5 percent annually. Still, despite passage of both a state budget over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto and a compromise school-funding reform providing for an Evidence-Based Model derived from district financial needs, ideas are percolating on how to spend the added funds. Brimfield plans to be “placing [the additional funds] in the bank to get an idea of the amount we will receive,” said Brimfield Superintendent Robert Continued on Page 2
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Projected tax proceeds
Area schools have adjusted expectations from earlier estimates of proceeds from the Peoria County School Facilities sales tax increase of one-half cent. Consumers are paying an additional $2.25 for a $450 50-inch HDTV television, for example, and 4.3 cents on a $8.75 movie ticket. Following are administrators’ projections of what local schools could receive over 12 months: • Brimfield C.U.S.D. 309 $217,000 • Elmwood C.U.S.D. 322 $220,000 • Farmington C.U.S.D. 265 $100,000 • Princeville C.U.S.D. 326 $200,000
Farmington OKs new police truck
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Split 4-3 vote on purchase
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By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – In a split vote, the City Council on Monday approved buying a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck out of the police department budget. The new patrol vehicle, a 6-speed V-8, will be purchased from Thomas Dodge Chrysler-Jeep in Highland, Ind., which priced it at $27,512. Inside Additional equipment • Brimfield extends its and its installation will garbage services concost extra, bringing the tract. Page 10. total price to • True blue flowers $46,534.20, reported are precious to gardenPolice Chief Chris Dar- ers. Page 12. sham. • The Illinois youth The vote was 4-3, deer season a good with Aldermen Terry deal. Page 13. Dicks, Ryan Lambert and June Whitmer opposing the purchase. “I think this is very expensive and unnecessary,” Lambert said. Alderman Joey Boggs, who made the motion (seconded by Leslye Smith), argued that a pickup truck will have greater re-sale or trade-in value than the Ford Explorers that make up most of the fleet. For The Weekly Post
By BILL KNIGHT
Over the next two weekends, three area communities are participating in two scenic drives, adding local color to the emerging colors of fall foliage. On the 50th year of the original Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive, Farmington’s Reed Park will host various vendors offering crafts and food such as hot cider and baked potatoes, plus entertainment and glimpses of history as well as geography, and “Farmington West,” set up on Illinois Route 116 at Lane Transfer also will offer vendors. Vendors will also set up at the Farmington Moose Lodge and outside town at Cobblestone Corner. Actually, vendors will be set up all along the Spoon River Drive, which meanders more than 100 miles throughout Fulton County. Hundreds of visitors from through-
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The red barn at Walnut Grove Farm north of Knoxville is one of many familiar stops along the annual Knox County Scenic Drive.
out the Midwest can travel to London Mills, Middle Grove, Avon, Ellisville, Mount Pisgah Park, Fairview, Canton, Cuba, Smithfield, Bernadotte, Lewistown, Ipava, Duncan Mills, the Waterford area and Astoria – plus roadside booths along the way – and see demonstrations and antiques as well as the natural beauty of downstate Illinois.
Points of interest include the Farmington Historical Society on East Fort Street (open 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturdays), the site of the World War II base Camp Ellis (near Table Grove), the Oak Hill Cemetery made famous in Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology” (Lewistown), the log cabin at Easley Pioneer Museum Continued on Page 2
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(Ipava), the state’s smallest operating library (Ellisville), iron bridges (in Babylon and Bernadotte) and Sinnett Chapel, built in 1874 (outside Cuba). Sites are generally open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine. For details call (309) 647-8980. Nearby, the Knox County Scenic Drive will feature both Elmwood and Yates City contributing to the 38th annual event. Elmwood moved to the Knox County drive from the Spoon River Drive, which was more costly for vendors. Elmwood Central Park in the middle of the town square will have more than 40 vendors selling crafts and foods from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. during the four days of the drive. And visitors can be directed to local landmarks ranging from sculptures by
native son Lorado Taft to architecturally significant buildings such as the 1872 high school building (renovated as an apartment complex), the century-old Palace Theater (which still operates), the 121-year-old Gabriel & Graham building on the south side of the square, the Neptune Fire Station (now housing City Hall and the police department), and – a mile south on Wiley Road – Phelps Barn, a legendary stop on the Underground Railroad for people escaping slavery in the 19th century. Elmwood will also hold a chili cook-off offering $175 in prizes on Sunday, Oct. 15, from 12-2 p.m. Bring two crockpots to Central Park by noon. Or call or text (309) 2651897. Cost will be $5 to sample all entries and vote. For its part, Yates City – settled in
the 1830s – will showcase its history, highlighted by the old jail, Harvest Home Park, the (renovated) gazebo and the CB&Q depot museum, Also featured in Knox County will be stops in Maquon (built on the site of a village of Potawatomi Native Americans), the replica of the Wolf Covered Bridge east of Gilson (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), Knoxville, the Walnut Grove Farm east of Galesburg, and Hawthorne Centre at 2188 Veterans Drive in Galesburg (built during World War II for the Mayo Army Hospital). Call (309) 343-2485 for more information. BILL KNIGHT can be reached at bill.knight@hotmail.com
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Richardson. The “finance committee will be discussing use of the funds in the coming months.” In Elmwood, Superintendent Chad Wagner said, “The administration and Board of Education will continue to analyze the use of these funds as they apply to our current Phase 2 project needs, and potential financial possibilities for Phase 3” (which includes a new gymnasium).
Farmington likewise is looking at facility needs. “Our Building and Grounds Committee has been discussing several options, such as parkinglot work, sidewalk work, track replacement,” said Farmington Superintendent Zac Chatterton. “We’re doing a facilities audit to make sure our infrastructure is in good shape before proceeding too far.” And in Princeville, “We have been cautioned that
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revenue will likely be less than originally projected, due to less economic growth than originally projected,” commented Superintendent Shannon Duling. “We are planning on half going to tax relief. “The rest is currently
earmarked for fixing buslane issues at the grade school, replacing our track at the high school, and adding parking.” BILL KNIGHT can be
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Correction
In the story “Host homes aid disabled adults, too”
in the September 28 edition of The Weekly Post, Tim
and Tina Hunsley’s last name was spelled incorrectly.
The newspaper erred.
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and Knox County Scenic Drives are held the first two weekends in October (Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15). Vendors, food, crafts and more. s Senior Luncheon – Brimfield Union Church is having a senior luncheon on Tuesday (Oct. 10) at noon. The luncheon will be the 2nd Tuesday of every month. s Maker Club – Brimfield Public Library is having a “Download and 3D Print Workshop” on Wednesday (Oct. 11), 3:30-5 p.m. Registration required. Inquire at (309)446-9575.
s Teen Read – Morrison and Mary Wiley Library celebrates Teen Read s NAMI Presentations – Today (Oct. Week Oct. 9-14. Teens (age 13-17) who 5), Peter Alahi talks about the New Treatcheck out a book, audio or magazine ment - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation this week will be entered in a chance to and New and Newer win a gift certificate to Medicines, 7-8:30 p.m. Publicize Your Event a local business. Meetings at ICC North, Future Events Call us at (309) 741-9790 Poplar Hall, Rm 129, or email information about s Princeville Meet5407 N. University St., your upcoming event to ing – The Princeville Peoria. news@wklypost.com. United Christian Group s Free Bread – Free will meet the second bread available at Elmwood Methodist Church every Friday (in- Thursday of each month including Oct. 12 at the Princeville Library. Topic will cluding Oct. 6), 10:30 a.m. be Operation Christmas Child packages. Free bread available Tuesdays (includs Schierer Benefit – Come to Briming Oct. 10) at Harrison Hall in Brimfield field American Legion Oct. 14 to help at 10 a.m. (309) 696-4542. support the Jay Schierer Family. There s Fish Sale – The Peoria County Soil will be a bake sale (10 a.m.- 2 p.m.), & Water Conservation District is curbags tournament (noon), silent auction, rently holding its fish sale. Pickup is quilt raffle, meal and music. Bags tourOct. 14, at the USDA Service Center in nament costs $25. Pre-register (309) Edwards. Fish orders due by Friday, 231-9135 or come early. (Oct. 6) at peoriacountyswcd.tripod.com s Movie Night – Brimfield Public Lito order, or call (309) 671-7040 Ext. 3. brary hosts Family Movie Night on s Yoga – Yoga classes Mondays at Thursday (Oct. 19), 5:15-7 p.m. The Brimfield Public Library (including Oct. movie will be “Despicable Me 3” and is 9), 6-7 p.m. and up are welcome to join. sponsored by Princeville State Bank.
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Rambling through central Illinois pondering how any season can surpass the fall, a thought I will have again in spring, summer and even this winter. uuu Harvest is clicking along at a rapid pace for Illinois farmers, many of whom are probably hoping for a few days of rain so they can finally get some rest. Through Sunday, Jeff 30 percent of the soybean crop and LAMPE 21 percent of the corn crop had been harvested. That does not account for a very important harvest that took place Tuesday. Even in the midst of their busiest time of year, a group of local farmers took time to harvest almost 400 acres of corn for the family of the late Randy Kingdon of Brimfield, who died Sept. 15. Ralph Peters of Elmwood organized an impressive turnout of farmers who showed up with 11 combines, 20 semis and 12 auger wagons. Volunteers came from as far away as Buda, Peters said. “And everybody there volunteered to help. Nobody had to be asked,” Peters said. “It went wonderful. It was nice to have the next generation get involved, too.” The volunteer crew started at about 8 a.m. and finished by 2 p.m. Meals before and after were catered by Rookies of Brimfield and paid for
by Martin Sullivan. Rita Kress donated drinks. And Ag-Land FS donated all the fuel, Peters said. In other words, it was a complete community effort to help a family in a time of real need. “It made tears come to your eyes,” Peters said. uuu The fact all those farmers left their fields to help another is a truly inspiring act of neighborliness. The good news is things like this happen more often than they get reported. Bad news generally dominates the headlines. And for me, these type of selfless stories help to balance the scales of humanity – which is particularly important when faced with the horrors of something like the shootings in Las Vegas. No, combining corn won’t bring back the dead. And sadly, there will always be unhappy, violent people among us. But as Tuesday proved, there are also plenty of good people. Friends and neighbors who have our backs in times of need. Don’t lose sight of that when faced with horrible news. uuu Most days there’s so much on the docket in late-summer and fall that there’s barely time to do my job. So for the past two weeks, this space was loaned to others. The loan might have been permanent, if not for a few folks who actually requested my return. That’s right, you can blame the readers for asking for more of this Scattershooting. ... Actually, I would have come back even if nobody asked – if only to note that the
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Mayor of Oak Hill turned 75 last Saturday. Alas, the Mayor did not have any homemade grape wine to toast his latest step into old-manhood. Seems the Japanese beetles did a number on most grape vines across the area, creating a shortage for local vintners. ... Hizzoner was in a lather, though, over the NFL players kneeling in protest during the national anthem. Somehow, he linked the protests to a story about Harry Truman. Myself, I think the best thing television folks could do would be to stop broadcasting the anthem. A silent protest is much less interesting to these NFL showboaters if nobody even sees it. uuu Elmwood grad Derek Cantu has tracked an interesting path since leaving town. After briefly teaching in Slovakia he has been working as a policy analyst for Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, focusing on education policy. And most recently, he was named to a criminal justice reform policy team by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Kudos. ... Poring through pictures of the Elmwood Invitational cross country meet, I was struck by the thought that Maple Lane Country Club doesn’t get the credit it deserves. It’s a nice little course that is affordable – and a great venue for cross country. ... Parting shot: Experts say this may be a good October for fall colors, as the best and brightest shows come when you combine sunny days and crisp, cool nights. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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The world may be passing America by
I worry that much of the world is in the process of passing America by, and that most of us are either unaware of same or are resigned to our fate. Over recent years, I have taught American government for six-week periods at Fudan University in Shanghai, one of their top schools. This past week I hosted one of my former students in Chicago and rural Stark County, prior to Jim his resuming graduate studies NOWLAN at Stanford. Xudong Yang, 22, is bright as a new penny, outgoing and has a great sense of humor. He has been working his tail off to succeed since grammar school. He told me he worked morning through evening and had no time for outside, extracurricular activities. Many, many Chinese young people are doing the same, strongly encouraged, even pushed, by their parents. They are hungry for success and the things we take for granted. Xudong told me he attended an elite high school for seven classroom hours a day, 230 days a year (half days on Saturday). In Illinois and most states, students are in school about six hours a day for 175 or so days. I figure my former student spent the equivalent of 1.6 more years in high school, based on classroom time, than does the typical American student. You think he didn’t learn more math than most American students? While in Chicago, Xudong asked if we might visit the University of Chicago, a school right up there with Stanford (the Chinese are captivated by top rank and status). Walking among the English gothic buildings on the handsome campus,
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we saw lots of Asian students; rarely did we see blacks or Latinos walking between classes. Xudong reports from his friends that there are so many Chinese at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign that whole dorms are occupied by his countrymen and women. Based on test scores, many top American colleges could fill their whole incoming classes with Asian students. Soon, top Chinese students may prefer to stay at home for their higher educations. China is pouring huge money into new and better campuses, laboratories and topflight faculty. Between 1998 and 2012, Chinese enrollment in higher education increased from 6 million to 24 million, compared with 20 million college students in the U.S. in 2017. All this while in the U.S., especially in the Midwest, we are disinvesting in higher education. This month the Washington Monthly magazine is running a major piece about the looming decline of the public research university, especially the flagships in Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio – and Illinois. The land grant public universities established by Congress and Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War became founts of cutting-edge scientific, engineering and medical advances. I have mentioned before how the Internet web browser was basically created at the University of Illinois, just one of countless examples from our public research universities. According to Jon Marcus of Washington Monthly, state cutbacks at our Midwestern research universities have allowed elite universities on both coasts as well as in Texas to poach our star faculty, their multimillion-dollar labs and bright grad students. At the same time, in a hypercom-
petitive academic environment, the best-funded universities elsewhere say to emerging PhDs from top schools, “Tsk-tsk, you don’t want to go to Illinois or Wisconsin (normally quite attractive places). They are cutting funding; their states don’t care about their universities, you know.” I am just getting into the 2016 book, “The Complacent Class,” by economist Tyler Cowen. He says Americans overall, up and down the economic ladder, have lost our dynamism. I would say hunger. As if, since tomorrow will be pretty much like today, which was okay, why worry, why hustle? Maybe Cowen and I are wrong. Two decades ago, many thought Japan would be the world-beater, but that country has stalled since. And Japan, where population is shrinking, has less than half the population of the U.S. China, and India, are different. Together those countries have about eight times our population. They have many more honor students than we have students! What if a serious presidential candidate declared he or she would require us to go to school yearround (to reduce significant learning loss) and maybe longer each day and year? And that the candidate would raise our taxes to pay for it? I expect he or she would be hooted off the speaker’s platform. What to do? In addition to investing more, rather than less, in education at all levels, I think the U.S. must attract the absolutely best and brightest from wherever in the world, to create and discover right here. We may be in decline, yet we still offer a very attractive setting in which to achieve, for the benefit of all of us.
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Two hospitalized after losing consciousness
ELMWOOD – Two people living in Elmwood were found unresponsive in the parking lot of the Shell gas station in Kickapoo about 4:30 p.m. Sept. 28, and after a Good Samaritan and first responders applied CPR to both, they were transported to OSF St. Francis Medical Center, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department. Alesha Stevens, 25, of Elmwood, and John Carter, 41, of Germantown Hills – who’s been living in Elmwood – were reported to be unconscious in or outside a 2000 Buick LeSabre there. Carter was not breathing as he lay on the ground near the vehicle, which is registered to Stevens. Stevens was passed out in the car, police said. Brimfield firefighters, Peoria County Sheriff’s officer Gabriel Martinez, and Illinois State Police all responded to the scene. Police reported finding bottles containing eight different prescription medicines in the car. Advanced Medical Transport took the two to the hospital, and OSF on Monday reported Carter to be in critical condition. Stevens was apparently released since no patient by that name was there on Monday.
Local woman suspected in Ameren ID mix-up
PRINCEVILLE – A Princeville woman convicted in June of the charge of obstructing identification may be tied to an incident in which a Peoria woman’s name was used
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Police reports
• Chris Hoerr, 31, of Canton on Sept. 21 was ticketed by Farmington police for driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license. • Farmington police on Sept. 24 arrested Sara Kosowski, 36, of Farmington on an outstanding Fulton County warrant for driving while license suspended. • Nathan Christy, 28, of Middle Grove on Sept. 26 was transported by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department to Peoria County Sheriff’s Department custody after Farmington police arrested him for Failure to Appear on an outstanding Peoria County warrant in connection with an Aug. 26 proceeding on a charge of Driving Under the Influence. He was released from custody on Sept. 28. • Kristina Jones, 35, of Princeville on Sept. 27 was ticketed for driving with no valid driver’s license. • Elmwood Police on Sept. 28 took a report of a burglary to a motor vehicle in the 300 block of North Magnolia, where an item valued at about $150 was stolen. • Jon Calzavara, 43, of Princeville on Sept. 29 was arrested
for Failure to Appear and transported to the Peoria County Jail. He posted bond and was released that day. • Farmington police on Sept. 29 took a report of a small group of male juveniles damaging property on the lot at Phoenix Industries on West Fulton Street in Farmington. • William Choate, 55, of Princeville on Sept. 29 was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail, which released him on bond Oct. 1. • Farmington police on Sept. 30 arrested Cody Newton, 24, of Canton on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and transported him to the Fulton County Jail. • Melinda Carson, 28, of Farmington on Oct. 1 was arrested by Peoria City police for retail theft of less than $300 and transported to the Peoria County Jail, where she was released on bond Oct. 1 • Bradley Stanley, 38, of Farmington on Oct. 1 was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis, and transported to the Fulton County Jail.
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Elmwood council talks water, concrete By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Flowing water and 6-inch concrete dominated discussion at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Elmwood City Council. Conversation focused on three ordinances that likely will be voted on at the Oct. 17 council meeting: • stipulations for erosion, sediment and storm-water control; • establishing procedures for openings on city right of ways; • requiring 6-inch thick concrete sidewalks to be poured, in addition to 6-inch driveways, in cases where the driveway crosses city sidewalk. Weekly Post Staff Writer
City attorney Stephanie Schmieg was to draft ordinance language for the next meeting. Economic development director Dick Taylor informed the council of several items, including the creation of a thrift shop at 110 E. Main to be run by the town’s four churches “They will probably open as soon as they get a business license from the state,” Taylor said. In other business: • Police chief Aaron Bean reported September police activity as: 1 arrest, 18 stops, 3 citations, 17 warnings, 31 reports, 2 notices to appear and 1 open door.
• Treasurer Dean Warner reported making a $10,000 transfer to pay bills in September since tax receipts did not arrive until late in the month. • Taylor said work is slated to start this week to repair hail damage on the Central Park gazebo. The project should take up to three weeks. • The annual Christmas Walk will be Dec. 2 from 4-7 p.m. • Bean said Elmwood K-9 dog Rebel suffers from a pancreatic problem that makes digesting food difficult and had the dog’s weight at just 60 pounds prior to treatment. Supplements have helped the dog recover and gain back weight.
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3 ACRES, OUTBUILDINGS ~ 390 N. State Route 40, Edelstein Rare find, 2 story house on 3 acres with new addition in 2011. You will be astounded by the size of the kitchen with abundant cabinets and breakfast bar/island seating. The new addition includes a family room and workout room. Other main floor opportunities include a living room, formal dining room with built in shelves, laundry room and den. There are 2 separate stairwells to the 2nd level which includes 4 bedrooms. Oversized 2 car garage, 3 season room and outbuildings. You have your own man cave w/bar and additional 1/2 bathroom - great for entertaining. Princeville School District. $255,000. DUPLEX, RENTAL INCOME ~ 303 N. Ellen, Princeville Great potential awaits the next owner of this lovely investment property. Built as a side by side duplex plus an efficiency size apartment with attached garage. Each of the duplex sides feature eat-in kitchens with great storage, roomy living rooms, 2 large bedrooms, 2 baths and main floor laundry. Also included are 2-2 car garages, shared deck and full basements with bath on each side. Plaster walls, central vac., Andersen windows; all add to the quality of workmanship. Great rental possibilities. $219,900. HARDWOOD FLOORING ~ 134 N Santa Fe, Princeville Wonderful 2 Story, 3 bedroom home with beautiful hard wood flooring and character located in the heart of Princeville. Informal dining room with a bay window. Kitchen has abundant cabinets and breakfast bar. Main floor laundry room. Den on main floor could be used as bedroom. Bathroom has built in vanity/dressing area. Plenty of storage opportunities on the enclosed back porch. Enjoy the outdoors on the front porch or backyard deck. Detached garage with covered porch. $84,900. 1 ACRE WOODED ~ 21215 N. Route 91, Princeville Great opportunity for country living with convenient location to town amenities. Welcome to your new 3BR ranch home on 1 acre. This home features living room with stone decorative fireplace. Open floor plan. Split bedroom design with jack/jill bathroom. Main floor laundry room and bonus drop zone entry. Open staircase to the partially finished basement for additional living space and family room. Several great updates. 2 car garage, deck, patio and wooded surroundings compliment the exterior features. $167,900. FINISHED, WALK OUT BASEMENT ~ 215 W. Douglas, Princeville Wonderful 3 bedroom 2 story home with unique exterior character. Featuring open floor plan with gorgeous kitchen, informal dining and living area all with wood flooring. Master bedroom has Jack/Jill bathroom with soaking tub and corner shower. You will enjoy the benefits of the walkout basement with family room and den. Amazing potential for unfinished 24x18 bonus room above the garage. Many exterior amenities. Just 20 minutes from the Shoppes of Grand Prairie. $195,000.
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WALK OUT BASEMENT, 1 ACRE WOODED ~ 11627 W. Jubilee College Road, Brimfield You will love the location of this brick ranch home on 1.23 acres with amazing potential in Brimfield School District. House features family room with vaulted ceiling, fireplace, built in bookcases/cabinet and wood flooring. Kitchen has breakfast bar and abundant cabinets. Living room with wood flooring and picture window. The large master suite includes a sitting area and walk in closet. Additional living space in the finished walk out basement including a rec area/family room with 2nd fireplace, built in cabinets and wet bar. Wooded setting with a barn for bonus storage. $189,000.
The acquisition will come from existing funds in the police budget, said administrator Rollen Wright, and Darsham added that after the purchase, the budget’s vehicle fund will still have about $20,000 in reserve. The Council also unanimously approved a resolution to apply to the Illinois Department of Transportation enhancement program in December to help fund the sidewalk component of the ongoing Streetscape renovations. A previous request was rejected. In other news: • Fund raising for the K9 program continues to grow, with a single donation of $1,100 from Ed and Jean Bube of Farmington. Wright said, “It’s pretty well funded [and] the city hasn’t had any expense”; • property-tax revenues of $83,000 in September brought the Tax Increment Financing balance to $305,910.02; • Darsham said the police department last month had 394 calls resulting in 34 reports, with 44 traffic stops, 11 arrests, 5 crashes, 5 ordinance violations, 1 property crime, and 8 crimes against people; and • Mayor Kent Kowal said contributions are coming in to help underwrite the purchase and planting of trees at Oak
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At a recent Princeville Village Board meeting, contracted energy adviser Chad Whitehead told Trustees that discounts can be arranged on replacement lights, and facilities’ energy performance can be optimized through Ameren’s program. On June 1, Ameren took over administering the program, which was formerly run by the state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) since its launch in 2008, according to Energy Efficiency Adviser Agnes Mrozowski. “The law [the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJ)] changed the parameters,” Mrozowski said. “There have been communities and so on to take advantage this summer.” The process starts with customers choosing possible energy needs or questions, then conferring with one of Ameren’s contractors in its program-ally network, she said. “They help identify projects and parameters, and they can help write the applications – although some towns might prefer to take some ownership of the process,” she said. “The first contact with
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an energy adviser will lead to a performance assessment and come up with ideas where to start,” she continued. “It could anything from lighting to insulation to an old boiler or motor or other equipment.” In a related matter, some have criticized Ameren for successfully getting the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on Sept. 11 to approve the utility relaxing its energy-efficiency goals set in FEJ, which mandate saving 16
percent by 2030 relative to average annual electricity sales over the previous three years. That decision reversed an ICC Administrative Law Judge’s August order rejecting Ameren’s request, and the Commission rejected opinions by the Illinois Attorney General and environmental and clean-energy groups. Mrozowski said despite the modification, Ameren is confident that it will still achieve the efficiency target by the end of 2021.
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Princeville defeats semi limits By BILL KNIGHT
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Santa Fe Avenue, but then unanimously defeated the measure. “They thought it was an issue,” said Village President Jeff Troutman, “but we discussed how it’s been that way for years and this is the first complaint we’ve ever had. So we all decided it
didn’t need to be done.” In other news, resident Spencer Wilson addressed the Board to notify Trustees that he was declining the Village’s offer to pay for half of renovations to address possible flooding issues on the condition he install a sump pump. “This was related to the check valve work around there, and he thinks they’re far enough up the line that he won’t see any water in his home,” Troutman said. “He’s going to play it by ear.” In other business: • The Board invited a representative from Peoria County Animal Control to address the Board at the next meeting or two to explain vague County regulations concerning dog-barking complaints; and • Superintendent of Public Works Chad Gardner said after a needed part is installed on the Village street sweeper, crews will start sweeping streets of leaves Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through autumn.
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Brimfield says no to antenna, yes to garbage deal By TERRY TOWERY
BRIMFIELD – A request to attach a communications antenna to the village water tower was rejected by the Brimfield Village Board on Monday. Village President Dan Fishel said Noize Communications had sought permission to place a booster antenna atop the tower, a practice not uncommon in other communities. “However, it has not been our practice to allow this in the past,” Fishel said. “We don’t want to cause any damage to our tower or create any liability.” For The Weekly Post
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The board unanimously voted to reject the antenna. Also at Monday’s brief meeting, the board finalized and approved a four-year contract extension with PDC/Area Wide for the village’s garbage removal services. PDC had proposed extending the current contract, due to expire Aug. 31, 2018, that would become effective Sept. 1, 2018. The new contract, which was unanimously approved, will provide for three roll-off dumpsters a year for village cleanup days, Fishel said. In other business, the board:
• Separately approved the fee increase portion of the contract, which would raise garbage removal fees for village residents from $13.25 a month to $14 a month, effective Sept. 1, 2018. • Was updated on the lake restocking efforts. The board last month approved spending $1,000 to restock the village lake with gamefish such as catfish, crappie and bluegills. The fish are due to arrive in the next couple of weeks and the lake will be restocked at that time. The village last restocked the lake in 2015.
BRIEFS Williamsfield book sale raises money for P.A.T.
WILLIAMSFIELD – All preschool to high school students, parents, grandparents, teachers and other book lovers are invited to the annual book fair. The Scholastic “Wild West Book Fair” opens for sales on Oct. 17-19 at the Williamsfield School KutKat Conference Room. The fair offers books for grades preschool through high school. Youth, as well as relatives and friends, are invited to shop the fair. Book fair hours are 3-6 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 7:30-9 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. Oct. 18-19. An online book fair runs Oct. 15-31 for shoppers unable to attend the event (visit www.scholastic.com/bf/williamsfieldpat). All book fair sales benefit Williamsfield Schools. Up to 50 percent of every purchase earns credit to buy books, educational materials or classroom technology. The Williamsfield P.A.T. uses proceeds to help expand the Blue Room resources, to refresh individual classroom libraries and to put books in the hands of Williamsfield students.
Elmwood second-graders got a tour of the Gilles family farms near Princeville on Monday. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
P.A.T. has purchased more than $10,000 in books with book fair profits in the last five years.
Local gardeners earn honors for efforts
NORMAL – Two women active in gardening projects at Wildlife Prairie Park, Farmington and Illinois Central College last week were honored for outstanding contributions to University of Illinois Extension’s Master Gardener Program during the 2017 Illinois Master Gardener Conference. May Bach, 66, of Hanna City, and
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Jennifer Bass, 66, of Peoria, were among 36 Master Gardeners receiving the State Outstanding Master Gardener Award. They are each involved in various projects in the greater Peoria area. Bach has been involved in numerous projects, including Courtyard Estates of Farmington Nursing Homes and Wildlife Prairie Park’s Kim St. John Butterfly Habitat. Bass has put in 550 volunteer hours in three years at ICC gardens in East Peoria, Wildlife Prairie Park and the Peoria Home Show.
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True blue flowers precious to gardeners By RON DIETER
If I were to ask you to imagine a garden of flowers, you probably would picture mostly yellow and red blossoms, maybe even some pinks and whites. Flowers in shades of blue wouldn’t immediately come to mind. That’s understandable since there are far fewer blue flowers in nature. In the gardening world true blue flowers are a precious commodity. So precious, that gardeners are willing to accept imposters in place of true blue flowers. There are varieties of perennial geraniums, for example, that are touted as blue but are actually shades of lavender and light purple. Even the geranium named ‘Johnson’s Blue’ is not really blue, but lavender. A true blue blossom with no hint of pink or red is rare indeed. On a trip to England I fell in love with a perennial geranium called ‘Buxton’s Blue.’ The flowers were clear blue with white centers. When I came home I was able to procure a ‘Buxton’s Blue’ of my own. When it flowered I was disappointed to see it was not the clear blue I For The Weekly Post
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saw in England. That’s when I learned the effects of climate on flower color. In the extremely mild English weather, where the natives break out in a sweat when the temperature exceeds 70 degrees, the flowers of ‘Buxton’s Blue’ are the clear blue color I loved to see. But here in Illinois, the summer sun and humidity add a touch of red resulting in a pale violet hue. Not really blue at all. Describing flower colors is a real challenge, especially when it come to blue. Sky blue, baby blue, light blue, navy blue, azure blue, violet blue – what’s sky blue to me may be baby blue to you. And garden catalogs with their clever use of Photoshop are no help at all. Some catalogs try to describe a flower’s color by comparing it to another flower. I have seen the color of ‘Buxton Blue’ flowers described as Nemophila blue. The description is accurate but not much help if you’ve never seen Nemophila, a California wildflower, in bloom. Just for kicks I did a Google image search for Geranium ‘Buxton’s Blue.’ Up came a wide variety of
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lavender, violet, and even purple flower colors. Only three of the first 50 pictures were anywhere close to the real English thing. Several more were good shots of the Illinois variation. There have been several attempts to develop color standards but none have really taken off. The Royal Horticulture Society created a set of color standards that's been accepted by the academic world but pretty much ignored by commercial horticulture and the gardening public. It’s easy to see why. The current edition costs over $250 and consists of 920 color chips, like paint samples, each identified by a four digit code and a
name. Not a line item in my garden budget. And imagine a catalog description of a yellow tulip as “a lovely yellow 025D.” Not much help if you don’t have the chart. Other plants provide the shades close to the blue I crave. The grape hyacinth, ‘Baby’s Breath’ is a pale sky blue. Forget-me-nots and Virginia bluebells also fill the bill. Later in the season chicory, a member of the dandelion family, lays a blue hue over the country roadside, giving me a shot of blue on my way into town. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that a true blue perennial geranium is not in my future. Oh well, there’s always Nemophila.
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Youth deer season a good deal By JEFF LAMPE
People approach hunting season for different reasons. Trophies. Food for the table. Fun with friends. And family. This weekend’s Illinois youth deer hunt marks a great chance for the family side of the motivation equation. From Saturday through Monday, youngsters will take center stage in the timber for the youth deer hunt. Over the years, the youth hunt has steadily evolved from a doe-only affair over two days to a three-day, bucks-allowed event that now permits hunters up to age 18 to take part. The changes are part of the Department of Natural Resource’s effort to make hunting more readily available for a new generation. And the youth deer season really is a good deal. Permits are just $10.50 and are sold over the counter – making them much more readily available than many other hunting tags. Plus, youth Weekly Post Staff Writer
David Vaughan and his son Teddy enjoyed a successful opening day of archery deer season.
hunters who don’t fill a tag can use the permit for hunts on private land during the first firearm season (Nov. 17-19). That’s six days of hunting for the cost of a cheap dinner. And while the Illinois deer herd is not what it was 10-15 years ago, there are still plenty of whitetails in the woods. Youth hunt hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
As a side note, archery hunters who will be out in counties open to the youth hunt must wear blaze orange for the duration of youth season. Opening day – Speaking of family, David Vaughan of Elmwood shot a buck on opening day while he was joined in the stand by his 6-year-old son, Teddy. “I normally let bucks like this walk, but...” Vaughan said. Having a young son along during the warm, early portion of the season changed the gameplan. While Vaughan was rooting for the buck to move out of range, the fork horn instead walked right under the stand, even though Vaughan and his young son were perhaps not completely still or silent. None of that mattered, though, when Teddy described the hunt. “My heart was beating like a cheetah,” he told his father, who was smiling as he told the tale. EHD reports – Through Sept. 27, the IDNR had received 27 reports of epizootic hemorrhagic disease – most scattered through the southern twothirds of the state. But given unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions, concerns exist that there may be an increase in reports of EHD – a viral disease that can cause localized dieoffs. Infected animals develop a high fever and are often found near water sources. With that in mind, landowners and hunters are encouraged to report dead or dying deer and suspected EHD cases to the IDNR. Call (815) 3692414 or go online and visit web.extension.illinois.edu/ wildlife/professionals.cfm.
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FARMINGTON – Barbara E. Bantz, 69, of Laura, Ill., died at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 at Aperion Care, Galesburg. She was born May 29, 1948 in Peoria, the daughter of Morris Edward and Marjorie Ellen Wells Graves. She married Donald E. Bantz on April 7, 1973, in Peoria. Barbara is survived by her husband of 44 years, Don; her son, Michael (Megan) Bantz of Maroa, Ill.; her daughter, Donna J. Bantz of Toulon, Ill.; her sister, Carol Coldiron of Batavia, Bantz Ohio, and seven grandchildren, Chance and Chloe Deilkes, Kayden and Maci Bantz, Isabelle and Owen Thompson and Ellaina Orwig. She is preceded in death by her parents. Barbara worked as the cost accountant for 29½ years for Kress in Brimfield. She retired in 2002. She was a Navy brat traveling and living in Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and finally settling in Illinois. She graduated from Woodruff High School in 1966 and later Mid State Business College. She was of the Christian faith. Barbara enjoyed working in her flower garden and bowling on leagues. Barbara loved to watch her children in all of their sporting events. She was the organizer for their traveling basketball games and took care of cleaning the team uniforms. Barbara’s request was to be cremated, with no scheduled services. A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Alzheimer’s Association. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Funeral Directors and Cremation Services are handling arrangements for the family. Online condolences may be made at www.-h-p-w.com.
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ELMWOOD – Gregory R. Scotti, 54, of Elmwood, passed away at 10:20 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on Dec.15, 1962, in Pekin, to Richard “Dick” and Sandra
This Week’s Obituaries • Barbara E. Bantz, 69, Laura • Roger Davis, 76, Yates City • Robert LeRoy Ewing, 82, Edwards • Barbara A. Mettam, 84, Brimfield • Gregory Scotti, 54, Elmwood • Santine R. Spencer, 85, Princeville • Wilma M. Stobaugh, 79, Hanna City
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(Dagit) Scotti. Greg married Jill Colgan on April 25, 1987, in Pekin. She survives along with four children, Tori M., Jenna N., Trenton A., and Jonathan N.; three brothers, James “Jim” (Barb), Brian, and Rick (Melissa); and one sister, Christine “Christy” (Tom) Bresnahan. Greg enjoyed classic rock music, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Vikings, his 1970 Monte Carlo, and antique collections. He also enjoyed grilling with friends, watching movies, and taking trips with his boys. He had a brilliant and creative mind and was extremely handy. He was also employed at Caterpillar for nearly 20 years. He loved spending time with his boys working on their vehicles and was proud of Jenna’s nursing and Tori’s military service. Furthermore, he loved his wife, Jill, unconditionally every day of his life and centered everything he did around her. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elmwood. A visitation will be held today (Oct. 5) from 5-7 p.m. at the church. Burial will immediately follow the service at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in rural Elmwood. Memorials may be made to B.Y.E. and Elmwood Fire Department. To leave online condolences or view Greg’s video tribute, visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com. Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements.
Roger Davis
YATES CITY – Roger K. Davis, 76, of rural Yates City died Sept. 26 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Survivors include his wife, Janet (Lishman) Davis; children Denise (Tom) Hayes of Yates City, Tammy (Joe) Brokaw of Monmouth, Connie (Russell) Krans of La Fayette, Christine (Joel) Clark of Le Claire, Iowa, and Ron (Kari) Davis of Elmwood;
brother Gerold (Suellen) Davis of Bella Vista, Ark; sister JoAnn (Robert) Stevens of Peoria; 10 grandchildren; and 4 great- grandchildren. Funeral services were Sept. 30 at Elmwood United Methodist Church. Condolences may be left online at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
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EDWARDS – Robert Ewing, 82, of rural Bradford, father of an Edwards man, died Sept. 29. Survivors include son Jeff (Mary McKean) Ewing of Edwards; daughters Julie (Mike) Baxter of Smyrna, Tenn., and Joanna (Todd) Veirs of Crestwood, Ky.; eight grandchildren; sister Joy Brazziel of Marble Falls, Texas; and dear friend Sharon DeWeerth of Henry. Services will be at 11 a.m. today (Oct. 5) at Leet Memorial United Methodist Church in Bradford. Visitation was Wednesday night (Oct. 4) at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Bradford, and will be held today one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be at Bradford Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by Bradford American Legion Post #445. Condolences may be left online at legacy.com.
Barbara A. Mettam
BRIMFIELD – Barbara A. “Bobbie” Mettam, 84, of Peoria, mother of a Brimfield woman, died Sept. 26 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Surviving are daughters Debra (Larry) Keach of Brimfield, Susan (Eric) Jones of Peoria and Cindy (Robert) Walker of Chillicothe; 8 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; brother Jerald Smith of East Peoria; and sisters Elizabeth Clark of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Connie (Danny) Clark of East Peoria. Services were Sept. 29 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bartonville, with burial at Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
Santine R. Spencer
PRINCEVILLE – Santine R. Spencer, 85, of Princeville died Sept. 30 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Surviving are five sons, William of Kenney, Michael (Pamela) of Edelstein, Steven (Debbie) of LaFayette, John (Elaine) of Springfield and Christopher (Anita) Spencer of Peoria; one daughter, Anna (Charles)
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won their race, the varsity boys placed second to Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 61-57. Would that result have been different with a few freshman in the varsity race? Meyers, for one, isn’t losing any sleep over the possibility – or the fact his team moved from No. 2 to No. 5 in the latest MileSplitIL rankings (behind Dee-Mack, Monticello, Athens and Elgin Harvest Christian Academy) and from No. 3 to No. 4 in the Ilxctf.com poll. “I thought they all ran well,” Meyers said of his team. “If you’re racing the whole 3 miles, by the time you get caught up on rest, you’ll be OK. “You want to give your younger guys a chance to be up front and win a race and be in the top five. They also have to learn how to race in a crowd. You try to give them all sorts of experiences so they can handle that stuff. It’s not an exact science.” Senior Cooper Hoffmann led E-B in the varsity race, placing second in
15:47.4. Classmate Trevor Dunkel was fourth in 15:56.4, followed by junior Logan Whitney (16th, 16:45.4), senior Alex Herrmann (17th, 16:49.2) and junior Jacob Brown (28th, 17:13.9). Andrew Cation (11th, 16:31.5) was top finisher for Farmington, which was 11th overall. E-B easily won the frosh-soph race, with six of the top 10 finishers led by freshman Luke Hoffmann’s race-winning time of 17:03.3. On the girls side, E-B was fourth (150 points) and Canton was first (63). The girls team moved up to No. 16 in the Ilxctf.com poll and to No. 19 in the MileSplitIL ratings. Emily McCauley (25th, 20:31.3) led the Lady Trojans, whose top-five also included Alexa Perrow (29th, 20:52.7), Julie Dunkel (34th, 21:02.6), Sydney Hartwig (40th, 21:17.5) and Katy Meyers (48th, 21:39.6). Addyson Neal (39th, 21:15.7) was the top runner for Farmington’s girls
team, which placed 12th. Princeville had 14 of 15 runners post the fastest times of their careers Saturday at the Elmwood race, according to coach Jeremy Melick. Princeville’s girls were second in the frosh-soph race, led by race winner Sorin Hilsabeck, whose time of 20:23.5 was a season best. Cole Daily was fifth to lead the boys team in the frosh-soph race with a time of 17:15.4 – third-fastest in school history. Briar Hilsabeck (68th, 18:15.5) was top boys finisher in the varsity race. The Princeville boys placed 15th. Last Tuesday, Sorin Hilsabeck (20th, 22:45) and Daily (34th, 19:14) led the Princes at the El Paso-Gridley Titans Invite. Princeville runs today (Oct. 5) in the Lincoln Trail Conference meet at Kewanee Dunes Golf Course. E-B is off until the Amboy Invite on Monday at 10 a.m. at Shady Oaks golf course.
OBITUARIES Black-Cozad of Oneida; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today (Oct. 5), at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, at St. Mary’s Cemetery in West Peoria. Condolences may be left online at
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HANNA CITY – Wilma M. Stobaugh, 79, of Hanna City died Sept. 26 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Surviving are children Brenda Balagna of Farmington, Bruce (Rita) Rolando of Park Rapids, Minn., Brad (Margie) Rolando of Trivoli, Cherrill (Ed) Stockman of Florida, and Jim (Vicki) Stobaugh of Glasford; 11
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers Bill Iles of Texas and Bob (Nan) Iles of Park Rapids, Minn.; and sister Claralene (Fred) Whiteside of Park Rapids, Minn. A memorial service was Oct. 2 at Anderson-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Farmington, with a private family burial to be held at a later date. Cremation rites were accorded Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am (10 am in the summer) Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am
Brimfield E-Free Church Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12
Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor David Mustain 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)
DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com
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EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm
Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 9910 W. Knox St., Edwards (309) 691-2030 stmaryskickapoo.org Sat. Confession: 3-3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4 pm Sun Masses: 7 & 11:00 am Mon. Mass: 5:30 pm Daily Masses: Wed-Fri. 8 am
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Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor David Pyell 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am
WILLIAMSFIELD FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington
Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am
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Father Joseph Dondanville 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Mass: 5:30 pm Sun. Mass: 9 am Tues. Mass: 8 am Tues. Confession: After mass
Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 231-8076 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm
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St. James Catholic Church Father John Verrier Legion Road Knox Road 1450 N Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 stjameswilliamsfield.org Sun. Confession: 7:30-8 am Sun. Mass: 8 am (8:30 am in the summer)
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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SWAMI: E-B run game is key vs. Farmington Continued from Page 20
were Mercer County (3-3) and Rushville (0-6). E-B’s other games were against Stark County (3-3) and Annawan-Wethersfield (5-1). Advantage E-B. The game is at Elmwood, which is usually worth about three points to the home team. All the statistics show that this is an even game. Farmington will score points. It’s difficult to keep such a balanced offense with so many different weapons out of the end zone. The important factor for E-B’s defense will be to limit the yards after the catch. Farmington throws more 5- to 10-yard passes than last year. Their athletic receivers turn those short completions into long gains. The Swami’s key, though, is the run game of the Trojans vs. the defense of the Farmers. A-W couldn’t stop the pounding and gave up 30 points to the Trojans. If E-B can move the ball on the ground consistently, they will win. I say they will. E-B 30-28. Now on to the rest of the column. Donald T. from Mar-a-Lago writes: Long-time reader, first-time writer. I gotta say that you are taking over the internet bigly. You are huge. And I know the internet. I am good at the internet. I’m not sure what nationality you are. Whatever it is, I love it. I’m big in your community. Your people love me. I did see last week that the little Rocket Man wrote into your column and made fun of my hair. He is a total dummy. I gotta tell you that women love my hair. All of them. I’ve never had a problem with my hair. I think your popularity has increased since I’ve been in office. I’m making everything great again. Keep up the good work Swami lama ding dong. P.S. I loved it when Kathleen & Tom C. wrote in. LOL. Swami sez: It doesn’t happen very often, but The Swami is speechless.
Things The Swami learned from Week 6:
• The Swami went 7-3 last week and is 45-15 for the season. Not good enough for The Swami. • Knoxville pounded AbingdonAvon for the lead in the Prairieland Black with a convincing 40-7 win. Case Hennenfent ran for 115 yards and three TDs. The Blue Bullets defense forced three turnovers and held the Tornadoes best back to 67 yards. • Remember last week when The Swami said Rushville might be the best winless team out there? They found a way to lose to Lewistown 21-20 after leading most of the game. Never bet on an 0-5 team. • Princeville played a complete game, but came up short against AW, 14-6. The Princes had trouble running and scored only on a pass to Adam Snedden as time ran out in the first half. A-W had two key interceptions in the fourth quarter to seal the win. The Princes have no reason to hang their heads. A-W is an excellent team. • Mid-County is peaking at the right time. Bret Woodside had 110 yards and two TDs in a 42-0 blowout of United. They’ll need to keep the win streak going to get into the playoffs. The schedule gets tougher. • E-B dominated every aspect in dismantling Illini West 60-6. The offensive line of the Trojans is really making an impact and seems to be improving every week. And special teams, a weak point at season’s start, is a big positive for E-B. Next time, The Swami will take a private jet to the game in Carthage, though. The Swami’s time is filled with Facebook live events, autograph sessions, modeling gigs and keeping the crystal balls polished. High school teams shouldn’t have to drive close to two hours for conference games. • Farmington picked up a quality win on the road beating B-WP 40-6. Ethan Kenney had a big day receiving and Evan Marion added three
Swami Power Index (SPI) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Elmwood-Brimfield Farmington Annawan-Wethersfield Princeville Knoxville Abingdon-Avon Mercer County West Prairie Mid-County Illini West North Fulton Stark County Rushville-Industry Lewistown West Central South Fulton United Havana Peoria Heights Ridgewood
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TDs on the ground. As good as they are offensively, the Farmers defense is really playing well. In the last four games the Farmers have yielded nine points. Impressive. • The IHSA weekly playoff outlook includes A-W, A-A, North Fulton and Princeville in 1A. Knoxville and West Prairie in 2A. And E-B, Farmington and Mid-County in 3A. • The number of undefeated teams in Classes 1A-3A is now 20, including E-B and Farmington. • Top 5 points scored by area teams: E-B 294, Princeville 276, Farmington 260, A-A 212 and Knoxville 188. • Top 5 points allowed: Princeville 36, Farmington 50, A-W 70, E-B 72 and Knoxville 85. Others Princeville 26, Mid-County 8 Annawan-Wethersfield 49, Ridgewood 0 Stark County 35, United 7 Rushville 35, South Fulton 20 Knoxville 35, North Fulton 18 Abingdon-Avon, Lewistown 20 Illini West 42, Havana 14 West Prairie 42, Peoria Heights 6 That’s what The Swami sez, and I’m sticking to it.
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Wednesday - November 8th, 2017 @ 5:00 pm Description: Offering a nice two-story three bedroom home situated on large corner with 24’x 34’ two stall garage/shop w/two 9’x 7’ garage doors & entry door. Home has large eat-in kitchen with appliances, laundry/entry room, large living room, large bedroom, den and full bath on main floor with covered front porch. Original hardwood floor in den and bedroom. There are two carpeted bedrooms upstairs with closets. Property has updated vinyl siding and windows. Home has a partial basement & crawl, natural gas forced air furnace, 100 amp service w/breaker and some updated plumbing. This home has much potential and provides an opportunity to expand or just enjoy the large yard. 2016 taxes; $1,021.00 PIN# 11-07-408-009 Open House Date: Oct. 15 2017 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm or by appointment(370-5305) Terms for Real Estate: $5,000.00 down at time of final accepted bid. Remainder paid at time of closing in approximately 45 days, when Title Insurance policy will be given. Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Property is subject to sale prior of auction. Both buyer & seller will be required to sign written agreement furnished day of auction. Properties will be sold “As Is” and not subject to loan approval. Auctioneer’s Note: This would make a great starter home for a family and provides a huge yard for play, gardening or potential expansion. Statements day of auction supersede all others.
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REAL ESTATE: This 1 ½ story home sits on a large corner lot in Galva, IL. The house has 3 bedrooms and a full basement. This property is selling with no reserve and is a good investment property. Terms for real estate are 10% down day of sale, with the balance to be paid in approx. 30 day. All sales are binding sale day. Contact the auction service below to view this property. ANTIQUES AND COLL: #40 Dazey churn—kid’s old 3 ½’ kitchen cabinet—kid’s bow back chairs—Carnival and Depression dishes—gr. Dep. compote and more—hens on nests--#9 iron level (M.W. Robinson)— clocks (Danbury glass, Linden West Germany key wind, mantle and others)—salesman sample Galva porch/gazebo book—1889 Civil War and other old books—scrap and phone books—Roy Rogers, Oklahoma, Doris Day and Lone Ranger coloring books and paper dolls—old Broadway top hat—Christmas—puzzles—old adv. soil trophy—coll. of cats-Aladdin brass hanging lamp base—metal kerosene lamp—old fishing reel—cups/saucers, candy dishes, glass shoes--old metal bucket—L.C. Smith typewriter—2 old bats—some toys—train cars--old pottery fruit jar—wooden files—wooden ironing board, boxes, ext. ladder, and other primitives—metal wagon—old lg. pictures and mirrors—2 old pine cupboards—oak kitchen Hoosier cabinet—glass top china cabinet—oak commode—old wood wardrobe—square oak table—sm. buffet—pine drop leaf table—dressers and chests—glider chair—nice metal yard archway and seats—sm. metal kitchen cupboard—other misc. furniture and antiques. OUTDOOR AND HOUSEHOLD: Craftsman DLT 3000 rider mower– tools, hardware, lawn and garden tools, Dietz lantern and basic garage items – basic kitchen and household dishes, décor, fans, coll. plates, bells, lamps, material and patterns—yarn and crochet thread–GE washer and Hot Point elect. dryer—many items that are not on this sale bill.
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Brimfield freshman Ott wins golf regional Golf Course in Kilbourne. Peoria Christian was the winning team at Coyote Creek, combining for a team score of 338. Brimfield (367) was fourth and Elmwood (390) was eighth and was led by rounds of 96 from Andrew Draher and Tanner Blum. Also advancing to sectional play next week at Crane Creek will be sophomore Calvin Peterson of Williamsfield, who shot an 87 Tuesday at The Dunes Golf Course at Kewanee. Williamsfield (353) was fifth as a team at The Dunes where Rockridge
GLASFORD – Brimfield freshman Jeremy Ott fired a one-underpar round of 71 Tuesday to win the Class 1A Illini Bluffs regional at Coyote Creek Golf Course. Ott’s senior teammate Brady Kreiter was second in the regional with an 82. Ott Both Brimfield golfers advance to the Havana Sectional on Oct. 10 at Crane Creek
won with a 344. Elsewhere – On Sept. 28, Williamsfield was second to Galesburg, 150-163, at Oak Run Golf Course. Austin Larson shot a 1under-par 35 to lead Billtown, while Calvin Peterson fired a 40, Matt Brown shot 43 and Lorin Peterson was at 45. On Sept. 27, Williamsfield was second at the Lincoln Trail Conference tournament behind Ridgewood. Freshman Ryan Hagerty shot an 82 to place sixth, Calvin Peterson shot an 85, Larson 88, Lorin Peterson carded an 89 and Brown had an 87.
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Woodside’s touches and getting as much out of him as they can and their QB is a dang good runner.” Elmwood-Brimfield 60 Illini West 6
CARTHAGE – Some punt returns were memorable. So was the ride on a charter bus for the Trojans. Otherwise, the long drive to Carthage resulted in business as usual for Elmwood-Brimfield (6-0, 4-0 Prairieland Blue) which posted its most dominant game of the year heading into Friday’s showdown with unbeaten Farmington. In addition to rushing for 337 yards and six scores and limiting Illini West to just 157 total yards on offense, E-B’s special teams had a heyday. Nehemiah Butler had three big punt returns and kick coverage was excellent as E-B went up 22-6 by the half and added 22 more points in the third. Sam Hedrick scored four times in the second half and ran for 127 yards on 13 carries and Jack Bowers scored twice in the opening quarter while finishing with 90 yards on 7 carries. “Our line is really coming along and doing a really nice job. It takes time for those guys to figure it out,” E-B coach Todd Hollis said. “You talk about the most complete game we’ve had all year – it has to be this one. We were good in all phases and our punt return team is a weapon.” Ranked 8th in Class 3A, E-B will
need more of the same Friday in the Prairieland Blue title game against Farmington. The Trojans may regain the services of running back Andrew Endres, but will be without senior tight end Vince Lenzi until at least Oct. 13’s Senior Night game vs. Knoxville. Farmington 40, West Prairie 6 SCIOTA – After recovering three West Prairie turnovers – out of the home team’s first four possessions – Farmington (6-0, 4-0 Prairieland Blue) jumped to a 19-0 halftime lead and never looked back. “They turned the ball over and gave us the short field and then they were out of it,” Farmington coach Toby Vallas said. Farmington also recovered two onside kicks and got a monster game on defense from Evan Marion, who led the Farmers with 10 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Marion also ran for three touchdowns and 66 yards overall on 15 carries. Hayden Bradt was 14-for-21 passing for 239 yards and three TDs. One scoring toss went to Ethan Kenney who led the Farmers in receiving with seven catches for 106 yards. Ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, Farmington heads into Friday’s showdown with E-B at full strength, Vallas said. And while the game once again pits two teams with different styles, Vallas said there are differences between this year and
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last. “I felt like last year we were an excellent passing team. This year I feel like we’re pretty darned good at a lot of stuff,” Vallas said. “But we’ll see. Elmwood will tell us where we’re at.”
ONEIDA – Mid-County pitched its first shutout and got to a running clock with eight minutes remaining. Bret Woodside had 110 yards and two TDs (47, 5 yards) on 12 carries and backup fullback Jason Clark racked up 122 yards on six carries. “We have not played a complete game since we played Knoxville,” said Cougars coach Gary Denhart. “We just needed to come out and click on all cylinders and to get a shutout. The only way you would know our defense is any good at any time is if you were here. We have had a lot of fourth down stands. We have made a lot of stands in the red zone with our back to the goal line this year, but we have never come close to a shutout. It is kind of a little reward for our kids.” Mid-County 42, United 0
SCOREBOARD
ADVERTISE! Call (309) 741-9790! Elmwood-Brimfield 60 Illini West 6 Elmwood-Brim. 16 6 22 16 - 60 Illini West 0 6 0 0 - 6 Scoring Summary First Quarter EB - Bowers 12 run (LaFollett pass from McKinty) EB - Bowers 5 run (LaFollett run) Second Quarter EB - M.Dawson 2 run (pass failed) IW - Lord 2 run (pass failed) Third Quarter EB - Hedrick 19 run (M.Dawson run) EB - Hedrick 40 run (LaFollett run) EB - Hedrick 1 run (run failed) Fourth Quarter EB - Hedrick 14 run (Bowers run) EB - Marincic 4 run (Damron run) Team Statistics IW EB Rushes-Yds 47-129 43-337 Yds per carry 2.7 7.8 Comp-Att-Int 1-5-0 2-4-0 Passing yds 28 39 Individual Statistics Rushing - EB: Hedrick 13-127, Bowers 7-90, McKinty 2-4, Wyatt 4-31, M.Dawson 7-28, Husemann 3-26, Adlington 2-13, Damron 2-9, Marincic 3-9. Passing - EB: McKinty 2-4-0 39. Receiving - EB: Simpson 1-27, Hedrick 1-12. Tackles - EB: Gore 12, T.Lance 11, Wyatt 5, Bowers 5, Tomlinson 4, Rushing 4, B.Lance 4.
Annawan-Wethersfield 14 Princeville 6 Princeville 0 6 0 0 - 6 Annawan-Weth. 0 7 7 0 - 14 Scoring Summary
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Overall Conf W L W L Elmwood-Brim. 6 0 4 0 Farmington 6 0 4 0 West Prairie 4 2 2 2 Illini West 3 3 1 3 Havana 1 5 1 3 Peoria Heights 1 5 0 4 Last Friday Elmwood-Brimfield 60, Illini West 6 Farmington 40, West Prairie 6 Havana 27, Peoria Heights 12 This Friday Farmington at Elmwood-Brimfield, 7 pm West Prairie at Peoria Heights, 7 pm Illini West at Havana, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Knoxville 4 2 4 0 Abingdon-Avon 5 1 3 1 North Fulton 5 1 3 1 Lewistown 2 4 2 2 South Fulton 1 5 0 4 Rushville-Ind 0 6 0 4 Last Friday Knoxville 41, Abingdon-Avon 7 North Fulton 30, South Fulton 16 Lewistown 21, Rushville-Industry 20 This Friday Lewistown at Abingdon-Avon, 7 pm Rushville-Industry at South Fulton, 7 pm Knoxville at North Fulton, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Annawan-Weth. 5 1 4 0 Princeville 5 1 3 1 Mid-County 4 2 3 1 Mercer Co. 3 3 3 1 Stark County 3 3 2 2 West Central 2 4 1 3 Ridgewood 0 6 0 4 United 0 6 0 4 Last Friday Annawan-Weth. 14, Princeville 6 Mid-County 42, United 0 Mercer County 47, Ridgewood 6 Stark County 42, West Central 14 This Friday Mid-County at Princeville, 7 pm West Central at Mercer County, 7 pm Annawan-Weth. at Ridgewood, 7 pm Stark County at United, 7 pm
Second Quarter AW - VanOpdorp 1 run (kick good) P - Snedden 20 pass from Butterfield (kick failed) Third Quarter AW - Frank 70 pass from VanOpdorp (kick good) Team Statistics AW P First Downs 9 10 Rushes-Yds 39-87 34-165 Yds per carry 2.2 4.9 Comp-Att-Int 5-13-1 Passing yds 125 48 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: Snedden 16-91, Arnett 13-33, Janssen 4-45, Butterfield 1-(-4). Passing - P: Butterfield 5-13-1 48. Receiving - P: Snedden 2-35, Thole 15, Janssen 2-8.
Tackles - P: Wieland 11, Jenkins 9, Kessling 9, Feucht 8, Martin 5, Janssen 5, Snedden 5, Hank 5.
WP - #12 8 run (conversion failed) F - Marion 3 run (Johnson kick) F - Marion 3 run (Johnson kick) Team Statistics WP F Rushes-Yds 41-179 30-150 Yds per carry 4.4 5.0 Comp-Att-Int 1-2-0 14-21-0 Passing yds 10 239 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: Marion 15-66, Bradt 514, D.Anderson 5-42, Lansford 5-28. Passing - F: Bradt 14-21-0 239 Receiving - Kenney 7-106, Uryasz 230, J.Anderson 1-38, Johnson 2-32, Lansford 1-14, D.Anderson 1-19. Tackles: F: Marion 10, DePriest 10, Fletcher 7, Shymansky 6, Springer 6, Lansford 4, T.Anderson 4.
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Farmington 40 West Prairie 6 Farmington 12 7 7 14 - 40 West Prairie 0 0 0 6 - 6 Scoring Summary First Quarter F - Kenney 11 pass from Bradt (kick failed) F - Marion 5 run (conversion failed) Second Quarter F - Uryasz 7 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) Third Quarter F - Kenney 19 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) Fourth Quarter
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17 set advantages at Midwest Central last Thursday. Waid scored on 10 kills and defended with two blocks, and Peyton Kraft scored on three aces. Megan Schupbach and Martin each set up with eight assists, while Kate Snyder kept volleys going with eight digs. “It was a good night with a great team effort,” coach Waid said. Princeville traveled to Williamsfield last Wednesday to win a non-conference contest 25-20, 25-19. Waid was versatile with nine kills, two aces, one block, and three digs. Martin contributed with two aces, nine assists and three digs. The Lady Princes are off until Oct. 10 when they host Lincoln Trail opponent United. Brimfield (14-6) went to Abingdon Monday night for Prairieland play, winning the first set easily 2513, stumbling 14-25 in set two, then rebounding to take the match with a 2521 third-set advantage. “We feel we’re getting back on track with (this) road win,” Brimfield coach Kelly Bizosky said. Kamryn Cuevas led in kills with 14, followed by Emily Doty with eight. Doty also had eight digs. Gracie Kelch had six kills. Ellie Graham came up Brimfield
with 17 digs, and Mallory Meinke assisted on 19 scores in the victory. The Lady Indians fell short to Lewistown last Thursday at home in a Prairieland match in three: a 25-22 second set win was surrounded by 25-21 and 25-18 deficits. Cuevas led the team in kills with 10, Graham got 13 digs and Meinke had a big night with 23 assists. Brimfield will play host to Prairieland foe South Fulton today (Oct. 5).
Elmwood (13-4) was dealt a 25-14, 25-18 loss by Prairieland rival Knoxville last Thursday at home. “Errors dominated. We struggled on offense and with serves,” Elmwood coach Jen Stratton said. “We need to work on getting back-to-back wins. Knoxville came ready to play. They’re a well-balanced team.” Zofia LeHew had two blocks and five kills. Emily Stratton got six kills, while Holly Stratton had 14 assists and six digs. The Lady Trojans were victorious in Prairieland play last Wednesday on their home floor over Rushville in three, 25-23, 20-25 and 25-18. Holly Stratton’s 28 assists were big and she also served three aces. Emily Stratton’s 20 digs were key, along with getting nine Elmwood
kills. LeHew also scored on nine kills, while Jadyn Ginther picked up eight of her own. “We were well-rounded. All hitters were successful, “coach Stratton said. “Our offense was moving, and we were scrappy on defense.” Next up for Elmwood is a home non-conference contest today (Oct. 5) versus Peoria Central.
Farmington (13-6) fell to Lewistown Monday in a Prairieland matchup, 2517 and 25-12. Bailey Shymansky registered six kills, eight digs, and two ace serves. Macie Sprague got five kills. Erika Torman had an ace, while Megan Gilstrap had a block and McKenzie Peckham had three digs. Haley Huls was the team assists leader with 10. Last Tuesday the Lady Farmers picked up a sweep of Knoxville in a home Prairieland match with identical 25-22 scores. Sprague got seven kills. Shymansky was very busy with six kills, four blocks, and 10 digs. Huls scored an ace serve and helped with 16 assists. Gilstrap blocked four, and Torman dug seven. Farmington travels to the United Tournament this Saturday. Farmington
day in non-conference play, and the hosts took Midland to three sets before falling 25-18, 11-25 and 23-25. Grace Powell had 11 service points and 13 digs. Ott got 17 assists, while Lexi Little and Alford each picked up seven kills. Cara Bell led with nine digs in the loss to Princeville last week. “It was Cara’s best match of the year,” Trotter said. Little scored on five kills and Ott assisted 12 times vs. Princeville. “We’ve improved leaps and bounds since last season,” Trotter said. The Lady Bombers are off until an Oct. 10 home match with Annawan.
Williamsfield (7-14) hosted Ridgewood Monday night in a non-conference match. While the visitors won the first game by 10, the Lady Bombers swept the next two 25-14, 25-23. “It was really nice to win a close match,” Williamsfield assistant coach Jaime Trotter said. Emily Foster got 14 digs and seven ace serves. Alivia Alford scored and defended with 10 kills and three blocks. Gionna Ott led in assists with 17. Midland visited the Lady Bombers last ThursWilliamsfield
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Princes lose first Long TD pass the difference at A-W By JEFF LAMPE
KEWANEE – In local Class 1A football, AnnawanWethersfield has become the measuring stick. You earn that right when you reach the state semifinals two years in a row. And last Friday, Princeville came oh so close to measuring up in a 14-6 loss to the Titans – one score closer than last year’s 20-7 loss. “I think we proved we deserve to be up there with them,” Princes coach Jon Carruthers said. “It’s our juniors’ first big-time game and it’s a good experience for them. But there are little things we have to improve on.” Carruthers said most of those things are on offense, even though the Princes (5-1, 3-1 Lincoln Trail) actually outgained A-W, 213-212. “Up front they did some nice Weekly Post Staff Writer
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E-B vs. Farmers
The game of the year in the area arrives Friday. The Rivalry on Route 78 resumes, once again with a battle of undefeated teams to crown the Prairieland Blue Conference champion. The winner also gets the upper hand in playoff seeding in Class 3A, not to mention huge bragging rights. As always, this game is a contrast in offensive styles. Elmwood-Brimfield has passed a little more this year, but still relies on its power rushing attack. The Farmington spreads SWAMI the ball out, but has stayed balanced in its run-pass scheme. Both teams will bring strong defenses to the game. The atmosphere will be electric at Whitney Field in Elmwood on Friday night. And you might want to arrive Thursday night if you want a spot in the parking lot. Let’s analyze this game. E-B averages 49 points per game and Farmington averages 43.3. Slight advantage E-B. Farmington’s defense has given up 8.3 points per game and E-B 12. Slight advantage Farmington. The teams have played four common opponents: Illini West, Peoria Heights, Havana and West Prairie. The Farmers defeated those opponents 189-9 and E-B owned a 228-38 edge. Pretty even. Farmington’s other two opponents Continued on Page 17
things. They’ve got a good defensive line,” Carruthers said. “But we definitely did not play our best game offensively. Our kids have to get back to basics. That’s why we (practiced) with full pads Monday.” Adam Snedden led Princeville with 91 rushing yards and had the team’s lone touchdown – that on a 20-yard pass from Matthew Butterfield just before halftime. Princeville had got the ball back with 51 seconds left to start that drive and Carruthers considered running out the clock until the Princes got a few first downs. Down just 7-6, Princeville gave up a 70-yard pass and run from Zac VanOpdorp to Isaac Frank in the third quarter. VanOpdorp also scored on a 1yard run in the second quarter for the other TD by A-W (5-1, 4-0), which is ranked 5th in Class 1A.
Adam Snedden runs for a few of the 91 yards he gained in a 14-6 loss to Annawan-Wethersfield last Friday. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
“You take that one big play away and our defense really did good,” Carruthers said. “Their quarterback really carried the load.” Things do not get much easier for the Princes Friday in their final home game against
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Mid-County (4-2, 3-1), which is also fighting for its playoff hopes. “Mid-County could be the best team we play the rest of the year,” Carruthers said. “They are limiting (Bret) Continued on Page 18
Volleyball league races heating up By PHIL JOHNSON
While the volleyball conference season is still very busy, the Oct. 23 start of the postseason is rapidly approaching. So in addition to another round of matches this Thursday, there will be plenty to discuss when the Illinois High School Association releases regional seeding results on Thursday at about 4 p.m. on www.ihsa.org. Here’s what happened last week. For The Weekly Post
Cooper Hoffmann leads teammate Trevor Dunkel up a hill at Maple Lane Country Club in Saturday’s Elmwood Invitational. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
E-B 2nd, 4th at own XC invite By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – The juggling act continues for the state-ranked Elmwood-Brimfield boys cross country team. Blessed with several promising young runners, coach Gregg Meyers Weekly Post Staff Writer
has been trying to chart the best course of when to run the youngsters in froshsoph races and when to enter them in varsity races. Saturday at the Elmwood Invitational, Meyers may have sacrificed one team title for another. While the frosh-soph group easily Continued on Page 15
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Princeville (15-6) battled to a three-set match win over Mercer County on Monday 25-22, 15-25 and 25-15 at Aledo in Lincoln Trail Conference competition. “That’s a good win for us on a long trip in conference play,” Princeville coach Shan Waid said. Lucy Waid was busy with 15 kills and five ace serves. Melissa Martin was very big for the offense with 23 assists, while also blocking two. Elle Schupbach led in digs with eight and added two blocks. The Lady Princes were efficient in two 25Princeville
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