Thursday December 18, 2014 Vol. 2, No. 42
The Weekly Post
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Decision delayed on Farmington Dollar General By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – T< 9 F5 F A = B ; H C B D @5 B B =B ; 7 C A A =G G =C B B 9 9 8 G A C F 9 H=A 9 H C 8 9 7 = 8 9 H < 9 : 5 H 9 C : DC @ @ 5 F G9 B 9 F 5 @ AH 5 A 9 9 H = B ; C B D9 7 11 H < 9 7 C A A = G G =C B 8 9 7 =8 9 8 =H B 9 9 8 G A C F 9 =B : C F A 5 H=C B 6 9 : C F 9 A 5 k= B ; 5 8 9 7 = G = C B C B K < 9 H < 9 F C F B C H H C F 9 zC B 9 5 F 9 G = 8 9 B H = 5 @ 5 F 9 5 G C DC @ @ 5 F G9 B 9 F 5 @ 7 5 B 6 I = @ 8 5 B 9 K : 5 7 = @ = H M : C F = H G F5 F A = B ; H C B @ C 7 5 H = C B T< 9 @ 9 5 G 9 C B H < 9 7 C A D 5 B M ’G 7 I F F 9 B H @ C 7 5 H = C B 5 H H < 9 K 9 G H 9 B 8 C : H < 9 CC I B H M M5 F k9 H @ C H = G I D B 9 xH M 9 5 F A: H 9 F < 9 5 F = B ; : F C A G5 F M D5 v= G C : H < 9 For The Weekly Post
No Paper Dec. 25 We will not publish a paper on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. We will resume publication on Jan. 1 with an issue that will be delivered to most readers Jan. 2 (or Jan. 3 in Farmington). Happy Holidays! F5 F B G K C F H < GF C I D H < 9 : = F A K C F k= B ; K = H < DC @ @ 5 F G9 B 9 F 5 @ C B H < 9 D F C j9 7 H 5 B 8 @ = G H 9 B = B ; H C 7 C B 7 9 F B G vC = 7 9 8 6 M F 9 G = -
8 9 B HG H< 9 7 C A A =G G =C B G 7 < 9 8 I @9 8 5 G 9 7 C B 8 < 9 5 F = B ; C B H < 9 A 5 H H 9 F : C F 6:30 D A J5 B 8 “I 7 5 B ’H A 5 k9 5 8 9 7 = G = C B C B K < 5 H I’v9 < 9 5 F 8 H C B = ; < H ” 7 C A A = G G = C B 9 F C< I 7 k TF 5 v= G G 5 = 8 S9 v9 F 5 @ H < = B ; G K 9 F 9 C : 7 C B 7 9 F B H C 6 C H < H< 9 : I @@ F C C A C : F 9 G =8 9 B HG 5 HH9 B 8 =B ; 5 B 8 H< 9 7 C A A =G G =C B =B 7 @I 8 =B ; < C K H< 9 B 9 K @ C 7 5 H = C B K C I @ 8 = A D 5 7 H H < 9 7 = H M ’G T5 x IB 7 F 9 A 9 B H F= B 5 B 7 = B ; (TIF) 8 = G H F = 7 H T< 9 F5 F A = B ; H C B C= H M CC I B 7 = @ 5 D D F C v9 8 H < 9 TIF 8 = G H F = 7 H = B M5 M “I H 5 @ k9 8 H C H < 9 7 C I F H < C I G 9 5 B 8 H < 9 M G 5 = 8 = H K = @ @ < I F H H < 9 TIF ” G 5 = 8 TC B =
HC @ A 9 G H < C I ; < A 5 B M C H < 9 F G = B H < 9 F C C A 8 = 8 B C H 6 9 @ = 9 v9 H < 5 H H C 6 9 H < 9 7 5 G 9 L= ; < H = B ; C B H < 9 D F C D C G 9 8 9 100G qI 5 F 9 -: C C H 6 I = @ 8 = B ; 5 @ G C K 5 G 5 7 C B 7 9 F B : C F F 9 G = 8 9 B H G 9 G D 9 7 = 5 @ @ M G5 F M 5 B 8 P5 A D5 v= G K < C G 9 < C A 9 = G 5 8 j5 7 9 B H H C K < 5 H K C I @ 8 6 9 7 C A 9 H < 9 DC @ @ 5 F G9 B 9 F 5 @ D 5 F k=B ; @C H P5 A D5 v= G D F 9 G 9 B H 9 8 H < 9 7 C A A = G G = C B K = H < 5 B 88-G = ; B 5 H I F 9 D 9 H = H = C B C D D C G 9 8 H C H < 9 D F C j9 7 H ’G @ C 7 5 H = C B “I K C F k < 5 F 8 9 v9 F M 8 5 M H C < 5 v9 5 B = 7 9 < C A 9 ” G5 F M D5 v= G G 5 = 8 “OB H < 9 @ 5 K 6 C C kG : C F < I B 8 F 9 8 G C : M 9 5 F G H < 9 F 9 ’G
Yates City raising trash fees
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ABOUND
Farmington display a labor of love
By MICHELLE SHERMAN
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YATES CITY – T< 9 Y5 H 9 G C= H M V= @ @ 5 ; 9 BC 5 F 8 C : TF I G H 9 9 G C B D9 7 10 vC H 9 8 H C =B 7 F 9 5 G 9 H< 9 : 9 9 : C F ; 5 F 6 5 ; 9 G 9 F v= 7 9 30 7 9 B H G 5 A C B H < = B 2015 T< 9 v= @ @ 5 ; 9 < 5 G 5 : = v9 M 9 5 F 7 C B H F 5 7 H K = H < G&O D= G D C G 5 @ H < 5 H 9 xD = F 9 G = B 2016 “T< 9 ; 5 F 6 5 ; 9 F 5 H 9 = G D 5 F H C : H< 9 K 5 H9 F F 5 H9 G C 5 7 HI 5 @@M K 9 5 F 9 =B 7 F 9 5 G =B ; C I F K 5 H9 F F 5 H9 ” G 5 = 8 PF 9 G = 8 9 B H K9 B B 9 H < G= 6 G C B “W9 G = ; B 9 8 = H 5 B 8 5 ; F 9 9 8 H C < = G 7 C B H F 5 7 H B5 G = 7 5 @ @ M K 9 ’F 9 @ C 7 k9 8 = B H C 8 C = B ; = H ” B9 ; = B B = B ; J5 B 1 6 5 G 9 K 5 H 9 F F 5 H 9 G : C F F 9 G = 8 9 B H G @ = v=B ; K =H< =B HC K B K =@@ ; C : F C A $26 50 : C F H < 9 : = F G H 1 000 ; 5 @ @ C B G H C $25 80 UG 9 F G C I H G = 8 9 C : H C K B K = @ @ D 5 M $32 80 I D : F C A $32 50 Y5 H 9 G C= H M : C F M 9 5 F G 8 = 8 B C H = B 7 F 9 5 G 9 K 5 H 9 F F 5 H 9 G H C 7 C v9 F H< 9 7 C G HG C : D I 6 @=7 6 C B 8 F 9 D 5 M A 9 B H : F C A K < 9 B H< 9 K 5 H9 F G M G H9 A K 5 G =B G H5 @@9 8 =B H< 9 1940G G= 6 G C B G 5 = 8 H < 9 8 9 6 H 9 v9 B H I 5 @ @ M 7 5 I ; < H I D H C H < 9 v= @ @ 5 ; 9 5 B 8 M 9 5 F G 5 ; C H< 9 6 C 5 F 8 K 5 G : 5 7 9 8 K =H< 8 F 5 A 5 H=7 5 @@M =B For The Weekly Post
By JON GALLAGHER
FARMINGTON – J= A C5 B : = 9 @ 8 8 C 9 G B ’H B 9 9 8 5 < C 6 6 M H9 < 5 G C B 9 AB 8 < 9 < = G K = : 9 G@ 9 B 8 5 5 B 8 8 5 I ; < H 9 F A@ M G G 5 < 5 v9 K = @ @ =B ; @M < 9 @D 9 8 Ov9 F H < 9 @ 5 G H : 9 K K 9 9 k9 B 8 G J= A < 5 G G D 9 B H 7 C I B H @ 9 G G < C I F G D I H H = B ; I D A C F 9 H < 5 B 70 000 LED @ = ; < H G C B < = G D F C D 9 F H M 5 H 598 E FI @ H C B = B F5 F A = B ; H C B H < 9 B G M B 7 < =B ; H< 9 A HC A I G =7 C B < =G 7 C A D I H9 F T< 9 F 9 G I @ H = G 5 B = A D F 9 G G = v9 20A = B I H 9 C< F = G H A 5 G 8 = G D @ 5 M C5 B : = 9 @ 8 < 5 G 6 9 9 B 8 C = B ; H < = G : C F H < 9 D 5 G H G = x M 9 5 F G H C @ = H H @ 9 < I F F 5 < E5 7 < B = ; < H 5 H 5 D A < = G 8 = G D @5 M G D F =B ; G HC @=: 9 F I B B =B ; I B H=@ 10 D A A G = ; B = B H < 9 M 5 F 8 5 8 v= G 9 G 8 F = v9 F G H C H I B 9 H C 89 7 FM K < 9 F 9 H < 9 C5 B : = 9 @ 8 G ’ H = B M F 5 8 = C H F 5 B G A = H H 9 F 6 F C 5 8 7 5 G HG A I G =7 HC K < =7 < H< 9 @=; < HG 8 5 B 7 9 5 B 8 D @5 M B9 H K 9 9 B G C B ; G H < 9 F 9 5 F 9 7 C A 9 8 M = B H 9 F v5 @ G K = H < 9 @ v9 G H F M = B ; H C : = x 5 G < C F H = B H < 9 @ = ; < H G C F 5 B 9 xD 9 F =A 9 B H K =H< < 5 A G H9 F G G I D D @M =B ; H< 9 B 9 9 8 9 8 9 B 9 F; M HC F I B =H
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Gene and Shirley Wilson’s Christmas Lane Farm outside Elmwood is the area’s largest display of Christmas lights. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
It all started with a star on a grain bin By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – SC A 9 K < 9 F 9 6 5 7 k = B H < 9 1960G G9 B 9 W= @ G C B G H I 7 k 5 @ = ; < H 9 8 G H 5 F C B 5 ; F 5 = B 6 = B NC H @ C B ; 5 : H 9 F H < 5 H < 9 H C C k H < 9 G H 5 F 8 C K B : = ; I F =B ; < 9 7 C I @8 8 C 6 9 HH9 F H5 G < 9 9 v9 F F5 G H : C F K 5 F 8 H C H < = G C< F = G H A 5 G G 9 5 G C B 5 B 8 W= @ G C B 5 B 8 K = : 9 S< = F @ 9 M 5 F 9 D F C I 8 D F C D F = 9 H C F G C : C< F = G H A 5 G L5 B 9 F5 F A 5 @ = ; < H 9 8 8 = G D @ 5 M K = H < : 9 K F = v5 @ G “A: H 9 F I H C C k H < 5 H G H 5 F 8 C K B I 6 I = @ H 5 6 = ; ; 9 F C B 9 T< 9 B 5 K F 9 5 H < C B 5 D C @ 9 T< 9 B 5 NC 9 @ G = ; B H < 9 B ” W= @ G C B G 5 = 8 Weekly Post Staff Writer
T< 9 6 I = @ 8 = B ; < 5 G B 9 v9 F G H C D D 9 8 : C F G9 B 9 K < C < 5 G A C F 9 H < 5 B 100 < 5 B 8 -A 5 8 9 D =9 7 9 G 8 9 7 C F 5 H=B ; < =G 6 5 F B M 5 F 8 5 H 8220 N M7 C@ 9 @ @ 5 B 8 RC 5 8 1 A = @ 9 B C F H < 9 5 G H C : E@ A K C C 8 T< 9 8 = G D @ 5 M ; C 9 G I D 5 F C I B 8 T< 5 B kG ; = v= B ; 5 B 8 G H 5 M G I D I B H = @ 5 : H 9 F H < 9 N9 K Y9 5 F L= ; < H G 5 F 9 C B : F C A 8 I G k H C 5 6 C I H 9:30 C F 10 D A TI 9 G 8 5 M K 5 G 5 H M D = 7 5 @ B = ; < H C B C< F = G H A 5 G L5 B 9 5 G 7 5 F G 8 F C v9 G @ C K @ M D 5 G H H < 9 : 5 F A 5 8 A =F =B ; 5 G < C K K < C G 9 7 9 B H F 5 @ H < 9 A 9 = G H < 9 = 8 9 5 “K9 9 D C< F = G H = B C< F = G H A 5 G ” AG 5 v9 H 9 F 5 B W= @ G C B 5 @ G C < 5 G G 9 v-
9 F 5 @ D =9 7 9 G H< 5 H < C B C F H< 9 A =@=H5 F M –5 G K 9 @@ 5 G 8 9 9 F 8 C ; G HF 5 7 HC F G 5 B ; 9 @G 5 B 8 A I 7 < A C F9 W= @ G C B 9 B jC M G 6 I = @ 8 = B ; H < 9 @=; < HG G C A I 7 < H< 5 H < 9 < 5 G G 9 B H < =G 7 F 9 5 H=C B G HC HC K B G 5 @@ C v9 F = B 7 @ I 8 = B ; BF = A : = 9 @ 8 BI G < B 9 @ @ E@ A K C C 8 F5 F A = B ; H C B G@ 5 G : C F 8 H5 B B 5 C= H M M5 qI C B W= @ @ = 5 A G : = 9 @ 8 Y5 H 9 G C= H M 5 B 8 9 v9 B MI F D < M G 6 C F C = B G C I H < 9 F B I@ @ = B C = G W< = @ 9 @ = ; < H = B ; < 5 G = A D F C v9 8 C v9 F H < 9 M 9 5 F G C B 9 H< =B ; F 9 A 5 =B G H< 9 G 5 A 9 “I jI G H @ = k9 = H K < 9 B D 9 C D @ 9 G H C D H C G 9 9 H < 9 @ = ; < H G ” G9 B 9 W= @ G C B G 5 = 8
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