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Illinois governor’s race going down to the wire By TERRY BIBO
PEORIA – Illinois’ contentious governor’s race came right down to the barbed wire. At press time, billionaire challenger Bruce Rauner was ahead of incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, 51 percent to 46 percent with 94 percent of precincts reporting. But computer problems apparently meant some polling places didn’t close until 9 p.m. and absentee ballots had yet to be counted For The Weekly Post
Williamsfield board eyes ordinances
Election Coverage Inside
• Local election results. See Page 8 • Farmington passes electrical aggregation referendum. See Page 8 • Mike Unes retains seat. See Page 10 • Too early to call Knox County 9-1-1 voting. See Page 11
State Sen. Dave Koehler (D-46th) said, “I think it’s too close to call. I’m not throwing in the towel. I think Quinn’s going to squeak it out.”
Koehler noted that Democratic challenger Sheila Simon was doing better than expected against Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. But State Rep. Dave Leitch (R-73rd) predicted that wouldn’t be enough. “She’ll win big,” Leitch said of the incumbent. Although he took 57 percent of the Peoria County votes, Republican businessman Jim Oberweis conceded defeat to incumbent Senator Dick Durbin earlier in the evening.
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“He was getting creamed,” Leitch said. Voter turnout locally appeared to be strong. In Yates City, election judges Jane Clark and Laurel Leadley said the turnout was consistent all morning, and added that by 11:15 a.m. they’d logged 137 ballots cast by Knox County voters. “It’s a very good turnout for a midterm election,” Clark said. Continued on Page 8
Harding wins, retains seat on Co. Board
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WILLIAMSFIELD – From backing Billtown’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) to discussing new ordinances, public safety was on the minds of the Williamsfield Village Board on Monday. Interim Village President Michael Gray and Trustees Leland Wight and Ryan Smith all voiced support for EMS, which the State has accused of irregularities after apparent complaints from an Oak Run resident and an OSF employee in Galesburg, and the Board unanimously encouraged the community to attend EMS’ next meeting, at 7 p.m. Monday (Nov. 10) at the firehouse. (See box on Page 2). Also, James Robertson from Williamsfield’s police department presented tentative ideas for new local ordinances that could permit more flexibility for officers, from nuisances to snow emergencies. “Right now, [situations] can be difficult to enforce,” Robertson said. “If there’s no local ordinance, usually the choice is a state citation or an arrest. Local ordinances give us the option to keep [incidents] local and not forward them to the State. This would help address some things.” Gray said, “We need to give police something they’re comfortable with,
Peoria County Board member Brad Harding on Tuesday was re-elected to represent District 16, defeating challenger Richard Burns 56.31 percent to 43.69 percent, according to the Peoria County Clerk’s unofficial results with all 74 precincts reporting. Unlike Harding’s partisan campaign, which stressed his Republican standing, Harding the incumbent was very conciliatory Tuesday night, voicing his appreciation for Burns as well as his constituents. The final tally was Harding 2,168; Burns 1,682. Burns “First, I’d like to thank the voters of the 16th District,” Harding told The Weekly Post. “The job that we’ve done together, so far, is a great job, but there’s much more to do and I’m ready to go to work tomorrow. “I thought it would be much closer,” added Harding, a 57-year-old Trivoli farmer first elected in 2008. “I’m
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Members of the Laura Winners 4H Club made 20 blankets to donate to the Lillie M. Evans Library in Princeville for Project Linus. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Ellie Ferretti, Grace Dearing, Carrie Gill, Anita Routh of Lillie M. Evans Library, Kelly Gill, Ashleigh Brawley, Kristi Smith and group leader Carol Cowser; (front row, l to r) Liam McGrath, Shaelyn McGrath, Grace Dearing and Amber Brawley.
Laura group donates blankets
LAURA – As part of its community service, the Laura Winners 4H Club recently gathered to make 20 blankets to donate to the Bloomington-based Project Linus. Club members met in late October armed with sewing machines, scissors and ideas and had their stack of blankets done within a few hours. The blankets were donated to the Lillie M. Evans Library for Project Linus, which distributes blankets to “children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug,” according to the group’s Website.
Ellie Ferretti and her grandmother, Lillian Jacobs, sew a flannel blanket.
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that they can enforce. And we want the public to be able to look at [the proposed ordinances].” Trustee Jolene Tucker was assigned to go through the drafts and forward revisions to all Board members, and Village attorney Craig Sondgeroth of Massie, Quick & Sondgeroth in Galva also will be consulted. In other business, the monthly financial statement showed spending to be at or near the budget. “We’re fairly well on track as far as matching revenues and expenses,” Gray said. Meanwhile, the Board plans to consider a property tax levy ordinance at its Dec. 1 meeting. Preliminary figures show the Board authorizing $14,609 for general purposes, $4,103 for law enforcement, $301 for auditing, and $2,535 for insurance, totaling $21,550. The Board also:
• heard that the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity may be reconsidering Williamsfield’s grant request for assistance with a $250,000 upgrade to the water tower, according to the Western Illinois Regional Council; • unanimously OK’d spending $5,500 for a 8-foot Snowdogg and another $150 for a heater for the Village’s Humvee to be a backup for its 2-Ton snowplow; • unanimously approved purchasing a $890 surge protector from Oberlander Electric Co. to protect the water house against lightning strikes. Three previous strikes cost more than $2,500 each to repair; • set the Caucus for 6 p.m. on Dec. 1, when registered voters will be permitted to discuss forthcoming races. Five Board positions will be open, and Village Clerk Mary Rice reminded the Board that doors are locked at 6, after which no others will be admitted to the proceedings.
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EMS meeting Monday
The Williamsfield Fire Protection District and its Emergency Medical Service are scheduled to meet at the firehouse on East Gale Street at 7 p.m. Monday (Nov. 10). Trustees may hear questions from the community during the public comment period, apart from another session that’s closed to citizens: • What’s the status and can the service be sustained? • Why the lack of information to taxpayers about a taxsupported service? • Does any “fallback” plan exist, such as a cooperative agreement with BYE? • Is there a suggestion to consolidate operations to Oak Run, and is that even feasible? • Can Trustees better protect their volunteers?
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s Craft Sale – Craft and Vendor Sale Saturday (Nov. 8) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brimfield Library. Vendors, crafts, and baskets for raffles, lunch served. s Fall Fair – Elmwood United Methodist Church annual Fall Fair Saturday (Nov. 8) at the church. Continental breakfast, lunch, crafts and baked goods from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. s Anniversary – Christ Alive! Community Church celebrates its 24th anniversary Saturday (Nov. 8). Dinner at 6 p.m. “Larceny and Old Lace” at 7 p.m. Cost $7 adults, $5 children. Call Pat (309) 253-9331.
hand for children to do. s Fiber Guild – Bishop Hill Fiber s NAMI Meeting – Today (Nov. 6) 7Guild Saturday (Nov. 8) 10 a.m. at 8:30 p.m. at Proctor Professional BuildMethodist Church in West Jersey. Call ing, Classroom 1, Dr. Howard Love will Pat (309) 472-7085 or e-mail spinspeak on Spirituality and Clinical wool7@aol.com. Health. s Bible Study – Elmwood Bible Study s Open Gym – Toddler Open Gym Fri- Sunday (Nov. 9) at 6 p.m. in the baseday (Nov. 7) at Elmwood Township ment of the apartments at 200 S. Althea, Community Center 9-11 a.m. Cost $2 Elmwood. All are welcome. first child, $1 each additional. s Tombstone Rubbings – Princeville s Free Bread – Bread Heritage Museum will available every Friday Publicize Your Event host Ron Nolte with his at 10 a.m. at Elmwood extensive collection of Call us at (309) 741-9790 Methodist Church. tombstone rubbings from or email information about s Yoga Class – Yoga the U.S. and Europe on upcoming event to your on Friday (Nov. 7) from Sunday (Nov. 9) at 2 martha@wklypost.com. 9:10 to 10:10 a.m. at p.m. Free and open to Lillie M. Evans Lithe public. Call (309) 385-1916. brary, Princeville. Free and open to the s Honor Veterans – Come out and public. honor Veterans at Central Park, Elms Firemen’s Dance – Brimfield Firewood on Nov. 11 at 11:11 a.m. men’s Dance Saturday (Nov. 8) at Kicks Veteran’s Day – Farmington Ameriapoo Sportsman’s Club, spaghetti dinner can Legion has a Veteran’s Day Service 5-8 p.m. Dance 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. 50/50 at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at Reed Park. Chili drawing, door prizes. s Book Signing – Sandy Miller, author served at American Legion for donation. s Trivia Contest – Test your trivia of “Little Twig,” will read and sign knowledge Nov. 11 at Kickapoo Creek copies of the book Saturday (Nov. 8) at Winery. Doors open at 6. Free to play. 10:30 a.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Top 3 teams win. Library, Elmwood. Crafts will be on
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Of milk, suckers and cold cheese realities
Rambling through central Illinois, pondering Mrs. Radice, the kindly cafeteria lady at P.S. 54. uuu Periodically, we receive anonymous letters. They make me cringe, mostly because the letters usually spell out what an idiot I am. Some arrive discussing the perceived wrongs of others. While those are preferable, I still regard them with suspicion. It’s too Jeff easy to criticize LAMPE from behind the cloak of anonymity. But some anonymous letters deserve discussion. One arrived last week from a person very upset about Brimfield’s policy regarding late payment for hot lunches. In Brimfield, if you are more than $10 behind, you no longer get hot lunch, but instead are served a cold cheese sandwich. This led the letter writer to opine, “Does anyone realize how devastating this could be for a young child to be given a cold cheese sandwich while their friends are eating hot lunch right next to them?” Now I can’t be certain, but I don’t think the letter writer was joking when they wrote that sentence. It sure made me laugh, though. Devastating? Maybe if the lunch ladies stood up with a bullhorn and said, “All free lunch kids line up
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Radice for a few bucks. The problem came to a head when milk prices soared to six cents. We had been warned, but udder inflation caught a lot of folks by surprise, and Mrs. Radice was not in such a giving mood that day. Still, I conned her and got a milk, promising payment sometime soon. Leaving school, I was elated. Not only was I going to buy a sucker, but I was going to be one penny ahead on my next sweet fix. Imagine my surprise when I got to Parkside Candy and saw that Old Greek Jimmy had marked the price of a sucker up to six cents. Things only got worse later that day. Mrs. Radice lived just a few houses from us. And it seems that she and Mom got to talking while Mom was out for a walk. And it seems the subject of my milk delinquency came up during their chat. Mom was not real excited when she got home. Thus ended my sweet run of suckers, swiftly and with finality. The only person more disappointed than me was Old Greek Jimmy. He lost a good customer that day. Yes, that is different than a parent forgetting to send money or letting a bill slip – causing their kid to eat cold cheese. But I bet even at Brimfield, lunch ladies let youngsters eat a hot meal when they are in arrears. After all, $10 is not one lunch, but rather an entire week’s worth. Most importantly, as Mrs. Radice taught me, there simply comes a time when payment is due. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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here.” Or, “Deadbeats, come get your cold cheese.” To me the policy is more realitybased than mean, though I realize our society is scared to death of reality (which is why the IHSA keeps adding classes to all sports, as an example). Yes, life in grade school and high school is tough. Kids can be mean. They tease one another. A person served cold cheese probably takes some ribbing. They also probably head home eager to make sure mom and dad pay the bill. Even so, the letter writer concluded, “If this is how Brimfield Schools are going to be treating the children from now on then I will be looking for a house to buy in Elmwood.” Well, don’t make that mistake! Elmwood is even meaner than Brimfield (at least by these standards). In Elmwood, if you fall $5 behind you get only a peanut butter sandwich. Oh, the devastation! All of which reminds me of my own days as a lunch vagrant. When I was a little shaver at P.S. 54 (in the mean streets of Buffalo, N.Y.), a carton of milk cost five cents. Every day, Mom gave my brother and me a nickel for milk to go with our cold bologna and cheese sandwiches. That was fine, except a nickel also bought a big sucker at Parkside Candy, a store we passed on the long, snowy walk home (yes, it snows 12 months a year in Buffalo). The chance to savor custommade suckers was too tempting. At my lowpoint, I was into Mrs.
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Ghosts of Galesburg would fly here, too The Galesburg Public Library and the Galesburg Historical Society team up each year around Halloween to produce a program that is both educational and fun called “The Ghosts of Galesburg Tour.� Last Monday night, I attended my second Tour. The tour is a walking tour (they have a Jon tram for those of GALLAGHER us who have problems walking a long distance) that starts at the library and visits some historical spots along the way. At each stop, a “ghost,� played by a member of the historical society, steps out from the shadows and tells us a little about themselves and what they meant to Galesburg. Our first stop this year was the Knox College campus where we met famed author Jack Finney, a Knox graduate who wrote many short stories in which Galesburg played an integral part. You may recognize his most famous work – “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.�
Another stop on this year’s tour was just off the square where we met Helen Bessolo. Helen was the daughter of a very successful businessman who got pregnant and had to move away so her family wouldn’t be scandalized. She and her young son George ended up in California where he went on to work as an actor. Helen moved back to Galesburg while her son changed his last name to Reeves. You may know him from “Gone with the Wind,� but more likely, you’ll recognize him as TV’s Superman. George returned to Galesburg often to visit his mother and even maintained an apartment not far from where we listened to Helen’s ghost telling the story. George died of a single, and very ironic, gunshot to the head in what was officially ruled a suicide, but what many, including Helen, thought was a homicide. In all there were about six or seven stops this year and it took about 90 minutes to complete. Mother Bickerdyke, Alma ArcherFox, a 1920s flapper, a famous jazz musician, and the first person interred at Hope Cemetery also were among the ghosts this year.
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Last year we visited the owner of the Hotel Custer, a store owner, and Sukie Richardson, a freed slave who worked hard at integrating the former slaves into society in the 1860s (and who is buried in Galesburg). Other area cities have done similar tours. At Christmas, Macomb features characters from Charles Dickens’ works, roaming around the town square and telling stories. Kewanee, I’m told, does something similar. It would seem that with all the characters I’ve been told about Elmwood, other area towns would have no problem assembling interesting ghost tours of their own. It’s a cool way to learn about the history of an area without having names, dates and so on force fed. There are so many interesting tidbits to learn that everyone is entertained throughout. You can bet my name will be on the reservation list for next year’s tour in Galesburg, and if other area towns ever do one, you won’t have to look far to find my name on that list either.
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Career Tech Ed pros planning outreach project in Princeville By BILL KNIGHT
PRINCEVILLE – Princeville High School at 8:15 a.m. on Friday (Nov. 7) will host a presentation by the national and state Associations for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) on the importance of a robust system for career and technical education in Illinois. Part of a four-day swing through the state, the outreach efforts also are stopping that afternoon at the Woodruff Career & Technical Center and Manual High School in Peoria, plus high schools, community colleges and vocational schools in seven other downstate communities. “Like the rest of the country, Illinois faces a critical skills gap that will result in jobs in key industries to the state economy such as advanced manufacturing, energy and IT going unfilled,” said ACTE Legislative and Public Affairs Manager Sean Lynch. “CTE programs provide the solution to the skills gap by ensuring students For The Weekly Post
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are prepared with the 21st century skills needed to compete in the state’s economy and filling the positions for which business is seeking to hire.” IACTE Director Cindy Stover will “meet with stakeholders and discuss the opportunities within Illinois’ CTE classrooms, connect with local CTE professionals, and learn more about the national and state issues surrounding workforce development and career and technical education,” said Lynch, who’ll be here, too. Lynch said that ACTE represents educators, administrators, researchers, guidance counselors and other CTE professionals at all levels of education, adding that ACTE is the largest national association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. “ACTE is committed to excellence in providing advocacy, public awareness and access to resources, professional development and leadership opportunities,” Lynch said.
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BRIMFIELD – There were more guests (13) than minutes (11) for the Brimfield Village Board of Trustees meeting Monday. “It’s been a long time since we had a meeting with this many people on one side of an issue,” chuckled board president Dan Fishel. Yet both totals are a bit shy of the years Sollenberger Dale Sollenberger spent as town crossing guard (14). Known for vigorous pursuit of his duties, the 77-year-old former firefighter recently stepped aside to care for his ailing wife. Brimfield trustees did not want to let the man Fishel described as “the most dedicated” go unrecognized. They honored Sollenberger with a cake, a certificate and a gift card. “I had some ups and downs, but For The Weekly Post
mostly ups, with the kids,” Sollenberger said. “All in all, it’s been a fun time.” “You’ve always been an asset to the community,” Fishel said. As an example, Sollenberger said he took care to plow the intersection with his garden tractor during wintry weather. “That was noticed,” Fishel said. Family and friends gathered in the back of the room to take pictures and cut the traffic-themed cake. “I figured you’d want to cut the stop sign out so you could have it,” Village Clerk Holly Johnson told Sollenberger. Including treats, the meeting lasted less than half an hour. Other than paying bills, passing the 2015 election ordinance and approving $75-per-meeting compensation for trustees to be elected, there was little business. “This might be a record,” Fishel said. “Have cake and they’ll always be short,” said Johnson. And sweet.
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About six miles south, Fulton County voters from Farmington Precincts 1 and 5 filed through St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. “The turnout’s very good,” said election judge Shirley Bigliazzi, “We’ve had 130 already [by 11:30 a.m.]. Six booths at Kickapoo Township hall were filled and a line waited to cast ballots about 12:20 p.m., when 345 out of about 1,000 registered voters had cast ballots.
On other statewide decisions, Peoria County voters approved proposed state Constitutional amendments on a Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights and voting rights. In advisory referendums, Peoria County voters split almost evenly on raising the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour for people older than 18, with 49.63 percent approving and 50.37 percent saying no; 52 percent thought health plans with prescription drug coverage should be required to include
LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS FEDERAL U.S. Senator (86 percent of precincts reporting) James D. “Jim” Oberweis, Republican 42 Richard J. Durbin, Democratic 53 Sharon Hansen, Libertarian 3 Representative 17th Congressional District (86 percent of precincts reporting) Bobby Schilling, Republican 45 Cheri Bustos, Democrat 55 Representative 18th Congressional District (86 percent of precincts reporting) Aaron Schock, Republican 75 Darrel Miller, Democrat 25 STATE (94 percent of precincts reporting) (Unless otherwise noted) Governor & Lieutenant Governor Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Rep. 51 Pat Quinn & Paul Vallas, Democrats 46 Chad Grimm & Alexander Cummings, Libert. 3 Attorney General Paul M. Schimpf, Republican 37 Lisa Madigan, Democrat 59 Ben Koyl, Libertarian 2 Secretary of State Michael Webster, Republican 31 Jesse White, Democrat 65 Christopher Michel, Libertarian 2 Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, Republican 49 Sheila Simon, Democrat 45 Julie Fox, Libertarian 4 Treasurer Tom Cross, Republican 47 Michael W. Frerichs, Democrat 48 Matthew Skopek, Libertarian 4 State Rep. for the 91st District (All precincts reporting) Michael D. Unes, Republican 67 Chad Schmidgall, Democrat 33 AREA Fulton County Board District 3 (Vote for not more than three) Glen A. Hamm, Democrat 32.1 John E. Taylor, Democrat 35.5 Craig Medus, Democrat 32.4 [no Republican candidate] Knox County Clerk (31 precincts reporting, does not include Galesburg) Scott G. Erickson, Republican 75.6 John Hunigan, Democrat 24.4 Peoria County Board District 16 (All precincts) Brad E. Harding, Republican 56.3 Richard Burns, Democrat 43.7
prescription birth control, and 57 percent wanted a mandate for schools to get more money, based on enrollment, from an additional 3-percent tax on income of more than $1 million a year. At press time, Peoria County voters outside of the City of Peoria supported eliminating the County’s Recorder of Deeds office with 52 percent of the vote, but opposed establishing a Board of Election Commissioners with 54 percent against.
Farmington voters pass aggregation referendum By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – In a second attempt, voters in Farmington passed an electrical aggregate referendum, 439-318. The measure, which will allow the city to enter into a collective of municipalities and small businesses and purchase electricity in bulk, previously was on the March ballot. That entry on the ballot ended in a dead tie. Voters in Cuba passed an identical measure last March. “Even though we’re probably one of the last communities in central Illinois to participate” in electrical aggregation, said City Manager Rollen Wright in September, “I truly don’t think that people knew what it (the March referendum) was about.” Residents can choose to opt out of the aggregation plan, but remaining in the collective can save homeowners upwards of $50 annually on electricity. While the city may, under this measure, no longer purchase energy from Ameren, Farmington's participation will not affect local Ameren employees. Ameren still will provide distribution services to the city, and also will perform maintenance and respond to electrical outages. For The Weekly Post
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Elmwood OKs slightly lower tax levy By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a 2014 Tax Levy that provides for $380,680 toward the costs of operating the City, a 0.9 percent decrease from last year’s levy. “This does not exceed the 5 percent Truth in Taxation limit,” said Elmwood attorney Robert Potts. “You’re taxing at the maximum rate times the assessed valuation, which is down but recovering from its low point.” The total amount appropriated for Elmwood’s budget will be $653,271, with $337,591 generated from sources other than taxation, the annual levy ordinance says. The accompanying chart provides a breakdown for the 2014 levy ordinance, last year’s levels, and the dollar change. In other financial news, Treasurer Harold Jehle reported that a For The Weekly Post
City of Elmwood 2014 Tax Levy Levy fund Gen’l corporate purposes Auditing Recreation, playground, etc. Municipal band Police Fire protection Civil defense School crossing guards Public benefits Street & Bridge Ret., Soc. Sec. funds Various insurance funds Ambulance services TOTAL
2014 $65,000 7,001 23,400 7,150 39,000 78,000 600 2,627 4,801 24,000 35,701 27,800 65,600 380,680
change in State payments of income taxes due municipalities will offer more reliable receipts. The State is now obligated to make monthly installments to municipalities. Elmwood can expect to receive about $25,000 a month from income, sales and property taxes combined, Jehle said. In other action, the Council OK’d changing the Streetscape II plans in the former alley between
2013 65,500 7,000 23,600 7,000 39,375 78,675 500 2,625 4,800 26,000 35,700 27,800 65,600 384,175
$ Change -500 +1 -200 +150 -375 -675 +100 +2 +1 -2,000 +1 unchanged unchanged -3,495
H&H Industries and Country Companies on the south side of West Main Street, so concrete will be poured into a planned space, and one planter installed. The City plans to add a park bench and garbage can to the site in the spring. Also, the Council unanimously approved hiring Bobbi Millinger as a part-time City employee to assist City Clerk Melissa Morse.
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thankful Dick Burns ran. Any elected official should have someone to run against. It’s the next best thing to term limits. It was a tremendous campaign and Dick is a talented guy. I look forward to enlisting his help in the days ahead.” Burns, a 67-year-old Kickapoo farmer and Burrus Seed regional
sales manager, did not respond to repeated requests for a comment. Although Harding appealed for support to keep his seat Republican to maintain a 10-8 DemocratRepublican split on the County Board, public concern seemed to center on County finances in general and the costs of the new Heddington Oaks skilled-care home in particular.
Burns had emphasized his willingness to build consensus and to break the pattern of the district’s representative often being the only nay vote. The turnout for District 16, which includes all or parts of Elmwood, Logan, Rosefield and Trivoli Townships, was 55.63 percent, with 3,940 ballots cast out off 7,083 registered voters.
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Unes retains spot in Illinois legislature By MICHELLE SHERMAN
State Rep. Mike Unes (R-East Peoria) retains his position in the Illinois Legislature with a 34percent margin. For The Weekly Post
Unes, 40, defeated Chad Schmidgall, 38, to win a third term as 91st District Representative. “I feel very humbled and honored seeing the
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representing our district,” Schmidgall said following his election defeat, specifically citing low income individuals as being underrepresented by Unes. Schmidgall said he plans to spend some time with his family and recuperate from the campaign, but he isn’t ruling out a future run for office. “We’ll reassess and see where we go from here,” Schmidgall said. Continued on Page 11
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Knox 9-1-1 tax hike in Galesburg’s hands By BILL KNIGHT
Knox County voters on Tuesday supported a new one-quarter of one percent retail sales tax hike to help upgrade the County’s 9-1-1 system by 55.28 percent to 44.72 percent. However, as of press time, the City of Galesburg had not reported its vote, which concerned Knox County Sheriff David Clague, who’s led the effort to fund an upgrade of the system. “It’ll be interesting to For The Weekly Post
see where Galesburg comes down,” Clague told The Weekly Post. “We sure appreciate the support we’ve seen so far.” If Galesburg votes down the measure, “there’s a strong probability that 9-1-1 won’t exist,” Clague said. “Instead of the ‘one-stop shop’ of calling three numbers, we’ll have to go back to different numbers – even the old ‘fire phones’ that volunteer fire departments used to have.”
With 31 of 31 rural precincts reporting, 3,506 voters supported the new tax, and 2,836 voters opposed it, according to unofficial results reported by the Knox County Clerk’s office. Voters in Knox County last spring defeated a public safety sales tax increase that would have helped support the 911 Center. “I think a lot of voters realized they felt that they really need 9-1-1,” he said.
Installed in 1995, Knox County’s 9-1-1 system is obsolete, according to supporters of the proposal, and since it’s relied on revenues from a surcharge on landline telephones, its funding has dropped with people’s switch from landlines to mobile devices. Knox County 9-1-1 took more than 75,000 calls last year, said Clague, who added, “You can’t say we didn’t try.”
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Unes plans to jump right back into Springfield and the Legislature saying he looks forward to “being able to continue to provide the top-notch level of constituent service that this district deserves. “There’s opportunities to affect change in individual lives,” he said. Married with four children, Unes earned a degree from Bradley University, after which he became Director of Recruiting and Network Administrator at the Heinold-Banwart accounting firm. He served on East Peoria’s City Council, and cites community activities including Itoo Society and East Peoria’s Mass Transit District and Chamber of Commerce.
Peoria County dedicating new law center
PEORIA – On Friday, (Nov. 7) at 2 p.m., members of the Peoria County Board will dedicate the newly renamed “Law Enforcement Center” to George P. Shadid, former State Senator and Peoria County Sheriff. Weather permitting, the dedication ceremony will be held near the Maxwell Road entrance to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, 301 N Maxwell Road. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the Sheriff’s Office.
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Farmington council eyes stop sign removal By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – The Farmington City Council on Monday (Nov. 3) decided to further investigate the possibility of removing a stop sign on West Fort Street at Oak Street. Ward Two Alderman Jeff Vogel said he had a constituent contact him requesting that the matter be brought before the council. The sign was put into place years ago, before all the separate schools closed. Vogel suggested putting the word out that the council plans to eliminate the stop to see if any residents came forward in support or For The Weekly Post
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opposition of the plan. Though most were in agreement that the stop sign at that intersection is an inconvenience, one resident feels it is still a necessity. “We’ve got a lot of kids there,” said Carolyn Ludwig. “I think the stop sign’s a good thing. ... Removing it’s going to be a nightmare because they’re just going to fly down that road.” The council plans to seek public opinion on the stop sign and the Farmington Police Department will observe traffic flow. “We’ll investigate this further and we’ll get a matter of public opinion going,” said Mayor Kenn Stufflebeam. “We want to get a
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good feel of what the correct thing to do is.” In other business the council: • Approved the use of a portion of the municipal building for the Christmas Hope Chest, which provides gifts to area children in need. • Approved the use of a portion of the municipal building for practices of the Farmington High School wrestling team. • Amended the 2015 tax levy estimate down to $289,506. • Assured the public that city operations and government will continue “as smoothly as possible,” said Stufflebeam, in the absence of City Manager Rollen Wright for medical reasons.
Operation Christmas Child Nov. 16-24th
We need your help packing boxes for children who never experience the joy of Christmas. The impact on the children is so much more than toys. I encourage you to enclose a letter of hope and encouragement to the child. Then by going online and donating $7.00 shipping, you are emailed a printable shipping label. This will allow you to follow your box to its destination. To get a box and information pamphlet contact your local church. All boxes will be picked up on Nov. 22 by 9:00 am from the Elmwood Methodist Church and the Brimfield Evangelical Free Church. You may also take your box to the Northwoods Church by Nov. 24.
For more information contact the Methodist Church at 742-7221 or Shannon Courtright at 360-6372. Thank You for your time and generosity!
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Dorothy Taylor
ELMWOOD – Dorothy C. Taylor, 88, of Elmwood, died at 11:43 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2014 at Farmington Country Manor in Farmington. She was born on September 3, 1926 in Centralia to Robert M. Sr. and Muriel E. (Greenwalt) Jones. She married Don Taylor on March 24, 1946 in Denver, Colo. He survives. Other survivors include two children Richard (Gayla) Taylor of Elmwood and Ann Kennedy of Taylor Elmwood, four grandchildren Chad Kennedy, Lindsay (Brett) Powers, Erin Kennedy and Erik (Lauren) Taylor, five great grandchildren Grant, Gracyn and Gweny Kennedy and Addisyn and Dillan Powers, two brothers Dwight (Corda) Jones of Peoria and Samuel (Marty) Jones of Dent, MN and one sister Marilyn Williamson of Mansfield, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Robert M. Jones Jr., son-in-law Tom Kennedy, brother-in-law James Williamson, and sister-in-law Mary Jones. Dorothy had been the bookkeeper for their business, as Amoco Oil agents. She was a member of the Faith United Presbyterian Church in Yates City. Artistically gifted, art was a big part of her life. She shared those talents with others in many ways. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the United Methodist Church of Elmwood. Visitation was 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood. Burial will be at Elmwood Twp. Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Manna or BYE Ambulance. Visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com to view Dorothy’s tribute or post condolences.
Maxine Brown
ELMWOOD – Maxine M. Brown, 93, of Eureka, formerly of Elmwood, died on Oct. 29 at Maple Lawn Health Care in Eureka.
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Yvonne Franks
BRIMFIELD – Yvonne Marie Franks, 73, of Jubilee Township died at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center on Oct. 26. A celebration of Yvonne's life is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday (Nov. 7) at Kickapoo Creek Winery, 6605 N. Smith Road in Edwards.
Ronald Garrett
ELMWOOD – Ronald F. Garrett, 90, of Bethalto, father of an Elmwood man, died Oct. 30 at Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis. He is survived by son Larry Garrett of Elmwood and daughter Nancy K. (Crivello) Dallas of Holiday Shores. For arrangements visit www.paynicfh.com.
Wayne Katus
BRIMFIELD – Wayne R. Katus, 87, of Peoria, father of a Brimfield woman, died on Oct. 28 at Morton Terrace Care Center. He is survived by his wife, Olga M. (Sainz) Katus; 10 children, including Tina (Greg) Barth of Brimfield; 19 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and his brother Frank (Betty) Katus of Peoria. A memorial Mass was held on
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Nov. 4 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Peoria. Cremation rites have been accorded. Entombment of ashes will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. Tributes and condolences may be submitted to www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Margaret Mercer
PRINCEVILLE – Margaret L. Mercer, 84, of Dunlap, mother of a Princeville man, died Oct. 31at UnityPoint Health-Proctor in Peoria. She is survived by her husband, Richard Mercer; their children, Rich (Mary Ann) Mercer of Princeville, Mary K. Mercer of Dunlap, and Sue Lemaster of Peoria; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Leon Perley of Florida. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 8) at the Dunlap Prospect United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour beforehand there. Cremation has been accorded, and burial of ashes will be held at a later date. Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville is in charge of the arrangements. Leave online condolences at www.haskellhott.com.
Jane Meyer
BRIMFIELD – Jane Meyer, 58, of the Sunset Home in Quincy, sister of a Brimfield woman, died on Oct. 27 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She is survived by eight siblings, including Patrick (Allyson) Meyer of Brimfield, plus nieces, nephews and great-nieces and greatnephews and other family. Services were Nov. 3, in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home and at St. Joseph Catholic Church and her interment in Calvary Cemetery, all in Quincy. Leave online condolences at www.dukerandhaugh.com.
David Paul
FARMINGTON – David Allen Paul, 58, of Farmington died Oct. 26 at his residence. Cremation was accorded and there were no services. The Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois Co. Pekin/Peoria was in charge of arrangements.
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OBITUARIES Beverly Peek
PRINCEVILLE – Beverly Sue Peek, 67, of Princeville, died on Nov. 2 at UnityPoint-Health Proctor in Peoria. Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 7) at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville. Visitation will be two hours prior. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.haskellhott.com.
Betty Roeder
EDWARDS – Betty Jean Roeder, 88, of Edwards, died on Oct. 29 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist. She is survived by her children, Mary (Daniel) Bahl of Mansfield, Ohio, Edward (Diana) Roeder of Washington, Michael Roeder of Madison, Wis., Paul Roeder of Peoria, and Lisa Roeder of Edwards; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were Nov. 3 at DavisonFulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home, with burial in Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Leave online condolences at www.woolsey-wilton.com.
Luther Simmons
BRIMFIELD – Luther Simmons, 77, of
Brimfield died Oct. 13 at his home. He is survived by his children, Kay Simmons Walker, Theresa Alvarez and Sandra Berrerra, of Arizona, Jean Simmons Buntjier of Washington and Edward Simmons of California; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A funeral service was Nov. 2 at Schmidt-Haller Burial and Cremation Service in Peoria.
Dorothy Thomas
FARMINGTON – Dorothy Thomas, 92, a longtime resident of Farmington, died Oct. 26. She is survived by: daughters, Janet Lopez of Peachtree City, Ga., and Lynne Grant of Chicago; son, Scott of Chicago; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were Oct. 31, at AndersonSedgwick Funeral Home in Farmington, with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington. Leave online condolences at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
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EDWARDS Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 www.crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St. Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Confession: 3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4:30 pm Sun. Mass: 10 am Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am
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May 2015. They will celebrate with their children and spouses in East Peoria.
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 www.elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington, IL (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 a.m. Wed. Worship: 7 p.m.
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church 107 W. Bishop St. Yates City, IL 61572 (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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thing,” Carruthers said. “Any time we got something going we shot ourselves in the foot.” On the other side of the ball, Hope countered with elusive running back Lafayette McGary, who had scoring runs of 85 and 69 yards. “That is the best back I’ve coached against. He’s legit,” Carruthers said. “He’s everything we thought he was and probably a little more.”
Still, Princeville was within 24-16 for most of the second half. Janssen was 12-for-33 passing for 194 yards and ran for 54 while Logan Green added 85 rushing yards on 16 carries. Janssen hooked up with Thomas Smith for the other Princeville score in the second quarter. “At the end everyone had an empty feeling because we had the potential of winning,” Carruthers said. “But with
every fumble and every adversity, our kids kept on fighting and never bickered or quit playing hard.” Chicago Hope 30 Princeville 16
Princeville 6 10 0 0 – 16 Chicago Hope 6 18 0 6 – 30 Scoring Summary First Quarter P - Harrison 28 pass from Janssen (kick failed) H - Munoz 27 pass from Johnson (run failed) Second Quarter H - McGary 85 run (pass failed) H - Patterson 59 run (run failed) H - Garmon 39 pass from McGary (run failed) P - Smith 19 pass from Janssen (Janssen kick)
P - Janssen 35 FG Fourth Quarter H - McGary 69 run (run failed) Team Statistics Prin Hope First Downs 8 18 Rushes 33 41 353 194 Rush yds Yds per carry 10.7 4.7 4 33 Pass Att Pass Comp 3 12 0 1 Had Intercepted Pass yds 39 164 Penalties-Yds 9-70 2-10 Individual Statistics Rushing - Green 16-85, Janssen 1654, Harrison 4-45, Simmons 1-10. Passing - Janssen 12-33-1 164. Receiving - Smith 3-58, Harrison 332, Thole 2-23, Sheets 2-19, Simmons 1-25. Tackles - Hefler 10, Martin 9, Janssen 7, Simmons 5, Thole 5, Sheets 4, Remmert 3, Bridson 2, VanLaningham 2.
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Meet the teams Nov. 15 at Brimfield, Billtown With the tipoff of basketball season just around the corner, practices are getting underway and fans are eager to see the action start. With that in mind, Meet the Teams nights are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15 at Brimfield and Williamsfield high schools. The Brimfield event features boys and girls games starting at 6 p.m. and pork chop, BBQ sandwich or hot dog meals served from 4:307 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Brimfield Athletic Booster Club. Boosters will be selling Indians Spiritwear, doing fingernails and holding a 50-50 drawing. Meet The Bombers is from 6-9 p.m. at Williamsfield. The Williamsfield Booster Club will serve a Sub Sandwich Meal starting at 5 p.m. (donations only). Bomber Spiritwear will be available for purchase. Both middle school and high school will scrimmage. Players and cheerleaders will be introduced. There will be a 50/50 as well as door prizes given away by local businesses.
Brimfield Turkey Tourney scheduled for Nov. 21-29
BRIMFIELD – Brimfield boys and girls basketball teams will attempt to defend their titles later this month at the annual Brimfield
Turkey Tournament, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 29. No games will be played on Thanksgiving. Here is the tournament schedule. Friday, Nov. 21 (Girls) 5 p.m. - Princeville vs. Kewanee 6:30 - St. Bede vs. Le Roy 8 -Wethersfield vs. Brimfield Saturday, Nov. 22 (Girls) Noon -Wethersfield vs. Kewanee 1:30 p.m. - Le Roy vs. Princeville 3 - Brimfield vs. Peru St. Bede Monday, Nov. 24 (Boys) 6 p.m. - Princeville vs. Tremont 7:30 - Brimfield vs. MW Central Tuesday, Nov. 25 5 p.m. - Kewanee vs. St. Bede (Girls) 6:30 - MW Central vs. Princeville (Boys) 8 - Brimfield vs. Tremont (Boys) Wednesday, Nov. 26 (Girls) 3 p.m. - Brimfield vs. Le Roy 4:30 - Princeville vs. Wethersfield 6:30 - MW Central vs. Tremont (Boys) Friday, Nov. 28 10:30 a.m. - Kewanee vs. Le Roy (Girls) Noon - Rock Island Alleman vs. Tremont (Boys) 1:30 p.m. - St. Bede vs. Wethersfield (Girls) 3 - Princeville vs. Brimfield (Girls) 5 - Princeville vs. Brimfield (Boys)
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Defending junior high girls basketball champs to meet
BRIMFIELD – Two defending champion girls eighth grade basketball teams square off Nov. 13 when Class 4A defending champ Canton visits Class 2A defending champ Brimfield. Canton won last year’s meeting, handing Brimfield its only loss of the season. In that game, the Lady Indians were without starter Camryn Cuevas, who was out with a broken arm.
Wally Keller Invitational
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VOLLEYBALL: All clicking for Farmington Continued from Page 20
“We shouldn’t have lost the first one, but we made a few mistakes and we definitely came out ready to correct them in the second game,” Jensen said. She said Farmington hit at least three balls out of bounds in the first game before finally settling down. “That was one match I didn’t feel nervous because I felt like our team was so focused that I had confidence in them,” Jensen said. Pasley led with 20 kills and 12 blocks and senior Calli Fletcher added 10 blocks. Ralston had 25 assists and Annika Lopez had 25 digs. Jensen also praised Skaggs and 5-10 Brianna Rutledge for having “great defensive nights in the back row for their turns.” “We’ve been playing our best volleyball the last couple of weeks,” Jensen said. “It has all clicked at the right time and our record definitely doesn’t reflect
Members of Farmington’s Class 2A Regional champion volleyball team include: (Back row, left to right) Coach Cassie Jensen, Allyx Camp, McKenzie Skaggs, Meghan Wherley, Paige Pasley, Brianna Rutledge, Calli Fletcher, Maicee Ralston, Bree Bozsoki and Assistant Coach Kendall Malmberg; (Front row, l to r) Victoria Gebhart, Grace Behrens, Brooke Holford, Annika Lopez, Breanna Springer, Rebecca Maccanelli, Jessica Buster and Taylor Whitehurst.
how good we are.” The regional win followed up on a three-game victory over West Central in the regional semifinals. Also last Thursday, Princeville (23-8) lost in the Class 1A Williamsfield Regional final
against Hartsburg-Emden (26-7), 25-9, 25-10. Freshman Lucy Waid had three kills, junior Claire Berchtold had six assists and junior Katie Delwiche and sophomore Tasha Martin five digs apiece.
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McCoy in 15:55) and 11th (senior Kelly Hoffmann in 15:58). “If we improve like I think we can in the top four, we’re going to have the best top four in the state,” said Meyers, whose team is ranked third in the final poll released by DyeStatil.com. “It’s just now can we get five, six and seven to move up there and take a shot at winning.” The No. 5 sectional runner was sophomore John Barratt, who placed 35th in 16:32.7. That is the fastest finish by an EB fifth runner ever. Not far behind, Tyler Meyers was No. 6 at 50th (16:55) and No. 7 Kelby Barnewolt was 57th (17:07). Challenges abound for E-B at state, led by topranked Monticello, which many are calling the team to beat. Other title contenders include No. 7
Shelbyville, No. 2 Tolono Unity, No. 4 Rockford Christian, No. 5 Winnebago and No. 6 Johnsburg. On the girls side, E-B continued late-season improvement by placing fourth, just 10 points behind No. 3 Rock Island Alleman and well ahead of higher-ranked Eureka. The key for E-B was a tight one-through-five split that saw just 18.9 seconds between top finisher freshman Emily McCauley (28th in 19:51.4) and fifth-place runner Hannelore Book (39th in 20:09.5). In between those bookends were senior Kendra Gorham (29th in 19:51.6), senior Taylor Armbruster (31st in 19:56) and sophomore Cassie Karn (20:06.5). “We had an official 19second split from 1-5 so that was really impressive,” E-B coach Hayley Davis said. “Earlier this year we were just trying to get it under a minute. “And Cassie and Tay-
Elmwood-Brimfield’s top girls finishers in Saturday’s sectional were freshman Emily McCauley (28th in 19:51.4) and senior Kendra Gorham (29th in 19:51.6). Photo by Jeff Lampe.
lor will do even better next week because they’re going to run better on a flat course.” Armbruster has already made rapid strides since midway through the season. On Saturday she posted a personal record by more than 45 seconds, given consideration for Maple Lane’s hilly course. And while the E-B girls are not a title contender, Davis has real hopes to improve on her best of 11th.
“I definitely have the best team I’ve ever had in terms of overall talent,” Davis said. Four-time defending champion Decatur St. Teresa’s reign atop the state looks likely to end Saturday, with likely contenders No. 1 St. JosephOgden and No. 2 ranked Elmwood champ Petersburg Porta. Elsewhere Saturday, at the Oregon Sectional, Princeville senior JaNae Knobloch placed 36th in 21:06.24.
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instead relying on a dizzying array of tricky 2-pointers. “We thought it was going to be a shootout, so we thought we’d see if we could get ahead on extra points,” Monticello coach Cully Welter said. The last was one of the best. With coach’s son Tyus Welter under center, seven Monticello players shifted to the far right side of the line of scrimmage. Welter then took the snap, faked a run and passed to a wide-open Isiah Florey for two. Earlier in the game, out of the same formation, Welter attempted a pass to the far side of the field that fell incomplete. “We’ve got about nine plays we run off that, it’s an option and I actually wanted to throw it to (Florey) the first time because he was open,” coach Welter said. “And it’s my son and he didn’t do it. So I had to yell at him.” E-B’s final drive reached the Monticello 43 before a sack of quarterback Michael Houlihan ended the game. “This one hurts,” senior cornerback Totton said. “This is going to take a bit to get over.” That’s true for many Trojans players, since there were fine performances throughout. Senior running back Layne Wyatt had 219 yards on 30 carries and several gritty runs inside the tackles. Sollenberger scored three touchdowns and was flying to the ball on defense, leading E-B with nine tackles. McCoy ran 25 times for 101 yards. And Totton’s pick-six in the third quarter
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Elise Vrchota, Elmwood
Senior cornerback Kyle Totton intercepts a pass in the third quarter against Monticello Saturday that he would return 76 yards for a touchdown. Totton had two interceptions in the game. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
thwarted a Monticello drive and gave E-B a 3523 lead. “They’d been dinking and dunking the whole time down the field and I was expecting that (pass),” Totton said. “I got up closer and really jumped that ball.” But on the ensuing kickoff, a communication error led to a short boot that Monticello’s Cameron Bettinger returned 49 yards for a score to bring the Sages back within 35-31. A mis-kick to open the third quarter also hurt E-B. So did a long pass before halftime. E-B dominated the first half, running with ease against the smaller Sages. The Trojans scored on a Houlihan 3-yard run, 3and 1-yarders by Sollenberger and a 16-yard pass from Houlihan to Wyatt with 49.9 seconds left until halftime. Leading 28-7, the Trojans were rolling. But Monticello woke up just in time. Wildman tossed a 48-yard pass to Bundy and Welter took a handoff and – after his first option was covered – passed to Noah Freemon
for a score with 7.1 ticks left. After a tricky tip conversion, the Sages were within 28-15. “That was huge, especially getting the ball to start the second half,” said Welter, who earned legendary status in Aledo where he was 113-22 in 11 seasons with three state titles and two runner-up finishes. At halftime, Welter decided to blitz more on defense and to use screen passes to offset a strong E-B pass rush. “They still moved the ball, but it was enough to stop them a couple of times,” Welter said. “We were in a similar situation against Unity where we were down three touchdowns at halftime and came back late.” It helped, that junior Wildman – who listed Illinois and Penn State as his most aggressive college suitors right now – was sharper in the second half. He finished with 358 yards passing and hit 33 of 45 attempts. “We’ve been down at halftime before. We don’t get off to hot starts sometimes,” he said. “We
don’t quit. We keep playing.” So did E-B, earning praise from Hollis. “We gave them everything they could handle,” Hollis said. “There’s not a whole lot I would change.” Monticello 45 Elmwood-Brimfield 43
0 15 16 14 – 45 Monticello Elmwood-Brim 7 21 7 8 – 43 Scoring Summary First Quarter EB - Houlihan 3 run (Roling kick) Second Quarter M - Wildman 4 run (Burton kick) EB - Sollenberger 3 run (Roling kick) EB - Sollenberger 1 run (Roling kick) EB - Wyatt 15 pass from Houlihan (Roling kick) M - Freemon 13 pass from Welter (Burton run) Third Quarter M - Becker 21 pass from Wildman (Welter run) EB - Totton 76 interception return (Roling kick) M - Bettinger 49 kickoff return (Welter run) Fourth Quarter M - Bundy 51 pass from Wildman (pass failed) EB - Sollenberger 1 run (McCoy run) M - Bundy 3 pass from Wildman (Florey pass from Welter) Team Statistics M EB Rushes-Yds 21-88 69-393 4.2 5.7 Yds per carry Pass Att 46 8 Pass Comp 34 5 Had Intercepted 2 0 Pass yds 372 63 Fumbles-Lost 0 3-1 Penalties-Yds 10-73 4-30 Individual Statistics Rushing - Wyatt 30-219, D.McCoy 25-101, Sollenberger 10-61, Houlihan 4-12. Passing - Houlihan 5-8-0 63. Receiving - Wyatt 3-46, Totton 1-12, Sollenberger 1-5. Tackles - Sollenberger 9, Bowers 7, Gilles 5, Johnson 3, Wilbur 3
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For this week’s athlete, being a part of the successful Elmwood High School poms team early in her freshman year was “nerve racking.” Four years and three statewide team awards later, nerves have transcended into lifetime memories for Elise Vrchota. Being part of EHS Poms requires hours, days, months, and years of dedication. Poms participation during her freshman year led Elise to the Elmwood-Brimfield Spirit Squad for her sophomore, junior and senior years. She cheers at the base position on spirit squad. Elise has not been deficient when it comes to support in her endeavors. This encouragement comes from her parents Jim and Lisa Vrchota and her Grandma Alma Wiele. Elise also plays flute for the EHS band; is senior class secretary; has been named to National Honor Society; and serves for EHS’s Key Club. The only team, other than the E-B Trojans, that Elise cheers for is Chicago Blackhawks hockey. Her favorite school subject is Geography, because she finds it interesting to learn about other countries. While Elise is undecided on which school to attend next fall, she does want to study in the area of animal science. Now being very glad that she didn’t let those nerves obstruct her when she was a freshman, EHS’s Elise Vrchota can succeed at whatever she aspires and wherever she attends to study! – Phil Johnson Sponsored by Elmwood Insurance Agency, Inc.
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Playoffs end too soon for Trojans, Princes Trojans lose wild 45-43 shootout
Turnovers hurt Princes in trip to Windy City
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ELMWOOD – Eyes still red, voice still quavering as the shadows deepened last Saturday, Todd Hollis tried to make sense of one of the wildest playoff football games folks here have witnessed. “It had to be exciting. They got their money’s worth,” Hollis said. “We were better than last week ... and the week before that ... and the week before that.” He was right. The oft- maligned Elmwood-Brimfield defense played better and tackled better, despite giving up nearly 400 passing yards. Ultimately, though, the Trojans (7-3) were just not good enough to overcome a future Division I quarterback, a future Hall of Fame coach and a few too many mistakes. Even so, Elmwood-Brimfield went up 43-37 with 7:01 left to play after rallying on a 1-yard-run by Jacob Sollenberger and a conversion by Donovan McCoy. It’s doubtful anyone at
CHICAGO – The wind was not a factor for Princeville in its trip to the Windy City last Saturday. Fumbles surely were. Hurt by five fumbles and one late interception, Princeville (7-3) saw its season end in a 30-16 Class 1A playoff loss at Chicago Hope (9-1). That two of those fumbles lost were inside the Hope 10-yard line was cause for consternation for Princes coach Jon Carruthers. “It was a very winnable game,” Carruthers said. “But you can’t turn the ball over that many times and win. It was a nice night ... it was just bad ball security on our part. “We had 10 fumbles on the season and five were Saturday.” Princeville scored first in the opening quarter on a 28-yard pass from Mitchell Janssen to Zach Harrison. And the Princes had chances after that to regain the lead, only to be done in by turnovers. “We moved the ball well, we just couldn’t hold onto the dang
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Elmwood-Brimfield senior Layne Wyatt ran for 219 yards despite Monticello’s best efforts to hem him in during Saturday’s 45-43 Class 3A playoff loss. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
Whitney Field thought that would stand as the final score in this wild affair, though. That it nearly did is thanks largely to the second interception of the game by cornerback Kyle Totton, who took his first pick 76 yards for a score and grabbed his second with 5:06 left to end a long Monticello drive at the E-B 4yard line. From there the Trojans tried
to run out the clock. Eventually, facing a fourth-and-three at their own 34, Hollis called timeout – then decided to go for it. While fullback McCoy wound up two feet short on the ensuing power run, Hollis said he would make the same call again. “That’s who we are,” Hollis said. “Sometimes in the playoffs you just have to say you’re going to take a chance.
If we get 3 yards I feel like the game is over. I’d do it again.” Monticello (7-3) got the ball back with 2:17 remaining and wasted little time, tying the score with 40.2 ticks left on a 3-yard pass from 6-foot-4 junior quarterback Brandon Wildman to Ryne Bundy. Then came the all-important conversion. Monticello kicked only one extra point all day, Continued on Page 19
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Farmington wins first VB regional By JEFF LAMPE
Farmington’s historic run into the girls volleyball postseason ended Tuesday night at the Orion Class 2A Sectional with a loss to Putnam County. Farmington (13-17) won the first game but dropped the last two, 2325, 25-22, 25-18. “We did some nice things, but we couldn’t find our own rhythm,” Farmington coach Cassie Jensen said. “We were fighting for it and had moments of it, but we just couldn’t quite get back to where we were last week.” Where the Lady Farmers were last week was in historic territory, winning the school’s first volleyball regional at Abingdon with a 25-27, 25-22, 25-16 victory over United. Not so Tuesday, when 6-foot-1 senior Paige Weekly Post Staff Writer
Sectional Champions! Matt Osmulski (left) leads Elmwood-Brimfield’s sectional champion cross country team. Also pictured (in orange and black, left to right) are Nate Herridge, Kelly Hoffmann and Derek McCoy. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
E-B boys, girls XC running strong into state By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – One year ago, Elmwood-Brimfield cross country reached a crossroads of sorts on Sectional Saturday. A fourth-place finish by the boys and a fifth-place by the girls team left observers muttering under their breath as they left Maple Lane Country Club. The mood was much merrier last Saturday after the boys team raced to their 13th sectional title and the rapidly improving girls team placed fourth at the loaded Elmwood Class 1A Sectional. Weekly Post Staff Writer
State Meet • Class 1A girls run at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria. • Class 1A boys run at 10 a.m. • Awards ceremonies are at 11.
Both finishes earned the E-B teams berths at state this Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria. While the state meet is always the focus for E-B programs, boys coach Gregg Meyers took time Saturday to savor a smaller – albeit significant – trophy. “This definitely matters. A sec-
tional championship is a sectional championship,” said Meyers, whose team is making the program’s 27th state appearance. “This is the first time I’ve ever had four guys break 16 minutes. “Those four all had really good times. Five, six seven ... I think we’ve got to improve. We’re going to take a shot at it and I think we have the ability to improve.” The top four Meyers praised (pictured above) placed fourth (junior Matt Osmulski in 15:29.9), fifth (senior Nate Herridge in 15:37.3), 10th (sophomore Derek Continued on Page 18
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Anna Schupbach returns a serve in Princeville’s regional final loss to Hartsburg-Emden. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
Pasley led Farmington with 9 kills and 4 blocks, McKenzie Skaggs had 13 digs and Maciee Ralston led with 16 assists. “The girls played hard until the end, we just couldn’t put it all together,” Jensen said. That wasn’t the case in the regional final, when the Lady Farmers dropped the first game but then came on strong to win. Continued on Page 18