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Elmwood board issuing bonds By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Elmwood’s School Board on June 24 unanimously approved issuing $275,000 General Obligation School bonds for purposes conforming to the state’s “Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools.” The vote also provides for the levy of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds. Once Health/Life Safety Bonds are sold, they’re used exclusively Back to Work for the completion of the As some of you Health/Life Safety projects. noticed, we did not The school is looking at reno- publish an issue of vations to the grade school roof, The Weekly Post and early estimates for that work on June 27. But we were about $150,000. In connec- are back at work and will not take off tion with that project, the board another Thursday unanimously approved $11,000 until the last week for the Apace architect’s proof December. posal for the work, and the installation of upgraded automated logic controls for heating ventilation and air conditioning from Ruyle Corp. at a cost of $49,770. The board also unanimously authorized the issuance of $2,070,000 in Working Cash Fund Bonds to increase the Working Cash Fund of the District for three years. For The Weekly Post
Buildings built in the late 19th century, located across from the Kickapoo ball diamonds, were demolished earlier this year. In all, three houses were torn down. The old tavern is the only one of the group of four that still remain standing. Photo by Melinda Cote.
New look for Kickapoo tavern
The project tentatively calls for a covered deck, kitchen, considerable landscaping, sidewalks and KICKAPOO – The tavern credited with having parking, he said. the oldest liquor license in the state of Illinois is The block once had a general store containing a getting a new look – along with the Main Street Post Office and constable’s office, but that buildblock across from the ballpark. ing was torn down in 1968, said Feuchter, whose Local businessman Jim Feuchter is developing Custom Underground venture with wife and parta commercial strip centered on the old Gilles Tav- ner Diane Feuchter has operated for 35 years. ern, and the $500,000, one-acre project could inThe restaurant will be operated in a 50/50 clude a new arrangement with an restaurant conindependent local ennected to the trepreneur, he said. venerable saloon, Feuchter said he which is being hopes to get a conrenovated. struction permit from “It’s going to Peoria County later be very family this summer. oriented,” said History has it that Feuchter, whose Edward “Shot” Custom UnderGilles opened the ground offices tavern in 1933. He The crowd at The Kickapoo Tap in this 1953 photograph have been oper- included (left to right) bar founder Edward ‘Shot’ Gilles, died in 1987 and his ated on an adja- Dick Gilles, Bishop Stenger, Shorty Gilles, Frank Gilles, Si wife Laura continued cent lot for about Doering and Eileen Weinzerl. the business until her 10 years. “We death in 1990, when bought the rest of the properties in the spring and son Tom took over. we’re shooting for opening in January or FebruHis wife, Norma, was a popular bartender and ary.” the tavern was often called Norma’s in her honor. A deteriorated residence nearby already has Tom Gilles died on Sept. 25, 2011 and the tavbeen demolished, and a detailed site plan is being ern was closed. The Feuchters purchased the prepared for Peoria County zoning approval. property on Feb. 1 this year. By BILL KNIGHT For The Weekly Post
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Brimfield board OKs new garbage deal By TERRY BIBO
BRIMFIELD – There was an empty chair at the Brimfield Village Board of Trustees meeting Monday night. Trustee Janet Bledsoe died unexpectedly on June 27. Before getting down to mechanical matters, quiet board members acknowledged the loss. “She had opinions and she stated them, whether you liked them or not,” President Dan Fishel said. “That’s what you want in a member.” With a nod to Bledsoe’s no-nonsense ways, the board then moved up discussion of a new five-year garbage contract as a courtesy to representatives of the companies which bid on it. That includes Waste Management, G & O Disposal, Wigand Disposal Co., Eagle Enterprises and Quality Disposal Co. The contract was awarded to Wigand, the low bidder, with a total cost of $710.40 per household. Fishel suggested the village charge each household $13.25 a month over the entire five years. “I think that would be fair, if you guys think it is,” he said to the trustees, who agreed it would be stable. For The Weekly Post
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BOARD: Board approves purchase of 2007 bus Continued from Page 1
“Our plan is to not issue them,” said district Superintendent Roger Alvey, “but we need to have the authority. The previous board acted on [the authorization] but never issued any.” Working Cash Fund bonds would only be issued if it’s necessary because of state funding shortfalls or other unforeseen problems, he said. Such difficulties required amending the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, and a public hearing on that amended budget was held, but no one attended. The board unanimously approved the amended 2013 budget, which reflects the year’s funding and spending issues. “We now show a $450,000 deficit,” Alvey said, “but since the Ash Street house purchase was not in the [original] budget, the deficit is more like $300,000. And it’s really closer to $200,000 if the state’s promised funding had come.” The board also unanimously approved the $27,000 purchase of a 2007 Blue Bird Bus from Central States Bus after previously authorizing Alvey to spend up to $30,000 to address the school’s aging bus fleet, which has a total value of about $80,000, he said at a June 6 Finance Committee
meeting. Also, the board OK’d spending $7,050 for Tazewell County Asphalt Co. of East Peoria to patch and seal blacktop, and $4,810 for Quality Blacktop of Lewistown to repair damage caused in the installation of a new wind turbine at the athletic field. The contractor is paying for the repairs, so the district won’t incur any net cost there or to repairs to the track, Alvey said. Prices for various fees were approved. They are: registration fees for drivers education $125, photography $65, art $35 and foods $25; book rental K-6 $80, 7-8 $90, and 9-12 $105; technology fee K-6 $10, 9-12 $15, and 7/8 $45; substitute teacher pay $85/day; and lunch fees – High School $2.30, elementary $2.10; milk 35 cents; seconds $1, faculty lunch $3.20, faculty fruit/vegeteable 50 cents; faculty french fries 60 cents; faculty seconds $1. Also, athletic activity fees will be: High School football, cross country, basketball and track $40 per sport, $70 maximum per individual, and $120 maximum per family; 5th-8th grade participants in Junior High basketball, volleyball, cross country, track, baseball and softball will be $30 per sport, $50 maximum per individual;
5th/6th grade basketball-only would be $20 (if offered); the athletic activity fee maximum will be $120 per family whether athletes are in High School, Junior High or 5th/6th grade. Admission fees will be: High School varsity games, $4 for adults, $2 for K-12 students and seniors free; to High School Junior Varsity games, $3 for adults, $2 for K-12 students and seniors free; to Junior High basketball and volleyball games, $3 for adults, $2 for K-12 students and seniors free. A family athletic pass will be $125 per family. In other business, the board discussed an inspection of ceiling/roof insulation and the possibility of replacing door keys with a key-card system as part of enhancing security, approved the Brimfield/Elmwood co-op for volleyball and the Elmwood/Brimfield co-op for Boys and Girls Cross Country for the next two years, and approved volunteer coaches for the 2013-14 school year – Kyle Anderson, Matt Gorham, Bobby Johnson, Jeff Johnson, Phil Johnson, Rusty Koll, Brad Moushon, Tom Meyers, Mike Walker and Michael Welch – and OK’d Jeanne Blessman as a part-time clerical aide at $9/hour for next school year.
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“People know to budget what it is, with no increases,” said Village Clerk Holly Johnson. That’s $1 a month more than under the current provider, but also includes recycling services. Trustees have heard complaints about out-of-towners dumping items at overflowing bins, which shouldn’t be a problem after the new contract begins Sept. 1. “This will eliminate our country neighbors from coming to town on Monday morning,” Fishel said. Trustees approved purchase of a utility trailer and authorized superintendent Kevin Challacombe to look for a more efficient mower. “If you’re not done looking, there’s no reason to move,” said Trustee Brian Porter.
In a more unusual move, trustees also approved purchase of $4,250 for equipment from a traveling salesman for PowRQuip. Fishel was in the office, called in Challacombe, and thought the “quality machines” were a good buying opportunity. They got a diesel generator, gaspowered generator, air compressor, trash pump, wheel kits and batteries. One generator may be sold to defray the total cost. “I think we did well,” Fishel said, adding the equipment was on hand, but the purchase wasn’t final until the board approved. “No checks have been written. It’s good that it’s done.” Trustees will hold a hearing on next year’s budget at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 22. They will discuss a replacement for Bledsoe. Terry Bibo can be reached at terry.bibo.freelance@gmail.com.
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Fire dept. receives grant
BRIMFIELD – The Brimfield Community Fire Protection District will receive $148,485 from the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, announced U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Peoria) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on June 19. Brimfield Fire Chief James Bennett said he plans to buy self-contained breathing equipment to replace gear used since 1992. “This grant is a worthy investment in the Brimfield Community Fire Protection District,” Schock said. “The last thing on the mind of a firefighter should be questioning the equipment they are using and that is especially true when it comes to using self-contained breathing apparatus.” In the 18th Congressional District, Magnolia Fire Protection District in Putnam County also was awarded a grant, for $42,750.
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THE WEEK AHEAD HOT PICKS This Week!
s FEMA deadline – Applications for disaster aid stemming from flooding in Peoria County between April 16 and May 5 are still being accepted but must be turned in by no later than Tuesday, July 9. Individuals or households can register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free numbers operate from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. s Fireworks – Elmwood’s Fireworks celebration is at dusk today at Sweetwater Park, with a rain date set for Saturday.
This Week’s Events
s Historical tours – Celebrate the world travels of Miss Jean Morron at Pettengill-Morron Historical Home Museum, 1212 Moss Avenue in Peoria. The museum is open Sunday, July 7, from 1-4 p.m. and again Aug. 4 and Sept. 1. Tours cost $7 for adults and $3 for children. Contact the Peoria Historical Society at (309) 674-1921. s Elmwood band – Elmwood’s Municipal Band plays Sunday at 8 p.m. in the gazebo in Central Park. s Blind date – Have a Blind Date with a Book at Morrison & Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood. Stop by and check out the display and choose a book to take on a blind date.
Future Events
s Story hour – Little Zoomers story hour will be held Wednesdays in July at Williamsfield Public Library from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Crafts, stories, games and snacks will be provided for youngsters age 3-5 who have not completed kindergarten. Backpack Bookworm Buddies is from 1:30-3 p.m. each Wednesday for youngsters who have completed kindergarten through fourth grade. Call (309) 639-2630. s Craft night – Mother-daughter craft night is July 11 at 6 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood. Children must be at least 6 to attend. Craft will be decoupage plates. s Fiber guild – Bishop Hill Fiber Guild meets Saturday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at the Methodist Church in West Jersey. Program for July is knitting with a silk hankie with Char Rickey and Back to Basics Fiber Study. Call Char at (309) 472-7085 or spinwool7@aol.com. s Blood drive – The American Red Cross is looking for eligible donors of all types to give blood this summer to help avert a shortage, and a bloodmobile is scheduled to be in Elmwood for
donations on July 16. O negative, A negative and B negative are especially urged to donate. The July 16 blood drive in Elmwood is scheduled for 1-6 p.m. at BYE Ambulance, 108 E. Hawthorn. s Attorney speaks – Ryan Gammelgard, an attorney with the Illinois Farm Bureau, will be at the Peoria County Farm Bureau on Tuesday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to noon to speak on easements, drainage laws, the fence law, right of ways, windmills and other topics that may be of local interest. The meeting is open to both Farm Bureau members and the general public. No reservations are necessary. Light refreshments will be served. Call (309) 686-7070. s Harvest Home fund raiser – A Harvest Home Festival fund raiser dinner is Thursday, July 18 at the Yates City Community Center from 4:30-7 p.m. Cost is $8 for chicken pot pie, biscuit, mashed potato, salad and dessert. The Harvest Home Festival is Aug. 16-17 in Yates City with the parade theme of “Heroes.” s Video Gamers Contest – Salem Township Library in Yates City has a Video Gamers Contest through July 31 during library hours for ages 5-9 and 10-15. Prizes will be awarded. Inquire at the front desk. s Elmwood St. Jude Run – Anyone interested in running the Elmwood to Peoria St. Jude Run in August can contact Lynn Tannock at (309) 303-2411. s Vendors wanted – Elmwood Spoon River Drive Committee is looking for artists, crafters, vendors and flea market dealers for the drive this year. Contact Jody at (309) 264-8653. s ECF annual dinner – The Elmwood Community Foundation’s second annual dinner will be Saturday, Oct. 5 at a location to be named. Elmwood Citizen Award winners will be honored at the event.
Correction to Yates City Village Board story
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Pick your poison: Facebook vs. mosquitos
Rambling through central Illinois pondering which is worse, a horde of biting mosquitos or Facebook. uuu Deer were running hard even during the Jeff day last week LAMPE during a visit to scenic Vilas County in northern Wisconsin. Near as I can figure, swarms of mosquitos had them moving. Standing water is everywhere up north, even in the timber, and has hatched hordes of biting bugs – bugs that also have humans moving pretty quickly. ... Incidentally, for those wondering what happened to your paper last week, here’s a reminder: When we started, we did so intending to take a week off at the end of June (to go fishing) and a week off at the end of December (to enjoy the holidays). So you will see a paper every week now until after Christ-
mas, unless the geese really stack up in Peoria County, which might cause an emergency shutdown. uuu Imagine my shock when I saw that the dead sod in Elmwood’s new streetscape was still dead upon my return from The Northwoods. But the weeds in the grass have sure greened up nicely with all that watering. ... And don’t look for ornamental lights for at least 12 weeks. IDOT still has not approved the poles. ... I am happy to read that Gilles Tap in Kickapoo is being remodeled, just hope it doesn’t get too fancy. When Norma Gilles was running the place I enjoyed stopping by to eat a burger while admiring smoke-soaked taxidermy and pictures and hearing stories about big fish and various critters. There are too few places like that around any more. ... Kudos to Jody McKinty – she of the mega-bucks St. Jude fund raiser in Yates City – for being one of 25 winners of the Women in Leadership Award. It’s
good to see someone honored who raises big money for a cause, not a company. uuu As of right now, my vote for the worse plague on humanity is not mosquitos, but rather Facebook. No question, there are practical applications for Facebook, most notably to line the pocket of the Harvard weasel who started the whole thing. But a gossip Website creates an awful lot of problems. For instance, it strikes me as odd that we spend time worrying about bullying in the schools, then watch adults bully each other online. And online bullying is increasingly happening with kids, I have been told by police. I wonder where they learn this behavior? ... Parting shot: If you have a college-aged kid, tell them to stay off Facebook and become an engineer. That’s a secure career in which to make good money – much of it from the government. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
Immigration ‘reform’ an age-old argument
Each time I read or hear about immigration reform, politicians predicate any sort of agreement on “strengthening the border.” Of course they’re talking about the border with Mexico (not Canada), where people look different and speak a different language. When I think Randy about people enFRITZ tering the U.S. illegally, I must consider the issue in the context of two of the disciplines in which I teach: history and economics. The entire concept of a “secure border” is, I’m convinced, a complete fiction that guarantees there will never be movement on any sort of reform to our current im-
migration laws. In most incarnations of current legislation, any sort of “reform” is dependent on that border thing: secure the border first, that’ll be the trigger for other reforms. Here’s the truth: no nation in the history of the world has ever, in any circumstance, secured its borders (well, maybe, North Korea). It has always been and remains a physical impossibility. There are several reasons why. • Borders are very long; very twisted; go through mountains, rivers, deserts and more; and even armies cannot completely seal them. • In our current “starve the government” mentality, we are never going to employ enough people or technology to watch borders. The border between the U.S. and Mexico is more than 3,100 miles long.
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Over the moon for sweetest treats ity brought on by the Warning: The following column may add two tremendous overdose of sugar, was no worse the or three pounds to your wear. weight, probably in the The other super-sweet most undesirable spot. It pastry that I’ve always may also harden arterhad a weakness for is a ies, congeal blood, and Moon Pie. In grade cause you to go in school, my mom search of sugary would pack my items that will lunch, and on definitely add special days, inches to your she’d throw in a body. You’ve Moon Pie. been warned. For those unedI remember ucated on this my first Krispy Kreme donut. Jon culinary subject, I’d heard about GALLAGHER let me enlighten you. Moon Pies them for years, are pure evil. They’re but had never had one. like an inside out ’S’In July 2001 (just bemore – a slab of marshfore the attacks on the Twin Towers), I took my mallow, made into a sandwich between two family to Disney World. We had a three-hour lay- pieces of a graham cracker cookie, then covover in Charlotte N.cz., ered in chocolate. which means there was They were first made nothing we could take to back in 1917 at a bakery keep us occupied for in Chattanooga, Tenn., three hours. Nothing. for area coal miners who The Charlotte airport didn’t always have time had a Krispy Kreme shop. I bought 12 glazed to sit down for an “official” lunch. They were donuts for our flight to named “Moon Pies” but Orlando and the next the reason is lost in folkday. Simple math told lore. me that would allow us They were cheap. Into three each: One for the the 1930s, you could get flight, one for a snack, a moon pie for a nickel. and one for breakfast. Although they were The Flight Attendant readily available in the joked when she saw me South, distribution above with a box about how I the Mason Dixon Line should have brought proved to be a challenge. enough for everybody. I A few weeks ago I was smiled, maybe chuckled, in Peoria shopping, and and took my seat. as I was headed for the We’d been in the air about 20 minutes when I checkout, I stopped dead opened the box and took in my tracks. I had seen my first bite. I savored it the words “Moon Pie” for the moment, then re- along with the logo. I just didn’t know where. placed the uneaten part This happens to me a back in the box, closed lot. I’ll see something in it, handed it to my fia flash, but I’ll know ancee, and got up. I’ve seen it. Then it’s a “Where are you matter of time of scangoing?” she asked. “Up to see the pilot,” I ning the area inch by inch to find it. said. “We gotta turn Finally, I found it. around and get some There were several more of these!” boxes of chocolate and After being assured that there would be more banana Moon Pies on the Krispy Kremes available bottom shelf, begging me to buy them. I bought in Orlando, I relented. I went through my allotted one box. I should have learned from my Krispy three donuts by the time Kreme experience. we’d landed, and other Now these weren’t the than a bit of hyperactiv-
Moon Pies I remember. These were Moon Pie “Mini’s.” Regular Moon Pies are about four inches in diameter where these were about 2½ inches. By making them smaller, they could brag about them only having 110 calories. Trouble is, in order to get a flavor of an original Moon Pie and the accompanying sugar rush... Hang on while I figure this out. Two and a half over x equals 4.0 over 100. Divide the hypotenuses by the radius of Moon Pi squared (even though they’re round), added to the 110 calories and the square root of the maple tree… Oh, heck. I figured it was gonna take nine of the little ones to equal one of the big ones I remember. I figured nine because that’s how many I ate on the way home. That left me three mini Moon Pies, one for each of my daughters. The oldest daughter lives about 15 miles from me and I was afraid that hers would spoil, so I did the only humane thing I could think of and ate it. Daughter number two lives about 25 miles away, but comes by weekly. I could take the chance of her coming during the next week... I ate it, too. My youngest daughter lives in town. She stays with me one night a week, so it took every bit of creativity I could muster to come up with a reason why I ate hers. I was hungry? Close enough. With all 12 Moon Pies a pleasant memory, I needed more. I don’t go to Peoria that often, particularly with gas prices the way they are. So it looked as though I’d be Moon Pie-less. It got to be time for my weekly grocery shopping, so I headed for Canton, which has
two major grocery stores. On a hunch, I called ahead and asked if they could look up a UPC number for me and see if they had it in stock. They found “several” boxes on the shelf. This time, I grabbed three of the six boxes they had – enough to send me into a diabetic coma and provide a sample to my girls. I got to the parking lot with groceries in hand, tore open a box of Moon Pies and prepared to savor a small taste of heaven. I ripped open the clear plastic wrap and crunched down on one. Yep. Crunched. My teeth bounced off. There were tooth impressions in the chocolate but beyond that, little damage to the Pie. It was like gnawing on a hockey puck. I grabbed the box and looked at the expiration date. They had expired in February… of the previous year. Now I figured these were really old. But I also figured that Moon Pies had so many preservatives in them that they were probably good through the end of the next Mayan calendar. A phone call to the company set me straight. Moon Pies have a shelf life of 120 days from the day they’re made. That meant the batch I had to take back for a refund were at made in the early days of the Obama administration. In the meantime, I’ve found a steady supply at Walmart in Canton. They come in two packs rather than boxes and are twice as expensive as the ones in the boxes, but at least they’re fresh and as tasty as ever. Now, if we could just find a way to get Krispy Kreme donuts around here.
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Elmwood pool owners need permits By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Elmwood residents with swimming pools, hot tubs, Jacuzzis or similar structures holding at least 24 inches of water need permits available at City Hall, the City Council heard at its Tuesday meeting. “This is no different than previous years [with Peoria County ordinances],” said Mayor J.D. Hulslander. “But there may be more enforcement.” A fiscal year-end report from City Treasurer Harold Jehle showed Elmwood’s general fund generating about $1 million in revenues and spending about $1.07 million, which led to a disFor The Weekly Post
cussion about unpaid tickets from violations of city ordinances and related fees. Attorney Stephanie Schmieg from Whitney & Potts said “It’s sometimes difficult to get people to pay” and she presented information from T.A.C. Collections, Inc., a collection agency with offices in Peoria. The council unanimously approved contracting with T.A.C. Collections for a block of 50 cases at $16 each, with additional charges if judgments go to court. Representing the Multigenerational Planning Committee, Amy Davis asked for the city’s participation in a multigenerational activities commission and for funding, and outlined possible
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Edwards man ticketed for possession of pot
ELMWOOD – Logan Baer, 22 of Edwards about 2:30 a.m. on June 22 during a traffic stop in Elmwood was detained by police, whose dog detected the presence of marijuana in Baer’s 1998 Chevrolet. Baer was cited for two violations of city ordinances, for possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana and for possession of drug paraphernalia. His car was impounded, and he was given a court date of July 25.
Driver crashes after missing jog in the road
BRIMFIELD – Ashley Kell, 24, of Brimfield about 11 p.m. on June 19 was westbound on Claybaugh Road in Brimfield Township when she failed to navigate a jog in the road at the intersection with Cedar Bluff Road, and her 1996 Ford went into the ditch about 75 feet from the road. Responding Sheriff’s officers noted the absence of any warning sign at the intersection. Kell was transported to OSF.
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ELMWOOD – Rhiannon Perry, 18, of Farmington about 11 p.m. on June 23 was southbound on
Trivoli Road near Dogtown Lane in Elmwood Township when she lost control of her 1996 Mazda, rolled the car and struck a drainage pipe that prevented the vehicle from falling into a 30-foot ravine. She left the scene but came to the Peoria Sheriff’s Office on June 24, when she was ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to notify police of an accident.
Motorcyclist injured after crashing motorcycle
ELMWOOD – Dale King, 52, of Elmwood about 2 p.m. on June 23 was southbound on Elmore Road in Brimfield Township when his 2007 Harley-Davison lost traction, left the road, and crashed. He and passenger Anna King were transported to OSF and he was ticketed for no proof of insurance.
Possible distracted driver wrecks car on U.S. 150
Griese Blazer, 19, of Rock Island about 12:30 p.m. June 24 was eastbound on U.S. Route 150 in Rosefield Township when he lost control, crossed over the westbound lane, struck a mailbox in the 10000 block, crossed back over the eastbound lane, went through a fence and came to rest in a field, police said. Driving a 2000 Ford, Blazer had
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classes, and the council unanimously voted to support the endeavor and seemed to reach consensus for funding half of its tentative $12,000 budget, although no action was taken. In other business, Economic Development Officer Dick Taylor reported that the Whitney building’s roof is expected to be finished this week, with brick work starting next week. So Magnolia Street could be cleared soon. And that Main Street streetscape’s handrails and planters should be installed by July 15. Also, the council unanimously approved a $154,000 agreement with Terra Engineering for preliminary work on Streetscape Phase II, Project II. been talking on a cell phone, according to reports.
Man arrested for driving with suspended license WILLIAMSFIELD – Cody Linder, 26, of Williamsfield on June 25 was driving a 2000 Dodge car when Knox County Sheriff’s officers stopped him and charged him with driving with a suspended license. The car was impounded and Linder was taken to Knox County Jail.
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• Brandon Mitchell, 28, of Brimfield on June 29 was booked into the Peoria County Jail and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. • Scott Agans, 45, of Douglas on June 17 was arrested for the unlawful purchase of methamphetamine precursors and transported to the Knox County Jail. • J.C. Kline of Brimfield about 7 the morning of June 19 reported damage to a $200 mailbox at his Brimfield-Jubilee Road residence. Investigating police found debris indicating possible fireworks had been involved.
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Manna nourishes Elmwood, Yates City senior citizens By KELLY O’BRIEN
ELMWOOD – When something valuable unexpectedly arrives, people often consider it “manna from heaven.” In Elmwood, the nonprofit organization called Manna tries to mimic that Biblical concept of gifts by providing sustenance to neighbors who benefit from home-delivered meals and monthly sitdown dinners. Deriving its name from the spiritual nourishment the Israelites miraculously received in their long flight from Egypt, Manna provides food for seniors in the Elmwood and Yates City area. Besides its Meals on Wheels and Manna Meals, presented at the United Methodist Church of Elmwood, the ecumenical community program relies on volunteerism, according to Manna chair Chris Ewalt. “They started around 1999 and picked up meals in Bellevue for about four or five years before working out of the Elmwood United Methodist Church,” Ewalt said. “Manna is truly blessed with a group of weekly kitchen For The Weekly Post
helpers that I can’t say enough positive things about. They are a great group of women that make our cook’s job a lot easier.” Manna’s cook, Melody Sluga – who also does catering and event planning through Simply Elegant Events – began working with Manna in February. She enjoys the activity. “I love the creativity this role offers,” she said. “Thus far, I am not sure I have made the same meal twice.” Sluga said she believes by helping the group support local seniors, she’s repaying the sacrifices her own parents made to raise their family in a loving home. To share in the good feeling of helping others, people can pitch in, and Sluga strongly encourages people to volunteer, whether to help prepare and package meals for delivery or to lend a hand with the monthly meal. “Volunteering is a sacrifice,” she said. “But when you get to know these folks we are serving, you forget the sacrifice and you look forward to bringing some simple joy to someone’s life, like a hot
meal and a kind word.” Since Manna volunteers in small ways try to help nourish those in need as God nourished the Israelites, it doesn’t really seem like labor, Sluga added. “It is not work if you are doing something that you love,” she said. Manna’s budget is about $30,000 a year, and it gets donations from churches, townships, civic groups, and
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they can, somehow, seal the U.S. off from illegal entry. • A rough comparison is with the importation of illegal drugs. We’ve certainly stanched that flow, haven’t we? Well, there is one way to end illegal immigration: impoverish the nation to the point that nobody can achieve economic advantage by coming here. That will keep immigrants out. Is that a nation any of us will wish to inhabit? To drag out a cliché: We are a nation of immigrants. To expand on it: With each new wave of immigrants, those already here discriminate against those just entering. “No Irish Need Apply.” The Chinese Exclusion Act (1887), the “Gentlemen’s agreement” (1907, regarding Japanese immigrants). Our current distrust of Latinos is
often expressed as some sort of “dire, emerging” crisis. It is not – it is nothing more than the current incarnation of xenophobic views Americans have always held. Please note that we began limiting immigration when immigrants stopped “looking like” “good ol’ Americans.” Interesting. Ellis Island immigrants were excluded for reasons like disease, not because of the way they looked. Since there are immigrants coming to the U.S., both legally and illegally, and there always will be, “reform” of the system must include this reality if it is ever to work. The “secure border first” meme is a clever way to dodge reform by those who don’t want it to pass. Considering it in any other context is wishful thinking.
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memorials, and also charges small fees. Hot Meals on Wheels are $3 and the cold “brown bag” meals are $1.50, Ewalt said. The monthly Manna Meal – at noon on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Elmwood’s Methodist church – is $4. To volunteer for Manna or to order Meal on Wheels, call (309) 742-3303.
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OBITUARIES Janet Lee Bledsoe
BRIMFIELD – Janet Lee Bledsoe, 76, mother of an Elmwood woman and a Brimfield man, died June 27 at Methodist Medical Center. She is survived by her children, Greg (Deanna) Bledsoe of Elmwood, Thomas Bledsoe of Brimfield and Susan (Brad) Pestka of Onslow, Iowa; and one brother, Darrell (Kaye) Scott of Sheffield; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services were scheduled for July 2 at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel in Peoria; burial in Brimfield Cemetery. To leave an online condolence visit www.davison-fulton.com.
Carl J. Bollinger
PEORIA – The Rev. Carl J. Bollinger, 93, of Peoria, former pastor at Union Church in Brimfield, died June 23 at Buehler Home. An outstanding preacher of the Western Illinois Association of the United Church of Christ, Bollinger held pastorates at Union Church at Brimfield; Bethel Church in Creve Coeur; Plymouth Church in Chillicothe and First Baptist Church in Peoria. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation rites were to be accorded. Burial of ashes will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati. To leave online condolences visit www.davison-fulton.com.
Donald W. Damitz
GALESBURG – Donald W. “Don” Damitz, 85, of Galesburg, father of a Williamsfield woman, died J.June 22 at Galesburg Cottage
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• Janet Lee Bledsoe, 76, Brimfield • Carl J. Bollinger, 93, Peoria • Donald W. Damitz, 85, Galesburg • Howard Dean, 82, Hanna City • Sarah Foster, 59, Peoria • Raymond Grimshaw, 85, Edwards • Donna Hale, 64, Abingdon • Robah O. Kellogg, 92, Peoria • Thomas Koll, 57, Norwood • Sherry Rogers, 63, Washington • Donald C. Staton, 82, Dahinda • Edward A. Young, 49, Galesburg
Hospital. He is survived by two daughters, Mary (and Nels) Christianson of Williamsfield, and Donna Damitz of Galesburg; two sons, Dennis G. (and Dianna) Higgins of Oquawka and Darryl (and Jean) Damitz of Colona;.several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A funeral was June 26 at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel, with burial in Olive-Holeman Cemetery in rural Avon. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
Howard Dean
HANNA CITY – Howard A. Dean, 82, of Hanna City, father of a Brimfield man, died June 17 at the Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. He is survived by his wife, Betty, of Hanna City; and children Christopher (Stephanie) Dean of
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Brimfield, Michael (Debra) Dean of Princeville, Teresa Field of Rockford, John (Christine) Dean of Peoria, Aelred “David” Dean of Atlanta, Ga., and Angela (Todd) Wright of Peoria. A memorial service was set for June 22 at Mount Olive Missionary Church in Peoria. Offer condolences at abtsmortuary.com.
Sarah Foster
PEORIA – Sarah J. Foster, 59, of Peoria, mother of an Elmwood woman, died June 16 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria. She is survived by her husband Jim Foster; her mother, Blanche (Cy) Fosnaugh; two daughters, Jenny (Zack) Binder of Elmwood and Jamie Anderson of Glasford. A funeral service was June 22 at Bartonville Christian Church, with burial in Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Offer condolences at www. davison-fultonbartonvillechapel.
Raymond D. Grimshaw
EDWARDS – Raymond D. Grimshaw 85, of Edwards died on June 29 at UnityPoint HealthMethodist in Peoria. Funeral services were scheduled for Wednesday (July 3) at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel. Cremation rites will be accorded. Offer condolences online at www.davison-fulton.com.
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OBITUARIES Donna (Nutt) Hale
ABINGDON – Donna L. (Nutt) Hale, 64, Tucker, Ga., formerly of Abingdon and the sister of a Williamsfield man, died June 19 in Atlanta, Ga. She is survived by her husband, Michael; two sons, Christopher Hale of Raleigh, N.C., and Zachary Hale of Tucker, Ga.; one daughter, Wendy Hale of Burlington, Iowa; two brothers, Paul Kimler of Williamsfield and Elmer Charles Nutt of rural Galesburg; one sister, Ginger (and Sheldon) Mandel of Wataga; and her mother, Betty Kimler of Abingdon. Cremation was accorded. A celebration of life was June 28 at HinchliffPearson-West Abingdon Chapel.
Robah O. Kellogg
PEORIA – Robah O. Kellogg, 92, of Apostolic Christian Skylines died June 23 at Apostolic Christian Skylines Nursing Home in Peoria. Robah graduated from Elmwood High School, Wheaton College, Cook County School of Nursing in Chicago and the University of Michigan graduate school. Funeral services were June 28 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood. Offer condolences at www.oakshines-funeralhome.com.
Thomas Koll
NORWOOD – Thomas J. Koll, 57, of Norwood, brother of an Elmwood man, died June 22 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He is survived by his wife Therese; four children – Jeremy of East Peoria, Ben of Indiana, and Andy and Zach of Norwood; and four brothers – Robert (Martha) of Elmwood, Scott (Melinda) of Farmington, David of Oak Hill, and Douglas of Peoria.
Cremation was accorded. Services were June 28 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Oak Hill. Offer condolences at www.oakshinesfuneral-home.com.
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Sherry Rogers
WASHINGTON – Sherry J. Rogers, 63, of Washington, sister of a Brimfield man, died June 21. She is survived by her husband, Michael Rogers, her mother, Wanda Thornton of Dry Fork, Va.; one brother, Dennis (Pam) Thornton of Brimfield; two sisters, Joni Baldwin of Peoria and Jeri Thornton of Texas; two sons, Michael (Crystal) Hieronymus of Washington and Scott (Teri) Hieronymus of Germantown Hills; and one daughter, Stacy (Shawn) Rennie of Washington. A memorial was June 24 at MasonWhite Funeral Home in Washington. Cremation was accorded.
Donald C. Staton
DAHINDA – Donald Charles Staton, 82, Dahinda, died on June 23 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. A funeral mass was scheduled for June 27 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brimfield. Interment will take place at the Trenton Cemetery in rural Dahinda.
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GALESBURG – Edward A. Young, 49, of Galesburg, brother of an Elmwood man, died June 17 in Galesburg. Ed was a devoted father to his son, Matthew of Galesburg; beloved son to his father, Floyd of Galesburg; and a devoted sibling to his brother, John (Kelly) of Elmwood and sister, Amy (Scott) Roth of Galesburg. Cremation was accorded. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
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Surprises in corn reports URBANA – The USDA’s June Grain Stocks and Acreage reports contained estimates that were generally as expected for soybeans, but both reports contained surprises for corn, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good.
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June 1 inventory in 16 years,” Good said. Good reported that while the number of cattle on feed on June 1, 2013, was 3 percent less than the inventory of a year ago, the June 1 hog inventory of market hogs was equal that of a year earlier, broiler numbers are equal to or slightly higher than those of a year ago, and it appears that dairy cow numbers are holding steady It appears that feed use this summer could exceed that of a year ago, because large quantities of new-crop corn will not be available before Sept. 1, as was the case last year, reducing year-end stocks to a pipeline level. “The June survey revealed planted acres of corn of 97.379 million acres, 97,000 acres more than March planting intentions – slightly larger than planted acreage of a year ago, and about two million acres above the average pre-report guess,” Good said. The June survey revealed soybean planting and planting intentions of 77.728 million acres – 602,000 above March planting intentions and slightly larger than the previous record acreage of 2010. “Due to the very latespring planting season in some areas and the unusually large percentage (10 percent) of the acres to be planted following another crop, more of the survey responses likely reflected planting intentions than is normally the case,” Good said Good concluded that stock estimates for corn and soybeans confirmed very small inventories and the need to continue to limit consumption. “As a result, old-crop corn and soybean cash prices are expected to be well supported through the summer months,” Good said.
Midwest ag museum receives $50,000 donation
TOULON – Soil erosion expert Louis T. Little of Kewanee has donated $50,000 to the building fund for The Midwest Agricultural Museum. “We are very grateful to Mr. Little for his generous contribution,” said Chris McMillen, chairman of the museum’s board of directors. “It brings us closer to creating a permanent and self-sustaining facility that showcases the evolution, growth and importance of farming.” The Midwest Agricultural Museum is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of how agriculture has affected – and continues to affect – human history. The museum’s collection includes many inventions and innovations that originated in the Midwest. For more information, please visit midwestagmuseum.com.
Farm Bureau to have exhibit at Heart of Illinois Fair PEORIA – The Peoria County Farm Bureau will have an exhibit at the Heart of Illinois Fair, July 12-20. It will be located in the Exhibit Building at Exposition Gardens in Peoria. The always FOR ANSWERS SEE PAGE 8
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popular Spin the Wheel game will be a part of the display, along with a new section featuring a Combine Cab Simulator and Betsy the Milking Cow.
Take extra care of pets during July 4 weekend
PEORIA – Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) reminds pet owners to take special care of their pets during the Fourth of July holiday. The safest place for your pet during the holiday is inside, away from fireworks. Pets may panic and run away when frightened by fireworks or the sometimes chaotic atmosphere of the holiday. Many pets are injured during the Fourth of July holiday. Whether at a backyard cookout or a community fireworks event, pets can become frightened. A frightened animal can bite, putting itself and others in danger. The best place for pets during any fireworks display is at home or inside where it cannot be injured or lost. If you lose your pet or see an injured animal, please call PCAPS at 309-6722440 or the Peoria Emergency Communications Center at (309) 674-3131. The animal shelter is closed Thursday, July 4, but animal control officers are on duty.
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Sullivan receives national award By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – After 38 years of coaching, Mike Sullivan has helped his runners rack up plenty of honors. Last month the Peoria Notre Dame track and cross country coach added another accolade of his own – this time as a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Sullivan Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year award. In recognition of his cross country success at Notre Dame and before that Peoria Bergan – which includes coaching three state champion teams, three secondplace teams and two third-place squads – Sullivan was recently honored at a banquet in Des Moines, Iowa. Weekly Post Staff Writer
“I think it probably has something to do with longevity and how you have finished over the years,” Sullivan said of being one of eight finalists for the national cross country award. “I do think that going through this and hearing all the (other finalists) qualifications that it was a pretty rare group to be in.” In addition to success coaching teams, Sullivan has had four individual state champions: Eric Volkert, John Stein, Caitlin Comfort and C.J. Elward. “The biggest thing is the kids we get. We start with kids that at least have been awfully willing to work hard,” said Sullivan, who is a member of the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. “I don’t know that they are all good athletes, but the kids are awfully good to work with.” Sullivan also credits long-time assistant Dan Gray. Despite coaching in Peoria, Sul-
livan lives in Elmwood with his wife Anne, who has retired from a career teaching biology and anatomy teacher at Farmington High School. Retirement is not in the plans for Mike Sullivan right now though, as he plans to coach runners for another “four or five more years yet.” Sullivan’s philosophy – “How We Peak at Notre Dame” – is for his runners to build a solid aerobic base by putting in plenty of miles on the road leading up to the season. Sullivan says the body can only take in so much air, but you can influence how your body uses that air by building a strong base. Then six weeks before a peak performance is desired, Sullivan has his runners start working on speed to go with the endurance they have developed. He said most high school athletes can typically turn in two to four peak performances.
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(102 in 1955), walks (74 in 1958), stolen bases twice (7 in 1958 and 10 in 1959), triples three times (11 in 1954, 9 in 1958 and 6 in 1959), and the league’s best in both putouts and assists. He received 23 votes for Most Valuable Player in 1959, when he also had 295 putouts and a .984 fielding percentage for the Athletics. Before being traded by Detroit with five players for Kansas City’s Billy Martin and five players in 1957, Tuttle was a centerpiece for the Tigers. His 1955 season was one of his best; he played in all 154 games for Detroit and batted .279 with 78 RBI and 14 home runs. Besides the stats on the backs of baseball cards, the front pictures usually showed Tuttle with a wad of tobacco in his cheek. Decades later, a bulge in Tuttle’s cheek didn’t go away and doctors diagnosed it as a
cancerous tumor. After more than five operations and 50 radiation treatments, Tuttle had lost much of his face. Further, the Tuttle family had no medical insurance, Tuttle having played in a time before big contracts or lucrative endorsement deals. Then former major league catcher and broadcaster Joe Garagiola, head of the Baseball Assistance Team (BAT), called the Tuttle family and told them that BAT would cover all medical expenses. In return, Garagiola asked Bill and his wife Gloria for help. Garagiola also was chair of the Oral Health Association’s National Spit Tobacco Education Program, which aims to raise awareness about chewing tobacco. One of Garagiola’s target audiences was Major League Baseball, where at one point almost 40 percent of players used chewing tobacco. Even in a weakened
state, with a disfigured face, Tuttle became was a tireless crusader against spit tobacco. He spoke to major and minor league teams, and to students of all ages. He lobbied lawmakers. In the early ‘90s Tuttle and his wife, with Garagiola, visited springtraining clubhouses. “We weren’t exactly given the red carpet in the early days,” Garagiola told Jane Imholte for a story in the journal Tobacco Control. Some players would continue to spit and chew as Garagiola spoke, but when he introduced Tuttle, the mood changed. Tuttle’s face alone was enough for some players to stop chewing while he spoke. Tuttle’s message was simple: If you chew, you may end up like me. Gloria told the New York Times, ‘‘The players felt, ‘Who’s this?’ Then they would see my husband’s face and they would just look. You
could hear a pin drop. Then they would hug us. Million-dollar players would come up with tears in their eyes and cans of tobacco in their hands and they would say, ‘I want you to throw this away for me’.” Tuttle died July 27, 1998, at a hospice in Brooklyn Center, Minn., survived by Gloria, seven children and 17 grandchildren. Garagiola delivered the eulogy at his funeral in Anoka, Minn.
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teacher – in a math department that has already lost three teachers. “Our first priority is to fill the teaching positions, then to fill coaching positions,” Blane said. “Our top concern in a coach is finding a good role model.” Paxson racked up an impressive mark of 20365 during his eight seasons, including a 31-6
mark and Sweet 16 berth in 2010. Brimfield also won six straight Prairieland Conference titles. “The kids are going to be really difficult to leave and there were a lot of good people there who really did a lot to help my in my job,” said Paxson, who is activities director at Metcalf and will teach PE and health. He and his wife moved
to Bloomington two years ago and Paxson said the long drive and time apart from his three children became increasingly difficult. Jones’ softball teams were 46-12 the last two seasons. But Brimfield administrators had meetings with softball parents and players following the season after several parents signed a petition critical of Jones.
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Tuttle one of few area baseball pros Eighty-four years ago this month, Billy Robert Tuttle was born in Elmwood and, after an 11-year career in Major League Baseball, he died 15 years ago this month. However, there’s more to Bill Tuttle’s story than playing with the elite of the National Pastime. Tuttle was a gifted ballplayer known for acrobatic catches and a rifle arm, but after retiring he became known to a new generation of Major Leaguers in a heroic crusade against chewing tobacco, which ultimately claimed his life, according to his family. Born in Elmwood on the 4th of July in 1929, Tuttle grew up in nearby Cramer, where his parents Wilbur and Elma ran a general store. He attended For The Weekly Post
Farmington schools, excelling in sports. Farmington, during Tuttle’s senior year in 1946-47, went 10-0 in football and 31-2 in basketball (defeating Elmwood three times, Yates City twice and Brimfield once, and losing only to Canton). Tuttle was described by Farmington coach Walt Grebe as “the most versatile back on the Farmington team, a quarterback and a shifty runner with the ball, and [he] threw good hard blocks while running interference.” Despite Farmington not having a baseball program, Tuttle became a star at Bradley University, where he compiled a .338 batting average and led Bradley to three Missouri Valley Conference East Division
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BRIMFIELD – Brimfield High School sports teams will head into the next school year with at least three new head coaches. In recent weeks, head coaches Steve Paxson, Scott Jones and Laura Moore have left Brimfield to work at other schools: baseball coach Paxson to Metcalf Junior High in Bloomington, softball coach Jones to an administrative position in Dunlap and volleyball coach Moore to East Peoria Junior High. Paxson is one of two coaches to leave the baseball program. Junior high coach Josh McKown has also moved on, taking a teaching job in Dunlap. “We don’t usually have a lot of turnover at Brimfield in coaching staffs compared to a lot of schools. So this is not something we usually do, especially with two or three at the same time,” Brimfield athletic director Jim Blane said. “The first priority is volleyball because that’s the first season that will start, along with junior high baseball.” Both volleyball and junior high baseball season are scheduled to start practice in about three weeks, said Blane, who noted the current plan is to hire coaches from within the current staff, if at all possible. “I’m hoping we can get all these filled from within,” Blane said. “If there’s nothing else we would open it up to advertising the jobs.” Complicating matters is the job of first filling the necessary teaching positions. Paxson was a physical education teacher, Jones a band director and Moore a math Weekly Post Staff Writer
championships and the 1950 College World Series. Signed by the Detroit Tigers before the 1951 season, Tuttle debuted with the Tigers on Sept. 10, 1952. After returning to the minor leagues for a few summers, he was up in the big leagues to stay in 1954, playing 4+ seasons with the Tigers, 4 with the Kansas City Athletics and 2+ with the Minnesota Twins. A reliable outfielder renowned for his sometimes theatrical defense, he led the American League in putouts in 1955 and 1960 and in outfield assists in 1959. He finished several seasons in the top 10 in seven categories, including batting average (.300 in 1959), runs scored Continued on Page 11
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