Thursday June 18, 2015 Vol. 3, No. 17
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Stufflebeam out, Kowal in as Farmington mayor By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – After two years at the helm of the City of Farmington, Kenn Stufflebeam resigned his post June 11. “I don’t have time to be the mayor and do my job,” he said. “The scope of my job has changed. I’m going to be gone a lot.” Ward Three Alderman Kent Kowal was named acting mayor following a 30-minute executive session Monday. An appointment will need to be made to fill Kowal’s now-vacant seat. For The Weekly Post
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“I hope I continue the momentum that Kenn Stufflebeam started,” Kowal said. Stufflebeam came to the mayoral seat at a time when Farmington was in flux. The first month he was in office, Melgreen Furniture closed its doors and the city lost its largest single source of corporate tax monies. “There was a panicked moment,” Stufflebeam said.
In the wake of that challenge, the council went to work to find ways to revitalize the city and draw more new business. The downtown historic district was created, and the Tax Increment Finance district was put into place. Though the TIF has been controversial, especially in recent weeks, Stufflebeam said it has overall had a positive impact. The TIF was approved in May 2014. Proposed disbursements from the fund to Petersen Health Care were rejected last month. The status of a reconsidered vote
on the matter still is unknown. “I feel like I’m leaving the city in a better place,” he said. “This was the best tool that we could come up with.” Besides focusing on work, Stufflebeam plans to spend time with his family: wife, Anne, and daughters, Meredith and Alexis. He plans to continue involvement with the city in some capacity. “I feel like we are teetering on the brink of great things,” he said. “Everybody’s got to pull together and work together and not against each other.”
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ST. JUDE SUCCESS
My Place event tops $108,000
YATES CITY – Despite rain and the threat of rain, Saturday’s 13th annual My Place St. Jude fund raiser raised a record $108,113.70. “I’m amazed,” said Sharon Coykendall, who organizes the event with Jody McKinty. “Jody and I always talk about being prepared for the year when it doesn’t increase, but so far that hasn’t happened. It’s amazing.” Coykendall said highquality donations to the auction helped offset slightly smaller crowds.
By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – The Farmington City Council narrowly approved $130,000 of motor fuel tax funds to be used for road resurfacing projects. In a 3-2 vote on Monday, members of the council greenlit the repairs that will take place on a roughly 1,500-foot portion of Fairview Road and portions of Vine Street. Superintendent of Public Works David Ehler said there’s a lot of catch-up maintenance to be done on Fairview Road, as no one has known for several years whether the City of Farmington or Fulton County was responsible for the road. “It was never ours,” he said, until officials began looking at older state maps. “We inherited it.” He estimates 450 to 500 cars per day travel the road, which he says is “pretty rough.” Also included in the total cost for the projects is more than $4,000 in engineering and inspection fees to be paid to MauFor The Weekly Post
While rain impacted the auction and evening festivities at the 13th annual My Place St. Jude fund raiser in Yates City, diehards lingered through the showers to bid on a wide variety of items. Photo by a sneaky little white drone.
Elmwood native enjoyed career as a printer By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Elmwood native Don Dean was a veteran typographer when he worked at the State Journal Register in Springfield and was called back to work for an urgent change. “My shift was over and I’d walked a ways to get a sandwich when one of the pressmen ran over and said we had to re-plate some pages,” recalls Dean, 86. “He said, ‘You For The Weekly Post
Kenn Stufflebeam resigned as Farmington mayor. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.
gotta come back!’ It turned out someone had transposed cutlines beneath a couple of photos. One referred to ‘prize beef’ and was under a picture of some society ladies.” Laughing, Dean adds, “The drivers were waiting to get the papers out, but it only took about 20 minutes.” At that time, typographers – dubbed “printers” although they set type and did not run presses – were valuable members of the newspaper industry, and the International
Typographical Union (ITU) was a powerful union. Eventually, Dean earned a “traveler card,” enabling him to literally go anywhere and find work. “It was good worldwide,” he says. “Even Australia – where they’d pay your expenses to get there.” Dean graduated from Elmwood High School in 1947, but already had started learning the trade as an adolescent working Continued on Page 2
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DEAN: Started at ‘Elmwood Gazette’
Continued from Page 1 alongside Bob Sucher, owner of the old Elmwood Gazette. Dean then worked at the Peoria Journal Star until the late 1950s, when he was on the third floor of the paper’s downtown building, where the Pere Marquette parking deck is now. He also worked at the Chicago Daily News and Chicago American, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, plus newspapers in Terre Haute, Ind., and Louisville. “That paper [the Louisville Courier-Journal] was a progressive paper for the South,” he remembers. “They editorialized for Civil Rights. It was a big operation, Dean with a radio station on one floor and a TV station on another floor.” Dean also set type at a paper in Indianapolis, where he watched a dramatic fire at a farmers market that took up a city block and burned to the ground. “It’s been a fun trip,” he says. Aside from a having bird’s-eye seat to a downtown blaze and saving a paper from an embarrassing error, he was a witness
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Former printer Don Dean stands next to a framed reverse positive of a coal-mine tipple, mounted in his Elmwood living room. Photo by Bill Knight.
to history, too, recalling the newspaper’s excitement and dread when President Kennedy was assassinated and the thrills and surprise when shoeboxes filled with more than $750,000 in cash were found in the closet of Illinois’ late Secretary of State Paul Powell in Springfield’s St. Nicholas Hotel. Despite such occasional bursts of adrenalin, however, Dean saw changes that sparked him to expand his talents, he says. “Over a few years, shops were phasing out the old [Linotype] technology and I thought I’d better learn something else, so I became a graphic artist,” he says. For about 17 years, he produced and illustrated the Illinois Baptist tabloid newspaper for the Illinois Baptist State Association in Springfield. “It was a statewide paper that went to everyone who was a Southern Baptist in
Illinois,” he says. “There were about 1,000 churches in the state.” Having done all sorts of drawings and promotional work for them, he branched out again. “We took a fling and started a business,” he says – a printing job shop with [his wife] Carolyn running the 11 x 17-inch, sheet-fed press and Dean doing everything else customers needed. “People’d walk in the door with an idea, and we’d put something together,” he says. He also started painting, and his home on Cypress Street is filled with framed and matted examples of his still-life and landscape artwork – plus more pieces by Carolyn, who once used printer’s ink to create colorful modernist paintings. In Elmwood since retiring in 1989, Dean smiles with contentment. “It’s been quite a life,” he says.
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THE WEEK AHEAD HOT PICKS This Week!
s Heritage Days – Annual Princeville Heritage Days sponsored by the PCA starts today (June 18) and runs through Sunday (June 21). Enjoy the food tent, carnival, Sports Boosters 5K race and talent show. s Farmer’s Market – A farmer’s market will be held at Elmwood’s Central Park Friday (June 19) 4-6:30 p.m. s Life Fest – Whitney’s Walk Life Fest is Sunday (June 20) at Farmington Moose Lodge from 6 p.m. -12 p.m. Live auction, raffles, 50/50, all you can eat spaghetti dinner and more. All proceeds go to Whitney’s Walk.
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s Story Time – Mad Science Story the NAMI Mental Illness Monthly SupTime June 25 at 6 p.m. at Morrison and port Group from 7-8:30 p.m. at ICC Mary Wiley Library. Children invited to North Polar Hall for family and friends hear a story and play a game. Registraof affected individuals. tion required. Call Call (309) 360-1143. Publicize Your Event (309) 742-2431. s Craft Time – Ladies s Swing Dance – Call us at (309) 741-9790 18 and older are invited Teens and adults are inor email information about to make Gazing Balls at to the Brimfield vited your upcoming event to Morrison and Mary Public Library June 27 news@wklypost.com. Wiley Library in Elmfrom 7-8 p.m. for a wood today (June 18) at 6:30 p.m. Regswing dance lesson. Enjoy DJ’d music istration required. Call (309) 742-2431. and practice your new moves from 8-11 s Gospel Concert – The Midwest Food p.m. Lesson and dance are free. Bank is sponsoring a benefit gospel cons Family Dance – A father/daughter cert featuring the Collingsworth family and mother/son dance will be held June on Friday (June 19) at 7 p.m. at Bethany 28 from 2-4 p.m. at St. Mary’s School of Baptist Church in Edwards. Tickets are Kickapoo. RSVP required. Call (309) $20. Call (309) 243-5446. 691-3015. s Free Bread – Free bread is available s Church Camp – Join the Elmwood at the Elmwood Methodist Church FriMethodist Church for Bible stories, day (June 19) at 10 a.m. games, music and snacks based on s Make It/ Take It – Firecracker Hat Make It/ Take It is Sunday (June 20) “Everest” conquering challenges with from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Morrison and God’s mighty power. Pre-K is July 18 Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood. Chilfrom 9-11 a.m. K-6 is July 19-23 from dren are invited to stop in any time the 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call (309) 742-7221. library is open. s Art Exhibit – Illinois Art League s Vacation Bible School– The Union member exhibit July 1-30 at Peoria PubChurch of Brimfield will have a VBS lic Library. Opening reception July 9, June 22-26 from 6-8 p.m. each evening 3:30-5:30 p.m. Admission free. Memfor ages 3-grade 6. Open House June 26 bers can display four pieces. at 8 p.m. Call (309) 446-3811.
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Of rain, invasive drones, rhubarb & summer
Rambling through central Illinois pondering Yates City. uuu Jody McKinty could have a great career as a wedding coordinator. Her hook would be simple: When I schedule an event, it does not get rained out. So it went for the annual My Place St. Jude fund raiser in Yates City that McKinty and Sharon Coykendall run. Jeff Despite two LAMPE downpours, this year’s 13th annual event was not drowned but actually made more money. Given the recent weather pattern, that is truly a miracle. But this is nothing new. In 12 previous years, rain has almost never been a factor. “One year it was raining everywhere around here except in Yates City,” Lynn
uuu Something else was clear Saturday. Concern about drones invading personal privacy is deserved. While few probably realized it during the My Place auction, a drone was hovering overheard taking pictures. If you were kissing the wrong woman (or man) Saturday from 5-7 p.m., be warned. The drone actually provided the picture on the front page of this paper, though not without some issues. The first attempt to navigate the $2,000 craft into airspace wound up with the white drone stuck in a power line. But after quick work by Scott Stalter, the slick little device was hovering and snapping. .... Among the pictures are me missing a bid for a cool metal rooster and then “winning” a rhubarb-strawberry pie. Janet Gibson makes good pie. That said, I would still rather have straight rhubarb than any combination.
Two community events that depend on the efforts and participation of the people of Elmwood took place in the last two weeks. The first was the Memorial Day recognition, and even threatMit ening weather didn't dampen BERES the enthusiasm of another huge crowd of Elmwoodians and others who made it their priority to once again join together
and recognize the sacrifice made by those who have fallen in battle to ensure we can live the life of liberty we enjoy. It is exciting and humbling to walk out near the monument and see that sea of faces, and I feel comfortable saying thank you to all of those who attended from each and every attendee. The second took place June 6 as volunteers of all ages joined together to make the 27th annual Strawberry Festival a rousing success. I do not remember a festival that
Shissler noted.
There’s no need to cut the taste of rhubarb, which is called “pie plant” for a reason and which in the day of Marco Polo was more coveted than cinnamon ... or opium. uuu One more thing about rhubarb: eat it and live longer. How else to explain that the median age of those who enjoy rhubarb skews toward 70? ... Parting shot: Summer arrives in a few days, and with it one of our two weeks off. We do not publish June 25, which is always one of the favorite weeks of the year for me and for The Mayor of Oak Hill. Laziness? No, I prefer this assessment by John Lubbock: “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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played host to more people or a more beautiful weather day, and I have been involved in most of them. Congratulations to all who worked and all who came and ate and played and bought, and thank you. I wondered in 1966 when I was hired to teach in Elmwood by a woman desperate for someone to fill the position, why I wanted to spend a year in this little city. That question has been answered many times in the ensuing years, and the events mentioned above are gratefully added to the list.
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More reminders of how time really flies Life isn’t fair. But you knew that. If you’ve lived more than 10 years, you know life isn’t fair. Sometimes it’s ironic. Sometimes it’s sarcastic. Sometimes it’s cruel. Sometimes life just looks at you, Jon shrugs its shoulGALLAGHER ders, and says, “Deal with it.” My brother is 13 years older than me. He got married in 1972, way before I even had a serious girlfriend, to the love of his life (she passed away last year). My sister was 10 years older than me. She got married in 1966, before my voice changed. My first marriage began in 1982, well after either of my siblings. By the time I said, “I do” the first time, my brother had one daughter and
my sister had two sons. So how is it that the first one of us to have a grandchild is me? Life shrugged its shoulders on that one. I mention this because a couple weeks ago, my grandson turned 13. Yep: I have a teenaged grandson. I suddenly feel ancient. It hasn’t been a cakewalk for my daughter either. She lamented that she was the mother of a teenager on her Facebook page. She got little sympathy from me mainly because at my advanced age, I have little sympathy left to give. Age is something that I talk about quite a bit, especially with my brother. He reminds me that he’s in his 70s and that he’s in remarkable shape, a lot better shape than me. I keep telling him I am in shape. (Round is a shape). And if having a teen-age grandson isn’t enough to clog my arteries, the fact that my middle daughter
just received her Associate of Arts degree is. Erin graduated from Elmwood High School in 2007 after moving here to be with me. She busted her butt to do well in school, and it looked like she was going to graduate No. 11 in her class. In fact, when they announced the top 10 before graduation, she wasn’t in it. Erin continued to push hard and when the final numbers came in, she had taken over the No. 10 spot. She didn’t go to college right away, instead electing to get married and start a family. She was recently honored for her academic work by receiving a major scholarship from Coca-Cola and the Phi Theta Kappa organization with a trip to San Antonio to receive the award. She’s planning to attend my alma mater, Knox College, this fall. All of which reminds me that I’m amazed at how time flies. Continued on Page 6
Sitting in on what passes as democracy For the first time in several years I spent an afternoon in Springfield, in the Capitol Building. As all Illinoisans should know, the legislative session ended – the “regular” session, – on May 31, according to the Illinois Constitution. The General Assembly (GA) can stay in session after, but all bills now need a 3/5 majority to pass or will not be valid until the next session begins in January of 2016. Randy This delay canFRITZ not happen with the budget, because Illinois’ fiscal year begins July 1, and appropriations (spending authority) must be in place before that date or the state cannot spend any money. This year is unusual because of the election of Bruce Rauner, a Republican and billionaire, as governor. This while both houses of the GA are controlled by Democrats
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(both with a veto-proof majority). No budget agreement was reached and Speaker of the House Michael Madigan says to expect a long summer. Oh, but that’s not all, legislative fans. The governor has lots of different vetoes. Keep reading if you want the details. The upshot from all of them is that there needs to be negotiation between the GA and the guv to avoid the messiness of vetoes. At the moment that seems unlikely, as the governor has made demands he calls his “turnaround agenda,” which the Dems in the GA are loathe to enact. What’s fascinating to me, though, is the “chumminess” of Springfield. There is a small, tight group of people: legislators, executive officials, staffs, lobbyists and journalists who make up this club. The rules are ridiculously arcane, and if you’re not in the club you just don’t get it – really aren’t in a position to “get it.” I sat in the galleries of both houses and watched nothing happen, stood around the “rail” and watched dozens of people talk into
cell phones. The second floor, where the governor’s office is, was very quiet except for a meeting of Senate Appropriations Committee 1, where I sat for a few minutes. In all of this, I was the only person there without some sort of agenda. That seems utterly amazing. Does nobody have an interest in watching “democracy in action?” No, what’s happening isn’t really democracy, at least not in the traditional sense. The fact that a couple leaders control all that happens isn’t democratic, and persists because it happens in a vacuum. Still, it’s worth a listen, if only to watch Dems and Repubs snipe at each other. They’re quite skilled at it. If I dare talk about action in Springfield with anybody local, even those who consider themselves politically savvy, I am met with guffaws and derision. “Are you kidding? That corrupt bunch? Who cares?” But isn’t that the problem? Illinoisans have ignored state government for so long that career Continued on Page 7
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WILLIAMSFIELD – A man police said was discovered June 10 wearing neither pants nor underwear in a wrecked truck off Duncan Road near Illinois Route 90 was arrested on three charges. Estel Story, 62, of Williamsfield told police he’d been southbound on Duncan Road when he crashed his 1998 Ford truck into a creek. He stayed in the truck all night when first responders arrived about 5 a.m., according to reports. Story said he’d been to a baseball game the previous day but had little recollection about how the accident occurred, police said. Akron-Princeville Ambulance transported him to UnityPoint Health-Proctor Hospital, where he was treated and released. Peoria County Sheriff’s officers charged Story with driving while his license was revoked, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and violating the Sex Offender Act.
Police investigating Yates City vandalism
YATES CITY – On May 27, Yates City police responded to multiple reports of damage to village and commercial property. Vandalism was reported at Grave’s Mill, Harvest Home Park, the Yates City Cemetery and at the intersection of Ames and Elizabeth streets. Police suspect the same group of individuals, possibly in a car, spray painted words and vulgar pictures on stop signs, a propane tank, a garage door and building walls. Footprints were found near some graffiti in the park. The investigation is ongoing.
Attempted abduction reported in Yates City
YATES CITY – At 12:39 p.m. May 29, Yates City police were called to an Elizabeth Street home for the attempted abduction of two juveniles. Two 10-year-old boys reportedly were riding their bicycles in the
vicinity of Marietta and Main streets when a white pickup truck stopped. A white male driver began yelling at the boys to leave their bicycles and get in his truck. The boys left their bicycles and ran away. They last reported that the truck was heading westbound on Illinois Route 8. Both boys reported the driver as a white male with long brown hair and no facial hair. He was between 20 and 40 years old and appeared to be intoxicated because his eyes were “rolling back.” The vehicle was described as a single-cab pickup truck with a bench seat and a bumper sticker with the number 77 on it.
Teen arrested for DUI
FARMINGTON – Devin Burton, 18, of Farmington on June 7 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after the 1994 Cadillac he was driving struck a tree on the west side of North Texas Road, police said. The Logan-Trivoli Fire Department responded and removed Burton from the vehicle, and AMT transported him to OSF St. Francis Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.
Police ticket driver who said he missed deer
ELMWOOD – An 18-year-old Elmwood man driving a borrowed car on June 7 missed a deer, wrecked the car and left the scene. Police ticketed him for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to provide information after striking unattended property, reports said. Collin Reicheneker told police he’d been eastbound on Tiber Creek Road when he swerved to miss a deer, lost control and struck a guard rail. He told police he was worried about the incident and went home.
Suspected burglary reported in Elmwood
ELMWOOD – Family members cleaning out a home in the 500 block of North Putnam Avenue here reported a possible burglary
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after they noticed furniture and other items had been moved or left in disarray since they had been in the home the previous afternoon. Police are investigating.
Teen ticketed for pot at Corn Stock Theater
PRINCEVILLE – Lance Franken, 19, of Princeville was stopped in the parking lot at Corn Stock Theater about 1:30 a.m. June 13, when police said they noticed evidence of marijuana consumption, police said. A small amount of pot and smoking materials were seized, and he was issued a Notice To Appear on charges of possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to reports.
Police reports
• Tiffany Houzenga, 42, of Dahinda on June 9 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Dennis Bohannon, 47, of Princeville on June 14 was arrested for aggravated battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Jesse Rosas, 27, of Princeville on June 14 was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Amber Larson, 50, of Elmwood on June 14 was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Lucas Stalter, 32 of Elmwood on June 14 to hold for another agency and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Deer accidents
• June 9 – Kyle Harmon of Farmington on Hanna City Road near Smithville Road. • June 10 – Mark Maher of Laura on Illinois Route 90 near Brimfield Road. • June 11 – Terry Goff of Hanna City on Illinois Route 8 near Heinz Lane. • June 14 – Blake Mattson of Yates City on Illinois Route 78 just north of the Elmwood city limits in Elmwood Township.
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I remember back when I was a freshman in high school thinking that my 16th birthday would never get here. Now, it seems the past 16 years have just flown by and it keeps going just as fast. I came across this the other day. The author is unknown, but it sure seems appropriate as I think about
grandchildren and college graduates related to me: At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants. At age 12 success is having friends. At age 16 success is having a driver’s license. At age 20 success is having sex. At age 35 success is having
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money. At age 50 success is having money. At age 60 success is having sex. At age 70 success is having a driver’s license. At age 75 success is having friends. At age 80 success is not peeing in your pants.
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June 2015 Peoria Co. Real Estate Transactions Date 05/01 05/01 05/04 05/04 05/05 05/05 05/07 05/11 05/11 05/11 05/11 05/13 05/13 05/14 05/14 05/14 05/14 05/14 05/15 05/15 05/18 05/18 05/18 05/19 05/20 05/20 05/21 05/22 05/22 05/26 05/26 05/26 05/27 05/27 05/28 05/28 05/29
Address Amount Grantor/grantee 12514 W. Downing Place/Brimfield $439,500 Rosecrans/Johnson 101 S. Rose Street/Elmwood $60,000 Quilhot/Quilhot 6208 W. Red Cedar Lane/Edwards $325,000 Staubus/Malnati,Vu 2 parcels 11616 W. Jubilee Hollow/Princeville $78,500 Koller/Busen 10107 W. Route 150/Edwards $139,000 Updyke/Kingdon,Boehm 512 S. Althea Street/Elmwood $143,000 Craven/Hampton 11105 W. Route 150/Brimfield $183,500 Barnstable/Hunt Lot 12 Abby Creek Subdivision/Kickapoo $45,000 Hidden Lake Dev Trust/Beaupre Pt of SE 1/4 Sec 7-9-5/Elmwood $14,515 Barton/Neal Pt of SE 1/4 Sec 7-9-5/Elmwood $15,000 Neal/Pettit 2 parcels in outlot 22 Elmwood/Rosefield $10,000 Swindler/Harkness Pt SW 1/4 Sec 35-10-7/Radnor $29,138 Funk/Bremen Development Pt NW 1/4 Sec 10-9-7/Kickapoo $1,000 Ameren Illinois/IDOT Pt NE 1/4 Sec 6-10-5/Brimfield $260,000 Asbell/Doubet Pt NW 1/4 Sec 4-10-7/Radnor $506,250 Fogerty/Frederick Carroll Family Ltd Ptnrsp 6 parcels Pt NW 1/4 Sec 4-10-7/Radnor $506,250 Fogerty/Asbell 3 parcels Pt NW 1/4 Sec 4-10-7/Radnor $1,012,500 Fogerty/Kraft (Tr) 16521 W. Cottonwood Road/Elmwood $299,900 Wiebler Family Ltd Ptnrshp/Wiebler 6903 N. Buckeye Drive/Edwards $305,000 Kulkarni/Gates 400 E. Main Street/Princeville $112,000 Duncan/Herrmann 213 Kennedy Avenue/Princeville $155,000 Cowell/Duncan 12323 W. Downing Place/Brimfield $483,000 Svob/Cornick 9220 N. Princeville-Jubilee Rd/Brimfield $375,000 Weaver/Kaiser 6302 N. Fox Chapel Trail/Edwards $250,000 Johnson (Tr)/Trustees of J C Proctor 3 parcels: Sec 2-9-7/Kickapoo & on Rte 91 $1,158,652 Chambers/Heartis Peoria Partners Lp 4602 N. Wiley Road/Elmwood $155,000 Hayes/Whitby 7315 N. Switzer Road/Brimfield $249,900 Lane/Ruzicka 6104 Diversey Court/Edwards $312,386 Keystone Homes Inc/Bruce 7321 N. Switzer Road/Brimfield $315,000 Riggs/Windish 126 E. Clinton Street/Brimfield $128,000 Koch/Schaub Pt of SW 1/4 Sec 6-9-5/Elmwood $2,843 Windish/Crisco 10216 W. Knox Street/Edwards $137,500 Windish/McFarden 6109 W. Diversey Court/Edwards $308,000 Signature Homes of Blmtn/Roland,Adamson 2 parcels in NE 1/4 Sec 25-11-6/Princeville $12,000 Meischner/Gehrig 6204 N. Kilkenny Drive/Edwards $360,000 Hofmann/Pacheco 6003 N. Kickapoo-Edwards Rd/Edwards $165,000 Burdette Heirs/Baldock Lot 215 Copperfield Sec 7/Radnor $63,500 Traders Dev Corp/Watts NOTE: Listings reflects minimum of $40,000 for sale of residence, but not for land.
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legislators have figured out how to game the process. They know what they do is invisible to the citizens so continue on their merry way. As the practice of journalism declines (as more expect to get free news on the Internet), there are fewer reporters with a presence in Springfield (and the State of Illinois buildings in Chicago) who know enough to cogently report on what’s happening. The governor has suggested “term limits” would be a solution to the problem of leadership capture of the process. Really? Are we so inept at our own participation in democracy that we can’t even figure out who to vote for? We have to be told that certain people are no longer eligible to hold office? I’d argue we already have term limits: they’re called “elections.” But elections require participatory democracy. As the laughter above indicates, few take voting seriously; a vicious circle that leads to general cynicism about the entire process. How do we fix this so the process becomes more relevant to more than political junkies like myself? I wish I knew. I’ll be thinking about it, though. The governor doesn’t have the power to just veto bills like the president, he has
four, count ‘em, four types of vetoes. • On appropriation bills he can “lineitem veto” specific or general appropriation items (over-ridable by a 3/5 majority of both houses or they remain law as vetoed). • He can “reduction veto” those same line-items, which can be overridden by a simple majority vote of both houses (or they become law as vetoed). • He can also just veto an entire bill, which must be overridden by a 3/5 majority vote or the bill is dead. • Then he has this strange veto power, shared with only three other governors, to “amendatorily” veto non-appropriation bills. If he does this, he can change any or all words in a bill and re-submit it to the GA. The GA must act to either accept the governor’s changes (simple majority) or “restore” the bill to its original content (3/5 majority). If neither happens, the bill dies. To make all this even more fun, the GA has 30 days to submit passed bills (by both houses, identically) to the governor, then he has 60 days to veto them or not, which can be used quite diabolically if a governor chooses. THEN the GA, in its constitutionally mandated fall session, has 10 session days to deal with all those bills vetoed.
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Non-profit theater a success in Chillicothe By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Running a movie house, making money, and sharing it with youth groups is a challenge, said Irv Latta of the Chillicothe Optimists Club, which bought the Town Theatre there from Vern Reynolds more than five years ago. But it’s worth it, he added. “We didn’t know how that business works,” he told about 30 people who came to the Presbyterian Church to hear the ex-Chillicothe mayor. “We learned as we went. “We argued all the time,” he added, laughing. “Was it easy? No way. But it helps kids. We’re proud of it. I think it’s great. And it’s fun.” Reynolds’ Palace Theater in Elmwood is for sale and also faces foreclosure proceedings, causing some area residents to consider ways the business could continue to operate. “You could do Elmwood on a smaller scale,” Latta continued. “The math works the same.” For The Weekly Post
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The math has worked well for Chillicothe-area youth groups, too. In the first four years of operation, $46,000 in Town Theatre profits has been donated to about 30 organizations, from sports teams to Scouts. “We said to the community: ‘There are baseball teams, chorus, church groups, whatever, and if you come to the theater, we’ll cut you a check based on the number of tickets you turn in’,” he said. About $2 of every ticket sold is contributed to youth groups, said Latta. Whatever profits are made are divided up among groups based on the tickets they return. “One got $250; one got $1,400 – and they don’t have to sell fundraising candy and so on,” he said. The Town Theatre is a traditional, for-profit business, meaning it pays property taxes like other merchants. However, it operates as a non-forprofit enterprise – donating its income beyond costs and payroll for a few employees.
The Town Theatre has a manager, another person who works with a film buyer in Florida, a few highschool students who work for an hour before and shortly after films start, and others, from people working on marketing to a guy who comes in the morning and cleans. “You need people with different talents,” Latta said. Unlike Elmwood’s Palace, the Town Theatre has two screens, but it also hadn’t converted to a digital projection system when the Optimists took over. That upgrade and the initial purchase required creative financing including loans or grants from the Chillicothe Development Company, the City of Chillicothe, the Chillicothe Foundation, individuals giving to fund raisers and private philanthropists – even a modest McDonald’s corporate grant It’s been so successful, Latta said, that the tentative plan is to retire the debt by the end of next month.
Nick Bifano and the Innocents headlining Heritage Days By BILL KNIGHT
PRINCEVILLE – Alternative rockers Nick Bifano and the Innocents will open the Heritage Days festival at 7 tonight (June 18), a couple of hours after the carnival and food tent open. Their 90-minute performance will showcase the St. Louis trio’s highenergy “American rock” repertoire, including their new recording “Revolution,” and a 2014 single, “American Fast Lane.” The group consists of Nick Bifano on guitar and vocals, bassist Matt Holland and drummer Brendan McDonnell. The rest of the fest: Friday, June 19 Food tent, carnival and Akron-Princeville Fire Department beer tent For The Weekly Post
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Yates City reconsidering non-motor vehicles By MICHELLE SHERMAN
YATES CITY – The Yates City Village Board of Trustees plans further to investigate the possibility of allowing the operation of non-motor vehicles within village limits. About a year ago, the For The Weekly Post
board considered requests to investigate writing an ordinance that would allow citizens to obtain permits for the operation of all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and golf carts within town. At the time, board members did not believe such an ordinance was a
good idea. At the May meeting, three residents spoke to the board requesting a reconsideration of such an ordinance. Board members looked at existing ordinances from a few municipalities at its June 10 meeting and determined that all the
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proposed use of a blade patch machine over a laydown machine. He said he feels the laydown
machine gives betterquality coverage. “We’re trying to stretch our dollars,” Ehlers said. “Now we’ve got to get our best bang for our buck. “We’re confident that the blade patching will hold up.” Ulm and Ward Two Alderman Ryan Lambert voted against the project, and Ward One Alderman Kim Gilstrap was absent. In other business the
council: • Approved the annual prevailing wage ordinance. • Entered into pre-annexation agreements with Wright Equipment Inc. and E&B Capital. • Approved a second amendment to the Tax Increment Finance district to remove Lambert’s property so he can, in the future, vote on matters involving the TIF.
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Township, state at odds over cemetery edge By BILL KNIGHT
BRIMFIELD – Roadside weeds, erosion and a culvert cluttered with brush are the issues in a long-running argument between Brimfield Township and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). For Ron Kingdon, the dispute is professional and personal. Serving on the Brimfield Township Cemetery Board for years, Kingdon also has kin buried on the north side of the small graveyard on the village’s west side. “My grandpa’s buried there. My dad – who was on the Cemetery Board for 25 years. And I’ll be buried there,” said Kingdon, who also lives on Brimfield Cemetery Road. “It means a lot to me.” For The Weekly Post
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His concern hasn’t been shared by IDOT, which since 2013 has dragged its feet in addressing a short stretch of ground that’s become overgrown with brush, dead trees and erosion beneath an old sidewalk at the right-of-way on U.S. Route 150, he said. “It’s a mess,” Kingdon said. “We had trees growing up into the sidewalk, dirt washing away, brush in the culvert. I’ve been in touch with IDOT over the years – the Region and District – but they stopped returning my calls. I leave messages and don’t hear back. The last time anyone from IDOT returned my call was February of 2014.” It’s hardly a major project, he added. “They just need to put some rock
in there, and I thought we had an agreement they’d do something,” Kingdon said. “It’d probably take them less than a day.” After The Weekly Post inquired about the situation, IDOT sent workers to the scene to determine the problems and possible solutions, according to IDOT spokesman Brian Williamson. “We had a crew there this morning looking at it,” Williamson said June 12. “They said the culvert beneath 150 is in good shape [but] we’re looking at the [road] side. We’ll definitely be working with them, discussing it with the Township. We’re interested in finding a solution.” Kingdon said he’s somewhat hopeful.
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FARMINGTON – A 90-year-old time capsule discovered during demolition of the old Farmington School will be opened during opening ceremonies of the Farmington Summer Fest, at noon on June 27 in Reed Park, according to Farmington Historical Museum Director David Giagnoni. The small box had been enclosed in the building’s cornerstone, which is on display in the Farmington Historical Museum, 144 E. Fort St. Museum volunteers suspect the box contains articles or other records since it doesn’t weigh much. Flour Spices Candies Jams & Jellies
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Caldwell sisters top World Pork Expo gilts
DES MOINES – Maddison and Olivia Caldwell of Elmwood earned top honors during the World Pork Expo (WPX) Junior National Gilt Show held June 4, in Des Moines, Iowa. The WPX Junior National is the youth portion of the WPX swine exhibition, and attracted 975 young people who brought more than 2,200 hogs from 29 different states. The show is sanctioned by junior swine associations including National Junior Swine Association (NJSA) and Team Purebred. Maddison Caldwell’s purebred
Hampshire gilt, sired by CDO0 Point Taken 257-3, was selected by Judge Andy Rash of Illinois to top the Hampshire division before going on to be named the 2015 Grand Champion NJSA Purebred Gilt Overall. That means she bested the other breed champions from the Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire breeds. In the opposite show ring, Judge Kent Bennington of Indiana selected the Grand Champion Overall Team Purebred gilt as the Champion Chester White gilt exhibited by Olivia Caldwell.
Benefit Saturday for family of Jody Howard
WILLIAMSFIELD – A benefit for the family of Jody Howard, a former Williamsfield resident who died April 14 at the age of 47, is scheduled Saturday (June 20) at Boondocks Bar & Grille, 102 W. Gale St. Jody is survived by his wife and four daughters, who’ll use assistance to go toward medical expenses, funeral costs and financial support.
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LEFT: Farmington High School building owner Dan Meister’s son Abram and daughter Sophia hold a time capsule, which will be opened June 27. BELOW: Maddison Caldwell shows her Grand Champion NJSA Purebred Gilt Overall. Photo Courtesy T Walker Photography.
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Beginning today (June 18), the intersection of Old Galena Road and State Street near Mossville will be closed for reconstruction as a roundabout intersection. The closure is expected to last until mid-October. A marked detour of Illinois Route 29 and Cedar Hills Drive will be used.
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Township roundup: trucks, roads and more
Area townships reported approving Prevailing Wage ordinances, requiring contractors to pay their county’s prevailing wage on public-works projects so taxpayer-funded work doesn’t undercut local contractors. In other news: Brimfield Trustees postponed indefinitely buying a new truck and will explore a new capital fund, building a salt bin and buying a heated pressure washer. Kickapoo Assessor Jack Duke reported the quadrennial review of assessment thus far shows a median increase of about 3.5 percent. Road Commissioner Dan Kelch reported road work for Christ Church Road and Layne Lane. Radnor Township approved annual budgets of $569,825 for its Town Fund and $613,530 for its Road District. Also, it’s accepting bids for a metal building at
521 S. 4th St. in Dunlap until 2 p.m. June 25. Kenyon and Associates are the architects. Trustees hope for completion by Oct. 26. Trustees also approved annexing its administration building and garage into the Village of Dunlap to avoid needing a County variance. Rosefield Road Commissioner Matt Windish reported Pavement Maintenance Services of Henry had a low bid of $57,735.86 for seal-coating about three miles of DuBois and Switzer roads, which have already been milled. Once OK’d by Peoria County and IDOT, work should be done by late summer. Truro Trustees responded to concerns about access to Fink Cemetery between Williamsfield and Dahinda saying it’s a private cemetery on private property, so they can’t facilitate access.
AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD 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 www.brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA - Wed. 6:15 pm, for ages 3-12
Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor Leonard Thomas 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Fun Night: 6 pm
EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 www.bethanycentral.org
Sat. Evening Worship: 6 pm 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 www.christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
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
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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 Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m. Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.
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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 Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am
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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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ELMWOOD – George E. Boyer, 100, of Elmwood, passed away at 10:21 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Graham Hospital in Canton, Ill. George was born Dec. 6, 1914, on the family farm in Edwards, the son of Harry A. and Caroline Sleeth Boyer. He married Dorothy Metz on May 4, 1943, in Elmwood. She preceded him in death on May 23, 2003. George is survived by his daughter, Ruth (Malcolm) Bollinger of Elmwood; two grandsons, Richard “Rick” Boyer Boyer, and George (Jessica) Boyer; three step-grandchildren, Curt (Julie) Bollinger, Verleen (Greg) Callister, and Matt (Jessica) Lewis; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren; and one brother, Robert (Vera) Boyer of Yates City. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, George R. “Dick” Boyer; four brothers, and four sisters. George attended Peoria Central High School for three years and graduated from Elmwood High school in 1932. After graduating from high school, George enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during WW II. He was deployed to Liverpool, England and stayed overseas for 18 months. Upon his return from the service, he worked several jobs until becoming coowner of B & B Builders Supply located in Trivoli. George and his brother built several homes around the Trivoli area. He loved working with his hands to create special pieces out of wood. As his family would say, “George could build or repair anything out of wood.” He was a member of the Elmwood VFW Post #4724, where he recently received his 65-year member pin, Elmwood American Legion Post #638, and the Elmwood United Methodist Church. Funeral service were scheduled
This Week’s Obituaries • George Boyer, 100, Elmwood • William Callison, 85, Elmwood • Helen Frantz, 68, Edwards • Eloise Korth, 87, Elmwood • Terry Lynn, 77, Williamsfield • George McKenna, 82, Farmington • Lucille Miller, 100, Brimfield • James Moore, 62, Hanna City • Barbara Smith, 80, Princeville
for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at the Elmwood United Methodist Church. Rev. Brad Watkins was to officiate. Visitation was Tuesday at the Elmwood United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Elmwood United Methodist Church or the Elmwood Fire Department. Online condolences may be left at www.haskellhott.com.
Mary Eloise Korth
ELMWOOD – Mary Eloise Korth, 87, of Elmwood, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Farmington Country Manor, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on Nov. 16, 1927, in Peoria to Clifford and Frances (VanSickle) Waibel. She married Richard Korth in Elmwood on Nov. 14, 1948, at the Presbyterian Korth Church. He preceded her in death on Feb. 10, 2010. Surviving are three daughters Sharon (Bill) Coykendall, Pam (Ted) Richardson and Debbie (Steve) Boyer all of Elmwood, six grandchildren Wesley (Shari) Coykendall of Elmwood, Scott (Danielle) Coykendall of Marion, Ind., Jaclyn (Jeff) Banister of Mahomet, Jeremy (Courtni) Stillson of Elmwood, Brandon (Alicia)
Provence of Elmwood and Amanda Boyer of Elmwood, two step grandchildren Stacy (Dustin) Ackman of St. Charles and Curt (Randi) Richardson of Chicago, seven great-grandchildren Maddux Provence, Aiden Banister, Payton Provence, Olivia Banister, Adalyn Coykendall, Madilyn Banister, and Brynn Stillson, four step-great grandchildren Brittany (Matt) Wilson, Haley (Chris Simpson) Cook, Reese Ackman and Ryan Ackman, four step great great-grandchildren Vera Wilson, Naomi Wilson, Eian Wilson, and Ashton Simpson, one brother Gene Waibel of St. Louis and brother-in-law Robert Gibson of Elmwood. Eloise was the city clerk of Elmwood, serving for 14 years. She was a member of the Elmwood Presbyterian Church, Farmington Women of the Moose, PEO, and a 50 plus year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Thursday June 11 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood, services will follow at 6:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at Elmwood Twp. Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude. Special thanks to Farmington Country Manor and Vitas Hospice for their exceptional care and compassion. Please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com to post condolences or view Eloise’s tribute.
William Callison
ELMWOOD – William I. Callison, 85, a resident of Lutheran Hillside Village of Peoria and father of an Elmwood woman, died June 11 at the Village. Survivors include daughter Lisa (Eric) Doubet of Elmwood; son Jerry (Kathy) Callison of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral service celebrating his life was Tuesday (June 16) at Vandemore Funeral Homes in Geneseo, with interment at DeWitt Cemetery. Condolences may be left at legacy.com. More Obituaries, Page 13
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Helen Frantz
EDWARDS – Helen A. Frantz, 68, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Peoria and sister of an Edwards woman, died June 10 at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. Survivors include her husband, Robert “Bob” C. Frantz, two children, two grandchildren and sister Barbara Abernethy (Gary Courtright) of Edwards. Condolences may be left at legacy.com.
Terry Lynn Dean
WILLIAMSFIELD – Terry Dean Lynn, 77, of rural Williamsfield, died June 9 at home. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Judy of Williamsfield; one son, David (Pam) of Williamsfield; two daughters, Sherri (Scott) Lynn of Vienna and Helen (John) Moore of Galesburg; one brother; two sisters; and nine grandchildren. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial service was June 13 at Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory in Galesburg. Condolences may be left at www.watsonthomas.com.
George McKenna
FARMINGTON – George W. McKenna, 82, of Lacon, a Farmington native, died June 7. Born Dec. 18, 1932, in Farming-
ton, the son of George and Flossie Thomas McKenna, he married Janet Mattern on Oct. 10, 1980, in Peoria. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Roger (Kim) McKenna and Brian (Gina) McKenna; and three stepsons, John (Shirley) Maubach, Brian Maubach and Steve (Marcia) Mattern; one sister; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial Mass was held June 11 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Henry. A private burial will be at a later date. Condolences may be left at www.peoriafuneral.com.
Lucille Miller
BRIMFIELD – Lucille Victoria Miller, 100, of East Peoria, mother of a Brimfield man, died June 11 at home. Survivors include son Bernard “Tom” (Marguerite) Miller of Brimfield, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, seven greatgreat-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was June 16 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Peoria, with her son, Father John Miller, officiating. Cremation rites were accorded and interment of ashes will be in Gridley Cemetery, at a later date. Condolences may be left at
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James Moore
BRIMFIELD – James W. Moore, 62, of Hanna City, father of a Brimfield man, died June 10 at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Susan Wetterauer Moore, and son Benjamin (Amanda) Moore of Brimfield. Cremation rites have been accorded. A service of celebration will be Saturday (June 20) at 11 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Bartonville. Condolences may be left at csmico.com.
Barbara Smith
PRINCEVILLE – Barbara Mae Smith, 80, of Pekin,, stepmother of a Princeville woman, died June 8 at her home. Survivors include daughters Laurie (Mark) Godar of Washington, Ill., and Vicki Larkin of Petersburg, Ill.; stepdaughter Sheila (John) Pfeifer of Princeville, Ill.; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private celebration of life service will be held. Share memories and condolences at legacy.com.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing concerning the Intent of The Board of Education of Elmwood School District No. 322, Peoria & Knox Counties, Illinois to discuss the permanent transfer of operating funds in the amount of $20,000. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Elmwood School District No. 322, Peoria & Knox Counties, Illinois (the "District"), will hold a public hearing on the 29th day of June, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. The hearing will be held in the District Office, 301 W. Campus Ct. Elmwood, Illinois. Bill Frietsch Board Secretary
LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received at the Millbrook Township Center, P.O. Box 22, Laura, IL until 7:30 PM July 14th, 2015 and at that time publicly opened and read for the Millbrook Road District. Non-M. - F. –T - 1: Aggregate hauling from various locations, one (1) or more tons, F.O.B. Proposals shall be submitted on forms furnished by the road district commissioner and shall be enclosed in an envelope endorsed accordingly.
AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AND ASSESS A TAX FOR LILLIE M. EVANS LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE COUNTIES OF PEORIA AND MARSHALL, STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2015 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 BE IT ORDAINED, that the Lillie M. Evans Library District of the Counties of Peoria and Marshall and State of Illinois shall levy a tax of .02% of the value of all taxable property within said District, for building and maintenance purposes, subject to the right of the electors in said District to petition and require an election concerning the imposition of such tax, pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that within fifteen (15) days from the date of adoption of the ordinance, it shall be published in the WEEKLY POST, a newspaper of general circulation in the Lillie M. Evans Library District and it is effective immediately upon adoption. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunder set our hands in Princeville, Illinois this 10th day of June, 2015. 1. The specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the question of adoption of the ordinance be submitted to the electors of the District is 263. 2. The petition must be filed on or before July 17, 2015. 3. The referendum would be held March 15, 2016. Deb Givens Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Lillie M. Evans Library District
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The Peoria Sheriff’s Department released its monthly Crime Statistics Report for May for the seven Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area: Brimfield city and township together had 3 drugs arrests, 3 cases of robbery, 1 vandalism/criminal damage to property, 1 Driving Under the Influence charge, 1 accident with an injury 4 accidents with no injuries and 6 traffic tickets. Elmwood city and township had 1 burglary of a non-residence, 2 incident of theft and 2 accidents without injury. Jubilee Township had 1 burglary of a residence, 2 incidents of domestic battery, 1 theft, 1 vandalism/criminal damage to property assault, 1 Driving Under the Influence, 2 accidents without an injury and 5 traffic tickets. Kickapoo had 4 thefts, 3 incidents of vandalism/ criminal damage to property, 1 DUI, 1 accident with an injury, 3 accidents without injury and 3 traffic tickets. Millbrook had 1 burglary of a non-residence and 1 traffic ticket. Radnor had 1 theft, 1 incident of vandalism/ criminal damage to property, 2 accidents without an injury and 5 traffic tickets. Rosefield had 1 accident without an injury and 2 traffic tickets.
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Cuevas an IBCA all-star; football practice limits PEORIA – Brimfield graduate Carson Cuevas was part of the winning North team at Saturday’s annual IBCA all-star game. The North won the 1A/2A game 107-99 at Pontiac High School. Cuevas scored 9 points for the North. Game high-scorer was Augustana recruit Pierson Wofford of Springfield Lutheran, who bombed in 35 points. Practice limits – The Illinois High
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Very special olympics Elmwood girls enjoy special athletic event By JEFF LAMPE
NORMAL – Elmwood-Brimfield football coach Todd Hollis has been to plenty of athletic events, but last weekend’s was one of the most unique – and most meaningful. Hollis’ daughters Meg and Alina joined 4,100 athletes competing in the Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games at Hancock Stadium. “We had never been there for the events or opening ceremonies, but the entire event was amazing,” said Hollis, who estimated the assembled crowd at more than 10,000. “They brought (the athletes) in kind of like the Olympics and the torch run was awesome.” Meg Hollis, 8, won her age group in the 200meter dash while Alina, 9, was disqualified in the tennis ball throw because For The Weekly Post
Local participants in the annual Super 60 all-star softball game Sunday at EastSide Centre were, (left to right): Jordan Kraft of Princeville, Morgan Florey of Brimfield-Elmwood, Kaylee Renfroe of Farmington and Ryleigh Keith of Brimfield-Elmwood. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
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EAST PEORIA – Morgan Florey had one last chance to show her dominance as a prep softball pitcher Sunday and the Brimfield-Elmwood ace didn’t disappoint. Florey struck out eight in four innings and combined with Limestone’s McKena O’Donnell for a 7-0 win in the first game of the 25th Super 60 Senior All-Star Classic. Florey also had two hits for the Silver All-Stars, who won the second
game 6-3. Florey was the closer in that game, fanning six in three innings. Florey was joined on the Silver team by teammate and catcher Ryleigh Keith. The two had played at EastSide just last weekend, placing second in Class 2A. Kayee Renfroe of Farmington had an RBI single for the Gold All-Stars in the second game. Princeville graduate Jordan Kraft also pitched for the Gold All-Stars.
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Meg Hollis, 8, of Elmwood earned a gold medal last weekend for winning her age division in the 200-meter race.
she heaved the ball farther than 7 meters. Throwers who top that distance must move up to a softball throw. “She wasn’t even close to that at the start of the season, but in the competition she uncorked one,” Hollis said. Improving is the goal, of course, or at least one small goal of this annual event. Not lost on Hollis was the larger message, read aloud by each par-
ticipant as part of The Athlete’s Oath, which reads: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Said Hollis, “As I was watching all the athletes reading it I thought to myself, ‘If all athletics adopted that we’d be a little better off’.” Matt Barrett of Elmwood was also a gold medalist at the Summer Games, winning his age group in the 3,000.