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Mum’s the word on Brimfield superintendent search By BILL KNIGHT
BRIMFIELD – The Board of Education on Wednesday (Feb. 17) rejected jobsearch assistance for a new superintendent in silence, but the vote made a statement. “We don’t need outside help,” the majority seemed to say. After a closed session of about 90 minutes, the seven-member board returned and promptly defeated a motion to hire a consultant for the search to replace Superintendent/High School Principal Joe For The Weekly Post
Early voting offered for 2016 primary By BILL KNIGHT
In less than three weeks, Illinois voters can cast ballots in the 2016 Primary Election, but early-voting opportunities are abundant for people in The Weekly Post area. First, there are some contested races and a couple of referendums. On the Democratic ballot, six choices remain in the race for the presidential nomination, including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (and also Martin O’Malley, who withdrew from the campaign), plus candidate delegates to the convention from the 17th or 18th Congressional Districts; three candidates for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator and Jodi Hoos and Sonni Williams running fo fill Judge Michael Brandt’s seat on the bench. Knox Democratic voters also can choose between two candidates for State’s Attorney at the March 15 primary. On the Republican ballot, 11 names appear for president, including Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump,
Blessman, who’s resigning effective June 30. Scott Bauer and Constance Johnson supported the move; Maribeth Dura, David Harmon, Dan Heinz, Mark Hoerr and John Moon opposed it. There was no debate, public explanation or comment from board members. “They’re going to do it on their own,” Blessman said. The Board had heard two presentations about the search, from Tom Leahy of the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) in Springfield, who helped Brim-
field with its 2012 search, and Farmington Superintendent John Asplund, who consulted with Elmwood and ROWVA school districts for superintendent searches in the last few years. Leahy and the IASB in executive searches would offer a nationwide effort for a fee of $6,400; Asplund’s approach is more focused on a 12-county area and would charge $3,800. Explaining their services – ranging from screening applicants according to Board criteria and staff/community input
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Area townships prepping for less assistance By BILL KNIGHT
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– both men stressed how significant the process should be, and also mentioned scheduling challenges and pitfalls to avoid, such as common but illegal interview questions. “This [search] is your most important task,” said Leahy, whose service includes board training and a community survey. “The person in that role is key. We suggest moving quickly.” Asplund said that instead of a survey, he’d convene a community-engagement
People who use roads and bridges want them smooth and safe, but nobody wants to pay more taxes than necessary, so Peoria County townships may face a dilemma as financial reality sinks in like a tire in a pothole. Township Road Commissioners and Trustees are working on budgets that won’t receive the level of county aid to which they’d become accustomed. Peoria County has stopped offering seal-coating services to townships and cut back assistance for joint bridge repair and replacement projects from 75 percent of the costs to 50 percent. “Higher costs to the townships will result in higher taxes or lower services,” said Jubilee Township Supervisor Steve Garnett. “Clearly, it can’t be an advantage in that we were happy with the county seal-coating and could utilize the funds there in the past but can’t in the future.” “For a variety of reasons the county no longer offers seal-coating services to the townships, nor do we subsidize the purchase of materials like aggregate or salt,” said County Administrator Scott Sorrel. “The most prevalent reasons are financial and risk For The Weekly Post
By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – Whether an IT tech or a chimney sweep, some jobs can be overlooked even if they seem almost indispensable. A window washer is one, and that’s the vocation of 54year-old Truman Schuck. Arriving in a cloud of gravel dust one morning last week, Schuck parks his dark blue Chevy S-10 pickup, folds out of it like a Swiss Army knife, adjusts his sunglasses, gathers his tools and gets to work. “Hey, boss,” he greets a homeowner and a visitor. “Great day.” Working throughout central Illinois, Weekly Post readers may have seen him on the job in BrimFor The Weekly Post
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Window washer Truman Schuck of Peoria is a familiar figure in many area towns. Photos by Bill Knight.
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meeting to solicit ideas from residents as well as get feedback from the Board and employees as to what the best fit would be. “We offer a different solution,” Asplund said. “If you’re thinking there’s somebody nearby ... I’d be able to actively recruit people.” When asked, Asplund said requiring residency in the district and maintaining the current arrangement of a dual superintendent/principal position would discourage some applicants. “I’m not saying that’s bad,” he said. “But it’s true.” The Board apparently is keeping the position a dual role. In other business: • The Board discussed a
new heating and cooling system for the Grade School, Middle School and Junior High School complex, including the gym and cafeteria, and an initial estimate from Standard Heating & Cooling of Peoria totaled $548,933, to be completed in four phases. However, no action was taken. “We have bigger fish to fry right now,” said Bauer. Blessman also suggested caution, saying, “My recommendation would be to preserve as much of the OBM [Operation, Building & Maintenance] fund as we can.”
The District’s Treasurer’s report shows a January OBM balance of $747,571. • The WYSE [Worldwide Youth in Science & Engineering] team placed second at recent Regional competition, and 10 students were recognized for the individual achievements there: Sam Hedrick (3rd in Engineering graphics); Tanner Graham and Matt Gerontes (both 2nd in Computer Science); in Math Sean Wilbur (1st) and Bradley Grothaus (2nd); in English, Jaedan Stafford and Wendy Streitmatter (both 1st), and Ash-
lyn Maher (3rd), in Biology, Ashlyn Maher, Hank Hedrick and Kelby Barnewolt finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The team will compete in WYSE Sectionals March 10 at Parkland College. • The 2016-17 school calendar was approved 61, with Harmon voting against it, preferring a tighter schedule to avoid hot-weather days; and • The Board accepted resignations from Blessman and café supervision employee Melissa Short, and approved employing Jennifer Loer for café supervision.
Princeville addressing ash borers By BILL KNIGHT
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lage Board on Tuesday (Feb. 16) to consider seeking quotes for treating the invasive beetle before more serious damage occurs. Certified arborist Bob Baer of Peoria’s My Backyard landscaping contractor said four ash trees in Stevens Square Park may be affected, which concerns Village president Sid Stahl. “We have a slight problem,” he said. “Those trees have been there
many years and they provide wonderful shade [so] we don’t want to cut them down. It takes so long for new trees to develop.” However, proper treatment could get pricey. The presence of emerald ash borers is also suspected at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church and the Ostrom Meadows subdivision, he said. In other business, the board narrowed down capital projects for the summer, Stahl said.
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Counting blessings on a warm day
Saturday was a count-your-blessings kind of day. The afternoon was so enjoyable that even a fly buzzing through the open front door of the office was welcome. Remarkable, actually. A fly? In February? And nobody dared swat it, instead treating the inJeff sect like a welLAMPE come guest? Was it really 68 degrees on Feb. 20? Yes. Thanks to whoever made that happen, even if it angers Al Gore. The day was so fine that minor inconveniences slipped from the mind of even a grudgeophile like me.
Recent vehicle problems have limited my travels. In the absence of my beloved Toyota Tundra, my options are: 1. drive a white-panel delivery van that sounds like a helicopter, has a certain creepy feel to it and lacks one headlight; 2. steal my wife’s van and feel my blood pressure soar while surrounded by Taco Bell wrappers; 3. walk. The latter option came in handy last weekend. While my wife took her van to toil at a trade show, hawking our hunting and fishing magazine, I kept an eye on the kids. We switch roles like this once a year and it is good for both of us. On Saturday, it was very good. As I walked with my boys to St. Pat’s for an afternoon mass, we laughed, joked and chattered in a way that never would have been
possible while driving – particularly in the ear-numbing delivery van. Hours later, our simple stroll was still on my mind. We had showed up late for church, something that normally would drive me nuts. Instead I had smiled. Why? Because of my job and my age, I read obituaries more than ever. Some make me jealous, particularly those that talk about fancy trips or great achievements. Many make me smile. My favorite obits include short, declarative sentences of a person’s love for simple pleasures. Family. The outdoors. Friends. Worth noting is that those blessings are all around us. And not just on a sunny Saturday.
To the Editor: On behalf of the McLeese family, we want to thank everyone that helped us during our time of need when we suffered a house fire. First and foremost, We’d like to thank the Elmwood Fire Department, and surrounding fire departments that helped put out our house fire. They are the reason why we still have a house that can be repaired. We’d like to thank the Elmwood and Peoria County police. They controlled traffic, to allow the firefighters to put out the fire. We’d also like to personally thank the Peoria County police officer
who helped find our cat that night. I ashamedly cannot remember his name. This officer walked the neighborhood with me, in sub-zero temperatures, to find our cat. We’d like to thank all family and friends. We’d like to thank the community of Elmwood for all donations and support. It’s amazing how generous and caring the people of Elmwood are. This is not an average community. To get more detailed, we’d like to thank ... the Meyers’ family for renting a house to us so we can keep our children in Elmwood, while our house is repaired ... the Elmwood
Mom squad for all donations and support ... the Elmwood School, the second grade teachers and all the second grade families ... the First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood. We’d like to thank ... Oberlander Electric and all my coworkers ... the IBEW Local 34 and each and every member. ...the West Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council, Jac’s Doghouse, Canton Hyvee, LG Seeds, Country Financial and Service Master Fire Restoration. If we have forgotten anyone, we apologize. Words truly can’t describe how thankful we are. – The McLeese Family Justin, Samantha, Blake, Cole and Makenzie
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Once upon a time, if you wanted to go to a concert, you didn’t buy tickets online. You went and stood in line, waiting for either the box office or a ticket outlet to open up, and then you hoped Jon that there were GALLAGHER still tickets available once you got to the head of the line. I remember back when the Mark of the Quad Cities opened. It was 1993 and when they announced Neil Diamond would be the opening act, everyone in about a 100-mile radius of Moline lost their ever lovin’ mind. I did not realize that Neil Diamond was quite so popular. I’d always wanted to see him in concert. He’d been a big deal when I was in high school, and I’d seen his TV specials, including “Love at the Greek,” a concert he did at the
Greek Theater in Los Angeles, a follow up to a concert there he recorded for his double album “Hot August Night.” The Bergner’s store at Galesburg’s Sandburg Mall was a Ticketmaster location and all I’d need to do was show up to plunk down about $80 for two tickets (which was an unheard-of price in those days), and my wife and I would have a nice “date night.” I arrived at Bergner’s around 9:30 for tickets which would go on sale precisely at 10 a.m. The only problem was, about 500 other people in Galesburg had the same idea. That didn’t include all the people who had the same idea at Ticketmaster outlets in the Quad Cities, Peoria, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and even Chicago. Since I didn’t realize it at the time, I got in line anyway, figuring that my wife and I would just get seats somewhere near the rafters. I took a place in a line, which extended well out into the parking lot.
Tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes. Not only did I not get tickets, I didn’t even get to move forward. Some guy came out of the door, waved at all of us and announced the concert had sold out. A second show was added, but by that time, I was on my way back to school (I was a Knox College student at the time). Had I known they were going to add a second show, I’d have stuck around. To make a long story short (and I realize it’s too late for that), someone who got tickets for the second show found out I wanted tickets and sold me his. He and his wife couldn’t go, so we took his spot and got to see Neil perform on the second night the Mark was open. It was a couple of years later when Chicago announced they’d be playing the Peoria Civic Center. I’d seen them when I was in high school, but I really liked their music, so again, I headed for Bergner’s to get tickets. This time,
With the passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, it is time to look back at his tenure with a more critical eye. Yes, I’m sure his reputation as a raconteur was well deserved. His judicial philosophy was wanting, however. Let’s start with “originalism,” his cherished docRandy trine of the ConFRITZ stitution. To put it bluntly, there is no such thing, at least not in the sense he means it. It is a figment of the man’s imagination. His outsized personality was able to convince others on the Court of its validity; especially those with weaker minds. A single example will serve to illustrate. The year was 1791 and Alexander Hamilton had convinced Congress to pass a bill creating the (First) Bank of the United States. It was to be capitalized 1/5 by government revenue and 4/5 by private investment.
Hamilton saw the law as a way to carry out several of Congress’ powers, as delineated in Article I, Section 8. Among them were: the power to borrow money, collect taxes, coin money and regulate the value thereof. Hamilton concluded, through his reading of the “Elastic Clause” or “Necessary and Proper Clause” (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18): “[Congress Shall have the power to:] make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.” Let’s remember that Hamilton was at the Constitutional Convention and was influential in writing the document. “No,” he argued to president Washington, “we are not limited to the powers specifically created in I, 8 because the Elastic Clause allows us to” (I’m paraphrasing here – what he actually wrote would take pages to relate, but you can find the actual report online).
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, disagreed. He wanted a small national government and a rural society; he wanted, therefore, to limit the powers of the national government and therefore denied the “broad interpretation” espoused by Hamilton. The two were beginning to hate each other. Let us further remember that Jefferson was not at the Constitutional Convention. At the time of its writing he was the American ambassador to France. George Washington, President and, earlier, president of the Constitutional Convention, signed the bill, thereby codifying the broad interpretation. There are other examples from the Washington/Hamilton era (like the Report on the Public Credit), but we needn’t go there. In short, the broad interpretation is “originalism.” Any attempt to paint the Framers as “narrow” believers is completely wrong. From much other writing, other framers constantly saw changes in the document’s meaning, as situations warranted.
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Vandals damage cars, homes in Elmwood
WILLIAMSFIELD – A Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railroad train stopped at Williamsfield about 2 a.m. Feb. 6, when an engine caught fire, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Firefighters from the Williamsfield Fire Protection District extinguished the blaze in one of four engines pulling 82 cars. A BNSF crew also responded, inspected the engine, and ordered it pulled to a Fort Madison, Iowa, rail yard. A broken fuel line was the likely cause, officials said.
ELMWOOD – Several residents reported incidents of criminal damage to property on the weekend of Feb. 13-14, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and Elmwood Police Department. Damaged were a 2007 Chevrolet parked in the 400 block of East Main Street, a fence in the 300 block of East Ash Street, lights in the 600 block of South Althea Street, and other properties in the 300 block of Peoria Street and 700 block of West Main Street. Both agencies continue to investigate.
Monday power outage impacts much of area
Almost 10,000 Ameren customers were without power most of Monday morning, when a large region including most of The Weekly Post area sustained the outage. “The cause is unknown at this time,” Ameren spokeswoman Stacey Shangraw told the Weekly Post at press time. “Power was restored to most customers by 11:10 a.m. and the remaining 50 were restored by 11:20 a.m.” The power loss extended from parts of Fulton County through Knox and Peoria Counties to Stark County, Ameren records show, including Farmington, Yates City, Elmwood northward. More than 2,200 Fulton residents were affected, Ameren said, as well as 1,693 Knox consumers, 3,245 Peoria residents, and 2,713 Stark
Engine fire disrupts railroad in Williamsfield
Teen driver injured in rural accident
YATES CITY – Courtney Howard, 19, of Yates was injured when she lost control of the 2006 Ford Fusion she was driving eastbound on Knox Road 560N, slid off the road and overturned, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. BYE Ambulance transported her to OSF and police issued two tickets, including one for speeding.
Police reports
• Slick roads were blamed on Feb. 15 when a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by 49-year-old Christopher Carson left Interstate 74 and struck a tree, police said. Carson and a passenger, Deann Allen, 44, of Brimfield, were transported by AMT to OSF St. Francis Medical Center, according to reports. • Knox County Sheriff’s officers on Feb. 16 ticketed Tanya Norwood, 20, of Dahinda after her 2009 Ford
Fusion collided with a 2006 Ford pickup driven by 46-year-old Brian Hunt of Williamsfield at the intersection of Gale Street and Illinois Route 180, police said. Norwood was cited for failure to yield. • Remona Guiterrez, 38, of Princeville on Feb. 15 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Michael Richmond, 50, of Brimfield on Feb. 17 was arrested for Failure to Appear and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Amy Edwards, 39, of Farmington on Feb. 18 was arrested for driving on a suspended license, leaving the scene, and theft of less than $300, and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Jessica Benson, 27, of Galva on Feb. 19 reported the theft of various appliances and household items from a Williamsfield property she rents to tenants. • Chad McGinn, 34, of Princeville on Feb. 20 was ticketed by Elmwood police for driving with no proof of insurance. • Bret Fry, 39, of Princeville on Feb. 21 was arrested for resisting a police officer and for obstructing a police officer and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Deer accidents
• Feb. 14: William Kulschbach of Dunlap on Trigger Road in Radnor Township. • Feb. 15: Tammy Hall of Elmwood on Illinois Route 8 near Pulsifer Road in Elmwood Township.
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Beyond “broad,” there is little original intent. I’m convinced this idea of “narrow originalism” is a modern contrivance to limit federal power in the modern conservative mold. Another point is ger-
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mane here. Much of the Constitution is extremely vague. The framers knew the first president and Congress would begin the process, through precedent, of “forming” a new national government. The interpretation continues to this day, and
Scalia’s claim that the Constitution is “not a living document [but] dead, dead, dead” has no basis in reality. Read Article II and think about presidential power. The framers left it to George Washington to fill in the blanks. Finally, Scalia’s argument is specious at a far more basic level. Would he deny the president’s ability to commit troops overseas? The Constitution gives that power exclusively to Congress. Should we not have an Air Force? It’s not mentioned in the document (for obvious reasons). There are a thousand other examples of agencies, boards and applications in law that are necessary in a 21st-century American government that are impossible with a “dead” Constitution. Antonin Scalia was indeed powerful in his 30year tenure. I’m not convinced that power was well exercised or historically based, as he so often claimed.
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there was no line. The girl behind the counter was just great about things. She told me that if I’d like to pay for my tickets, she’d go ahead and process them as soon as her machine let her. That way, I could just come back later on and pick them up. Such a deal! I told her my only requirement was that I’d like to have two aisle seats together so that if I needed to get out, I didn’t have to step on a bunch of toes. When I came back a half hour later, she had my tickets ready. I asked if she had been able to get me an aisle seat (figuring that tickets had gone fast) and she said, “I think you’re going to like what I got you.” She handed me two
FRONT ROW tickets. I was going to be deaf by the end of the night, but I had flippin’ frontrow tickets. Actually, the front row wasn’t bad. The massive wall of speakers on stage were aimed over our heads toward the back of the auditorium, so it wasn’t really as loud as one might think. In fact, along with the music, we could actually hear the members of the band talking to each other. This was painfully obvious when the woman who opened for Chicago took the stage. I don’t recall her name, but she played an acoustic guitar and sang. There were microphones situated so they picked up the guitar and she strummed away. During one song, she was strumming that guitar
pretty hard as she belted out the song, so hard, as a matter of fact, that two strings on her guitar broke and flew off. I leaned over to my wife and said, “that’ll teach her to buy those cheap strings!” The lady finished her song, reached behind her and grabbed a back up guitar, looked me straight in the eye, and said to the audience, “That’ll teach me to buy those cheap strings!” Oh crap! Not only can
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management. Looking at the risk management part first, the county has experienced some additional risk by providing the seal-coating services. So much so, that we are getting out of that business. “From the financial perspective, we can no longer afford to deliver seal-coating services to the townships at the rates we were. We need to put our resources back into our own road network, which has its own challenges. For a long time, we have partially subsidized the sealcoating operation, and lost money for every township project we did. “There is no plan or intention to overstep the role of Township government,” he added. “If a township needs additional funds, then that is a decision that township board and road commissioner must address.” Kickapoo Road Commissioner Dan Kelch said, “This is going to hurt a lot of townships. It may come down to us fixing or closing a bridge or road.” Others are in a wait-and-see position. “I’m not yet that concerned,” said Princeville Road Commissioner Robbie Ingle. “I’m not sure we’re going to get hurt and in some ways we might even come out ahead with competitive bidding.” One problem with maintenance needs outpacing revenue is that Motor Fuel Taxes haven’t changed since 1990, and since then vehicles’ fuel efficiency has improved, also
lowering MFT revenues. In Peoria, the County Board has considered making up the difference by raising property taxes or sales taxes to earmark new revenue to address county road and bridge projects. But a Board committee this fall rejected a property-tax increase. It’s still possible that the County Board puts a bond referendum on the ballot, voters approve it, and the Board issues the debt, Sorrel said. “The state statute that would allow the county to issue debt for roads is in the Highway Act,” he said. “It works the same way a school district would go to the voters for a bond referendum.” However, that would address roads in the county, not townships. In The Weekly Post area, Brimfield, Elmwood, Jubilee, Kickapoo, Millbrook, Princeville, Radnor and Rosefield together are responsible for more than 290 miles of roads. Plus, voter approval isn’t a sure thing. As far as the joint bridge program in particular, “We have phased it out over the last few years,” said County Engineer Amy Benecke McLaren. Regarding seal-coating and related work, she added, “We have been spending a majority of prime construction season working on other agencies’ roads as county roads continue to deteriorate. The county needs to refocus on county roads. “We work with the Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of
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the townships to ensure the townships spend the money in accordance with IDOT standards,” she continued. “If a township wants to use MFT money, they work with the county to get the appropriate approvals.” That choice isn’t certain either. “Paying the engineering fees for the paperwork and everything, we have to go through the county,” said Ingle. “It’s not cheap.” In Radnor Township, Trustees this month “discussed the need for an engineer on our bridge repair work,” said Supervisor Phil Cornish, who’s facing a $650,000 project to improve Voorhees Road. “The Road Commissioner had hoped to have the county do that, but they are not available to oversee the projects.” In Jubilee, Garnett says dropping support from 75 percent to 50 percent is one thing, but receiving the 50 percent is another. “A far greater problem is getting them to pay 50 percent,” Garnett said. “In order to do the Thousand Dollar Road project, we had to accept 50 percent payment from the county in the form of seal-coating. When we next need participation from the county for any project for which they should be 50-percent responsible I am skeptical we will be able to get them to pay anything. “It is clear that county roads are deteriorating far worse than we have seen in the past, and their lack of money is likely the cause,” he continued.
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John Kasich and Ben Carson; candidate delegates and alternates to the convention from the 17th or 18th Congressional Districts; two candidates for the nomination for U.S. Senator; two candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from the 17th
Congressional District. Knox Republican voters also can choose between three candidates for State Representative from the74th District. Two other questions are posed to voters: whether or not to combine the Elmwood Fire Department with the Elmwood Rural Fire Protection District,
and whether to approve the Alpha Park Public Library District’s proposed $800,000 construction bond Following are area early-voting sites for the March 15 primary election:
FULTON COUNTY Fulton County Courthouse in Lewistown, 8 a.m.4 p.m. Monday-Friday Saturday, March 12 Fulton Co. Courthouse, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. KNOX COUNTY Knox Co. Courthouse in Galesburg, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday Saturday, Feb. 27 - Knox Co. Courthouse, 9 a.m.noon Saturday, March 12 Knox Co. Courthouse, 9 a.m.-noon PEORIA COUNTY Feb. 25-26 Election Commission Office, 542 SW Adams St. in Peoria, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Feb. 29-March 4- Election Commission Office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 2 - Election Commission Office, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. and Lillie M Evans Library, Princeville, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Election Commission Office, 9 a.m.-noon March 6 - Election Commission, Office 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 7-11 - Election Commission Office, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. March 7-8 - Kickapoo Township Hall, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 8 - Hanna City United Methodist Church, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 10 - Brimfield Public Library, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 12-13 - Election Commission Office, 9 a.m.5 p.m. March 14 - Election Commission Off., 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
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field, Elmwood or Farmington. “Farmington’s where I got my start around here,” says the Peoria resident and father of nine. “Kent Kowal at the Bank of Farmington gave me my first loan – he put his trust in me – and I made good.” Before launching his own service in 1984, Schuck actually started in the trade in 1979, when he and some cousins worked for a windowwashing contractor in the eastern part of the state. “We worked in Chicago, Bloomington, Champaign, all over,” Schuck says, “then one
time a guy says, ‘No one’s as good as you,’ so I went out on my own.” Now, Schuck cleans windows from Toluca and Varna in the north to Metamora, Minonk and Washburn, Fulton County’s Canton and Lewistown and south to Petersburg. Traveling light, he carries ladders, cloths, cleansers and squeegees that he treats like surgical instruments. “I’m careful with them,” he says. “The squeegees are rubber, which can be expensive, so I as I use them, I cut them down and re-use them.” Schuck is practical, he says.
“I never use scaffolding,” says Schuck, fiddling with his ball cap. “A long pole is better anyway. And you can’t fall. I work off the ground.” From his beginnings in Farmington more than 20 years ago, Schuck has served generations of customers now, he says. “My work is my marketing,” he says. “It’s word-of-mouth as far as new customers. “I do exterior, interior, commercial, residential, whatever,” he continues. “If you make it, I can do it.” Schuck concedes there are occasional challenges.
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Elmwood Kiwanis members Scot Jehle (left) and Harold Jehle (far right) hand a check for $1,387 to Pastor Brad Watkins (second from left) and Rev. Marla Bauler for the Ministerial Alliance’s Community Aid Fund. Proceeds were from a recordsetting Kiwanis pancake breakfast.
Elmwood wins Masonic academic bowl sectional
LEWISTOWN – Elmwood’s scholastic bowl team topped 12 other schools last Saturday to win a Masonic Academic Bowl Sectional. This is the fourth straight Masonic sectional win for Elmwood, which defeated Illini Bluffs, West Prairie, Cuba, Abingdon-Avon and Midwest Central in preliminary rounds and then downed Virginia and Peoria Heights for top honors. Elmwood will travel to Bloomington High School to compete in the Masonic State Tournament on March 5. Competing last weekend were seniors Abby Althiser, Ian Davison, Gabe Inskeep and Lauren Stufflebeam; juniors Arissa Huffcutt (captain), Drew Lueschow, Lucas Seiver and Chance Vicary and sophomore Cyrus Snider III.
quet in Peoria last Thursday (Feb. 18). Tommy Cook (Farmington Central High School), Joseph Harmon (Brimfield High School), Gabe Inskeep (Elmwood High School), and Matthew Thole (Princeville High School) were recognized for “demonstrating the traits of Abraham Lincoln.” One outstanding senior from each of Peoria County’s 17 high schools was honored.
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Town Hall floors since no floorcovering business had responded to multiple requests for bids. The Board tabled remaining business until the March meeting since Trustee Annette Doughty was absent. Next month, the tentative agenda includes whether to purchase a propane tank for the generator, discussion of concerns to bring to the 34th annual “Topics Day” conference put on by the Townships Officials of Illinois on April 6, and a proposal to increase wages for Roads & Bridges part-timers, which haven’t increase for more than 15 years, said Supervisor Tony Karl.
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NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY OF ELMWOOD will be accepting sealed bids until 4:00 p.m. on March 15, 2016, at City Hall, 201 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois 61529, for the sale and purchase of the property described as follows, to-wit: The South Half of Lot Numbered Four (4), in Block Lettered “U”, in the Town of Elmwood, as laid out by William J. Phelps, now a Part of the City of Elmwood; situated in the County of Peoria and the State of Illinois; Parcel Identification No.: 11-07-436-006; Parcel Address: 210 South Magnolia Street, Elmwood, Illinois 61529; which is improved with a commercial building that the City has used as a senior center and as a meeting space for local civic groups and organizations (hereinafter “the Property”). For additional information about the Property or to make an appointment to examine the Property, call City Hall by phone at (309) 742-2351. The sale shall be made on the terms and conditions set forth in the Bid to Purchase / Agreement for Warranty Deed forms available at City Hall at the address set forth above, which terms and conditions include, without limitation, the following: 1. Sealed written bids shall set forth the total purchase price and the name and address of the bidder and shall be signed by the bidder. 2. Seller shall require the successful bidder and their successors and assigns to permit the American Legion Post #0638, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #4724, and the Elmwood Senior Citizens Club to continue to use the building on the Real Estate as a meeting site without charge, which will be a perpetual covenant running with the land. 3. All improvements are sold “as-is”. 4. A minimum down payment of $1,000.00 in the form of a cashier’s check made payable to “City of Elmwood” must accompany each bid. 5. The written bids shall be final, and no further bids will be considered after the deadline for acceptance of bids. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is hereby given to creditors of the death of MELVIN V. COWLEY. Letters of Administration were issued to ANITA M. WAGNER, whose address is 12321 Legion Hall Road, Princeville, IL 61559, as Administrator, whose attorneys are CORDIS & CORDIS, Attorneys at Law, 129 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the *(see below) day of August 18, 2016, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Trustees of MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP are accepting sealed bids for mowing, cleaning, and maintaining the LAURA and ELMORE Park grounds including undeveloped land in such Parks, for the period commencing on April 1, 2016 and concluding on March 31, 2017. The contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, and fuel necessary to mow and maintain the parks, shall carry Liability and Worker’s Compensation Insurance and shall be responsible for removing all waste and debris from the Parks. The bids shall be submitted for each park separately on a per mow basis for the entire term of the contract. The Bid Form and a copy of the Contract, which the successful bidder will be required to enter into, may be obtained by contacting DANNY POWELL, Township Supervisor, Post Office Box 22, Laura, Illinois or at Telephone No. 309-645-1324. Anyone interested in submitting a bid for such Contract shall submit his or her written, sealed bid on or before 12:00 P.M., Monday, March 7, 2016, to DANNY POWELL, Township Supervisor, in person or by mailing said bid to DANNY POWELL, Township Supervisor, Post Office Box 22, Laura, Illinois 61451. The sealed bids will be opened at a Public Bid opening and the contents will be announced at a Public Meeting of the Township Board of Trustees to be held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, March 8th, 2016, at the Millbrook Township Community Center, 20923 West Cedar Street, Laura, IL 61451. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids. DATED this 17th day of February, 2016. BOBBIE PHILBEE, Clerk of the Board of the Millbrook Township Trustees
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ELMWOOD – Marjorie (Marge) Stone Hamilton, 94, formerly of Good Hope and Macomb, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on February 16, 2016 at Liberty Village Retirement Community in Peoria. She was born in Sparta, Georgia on June 19, 1921, to Carlton and Addie (Garrett) Stone. She was the eldest having two younger sisters Hamilton Beverly Dunn (deceased) and Anne Stone-Holt (surviving). She attended Peabody School for Girls and continued her education at Georgia State College for Women where she earned a Normal Diploma. While teaching in Georgia, she met the love of her life, Coder Hamilton, whom she married on June 25, 1944. The couple celebrated 52 happy years together until his passing in 1996. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy, they moved to Illinois where the couple had three daughters, who all survive, Charlotte Chadwick of Sacramento, California, Christina DiFato of Peoria, and Catherine (Ronald) Windish of Elmwood. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Beverly Dunn and two son-in-laws, Leonard Chadwick and Rocco DiFato. Marjorie loved learning and school. In 1973, she earned her
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Bachelor of Science (Education) from Western Illinois University where she was Phi Beta Kappa. She taught and mentored many children and student teachers. Her love for them and their love for her was expressed numerous times throughout the twenty years that she taught at Northwestern Unit #175 in Good Hope. She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church where she was an Elder as well as a Sunday school teacher. She was very interested in Christian education for the young as well as serving on many committees and as a member of Presbyteers and Morning Circle. She also was a member of many professional and social organizations such as Delta Kappa Gamma Society, McDonough County Retired Teachers Association, Western Illinois University Foundation and Alumni Association, and Georgia State College Alumni Association. Her enjoyment of the arts was expressed through her participation in the WIU Performing Arts
Society where she served three terms on the Board of Directors earning the Distinguished Service Award in May, 1992 and again in 1994. Additionally, she supported her husband in his work with promoting Angus cattle by working with the American Angus Women’s Auxiliary and the Lamoine Valley Women’s Angus Auxiliary. She enjoyed attending Angus cattle events especially the Angus Futurity. Marge enjoyed life and people so much! She valued spending time visiting with others and she truly never met a stranger. She enjoyed the beach, dancing, swimming, cooking, and listening to music from the 1940s. Her love for her family was always evident as well as all things pertaining to Georgia. Her warm personality and sweet southern accent will be missed by so many. A Celebration of Life was Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the First Presbyterian Church of Macomb with Reverend Mark Merrill officiating. Private inurnment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Marjorie’s memory to the First Presbyterian Church of Macomb. The family wishes to thank all those who were kind and thoughtful to our Mother throughout her life. Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb is in charge of arrangements. You may leave condolences and sign the guest book online at clugston-tibbittsfh.com..
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OBITUARIES Hobart Bucher
FARMINGTON – Hobart H. Bucher, 95, of Peoria, formerly of Farmington, died Feb. 13, at his residence. He is survived by his wife Bonnie, children Jill Brecher and Jason Bucher of Orlando, Fla., Kyle (Douglas) Martin of North Bend, Ohio, and Julie Lonteen of Peoria; 10 grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. In Farmington, Hobart was editor and owner of the Farmington Bugle before settling into a 25-year career as an editor at the Peoria Journal Star. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial service was Feb. 19 at Mt. Hawley Community Church in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.legacy.com.
Patricia Louise Chandlee
WILLIAMSFIELD – Patricia Louise Chandlee, 79, of Galesburg, formerly of Williamsfield, died Feb. 14. Survivors include children Brenda (and Michael) Philbee, Kerry Chandlee, Robert (and Shelly) Chandlee, and Kimberly (and Ron) Sevigny, all of Galesburg, and Lisa (and Derek) Meeks of Las Vegas; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; and sisters Martha Nichols and Barb Mankel, both of Texas A 1954 graduate of Williamsfield High School, she was a beautician for many years in Williamsfield and sold Home Interiors for more than 20 years. Funeral services were Feb. 20 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Galesburg, with
burial at Williamsfield Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.h-p-w.com.
Robert Gilstrap
FARMINGTON – Robert D. Gilstrap, 77, of Farmington died Feb. 11 at the National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, Ark. Survivors include sons Robert (Paula) Gilstrap and Michael (Kimberly) Gilstrap, both of Farmington; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sisters Bonnie Danner of Trivoli and Betty Perrine of Bartonville. Bob spent his career working in the coal mining industry. He started as a UMWA member and was a welder on the construction of mining equipment in southern Illinois for Peabody Coal. He next worked as a welder, dozer operator, dragline oiler and truck driver at Peabody Coal’s Mecco Mine in Victoria. Bob also was a union official during this time. Funeral services were Feb. 22 at the United Methodist Church in Farmington, followed by burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
Beulah Lampe
FARMINGTON – Beulah M. Lampe, 97, of Tremont, mother of a Farmington woman, died Feb. 19 at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton. Survivors include daughters Carol (Kenny) Urban of Farmington and Cheryl (Delmar) Smith of Morton; sons Jack (Diane) Stokes of Groveland and David (Jackie) Lampe of Hopedale; 7 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 9 greatgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services were Feb. 24 at
Tremont United Methodist Church, with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Tremont. Condolences may be left online at www.davisoswaldfh.com.
Linda Slater
LAURA – Linda Ann Slater, 75, of Pekin, grandmother of a Laura man, died Feb. 18 at Heartland Health Care Center in Peoria. Survivors include daughters Penny Lynn Calloway of Pekin and Jill Marie Slater of East Peoria; grandchildren Jeff (Wendy) Cunningham of Laura, Austin Calloway Jr. of Pekin, John Hackney of East Peoria and Cody Myers of Pekin; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were Feb. 23 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin, with burial at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin. Condolences may be left online at www.preston-hanley.com.
Norma M. Strom
WILLIAMSFIELD – Norma M. Strom, 88, of Victoria, grandmother of a Williamsfield woman, died Feb. 17 at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. Survivors include son Willard Strom Jr. of Victoria; grandchildren Teresa “Terri” Chandlee of Williamsfield, Jennifer “Jenny” (Jeff) Nichols of Galesburg, and Eric (Ali) Strom of Knoxville; 13 great-grandchildren; and 1 greatgreat-granddaughter. Funeral services were Feb. 20 at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home & Crematory in Oneida, with interment at the Victoria Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
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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
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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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Brimfield wound up 211 against Class 1A teams and was a perfect 15-0 at home this year. Nicole Thurman added 14 points in the supersectional game. Brimfield punched its ticket to the Elite Eight last Thursday with a 5344 win over Liberty in the Brimfield Sectional. The Indians’ only deficit was
3-2 for a few seconds. McCormick was key in the first half going to the hoop and shooting from behind the arc. She finished with 13 points. After leading 31-22 at halftime, Brimfield held steady in the third quarter, with a pace that slowed the play but quickened the clock to their advantage. A Dura pass to freshman Kamryn Cuevas for a
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layup at 1:42 gave Brimfield a 39-29 heading into the fourth. That’s when things tightened up. Madelyn Hyer’s trey at 5:50 cut Brimfield’s lead to 41-39. Twelve seconds later, Dura found Cuevas for another clutch layup. Then after another Liberty basket, Dura took over, driving to the basket and scoring, then hitting a step-back jumper to go up 47-43 with 2:18 left. Cuevas followed with a jumper at 1:33 to widen the lead to 49-43. The final Brimfield answer came just eight seconds later when Dura completed a pick-pocket steal with a lay-in for the eightpoint advantage, and the
home crowd knew its team was moving on. Dura scored 20 and assisted on seven, and along with McCormick’s 13, Thurman had eight, and Cuevas scored six. “Shayla was big for us,” Blane said. “Kamryn’s six points came when we really needed them, and Kennedy was solid all game, and was the finisher for us at the end.” Dura was top scorer for the season at 17.3 points per game. Next up were Kenzie Schlipf (9.0), McCormick and Thurman (8.7). Dura added 6.1 assists and 3.7 steals per game. Rebounding leaders were McCormick (6.9) and Schlipf (5.6).
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BOYS: Told to shoot, Bauer does just that my biggest,” said Bauer, who ranked the trey well ahead of a buzzerbeater vs. Quest in freshman ball. Farmington (21-6, 11-1) had two chances to win in the final 12 seconds but saw treys by Judd Anderson and Swearingen hit the rim. “To be honest, I thought that last 3 was in,” Farmington coach Jeff Otto said. “But to add insult to injury, his ankle is pretty bad.” On the same final shot, Swearingen turned his ankle and went down in a heap. That was an unfair end to a night when he was the best player on the floor, racking up 24 points (on 6-for-12 3-point shooting) and nine rebounds. But even Swearingen had no answer for the inside play of big Brad Novak, who gashed the shorter Farmers for 17 points and seven rebounds. Swietek added 14 for Brimfield and White had 13. After a relatively quiet first half, Eric Higgs (22 points) got hot down the stretch for Farmington, going 4for-4 on long 3-pointers in the fourth quarter – the last of which had given Farmington a 67-65 lead with 55 seconds left.
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Prairieland since falling to Elmwood in December of 2012. That the Indians won again was due in part to an unexpected hero: Jordan Bauer. Coming in, senior reserve Bauer was the best 3-point shooter on his team, hitting at a 46 percent clip. But coach Scott Carlson said he had talked to Bauer in recent weeks about shooting more. “We actually pulled him aside three or four weeks ago and told him, ‘When you go in a game, we want you shooting. You’re on the floor to shoot, so look for your shots,’” Carlson said. “Ever since then he’s been really valuable.” The conversation certainly paid off Friday, as Bauer came off the bench to hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. With Farmington focused on guards Phelan Kelly, Koby White and Jace Swietek, there was room for Bauer to launch his unorthodox treys. The last of his threes came with 22.7 seconds left and sealed Brimfield’s regular season record at 26-2 and 12-0. “I just wanted to get a shot up. I knew it was going in. That has to be
“You couldn’t ask for a better atmosphere for a championship game,” Otto said. Elmwood The Trojans closed the regular season at 19-10 on an eight-game win streak following a 58-32 victory over Havana last Friday. Senior Jake Roberts led Elmwood with 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting and seven rebounds while fellow seniors Jake Harlow (12 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the floor) and Matt Osmulski (6 points) were also top scorers. Princeville Princeville (16-12, 5-4 Lincoln Trail Conference) ended the regular season on a seven-game win streak after topping United, 52-29. Brendan Streitmatter showed once again how happy he is to be back in the lineup with a game-high 26 points and six 3-pointers. Nick Kraft had 12 for the Princes. ROWVA-Williamsfield The Cougars (20-11) fell to Annawan in the regular season finale. R-W had won its previous game over Mercer County, 64-62 in overtime behind 21 points from Sam Denhart and 18 from Zac Smith.
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Florey honored as MVC Pitcher of the Week to improve. She was also clutch in her first at bat of the season.” Florey pitched 13 2/3 innings over the weekend where she struck out 23 batters and gave up just one unearned run. Florey also picked up three wins. In a win over Northern Kentucky to cap off the weekend, Florey pitched the final four innings and drove in the winning run in the top of the 8th inning. In her first at-bat of the season, Florey singled to center field to help the Aces win their eighth game of the year.
The honors continued to roll in for Evansville freshman pitcher Morgan Florey. After earning CoMVP honors at last weekend's Tiger Classic, Brimfield graduate Florey brought home two Missouri Valley Conference awards. Florey was named the MVC Pitcher of the Week and also garnered Newcomer of the Week honors with her stellar performances in Nashville. “Morgan had a great weekend in the circle for us,” Aces head coach Mat Mundell said. “She continues
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Brimfield reaches Elite 8 Lady Indians fall in supers to top-ranked A&M By PHIL JOHNSON
SPRINGFIELD – Gradually but steadily, the Brimfield Lady Indians’ magical season drew to a close Monday night in the Class 1A supersectionals. Facing top-ranked Central A&M, the defending Class 1A girls basketball state champions, Brimfield (28-7) saw its season end in a 70-52 loss. When Kennedy Dura answered A&M’s 3-0 lead with a lay-in and a free throw at the 6:40 mark of the first, it appeared the Lady Indians might get on an early roll as they had so often this postseason. But not on this night. Rebounding problems, cold shooting (30.9 percent) and strong drives to the basket from A&M’s Mikah Maples (23 points) allowed the defending champs to gradually build an insurmountable lead against 10th-ranked Brimfield. “They out-rebounded us 49-30. They’re strong, quick, and efficient in their scoring,” coach Jim Blane said. “A&M is five strong on the floor all the time. There’s a reason they’re ranked For The Weekly Post
Members of Brimfield’s Class 1A sectional champion team are: Front Row (left to right): Delaney Smith, Mallory Meinke, Kennedy Dura, Mariah Millman, Chloe Bowe. Back Row (l to r): assistant Deb Fisher, head coach Jim Blane, Nicole Thurman, Kenzie Schlipf, Shayla McCormick, Camryn Swietek, Izzy Ott, Kamryn Cuevas, Alexis Asbell, assistant Maribeth Dura. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
Blane retires after 17 seasons By JEFF LAMPE Jim Blane didn’t quite go out on top. But finishing in the Elite Eight proved a fitting way for the veteran Brimfield girls basketball coach to bid adieu. As expected, Blane announced his retirement from coaching Blane following Monday’s loss to defending Class 1A state champion Central A&M. Weekly Post Staff Writer
“I just thought it was good timing,” said Blane, who stepped down as athletic director last fall. “We ended on a good note and I wanted the girls to know how much I appreciated them this year.” Blane finishes with a career record of 414-108 in 17 seasons at Brimfield, where his teams won nine regionals, three sectionals and placed fourth in Class 1A in 2009. This year’s 28-7 finish “exceeded” expectations according to Blane. He will teach one more year at Brimfield, then plans to spend time with his grandchildren who live in New York.
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Area teams encountered mixed results Tuesday during postseason boys basketball action. Defending Class 1A champion Brimfield (27-2) started its title defense with a 73-48 win over Ridgewood in the Brimfield Regional. Phelan Kelly had 31 points for Brimfield, Koby White scored 14 and Brad Novak had 13 rebounds. In Class 2A action Tuesday Farmington (22-6) avenged a regular-season loss to Illini Bluffs with a 62-60 victory at Athens. Eric Higgs scored 24 points and Trey Swearingen had 20 on a bad ankle. The Farmers play for a title Friday. Weekly Post Staff Writer
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Trey Swearingen had this game-winning attempt bounce off the rim at the buzzer last Friday. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.
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Brimfield, Farmington win By JEFF LAMPE
Indians perfect in Prairieland March Madness came early to Farmington last Friday in a Prairieland Conference title game that felt like a postseason showdown. While Trey Swearingen and his Farmington teammates came achingly close to ending Brimfield’s stranglehold on the Prairieland, ultimately it was the Indians who hoisted another boys basketball league crown. This one came after a 68-67 classic that ended the regular season in style. That’s the third straight league crown for Brimfield, which has not lost in the
first in the state and defending state champs. “On the positive side, we played our best basketball in the postseason, going through very tough opponents in order to be an Elite Eight team.” Down 21-15 at the end of the first and 33-22 at half, the Lady Indians were still within striking distance. But the Lady Raiders built their advantage to 51-36 at the very end of the third with a buzzer-beater layup. Brimfield kept playing hard, but the results just weren’t there. A&M (31-1) kept going to the hoop for scores, while the ball wouldn’t fall for the Lady Indians. By the six-minute mark, Central A&M was up by 21 and by 25 with 3:30 remaining. Dura (above in a photograph by Monte Kenney of Brimfield/Elmwood Sports Shots) finished with 25 points to give her 1,941 in her career. “Dura is an all-state player,” A&M coach Tom Dooley told the Peoria Journal Star. “I thought she was phenomenal. She caused us problems.”
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Also Tuesday, ROWVAWilliamsfield (21-12) saw its season end against Kewanee, 83-61, despite 21 points from Zac Smith. Donovan Oliver Jr. had 46 for Kewanee. On Monday, R-W won its opener with United, 54-35. Ricky McCreary had 18 points. Also Monday, Princeville (17-12) routed Galva, 86-60, at Brimfield. Brendan Streitmatter and Noah Bauman had 26 points and five treys apiece. Elmwood was to face Peoria Heights Wednesday at Lewistown and Princeville was to meet Polo for a shot at Brimfield in Friday’s title game. Regional championships tip off at 7 p.m. on Friday.