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Hard water Anglers make most of limited ice fishing
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By JEFF LAMPE
For all the people who head south when winter arrives, there’s one group that actually relishes the arrival of frigid, freezing cold weather: Ice fishermen. These fishing diehards keeps a close eye on temperatures and make frequent trips to local bodies of water to assess ice conditions once freezing starts. When a safe four or more inches of clear ice coats a body of water, it’s time for hard-water fishing season to start. And when the chance arises, you had best not wait to get out, since ice fishing can be a fickle pursuit in central Illinois, where temperatures fluctuate considerably this time of year. This week is a perfect example. While frigid temps have produced plenty of ice, the threat of rain on Friday and beyond means the window of opportunity could be limited. That’s why folks like Adam Geiger Weekly Post Staff Writer
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Adam Geiger caught this chunky largemouth bass through 5.5 inches of ice over the weekend during his first ice fishing trip of the season near Princeville.
Most school board races to be contested By BILL KNIGHT
The April 4, 2017, consolidated election in Illinois will include seats on Boards of Educations, and most area school Districts look to be having new faces vying to serve, and some long-time board members who are stepping down. The busiest was shaping up to be Brimfield, but one potential candidate who gathered more than 200 For The Weekly Post
ELMWOOD – After a half hour closed session, the Board of Education on Monday officially voted to hire Elmwood native Tony McCoy as the junior/senior high school principal starting next year. The 47-yearold former Elmwood science teacher and coach will replace Stan Matheny, who’s retiring at the end of this year. McCoy will start Elmwood School Board President Tom Conklin on the job in (left) shakes hands with July. new high school principal A 1987 ElmTony McCoy. wood graduate, McCoy earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Western Illinois University, where he also earned letters in cross country and track. After teaching biology and coaching girls basketball and girls cross country at Elmwood, McCoy moved on to For The Weekly Post
signatures on his petition decided not to run. Dan Kelch, who’s also Kickapoo Township’s Road Commissioner, said he wants to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, so he declined to run for the Board’s race. That election already has four new faces competing for seats now held by Dave Harmon, Constance Johnson and John Moon, plus an unexpired term held by Brent Graham.
“There’s no law in Illinois prohibiting a road commissioner from serving on a school board, but there’s a [court] opinion against it,” Kelch said. “I guess the idea was to prevent schools from getting special treatment from road commissioners. But there’s not much overlap [geographically] for me. There are two other townships – Jubilee and Rosefield – between the Brimfield Continued on Page 2
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schools and Kickapoo. “I was willing to help the schools, but I wasn’t sure someone wasn’t going to complain, so I’m just going to take care of the people here [in Kickapoo Township],” he said. Meanwhile, besides Brimfield’s Harmon, Moon and Johnson not having filed petitions, current Board members apparently choosing not
to run are Wendy Clark in Farmington and Janet Collopy in Williamsfield. Objections to candidacies may be made through Dec. 27, and Jan. 26 is the last day for candidates to withdraw, according to the Illinois Association of School Boards. Below are candidates as listed by County Clerks and the Peoria Election Commission. Brimfield #309 Board of Education,
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Two of the 12 townships for which caucus nominees were listed last week contained errors. In Elmwood, Democrat Bill Atwood will be on the ballot for Trustee, not for Road Commissioner; in Millbrook, lines of text were mistakenly dropped. Millbrook’s complete nominee results are: Republicans: Matthew J. Perham, Road Commissioner; Richard Andrew Carroll, Douglas N. Whittaker, Dennis L. Whittaker, all Trustees. Democrats: Danny E. Powell, Supervisor; Michael Harwood, Road Commissioner; Bobbie M. Philbee, Clerk; Jerome Weistart and Dallas Dean Creason, all Trustees; Karen A. Megan, Tax Collector; and Sandra G. Powell, Multi-Township Assessor (with Brimfield). • Also, a picture cutline incorrectly identified Jackie Harms (above).
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Monte Kenney Steve Updyke Shirley J. Kellstadt Richard P Linthicum John M Thompson * Dan Heinz
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** Brent Graham Phil Molleck
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Farmington Central #265 Board of Education, 4-year term (Three seats open)
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Kelly Brewer * Bradley J. Oldfield * Chad M. Johnson John Martin
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* Michael Harmon * John William Calhoun * Ronald W. Streitmatter Grant W. DeBord Williamsfield #210 Board of Education (Four seats open)
* Thomas Kordewick Charles Ingle ** Brian Howard Aaron Buck Mary Bush April Bouchez
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invited to LME Library in Princeville Dec. 29, 2-3 p.m. to learn how to make homemade snow. Call (309) 385-4540. s Creative Writing – Creative Writing Workshop with Kamin Huffcutt Dec. 29, 6-7:30 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood. s Book Signing – Book signing of “Where the Maple Leaf Falls” by Tori Scotti Jan. 2, 3-5 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood. Copies of book for sale.
Elmwood Methodist Church Friday (Dec. 23) from 10-11 a.m. s Christmas Services – Elmwood Baptist Church: No Christmas Eve service, Christmas Day service, Sunday (Dec. 25), 10:30 a.m. • Crossroads Assembly of God, Elmwood: Christmas Eve service, 5:30 p.m., Saturday (Dec. 24). Christmas Day service, Sunday (Dec. 25), s Adult Coloring – 11 a.m. Adults 18 and older inPublicize Your Event • United Methodist vited to Williamsfield Call us at (309) 741-9790 Church of Elmwood: Public Library every or email information about Christmas Eve service, Thursday from Jan. 5your upcoming event to Saturday (Dec. 24), 6:30 Feb. 23, 7:30 a.m.-7 news@wklypost.com. p.m. Christmas Day p.m. to color the winter service, Sunday (Dec. blues away. Coloring 25), 10:30 a.m. One service only. sheets and pencils provided • St. Patrick’s Catholic Church: Christs NAMI Meeting – NAMI Mental Illmas Eve service, Saturday (Dec. 24), 6 ness Education meeting Jan. 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Christmas Day service, Sunday p.m. at ICC North, Poplar Hall, Rm. 132. (Dec. 25), 10 a.m. Topic “How does the Tri-County Area • First Presbyterian Church of ElmHandle Mental Health Crisis?” Speaker wood: Christmas Eve service, Saturday is Cindy Gilmer. (Dec. 24), 9 p.m. Christmas Day service, s Women’s Fellowship – United ChrisSunday (Dec. 25), 10:30 a.m. tian Women’s Fellowship in Princeville • Yates City Presbyterian Church: meeting at Bauman’s shed west of Christmas Eve service, Saturday (Dec. Princeville, Route 90, Jan. 12, 1:30 p.m. 24), 7 p.m. No Christmas Day service. Topic is “Signs of Suicide” presented by Holly Bill, Sr. Health Education CoordiFuture Events nator at Hult Center, Peoria. s Homemade Snow – K-2nd graders
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GUEST VOICES
Memories of Saturday nights of yesteryear
Today, as one drives around Central Park in Elmwood on a Saturday, it’s hard to believe how busy it was more than 50 years ago. Sales receipts were usually higher on Saturday than on the previous six days combined. People were attracted to Elmwood because it had more stores than today and more selection than Yates City, Brimfield, Williamsfield, or Oak Hill. Elmwood was the hub. In 1956, for example, the city had five grocery stores, three Karl hardware stores, TAYLOR two pharmacies, two doctors, three car dealers, two barber shops, a furniture store, a dentist, a feed store, a lumber yard, five filling stations and a jewelry store – all in a town of 2,000. To meet the demand, some stores (like the Penny Super Market) opened their doors as early as 7 a.m. and didn’t close until 10 p.m., or until the last customer was served. Besides more goods and services, recreational activities brought people to town. The Palace Theatre offered a double feature (always a Western) on Saturday, the first show at 7 p.m. and the second at 9:30. Night owls were attracted to Luthy’s Recreation for bowling, a game of pool or pinball or a hamburger and shake, served by Mary Reed. Many people scheduled appointments on Saturday afternoons or evenings with their barber or physician. Although women had their hair appointments during the week any time between 8 a.m. and early evening, men went to male barbers like Peally Deford or Tom Tyhurst. Beauticians did not cut men’s hair. Even though they were available throughout the week from 8 to 5 or 6, many men chose to have their hair cut or beard shaved on Satur-
day. No appointment was needed. Cuts ran 50 cents for children and $1 for adults. Until a barber chair opened, customers hung around the shop reading a newspaper, smoking a cigarette or talking to neighbors. Remember, talking and socializing were just as important as securing a haircut. Nobody was in a hurry. Shopping wasn’t the only attraction to Elmwood. During the summer; folks came to town to hear the music of the municipal band. Although it didn’t begin playing until 7:30 p.m., cars began arriving by mid-afternoon. By 5 p.m., no spaces were left around the square, where cars were parked diagonally so the audience could see and hear the concert without leaving their 1948 Studebakers or 1950 Plymouths. The musicians – 20 or 30 strong – were primarily males, a few housewives and high school kids like Jean Ann Deford who, on request, sang solos like “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover.” Woody Worley, the Phillips 66 dealer, was conductor. The principals were old standbys like “Copper” Kjellenberg, bald as a cue ball, who played the trumpet, and Gladys Proctor, the high school music teacher, who alternated between piano and bass drum. Thirsty on warm evenings, some audience members would drift around the square to their favorite restaurant or drugstore. “Let’s get something at Currier’s,” said the fifth grader, Carla, to her friend, Ada, who stood patiently in front of the white marble soda fountain waiting for Neil Currier, the pharmacist, taking long strides behind the counter. He could have passed for a concert pianist, walking not to a soda fountain, but to his grand piano. Carla Haines, with black hair down to her shoulders, ordered a root beer made from a secret homemade recipe. The drink came in freezing copper mugs, so cold a napkin was necessary to keep her
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Brimfield township seeks cemetery help By BILL KNIGHT
Brimfield Trustees continued to discuss recruiting one or two people to help current cemetery trustees, but tabled action until January, said Supervisor Tony Karl. The Board also approved buying a printer for the office to enable copying documents before or after meetings, he said. Elmwood – The Township Board discussed future plans for the Community Center and cemeteries, and decided to get pricing for fencing and other materials for Southport Cemetery on Illinois Route 8. Also, Trustees changed their January meeting date to Jan. 17 and OK’d an ordinance setting travel reimbursements for officials and employees, according to Supervisor Steve Conklin. Kickapoo – The Township is stepping up efforts to discourage illegal dumping along Township roads, acFor The Weekly Post
cording to Road Commissioner Dan Kelch, who said security and patrols will increase throughout the Township. Millbrook – The Township received payments from the County and the State in November. Peoria County remitted $320 for the Township’s share of traffic fines, and the State sent Replacement Tax checks in the amounts of $192.97 for the Town Fund and $268.73 for Road & Bridge, according to Supervisor Dan Powell. Rosefield – Trustees approved a tax levy for next year totaling $99,800 for the Town Fund and $98,900 for the Road District, said Supervisor Mike Windish. Salem – The Township Board unanimously adopted a tax levy in the amount of $113,500 for the Town Fund and $74,390 for the road District, according to Clerk Shelby Copple. Elba, Farmington, Jubilee, Princeville, Radnor and Truro either took no action beyond routine business or didn’t respond to an inquiry.
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Yates City takes over road, OK’s ATVs By BILL KNIGHT
YATES CITY – The Village once more will be exclusively responsible for the maintenance of a half-mile stretch of Knox County Road 2300 E within the village limits after Salem Township gave notice that it was ending an old Intergovernmental Agreement providing for shared jurisdiction. The Township had not received state Motor Fuel Tax revenues to fund its costs for upkeep, said Salem Highway Commissioner Dave Mahr. Village attorney Wayne Statham said the agreeFor The Weekly Post
ment was for an “indefinite term,” so it could be ended. The road between Illinois Route 8 and Washington Street on the south side of town will be marked with 35 mph speed limit signs to remind motorists that it’s within the village limits. In other business, the Board unanimously passed an ordinance amending the municipal code to permit the operation of non-highway vehicles including golf carts and All-Terrain vehicles under certain restrictions within the Village. It will not go into effect until its publi-
cation, and residents will have to apply for permits and have their vehicles inspected. The Board also approved contracting with G & G Services of Yates City to conduct the inspections and complete the initial paperwork for the Village. In addition, the Board accepted the resignation of Village Clerk Lyn Suits, who cited the “overwhelming tasks” of the job in her resignation letter, and approved Village President Kenny Gibson’s appointment of Tom Endres as interim Clerk. He and Village Treas-
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PEORIA – A little over a month since she was elected to a third full term, Peoria County Auditor Carol VanWinkle, has resigned effective Dec. 31. VanWinkle has served eight years as auditor. Faced with a $2 million deficit, the Peoria County Board has proposed cutting 40 jobs, including one in the auditor’s office. That reduces VanWinkle’s office to one employee. “As Auditor, I swore to support the Constitution of the State of Illinois and perform certain duties, to the best of my ability. However, the recent budget cuts reduced my staff from two down to one employee. With two employees, I am ‘just making it’,” VanWinkle wrote in an email. “I cannot do the job I prom-
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ELMWOOD – Elmwood native Tori Scotti will return home for a book signing on Monday, Jan. 2, from 3-5 p.m. at Morrison & Mary Wiley Library. Scotti, who writes under the pen name T. M. Sweetbriar, last year published her first book, “Where the Maple Leaf Falls.” She currently
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Princeville school levy OK’d, no tax hike by the regional Office of Education] and unknown revenues, we will likely not proceed with any of our projects until the funds have been distributed over at least one year,” Duling said. “To abate taxes, we will need to have the total amount in the debt and bond fund before issuing the tax abatement.” The Board also reviewed updates in policy and courses to be considered at the January meeting. Policies listed range from administrative matters and human-resources issues to student support services and testing. The courses considered for approval next month are “20th Century U.S. history,” “Earth and Space Science,” “Innovator’s Lab” and “Interior Design: Residential, Commercial, and Public Space.” In other news, the Board: • approved a resolution regulating reimbursements of expenses incurred by District employees and Board members. “The Board
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PRINCEVILLE – Taxpayers in Princeville C.U.S.D. 326 should see no change in their tax rate after the Board of Education on Dec. 13 unanimously approved the 2017-2018 Tax Levy. “The levy should keep the tax rate constant with this year’s rate,” said Superintendent Shannon Duling. “If the EAV increases, we will likely see a decrease from this year’s rate.” Anticipating an increase of more than $200,000 a year as a result of the Peoria County School Facilities Sales Tax, which voters approved last month, the Board discussed expectations for its distribution and uses. The Board has talked about using the proceeds to reduce taxes and possible improvements such as improving parking, replacing the High School track, and renovating the bus lane and parking at the Grade School. “Based on the timeline forecast For The Weekly Post
already approves all reimbursements through the consent agenda and didn’t want to prolong meetings due to roll-call votes on ‘every’ reimbursement, so we made the reimbursement fairly high, $2,000, so it only comes into play for times where something out of the ordinary is being reimbursed,” Duling said; • congratulated Princeville students named Illinois State Scholars this year: Carmen Calhoun, Natalie Cokel, Lacey Givens, Andrew Herrmann, Tasha Martin, Nicole Roberts, Lydia Sauder, and Greg Urbanc; • OK’d the transfer of Jenni Kielion to grade school Special Education and Anne Krolicki to high school language arts for the 2017-2018 school year, Lora Deckert as high school track volunteer coach, and Nate Berg as boys’ basketball volunteer coach.
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take his current job as assistant principal at Canton High School. McCoy thanked the board and commented on his homecoming, “I appreciate the opportunity. I look forward to the work.” Superintendent Chad Wagner is looking forward to a school nurse, which the Board approved in a pact with OSF, which starting next year will provide a nurse on site from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to be available and also to help with all health/immunization records, inoculations, and work with staff and parents. The proposal from OSF was less expensive than an offer by UnityPoint Methodist Medical Center, Wagner said. The position will be paid from the District’s Tort budget line item, which was increased $24,994 in next year’s tax levy. The Board voted unanimously to approve that levy, of $3,860,190 – a $56,463 increase that will result in a tax rate change of +0.1767 because of an increase in the Equalized Assessed Valuation. Some of the overall taxlevy increase is due to the Phase II building project, which Board member Mark Davis reported as
New Elmwood principal Tony McCoy (second from far right) was part of Elmwood’s unbeaten 1984 state champion cross country team that also included (left to right): Coach Tom Meyers, Bill Troutt, Mike Heffron, Curt Smith, Joe Harkness, Jeff Kalteux, Stan Johnson, Brian Opper, McCoy and Brent Simpson.
proceeding on schedule. Meeting with civil engineers, mechanical engineers and the architect, the Building Committee noted that some adjustments are being made because of newly discovered sewer-line problems. New bathrooms will be required, and slight cutbacks in the proposed concession area and commons will help make up the $111,000 difference in costs. Bids for steel and site work will go out Jan. 16, Davis said. In other news: • Wagner said he’s heard from several parents about changes to the dropoff/pick-up process on the west side of the school, re-routing buses to an Ash Street exit, requiring parents to cross the bus route to briefly stop for students before proceeding to Maple, and prohibiting parking in the diagonal slots currently used. “It’s an experiment,” he said. “It’ll be a work in progress.” • The Board OK’d an Intergovernmental Agreement with Illinois Central College for dual-credit courses available to Elmwood students for $85 per credit hour. “We’re excited about continuing and expanding our partnership with ICC,” Wagner said. • A new bus lease with Midwest Transit Equip-
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ment was approved by the Board for $87,608. The company will provide seven 72-passenger buses
and one 54-passenger bus with wheelchair access, and the cost is $2,877 cheaper than this year. Delivery is scheduled for July. • Matheny announced that Seniors voted Regan McFall to be the Class of 2017’s nominee as D.A.R. recipient. • Counselor Janelle Meyers announced State Scholars based on class rank and ACT scores. Honored are Arissa Huffcut, Cassandra Karn, Regan McFall, Logan Spainhower and Hailey Stephens.
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ICE FISHING: Muzzleloader deer harvest up Continued from Page 1
got out when they could. Fishing in a gravel pit near Princeville, he caught a chunky bass that weighed more than 7 pounds last weekend. A bass that big is an unusual catch for ice fishing. More common are crappie, bluegill and the occasional catfish. With that in mind, anglers are wise to use light line and smaller hooks tipped with waxworms or plastics. More important than bait, though, is safety. Always remember, there is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice. Here are a few rules to recall: • New ice is usually stronger than old ice. • Ice fishing is best done in a group. If the worst should happen,
someone is there to call for help or to rescue you. • There can be pockets of thin ice or places where ice recently formed, particularly in strip mines or where geese congregate and keep holes open. Check ice thickness often. • Avoid off-colored snow or ice. It is usually a sign of weakness. • Keep safety items in your bucket: Ice picks, about 50 feet of rope and a throwable flotation seat cushion for use in case of rescue. • Muzzleloaders – Harvest was up markedly for muzzleloader hunters in Illinois, as they shot 3,297 deer compared to 2,403 in 2015. Pike County led the state with 158 deer while Fulton had 92, Knox was at
52 and Peoria hunters shot 37. The next firearm season is Dec. 29 to Jan. 1 for late-winter antlerless-only season. Local counties open are Knox and Fulton. Peoria County is no longer open. The LWS continues Jan. 13-15. Archery season ends Jan. 15. • Et cetera – Duck season ended Dec. 20 in the Central Zone. ... Application deadline for spring turkey hunting permits is Jan. 11 for the second lottery. Visit www.dnr.illinois.gov to learn more. ... Applications are due by Friday, Dec. 30, for the Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt to be held Jan. 15-16 in Fulton County. To apply, call (217) 785-8060.
Farmington talks cemetery expansion By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – The City Council on Monday discussed possible expansion zones for Oak Ridge Cemetery, and will confer with the Cemetery Board soon to determine which of three options is best. The City drafted a plan to add 2,200 plots, and For The Weekly Post
Maurer-Stutz of Peoria and Canton offered two options, each projecting an additional 1,780 plots. A key difference is a 10foot border on the perimeter of the area proposed by the civil engineering firm. Land acquisition is complete, so it’s a matter of which approach to take, plus landscaping, fencing,
etc., according to City Administrator Rollen Wright. Also, the Council approved the City’s 20162017 tax levy, which will generate $329,497 of the city’s $2.9 million budget for next year. The ordinance included a minor change, moving $21,186 out of the Garbage and Refuse Collection line item to be distributed elsewhere within the budget. In other news, • the Council OK’d a bid from SNB Data Technologies of Farmington to upgrade security for City and police servers at a cost of $2,075 for hardware and software plus $1,000 for installation, and • members discussed renewing the Intergovernmental Agreement with Farmington Township Park Board, which may result in a reduction of the Park Board’s contribution. The Park Board paid $20,000 in 2015 and $15,500 in 2016, but costs for its share of a new, 17foot mower and for labor have been less than forecast. The Council is expected to consider a new agreement in early April.
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ELMWOOD – Myrtice Evelyn (Hayward) Coe, 102 years, 9 months and 8 days, peacefully passed away on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at her home near Laura. She was born on March 4, 1914, to Irene M. (Roehm) and Clyde T. Hayward in Ontonagon, Mich., on the shores of Lake Su- Coe perior. She is survived by three children, Hayward (Juan) Coe of Orlando, Fla., Royce H. Coe of Laura, and Harriett H. Coe of Lupton, Mich.; one granddaughter, Margaret (Walter) Braun of Arlington, Texas; three greatgrandchildren, Danny Braun of Honolulu, Isaac Braun of Normal, and Marie Braun of Arlington, Texas. She is survived by one sister-in-law, Helen Hayward of Westfir, Oregon; 10 nieces, Irene Amos, Cora Voss, Kathy Capone, Susan Richardson, Shirley Bottoms, Marcia Leaming, Lynette Hannah, Janie Hild, Joan Coe Davis, and Barbara LeBrush; and five nephews, Lowell Coe, David Kalivoda, Macy Hayward, Bill Roehm, and Galen Hayward. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Howard N. Coe, one sister, Helen Kalivoda, one brother, Clyde (Bud) Hayward, one brother (cousin), Rodney P. Roehm, and one niece, Nancy Holmes. Myrtice was the oldest of Edward Roehm’s 33 grandchildren of which 11 cousins survive. Prior to her death, Myrtice was the oldest living graduate of Ontonagon High School, Class of 1931. After High School, she graduated from County Normal and studied one year at Northern Michigan in Marquette, where she earned her teaching certificate. She substitute taught for one year. In 1934, Myrtice attended the Century of Progress Chicago World’s Fair for one week by herself with her hard earned teaching money. She moved to Rock Island to work as a director for the Frederick B. Ingram Home Talent Co. in 1935. It was through this venue that she met her husband and love of her
This Week’s Obituaries • Frances Cash, 102, Brimfield • Gene Clayton, 84, Farmington • Myrtice Coe, 102, Laura • Earlene England, 86, Brimfield • Kathryn Gilles, 92, Elmwood • Joe Graves, 80, Williamsfield • James Gustafson, 86, Brimfield • Lola Harper, 100, Elmwood • Edna Vercler, 99, Kickapoo
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life, Howard N. Coe of Laura, when she directed the play “Here Comes the Showboat” in Princeville. Howard played the main comedic character in the play. They were married at the Grace Methodist Church parsonage in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 4, 1939. They were married for 54 years until Howard’s passing in 1993. In 1940, Myrtice moved to the Coe family farm near Laura where she resided for 76 years. She was involved in many community events. She was a member of the General Federation of Women’s Club, and Home Culture Club of Williamsfield for 76 years holding every office in the club. She was a member of the Laura United Methodist Church, Laura Methodist Women’s Society, the French Grove Improvement Society, the French Grove Cemetery Association, Williamsfield Schools PTA, and a longtime member of the Peoria County Farm Bureau. Myrtice was a correspondent for the Williamsfield Times for over 50 years and also had articles published in the Galesburg Register Mail, Peoria Journal Star and Grit. Many fondly remember her columns in the Times, “Notes from Myrtice”, Out of the Past, Guess Who and the Personals. Myrtice was instrumental in getting the first library in Williamsfield, working to create a band stand in the town park, working to get a bond measure approved to start the first junior college in Knox County, and many other community projects. She was a Brownie Scout leader for 2 years, Sugar ‘n’ Spice 4-H leader for 11 years and a classroom aide at Williamsfield Schools for over 20 years. Myrtice loved to travel. With her
husband, she went throughout the United States visiting historical sites and relatives. She made two trips to Europe and in 2005 visited her granddaughter and family in Hawaii. She was an avid reader all her life. When she was diagnosed with macular degeneration, she became a loyal fan of the Illinois State Library Talking Book Service. In 10 years she read/listened to over 3,000 books and was awarded a “stellar reader” award. Myrtice will be remembered for her kindness and caring, a delightful sense of humor, and her sharp mind. She had a vast knowledge of history in her local community which she loved to share with others. She never stopped learning, watching the national news nightly and Jeopardy. She loved to play Farkle with her friends and family. She was the oldest living resident of Millbrook Township. She had a positive, cando attitude. After her husband passed away, Myrtice took a Driver’s Education course and earned her first driving license at the age of 80. She renewed her license for 10 years. At the age of 98, Myrtice had her left leg amputated above the knee due to poor circulation. After recovering from the surgery, she learned to walk with a prosthetic leg. She was the hit of her family reunion when she walked for her talent at the talent show at the age of 99. Myrtice loved her family, her friends, and her community. She worked very hard to get all the news of every organization reported and received many accolades for her writings. Among her lifelong dreams were to live to see the Cubs win the World Series and to vote for the first female candidate, Hillary Clinton, for President of the United States. She proudly attained both of these. Visitation was Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood. Interment was at French Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Laura United Methodist Church and/or Home Culture Club for the Myrtice Coe Reading Project Memorial. Condolences may be left online at
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Frances Ann Cash
BRIMFIELD – Frances Ann Cash, 102, of Pekin, a Brimfield native, died Dec. 10 at Pekin Manor. Born Oct 10, 1914, in rural Brimfield to Bernard J. and Mary (Loescher) Heinz, she married Robert L Cash Sr. on May 12, 1937. He died April 29, 2001. Surviving are her children, Mary L. Irwin of Tampa, Fla., and Robert (Shirley) L. Cash Jr. of Pekin; brother Clarence A. Heinz of Peoria; 8 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral mass was Dec. 15 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pekin, with burial at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Pekin. Condolences may be left online at www.hendersonfuneralcare.com.
Gene P. Clayton
FARMINGTON – Gene P. Clayton, 84, of Peoria, a Farmington native, died Dec. 12 at Buehler Home in Peoria. Born Oct. 21, 1932, in Farmington, a son of Fred and Oce Shuler Clayton, he married Farlene Green on Oct. 22, 1954, in Farmington. She survives, along with two sons, Paul (Patty) Clayton and Peter (Beth) Clayton; eight grandchildren; his twin brother John (Marlene) Clayton; and son-in-law, Bob Stephenson. Funeral services were Dec. 16 at First United Methodist Church in Peoria. Cremation rites were accorded. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Earlene England
BRIMFIELD – Earlene England, 86, of Oneida, a Brimfield native, died Dec. 13 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. She was born March 25, 1930, in Brimfield, the daughter of Earl and Dorothy Rayfield Stine. Earlene married Eugene “Gene” Eck England Aug. 28, 1948, in Knoxville. He preceded her in death. Survivors include children Sandra
England of Galesburg, MaryLou (Chuck) Park of Germantown Hills, Rosemary (Ron) McGraw of Bloomington and Stephen (Brenda) England of Oneida; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service was Dec. 17. Condolences may be left online at hurd-hendricksfuneralhomes.com.
Kathryn Gilles
ELMWOOD – Kathryn E. Gilles, 92, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Elmwood, died Dec. 7 at William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, Fla. Survivors include children Debra Curtis (Allen) of Melbourne Beach, Fla., Teresa Hulslander (Steven) of Tampa, Fla., Cecilia Gilles-Sernick (Adam) of Murrells Inlet, S.C., and Scott Gilles of Canton; sister Dorothy Bennett of St. Joseph, Mich., 26 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, 3 step great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. There will be a funeral mass at 11:30 a.m. on Jan, 28, 2017, at St. Mary’s Church in Kickapoo, with visitation one hour before. Father Joseph Dondanville will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kickapoo. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Joe Graves
DAHINDA – Joseph Edward “Joe” Graves, 80, of Galesburg, a Williamsfield native, died Dec. 14 at home. Survivors include his wife, Ruby McDowell; daughters JoAnn (Gary) Cofty of Charlotte, N.C., Susan (Joe) Weech of Galesburg, and Lisa (Dale) Durbin of Middletown, Del.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers Jim (Joyce) Graves of Dahinda and Carroll (Marian) Graves of Altona; sisters Dorothy (Bob) Beetler of Nevada, Louise Beetler of Florida, and Nancy (Neill) Keneipp of Minier. Funeral services were Dec. 19 at Harmony Baptist Church, with burial Rio Baptist Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
James Gustafson
BRIMFIELD – James R. Gustafson, age 86, of Peoria, father of a Brimfield woman, died Dec. 13 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Survivors include his wife, Joan (Dixon) Gustafson; daughter Sandra (Dave) Brown of Brimfield, and sons Jim (Beth) Gustafson of Barrington, Robert (Kimberly) Gustafson of Naperville, and Rick (Jenni) Gustafson of Peoria; 15 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass was Dec. 16 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Peoria, with burial Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. Online condolences may be left at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Lola Harper
ELMWOOD – Lola Harper, 100, of Eureka, mother-in-law of an Elmwood woman, died Dec. 14 at the Eureka Apostolic Christian Home. Survivors include children William “Bill” Harper of Roanoke; Viola King of Eureka, Martha Lewis of Eureka, and Naomi King of East Peoria; 24 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; 69 great-greatgrandchildren; and daughter-in-law Virginia Harper of Elmwood. Funeral services were Dec. 21 at Eureka Church of the Nazarene, with burial at Olio Township Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.argoruestmanharris.com.
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KICKAPOO – Edna M. Vercler, 99, of Morton, a Kickapoo native, died Dec. 13 at Apostolic Christian Restmor of Morton. She is survived by son Richard (Brenda) Vercler of Washington; sister Ruth Ennis, and sister-in-law Alice Vercler, both of Metamora; three grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; four great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Dec. 17 at Calvary Evangelical Mennonite Church in Washington, with burial at Glendale Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am (10 am in the summer) Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12
Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com Sunday services: 9:30 am
Brimfield United Methodist Church
Bethany Baptist Church
Pastor Leonard Thomas 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am
Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)
Brimfield E-Free Church
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Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org
Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768
EDWARDS 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm
Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 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
(309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
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First Presbyterian Church of Farmington
Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 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
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New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm
PRINCEVILLE Princeville United Methodist Church Pastor Ken Dees
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WILLIAMSFIELD St. James Catholic Church Father John Verrier Legion Road Knox Road 1450 N Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 stjameswilliamsfield.org Sun. Confession: 7:30-8 am Sun. Mass: 8 am (8:30 am in the summer)
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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footer that won the game. “We were patient. They defended us hard right around the basket, so we took what they gave us and hit key shots from the outside,” said Meyers, whose team hit seven 3s. Elmwood opens at Princeville’s Holiday Tournament Dec. 26 at 10:30 a.m. vs. Bushnell-Prairie City. Brimfield Brimfield (10-4) started fast in a 43-34 victory over Knoxville at the Knoxville-Abingdon Tournament last Thursday. Limiting the Lady Blue Bullets to two points through one quarter, the Lady Indians held steady in the next three quarters. The Lady Indians had three in double figures, led by Nicole Thurman’s 14 and 10 each from Kamryn Swietek and Mallory Meinke. That boosted Brimfield to Wednesday’s third-place game vs. Illini Bluffs. “It was a physical game. Helping us to stay ahead throughout the game was shooting 19 for 27 from the free throw line,” coach Maribeth Dura said. “Knoxville got within three in the fourth quarter, but our
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poise at the free throw line helped us to get a very satisfying win.” Brimfield came up short of Elmwood last Wednesday. Thurman scored 14, followed by 10 each from Swietek and Meinke. Brimfield is at the State Farm Classic Holiday Tournament in Bloomington Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Champaign St. Thomas More. Farmington Farmington (10-4) suffered a 4424 setback Monday at home in a Prairieland contest versus Havana. Julia DePriest, Abbey Brown and Morgan Powell each had five points for Farmington. The Lady Farmers fared well at the Knoxville-Abingdon Tournament, reaching the championship game Wednesday vs. Elmwood. To get there, Farmington topped Monmouth United last Thursday, 47-29. Wherley led with 12 points. Last Wednesday, Farmington downed West Prairie 62-5 as coach Jim Noonan balanced out playing time for all of his players. Johnson led with 14 points, followed by nine from Sprague and eight each from
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Richards, Runyan and Wherley. “Overall, I thought our team put together a decent week,” coach Noonan said. “We will have tough competition continuing to come up though, so we’ll have to continue to grow\.” Farmington is at the Beardstown Holiday Tournament Dec. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Princeville Princeville (10-2) topped Illini Bluffs 54-48 at home Monday in its lone game of the week. While IB fought back with a 15-7 third quarter, a 31-16 Princeville halftime lead aided the non-conference win. Lucy Waid scored 16 for Princeville, followed by 12 from Karlen Sandall. “We were up big at the half, then thought we could coast, and Lucy and Karlen (Sandall) were sitting due to foul trouble,” coach John Gross said. “We will have practice days upcoming to continue working on what we need to get where we want to be.” Princeville opens its tourney Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. vs. Peoria Heights.
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without 6-3 sophomore post player Jarod DePriest, who was sidelined with an ankle injury. Saturday against Illini Bluffs, the unwelcome task of guarding Division I prospect Taylor Bruninga (27 points) fell to Jakob Uryasz. “I thought Jake did a great job on him,” Otto said. “He had to work for most of the shots he got.” At the other end of the floor, Higgs (averaging 26 ppg) scored 20 of his 36 points in the second half and in one stretch hit three straight 3-pointers. That spurred a 35-11 run by Farmington in the final 12:17. “They just lost him, he was feeling it and we were trying to find him,” Otto said. Next up for Farmington is a 9 a.m. game Dec. 28 against Illini West at the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. DePriest should play. Rockridge is top seed, West Hancock is No. 2, Illini West is No. 3 and Illini Bluffs is No. 4. Brimfield Snow and icy roads caused a postponement of Brimfield’s game last Friday against South Fulton, leaving the Indians (5-4) plenty of time to prepare for next week’s Princeville Holiday Tournament. But after winning eight of the last nine Princeville tourneys, Scott Carlson is in the unfamiliar position of coaching the No. 5 seed.
That’s no shock on a team that graduated eight seniors. But Brimfield’s 54-44 win over Kewanee Wethersfield last Tuesday raised some eyebrows. “I guess we’re on a little kind of a roll,” Carlson said. “We finally had a real good night at the free throw line and we kind of got more confidence in what we’re doing.” Parker Pillman hit 14 of 16 free throws and had 18 points, while Tyler Baysingar scored 15 and Darren Novak had 17 rebounds. “Darren is definitely rebounding well and he was hitting those easy ones for us,” Carlson said. Still to be seen is whether sweetshooting sophomore Reece Teubel is back from injury for the tourney. Elmwood The Trojans (5-5) hope to have junior post player Vince Lenzi back by the Princeville tournament after Lenzi missed the Farmington game with a concussion. Even without Lenzi, Elmwood played arguably its best game of the year in last Friday’s loss to the Farmers. Senior Riley McFall stepped into Lenzi’s spot and grabbed 14 rebounds, while sophomore guards Charlie McKinty (16 points) and Jacob Brown (15 points) took on the scoring load. “It was the most complete game we’ve played so far. For four quar-
ters that was as well as we’ve played defensively,” coach Josh Fugitt said. “Offensively, we moved the ball and got some easy looks from the perimeter. Once we did, it forced them to get out and guard us and then we could get to the rim.” Princeville Princeville (3-6) dropped a 68-49 decision to Peoria Heights Tuesday, as Noah Bauman was held to eight points. Jadon Benningfield led the Princes with 12 points. Last Tuesday, ROWVA-Williamsfield had used a box-and-one defense against top scorer Bauman and Talon Smith responded. Against RW, Smith had 19 points, four 3pointers and 8 rebounds while Bauman had 15 points and 6 assists. “I thought that was one of our better games as far as sharing the ball, being patient and getting other people involved,” coach Jeff Kratzer said. ROWVA-Williamsfield The Cougars (3-7) topped NorthFulton in overtime on Tuesday, 6155, as Tucker Sams scored 22 points and Gunner Johnston had a gametying trey in regulation with 6 seconds left. “We stole one,” coach Bob Anderson said. “They had us beat all night.” Last Friday’s game vs. BushnellPrairie Central was snowed out. R-W was also to play Wednesday at home against Knoxville.
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89th ANNUAL PRINCEVILLE HOLIDAY BOYS TOURNAMENT DePue (1)
December 26-27-28 At Princeville H.S.
GAME 1 Monday, Dec. 26 2 p.m.
Lowpoint-W (8) GAME 5 Tuesday, Dec. 27 2 p.m.
GAME 7 Tuesday, Dec 27 6 p.m.
Galva (4) GAME 2 Monday, Dec. 26 3:30 p.m.
Brimfield (5)
CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 10 Wednesday, Dec. 28 3:30 p.m.
GAME 12 Wednesday, Dec. 28 7:30 p.m.
Henry (2)
CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 3 Monday, Dec. 26 6:30 p.m.
North Fulton (7) GAME 6 Tuesday, Dec. 27 3:30 p.m.
Elmwood (3)
GAME 8 Tuesday, Dec. 27 7:30 p.m.
GAME 4 Monday, Dec. 26 8 p.m.
Princeville (6) CONSOLATION THIRD PLACE
GAME 9 Wednesday, Dec. 28 2 p.m.
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THIRD PLACE
Farmington forward Jake Uryasz had his hands full with Illini Bluffs senior standout Taylor Bruninga Saturday, but earned praise from coach Jeff Otto in a 70-59 win. Photos by Dave Giagnoni.
Farmers rolling into Xmas break By JEFF LAMPE
Unbeaten DePue favored at Princeville tourney PRINCEVILLE – Ranked No. 7 in Class 1A in the season’s first Associated Press boys basketball poll, unbeaten DePue is top seed at the 89th Princeville Holiday Tournament. “(DePue) is very athletic and return all their guys from last year,” Elmwood coach Josh
Fugitt said of DePue. No. 2 seed Galva dropped out of last year’s tournament after a coaching resignation. Chance Jones is coach this season and has a strong group of guards. Here’s a list of winners since 1991: 2015 – Brimfield 2014 – Brimfield
2013 – Brimfield 2012 – Elmwood 2011 – Brimfield 2010 – Brimfield 2009 – Brimfield 2008 – Brimfield 2007 – Brimfield 2006 – Henry 2005 – Princeville 2004 – Princeville 2003 – Peru St. Bede 2002 – Orion
2001 – Delavan 2000 – Delavan 1999 – Stark County 1998 – Elmwood 1997 – Princeville 1996 – Stark County 1995 – Stark County 1994 – Princeville 1993 – Stark County 1992 – Princeville 1991 – Princeville.
Elmwood girls in tourney title game By PHIL JOHNSON
Elmwood put together a solid week to reach the title game of the Knoxville-Abingdon Tournament and to win a Prairieland matchup over Rushville on Monday, 36-21. Allie Meyers put up a triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals at home Monday for Elmwood (8-4). Rachel Jacobson also scored 12 and Grace LaFollett had six in the win. The game stayed close until the fourth, when Elmwood held Rushville to just a single point. “It was a very ugly first half of For The Weekly Post
basketball,” Elmwood coach Gregg Meyers said. “The second half looked more like basketball.” The Lady Trojans got to the Knoxville-Abingdon title game Wednesday by way of a 47-46 win over Brimfield last Wednesday. A strong first quarter and Meyers equally strong fourth quarter enabled Elmwood to get over the top. Jacobson and Regan McFall scored in double digits with 15 and
12, respectively. Meyers cleared eight rebounds, had six steals, and six assists, while LaFollett helped with five assists. Down 44-39 with 4:48 left, Shelby Glover scored on a three ball to cut Brimfield’s lead to two. With 4:00 remaining, a low-post pass to Meyers caused the Lady Indians’ defense to collapse. Meyers got the ball back out to an open McFall who hit one of her four treys to get the Lady Trojans within 46-45. A drought by both teams ensued until 15 seconds were left, when McFall found Meyers for a 10Continued on Page 14
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FARMINGTON – A rally against a rival and a win against one of the area’s top teams sent Farmington into Christmas break on a roll. The Farmers (9-1) escaped Friday with a nearmiss at Elmwood, winning 56-51 in overtime despite losing top scorer Eric Higgs for much of the extra period due to a nose injury. Higgs had scored 28 of Farmington’s 47 points in regulation, but the Farmers survived even though he managed just one point in OT. Elmwood made just 2 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter (shooting 10-for-21 overall) after leading by as many as five points in the final minutes of regulation. “We were lucky to get a win on Friday because I think for most of the night Elmwood outplayed us,” Farmington coach Jeff Otto said. “The thing I Weekly Post Staff Writer
Two of the area’s best tipped off Saturday. Eric Higgs won the scoring battle, 36-27, vs. Taylor Bruninga of Illini Bluffs in a 70-59 victory.
thought we could take away from that game was that when Eric went out we had a bunch of guys who stepped up.” That included Judd Anderson, who scored his only points down the stretch and hit a big 3pointer in regulation. Farmington was also Continued on Page 15