Thursday June 1, 2017 Vol. 5, No. 14
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Strawberry Festival mixes food, cars, fun By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Food, music, cool cars and plenty of vendors will be among the highlights of Saturday’s Strawberry Festival, held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in and around Central Park. While food remains a central draw for this annual event, the car show and a roster of 112 vendors also offer plenty of incentive to attend. The vendor count is nearly the same as last year, said Jill Gensler, who is part of the organizing committee for the festival. And in answering a common question, Gensler said, “Yes, there will be fresh strawberries for sale.” That role will be filled by Hammer’s Family Market of East Peoria, which will For The Weekly Post
also sell fresh produce, herbs, honey and hanging baskets, Gensler said. And of course, there will be a tent filled with strawberry pizza, strawberry pie, strawberry sundaes, strawberry shortcake and strawberry jam. The Elmwood Fire Department will also have a strawberries and pancakes breakfast from 6-10 a.m. Car show registration is from 8 a.m. to noon with 14 classes and plaques for the top three vehicles in each class. The first 100 entries receive a free t-shirt. Cost to
enter is $20 on Saturday. Awards are at 3 p.m. Back by popular demand from last year will be musical entertainment in the park bandstand. Christian music performers the Gibson Girls will be on stage from 9-10:30 a.m, followed by versatile musicians Banjovi & Hawkins from 10:30-1 and the Celtic Irish music of Turas from 1-4 p.m. “Having it in the gazebo worked really well last year,” Gensler said. New this year is a Bake-Off Contest for the best strawberry dessert from 9-10 a.m. and a game of Human Foosball, played on the corner of Rose and Evergreen streets. Registration for the Bake-Off is due today (June 1) at Crawford’s Home Furnishings in Elmwood. In Human Foosball, humans Continued on Page 2
A Hub of activity
Strawberry pizza is always a fast seller at Elmwood’s annual Strawberry Festival, held this Saturday.
LOCAL ARTIST
Dance sparks memories of ballroom By BILL KNIGHT
PRINCEVILLE – In its day, the dance destination eight miles east of here routinely drew hundreds to enjoy local and national acts and engage in the “Lindy Hop” and “the Jive,” “the Balboa” and “the St. Louis Shag.” The Hub Ballroom, once on Main Street near Illinois Route 40 in Edelstein, will be recalled at a “Remember the Hub” tribute dance from 6-9 p.m. June 10 at the Princeville Heritage Museum featuring the Jim Markum Swing Band. “When they think of dancing and entertainment, they think of the Hub,” said Earlene Hanlon, a longtime Elmwood resident who ran the dance club with her late husband Ray from 1975 to 2001. “It’s got a lot of memories for a lot of For The Weekly Post
Earlene Hanlon (center) is shown greeting visitors at the Princeville Heritage Museum’s 2010 dance and exhibit for The Hub Ballroom.
people.” Constructed between March and August 1938, the Hub closed in 2006, reopened in 2008, and was destroyed in a 2009 fire. Businessman Bert Potter built it to be a showroom for his farmequipment company, Potter Implement, not a dance hall. But when he threw a grand-opening party, the huge crowd got Potter and area music lovers thinking.
The Hub Ballroom emerged. With a 5,000-squarefoot solid hardwood maple floor, the Hub at its heights had four bars, plus snack counters and lunch rooms variously called the Wheel Room and the Rim Room, and seating for 600 on the main floor and 300 in the basement when folding chairs were used. An addition was Continued on Page 8
Painter Kathy Sherman of Brimfield calls this watercolor painting “Sundazzled” and overlayed the painting over strips of marbled paper.
Endless possibility in watercolor By JEFF LAMPE
BRIMFIELD – After 14 years of working professionally with watercolors, Kathy Sherman has come to a conclusion: you can’t ever learn it all. “I have studied under a lot of wonderful profesFor The Weekly Post
sional artists and international artists, also,” she said. “It’s fun to see what they bring to the table as far as watercolor techniques, because the possibilities are endless.” For the past four years, Sherman has shared her painting experience with
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Drive in East Peoria’s Levee District. Also featured is Morton oil painter Sherri Burritt – which is why the show is called an “Oil and Water” Fine Art Exhibit. A reception will be held June 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Time Gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and features local art and Sherman artists in a rotation of approximately every two months. Sherman said she fell in love with watercolor while growing up in the Eagle River area of Wisconsin.
“I just love the look of it, the transparency and how they capture the scene in an abstract way, and yet you know exactly what the subject is when you are looking at it,” Sherman said of watercolor paintings. Over time, she has worked to develop her skills – including taking drawing classes. “Drawing is really the underpinning of a good painting,” she said. Many of Sherman’s paintings include Wisconsin themes, though there are “elements of Illinois scenes” in her work, she said. Sherman plans to do another show in September at Weaver Ridge.
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fill the role of expressionless plastic soccer players stuck to pivoting metal rods. “We’re just trying to bring something new to the festival to get new people or some more people to come out,” Gensler said. “We’ve got some teams who are playing, but it’s my understanding people can also just play.” Other family entertainment includes Tracy Mas’ balloon art from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Navy Pier caricatures from 10-2. And t-shirts with the fes-
tival logo will be sold at Every Little Thing for $12 up to XL, $15 for XXL and larger. As always, weather is a concern for organizers, though recent forecasts have been more encouraging than those over the weekend. “We’ve always got our fingers crossed this time of year. It’s Illinois. You never know what you’re going to get,” Gensler said. “We’ll just hope for the best. Last year it was at 40 percent (chance of rain) and we had maybe 10 drops all day.”
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This painting titled Winter Birches is, “A very Wisconsin scene,” according to painter Kathy Sherman of Brimfield.
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THE WEEK AHEAD HOT PICKS This Week!
s Strawberry Festival – Strawberry treats, vendors, car show, live music and more at Elmwood’s Central Park Saturday (June 3) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. s Fishing Benefit – Fishing for St. Jude event Sunday (June 4), 1-4 p.m. at Brimfield Community Park. Fishing, inflatables, games, raffles, silent auction, concessions and more. s Band concert – The Elmwood Municipal Band will start its 158th year on Sunday (June 4) at 7:30 p.m. at Central Park. Concerts continue every Sunday through Aug. 6.
This Week’s Events
(including June 6) at Harrison Hall in Brimfield at 10 a.m. (309) 696-4542. s Summer Reading – Program Friday (June 2) at Morrison and Mary Wiley, Elmwood, 10-10:45 a.m. Wildlife Prairie Park presents Clever Camouflage. Registration starts June 5 for Farmington Area Public Library District’s summer reading program. Programs will be held June 12-July 21. Call (309) 2452175. s History Program – Tom Emery will present a program on Illinois history June 7 from 6-6:45 p.m. All welcome.
s Movie Night – “The Shack” shows tonight (June 1) at Farmington Area Public Library at 6 p.m. Rated PG-13. Popcorn provided. s NAMI Meeting – NAMI Mental Illness Ask the Professionals panel is today (June 1) at 8:30 p.m. on complications of substance abuse and mental health problems, at ICC North Campus, Poplar Hall, Room 132. s Card Crafts – Make or take cards for all occasions today (June 1) from 56:30 p.m. at Salem Township Library in Publicize Your Event Future Events Yates City. First two sesCall us at (309) 741-9790 s Paint Night – A sions are free. or email information about Paint Night will be s St. Jude Run – Brimyour upcoming event to held June 9 at the field St. Jude 2-mile race news@wklypost.com. Brimfield American Friday (June 2) at 7 p.m. Legion Hall at 6 p.m. Entry fee $25 race day. Call (309) 446-3524 or visit www.canCheck in 5:30-6:45 p.m. Silent auction vas-connections.com. and dinner at Burnzee’s after race. s My Place Benefit – The 15th ans Jubilee Open – Jubilee College nual My Place St. Jude Benefit Run is Historic Site offers free tours today June 10 in Yates City. To make dona(June 2),9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Historians tions, call (309) 358-2003. on hand to explain the site. Master gars Honor Flight – An Honor Flight deners and naturalists on hand at Jubilee benefit will be held Sunday (June 11) Butterfly Garden. Public welcome. from 3-6 p.m. at Bishop Hill Park. Event s Free Bread – Free bread available features patriotic music, speakers, miliat Elmwood Methodist Church every tary displays, BBQ ribs and a live aucFriday (including June 2), 10-11 a.m. tion. Call (309) 927-3355. Free bread available every Tuesday
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Of vets, local businesses, rats & wages
Before moving into our Elmwood office, I took for granted the role of a veterinarian in a small town. But after watching a parade of people visit the Brown Animal Hospital for the past five years, I’ve gained a much deeper understanding for how vital a role vets play. So it was good news to learn Jeff that, while Dr. LAMPE Justin Brown’s clinic would no longer be operating, a new vet was taking over. In late May, Dr. Janelle Schrodt and husband Kevin Schrodt purchased the clinic from Brown and have now opened Elmwood Veterinary Service in the same location. The Schrodts will also keep open their existing Williamsfield Veterinary Service. Dr. Schrodt grew up in Yates City and Farmington and has been a veterinarian for 13 years – the last two years in Williamsfield after having worked in Wyoming prior to that. “We live here (in Elmwood) and we wanted to be able to be a part of
this community,” Dr. Schrodt said recently, while taking a break from painting walls in the clinic. “This was a good opportunity for us to be able to serve both locations.” Currently, the plan is for Dr. Schrodt to split time between the two offices. Her Elmwood schedule is Monday mornings, Thursday afternoons, all day Fridays and Saturdays by appointment, on a rotating basis. “When I’m not here, I’m there, which is just 10 miles away,” said Schrodt, who hopes to hire another vet in the future.“I’m hoping people will be patient in the transition and be flexible and willing to go between the two locations.” The Elmwood clinic will be staffed all week, though, to dispense food and prescriptions. At present, all surgeries will be done in Williamsfield. Watch for an open house later this summer. uuu Speaking of local businesses, we’d like to feature more of it in our paper. In the months to come, we’re hoping to put together a more regular slate of stories on the businesses and business people in the communities we cover. With that in mind, feel free to email me with story ideas that you’d
like to read. I truly believe local business is the lifeblood of our communities and our hope is that sharing their stories will help their bottom lines. ... Illinois gubernatorial candidates have raised more than $81 million already with 19 months left until the 2018 election. That has prompted some to speculate our election for governor will be the most expensive in U.S. history. That’s not all that impressive. And, in fairness, it must be noted that Gov. Rauner has about $71 million and the next top fundraiser is J.B. Pritzker, with just over $7 million. My first reaction: That seems like a lot of money to spend to increase your odds of going to prison. ... Seeing as we have had pet serpents in the past, people seem to enjoy telling me how much they dislike snakes. To each their own. But I can tell you this, I’d much rather encounter a snake than a rat – in my basement, my garbage can or anywhere else. And if somebody out there has a rat snake they’ll loan me, pick up the phone and call. ... Parting shot: Illinois already has the highest minimum wage in the Midwest. Raising it to $15 will do more harm than good for workers.
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Readers offer ideas to solve budget woes
In response to my recent challenge, 40 readers provided detailed proposals as to how they would close the gap of about $7 billion between spending and revenue in the Illinois state budget. While there was sure no consensus among readers, predominant recommendations roughly mirror what will likely come out of Springfield. (As you might recall, I provided readers a necesJim sarily limited NOWLAN template of possible budget cutting and revenue increase options.) Only two respondents seemed to deny reality, at least as I see it, by saying, “No tax increases, no way,” and “We’ll just have to do without, as we did at home when I was a child.” Both suggestions are appealing, though probably not useful at the moment. Here is a summary of the more detailed responses, obviously representing an unscientific sample:
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As for budget cuts, only a few suggested cutting K-12 education, and those few said every budget line, including education, should take a small 1-3 percent cut across the board. Ditto for Medicaid. One reader also called for at least small co-pays for beneficiaries. Illinois does require a $3.90 copay for many Medicaid services, with the provider responsible for collecting. Several readers expressed great exasperation with our annual public employee pension costs, which are multiples of what would be normal, because of requirements to rebuild the woefully inadequate pension asset base. A respondent lambasted the high pensions and the 3 percent annual increase, adding, “It does not take a genius to see this as a totally mathematically unworkable method that cannot possibly maintain acceptable funding without bankrupting state taxpayers.” One reader recommended changing the state constitution to clamp down on pensions; unfortunately, such wouldn’t affect pension bene-
fits already earned and obligated, which the state Supreme Court said cannot be diminished. When it comes to revenue increases, slightly more than half of respondents supported taxing sales of “a wide array of services.” Here the obvious should be noted: Readers were not happy about being put in a position to have to raise revenues, in this way or any other. About half the readers okayed the idea of increasing the individual income tax rate back to 5 percent, the rate from 2011-2014. There was similar support for taxing retirement income. I doubt, however, this will ever be done. There is an old maxim in politics: Once you give the public something, like excluding retirement income from taxation, it is almost impossible to grab it back, politically. Even though seniors as an age group are doing much better today than in the 1970s, when the exclusion was enacted, most elected officials see taxing retirement as a third rail in politics. The lawmakers supporting such might well receive
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providing ambulance service for Brimfield, Yates City, and Elmwood. Do you really realize what response time to an emergency would be if you do not support B.Y.E.? I don’t think you would like it. Just ask the residents of Maquon. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
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Williamsfield woman injured in ATV mishap
WILLIAMSFIELD – A 71-yearold Williamsfield woman on May 22 was injured after the All-Terrain Vehicle she was driving crashed on Knox Road 1800 N, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Joan Bates was southbound in the 2300 block of E Knox Road northeast of town when she started to turn onto Knox Road 1800 N and lost control of the Polaris ATV on wet pavement, police said. The ATV flipped and Bates was ejected from the seat. Williamsfield rescue responded and transported her to Williamsfield, where a Life Flight helicopter flew her to OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Bates seemed to have broken ribs, police said.
Besides County officers, the Illinois State Police also responded.
Peoria man cited for illegal dumping
KICKAPOO – Steven Dynes, 46, of Peoria on May 20 was questioned by the Peoria Sheriff’s Office and subsequently ticketed for illegal dumping on Richwoods Boulevard in Kickapoo Township, police said. Considerable construction material was dumped alongside the township road, and evidence led police to Dynes, who said he thought it was OK to dump trash there. Dynes was issued a Notice to Appear for the Class-A misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of up to $2,500.
Police reports
• Robert Alared of rural Williamsfield on May 5 reported
the theft of a computer board from his residence northwest of town, where it had been delivered from a Chicago supplier • George Murphy of Yates City on May 12 reported the back wheels and tires valued at about $300 were stolen from a Ford F 150 pickup truck parked at his shop on Illinois Route 8. The truck is owned by Sandra Murphy of Yates City, according to reports.
Deer accidents
• May 8: John Goulden of Edwards on U.S. Route 150 near Fox Creek Drive in Brimfield Township. • May 21: Carol Young of Dahinda on Knox Road 1700-N near Barefoot Road in Persifer Township.
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deadly shocks from many seniors, who vote at high levels. Slightly less than half of readers okayed the idea of eliminating the 5 percent credit on income taxes from local property taxes paid. Several said they didn’t even know there was such a credit. In sum, I think readers are about where lawmakers will come out. Senate Bill 9 is probably a template for final action. The bill would increase the individual income tax rate to near 5 percent, boost the corporate tax rate, and impose the sales tax on a few services, such as dry cleaning and auto repair. Unfortunately, the SB9 would not raise nearly enough revenue to
balance the state budget (at the time when I wrote this column). Readers did offer several other fascinating ideas for changes in state government that might induce timely action by lawmakers and limit costs, to wit: • No budget, no pay for lawmakers; • declining pay for lawmakers as tenure in office lengthens; • one government pension only (I have known people with two and more state and local government pensions, plus Social Security), and • elimination of pensions for lawmakers (which has been proposed this year). (Disclosure: I receive $29,000 a year from the state university pension system; no other
state pensions.) Based on the responses to my balance-the-budget challenge, I would say that readers of this space are overall quite intelligent, caring, and concerned, yet pull-your-hairout exasperated about the present budget impasse. And the winners are: My assistant has drawn five names from the sheaf of printed-out email responses. The five will—hold the excitement down, if you can—receive copies of my racy novel about Illinois politics from the 1940-70s, “The Editor’s Wife.” The winners are (first names only, as several asked as much): Sam, Doug, Anne, Susan, and Steven.
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Right of way wrangling wraps up By BILL KNIGHT
KICKAPOO – After two years of back-andforth, lawyers for Kickapoo Township and Edwards farmer Roger Windish on Tuesday agreed to settle a lawsuit Weekly Post Staff Writer
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the township brought in April 2015 about Windish allegedly encroaching well into the township right of way on Gilles Road. And: It might be moot. Windish may be moving, Kickapoo Road Commis-
sioner Dan Kelch said. However, the case is significant to clarify which part of Gilles Road is the public’s, and how close property owners can get without using land that’s not theirs, Kelch said. Kickapoo Township had accused Windish of ignoring warnings and improperly farming 18 feet into the Township’s Right of Way on Gilles Road. Kickapoo claimed Windish had been doing so since 2010 and in 2015 damaged ditches and portions of the road, and Judge Mack that May issued an order prohibiting Windish “from entering, occupying, modifying or altering the right of way on Gilles Road.” Typically, 66 feet has been recognized as the legal width of a Right of Way, meaning the Right of Way is about 33 feet on both sides from the center of the road. At this week’s hearing before Judge Mack, both parties agreed Kickapoo Township’s Right of Way will extend 18 feet from the edge of the road, according to Windish’s lawyer, Mark Walton. All that remains is for the clients to sign the settlement-agreement document, said Walton and Kickapoo attorney Emily Perkins. “It’s going to be put to rest,” Perkins said. A previous resolution was derailed when Perkins in court filings said Kickapoo discovered the sale of the property, that Windish was leasing the land, and that his lease apparently expired in February.
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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
Sunday services: 9:30 am
EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church
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
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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United Methodist Church of Elmwood
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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St. James Catholic Church
First Presbyterian Church of Farmington
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
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completed in 1941, creating a five-room apartment and expanding the dancing area and overall capacity. Over the decades, performers ran the gamut from Big Bands to rock ‘n’ roll, with occasional polka, Spanish and Mexican music. There were worldrenown artists such as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway plus regional favorites such as Bill Hardesty’s big band and country artists Southern Cross. (In fact, Markum’s 10-piece ensemble was at the Hub in 2004.) At dances, concerts, formals, class reunions, parties and banquets, the Hub’s heyday in the Swing era had headliners with hit records and radio perform-
ances: Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Chuck Foster, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Herbie Kay, Guy Lombardo, Clyde Lucas, and Charlie Spivak. The Tiny Hill Orchestra once attracted 2,200 to a single show, the story goes. In its 71-year run, the Hub also starred ’50s rockabilly legend Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as the ’60s rock act Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs, plus veteran bluesman Eddie Clearwater. But bandleader and public-TV star Lawrence Welk may have been the most frequent entertainer, appearing at the venue near the Santa Fe railroad tracks about a dozen times. After Potter, the lineage of owners and operators included Bert’s son Jim, the Hanlons, Barb Kear and son Charlie, and Lee Hofmann. The June 25, 2009, fire that ended hopes of a reopening took about 60 fire fighters to extinguish and 10 area departments including Brimfield and Elmwood to assist. A few years earlier, one of a few “last dances,” it turns out, was when Hanlon was selling it to Hofmann. The 2000 event had the popular Midwest big
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band the Ron Smolen Orchestra playing in the main ballroom and North Carolina alt-rockers Gravity’s Pull performing in the basement. “It was a lot of work,” Hanlon says, “and it was a lot of fun.” The fun will be partly re-created next weekend at the museum, which in
2010 exhibited a display of Hub memorabilia. Some of it will be shown again June 10, when refreshments include soda, wine and beer. Doors open at 5 p.m. Proceeds will go to the museum/Akron Townhouse School. Tickets are $20 and are available at the museum or the Princeville State Bank.
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Wet soils, floods can impact the plants in your back yard It’s no secret that Central Illinois received excessive spring rains, which has resulted in waterlogged soils and flooding. Rhonda Ferree, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, says, “It is important to understand what is happening to plants growing in these conditions and what to expect later.” Ferree describes this as “a wait-and-see situation.” Many herbaceous plants are experiencing injury symptoms now. Visible injury symptoms on trees and shrubs may not occur for a year or more. Injury symptoms, which vary according to several factors, include slower shoot and root growth, leaf yellowing, leaf twisting, leaf drop, root death, increased susceptibility to attack by insects and disease, absence of fruiting and death. The main reason injury occurs is related to oxygen availability in the soil. In flooded or waterlogged soils, roots are robbed of oxygen. When roots can’t “breathe,” they can’t provide necessary nutrients to upper plant parts. Although survival is directly related to a species tolerance of waterlogged soils, other factors are important including the soil type; the time, duration, and depth of the water; the state of the floodwater; and the age and size of woody plants. Plants that are native to wetter habitats typically do better in wet situations. Tolerant species such as bald cypress, littleleaf, linden, red-twig dogwood, mulberry, silver maple and willow can live on sites in which soil is saturated for indefinite periods during the growing season. University of Illinois Extension
Moderately tolerant species such as green ash, hawthorns, honeylocust, pin oak, red maple, river birch, sweetgum, and sycamore can stand soggy soil for a few weeks to several months during the growing season, but die if waterlogging persists or reoccurs for consecutive years. Weakly tolerant species such as American holly, balsam fir, black walnut, bur oak, catalpa, hackberry, Douglas fir, eastern cottonwood and red oak can stand relatively short periods of soil saturation – a few days to a few weeks – during the growing season but die if waterlogging persists for longer periods. Intolerant species such as American beech, black locust, crabapples, eastern hemlock, flowering dogwood, paper birch, pines, redbud, spruces, sugar maple, tuliptree, white oak and yews die if subjected to one or two weeks of soil saturation during the growing season. Unfortunately, little can be done to prevent damage to plants growing in waterlogged soils. If a woody plant shows injury symptoms, such as leaf drop, do not immediately replace it. Some plants will show initial injury symptoms and then recover. Many woody and herbaceous plants, including turf areas, will not recover. Be patient. Whether your plants are simply waterlogged or actually growing in flood areas, it will take a while to see the full extent of plant damage. For more information on this or other horticultural issues, contact your local Extension office by visiting the website www.extension.illinois.edu.
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BRIEFS IHSA bass fishing moved to June 23-24
CARLYLE – The Illinois High School Association announced that the Bass Fishing State Finals will be June 23-24 on Carlyle Lake in Carlyle. The tournament was scheduled for May 19-20, but was postponed due to high water levels caused by excessive rain throughout the spring. Schools have until June 9 to confirm if they plan to participate. Local qualifiers include teams from Farmington and Elmwood.
Summer of Discovery at Princeville library
PRINCEVILLE – Summer of Discovery 2017 at Lillie M. Evans Library in Princeville is underway. Registration for all ages may be done online (lmelibrary.org), in person at the LME Library or by phone. Registration will continue throughout June. The library has four different programs: “Read-to-Me” is for birth through Pre-K; “Reading by Design” is the theme for K-5th graders (grade just finished); the “Summer Creators’ Showcase” is for 6th-12th graders.the “Summer Challenge 6 of 9” is for adults. In addition to the actual reading programs, many fun activities are planned, including a representative from Ameren doing a safety program, a juggler, a Guinness World Record holder and a science show. Learn more at lmelibrary.org. And the kickoff dance party is today (June 1) from 10-11:30 a.m.
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Memorial Day in Princeville begins with ceremonies at St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery, where Dave Sutherland read a proclamation and members of Princeville VFW 1255, American Legion Post 248 and the Princeville Boy Scout troup help coordinate the event, which includes a 21gun salute. A similar ceremony was conducted at several area cemeteries and concluded at Steven’s Square in Princeville at the Veteran’s Monument. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
Health (IDPH) is reporting the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2017. Madison County Health Department staff collected mosquitoes testing positive on May 22-23 in Godfrey. “The weather is warming up and we’re starting to see West Nile virus,” said IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. “Although we see West Nile virus in Illinois every year, it’s still important to take precautions to protect yourself by wearing insect repellent and getting rid of standing water around your home.” Monitoring for West Nile virus in Illinois includes laboratory tests for mosquito batches, dead crows, blue jays, robins and other perching birds, as well as testing sick horses and humans with West Nile virus-like symptoms. People who observe a sick or dying crow, blue jay, robin or other perching bird should contact
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College graduates
Several local students are graduating from college this spring. That includes • Ryan Rosecrans of Brimfield, University of Kansas, Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering; • Joylynn Blasing of Brimfield, Trinity College, Bachelor of Arts, Athletic Training; • Noah Jeremiah Vodisek of Laura, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor of Business Administration.
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• Allison Verville of Edwards and Kennedy Oltman of Princeville were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2017 semester at Maryville University.
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Summer pricing for corn and soybeans By STEPHANIE HENRY
URBANA – Recent corn and soybean price declines associated with the political situation in Brazil erased the slight gains since the release of the March 31 Prospective Planting report. The sudden drop gives an indication of the fragility of the current soybean market, in particular, says University of Illinois agricultural economist Todd Hubbs. The information in the USDA’s May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is already incorporated into prices and the possibility of weatherrelated price runs in the summer are in focus. Tubbs offers factors that bear watching for possible pricing opportunities during the summer months for soybeans and corn. In the soybean market, an indication of increasing consumption but larger ending stocks associated with increased production creates an expectation of declining prices for the summer months barring a severe weather event. “One factor of note is the large South American soybean crop and the potential impact on U.S. soybean exports,” Tubbs says. “Currently, soybean exports are ahead of the pace needed to meet the projection of 2.05 billion bushels for the 201617 marketing year. Brazilian production is up approximately 12 percent in 2017 over last year’s crop at 8.48 billion bushels and projected production for the 2018 crop is at 8.41 billion bushels. “To date, Brazilian exports have been sluggish but the rapid drop in the Brazilian Real last week brought increased sales by Brazilian farmers. Weekly exports of U.S. soybeans may weaken under the increased University of Illinois Extension
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competition. The large Brazilian crop looks to place downward pressure on exports in the summer months.” According to Tubbs, U.S. soybean planted acreage and yield will be key factors in prices this summer. “The release of the June 30 acreage report could be particularly bearish for soybean prices. The U.S. average soybean yield is projected at 48 bushels per acre with 89.5 million planted acres reported in USDA’s Prospective Planting report,” Tubbs said. “The cold and wet planting season in the Corn Belt with numerous reports of replanting of corn could lead to an increase in planted acres in soybeans for the 2017 crop year. Soybean plantings in the May 15 report sat at 32 percent, which is on pace with the five-year average. “If there is a lack of prevented planted acreage, the prospect of soybean acreage exceeding intentions looks more likely,” he says. Corn prices will be impacted by export progress and production issues. Current corn export levels are running above the pace to meet the projected 2.225 billion bushels for the 2016-17 marketing year. South American corn production recovered in 2017 from droughtplagued 2016, with Brazilian corn production projected at 3.78 billion bushels and Argentinian production projected at 1.57 billion bushels. South America corn will enter the market this summer and will provide stiff competition for U.S. exports. U.S. corn yield and production will be key to corn price runs in the summer. The U.S average corn yield is projected at 170.7 bushels per acre, and prospective planted acreage is at 90 million acres. “While it is too early to deduce the
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impact of the poor planting season on corn yields and acreage choices, there exists the potential for lower yields in corn than in the last three years,” Tubbs says. “The crop progress report on May 15 showed corn planting catching up to normal planting levels after a slow start. Corn acreage may also be less than indicated in the Prospective Plantings report.” Risks associated with waiting for a summer price rally before pricing the 2017 crop is larger for soybeans. Tubbs says, “It may be prudent to price soybeans if a rally occurs in June before the release of the June acreage report. There is likely less risk of lower corn prices for several reasons. Soybean acreage is more likely to surpass planting intentions, creating a scenario in which production could be large even with a modest yield loss. Soybean yields may also be less vulnerable to problematic summer weather than corn.” He adds that soybean prices appear more vulnerable to downward price movements given large current supplies and the expectation of a large crop in 2017. Fundamental supply and demand factors are supportive to corn prices for the 201718 marketing year. “If a summer rally in prices occurs, producers should consider aggressively pricing the 2017 soybean crop,” he says. “AThe price decline that occurred last week on one piece of political news out of Brazil provides an indication of just how precarious soybean prices are currently. The weather experienced thus far in the crop year may foretell the potential for weather rallies through the summer months, but the fundamentals underlying both crops indicate a greater risk in soybean prices.”
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Butterfly weed named perennial of 2017 By RON DIETER
The native butterfly weed, Asclepsias tuberosa, has been named the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2017 by the Perennial Plant Association, an international organization of plant growers, breeders, garden designers, and garden writers. Considering the current public concern for pollinators and butterflies, especially the Monarch, it’s easy to see why butterfly weed won the award this year. Found throughout much of the Unites States and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, butterfly weed is a prairie wildflower less common here in western Illinois than it is in other parts of the state. Its intense fiery orange/red flowers which first appear in early summer make it easy to spot in roadside banks and open fields. Easy to grow in most sunny gardens, butterfly For The Weekly Post
weed tolerates even poor dry soils and drought once established. When first planted, it will be just a single stem, but as the taproot develops more stems will arise from the base. Mature plants grow to two feet high and wide. Like other perennials, butterfly weed dies back to the ground in early winter and sprouts again in late spring. Plants seem to survive the winter better if you don’t cut them back until early spring. To encourage another flush of flowers remove seed pods as they form. A distinctive and interesting addition to any
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sunny flower border, butterfly weed's bright-colored flowers contrast well with liatris, purple salvia, and purple coneflower. Ornamental grasses are good companion plants too. The long-lasting flowers are striking in floral arrangements. Butterfly weed is a member of the milkweed family which is named for the white milky sap you see when you break the stem. However, butterfly weed produces very little of this sap, an allergen for some people. Of course the real reason to plant butterfly weed in your garden is to attract butterflies. And Asclepsias tuberosa works overtime in that department. Not only Monarchs, but also Swallowtails and Fritillaries find butterfly weed irresistible. Ruby-throated hummingbirds will also stop by for a nectar fix. The milkweed family is especially important to the Monarch butterfly not only as a nectar source, but also because it is the sole food source of the Monarch caterpillar and part of its defense mechanism. The butterfly lays her eggs on the leaves of the milkweed plant and as the caterpillars emerge and grow they feed upon the leaves, taking in the milkweed sap. This sap makes the caterpillar toxic
to many bird predators. In colonial times, the root of A. tuberosa was used to make a cure for pleurisy, a serious respiratory disease. That’s why you may also find it referred to as pleurisy root. Nevertheless, I’d rather think of butterflies and flowers. When the large oblong seed pods of milkweed plants mature, they break open along the seam, revealing rows of brown seeds, each attached to silky strands of fiber. When the pod opens wide, the silky strands are caught up by the wind, carrying the seeds off to begin life anew. Kids and grandkids are so fascinated by this whole thing that they’ll put aside their Ipods to open the milkweed pods and release the seeds. Then you can tell them Native Americans once used the fibers to make soft beds for their little papooses. And during World War II, schoolchildren gathered milkweed pods and sent them to factories making life jackets and insulated coats for our brave soldiers in the Army and Air Force.
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ELMWOOD – Karen Joan Turney, 77, of Galesburg, died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Rosewood Care Center. She was born Dec. 19, 1939, in Elmwood, the daughter of Edward John and Helen Hope (Zink) Kleen. She graduated from Elmwood Community High Turney School as Valedictorian in 1957 and from Carl Sandburg College in 1979. She married Phillip E. Turney in 1958, in Galesburg. Karen started her professional career at Butler Manufacturing Company in 1957. She resumed employment in 1970, first at Alton Box, then went on to work at Carl Sandburg College, Protexall, Galesburg Data Services, and Bridgeway. She retired in 2005. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Elmwood. Karen enjoyed playing and digging in the dirt in her yard with her flowers and garden. When the weather was bad, she kept busy sewing, crocheting, crafting, solving crossword puzzles, and working on family genealogy. She enjoyed walking also, especially with her Yorkies, Tigre and Zoey, and overnight visits with Tyson and Buddy were a great pleasure to her. Family reunions with the Kleen Kamp Kousins was a special annual event, as well as the ECHS Class of 1957 monthly lunch meetings. She also enjoyed weekly lunches with friends and former co-workers. Karen loved to bowl and golf and enjoyed spectator sports. She enjoyed traveling all over the U.S. with family members from 2004 until the Jan. 1, 2008, Rose Bowl game to see the Illini football team play. She is survived by four children, Joan Kimberly Reda of Rock Island, Jeffrey Phillip Turney of Hermosa Beach, Calif., Jay Edward Turney and wife, Diane Kay Glasnovich Turney of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Jill Kristine Turney of Davenport, Iowa; six grandchildren, James Daniel Burkhalter and wife, Brooke Nicole Bulman
This Week’s Obituaries • Joan Baird, 78, Princeville • Raymond Bothwell, 65, Williamsfield • Barbara Case, 55, Elmwood • Berniece Gale, 68, Williamsfield • Thomas Larimore, 78, Edwards • Estella May Newell, 103, Edwards • Paul Stephen Smith, 33, Brimfield • Karen Joan Turney, 77, Elmwood
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Burkhalter of Iowa City, Iowa, Kourtney Joan Burkhalter Mannall and husband, Jonathon Edward Mannall of Davenport, Jason Gerard Reda of Champaign, Amy Lynn Turney Tucker and husband, Saint Andrew Tucker IV of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Sarah Ann Turney Patterson and husband, Blake Ryan Patterson of Murfreesboro, and Abeni Ayn Shaw-Tilgner of Chicago; eight great grandchildren, Nora Shay Barnett and Reese Lilian Barnett of Davenport, Hailey Jo Tucker, Saint Andrew Tucker V, and Emma Beth Tucker of Mt. Juliet, Emmett James Burkhalter and Wyatt James Burkhalter of Iowa City, and Ivey Jo Patterson of Murfreesboro; a sister, Marianne Theobald of Canton; five nieces, Erin Brooke Berry and husband, Dr. Kevin Berry of Fairbanks, Alaska, Shaun Kelley Devlin of Washington, D.C., Riley Kate Devlin of Fairbanks, Andra Britte Chamberlin and husband, Dr. Jason Chamberlin of Canton, and Alexandra Rae Chamberlin of Canton; and one nephew, Jace Tyler Chamberlin of Canton. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be 9:30-11 a.m. Friday (June 2) at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Knox County Humane Society, Guardian Angels Humane Society, or Elmwood Historical Society. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
Berniece C. Gale
WILLIAMSFIELD – Berniece Christine “Chris” Gale, 68, of Loves Park passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center after a short
battle with colon cancer. She was born July 19, 1948, in Peoria, the daughter of Wiley C. and Mildred (Tucker) Reed. She graduated from Williamsfield High School in 1966 and married Brent Gale, Oct. 17, 1970. Early on, Chris was a stay-athome mom, never missing her kid’s games or events. Chris then became a veterinary Gale technician, working in Eldridge, Iowa, and Indianola, Iowa. She was currently a chiropractic assistant in Loves Park, Ill. Chris was an animal lover and had owned several hobby farms; raising llamas, alpacas, goats, peacocks, cats, mini horses and mini donkeys. She enjoyed reading, going to craft shows, flea and farmer’s markets. She will be remembered as a thoughtful person, rarely speaking about herself, but always asking about others. Survivors include daughter, Dr. Andrea (Dr. Jarrod Kerkhoff) Gale of Rockford; sons, James “Jay” (Christine) Gale of Park View, Iowa, and Christopher (Jenni Schwartz) Gale of Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren, Paisley Gale and Keaton Gale; brother, Pastor Jim Reed of Farmington,; aunt, Juanita (Ala.) Mattson of Hemet, California; niece; nephew; and her children’s father, Brent Gale of Wailea, Hawaii. She was predeceased by her parents and two sisters-in-law. As per her request, services were private. Arrangements by Delehanty Funeral Home, Ltd., 401 River Lane, Loves Park. Visit delehantyfh.com.
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Joan Baird
PRINCEVILLE – Joan Baird, 78, of Washington, Ill., mother of a Princeville woman, died May 21 at UnityPoint Health-Proctor in Peoria. Survivors include her husband Jackie Allyn Baird; children Valerie Wise of Princeville, and Scott Allyn (Amy) Baird and Steven Douglas Baird, both of Washington; sister Carroll McKnight of Hanna City; brother Bill (Judy) Tolliver of East Peoria; five grandchildren; and
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OBITUARIES three great-grandchildren. Services were May 26 at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington, with burial at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in rural Morton. Condolences may be left online at www.deitersfuneralhome.com.
Thomas Larimore
EDWARDS – Thomas D. Larimore, 78, of Edwards, died May 24 at his home. Survivors include son Thomas R. (Ruth) Larimore Sr. of Edwards; stepchildren Shelley, Jeanne, and Butch, and Nikki and Ricky; three grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; sister Peggy Rakestraw of Peoria; brother Darrell Larimore of Waverly, and several nieces and nephews. Thomas worked as a laborer for 51 years and was a former field representative with Laborers Local 165.
Funeral services were May 31 at Clary Funeral Home in Peoria, with interment at Woodrow Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.ClaryFunerals.com.
Raymond D. Bothwell
WILLIAMSFIELD – Raymond D. Bothwell, 65, of rural Williamsfield, died May 26 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include his wife, Betty Pierce Bothwell; daughter Rachel Bothwell (Kendall Zimmerman) of Galesburg; grandchildren Ashley and Tyler Zimmerman; and a sister Patricia JoAnn (Larry) Wilson of Victoria. Graveside service and burial were May 31 at Victoria Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.ruxfuneralhome.com.
Barbara Case
ELMWOOD – Barbara Jean Case, 55, of Peoria, stepdaughter of an Elmwood
woman, died May 17 at her residence. Survivors include her husband David H. Roth; son Casey Roth of Peoria; stepmother Mary Case of Elmwood; and brother Jon (Laura) Case of Marquette Heights. Cremation was accorded and a celebration of Barb’s life will be held Friday (June 2) from 6-8:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites in East Peoria. Condolences may be left online at csmico.com.
Estella May Newell
EDWARDS – Estella May Newell, 103, mother of an Edwards man, died May 26 at Snyder Village in Metamora. Survivors include son Vern (Susan) Newell of Edwards; grandsons Zackary and Matthew; sister Evelyn Schaer in East Peoria; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were May 30 at RiversEdge United Methodist Church in
Spring Bay with burial at Spring Bay Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
Paul Stephen Smith
BRIMFIELD – Paul Stephen Smith, 33, of Brimfield, died May 23. Survivors include daughters Hailey and Katie and sons Vincent and Jason; parents Steve and Patti Smith of Brimfield; and sister Erica (Brian) Asbell of Brimfield. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. A memorial account is under Patti Smith, at Princeville State Bank, 4924 W. American Prairie Drive, Peoria, IL 61615, for the benefit of Paul’s children. Donations may also be made to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance at www.dbsalliance.org. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com
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TREASURER’S FINANCIAL REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TRIVOLI COUNTY OF PEORIA, STATE OF ILLINOIS For the Fiscal Year ending on April 30, 2017 May 1, 2016 - Balance on Hand $57,751.55 RECEIPTS Replacement Tax - State of Illinois $390.27 Taxes, Peoria County Collector $14,785.79 Interest $100.06 Sale of Lots $2,250.00 Donations $8,500.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS $26,026.12 TOTAL $83,777.67 DISBURSEMENTS Checks $20.00 Legal Services & Fees $650.00 Liability Insurance $648.00 License $200.00 Cemetery Maintenance $344.00 Mowing $16,390.00 Postage $21.63 Publishing $164.35 Stipends $750.00 Snow Removal $895.00 Repairs: Rock $9,500.00 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $29,582.98 APRIL 30, 2017 Balance on Hand $54,195.69 Heritage Bank of Central Illinois Accounts: Checking - Account #378305 $11,390.96 Business Savings Account #14453 $30,958.29 Trivoli Care Fund COD (perpetual fund) $12,000.00 TOTAL April 30, 2017 $54,349.25 To the best of my knowledge the foregoing is an accurate account of the funds of the Board of Cemetery Trustees of Trivoli Township, Peoria County, State of Illinois for the fiscal year ending on April 30, 2017. /s/ Katherine M. Oldfield Katherine M. Oldfield, Treasurer Subscribed and sworn to before me on the 19th day of May, 2017. /s/Sandra K. Horn Notary
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2017 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE An Ordinance making appropriations for the corporate purposes of Cemetery Trustees, Township of Trivoli, County of Peoria, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year commencing May 1, 2017 and ending April 30, 2018 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES OF TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP IN THE COUNTY OF PEORIA AND STATE OF ILLINOIS: SECTION I: That the following sums or so much thereof as may be authorized by law be and the same are hereby appropriated for the corporate purposes of the Cemetery Trustees, Township of Trivoli, County of Peoria, State of Illinois, to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the said Cemetery Trustees as hereinafter specified for the fiscal year, commencing May 1, 2017, and ending on April 30, 2018, to-wit:
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For mowing and maintenance of Cemeteries--------$ 16,000.00 For improvements to Cemeteries--------------------- 18,000.00 For grave marker repairs-----------------------------3,000.00 For bond and insurance premiums-----------------600.00 For legal services- retainer---------------------------800.00 For publishing ordinances and official reports-----200.00 For Trustees' salaries---------------------------------750.00 For survey and location of lots----------------------500.00 For contingencies-------------------------------------1,000.00 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED------------------- $ 40,850.00 SECTION 2: The said several sums of money are hereby appropriated from all monies received and to be received by the said Cemetery Trustees. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, as required by law. PASSED by the Board of Cemetery Trustees of the Township of Trivoli, County of Peoria, State of Illinois, this 17th day of May, 2017. /S/ Lyle A. Ray President of the Trivoli Township Board of Cemetery Trustees ATTEST: /S/ Cheryl A. Bolton Secretary of the Board STATE OF ILLINOIS
) ) SS. COUNTY OF PEORIA ) CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, Secretary of the TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP BOARD OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance of TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP BOARD OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES, entitled Annual Appropriation Ordinance passed by the Board of Trustees at their regularly called and convened meeting held on May 17, 2017. /S/ Cheryl A. Bolton SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 17th day of May 2017 /S/ Katherine M. Oldfield Notary Public
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT, CITY OF ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT, CITY OF ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS
Following is the Consumer Confidence Report for the City of Elmwood, Illinois. Since our public water supply experienced no violations during 2016, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued our supply a waiver from the hand-delivery or direct-mail methods of delivery. However, if you would like a copy of this report, you may pick one up at the Elmwood City Hall during regular business hours. However, if you would like a copy of this report, you may pick one up at the Elmwood City Hall during regular business hours.
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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. MOVIES: Which 1974 movie featured a character named Jake Gittes? 2. LANGUAGE: What are three letters of the Greek alphabet that begin with the letter “p”? 3. HUMAN ANATOMY: What part of the brain regulates body temperature and controls the autonomic nervous system? 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a hussar? 5. MYTHOLOGY: Which figure in Greek mythology possessed the gift of prophecy? 6. GEOGRAPHY: What artificial structure connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea? 7. TELEVISION: Who played the lead role in the drama “Columbo”? 8. MUSIC: What Barry Manilow song started with the line “”Her name was Lola”? 9. GOVERNMENT: What amendment to the Constitution authorized federal taxes on income? 10. FOOD & DRINK: What shape is the pasta called farfalle?
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1. “Chinatown” (Jack Nicholson) 2. Phi, pi and psi 3. The hypothalamus 4. A horseman in a European light calvary unit 5. Cassandra 6. Suez Canal 7. Peter Falk 8. “Copacabana” 9. Sixteenth Amendment 10. Bows or butterflies
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“All the seniors did well,” Meyers said, noting that McCoy had his fastest split of the year in the 4x800. “When you’ve got seniors that step up and do that, it’s a nice thing.” For Farmington, junior Judd Anderson was eighth in the 300-meter low hurdles (39.83) and ninth in the 100 hurdles (15.62). Golemon had the fastest sectional time for the 300 hurdles coming into state and ran his personal best race in the finals, posting a time of 39.17. Problem was, Mason Barr of Ridgeview (38.32) and A.J. Christensen of Forreston (39.1) were faster. Harkness was third in the shotput with a best throw of 53 feet, 4.25 inches but cranked one over 56 feet while narrowly scratching, Meyers
said. Had he been able to stay in the ring, that would have put Harkness ahead of winner Nick Olson (559) and runnerup Andy Bird of Warsaw (55-6). Harkness was also third in the discus with a throw of 162-02 – the best of any thrower last Saturday. But because throws in the preliminaries from Thursday carry over, Ty Kinkelaar of Effingham St. Anthony (164-6) and Devin Jones of DuQuoin (163-7) finished ahead of Harkness. The Trojans 4x800 time was 8:16.21 – season’s best but not quite as fast as Meyers had hoped. “It was our fastest time of the year, but we’re just not used to getting the baton and being in sixth, seventh or eighth place in a race,” he said. Dunkel’s 3,200 time of 9:58.24 was just one spot from making all-state.
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Members of Elmwood-Brimfield’s Class 1A eighth-place 4x800 relay were (left to right) Alex Herrman, Cooper Hoffmann, Derek McCoy and Griff Inskeep. Photo by Mike Sullivan.
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Members of Princeville’s 2017 Class 1A sectional champion softball team are: Bottom row (left to right): Nichole Roberts, Karlen Sandall, Natalie Cokel, Natalie Dominguez, Caitlin Pullen, Chloe Lane, Emma Lane and Molly Davis. Top row (l to r): Coach Eric Lane, Coach Brian Holt, Taylor Sutherland, Melissa Martin, Haley Holt, Jessica Devries, Madison Roe, Kelley Gill, Katelyn Juskiv, Emily Down, Coach Chad Gardner and Coach Lori Cave. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
LADY PRINCES: Held off late Galva rally Princes. From there Princeville scored four in their half of the fifth and five in the bottom of the sixth to avoid a seventh inning by way of the 10-run rule. Princeville’s offensive juggernaut included Natalie Cokel at 3-for-4 with one RBI, Chloe Lane 2-for-3, and Jessica DeVries 3-for-4 with three RBI. Nichole Roberts hit 4-for5 with four RBI, Madison Roe 2-for4 with two RBI and Holt was 3-for-5 with two RBI. That’s not unexpected, since for the season Cokel is hitting .521, DeVries is at .453, Roberts is hitting .410, Pullen is at .396, Chloe Lane is hitting. 345 and Holt is at .337. To reach Saturday’s supersectional, Princeville won its third straight sectional championship on Saturday at Illini Bluffs by hanging on to beat Galva 5-4. That came despite Galva’s threerun charge in the top of the seventh. Following the first frame, Princeville had a 2-1 lead thanks to a two-run single off the bat of Roberts, who would go 3-for-3 on the day with three RBI and two doubles. As she has done so many times in the past, Holt gave the Lady Princes a chance to win from the mound. Galva was held scoreless after the first, while the Princeville offense added one in the third, one in the fourth, and one in the sixth, which would be enough to survive Galva’s late-game push.
Holt gave up six hits, two earned runs, two free passes and fanned four opponent batters. Roe hit at a 2-for-3 clip with an RBI and Lane had a run driven in. “We continue to be focused at the plate and on the bases, and Haley just gets it done for us,” Gardner said. Roberts also had a big play from the outfield, throwing out a Galva runner at third in the seventh. Princeville pounded out 12 team hits and Holt gave up only three hits with no walks as the team took round one at the Illini Bluffs sectional 11-1 over Abingdon. The Lady Princes scored in every inning, eventually making playing the seventh inning unnecessary. Princeville’s hitting included a Lane home run, DeVries driving in three runs and Holt’s two RBI along with a double. Cokel hit a triple and an RBI, while Roe had a double with an RBI, Caitlin Pullen hit a triple and an RBI and Roberts had a double with an RBI. Farmington An outstanding Farmington Lady Farmers 2017 season (18-10) came to an abrupt end last Thursday at the sectional at Knoxville in a 12-1 setback to Rockridge. A five-run first by Rockridge set the tone, followed three in the third, one in the fourth, then three in the fifth that would make the game go just five innings. The Lady Farmers could only
muster three hits with their one score. Nicole Hahn drove in the one Farmington run. Meanwhile, Rockridge brought its hitting game, lashing 13 safeties off of Lady Farmers ace Allie Sprague. “It was a tough game for us. We were overmatched and played a bit scared,” Farmington coach Jeni Fauser said. “I was very proud of this group. We were young and played through some ups and downs and injuries, but they always worked hard and competed,” Fauser said. “My two seniors will be missed. Olivia Roper turned out to be a top notch outfielder, and of course Allie Sprague carried our team this year pitching and hitting.” Four days after the scheduled regional championship game vs. Midwest Central, Farmington took the plaque May 24 with a stellar 2-1 advantage at the Louisville Slugger field in Peoria. Getting one in the first and fifth, Sprague and the defense kept Midwest Central at one run in the seventh. The Lady Farmers played an errorless game, while Sprague fanned nine batters Hahn and Sprague drove in the two runs. Paige Vallianatos had a triple, and Olivia Renken had a 2for-2 batting line in the win. “It was a well played game by both teams. We made a couple of real nice catches,” Fauser said. “Allie had great command of her pitches throughout the game.”
BLOOMINGTON – Despite a late rally in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Princeville baseball team saw its season end in the Class 1A sectional semifinals on May 24 at Illinois Wesleyan University. Princeville (16-13) fell 4-2 to Tremont (25-8) and pitcher Max Bolliger, who allowed just three
hits in 6.2 innings. Griffin Headley had one of those in the seventh, lining a double to right field with one out to scored Jack Arnett, who had led of the inning with a walk. After a walk to Kirkland Herold and a fielder’s choice groundout, Headley scored on a single by Adam Snedden. But the threat ended with a groundout, allowing Tremont to
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Justin Janssen and Wagner had
the Princes other hits.
On the mound, Peyton Elwell
scattered four hits and eight walks over 4.1 innings and Herold allowed two runs in 2.2 innings.
Tremont lost in the sectional final
to Peoria Heights, 4-2.
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E-B athletes win 3rd-place medals By JEFF LAMPE
CHARLESTON – With a half-inch here, and a few steps there, seniors Justin Harkness and Hayden Golemon could have left Eastern Illinois University with state titles for the Elmwood-Brimfield track team. As it was, that the pair of seniors collected three third-place showings between them was plenty impressive to coach Gregg Meyers. “You go to the state meet and get 14 points all by yourself [as Harkness did for E-B] and you’ve done a heckuva job,” Meyers said. “And Hayden ran Harkness his fastest time ever. He’s got the school record now by over a half second.” Led by those top finishes, E-B finished with 23 points to claim ninth overall in Class 1A – its highest finish since placing ninth in 1980, according to Meyers. Illini West won with 61 points. Elmwood also got an 8thplace finish by its 4x800 relay (of senior Derek McCoy, juniors Golemon Cooper Hoffmann and Alex Herrman and sophomore Griff Inskeep) and a 10th place in the 3,200 by junior Trevor Dunkel. For The Weekly Post
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Princeville softball in Final 4 By PHIL JOHNSON
The hot-hitting Princeville softball team will play in its second straight IHSA Final Four this week, earning a rematch against the team that ended the Lady Princes’ last season. Princeville (25-8) posted an impressive 16-6 thrashing of Dakota at the Sterling Supersectional on Monday. With 17 singles, the Lady Princes’ offense was relentless. “Just like last year, our best hitting is happening at a great time, the postseason. And Haley (Holt) pitched well against a good team,” Princeville coach Chad Gardner said. The defense had several hiccups, but Holt (22-5, 1.56 ERA) allowed just five hits and two walks and fanned six. That stingy pitching along with an offense that continued to find green grass sent the Weekly Post Staff Writer
Members of the Princeville girls softball team hold up the sectional championship plaque Saturday after a 5-4 win over Galva. The Lady Princes will be competing for more hardware in the Class 1A state tournament starting Friday. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
team to Friday’s 10 a.m. rematch with Hardin Calhoun at the Eastside Centre in East Peoria. Princeville lost 3-0 to Hardin Calhoun and star pitcher Grace Baalman in last year’s title game after routing Fisher, 7-1, in the semifinals. The 6-foot-2 Baalman is 28-4 this year with an 0.40 ERA and 455 strikeouts in 209 innings pitched. She will pitch for the University of
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Kentucky next year. Heyworth (22-10) plays Goreville (24-8) in the other semifinal at 12:30 p.m. In the supersectional, Princeville set the tone with three runs in the bottom of the first and four in the fourth. Dakota got within one at 7-6 after the top of the fifth, but all it did was to further recharge the Lady Continued on Page 19