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Princeville petition sparked by financial worries By BILL KNIGHT
PRINCEVILLE – Two men instrumental in a petition objecting to the School Board issuing a Working Cash bond say their disagreement goes beyond one way to protect against state funding falling further behind or a threatened property-tax freeze statewide. Short-term, the consideration of a Working Cash bond was shifted from the School Board to the ballot box, says Larry “Shine” DeBord, 57. “I just think the board rushed into it,” he says. Weekly Post Staff Writer
But long-term, DeBord and Steve Snyder, 58, hope fresh faces run for the school board next year. “The board is supposed to be our voice,” DeBord says, “but it seems like they’re not listening to the community. Maybe new people would make a difference.” Three members of the sevenperson school board have terms expiring in 2017. The Board on Jan. 13 deliberated on a 383-signature petition that had been presented just before Christmas. The Board had not approved proceeding with
Farmington OK’s swap of cemetery
Area property tax rates School
Brimfield #309 Elmwood #322 Farmington #265 Princeville #326 Williamsfield #210
Tax Rate
School Portion
Tax Bill On $100,000 Home
8.11886 9.01370 8.62580 9.76247 8.74373
4.73658 5.28043 5.13860 5.72089 4.38480
$4,736 $5,280 $5,138 $5,720 $4,384
Source: County Clerks
issuing the Working Cash bonds, but started the legal process in case of an emergency. Now, however, if the Board ever decides it’s neces-
sary, the question must be put to District voters in a referendum. Snyder and DeBord’s main concern is what they see as wasteful spending overall, such
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Investors purchase Palace Theatre
FIRE NEAR PRINCEVILLE
By JEFF LAMPE
FARMINGTON – Any lack of communication on a land deal involving the City of Farmington and Brian and Susie Platt was apparently cleared up in executive session Monday night during a city council meeting. After exiting for a 45-minute closed session, council members returned to vote unanimously in favor of an ordinance that accepted a property on West Fort Street into the Oak Ridge Cemetery. That’s the deal Susie Platt thought had already been accepted more than a year ago in exchange for $17,500 she owed the City for a location rented for her Spoon River Home Health business. In 2013, Platt explained, the state of Illinois was slow making payments to medical agencies. She said the City was understanding and allowed her to pay payroll first and rent second. As a result, Spoon River Home Health built up a balance
as buying a building for the District office, buying nearby houses, adding work to the $8 million construction project, and depleting the contingency fund. Last Spring, concerns were raised about what could happen if renovation costs increased, and the board agreed their plan was to “stay on budget.” However, unexpected problems with a power line and a sewer line contributed to Change Orders, adding some $135,000 to the project, Snyder says. And the contingency fund to cover unforeseen situations has dropped
By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – The Palace Theatre in Elmwood did not stay closed for long. A group of local investors purchased the Elmwood movie house last Thursday. By Saturday the Elmwood Theatre Group had opened the doors to 128 paying customers eager to see “Kung Fu Panda 3” and to get back into a century-old building that had been shuttered for 20 days. “It’s a community that invested with their heart,” said Rick LeHew, president of the Elmwood Theatre Company. “The theater has been truly integral to Elmwood’s history.” Investors raised enough money to purchase the theater from Farmers State Bank of Elmwood, to pay off a loan to the City of Elmwood for a digital projector, to pay off back Weekly Post Staff Writer
This is all that remains of a former hog shed on the property of Ben and Hanna Martin that burned last Saturday. Several chickens perished in the fire. Akron-Princeville Fire Department was first on the scene and several other fire departments assisted. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
Park renovation planned in Williamsfield By BILL KNIGHT
WILLIAMSFIELD – The start of a miniature golf course, a 50-foot hillside slide and upgraded electrical service to a pavilion and the northwest corner of Doubet-Benjamin Park were approved by the Village Board on Monday as dozens of For The Weekly Post
other ideas were discussed for the year. The Board is considering projects including tearing down the old water building to save heating costs; improving drainage on Gale Street; grinding some intersections and resurfacing some streets; developing plans for a sidewalk
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of $17,500 for six months of unpaid rent. Spoon River Health has since moved locations and has not rented from the city for several years. Platt said she was approached by the city and former Mayor Kenn Stufflebeam about swapping 0.56 acres of land behind the former Chapman School in exchange for the unpaid rent. “This was never my idea,” she said. The Platts paid for a survey of the land and a deed was filed in Fulton County Court. But at the last council meeting, the first reading of an ordinance approving the deal elicited considerable discussion. “It came as a surprise to council members,” explained mayor Kent Kowal. “That’s why there was a big hullabaloo at the last meeting.” Kowal said that was unfortunate, adding he
had been made aware of the deal by Stufflebeam. “The former mayor felt sure that he had talked with council members at a committee meeting about this exchange,” Kowal said. “When I took over in June of 2015 this is one of the things he told me to finish up. I went ahead and did that without any comment because I assumed (the council) was aware of it.” The deal will allow Farmington to square off the north line of the cemetery and clear the way for expansion. “It’s a good thing for the cemetery. It’s a good thing for the city and it’s good for the Platts,” Farmington City Adminstrator Rollen Wright said. “It’s a win-win for everybody.” Another likely win-win situation involves the city’s South Main Street parking lot behind Benny’s Tap. The council discussed four proposals for improving the lot and
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voted unanimously to approve an option with an expected price tag of $106,719. That option calls for blacktopping the lot with three inches of asphalt and an additional three inches in areas frequented by garbage trucks. “With the traffic there, the asphalt should last up to 30 years,” Alderman Matt Ulm said. The City has a grant for $75,000 and must pick up any additional costs. That’s one reason council members did not opt for an all-concrete option that carried a $205,124 price tag. Options were estimates presented by Maurer Stutz Inc., which will put the project out for bid. Council members also voted to accept a $5,000 bid from Sarah and Richard Keefer for the Ward School building. The Keefers said they plan to convert the old school into a six-unit housing facility.
That decision did not sit well with Bryan Melton, who along with brother Gary Melton had bid $10,527 for the building which they said they planned to use as a furniture and consignment shop. “This was our right,” said Kowal, who added the council felt the housing facility would be better for Farmington in the long term in terms of tax revenue and development of the property. “Well I object,” Bryan Melton said. “I guess we just didn’t know enough people on the board.” In other action: • Dave Ehlers, Farmington’s public works superintendent, reported that work on a maintenance shed has stopped due to “a lack of funds from the state.” • Police Chief Carl Powell thanked State Farm Insurance for donating chairs to be used by the audience at council meetings, in classrooms in the City Building and at the Farmington Fire Department. • Powell reported there were six arrests in Farmington in January, 76 traffic stops, 32 reports completed, two crimes against people, six ordinance violations, 17 property crimes and two crashes handled by the police department. • The council approved the use of city streets for the Hearts for Adi 5K Run on June 25. • The council approved ordinances approving abatement of a 2007 Bond Tax Levy and a 2008 Bond Tax Levy.
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Rambling through central Illinois, pondering how parents survive teenagers, wisdom teeth, stomach flu, new shoes, college costs and everything else involved with keeping youngsters alive. uuu I try not to get too political in this space. But how can you resist the wackiJeff ness of this LAMPE year’s election? I am stunned most by two things: 1. Bernie Sanders is a socialist and is relevant; 2. Donald Trump’s hair. ... Beyond that, the mere idea that Hillary could struggle to defeat, in order, the country’s first black president and now a white-haired, Jewish Socialist from Vermont is staggering. But it’s also welcome. I’m sorry, she treats the United States as if we owe her something ... as if she is better than anyone and beyond reproach. That “Chillary” fails to inspire voters indicates there is still hope for our country. The Trump thing? Not so much. uuu The first comment came from Ron Cluskey, who we really need to add to our copy editing staff (which also includes Scott Doubet). “I must know nothing about trivia,” Cluskey said. “I got every single
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made the playoffs in the time they’ve been alive. The answer is simple. Since birth, I’ve told the boys that, one day, the Bills will return to the Super Bowl. When that day comes, I will pay for tickets, plane fare and the whole works to attend the game along with any sons of mine who have been true fans. They like that idea. So do I. There really is nothing in the sporting world quite like a Super Bowl. uuu Pastor Brad Watkins of the United Methodist Church of Elmwood offered up a statistic recently that scared me. “Only 20 percent of people in the United States think that institutional religion is important.” Based on the Iowa caucuses, I’d say that number is closer to 80 percent in our neighbor to the west. ... Parting shot: No way Cam Newton loses Sunday. I put the blame on Ron Rivera, a master at getting less out of more. Broncos 21-20. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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The time I got fired by a jerk of a boss
Before Christmas, I wrote about being the assistant manager in a toy store. I was in my very early 20s, not very mature, and had a temper that wasn’t conducive to any job, let alone Jon one that had to GALLAGHER deal with a boss who was a jerk. Yeah, I was fired from that job, but it wasn’t because we played with toys when we should have been working. It wasn’t because I made customers angry (in fact, it was usually me who was smoothing things out between the customers and the manager). It wasn’t because I mistreated any of the employees under me. Let me give you MY side of the
story. Before one Christmas, one of my relatives had married someone of another race (I’m trying to protect identities here, so relationships and names won’t be used). This was something you didn’t see a lot in the mid to late ’70s, but my entire family, me included, had no problem with it. We welcomed the person into our family without a question. The couple, who by this time had been married for a few years, adopted a child who was of mixed race. Again, this was not the norm at this time. Personally, I was pretty happy about it and bragged about it every chance I got. It was after Christmas and Star Wars toys were hot. They were so hot at Christmas that Kenner, the company manufacturing the toys, were giving out vouchers and letting recipients know that their loved one
had purchased a Star Wars toy but they hadn’t had time to fill the order yet. The orders would start hitting the stores in February and March. Meanwhile, other toy manufacturers were hopping on the bandwagon, filling in with toys from other sci-fi movies and TV shows. A new TV show, “Battlestar Galactica,” was being produced and some of the toys from it were starting to trickle in. Meanwhile, “Star Trek” was enjoying a rebirth and we had just gotten in a shipment of their characters. We had little action figures of Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones and the rest of the crew, even some minor characters. One of the minor characters was Bele, a half-black, half-white guy. We’re not talking mixed race here; this guy had a line down the middle
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Area tax assessment complaints resolved By BILL KNIGHT
PEORIA – Peoria County Supervisor of Assessments Dave Ryan last week released the final determinations by the County Board of Review of Assessments for property-tax complaints for the 2015 tax year. The deadline for filing complaints was Sept. 28. The Board of Review of Assessments – which has the authority to confirm, reduce or increase any assessment as appears just – is made up of
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Township
Assessor
# Complaints (# Residential)
Value Increased
Value Decreased
No Change
Brimfield
Sandra Powell
0
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Elmwood
Steve Davis
21 (16 res.)
0
14 (67%)
7 (33%)
Jubilee
Tom Missen
7 (5)
1 (14%)
3 (43%)
3 (43%)
Kickapoo
Jack Duke
45 (34)
0
19 (42%)
28 (62%)
Millbrook
Sandra Powell
1 (0)
0
1 (100%)
0
Princeville
Susan Hofer
4 (2)
0
3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Radnor
Tom Missen
17 (16)
0
8 (47%)
9 (52%)
Rosefield
Tom Missen
7 (4)
0
1 (14%)
6 (86%)
three members (chair Kristina Clore, Rick Salisbury and Diane Wetchler, CPA) together with
additional members, appointed by the chair of the Peoria County Board. The above chart shows
how many of the appeals were residential; the remainder were commercial, industrial or farm.
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FARMINGTON – Peoria County Sheriff’s Officers on Jan. 29 arrested two people for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Johnna Jacobson, 28, and John Rose, 33, both of Farmington, were cited. Rose also was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were transported to the Peoria County Jail.
A 1995 Chevrolet was towed from the scene on Harmon Highway in Bellevue. A ticket for unlawful transportation also was listed, according to police reports.
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• Christopher Evans, 34, of Laura on Jan. 25 was arrested for deceptive practices and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Nicholas Turner, 32, of Farmington, on Jan. 25 was arrested for Failure To Appear and transported to the Peoria County Jail to hold for another agency. • Farmington police on Jan. 30 arrested two 16-year-old Farmington
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boys or criminal trespassing and criminal damage to property after an incident at a vacant apartment on North Main Street. • Jason Palley, 38, of Elmwood on Jan. 31 was arrested on a Fulton County warrant and transported to the Fulton County Jail. • Otto Gibbs, 48, of Farmington on Jan. 31 was arrested on a Knox County warrant and transported to the Fulton County Jail.
Deer accidents
• Jan. 29 – Patricia Pittman of Elmwood on Illinois Route 78 near Korth Road in Elmwood Township.
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BILLTOWN: Foundation helping fund mini golf Continued from Page 1
park projects, Andy Fritz of the Parks Association said the miniature golf course will be constructed with help from the Norman Foundation and other donations and will start as a three-hole feature. “We want to see that it’ll be protected from vandalism and so on,” he told the Board. The hillside slide, planned for the northwest corner to the lowest point of the park, will be funded by the Park Association, but the upgrade to electrical service could cost some $6,000, and thus far the association has only received one bid. The Board OK’d an annual obligation of $480 for increased electricity costs, and it will consider what portion of the $6,000 ex-
penses the Village might underwrite. The Board’s next meeting, March 7, will set a budget for the next fiscal year, which starts May 1. For the current fiscal year, financial operations are “fairly reasonable,” said Board President Mick Gray, who reported a surplus in the General Fund, a deficit in the Motor Fuel Tax Fund, balances in both the Waterworks and Operations & Maintenance Funds, and expenses slightly ahead of revenues in Depreciation and other Funds, which pay up front. “We expect to catch up by the end of the year,” he said. In other news, • Fritz reported the FFA Alumni Association decided to step back
from contributing to an 80-foot by 100-foot pavilion because the $23,000 project could include a concrete floor for an additional $50,000; • some playground equipment needs to be repaired or replaced, and the Park Association may memorialize trees planted over the last 22 years; • two remaining unsightly properties are being referred to the Village’s attorney; • a new generator for the waterworks went online last week with a new security fence, and the Board approved a 10-year service agreement with Altorfer in Peoria at a cost of $2,404 per year; and • the next Recycle Day was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27.
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of his face and half of it was clown-white and the other half was shoe-polish black. The store manager and a stock boy were busy in one aisle of the store, putting the Star Trek figures on display. I was on the other side of the shelving unit, but well within earshot – something the manager didn’t know. He picked up one of the Bele dolls and said to the stock boy, “Hey look! It’s Jon’s (relative)!” I came around the corner because I thought maybe the couple had brought the child into the store to see me. The manager’s eyes just about popped out of his head and he childishly tried to hide the doll behind his back. It only took a second to figure out that he was making fun of a baby who was just a few months old (not to mention me). My temper got the better of me. I grabbed the manager by his shirt and tie and threw him up against the door that led to the stockroom. I drew my fist back,
cocking it like a bow and arrow, right beside my ear. “If you ever say anything like that again, I will lay you out.” I didn’t stutter. I think I made myself clear. I held him there for a few seconds, watching him shake, before letting go. And then he said the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard anyone say. “You should have gone ahead and punched me because now you’re fired.” What surprised me most about all this is how much it hurts your hand when it connects solidly with someone’s jaw. I went out to the mall area in front of the store and waited for police to arrive. I knew I’d be getting a ride downtown, so I thought I’d save them the trouble of hunting for me. Sure enough, an officer showed up within the half hour (it took a little while for the boss to wake up from his nap). Karma was on my side that afternoon; the cop was black. When I explained to him what happened, he shook his head and told me to wait there. He went
into the store and had a conversation with the boss, then came back out and said, “You can go back in. You’re not fired anymore.” I found out later that the cop had told the boss how insensitive he had been and that unless he liked getting tickets every time he drove in town, he’d hire me back and forget the whole thing ever happened. The cop also told me to contact him personally if the boss ever gave me any grief. I was fired a couple
weeks later for some minor infraction that was totally unrelated. I don’t even remember what it was. Except we all know the real reason I got canned. And about a month later, the manager requested a transfer to another store in the chain. Seem that he was tired of getting speeding tickets for going a couple miles over the limit, for not using a turn signal, or for any number of other minor traffic violations. I wonder why.
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ELMWOOD KIWANIS DONATION Money for Ministry Elmwood Kiwanis member Gene Gibson (center) presents a check for $918 to Reverend Marla Bauler (left) and Pastor Brad Watkins (right) for the Ministerial Alliance’s Community Aid Fund. Money was raised through the sale of more than 800 boxes of cheese during the holiday season. In addition to organizing community events like Trunk or Treat, the Ministerial Alliance offers financial support to those seeking assistance paying rent, utilities or medical bills. The group will also receive half the proceeds from the Kiwanis Pancake & Whole Hog Sausage Day this Saturday from 6-10:30 a.m. at Elmwood High School. Words and photo by Jeff Lampe
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from $350,000 to $12,000, according to school records. “They’ve spent a fortune on addons,” he says. “And that continues [their] spending during deficit years.” DeBord focuses on the future more than the building project, he says. “The building is a done deal,” DeBord says. “I voted for it – although if I had to do it over, I maybe wouldn’t. Still, I wonder why the architect or engineer or somebody weren’t responsible for the situation like the power line. It wasn’t underground; it’s been there for years.” Superintendent Shannon Duling has stressed that the Working Cash bond idea was a hedge against the
“possibility of a property tax freeze. “The problem is that if there is a major financial liability that comes up while we are under the proposed tax freeze – even if it is a Health/Life Safety issue – the District would have no way to issue bonds to pay for the unforeseen expense,” he said. “Funds would have to be diverted from the Education Fund, meaning we would be taking away from direct student educational expenses – reduced teachers, supplies, etc.).” Plus, the Board already is considering as “most viable” an option to refinance two construction bonds to more easily make constructionbond payments and also lower the tax rate, not a Working Cash bond issuance. The Board also has considered
cost-cutting measures such as limiting professional-development workshops, student field trips, and board conferences, plus more dramatic alternatives including moving to four-day work weeks, eliminating pre-K transportation, and getting rid of about $250,000 worth of jobs. “Our tax rate is already high,” Snyder says. “Maybe the board ought to implement some of those ideas before adding some new obligation.” Snyder concedes some may consider him a gadfly, but others think he’s just a conscientious taxpayer. “I have had more people thank me for speaking up,” he says. The school board’s next scheduled meeting is Wednesday (Feb. 10) at 6:30 p.m
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taxes and to serve as working capital for improvements and start-up costs. Farmers State Bank of Elmwood was the lone bidder for the Palace and the Garden Theatre in Canton at a foreclosure sale in the Peoria County Courthouse. Negotiations between the bank
and investors moved quickly, according to LeHew. The group plans to show as many first-run movies as possible. “And when we show second-run movies, we plan to tell people in advance so they can plan better,” LeHew said. A grand opening is being planned for a later date.
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“A marketing committee is being put together to brainstorm ideas,” LeHew said. “We’ve got a lot of ideas already. Now we’ve got to whittle them down.” Show times will be 7 p.m. nightly and 2:30 p.m. for Sunday matinees. Tickets are $5 and $4 for matinees, with children 3 and under admitted for free.
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Elmwood to seek bids for senior center By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Sealed bids will be solicited for the purchase of the Senior Citizens Center on South Magnolia under an ordinance unanimously approved Tuesday by the City Council. Public notices will be published in The Weekly Post on Feb. 11, 18 and 25, according to attorney Stephanie Schmieg, and bids are due by 4 p.m. March 15 and scheduled to be opened at the Council’s meeting that night. Terms of the sale require a buyer to continue to make the building availFor The Weekly Post
able to the American Legion Post 638, the Elmwood Senior Citizens Club, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4724. The terms also provide that legal fees and other charges would be waived if the balance off the accepted purchase price is paid by April 15. The Council also unanimously voted to purchase an 11-month-old male dog to continue the City’s K-9 Unit. Current K-9 dog, Bullet, retired due to hip dysplasia. His handler, Officer Harry McFall, also will withdraw. Officer Andy Steck will be the handler for the new
K-9 dog, Rebel, who is being purchased from LaFollette Canine Training in Strafford, Mo., where Bullet was trained. The Council authorized spending up to $4,500 for the dog and his training. The City’s program, launched in 2012, is partially underwritten by Elmwood Township and other donations. Treasurer Harold Jehle said the purchase can be handled within this year’s budget. Steck said he hopes he and the dog will be trained, certified and ready for duty by late March. Jehle said January was “a good month,” showing
“It’s routine,” said Village President Sid Stahl. “It makes up for what the schools don’t get in the TIF [arrangement].” In other business, Kevan Cooper from Bruner, Cooper & Zuck engineering made a presentation, and the Village continued its relationship with the Galesburg firm
and also instructed them to proceed with plans to extend water and sewer service to the Dollar General under construction. The retailer also submitted a building permit. Several ordinance violations for unsightly properties were also discussed.
Princeville board reimburses school By BILL KNIGHT
PRINCEVILLE – The Village Board on Monday approved reimbursing Princeville CUSD 326 about $219,000 from Tax Increment Financing funds, an annual transaction tied to an Inter-Government Agreement with the schools. For The Weekly Post
more than $17,000 in sales taxes, a Motor Fuel Tax disbursement about $500 above normal, a $16,000 payment from the Elmwood Theatre Co. for the balance owed on the Palace Theatre projection system, and two state income-tax payments totaling more than $25,000. On “the short side of [being] on budget” is the Waterworks Fund, on pace to finish $12,000 short on projected revenue. In other news: • Police Chief Aaron Bean reported 56 incidents, 39 reports, 3 stops, 1 ticket and 13 warnings in January; • Economic Development Director Dick Taylor reported that the Elmwood Development Association will have a booth at the Peoria Home Show Feb. 26-28 at the Peoria Civic Center; and • the Council approved an early retirement package for long-time public works employee Bill Snider, who left the staff this week.
Brimfield board to consider Vietnam marker By TERRY BIBO
BRIMFIELD – Recognition for those who served in Vietnam may soon be set in stone here — with honors for others to follow. Representing American Legion Post 452, Fred Middleton asked village trustees for a little help at Monday’s meeting. He got a major response. “I can tell you there’s no obstacle here,” said president Dan Fishel, vowing to place the matter at the top of the March agenda. According to Middleton, local mogul Rita Kress and the Daughters of the American Revolution approached the Legion with a plan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. “They would like to For The Weekly Post
present the town a monument,” Middleton said. An 18 x 18 x 60-inch black granite marker bearing the inscription “Dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War” will be created. The DAR will pay the estimated $5,000 cost. With expenses covered, the question before the village board is the marker’s location. “We’d really like to see it up here in the park,” Middleton said “... (and) leave room to add for World War II, the Gulf, Korea.” Village officials appeared enthusiastic, but could not act Monday because the matter was not included on this month’s agenda. “We’ll work with you guys to the best outcome possible,” Fishel said.
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HANNA CITY – Wildlife Prairie Park will hold the grand opening of a new sledding hill Friday (Feb. 5). The park has a snow-making machine that will operate any time the temperature is 28 degrees or cooler. Sledding hours are 4-7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Friday, there is free admission for the first 100 people after 2:30 p.m.
Princeville museum taking rummage items
PRINCEVILLE – Princeville Heritage Museum director Julie Delbridge reminded area residents that if they’re cleaning up after the holidays, the museum is ready to take items you’re unloading for its annual rummage sale, May 13-14. “The museum takes donations year-round,” she said, “and, just like Goodwill and Salvation Army, we give you a receipt for a tax deduction.” The museum accepts donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and is
willing to set up a time to meet if another day is more convenient. “We take housewares, furniture, clothing, toys, tools, holiday decorations, books, DVDs, appliances and most other items,” she says. “All proceeds support the museum in collecting and maintaining the history of Princeville.” Email phmdirector@frontier.com or call (309) 385-1916.
‘Love your library’ month at Farmington
FARMINGTON – February is “Love Your Library Month” and the Farmington Area Public Library plans several events to mark the occasion: • Feb. 13 – at 1 p.m. that Saturday, Carlinville author Tom Emery will discuss the Civil War in Illinois. An accomplished speaker, public-address announcer and contributor to Illinois newspapers, Emery has written about Illinois History and Illinois in the Civil War, and he’s been honored with eight awards from the Illinois State Historical Society. • Feb. 16 – For students in 1st through 5th grades, the After
School Club will resume right after school until 4:45 p.m. Homework time, games and snacks will be arranged. • Feb. 17 – Allison Osman will help visitors create their own gazing balls on Adult Craft Night at 6 p.m.. Registration is required; phone 245-2175. Also – throughout this month, an original art piece based on the book “The Day the Crayons Quit” created by Farmington Central School District 265 students will be exhibited; the “Blind Date with A Book” program is ongoing, with readers choosing books based on first sentences (and nothing more) and taking it home to discover their “blind date”; and the library all month encourages patrons to help expand the video collection through the “Donate a DVD” campaign. Librarians encourage people to buy a DVD to watch with their family and then to donate it to the library. (The library will accept any DVD except R-rated films, and because of limited shelf space, can’t accept duplicate titles to the collection, but new and used DVDs are welcome).
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NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is given to creditors of the death of EDNA M. MARTIN. Letters of Office were issued to EDWIN R. MARTIN, 4517 West Legion Hall Road, Dunlap, Illinois 61525, and AUDREY L. BRAKER, 4500 West County Line Road, Speer, Illinois 61479, as Co-Executors, whose attorney is THE CORDIS LAW OFFICE, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 129 North Walnut Avenue, 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 21st day of July 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 the 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 representatives and to the attorney with in ten (10) days after is has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.
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Rachel Dixon
ELMWOOD – Rachel I. Dixon, 94, of Peoria Heights, who operated the A&W Root Beer Stand here for 16 years, died Jan. 23 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home. A funeral service was Jan. 29 at Resurrection Mausoleum Chapel. Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon. com.
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KICKAPOO – William “Billy” Galindo Jr., 58, of Chillicothe, brother of a Kickapoo woman,
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Rodney Huss
PRINCEVILLE – Rodney “Redbeard” Huss, 63, of Chillicothe, father of a Princeville man, died Jan. 24, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Survivors include his wife Teri (Hopkins) Huss; sons Daniel (Jennifer) Huss of Princeville and Timothy J. Huss of West Lake Village, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. A funeral service was Jan. 27 at Mason-White Funeral Home in Washington, Ill., with burial at Chillicothe City Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
Manfred Malone
PRINCEVILLE – Manford H. Malone, 77, of Peoria, formerly of Princeville, died Jan. 28 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria. Manford farmed all his life in the Laura area until ill health forced him to move to Sharon Willows in Peoria in 1999.
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OBITUARIES He was a member of the Princeville Presbyterian Church and the Princeville Lion's Club. Funeral services were Feb. 2 at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville, with burial at Princeville Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
Jimmy Murphy
FARMINGTON – Jimmy D. Murphy, 80, of Farmington died Jan. 28 at Farmington Country Manor. Survivors include daughters Debra Scheerer, Diana J. Keefer, Judy Welker, Janette (Richard) Hadsall and Vicki (John) Welker; brother Ted (Connie) Murphy; sisters Bernice Miller and Margeurite Vavrosky; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Cremation rites were accorded. Graveside services were Feb. 1 at Yates City Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
David Sauder
BRIMFIELD – David S. Sauder, 75, of Brimfield died Jan. 27 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Rita (Power) Sauder; son David (Rachel) Sauder of Hanna City; daughters Serena (John) Hoerr of Peoria and AnJalena (Brett) Grimm of Morton; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were Jan. 30 at the Peoria Apostolic Christian Church, with burial at the Peoria Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery in Edwards.
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Joy Smith
FARMINGTON – Joy Ann Smith, 64, of Farmington died Jan. 25 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Edward Smith; her father, Lawrence White of Bellevue; one stepson, Daniel (Maggie) Smith of Canton; two stepdaughters, Regina Burgett of Canton and Coral (David) Nickels of Yates City; seven step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson. Funeral services were Jan. 29 at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria, with burial at Fondulac Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.remmertfuneralhome.com.
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Farmington 7th, 8th graders win regionals
FARMINGTON – Farmington’s seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys basketball teams won IESA regional titles in the past week. The seventh-grade team for Farmington (17-6) defeated Monmouth-Roseville, 31-25, on Jan. 27 to claim a Class 7-3A regional title on its home floor. The seventh graders were set to play for a state berth on Wednesday (Feb. 3). The Farmers traveled to Chillicothe IVC for Wednesday’s 6:30 p.m. sectional game against Mossville (23-0), which was a 5731 regional winner over Peoria Quest. The winner of the IVC Sectional plays Saturday (Feb. 6) at 10 a.m. in Wenona at Fieldcrest High School.
In eighth grade, unbeaten and top seeded Farmington (22-0) downed Monmouth United 51-20 on Monday and then crushed MonmouthRoseville, 65-42, on Tuesday to win the Monmouth United 8-3A regional championship. As a result, Farmington’s eighth graders will play at Mercer County Junior High School on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the sectionals against the winner between Tremont and Mossville. Members of this team placed third last year in 7-3A competition and finished 23-3.
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Two other local boys basketball teams advanced to regional title games that will be played on Thursday (Feb. 4) in IESA eighth grade
action. In Class 8-2A, Princeville defeated Brimfield 35-32 on Monday to advance to Thursday’s finale of the Midland Middle School Regional. Princeville will play HenrySenachwine at 6 p.m. Also in 8-2A, Elmwood won 5741 against Peoria Christian on Tuesday night as guard Logan Wallace had a strong game to celebrate his birthday. Elmwood will play against host Peoria St. Vincent de Paul Thursday at 6 p.m. In 8-1A, Williamsfield lost to Monmouth ICS in the semifinals of the Williamsfield Regional. ICS advances to play Thursday at 6 p.m. against top-seed Annawan.
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the Lady Indians total output. Dura and McCormick each added seven. Elmwood Elmwood’s loss to Brimfield was closer than the final score indicated. Shut out until 3:50 remaining in the first quarter, the Lady Trojans climbed to within 24-17 with 3:48 remaining in the first half with a trey from Rachel Jacobson. Elmwood (14-13) fought back again to within 53-43 with 4:16 to play on a Jacobson basket assisted by Grace LaFollett. Jacobson had 13 points and Allie Meyers had 12. The Lady Trojan lost a home heartbreaker to Prairieland foe South Fulton on Thursday, 52-50. Second and fourth quarter Elmwood advantages just weren’t quite enough to offset a weak third period from the hosts. Meyers turned in a solid 14point, 10-rebound performance. Morgan Ledbetter also tallied 14 points. “We were able to put up three
shots inside the lane in the final six seconds to tie, but they wouldn’t go through,” coach Gregg Meyers said. Farmington For coach Jimmy Jordan’s young team, finishing strong with needed adjustments being made seems to be falling into place. The Lady Farmers (12-16) won their third straight Monday at home in a 60-33 blowout over Rushville. Scoring leaders were Abbey Brown with 18 and Megan Gilstrap with 10. Farmington picked up a close, 41-36 Prairieland Conference victory at North Fulton last Thursday thanks to a 14 points from Morgan Powell, 12 from Morgan Wherley and 12 from Brown. Down three at the break and also after three quarters, Farmington rallied 15-7 in the fourth for the win. “Our defense was solid tonight, and we kept our fouls down. Also, we converted on free throws down the stretch,” Jordan said. “ Our hard work in these areas at practice paid
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Princeville Princeville (17-11) got 27 points and seven 3-pointers from senior Breana Bauman in a 54-43 seniornight victory over United on Monday. Bauman had five treys in the second quarter and sophomore post player Lucy Waid pulled down 12 rebounds in the game. The Lady Princes traveled to Peoria Christian last Thursday and suffered a 51-29 non conference setback. “ After a very good game the previous night against Galva, Peoria Christian applied pressure on us, and we didn’t handle it very well,” coach John Gross said. Princeville had downed Galva the night before, 60-46. Marisa Horton-Meza’s late season entry from injury has continued to strengthen the team. She led with 26 points. Caitlin Pullen scored 16 and Waid added 10 points. “We shot well, and it was a great team effort,” Gross said.
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scoring punch in a season rapidly headed for the postseason. Seedings and assignments for boys Class 1A and 2A postseason games will be announced next week. Boys regionals start on Feb. 22. Here’s a look at how local teams, and their top guns, fared in the past week. Brimfield The Indians (21-2) bounced back from a loss to Illini Bluffs with a convincing, 62-29, Homecoming win over Bushnell-Prairie City last Friday. Brimfield led 30-14 at halftime and never looked back even though Kelly scored just eight points. In his place, Jace Swietek poured in 18 points and Koby White added 16. On Tuesday, Brimfield struggled early against Prairieland foe West Prairie according to coach Scott Carlson, whose team led by only five points at halftime. But the Indians rallied in the final two quarters to win, 53-31, and to remain a perfect 8-0 in league play. Top scorers for Brimfield were Kelly with 23 and White with 10. Brimfield is at Delavan Friday. Elmwood The Trojans (14-10) hit the road Tuesday night, travelling to Astoria for a 56-38 win over South Fulton as sophomore post player Vince Lenzi erupted for a career-high 39 points. Groeper was next with nine points. Last Friday, Elmwood routed
Knoxville, 64-48. Groeper was on fire early, bombing in three 3-points and scoring 11 of his game-high 27 points in the first 2:42. Ahead 30-12 at halftime and 5329 after three quarters, Elmwood coasted to the win as Lenzi scored 12 points and senior Jake Roberts racked up 11. Roberts is averaging 10.4 points per game and shooting a team-high 48 percent from the floor (52 percent on 2-point shots). Roberts also leads with 7.2 rebounds per game and Lenzi is next at 6.6. Elmwood takes another road trip Friday to face potent Lewistown. Farmington The Farmers (18-4) kept rolling Tuesday with a 61-42 victory at home against Rushville-Industry. Swearingen scored 18, Higgs had 14 and Judd Anderson tallied 14 on a balanced night for the Farmers. Farmington is home against Quest Academy on Friday. Princeville The Princes (8-12) dropped to 1-2 in the Lincoln Trail Conference tournament with a 65-45 loss against Wethersfield Tuesday. “The game was much closer than the score reflects,” coach Jeff Kratzer said. “We were down five halfway through the third quarter.” Kraft had 13 points, Bauman added 12 and Marshall Martin tallied 11 for Princeville. Last Thursday, the Princes dropped a 53-42 decision to No. 2 seed Mercer County. Then last Saturday, Princeville ousted West Central, 50-32.
Pool play for the Princes concludes with a Friday game at 6 p.m. against United. Saturday’s game time and foe at ROWVA High School will be determined by the Friday contest. Pool-play tiebreakers are head-tohead competition first, followed by free-throw percentage and defensive points allowed. Saturday’s games start with the ninth-place contest at 1 p.m. and finish with the title game at 7. ROWVA-Williamsfield The Cougars (17-7) rolled through their first two Lincoln Trail Conference tournament games, beating Galva (63-37) and Stark County (63-39). Zac Smith and Ricky McCreary posted 14 points each against Stark County, as the Cougars used a 26-9 run in the third quarter to blow the game open. Things were not as easy Tuesday night against Ridgewood, but the Cougars still prevailed, 64-55, in a game that coach Bob Anderson called “a big challenge.” R-W took a 16-7 lead after one quarter and led throughout behind top scorers McCreary (21 points), Smith (16) and Wight (10). The Cougars play Annawan (175) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the ROWVA elementary gym. Depending on the result, R-W will either play for first or third on Saturday. “They’re good, so it will take a good effort,” Anderson said. “We hit a tough spot in our schedule in January and now we’ve got a tough spot again.”
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Girls postseason games tip off Monday By JEFF LAMPE State-ranked Brimfield (24-4) will once again be the area’s top-seeded girls basketball team as regional play starts Monday (Feb. 8). Weekly Post Staff Writer
CLASS 1A ROWVA Regional Monday, Feb. 8 Game 1, 7 pm – (8) Peoria Heights vs. (10) Oneida ROWVA Wednesday, Feb. 10 Game 2, 6 pm – (1) Brimfield vs. Winner Game 1 Game 3, 7:30 pm – (4) Elmwood vs. (7) Spoon River Valley
Thursday, Feb. 11 Regional Final, 7 pm – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 Winner advances to play in Brimfield Sectional, Monday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. vs. Winner of Mendon Unity Regional.
Wednesday, Feb. 10 Game 2, 6 pm – (2) Abingdon-Avon vs. Winner Game 1 Game 3, 7:30 pm – (3) Princeville vs. (5) BushnellPrairie City Thursday, Feb. 11 Regional Final, 7 pm – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 Winner advances to play in Brimfield Sectional, Monday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Winner of Lewistown Regional.
Biggsville Regional Monday, Feb. 8 Game 1, 7 pm – (6) West Central vs. (9) West Prairie
CLASS 2A Peoria Christian Regional Monday, Feb. 8 Game 1, 7 pm – (9) Deer
POSTSEASON Feb. 8 - Regionals start Feb. 15 - Sectionals start Feb. 22 - Supersectionals Feb. 26-27 - State Finals at Redbird Arena, Bloomington
Creek-Mackinaw vs. (10) Farmington Wednesday, Feb. 10 Game 2, 6 pm – (1) Peoria Christian vs. Winner Game 1 Game 3, 7:30 pm – (4) El Paso vs. (8) Fieldcrest Friday, Feb. 12 Regional Final, 7 pm – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 Winner advances to play in the Manito Midwest Central Sectional, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. vs. Winner of Kewanee Regional.
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Area guards posting points
who has come back strong from a broken collarbone and Weekly Post Staff Writer posted 33 points in a recent High school basketball is a game. guard’s game. Both of those players were For all the oohs and ahhs the proven commodities last seabig guys in the paint may son. Not so Phelan Kelly of elicit, sharpshooters are the Brimfield, who has gone from ones who generally win and role player on a Class 1A state lose most games. title team to That’s certop gun for the tainly true for Scoring Leaders state’s No. 3 local teams Trey Swearingen, Farmington 20.8 ranked team. this year. Top Phelan Kelly, Brimfield 19.5 Kelly has said scorers on Eric Higgs, Farmington 18.0 he worked each of the 15.4 hard last offarea teams are Isaiah Groeper, Elmwood 15.1 season to imoutside shoot- Nick Kraft, Princeville Garrett Wight, ROWVA-W. 15.0 prove and the ers who rely more on the Noah Bauman, Princeville 14.1 results have shown on the long ball for floor. points than their long stature. Beyond those three are a Leading the scoring race is slasher (Garrett Wight), two Farmington’ senior Trey bombers (Isaiah Groeper and Swearingen, who at 6-foot-3 has the size to get inside but is Noah Bauman) and that rarest of players – a guy who hits 2most dangerous from outside point jumpers (Nick Kraft). the arc. Added together, they make The same is true for his junup for an enjoyable mix of ior teammate Eric Higgs, an Continued on Page 15 accomplished 3-point gunner
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BRIMFIELD – The Brimfield girls basketball team kept its unbeaten home record intact Monday night in a 64-48 victory over Prairieland and ICAC conference rival Elmwood. Brimfield (24-4) used an aggressive 2-2-1 press and an onslaught of three-point buckets to jump out to a 120 lead at the 3:50 mark of the first quarter. The Lady Indians finished that period up 15-4. In the second quarter, Chloe Bowe halted an Elmwood rally by draining a three at the 2:06 mark to put the Lady Indians up by 10, The eventually lead 32-17 at the break. In the third Brimfield was successful again from behind the arc and by getting fast break points to hold steady to a 50-35 advantage. With the lead cut to 10 close to the four-minute mark, it was yet another trey that For The Weekly Post
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was the Lady Indians’ knockout punch This time the clincher was the fourth trey of the game from Kennedy Dura, who scored 22 points. Kenzie Schlipf, who also hit four threes, had 16 points, and Shayla McCormick had 12. “Elmwood’s a good team. They kept coming back on us,” Brimfield coach Jim Blane said. “Our press helped us, especially in the first half, and half-court man defense served us well in the second half. The threes came in handy, and we were particularly happy with good passing in the second half.” The Lady Indians battled Roanoke-Benson to a 44-35 win last Thursday in a nonconference contest at home. With the score tied 34-34 after three, Brimfield’s defense ended the challenge with a 10-1 final period. Schlipf’s 20 points accounted for almost half of Continued on Page 14