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Landmark Edwards church closing doors next week By BILL KNIGHT
EDWARDS - The final “amen” at Bethel Bible Church here is scheduled for Dec. 7, but as Scripture says, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” So faith will endure, despite a local congregation that since its first service 78 years ago last week has dwindled to fewer than a dozen members. “It’s mostly sad,” says Bethel Bible Church Senior Elder Ron Morris, a former Yates City resident who lives in Eureka. “There have been a ton of people who helped this church over the decades. “I’d say the average age here is about 70 years old,” says Morris, who’s been For The Weekly Post
active with the church for 32 years. “I never thought I’d be one of the last ones.” Like many country churches, Bethel Bible has seen younger families move away. “We just don’t have younger people anymore,” Morris continues. “We had maybe 75 or 80 people at our highest, pulling people from Edwards, Elmwood and Hanna City. Morris [But] since I’ve been here we’ve had 36 people pass on. That’s at least one a year.” The church building was donated to Peoria Rescue Ministries, which for sev-
eral months has had the 3,500 square foot site at 9728 W. Powder Mill Road for sale through Maloof Commercial Real Estate Co. for $149,900. “Originally the church decided, if it was ever necessary, to donate the property to the Moody Bible Institute, which used to have students come down [from Chicago] on the train and serve as pastors,” Morris said. “Then about 25 years ago we voted to donate the property to Peoria Rescue Ministries instead.” Organized on Oct. 13, 1936, Bethel Bible Church, originally named Bethel Mission, had its first service Nov. 22 that year. Hope Mission of Peoria donated a piano to Bethel. R. G. LeTourneau doContinued on Page 10
Bethel Bible Church in Edwards is scheduled to close on Dec. 7 due to dwindling membership. Photo by Bill Knight.
Brimfield Wednesday plan fails
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BRIMFIELD - Perhaps the most interesting thing is what didn’t happen at Brimfield Board of Education’s November meeting. No one moved to approve a policy which would have restricted school activities on Wednesday evenings. Without a motion, the proposed policy failed. In this case, lack of action was a crowd-pleaser. More than a dozen people opposed to the Wednesday night policy - which was intended to keep the evening free for nonschool related activities - showed up at the meeting. And they were just a fraction of the nearly 90 peoFor The Weekly Post
By MICHELLE SHERMAN
This Saturday, area businesses are hoping everyone buys local. As part of Small Business Saturday, a national push to get consumers to put more revenue into local economies by purchasing from local businesses, coalitions in Elmwood and Farmington are trying to get the word out that buying gifts locally helps the community. “Our small businesses are the backbone of our community. They provide products and services to citizens, sustain the families of the proprietors and bring people to our community,” said amy Davis, President of the Elmwood Develop.m.ent Association. Founded in 2010 by american Express, Small Business Saturday officially was recognized by Congress in 2011. Within two years, an estimated $5.5 billion was spent at small, independent businesses on that day. Elmwood businesses joined the movement in 2012, offering longer hours and specials to encourage shoppers to stay local. Every Little Thing has specials planned, inFor The Weekly Post
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George and Sue Starcevich have seen their Star Metal Arts business booming since moving to a new location in Farmington. Photo by Michelle Sherman.
Sales good for Star Metal Arts By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON - George and Sue Starcevich are having a difficult time keeping the walls of their business covered. For the owners of a metal arts business, that’s a good position to be going into the holiday season. The wood-paneled walls of their new storefront, 35 N. Main St. in Farmington, are covered with sports emblems and coffee mugs. Display For The Weekly Post
shelves hold stand-up signs for those who want to take their love for their family or friends to work. “As fast as we can get it on the walls, it goes off,” Sue said, “Business right now is going very well.” Star Metal Arts began more than seven years ago as a way to make some extra money when George faced layoffs at Butler. He saw metal sculpting in a magazine and “thought Continued on Page 5
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ple who signed an on-line petition. “We only had it up online three days,” Brim-
field Junior Football League Director and petition promoter Monte Kenney said via email. “But we got 89 parents’ signatures and lots of buzz about the vote. I think it helped!” Kenney said there would have been more conflicts with alreadytight gym availability. The new policy would have restricted use of school facilities and complexes after 6 p.m. JFL practices, for example, don’t start until 5:30 p.m.
Some sports and activities would have been forced to 6 am practices, contradicting the familyfriendly intent. Less palatable were changes to the schools’ food services, another good intention that has sparked a somewhat hellish outcome. This time, lack of action is not an option. In order to receive an estimated $50,000 per year in federal funding, schools must follow new nutrition rules. Unfortunately, the
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food is perceived as tasteless and many children opt to spend money on junk food instead. “It’s not just a Brimfield issue,” said BUSD Superintendent Joe Blessman. “It’s an everywhere issue.” In other business, the board heard the boiler at the grade school needs some extra maintenance. Board members approved a $4.74 tax levy for 2015, slightly lower than the current $4.77 levy. Hopes to decrease the levy further were dashed. In part, that is because the school district’s equalized assessed valuation is up only 3.5 percent, at $105,200,000. Plans to pay off building bonds were based on a 6 percent increase per year. TERRY BIBO can be reached at terry.bibo.freelance@gmail.com.
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The oldest boy came home asking about his great grandpa Elwood the other day, which was interesting, since he had never shown much interest before. Ahhh ... school work. Turns out Elmwood Junior High teacher Chris Herridge had eighth graders working on a Veteran Tribute Project. Students were told to interview veterans or someone who knew the story of a veteran. What a great idea. Kids too often lack respect for their elders – even Jeff their own grandLAMPE parents. A project like this can help change that ... as you can see from the following comments made by students after the Veteran Tributes. • “I also learned lots of things about my family history. I liked this project because I also got to talk to my grandpa, someone I don’t see or talk to much. I even talked to my great uncle who also had lots to say. I really enjoyed learning about people’s experiences in the military and about my family history.” • “I guess what sticks with me is the choices all these veterans had to make. That is what hits me, the choice they made and the ones who did not come home. They seem so much more real.” • “I learned a lot more about my dad and what he did in the Air
Force.” • “What stuck with me is that every veteran we asked said they didn’t regret it and would do it again in a heartbeat. They would do it again to protect this country and its people.” • “I learned to be more grateful of what I have and not worry about what I don’t have.” • “My appreciation for our heroes has increased because of this project. All of the men were just following orders. It truly is the brave and courageous men and women of the armed forces that protect, sometimes at the ultimate cost, the best country in the world.” • “I’ll never forget how my dad responded to the questions I asked him.” • “I had no idea that my grandpa was in Vietnam. My grandpa was a tough man. I will never fully understand what it was like, but now I know a little more. I was able to make Grandpa very happy that one of his grandchildren wanted to know.” • “I learned that war is much worse than I thought, much worse than I knew.” • “My grandpa did so many things in the war that I didn’t even know he could do. So now I talk to my grandma a lot more about my grandpa. It brought us together.” • “I’m proud to be an american because of what they have done.” • “I have learned that every veteran’s story deserves to be told and heard.”
• “War leaves lasting effects on people. When they come back, most people have changed. War isn’t just good vs. evil. Both sides have lost people.” • “I learned that we need to thank the veterans more for what they did. I also learned the military isn’t just guns and airplanes, my veteran was an entertainer for the troops.” • “I learned that america is something worth fighting for. I loved listening to their stories and seeing their items that they kept. I think listening to stories of an awful war is way different than experiencing those stories.” • “Some kids who had never asked any of their family members about what it was like, got a whole new way to think about what those men did and are doing for our country.” • “I learned that my grandpa helped clean up Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped. It was devastating to see all of the remains. Thank you, veterans.” • “I learned about a chapter of my dad’s life I never knew before.” Reading these comments left me with a conclusion ... and a goal for the weeks to come. It’s easy to drift through the holidays in a cloud of chatter, food, shopping and football. But as Herridge’s class proved, probing a little deeper can pay off. So take the time. Ask the questions. And say “Thanks.” Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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GUEST VOICES
Cross stitching is relaxing, sometimes I have an unusual hobby. It’s not that unusual, I guess, but it is for a guy. I do counted cross stitch. It’s sewing. Usually done by women. Or very manly men. Like me. And Rosey Grier. He played football for the Los Angeles Rams and was part of a group Jon known as the GALLAGHER Fearsome Foursome. At 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, he’s not one to make fun of. Gene Rayburn, former host of TV’s “Match Game,” may not be as formidable as Rosey Grier, but he also included cross stitching as one of his hobbies. Cross stitching is very simple. You take a blank piece of cloth that has little holes all over it and you make stitches in the form of an “x” over a little square, following a chart. Then you repeat that performance. A lot. Eventually, you have a picture or an object that has formed on the blank piece of cloth. Most people, when thinking of cross stitching, think of a little old lady sitting in a rocking chair, needle and thread poised over a piece of cloth held tight by an embroidery hoop. Well, that’s fine, but I
usually sit at my kitchen table or on the couch, rather than a rocker. When you think of projects, you probably think of a “sampler” like you’d see on a box of Whitman chocolates. My projects are different. I favor large projects with a ton of different colors that look like a painting or a photo. Where a “sampler” might have a few hundred stitches, my projects usually range in the neighborhood of 50,000 stitches or more. I got my start back in high school. As an art project, I wanted to learn to do portraits. My girlfriend’s mom had painted some awesome portraits of family members. I found out that they were actually paint-by-number kits. Her mom would send in a photo and a company would send back a kit with a paint-by-number canvas that looked ike the photo, just blurry. For the mid-1970s, this was impressive. I painted my girlfriend’s portrait using the paint-by-number kit. Until that time, I didn’t realize how many different shades of red make up a flesh tone. It was a valuable experience even though I never went into art. When my grandmother saw this, she suggested counted cross stitch. She taught me, but I more or less humored her and never took it up again until after she had passed away. Somewhere in the late 1980s,
I began stitching regularly. I’ve found it to be very relaxing. It calms my nerves. Where writing can sometimes gnaw at my brain as it searches for the right words to use, cross stitching allows me to just relax and take my time as the needle glides through the fabric. Except when I read the chart wrong. Or count wrong. Then I have to rip out stitches. And I poke my $&#*% finger with the >&%#< needle. And then I drop the thing with all the colored thread in it and I have to pick it up and the family down the hall from me thinks I’m talking about going on vacation because I keep yelling about the sun and the beach. Ah ... relaxing. Not everyone understands my hobby. I took my car in for a manufacturer recall and had stitching with me since it was only going to take an hour to complete. In the waiting room, a guy clad in camouflage approached me. “You gay?” he asked. “No,” I replied. “Are you?” He was taken aback. “I ain’t the one sitting there sewin’!” he said. “I realize that,” I answered. “I thought you might be looking for a date for tonight.” He wasn’t, and he didn’t stick around long. I wasn’t scared. If he’d tried anything, I’d have just clobbered him with my cross-stitching purse.
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it would be something fun to try. I’ve welded for close to 25 years,” he said. As the couple was working to get the artistic side of their business off the ground, George also repaired farm equip.m.ent. Both still worked full-time, putting in hours with Star Metal Arts on evenings and weekends. The couple listed their creations on Etsy and spent weekends setting up tables at craft shows. Everything changed in the early morning hours of May 15. When the Old School Center in Farmington caught fire, the “brain”
of the business computer was destroyed. Forced to evacuate all their business supplies, the Starceviches were faced with a decision: Look for a new location or close. “After the fire, we just wanted to store our stuff until we had a chance to figure out what we were going to do,” Sue said. So, everything went into storage and the couple returned exclusively to their full-time jobs. Just weeks after the fire, someone from the City of Farmington called to tell them about the vacant building next to Subway. After visiting the building, they decided to take things out of storage.
“This whole building was an open Morton building. It was just a plain building with broken water pipes, mold in the walls,” said Sue. “We had our work cut out for us.” They built a wall separating the metal shop from the showroom, and created an atmosphere they hoped would attract customers. The new store debuted during the Spoon River Scenic Drive. Sue retired from her 35-year career in banking and now runs the shop fulltime. Family members help out. “Everybody chips in,” Sue said. “People know that it’s just a familyowned small business being done right here. We support locals.”
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KICKAPOO - A 74-year-old Brimfield man sustained minor injuries in an early morning accident Nov. 19 on Kickapoo-Edwards Road that damaged a utility pole and cut power to area businesses for hours, as seen in a photo at right by Paul McKim. John Westart was northbound when his 2015 Jeep Wrangler went off the road to the left and struck the pole, according to reports. Police closed the road and power was lost to area customers, including Jubilee Café and the Shell Oil gas station. Westart, who told police he occasionally has dizzy spells, was transported by Advanced Medical Transport to UnityPoint Health/Methodist for minor injuries, police said. His vehicle was towed from the scene, and ameren crews restored power by late morning.
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• Leroy Barrett, 29, of Farmington, on Nov. 15 was picked up on an arrest warrant by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office based on
an investigation by the Canton Police Department: two charges of retail theft and one charge of driving while his license was suspended, police said. He was transported to the Fulton County Jail. • Dean Hanley, 51, of Kickapoo, on Nov. 17 was arrested for Failure to Appear and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • amber Varner, 30, of Dahinda, on Nov. 20 was arrested by the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office to hold for another agency, and she was transported to the Peoria County Jail. * Timothy Colgan, 50, of Princeville on Nov. 20 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Deer accidents
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ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 www.crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 p.m. 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 p.m. Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m. 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 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
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FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington, IL (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 p.m.
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church 107 W. Bishop St. Yates City, IL 61572 (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 p.m.
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cluding extended hours and free gift wrap with the purchase of a new toy. A special sale will be announced on the store’s Facebook page Thursday. This year, George and Sue Starcevich of Star Metal Arts also decided to promote Farmington small businesses. “I believe in small business and buy local with all my heart,” Sue said. She estimates 15 Farmington businesses will participate, including american Legion Post 140, which will host home-based businesses from 9 am to 2 p.m. In Elmwood: • Every Little Thing: Open 9 am-5 p.m. Buy 1 T.S. Pink Boutique rock soap, get one 50% off. • Elmwood Pharmacy: Open 8:30 am-noon and 2:30-4 p.m. • amy Davis Photography: Elmwood calendars, postcards at Every Little Thing. • Elmwood Emporium: Open 9 am-4 p.m. Oldfashioned candy sticks 7/$1. J.R. Watkins products now available. • Here We Grow Nursery & Garden Center: Open 9 am-4 p.m. Grave blankets, grave pillows, wreaths,
swags and gift certificates available. • Toot’s Treats: Open 11 am-8 p.m. Sloppy Joe, chips, small drink $5.50. In Farmington: • Star Metal Arts: Open 9 am-2 p.m. Refreshments available. Drawing for star ornaments and a gift certificate. • Forever Me Photography: Open 10 am-2 p.m. Free photos with Santa. • Platt’s Printing Co.: Refreshments, Free reusable shopping bags. • Crave Inc.: Free 20ounce cup of Crave Blend, Crave Blend Decaf or fla-
vor of day coffee. • Dempster Insurance: Refreshments available. • Diva Florist: Free flower for visitors. • Bank of Farmington: Free calendars. • Jen’s Place: Buy $50 in gift certificates, get $10 free. • ReinCARnations Auto Works: $25 cash drawing. • Stay & Puff Vapor Lounge: 10% off all starter kits. • Kersh Cafe: Dinner for 2 raffle, 8 am, 1 p.m. • Scapecchi’s Supper Club: Drawing for a $40 gift certificate.
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No property tax increase after Peoria Co. board OKs budget By BILL KNIGHT
PEORIA - The County Board on Nov. 20 approved a $129.4 million budget for 2015 by a 13-5 vote, ensuring that County residents will see no property tax increase. But the County is cutting almost $2 million in personnel costs over the next two years and borrowing from its cash reserves to make up a $3.5 million deficit, and is planning to spend some $400,000 for an outside consultant to analyze operations to suggest greater efficiencies. Declining revenues from sales taxes and property taxes, plus rising costs for various spending requirements, is blamed for the County’s shortfall. The new budget is about 3 percent less than 2014’s budget, and reflects more than 20 employees projected to take advantage of a Voluntary Retirement Incentive. No layoffs are planned, staff said. The Board and administration for weeks have considered several options, including hiking some fees and the internal loan (to be covered by moving up to $1 million from the County’s “Keystone” account, derived from a State loan limited to spending on infrastructure and economic development). Filing fees in the Circuit Clerk and the Recorder of Deeds offices will increase $10. The County has been trying to streamline throughout the process, according to County Administrator Lori Curtis For The Weekly Post
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Luther. “County staff has worked hard to minimize costs using energy efficiency to reduce utilities and [has been] investigating other opportunities for savings,” she said. An idea to increase property taxes 2.5 cents per $100 of Equalized Assessed Valuation to benefit the Highway Department by about $800,000 in new revenue was dropped by a Nov. 13 vote. If OK’d, that would’ve meant a $100,000 property paying about $8 more a year to salt, build and repair roads and bridges. Shelving that proposal means planned work to upgrade Willow Knolls Drive in order to turn the County road over to the City of Peoria will be postponed - unlike costs to maintain it. Luther said the resolution to the 2015 budget is a step in improving the financial situation. “Peoria County will continue to be fiscally responsible,” she said. “In addition to holding positions vacant and offering a voluntary retirement incentive to reduce the workforce, Peoria County has sought other creative opportunities to cut costs. Since 2011 the County has reduced 27 positions from 919 to 892.” Voting against the budget was The Weekly Post area’s representative, Brad Harding (R-Dist. 16), plus Republicans Brian Elsasser (Dist. 14), Steve Morris (Dist. 10) and Paul Rosenbohm (Dist. 18), and Democrat Mike Phelan (Dist. 9).
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Elmwood elementary set to offer new after-school tutoring program ELMWOOD - A new tutoring program funded by a grant is expected to launch in the next several weeks, Elmwood Elementary Principal Tony Frost told the Board of Education at its Monday meeting, where an agreement with the Special Education Association of Peoria County (SEAPCO) was renewed. The after-school program will feature certified teachers working in small groups in academic interventions to help struggling students. It’s tied to the Illinois Association of School Boards’ Response to Intervention program, which the IASB said is “designed to be proactive and preventative. All students are screened three times per year on scientifically based indicators of achievement. Students who are at-risk or demonstrate significant risk for not meeting standards are identified through the process so that additional instruction may begin immediately.� Elmwood is receiving about $2,500 to fund the program, according to Superintendent Chad Wagner. Meanwhile, the board unanimously approved a cost-saving way to address instruction and other services for special-education students by renewing its participation with SEAPCO, a Bartonville-based group that works with area school districts to provide qualified professionals such as psychologists, therapists and speech pathologists, and also coordinates with area businesses to For The Weekly Post
provide opportunities for special-education students. Brimfield, Farmington and Princeville all are members, too. SEAPCO reported $13.4 million in expenditures and $13.2 million in revenues, according to its 2013 audit, the most recent publicly available. In other business, • High School Principal Stan Matheny reported a new, $2,000 driver safety program; • Counselor Janelle Meyers reported the Illinois State Board of Education has extended the Nov. 21 deadline for the pre-identification file upload for the exams for PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) to noon on Dec. 8; • members summarized workshops they individually attended at the 2014 Joint Annual Conference of the IASB, Illinois Association of School Administrators, and Illinois Association of School Business Officials in downtown Chicago Nov. 21-23; and • after a closed session of almost an hour, the Board unanimously approved hiring Anne DeVries as a one-on-one special-education aide, Chris Newkirk as a daytime custodian, and Haley Davis as a volunteer junior-high volleyball coach, and OK’d hiring Penny Silzer as a volunteer junior-high volleyball coach by a 4-1 vote, with Board vice president Terri Osmulski opposed and Dean Cantu and Rick LeHew abstaining.
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nated benches and North Limestone Church on Illinois Route 116 donated songbooks and Sunday School papers. Members initially met in a 40 x 40 foot tin garage owned by Edna Enright, at the foot of Kickapoo Hill, in Edwards. Charter members’ names are familiar: Coulter, French, Schwenk, DePue, Rich, Chap.m.an… “Mabel Chap.m.an was quite active - as well as Ruby Thompson, who used to conduct Bible study classes all around here,” Morris says.
The first wedding at Bethel was James Binegar and Leona Warren; the first funeral was Ellen Rich; the first baby dedicated was Wanda Coulter. In 1949, the church purchased the Orange Grange building for
$2,000, and it was moved to its present site. By the next year, it also had a basement and auditorium; then in 1956 an addition. Nineteen pastors have served Bethel, according to church documents, but the people in the pews al-
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ways had been the backbone of the church. “It’s been a great place,” Morris says. “There have been fantastic things the Lord’s done here. We’ve seen young people grow up here, get married here, and move
OBITUARIES Charles Bennett
WILLIAMSFIELD - Charles David “Bill” “Chuck” Bennett, 65, of Peoria Heights, brother or stepbrother of two Williamsfield men and a Dahinda woman, died on Nov. 12 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Marta (Salazar) Bennett; one daughter, Barbara (Chad) McCarty of Pekin; three sons, Cris Bennett and Cody Bennett, both at home, and Brad (Christy) Bennett; six grandchildren; one greatgrandson; one brother, Joe Bennett of Williamsfield; a sister-in-law, Karen Bennett of Peoria; step.m.other, Vonnie Bennett of South Pekin; two stepbrothers, Danny (Shelly) Smith of Kewanee and David Smith of Williamsfield; and two step-sisters, Tammy (Jody) Stevens of Dahinda and Tina Hogsett of Hanna City. Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be Saturday (Nov. 29) from 3-5 p.m. at EP!C, 1913 W. Townline Road in Peoria, followed by a meal. Online condolences may be made at csmico.com.
Janel Gass
EDWARDS - Janel R. (Isbell) Gass, 42, of Hanna City, mother of an Edwards woman, died Nov. 15 in the OSF Saint Francis Medical Center emergency room in Peoria. Surviving is her mother, Deborah of Hanna City; three children, Molly (Jake) Gunter of Edwards, Karly (Brock) Havens of Hanna City, and Maleah (Joe Massingale) Gass of Peoria; four grandchildren; one sister; and the father of her children, Brian Gass of Trivoli. Cremation rites have been accorded. After a Nov. 22 visitation
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• Charles Bennett, 65, Williamsfield • Janel Gass, 42, Edwards • Raymond Krey, 93, Farmington • C. Rich McDonald, 50, Farmington • Carol McRoberts, 85, Princeville • George Starasta, 84, Farmington
at the Hanna City United Methodist Church, there was a private family service. Leave condolences online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
Raymond Krey
FARMINGTON - Raymond Krey Sr., 93, of Farmington, died Nov. 18 at Farmington Country Manor. He married Marie Kathryn Smith on August 16, 1946. She survives along with two children, Raymond (Nancy) Krey Jr. and Paisley (Roy) Boyer; four grandchildren, Shawn (Audria) Taylor, Shannan (Bobby) Greaves, Laura (Alec Berman) Krey, and Keith Krey; and four great grandchildren. Services will be at AndersonSedgwick Funeral Home in Farmington, with interment in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington. Leave condolences online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
C. Rich McDonald
FARMINGTON - C. Rich McDonald, 50, of Farmington, died on Nov. 20 at his residence. Surviving are his father, Gary McDonald of Farmington; his mother, Patricia (Eddy) Fawcett of Canton; and one brother, Bart McDonald of Canton; Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no services. Burial of ashes will be at a later
date. Leave condolences online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com PRINCEVILLE - Carol E. McRoberts, 85, of Peoria, grandmother of a Princeville man, died Nov. 20 at UnityPoint HealthProctor. She is survived by her husband, Hank McRoberts; her son, John R. Erickson of East Peoria; and stepdaughter, Donna J. (McRoberts) Brown of Peoria. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Nicholas W. (Rachel) Brown of Princeville and Jose, Isabel, Brandon and Xavier Erickson; and two greatgranddaughters, Anna and Evelyn Brown. Services were Nov. 24 at First United Methodist Church of Peoria. Leave condolences online at www.hurdfamilyfunerals.com.
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Area township levies decided this month By BILL KNIGHT
A tax levy is the amount of money taxing bodies such as schools, fire departments and local governments certify to County Clerks to be raised each year from property taxes, and most have been presenting their levy requests to approve this month or next. Area Townships are winding down this process as their demands shift to winter road maintenance and General Assistance, in some cases. Radnor Township board members discussed a 2015 levy at its Nov. 10 meeting but took no action, according to Radnor Supervisor Phil Cornish said. “The levy will be acted on at For The Weekly Post
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our December to expect. Area Township levies meeting,” he Such TWP Dist. Town fund Road dist. taxing dissaid. Brimfield $77,200 $106,115 State law tricts canElba $59,000 $59,550 lets taxing not raise $145,800 $98,300 Elmwood districts pretheir tax Farmington** Jubilee $65,500 $183,500 dict what levies Kickapoo $175,870 $673,650 they’ll need from the Millbrook* $90,500 $46,500 to operate, previous Rosefield $105,000 $92,700 but it’s techyear more Salem** nically a rethan 5 perTruro $72,170 $66,000 quest, and it’s * Millbrook is in a Multi-Township Assessment Dis- cent withtrict, which also will levy $15,000 also inexact out the ** Did not provide public information. since at the Truth-intime levies Taxation are passed the County’s forthcom- law going into effect. ing Equalized Assessed Valuation That statute requires a public of area property isn’t yet deternotice and a public hearing premined. In the spring, Counties no- senting reasons for an increase of tify taxing bodies what the more than 5 percent and offering property-tax “extension” will be, the public an opportunity to be and the actual amount of revenue heard.
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CLAIM NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY In Re ESTATE OF ) PAUL W. HAYES, ) No. 14-P-476 Deceased. ) NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of PAUL W. HAYES on or about October 13, 2014. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court to THOMAS P. HAYES, of 305 North Kellogg Street, P. O. Box 325, Yates City, Illinois 61572, 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 29th day of May, 2015, 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.
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DATED this 6th day of November, 2014. THOMAS P. HAYES, Executor of the Estate of PAUL W. HAYES, Deceased. WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. Attorneys for the Executor 118 West Main Street P. O. Box 368 Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368 Telephone: (309) 742-3611
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 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, 2014. 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, 2015, the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2014, 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, 2014: Local Sources: Educational 2,650,536; Operations and Maintenance 326,022; Debt Services 46; Transportation 227,295; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 118,465; Capital Projects 154,098; Working Cash 0; Tort 70,767; Fire Prevention & Safety 998. Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District: Educational: Educational 0; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0. State Sources: Educational 202,720; Operations and Maintenance 94,400; Debt Services 0; Transportation 112,221; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0; Capital Projects 0; Working Cash 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. Federal Sources: Educational 116,765; 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 2,970,021; Operations and Maintenance 420,422; Debt Services 46; Transportation 339,516; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 118,465; Capital Projects 154,098; Working Cash 70,767; Fire Prevention and Safety 998. TOTAL DIRECT DISBURSEMENT/EXPENDITURES: Educational 2,971,771; Operations and Maintenance 319,827; Debt Services 0; Transportation 273,537; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 143,437; Capital
Projects 80,660; Tort 76,173; 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 0; Working Cash 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. BEGINNING FUND BALANCES July 1, 2013: Educational 0; Operations and Maintenance 0; Debt Services 0; Transportation 0; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 0; Capital Projects 0; Tort 0; Fire Prevention and Safety 0. Other Changes in Fund Balances: Educational 0; 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, 2014: Educational (1,750); Operations and Maintenance 100,595; Debt Services (46); Transportation 65,979; Municipal Retirement/Social Security (24,972); Capital Projects 73,438; Working Cash 0; Tort (5,406); Fire Prevention & Safety 998. Gross payment for Certificated Personnel: Salary range Less than $25,000: Gregory Bibo, Logan Bowman, Mary Bush, Daryl Doubet, Nadine Farquer, Sharon Farquer, William Fritz, Tami German, Sherry Griffin, Tyson Hart, M. Jane Hise, Claire Johnston, Heather Kanakares, Laci Klein, Kali Mustain, Nancy Neibuhr, Kari Powell, amandy Pyrcik, Jana Sims, Caleb Stewart, Robert Tasker, Laurel Tippe, Larry Wherley, Michael Whitt, Connie Wight. Salary range $25,000 - $39,999: Robert Anderson, Marcy Brugger, Jenni Davis, Cynthia Fuller. Salary range $40,000 - $59,999: amy Blackhurst, amy Buss, Elizabeth Klein, Connie Krans, Victor Mahnesmith, Becky Nichols, Rebecca Rappenecker, R. Kent Rigg, J. Robert Ross, Cathy Shover, Jorja Thiel, Brooke Traphagan, John VanNieuwenhuyse, Kathleen Wight. Salary range $60,000 - $89,999: Ann Banks, Becky Blankenship, Sandra Boucher, Brenda Bridson, Patrick Hise, Alberta LaFollette, Cathryn Ren, Lori Secrist, Starla Yelm. Salary range $90,000 and over: Tim Farquer Gross Payment for Non-Certificated Personnel: Salary range Less than $25,000: Joan Bates, amana Beardsley, Diana Biddle, Jody Booth, Brenda Bridson, Kelly Brooks, Alexsia Brown, Dixie Brown, Norma Brown, Rebecca Brown, Marcy Brugger, Lu-
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Dismissed firefighter sues Elba-Salem By BILL KNIGHT
YATES CITY - The volunteer firefighter removed from the Elba Salem Fire Protection District roster in July filed a federal lawsuit last week against the department and its three Trustees for violating his Civil Rights. Accusing the Elba Salem Fire Protection District (ESFPD) and its Board of Trustees of violating his First amendment and Fourteenth For The Weekly Post
amendment rights and also for violating the Whistleblower Act, discharged firefighter Steve Frakes, 59, says the Board action was in retaliation for his reporting improprieties. Frakes alleges that he was denied his Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, and Right to Petition for a Redress of Grievance under the First amendment, and also his Due Process and Equal Protection under the 14th amendment.
Neither he nor his Peoria attorney, James W. Springer, replied to requests for comment. The lawsuit’s seven counts name ESFPD Trustees Gerry Buckman, Gene Saunders and Greg Wessel as well as the department, which is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday. ESFPD attorney Wayne Statham of
Galesburg also declined to comment. Frakes said a petition seeking his discipline, signed by about a dozen men out of a department of some 25 people, was in retaliation for his reporting inappropriate conduct by firefighter Ken Vallas. The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and Frakes’ reinstatement.
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Elmwood-Brimfield senior running back Layne Wyatt was one of 18 Class 3A players selected for allstate honors by the Illinois Football Coaches AssociaWyatt tion. The 5foot-7, 160-pound Wyatt ran for 1,581 yards and 19 touchdowns on 162 carries (9.8 yards per carry) and had a team-high 18 receptions for four scores. Wyatt is the fifth firstteam all-stater for E-B, joining Bob Shoop, Nate McFadden, Brady Westart and Ryan Wilbur. “Layne could turn a small hole into a big gain and a decent hole into a touchdown,” E-B coach Todd Hollis said. E-B junior offensive tackle Brad Novak was honorable mention allstate, as was Princeville senior linebacker Mitchell Janssen.
Princeville places 4 on all-LTC first team
Offensive lineman Tim Hefler, tight end Michael Sheets, defensive lineman
Brett Delbridge and linebacker Janssen were all selected first-team allconference by Lincoln Trail football coaches. Delbridge was a unanimous pick. Princeville also had five players tabbed for the second team: fullback Logan Green, offensive lineman Jacob Tracy, Janssen at kicker and punter, Hefler at defensive line and linebacker Marshall Martin. Honorable mention selections were Janssen at quarterback, offensive lineman Terry Stein, wide receiver Tom Smith and linebacker Zach Simmons.
Brimfield girls win 7-2A regional title
Brimfield’s seventhgrade girls basketball team won the 7-2A regional title Tuesday at Peoria Christian, downing Peoria St. Philomena 3227. Next up for Brimfield is a Dec. 3 sectional game at Peoria Christian at 6:30. Top-seed Princeville was in the regional title game at Peoria St. Vincent de Paul Wednesday. Farmington fell to Illini Bluffs, 17-8, in the final of its own 7-3A regional. Eighth grade regionals start Monday (Dec. 1).
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South Fulton, well above his 11 ppg average of last year. “Ultimately he’s more of a scorer than he is a point guard and we’re hoping to develop some of our young kids to take pressure off him at the point,” Otto said. The other top scorer is 6-3 junior Trey Swearingen (12 ppg) who had 15 points Monday. Swearingen is an inside-outside threat who hit on 50 percent of his 120 3-point attempts last year. Beyond them are several combinations that include decent height but a relative lack of experience. In the mix will be seniors Josh Lozier (6-4), Matt Williamson and Max Balagna; juniors Reid Berry (6-2) and Steven Gilstrap (6-1); and sophomores Blake Mattson and Caleb Gilstrap. Balagna is still just at 80 percent in his recovery from an ankle sprain suffered during football season. “We have the potential to be pretty good,” Otto said. “We’re really scrappy and when you have a team that plays as hard as they do you’re going to be in some games.” Princeville The Princes are poised to im-
prove on last year’s 9-17 record thanks in part to good health for the first time in four seasons. Back from a season-ending shoulder injury is 6-4 Mike Sheets, who along with three-year starter Mitchell Janssen (10.8 ppg, 11.7 rpg) will provide a post presence. Janssen has led the team in rebounding each of the past two seasons. “Most of our scoring will come from a pair of juniors: 6-2 Nick Kraft will play a forward and look to do much of the penetrating,” coach Jeff Kratzer said. “Brendan Streitmatter will play a forward and be our point/shooting guard.” Kraft led the team with 12.7 ppg last year and grabbed 5.5 rpg while Streitmatter was at 8.0 ppg. Several juniors and seniors will provide depth off the bench for Princeville (0-1), which lost its opener 70-50 to Tremont at the Brimfield Turkey Tourney despite 13 points from Kraft. Williamsfield After graduating a strong group of seniors, Billtown returns a small, fairly inexperienced team for the school’s last independent season of basketball. Williamsfield will coop with ROWVA next season.
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It didn’t help any that three players were suspended for seven games (until Dec. 13) for an athletic code violation. But that didn’t stop the Bombers Monday, as last year’s sixth man Garrett Wight had 24 points and Zach Smith added 14 in a 65-39 win over Galva. “Garrett is kind of the leader of the pack right now,” coach Bob Anderson said. “We’re going to need him to score all he can.” Other starters through the first seven games figure to be seniors Ethen Hunt and Easton Beard and sophomore Adam Kertz. “This year we’re small and inexperienced so we need to try to get out and get some easy baskets and turn some people over,” Anderson said. “There will be times we will struggle scoring, so we need to play good defense.”
2014-15 BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULES BRIMFIELD Nov. 28 - vs Princeville 5 pm Nov. 29 - vs Rock Island Alleman 6 pm Dec. 5 - vs Knoxville 6 pm Dec. 12 - at Havana 6 pm Dec. 19 - at Beardstown 6 pm Dec. 27-30 - at Princeville Holiday Tournament Jan. 6 - vs Elmwood 6 pm Jan. 9 - at North Fulton 6 pm Jan. 12-19 - ICAC Conference Tournament at Illini Bluffs Jan. 23 - vs Lewistown 6 pm Jan. 24 - at Astoria TBA Jan. 27 - at Illini Bluffs 6 pm Jan. 30 - at Bushnell-PC 6 pm Feb. 3 - vs West Prairie 6 pm Feb. 6 - vs Delavan 6 pm Feb. 10 - vs Williamsfield 6 pm Feb. 13 - at Peoria Hts. 6 pm Feb. 14 - vs Rushville 2 pm Feb. 17 - vs A-Town 6 pm Feb. 20 - vs Farmington
ELMWOOD Nov. 28 - at Wethersfield 8:30 pm Nov. 29 - vs Midland at Wethersfield 7 p.m. Dec. 2 - vs West Prairie 6 pm Dec. 6 - at Delavan 5 pm Dec. 12 - vs Rushville 5:30 pm Dec. 19 - vs Farmington 6 pm Dec. 27-30 - at Princeville Holiday Tournament TBA Jan. 6 - at Brimfield 6 pm
Jan. 20 - vs Peoria Hts. 7:30 pm Jan. 24 - at A-Town (Great Western Shootout) TBA Jan. 27 - vs Lewistown 7:30 pm Feb. 3 - at Rushville-Ind. 7 pm Feb. 6 - vs Beardstown 7:30 pm Feb. 10 - vs Knoxville 7:30 pm Feb. 13 - at W. Prairie 7:30 pm Feb. 14 - at Stark Co. 7:30 pm Feb. 17 - vs Monmouth-R 7:30 pm Feb. 20 - at Brimfield 7:30 pm
POSTSEASON Feb. 23 - Regionals start March 3 - Sectionals start March 10 - Supersectionals March 13-14 - State Finals at Peoria Civic Center Jan. 9 - at Williamsfield 6 pm Jan 12-19 -ICAC Conference Tournament at Illini Bluffs Jan. 23 - at Illini Bluffs 6 pm Jan. 24 - vs Beardstown 2 pm Jan. 27 - vs A-Town 6 pm Jan. 30 - at Knoxville 6 pm Feb. 3 - vs South Fulton 6 pm Feb. 6 - vs Lewistown 6 pm Feb. 10 - at Bushnell 6 pm Feb. 13 - vs North Fulton 6 pm Feb. 17 - at Peoria Hts. 6 pm Feb. 20 - at Havana 6 pm
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Jan. 30 - at Annawan 6 pm Jan. 31-Feb. 7 - LTC Tournament TBD Feb. 10 - vs. Stark County 6 pm Feb. 13 - at Galva 6 pm Feb. 17 - vs. Ridgewood 6 pm Feb. 19 - at Williamsfield 6 p.m. Feb. 20 - at Monmouth (United) 6 pm
WILLIAMSFIELD Nov. 28 - vs West Central 8 pm Nov. 29 - vs Henry, 8 pm Dec. 1 - vs United 8 pm Dec. 3 – vs Ridgewood 6 pm Dec. 5 – at ROWVA 6 pm Dec. 13 – vs Midland 5 pm Dec. 13-19 – at United Tournament TBA Jan. 3 – at Fulton Unity 2 pm Jan. 6 – vs Lowpoint-W. 6 pm Jan. 9 – vs Elmwood 6 pm Jan. 10 – vs United 2 pm Jan. 12-19 – ICAC Conference Tournament at Illini Bluffs Jan. 24 – vs.Galva 6 pm Jan. 27 – at Delavan 6 pm Jan. 31 – vs Illini Bluffs 5 p.m. Feb. 5 – at Calvary Christian 6 pm Feb. 7 – at Cornerstone 2 pm Feb. 10 – at Brimfield 6 pm Feb. 14 – vs North Fulton 6 pm Feb. 17 – at DePue 6 pm Feb. 19 – vs Princeville (Senior Night) 6 pm
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Six of top eight back for Brimfield boys hoops team points was top scorer) Additional scoring support is expected No question, Carson Cuevas could to come from 6-foot-4 junior Nate Walplay point guard for the Brimlace and 3-point ace Jace Swietek field basketball team. And for (10.6 ppg). awhile it looked like the gradu“We’re looking for (Wallace) to ation of Matt Dwyer meant take more of a role and get more Cuevas might move spots. rebounds and scoring opportuniBut the arrival of Dunlap ties this year,” Carlson said. transfer Koby White has alThe Indians are also blessed lowed Cueva to focus on what with depth and a 6-8 center in he does best: pestering foes junior Brad Novak who “is going Groeper atop the Indians’ 1-3-1 zone, to be tough to guard for a lot of launching treys and attacking teams,” according to Carlson. the basket as an off-guard. Given all that, if the backcourt And with a team that returns combination clicks, Brimfield six of its top eight from a 29-2 (2-0) is the pick to click in our regional championship season, area. keeping Cuevas in his same Here’s a look at the other local role makes sense. boys teams. “As good as Carson was last Elmwood Higgs year, he may have turned my After relying on Isaiah Groeper head more than anyone with (14 ppg) and Matthew Jehle his improvement,” Brimfield (12.7 ppg) to score last season, coach Scott Carlson said. “He’s new coach Josh Fugitt hopes for got to be a major offensive more balance from a squad releader for us and he’s been turning 9 of its top 11. looking awfully good.” “We’ve got so many guys who Cuevas averaged 19.5 points can play and kids are fighting for per game last year and didn’t spots,” he said. “We’ve got other miss a beat in Monday’s seakids ready to step up.” Jehle son-opener, bombing for 30 in That was true in Monday’s 68a 64-46 win over Midwest Central. He 42 win over Annawan, as senior Mchad 12 Tuesday in a 59-38 win over Cabe Coulter had a team-high 16 points, Tremont in which Ryan Smith (13 sophomore Groeper had 14, senior Jehle By JEFF LAMPE
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Brimfield senior Carson Cuevas, shown here facing Elmwood senior Matthew Jehle, is the area’s top returning boys player.
added 10 and senior Jack McKinty tallied 8. Add in junior post Jake Roberts, injured early last year, improving 6-5 senior center Tyler Meyers and a cast of other solid players like senior Kelly Hoffmann, and Fugitt thinks this team should improve on a 12-16 finish. Elmwood (1-1) lost to Bureau Valley Tuesday, 66-63, despite four scorers in
GUN SEASON SUCCESS shotgun season. The statewide harvest of 51,380 is down from last year’s opening weekend of 55,708. Gun hunters shot 1,296 deer in Fulton County (down 113 from last year) 769 in Knox County (up 19) and 613 in Peoria County (down 76). Hunters with unfilled firearm permits can hunt Dec. 4-7 during the second shotgun season. Archery season continues through Jan. 18.
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Elmwood wins at Galva By JEFF LAMPE
Gun deer harvest down
Jill Peterson is having a deer season to remember. Hunting in Peoria County between Brimfield and Kickapoo, the Maquon resident shot the impressive buck at right and followed shortly after that by taking a doe. Peterson also shot her first buck with a bow earlier this season. But while Peterson was all smiles, many other deer hunters were grumbling after last weekend’s first
double figures, led by Jehle’s 15. Farmington The top two scorers return from last year’s 12-15 squad, and both show signs of taking another step forward according to coach Jeff Otto. In Monday’s season opener, 5-11 sophomore point guard Eric Higgs racked up 34 points in a 67-63 win over
Finding a balance on offense has helped the Elmwood girls basketball team find the winner’s column. Elmwood (3-0) started its season strong last weekend in winning the Galva Turkey Tournament. While Allie Meyers was the leading scorer for Elmwood (averaging 13.6 points per game), the Lady Trojans had several other players in double figures in the victories. In a 45-32 win over Galva, Ashley Perryman had 12 points and Abby Frietsch added 11; in a Weekly Post Staff Writer
Jill Peterson of Maquon shot this Peoria County buck during last weekend’s first shotgun season.
45-35 defeat of Morrison Perryman led with 13 points; and in a win over United, Shyann Jones scored 12 points. “I thought the competition was a little better (in the tournament) and I thought we were better,” Elmwood coach Gregg Meyers said. “I think we’re a much more balanced team this year and that should help us in the long run.” The return of Perryman from knee injury has made a real difference, as she can score inside but also stepped out to go 4-for4 on 3-pointers in the last two games. In other girls action, Brimfield Continued on Page 14
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