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Thursday October 6, 2016 Vol. 4, No. 31

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FAQ on Peoria County’s sales-tax proposal for roads By BILL KNIGHT

One of Peoria County’s 10 road projects to address – if voters on Nov. 8 approve a 1/4-percent increase in sales tax – is a half mile stretch of Princeville-Jubilee Road where edges are crumbling, the pavement is washboarding and patches dot the surface. Studies show an average 1,650 vehicles use the road daily. Whether the traffic is from residents or commuters, farm equipment or tractor trailer rigs bringing in pumpkins, it’s past-due for repair, which will cost about $2.6 million. For The Weekly Post

After those 10 projects, an additional 5 are planned to be funded on a pay-asyou-go basis from the increased revenues, which would provide millions of dollars over the 15-year life of the tax although it would mean just 25 cents more on a $10 purchase. All this can get con- Sorrell fusing, so The Weekly Post this week interviewed Peoria County Administrator Scott Sorrell to ex-

Ground broken on Princeville library project By JEFF LAMPE

PRINCEVILLE – A timely state grant has helped speed up a $1.6 million expansion of the Lillie M. Evans Library District. Work started this week on a project that will add 5,000 square feet to the library when completed. An official groundbreaking ceremony will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. at the library. “We were thinking it might be spring before we could start, but we received a Live and Learn Construction grant from the state that was really helpful in getting us over the last hurdle,” said Beth Duttlinger, library director. The $125,000 grant helped move up the construction schedule and plans now call for completion by October of 2017 – or earlier. Bishop Brothers, Inc., of Alta is the contractor in charge. “I’m hoping we’ll be done earlier than” OctoWeekly Post Staff Writer

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plain the idea. Sorrell is not advocating for the measure, he points out, but educating voters to the concept that the Peoria County Board approved 13-1, with Member Brad Harding (R-Dist. 16, in The Weekly Post area) the only No vote. Members Mary Ardapple (R - Dist. 11), Rachael Parker (D - Dist. 5), Paul Rosenbohm (R - Dist 18), and Phil Salzer (D Dist. 8) were absent. TWP: Most people dislike paying taxes for anything, but expect services. How can the County Board’s or other advocates of the 1/4-percent sale tax increase overcome the “something for nothing”

attitude?

Sorrell: Maintaining our road network is as basic a service as there is in local government. The Peoria County Board has a strong history of being good stewards of the people’s dollars and keeping the County's share of the property tax bill as low as possible. In fact, the County’s share of property tax bills has not increased in over a decade. For almost a year, the County Board has been discussing road-funding issues. They have taken a proactive approach by adopting Benjamin Franklin’s approach Continued on Page 2

HOMECOMING PARADES Parades dominated the scene in Farmington and Princeville last Friday, as both schools celebrated Homecoming by packing the streets with floats (like the sophomore class float at left from Princeville, photographed by Collin Fairfield), marching bands, candy and high school royalty. Below left are Farmington King Jake Settles and Queen Sophie Hemp. Photo by Dave Giagnoni. Below right are Princeville’s Mr. Football Scott Snedden and Queen Sydney Ladd. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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HOMECOMING 2016

Clockwise from top left are pictures from the Farmington Homecoming parade, where free foam fingers handed out by the Bank of Farmington were a hit with youngsters. Photos by Dave Giagnoni. Pictured at left are members of Princeville’s 197576 football team which placed second and above that is a float made by the senior class. Photos by Collin Fairfield.

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s Scenic Drive – Knox County and Spoon River

Valley scenic drives are Saturday (Oct. 8) and Sunday (Oct. 9) from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Official Knox County stops are downtown Knoxville, Knox County Fairgrounds, Walnut Grove Farm, Hawthorne Mall in Galesburg and Maquon Orange Chapel Church. Elmwood and Farmington are official Spoon River stops. s Donate Blood – Donate blood for the American Red Cross at Brimfield High School, Wednesday (Oct. 12) from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Akron-Princeville Fire Department on Oct. 12 from 2-7 p.m. call 1 (800) 733-2767. 13 free. Handcrafted items from Midwest craftsmen, fall mums, food served in s NAMI Events – NAMI “Ask the Procafeteria, apples, pumpkins and kettle fessionals Panel” today (Oct. 6) from 7corn. 8:30 p.m., ICC North, Poplar Hall Rm. s Billtown Run – “Life is Good in Bill132. Jason DeShaw Concert is Saturday town” run Oct. 15 in Williamsfield. Reg(Oct. 8), 7 p.m. at ICC East Campus Perister 7 a.m., 1/4 mile forming Arts Center. kid’s fun run 8 a.m., 1Tickets $10 by calling Publicize Your Event mile challenge 8:15 (309) 693-0541. Meet Call us at (309) 741-9790 a.m., 5K Run-Walk 8:45 and great with cake after. or email information about a.m. Entry fee $24 race s Fall Story – Fall your upcoming event to day, $20 in advance. story hour at Williamsnews@wklypost.com. Call (309) 221-1445. field Library Wednesday

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(Oct. 12) from 9:3010:30 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Ages 3-5 welcome, register at WLPD. Continues every Wednesday until Nov. 30. s Art Night – After School Art: Journeymen at Brimfield Public Library is Wednesday (Oct. 12) from 3-5 p.m. Theme is “Alberto Giacometti Foil Sculptures.” Call (309) 446-9575 to register.

Future Events

s Craft Show – 38th Annual Galva Beta Sigma Phi Craft Show is Oct. 15, 9 a.m.3 p.m. at Galva High School. $2, under

s Cemetery Walk –

Elmwood Cemetery Walk is Oct. 15, tours of cemetery start at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Tickets $6 adults, $4 students at Every Little Thing and Crawford’s. s Harvest Dinner – Yates City Harvest Home Dinner is Oct. 20 from 4:30-7 p.m. at Yates City Community Center. Grilled Pork Chop, cheesy potatoes, veggie, roll, dessert and drink served for $9. s Movie Night – Family movie night showing “BFG” at Brimfield Public Library is Oct. 20 from 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by Princeville State Bank.

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Rambling through central Illinois pondering the inherent creepiness of clowns. uuu Once upon a time, when I was a reporter living in the land of Advertisements Don’t Matter, I would get upset when any space for our invaluable words was cut to fit more ads. It goes without saying, that’s no longer the case. Words Jeff are great. Ads are LAMPE gold. All of which is a longwinded apology to Helmut Muller, a few callers and some wise guy named Wes, who sent this email after last week’s issue: “Rambling thru The Weekly Post, for some reason I cannot find this week’s crossword. Maybe The Swami or Fritz can help locate it for me, what do you think?” ... Yes, the crossword puzzle went missing again last week, the victim of a few last-second ads that bumped a free feature for a paying customer. Sorry. That’s business. But we’ll do our best to keep the puzzle around on a more regular basis. The last thing we want is to become a paper that prints nothing worth reading. uuu Pokemon has been replaced by a clown. Or by a whole bunch of clowns. A recent trend of people making stupid social media posts in clown attire is causing problems na-

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GUEST VOICES

Read a paper to know your community

Several years ago, cyberspace was frenzied over many popular websites going dark for 24 hours to protest a federal bill meant to crack down on video piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act – or SOPA – was a controversial and perhaps misguided effort championed by the Motion Picture Association Bruce of America to end LAYNE illegal online sharing of copyrighted material, primarily movies and music. To protest SOPA and its potential threats to the First Amendment, Wikipedia, Google, Reddit and – heaven forbid – I Can Has Cheezburger, among many others, all shut down for a 24-hour period to show the web-surfing world what life would be like without a daily fix of photos of cats riding in baby strollers. SOPA was eventually defeated, but a valid point was made. We had come to rely on those websites for information and entertainment. Now imagine your own corner of the world without its local newspaper. At first, you might not notice much difference if the daily or weekly paper failed to show up in your mailbox, or on your computer screen or smartphone. Rather quickly, a good fraction of the internet itself would go dark again. This time involuntarily. If you’ve never noticed, the web and

thousands of sites are populated by millions of stories and photos produced by local journalists. There’d be gaping holes on sites like Google and even Facebook where newspaper content is consumed and shared. And soon an oily sheen would start to coat all the surfaces in town. With the watchdog off duty, things would go awry. The sunlight of transparency would inevitably set. That’s because a terrific amount of content that seems birthed magically of the digital age actually starts out as scribblings or recordings of community reporters at city halls, school board meetings and statehouses nationwide and around the world. Without their efforts, many officials would find it too tempting and much too easy to fudge the rules on public meetings, open records and a multitude of other rights to which taxpayers are entitled. Just here in Mississippi, taxpayers may never have known the full story about the public hospital on the Gulf Coast that had squandered the pensions of its employees. City officials in a northeastern community of the state may have decided it’s simply too convenient or expedient to not hold all their meetings in private. Why shouldn’t they, the council members and attorneys might shrug. Not many people show up to the meetings anyway. Or how about another town getting by without explaining to its citizens why a Department of Justice forfeiture fund had evaporated? All of these are real and recent examples where a local newspaper

made a difference on behalf of the citizens it serves. I’ll be honest, covering the public board meetings is not glamorous work. It can be rather tedious, actually. But like plumbing a toilet, sometimes a job is undervalued until there’s no one willing or able to do the work. That’s not to say the job of a community journalist is unpleasant (despite some polls that will tell you as much); it’s often one of the best in town, full of its own rewards. But it certainly can be – and often is – taken for granted. Without newspapers, you might say, a substitute watchdog would come along to serve in the role. Eventually perhaps, but how much damage is done in the interim? And why put out to pasture a medium that’s held this responsibility close to its heart for centuries? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Oct. 2-8 is National Newspaper Week, a time when those of us who work on behalf of newspaper media will make an extra effort to sing the praises of community journalists and the work they do for all of us. Literally, in towns and counties across North America, your local newspaper is the way to know what’s going on around us. We’re not under any illusion our work will ever be as popular as that video of the tabby playing the piano. But we’re still proud of what we do. We hope you can be, too.

My late wife Cathy and I were teaching in Long Beach, Calif., in the spring of 1969, Cathy at Franklin Junior High which had a student population that was over 90 percent black. She was very comfortable with the situation and had little trouble with the students. One day she came home and recounted an interesting confrontation with a student. A student she had disciplined a day earlier came up to her after class and proceeded to tell her she was number three on Huey Newton's hit list. This is what I remember of her rendition of the conversation which followed:

Cathy: “Number 3?” Student: “Yeah, number 3” Cathy: “I don’t like being number three. Get in touch with Mr. Newton and have him move me up to number one. While he’s at it, he might as well erase Numbers 2 and 3; he won’t get to them.” The student left muttering. Later Cathy told me he was back in class the next day and still full of bluster and strut, but cooperative and no problem. Somehow, Huey never came to visit. Life with my bride was rarely boring.

Layne Bruce is president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc., which sponsors National Newspaper Week. His email address is lbruce@mspress.org.

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The recent revival of the lifted fist in an attempt to bring attention to perceived mistreatment rekindled memories for me and others of the late 1960s and the Black Panther movement, with Huey Newton as Mit its leader. BERES That was a time of racial upheaval, and the Panthers were the most publicized of the groups because they relied on violence to communicate feelings, always good press material.

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Brimfield village board tables rezoning request By TERRY BIBO

BRIMFIELD – A request to rezone part of the Sprayer Specialties property for a storage facility was postponed by the village board of trustees Monday. “It’s going back to the zoning board,” said board President Dan Fishel. “They need to complete their process. It’ll probably come back next month.” Village Clerk Holly Johnson said the Zoning Board of Appeals just addressed the rezoning request at a meeting last week; village trustees wanted to review it more carefully. For The Weekly Post

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Wyoming man injured in three-car crash

PRINCEVILLE – A Wyoming man was injured on Oct. 1 when the 2003 Ford Ranger he was driving northbound on Santa Fe Road struck the rear of a 1987 Chevrolet truck and continued on to collide with a third vehicle, according to the Peoria Sheriff’s Office. Vernon Adams, whose age was withheld by police, was transported by Akron-Princeville first-responders to OSF St. Francis Medical Center, police said. Neither the truck driver, Federico Walker, nor the driver of the third vehicle, a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville driven southbound by Holly Clark, were injured, according to reports.

Driver escapes serious injury after rollover

ELMWOOD – Vickie Gensler, 16, of Elmwood was treated and released at OSF St. Francis Medical Center after the 1998 Chevrolet

“They wanted to take some more time,” she said. Sprayer Specialties applied to rezone lot 2 from R-1, which is residential zoning, to C-2, which is a commercial use. Zoning commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the request. Looking more closely at the minutes, trustees found no vote on the record for ZBA president Brian Starling and decided to check further. “They just want to make sure everything is correct all the way through,” Johnson said. During the short regular meeting, Fishel said, the board also discussed

a potential donation from the Farmers Club. Down to two members, the group may give the village its property next to the American Legion Hall. Informally, trustees said the food pantry could be moved to that building. “Firm details were not available,” Fishel said. “I think it would be wonderful if we can make it happen.” He said both the rezoning and the possible donation are expected to be on the November agenda. The ZBA will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25.

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PUBLIC RECORD

$20 bill that a bank later reported as counterfeit. Local police are seeking a suspect. • Brenda Shockey, 57, of Princeville on Sept. 27 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and transported to the Peoria County Jail.

Blazer she was driving southbound on Illinois Route 78 drifted off the roadway to the right, after which she overcorrected, skidded across both lanes and entered the east ditch, where the SUV overturned and landed on its top, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Police from Elmwood and Farmington also responded, and B.Y.E. Ambulance transported Gensler to the hospital.

Deer accidents

Princeville man arrested for drug possession

PRINCEVILLE – Dustin Stone, 27, of Princeville on Sept. 29 was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, plus a traffic offense and an in-state warrant for Failure To Appear, according to the Peoria Sheriff’s Office. His 2016 Dodge was towed and $8,797 in cash also was impounded. Stone was transported to the Peoria County Jail.

Police reports

• An employee at Casey’s in Elmwood on Sept. 19 reported that a customer paid for a purchase with a

• Sept. 27: Benjamin Krause of Edwards on Taylor Road near Illinois Route 8 in Kickapoo Township. • Sept. 27: Stacey Johnson of Elmwood on Illinois Route 8 near Pulsifer Road in Elmwood Township. • Sept. 30: Sara Parshall of Chillicothe on Pottstown Road near Elbry Road in Kickapoo Township.

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Princeville OKs Midwest Ingredients project By BILL KNIGHT

PRINCEVILLE – The Village Board on Monday approved a $6,800 project to upgrade sidewalks at Midwest Ingredients’ Main Street location to make the walkway compatible For The Weekly Post

with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project will be funded from Tax Increment Financing #1 revenues. In other business, Board members said they’d heard from constituents opposed to a proposed amendment to

classifications under the local liquor code to accommodate an August request from Nick Lennox on behalf of the Fast Stop convenience store at 615 E. Main St. Lennox wants to expand into a beer and wine café with a sandwich counter and

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four gaming machines. The amendment was defeated last month by a 2-4 vote, and any reconsideration was deferred until Village President Sid Stahl can confer with village attorneys. Also, Tim Wyman from the Wyman Group in Peoria reported that rates for the Village’s group health insurance plan from United Healthcare are likely to increase about 12 percent, effective Dec. 1. The consensus from the Board was to remain with that provider for the few employees covered under the plan. In other news, • Municipal Code Officer Dan Sullivan reported that more than 100 cars dropped off materials at the Village’s recent electronic recycling day Sept. 24; • Superintendent of Public Works Chad Gardner reported street patching is underway before the weather turns cold; and • the $1.6 million expansion of the Lillie M. Evans Library will need a variance to comply with building and zoning requirements since its plan would be 2 feet higher than current limits.

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of, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” By investing in our roads now, we prevent even more costly repairs in the future. We also put people in our region to work, thereby growing the economy for everyone. Think of the Peoria County highway network – all 315 miles – as a collection of homes in a subdivision. All were built at different times. Every 1520 years, you have to re-

shingle your roof, and every 60-80 years there are too many layers of shingles and you have to tear every layer off and start over. For the 15 County highways covering 25.5 miles, we have reached that point where we need to tear the shingles off and start over. We call this a life-cycle replacement: necessary. For a road, that means we remove all the layers of pavement from over the years, and the gravel base underneath. All of that gets replaced, and where necessary we add curb, gutter, storm sewers and sidewalks before building the new road. Preventative maintenance up to this point has actually extended the life of many of these roads beyond what was originally expected. TWP: Besides resist-

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ance to taxes generally, some people are suspicious of government spending. Will aspects of this proposal, such as its “sunset” provision or the exclusion of medicine, etc., help persuade voters to support the idea? Sorrell: The law on this is very clear. If a majority of the voters approve the referendum question, the sales tax for roads can only be collected for 15 years. The only way to extend it past 15 years is for the voters to approve a new tax or an extension of this tax. By law, the sales tax revenue can only be spent on roads, bridges or public transit. The Peoria County Board has been very transparent about how these tax dollars can and would be spent. One hundred percent of the sales

tax revenue will go toward the 15 projects we have identified as the most critical. Citizens will be able to track our compliance on this through our annual audited financial reports that are available on both our website and the State Comptroller’s website. TWP: The projects that the County has identified as priorities were “ranked,” and scored poorly. What were some of those numbers, and who judged them? Sorrell: Every year for over a decade, Peoria County has partnered with the College of Engineering at Bradley University in a cost-effective project to evaluate the condition of the pavement in the County highway network. Each year, one half of the network is evaluated. Using an engineering model, the pavement is assigned a number from 0-100 with 100 being a newly constructed road. The City of Peoria, IDOT, and countless municipal and county governments across the United States use the same model or one very similar. This is the pave-

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ment condition index (PCI). There are a total of 38 projects covering 112.5 miles of county highway with an estimated cost of $215 million that have reached or will soon be reaching the time where a life-cycle replacement is necessary. The Peoria County Board knew that a new sales tax or property tax capable of generating enough revenue to address all 112.5 miles was not palatable to their constituents. Therefore, the County Board used a

combination of factors that included paring back the list from 38 projects to 15 projects. These factors are: the PCI, average daily traffic volumes, and a strategic approach to address County highways within the City of Peoria and other municipalities. TWP: Back to taxes, do County officials hope voters see that there’s more control over how much sales taxes they pay since it's based on spending and not ownership (like property taxes), and that consumers from outside

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Peoria County spending money here also would contribute to the infrastructure they use? Sorrell: The Peoria County Board did take into account the nature of sales tax versus property in their deliberations. Sales tax is spread further and wider than a property tax, because people that live in other counties do spend money in Peoria County. TWP: Some local municipalities and townships are complaining to the State about Motor Fuel Tax rates not changing since 1990, and Motor Vehicle Revenue (title, registration, license fees, etc.) haven't been shared by the State since the mid-80s. Are those factors in Illinois counties’ struggle to keep pace with road repairs, etc.? Sorrell: In general, these are issues facing all local governments that have a road network to maintain, and it’s one of the reasons why there is a State Constitutional Amendment question on the same Nov. 8 ballot. That question would create the Constitutional requirements for the General Assembly and the Governor to keep the funding generated for

roads and bridges in the applicable State budgets, thus preventing any siphoning to other non-road State budgets. Buying power is also a critical factor. Both the State Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) and the Federal Excise Tax on gasoline have not increased in decades. Think about how much you could purchase with $1 in 1990, and then think about how much you can buy with that same dollar today. It is drastically less today than it was over 30 years ago. During that time, there have been increases in the cost of the raw materials (rock, asphalt or concrete, and pavement markings and signage); in equipment used to build roads; and the labor to build roads. Overall, the model of how we pay for roads has not kept pace with changes in society, like more fuel-efficient vehicles nor the costs to deliver the service of maintaining roads. Peoria County has done a fine job of making the dollars we have stretch as far as possible. The challenge today is taking those preventive actions to avoid even higher costs in the future.

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BRIEFS Farmington water bills will reflect more usage

FARMINGTON – Due to a software problem at the beginning of the month, Farmington’s water meter reader was unable to read meters on his normal days. As a result, most customers will see more days of usage than normal on their bill. But next month the meter reader will be reading on his normal days, so many customers will see fewer days on that bill. Anyone with questions about their bill can call the City Building at (309) 245-2011.

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YATES CITY – The Salem Township Road District and the Village of Yates City will hold a fall cleanup day on Saturday, Oct. 15. Dumpsters will be located behind the Yates City water tower from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Peoria County adds sales-tax meetings

The Peoria County Board has placed a sales-tax referendum on the November 8 ballot to fund improvements to County roads, and it’s scheduled four more public meetings to discuss the measure and projected road work. “The maintenance and project needs of Peoria County roads exceed its current share of Motor Fuel Tax and County Highway Department budget,” said County spokeswoman Gretchen Pearsall. “Should the referendum pass, this tax would

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Youngsters from St. Mary’s School in Kickapoo enjoyed a trip to the Peoria Zoo in late September.

provide additional funding to repair certain roads currently owned by the County.” The referendum will ask voters to authorize Peoria County to increase its share of sales tax by 1/4 percent, which would be earmarked for improving County-owned roads. That means a $10 transaction would increase by 25 cents. Also, the proposed sales-tax increase – only on retail goods, and excluding food, pharmaceuticals and titled goods such as vehicles – would end after 15 years. Details of the plan, including road-improvement projects, are online at www.fixthecountyroads.com. In addition to the previously announced meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Mossville Junior High School, 12207 N. Old Galena Road in Chillicothe, hosted by Peoria County Board Member James Fennell (Dist. 13), the County has scheduled sessions at 6 p.m. • Oct. 17 at Limestone Community High School, 4201 Airport Road, Bartonville, hosted by Peoria

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County Board Member Thomas O’Neill (Dist. 17); • Oct. 25 at Elmwood High School, 301 W. Butternut, Elmwood, hosted by Peoria County Board Member Brad Harding (Dist. 16); • Oct. 26 at IVC High School, 1300 W. Sycamore St., Chillicothe, hosted by Peoria County Board Member James Fennell (Dist. 13); and • Oct. 27 at the Peoria Public Library North Branch, 3001 W. Grand Parkway, Peoria, hosted by Peoria County Board Member Carol Trumpe (Dist. 15). Also, Dr. Chad Allison of the IVC School District also be presenting information on the Peoria County schools referendum at the Oct. 18 and Oct. 28 town-hall meetings.

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Billtown board wrapping up water grant By BILL KNIGHT

WILLIAMSFIELD – The Village Board not only toured the water plant on Monday, they took steps to finalize work with the state grant and the Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) that facilitated the project, and moved ahead with permitting for further upgrades. “We finished all financial transactions in connection with it and made final payments,” said Village President Mick Gray. “The only remaining thing is a public hearing with WIRC, maybe in November but certainly before the end of the year, For The Weekly Post

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to wrap up everything.” Permit application materials for projected work to change the water flow was completed by the Bruner, Cooper & Zuck engineering firm of Galesburg, and the Board will forward the paperwork to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Gray said the Village may wait until spring to let bids, but Oberlander continues to work on the technological improvements. In other news, the Board at its Monday meeting heard Teresa Doubet of the Park Advisory Board explain its plan to raise funds to buy about $100,000 in new playground

equipment, and approved the effort. In other business, the Board: • set 6 p.m. Dec. 5 for the nominating caucus; • fielded inquiries from new homeowners about requirements to purchase flood insurance, and is investigating whether to join the National Flood Insurance Program; • honored George Doubet, who died Sept. 30 at the age of 95. Doubet was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps and a Prisoner of War for more than two years; • approved the standard 5-percent increase in the tax levy for the coming year.

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ber of 2017, Duttlinger said. Initiated in 2008 with the purchase of an adjacent property, the expansion will provide a larger meeting space, a new study room, an expanded children’s area and new bathrooms. Duttlinger said accommodating community needs has been a driving forced for this project. “We do so much programming and for a lot of our summer activities and big programs we can’t do them in the library itself,” Duttlinger said. By next fall, there will be more places for parents and children to explore the library and a greater ability to accommodate crowds. Donald Westlake from the architectural firm of Craig Wright and Associates is the lead architect and also designed a 2001 addition to the library. Duttlinger said construction should have minimal impact on library operations. Updates will be posted on the library’s website at lmelibrary.org. Funding comes from library savings and the library tax levy, charitable gifts, the $125,000 state grant and an annual $25,000 disbursement from the Princeville Village TIF District. That TIF payment will run through 2028, Duttlinger said, and will help pay off a mortgage taken out with Princeville Community Bank. Duttlinger said there is no plan to request a referendum to increase taxes. But donations are still being accepted.

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To the Electors of the State of Illinois: The Illinois Constitution establishes a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may propose changes to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the Legislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective. The purpose of this document is to inform you of proposed changes to the Illinois Constitution and provide you with a brief explanation and a summary of the arguments in favor of and in opposition to the proposed amendment. Proposed changes in the existing constitutional amendment are indicated by underscoring all new matter and by crossing with a line all matter which is to be deleted. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 11 TO ARTICLE IX OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE IX – REVENUE SECTION 11. TRANSPORTATION FUNDS (a) No moneys, including bond proceeds, derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, title, or operation or use of vehicles, or related to the use of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or to fuels used for propelling vehicles, or derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes relating to any other transportation infrastructure or transportation operation, shall be expended for purposes other than as provided in subsections (b) and (c). (b) Transportation funds may be expended for the following: the costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation, including statutory refunds and adjustments provided in those laws; payment of highway obligations; costs for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation; and other statutory highway purposes. Transportation funds may also be expended for the State or local share of highway funds to match federal aid highway funds, and expenses of grade separation of highways and railroad crossings, including protection of at-grade highways and railroad crossings, and, with respect to local governments, other transportation purposes as authorized by law. 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It does not, and is not intended to, impact or change the way in which the State and local governments use sales taxes, including the sales and excise tax on motor fuel, or alter home rule powers granted under this Constitution. It does not seek to change the way in which the State funds programs administered by the Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois Department of Transportation, and operations by the Illinois State Police directly dedicated to the safety of roads, or entities or programs funded by units of local government. Further, the Section does not impact the expenditure of federal funds, which may be spent for any purpose authorized by federal law. FORM OF BALLOT Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution Explanation of Amendment The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. 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Elmwood outlines Christmas light plans By BILL KNIGHT

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robust revenues. “Sales taxes continue to be going gangbusters,” he said, and “video gaming fees are blowing up. We budgeted about $1,000 a month, and we’re averaging almost $1,200 a month.” Police Chief Aaron Bean reported 42 incidents, 24 reports, 6 stops, and 12 warnings in September, and was instructed by Aldermen to step up enforcement of the golf cart/UTV/ATV ordinance. In other news: • the Maple Avenue project is onschedule to be completed in the next two weeks; • sealcoating some streets will be postponed to next spring or summer, and the City is switching its related engineering work from TERRA Engineering to Patrick Meyer & Associates on Jan. 1; • Lea Anne Schmidgall of Habitat for Humanity plans to convene a meeting this month for the next local Habitat project, which will be at 402 W. Mound St.

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Knoxville, formerly of Dahinda, died Sept. 30 at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. Born Dec. 29, 1921, the daughter of Bert and Delamay Whorley Kasparie, she first married Wilbert Kelso, who preceded her in death in 1961. She later married Charles Jones and he preceded her in death in 2009. Survivors include sons Henry “Hank” (Phyllis) Kelso of East Galesburg, Bert Kelso of Galesburg, and Francis (Marlyn) Kelso of Gilson; daughter-in-law Kathy Kelso of Galesburg; five grandsons; six granddaughters; many greatgrandchildren; brother August (Sylvia) Kasparie of Florida; sister Delores Gough of Knoxville; sisterin-law Sarah Kasparie of Missouri; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Oct. 5 at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville, with burial at Knoxville Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at hurdhendricksfuneralhomes.com.

Sandra S. Lansford

YATES CITY – Sandra S. Lansford, 67, of Yates City, died Sept. 25 at her home. Surviving are two children, John W. Lansford, Jr., and Terry R. (Julie Roberts) Lansford; brother Rick VanWinkle, sister Brenda VanWinkle, and two grandchildren, Adam and Chelsea Lansford. Cremation rites were accorded. Per her request, there will be no services. Condolences may be left online at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com

Luis “Louie” Legaspi

PRINCEVILLE – Luis B. “Louie” Legaspi, 88, of Peoria, father of a Princeville woman, died Sept. 25 at Liberty Village of Peoria. Survivors include daughter Gracita (Gary) Edwards of Princeville; son Nicanor (Shelly)

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OBITUARIES Legaspi of Georgia; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. A memorial Mass was Oct. 1 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kickapoo. Condolences may be left online at www.ClaryFunerals.com.

James R. Lewis

FARMINGTON – James “Jim” R. Lewis, 51, of Canton (Breeds), brother of an Elmwood woman, died Sept. 23 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Survivors include his wife Peggy (Smith) Lewis, in Farmington; sons Garritt A. Lewis and Jarred J. Lewis, both at home; sisters Janice (Tim) Stobaugh of Elmwood, Keetra (James) Freeman of Missouri, Tina (Hank) Duffield of Glasford; brother David (Amber) Lewis of Peoria Heights; in-laws Gary and Evelyn Smith of Canton. Funeral services were Sept. 29 at Sedgwick Funeral Homes & Crematory in Canton, with burial at Orendorff-Breeds Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Donald K. Serup

PRINCEVILLE – Donald K. Serup, 86, of Princeville died Sept. 25 at his residence. Survivors include son Donald L. (Dawn Lowe) Serup of Edmond, Okla.; daughters Kathleen (fiancée, Loras Lahr) Jones and M. Elizabeth (Bryan) Pullen, both of Princeville; and seven grandchildren. A funeral service was Sept. 30 at Cumerford-Hurd Funeral Home, with burial at Springdale Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.cumerford.com.

Beulah Siebenthal

EDWARDS – Beulah J. Siebenthal, 91, of Bartonville, mother of an

Edwards man, died Sept. 26 at Heddington Oaks in West Peoria. Survivors include children Gary Siebenthal of Edwards and Carol Turner of Largo, Fla.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A celebration of life was held Oct. 3 at the Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel. Cremation rites were accorded and inurnment will be at Springdale Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at davison-fultonbartonvillechapel.com.

James Slater Sr.

PRINCEVILLE – James “Jim” William Slater Sr., 84, of Chillicothe, father of a Princeville woman, died Sept. 26 at UnityPoint HealthMethodist in Peoria. Survivors include daughter Sheree (Jim) Sarver of Princeville; son James “Jim” William Slater Jr. (Kristina) of Belleville; two grandchildren; and brother John E. Slater of Peoria. Cremation was accorded. There will be a private family service at a later date. Entombment will be at the American Mausoleum. Express condolences in care of legacy.com.

Virginia Stafford

FARMINGTON – Virginia M. Stafford, 94, of Farmington, grandmother of an Edwards woman, died Sept. 29 at Courtyard Estates in Farmington. Survivors include son Gary (Kathy) Stafford of Trivoli; granddaughter Courtney (Eric) Bruce of Edwards; grandson Nate (Xochitl) Stafford of Trivoli; and four greatgrandchildren. Graveside services were Oct. 3 at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Condolences may be left online at

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Charles A. Walker

WILLIAMSFIELD – Charles A. “Red” Walker, 86, Chillicothe, formerly of Williamsfield, died Sept. 28 at Evergreen Place in Chillicothe. Born April 26, 1930, in Williamsfield, the son of Frank and Inez (Ramp) Walker, he married Alice C. Tempe on Aug. 15, 1953, in Brimfield. Survivors include son Charles E. (Giann) Walker of Edelstein; grandson, Charles E. Walker, Jr. of Redondo Beach, Calif.; and brother Howard (Marjorie) Walker of Metamora. Funeral services were Oct. 3 at Weber-Hurd Funeral Home in Chillicothe, with burial at the Chillicothe City Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.weberhurdfuneralhome.com.

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2 LOCATIONS! • PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! SALE TO BE HELD AT SULLIVAN AUCTION SITE, HWY. 136 E., HAMILTON, IL

SATT., OCTOBER 15 @ 9:00 AM SA

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES All personal property has been transporrtted to Sullivan Auction Site which is located just east of Hamilton, IL along Hwy. 136. This will be a large auction with lots of neat & unusual items. A few highlights will include antique furniture, modern furniture, Allis Chalmers & other toys, also nice selection of Allis Chalmers memorabilia, antique pressed steel toys, railroad & other lanterns, nice selection of crocks & jugs, nice selection of Fiestaware, other quality glassware, Roseville & other pottery, horse drawn sleighs, buggies & surreys and the list goes on & on. As stated above, this will be a large auction with a wide variety of items. Make plans to spend the day & expect 2 auction rings selling simultaneously. Lunch will be available.

SALE TO BE HELD ONSITE AT 19024 W. FARMINGTON RD., TRIVOLI, IL (ROUTE 116)

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William Whitledge

PRINCEVILLE – William “Bill” Whitledge, 55, of Dunlap, brother of a Princeville man, died Sept. 23 at his home. Born Oct. 3, 1960, in Keokuk, Iowa, to Melvin and Helen (Schreck) Whitledge, he is survived by his mother; siblings Mike (Ruthie) Whitledge of Princeville, Dale (Cheryl) Whitledge of Peoria, Mary (Tim) Shea of Peoria, Donna (Marc) Hall of Wood Dale, Vickie (Steve) Garretts of Greeley, Colo., and Aimee (Rick) Cottrell of East Peoria. Cremation rites were accorded and a graveside service was held on Oct. 3 at Prospect Cemetery in Dunlap. Condolences may be left online at www.thewiltonmortuary.com.

Selling a verryy well maintained and attractive 3 bedroom home. The home has a large living room, formal dining room, upgraded kitchen with hard surface counters & stainless steel appliances. The kitchen also has a dine-in eating area with fireplace. The home has a full basement with dual access. The finished access leads to a finished family room and the unfinished access leads from the garage into an unfinished shop area. The home has 2 rear decks and a walkout basement. There is a nice Clearryy detached shop with concrete floor located behind the home. The home also has an attached 2 car garage and a blacktop drive. Great home! The home will be sold onsite at 5:00 P.M.

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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 www.stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am 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

www.brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12

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 (309) 446-3811 Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered) www.brimfieldunionchurch.org

DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church

1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com Sunday services: 9:30 am

EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 www.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 www.christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am

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 p.m. Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m. Sun. Mass: 10 am

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Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am

Sun. Worship: 10 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood

Wed. Worship: 7 pm

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

PRINCEVILLE Princeville United Methodist Church Pastor Ken Dees 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net

Sun. Worship: 9 am

Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am

Sunday School: 10:15 am

New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God

107 W. Bishop St., Yates City

Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 245-2957

Worship: 9 am

YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler

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Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm

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CLASSIFIED AND LEGAL ADS - Call (309) 741-9790 FOR RENT ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT ELMWOOD RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 JAY I. MCKINTY, Treasurer of the ELMWOOD RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, upon his Oath does hereby submit his Report of all moneys received and from what sources received, of all moneys paid out including compensation paid for personal services and of all fund balances on hand, including a summary statement of operations for all funds and account groups; and he does further Depose and Say the following Statement by him subscribed and the matters and things therein set forth are true and correct: FIRE PROTECTION FUND Revenues: Beginning Balance, July 1, 2015 (checking $33,741, savings $29,093) $62,834 PEORIA COUNTY TREASURER Property Taxes and Interest: 73,824 KNOX COUNTY TREASURER Property Taxes and Interest: 2,593 ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER Replacement Tax: 1,837 ELMWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Truck Contract Payment: 43,193 Interest: 44 Total Beginning Balance and Revenues: $184,325 Expenditures: JAY I. McKINTY, Trustee – Salary: 200 THOMAS J. SHISSLER, Trustee – Salary: 200 DAVID W. WAGNER, Trustee – Salary: 200 WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. – Legal and Court Fees: 6,499 FARMERS STATE BANK Principal and Interest on Fire Truck Loan: 43,193 LAMPE PUBLICATIONS – Publication Fees: 182 ILL. ASSOC. OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Dues: 188 MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM – Dues: 112 JOHN McKINTY – Option to Purchase Real Estate 2,500 CONNIE McKINTY – Option to Purchase Real Estate 2,500 ELMWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT – Fire Protection Contract: 49,350 B.Y.E AMBULANCE SERVICE – Ambulance Service Contract: 25,970 Total Expenditures: $131,094 Balance on hand June 30, 2016 (checking $24,094, savings $29,137): $53,231 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 26th day of September, 2016. /s/ JAY I. McKINTY, Treasurer of ELMWOOD RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to me this 26th day of September, 2016. /s/ REBECCA M. HENNENFENT Notary Public

BRIMFIELD/MILLBROOK M.T.A.D. TREASURER’S REPORT ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT APRIL 1, 2015 – MARCH 31, 2016

• FARMHOUSE: Two-story farmhouse with modern kitchen and laundry room, two-stall garage, 1.5-stall shop, located 1.5 miles SW of Williamsfield, $750 per month. Call (309) 635-4575 or (309) 385 2185

GARAGE SALES 205 E. Bishop, Yates City Saturday October 8 & Sunday October 9 Noon to 5 Lots of tools, ladders and ladder jacks, radial arm for siding, and misc. 514 N. Putnam, Elmwood Saturday, October 8 - 8 to 4 Sunday October 9 – 8 to 4

MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016 ROAD & BRIDGE DISTRICT Cash Receipts Property taxes $68,459, state replacement taxes $6,858, interest $236, Rental $13,300. Total cash receipts $89,180. Cash Disbursements Ruth Oil-$3,912, Megan Trucking-$13,007, Galva Iron & Metal-$2,290, Riverstone Group-$14,310.Compensation under $25,000- $3,918, cash disbursements under $2,500: $26,016. Total cash disbursements $63,353. Road & Special Bridge Revenue TOTAL Balance March 31, 2015 $86,354 $135,311 $221,665 Cash Receipts 43,770 45,410 89,180 (27,644) (63,353) Cash Disbursements (35,709) Balance March 31, 2016

$94,415

Cash Balance April 1, 2015

$22,518

RECEIPTS Property Taxes Interest Income Total Receipts

$15,002 12 $15,014

DISBURSEMENTS Sandra Powell, Assessor All Other Vendors (under $2,500) Total Disbursements

$9,000 5,595 $14,595

Cash Balance April 1, 2016

$22,937 Danny Powell, Treasurer

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY In Re ESTATE OF ) ORVAL K. DAVIS ) No. 16-P-403 Deceased ) CLAIM NOTICE - INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of ORVAL D. DAVIS on August 2, 2016. Letters of Office were issued on September 14, 2016, by the above entitled Court to ORVALEE K. ROE, of 4428 South Hammerich Road, Mapleton, Illinois 61547, as Independent Administrator, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., of 118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the Administrator or both on or before the 7th day of April, 2017 or if mailing or delivery of a Notice from the Administrator is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the administrator and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 755 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/28-4, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a copy of a form of petition to terminate independent administration to the Clerk of the Court at the above address. DATED this 14th day of September, 2016. ORVALEE K. ROE, Independent Administrator of the Estate of ORVAL D. DAVIS, Deceased. WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. Attorneys for the Independent Administrator 118 West Main Street P. O. Box 368 Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368 Telephone: (309) 742-3611

$153,077

$247,492

TOWN FUND Cash Receipts Property taxes $90,225, state replacement taxes $4,924, interest income $131, rent $9,489, other income $932. Total cash receipts $105,751. Cash Disbursements Spoon River Landscape $9,140, TOIRMA $6,657, Ameren $4,098, Compensation under $25,000-$38,937, cash disbursements under $2,500: $10,623. Total cash disbursements $69,455. General Balance March 31, 2015 $55,668 Cash Receipts 73,537 Cash Disbursements (50,951) Balance March 31, 2016 $78,254

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Crafters Dream Sale – Deco mesh materials, tutu items, and miscellaneous other items. Lots of tools (Mac, Snap On, Craftsman, and many misc. tools), motorcycle helmet, motorcycle jacket, lots of yard stuff, old picket fence panels, and a few antiques. Hope to see you there!!! Huge SALE Inside Machine Shed Sat Oct 8 & Sun Oct 9 10am to 4pm 2181 Knox Road 1800N Williamsfield (4.4 mi North from intersection of Rt 150 & Rt 180 to 1750N, then West 1 1/4 mi. OR approx 5 mi South of West Jersey

Revenue Cemetery TOTAL $77,050 $32,466 $165,184 19,502 12,712 105,751 (9,333) (9,171) (69,455) $87,219

$36,007 $201,480

Subscribed and sworn to this 29th day of September 2016, I Danny Powell, Supervisor of Millbrook Township, County of Peoria, State of Illinois, do certify that the above is a true copy of the annual treasurer’s report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. Danny Powell, Supervisor

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS Peoria County, in Probate In the Matter of the Estate of ) TERRY D. WILCOXEN, Deceased ) 16-P-408 NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is hereby given to creditors of the death of TERRY D. WILCOXEN. Letters of Office were issued to CARRIE L. PEEK, whose address is 18612 N. Elmore Road, Laura, IL 61451, as Executor, whose attorneys are CORDIS & CORDIS, Attorneys at Law, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 29th day of March, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: September 22, 2016 . CARRIE L. PEEK, Executor of the Estate of TERRY D. WILCOXEN, Deceased Cordis & Cordis Attorneys for Administrator 129 North Walnut Avenue P.O. Box 445 Princeville, Illinois 61559 309.385.4616

By: /s/ Kerry R. Cordis Attorney for Estate

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Blacktop on Rt 180 to 1750N then West to sale.) Lots of flea market type items, misc housewares, domestics, furniture, dog crates, DVD’S,Wii games, adult Halloween costumes, Christmas decorations most new/never used. Cookbooks. Tailgating SS Drink cooler, 2 NIB hanging kitchen lights. PLUS a large selection of name brand new & LN men's & women's clothing & shoes (several men's new & LN Puma sz 12). Purses, jewelry & a little bit of everything one collects over a few years & no longer needs. 408 E. Cypress, Elmwood Saturday, October 8 7am to Noon Rain or Shine Kids clothing: boys size 8-14, teen girls clothing, womens clothing, mens clothing, craft items, end tables, small entertainment center, purses, twin and full camo bedding sets, lots of misc.

HELP WANTED • DRIVER: Full-time position for custom operator of fertilizer & lime. Must have some agriculture background with a class AC driver license with Haz-Mat and clean driving record. Call: Mark - 309/678-8956 or Gene

309-678-8952 • AD SALESPERSON: Part-time advertising salesperson needed. Flexible hours. This will not be an in-office job, but wil instead involve face-to-face sales calls. Call (3=09) 741-9790.

SERVICES • LAWN MOWING: Elmwood only. (309) 415-0296.

FOR SALE • FURNITURE: 5 pc. Broyhill bedroom set, white, with 2 single beds, Armoire with 2 shelves plus 1 drawer, corner dresser with 3 drawers, 1 night stand, all matching EC $700, standing jewelry cabinet with mirrors and 7 drawers $25, Flex Steel loveseat, white, 2 cushion, very clean $50, Floral sleeper loveseat with matching ottoman storage/footstool $100, Lay-ZBoy Sofa with end recliners and connecting corner piece (5 piece total) 113” length $200, matching sofa picture 61” length $25, small bar 43”L x 15”W $25, small desk $10, computer table $10, All cash only (309) 6822091

WANTED • DEER HUNTING LEASE: Central Illinois veteran and very serious deer hunters, looking for a hunting lease in Knox County. Call Tim (217) 853-2373.

CLAIM NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY In Re ESTATE OF ) JACK W.GROEPER ) No. 16-P-422 Deceased ) NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of JACK W. GROEPER on August 29, 2016. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court to ROBIN ANN FORNEY, of 15903 West Brimfield Jubilee Road, Brimfield, Illinois 61517, as Executor, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before the 14th day of April, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of a Notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies. DATED this 23rd day of September, 2016. ROBIN ANN FORNEY, Executor of the Estate of JACK W. GROEPER, Deceased. WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. Attorneys for the Executors 118 West Main Street P. O. Box 368 Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368 Telephone: (309) 742-3611

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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. MOVIES: What two movies were the highest-grossing films of all time worldwide? 2. LITERATURE: Which one of Shakespeare’s plays features the character of Shylock? 3. ANATOMY: In which part of the human body is the stirrup bone located? 4. ASTRONOMY: What is the seventh planet from the Sun in our solar system? 5. ENTERTAINERS: In what year did singer Elvis Presley die? 6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the traditional birthstone associated with November? 7. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the first female deity, according to Greek mythology? 8. MUSIC: Mark Knopfler is best known as lead singer of what rock group? 9. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. state is closest to Russia? 10. ANTHROPOLOGY: What is Lascaux site in southern France famous for?

Answers

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1. “Avatar” and “Titanic” 2. “The Merchant of Venice” 3. The ear 4. Uranus 5. 1977 6. Topaz or citrine 7. Gaia 8. Dire Straits 9. Alaska 10. Ancient cave paintings

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Princeville volleyball showing improvement; seeds out today By PHIL JOHNSON

The Princeville volleyball team picked a good time to put together some wins. Coaches were to vote on postseason seedings this week, with results due out today (Oct. 6) by about 4 p.m. on the IHSA’s website (www.ihsa.org). Regionals start Oct. 24. In Class 2A, BrimfieldFor The Weekly Post

Elmwood, Farmington and Princeville are in a Sub-Sectional of the Illini Bluffs Sectional. Williamsfield is in a Class 1A Sub-Sectional of the Flanagan-Cornell Sectional Princeville swept Lincoln Trail foe Mercer County at home on Monday 25-17 and 25-18 to go 12-6 on the season. Lucy Waid killed eight for the Lady Princes, while Syd-

ney Ladd blocked one and Melissa Martin was big with 15 assists. Cammie Day had eight digs. “I was very happy that we came out focused after a wild homecoming week, and our defense is really improving,” coach Shan Waid said. In a matchup of Weekly Post area teams last Wednesday, the Lady Princes prevailed over Williamsfield 25-17, 25-

22. Waid scored on seven kills and two aces while Marissa Horton-Meza and Kate Snyder also served two aces. Martin helped the scoring with 11 assists and Day kept volleys alive with seven digs. Brimfield- Elmwood (12-6 ) traveled to Lewistown last Thursday for a Prairieland contest and lost in three games 19-25, 25-21 and 13-25. Brimfield-Elmwood

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Rachel Jacobson had six kills and nine digs. Holly Stratton was the assists leader with nine. Nicole Thurman had eight digs and eight assists. “Lewistown is a strong team in our conference,” coach Troy Tilly said. Farmington (8-12) struggled at home Monday, falling to Prairieland rival Lewistown 25-4, 2522. Megan Gilstrap had three kills and three blocks. Haley Huls had three blocks and three assists. The Lady Farmers came up short in a home match versus Prairieland opponent Knoxville last Tuesday in an overtime match 28-26 and then 25-12. Farmington

On Monday, Williamsfield (4-16) traveled to Ridgewood to fall in two very close games, both 25-23. “We were very evenly Williamsfield

matched (with Ridgewood) but struggled in receiving serves in the second half of each game, and Ridgewood came back late,” co-coach Kathy Wight said. Emily Foster had five kills and three blocks. Lexi Little had eight digs and three aces. Amber Williams had seven assists. “We look forward to our game Wednesday this week at home versus Brimfield. It is the Volley for Cure game to honor breast cancer survivors, and a silent auction will take place with proceeds going to Susan G Komen for the Cure,” Wight said. The Lady Bombers were on the road again last Thursday at Midland High School and dropped two games 25-10, 25-13 . Williams had five digs and four assists. Alivia Alford also dug five , and Little had one block.

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behind the quarterback, tight ends used as blockers, snap the ball and run it off tackle. The only guessing game vs. E-B is which running back will get the ball. They usually have two types of backs: one a smashmouth runner who likes to bowl over people – Jackson Harkness. The other is usually a speedy, elusive back who picks through holes and turns on the jets – Sam Marincic. Off tackle left or right make up about 90 percent of the play calls. Don’t worry E-B fans, The Swami is not giving away secrets. Watch a single Trojans game from this year or any of the past 10 years and the script is the same. The other 10 percent of plays are a sweep left or right, a fullback dive or a pass. Bruce Cowdrey, former coach of the Peoria Pirates, said you could fit the playbook on a matchbook cover when he broadcast the Trojans opener at Stark County. That’s the rub. It’s very effective. The goal is to put more blockers at the point of attack than you can get defenders there to make a tackle. By the time a Trojan is a senior, they have run the off-tackle play a million times. Practice makes perfect. Executed properly, it’s tough to stop. And when executed over and over by a large, punishing offensive line, it gets even tougher to stop. Once the defensive line and linebackers start getting tired, here comes the sweep or pass. Have you ever noticed that while these plays aren’t used often, they often go for a score? There is a method to the Hollis madness. You see a completely different beast when Farmington has the ball. The NFL is a passing league. College teams have gone with athletic quarterbacks to run the spread offense. Many high school teams try to emulate the pass-first mentality and put athletes in space. Coach Toby Vallas has embraced this style and turned Farmington into a highscoring juggernaut. Farmers Offense

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year and the stakes are even higher for what will be the best atmosphere of the season. The Swami can’t wait for 7 p.m. Friday. Free autographs to the first 1,000 fans who say hello. I’ve heard rumors from Farmington about the identity of The Swami. It’s not a secret, and I don’t wear a mask ... just a very suave turban that makes my face appear fatter than it really is. OK Swami, enough blustering, pick a winner. The proprietary Swami software predicts a 42-35 Trojans win. I’ll take E-B, 48-47. What’s that? There are other games being played. Big whoop. Remind The Swami to take security with him into these other towns. Princeville 21-7

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The Farmers line up in a pistol offensive formation most of the time: quarterback in shotgun formation with a single running back to one side and four wide receivers. The defense has to stay honest and prepare for run or pass. When running, the Farmers can hand off to the RB, run a QB keeper, or give it to a streaking WR for a jet sweep. They can fake and throw a play-action pass. Or they can just simply take the snap and execute a pass play. Combine speed at the skill positions with an accurate passer, and the offense becomes deadly. That’s exactly what the Farmers have assembled. They have four very good wide receivers in Ethan Kenney, Judd Anderson, Jakob Uryasz and Eric Higgs. Running back Evan Marion provides a rushing attack. And Dylan Hayden is the gold standard of passing quarterbacks. Sure the other team might be able to stop one or two of the Farmers playmakers, but can you stop all six? Vallas does an excellent job of figuring out what you’re trying to take away and getting the ball to the kid you can’t defend. Consider that all four receivers have had big games and catches at one time or another. And don’t be surprised to see something on offense from Farmington that you haven’t seen all year. Vallas is very crafty and will implement any scheme he thinks will give his team an edge. Remember the onside kicks every time against E-B last year? So what will decide this game? Defense. The team that can stop the other offense or force turnovers will win. E-B won last year ,77-64. Not much defense in that one. This time around, both defenses are vastly improved. The Trojans have only yielded 60 points so far. The Farmers aren’t far behind, allowing 103. The teams share four common opponents against whom Farmington has a combined score of 209-77, and E/B went 199-26. This is a huge rivalry game every

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Illini West 0 0 0 0 - 0 Elmwd-Brimfield 13 20 7 8 - 48 First Quarter EB - Donahue 9 pass from Houlihan (kick failed) EB - Metz 2 run (H.Hedrick kick) Second Quarter EB - Houlihan 1 run (H.Hedrick kick) EB - Marincic 18 run (kick failed) EB - Harkness 5 run (H.Hedrick kick) Third Quarter EB - Marincic 8 run (H.Hedrick kick) Fourth Quarter EB - Wyatt 1 run (Bowers run) Team Statistics IW EB Rushes-Yds 41-129 43-316 Yds per carry 3.1 7.3 Comp-Att-Int 3-13-2 5-7-0 Passing yds 35 59 Individual Statistics Rushing - EB: Harkness 12-88, Marincic 10-85, Teubel 2-36, S.Hedrick 228, Bowers 3-21, Wyatt 5-20, Endres 4-19, Metz 6-18, Houlihan 1-1. Passing - EB: Houlihan 5-7-0-59. Receiving - EB: Lenzi 3-45, Donahue 1-9, Marincic 1-5. Tackles - EB: Harkness 8, Lenzi 7, Groeper 6, Brandt 6, Milliman 6, Jordan 6, H.Hedrick 5, Teubel 5.

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Overall Conf W L W L Annawan-Weth. 5 1 4 0 Mercer Co. 4 2 3 1 Stark County 3 3 2 2 West Central 3 3 2 2 Princeville 3 3 2 2 Mid-County 3 3 1 3 Ridgewood 2 4 1 3 United 1 5 1 3 Last Friday Annawan-Weth. 20, Princeville 7 Mercer County 42, Ridgewood 19 Stark County 58, West Central 14 United 18, Mid-County 13 This Friday Mercer Co. at West Central, 7 pm Ridgewood at Annawan-Weth, 7 pm United at Stark County, 7 pm Princeville at Mid-County (Galva), 7 pm

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0 7 0 0 - 7 First Quarter AW - Ince 11 run (kick good) AW - Ince 9 run (kick good) Second Quarter P - Arnett 80 run (S.Snedden kick) Fourth Quarter AW - No. 40 23 run (kick failed) Team Statistics AW P First Downs 11 7 Rushes-Yds 34-220 43-170 Yds per carry 6.5 3.95

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Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Comp-Att-Int 5-8-0 2-4-0 Passing yds 61 37 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: Arnett 22-129, A.Snedden 6-20, Bauman 7-(minus-3), Janssen 1-1, S.Snedden 6-23. Passing - P: Bauman 2-4-0-37 Receiving - P: S.Snedden 1-26, Hermann 1-11. Tackles - P: A.Snedden 7, Headley 5, Urbanc 5, Kessling 5, S.Snedden 5, Saal 4, Bauman 4, Spurgeon 4.

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0 0 0 6 - 6 13 36 7 0 - 56 First Quarter F - Marion 5 run (Johnson kick) F - Marion 3 run (Johnson kick) Second Quarter F - Higgs 53 pass from Hayden (Johnson kick) F - Higgs 58 pass from Hayden (Johnson kick) F - Kenney 16 pass from Hayden (conversion good) F - Marion 12 run (Johnson kick) F - Kenney 34 pass from Hayden (Johnson kick) Third Quarter F - D.Anderson 10 run (Johnson kick) Fourth Quarter WP - No. 20 22 pass from No. 5 (kick failed) Team Statistics WP F Comp-Att-Int - 10-11-0 Passing yds 307 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: Marion 13-92, D.Anderson 9-35, Bradt 4-72, Hayden 1-16, J.Anderson 2-23. Passing - F: Hayden 10-11-0-307. Receiving - F: Higgs 5-210, J.Anderson 2-32, Kenney 3-76. Tackles - F: Garcia 5, Fletcher 5, Marion 4, Turney 4, DePriest 4, Cecil 3.

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scores to go with a rugged 6.9 yards per carry. In last week’s 48-0 win over Illini West, Harkness hit a defensive back so hard on one running play that the defender had to leave the game. E-B has even passed a few times, most notably last week when Jimmy Houlihan was 5-for-7 for 59 yards and a TD toss to Miles Donahue. But passing won’t make or break E-B in this one. Defending the pass will. Ranked 10th in Class 3A, the Trojans secondary has a chance Friday to show once and for all if it has improved from last year. That’s the game when Higgs caught 13 passes for 291 yards and three scores and Gilstrap passed for 319 yards, while also rushing for 263.

“Defensively I know last year they tried (blitzing) more people and that’s when we had our success throwing the ball one-on-one,” Hayden said. “I hope they do a lot more of that.” Annawan-Wethersfield 20, Princeville 7

PRINCEVILLE – The visitors jumped to a 14-0 lead early and threatened to blow out the Homecoming Princes. But after a quarter, Princeville (3-3, 2-2) made a game of it against Lincoln Trail Conference leader A-W (5-1, 4-0). Jack Arnett broke a counter play for an 80-yard score in the second quarter and the Princeville defense wassolid against Annawan, yielding only one more score. “After they got up 14-0 it could

have gone either way, but we tightened down and made a game of it,” Princeville coach Jon Carruthers said. “We’re disappointed we lost, but nobody expected us to be in the ballgame with them.” Arnett led the Princes with 129 yards rushing and Adam Snedden was top tackler with seven stops. Next up for Princeville is a mustwin vs. Mid-County at Galva.

MONMOUTH – Winless United (1-5, 1-3) upset Mid-County as Alfred Mono came back from injury to run for 154 yards and two scores. Fullback Jack Craig led MidCounty (3-3, 1-3) with 102 yards on 19 carries and scored twice. The Cougars were without injured tailback Bret Woodside. United 18, Mid-County 13

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KILBOURNE – Brimfield junior Brady Kreiter shot a 78 Tuesday to win the Class 1A Mason City Regional at Crane Kreiter Creek Golf Course. Kreiter was two strokes ahead of sophomore Cole Cox, who shot at 80 for regional winner Peoria

Christian. Kreiter advances to the Mercer County Sectional on Monday (Oct. 10). Also advancing is junior Josh Smith of Farmington after shooting 91. Dean Burwell was Elmwood’s top finisher with a round of 105. Also advancing to the Mercer County sectional was Williamsfield senior Brian Brown, who shot an 85 at the par-71 Oak Run Golf Course. Mercer County was top team at

Oak Run and host Williamsfield was fifth. Area girls golfers were to compete Wednesday (Oct. 5) at Metamora Fields in their Class 1A Regional. Earlier last week, Williamsfield tied for third at the Lincoln Trail Conference tourney. Freshman Austin Larson placed sixth with a round of 83. And on Sept. 29, Elmwood was third at Gibson Woods after Marshall

Shissler and Andrew Draher paced the team with rounds of 52. Montana Ledbetter led the Elmwood girls with a 54. • Junior High – While girls basketball season is just starting in the junior high ranks, cross country season heats up this weekend with sectional races. Brimfield, Elmwood and Princeville run Saturday at Donovan Park in Peoria starting at 9:30 a.m. Farmington is at Schuy-Rush Park at 10.

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Hermann (15th in 16:43) and Logan Whitney (17th in 16:54). Drew Lueschow was fifth for Elmwood, placing 28th in 17:19. “I was pretty impressed with all the times,” Meyers said. “The course was in great shape and ran pretty well.” Elmwood-Brimfield was seventh in the girls race and was led by Emily McAuley, who placed 31st in 21:18.7. Ryan Block of Knoxville won in 18:44.1. Sydney Hartwig was 36th for

E-B in 21:31 and Alexa Perrow was 37th in 21:33. Freshman Sorin Hilsabeck of Princeville was the top local finisher on the girls side, placing 19th in a careerbest 20:22.8. Last Tuesday, Princeville ran at the unique 16-team El Paso-Gridley Invite, which includes four crossings of Panther Creek and music playing throughout. Hilsabeck was 21st in 22:34 to lead the girls and freshman Nicholas Miller led the boys with a time of 21:19.

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Battle of the Unbeatens E-B and Farmington meet with Prairieland Blue on the line By JEFF LAMPE

“They are complete opposites on offense,” everyone says, when comparing the Farmington and Elmwood-Brimfield football teams. And they are – except in one very important category. Both teams are scoring points at a staggering rate heading into Friday’s long-awaited Battle of the Unbeatens at Farmington. The Farmers and Trojans are two of 11 unscathed teams in the Class 3A ranks and will play for the Prairieland Blue Conference title. Farmington (6-0, 3-0) averages 48.5 points per game and E-B (6-0, 3-0) is not far back at 46.8 ppg. For both teams, that’s despite playing substitutes for up to two quarters per game. All of which brings to mind last year’s epic matchup between these rivals when the Trojans outlasted the Farmers, 7764, in the second-highest scoring game in IHSA history. Will fans see more of the same Friday after the 7 p.m. kickoff? Or was that a “lightning-in the-bottle game” – a description used by both coaches. “I don’t think the same thing will happen,” E-B coach Todd Hollis said. “I think both teams are better than we were last year.” OK, but nobody expects a 3-0 defenWeekly Post Staff Writer

Dylan Hayden of Farmington has completed 79 of 112 passes for 1,727 yards and 21 touchdowns with just three interceptions. Photo by Dave Giagnoni

The Swami Sez E-B gets the nod, barely

So I’m not sure if anybody has heard that Elmwood-Brimfield is going to be playing a varsity game in Farmington on Friday night. In the words of The Donald, “It’s gonna be huge!” For those of you who don’t understand football (about 99 percent of fans, and unfortunately about 85 percent of coaches), The Swami is going to give you a complete breakdown. How am I qualified? A 9-1 record last week brings the season total to 44-16 for The Swami. United spoiled a shot at perfection by upsetting Mid-County. The nerve of some The teams. Don’t they unSWAMI derstand my picks are more important than winning some silly ball game? Whatever. On to the big game. The infamous Hollis scrum. The Rolling Blob of Death. Four yards and a cloud of dust. Only three things can happen when you pass the ball, and two of them are bad. You get the point yet? E-B Coach Todd Hollis likes to run the ball. He makes no bones about that. No splits between the linemen, double wing running backs, fullback lined up directly Trojans Offense

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sive battle. Not with this much offense. Farmington is flashier, with a versatile passing offense led by senior quarterback Dylan Hayden. More of a pocket passer than graduated QB Steven Gilstrap, Hayden has passed for 1,727 yards and 21 touchdowns while completing 71 percent of his throws. “I think he’s pretty special,” Farmington coach Toby Vallas said. “He and I are on the same page all the time. He’s got it.” Hayden is also blessed with a talented corps of receivers led by senior speedster Eric Higgs, who has 26 catches for 681 yards and scored on bombs of 53 and 58 yards in last week’s 56-6 blowout of West Prairie (2-4, 1-3). If you double cover Higgs, Hayden simply tosses to Judd Anderson (24 catches, 296 yards), Ethan Kenney (16 for 385) or Jakob Uryasz, who has taken six of his 10 catches to the house. “My receivers make my job a whole lot easier,” Hayden said. “Most of the time it’s my first read, but even if I have to go to my second read, it’s there.” Add to that a solid running back in Evan Marion (75 carries, 474 yards, 11 TDs) and an improved defense, and it’s easy to see why Farmington is unbeaten. But the same is true for the Trojans, whose run game averages 350 yards per

Eric Higgs hauled in touchdown passes of 53 and 58 yards last week and for the season has 26 catches for 681 yards and five TDs. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.

game and 7.0 yards per carry and is led by seniors Sam Marincic and Jackson Harkness. Marincic has 792 yards and 12 scores this year and averages 9.0 per carry, but is still looking for a stat line like the one he posted last year vs. the Farmers: 6 TDs, 253 yards. Harkness is fully recovered from a back injury and has 639 yards and eight Continued on Page 19

E-B boys win Elmwood Invitational XC meet By JEFF LAMPE

ELMWOOD – There’s still work to be done, but the Elmwood-Brimfield boys cross country team took a stride forward on Saturday at Maple Lane Country Club. Placing four runners in the top 17, 11th-ranked E-B won its own Elmwood Invitational with 65 points to place well ahead of 12th-ranked Deer Creek-Mackinaw (96), 15th-ranked Eureka (104) and 6th-ranked Tremont (113). “Our gap is still too big from 1-5, but I thought we raced pretty well,” Trojans coach Gregg Meyers said. “Sometimes we get out there in the middle of a race and start running instead of racing.” Weekly Post Staff Writer

Instead of merely running, Meyers said E-B runners responded when challenged. None did that better than second-place finisher Cooper Hoffmann, whose time of 16:07 was behind only

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ElmwoodBrimfield boys runners formed a tight pack early in Saturday’s Elmwood Invitational meet. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.

the 15:52 of Adam Schlenker of Bloomington Central Catholic. Other top E-B runners included Trevor Dunkel (12th in 16:35), Alex Continued on Page 19