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Brimfield fire district selects Forney as new chief By BILL KNIGHT
BRIMFIELD – After an hourlong executive session on Thursday (May 14), trustees for the Brimfield Community Fire Protection District (BCFPD) appointed Bob Forney as the interim chief after Chief Jamie Bennett resigned May 4. Trustees Ralph Peters, Merle Turner and Jerry Weaver declined to comment, but BCFPD attorney Rick Johnson said there had been some unspecified concerns about Bennett’s manageFor The Weekly Post
Firefighter Bob Forney has replaced Jamie Bennett as chief of the Brimfield Community Fire Protection District. Photo by Bill Knight.
ment of the district, which this year built a new firehouse on East Knoxville.
Elmwood OKs golf carts, other small vehicles
Bennett told The Weekly Post he stepped down to spend more time with his family and to con-
FARMINGTON FFA AG EXPO
By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Licensed drivers will be permitted to use golf carts and Utility Vehicles (UTV) within the City of Elmwood in a matter of weeks, under an ordinance unanimously approved by the City Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday. “They must get a permit and sticker,” reminded Mayor J.D. Hulslander. “Violators’ vehicles will be impounded.” The new ordinance was modeled after similar laws in Chillicothe, Lacon and Washburn, where golf carts and UTVs (but not All-Terrain Vehicles) must have brakes, reflectors, rear-view mirrors, Slow- Moving Vehicle signs, headlights, tail lights, brake lights and turn signals. Users must pay a $50 registration fee. Discussed since February, the measure requires permitted drivers to be For The Weekly Post
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centrate on his career full-time. Bennett, who started as a Brimfield firefighter in 1991, is a regional sales representative for Global Emergency Products, the authorized dealer for Pierce fire apparatus for Illinois and Indiana, with locations in Washington and Aurora, and Whitestown, Ind. “The department has very skilled, knowledgeable people and will carry on flawlessly,” he said. “I did what I could to help the community the best I could.” For his part, Forney, assistant chief at the Brimfield station with
20 years as a firefighter, said his goals are simple. “We have a [2015-16] budget we’re working on, and I’d like to finish up the firehouse – it’s almost there,” he said. “And I’d like to get everybody involved.” Bennett The District has one of the largest areas to cover, from the Continued on Page 2
Farmington votes down TIF funding to Petersen By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – A clause regarding paying prevailing wages was the sticking point in an ordinance that would grant Petersen Health Care $270,000 in Tax Increment Financing funds, among other incentives, to build a 35-bedroom assisted living facility. On Monday, the Farmington City Council voted 3-2 to reject a measure that would give Petersen the lump TIF sum, waive the city’s building permit fees and protect the city from any recourse under the Prevailing Wage Act. Ward One Alderman Matt Ulm voiced his concern that the proposal not only gave the For The Weekly Post
Farmington FFA held its first Ag Expo on May 13 at Farmington High School, providing students and community members a chance to see more than $1 million in farm equipment (including drones) and plenty of farm animals. Photos by Dave Giagnoni.
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insured and requires a permit decal be displayed. Fines range from $5 to $750. State law forbids their use on highways, Police Chief Aaron Bean previously reported, but Illinois permits municipalities to allow their general use. Permitted vehicles therefore will be able to cross West Main and North Magnolia Streets (Illinois Route 8 and 78), but not travel on them. Also, the new law accommodates ATVs used for some snow removal. In other action, the Council unanimously approved an ordinance re-districting City wards to reflect a population shift since the last redistricting decades ago. First proposed last year by Alderman Bryan Davis (Ward 1), the newly drawn map resulted from a committee that proposed expanding Ward 1 (mostly south of Main Street) to 715 people by adding blocks bordered by Main, Laurel, Ash and Magnolia Streets; increasing Ward 2 (mostly west of North Magnolia Street) to 730 by adding a west side area south of Main from Knox to the city limits; and decreasing Ward 3 (mostly north of Main and east of North Magnolia Streets) to 652 by relinquishing some blocks to Ward 1. “The committee just wants to keep it as balanced as possible,� Davis said, “and Ward 3 is growing and will catch up.� City attorney Stephanie Schmieg said
the new wards will take effect at the next general election, so they won’t be used in the June 8 primary election nor the July 24 special election to replace U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock. Under old business, Schmieg reported a new ordinance to address complaints about youths using portable basketball hoops and other activities impeding traffic is unnecessary since the City Code already has several parts that prohibit such activities. In other news, the Council: • unanimously approved power-washing and sealing about 4,500 square feet of sidewalks completed two years ago in Phase I of the Streetscape project on Magnolia and Main Streets. Laverdiere Construction will do the work for $6,690 before the Strawberry Festival June 6; • OK’d plantings in 17 flower pots at a cost of more than $1,000, also before Strawberry Festival; • discussed adding 11 new park benches to the business district, but will investigate prices and schedules before deciding next month; and • discussed complaints about a property in the 400 block of West Mound Street, which apparently is operating a home-occupied business in an area zoned residential without a special-use permit, which would be considered by both the Zoning Commission and the City Council, and is allegedly in violation of several ordinances pertaining to inoperable vehicles, trailers and debris.
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Continued from Page 1 Edwards area northwest to Laura, and has a staff of 23 firefighters, first responders and cadets, and 13 officers operating stations in Brimfield and Kickapoo. District trustees are expected to consider a budget in July, when officer appointments will be made, said Johnson, who said the District gave no severance or separation package to Bennett.
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This Week’s Events
s Memorial Celebration – Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Central Park in Elmwood on Monday (May 25). Bus provided for seniors is at 9:30 a.m. World War II Veterans from the Elmwood VFW and American Legion honored. s Story Time – Luau Story Time held Wednesday (May 28) at 6 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library. Children 48 can come for a story and game. Call (309) 742-2431.
s Craft Night – Ladies Craft Night is today (May 21) at 6 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library. Ladies 18 and older will make crafts. Call (309) 742-2431 to register. s Clean-Up Day – Elmwood clean-up day is today (May 21). Put normal household items out with your regular garbage. They will be picked up at your Publicize Your Event home. Call (309) 742Call us at (309) 741-9790 8373. or email information about s BBQ Competition – s Free Movie – Teens your upcoming event to Brimfield Area Men’s invited to watch a news@wklypost.com. Club’s Smoke on the movie today (May 21) Prairie championship from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at BBQ competition is May 29 & 30 in Brimfield Public Library. Movie is undedowntown Brimfield. See grand champs cided. Suggestions welcome. Open to of BBQ and local grill masters go head to ages 13-18. head. Call (309) 256-0541 or email s JH Promotion – Junior High Promotion for Elmwood is today (May 21) at 7 smokeontheprairie.net. p.m. in the high school gym. s Yard Sale – Community Yard Sale is May 30 from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the front s Free Bread – Free bread is available at the Elmwood Methodist Church Friday of Brimfield Bank (May 22) at 10 a.m. s Strawberry Festival – Elmwood’s s Mushroom Contest – Elmwood Insur- 27th annual Strawberry Festival is June 6 ance Agency Mushroom Contest now at Central Park from 6 a.m.- 7 p.m. through Friday (May 22). Heaviest morel s Blood Drive – A blood drive is held at wins $25. Bring mushrooms to the office. the Princeville United Methodist Church Call (309) 742-2141. on June 15 from 12-6 p.m. s Craft Event – Make it/take it bird s Farmers Market – A Farmers Market house craft will be made May 23 from 9 will be held in Elmwood during the a.m. -1 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley months of June-September on Fridays Library. Children may stop in. from 4:30-6 p.m. at Central Park.
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The other day a deer ran through Elmwood. The doe came up Lilac Street, made a right turn onto Main thought better of it, got back onto Lilac and headed north. At almost the same moment just a few feet away, someone Jeff was having red LAMPE foxes vaccinated so they could be kept in captivity (legally, with permits and all). Those conflicting images have jangled in my mind ever since. And they serve as the framework for the release of our Weekly Post mascot, Milky. Most folks I encounter like to see wild critters and are often excited when critters show up in places we don’t expect them. Some people (like me) are so interested in critters that we bring them into our homes, offices or workshops. While I see real value in learning the habits of wild animals, bringing them into captivity also changes them. At least it changed Milky the milk snake, who spent the last 10 months in an aquarium in the office. Milky arrived as part of a bet and, after first arriving, the handsomely marked snake slithered through the aquarium at all hours. Milky was easy to handle and
more docile than I thought possible for a snake. Kids held Milky with little fear. Adults who feared the snake still tolerated Milky. In general, things went well (aside from trying to put a Santa hat on the snake). But Milky had come from the wild. By this spring I was worried about the snake who no longer slithered, just stayed coiled in a corner unless a dead mouse appeared. I am told we should not attribute human traits to critters, but I swear, Milky became depressed. That brought to mind Eddie the Chimp – a bored zoo chimpanzee I watched as a kid in Buffalo, N.Y. You had to be careful around Eddie, since he entertained himself by throwing feces at his fans. Milky could never do that without arms. But the snake did rattle at me one recent morning. So last week I joined Franke
Keefer’s fourth-grade class from Elmwood Elementary School for a visit to Camp Big Sky. Brad Guidi let us release Milky at the camp he founded in old strip-mine ground, which offered a perfect blend of snake-friendly fields, marshes and timber edges. My assistants in the release were mostly girls, who showed little fear of the snake. After 30 minutes of slithering up the sleeves of students, Slone Windish set Milky down gently to the ground. In seconds, the snake was gone. While I can’t say I shed any tears over Milky, there’s not really time to pine away. It’s a full-time job feeding our new mascot, Snappy the baby snapping turtle. Feel free to come visit Snappy. Just don’t wait too long. The turtle will also earn its release someday. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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GUEST VOICES
To cheat or not to cheat was the question
I write a lot. Some of it, you see here in the pages of this newspaper. Some of it goes to a movie review site where I review new and old movies as well as TV shows. I’ve even written three novels, two of which Jon will probably never see ink, and GALLAGHER a third which I think is pretty good (it’s just a matter of getting a publisher or an agent to agree). I don’t make a lot of money at it, but it wastes enough of my time that I don’t have to sit around watching cobwebs form to pass the time of day. I used to write assigned “blurbs” for different places. These paid anywhere between $5 and $20, depending on how much writing was involved. One of these places asked me to review products and things for them for a fee. This may upset you. It upset me at first. I would get an assignment asking me to review a laundry product. The assignment would be, “You are a 35-year-old woman with two kids. The kids get a lot of stains on their
clothes. You like the product.” Another assignment for razors would be “You are a 25-year-old male and you dislike the product.” I would get 5-10 assignments a week and make an extra $25-50 for something I could hammer out in about five minutes time each. (And you thought all those testimonials were real! So did I before I started writing them.) In the past 5 to 10 years, I’ve reviewed washers, dryers, cars, movies, food, restaurants, TV shows, cleaning products, personalhygiene products, small kitchen appliances and more – all without ever having used any of them. With the reviews of the cars (two of them), I did test drive the vehicles, just so I could give one a positive review and the other a negative review. Because I was listed as a freelance writer, willing to take on such assignments, I received a phone call from a company needing an assignment completed as soon as possible. They told me that I would need to complete the assignment in three days time and that they would pay $75 on acceptance. In the assignment, I needed to compare the “to be or not to be” soliloquy from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to the balcony scene from his
“Romeo and Juliet,” showing how the dialogue in each moved the audience to know more about the personalities of the characters involved. The essay was to be no less than 1,500 words, contain at least four quotes from each play, and be written at a college-reading level. I wasn’t born yesterday. I had it figured out. Somewhere, a student with deep pockets, needed to write an essay for class, maybe a high school honors class or an entrylevel college course on Shakespeare. The student didn’t want to spend the time writing it and was willing to pay to have it done. As a former teacher, I was appalled at the notion of hiring an essay done. When I had been a teacher, I had caught several students trying to turn in essays that they’d found on the web as their own work. This was a serious infraction. Still, I needed the money. And if I didn’t take the assignment, they’d find someone on their list who would. I asked the guy on the phone if I could have an hour to think about it. He told me that was all he could give since the assignment was due in three days. Continued on Page 7
Thanks for ... eyes and handicapped parking places A friend of mine, Larry McCoy, sends me a daily “Thought-forthe-Day” via e-mail. Recently, one was, “I opened two gifts this morning – they were my eyes.” We often take routine things for granted. I am thankful that I can see. Seeing allows me to read, which reminds me that I am Gene thankful for VAUGHAN teachers. They helped me learn to read. With the ability to see and read, I recently read the word Zeitgeist. Although I could see and read, I couldn’t pronounce nor under-
stand the word. After using my copy of Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary with the signature of Pat Hudson in it (I’m sure that brought a chuckle to Pat’s former teachers), I was still confused. So, I went to the place that has the answers to everything: The Internet. Here is what I learned: The Zeitgeist (spirit of the age or spirit of the time) is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time. The German word Zeitgeist is often attributed to the philosopher Georg Hegel, but he never actually used the word. Imagine that! In today’s world, who decides
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Farmington house fire displaces family of four
FARMINGTON – A house fire displaced a family of four in the early morning hours of May 11. Sometime around 6 a.m., a passerby noticed smoke coming from the basement of 471 N. Main St., Farmington, and called the Farmington Fire Department. A couple and their two children were asleep inside the home at the time. They were awoken by fire alarms and evacuated the house. It took fire crews, which included assistance from the Elmwood and Logan-Trivoli fire districts, 35 minutes to put out the fire, and another hour to overhaul, said Farmington Fire Chief Anthony Scapecchi. The home sustained damage to the basement and first floor, mostly from smoke. The occupants currently are staying with family. The fire is under investigation.
Edwards man arrested in hit-and-run accident
EDWARDS – An 18-year-old Hanna City man suffered a fractured skull and a broken arm, and a 22-year-old Edwards man was arrested in connection with a May 9 hit-and-run accident in the 7900 block of Farmington Road, according to the Peoria Sheriff’s Office. Andrew Broadway of Hanna City was riding his bicycle westbound on Farmington Road near Christ Church Road when a truck allegedly driven by Blake Roedell of Edwards apparently hit him and left the scene, according to reports. A deputy saw the wrecked bike early May 9 and investigated, finding Broadway injured and disoriented in a ditch. Police arrested Roedell on Tuesday (May 12), and charged him with five tickets, including leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident and failing to give information or render aid. Roedell appeared before Judge
John Vespa in Circuit Court on May 14. If convicted, he could be sentenced to a prison term of up to seven years. After Sheriff’s deputies posted photos of some evidence from the scene on Facebook, they received tips that led to the arrest of Roedell, who at first claimed to have struck a deer, then later conceded he may have accidentally struck the teen. Bond for Roedell was set at $10,000, and a June 11 preliminary hearing in the case was scheduled. Limestone firefighters and AMT responded to the scene.
Traffic stop results in arrest for marijuana
ELMWOOD – A juvenile driver was ticketed and a teen-age passenger cited for a local ordinance violation on May 17 after a routine traffic stop and a walk-around search by the city’s drug-sniffing dog, according to Elmwood police. The 16-year-old motorist was cited for driving without a valid driver’s license and also received a warning ticket for disobeying a stop sign. A 16-year-old male passenger was ticketed for possessing more than 2.5 grams of marijuana. The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado the young woman was driving was impounded.
No injuries in crash at Dunlap High School
EDWARDS – Jennifer McMurtry, 41, of Edwards was leaving the Dunlap High School parking lot on May 17 when the 2011 BMW she was driving was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Kelsey Hackler, 18, of Peoria, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Hackler was ticketed for operating an uninsured vehicle. No injuries were reported.
Parked car damaged in hit and run accident
ELMWOOD – A 2000 Acura parked in the 400 block of West Mound Street here sustained damage to its rear end sometime after
2 a.m. on May 15, according to the Peoria Sheriff’s Office. The unknown vehicle left the scene and didn’t report the collision, but from evidence collected at the scene, deputies suspect a white vehicle struck the car, owned by Marsha Grand of Spring Green, Wis. Police continue to investigate the incident.
Police reports
• Tyler Cox, 21, of Elmwood on May 3 was arrested for Failure to Appear and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Jason Gilles, 25, of Brimfield on May 10 was arrested for DUI, reckless driving and improper lane usage and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Daniel Kauzlarich, 66, of Farmington on May 11 reported the theft of a well hand pump valued at more than $300 from his property in the 100 block of Ill. Route 78, according to Knox County deputies. • Jason Palley, 37, on May 12 was arrested by Elmwood police on a Fulton County warrant and transported to the Farmington Police Department. • Nathan Williams, 32, of Edwards on May 14 was arrested for driving on a suspended license and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • A 16-year-old Elmwood boy on May 16 was ticketed for a city ordinance violation of possessing drug paraphernalia, according to the Elmwood Police Department. • Heather Pilman, 28, of Elmwood on May 16 was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and retail theft and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
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Yates City to add new chief after benefit By MICHELLE SHERMAN
YATES CITY – The Village of Yates City will have a new police chief, but not until after the My Place St. Jude Benefit next month. Chief John Kennedy’s retirement was announced at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Wednesday (May 13). Randy Benson also was promoted to assistant chief at that meeting, and he will assume the position of chief in mid-June. Village President Kenny Gibson said Benson did not want to take on the new position until the benefit, which draws thousands to town and requires a full police For The Weekly Post
force for the day, had passed. Kennedy agreed to take on the event one last time. Benson’s pay will begin at $15 per hour and he will receive a performance review after six months. In other business, the board: • Heard requests from residents to further investigate an ordinance allowing the operation of all-terrain vehicles within city limits. • Approved the final municipal offense codes. Police officers will have a copy in their squad car, and there will be a copy available for public viewing at the municipal building. • Learned of some new options
for sending water bills to residents as they are no longer able to be mailed direct from Yates City and must now be routed through Peoria. Water customers were not receiving their bills in a timely manner which led to an increase in late payments. • Suspended Public Works Director Chuck Eiker for two weeks after an “incident” on city property. Gibson told Eiker he was “very disappointed in that action” and, in addition to the suspension, Eiker loses use of the village truck for one month and will have a letter of reprimand placed in his personnel file.
County seeks estimate to fix Greengold Road By BILL KNIGHT
ROSEFIELD – Six weeks after Peoria County Engineer Amy Benecke McLaren held a hearing to consider complaints by Mike Innes about the condition of Greengold Road through Rosefield and Logan Townships, she ruled this week that Rosefield Road Commissioner Matt Windish “develop a realistic maintenance plan for this section of road.” She also asked Windish to come up with “associated cost estimates” for County approval. Windish has 30 days to comply, after which the County will accept or revise the plan. Work would be expected to start For The Weekly Post
within two weeks after the plan is deemed acceptable. The issue centers on less than half a mile of the road, known for decades as “Breakneck Hill,” which Innes says is impassable and Windish conceded is in “horrible” shape. Between Murphy Road and Illinois Route 116 north and east of Hanna City, Greengold Road’s condition has allegedly damaged vehicles, prevented insurers from covering homes and Ameren from reading meters, and limited access by emergency vehicles. However, Innes and neighbors testified that their properties are accessible. In March, Windish said a problem was trying to balance needs
and resources. At that time, he estimated repairs to a sinkhole and rough patches of the road could cost $75,000. For its 28.4 miles of roads, Rosefield Township receives an average of about $37,000 a year from state Motor Fuel Tax revenues, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. McLaren wrote that “the road is in need of maintenance,” but added that she agreed with Windish that an “investigation would need to be conducted to determine what type of maintenance should be performed, as well as the budgetary impacts.”
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Just like Hamlet trying to decide whether “to be” or “not to be,” I was faced with a similar, yet less lethal, dilemma: Cheat or not cheat. I came up with a solution: I took the assignment. I remembered one of my students who had cheated this way. I suspected that she hadn’t written the essay herself, so I called her in after class and asked her to simply paraphrase what she had written. She not only hadn’t written the essay, she hadn’t bothered even to read it. I wrote the assigned essay in less than two hours. It was easy. I started off with Romeo and Juliet discover-
ing love as they listened to each other’s lamentations. I spent about 900 words on that. Then I went after Hamlet’s speech. I described how we got to know the character as he talked and compared it to my own dilemma about cheating. I wrote that I had a decision to make, whether it was nobler to write an essay that was not very good because I hadn’t bothered to read the assigned play or whether it was better to pay to have someone else do it for me. In the paper, writing as the student, I admitted that I had hired the paper out and that it was being written by someone else. I took the risk that no one was
going to read it before they turned it in. And they didn’t. I was paid the promised $75 and it wasn’t until about 10 days later that I got a very angry phone call from the company that had hired me. After they called me all sorts of unpleasant names, I told them it might be wise in the future to hire someone to proofread the finished product just in case there was a smart aleck like me out there who didn’t think a lot of cheaters. Funny how they haven’t used me since. I’ve always wondered, though, what kind of grade the kid got.
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Nature vs. Man is new Galesburg art exhibit
GALESBURG – The Galesburg Civic Art Center is pleased to host “Nature vs Man – Works by Fisher Stolz and Harlow Blum” in the Joanne R. Goudie Gallery. These works will be on display from Friday (May 22) through June 20. An opening reception will be held Friday from 5-7 p.m. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Jacquie & Jared will be providing music while light hors
d’oeuvres are served. Fisher Stolz is Associate Professor of Art at Bradley University and resides in Washington. Producing work ranging in scale from pedestal size pieces to large outdoor sculpture, Stolz often combines stone, steel and bronze to create pieces that play with tension and balance, as well as negative space. Harlow Blum is Professor of Art Emeritus at Monmouth College and resides in Monmouth. Blum’s recent work focuses on lava relating to his observations of lava landscapes of the Big Island of Hawaii and climate change and its threat to coastal cities worldwide. Galesburg Civic Art Center regular hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, please contact the Galesburg Civic Art Center at 114 E. Main St., Galesburg, IL 61401, (309) 342-7415 or visit www.galesburgarts.org.
Canton’s Art on Main Arts Festival June 6-7
CANTON – Canton Main Street will host the third annual Art on Main Fine Arts Festival on June 6-7, in Jones Park in downtown Canton. Thirty-two highly talented artists from three states will exhibit, as well as local student artists, and an estimated 2,500 or more visitors will visit the park over the two-day event. Local musicians and food vendors also contribute to making the festival a colorful, vibrant experience. Admission is free to the public. “We started with 21 artists our first
year,” 2015 Festival co-chair Cheryl Bielema said. “To have 32 wonderful artists from three states, and all of our student artists this year is just remarkable. We have a fantastic committee, and the growth is proof that they have done just a superb job.” New this year will be wine tasting and wine sales from Kickapoo Creek Winery, which will present a wine garden for art patrons at the south end of Jones Park. Art on Main is a juried show, and a committee of artists, art patrons, designers and other volunteers, reviewed work submitted. Top prize for Best in Show is $1,000. Other prizes are Mayor’s Choice, $500; and each art category, $250.
Peoria Sheriff offers Craiglist sales location
PEORIA – Peoria County Sheriff Michael D. McCoy agrees with the Peoria Police Department that police stations may prove a safer location for the public to conduct Craigslist sales and exchanges. Persons wishing to utilize the parking lot or lobby of the Peoria County Sheriff's Office for such transactions may do so at 301 N. Maxwell Rd in Peoria. Sheriff's employees will not intervene on either the seller’s or buyer’s behalf unless action is required to ensure public safety.
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Memory Story and Photos By BILL KNIGHT
Memorial Day is on Monday, a federal holiday when people reflect on those who died serving in the U.S. military. Dating to the 1860s, when people commemorated those who gave their lives on both sides of the Civil War by placing flowers on graves, it was originally called Decoration Day. Congress official changed the holiday’s name to Memorial Day in 1967, and remembering remains the focus. Renowned sculptor and Elmwood native Lorado Taft’s piece in Elmwood Township cemetery (at right), “Memory,” was dedicated in 1938, a replica of the bronze statue “Foote Memorial Angel,” installed in Jackson, Mich. An inscription at the base of the monument reads, “The handicraft of their work was their prayer.” For The Weekly Post
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last committee meeting, Matt, and we could have discussed it.” More concerning than the building permit, however, was a section in the ordinance that would exempt the city from any legal action should Petersen not follow the Prevailing Wage Act. Ulm, and other aldermen, felt the language was unclear in the ordinance and wished to have it clarified by the city’s TIF consultant. “I’d either ask one thing: That this ordinance is not voted for, or that we table it until we can come up with more information,” Ulm said. City attorney William Connor attempted to clarify the ordinance’s language, but he did not want to make any absolute statements since he is not a TIF expert. “If you read the whole thing, the new language that’s in there says that the parties understand that it (prevailing wage) does not apply,” he said. “The developer has to make good on any penalties and fines that it gets,” not the city. The clarification was not enough to satisfy Ulm’s concerns, nor did it alleviate any uneasiness felt by Ward One Alderman Kim Gilstrap and Ward Two Alderman Ryan Lambert, who also voted against the measure. Kowal and Ward Two Alderman Leslye Smith were the two votes to approve. Ward Three Alderman
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June Whitmer was absent. In other business the council: • Approved the Farmington Historical Society’s use of Reed Park to place the stone from the former Farmington High School. • Hired Gary Morris as special guest prosecutor for the city’s case against two police officers, and hired Louise Latonek to represent the police commission in the matter. • Voted to allow American Legion Post 140 to use a room in the municipal building for meetings following the sale of the Legion building. • Approved the purchase of replacement tasers for the police department. The department has a $1,450 grant, which will cover half the cost of the purchase. • Voted to assume a $75,000 USDA grant from the Farmington Betterment Association. In order to receive the grant award, the city must commit to spending $25,000 of its own money for a total of $100,000. Kowal said two parking lots will be redone with the money. • Heard that the portable toilet placed in Dimmitt Park has been removed after two weeks as the result of vandalism. The city will be charged a prorated portion of the original $500 estimate for the entire summer contract.
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Shedding light on the 50 shades of shade By RON DIETER
Shade can get terribly confusing. All these names for shade: part shade, light shade, dark shade, deep shade, full shade. Then there’s full sun, part sun, morning sun, direct sun. There are even whole books dedicated to defining and describing the nuances of shade. This shady business can get downright bewildering. I’ll try to shed some light on the various shades of shade in the garden, starting with the darkest. Full shade describes a garden on which the sun never shines directly and there is little indirect light. Such areas are usually “under” something – a deck, a very dense canopy of trees or spruces or other evergreens. These places are often uninhabitable to most plants, espeFor The Weekly Post
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cially those that flower. I remember visiting White Pines State Park and hiking beneath dense groves of giant pines. The forest floor was covered with pine needles, but there were no other plants growing – no “pinelings” or even dandelions! Light shade describes gardens that receive little or no direct sun, but are bright and open to the sky. A good example would be along the north side of a building or hedge. Part shade, or partial shade indicates an area receiving morning sun and afternoon shade. Usually the east side of a structure will create partial shade. This is my favorite light because almost any flowering plant will bloom in partial shade. In this setting, most sun-loving plants will be happy with the morning sunlight, and shade-lovers will be protected from the hot after-
noon sun. When the tag on a plant says, “shade,” it usually means light shade or part shade. Common impatiens, usually labeled for “shade,” easily grow in areas of partial shade. Other annuals, such as begonias, coleus, torenia, polka dot plant and caladiums, and perennials such as bleeding heart, pulmonaria, hosta, astilbe, brunnera, and columbine all tolerate shade. Part sun is the opposite of part shade, with shade in the morning and direct sun in the afternoon. Full sun describes those areas receiving a half day or more of direct sun, mostly in the afternoon. Most ornamental grasses, prairie plants, daisies, flowering shrubs and garden vegetable plants fall into the full sun or part sun categories. To my way of thinking, there’s little difference be-
tween part sun and full sun, as far as plants are concerned. Most garden varieties that thrive in full sun tolerate some morning shade. But many flowers that perform well in the morning sun of part shade are severely tested in hot afternoon sunlight of part sun. Anyone who has tried to grow old-fashioned impatiens in part sun knows what I mean. Unfortunately for gardeners, some tag makers and nurseries use the terms part sun and part shade interchangeably. When a tag or sign says “part sun,” I have found it is usually safe to assume it means “part shade.” Flowering bulb catalogs sometimes use the term “spring sun” when describing light requirements for daffodils and other early flowering bulbs. These bulbs need a half day or more of direct sun until the foliage begins to die back and the bulbs go dormant. But if planted under deep-rooted shade trees, bulbs grow, flower, and begin to go dormant before the trees are fully leafed out. If you want to be certain that your proposed garden site is sunny enough for the plants you want to grow, do this simple test. Buy an inexpensive pack of petunias and plant them there. If they continue to bloom, you’re safe to plant your favorite sun lovers.
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BRIMFIELD – Donald W. Holmes, 84, of Brimfield died on May 11 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Donald married Beverly Ann Eisele on July 28, 1957, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Peoria. She survives. He is also survived by his son, Mark W. Holmes of Edwards; daughter, Karen E. Holmes (A.B. Ghazanfari) of Peoria; and grandsons, Idan and Joey Ghazanfari and Matt and Steve Holmes. Funeral services were May 16 at Salem Lutheran Church in Peoria. Graveside services, interment and military honors followed at Brimfield Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.ClaryFunerals.com.
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WILLIAMSFIELD – Ralph E. Mackie, 87, of Williamsfield, died on May 13 at his home.
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Survivors include his wife, Louise; sons Rod (Cheryl) Mackie of Laura and Curt (Susan) Mackie of Williamsfield; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Donald (Helen) Mackie of Williamsfield. Funeral services were May 18 at Williamsfield United Methodist Church, with burial in Williamsfield Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.ruxfuneralhome.com.
Doria Malmgren
EDWARDS – Doria M. Malmgren, 74, of Banner, mother of an Edwards woman, died May 12 at her son's home in Monterey. Survivors include her husband, Steve Malmgren; daughter Crystal (Delbert) Plain of Edwards and son Larry (Carol Campbell) O'Connell of Monterey; and sister Betsy (Rich) Myers of Farmington. Funeral services were May 15 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton, with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington. Condolences may be left at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
Gladys Matthew
ELMWOOD – Gladys D. Matthew, 93, of Elmwood died on May 15 at her home. Survivors include daughter-inlaw Gail Sprout of Yates City; one sister, Bernice (Merl) Malson of Pekin; 11 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. She enjoyed telling a good joke, listening to the radio, finding a good bargain and spending time with her family and friends. Funeral services were May 19 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in
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Megan McKee
FARMINGTON – Megan R. McKee, 33, of Peoria, sister of a Farmington man, died May 14 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include her parents, Michael and Kathy (Smith) McKee of Peoria; her brother, Troy (fiance, Allison) McKee and their son, Collin, of Farmington; and the love of her life, Donnie Manning and his daughter, Caroline. A memorial service was May 19 at the Wilton Mortuary in Peoria. Cremation rites were accorded. Condolences may be left at www.thewiltonmortuary.com.
Bernard Snider
EDWARDS – Bernard C. Snider, 78, of Stockton, Mo., formerly of Edwards, died May 12 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. On Aug. 29, 1959, he married Barbara Galey, his loving spouse for 55 years. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Bernard Jr. and Shane; three daughters, Addie Robbins, Edie Snider and Anita Wexler; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Funeral services were May 16 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood. Burial with military honors was in Cottonwood Cemetery in rural Hanna City. Condolences may be left at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
Henry Vicary
PEORIA – Henry Joseph “Joe” Vicary, 78, of Peoria, brother of an Edwards woman, died May 9. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Darlene, and sister Marilyn Grimshaw of Edwards. Cremation rites were accorded and a graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be left at www.Davison-FultonWoolsey.com.
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Paint cans dumped in Salem Township By BILL KNIGHT
SALEM – Salem Township Road Commissioner David Mahr on May 6 reported dozens of paint cans and buckets were dumped on Knox Highway 2300E sometime after 6 p.m. May 5. The illegal refuse has caused damage to vehicles traveling between Yates City and Farmington. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. In other news, the Township recently donated $150 to the Elmwood, Yates City and Farmington fireworks program held annually on July 4. For The Weekly Post
Pottstown Road bridge work is underway
KICKAPOO – In action during Kickapoo’s regular meeting on Monday (May 18), Road Commissioner Dan Kelch reported that work on the Pottstown Road bridge started last week and is expected to be finished in July or August. Also, all Township roads are now patched, and arrangements
are being made to upgrade portions of the fence at the ballpark, which also will need two more loads of infield mix to help drainage.
Brimfield OKs budget, may repair truck
BRIMFIELD – As expected, Trustees approved the Town budget of $138,442 for Fiscal Year 2015 and road district budget of $177,800 at its meeting Tuesday (May 12), and discussed transportation needs. Although action was tabled until June, a consensus seemed to be reached to repair an existing Township truck rather than purchase a new vehicle.
Rosefield completes sign upgrade project
ROSEFIELD – Road Commissioner Matt Windish reported that the upgrade to signs to conform to new reflectivity standards has been finished; milling on DuBois and Switzer Roads has been completed and crews are working on adding rock prior to planned sealing.
Also, ditches were cleaned along Devon Court, Hickory Springs Drive and Honeysuckle Court. A discussion on conditions of some railroad crossings were discussed, and efforts will be made again to reach BNSF personnel. Supervisor Mike Windish notified the Board that grant money may be available from the Illinois Commerce Commission as part of its railroad Crossing Safety Improvement Program, and he plans to look into the opportunity for the Township. Finally, Trustees approved making modest improvements to the entrance to the Town Hall from the gravel parking lot.
Radnor Township OKs moving meeting
RADNOR – Trustees voted to move the regular June meeting from the 8th to the 15th, when budget hearings are scheduled for 7 p.m. (Town) and 7:15 p.m. (Road District).
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NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of ALICE E. SHERMAN, on April 15, 2015. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court to JOANNE S. HATHWAY, of 761 Knox Road 2000 E, Yates City, Illinois 61572, as Executor, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 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, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before the 20th day of November, 2015, 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 and shall file with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies. DATED this 30th day of April, 2015. JOANNE S. HATHWAY, Executor of the Estate of ALICE E. SHERMAN, Deceased. WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. Attorneys for the Executors 118 West Main Street P. O. Box 368 Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368 Telephone: (309) 742-3611
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Williamsfield OKs retirement incentive By BILL KNIGHT
WILLIAMSFIELD – The Board of Education at its May 11 meeting agreed to pay the District’s contribution to the Illinois Teachers Retirement System’s Early Retirement Option for tenured science teacher Sandra Boucher as well as Boucher’s contribution on the conditions she retire June 30 and no precedent is set. The incentive amount agreed to by the Board, For The Weekly Post
Boucher and the Williamsfield Education Association labor union is $67,025.72, documents show. “It basically says we agree to reimburse her the value it takes to ‘buy back years of service’ with TRS (she spent some years outside of education) so that she may comfortably retire,” said Williamsfield Superintendent Tim Farquer. Boucher started at Williamsfield in 1976.
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In other action from its May 11 session, the Board approved Galesburg native Chelsea Knapp as full-time English Language Arts teacher beginning this fall of 2015. Knapp graduated from Monmouth College with a degree in education with an English endorsement. In other news, the Board • approved expanding Stephanie Dewitt’s position to full-time beginning this fall; • OK’d a change to a Board policy on preventing bullying, intimidation and harassment to align it with state law; • renewed a co-op agreement with ROWVA for girls and
boys track & field; • heard that the school’s construction class is on schedule to finish its work on the new community library by June 30, after which moving will take place this summer, and the class’s possible residential project could occur at one of two sites the District is considering in Williamsfield’s new addition; and • was updated on technology purchase options with about $5,800 in grant money still available to use for student devices in the business classroom.
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These Princeville seniors have signed to play sports in college. Back row (left to right): Thomas Smith (Knox College, baseball), Brett Down (Rockford University, baseball), Zach Simmons (Wisconsin-Stout, baseball), Cole Hartley (Robert Morris, baseball), Luke Cokel (St. Ambrose, baseball), Brandon Crose (Knox, baseball), Mitchell Janssen (Bradley, baseball), T.K Kielion (IVCC, baseball). Sitting (l to r): Micheal Sheets (Augustana, football), Jordan Kraft (Lincoln Land, softball), Zach Harrison (Missouri Baptist, football). Photo by Collin Fairfield.
Billtown tops Farmington in regionals By PHIL JOHNSON
FARMINGTON – In a definite team victory, ROWVA-Williamsfield ousted host Farmington Monday in an opening round Class 2A regional contest, 7-4. Cougars pitcher Garrett Wight hung on in the bottom of the seventh inning, and left fielder Tyler Jones made a sliding catch after Farmington had brought the tying run to the plate. “I was very close to bringing in relief for Garrett with each batter he faced in that last inning, but he’s a battler and he throws strikes,” Cougars coach John Clark said. Wight didn’t walk a batter and his defense also made some key plays. The offense also came through. Jack Craig went 3-for-4 with three runs scored while Charlie Gibbons and Ethen Hunt were each 2-for-3. Easton Beard and Jones got things going in the second with a double and a triple, respectively, that led to a 2-0 R-W advantage. One run in each the third and fifth built to a 42 advantage going into the top of the seventh. The visitors tacked on three huge scores in the seventh, with a Farmington balk and a two-run For The Weekly Post
single off the bat of Beard. “Our defense has been improving lately, as has our hitting with runners in scoring position,” Clark said of the 14-17 Cougars. R-W is at No. 2 seed Monmouth United today (May 21) at 4:30 p.m. Improvement came in the final week of the regular season in a doubleheader split versus Galva on Friday. R-W won the second game, 11-6, and also won last Wednesday over Stark County, 11-6. Princeville The Princes fell to Ridgewood, 5-3, in devastating fashion last week in a battle for the Lincoln Trail Conference title. “We were ahead 3-1, just one out and one strike away from the win, with Ridgewood runners on second and third when a two-run single tied it,” Princeville coach Chris Delbridge said. “Eventually, a Ridgewood basesloaded single put them up 5-3, and we couldn’t make it back.” But a 22-4 season gave the Princes much to look forward to heading into Wednesday’s Class 1A meeting with the host team at Varna Midland. Brimfield-Elmwood The 19-13 Indians had just one game last week, but it was a good win.
The Indians scored a 2-0 win over Abingdon-Avon, avenging two earlier losses. Indians’ pitcher Brad Demmin was stingy, giving up just two hits and as many walks against a very good team. Demmin had eight strikeouts and also hit a double. Catcher Brian Gilles drove in both B-E runs. “Brad was dealin’ from the mound,” B-E coach Brandon Porter said. Saturday’s game against Midwest Central in Manito, was called when the Indians were pounded by rain just as they arrived at the ballyard, which sent them back home. B-E faced Monmouth Roseville on Wednesday in the Class 2A Monmouth United regional. Farmington Farmington’s steadily improving baseball season came to a disappointing end at 14-16 on Monday. The team didn’t get the bats going until the bottom of the seventh when it was too little, too late. The biggest blow to the Farmers, behind just 4-2 when the inning began, was a RW three-run top of the seventh, which included a Farmington throwing error and a Farmers’ balk from the pitching rubber. Things had looked hopeful on Friday before
the tournament with a 6-5 victory over always-strong Sherrard. Caleb Fruendt and Tanner Crowe each had doubles, and Dakota Traver drove in the go ahead run in the first extra frame. Caleb Gilstrap pitched to keep the team in the game through the fifth with no walks, then Dylan Hayden picked up a welldeserved win giving up just two hits in three innings. In a tough 2-0 loss to Rushville earlier in the week, Farmers’ ace pitcher Nate Monroe had an outstanding four-strikeout, two-walk effort that wasn’t quite enough.
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ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 www.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
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 www.elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com
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New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
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hurlers. B-E pitcher Morgan Florey topped that last week with two no-hitters. Last Friday at Bartonville, Florey did not allow a base hit versus Limestone, while striking out 15 and not allowing any free passes in the 2-0 victory. She was also responsible for one of the Lady Indian runs, as was Kennedy Dura. Two days earlier Florey tossed the “no no” on Senior Night at Brimfield in a 10-0 trouncing of Abingdon-Avon, this time striking out 16. Morgan Ledbetter, Ryleigh Keith and Hannah Baysingar each had multi-RBI performances. Dura, Florey, Ledbetter and Keith each had more than one hit in the 13-hit batting assault. B-E took a 26-5 record into regional play
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Kendra Gorham, Elmwood
Wednesday against Deer Creek-Mackinaw. “Morgan’s pitching and the team’s hitting are a really good combination,” B-E coach Kurt Juerjens said. ROWVA-Williamsfield As the Lady Cougars first season together came to an end at the hands of Farmington, coach Joel Zaiser both reflected and looked ahead. “We will need to work on the concept of better approaches at the plate. In the last couple of innings, we substituted younger players to get some regional experience for next year. We’ll be looking forward to next season and beyond,” coach Zaiser said. Leading into the post season R-W (10-21 overall) fell to Galva twice and to Stark County. In a one-run loss to Galva coach Zaiser mixed in four pitchers (Kaylee Schuermann, Haylee Howard, Ava Alford and Emilee Furlong) that kept the team right in the game until the end. Marie Marshall did her part with two hits and four RBI. Mikaylin Bent and Amanda Rollins also each had a multiple-hit game. In a 9-6 loss to Stark County, Madison Stewart fanned eight, but gave up 10 hits.
Congratulations to EHS graduate Kendra Gorham for a well-earned softball scholarship to play outfield for Heartland Community College in Bloomington. Kendra also pitches for the Lady Indians, was an E-B cross country harrier four years and was a fouryear EHS pom performer. She plays the flute for the EHS band and has been honored for Elmwood Excellence and National Honor Society. Her dad, Tom Gorham, was an Elmwood all-state cross country performer, so that got her started as a runner, something she also enjoys doing in her spare time. Kendra joined poms as a freshman because her friends were participating. Her first memories of softball were at age six playing in the Elmwood Summer Youth League. All of those starts turned into good things! Kendra’s two key supporters have been parents Tom and Anne. The University of Tennessee softball team is the club she most likes to root for. “McFarland USA,” the recent story about a high school running team is, appropriately, her favorite flick from the big screen. Chemistry is what she most likes in the classroom. Kendra has both very much helped and been part of successful teams, of which also are the greatest thrills of her career – being part of the E-B cross country team that finished fourth at state her freshman year; being part of the EHS team that took second at IDTA competition her senior season; and key contributor to the Lady Indians’ softball team that made it to the IHSA Elite Eight in her junior year. She was an all-conference pitcher in both her sophomore and junior seasons. When Kendra is at Heartland, she will miss that everybody at EHS is close and that her teachers really care about their students. “Try at what you do, and participate in as much as you can, while you can,” Kendra stresses to younger student-athletes. It’s great advice, and it’s way more than just talk from Kendra Gorham!
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Kickapoo league honors Thompson
KICKAPOO – In a surprise presentation on May 16, Kickapoo Township honored nine-year Kickapoo Youth Baseball Association president John Thompson and named May “John Thompson Month.” Township Supervisor Karl Koy recognized Thompson’s leadership as more than 100 kids played in the program. Brimfield scramble – A scramble to benefit the Brimfield boys basketball team is Sunday, May 31, at Weaver Ridge Golf Course at 1 p.m. Cost is $100 per person, $400 per foursome for 18 holes and a meal. Sponsor
Kickapoo Township Supervisor Karl Koy presents longtime former Kickapoo Baseball Association president John Thompson with a certificate of thanks.
signs are $100. Participants can win prizes on the course and receive a team gift. Text or call Scott Carlson at (309) 645-5684 or email scarlson@brimfield309.com.
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Hightower, Princeville relay top IESA performers EAST PEORIA – Two third-place finishes highlighted the area contingent of 59 junior high track athletes competing in last weekend’s IESA Class A state meet at the EastSide Centre. Elmwood eighth-grader Ricky Hightower was third in the high jump after clearing 5 feet, 7 inches. Also placing third was the seventhgrade girls 4x100 relay from Princeville, which posted a time of 54.7 and consisted of Brinlee Bauman, Carrie Gill, Emma Lane and Libby Martin. Seven other area individuals or relays brought home medals from the rainy Class A meet. • Jacob Brown of Elmwood was fifth in the eighth grade 400 in a time of 2:12.29. • Brimfield’s 4x400 eighth grade girls relay was fifth in a time of 4:28.22. Runners were Camryn From Weekly Post Staff Reports
Cuevas, Sydney Hartwig, Sadie Rumbold, Delaney Smith and Ali Wagner. • Lorin Peterson of Williamsfield was seventh in the seventh grade 1,600 in a time of 5:02.88. • Princeville’s seventh grade girls 4x400 relay was seventh in 4:41.41. Runners were Bauman, Lane, Martin and Morgan Rakestraw. • Emma McClain of Elmwood was eighth in the eighth grade shot put with a throw of 30-6. • Princeville’s eighth grade boys 4x100 relay was eighth in 49.18. Runners were Jack Arnett, Justin Janssen, Peyton Martin and Adam Snedden. • Elmwood’s eighth grade boys 4x200 relay was eighth in 1:44.46. Runners were Logan Whitney, Henry Lampe, Jacob Brown and Jaden Beckwith. • Class AA – Farmington advanced seven individual athletes
and five relays from the Beardstown Sectional to this weekend’s Class AA meet at EastSide. Friday’s schedule starts at 11:15 a.m. with a parade of athletes and then includes field event prelims and finals, prelims for hurdles and the 100 and finals in the 400 and 1600. All other finals are Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Farmington qualifiers include:
FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS - 7th grade • 4x100 relay GIRLS - 8th grade • 4x400 relay • Sarah Litchfield, pole vault • Kaitlyn Lebron, pole vault BOYS - 7th Grade • Dalton Powell, 110 hurdles BOYS - 8th grade • Jarod Depriest, shot put • Dash Anderson, 100 • Coe Jansen, pole vault • 4x100 relay • Jezreel Anguiano, 400 • 4x400 relay • 4x200 relay
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aggs and freshman Jordan Peckham all ran well. “This is super exciting. We’ve always just been excited to go to state,” Camp said. “Now we’re excited to place at state.” To reach the finals, coach Toby Vallas estimates his relay needs to run 4:07 or better – a mark he believes is in reach, noting that Skaggs was battling illness and was still recovering from a quad injury at sectional. “And Allyx Camp was our stud last year, she ran 62 flat last year and I think she can get back to that,” Vallas said, noting that Camp has recovered well from ACL surgery last fall stemming from a moto-cross injury. Skaggs and Peckham are newcomers to the relay. Skaggs played softball the past three seasons, but opted to come out for track this year instead. “I’m glad I did,” she said. Peckham is one of several fast young runners on the Lady Farmers squad and, as an eighth grader, placed seventh at state in the 400 in a time of 1:01.75. At sectional she ran 1:00.3. Peckham said she prefers being part of a relay to running on her
Farmington senior Allyx Camp has come back strong from a knee injury. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.
own. “Running the 4x400 seems way shorter than running the open 400,” she said. “It’s just the team thing. I love these seniors, they are the best.” The Lady Farmers top a list of area state meet qualifiers in seven events. Other Farmington qualifiers include Campen in the pole vault, Hannah Jostes in the discus, Jordan Peckham in the 100 and the 4x100 relay.
Campen won at Taylor Ridge by clearing 9 feet, 6 inches and is ranked 13th among state qualifiers, according to the Illinois High School Association. She hopes to at least equal her career best of 10-3 set as a junior. Jostes was second at sectional with a throw of 106-6 and is 25th heading to state. Peckham rates 20th overall after a third-place time in the 100 at sectional (12.92). Finally, the Farmington 4x100 relay of Skaggs, Payton Peckham, Haley Huls and Jordan Peckham is 17th after a third-place time of 51.57 at Taylor Ridge. The lone Elmwood-Brimfield qualifier is Emily McCauley in the 1,600. She was second in that race at sectional in a time of 5:45.21 and ranks 32nd among state qualifiers. For Princeville, JaNae Knobloch reached state in the 3,200 after placing second at sectional in 12:12.73 – 22nd best time heading to Charleston. • Boys sectional – Area boys teams from Elmwood-Brimfield, Princeville, Farmington and ROWVA-Williamsfield will all be competing at the Farmington Class 1A Sectional on Friday.
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Lady Princes rack up 12-0 win By PHIL JOHNSON
PRINCEVILLE – Princeville’s softball team opened its postseason in impressive fashion Tuesday with a 12-0 win over Lowpoint-Washburn. Jordan Kraft fanned 13 and allowed just two hits in the regional opener for Princeville (26-7), which moves on to the title game Saturday at home against the winner between Spoon River Valley and Peoria Christian. Game time is 11 a.m. Brooke Gardner was 2for-4 with a double, triple and four RBI against Lowpoint-Washburn. Chelsea Gardner led the team with three runs scored, while Paige Lane and Jessica Devries each scored twice for Princeville, which had eight hits and also collected eight walks. Farmington A fast start in the postseason ended with a tough loss to a top foe for the Farmington softball team. For The Weekly Post
Princeville senior Jordan Kraft delivers a pitcher earlier this season. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
After winning its Class 2A regional opener 12-1 on Monday against ROWVA-Williamsfield, Farmington fell Tuesday to top-seed Tremont, 9-0, and managed just one hit. That was very different than the opener, when the Lady Farmers had a ninerun second inning. Carly Behrens had a two-RBI hit and Farmington’s seniors, Kelly Renfroe and Maddie Murphy, each had RBI hits in that second frame.
Allie Sprague was the pitching part of the win, striking out 11, walking none and allowing just three hits for the 15-12 Lady Farmers. “Allie got stronger as the game went along,” Farmington coach Jeni Fauser said. Sprague was also masterful last Friday, pitching a 2-0 no hitter versus Abingdon-Avon. She struck out 10, walked only one, and the whole team made no errors. In a 6-3 victory over West Prairie-Bushnell Prairie City, Sprague again got the pitching win with a lot of offensive help, including a double and two RBI from Behrens. “We had 12 total hits. All nine starters had at least one hit, which really helped in the win,” coach Fauser said. Brimfield-Elmwood Two pitching wins in one week is a very good accomplishment for many Continued on Page 18
Farmington’s 4x400 relay heads to the state meet this weekend seeded third based on its winning sectional time of 4:08.38. From left to right are Kenzie Skaggs, Allyx Camp, Amber Campen and Jordan Peckham. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
Farmington relay seeded 3rd By JEFF LAMPE
FARMINGTON – For a few years, getting to state was plenty for Allyx Camp and Amber Campen. Not this year. As the Farmington seniors prepared for the Class 1A state track meet this week, they had one thing on their mind: advancing through preliminaries. Based on seedings after last week’s sectionals, the 4x400 relay they are part of has a good Weekly Post Staff Writer
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shot at doing just that. Farmington is ranked third in Class 1A heading into today’s preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. The Lady Farmers won their sectional race last Thursday at Taylor Ridge in a time of
4:08.38, breaking their own school record in the process. “Allyx and I have both been to state for four years and we’ve never been to the finals,” Campen said. “It would be really cool to make it to (Saturday) and I feel like our 4x400 has a good chance if we all run our best times.” That’s almost what happened at Taylor Ridge, as Campen, Camp, senior Kenzie SkContinued on Page 19