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Kickapoo development underway By BILL KNIGHT

KICKAPOO – One driveway has been finished, the lot prepped and forms erected for a 3,500-squarefoot restaurant and tavern at the site of the old Norma’s Tap here, and developer Jim Feuchter expects concrete to be poured in the next few weeks for a spring opening. “We want to open as soon as possible,” he said. “Optimistically, we’re looking at four months.” For The Weekly Post

Farmington waiting on insurers By BILL KNIGHT

FARMINGTON – The city hopes to proceed with cleaning up after the devastating October fire that destroyed two buildings in the downtown business district, but they can’t move forward until insurance companies wrap up their inquiry. “The insurance companies involved with coverage have placed a high hoe at the scene, and they are sifting through the debris in attempt to find the source of the fire,” said City Administrator Rollen Wright. When “they finish their investigation, then the next phase is the cleaning of the lots.” No cause has been conclusively determined, but thus far, asbestos has not been detected, according to reports. Meanwhile, Sam Lillie, who owned most of the lot, has re-opened in a temporary facility. “A portable office site has been located for Lillie Insurance set up on the city property located on North East Street across from the sites for Lillie to run his business,” Wright said. “The For The Weekly Post

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Wagenbach Builders of Pekin is constructing the facility, which will have entrances from the east and also off U.S. Route 150, parking on the west and north sides, and three patios. “It’ll be open from lunch through dinner,” said Diane Feuchter, president and co-founder of Custom Underground, which owns the site and adjacent compound. “We’ll have chicken fingers, sandwiches, pizza

and ice cream.” The new restaurant will also feature two distinctive traits, they said – community involvement and memorabilia. “We found all kinds of pictures when the old [Gilles] building was torn down,” Jim said. “There’s one with a goat herd passing through town, another with bears hanging from a line, and a slew of guys having a beer outside or playing music Continued on Page 2

Developer Jim Feuchter, senior vice president of Custom Underground in Kickapoo, surveys the progress of the new restaurant being built at the site of Norma Gilles’ tavern here. Photo by Bill Knight.

Property tax gripes increase

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By BILL KNIGHT

No one wants to pay more taxes than what’s fair. So every four years in Illinois, Township Assessors conduct a tax assessment in which they supposedly visit each property to accurately update properties’ assessments to help ensure fairness. This year was a quadrennial year, and the number of taxpayer complaints to the Peoria County Board of Review has fallen in six of eight townships in the area. Exceptions were Millbrook Township, which went from 0 complaints in 2011 to 1 this year, and Elmwood Township, where complaints more than quadrupled, from 5 to 21. “Quadrennial [assessments] typically bring more complaints,” said Peoria County Supervisor of Assessments Dave Ryan. But “2015 was a little unusual in that the number of complaints dropped significantly from previous reassessment years.” Not in Elmwood Township, which had a four-fold increase in complaints to the Board compared to four years For The Weekly Post

Christmas cheer abounds on Saturday By JEFF LAMPE

Santa has a busy Saturday in The Weekly Post area, with stops scheduled at three different Christmas Walks. Brimfield, Elmwood and Princeville have Christmas Walks Saturday (Dec. 5), offering a chance to shop, sample foods, meet Santa and get caught up in Christmas spirit. Elmwood’s walk is 1-4 p.m., with Santa at Mary and Morrison Wiley Library. There will also be a lighting of the downtown tree and caroling at 4:30 p.m. and family games at Elmwood Township Community Center from 5-7 p.m. Following that, people are invited to caravan out to Gene Wilson’s lighted display on Christmas Tree Lane east of town. Princeville’s Holiday Homecoming is 4-7 p.m. with a Vendor Fair at the Akron-Princeville Fire Department, discounts and Weekly Post Staff Writer

Santa will visit Brimfield, Elmwood and Princeville on Saturday during a busy day of Christmas walks. Photo by Amy Davis.

specials at local businesses, caroling on Main Street from 4-5 p.m. and hayrack rides from Princeville Pharmacy to E.B. Buildings & Lumber Co. – which is where Santa Claus will be holding court. Brimfield holds its walk from 5-7 p.m. through the downtown. A community Christmas Sing will be at 7:15 at the Union

Church. Hayrack rides will be offered through town and Santa will be at the Brimfield Library. The Guyer Log Cabin will be open for an old-fashioned Christmas, complete with dulcimer music. There’s also a children’s Scavenger Hunt through town, with instructions at Brimfield Village Hall and prizes awarded.

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inside or playing baseball across the street.” Diane hopes when the place opens, people will stop by and help identify the various people in photos, which the developers plan to mount – along with a taxidermy fish salvaged from the Gilles building – and offer some input on people’s preferences. “I’m sure it’ll evolve,” she said. “We’d like to have some sort of specialty, but that will depend on what people want.”

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THE WEEK AHEAD HOT PICKS This Week!

s Open House – Brimfield Fire Department open

house is Saturday (Dec. 5) from 4-7 p.m. at its new facility. Free soup and sandwiches. s Holiday Homecoming – Princeville’s Holiday Homecoming is Saturday (Dec. 5) from 4-7 p.m. Wide variety of events and shops open. Visit www.princeville.org. s Tree Lighting – Yates City Christmas tree lighting at the Gazebo is Sunday (Dec. 6) at 6 p.m. Caroling, cookies and hot chocolate sponsored by Faith United Presbyterian Church.

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brary in Yates City has a coffee club today (Dec. 3) at 10 a.m. s Free Bread – Free bread at Elmwood Methodist Church Friday (Nov. 4) at 10 a.m. s Craft Show – Laura’s 28th annual holiday craft show is Saturday (Dec. 5) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Milbrook Township Center.

(Dec. 8) from 3:30-5 p.m. First print is free, additional prints cost $1 per hour. s Community Table – Dahinda Methodist Church Community Table is Wednesday (Dec. 9) at 6 p.m. Traditional Christmas meal and dessert served.

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s Senior Citizens – A senior citizens breakfast will be held at Elmwood High School on Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. by Dec. 8 to s Choral PerformPublicize Your Event (309)RSVP 742-2851. ance – Williamsfield Call us at (309) 741-9790 s Family Bingo – FamHigh School Choir or email information about ily bingo held Dec. 10 at 6 will perform at the your upcoming event to p.m. at Morrison and news@wklypost.com. Orpheum Theater in Mary Wiley Library in Galesburg Saturday Elmwood. To register, call (Dec. 5) at 7:30 p.m. (309) 742-2431. Call (309) 639-2219. s Musical Night – Edelstein Commus Christmas Walk – Elmwood’s nity Church “Come with Joyful Hearts” Christmas Walk is 1-4 p.m. on Saturday music program is Dec. 12. Light supper (Dec. 5). Tree lighting at 4:30 p.m., from 4:30-5:30 p.m., music program at Santa at Morrison and Mary Wiley Li6 p.m. Featuring Pat Ward and the Hott brary and family fun from 5-7 p.m. at quartet. Community Center s Kids Club – Wonder Kids Club at s Christmas Walk – Brimfield ChristBrimfield Public Library is Dec. 14 mas Walk located in Downtown Brimfrom 3:30-4:30 p.m. Kids in preschoolfield is Saturday (Dec. 5) from 5-7 p.m. second grade invited to make glow-ins Tech Tuesday – Print 3D ornaments the-dark experiments. at Brimfield Public Library on Tuesday

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Of champs, hypocrites, politics & sports

Rambling through central Illinois pondering politics. uuu I am happy to see Brimfield playing up its status as defending Class 1A state champion in boys basketball. The big white state champion banner hanging from the rafters looks cool and I had to smile at announcer Kevin Breitbarth welcoming Tuesday’s crowd to “Brimfield’s Championship Arena.” ... Seeing the banner made me think of the best state trophy display I’ve encountered. That was at now-deJeff funct Findlay LAMPE High School, where the 1992 Class A state trophy stood proudly in the middle of the gym lobby in a rotating, lighted trophy case. That was as reverent a trophy display as I’ve ever seen. And it was well deserved, since Findlay (enrollment 96) will forever be the smallest twoclass champion in Illinois. uuu Once upon a time, as a young hypocrite, I wrote editorials for a liberal East Coast newspaper. As the voice of our paper, it was my job to tell readers what they should and should not do. That was the lowpoint of my working life, worse even than the time I spent shaving guys for surgery. ... Given that background, I vowed this paper would not include editorials. As close as we come to editorializing are the political cartoons that appear on this page each week. My general rule of thumb is to offend political party members on alternating weeks. So if we have a pro-Obama drawing one

week, we try to have one the following week that depicts him with big ears and explains how he will hasten the end of the world. uuu Rare is the week when there are so many good cartoons it is impossible to pick one. For whatever reason, the artists really struck a chord with me this week. Understand, I don’t follow national politics as closely as I should. But the ongoing debate about refugees, closing our borders and illegal immigrants makes me scratch my head and wonder if anybody paid attention in history class. Seems like we’ve had a few immigrants before. Some of them were slow to assimilate. Some were our ancestors. In time they “melted down” to become contributing members to the finest country on earth. Is it naive to think that can still happen? Maybe. But I tend to agree with the point of the Anne Frank cartoon above. ... At the same time, I am weary of people telling me about the evils of coal. Many coal critics remind me of a young hypocrite I knew all too well. These are folks sitting in heated homes, with electricity powering everything they do, decrying the power that coal produces at a cheap price. Sigh. It drives me nuts to ponder politics. I will leave such highminded arguing to others and be content to discuss critters and make points through cartoons. I will diminish, and go into the Midwest and remain a scattershooter. uuu Hornet Nest Quest 2015 has been moved back to 2016. Sorry to all the kind helpers who offered up nest locations. Folks, this is harder than anticipated. What I did not count on is that birds are so much more at-

tuned to the condition of nests than amateurs like me. When those pesky hornets go to sleep after a frost, whammo, birds peck the nests to pieces to eat the larvae inside. And pecked apart nests aren’t very suitable for display. ... But Pat Hanley has offered to mentor me on nest collecting next fall. Pat said he’s only been stung a few times and, generally speaking, when he’s in hornet-nest mode he doesn’t feel much. Sounds like my kind of an outing. ... Basslines in rock songs are underrated. ... In case you are making plans for a series of $1,000 ads you want to run in our paper, we will publish Dec. 24 but will NOT publish Dec. 31. That’s a change in plans (which should allow for another pheasant hunting trip to Iowa). uuu I’d like to take back two headlines from the past few weeks. 1. “Brimfield open to possible sale of water system” should have read, “Illinois American interested in Brimfield water.” 2. “The old squirrel sometimes finds a nut” should read, “No Ozonics, just snow and antlers.” ... There’s a cryptic line in this rambling that will earn $20 for the person who tells me what it was and who spoke it (before the words were twisted). ... Parting shot: Some days I have real doubts about organized sports. Then a moment comes that reinforces my belief that the games are wonderful. Monday was a good example, and ended with a youngster making a last-second shot to win a junior high basketball game. Dramatic, sure. Given the situation, though, this basket went beyond dramatic. It went to cathartic. Sometimes, sports can even heal.

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Some of my favorite memories of Christmas involve decorations. When I was a young child, Knoxville used to have a contest each year to name the three best decorated houses in town. There were three families that won every year. The same three. One year, the Martins Jon would take first, GALLAGHER the next year, the Chezum family would get the honors, and the third year would be the family whose name I never knew. The following year, the cycle would start over. I always begged my parents to decorate, especially since we had several small evergreen trees in front of our house, but Dad never had the gumption to do it. One year, I did it myself. A teenage friend and I strung lights over the trees and bushes in front of our house, but when we plugged them in on the first night, we were embarrassed at the result. We had enough lights to do maybe one tree, but he were trying to do four trees and two bushes. Dejected, we unplugged the light

and I never tried it again. After I got married and had my own house, I didn’t have trees, but my wife bought one of those plastic lighted nativity sets at a yard sale. Some of the color had worn off the figures, but, being somewhat artistic, I headed for the craft store and bought paint to restore them. I only painted the places that needed it, where the paint had completely worn away. When we plugged them in for the first time after dark, we had a scene in front of our home that looked like it was made up of people with some sort of skin disease. It was awful. And I wasn’t going to spend time out in the freezing weather painting everything. Bah, humbug! Still, I’ve always wanted to have a nice Christmas display. Over the years, I’ve accumulated a nice collection of ceramic houses that make up a Christmas village. I had also put together a small collection of snow globes. They all sat in my closets for many years. Either I had children who were small enough that it wasn’t wise to set them out, or I didn’t remember that I had them until it was too close to Christmas. This changed in June of 2010.

You may remember the tornado that ripped apart downtown Elmwood. My apartment was one of the places that took a hit. I lost some furniture, some keepsakes, and my collection of snow globes. Most of the houses survived. I never replaced the decorations that had been destroyed because there was really no reason to. The only people who saw them anyway were my kids and me. It’s only been the past couple of years that I’ve begun to set things out. One of my daughters commented last year that I should let people come see my display. I told her I didn’t think my display was impressive enough. And that’s when the two oldest girls collectively lost their minds. They began scouring yard sales and second-hand shops in search of things to replace my display. I must say that they’ve done an unbelievable job. Because I live in an apartment, I can’t decorate the outside of my building, but I can decorate the inside. The problem is, how do I share it with anybody else outside the family? The answer was simple. Elmwood has had a Tour of Homes. I

bond with my father that is usually only read about in magazines. Friday morning proved to be an amazing and memorable hunt. Not because I harvested a trophy buck, I didn’t even see one. It’s memorable because I got to share another opening day of shotgun season with dad. Dad and I have been in the timber every Friday before Thanksgiving since 1991. Back in `91, Dad was 44 which was “old” to a 13-year-old. But now at 37, 44 seems pretty young, especially to a 68-year-old! We both managed to get a deer Friday morning which made the day even more memorable. But the memories made were not “about the kill.” As I cleaned my shotgun Sunday evening, I used a gun-cleaning kit

that belonged to my grandfather. Sunday just happened to be the 35year anniversary of his passing. I wondered how many guns he had cleaned with this kit, but also how many hunts he had had with my dad. He also had a bond with his son that centered around chasing whitetails. That’s a bond that I hope I have with my son (or daughters). So as the 2015 season is almost over, dreams of opening day of 2016 have already begun. And God willing, Dad and I will be out there together again. Harvesting a deer is the ultimate goal of each season, but really, it’s just icing on the cake. You know, there are really only two words that can sum up the past 25 deer seasons. Thanks, Dad. – David Vaughan, Elmwood

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Making memories in the deer woods with dad

To the Editor: The statement “Sometimes huntin’, ain’t all about the kill” really stood out to me this past weekend as I embarked on my 25th shotgun season for whitetail deer. As I sat in my stand on Friday morning, I couldn’t believe that I had been hunting a quarter of a century and have twice as many hunting years than non-hunting years in my lifetime. Sitting in a stand for hours gives a guy some time to reflect on life ... past, present and future. Hunting has given me so much more over the years than just meat for the freezer. It has taught me patience, discipline and has given me a love for the great outdoors. The greatest gift given to me is a

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Elmwood police bust youth for stolen phone

ELMWOOD – A 14-year-old Bartonville boy on Nov. 27 was arrested by Elmwood police for possession of stolen property in connection with the apparent theft of a $600 cell phone from West Park here in August. After Elmwood police apprehended him, others were interviewed in connection with the theft and alleged sale of the iPhone.

The investigation is continuing. The teen was transported to Peoria County’s Juvenile Detention Center.

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• Timothy Bowers, 47, of Elmwood on Nov. 27 was arrested for driving on a revoked license and improper lane usage and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Jerimay Keel, 27, of Elmwood on Nov. 27 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, no valid registration, failure to reduce speed, and aggravated assault of a police officer and transported to

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the Peoria County Jail. • Michael Richmond, 50, of Brimfield on Nov. 27 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and transported to the Peoria County Jail.

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asked to be included this year and planned to have my entire village set up for display along with all the snow globes that my kids have managed to find, plus my collection of Santa figures and dolls that I’ve managed to collect over the years. But apparently there is not going to be a Tour of Homes. That’s fine. I’m going to have my apartment open during Saturday’s Christmas Walk, if you’d like to stop by. I live above the chiropractor’s office in downtown Elmwood. If you go through the white door between it and the post office like you’re going to the Masonic Temple, you’ll find me. I’m at the top through the door on your right. Warning: You need to be part mountain goat to get here. You’ll have to climb 25 steps. In fact, as my Christmas present to our readers, I’ll have the display up and going every Sunday during December from noon to 5 p.m. Just come on up and have a look around. I won’t even charge you. We might even have some cookies available if I get busy on Saturday nights. We’ll see. It’ll be my way of decorating without having to go outside. I hope to see you here.

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BRIEFS Gracia Ramp receives American FFA degree

PEORIA – Gracia Ramp of the Farmington FFA Chapter recently was awarded the American FFA Degree, the highest honor an FFA member can achieve. Less than one-half of one percent of FFA members receiving the degree. A total of 3,434 American FFA Degrees were awarded during the eighth gen- Ramp eral session of the 88th National FFA Convention and Expo held in Louisville, Ky. The American FFA Degree is awarded to members who have achieved a high level of success in their SAEs and exemplify a high-commitment level to FFA. During high school, Ramp was very successful in the Farmington FFA Chapter. Gracia participated in public speaking, parliamentary procedure, land use, horse judging, livestock judging, agronomy and ag sales. Ramp advanced to state three times in Creed Speaking and Prepared Public speaking as well as a member of the Parliamentary Procedure Team. Gracia also was a three time Section Proficiency Winner in Beef Production where she was very successful showing cattle throughout the Midwest as well as keeping records on her small cow herd. Ramp is a sophomore at Lake Land Community College in Mattoon where

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Princeville Woman’s Club holding tour of homes

PRINCEVILLE – The Princeville Woman’s Club has its Christmas Tour of Homes Dec. 12 from 4-7 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. All proceeds benefit the group’s scholarship program and general fund. Homes on the tour belong to: Michelle and Bob Conrad, Nancy and Fred Menold, Jan and Greg Siebenthal and Mary Ellen Stephen. To learn more, call (309) 385-2048.

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Judy Schmidt – 4-H youth development metro educator for the University of Illinois Extension Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit – received the Distinguished Service Award last month at the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents Annual Conference in Portland, Ore. The award recognizes outstanding staff with seven or more years of service. In all, 11 Illinois staffers received awards for outstanding programming and marketing efforts; and others presented workshops on new 4-H program efforts on the national platform.

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ago. Two other area townships with 2015 complaints in double digits had far fewer complaints than 2011. Kickapoo’s complaints are less than half of 2011; Radnor’s are less than one-third of the previous quadrennial year. The most recent Census shows Elmwood Township’s population as 2,598, Kickapoo’s 7,158, and Radnor’s 3,613, so Elmwood Township has about 36 percent of Kickapoo’s population and 71 percent of Radnor’s but a significantly higher number of taxpayer complaints. “Complaints are a little higher, but I am not sure if it is above the norm,” said Elmwood Township Assessor Steve Davis, elected in 2009. “We are too small a district to have our own statistical models which are based on sales data. In any approach to determine the value of a property it is more subjective in a small town. “People often judge whether they feel their assessment is too high based on their tax bill and not by comparing their assessment to a current estimate of value,” Davis continued. “Elmwood has one of the higher tax rates in the County.” Actually, in the Weekly Post area, both Millbrook and Princeville Townships have higher certified tax rates, according to the County, excluding taxing bodies such as fire protection and school districts. Usually, assessments are deter-

Peoria assessment complaints 2015 vs. 2011 Township Brimfield Elmwood Jubilee Kickapoo Millbrook Princeville Radnor Rosefield

Residential `15 v. `11 0/1 16/4 5/24 34/100 0/0 2/6 16/53 4/6

Commercial `15 v. `11 0/0 3/0 0/0 9/11 0/0 1/5 0/0 0/0

Farm `15 v `11 0/0 1/1 2/0 0/4 1/0 1/11 1/0 3/1

Industrial `15 v. `11 0/0 1/0 0/0 2/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

TOTAL `15 v. `11 0/1 21/5 7/24 45/116 1/0 4/12 17/53 7/8

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mined based on several factors, which can include an inspection observing the construction type and quality and the condition of the property, a market study to develop value schedules, and a computerized mass appraisal program tested against the actual market. In Radnor Township, which had 17 complaints this year, “I raised a number of properties, due to sales and some just being too low,” said Radnor Township Assessor Tom Missen, who’s also the assessor for Jubilee and Rosefield Townships. “Thus, I had quite a few phone calls – 69 to be exact, including Rosefield and Jubilee. “After discussing their property with them and them sending me some evidence, I was able to take care of 67 of the calls. Two have gone on to the Board of Review. “The additional people filing with the BOR are on a contractual basis with an attorney who reviews their assessment each year and filed the additional complaints, and none of

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those people nor the attorney called me to discuss the valuation,” he said. The Board of Review (of Assessments), according to County documents, “has the authority to confirm, reduce or increase any assessment as appears just. The Board determines the correct assessment, prior to state equalization, of any parcel of real property which is the subject of an appeal, according to the law.” Assessment appeals, the County says, can be based on equity compared to similar properties, fair cash value, incorrect assessor data, or factors tied to a recent purchase (within 24 months). In Kickapoo Township, which had 45 complaints, Assessor Jack Duke said, “This year I got maybe 200 phone calls and most of the time they just want to talk. Almost all of the complaints I hear are residential and they never go to the Board of Review. They get ahold of me and we talk it over, and usually it’s about dimensions or the value – what a Continued on Page 9

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property owner thinks it’s worth. “We can talk to the Supervisor of Assessments office and if there’s a legitimate concern, we can correct it, make adjustments, and usually there’s a satisfactory answer,” Duke continued. “On the other hand, there are a few who go straight to the Board of Review and never even talk to me. A lot of times, people are just looking to cut costs and get a lawyer and file an appeal. Some are the same ones every year. They maybe didn’t win last year and try again.” Davis said Elmwood Township has had highs and lows. “Elmwood has an active real estate market,” Davis said. “Our residential properties maintain value, but we have had a number of rundown properties that undersell a

similar property in good condition. Commercial assessments in many cases were higher in Elmwood this year. These values are generated by the computerized mass appraisal program. I have encouraged commercial property owners to seek appraisals based on the Income approach. I think this would be the most accurate method in determining value and comparing those values to the current assessment. “Some of the commercial assessments may be based on some catching up with the condition on buildings. [The] condition of the buildings is generally improved since 2009.” (An “Income approach” is a valuation method that can consider dividing annual net operating income by the appropriate capitalization rate, “discounted cash flow,” or the

ratio of rent divided into the selling price, according to “The Income Approach to Property Valuation.”) Radnor’s Missen said, “Not all Township Assessors delve into all of their properties each quad. Assessors are supposed to review each property in their jurisdiction. In doing so, one tool we have are sales reports showing us sale prices of real estate,” Missen continued. “We can then compare properties to their assessed valuations. We also have to compare them to like properties in their jurisdiction to make sure all are equal on an equity basis. “And not all assessors have values going up as much as we do in Radnor Township, as people are very desirous of the Dunlap School District.” Final Board dispositions of complaints have not been released.

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

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The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building on each property. Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, balance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds. The judgment amount was $180,772.82. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616. Dated: December 3, 2015

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

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YATES CITY – Lee Edward Lopeman, 89, of Yates City, passed away at 2:19 p.m. on Thursday November 26, 2015, at Kindred Hospital in Peoria. He was born Aug. 27, 1926, in Cramer, Ill., son of John Leslie and Mary (Neal) Lopeman. He married Mary Inez Beamer on Lopeman April 3, 1948, in Peoria, Ill. She passed away on Jan. 21, 1999. He is survived by six children, Patrick (Jennifer) Lopeman of Milwaukee, Mary Jane Housenga (Larry Hammer) of Hanna City, Susan (Ted) Sarver of Yates City, Linda (Katsumi) Matsui of Kikugawa, Japan, John Lopeman of Yates City, and Nancy (John) Lenox of Yates City. He had 12 grandchildren: Leslie Gavelys, Christopher Zeglen, Matthew Reeder, Jana Cook, Mikiko Takekawa, Robert Simpson, Lydia Hindahl, James Lopeman, Gregory Lopeman, Naoki Matsui, Marcus Lopeman, and Joseph Sarver. He also had 10 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Marilou Sutherland of Peoria, and Donna (Don) Bane of Janesville, Wisc. Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, Dean and Don Lopeman. Lee served in the US Army from 1945-1947 during World War II. He was in the Pacific Theater serving in the Philippines. He was very proud to be part of the “The Greatest Generation.” He instilled hard work, devotion to family, devotion to country and community serving on many local boards during his lifetime. Lee was a lifelong farmer and also had many different occupations during his lifetime. He was coowner in Lopeman and Sons Grain Company. He also worked at WR Grace, O’s Gold Seed, Prairie Farmer, American Distillery and Pabst Brewing. He was a 32 Degree Mason and a member of the Oddfellows in Farmington. He was a member of

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the Elmwood VFW, American Legion and the Farmington Moose. He was a wonderful storyteller. He never let the truth get in the way of a good story. He enjoyed genealogy. Lee had a wonderful memory. He was a man of true grit. Funeral services were Nov. 30 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Elmwood Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Salem Township Public Library in Yates City, Save the Yates City Gazebo Fund or Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. To view Lee’s memorial tribute video or to leave online condolences, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

John Pettit

ELMWOOD – John Fredrick Pettit, III, 36, of Fayetteville, N.C., formerly of Elmwood passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Fayetteville, N.C. He was born on May 28, 1979, in Galesburg, Ill., to John and Gerri (Barton) Pettit, II. He is survived by his wife, Christy, and one son, Liam, of Fayetteville, N.C., his parents, two sisters, Tamera (Guillermo) Romo Pettit of Hohenfels, Germany, and Meika Pettit of Elmwood; three nephews, Connor, Scott, and Memin; and three nieces, Lexi, Ellie and Angela. He was preceded in death by one

sister, Kimi, and one grandfather, John Pettit, I. John graduated from Elmwood High School in 1997. He then entered the Army, becoming a Sergeant First Class in the Army Special Forces, where he served his country proudly with three tours in Afghanistan. He received many awards, including the Audie Murphy Award, and was also recognized by the City of Fayetteville Commerce. He retired in August 2014. Cremation rights have been accorded. Military recognition will be bestowed today (Dec. 3, 2015), at Fort Bragg, N.C., at the JFK Chapel. A memorial service will then be held on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at noon at the United Methodist Church in Elmwood where a visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to the time of service. Burial of ashes will follow at the Elmwood Township Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be made to the Elmwood Educational Foundation and Wounded Warriors. Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Charles Burson II

ELMWOOD – Charles E. “Bud” Burson II, 61, of Chillicothe, father of an Elmwood woman, died Nov. 19 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria. Survivors include daughters Katie Zaborac of Elmwood, Kelly Crotz of Peoria and Annette Handing of Bloomington; three sisters; brother Samuel (Patricia) Wright of Chillicothe; and four nieces. Services were Nov. 28, at the Edelstein Community Church. Cremation has been accorded. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com. WILLIAMSFIELD – Alexander William Delk, 93, of Cleveland, Tenn., formerly of Williamsfield, died Nov. 20 in Smyrna, Tenn. A long-time pastor and educator, he was principal at Williamsfield High School before retiring in 1987. He is survived by four children, Angela French, Devonne Lewallen, Brent Delk and Keith Delk, all in Tennessee; six grandchildren; 10

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OBITUARIES great-grandchildren; three brothers; and a sister. Funeral services were Nov. 24 at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Tenn. Interment is at Mt. Hope United Methodist Church in Waynesboro. Condolences may be left online at www.companionfunerals.com.

gustine; 26 grandchildren; 53 greatgrandchildren; and 12 great-greatgrandchildren. Services were Nov. 28 at Anderson-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Farmington, with burial at Yates City Cemetery in Yates City. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

FARMINGTON – Leslie R. “Tex” Frank, 83, of Farmington died Nov. 23 at Farmington Country Manor. Survivors include his wife Barbara (Ohaver) Frank; children Michael (Candi) Frank, Paula (Robert) Gilstrap, and Jon (Kathy) Frank, all of Farmington, Kathleen (Jeff) Tangel of Chicago and Jane (Steve Glancy) Ohaver of Peoria; nine grandchildren; and sister Stella Yocum of Pekin. Graveside services were Nov. 27, 2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

PRINCEVILLE – Ralph Eugene Mankle, 86, of Peoria, brother of a Princeville woman, died Nov. 28 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include his wife, Vera (Spiva) Mankle; children Timothy (Debbie Orange) Mankle of Sebring, Fla., Monica (Hugh) Austin of The Villages, Fla., and Shaun (Jennifer) Mankle of Peoria; siblings Erma Pullen of Princeville, Donald (Mary Lou) Mankle of Curlew, Iowa, Orville (Doris) Mankle of Sargent, Neb., Jerry (Bonnie) Mankle of Dunlap and Carol (Roger) Miller of Bradford; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no services. Condolences may be left online at www.ClaryFunerals.com.

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Evelyn Hahn

ELMWOOD – Evelyn W. "Boone" Hahn, 95, of London Mills, mother of an Elmwood man, died Nov. 22 at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. Born June 10, 1920, in Rosefield Township, rural Elmwood, to Charles M. Boone and Eva Lena Stewart, she married Raymond “Jack” L. Hahn on Jan. 28, 1940, in Iowa. He preceded her in death on Aug. 22, 2007. Survivors include her children, Steven (Sandra) of Elmwood, William of rural London Mills, Patricia (Ray) West of Knoxville, Sheila (Craig) Harris of Evansville, Wyo., James (June) of Seguin, Texas, and Bruce (Debra) of St. Au-

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Dorothy Pullen

PRINCEVILLE – Dorothy Adams Pullen, 101, of Princeville died Nov. 26 at her residence. Survivors include five children, Arden (Mary Ellen) Pullen of Manito, Judy Carroll of Geneseo, Sharon (Jack) Heflin of Cabot, Ark., Diana (Jim) Reading of Dunlap and Randy (Ingrid) Pullen of Fullerton, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Irma Jean Jackson of Chillicothe and Marlene Martin of Peoria.

A funeral service was Nov. 30 at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville, with burial at Prospect Cemetery in Dunlap. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.

Ronald Rohrer

PRINCEVILLE – Ronald L. Rohrer, 73, of Princeville died Nov. 26 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Surviving are two daughters, Susan (Mark) Roe of Princeville and Angie Rohrer of Mapleton; four grandchildren, Jensen and Madison Roe and Olivia and Alexandra Seng; and one sister, Marilyn (Mike) Huson of Farmington. A funeral service was Nov. 29 at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.

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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am

Brimfield E-Free Church Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road

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Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor Leonard Thomas 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm

Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten

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Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm

Christ Alive! Community Church

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

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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 Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am

New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright

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

YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm

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with losses to Wethersfield and Putnam County and wins over Annawan, Bureau Valley and Midland. Against Wethersfield, Brown had a tying basket with seven ticks left waved off for what coach Josh Fugitt said was a surprising travel call. In the Annawan victory, an apparent winning basket for Elmwood’s foe was after the buzzer. Then Tuesday, Brown hit a winning 3 to down West Prairie, 59-57, off an inbound with 2.2 seconds left. “I think we will be better at the end of the season for playing these kind of close games,” Fugitt said. Scoring support has come from senior Jake Roberts (12.2 ppg) and sophomore Vince Lenzi (8 ppg, 6.5 rpg), while Brown is tied for the team lead with 6.5 rpg. Farmington Playing for the title in the Spoon River Tipoff tournament is more than coach Jeff Otto expected of his team, which is 3-1 after Saturday’s 51-39 win over West Prairie. “I’m pretty pleased with where

we’re at with all the injuries we’ve had to overcome,” Otto said. “We’re throwing our young kids out there. And it’s been a different guy every night stepping up.” That includes sophomore point guard Judd Anderson, Dylan Hayden, Threal Anderson and Rashaan Grier-Bain. One constant has been senior Trey Swearingen, who has racked up close to 17 ppg. Farmington’s lone loss was to South Fulton after leading by 12 in the third quarter. “We kind of let one get away from us,” Otto said. Farmington junior Eric Higgs should return to practice next week. Princeville After a slow start, the Princes (23) downed Midland 73-34 on Tuesday and topped Lanark Eastland 66-44 on Friday behind 22 points from guards Brendan Streitmatter (12.3 ppg), 19 from Nick Kraft (15.7 ppg) and 16 from Noah Bauman. “We need those three to get the ball in the hole,” coach Jeff Kratzer said. “We’re very young and inex-

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perienced on the bench right now.” That should start changing soon, as John Remmert is expected back from an ankle injury. Starter Marshall Martin is likely another two weeks away from playing. “I was hoping to have him back by Christmas break and it looks like that will happen,” Kratzer said. ROWVA-Williamsfield Coach Bob Anderson won his first Thanksgiving tournament in “several years,” but needed a dramatic play to keep the new co-op team a perfect 5-0. Ricky McCreary’s baseline bucket off an inbound play with two seconds left sealed a 65-63 win vs. Henry Saturday in the Cougars’ tightest game of the tourney. McCreary had 14 points and is one of a quartet of Cougars in double figures for most of the games. Other scorers were Garrett Wight, Adam Kurtz and Zach Smith, who had 21 in the Henry victory. “I think we’ve made strides every game and that’s what we’re hoping to continue to do,” Anderson said.

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GIRLS: Elmwood still 4-1

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“Rebounding will be the main focus of our work in upcoming practices, as we need to improve in that area going forward,” Blane said. Brimfield has 13 more games scheduled before 2016. Elmwood Elmwood had no games last week and remains 4-1. “We’re using this time to prepare for a busy mid and late December of two tournaments coming up at Knoxville-Abingdon and Princeville,” coach Gregg Meyers said. Farmington Farmington’s first game since the Fulton County Tournament was a Prairieland matchup on Monday that resulted in a huge 51-28 win over undefeated Abingdon-Avon. That win boosted the Lady Farmers to 2-3 for the season. A 19-5 second

Members of the 2015-16 Brimfield girls varsity basketball team celebrate winning the Brimfield Turkey Tourney title. The team includes: Back row (left to right): Camryn Swietek, Kamryn Cuevas, Kenzie Schlipf, Shayla McCormick, Izzy Ott, Alexis Asbell and Mariah Millman. Front row (l to r): Chloe Bowe, Nicole Thurman, Kennedy Dura, Delaney Smith and Mallory Meinke. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

quarter and allowing just 12 points in the first half were keys to the win. “Our defense was outstanding. We pressured the ball and put a high priority on forcing contested shots,” coach Jimmy Jordan said. Megan Gilstrap led Farmington with 15 points. She was followed by Abbey Brown’s 12, and Meghan Wherley and

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Matt Osmulski, Elmwood

Matt “Baby” Osmulski has been a part of cross country, basketball and track for all four years of his high school athletic career at Elmwood High School. Outside of sports, Matt stays involved through band, student council, Key Club and National Honor Society. Matt told how he got his nickname: “When I was a freshman, my older brother Jake and I were with the cross country team training in Minnesota. Jake, being a loving older brother, christened me Matt ‘Baby’ Osmulski because I was the youngest on the team.” Though Matt is now the oldest member of the team, he still hasn’t lived the name down. Matt said he really enjoys the mental toughness running requires. He likes pushing himself to do better each race, setting goals and keeping himself mentally motivated. He also enjoys the sense of team that develops amongst the runners. Many onlookers would mistakenly think that cross country is an individual sport, but Matt points out that each member of the team pushes the others to do better. Matt singled out Derek McCoy as a teammate he depends on because Derek has always pushed Matt to do his best. After graduation, Matt plans to attend a four-year university. Regardless of where he finally attends, Matt knows that he wants to continue running cross country and track at the collegiate level. Once Matt leaves for college, he says he knows that he will miss the supportive community and the closeness he feels with the team and their fans. – Erik Davis

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Payton Peckham each had six. Princeville After the Brimfield tournament, Princeville is 3-3 on the season, recently topping LeRoy 4745 but losing to Brimfield, 51-23. The win over LeRoy got the team second place in the tourney. Lucy Waid had a big game in the victory with 15 points and

14 boards, as Paige Lane added 14. The lopsided loss to Brimfield was a setback after taking the Lady Indians to the wire just 11 days earlier. “We’ve just come off of a lot of games against very good competition, but now we’ll be good to have practices to work on a number of things,” coach John Gross said.

8th grade girls in regionals

The top-seeded Princeville eighth grade girls basketball team won its IESA Class 8-2A regional opener Tuesday over host Mossville, 47-9. Princeville plays Sparland Midland today (Dec. 3) for the title at 6 p.m. Elsewhere in 8-2A, Elmwood lost to top-seed Lewistown Central at the St. Vincent de Paul Regional. Elmwood had topped the hosts, 33-17. Brimfield fell to Illini Bluffs, 28-26. The Lady Indians won their opener over St. Thomas, 39-7. In Class 8-3A, Farmington topped Creve Coeur Parkview and plays today (Dec. 3) at 6:15 p.m. vs. No. 2 seed Havana. • White Out – Elmwood’s White Out fund raiser for St. Jude starts Friday with head shaving of the boys basketball team at 2 p.m. On Saturday, junior high boys games with Farmington start at 9:30 a.m., followed by boys JV and varsity games vs. Delavan starting at 1 p.m. Raffle items include Dri-Fit shirts signed by Dee Brown. Email information to jeff@wklypost.com.

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Two area teams won Thanksgiving tournament titles and a third has a chance this week. Brimfield and ROWVAWilliamsfield won their tournaments last week while Farmington plays Bushnell Prairie City Saturday for first in the Spoon River Tipoff Classic at Astoria. Here’s a look at how the teams fared. Brimfield Phelan Kelly (20 points per game) and Koby White (14 ppg) have racked up buckets for the Indians (5-0), who followed up a perfect mark at their Turkey tournament with a 66-41 win over South Fulton on Tuesday. Kelly has been a nuisance to foes at the top of Brimfield’s zone and according to Coach Scott Carlson, “has definitely improved a lot from last year and worked the hardest on the team in the offseason to get better.” Brimfield has now gone 15-0 in four years of its season-opening tournament and Weekly Post Staff Writer

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Brimfield girls roll to 7-0 By PHIL JOHNSON

The Brimfield girls basketball team improved to a perfect 7-0 after cruising to a 77-9 trouncing of Peoria Heights Monday in a game in which 11 different Lady Indians scored. Monday’s blowout came after Brimfield wrapped up its own tournament with a 59-39 victory over St Bede. Kennedy Dura, as she would throughout the tourney, led the team with 22 points. Previous wins were over LeRoy For The Weekly Post

51-38 with Dura tallying 21, an 8054 final over Kewanee, and a 5123 advantage over Princeville. Dura scored 16 and 18 in those games, respectively. “We’ve consistently had eight to nine players scoring in each game. Freshmen Kamryn Cuevas and Camryn Swietek have been producing, while Chloe Bowe, Nicole Thurman, Izzy Ott, Kenzie Schlipf and Shayla McCormick have been very impactful,” coach Jim Blane said. Continued on Page 15

Phelan Kelly averaged 20 points per game for Brimfield last week. Photo by Monte Kenney of Brimfield Sports Shots.

was not tested last week – even while playing without Brad Novak vs. Tremont. “We got down 8-0 without Brad but we kind of settled down and took care of business after that,” Carlson said. “We’re probably performing better than I expected.” That’s scary news for opponents, since the 6-foot-7

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Novak “still has his football shot going” according to Carlson, who expects that to change in time. Elmwood Junior Isaiah Groeper (15.3 ppg) and freshman Jacob Brown were both all-tournament picks at Wethersfield, where the Trojans went 3-2 Continued on Page 14