Thursday March 2, 2017 Vol. 5, No. 1
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Kids featured at Outdoor Show By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – The trout fishing pond is back. The Kid’s Zone is all new. Both features figure to make the 8th annual Elmwood All Outdoors Show an even better family destination this Saturday and Sunday. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elmwood schools. Admission is $5, free for kids age 13 and under. The focus of the show remains hunting, fishing and the outdoors, with more than 90 venFor The Weekly Post
dors selling outdoors-related wares in both gymnasiums and in school hallways. All proceeds raised support Elmwood’s athletic programs and athletes. “We’ve got a lot of new vendors and a slate of good speakers, including one [Kerry Davis of White Iron Beach Resort] who is giving away a free vacation each time he speaks,” said Brad Crisco, who coordinates the annual event. And in an effort to become more family friendly, organizers have brought back the outdoor
fishing pond and created a Kid’s Zone in the junior high. “There will be all kinds of kids activities and back by popular demand is the trout pond, where a kid can fish and bring home dinner if they want,” Crisco said. Hunters who want deer heads measured can do so, with drop off Thursday and Friday from 58 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. There is also a non-deer taxidermy contest, with a $100 prize for the most popular entry. Learn more at elmwoodalloutdoors.com.
Wild turkey mounts, deer mounts, fishing lures and much more will again be on display or sold at the eighth annual Elmwood All Outdoors Show this Saturday and Sunday. Photo by Walt Avery.
Election 2017: Princeville, Jubilee profiles
ORIENTATION AHEAD
Volunteers essential at Prairie Park
By BILL KNIGHT
By BILL KNIGHT
A few miles northwest of Wildlife Prairie Park at his rural Brimfield home, 84-year-old retired engineer Claris Tenbrook is one of about 450 volunteers who help at the Park, coming from Edwards and Hanna City, but also Canton, Chillicothe, Kewanee, Morton, Peoria, Princeville and Washington. He explains how he volunteers at the park – the 2,000-acre zoological not-for-profit a mile south of Edwards that aims to promote conservation, education and recreation in its unique Illinois setting. “Typically, I’m out there Tuesdays and Thursdays, working on whatever, if they need something done – mostly woodworking projects there or offsite at my shop at home,” he says. “I also drive the Adventure Trek, which
Continuing The Weekly Post’s sharing of candidate information before the April 4 consolidated election, here are brief profiles from contested races for the Princeville Village Board and Jubilee Township Road Commissioner, plus one more profile of a Brimfield School Board candidate: PRINCEVILLE Village Board Andrew Ehnle, 30: I grew up in rural Princeville, and I’m employed at EB Buildings & Lumber Co. since 2009 and have resided in the Village of Princeville since 2015. I attended Eastern Illinois University, where I served on the Executive Board of my fraternity for three years and graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Technology. As a fiscal conservative, I want to ensure the efficient, accountable and responsible use of people’s money. Also, it is my desire to hear and address the concerns of the community while striving to provide an attractive climate for prospective businesses and villagers alike. Adam Geiger, 40: I am an Illinois State UniFor The Weekly Post
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Volunteer activities at Wildlife Prairie Park include driving the Adventure Trek (above) through the elk and bison pasture. Volunteer orientation will be held March 11 from 10 a.m. to noon at the park.
runs five trips a day, seven days a week.” Tenbrook is a busy guy at a busy place. This Saturday, there’s a Boy Scout merit badge event where Scouts will hike and use Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to seek containers, “geocaches” at locations marked by coordinates. Next weekend starts Wildlife’s new “March into Wellness” program with various healthoriented activities all day March 11,
when the park’s annual Volunteer Orientation also is scheduled. With the theme “Start a different kind of adventure: volunteer today,” the orientation is set to run from 10 a.m.noon in the Hespell Deck. Guests will meet with current volunteers, staff, and other volunteer prospects. Planned activities involve a presentation on Wildlife and how volunteering is essential to allowing the park’s mission to come alive. Continued on Page 7
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