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Thursday July 16, 2015 Vol. 3, No. 19

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By BILL KNIGHT

WILLIAMSFIELD – A recent survey of District 210 staff and students show room for improvement, but the teachers and Board of Education took a step in that direction with a tentative agreement to a new contract a month early. The Board of Education on Monday approved the new collective bargaining agreement, pending its ratification by the Williamsfield Education Association union, which represents about 28 certified staff. The WEA will vote on the proposed settlement next Friday (July 24), according to Kent Riggs, president of the Local. Neither the union nor the District disclosed details except one contentious issue that apparently was resolved. “We have changed our evaluation tool,” Riggs said. Some teachers had complained about unfair performance evaluations, and the union filed grievances to address the dispute. Meanwhile, results from Illinois’ 5Essentials Survey were mixed, according to a presentation by educator Tom Ryan. Conducted Jan. 12 -March 13 by the State Board of Education, the third annual survey tries to measure schools’ learning conditions based on: effective leaders, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environments, and ambitious instruction. According to Ryan’s assessment of the survey’s results, students say classes are challenging and engaging and are optimistic about the school’s future, and For The Weekly Post

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Mottaz: It’s time to trade with Cuba There, their goal was simple: open up communications and discuss, ELMWOOD – On the morning people-to-people, ways to improve relations and trade. President Barack Obama an“It’s time to let bygones be bynounced his plan to open a U.S. gones,” said Mottaz, who’s also embassy in Cuba, Ted Mottaz been active with Farm Bureau and talked about restoring diplomatic relations and opening up trade with Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District. “They’re ready.” the Caribbean nation. A U.S. It was embassy is 19,902 days “They have very little – planned to since the open July 20, United States except 1950s cars. But after a surprise severed ties to cars still share the road announcement the island in December country of with horses. A lot of the U.S. 11.4 million things are just run down.” that would start repeople. – Ted Mottaz, on Cuba establishing re“It’s over 50 lations with years,” said Cuba and lift Mottaz, a District Director with the Illinois Corn trade and travel restrictions. Last Saturday marked 20 years Growers Association who was part since the United States normalized of a Cuba Trade Mission June 8relations with Vietnam after a 1012. year war where thousands of Mottaz joined a delegation of Americans were killed or about 10 people from the Illinois wounded. Corn Marketing Board and other “We lost 50,000-some lives in state groups that flew to Cancun, Mexico, to continue on to Havana. Continued on Page 2 By BILL KNIGHT For The Weekly Post

Ted Mottaz found everyday Cubans very forthcoming.This farmer recalled the Cuban government confiscating his land after the revolution.

Elmwood 2014 property values up 3.1 percent By BILL KNIGHT

ELMWOOD – Property values in the City of Elmwood are up dramatically for 2014, more than doubling projections for real estate county-wide. The 2014 Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) for all property in Elmwood is $22,306,954, according to documents provided to the City by its attorney, Robert Potts. That figure – which excludes the two Tax-Increment Financing district factors – For The Weekly Post

is a 3.1 percent increase from 2013. Peoria County this year forecast a county-wide growth in EAV of 1.5 percent. EAV is a third of the full market value, which in turn is estimated at a figure that the property would bring at a sale where an owner is ready, willing and able to sell but isn’t compelled to do so, and a buyer would be ready, willing and able to purchase, but is not forced to do so. “Buyers and sellers are the ones who determine the value of real estate,” says

Dave Ryan, Peoria County Supervisor of Assessment. Maybe more significant than the 3.1 percent improvement is that the increase follows two years of falling EAV, and is above its level from four years ago: • 2011 - $22,206,295 • 2012 - $21,838,666 (a 1.66 percent decline from 2011) • 2013 - $21,635,850 (a 0.92 percent drop from 2012) • 2114 - $22,306,954 (+3.1 percent)

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Colorful buildings and architecture of this sort can be found throughout old Havana, Cuba. Photo by Ted Mottaz.

CUBA: ‘They’re people like us’

Continued from Page 1 Vietnam,” said Mottaz, a former combat infantryman who served in Vietnam, “but we trade with them. It’s time to trade with Cuba, too.” Mottaz said he didn’t know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. “We had a lot of face-to-face talks, and everyone was very friendly,” he said. “They’re people like us. Once in a while if a conversation lagged, someone would bring up baseball, and everybody got animated about players and so on. “We met with trade officials, members of their Chamber of Commerce, politicians and foreign affairs people,” he continued. “We saw very few military people. No weapons.” Cuba has a lot of potential as a market for farm products and other goods, but its economy suffered during the decadeslong embargo. Just 129 miles from Florida, with an area of 42,000 square miles (about the size of Pennsylvania), Cuba’s Gross Domestic Product is $19 billion, compared to the United States’ $16.7 trillion GDP. Its exports range from nickel and sugar to tobacco and biotech developments – and doctors. Cuba has an exchange program with Venezuela that sends physicians there and Venezuela ships oil to Cuba. Cuba is made up of thousands of islands and they have good ports, said Mottaz, adding that their society has good health-care and education systems – with a 90 percent literacy rate. But they must import key material, in-

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cluding machinery, fuel and food – 82 percent of their food comes from abroad. Cuba farmers produce, but have been hampered by a lack of resources. One cooperative farm the group visited raised cattle and milk cows, which were fed a blend containing about 40 percent finely ground-up mulberry bushes mixed with grass. Another stop was an organic farm created out of necessity, not some trendy marketing plan. “There, they had about 160 workers raising some 26 crops in five seasons a year – fruit, vegetables, ‘beneficial’ plants and ‘spiritual’ plants. And they do it without fertilizer or pesticides. Also, they actually make their own humus, creating soil out of cattle manure, rice hulls and so on.” The infrastructure is deficient, too, Mottaz said. “We think we have it bad,” he said, chuckling. “They have very little – except 1950s cars. But cars still share the roads with horses. A lot of things are just run down. But an interesting thing was their work to revitalize areas. “They try hard to save the exterior of their old buildings – it looks a little like New Orleans, with similar masonry and wrought iron – and they rebuild the insides. Also, I was surprised that there were so few overhead wires.” Cuba is trying to re-create its tourism industry, too. “They want to add 20,000 rooms soon,” Mottaz said. “Their beaches are beautiful. “They’re people, like us.”

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THE WEEK AHEAD HOT PICKS This Week!

s Harvest Home Dinner – Harvest Home Festival fundraiser dinner is today (July 16) from 4:30-7 p.m. at Yates City Community Center. Mexican buffet with dessert and drink. Dine in or carry out. s Farmer’s Market – Brimfield Farmer’s Market is today (July 16) from 4-7 p.m. at Brimfield Public Library. Call (309) 446-9575.

s Historical Meeting – This month’s meeting of the Elmwood Historical Society has been moved to Tuesday (July 21) at 7 p.m. at the Lorado Taft Museum.

for children 4-8 years old is July 23 at 6 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Lis NAMI – NAMI support group meetbrary in Elmwood. Registration required. ing is today (July 16) from 7-8:30 p.m.at Call (309) 742-2431. ICC North, Poplar Hall 5407 N. Univers Tractor Drive – A Tractor Drive sity St., Peoria. starts at 9 a.m. on July 24 at Wheels O’ s Craft Time – Ladies Time in Dunlap. ParticiCraft Time is today pants will ride to Publicize Your Event (July 16) at 6:30 p.m. at Princeville Heritage Call us at (309) 741-9790 Morrison and Mary Museum. To participate or email information about Wiley Library. Ladies your upcoming event to call (309) 253-4842. 18 and older are invited news@wklypost.com. s Cruise In – Elmto join. Registration rewood has a Cruise In quired. Call (309) 742July 24 and Aug. 21 from 5-8 p.m. at 2431. s Free Bread – Free bread is available Central Park. (309) 742-3711. at Elmwood Methodist Church Friday s Tap Program – All ages invited to (July 17) at 10 a.m. Brimfield Public Library for an interacs Music Festival – Chicago Farmer tive tap program by Peoria Ballet’s Tayperforms Friday (July 17) in Downtown lor Walper on July 24 at 10:30 a.m. Canton Jones Park from 6-8 p.m. s Pancake Breakfast – Princeville Lions s Farmer’s Market – Elmwood’s Club Pancake and Sausage Breakfast is Farmer’s Market is Friday (July 17) July 25, 7-10 a.m. during the Summer from 4-6:30 p.m. in Elmwood’s square. Harvest Antique Tractor and Equipment s Band Concert – Elmwood’s band show at Princeville Heritage Museum. concert starts Sunday (July 19) at 7:30 s Book Signing – Sandy Miller will p.m. at Central Park. A bake sale will be sign her new book, “Rink-A-Dink-Dink” held prior to the concert at 6:30 p.m. to July 25 at 10 a.m. at Morrison and Mary benefit the Elmwood St. Jude Runners. Wiley Library in Elmwood. s Cemetery Walk – Cemetery Walk s Working Together – Elmwood and meeting is Monday (July 20) at 6:30 Yates City Fire Departments “work top.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Ligether” July 25 from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Fire brary in Elmwood. All invited to attend. safety presentation is at 9 a.m. at Yates City Community Center. Firefighting acs Story Time – Dr. Seuss Story Time tivities until lunch at 11 a.m.

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Faced with a rainy Saturday last weekend and little else on the calendar, the decluttering of my life continued with a frenzy. As mentioned last week, reading Marie Kondo’s book “The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying Up” inspired me to attack the attic, closets, drawers and shelves in my life with a passion. Clothes and useless papers have left the house at an impressive rate. But I can tell my effort will not end up as complete as the author suggests. Jeff Quite simply, LAMPE there’s plenty to be kept that would drive a Kondo crazy. For instance, pictures are more valuable than Kondo believes. Throughout my newspaper career I have seen waves of de-cluttering wipe through newsrooms. Often, among the first things to go are pictures. Not the pictures you and I have stacked in boxes randomly with no labels. No, I’ve seen librarians throw away alphabetized, sorted pictures that had cutlines of information taped on the back. In some cases, that’s not important. But often when there was a story remembering some past person, place or thing, we’d come up short on photographic support. “Oh, just Google them,” folks say now. Well that only works if some-

where, someone took the time to scan a print of an old picture. And that doesn’t always happen. So we wind up losing historical records at an alarming rate – not just in newsrooms, but in families, as well. As part of our cleaning process, we have unearthed pictures (and videos) that generated huge laughs from our family. The boys seem amazed they were ever so small and silly. While we are keeping boxes of snapshots, many more photos are digital only, which worries me. While the storage capabilities are impressive, numerous friends have lost a few years’ worth of pictures because their phone died or a computer hard drive got fried. Then again, merely saving every picture because you have a 6 Terabyte drive defeats the very purpose of all that is Kondo. I plan to reach a compromise, sorting while erring on the side of keeping more than pitching. The same is true for books. Part of my defense is that my father has, conservatively, 87,000 books at home. Being raised as a book hoarder is hard to overcome. More to the point, some books defy discarding. One such work is the “History of Fulton County Illinois.” How this book ever got relegated to a box in the attic is beyond me, though it does smell odd and loses pages like a soft maple in October. Even so, within the 1,090 or so

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GUEST VOICES

Looks can be deceiving when it comes to hair Back when I was in high school, I wasn’t allowed to go roller skating until almost my junior year. It wasn’t my parents who banned me from the roller rink; it was the owners of the establishment. See, way back then, I had long Jon hair. Really long GALLAGHER hair. Down-tomy-shoulders long hair. Sometimes I wore it in a ponytail. Most of the time, I just let it hang. The skating rink had a policy that boys with long hair were not allowed to skate. I figured that it had something to do with our long hair getting caught in the wheels of the skates or something. Of course, that would mean our heads would have to be on the floor so that the wheels could get caught in our hair, but when you’re young, you come up with some pretty weird explanations if left on your own. It further didn’t make sense because all the girls had long hair and they could slip and fall just as easily as the boys. My problem was, I loved skating.

I just didn’t like their rule about long hair. Finally, I went to the skating rink one time when they weren’t in session, but when the owner was there. She was a nice lady who took the time to listen to my argument that guys with long hair should be allowed in. Then she told me the reason. It seems that some of the boys with long hair had been skating into the girls’ restroom and causing trouble. They went unnoticed by staff because they had long hair and it was hard to tell them from the girls from behind. To a 16-year-old kid, that actually made sense. I offered a solution: Since it was a small rink, and she knew everyone who came anyway, just make a rule and post it. The rule would say that any guy caught skating into the girls’ restroom would be banned for life. You couldn’t skate into the girls’ restroom by accident since it wasn’t a straight shot. You had to make two very sudden 90-degree turns, which prevented anyone from just flying in there unannounced. She said she’d think about it. Two weeks later, I was allowed to skate again, long hair and all. She posted the rule and to my

knowledge, no one was ever banned. It became a non-issue and suddenly, the skating rink was making a lot more money because of all us long-haired, hippie-like boys who were coming to skate two and three times a week. I hadn’t thought about this until recently. I was up in the middle of the night and had my TV on one of the news channels to keep me company while I slept. They had a report on a lady who was causing all sorts of problems for a restaurant owner. It seems that this lady had gone into the women’s restroom at his restaurant and he had gone in after her. He screamed obscenities at her and threatened to call the police if she didn’t come out of the stall right that second. She did, and now she’s embarrassed by the treatment she got. And she wants everyone in the world to know how embarrassed she was, so now she’s on TV telling us. The problem was that this lady had very short hair, shorter than I wear my hair now. Her haircut might be described as a “man’s haircut,” complete with the sides over her ears cut with clippers and

few things. First, it’s hard to find a more challenging job. The number, complexity, and diversity of the problems we face are astounding. As a politician, your work is never done; your to-do list is always full. It’s intellectually challenging as an occupation. Second, I don’t know of another profession that puts you in touch with more people of more different types, ages and views. This is one of the great attractions of the job: the splendid array of individuals and convictions that you encounter in politics. Finally, and perhaps most important, the work can be immensely satisfying. Whatever level you’re

running at, you’re doing it to try to make things work. My first year in Congress, in 1965, I voted for Medicare. I’d had no role in drafting it. I played no substantive part in its passage. Yet I still remember that vote, and I still derive deep satisfaction from it. That’s the thing about holding public office: you have a chance to contribute to the direction and success of a free society. There is no America without democracy, no democracy without politics, and no politics without elected politicians. There are a lot of exciting, challenging and satisfying professions out there, but here’s what I tell young people: I consider politics chief among them. – Lee Hamilton Director, Center on Congress

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Police charge juvenile with criminal trespass

ELMWOOD – A 16-year-old Elmwood boy early on July 11 was charged with criminal trespassing to a vehicle, Elmwood police said. The juvenile was charged and released to a parent in connection with the unauthorized entry into a car parked in the parking lot of the Presbyterian Church on West Evergreen Street, according to reports. Elmwood in the last three weeks has had several vehicles burglarized or damaged and also has had bicycles stolen from people’s yards, most in the 300 blocks of West Fremont, West Main and the 700 block of West Dearborn.

Motorist cited after late-night wreck

YATES CITY – A man celebrating his 26th birthday on July 7 was arrested on six charges after Knox County deputies were called to the scene of a 2008 Hyundai in a ditch near the intersection of Knox Road 2300 E and Knox Road 450 N, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Steven J. Davis of Elmwood was charged with obstructing justice, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, failure to report

an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, driving with no valid insurance and driving while his license was revoked. Authorities transported him to the Knox County Jail, and his car was towed from the scene.

Peoria County crime reports out for June

The Peoria Sheriff’s Department released monthly Crime Statistics for June for the seven Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area: Brimfield city and township together had 1 theft, 2 accidents with no injuries, and 4 traffic tickets. Elmwood city and township together had 1 burglary of a motor vehicle, 1 burglary of a non-residence, 1 burglary of a residence, 1 domestic battery charge, 3 accidents without an injury, and 2 traffic tickets. Jubilee Township had 1 accident without an injury, and 2 traffic tickets. Kickapoo had 2 assaults, 1 burglary of a non-residence, 1 domestic battery charge, 1 drug arrest, 4 thefts, 3 incidents of vandalism/ criminal damage to property, 4 accidents without an injury, and 5 traffic tickets. Millbrook had 1 traffic ticket. Radnor had 1 incident of vandalism/ criminal damage to property, 2 accidents without an injury, and 1 traffic ticket.

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Rosefield had 2 accidents without no injuries, and 1 traffic ticket.

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• Keegan Sneyd, 23, of Farmington on July 6 was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and transported to the Peoria County Jail, where he’s also being held for another agency. • Derek McKavitt, 30, of Yates City on July 10 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and obstructing justice/destroying evidence and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Elmwood police on July 13 issued complaints of garbage and inoperable vehicles in the 500 block of West Dearborn, the 600 block of North Rose and the 600 block of South Althea Street.

Deer accidents

• July 2 – Brian Bond of Elmwood on Knox Road 2300 E near Knox Road 50 N in Salem Township. • July 7 – Ida Persefield of Brimfield on Texas Road near Cottonwood Road in Rosefield Township. • July 8 – Clearthut Hollingsworth of Peoria on Brimfield-Jubilee Road near Savage Road in Jubilee Township. • July 9 – Kevin Stufflebeam of Hanna City on Taylor Road near Southport Road in Kickapoo Twp.

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the back of her hair done the same way. She wore black, horn-rimmed glasses, much like Clark Kent might have to snatch off his face in an effort to change into Superman. She had no makeup. She was dressed in a buttondown shirt and jeans. Her shoes were some sort of athletic shoe (what I’ve always called tennis shoes though I doubt anyone had ever actually played tennis in them). She was stocky with no bumps or curves that one usually associates with a female body. In other words, some might think

she looked like a man. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s her choice. That’s the look she’s chosen for herself and no one has the right to tell her she shouldn’t look like that. But even SHE has to admit that she looks like a guy. And if she’s going to try and look like a guy, then she should expect people to get a little huffy when she walks into the women’s restroom. The restaurant manager sees it like I do. He’s refused to apologize. In fact, he seems to think she did it on purpose to send a message or something. He was under a certain amount of restrictions as to what he

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could say, but I’m not (and I’ve purposefully not used names). Maybe she did it hoping that someone would do exactly what they did in hopes that she could end up suing them for thousands of dollars for embarrassing her. It wouldn’t be the first time someone has tried something like that, I’m sure. Someday, maybe 10 years from now, businesses may have to hire an extra person to check IDs of people using the restroom to make sure they’re visiting the correct one. At least if this does happen, now you’ll know why.

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teachers judge program coherence more than most schools. However, employees feel they need more support and feedback from the administration, and teachers think they don’t have time to interact with colleagues, want more parental involvement, and have expectations for post-secondary education below the state average. Ryan recommended conducting a 5Essentials Survey again this year to compare results. On financial issues, the District is holding its own against uncertain state support, with more than 320 days’ cash on hand, according to Superintendent Tim Farquer. “Illinois remains in a budget stalemate. I will continue working to construct the framework of next year’s budget as we wait,” Farquer said. “Our practice of maintaining cash on hand allows us to more easily absorb these types of revenue irregularities while maintaining a steady tax rate for our property owners.” In other action,

• the Board approved increasing lunch prices 25 cents to $2.25 for K-4, $2.50 for grades 5-12 and $2.75 for staff. Milk prices are unchanged, at 25 cents. • Farquer reported progress on roof work, the gym floor, and a security upgrade, and other summer projects remain in development. • About $43,000 in final payments on the school-built public library were approved, including flooring, masonry, cabinetry, building supplies and labor. • In staffing, the Board accepted the retirement of music teacher Becky Nichols and the resignation of special education teacher Amanda Pyrcik; approved hiring as full-time, certified instructors Katie Bosnich, Danelle Eckhart, Geoff Girsch and Kara Girsch; OK’d hiring Joel Zaiser as Middle School softball coach and John Clark as assistant Middle School baseball coach; and approved hiring Luke Brown, Matt Brown, Allison Little and Kassidy Groeper as part-time summer maintenance workers.

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Address Amount Grantor/grantee 6719 N. White Fir Drive/Edwards $257,500 Estes/Griggs Pt of Sec26-9-5/Elmwood $200,730 Quimby/LJS Farms LLC 603 W. Main Street/Elmwood $133,000 BCD Partnership/Sarff 9504 W. Parks School Road/Princeville $475,000 Stroup/Walker 217 N. Holly Street/Elmwood $161,900 Morgan/Almasi 3 sales re: 201 E. James Street/Yates City $90,000 South Side/VIP Investments Of Peoria 6711 N. Water Oak Drive/Edwards $102,500 Copper Creek Holdings LLC/Mohning,Scholz 11906 W. Debois Road/Brimfield $55,000 Fields Crossing LLC/Wagner Properties Inc 509 Butternut Street/Elmwood $73,000 Johnston/Gore Pt of E. 1/2 Sec 16-9-6/Rosefield $66,890 Endres/Vicary 11811 N. Evans Mill Road/Princeville $355,000 Meeks/Rajiwate 107 E. Clinton Street/Brimfield $130,000 Mutton/Dye 114 W. Knoxville Street/Brimfield $80,000 Dye/Dye,Mutton 3 prcls @ 16224 N. P’ville-Jub. Rd/P’ville $515,000 Hartzler/Hartzler 5500 Barberry/Edwards $215,000 Marsh/Fant 6503 W. Sommer Place/Edwards $470,000 Leonard/Wardle 225 N. Rebecca Avenue/Princeville $253,200 Robinson Trust/Hartzler 6210 W. Diversey Court/Edwards $349,900 Armstrong Builders of Peo/Pele, Diehl 15400 W. Brimfield-Jubilee Rd/Brimfield $315,000 Lalicker/Mueller 420 N. Town Avenue/Princeville $70,000 Potter/Martin 320 W. Peoria Street/Elmwood $57,500 Slayton/Howard 19821 W. Meehan Road/Elmwood $170,000 Martin/Bedwell 6108 W. Clairmont Court/Edwards $279,900 Armstrong Bldrs. of Peoria/Hafzalah, Jblawi 412 N. Lilac Street/Elmwood $189,000 Roberts/Agan Pt of NW 14 Sec11-9-6-/Rosefield $82,000 Soresen/Weaver 6111 W. Clairmont Court/Edwards $279,900 Armstrong Builders of Peoria/O'Neal 204 N. Palm Street/Elmwood $128,500 Gibson/Ekena 216 N. Stanton Avenue/Princeville $120,000 Hartzler/Westefer 112 E. South Street/Princeville $80,000 Trevino/Barden Pt of E. 1/2 Nw Qtr 2-10-6/Princeville $140,000 Gehrig/Johnson 2 Lots in Copperfield Sec 7/Radnor $124,000 Traders Development Corp/Dynda 9805 W. Route 150/Edwards $132,500 Gilles/Wieland 402 W. Copperfield Drive/Dunlap $283,500 Willey/Bailey 18326 W. Claybaugh Road/Elmwood $428,200 Carter/Johnson Pt of N. 1/2 of Se Qtr 22-9-5/Elmwood $284,600 Carter, Reeder, Cook/Johnson Pt of NW Qtr 36-10-5/Brimfield $428,200 Carter/Johnson 907 E. Jane Street/Princeville $227,500 Burns/Robinson 9206 Wyndridge Way/Edwards $385,000 O'Connor/Salverson 10911 W. Parks School Road/Princeville $235,000 Tallyn/Trevino NOTE: Listings reflects minimum of $40,000 for sale of residence, but not for land.

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Earwigs, slugs pestering gardeners

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It is much more enjoyable writing about flowers and gardens, but along with the flowers come critters that crawl and drool their way into the picture. Right now most gardeners have had it up to here with slimy slugs making leaves of their prized hostas look like a screen door. Meanwhile earwigs are enjoying evening dinners of marigolds, petunias, and vinca. At night the munching sounds from the gardens are so loud you can't get to sleep. The mild winter and wet spring were perfect for producing a bumper crop of these garden vandals. Because both of these voracious little specimens feed at night, some gardeners may not know what or who is causing the damage. It’s pretty safe to say, however, that if your precious hosta leaves have holes, you have slugs. Slugs are homeless snails (no shell) and are available in a variety of ugly colors, mostly shades of gray and brown, sometimes with specks and spots. Around here they grow to be about an inch long, but I saw one in a garden in Vancouver, BC, that was the size of a Johnsonville bratwurst. Unfortunately slugs can live to be six years old and to top it off, they have both male and female sex organs, allowing them to mate with themselves. They mosey along on a trail of slime produced by a gland under their head. In fact, slugs are really into this mucus thing. If you try to grab a slug, he, she, or it, will produce a thick mucus making him (them?) impossible to pick up. And according to the University of Illinois, this mucus can seal the mouths of slug enemies like snakes and shrews and can cause dogs and ducks to gag. Since a slug feeds on decaying organic matter and likes moist places, he finds a flower bed mulched with chopped leaves, wood chips, or shredded bark the perfect place to settle down by himself and raise a family. The best control for slugs is to For The Weekly Post

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eliminate the main source of food, the organic mulch, and allow the area to dry out a little. Mature hosta plants will do well without mulch and the plants are large enough to shade out most weeds. While most hostas are slug magnets, some of the blue-leafed and crinkled-leaf types are apparently less tasty. Many hosta growers report good success at repelling slugs by using pine needles as a mulch. Other gardeners trap slugs using saucers of beer or laying planks or cardboard in the garden. The slugs congregate in the beer or under the covers and can be removed by hand in the mornings and destroyed. Other folks become slug hunters, going into the garden after dark with a flashlight and a fruit jar, picking the little beasts off the helpless hostas. What a lovely way to spend a summer evening. Since slugs are mollusks, not bugs, insecticides are of no avail. There are commercial slugs baits available that are very effective. Be careful and follow the label, especially if you have pets outside. I like to use a granular bait called Sluggo. Its active ingredient is iron phosphate, which occurs naturally in soil. It can be used safely around pets and wildlife and is approved for organic farms and gardens. Earwigs are another problem in the garden and sometimes inside the house. The name “earwig” comes from an old superstition claiming that these critters crawl into the ears of sleeping people and bore holes into their brains. Scientists tell us this is not true, but when my wife Donna heard this, she thought I should be tested. Earwigs are reddish brown and about three quarters of an inch long. They are easily identified by

the pincher-like appendages on their rear ends. Like slugs, they hide during the day and feed at night, prefer dark moist places, and feed on organic matter, such as mulch. Earwigs don’t bother hostas that I know of, but they do love marigolds, impatiens, petunias, and pansies (most any annual, actually). They can also damage some fruit and vegetable plants, as well as perennials. Garden insecticides such as carbaryl (Sevin) and malathion will control earwigs, but please read the label. Make sure it says the chemical will control earwigs and make sure it says you can use it on your vegetable garden if that’s where you intend to put it. You don't want to kill yourself instead of the bugs. It’s very important to spray only late in the evening after the honeybees have gone to bed. Inside the house, earwigs will do no damage. They don’t chew on fabrics or carpet and they don’t bite. Rather than use some chemical insecticide, use a fly swatter or a vacuum sweeper to gather them up. Spread some horticultural diatomaceaous earth on decks, porches, windowsills and doorways to prevent them from entering. It looks like white sand but will destroy the insect’s protective layers as they walk through it. Right now vegetable gardeners should be watching for cucumber beetles on vine crops. The beetle carries a virus that causes the vines of cucumbers, melons and squashes to wilt and die. The cucumber beetle is also the corn rootworm beetle so it is very common around here. It is very important to keep this bug at bay. Use carbaryl (Sevin) as a spray and follow label directions. Nature works in cycles and soon the weather will be drier and these pests will not be a problem again- until next year!

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Local artist pens ‘Star Wars’ trading card series for Topps By BILL KNIGHT

ROSEFIELD – The hype for the next “Star Wars” movie is stepping up – amid unprecedented secrecy – and a local illustrator has been picked to contribute to some of the merchandising. Lucasfilms/Disney’s campaign, “Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens,” promotes the Dec. 18 release of the Number-7 “Star Wars” motion picture. Marketing elements include books and comics, special events (like Barnes & Noble’s “Star Wars Saturday” July 18), and items from Topps, the tradingcard company that produces cards for sports from baseball to the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). Topps will sell “Star Wars” cards with artwork from the film – and from Kiley Beecher. “They asked me to do 100 cards, full color,” says Beecher, a 39-yearold Elmwood native who For The Weekly Post

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a-kind works of art randomly inserted into card packs published and distributed by Topps. They’re popular with collectors since they’re so rare (about one sketch card to every 24 boxes). The project connects with Beecher, but it’s not easy. “My background with ‘Star Wars’ goes back to the very beginning,” he says. “I remember playing with those toys in the sandbox as a kid – I had my own private Tatooine in the backyard. “I ‘grew up’ [with] ‘Star Wars.’ It was truly the kernel of fandom that has help create the creativity in the person I am today.” But assignment details are hard to come by. “It is secretive,” he says. “The only reference we were able to use is what has been released to the media: two teaser trailers, the Vanity Fair article, prop and model displays featured at ‘Star Wars’ Celebration in Orlando, and the periodic teases released by [director] J.J. Abrams. “Since the deadline on July 1, we were treated to a behind-the-scenes video released at San Diego Comic Con International. But aside from that, no plot details or storylines have been released. “Now, as an adult, I take great pride in the fact that they are using practical effects and miniature models,” he adds, “ – keeping one foot in the real world and one foot in the digital to create the next chapter of a saga that began a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away!”

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BRIEFS This spring, workers repainted the City of Elmwood’s southwest water tower. In place of a light blue paint job designed to blend into the sky, the City Council opted for Elmwood school colors: orange and black with a Trojans logo. Send your thoughts on the paint job to jeff@wklypost.com.

U.S. Route 150 detour until September

BRIMFIELD – A stretch of U.S. Route 150 between Brimfield and Kickapoo will be closed until the end of September to permit the Illinois Department of Transportation to work on drainage issues, including a culvert replacement by Fox Creek and Thousand Dollar Roads. Traffic is being detoured onto Interstate 74.

Bisetti named Jubilee site superintendent

BRIMFIELD – Joe Bisetti is the new site superintendent at Jubilee College State Park. Bisetti was a site technician at Donnelly-DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area and has served as the Acting Assistant Regional Land Manger on a temporary basis off and on over the course of the last 10 years. Bisetti starts July 27. Jubilee had been without a superintendent since 2012.

Farmington board to consider tuition waiver

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This year we are offering spots inside for $100! Lot space will be $50 for both weekends. A check can be made out to the Farmington Moose Lodge.

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FARMINGTON – In addition to approving changes to the student handbook regarding personal technology devices in the school, the Farmington Community Unit School District 265 Board of Education on Monday heard a proposal regarding tuition waivers for students of employees who live

out of the district. “There was some discussion about allowing employees’ kids to come to school tuition free,” said Superintendent John Asplund. “We will vote on it next month.” The next meeting is Aug. 10.

Farmington council OKs facade improvement

FARMINGTON – The Farmington City Council at its July 6 meeting approved an ordinance to establish a facade assistance program funded by the Tax Increment Finance (TIF) district Business owners in the TIF district can receive up to $5,000 if they pay 25 percent of the total. The council also approved a review of assessments of property and investments to make certain the city is not underinsured. In other business, the council

heard a suggestion from Erin Totosz for establishing a dog park.

Bradley graduates

The following students received degrees from Bradley University this spring: Bachelor of Science – Brimfield - Heath Landon Moore, Cum Laude; Elmwood - Jacob Ford Northrup, Bryce David Egan; Yates City - Chelsea Renee Felker, Cum Laude. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – Edwards Stephanie Nicole Swahlstedt. Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Brimfield - Cherie Lynn Hoerr.

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The annual Saddle Up for St. Jude fund raiser at Jubilee College State Park in June raised more than $30,000 and attracted 78 riders and 79 horses. ... Ryan Rosecrans of Brimfield graduated from the University of Kansas.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CITY OF ELMWOOD APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2015-2016 The Residents of the CITY OF ELMWOOD, Illinois, are hereby NOTIFIED of the Public Hearing on the CITY OF ELMWOOD Appropriation Ordinance for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Such Hearing will be held at 6:45 O'Clock P. M. on the 4th day of August, 2015, at the Elmwood City Hall, located at 201 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois. The citizens of the CITY OF ELMWOOD have the legal right and are encouraged to attend the hearing and to provide oral and written comments on possible uses of the various Corporate Funds. A copy of the proposed Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2015 and concluding on June 30, 2016, is on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the City Clerk's office between the hours of 9:00 O'Clock A. M. and 5:00 O'Clock P. M. on Monday through Friday, through the day of the Hearing. The following is a summary of the Appropriation Ordinance for the 2015-2016 fiscal year: USE / FUND

AMOUNT APPROPRIATED

GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES, Salaries, Street and Building Repairs, InsuranceSocial Security, Street Lights, Legal, Transfers, etc. AUDITING RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND MUNICIPAL BAND POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION CIVIL DEFENSE (EMERGENCY SERVICES) SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS PUBLIC BENEFITS STREET AND BRIDGE IMRF, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAXES LIABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE AMBULANCE SERVICE EQUIPMENT RESERVE WATER-SEWER (REVENUE FUND) (a) Operation and Maintenance (b) Water Systems Reserve TAX ALLOCATION (TIF NO. 1) TAX ALLOCATION (ELMWOOD CENTRAL BUSINESS TIF NO. 2) USDA REVOLVING LOAN STREET SCAPE #2 POLICE EQUIPMENT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS:

$ 748,407 $ 7,002 $ 68,000 $ 7,150 $ 146,000 $ 71,620 $ 524 $ 2,627 $ 4,802 $ 269,481 $ 35,702 $ 27,801 $ 55,760 $ 73,000 $ 959,181 $ 130,000 $ 374,838 $ 40,135 $ 68,000 $ 62,863 $$ 49,500 $$ 3,202,393

DATED this 7th day of July, 2015. MELISSA B. MORRIS, City of Elmwood Clerk

AMENDED ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2014, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2015. WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illinois municipal corporation located in Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois, have caused to be prepared in tentative form an amended budget and appropriation ordinance for said District for the above fiscal year, and said ordinance has been made conveniently available to public inspection for at least thirty days prior to final action thereon; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such budget and appropriation ordinance on June 30 , 2015, notice of which hearing was duly given by publication; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illinois municipal corporation, as follows: Section 1. The fiscal year of the District is hereby fixed and declared to be from May 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015. Section 2. The following budget, containing an estimate of the receipts and expenditures of the Fire Protection District, is hereby adopted as the budget of the District for the fiscal year: PART I. GENERAL CORPORATE FUND A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1. Fund balance, beginning of year $39,462 2.To be received from taxes from the 2013 general tax levy $180,486 3.Illinois Municipal League, 2% Fire Department Tax on $2,841 Foreign Fire Insurance Companies pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-10-1 for the tax year ended July 1, 2013 4.To be received as personal property replacement tax $3,899 5. Interest $95 6. Miscellaneous revenue $738 7. Assistance to Firefighters Grant for self contained breathing apparatus $18,050 Total estimated receipts $245,571 B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 1. Other equipment acquisition $20,000 2. Equipment repair $11,000 3. Clothing allowance/stipend $27,500 4. Training $3,250 5. Compensation of Chiefs $3,600 6. Compensation of Trustees $4,000 7. Janitorial Service $3,000 8. U.S. Internal Revenue Service, social security and medicare $6,000 9. Disease prevention $400 10. Equipment for buildings $2,500 11. Electric service for buildings $4,000 12. Gas service for buildings $3,200 13. Telephone $1,700 14. Gasoline and oil $4,500 15. Supplies $4,250 16. Publications and continuing education $100 17. Dues, Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts $700 18. Legal expenses (including transfer $24,618 to Ambulance Fund for legal fees) 19. Legal publications $750 20. Debt service $97,900 21. Contingencies $3,000 Total estimated expenditures and transfer $225,968 Estimated fund balance at end of year

PART IV. AUDIT FUND A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1. Fund balance, beginning of year 2. To be received from taxes from the 2013 special tax levy Total estimated receipts. B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 1. Audit Total estimated expenditures Estimated fund balance at end of year

Section 4. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for ambulance service purposes the sum of Two Hundred Sixty-two Thousand One Hundred Eighty-three Dollars ($262,183) such total being divided among the several objects and purposes specified and enumerated in the particular amounts stated for each object and purpose in Part II, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Items 1 through 19, each of such items as specified in said Part II, paragraph B, being incorporated by reference. Section 5. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for insurance and protection against liability or loss the sum of Forty-five Thousand Dollars ($45,000), as shown in Part III, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Item 1, with such item as specified in said Part III, paragraph B, being incorporated by reference. Section 6. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for the purpose of providing funds for auditing expenses the sum of Two Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($2,900), as shown in Part IV, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Item 1, with such item as specified in said Part IV, paragraph B, being incorporated by reference. Section 7. The appropriations provided by this ordinance total Five Hundred Thirty-six Thousand Fifty-one Dollars ($536,051). Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption and publication as provided by law. Section 9. The Secretary of the District shall file a properly certified copy of this ordinance with the respective county clerks of Knox County and Peoria County within thirty (30) days after the date of adoption. Section 10. All sums of money not needed for immediate purposes may be invested in accounts in federally insured financial institutions, in banks defined in the Illinois Banking Act, or in securities of the United States Treasury. Section 11. If any item, sentence, or provision in this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illinois municipal corporation, on this 30 day of June, 2015. Donald E. Smith President and Trustee Lyle R. Galbreath Treasurer and Trustee Ty O. Landon Secretary and Trustee

$19,603

PART II. AMBULANCE FUND A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1. Fund balance, beginning of year $94,752 2. To be received from taxes from the 2013 special tax levy $142,750 3. Interest $78 4. IDPH Grant $2,750 5. Transfer from corporate for fees $21,953 Total estimated receipts $262,283 B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 1. Contractual ambulance service $20,000 2. Reserve fund for ambulance $93,965 3. Other equipment acquisition $5,500 4. Equipment repairs $5,000 5. Clothing allowance/stipend $18,000 6. Training $3,500 7. Compensation of Trustees $800 8. Compensation of Ambulance Service Manager $1,500 (EMS Coordinator) 9. U.S. Internal Revenue Service, social security and medicare $6,000 10. Disease prevention $500 11. Equipment for buildings $500 12. Utility services for buildings $3,750 13. Telephone $1,400 14. Gasoline and oil $1,500 15. Supplies $8,800 16. Publications and continuing education $500 17. Illinois Department of Public Health, licenses for ambulances $50 18. Legal expenses $66,668 19. Legal publications $250 20. Contingencies $3,000 21. Illinois Department Health Fine $21,000 Total estimated expenditures $262,183 Estimated fund balance at end of year $100 PART III. INSURANCE FUND A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1. Fund balance, beginning of year 2. To be received from taxes from the 2013 special tax levy Total estimated receipts B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 1. Insurance Estimated fund balance at end of year

Section 3. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for general corporate purposes the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-five Thousand, Nine Hundred Sixty-eight Dollars ($225,968), such total being divided among the several objects and purposes specified and enumerated in the particular amounts stated for each object and purpose in Part I, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Items 1 through 21, with each of such items as specified in said Part I, paragraph B, being incorporated by reference.

$20,388 $45,000 $65,388 $45,000 $20,388

$390 $2,900 $3,290

Robert Pauer Trustee CERTIFICATE BY SECRETARY OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS I, Ty O. Landon, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois; and that the attached is a true and complete copy of the amended budget and appropriation ordinance adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2014, and ending April 30, 2015, the original of which is now on file with my office. Dated this 30 day of June, 2015. Ty O. Landon, Secretary, Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois CERTIFICATE BY CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT I, Lyle R. Galbreath, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Treasurer of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois; and that, as such Treasurer, I am the chief fiscal officer of the District. I do further hereby certify that the revenues, by source, shown for each fund of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District in the attached certified copy of the amended budget and appropriation ordinance of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2014, and ending April 30, 2015, are the revenues anticipated for fiscal year 2014-2015. Dated this 30 day of June, 2015. Lyle R. Galbreath, Treasurer and Chief Fiscal Officer, Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois CERTIFICATE BY SECRETARY OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS I, Ty O. Landon, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illinois municipal corporation, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois; and, as such Secretary, I am the official keeper of the records and files of the said Williamsfield Fire Protection District. I do further hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of the amended annual budget and appropriation ordinance of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2014, and ending April 30, 2015, duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of said District at a meeting held on the 30 day of June , 2015, as the same appears in the official records of said District. Dated this 30 day of June, 2015.

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BRIMFIELD – Marian Bernice Stock, 97, of rural Arenzville, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at her residence. She was born July 8, 1918, in Scott County, the daughter of Henry Johann and Martha Olinda Lovekamp Schone. She married Paul Eugene Stock on June 8, 1938, in Chapin, and he preceded her in death on Stock April 21, 1968. She is survived by eight sons, Richard Stock (Mary Jane) of Virginia, Phillip Stock of Brimfield, Kenneth Stock (Vicki) of Woodson, Gary Stock (Deana) of Beardstown, Roger Stock (Karen Parrish) of Virginia, Byron Stock (Sally) of Arenzville, David Stock (Juli Clark) of rural Beardstown, Chris Stock of Virginia; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; a brother, Wayne Schone (Janice) of Arenzville; three sisters, Mildred Beard (deceased husband, Myron) of Arenzville, Wanda Stock (Dean) of Arenzville, and Doris Hackman (Delbert) of Havana; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Yvonne Patterson and her husband, Stanley; a sister, Anna Sullivan (deceased husband, Joe); four brothers, Aaron Schone, Floyd Schone (deceased wife, Maxine), Lloyd Schone (deceased wife, Marjorie), and Henry Schone Jr. (surviving wife, Dorothy of Florida). The family extends their thanks to Marian’s dedicated caregivers for their faithful service including Ellen, Lois, Helene Sue, Janet, Sandy, Phyllis, Athena, Tammy, Joyce, and Debbie. Marian was a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Arenzville and devoted her life to caring for her family. In her spare time, she enjoyed flower gardening, pets, and the wildlife that roamed her neighborhood. Funeral services were at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arenzville with burial at Arenzville North

This Week’s Obituaries • Juanita Allen, 98, Farmington • Bob Jester, 92, Princeville • Tom Morss, 68, Yates City • Norma Mulvaney, 76, Elmwood • Bettie Pierce, 79, Elmwood • Margaret Serup, 85, Princeville • Donna Shields, 76, Dahinda • Marian Stock, 97, Brimfield • Howard Stoecker, 95, Princeville • Nathan Stoller, 92, Princeville

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Juanita Allen

FARMINGTON – Juanita Maxine Allen, 98, of rural Farmington died July 5 at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. Graveside services were July 9 at Uniontown Cemetery, followed by fellowship at Oaks Community Church in Dahinda. Condolences may be left at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.

Robert L. Jester

PRINCEVILLE – Robert L. “Bob” Jester, 92, of Canton, father of a Princeville woman died, July 10 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Canton. Survivors include four daughters: Charlotte A. (Timothy) Kalb of Princeville, Sandy (and the late Chuck) Harris of Trivoli, Nadine Jester of Burlington, Iowa, and Connie (Rex Morris) Noble of Burlington, Iowa; one sister; 6 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Cremation rites have been accorded. Graveside services, with military honors, will be held later at Lakeside Cemetery in Pekin. Condolences may be left at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Tom Morss

YATES CITY – Tom D. Morss, 68, of Peoria, nephew of a Yates City woman, died July 8 at Unity Point Health/Methodist in Peoria. Survivors include his wife, Jessie (Russo) Morss; daughter Gina (Bill) Morss-Fischer of Peoria; four grandchildren; and an

aunt, Leona Runyon of Yates City. A funeral Mass was July 11 at Holy Family Catholic Church, with burial at St. Mary Cemetery in West Peoria. Condolences may be left at www.wrightandsalmon.com.

Norma Jean Mulvaney

ELMWOOD – Norma Jean Mulvaney, 76, of Bartonville, grandmother of an Elmwood man, died July 9 at her residence. Survivors include two children, Steve (Chris) Johnson of Peoria and Ghlee (Lorie) Mulvaney of Washington; and three grandchildren, Kyle Johnson of Elmwood, Casey (Kim) Johnson of Peoria, and Slade Mulvaney of Washington. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25 at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kickapoo. Father John Verrier will officiate. Burial will follow. Condolences may be left at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Betty Pierce

ELMWOOD – Bettie L. Pierce, 79, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., formerly of Elmwood, died July 7 at Doak Walker House in Steamboat Springs. Survivors include three children, Angela (Rick) Sander of Elmwood, Eddie (Pam) Pierce of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Lenny (Karen) Pierce of Union, Miss. A visitation was held July 11 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood, where graveside services followed at Elmwood Township Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Margaret Serup

PRINCEVILLE – Margaret Anne Serup, 85, of Princeville died July 6 at Heddington Oaks in West Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Donald K. Serup; two daughters, M. Elizabeth (Bryan) Pullen of Princeville and Kathleen Jones of Dunlap; and one son, Donald L. (Dawn) Serup of Edmond, Okla. A funeral service was held at Cumerford-Hurd Funeral Home on July 10, with burial in Springdale Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.cumerford.com.

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Donna Shields

DAHINDA – Donna J. Shields, 76, of Knoxville, mother of a Dahinda woman, died July 5 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. Survivors include one daughter, Sherie Lewis of Dahinda; one son, Rondal (Terri) Hazen of Galesburg; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Cremation was accorded, with private burial of ashes in the Abingdon Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.h-p-w.com.

Howard Stoecker

PRINCEVILLE – Howard H.

Stoecker, 95, of Princeville died July 10 at his residence. Survivors include his children, Dennis (Jane) Stoecker and Ronald (Debra) Stoecker, both of Princeville, and Larry (Carol) Stoecker of Washington; 12 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. A Masonic service is scheduled at 11:30 today (July 16) at HaskellHott Funeral Homes in Princeville and a memorial service will be immediately following. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until the service. Burial will be in Princeville Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.haskellhott.com.

Humane Society of Fulton County Ratul is a beautiful black male 6 month old kitten. He has the most beautiful longer hair. Playful and an active guy!! He will be one of our many kittens available for adoption at our Kitten Shower Saturday the 18th at Happy Hounds in Canton Ratul is neutered, microchipped and FIV negative.

Nathan Stoller

PRINCEVILLE – Nathan Lavern Stoller, 92, of Bradford, died July 6 at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Martha (Menold) Stoller; two daughters; one son; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; one brother; two sisters; and two sisters-in-laws, including Bernice Stoller of Princeville. A funeral service was July 9 at Bradford’s Apostolic Christian Church. Burial was in the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery in Princeville. Condolences may be left at www.haskellhott.com.

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successful argument for changing the valuation, which in turn may reduce the assessment. Make sure you carefully review the accuracy of the assessor’s information for obvious errors. For example, if the assessor accidentally added an extra bedroom or bath in the assessment of the property, or figured the tax using the wrong taxing authority, these mistakes can make an enormous difference in the property tax. Property owners can also request copies of the comparable sales information the assessor used to value their property. Q: What kinds of fireworks are legal in Illinois? A: The Pyrotechnic Use Act in Illinois bans the sale, possession and use of all “consumer fireworks.” However, certain pyrotechnics are not considered consumer fireworks, such as sparklers, snap ‘n pops, and snakes. Municipalities can pass ordinances that ban or allow the sale and use of fireworks, including consumer fireworks. Q: My ex-husband isn’t making timely child support payments. Can I prohibit him from visiting our children? A: The simple answer is no. Under custody laws, the issues of child support and visitation are separate. Most courts agree that regardless of child support payments, it is usually in the best interests of the child or children to see the noncustodial parent as frequently as possible. For more information, visit www.illinoislawyerfinder.com.

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 Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)

EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

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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

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 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.

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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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TOURNEY WINNERS Kickapoo’s 15U softball team won the Chillicothe tournament in mid-June. Back row (left to right) are: Madison Noll, coach Scott Cornick, Sarah Cramer, Taylor McQuellon, coach Curt Christensen, Melissa Christensen, Hailey Cornick and coach Bridget Welker. Front row (l to r), Paisley Carver, Belle Welker, Lacyn Durst, Olivia Saver, Ella Cagwin, Hope Kijanauski and Kathleen Burkitt.

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Brimfield Girls Softball Association/ Brimfield Youth Baseball Association is proud to announce:

The Central Illinois Blitz 10U and 12U Softball Travel Team Try-outs Saturday July 25th Sunday July 26th 9am-11am 10U 1pm-3pm 10U 11am-1pm 12U 3pm-5pm 12U Brimfield High School Softball Diamond The program director, Brimfield/Elmwood High School Coach Kurt Juerjens, and his staff are excited to bring competitive, fundamentally organized and high level Youth Travel Softball to the area. BYBA will continue to run all levels of house leagues for both boys and girls.

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and Williamsfield (7-5), the league features young men from Canton, Eureka, Manito, Morton and Peoria. Princeville product Bret Williams, now head baseball coach at Varna-Mid-

land, pitched for E-B in the opener, which E-B won, 8-0. He scattered seven hits, struck out 10 and walked just one – while going 3-for-4 at the plate. Batting, running and throwing are second na-

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ture to these athletes, but all want to improve. “Just playing, playing catch and so on keeps the arm in shape,” Blum said, “but it’s playing more, too – the whole experience.” Blum experienced three innings on the mound in Game 2 Sunday, striking out five, but E-B fell behind 9-5 before Nick Mehn (Limestone/Illinois Wesleyan University) relieved and threw seven scoreless innings. E-B tied it in the ninth before Stevens won it in the 10th with a walk-off line drive RBI. Stevens, who also pitches, appreciates the opportunity, he said. “Just getting to play is a positive,” he said, “maybe work on my curve or a change-up.” Playing with the KVL is mental exercise as well as physical. “I get to watch more closely, following the

game, the pitches,” Blum said. Stevens agrees that the Sunday games mean more than facing live competition and games’ balls and strikes, hits and runs and errors. “It’s about hustling, about making it about the mindset you need,” he said. There’s bonding, too, what baseball people see as building chemistry in a clubhouse. “I like being with all the guys,” Stevens said. E-B has a pending make-up game at 10 a.m. Saturday in Williamsfield, and the season’s final doubleheader Sunday (July 19) against Peoria at Woodruff Field on the city’s near north side. KVL’s postseason tournament will be scheduled for the weekend of July 24-25, and will probably be hosted by league-leading Canton (6-1).

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Kickapoo Valley League offers diamond time By BILL KNIGHT

BRIMFIELD – Metal cleats on concrete clattered as young men gathered to play another afternoon doubleheader in the Kickapoo Valley League here on Sunday, when the previous night’s torrential rain made the corn beyond the outfield fence glisten but spared the diamond. It’s a familiar atmosphere and a way for guys who’ve finished high school to continue a season – or a career. But the storied Kickapoo Valley League (KVL) offers more than a comfortable feeling, because play is a break from the work – the pain that may gain strength, stamina or a new pitch. “I lift about six days a week all summer and run some,” said Grant Stevens, a 2014 Brimfield graduate who caught Elmwood-Brimfield’s For The Weekly Post

Grant Stevens hits a pitch during a Kickapoo Valley League game in Brimfield. Looking on are catcher Logan Smith of Williamsfield and umpire Kent McDowell. Photo by Bill Knight.

first game Sunday against Williamsfield. “It can keep you sharp.” Stevens, who turns 20 this week, is playing at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, where he lives with two teammates. On Sundays, he plays with a new teammate, Tucker Blum, an 18-yearold 2015 Elmwood grad who’s joining the Carl Sandburg squad this year. Like Stevens, Blum works on his own, too, he

said. “I lift every day and run poles or at school,” said Blum, who played second base in the first game and pitched the second. “It’s a lot different than high school,” he continued. “And it lets us practice year-around instead of going from one sport to the next.” Such focus is an opportunity the KVL offers. Besides E-B (now 12-3) Continued on Page 15

Members of the KHawks 13U team are: Front Row (left to right) Tyler Wessels, Cobee Craig, Chase Ulrich, Brady Miller and Logan Wallace. Back Row (l to r) Coach Todd Johnson, Coach Joe Arnett, Jack Arnett, Payton Bradford, Parker Bradford, A.J. Simmons, Brett Marsh, Ashton Johnson and Coach Andy Simmons. Not pictured is Jerrett Hite.

KHawks 13U win tourney title

ST. LOUIS – The KHawks 13U team won the Greater Midwest Baseball World Series July 2-5 in dramatic fashion. The KHawks won the championship game 5-4 against the Kentucky Rampage Baseball Select on a suicide squeeze bunt that scored Cobee Craig from third base in the bottom of the eighth in-

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ning. Eighteen Midwestern teams played in the tournament. The Rampage Baseball Select team is made up of players from Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Players on the KHawks 13U team are from Elmwood, Brimfield, Kickapoo, Princeville and Limestone. The KHawks finished 29-11 on the season.