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Contested races to be featured in election stories

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By BILL KNIGHT

The Weekly Post will feature brief material from candidates for contested races over the next seven weeks until the April 4 General Election, highlighting one or more races per issue.

The next election is actually the Consolidated Primary Election on Feb. 28, but Peoria County voters in The Weekly Post area have no contested races and Knox and Fulton counties Inside do not have primaries.

• Princeville Earlier this month, the sees promise in newspaper mailed a rean Enterprise quest for comment to each Zone. Page 8. candidate listed by election authorities as being on the ballot. We asked, “In 100 words or less, please provide your name, age, background and why voters should cast their ballots for you.”

We are running what candidates provided, in alphabetical order, editing only for the assigned word count, style and libel. This week we publish material from Rosefield Township.

ROSEFIELD Road Commissioner Mark Vicary, 55: I am a farmer and a lifelong For The Weekly Post

Boyd and Christine Bewley have worked to turn the former Yates City “hotel” into apartments. Photo by Bill Knight.

Bewleys give new life to ‘old hotel’

By BILL KNIGHT

YATES CITY – Christine and Boyd Bewley are civic-minded residents of Yates City, but they have a knack for commercial possibilities, too. Their latest project is on the northeast corner of Market and MaFor The Weekly Post

rietta Streets, where a handsome two-story brick building sits alongside a 60-by 40-foot shed on the east side of the lot.

Boyd is a Trustee on the Village Board, and Christine is Salem Township Supervisor and serves on the Cemetery Board, committees for the

Harvest Home Festival and the gazebo restoration undertaking, and as secretary for the Knox County Soil & Water Conservation District.

“I also work full-time,” she continues, smiling. “I work on a farm north of Elmwood, drive a grain truck in Continued on Page 2

Williamsfield board tables renovation

By JEFF LAMPE

WILLIAMSFIELD – Just four days after opening bids for a longanticipated office consolidation and remodel of the Williamsfield school, the Board of Education voted Monday to table bids pending more research.

After first rejecting the lowest of seven bids submitted by contractors, board members voted 4-3 in favor of tabling the project indefinitely.

Voting in favor of a motion to table were Brian Howard, Angela Powell, Bob Rask and Teresa Stewart.

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Those against the motion were Janet Collopy, Tom Kordewick and Vicki Massie.

After rejecting a low bid of $325,900 from Goodin Properties, LLC of Williamsfield, there was brief talk of accepting the next low bid of $486,100 from Laverdiere Construction of Macomb. That discussion ended after Howard’s motion to table bids.

“I’m disappointed about some of the things that were said tonight because I think it slows us down from moving forward for the good of our

students,” Superintendent Tim Farquer said. “But I’m a lifelong resident of here and I’m not giving up.”

Farquer has been planning for several years to consolidate district offices and to create a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lab in the former district offices. Farquer has spoken often of the increased safety that would come from the new offices and the increased educational opportunities afforded by a STEM lab.

At issue for several in the crowd who spoke at Monday’s meeting Continued on Page 7

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THANK YOU

Elmwood Township Supervisor Steve Conklin presents a certificate of appreciation to Carol Slagel, center, and Debbie Ihnes, in honor of Dale Slagel, who died last month after serving 22 years as a trustee. The Township also made a donation to B.Y.E. Ambulance in Slagel’s honor.

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OLD HOTEL: Reconfigured as apartments Continued from Page 1

the fall and in the summer mow 10 yards. I’ve been a landlord before, too.”

The Bewleys bought the building “the old hotel,” locals call it – at an auction last June.

“We really just wanted the shed and generator.

They just threw in the hotel,” she says, laughing.

“It was an opportunity,” she says, “a spur-of-themoment decision. It’s an interesting old building, a local landmark, [and] we didn’t want to see it fall apart.”

According to material at the Salem Township Library, the building was built by “A.J. and Mrs. Kightlinger,” who opened the American Hotel on Aug. 18, 1904, with great fanfare: a seven-course banquet prepared by a chef sent by renowned Peoria restauranteur William Treager, with speeches and music by an orchestra.

The hotel was a convenient location for traveling salesmen, railroad crews, day-trip visitors or longerterm guests because it was near the depot and the “Y” where trains from Galesburg and Peoria turned around for return

trips.

Through the decades, Kightlinger leased it to Charles Kerr, who operated the hotel for some time; then operator Peter Norton; Dave Mathews purchased it and eventually sold it to Mae Hitchcock, records show. Most recently, it was owned by Lee Lopeman, who bought the building in 2014 and rented it to Janet and Eric Windish, who operated the Parkside Bed & Breakfast there.

Now reconfigured as two first-floor apartments, two units on the second floor alongside a efficiency apartment, the structure is highlighted by arched windows on the second floor. Inside, the clear, clean scents of new carpeting and fresh paint remain in the air.

New floor coverings in some spaces contrast with hardwood floors in good shape in others. Rich woodwork accents walls and doors, and some of them still have old-fashioned transoms and sleeping-room numbers.

“We’ve been working on it since last summer,” Christine says, “cleaning and painting, adding new plumbing and fixtures, a

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new water heater, new sinks and stoves and repairing windows.

“We’ve put in smoke alarms and carbonmonoxide detectors and motion-sensitive lights,” she adds. “The wiring, furnace and roof are all OK. It’s a solid building.”

Bewley gives considerable credit to jack-of-alltrades worker Dennis Mohn for the renovations.

“He’s fabulous,” she

says. “He can do anything. He’s a fantastic handyman. This summer, we’ll strain the [porch] deck and paint the outside trim.”

So far, the venture is promising, as the Bewleys have gained three young tenants in the last two weeks.

“I decided to take a chance on young people,” she says. “But we’re not making any money yet.”

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FRITZ Let’s consult the Illinois Constitution. Article VIII reads, in part: SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the ensuing fiscal year. ... Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds estimated to be available for the fiscal year as shown in the budget. (b) The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations for all expenditures of public funds by the

State. Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that year.

An earlier part of the same document (Article IV, Section 8, Clause D) states: A bill shall be read by title on three different days in each house. A bill and each amendment thereto shall be reproduced and placed on the desk of each member before final passage. (NOTE: the First Reading is for introduction, the Second to make amendments and the Third for final passage in that chamber.)

The authors of this document, at the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1970, had some specific things in mind to mitigate the corruption that had become rampant under the 1870 Constitution. It is important that all Illinois citizens understand how these “new” Constitutional requirements have become subverted in the 47 years since its adoption. Here are some

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(and only some): 1. The use of “shell bills:” Notice the requirement, above, that must take a minimum of three days, in each house, to pass a bill on its way to become a law. The reason for this is obvious; it is an effort to make legislators accountable by allowing “sunshine” into the process.

The longer bills must reside in either chamber, the more time citizens have to become aware of them.

This, of course, gives Illinoisans time to comment, protest, and otherwise be aware of what the General Assembly [GA] has in mind.

For quite a while, members of the GA have undermined this process by introducing “shell bills,” where one word in a law is changed to the same word. These bills are introduced and are available for amendment. GA members, their staffs, or others, then write bills and, using 2nd Reading, draft new language onto the bill, which can be anything from slight changes to entirely new Continued on Page 5

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They have bypassed a “reading” and shortened the legislative process.

This currently happens with almost all important legislation. Less sunshine.

Does this ploy comply with the letter of the 1970 Constitution?

Probably. The spirit? No way.

2. The power of the leadership: As I hope all know, House Speaker Michael Madigan has, essentially, become the sole power in the Illinois House. No bill is introduced without his permission, or amended, brought to the floor for a vote, or passed.

How has he done this? Through the use of House Rules. The 1970 Constitution allows each chamber to make its own rules and leaves the process there. I just scanned the 132 pages of this year’s rules, which gives Madigan powers up to and including replacing committee members at his whim.

In fairness, House members (read: Democrats in the House – the majority) vote for them at the beginning of each term (which they do without question), and the committee substitution rule was originally put into place during the two-year tenure of

Republican Speaker Lee Daniels.

3. The disgraceful and running feud between Speaker Madigan and Governor Rauner: The 1970 Constitution gives the governor five different vetoes. Without getting into the specifics here, the obvious intent is for the executive and legislative branches to agree before the governor has a chance to use his veto pen. A nice idea but it has long-since broken down. That’s especially true since the election of Bruce Rauner in 2014, taking office in January of 2015, when the governor and the Speaker of the House have been locked in a deadly battle.

This is why we haven’t had a budget since 2014. It appears to me (and most other experts on Illinois politics) that this is simply a “king of the hill” effort on the part of each, with little or no regard for the citizens of Illinois. In fact, much of what Madigan has done over the years seems to be exactly that: his personal power play.

What is different now (I hope) is that the Speaker’s actions have become much more transparent to the public. His polling “positives” have sunk to all-time lows.

But Rauner shares in this blame.

Many of his demands are unrealistic and he waffles on what reforms in his “turnaround agenda” are important to him and which are not.

Many experts say we won’t have a budget until 2019, when one or both of them is/are gone. Illinois runs now on a series of judicial consent decrees in spite of the clear intent of the Constitution.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit to stop this and require a budget before any more money can be spent. I applaud this move, although its timing is suspect (she’s Madigan’s daughter).

Remember this: Every day we lack a budget we, as a state, fall deeper into debt. And (I’m sorry about this), we won’t get there without a tax hike of some sort: higher income taxes, a “broadening” of the tax base (i.e. a tax on services), or some sort of new tax. Anybody who says we can balance this budget by cutting is living in fairyland.

The simple fact is that Illinoisans want more services than we are willing to pay for. As always in a democracy, when we point at our leaders, we are ultimately pointing back at ourselves.

To the Editor: I would like to correct several errors in your article “Elba-Salem F.D. terminates fire fighter” in the Feb. 9 issue of The Weekly Post.

Your article includes 11 paragraphs, in which there are several false statements or use of non-factual information.

Chief John McKinty never recommended that I be suspended.

There was no Yates City police officer who confirmed anything. At no time did a deputy say they were not going to help the Fire Department. I am not 43.

President Buckman never called for a no-vote option. And there were no violations of Department policy or the terms of a previous Board action.

Trustees Buckman and Saunders acted based off small-town politics

and personal agendas, not off factual information or their own policies.

The two named Trustees did not follow the policies they themselves were responsible for enacting and enforcing, and continue, to this day, to not enforce these policies because they do not serve the personal agendas or those of the small-town politics.

While firefighters are the embodiment of courage, neither Trustee Saunders nor Trustee Buckman has shown to possess this courage, as they’ve yet to even notify me of my termination.

Fortunately, the residents of the Elba-Salem Fire Protection District can be assured, under the leadership of Trustee Greg Wessel, Fire Chief John McKinty and Assistant Chief Britt Ewalt, the Department will continue to be one of the best in our

state, dedicated solely to the residents of the Fire District and those they are there to serve.

It has been one of my greatest pleasures serving the Elba-Salem Fire Protection District and all of those I had the opportunity to help in their times of need for almost 14 years. One thing I can guarantee is that there will be no court documents for The Weekly Post to write stories about; as such litigation is against my morals and beliefs.

– Kenneth B. Vallas, Yates City CORRECTION: The Weekly Post erred in a news story about Elba-Salem Fire Protection District Trustees terminating Ken Vallas, 40. A Yates City police officer did not confirm details of the incident; two fire fighters did. Also, Chief John McKinty said court documents incorrectly indicate he recommend Vallas be suspended.

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Man drowns in Knox strip-mine lake

DAHINDA – A 56-year-old Washington man on Feb. 5 drowned northwest of here after falling through the ice on a strip mine lake while ice fishing, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department.

The body of Victor Robb was recovered in about 16 feet of water about three hours after first responders were called to the scene at Gamber Cove, a private outdoors club, police said.

Robb and an unidentified companion were leaving the lake after ice fishing when Robb fell through the ice. The second individual attempted to rescue Robb, but the ice broke and the other person also fell through but was able to get to land.

Robb was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:48 p.m.

Motorist injured in rollover accident

DAHINDA – Dustin Duncan, 44, of Delavan was southbound on Knox Highway 12 south of Oak Run on Feb. 5 when the 2010 Toyota Tacoma he was driving ran off the road, struck a guardrail, rolled over and landed in a ravine, said the Knox County Sheriff’s Department.

GHAS transported Duncan to OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center in Galesburg, where police ticketed him for Driving Under the Influence, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed, and issued him a Notice To Appear.

His truck was towed and impounded, according to reports.

BRIMFIELD – Three Peorians were injured Feb. 10 after the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan they were in collided with a 2008 Dodge Ram backing out of a parking space on Laramie Street in Peoria. The Brimfield man driving the truck was ticketed after leaving the scene, said the Peoria Sheriff’s Department.

Transported by AMT to OSF St. Francis Medical Center were the van driver, Winfred Younger, and two passengers, Marcus Younger and George Lewis, police said.

The truck was found unoccupied a block away, said police, who ticketed Nicholas Damron, 37, of Brimfield for leaving the scene of an accident, speeding too fast for conditions and other charges.

The truck was towed, police said.

Police reports

• Chase Hartley, 18, of Princeville on Feb. 5 was arrested for criminal trespassing and reckless discharge of a firearm and taken into custody at the Peoria County Jail.

• Scott Johnson, 34, of Elmwood on Feb. 8 was arrested for domestic battery and taken into custody at the Peoria County Jail.

• Jon Calzavara, 42, of Princeville on Feb. 9 was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended license. The 2001 GMC truck he was driving was towed, and then taken into custody at the Peoria County Jail.

• Keith Koller, 23, of Princeville on Feb. 10 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and taken into custody at the Peoria County Jail.

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BILLTOWN: Seeking curriculum Continued from Page 1

was what they perceived as a lack of planning for the STEM facility. Several in the crowd and at least one board member voiced support for the classroom but said the school did not yet have a STEM curriculum or a clear idea of how to design the lab.

“I will tell you there is not a [STEM] curriculum here. There is a floorplan that is a sketch,” said Howard, who was officially named to the board last meeting to replace Jeff Manthei, who resigned.

“This is a discussion about office consolidation clear and period. Let’s be clear.”

That drew applause from many in attendance at the meeting, moved from the district office to a larger room to accommodate the crowd of about 60.

Board president Collopy noted the timing of rejecting bids is problematic, since contractors may be moving on to other jobs by the time Williamsfield is prepared to move forward.

Heading into the meeting, Farquer had outlined a possible late-March start for construction, with an August completion.

That now appears unlikely, since the next board meeting is March 13 at 7:30 p.m. and no clear plan of action was outlined.

Howard and Rask did volunteer to join an existing Design Team, that Farquer re-

named the Facilities Renovation & Design Team. Other members are Farquer, Principal Zack Binder, an ad hoc person and teachers Eric Bell, Kathy Wight, Brooke Traphagan and Tyson Hart.

Board members are also apparently planning to research existing STEM labs in Illinois and to seek a list of consultants to help establish a STEM curriculum to guide construction of a new classroom.

In other news: • Binder noted that the school kicked off an anti-bullying campaign this month, noting that 65 percent of students surveyed agree bullying is an issue and 51 percent said they had been bullied.

• Kathy Wight said Williamsfield’s WYSE (Worldwide Youth Science Engineering) team placed second in a recent competition at Carl Sandburg College and will advance to sectional competition at Knox College on March 14. The team has 14 members and last year reached the WYSE state event.

• Farquer said the program at this year’s IHSA boys basketball state tournament will include a story on Williamsfield’s 1997 Elite Eight team, which went 28-3 under coach Bob Anderson.

• Farquer said his “State of the District” summary can be seen on the Williamsfield Schools Facebook page.

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resident of Rosefield Township who served on the Farm Bureau board for six years, as township plow driver since 2002, and then as [township] Road Commissioner.

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I respectfully request your vote on April 4.

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Rosefield Township has a small budget, but I like the challenge of working with what we have. As road commissioner, there are many plans I would like to see continued. I have enjoyed and want to continue improving our township roads.

There’s no need to file any frivolous lawsuits.

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Enterprise zone has promise for Princeville

By BILL KNIGHT

PRINCEVILLE – The state of Illinois’ Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity approved a Peoria County Rural Enterprise Zone, and Princeville officials are excited about the prospect of another tool to boost economic development.

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Stahl, after the Village Board met Feb. 6. “We’re establishing an Enterprise Zone map and hope that working together with our TIF [Tax Increment Financing] districts, it will make it easier to get some new businesses to town.”

The Peoria Rural Enterprise Zone includes the villages of Princeville and Hanna City, the cities of Elmwood and Chillicothe, and a segment of rural Peoria County that stretches in an upsidedown L shape across the western and northern parts of the county.

The enterprise zone could help towns attract commercial and residential developments by offering municipal and county property tax abatements of 100 percent for three years followed by 50 percent for two years, according to Mark Rothert, Assistant Peoria County Administrator for Economic Development.

The property tax abatement doesn’t affect current taxes and doesn’t include other taxing bodies such as school districts, said Rothert, who added that such local interests could later voluntarily choose to offer such incentives to sweeten offers.

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commercial, industrial, manufacturing or some residential structures above certain costs; waives some permitting fees; and offers extra consideration under loan programs.

In other business, Trustees last week: • approved the idea of raising sewer rates and zoning use fees, but won’t take action on specific dollar amounts until an or-

dinance is considered at the next meeting, Feb. 21.; • made an offer for parttime employment to an applicant; • decided to bring “wish lists” of future Public Works projects for the next meeting; and • donated a season pass to the Princeville Aquatic Center for the ParentTeacher Organization’s upcoming Turkey Noodle Dinner/Basket Raffle.

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Farmington issues bond to protect finances

By BILL KNIGHT

FARMINGTON – The Board of Education on Monday approved measures to protect District finances in case state lawmakers pass a property-tax freeze, and the action won’t result in a tax difference.

The District is issuing bonds of up to $500,000 to increase the District’s Working Cash Fund, moving revenues into the Bond & Interest fund, and setting aside some taxes levied for 2016 to pay debt.

“Taxpayers will see no impact,” said Superintendent John Asplund.

“We’re hedging our bets. We don’t like it; we’d rather not do it. But this will create space where you can borrow in the future.”

The action, through the Bloomington investment bank First Midwest, could cost more than $30,000 in fees and interest.

Planning for the financial future is one thing; planning for board turnover is another, as Dakota Horn resigned as Board president. Members will work to come up with possibilities for a two-year appointment.

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Horn is moving to BloomingtonNormal, where he’ll teach and attend graduate school.

In other business, the Board OK’d releasing bid specifications for reflooring a gymnasium and re-sealing the parking lot, projects assisted by 1-cent sales tax proceeds and the City’s Tax Increment Financing contribution, and Asplund summarized progress on District goals. Those include consideration by May of analytics to monitor internet use; at least 50 percent of students taking the PARCC test meeting or exceeding standards in math and English Language Arts by the end of 2018-19; reaching 5,000 downloads of the District’s app; and creating plans to establish an optimal learning and working environment, based on the Gallup Student Survey.

“We’re doing very well. We’re showing growth [in PARCC results],” Asplund said.

In other news, the Board: • approved a one-year renewal of health insurance coverage by Blue Cross Blue Shield at an increase of 6.39 percent while having the health

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committee investigate other options; • will probably consider a new deal with Illinois Central School Bus after Asplund said he was encouraged by progress in talks; • OK’d an agreement with Illinois Central College, which will permit dual-credit students to apply for tuition waivers through FAFSA without affecting students’ future Pell Grants if they attend college; • donated $1,000 to the Farmington Academic Foundation; • recognized an award given to Asplund by the ESGR [Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve]; • granted Travis Wilkinson military leave, approved Nick Scapecchi as bass-fishing volunteer, and accepted resignations by custodian Spencer Burke, dance coach Angie Courtois, and special-ed teachers Melissa Johnson and Kerry Klesath; • approved the May 13-14 Senior Class bus trip to Six Flags; and • acknowledged successful seasons by high school and junior high cheerleaders and 7th grade girls basketball program.

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New lights for Yates City gazebo

By BILL KNIGHT

YATES CITY – The Village Board on Feb. 8 authorized spending about $4,000 to put the finishing touches on the community project that restored the town’s gazebo.

After a presentation by gazebo project volunteer Jim Ralston, the Board approved the purchase, installation and wiring of four 7.3-foot exterior light posts from Springfield Electric Lighting. The aluminum frames will feature three lights with a spread For The Weekly Post

of 26 inches.

Ralston offered three choices found with help from Roy Keith Electric in Farmington, and Trustees debated merits of each model.

“I’m not here to sell anything,” Ralston said.

“We could start all over.”

Village President Kenny Gibson recommended the model selected, noting the community worked hard to finish the restoration, and that lighting could be a nice final touch.

In addition to the light posts – which cost $840

PUBLIC AUCTION OF ANTIQUES-COLLECTIBLES-HOUSEHOLD & MASONIC LODGE LIQUIDATION Rt. 41 Abingdon, IL (South End of Town) Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

Sale to be held in Old HS Gymnasium HOUSEHOLD: Kenmore washer and electric dryer, nice hide-a-bed sofa, 2 cushion sofa, white leather sofa and chair, recliner, rocker recliner, platform rocker, maple dining table and chairs, kitchen table and chairs, coffee table w/ end tables, drop leaf cherry table, black cupboard w/glass doors in top, ¾ metal bed frames, chest and dresser, cedar closet, metal desk, chest of drawers, microwave cart, lamp tables, floor lamps, pots, pans, dishes, cake pans, Correlle casserole dishes, pfaltzgraff dishes, partial sets of china, small appliances, kitchen utensils, microwave, mantle clock, Kirby vacuum, lots of nic-nacs and misc. items ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: oak library table, tiger wood chest and dresser w/ mirrors, old pictures, 4 painted oak chairs, large set of Pope Gosser china, Cades Cove china, Fire King, pink & green depression, jewel tea, oriental statuses and jewelry boxes, cake plates, several wood boxes, old toys, old fishing reels, 33 1/3 records, cookbooks, nic-nacs and figurines, misc.

ABINGDON POTTERY: 550 blue- 116 white- 484 white- 507 blue- 519 white- 532 white- 312 blue- 462 peach- some with no numbers OUTDOOR & MISC: 8hp Ariens snow blower, Ranger King 22”- 5Hp mower, Huskee LT 3800 lawn tractor, 2 Homelite chainsaws, 2 snow blowers, weed eater, sump pumps, big foot battery opt. power wheel, extension ladder, step ladder, foot locker, shepherd hooks, rakes, misc.

ITEMS FROM MASONIC LODGE: (2) wainscot cupboards, small table, (7) 8’ folding tables, (28) wood folding chairs, (28) oak chairs w/ high backs & arms, (8) chairs that need repair, large oak desk, metal folding chairs (18), step stool, lg. old metal northwest fan, old tambourines, old flags, old dishes, porcelain pan

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each – about $370 in materials such as wire and conduit will be purchased.

In other news: • the Board declined to impose a 5-percent provider’s fee to Mediacom customers’ cable bills. Gibson commented, “People are taxed enough now”; • Trustees approved keeping Constellation as the electric supplier for the Village’s own service accounts, authorizing Gibson to sign a 48-month agreement setting a fixed price of .05861 per kilowatt hour; • the Board OK’d selling the Village’s 2008 Ford Explorer to former police Chief John Kennedy of Galesburg for $4,478, the highest of five bids received; • John Woolsey was hired as a Yates City police officer; • the issue of moving electricity out of the pit box in the South Lift Station was deferred until next year, when the work will be re-bid; • a new, two-year lease with Elba-Salem Park District was adopted, providing for Community Center rent payments of $300 per month starting March 20; and • Police Chief Randy Benson said the department had 18 reports, 11 warnings and 3 tickets issued in January. Benson said February offers a transition for motorists to adjust to a lower speed limit on Knox Road 2300 E south of town, which was returned to the Village by Salem Township.

Normal enforcement will resume in March.

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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 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 Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am

Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12

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 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)

DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com

Sunday services: 9:30 am

EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm

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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

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 9910 W. Knox St., Edwards (309) 691-2030 stmaryskickapoo.org Sat. Confession: 4-4:45 p.m.

Sat. Mass: 5 p.m.

Sun Masses: 6:30, 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Mon. Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Daily Masses: Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m.

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

First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood

Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am

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Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am

Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am

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WILLIAMSFIELD 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)

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

New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God

Faith United Presbyterian 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

Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm

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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OBITUARIES Shelby Copple

YATES CITY – Shelby J. Copple, 76, of Yates City, passed away at 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.12, 2017, at Graham Hospital in Canton.

She was born Aug. 14, 1940, in Kewanee to Harry and Mildred (McRell) Krause. She married Jerry Copple on June 12, 1960, in Kewanee. He survives.

Also surviving are two children, Jeffrey (Marsha) Copple of Yates City, and James (Erin) Copple of Elmwood; one brother, Jerry Copple (Gladys) Krause; one brother-in-law, Ollie Mahnesmith; one sister-in-law, Margaret Krause; and three grandchildren, Austin, Zack and Tess Copple.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Harry “Sonny� Krause, and one sister, Joyce Mahnesmith.

Shelby worked as a Postal Worker at Yates City Post Office for over 20 years. She also served as Salem Township Clerk for over 25 years.

Cremation rites have been accorded. A private burial of ashes will be held at Yates City Cemetery at a later date. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, from 2-6 p.m., at the Yates City Community Center.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and the American Cancer Society.

This Week’s Obituaries • Nancy Lou Blackmore, 78, Farmington • Shelby Copple, 76, Yates City • Laura Lewis, 90, Elmwood • Marilyn Scarbrough, 71, Brimfield • Robert Zook, 76, Farmington We print basic obituaries for free.

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Nancy Lou Blackmore

FARMINGTON – Nancy Lou (Tipton) Blackmore, 78, of Peoria, mother of a Farmington man, died Feb. 9.

Survivors include her children Jack L. (Kathy) Blackmore of Farmington and Janet (Harold) Fulton of Peoria; seven grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

Cremation rites were accorded. Inurnment will be at Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria.

Condolences may be left online at legacy.com.

Laura Lewis

ELMWOOD – Laura Nell Lewis, 90, of Washington, formerly of Elmwood, died Feb. 7 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Surviving are two children, Charlotte Perdue of Peoria, and Anna “Maria� (Patrick) Heinz of West Peoria; sister Betty Lou Ipock; 5 grand-

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Services were Feb. 12 at OaksHines Funeral Home in Elmwood, with burial at Elmwood Township Cemetery.

Condolences may be left online at oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Marilyn K. Scarbrough

BRIMFIELD – Marilyn K. Scarbrough, 71, of Chillicothe, mother of a Brimfield woman, died Feb. 2.

Survivors include three daughters, Angie (Mark) Richmond of Brimfield, Michelle (Robin) Rollo of Elyria, Ohio, and Cindy (Berry) Johnson of Galveston, Texas.

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Robert L. Zook

FARMINGTON – Robert L. Zook, 76, of Peoria, formerly of the Farmington area, died Feb. 4 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife, Victoria (Ross) Zook; children R. Barry Swedeen of Fitchburg, Wis., Tracy (Ceasar) Interial of Galva, Mark Zook of Peoria, Byron Zook of Chicago, Kezia Kline of Peoria and Melissa Weichel of Canton; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother David (Marilee) Zook of Bartonville; and two sisters.

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BRIEFS Fire causes $50,000 damage to barn

TRIVOLI – A fire in a barn at the Francis Coon farm at 1625 N. Stone School Road caused an estimated $50,000 in damage Saturday night.

Logan-Trivoli Fire Department Chief David Tuttle said the fire appears to have started around an electrical wire entering the barn.

Firefighters kept the fire from spreading to other structures. LoganTrivoli Fire was assisted by Farmington, Elba-Salem, Elmwood, Brimfield, Timber-Hollis, Dunlap, Limestone, AMT and the Peoria County Sheriff’s office.

Ameren starts work on new transmission line

Ameren reports it is pouring struc-

ture foundations for the Spoon River Transmission line between Peoria and Galesburg, and expects concrete to take about a month to cure.

Meanwhile, the corporation announced that Christine Brinkman is construction supervisor, and can be reached at (636) 368-7084, or by email at CBrinkman@ameren.com.

Besides foundation work, Ameren said location survey work is almost done auger holes are in progress.

This spring, structures are set to be assembled and set on foundations prior to stringing wire this summer.

Area seniors honored at Lincoln banquet

PEORIA – Eric Higgs (Farmington), Arissa Huffcutt (Elmwood), Nicole Thurman (Brimfield) and Grace Wieland (Princeville) are

among 16 seniors to be recognized for exhibiting the traits of Abraham Lincoln, at tonight’s 15th annual Lincoln Senior Awards Banquet at Barracks Cater Inn. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. with ceremonies starting at 6:30 p.m.

Troutman send-off

PRINCEVILLE – Community members can help send off Dean Troutman, 86, today at Princeville High School as he embarks on his third “Troutman’s Trek.”

Troutman will be in the old gym from 7-8 a.m. and in the new gym at 8 for a community assembly.

Troutman is driving to Yoakum, Texas, and on Feb. 28 will start a 1,200-mile, 80-day walk back to Princeville. He hopes to raise $200,000 for St. Jude.

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CLASSIFIED AND LEGAL ADS - Call (309) 741-9790 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY STATE BANK OF SPEER, an Illinois ) Banking Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) CASE NO.: 16-CH-343 PATRICK A. JOHNSON, LORI L. ) JOHNSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS ) and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 11, 2017, the Sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois, will on March 8, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 o’clock P.M., in the Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, at the area designated for Judicial Sales that day, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Parcel 1: Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 9 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point of 1000.45 feet East of an iron pipe located at the intersection of the East line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad right of way and the South line of State Highway Route #174 as constituted prior to January 1, 1959; thence South 180 feet; thence West 50 feet; thence South 224 feet to the Point of Beginning of the tract to be described; thence continuing South 469.93 feet; thence East 149.52 feet; thence North 469.93 feet; thence West 149.52 feet to the Point of Beginning, situate, lying and being in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois.

Parcel 2: Non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created by grant recorded December 17, 1979 as Document No. 79-26550 in, upon, over and across the Private Roadway, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 9 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point 950.45 feet Easterly of the intersection of the East line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad right of way and the South line of State Highway Route #174 as constituted prior to January 1, 1959; running thence South 3 degrees 30 minutes East (bearings for description purposes only) 97.0 feet to the Point of Beginning. From the Point of Beginning continuing South 3 degrees 30 minutes East 420.0 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 30 minutes West 25.0 feet to a point; thence North 3 degrees 30 minutes West, 420.0 feet to a point; thence North 17 degrees 45 minutes West 58.5 feet; thence North 29 degrees 15 minutes West 26.5 feet to the existing 1973 South line of State Highway Route #174; thence North 86 degrees 30 minutes East 33.0 feet along said 1973 South line to a point; thence South 1 degrees 45 minutes 19.0 feet to a point; thence South 20 degrees 45 minutes East 64.5 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Parcel 3: Non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created by grant recorded June 26, 1991 as Document No. 91-14536 and Memorandum of Perpetual Easement and Roadway Maintenance Agreement recorded March 3, 1995 as Document No. 95-04233 in, upon, over and across the private roadway described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 8; thence East along the North line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 8, a distance of 1199.91 feet; thence South 0 degree 01 minutes East, a distance of 550 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning of the easement to be described; thence continuing South 0 degrees 03 minutes East, a distance of 317.66 feet; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 20 feet; thence North 0 degrees 03 minutes West, a distance of 317.66 feet; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 20 feet to the Point of Beginning, situate, lying and being in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY STATE BANK OF SPEER, an Illinois ) Banking Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) CASE NO.: 16-CH-343 PATRICK A. JOHNSON, LORI L. ) JOHNSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS ) and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) REAL ESTATE FOR SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 11, 2017, the Sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois, will on March 8, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 o’clock P.M., in the Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, at the area designated for Judicial Sales that day, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Parcel 1: Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 9 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point of 1000.45 feet East of an iron pipe located at the intersection of the East line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad right of way and the South line of State Highway Route #174 as constituted prior to January 1, 1959; thence South 180 feet; thence West 50 feet; thence South 224 feet to the Point of Beginning of the tract to be described; thence continuing South 469.93 feet; thence East 149.52 feet; thence North 469.93 feet; thence West 149.52 feet to the Point of Beginning, situate, lying and being in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois.

Parcel 2: Non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created by grant recorded December 17, 1979 as Document No. 79-26550 in, upon, over and across the Private Roadway, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 9 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point 950.45 feet Easterly of the intersection of the East line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad right of way and the South line of State Highway Route #174 as constituted prior to January 1, 1959; running thence South 3 degrees 30 minutes East (bearings for description purposes only) 97.0 feet to the Point of Beginning. From the Point of Beginning continuing South 3 degrees 30 minutes East 420.0 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 30 minutes West 25.0 feet to a point; thence North 3 degrees 30 minutes West, 420.0 feet to a point; thence North 17 degrees 45 minutes West 58.5 feet; thence North 29 degrees 15 minutes West 26.5 feet to the existing 1973 South line of State Highway Route #174; thence North 86 degrees 30 minutes East 33.0 feet along said 1973 South line to a point; thence South 1 degrees 45 minutes 19.0 feet to a point; thence South 20 degrees 45 minutes East 64.5 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Parcel 3: Non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created by grant recorded June 26, 1991 as Document No. 91-14536 and Memorandum of Perpetual Easement and Roadway Maintenance Agreement recorded March 3, 1995 as Document No. 95-04233 in, upon, over and across the private roadway described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 8; thence East along the North line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 8, a distance of 1199.91 feet; thence South 0 degree 01 minutes East, a distance of 550 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning of the easement to be described; thence continuing South 0 degrees 03 minutes East, a distance of 317.66 feet; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 20 feet; thence North 0 degrees 03 minutes West, a distance of 317.66 feet; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 20 feet to the Point of Beginning, situate, lying and being in the County of Peoria and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 7726 N. Pioneer Lane, Peoria, IL 61614

Commonly known as 7726 N. Pioneer Lane, Peoria, IL 61614

P.I.N.: 14-08-205-005

P.I.N.: 14-08-205-005

The improvement on the property consists of a commercial building.

The improvement on the property consists of a commercial building.

Sale terms: 10 percent down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds.

Sale terms: 10 percent down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds.

The judgment amount was $543,217.68.

The judgment amount was $543,217.68.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Kerry R. Cordis, Plaintiff’s attorney, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616.

For information call Kerry R. Cordis, Plaintiff’s attorney, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616.

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BOYS HOOPS: Controversial shot tips Trojans Continued from Page 16

“[Baysingar] is very athletic and that causes teams problems defensively,” coach Scott Carlson said.

“He can get to the basket and he has a nice floater.”

Scoring was a problem for Brimfield Tuesday in a 50-29 loss to AbingdonAvon. After scoring 12 in the first quarter, the Indians managed just 17 more in the final three quarters.

Parker Pillman leads Brimfield at 9 ppg.

The Indians host Farmington on Friday.

Elmwood The Trojans (17-11) rolled past North Fulton last Friday, 69-29, as lone senior Riley McFall had 8 points on Senior Night and top scorer Vince Lenzi (15.6 ppg, 8 rpg) had 18 points.

“I thought our ball movement was some of the best we’ve had in a while,”

coach Josh Fugitt said.

After losing Feb. 7 to Bushnell, Elmwood drew a No. 5 seed in the Brown County Sectional and heads to the Abingdon Regional instead of Quest.

While that means a rematch with North Fulton on Tuesday (Feb. 21) in the opener, a win earns Elmwood a third chance to beat Delavan.

It also means no early rematch against Peoria Heights, which beat Elmwood Tuesday, 45-43, on a controversial last-second shot that brought back memories of 2012. That year in Elmwood, a potential game-winning shot by Heights was waved off in overtime and the Trojans won, 69-68.

This time, home team Heights scored on a shot that appeared to go in after the buzzer had sounded.

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ROWVA-Williamsfield The Cougars (7-23) lost to Mercer County last Friday and fell 67-51 Tuesday against Annawan.

Tucker Sams is leading scorer at 11 ppg.

R-W travels to Stark County Friday and hopes to gain momentum for the postseason. The Cougars play Bureau Valley at 6 p.m. on Monday at the Class 2A Kewanee Regional.

Princeville Princeville (12-15) has

been getting good shooting and passing from Noah Bauman (18 ppg) heading into a Tuesday (Feb. 21) opener vs. Bushnell-Prairie City at Quest. “[Bauman is] playing really well, shooting the ball really good and getting everybody else involved,” Kratzer said.

That was true Tuesday in a 54-32 win over United, as Bauman and three others had nine points.

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Princes offense, including four from Sandall, were a very big part of the final.

Sandall finished with 18 points.

Jessica Devries and Pullen scored 16 each.

“It was actually good that our two top scorers, Lucy [Waid] and Marisa [Horton-Meza], had only six points between them, and we’re able to win a regional championship. Fifty from Karlen [Sandall], Jessica [DeVries] and Caitlin [Pullen], along with seven from [Bauman] shows our team balance,” Gross said. “We’ve picked up each other in ways like this all season.”

West Central gave Princeville a good game last Wednesday, for the first quarter. Princeville led just 12-9 after one quarter en route to a 50-28 win. Sandall and Waid had 12 each, followed by 11 from Pullen and seven from Horton-Meza.

Brimfield The high point for Brimfield (2310) Monday at the Lewistown Sectional came with 4:19 left in the first half. A three-pointer by Mallory Meinke and her layup on a pass from Izzy Ott put Brimfield up 19-16.

But Mendon Unity then went on a 15-0 run thanks to turnovers and shooting struggled by the Lady Indians.

Nicole Thurman got the hot hand early in the fourth with two three balls that got Brimfield to within 4435 with 5:22 remaining. But that was as close as the Lady Indians could get.

“We seemed to play timid and didn’t move as well on offense as we needed. Mendon is good, and their post player, Jordan Hildenbrand, is very strong inside,” coach Maribeth Dura said. “We were a young team.

With the experience of this year, we’ll continue to get better.”

Camryn Swietek led Brimfield

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with 11 points, followed by eight from both Meinke and Thurman.

Last Thursday on its home floor, Brimfield won its third Class 1A regional in four years and second straight, topping Elmwood, 42-37.

Brimfield got out to a 9-2 lead when Smith completed a three point play, but the Lady Trojans bounced right back to be down just 10-9 at the first quarter’s end. A 9-0 Lady Indians run, helped by five points from Thurman, at a stretch in the second was soon answered by a 7-0 Elmwood run, and this was the way of the game.

Two Lady Trojans free throws ended the third at a 28-26 advantage for the hosts. With 3:11 remaining in the game, Elmwood’s Shelby Glover scored and gave the guests a very brief 35-33 lead. But a Swietek layup tied it, soon followed by a (Swietek) steal and layup put the Lady Indians on top for good. Still within one possession at 40-37 of the 15-second mark of the fourth quarter, Elmwood saw Thurman make a steal and layup for the final score.

Swietek had 13 points and eight rebounds. Delaney Smith scored 12, followed by nine from Thurman.

“We had some key buckets from Delaney [Smith] in the first half, nine points, and from Camryn [Swietek] in the fourth quarter. Our defense was rock solid,” Dura said. “We knew it would be a dogfight, and both teams played their hearts out.

We were happy to get the win.”

To reach the final, Brimfield beat Galva 51-32. Thurman led Brimfield with 15 points, followed by 10 and nine rebounds from Swietek.

Elmwood Elmwood’s season ended in the regional championship at Brimfield, in a contest that was tight throughout and hard fought. The Lady Trojans (20-11) were resilient throughout, continuing to come back, from 9-2 in

the first and 22-11 in the second.

The team was dealt a severe blow when Allie Meyers fouled out with 5:31 remaining in the game. Sophomores Glover and Montana Ledbetter were among Lady Trojans who battled to keep within reach.

Meyers finished with 10 points, Rachel Jacobson had 9, Glover scored 7 and Ledbetter added 6.

“The game wasn’t all that pretty, but it was exciting. I was extremely proud of how hard our girls played,” coach Gregg Meyers said. “When we were down 22-11 and fought back to make it 22-20 at the half, it showed our team’s character. Our girls left everything they had out on the floor, and with that, a coach can’t ask for more.”

Elmwood topped Ridgewood in its regional opener last Wednesday, 4833. After a close first half, with the Lady Trojans up 21-18, it was a 16-8 Elmwood third, led by three treys from Regan McFall that put the Lady Trojans in the driver’s seat.

Meyers had 15 points, McFall scored 14, and Jacobson and Grace LaFollett had six each.

“We were able to pull away in the second half with very good defense that held Ridgewood to just 15 points,” Meyers said. “Regan’s 11 points in the third, nine coming from threes, was very key. It caused Ridgewood to come out on their defense, allowing us to score inside.”

Farmington An improved season by Farmington (18-11) ended on a disappointing note with a 49-37 setback to Tremont at the Illini Bluffs 2A regional last Tuesday.

“Our team was a great group of kids who consistently competed and played great defense throughout,” coach Jim Noonan said. “More importantly, this team laid the foundation for what we’re working for the program to become.”

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Regional winners Princeville, Brimfield girls win titles

built the lead to 39-13. While scrappy and resilient Lewistown never got to within LEWISTOWN – Princeville won both a double figures of the Lady Princes, Princeville started to go into cruise control school-record 30th game and its sectional at about that time … perhaps a bit too opener Monday night, 63-51, over host much. Turnovers began Lewistown. to pile up and the team’s Next up for Princeville domination on the boards is a Class 1A sectional decreased. title game today (Feb. 16) “Playing two halves at Lewistown vs. Mendon completely well has been Unity at 7. Unity defeated a problem for us at times Brimfield, in Monday’s this season. We have to other sectional game, 55play our game all the way 43. through,” Princeville To reach the sectional, coach John Gross said. the Lady Princes had “We’ll continue to work topped Abingdon-Avon on this. We’re glad to be in the Bushnell Regional, moving on.”

63-43, for Princeville’s Waid finished with 17 first regional title since points.

Caitlin Pullen had 1988.

15 and Horton-Meza Unliked that game, added nine.

Princeville jumped out Emily Waid had 17 points in In the regional final, strong on Monday, taking Monday’s sectional semifinal Princeville found itself a 13-0 lead on a three ball win at Lewistown. Photo by down 11-5 after the first

by Karlen Sandall at the Collin Fairfield. quarter but that quickly 4:00 mark of the first switched in the second with a 15-4 second quarter. quarter, making for a 20-15 lead at the inBy halftime the Lady Princes led 34-11 termission. thanks to Lucy Waid’s dominating play In the third, points came in waves for close to the basket, Lewistown having a Princeville, for a total of 24, while allowlid on the basket and the Lady Princes ing just 11. Eleven treys from the Lady breaking the Lewistown press.

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By PHIL JOHNSON For The Weekly Post

DEAD EAGLE

Members of Princeville’s Class 1A regional championship team are: Back row (left to right) assistant coach Ken Baker, Alexis Boland, Morissa Martin, Taylor Baird, Emily Waid, Brinlee Bauman, Marisa Horton-Meza and coach John Gross. Front row (l to r) Emma Lane, Tasha Streitmatter, Jessica DeVries, Karlen Sandall, Caitlin Pullen and Chloe Lane.

Members of Brimfield’s Class 1A regional championship team are: Back row (left to right) assistant coach Deb Fisher, Nicole Thurman, Kamryn Cuevas, Izzy Ott, Camryn Swietek, Brianna Murphy, Mallory Meinke and coach Maribeth Dura. Front row (l to r) Saige Jacobus, Ella Cagwin, Sydney Hartwig and Delaney Smith.

Farmington top seed among area boys

By JEFF LAMPE

Two wins over Illini Bluffs this year made an impression on fellow coaches, who voted Farmington a No. 3 seed in the Brown County Sectional – ahead of the Tigers.

IB was seeded fourth and will play at the Petersburg Porta Regional, where the favorite is No. 1 seed Tremont. That doesn’t mean there will be a lack of foes for Farmington (21-5) when play opens Monday at the Class 2A Farmington Regional.

No. 2 Stanford Olympia is seeded ahead of the Farmers and boasts a tall lineup featuring three starters 6-foot5 or taller. One of those is senior Charles Payton, a 6-7 transfer from Weekly Post Staff Writer

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Bloomington.

“He’s very athletic and talented,” Farmington coach Jeff Otto said.

Of course, Otto can say the same about his top player, senior Eric Higgs, who averages 25.6 points per game and scored 22 points Friday in an 85-42 rout of West Central, which was without leading scorer Michael Purdy. Jake Uryasz added 20.

Farmington hit a speed bump Tuesday, losing 59-52 in overtime to Monmouth-Roseville.

Farmington is at Brimfield on Friday, seeking to clinch an outright Prairieland Conference title.

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Creek-Mackinaw on Wednesday (Feb. 22) at 7 p.m. Dee-Mack already has wins over Tremont and Peoria Quest.

“There’s going to be a lot of good games,” Otto said. “This should be a fun regional.”

Brimfield Brimfield (13-14) is seeded No. 8 at the Class 1A Peoria Quest Regional and opens the postseason Monday against Peoria Heights at 7 p.m. A win there earns the Indians a matchup with state-ranked Quest on Wednesday (Feb. 22).

Tyler Baysingar had 14 points to lead Brimfield to a 60-47 win at Rushville-Industry last Friday.

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