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ELMWOOD – The Board of Education on Monday approved a 7-cent increase in its tax levy, but the 1.38-percent hike from 5.2804 per $100 assessed valuation last year to 5.3537 is still below the rate of inflation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this week reported that the 12-month percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for “all items less food and energy” is 1.9 percent. “We’ll be helped by the increasing Equalized Assessed Valuation,” said Inside Superintendent Chad Brimfield’s School Wagner. Board approved a Raising the tax levy four-cent tax hike from $5.28 per $100 and is pondering equalized assessed valraising school uation to $5.35 would lunch rates. See cost the owner of a Page 12. $120,000 home about $2,118 or some $28 more than last year. Uncertainty with state funding has led to greater reliance on property taxes, which now make up more than half of all revenues, and there’s widespread concern about the state freezing property taxes. But for now, the District’s financial situation is solid, according to a recent independent audit. The Board unanimously OK’d a $4.2 million tax levy request, with Board Secretary Bill Frietsch absent. Breaking down the levy request by funds, the largest increases are in the Education and Tort immunity funds, both of which would go up about $60,000, and in Operations & maintenance, which increases $10,000. The dollar totals are about $2.4 million in Education; $400,000 in Operations & main-

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By BILL KNIGHT

OREGON – It was 105 years ago this Sunday when Elmwood native Lorado Taft supervised the delicate pouring of massive amounts of concrete into the 48-foot mold of his ambitious concrete statue, “The Eternal Indian.” The sculptor and crew of assistants and laborers were nervous because such a project hadn’t been tried, and temperatures were plummeting. Today, the effects of a century’s weather – plus a few repairs that inadvertently caused problems – have made the imposing figure better known as the Black Hawk statue the subject of another ambitious project: its restoration. Overlooking the Rock River 125 feet below a wooded bluff, the project stalled that day, when weather turned frigid. Taft “had this idea of building a monument to the Native Americans who had preceded him,” said Dale Hoppe, director of the Lorado Taft Field Campus complex yards from the statue. “Taft’s crews started pouring in November and the concrete froze. So they went down to the Schiller Piano Factory, which is For The Weekly Post

“The Eternal Indian” is barely visible last week, shrouded by scaffolding and planks. A piece of tarp blown from the protective covering by high winds this month is tangled in a tree. Photo by Bill Knight.

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Farm Bureau sets transmission line meeting By BILL KNIGHT

BRIMFIELD – The Peoria County Farm Bureau has scheduled a meeting for 1 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Brimfield American Legion hall to explain the eminent domain process and how landowners along the route of the Spoon River Transmission Line can negotiate a better easement with land agents, according to Peoria County Farm Bureau manager Patrick Kirchhofer. For The Weekly Post

Laura Harmon from the Illinois Farm Bureau’s General Counsel’s office will make the presentation. Harmon, who in July spoke at a meeting hosted by the Knox and Peoria County Farm Bureaus, plans to explain eminent domain and how to incorporate landowner priorities into an easement. Area landowners in the path of the proposed 345,000-volt transmission line recently received an Ag Impact

Mitigation Agreement (AIMA) from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The letter is the agreement between Ameren Transmission Line Company of Illinois (ATXI) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture, which established standards and policies that ATXI will follow as it builds the power line across agricultural land to connect the Sandburg Continued on Page 2

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tenance; $40,000 in Bond & interest $160,000 in Transportation; $80,000 in Municipal retirement; $40,000 in Working cash; $275,000 in Tort immunity; $40,000 in safety, security, etc.; $40,000 in Leasing levy; $240,000 in Special education; and $125,000 in Social Security/Medicare. In other business, the Board approved a proposal for the Junior High Technology Lab to equip the room with 40 Chromebooks and 8 cameras, and the District will use CDWG for the computers and online vendors for the cameras. In other news: • Counselor Janelle Meyer reported that high school senior Deanna Cantu is the first local student in about 50 years to advance in the V.F.W.’s “Voice of

Democracy” audio-essay contest, an annual competition in which tens of thousands of high schoolers nationwide compete for scholarships. She’ll go on to compete in Springfield in February; • the Junior High construction project remains on schedule, Wagner said; and • local graphic artist Tanya Endres’ entry in the community effort to update Elmwood’s mascot logo was picked (left), and it’ll be used on official materials, from stationery to the web site. However, the change may not be uniform, according to Wagner, who said, “Individual sports have the choice of using the new mascots or continuing with what they have always used. I conducted a poll of other area schools, and allowing variations of the theme in regards to mascots is pretty typical.”

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Substation near Galesburg and the Fargo Substation in Kickapoo Township. However, while the AIMA provides protection to land, it may not address specific concerns that landowners may have. Individual concerns must be addressed in a specific easement contract to accomplish a landowner’s specific goals. The Illinois Commerce Commission approved Ameren’s Spoon River Transmission line but didn’t grant eminent domain authority to Ameren. Affected landowners should soon receive landowner packets from Ameren to begin the easement negotiation

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process, Kirchhofer said. If Ameren is unable to obtain voluntary easements with each landowner after good-faith negotiations, then the company must seek and obtain eminent domain authority from the ICC before it initiates condemnation proceedings in state court. The transmission line is planned to use single-shaft steel poles. There will be a 150-foot easement under the lines, and it’s scheduled to be in operation by 2018. No reservations are necessary to attend the meeting, Kirchhofer said. For more information, call the Peoria County Farm Bureau at 686-7070.

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The old squirrel sometimes finds a nut

Some people are under the mistaken impression that I am out to get The Mayor of Oak Hill. Oh how wrong they are. It was with happiness that I heard the oldtimer had shot a big 12-point buck on Saturday. Actually, the way I first heard the Jeff story, The LAMPE Mayor’s grandson shot the buck. That seemed more believable, though less column-worthy. But no, it was The Mayor who braved last Saturday’s snowstorm and walked a mile into his Peoria County hunting spot. All his hunting partners backed out, scared off by

the snow and cold. Many others did the same thing on opening weekend. Not The Mayor. He set up on the ground under a deadfall with a thermos of coffee and his old Remington 870 Express shotgun. “I was hunting on five acres with no scope. No guide. No outfitter. No heater. No shed,” he cackled. “And I didn’t have any Ozonics.” (For those who don’t know, Ozonics are a scent-eliminating suit being marketed to deer hunters willing to spend lots of money, which rules The Mayor out.) That anti-technology rhetoric is something I enjoy about the Mayor and other old guys like him. They still get the idea that hunting is more about the hunt than the gear – or about posing for a camera. Anyway, around 8 a.m. as Hiz-

zoner sat in the snow eating a Little Debbie snack cake, he heard a sound and saw a big buck walking straight at him, nose to the ground. At 25 yards he fired. “Nothing runs like a deer, but a Remington will put one down,” said The Mayor, always quick with a quip. “And I didn’t whisper after shooting him. Because I had nobody to talk to.” Unlike those hushed hosts of TV shows who spend time praising products and preening, The Mayor wouldn’t even share a picture. “I’ve been out in worse weather than that,” he shrugged, before switching topics to homemade wine and his wedding anniversary. What’s not to like about that? Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com

Adele singing ‘Hello’ triggers tough memories Have you heard Adele’s new song “Hello?” It is available on iTunes and you can watch the video for free on YouTube. Whether you like the song or not, I was absolutely stunned by it. In it she attempts to contact Randy a former FRITZ boyfriend/lover or whatever to apologize for what she did to him – how she mistreated him.

If you have read my pieces in the past, you probably know I’m a recovering alcoholic – 32 years sober. But I have not mentioned that I was married during much of what I call my “drinking career,” and, after more than six years of marriage my first wife divorced me because I was an awful drunk. That took courage and to this day I admire her for it – she did what she had to do in light of an untenable situation. What happened exactly I’ll keep between the two of us, but suffice it to say that our parting was entirely my fault and she

got herself away from a loser. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about her and my first marriage, my drunkenness and once again regret my actions during that terrible period. I don’t think I’ll ever stop thinking about it, and occasionally talking to others about hundreds of regrets I have from that period. The Alcoholics Anonymous program mandates (at least I consider it a mandate) that you go through the misdeeds of your past and try to “make amends” to those you Continued on Page 7

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A story of Rathbone and Mr. Abe Lincoln

Fair warning: This is a history lesson. Don’t say you weren’t warned. I just hope you’re entertained. We know a lot about history, and pivotal moments in history seem to stand out. My dad’s generation could tell you exactly where they were when they heard Pearl Harbor had been Jon bombed. My gen- GALLAGHER eration knows where they were when Kennedy was shot or when the Space Shuttle exploded. My older kids remember the Oklahoma City bombing or the 9/11 attacks. But what if you were right there, right on the cusp of history, right beside something that would change the world, and you were so close you could touch it? Maybe you could even have done something to change the outcome. Imagine that you and your fiancée have received an invitation to go see a play. You’re not really one to appreciate live theater, but it’s the last day the play is in town. You also find out that you’re not the first choice of the host. Several other couples have been asked as guests before you, so you understand that declining the invitation won’t dam-

age your career too badly. You’re 28 years old with a bright future ahead of you, and the host, well, he’s sort of your boss in an indirect way. Your step-sister Clara gets wind of the invitation and since the host needs an answer quickly, you accept. You and your step-sister dress in your finest, she in a lovely evening gown and you in your dress blues since you’re a major in the Army. Your name is Major Henry Rathbone. Your step-sister, who is also your fiancée, is Clara Harris. Your hosts are Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The date is April 14, 1865, and you’re going to see “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. We all know what happened from here. John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor of the day, snuck into the private box that was occupied by Lincoln, his wife and his guests, Rathbone and Harris, and shot the 16th President. We know that Mary Lincoln was institutionalized because of the severe depression she suffered, having lost three sons and a husband in a short time span. Between the institutions and living with relatives, she eventually died in 1882. But whatever happened to Rathbone and Harris? Why didn’t he try to stop Booth? Very little is ever said

about him or his fiancée. Rathbone did try to stop Booth. However, the assassin struck so unexpectedly, he could do nothing to stop the actor from firing the gun, which took Lincoln’s life. Rathbone leaped to his feet and wrestled with Booth after the shot, but Booth was prepared for a fight and stabbed Rathbone in the arm with a long dagger. This allowed Booth to escape over the railing of the private box, onto the stage, and out through the wings backstage. Rathbone managed to grab Booth’s coat as he vaulted the railing, and most experts think that this is why Booth landed awkwardly, which resulted in a broken leg. Rathbone was the one who tended to Mary Lincoln, despite his own injuries. Thought to be minor, the wound actually was deeper and severed an artery in Rathbone’s arm. After helping Mrs. Lincoln to the house across the street where her husband had been taken, Rathbone collapsed due to the amount of blood that he’d lost. Rathbone would recover from the wound, but he spent several years blaming himself for not being able to do more to prevent the assassination. He married Clara two years later and they had three children. His

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that America was a melting pot of different people from different countries. I read the words “melting pot” in a recent editorial in the Journal Star. I had not read that term for many years. The people who originally came to America came in order to become Americans, not hyphenated Americans. They expected to live by the U.S. Constitution! Unfortunately, many people in America today want to see what America can do for them rather than what they can do for America. We have the opportunity to do something in 2016. Vote to change the direction of America.

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NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Elmwood juvenile arrested for online threat

ELMWOOD – A 15-year-old Elmwood boy on Nov. 14 was arrested on charges of making a terrorist threat after multiple people reported inflammatory Facebook posts referring to Columbine and other deadly incidents. After Elmwood police apprehended him, he was interviewed at the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and then transported to Peoria County’s Juvenile Detention Center. On Nov. 16, Elmwood Superintendent Chad Wagner and principals Stan Matheny and Tony Frost distributed a letter to parents of Elmwood students discussing the situation. They wrote: “Over the weekend, there was a threat issued via a Facebook posting that alluded to the possibility of a threatening and unsafe situation in our District. Through our staff’s continuous education regarding the identification and notification of these potentially dangerous postings and actions, the administration and authorities were made aware of the issue and able to address the circumstances. The letter continued, “In the current world we live in, all threats,

Dunlap women injured in rollover accident

RADNOR – A Dunlap woman was injured about 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 when the 2007 Ford Focus she was driving southbound on Ill. Route 91 drifted onto the shoulder, after which she apparently overcorrected, a witness told police. The car then crossed both lanes and rolled over on the east side of the highway, according to reports. Kathy Tankersley, 65, was thrown about 35 feet from the wreck, police said. AMT transported her to OSF St. Francis Medical Center.

Phone hacker angers Oak Run man

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Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene in Oak Run, where 33year-old Eric Rose was visibly upset about his cell phone and a social-media account being hacked, and about alleged surveillance by neighbors, according to reports. Rose, who destroyed his cell phone in the presence of responding officers, police said, suspects a St. Augustine man of involvement. Nearby residents claimed they were concerned with Rose supposedly using firearms in the area. Rose told police that neighbors were videotaping him.

Police Reports

• Joseph Wolf, 27, of Brimfield on Nov. 17 was arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Timothy Colgan, 51, of Princeville on Nov. 22 was arrested for theft of items worth less than $300 and transported to the Peoria County Jail.

Deer Accidents

• Nov. 4: Marc Brown of Dahinda in rural Sparta Township. • Nov. 18: Chad Anderson of Elmwood on Stone School Road near Smithville Road in Logan Township. • Nov. 19: Heather Franklin of Hanna City on Illinois Route 8 near Heinz Lane in Kickapoo Township.

GALLAGHER: Witnessing history can be costly named Rathbone as U.S. Consul to the Province of Hanover in Germany, where Rathbone and his family relocated. Just before Christmas in 1883, Rathbone attacked his children, ages 13, 12 and 11 during one of his delusional states. When Clara stepped in to protect them, he shot her. He then attempted suicide by stabbing himself numerous times, but none proved fatal. Rathbone was charged with the murder of his wife, but he was declared insane. His children were sent home to the United States to live

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mental health deteriorated with each passing day. Every year on the anniversary of Lincoln’s death, Rathbone was contacted by journalists who wanted to interview him, renewing his torment. Five years after Lincoln’s death, Rathbone would leave the Army, but his mental health continued to deteriorate. He became delusional, alcoholic and unfaithful to his wife. He often accused her of having affairs and was extremely jealous of any man who paid attention to her. President Chester Arthur finally

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with relatives while he was committed to an insane asylum in Germany, where he died in 1911. He was buried beside Clara in Germany, but in 1952, the cemetery determined that the graves had not been visited in some time, nor was the family interested in maintaining them, so their bodies were disinterred and the graves re-used. As a side note, the blood-stained dress that Clara wore the night of the assassination was kept for many years before the eldest son had it destroyed, claiming that it had cursed the family.

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November 28th 9:00am-2:00pm Brimfield Public Library Community Room Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday sits Small Business Saturday‐a day dedicated to helping small businesses in your community. We are proud to take part in Small Business Saturday this year and we want to encourage you to Shop Small with us on November 28th. Consultants from Tastefully Simple, Norwex, Thirty- One, Pampered Chef, Stella & Dot, Jamberry, Scensty, and Country Chic Embellishments will be on hand to help you with all of your holiday needs. Thank You for Supporting Small Businesses

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harmed (Steps 8 and 9 if you’re keeping track). There is an important codicil there: you do not make any amend that would harm another or would intrude on the other person’s preferences (like the desire not to be bothered by you). I made many amends and tried with my former wife, but to no avail. She made it clear, through her absolute silence, she wants no part of me. Fair enough. I respect that. After trying a few times I gave up the effort – long ago. It still haunts me though: That a person who had the same Social Security number as me acted in those ways; ways that are so foreign to me now. I no longer understand how he lived his life, what he thought or how he rationalized his existence. Try as I might, I absolutely cannot put myself in his shoes. What could I have been thinking? I have no idea. But more than that, I inflicted myself on others, especially my first wife, in ways that were unconscionable. I hope, since my first day of sobriety, that I have lived a successful life; that I have and will continue to make a contribution to humanity. Most important, I think, is my time teaching, which will end this May. For that job I am grateful, as I am for the past 32 years-plus of a life based on the philosophy of AA. Teaching students would not have been possible without sobriety. It is, far and away, the most important thing I have ever done. Occasionally, others congratulate me for my sobriety. I wish they wouldn’t. What I have done is attempted to live my life the way all “ordinary” people do – nothing more. In some ways I’m glad I went through a period in my life where I

had to critically examine the failures of my past and try to change the way I lived. Successful people do that naturally. I had to have it presented to me in miniscule steps. But I’m certainly not grateful for the way I treated that young woman. She deserved none of what she got and was put-upon by someone who was nothing more than a bully.

inability to “right earlier wrongs,” he wants the past left alone. That inspires in her an even greater sense of regret. I understand that feeling, and her new song has focused me on my unflattering past as I haven’t for a long time. To that woman (like me, no longer young) I say once more “I’m sorry,” and I hope she knows I mean it.

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now Conover Square, and borrowed a steam engine. Taft wrapped the entire thing in piping and muslin and burlap in order to insulate it, and started pouring again.” The pouring would resume on Dec. 20 and continued with 28 men working 12-hour shifts for 10 days in sub-zero temperatures to complete the pour. Now surrounded by scaffolding and mostly wrapped in a plastic tarp to shield it from the elements and further damage, the statue is getting attention from experts and help from volunteers. “Despite several repairs and patches over the decades, the now104-year-old statue is in desperate need of full conservation,” said Landmarks Illinois earlier this year. “Its concrete body in some places is so deteriorated that if not addressed immediately, there is a risk that the damage will quickly accelerate and the majority of its original details will be lost.” The Black Hawk statue’s origin is traced to the Eagle’s Nest, an art colony created on what’s now Lowden State Park outside Oregon, about 100 miles west of Chicago. There – on land then owned by Chicago attorney Wallace Heckman, a friend of Taft’s – the colony was a summer retreat for Taft and a collection of various artists, architects, poets and Taft’s students from the Art Institute of Chicago. One of those students, John G. Prasuhn – a young sculptor with some experience working with concrete – became a vital participant in “The Eternal Indian.” Besides the Piano Factory steam engine (more common than gasoline engines then), a second steam engine was borrowed from the Case Threshing Company to create an intricate and unusual heating system for both the concrete and pink granite chips being poured and also the mold receiving the material. After the concrete cured through the winter, the statue’s covering was removed the following May, when the innovative methods proved to have worked. “You think back 100 years ago about a statue to commemorate Native Americans, and that was not universally accepted,” said Frank Rausa, a Sterling resident at

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the forefront of getting the restoration done. “It was a work of art and it was an engineering feat, too.” Now, Amy Lamb Woods of Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, a Chicago engineering firm that specializes in concrete restorations, is contracted to do the work. Woods has worked on other Taft works, including “Alma Mater” at the University of Illinois. Also involved is Andrzej Dajnowski of Conservation of Sculpture & Objects Studio, Inc. in Forest Park, Ill., the project conservator. “This time of year, we’re not at the site,” Woods tells The Weekly Post. “It’s slow right now. We’re working behind the scenes, still working on the mix design to test for strength and durability as well as aesthetics. “It sounds easy,” she adds, laughing. “It’s not.” Earlier this year the statue was steam-cleaned. Then – using laser scanners, 3D modeling, an audio probe, and core samples for analysis – experts determined that parts of the statue in most need of attention are the arms, the vertical fold of the blanket covering the figure, and areas beneath the arms. Workers removed calcium deposits and loose material from the statue’s surface, and are mixing varieties of cement and lime to inject into a few cracks to determine the best blend. “It got so bad, you could fit your finger into the cracks,” says Rausa. “It was falling apart. “People ask me how it got so bad so fast, and I say, ‘Two words: polar vortex’,” he continues. “High

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winds and severe temperatures have played havoc. But there’s nothing you can do about Mother Nature. “You have to just grin and bear it.” Indirectly contributing to its deterioration is state government, which still hasn’t passed a budget, Rausa says. “We’ve been impacted by the state budget,” he says. “No checks can be cut, which set us back and poses other problems. Because of the delay we have to pay $75 a day for the scaffolding, which will mean another $20,000 or $30,000 we didn’t anticipate. It’s frustrating dealing with the state.” Additional funding is needed to finish the job, Rausa says. In 2008, an original estimate for the work was about $400,000, he says. In the seven years since, materials and other costs have gone up so much that the entire restoration is now projected to cost $825,000. However, more than $700,000 has already been raised through grants and donations. Rausa hopes the work will be completed by the middle of next year, noting that July 1 will be the 105th anniversary of its original dedication. “At one point I thought it’d be done Nov. 1,” he says. “Now I’m hoping against hope for next summer.” Woods is more tentative. “We’re anxious to get done,” she says. “But it’s a slow process. If we work too quickly, we could do more harm than good. But we’re glad for the public interest. We love the project.”

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Black Hawk statue started as tiny model By BILL KNIGHT

Inspired by Black Hawk, leader of Native Americans’ Sauk tribe, the statue Lorado Taft called “The Eternal Indian” was begun in 1908. What eventually became a 48-foot tall monument of sorts – and one of the world’s biggest concrete statues – “The Eternal Indian” was made with 412 barrels of Portland cement hardened into 238 cubic yards of concrete with more than two tons of steel reinforcement. It started as a Taft sketch, from which the Elmwood native made an eight-inch plaster model. A Taft student from the Chicago Art Institute, John G. Prasuhn, then created a 24-inch clay model from which two plaster casts were made. He enlarged that to a 6-foot rendition. On site, a 38-foot wooden central tower was constructed, and an 8-foot steel reinforcing structure – some eight inches in diameter – was erected from the base to the shoulder area. Chicken wire helped For The Weekly Post

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shape its curves, and 200 yards of burlap were attached to create a surface that was then sprayed with a thin plaster coat to stiffen the exterior, which in turn was soaked with clay water to help release the mold from the concrete to come. The entire construction was enclosed in canvas and tin, and after frigid temperatures caused a delay, two steam engines warmed the mold, which contained concrete, gravel and about 65,000 gallons of water. Concrete and colored cement were poured into the mold. Elsewhere, a derrick was built to lift the head, sculpted separately, to the figure’s shoulders and neck. The completed statue is hollow, between eight

inches and three feet thick, and is reinforced with iron rods. Hailed as revolutionary in concrete technology, “The Eternal Indian” was featured in Prasuhn’s 1912 story for Scientific American, in which he called the original project an “experiment.” Over the decades, the artwork has endured potentially catastrophic mishaps (two earthquakes and a lightning strike).

It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. This April, Landmarks Illinois added the Black Hawk statue to a list of the state’s Most Endangered Historical Places. The wooded acreage on which it stands was named Lowden State Park in 1945. The statue attracts about 400,000 visitors a year, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

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BRIEFS Spain files petition to succeed Leitch in House

PEORIA – Peoria Councilman Ryan Spain announced his candidacy for Illinois State Representative on Oct. 9 and on Monday filed his nominating petitions to officially seek the Republican nomination for the office. Monday was Spain the first official day for candidates to file their nominating petition for state office and Spain filed first thing with more than 1,200 signatures, more than double the legal requirement for ballot access in Illinois. “I am proud to have such a groundswell of grassroots support over the past six weeks since I announced my candidacy,” Spain said. “To have so many more signatures than is required is extremely humbling and heartfelt. I am honored to have heard from so many in support of my seeking this office.” The 73rd District Illinois House seat has been held by State Representative and Deputy Republican Leader David Leitch since 1989. Leitch announced his retirement at the end of his current term in late 2016, and officially threw his support behind Spain as his successor. Joining Leitch in signing and circulating Spain’s nominating petitions is newly elected Republican Congressman Darin LaHood as well as numerous county, township, and local officials from throughout

the six counties in the 73rd District. Spain and his wife, Ashley, raise their two-year-old daughter, Vivienne, in Peoria where Spain is Vice President of Government Relations for OSF Healthcare System as well as serving on the Peoria City Council since 2007.

Cantu places first in VFW speech contest

ELMWOOD – Deanna Cantu of Elmwood took first place in the VFW of Illinois Voice of Democracy competition in the 9th District, sponsored locally by Archie Miles Post 4724. Cantu’s topic was “My Vision for America.” Cantu was the Cantu local winner and a CD of her speech was sent to the 9th District to be judged along with entries from 26 other posts. Entries were judged on a 100-point basis: originality 30 points, content 35, delivery 35. The CD will be entered in the state contest. Deanna will be honored along with the other district winners at a banquet in Springfield the second Sunday in February. Her parents are Dean and Sandy. Mit Beres, who has been involved with the competition for 50 years, said this is the first time an entry from Elmwood won.

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on Nov. 9 approved a 2015 tax levy of $112,500 for the Town Fund and $153,500 for the Road & Bridge Fund. In other business, Highway Commissioner Paul Balagna reported increasing incidents of dumping along Township roads, and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Officer I monitoring the situation. Also, the Township is continuing to haul cinders from Duck Island and has already mixed about 75 Tons of salt/cinder mix for storage for this winter to accumulate about 175 Tons of the preparation. The Township has enough to mix an additional 150 Tons when more cinders become available.

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RADNOR – Township Supervisor Phil Cornish and Trustee Bob Price are meeting with the Township’s architect to review plans for a proposed building. The Township in September approved annexing the Township building to the Village of Dunlap with a zoning classification of Agriculture.

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Consider conifers for home landscapes By RON DIETER

Most of us, gardeners or not, use the terms “evergreen” and “conifer” interchangeably when referring to trees such as spruce, pine and fir. While these examples happen to fall into both categories, not all conifers are evergreens and not all evergreens are conifers. The word conifer means “cone bearing,” referring to the cone-like structures that hold seeds for reproduction. Most conifers are evergreens, meaning they do not drop all their leaves (needles) annually. Two exceptions are Larch and Cypress, which bear cones but shed all their needles in the fall. Some of the smallest, as well as some of the largest woody plants on earth, are conifers. The oldest woody plants living on earth are conifers, some more than 6,000 years old. Most, but not all, evergreens are conifers. Hollies, rhododendrons and some azaleas, as well as boxwood, are examples of broadleaf evergreens that do not bear cones. There are more than 500 species of conifers and thousands of varieties and cultivars. Hundreds are useful as garden and landscape plantings. Others, though often used as foundation plants and garden plants, grow into large-scale trees taking over a front yard or city lot. Popular evergreens, such as yews and junipers, are used by homeowners as foundation plants even though For The Weekly Post

they require constant shearing and will outgrow their allotted space. A wide selection of garden conifers would offer a number of better choices easier to care for. The problem is most nurseries and garden centers offer only yews and junipers. And the slow growth rate of many smaller conifers makes them more costly initially. Over the long run, however, they earn their keep because they require little pruning and don’t outgrow their space. The American Conifer Society has developed four categories of conifers, based on rate of growth and mature size. A “miniature” conifer grows less than 3 inches annually and reaches a mature size of 2 or 3 feet. A “dwarf” grows up to 6 inches per year and tops out at 4 to 6 feet. “Intermediate” conifers add 6 to 12 inches of growth each year and mature at 6 to 15 feet, while “large” conifers grow at least a foot each year and will get at least 15 feet tall. The current popularity of perennial gardens and “low maintenance” landscapes has led to a surging interest in garden conifers. As companion plants in the perennial garden, conifers provide tremendous visual impact, especially in winter when most perennial borders need all the help they can get. Like perennials, many conifers go through seasonal color changes, sporting bright colors of yellow, red or white in spring and bearing brightly colored cones later in the seasons. Garden conifers add inter-

est to the winter landscape with variety of textures, colors and forms. Beautiful conifers can be found in dramatic tall weeping forms, small compact globe shapes, with needles tipped in white or silver, or striped yellow and green. Luckily, there are four public collections of garden conifers in the Midwest, three of them within easy driving distance. There’s a small collection at Illinois Central College in East Peoria and another at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. For a day trip, however, the one to see is the Heartland Collection of Dwarf and Rare Conifers at Bickelhaupt Arboretum in Clinton, Iowa. There you'll find more than 400 specimens displayed in a stunningly beautiful garden setting. The best garden conifer collection in the Midwest, (many say it’s the finest in the United States) is the Harper Collection at Hidden Lakes Gardens in Tipton, Mich., about a six- or seven-hour drive from here. All four gardens were designed and donated by the late Justin “Chub” Harper, former superintendent of grounds at John Deere world headquarters in Moline. He was a good friend and a dedicated “conehead.” The Hidden Lakes collection was his pride and joy. It will certainly stimulate your interest and maybe a little conifer or two will find a way into your garden. To learn more about conifers, visit conifersociety.org

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BRIMFIELD — For the most part, thank the state and federal governments for a projected fourcent raise in the tax levy for local schools — and a possible increase in lunch prices, as well. State payments have been slow to come, when they come at all. Yet Gov. Bruce Rauner has suggested tax caps which would limit Brimfield Unit School District 309’s ability to raise the money it needs locally. “We want to make sure we get the money that’s available to us,” Superintendent Joe Blessman said at the Nov. 18 meeting. So Blessman advised the board to raise the Social Security levy by two cents. That’s in addition to a two-cent increase in the bond levy to pay off the new high school. Those bonds will be paid off in 2030. Without comment, the board For The Weekly Post

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Tim Linn shot this huge nontypical buck in JoDaviess County during the first Illinois firearm season.

Shotgun deer harvest increases SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 57,968 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season, Nov. 20-22, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. That’s an increase from last year’s first firearm weekend harvest of 51,830 – despite inclement weather that dropped as much as 17 inches of snow on parts of northern Illinois. Reports from check stations in northern Illinois and from anecdotal hunter observations indicated that Friday’s first day was particularly busy. Locally, hunters in Peoria County shot 735 deer, up from 613 in From Weekly Post Staff Reports

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OBITUARIES Henry Bastian

KICKAPOO – Henry Anthony Bastian, infant son of Alex “A.J.” and Kelsey (Wikoff) Bastian of East Peoria and great-grandson of a Kickapoo couple, died Nov. 13 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist. He is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents, Joe and Shananne Buehler of East Peoria; paternal grandparents Jeff and Joan Bastian of Peoria; greatgrandparents, Dick and Sharon Dwyer of Kickapoo, Jerry and Nancy Bastian of Peoria, Donna Weeks of Peoria, and Margaret Wikoff of Peoria; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Private services were planned. Condolences may be left online at www.deitersfuneralhome.com.

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PRINCEVILLE – Cheryl A. Knussman, 61, of Trivoli, sister of a Princeville woman, died Nov. 17 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Gary Knussman; daughter Anna

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(Scott) Butler of Oceanside, Calif.; sister Pam (Matt) Price of Princeville, brothers John (Christina) Schoon of Midland, Texas, and James (Susan) Schoon of Tucson, Ariz.; and parents John and Ann Schoon of Glasford. Cheryl worked and later volunteered at Christ Lutheran School in Peoria, and farmed with her husband. She attended Trivoli United Methodist Church in Trivoli. Cheryl was a Bible study teacher and loved to study God’s word. Services were Nov. 21 at Trivoli United Methodist Church in Trivoli, with burial at Trivoli Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

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PRINCEVILLE – Jane Ann Lewis, 86, of Princeville died Nov. 16 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Chillicothe. Jane was born May 29, 1929, in Monica, the daughter of Otto and Hattie Sears Kneer. She married Wayne Lewis on June 9, 1948, in Peoria. He died Nov. 19, 1983, in

Peoria. She also was preceded in death by one son, David Lewis; three brothers, Sandford “Sandy” Kneer, Willis Kneer and Carl Kneer; and one sister, Genevieve Powers. Survivors include sons Gary (Sandra) Lewis and Brian (Shelly) Lewis, both of Princeville; two daughters, Suzanne (Tom) Smith of Peoria and Lori (Troy) Birchfield of Omaha, Ark.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Tom Kneer of Lubbock, Texas. Jane was a homemaker. She devoted her life to her family and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Cremation was accorded and a memorial service held Nov. 22 at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville, with burial of ashes at Princeville Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com. ELMWOOD – Marvin G. Mason, 88, of East Moline, father of an Elmwood man, died Nov. 15 at the home of his daughter in Moline. Dora Mason, his wife of 67 years, died Sept. 30, and a memorial service for Marvin and Dora was Nov. 21 at Brimfield Evangelical Free Church in Brimfield. Survivors include son William Lee (Janet) Mason of Elmwood; daughter Cynthia (Tom) Mahr of Moline; grandchildren Eric Mason of Pekin, Jeremy (Erin) Mason of Rock Island and Jenna Mahr of Rock Island; great-grandchild Whitney Flaugh of Rock Island; brother George (Marilyn) Mason of Pekin; and sister Evelyn McClintick of Chillicothe. Condolences may be left online at sullivanellisltd.com.

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OBITUARIES M. Betty Pulliam

FARMINGTON – Martha E. “Betty” Pulliam 82, of Meadows, formerly of Farmington, died Nov. 8 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community in Meadows. Survivors include her husband Charles R. Pulliam; children Paula (Frank) Frangella of Oak Forest, Curtis (Joni) Pulliam of Utica, N.Y., and George (Pam) Pulliam of Cumming, Ga.; and four grandchildren. Betty was a graduate of Flora High School and was employed as a bank teller in Flora; Hanna City and Canton for many years. She was an active member of the American Baptist Church. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday (Nov. 27) at the Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community Chapel in Meadows, with Pastor Jane Roeschley officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, also at the chapel in Meadows. Condolences may be left online at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

Merle Ritthaler

EDWARDS – Merle K. Ritthaler, 89, of Morton, grandfather of an Edwards woman, died Nov. 17 at The Villas of Holly Brook in Morton. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Myrtle Martin; daughter Jeanne (Tony) Rogers of Morton; son Marc (Lorelei) Ritthaler of Tyler, Texas; grandchildren Kim (John) McCormick of Edwards, Brian (Michelle) Rogers of Morton, Cory (Lindsay) Ritthaler of Dallas, Texas, Justin (Danielle) Ritthaler of Baltimore, Md., Mindi

(Jeremy) Dunckel of Houston, Texas, and Marc Tyler Ritthaler of Tyler, Texas; 10 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Robert Ritthaler of Live Oak, Fla., and Arthur Ritthaler of Morton. A funeral service was Nov. 23 at Grace Church in Morton, with burial at Roberts Cemetery in Morton, with military rites. Condolences may be left online at visit www.knappjohnson.com.

Marilyn Roth

EDWARDS – Marilyn R. Roth, 86, of Roanoke, sister of an Edwards woman, died Nov. 19 at the Roanoke Apostolic Christian Home. Survivors include sister Dorothy “Dot” (John) Hoerr of Edwards; children Steve (Jill) Roth, Dan (Patty) Roth, Shirley (Ty) Gillespie, Sherry Roth, Charlene (Jerry) Sander and Todd (Jill) Roth, all of Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Melvin and Donald “Doc.” Marilyn worked at Ulrich’s Manufacturing in Roanoke and at People's State Bank in Roanoke. After retirement her wish was to open a tea room and she opened Isch’s Tea Room in Metamora. Funeral services were Nov. 23 at Roanoke Apostolic Christian Church, with burial at the church cemetery. Condolences may be left online at knappjohnsonharris.com.

Stuart A. Schrodt

DAHINDA – Stuart A. Schrodt, 76, of Abingdon, stepfather of a Dahinda man, died Nov. 20 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include his wife Mari-

The family of Dale Broadfield Sr. Would like to thank everyone for the love and support shown to us during the loss of our beloved husband , father and grandfather. Your sympathy and thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated. Elizabeth Broadfield Mike, Denise, Allison & Kyle Slater, Dale Broadfield Jr.

lyn and stepsons Dan Gordon of Dahinda and Donald Gordon and David Gordon, both of Abingdon. He graduated from Abingdon High School. He worked at the Pool Hall as a teenager. He later worked at Eagles and Kroger grocery stores. He managed the former Citgo gas station in Abingdon. He became a ham radio operator for many years. He enjoyed old cars and also raced motorcycles at Cordova in his early adult years. Graveside services were Nov. 23 at the Abingdon Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.

LaVerne Turner

BRIMFIELD – LaVerne A. Turner, 92, of Peoria, mother of a Brimfield man, died Nov. 20 at Manor Court in Peoria. She married Merle F. Turner Sr. on Aug. 27, 1949, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1999. She was also preceded in death by twin infant daughters, Barbara K. and Peggy Jo in 1953; one great-granddaughter, Morgan Daisy Peterson; and one brother, Oliver J. Loeb Jr. Survivors include sons Merle F. (Vicky) Turner Jr. of Brimfield and Stephen M. (Mary Pat) Turner Sr. of Dunlap and daughter Denise (Stephen) Fuller of Peoria; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter on the way in February. A funeral Mass was Nov. 25 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Kickapoo. Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.

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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, for 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)

Sun. Worship: 10:30 am

EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church

Elmwood Baptist Church

7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 www.bethanycentral.org Sat. Evening Worship: 6 pm Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm

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

Christ Alive! Community Church

First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood

Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 www.christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am

Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am

ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 www.crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm

Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m. Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.

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Sun. Mass: 10 am Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 www.elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am

FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington 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

New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm

PRINCEVILLE Princeville United Methodist Church Pastor Ken Dees 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am

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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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff,

) ) )

vs.

) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143

REYNOLDS THEATRES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VERNON O. REYNOLDS, CITY OF ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS,

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Defendants.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2015, the Sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois, will on December 9, 2015, at the hour of 1:00 o’clock P.M. in Room 203, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Property 1: A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered “R”, in the Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J. Phelps, described as commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot Numbered Two (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thence South Eighty (80) feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence North Eighty (80) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois;

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thence South to the Place of Beginning, including the right and easement to use and enjoy jointly with the owners of the properties adjoining said premises on the North and South the party walls on the North and South line of said premises and subject to the use of said party walls by said adjoining owners; and including also the right and easement to use and enjoy, as a party wall, jointly with the owners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) the brick wall running North and South along the East end of said One hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, half of which said brick wall is included in said One hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, together with the right to extend said wall vertically, said wall and any vertical extension thereof to be maintained at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches; reserving, however, to the owners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet Two inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) a rightof-way Four feet in width, clear of walls and other permanent obstructions, across the North side of said West One hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, and running from the alley along the West side of said Lot Fifteen (15) to the building located on the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Fortyeight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15), said right-ofway to be used and enjoyed in perpetuity jointly by the owners of both of said properties, and in such manner as not to interfere with the use and enjoyment of either of said owners, and shall be kept paved with concrete at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred (100) feet Two and one-half (2 ½) inches, situated in the County of Fulton and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois 61529

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009

Property 2: Twenty-five (25) feet off the South side of Lot Fifteen (15) and Seven (7) feet off the North side of Lot Eighteen (18), both in JONES FIRST ADDITION to the City of Canton; ALSO One hundred (100) fee Two and one-half (2 ½) inches off the West end of the following: a part of Lot Fifteen (15) in JONES FIRST ADDITION to Canton, described as follows: commencing Twenty-five (25) feet North of the Southeast corner of said lot, running thence West to the West line of said lot, thence North Twenty-three feet two (2) inches, thence East to the East line of said lot to a point Twentythree (23) feet two (2) inches North of the Place of Beginning,

The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building on each property. Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, balance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds. The judgment amount was $180,772.82. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616. Dated: November 26, 2015

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois 61529

P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff,

) ) )

vs.

) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143

REYNOLDS THEATRES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VERNON O. REYNOLDS, CITY OF ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS,

) ) ) ) )

Defendants.

)

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2015, the Sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois, will on December 9, 2015, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Property 1: A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered “R”, in the Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J. Phelps, described as commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot Numbered Two (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thence South Eighty (80) feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence North Eighty (80) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois;

P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009 The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building on each property. Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, balance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616. Dated: November 26, 2015

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2015. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: WILLIAMSFIELD COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOLS DIST. 210 325 W. Kentucky Ave., Williamsfield, IL 61489 309-639-2219 Office hours: 7:30 am to 3:45 p.m. Also by January 15, 2016, the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s Website @ www.isbe.net. SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year. Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2015: Local Sources: Educational 2,781,702; Operations and Maintenance 333,580; Debt Services 7; Transportation 232,629; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 138,916; Capital Projects 169,014; Working Cash 0; Tort 72,906; Fire Prevention & Safety 1,027. Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District: Educational: Educational 0; Operations and Management 0; Transportation 0; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0. State Sources: Educational 193,745; Operations and Maintenance 0; Debt Services 0; Transportation 80,694; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0; Capital Projects 0; Working Cash 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. Federal Sources: Educational 100,767; Operations and Maintenance 0; Debt Services 0; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0; Capital Cash 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. TOTAL DIRECT RECEIPTS/REVENUES: Educational 3,076,214; Operations and Maintenance 333,580; Debt Services 7; Transportation 313,323; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 138,916; Capital Projects 169,014; Working Cash 0; Tort 72,906; Fire Prevention and Safety 1,027. TOTAL DIRECT DISBURSEMENT/EXPENDITURES: Educational 3,296,141; Operations and Maintenance 442,136; Debt Services 0; Transportation 282,944; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 161,820; Capital Projects 259,890; Tort 77,470; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. Other Sources/Uses of Funds: Educational 0; Operations and Maintenance 0; Debt Services 0, Transportation 0; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0; Capital Projects 415,000; Working Cash 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. BEGINNING FUND BALANCES July 1, 2014: Educational 2,398,027; Operations and Maintenance 1,032,335; Debt Services 20,248; Transportation 593,018; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 9,381; Capital Projects 239,431; Tort 0; Working Cash 4,274; Fire Prevention and Safety 38,055. Other Changes in Fund Balances: Educational (49,590); Operations and Maintenance 0; Debt Services 0; Transportation 0; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0; Capital Projects 0; Working Cash 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. ENDING FUND BALANCES - June 30, 2015: Educational 2,128,510; Operations and Maintenance 923,779; Debt Services 20,255; Transportation 623,397; Municipal Retirement/Social Security (13,523); Capital Projects 563,555, Working Cash 0; Tort (290); Fire Prevention & Safety 39,082. Gross payment for Certificated Personnel: Salary range Less than $25,000: Susan Beebe, Brenda Dexter, Rachel Eberle, Ivy Engebretson, Nadine Farquer, Sharon Farquer, Trevor Foley, William Fritz, Amanda Gibson, Patrick Hise, Alberta LaFollette, Barbara McConnell, Kali Mustain, Kyle Mustain, Briana Nannen, Nancy Niebuhr, Max Olson, Megan Robbins, Susan Ross, Carla Sanders, Cathy Shover, Robert Tasker, Jeffrey Taylor, Jorja Thiel, John Van Nieuwenhuyse, Connie Wight, Rachel Williams, David Wilson. Salary range $25,000 - $39,999: Robert Anderson, Marcy Brugger, Cynthia Fuller, Tami German, Tyson Hart, Kirk Mustain, Joseph Newman, Amanda Pyrcik. Salary range $40,000 - $59,999: Amy Blackhurst, Amy Buss, Jenni Davis, Elizabeth Klein, Connie Krans, Victor Mahnesmith, Becky Nichols, Rebecca Rappenecker, Jana Sims, Brooke Traphagan, Kathleen Wight. Salary range $60,000 - $89,999: Ann Banks, Zachary Binder, Becky Blankenship, Sandra Boucher, Brenda Bridson, Cathryn Ren, R. Kent Rigg, J. Robert Ross, Lori Secrist, Starla Yelm. Salary range $90,000 and over: Tim Farquer Gross Payment for Non-Certificated Personnel: Salary range Less than $25,000: Diana Biddle, Jody Booth, Brenda Bridson, Mary Kay Bronny, Kelly Brooks, Alexsia Brown, Dixie Brown, Nancy Brown, Norma Brown, Marcy Brugger, Lucinda Chandlee, James R. Clark, John Clark, Lorie Collopy, Stephanie DeWitt, Brenda Dexter, Jo A. Dykeman, Melissa Ehnle, Nadine Farquer, Andrew Fritz, Hannah Gilles, Patrick Godsil, Myrl Gray, Tyson Hart, Wendi Hughs-Benson, Cyndi Johnson, Willard Kimler, Kadance King, Travis King, Jeanie LeRoy, Kirk Mustain, Joseph Newman, Darrin Peterson, Kari Powell, Amanda Pyrcik, Vicki Quick, Annette Sams, George G.R. Secrist, Samuel Secrist, Jana Sims, Haley Smith, Richard Staker, Timothy Stewart, Dana Tucker, Michael Weitekamp, Connie Witt. Salary range $25,000 - $39,999: Lisa Bohannan, Mark Chandlee, Deborah Clifford, Pamela Courson, Wendy Doubet, Julie Strom. Salary range $40,00 - $59,999: Margaret Allen, Michael Chandlee, Russell Groeper, Richard Hartz, Melinda Philbee. Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries:JourneyEd.com 2,504, Alpha Baking Co. 2,729, IL Power Marketing 2,745, Ameren Il 22,264, Apple Computers 24,532, Baird Insurance Co. 3,608, Blue Cross Blue Shield 340,967, B&D Halls Plumbing, Inc. 10,236, Ruby Bledsoe 12,150, Blucker, Kneer & Assoc. 6,200, Breedlove’s Sporting Goods 24,666, Brimfield Bank 250,000, Brimfield Hardware 13,609, Broadleaf, Inc. 15,441, BSN Sports 3,297, Card Center 20,890, CDW Government, Inc. 100,851, Central IL Epoxy LLC 23,331, Central Restaurant Products 40,375, Central States Bus Sales 3,449, Collopy Trucking 6,865, Consolidated Plastics 12,824, Ed Conlee Sons Concrete 750, DP Industrial Supplies 6,040, Dreambox Learning 3,475, Dura Wax Company 4,035, IRS/SSA 79,862, Eplastics 3,119, Flex Court Athletics 6,087, Four Seasons 24,910, Fox River Foods 5,417, Galesburg Electric 3,557, Galley, Inc. 21,618, GECRB/Amazon 13,395, Glenroy, Inc. 8,931, Charles R. Goodin 24,999, Gopher 3,137, G.P. LLC 17,800, Grainger 13,220, Hanson Industrial, Inc. 3,325, Fred & Norma Hartz 14,782, Heartland School Solutions 7,072, H & H Industries, 4,980, Illinois Assoc. of School Boards 2,848, IMRF 82,179, Johnstone Supply 14,574, Shirley Kellstadt 2,569, Knox-Warren Special Education 26,878, Kohl Wholesale 40,447, LaFollette Earthmoving 8,108, Lehman Plumbing, Inc. 3,743, Lowes 17,731, Lowery McDonnell Co. 7,813, McGraw-Hill School Education 2, 540, MBS Building Supplies 70,099, Mechanical, Inc. 4,258, Menards 21,024, Midwest Bus Sales 73,200, Mid Century Telephone 5,385, Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk 15,537, David Plunk, Music Makers 2,703, Nasco 6,337, Newman Plastering 10,362, Nextera Energy Services 29,110, Nichols Diesel Service 6,256, Office Specialists 12,922, Peoria Brick Co. 11,167, Phillips & Associates, Inc. 72,775, Prairie Farms 13,036, Prairie Pella 5,610, Promaxima Manufacturing 5,495, QBE 7,938, Quill 12,722, Richard Ramadon 5,585, Rask Transportation 3,740, RE Powered, Inc. 3,998, West Central FS 29,274, School Specialty 3,183, Selective Insurance 92,973, Sherwin Williams 4,025, Spoon River Landscape LLC 15,084, Standard Insurance Co. RC 3,332, Standard Dental Insurance Co. 19,039, Stahl Lumber Co. 21,119, Staples Credit Plan 3,238, T.H.I.S. Fund 28,749, Titan Industries 3,845, Trotter General Contracting 175,373, Teachers Retirement System 235,971, Tyco Integrated Security, LLC 5,783, Walsworth Publishing 6,401, Williamsfield Water Department 3,634, Webstaurant Store 6,422, Wells Fargo Financial 21,504, Wight Chevrolet 9,631, Wigand Disposal 5,390, Wilson Paper Co. 5,299

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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday in the United States? 2. TELEVISION: What TV show featured neighbors named Lenny and Squiggy? 3. GEOGRAPHY: Which of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the United States? 4. MOVIES: What 19th-century novel was the movie “Clueless” loosely based upon? 5. MEASUREMENTS: What measurement is used to determine the height of a horse? 6. SCIENCE: What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby turkey called? 8. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What sci-fi character once said, “Do. Or do not. There is no try”? 9. MUSIC: Which Christmas carol begins with the lyric “City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style”? 10. MEDICAL TERMS: What is the common name for aphthous ulcers?

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Answers 1. 1863 2. “Laverne & Shirley” 3. Lake Michigan 4. “Emma,” by Jane Austen 5. Hands (one hand equals four inches) 6. Barometer 7. A poult 8. Yoda, in “The Empire Strikes Back” 9. “Silver Bells” 10. Canker sores (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

MOVIES 1. Spectre (PG-13) 2. The Peanuts Movie (G) 3. Love the Coopers (PG-13) 4. The Martian (PG-13) 5. The 33 (PG-13) 6. Goosebumps (PG) 7. Bridge of Spies (PG-13) 8. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (NR) 9. Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG) 10. The Last Witch Hunter (PG-13) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

CLASSIFIED AND LEGAL ADS - Call (309) 741-9790 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OF REALTY & ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING DIVISION OF CONCESSION & LEASES NOTICE OF SEALED BID PROPOSALS FOR FARM LEASING Sealed bid proposals for farm leasing will be accepted by the Department of Natural Resources, on one lease, approximately 195 acres, of CRP and agricultural farm ground. The acreage is located near Jubilee College S.P. Bid forms and related information will be discussed at a Mandatory Vendor Conference to be conducted by the Department of Natural Resources at the site office at Jubilee College S.P., located at 13921 West Route 150, Brimfield IL 61517 at 10:00 a.m., December 9, 2015. The State publishes procurement information, including updates, on the Illinois Procurement Bulletin (IPB) at www.purchase.state.il.us. Prospective bidders will need to download and print the necessary forms from either the Agency Website at www.dnr.illinois.gov/procurement/Pages/default.aspx) or the IPB

NOTICE OF INTENTION OF COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 326 PEORIA, MARSHALL AND STARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS TO ISSUE $2,000,000 WORKING CASH FUND BONDS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on the 10th day of November, 2015, the Board of Education (the “Board”) of Community Unit School District Number 326, Peoria, Marshall and Stark Counties, Illinois (the “District”), adopted a resolution declaring its intention and determination to issue bonds in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash Fund of the District, and it is the intention of the Board to avail of the provisions of Article 20 of the School Code of the State of Illinois, and all laws amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and to issue said bonds for the purpose of increasing said Working Cash Fund. Said Working Cash Fund is to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of said Article and shall be used for the purpose of enabling the District to have in its treasury at all time sufficient money to meet demands thereon for expenditures for corporate purposes. A petition may be filed with the Secretary of the Board (the “Secretary”) within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice, signed by not less than 263 voters of the District, said number of voters being equal to ten percent (10%) of the registered voters of the District, requesting that the proposition to issue said bonds as authorized by the provisions of said Article 20 be submit-

prior to the vendor conference. Bids and supporting documents are due by 2:00 p.m., December 23, 2015 to: Department of Natural Resources, Attn: Ann Fletcher, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702. Bids will be opened at that time. Public may attend the bid opening. The farm lease shall be awarded to the responsive, responsible, qualified bidder with the highest price. The State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources, shall not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age or handicap in admission to, or treatment or employment in, programs or activities.

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ted to the voters of the District. If such petition is filed with the Secretary on or before the 14th day of December, 2015, an election on the proposition to issue said bonds shall be held on the 15th day of March, 2016. If such petition is filed with the Secretary within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice and after the 14th day of December, 2015, an election on the proposition to issue said bonds shall be held on the 8th day of November, 2016. The Circuit Court may declare that an emergency referendum should be held prior to either of said election dates pursuant to the provisions of Section 2A 1.4 of the Election Code of the State of Illinois, as amended. If no such petition is filed within said thirty (30) day period, then the District shall thereafter be authorized to issue said bonds for the purpose hereinabove provided. By order of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District Number 326, Peoria, Marshall and Stark Counties, Illinois. DATED this 10th day of November, 2015. Susan Hefler Secretary, Board of Education, Community Unit School District Number 326, Peoria, Marshall and Stark Counties, Illinois Darin Cowser President, Board of Education, Community Unit School District Number 326, Peoria, Marshall and Stark Counties, Illinois

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PRINCEVILLE BASKETBALL 2015-16

Members of the Princeville varsity boys basketball team for 2015-16 are: Back Row (left to right) Asst. coach Tait Sennett, Justin Janssen, Jadon Benningfield, Griffin Headley, Will Feucht, Keegan Conrad, Noah Bauman, Coach Jeff Kratzer, Asst. coach Chris Bergschneider. Front Row (l to r) Marshall Martin, John Remmert, Matt Thole, Nick Kraft, Brendan Streitmatter and Weston Bridson. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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which was also without a top scorer. Picking up the slack for Groeper were sophomore Vince Lenzi (14 points and 12 rebounds(, junior Jake Roberts (12 points, 8 boards) and senior Jake Harlow (10 points). Elmwood (2-0) also got nine points from freshman starter Jacob Brown. “Roberts and Vince really got after it on the boards and we played well,” Fugitt said. “But we showed our youth, particularly on defense.” Then on Tuesday the Trojans won 6059 as a last-second basket by Annawan was ruled after the buzzer. Roberts had 21 and Groeper was back for 15. Elmwood meets Midland Friday at 7 p.m. and Wethersfield Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Farmington Senior Trey Swearingen had 17 points

and sophomore Judd Anderson added 16 as the Farmers routed North Fulton, 5128, in the opener of the Tip-Off Tournament at Astoria. The Farmers play Lewistown at 7 p.m. Friday and the tournament concludes Saturday. ROWVA-Williamsfield A 67-37 win over Galva to open the ROWVA/Williamsfield Invitational Tournament was not enough to relax coach Bob Anderson. “We didn’t look real good doing it,” said Anderson, who is leading the firstyear co-op. “We’ve got a long way to go to get everyone acclimated to our style of play.” Ricky McCreary and Garrett Wight led the Cougars with 12 points apiece. The Cougars play West Central Friday at 8, Henry on Saturday at 8 and then face United Monday (Nov. 30) at 8.

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B-E tackle Novak a 3A all-stater

Members of the Princeville varsity girls basketball team for 2015-16 are: Back Row (left to right) Coach John Gross, Kaitlyn Boland, Madison Boland, Sydney Ladd, Lucy Waid, Breana Bauman, Maddie Hite and Paige Lane. Front Row (l to r) Marisa Horton-Meza, Jessica DeVries, Claire Berchtold, Natalie Cokel, Karlen Sandall and Madison Roe. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

Senior tackle Brad Novak of Brimfield was the lone area player tabbed for the Illinois Football Coaches Association allstate teams. Novak, a 6-foot-8, 290pounder for the ElmwoodBrimfield Trojans, was named to the 18-player Class 3A team. Novak has been recruited by Illinois State University and is also considering attending the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Stark County had a pair of Class 1A all-staters: lineman McCauley Johnston and running back Chase Johnston. • Junior high – Farmington reached the final of its own IESA 7-3A girls basketball regional on Monday before falling to Havana, 54-26. No. 2 seed Farmington downed Avon-Abingdon in the semifinals 45-33. In 7-2A girls action, Princeville’s No. 2 seeded

squad played Mossville Tuesday night in the 7-2A regional at Mossville. Elsewhere, Brimfield won its opener against St. Thomas (33-8) and then fell to No. 2 seed Illini Bluffs (37-19). Elmwood’s seventhgrade team won its opener over St. Vincent de Paul (31-17) and then fell to top-seed Lewistown Central (39-5). Email information to jeff@wklypost.com.

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GIRLS: Farmington 1-3 at Fulton Co. tourney Continued from Page 20

Sophomore K. Hampton and freshmen Grayson Rynearson and Montana Ledbetter came in to give rest to the regulars. The Lady Trojans started in man-to-man defense but quickly switched to an aggressive 2-3 zone, ending the first quarter with a 15-13 advantage. The teams stayed close for most of the second quarter with Elmwood playing well, except at the free throw line. A Meyers rebound, full-court layup and free throw got the Lady Trojans out to a 26-19 lead at the 2:54 mark. A Jones jumper with 1:50 left made it 29-21, where it stayed until the halftime mark. Berg and Meyers traded baskets to start the third quarter. A Morgan Ledbetter three at 5:16 widened the Elmwood lead to nine, and a LaFollett to Meyers pass soon after got the advantage to double digits. A 5-0 Midwest Central

run in the middle of the quarter would turn out to be their last stand in the game, as Berg would soon pick up her fourth foul. Meyers, Lafollett, Jones and Morgan Ledbetter would all score for the commanding 45-32 third-quarter difference. When Berg re-entered early in the fourth, to eventually finish with 19, it was too late. MWC went to a full-court man press, but Elmwood expanded the lead as they were easily able to get through the pressure. At the 2:27 mark Midwest Central put up the white flag by clearing the bench. “Early in the game we found Allie with good passes, then as she received pressure from the defense, she passed off to Morgan, Jordan, Regan, and Grace for scores,” Meyers said. “It’s obviously a long season, but we’re doing good things, and I’m also happy with the help we’re getting from sophomores and freshmen.”

Farmington Farmington went 1-3 at the Fulton County Tournament. Coach Jimmy Jordan’s young team finished off in a hard-fought loss to South Fulton, 50-42, as Meghan Wherley led with 11 points, followed by nine from Rylie Putrich. The Lady Farmers’ win came in a 42-23 trouncing of North Fulton. Goto post player Megan Gilstrap scored 15, and Abbey Brown had nine. A 66-24 loss to topseed Canton did at least provide a learning experience for the young team. Gilstrap had six, and Julia DePriest and Putrich each scored five. The team’s opener was against Lewistown as Farmington battled to within four in the third quarter, but Lewistown went on an 8-0 run to end the period. Lewistown finished with a 5238 victory. “I feel we grew up over the course of the week and got better.

Swami Sez ... Stark champs!

Stark County overcame snow, power outages, playing a “home” game at Dunlap on Sunday, and a tough Ottawa Marquette team to make it into the state championship. They will play at 10 a.m. on Black Friday in DeKalb for the Class 1A title. Even more impressive is the 46-yard field goal right before

half that turned out to be the winning score for the Rebels in the 10-7 game. An NFL kicker would be proud to make one that long in those conditions. Stark County will face Arcola for all the marbles. The Swami The will make his final prediction of SWAMI 2015 and say the Rebels come away as State Champs! Stark County 28-21.

Having a young team, we stress to trust the process, and experience will be the best way to get better,” Jordan said. “Free throws are our biggest issue at this time. We were 45 for 106 in these games. We’re playing aggressive in getting to the line, so we need to finish by making the shots.” Brimfield A power outage called off games Saturday at the Brimfield Turkey Tournament. Last Friday, Brimfield (2-0) beat Wethersfield 53-43 behind 16 points from Kenzie Schlipf and 13 more from Nicole Thurman. The girls play Friday vs. Princeville at 3 p.m. and Saturday against Kewanee at 3:30. Princeville The Lady Princes (1-1) topped Kewanee 40-34 last Friday at the Brimfield Turkey Tournament. Princeville is back in action at the Brimfield tournament this Friday against Brimfield at 3 p.m. and then Saturday vs. St. Bede at 12:30 p.m.

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BIG BUCK DOWN Despite snowy conditions, numbers were up during the first weekend of shotgun deer hunting in Illinois and several big bucks were reported. That included this monster shot by Kyle Essex of Trivoli in Fulton County. For details, see Page 13.

Elmwood girls out to 4-1 start By PHIL JOHNSON

ELMWOOD – The Elmwood girls basketball team opened its home schedule in style on Monday against Midwest Central and preseason small school player of the year candidate Lisa Berg. Elmwood won plenty of battles with Berg and also claimed the war in a 57-36 decision that upped the Lady Trojans to 4-1. “I was happy that we put pressure on Berg under the basket, and also we took the ball to her, getFor The Weekly Post

ting her into foul trouble in the second half,” Elmwood coach Gregg Meyers said. Allie Meyers scored Elmwood’s first 12 points on her way to a team-high 21, and then got good help from Jordan Jones’ 14 and Morgan Ledbetter’s 10. Without starter Rachel Jacobson, who had to leave school earlier in the day due to illness, Grace LaFollett and Regan McFall made big contributions on defense and passing. Continued on Page 19

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Boys hoops teams start strong By JEFF LAMPE

Three of the four area boys basketball teams won their season openers Monday. Here’s a look at how the teams fared. Brimfield Carson Cuevas is gone, but his replacements at guard put on a good show in the opener for the defending state champions. Phelan Kelly had 15 points and Koby White added 11 as Brimfield rolled Princeville 56-36 in the opener of the Brimfield Thanksgiving Tournament. Brimfield bombed in 10 3pointers en route to winning its 21st straight game. Nick Kraft led Princeville with 10 points. Brimfield plays Friday at 5 p.m. against Tremont and Saturday at 6 vs. Eastland. Princeville plays Friday at 6:30 vs. Eastland. Elmwood The big news at the start of the opener was that the Trojans would be without leading scorer Isaiah Groeper. “He had to complete all his Weekly Post Staff Writer

Senior guard Koby White had 11 points for Brimfield in a season-opening 56-36 win over Princeville. Photo by Monte Kenney of Brimfield Sports Shots.

official requirements for enlisting in the National Guard,” explained coach Josh Fugitt. “It was all out of his control.” The big news as Elm-

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wood’s first game at the Wally Keller Invitational continued, was that the Trojans played well enough to upend Bureau Valley, 56-41, Continued on Page 18