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Tired of traffic on Route 116? Get used to it By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – If you’re commuting from Farmington to Peoria and the traffic seems to be getting heavier than usual, it’s not your imagination. It is heavier. And it probably will be until road work is completed in November. For The Weekly Post
Elmwood CUSD 322 school board members had the ceremonial groundbreaking Monday afternoon for an ongoing addition and renovation of the school. Photo by Amy Davis.
At 6 a.m. Friday, The Weekly Post observed eastbound vehicles traveling the 14.3 miles on Illinois Route 116 between Farmington and the Farmington Road “Y” with Plank Road between Hanna City and Bellevue, and counted 223 cars, trucks, buses and semi-tractor trailer rigs. Again, that was at 6 a.m. Since Friday construction hadn’t yet started that early on the Illinois De-
partment of Transportation’s project on the east side of Hanna City, the congestion probably stemmed from commuters trying to beat the stopand-go traffic resulting from flaggers and temporary lane closures. IDOT’s road work there began late last month, but in recent days workers have stepped up the pace, with heavy equipment attending to ditches, trimContinued on Page 2
MASONS BUILDING RENOVATED
Elmwood board breaks ground, OK’s contracts By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – The Board of Education on Monday stabilized the next few years by approving two bid packages for Phase II contractors, including alternate improvements; voting yes on a design process for the next expansion; and approving contracts with its teachers union and superintendent. Bids for Phase II construction recommended by River City Construction and the Board’s Building Inside Committee were unani• Local townmously approved, totaling ships are prepar- $6,018,779.20, which ining budgets for cludes a contingency fund 2017-18. of $286,608.53. This apPage 8. proach permitted substantial savings allowing the $7,010,775.29 project to plan for once-optional enhancements such as efficient LED lighting in halls and replacing classroom closet doors, according to Building Committeeman Val Ramirez. “Saving about half a million dollars lets us put those [features] back in,” Ramirez said. In related action, the Board OK’d $10,000 in For The Weekly Post
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Princeville’s Lodge #360 of the Masons held an open house Saturday to unveil their remodeled location one-half mile east of town in a former bar/restaurant. Members donated time and money to the renovation. Lodge master Dennis Stoecker said there are plans to add a larger meeting room. Photos by Collin Fairfield.
Princeville Masons move into new home By JEFF LAMPE and COLLIN FAIRFIELD
PRINCEVILLE – After eight years of renovations and meeting elsewhere, Princeville Masonic Lodge #360 A.F. and A.M. has a new home. The Princeville Masons held an open house Saturday to unveil their remodeled lodge, located at 9420 W. Route 90, just east of town. The Masons purchased the former bar/restaurant in 2009 and have spent several years donating time For The Weekly Post
and labor to restore the building that in previous incarnations has had such colorful names as The Bloody Bucket, Streetcar, The Hill, Roxy 400 Club, Hilltop Tap and DT’s. According to lodge master Dennis Stoecker, the only labor that was
paid for during the renovation was for electrical work and for the installation of carpet. “We’ve done quite a bit on it and it turned out pretty good,” Stoecker said. “Everybody seems to be happy with the meeting room.” The building also has a small kitchen (cabinets are still to go up) and handicapped-accessible bathrooms. Stoecker said the main meeting room will be available to rent for small parties. Stoecker said there are already Continued on Page 2
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MASONS: Princeville lodge dates to 1861 Continued from Page 1
plans to expand the meeting room behind the kitchen. “The hope is we can add on for more meeting room space and people can have more room for events, but that’s down the road a bit,” Stoecker said. For now, the 68 members of Lodge #360 will be happy to meet close to town. The group had a previous meeting area on Main Street in Princeville, but climbing stairs to the second-floor location became difficult for some members. “A lot of our members are elderly and they weren’t able to come to
meetings because of all the stairs,” Stoecker said. “And we couldn’t afford to put in an elevator or a chair lift, so we decided to buy this place and felt like we got a pretty good deal.” The building they purchased had sat vacant for “a few years” according to Stoecker. “The last people that owned it had a fire,” he said. While remodeling was being completed, the Princeville Masons met in Chillicothe. Moving back home was much welcomed, Stoecker said, adding there was “a good crowd” for the open house.
The Princeville lodge has a long history dating back to it being chartered on Oct. 1, 1861. So does the building they now call home. Legend around Princeville has it that the former tavern had some famous customers over the years, including mem-
bers of the Shelton Brothers gang, and even Chicago mobster Al Capone was said to have had a drink in the bar. “That’s what I’ve heard,” Stoecker said. “But I don’t think (Capone) was a Mason.
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116: Turn lane coming Continued from Page 1
ming and removing trees in the right of way, and preparing for a new center turn lane. Focusing on 116 between Carole Street in Hanna City to the intersection with Greengold Road 1.3 miles east, the
project will add the turn lane, plus resurface the road and improve adjacent driveways and affected culverts, according to IDOT spokesman Brian Williamsen. So motorists will encounter some disruptions there through mid-November, Williamsen said. “IDOT advises the public to slow down and use extreme caution while driving through all work zones,” Williamsen said. Depending on Peoriaarea destinations, it’s recommended that drivers try to avoid the bottleneck by seeking alternative routes, such as Cottonwood Road, Illinois Route 8, Interstate 74, or Smithville Road, car pooling, or leaving home or work earlier. BILL KNIGHT can be reached at bill.knight@hotmail.com
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Rambling through central Illinois admiring the spring bluebells. uuu How did Al Capone ever have time to commit crimes? The famed Chicago mobster was surely a busy guy based on the legends. Visit any Illinois tavern with some history and you’ll likely here a tale told of how “Capone used to come here.” The same is true for duck clubs up and down the Illinois River. Many older clubs have stories of how, “Capone Jeff used to hunt LAMPE here.” A few even have an infamous picture of mobsters with machine guns and a pile of ducks. Capone is kind of the Bigfoot of the flatlands – a beast that has become almost mythical in the way he stirs the imagination. ... I mention this because in researching a story on the new Princeville Masons’ Lodge, the rumor floated around that Capone once visited that tavern. Who can be sure? No doubt he spent time in taverns. But he must have had a good
office manager to get that much free time, what with all the shooting and robbing he was reputed to have done. uuu If you listen to the Mayor of Oak Hill long enough – as if you have a choice in the matter – eventually the subject of fishing will come up. Sure enough, the other day Hizzonner spilled the beans on a hot new catfish bait. Turns out Schwan’s frozen chicken breasts are red-hot for channel cats right now. But The Mayor sez it’s best you don’t tell your wife, or mother, that you are baiting up with a $6 chicken breast to catch a whiskered bottom dweller you will later release. ... A better bet for catfish? Go get a jug of Russ Nash’s Hoss Hawg Bait. Just don’t call it stinkbait, Russ doesn’t like that (even if it makes sense once you get a whif). One of these evenings, I’m going to try some bait on a cracker. ... Speaking of food, it’s pie time. Rhubarb is ripe and there’s no time to waste. Interestingly enough, though, the top-selling pie at Jubilee Cafe in Edwards is coconut cream, with strawberry-rhubarb ranking second. uuu One of the reasons this job is worth
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musings, such as “Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States,” a 166-page book published in 2013 by Ohio State University Extension. But in describing toxic as well as scrumptious mushrooms, the plantpathologist authors might discourage mushroom afficionados from foraging much past the produce section at a nice, clean and tick-free grocery store. So I prefer a literary appreciation that these Fungal Friends have spawned (or … spored). Twenty years ago this month, I did a reading at the Spoon River Morel Mushroom Festival at the old Shad Hill in Farmington, where the material included the following pieces of ’shroom poetry. I concede that the audience was more tempted by edibles and audibles, more interested in free beer than free verse. Still, these excerpts are enjoyable, if not exactly tasty: “After rain, after weather,/ they emerge, flesh-colored/ and naked as throats:/ milky as the caps they’re/ named for. They loll,/ slouch-brimmed and sprawling/ upon their stalks,/ pale slips swelling upward/ almost visibly/ through the grainy loam.” – Robert Gibb “These morels, smelling of wet graham crackers mixed with maple leaves;/ and, reaching down by the pale green fern shoots, I nipped
their pulpy stems at the base/ and dropped them into a paper bag – a damp brown bag (their color) – and carried/ them (weighing absolutely nothing) down the hill and into the house; you held them/ under cold bubbling water and sliced them with a surgeon’s stroke clean through,/ and sauteed them over a low flame, butter-brown; and we ate them then and there –/ tasting of the sweet damp woods and of the rain one inch above the meadow:/ It was like feasting upon air.” – William Jay Smith “Overnight, very/ whitely, discreetly,/ very quietly/ our toes, our noses/ take hold on the loam,/ acquire the air./ Nobody sees us,/ stops us, betrays us;/ the small grains make room.” – Sylvia Plath “Mushroom, soft ear, old memory,/ root come to tell the air:/ Bring the forest floor along/ the valley: Bring all that comes/ blue into passes, long shores/ around a lake, talk, talk, talk,/ miles then deep. Bring that story.” – William Stafford “I am a mushroom/ on whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.” – John Ford So celebrate, and feast! “O, the month of May, the merry month of May,/ so frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green!” – Thomas Dekker
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Greengold Road dispute dismissed
Peoria Judge James Mack on April 18 dismissed a lawsuit brought by James Michael Innes against Rosefield Township and its Road Commissioner Matt Windish in which Innes alleged that he had been deprived the right to enter and leave his property on Greengold Road. Mack’s action was in response to Innes’ attorney Chester Fuller moving to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit. Officials from both Rosefield and Logan Townships last month decided to vacate 1,275 feet of Greengold Road after a public hearing addressing a request signed by 16 voters to relinquish control of the rough stretch of road east of Murphy Road north of Hanna City. Greengold Road neighbor Ron Nelson in March suggested the two townships vacate much of the eastwest portion of Greengold to let adjacent property owners control and maintain it as a private lane, and said nearby landowners agreed.
Brimfield Casey’s store reports shoplifting
BRIMFIELD – The Casey’s general store here on April 11 reported the theft of several items by a pair of customers, with one apparently shoplifting while the other distracted employees at the check-out counter, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. The two suspects drove off in a silver Nissan, but the registered owner’s photo accessed by police didn’t match the images of the suspects captured on video, according to reports. The incident was referred to de-
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Rockhill Road hearing postponed
An April 20 hearing scheduled to take place before Peoria Judge Katherine Gorman concerning a lawsuit about a short stretch of Rockhill Road in Rosefield Township was cancelled because Gorman was unavailable. The hearing had been set to confirm the road’s re-dedication, which parties had apparently agreed to before a Jan. 19 hearing, when Gorman said the dispute “is settled.” “Everybody’s signed off on it,” said attorney Christopher Ryan, representing Mark and Megan Vicary, plus Max and Olivia Hutchison and Alex Cusack. Gorman in December had ordered the parties “to attempt to agree on the location of the re-dedicated roadway of 40 feet.” The case stemmed from the five Rosefield Township residents seeking a permanent injunction against Rosefield Township Road Commissioner Matt Windish and three colleagues – Shane Richards, Josh Walker and Richard Walker – in connection with what constitutes the public right-of-way on that road. The plaintiffs claimed that Rosefield Township improperly claimed jurisdiction over land abutting a township road. The resolution depends in part on a final re-dedication by Rosefield Township, which is having lawyers from Whitney & Potts complete the required paperwork, said Gorman. A new hearing is set for 9 a.m. on May 18 before Judge James Mack.
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Kosner convicted of obstruction in crash By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Judge Kevin Lyons on Friday (April 21) found James Kosner guilty on two counts of obstruction of justice in a bench trial stemming from a 2015 fatal accident east of here. Kosner, 23, of Peoria, was indicted in 2015 of obstructing justice by removing a truck after a McClellan Road crash that killed 22-year-old Joshua Fuller of Trivoli. Fuller was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Dillon Nolan of Hanna City when it left the road and rolled over in a cornfield. Testimony in others’ trials said Fuller died at the scene and was moved to Farmington, where his body was recovered. Nolan, 23, was sentenced to nine years in prison for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence and leaving the scene of an accident involving a For The Weekly Post
death. On Friday, after playing in open court a video of Detective Jim Hajnal’s interview with Kosner – during which Kosner conceded he’d damaged a truck he moved from the crash scene and claimed he “had no idea there was anybody in the vehicle” – closing arguments summarized the prosecution and defense. “He said what he said and did what he did,” said Assistant State’s Attorney Brian FitzSimons, who said it was Kosner’s intent to help Dillon Nolan. “He has to know he’s helping Nolan avoid any traffic offenses [at least],” FitzSimons said. “He also misled [police] where it happened and, more importantly, when it happened. He helped create a big mystery.” Despite Kosner telling police he saw Nolan bloody and dirty, Kosner was unaware of the extent
of the injuries there, argued Kosner’s lawyer John Lonergan. “There’s no evidence he knew about the condition of Mr. Nolan [or Fuller],” Lonergan said in his closing remarks. Kosner was merely “protecting himself from prosecution, [to] separate himself from a situation he became involved in [and] unintentionally tampered with evidence.” Lonergan added that police knew what had happened and therefore the investigation was not impeded by Kosner’s actions or comments. Concluding the 90minute proceeding, Lyons addressed Kosner, saying, “You lied to help your friend Dillon Nolan. That’s not even a close call.” Lyons also disputed the idea that police had all the facts before interrogating Kosner. As to the second count, Lyons said, “You altered physical evidence that
could have helped police reach the truth. You moved the truck, the truck got mangled [and] you contributed to it. “When you commence a course of conduct, you take the consequences for it,” Lyons said. The accident scene was “the last place [Fuller] drew breath,” Lyons added. “What a shame.” Lyons ordered post-trial motions to be entered by May 17 and scheduled a sentencing hearing for 1:15 p.m. May 23. Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, and people convicted of obstruction can be sentenced to up to three years in state prison and fined up to $25,000.
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Townships preparing budgets for 2017-18 By BILL KNIGHT
Area townships on April 11 conducted their required annual meetings, routine opportunities to summarize the previous fiscal year, review the preceding 12 months’ activities, and discuss next year’s budgets. Also, some townships approved budgets for 2017-2018; some budgets are tentative and will be considered at public hearings and Township Board meetings in May, and one (Radnor Township) will consider its new budget in June. Authorizing appropriations to receive revenue and dollar amounts available to spend does not often translate to what’s generated and spent. For example, Jubilee For The Weekly Post
Township adopted its budget ordinances for the Township budget of $136,800 and the Road District budget of $721,789, according to Township Supervisor Steve Garnett, but he added, “The revenue is pretty close to what we expect revenue to be. Budgeted Expenditures are much higher than we anticipate spending in total. It is more of a reflection of funds available (including fund balances at beginning of the fiscal year). “Having more funds available than we will spend makes the budgeting much easier as we can build some buffer into the line items in the event we would have high snow removal expenses or weather conditions would create the need for more repairs than usual as examples. “The fact we have budgeted expenditures this high could be misleading,” he continued. “Last year our budgeted expenditures also far exceeded our estimated revenue, but in reality both the Township and Road District spent less than revenue and far less than budgeted expenditures. However, we have years where we spend more than revenues but
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never up to the amount of budgeted expenditures.” In other Township news from The Weekly Post area: BRIMFIELD renewed its CPA contract for auditing its last fiscal year and discussed proposed budgets of $149,983 for the Township and $158,700 for the Road District. Public hearings were scheduled for 6 p.m. May 9. ELBA Township passed a budget ordinance for the Township of $112,668 in appropriations and for its Road District $193,650 in appropriations. ELMWOOD Township at its April meeting committed to improve Southport Cemetery on Illinois Route 8 with a landscaping project including trees and bushes, plus fencing. Work will cost about $18,000, according to Supervisor Steve Conklin. Meanwhile, its budget for next year is $450,017, plus $346,625 for its Road District. FARMINGTON approved the Town Fund budget of $325,550 and the Road & Bridge Fund of $343,700. KICKAPOO Trustees have a budget proposal of $508,100 appropriations in its Town fund, and $673,900 in its Road funds.
MILLBROOK’S Township Board has a Town fund budget of $254,775, and Road funds budget of $379,910. PRINCEVILLE Township total appropriations for the Town (including General Assistance and cemetery) is $252,200, according to Supervisor Summer Rice, and total appropriations for the Road District is $365,778. RADNOR considers its annual budgets in June and has no preliminary numbers available, according to Township Supervisor Phil Cornish. ROSEFIELD Trustees has a Town fund budget of $218,600, and a Road District budget of $276,125, according to Township Supervisor Mike Windish. SALEM’S Township Board accepted Trustee Paul Noe’s resignation and appointed him Township Clerk. They reported reviewing budgets, but did not disclose dollar figures. TRURO Township has finished its Road District budget, which calls for appropriations of $334,686, but is still finishing its Township budget, according to Township Clerk Sande Wilkie. BILL KNIGHT can be reached at bill.knight@hotmail.com
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work by Demonica Kemper Architects to determine the feasibility of Phase III building plans and the location of storm sewer lines on the east side parking lot and adjacent properties. The expense won’t be payable until 2018, noted Superintendent Chad Wagner. The Board also approved a new union contract with the Elmwood Teachers Association (ETA), Local 4235 of the American Federation of Teachers calling for pay increases of 4 percent, 3.25 percent and 3.5 percent, which includes steps based on length of employment, over the life of the three-year pact. ETA president and district band director Erich Weiger said main concerns for staff were preparation time and internal substitutions. The new contract, which runs from this Aug. 1 through July 31, 2020, provides for one hour per day of prep time for Elementary and Junior High teachers, and more time for High School teachers. It also sets $30 in extra pay for each 90 minutes as an in-house substitute. “We have good language for teachers and the administration,” Weiger said. Board president Tom Conklin and vice president Dean Cantu praised the negotiating process. The Board also renewed Wagner’s contract, giving a one-time, $3,000 increase to the 2016-17 salary ($132,673.44), and raises for 2017-2020 at the same rates as the teachers. It’s a four-year agreement retroactive to 2016-17. In other news, • Senior High School Principal Stan Matheny reported the National Honor Society induction ceremony is at 7 tonight (April 27); Senior Gabrielle Haskell and 8th grader Charlie Wake were selected to
be honored at the Central Illinois Valley Region of the Illinois Principals Association honors breakfast in Washington, Ill., May 1; Elmwood High School’s Sterling Merit winners for 2017 class are Arissa Huffcutt, Cassandra Karn, Hailey Stephens and Chance Vicary, who’ll be recognized at the Peoria Civic Center May 9; and that valedictorians currently are Huffcutt, Karn, Andrew Lueschow, Regan McFall, Stephens and Vicary. • New board positions remain unchanged, with Conklin president, Cantu vice president, Bill Frietsch secretary, Sherry Swindler treasurer, and legal counsel and banking the same. • In personnel, the Board approved Wagner’s recommendations for hiring Destiny Jackson as Family and Consumer Sciences teacher; Sarah Harmon as Elementary Special Education teacher; Marcy Brugger as District Technology Integration Specialist for 2017-18 at an annual salary of $45,000 and as High School Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach; Tiffany Bell and Lane Hampton as co-sponsors of the High School Student Council; Rusty Koll as an adviser of the High School Sophomore class; and Brandon Butler as High School Boys’ Junior Varsity Basketball and assistant Boys Basketball Coach. • The Board raised pay for substitute teachers from $95 to $100 a day. • The purchase of cameras installed this summer with new buses was approved at a cost of $14,058.40. • Also, Board members unanimously OK’d the co-op with Brimfield for boys and girls cross country and having Midwest Orthopaedic Center Sports Medicine for the 2017-18 athletic season.
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Brimfield delays cell vote for new board By TERRY TOWERY
BRIMFIELD – A proposed cell tower near the high school will be considered, but only after the newly elected school board is seated, the current board decided at Wednesday’s regular meeting. U.S. Cellular wants to place a 250-feet-tall tower on a parcel of land on school property near the Brimfield Community District 309 high school ball fields. The Chicagobased cellular company has offered to pay $500 a month to rent the property. The tower, if approved, would be erected in 2018, said Superintendent Robert Richardson. “It would require school board approval and then would go the village for a special use zoning permit,” Richardson said. The village currently doesn’t allow any structures within the village limits that are taller than the tallest current structure, he said. Resident Steve Thurman asked the board to table a vote on the issue until the new board is seated at a special meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday (April 26). Board member Scott Bauer then made a motion to delay the vote and it passed unanimously. Thurman also said he feels $500 is not enough rent and would like the For The Weekly Post
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Members of Brimfield’s Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering team won third place in the April 18 state competition in Urbana. Team members pictured above are, Front: Ashlyn Maher, Rachelle Toniny, Jaden Stafford and Katie Golemon; Second Row: Sarah Leisinger, Ashley Streitmatter, Dayton Rumbold, Sam Hedrick and Bradley Grothaus; Back Row: Jared Moore, Chase Gore and Hank Hedrick. Coaches are Cathy Krostal and Laura Putnam.
district to continue negotiating with the company. “This is a big decision for the community,” Thurman said. “It needs community input and some kind of consensus before it goes up.” Richardson said the rent, which would be part of a five-year proposed lease agreement, is negotiable. The lease can be renewed every five years. “If the board approves it, this would only be the beginning of a long process,” Richardson said. “It would then go to the village for a special use permit and possible rezoning.” The land currently is zoned for agricultural use, he said, and would likely need to be rezoned in order to place the tower
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there. But some in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting want more information on the proposed tower. “This just concerns me,” Thurman said. “I mean, we couldn’t put in a new concession stand at the ball fields, but a cell tower is OK? We really need more time to consider this.” Newly elected board members Steve Updyke, John Thompson and Monte Kenney will be seated on April 26. David Harmon, Constance Johnson and John Moon are leaving the board. The board also was informed that Brimfield’s Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering team won third place in state competition in Ur-
bana on April 18. “This is a pretty big deal,” Richardson said. “We are very proud of these kids and what they accomplished.” The team consisted of: Kelby Barnewolt (senior), Jared Moore (senior), Ashlyn Maher (senior), Hayden Golemon (senior), Rachelle Toniny (sophomore), Sarah Leisinger (freshman), Katie Golemon (junior), Jaden Stafford (junior), Sam Hedrick (junior), Chase Gore (sophomore), Ashley Streitmatter (sophomore), Hank Hedrick (senior), Bradley Grothaus (senior) and Dayton Rumbold (senior). The team was coached by Cathy Krostal and Laura Putnam.
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BRIEFS Asplund receives honor as top superintendent
FARMINGTON – Dr. John Asplund, superintendent of Farmington Central District 265, has been named the 2017 Superintendent of Distinction by his colleagues in the Central Illinois Valley Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA). Asplund was one of 21 superintendents so honored at an awards luncheon April 24 in Springfield. “I am honored to be included among my colleagues who have earned this honor. I am truly blessed to work with an outstanding group of educators who care deeply about the children we serve,” said Asplund, who in 23 years as an educator has served as a teacher, coach and principal before becoming superintendent of the Farmington district in 2011. He also previously served as superintendent in Villa Grove, ReedCuster and Lake Bluff. Those nominating Asplund noted the innovative programs that have been implemented in the Farmington Central district, including: • Erecting the nation’s largest solar array for a public K-12 institution; • Becoming the lone Illinois district to earn a Platinum rating from the Southern Illinois Purchasing Cooperative for a green cleaning initiative; • Transforming district libraries into research centers that have become hubs of student activity.
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WILLIAMSFIELD – The Village
Farmers were very busy Monday and Tuesday, working fields and planting corn and, in some cases soybeans, ahead of a forecast calling for nearly a week of rain. This planter west of Douglas sported an American flag as it rested after a field was planted. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
Board at a special meeting on April 13 authorized drainage repair work to begin this spring and summer. Mitch Daily of Dahinda will conduct the work, said Williamsfield Village Clerk Tori Courson. Daily estimated the project will cost about $8,500, which the Board approved.
rates for lifeguards raised slightly. In other business, a package of work projects in the 100 block of Main Street involving roofs, facades and the street were OK’d pending an opinion from the Village’s Tax Increment Financing legal advisers. TIF funds will be used, Stahl said. – Bill Knight
notice an increase in fees for recycling for more than a year after the Village Board last week (April 18) approved renewing the Village’s contract with Eagle Recycling of Galva. The new pact, which takes effect June 1, keeps the same rate for the first year of the five-year agreement: $2.53 per household per month. Starting June 1, 2018, the rate will increase about a dime a year, said outgoing Village President Sid Stahl. Incoming Village President Jeff Troutman, speaking on behalf of the Pool Committee, said new lounge chairs will be purchased for the Princeville Aquatic Center, and pay
PRINCEVILLE – It will be a sort of “Sale-a-pa-looza” here on Saturday, May 6, as the Community-Wide Garage Sale is taking place, along with a plant sale put on by the local garden club. The town Garage Sale is scheduled to kick off at 8 that morning, and sale maps will be available at the Village Hall starting May 4. Sales can still be included in the maps; for Village Hall at (309) 3854765 before the May 2 deadline. At 9 a.m. to noon the Princeville Garden Club will be at Stevens Square park offering a variety of plants donated by club members.
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Brimfield FFA members (left to right) Loren Streitmatter, Alex Herrmann, Alyssa Roll and Kylie Cagwin accept a check from Scott Pedigo of First Farm Credit in Edwards, which helped fund an ongoing chicken project.
Brimfield students aid food pantry By JEFF LAMPE
BRIMFIELD – The sound of peeping chickens in a classroom overseen by Scott Zehr should come as no surprise. After all, Zehr is the same Brimfield High School teacher who has a greenhouse filled with bedding plants to be sold Weekly Post Staff Writer
next week and tanks teeming with tasty tilapia – fish he and his students look forward to eating. The chickens are another matter, though, and their arrival in Brimfield can be traced to a fellow Ag teacher in northern Illinois. It seems this teacher raises hogs each year to donate to a local food
pantry. Zehr and his FFA chapter members liked that idea, but opted instead for 140 chickens instead of hogs. “We wanted to start simple,” Zehr said. Thanks to a $250 grant from First Farm Credit in Edwards, students are feeding the chickens until the first week of June. After that, the fast-growing meat birds will be processed and donated to the Brimfield Food Pantry. “It’s more hands-on learning,” Alyssa Roll said of raising chickens. “It’s more than just learning in a book.” Plus, it will help local residents in need of a hot meal. Donations are needed to pay for processing, Zehr said. Call the school at (309) 446-3349.
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ELMWOOD – Ernestine “Tina” M. Bateman, 97, of Elmwood, passed away at 6 p.m., on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Country Comfort in Elmwood. She was born on April 24, 1919, in Elmwood, to Fred and Cara (Nelson) Bock. They preceded her in death. She married Harry Bateman on Nov. 5, 1938, in Burlington, Bateman Iowa. He preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 1996. She is survived by three children, Linda (the late Richard) Whitney of Elmwood, Julie (Mike) Miller of Elmwood, and Dennis (Kathy) Bateman of Peoria; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Edwin Bock. Ernestine attended Brown’s Business College earning an Associate's Degree. After her children started school, she worked at Armstrong Clothing in Elmwood as a sales clerk and bookkeeper. Ernestine was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Elmwood and P.E.O. Ernestine’s family wishes to thank the staff at Country Comfort Retirement Home for their excellent loving care for the past two and a half years, and Harbor Lights Hospice for her final few months. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church in Elmwood, with a visitation prior to the service from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will immediately follow the service at Elmwood Township Cemetery.
This Week’s Obituaries • Ernestine Bateman, 97, Elmwood • Robert Dawson, 69, Elmwood • Patricia A. Filson, 72, Williamsfield • Cindy Koller, 58, Princeville • Eleanor McQuellon, 75, Farmington • Donald Morris, 83, Dahinda • Wilma Root, 97, Yates City • Josephine Rowley, 92, Farmington • Jack Smith, 89, Farmington We print basic obituaries for free. Longer obituaries cost $1 per inch; $5 per picture. Call (309) 741-9790.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to B.Y.E. and the First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood. To leave online condolences, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Dawson
ELMWOOD – Robert L. “Bob” Dawson, 69, of Elmwood passed away at 7:04 a.m. Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Bob was born on Oct. 7, 1947, in Alameda, Calif., the son of Willis and Myrtle (Colvin) Dawson. He married Betty J. Philbee on Nov. 6, 1965, in Palmyar, Mo. She survives. Also surviving are three children, Mickie R. (Kevin) Bateman of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mona R. (Billy) Spires of Mammoth Springs, Ark., and Michael R. Dawson of Elmwood; six grandchildren, Chris (Sara) Bateman, Joshua (Amber) Bateman, Ryan Bateman, Jenna Riden, Leslie Mayfield, and Dakota Spires; and seven great-grandchildren, with one on the way. Robert was preceded in death by
his parents; one half sister, Mickie J. Wheeler; and one half brother, Gary E. Bright. Bob was employed by Caterpillar, Inc. for 17 years and Star Transport, Inc. for 24 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved motorcycles and driving fast. He was loved by all who knew him and never met a stranger. He will be missed dearly. A funeral service was Wednesday, April 26, at Northwoods Community Church in Peoria. A visitation was one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Elmwood Township Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family for a meal will be at Maple Lane Country Club, immediately following the burial. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
Patricia A. Filson
WILLIAMSFIELD – Patricia A. Filson, 72, of Williamsfield died April 21 at her home. Patricia was born Jan. 17, 1945, the daughter of Willis and Evelyn (Fox) West in Galesburg. She married Paul D. Filson on March 7, 1961, in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on July 26, 2015. Survivors include her son, Phillip R. Filson of Laura; daughter Peggy (Mark) Campbell of Elmwood; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister Carol Hager of Knoxville. She worked for the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville as a CNA for over 20 years until her retirement. Patricia loved to cook and bake. She also enjoyed spending time camping, mowing and gardening. Funeral services were April 25 at
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OBITUARIES Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville, with burial at Williamsfield Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
Cindy L. Koller
PRINCEVILLE – Cindy Lynn Koller, 58, of Princeville, died April 18 at home. Survivors include children Jennifer Prather of Mackinaw, Anthony (Angela) Koller of Princeville and Jeremy (Celeste) Williams of Wyoming; nine grandchildren; brother John Cooley; and sister Patty. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
Eleanor McQuellon
FARMINGTON – Eleanor A. McQuellon, 75, of Peoria, mother of a Farmington woman, died April 23 at her residence. She is survived by daughters Misha (Craig) Bales of Farmington and Carolyn McQuellon of Peoria; seven grandchildren; two greatgrandsons; and sister Elizabeth (Dick) Nelson of Virginia. Funeral services were April 26 at Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, with burial at Resurrection Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Donald W. Morris
DAHINDA – Donald W. Morris, 83, of Dahinda, died April 18 at his home. Survivors include his wife, Beulah (Christiansen) Morris; children Karen M. (Tom) Dymit of Wheaton, Kris L. (Danny) Key of Augusta, Ga., Sandra J. (Dave) Cox of Phoenix, Ariz., Rita S. (Mark) Niebuhr of Williamsfield, Steven M. Morris (Tracie) of Abingdon, and Donna M. (Jeff) Gage of Tyler, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 7 greatgrandchildren; 4 step-greatgrandchildren; and brother Gordon (Sue) Morris of Monett, Mo. Funeral services were April 22 at Dahinda United Methodist Church, with burial at Evergreen Memory Gardens in Kewanee. Condolences may be left online at hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
Wilma Root
YATES CITY – Wilma B. Root, 97, of Yates City died April 20 at Martin Health Center in Bloomington. Survivors include daughter Karen (Ray) Hall of Pekin; granddaughter Deborah (Joe) Peterson of Bentonville, Ark.; grandson Gregory (Celeeste) Hall of Bloomington; great-grandson Hunter Hall of Bloomington; two great-granddaughters Abigail “Abbey” Griffin and Ellie Griffin, both of Bentonville; and one step-great-grandson, Zeke Peterson of Missouri.
Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday (April 29) at the Yates City Community Center, where visitation will be held for one hour before the service. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.preston-hanley.com.
Josephine Rowley
FARMINGTON – Josephine M. Rowley, 92, of Canton, a Farmington native, died April 19 at her residence. Born in Farmington to Joseph and Philomena Starcevich on Feb. 7, 1925, she married Frederick Paul Rowley in 1945. He preceded her in death on May 8, 1982. Survivors include daughter Nancy Rowley of Champaign; daughter-in-law Rita Rowley of Morton; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a great-greatgranddaughter; and many beloved nieces and nephews whom she regarded as her own. Funeral services were April 24 at the Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton, with burial at the White Chapel Memory Gardens. Condolences may be left online at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
Jack Leon Smith
FARMINGTON – Jack Smith, 89, of Farmington died on April 18, 2017. Schmidt-Haller Burial and Cremation Services of Peoria is in charge of arrangements.
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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am (10 am in the summer) Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am
Brimfield E-Free Church Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12
Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor Leonard Thomas 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)
DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com
Sunday services: 9:30 am
EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm
Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 9910 W. Knox St., Edwards (309) 691-2030 stmaryskickapoo.org Sat. Confession: 4-4:45 p.m. Sat. Mass: 5 p.m. Sun Masses: 6:30, 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Mon. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Daily Masses: Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m.
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God
Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm Sun. Worship: 10:30 am
Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood
Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am
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Princeville United Methodist Church
Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am
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WILLIAMSFIELD Father John Verrier Legion Road Knox Road 1450 N Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 stjameswilliamsfield.org Sun. Confession: 7:30-8 am Sun. Mass: 8 am (8:30 am in the summer)
Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God
Faith United Presbyterian Church
Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m. Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m. Sun. Mass: 10 am
Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm
Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage? 2. MEASUREMENTS: How many tablespoons are in one-fourth of a cup? 3. RELIGION: How many plagues of Egypt were mentioned in the Book of Exodus? 4. GOVERNMENT: Who is next in the line of succession after the U.S. president and vice president? 5. MUSIC: Who had a 1977 hit with the song “Moondance”? 6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which American president’s image is on the $50 bill? 7. LANGUAGE: What is a sybarite? 8. MOVIE: Who played the character Austin Powers (“International Man of Mystery”) in the movie series? 9. ART: Who created the bronze sculpture called “The Thinker”? 10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of elk called?
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Metamora. Allie Sprague hit a home run and had two RBIs. Farmington fought off Havana 4-0 last Thursday at home, led by Allie Sprague’s 2-for-3 with two RBI and Macie Sprague’s 2-for-3. Farmington plays South Fulton at Ipava today (April 27). Brimfield-Elmwood The Lady Indians (15-1) rebounded from a loss with pitching and clutch hitting to top ICAC rival Illini Bluffs at home Monday, 3-1. B-E’s twin aces, Montana Ledbetter and Alyssa Roll, gave up just three hits. IB’s ace, Katie David fanned 14, but Delaney Smith managed a triple and an RBI, Gracie Scherler drove in a run and Olivia Gilles hit a solo home run over the right field fence. “To go opposite field like she did, then to take it over the fence, is really something,” Brimfield-Elm-
wood coach Kurt Juerjens said. The Lady Indians first setback came to North Fulton, 2-1, last Thursday on the road. Ledbetter was touched for seven hits and one walk while striking out seven. BrimfieldElmwood was held to three hits B-E scored all five of its runs in a third-inning hitting outburst for a 5-1 win over Annawan-Wethersfield last Wednesday. Ledbetter drove in two with a home run and fanned 15. The Lady Indians are home Friday against Lewistown. Princeville Princeville (13-6) had 11 runs in the first inning Monday en route to a 14-0 win over Midland on Monday. Haley Holt and Emma Lane combined on a no-hitter. Princeville swept Mercer County, 14-2 and 4-1, last Friday at home. The Lady Princes went on a 14-hit spree in the opener. Leadoff hitter Natalie Cokel drove
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Notice is given to creditors of the death of GEORGE J. CALLAIS on March 14, 2017. Letters of Office were issued by the Court to LESTER L. CALLAIS, 922 W. County Road, Edelstein, Illinois, as Executor, whose attorney of record is KERRY R. CORDIS, Attorney 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 13th day of October, 2017 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. Dated, April 7, 2017.
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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS Peoria County, in Probate In the Matter of the Estate of ANN E. FRANKLIN, 17-P-156 NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is hereby given to creditors of the death of ANN E. FRANKLIN. Letters Testamentary were issued to ROBERT E. FRANKLIN, whose address is 5021 N. Weaverridge Blvd., Peoria, Illinois 61615, as Executor, whose attorneys are CORDIS & CORDIS, Attorneys at Law, 129 N. 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 20th day of October 2017, 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. Dated: April 14, 2017.
LESTER L. CALLAIS, Executor of the Estate of GEORGE J. CALLAIS, Deceased Kerry R. Cordis The Cordis Law Office, LLC Attorney for Executor 129 N. Walnut Avenue P. O. Box 445 Princeville, IL 61559 309/385-4616
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The Elmwood Township Road District (herein called "Owner") will receive sealed bids for SEALCOATING VARIOUS ROADS IN ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP, located in Elmwood Township Illinois, until 4:00 P.M., Monday, May 15, 2017, at the residence of David Wagner, Elmwood Township Highway Commissioner, 3603 North Wiley Road, Elmwood, Illinois 61529, whose telephone number is (309) 231-3774. Bids that are mailed shall be sent to the same address.
The Rosefield Township Road District (herein called "Owner") will receive sealed bids for SEALCOATING VARIOUS ROADS IN ROSEFIELD TOWNSHIP, located in Rosefield Township Illinois, until 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the residence of Matthew Windish, Rosefield Township Highway Commissioner, 5610 North Townhouse Road, Brimfield, Illinois 61517, whose telephone number is (309) 3031190. Bids that are mailed shall be sent to the same address.
The bids will be opened and read aloud at a public meeting of the Elmwood Township Board to be held at the 111 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois 61529, at 5:00 P.M. on the 15th day of May, 2017. The Contract Documents, including plans and specifications which provide for the payment of Prevailing Wages and furnishing a Performance Bond are on file and may be examined or obtained by contacting the Highway Commissioner as above set forth.
The bids will be opened and read aloud at a public meeting of the Rosefield Township Board to be held at the 16221 West Southport Road, Brimfield, Illinois 61517, at 7:30 P.M. on the 10th day of May, 2017. The Contract Documents, including plans and specifications which provide for the payment of Prevailing Wages and furnishing a Performance Bond are on file and may be examined or obtained by contacting the Highway Commissioner as above set forth.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of Thirty (30) days after the opening of the bids. No bid bond will be required; however, the successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the Contract within Fourteen (14) days after receiving notice of the acceptance of the bid or upon is failure or refusal to execute and deliver the bond and furnish the Certificate of Insurance at least Fourteen (14) days prior to beginning work on the project, shall pay to Owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of his bid plus reasonable attorneys' fees incurred for collecting such damages.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of Thirty (30) days after the opening of the bids. No bid bond will be required; however, the successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the Contract within Fourteen (14) days after receiving notice of the acceptance of the bid or upon is failure or refusal to execute and deliver the bond and furnish the Certificate of Insurance at least Fourteen (14) days prior to beginning work on the project, shall pay to Owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of his bid plus reasonable attorneys' fees incurred for collecting such damages.
The Highway Commissioner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities. The Township of Elmwood Road District, in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that the Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, will be awarded to the lowest, responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of race, color or National origin.
The Highway Commissioner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities. The Township of Rosefield Road District, in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that the Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, will be awarded to the lowest, responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of race, color or National origin.
All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).
All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).
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CLAIM NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY In Re ESTATE OF ) GREGORY A. EKENA ) No. 17-P-00136 Deceased. ) CLAIM NOTICE - INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of GREGORY A. EKENA on February 19, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on March 27, 2017, by the above entitled Court to JUNE M. EKENA, of 608 West Mound Street, Elmwood, Illinois 61529, as Independent Administrator, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., of 118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, or with the Administrator or both on or before the 20th day of October, 2017 or if mailing or delivery of a Notice from the Administrator 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 administrator and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 755 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/28-4, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a copy of a form of petition to terminate independent administration to the Clerk of the Court at the above address. DATED this 27th day of March, 2017. JUNE M. EKENA, Independent Administrator of the Estate of GREGORY A. EKENA, Deceased. WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. Attorneys for the Independent Administrator 118 West Main Street P. O. Box 368 Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368 Telephone: (309) 742-3611
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JT Walker of Galesburg, grandson of Steve Sarton of Elmwood, shot his first turkey this spring after five years of trying.
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Harkness was the most focused for E-B on Monday, Meyers said. “There was a lot going on with Brown Bag It and everything, and while we won, I don’t think our focus was there all the way through,” Meyers said. “With Jackson, you don’t have to worry about that. The fact he’s going out and keeps breaking his record says a lot.” While projections of what’s to come are impossible, Meyers would like Harkness to stretch his shotput tosses to 58 feet for a shot at state glory. Discus might need to be closer to 165-175 feet, Meyers said. As for the future, Harkness has been leaning toward the University of Dubuque, though Western Illinois has also shown interest of late. Elmwood Invitational – The E-B boys had several top performers beyond Harkness in winning the meet
with 107.5 points over Tremont (99.5), Annawan-Wethersfield (77) and Eureka (73). Trevor Dunkel won the 1,600 (4:40.06) ahead of teammate Derek McCoy (4:49.52); Alex Herrmann won the 3,200 (10:49.05); Hayden Golemon won the 110 hurdles (16.36) and was second in the 300 hurdles (43.62); Cooper Hoffmann was second in the 800 (2:07.6); and the Trojans were second in the 4x800 relay (8:42.8). For Princeville, Scott Snedden dominated the sprints, winning the 100 (11.46), 200 (23.72) and 400 (53.31). Teammate Peyton Martin was second in the 400 in 54.16. In girls action Monday, Eureka beat E-B 178-113. ROWVAWilliamsfield was third at 84. Top performers for the Lady Trojans: Zofia LeHew won the high jump (5-1); Julianna Dunkel was
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second in the 800 (2:37.65) ahead of teammate Sadie Rumbold (2:51.36); Katie Meyers was third in the 1,600 (6:09.51); Regan McFall was third in the 100 (13.89); Elizabeth Treadway was third in the shotput (29-6); Anna Roberts was third in the discus (869) and the relays were strong, with third-place showings in the 4x100 and 4x200 and second-place showings in the 4x400 and 4x800. For Princeville, Emily Green had a strong meet, winning the 100 hurdles (17.13) and placing second in the 300 hurdles (52.89). Sorin Hilsabeck was third in the 3,200 (13:22.65). Lexie Little of ROWVA-Williamsfield won the shotput with a throw of 32-3, while teammates Elizabeth Stowe took second in discus (87-0); Kinze Dillbeck was third in triple jump (29-6.5) and second in long jump (13-8).
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ROWVA-Williamsfield baseball improving By JEFF LAMPE
The ROWVA-Williamsfield baseball team is playing better ball of late, winning two of its last four. R-W (3-10) topped Delavan in a wild one Monday, 15-14, as Gunner Johnston drew a walkoff walk to plate the winning run. Jason Clark was 4-for-4 in the win while Johnston, Tucker Sams and Charlie Gibbons all had two hits. And while R-W dropped a doubleheader to Ridgewood on Saturday, the Cougars did beat Farmington last Thursday, 8-7. Gibbons had a walkoff home run to win that game and went 3-for-5 at the plate. Clark, Sams and Austin Batterson had two hits apiece and Nick Malek got the win in relief. Brimfield-Elmwood The Indians had won two of their last three after Monday’s 12-1 blowout against Midland. B-E also beat Annawan-Wethersfield, 7-6, last Wednesday and lost to A-Town 11-0 on Saturday. Sam Hedrick (triple and double) Weekly Post Staff Writer
and Tyler Wessels both went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against Midland while Jake Allen allowed four hits in five innings to post the win. Ash Johnson had a walk-off double to cap a five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh against Wethersfield and drove in three runs, going 2-for-3 with another double. Kyle Doubet was 2-for-4 and got the win in relief. Farmington The Farmers (7-8) went 2-2 last week, with wins over North Fulton (9-0) and Monmouth-Roseville (8-5) and losses to Canton (12-5) and ROWVA-Williamsfield (8-7). Dylan Hayden pitched the shutout Saturday vs. North Fulton, fanning 10 and allowing four hits in seven innings. Nick Johnson was big hitter, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Other top hitting performances Eric Higgs going 4-for-4 against Canton, Blake Mattson’s 3-for-4 day vs. R-W and Mattson’s 2-for-2 against M-R. Tanner Crowe, Johnson and Higgs also had two hits in
that win, while Jake Settles got the win on the hill. Farmington hosts Brimfield-Elmwood today (April 27). Princeville Princeville (12-7) dropped a 12-11 shootout Tuesday night to Ridgewood in a game that saw 27 hits and plenty of lead changes. Hitting heroes were plentiful for Princeville, which saw Justin Janssen go 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs. Payton Elwell also homered for the Princes and drove in three runs, while Matthew Butterfield was 3-for-4 and Adam Snedden and Brady Miller each had two hits. Last Friday, Princeville split a doubleheader with Mercer County, winning and losing 3-1. Elwell was the winning pitcher, allowing just one hit in 5.1 innings and fanning seven. Snedden was 4-for-4 to lead the Princes, who made the most of six walks and six hits. Last Thursday, Snedden and Butterfield drove in three runs apiece in a 13-1 win at Stark County.
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THE WEEKLY POST • Thursday, April 27, 2017
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Weekly Post Sports RECORD-SETTING DAY
Field gems By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Before track season started, Elmwood-Brimfield coaches decided they had better extend the shotput pit to better accommodate senior Jackson Harkness. They should have cut more sod. As has become common this spring, Harkness improved on his two school records Monday at the Elmwood Invitational. Harkness flung the discus 159 feet to win that event and then tossed the shotput 56 feet, 3 inches – well outside the extended pit. Harkness’s showing was one of several reasons the E-B boys won their meet. “Every time out lately it’s just been a record,” E-B coach Gregg Meyers said. “I was joking that it’s all coaching, but that is a joke. Up until this point it’s been basically all him. He’s gone to clinics and watches videos and he’s just so invested in it. His intensity is always
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Sprague perfect for Farmington By PHIL JOHNSON
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FARMINGTON – A memorable senior season keeps getting better for Allie Sprague. The senior tossed a 10-0 perfect game win last Wednesday against Monmouth-Roseville. “There was no talk of the possible situation as the game went along. Our second baseman, Olivia (Renken), made a real nice play on a hard hit line drive in the bottom of the sixth,” coach Jeni Fauser said. “With two down in their last at bat, M-R’s batter worked a full count. I called for a pitch right down the middle, and Allie executed it for the strikeout.” “I couldn’t have thrown a perfect game without my team behind Sprague me and my sister, Macie, behind the plate. They’ve made my senior season memorable,” Sprague said. “I want to win the battle and the head game with the girl standing in the box. I put in a lot of hours of work for this sport because I love it so much, and it’s a great feeling watching it pay off.” Farmington pounded 14 hits in the win. Allie Sprague helped her cause with three hits and three RBI, while Macie Sprague also had three hits, three RBI, including a home run. The Lady Farmers (10-4) didn’t have as much luck Monday, dropping a 6-4 game to Dunlap in the eighth. Allie Sprague pitched 11 strikeouts for Farmington and Olivia Renken had a triple with two RBI. Farmington dropped a close one 7-6 last Friday to For The Weekly Post
there.” Some help this year has come thanks to brother Jared Harkness, a decathlete who can offer his brother pointers. But mostly, it’s all Jackson Harkness doing what he does best – spinning and flinging. “Everything is coming together a lot easier this year,” said Harkness, who Elmwood senior Jackson Harkness broke his Elmplaced fourth at wood-Brimfield school records in the shotput and state in shotput last discus Monday at the Elmwood Invitational. Photo year and broke an by Jeff Lampe. Elmwood record discus. Choosing between the that dated back to Leon Carter in events is tough, he said. 1922. “I’ve tried to smooth every“I love them both because of days thing out and get a lot faster. And I like today, when hard work finally hit the weight room hard.” pays off,” he said. Monday’s throw of 56-3 came not long after Harkness won the Continued on Page 18
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