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Elmwood transgender student seeks restroom access By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – According to several sources, a male Elmwood High School student who identifies as transgender has asked the school to be allowed to use female restrooms and locker rooms. At a special meeting on Aug. 16, the Elmwood School Board discussed the issue. According to superintendent Chad Wagner, the purpose was “to discuss a student issue in closed session.” Weekly Post Staff Writer
Said Wagner, “The Board and administration will strive to offer the greatest level of support to ensure the academic success of all Elmwood students while adhering to the precedence and guidance of current statutes and laws.” Board vice president Dean Cantu reiterated that comment Monday at a regular meeting of the school board. On the federal level, there is not a single, clear legal precedent. In May, the Court of Appeals for the
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7th Circuit – which includes Illinois – ruled against a Wisconsin school that had barred transgender student Ash Whitaker from using the boys bathroom. Whitaker cited the 14th Amendment and Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination. In March, the Supreme Court sent back a case to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals involving a transgender student. Virginia high schooler Gavin Grimm had sued to
ARMADILLOS AMONG US!
Armadillo found on Route 116 By JEFF LAMPE
By NANCY DAVIS
ELMWOOD – Central Illinois has an opportunity to hear nationallyknown Christian artist Jason Gray, and help launch a local mental health initiative during a free, family-friendly outdoor concert open to all at the United Methodist Church Sunday Gray (Aug. 27). Jason Gray is a musical artist, singer and songwriter who plays Christian music for all ages. Local artists New Day and Gracelynn Ulm will kick off the event, which starts at 5 p.m. The Kids’ Praise Team will also perform. Janet Mottaz, an Elmwood resident and member of the United Methodist Church of Elmwood, organized the event, and Tom Hayes, the church’s media specialist, arranged for the musical artists. “The purpose is three fold,” said Mottaz. “We want to celebrate back to school, have fun, and launch our ‘Glow in the Dark’ mental health
TRIVOLI – The discovery of an apparently road-killed armadillo on Illinois Route 116 last week is just the latest of a string of sightings of these southern creatures in central Illinois. Jason McGee found the dead ninebanded armadillo (at right) on Route 116 just east of Cramer Road on Aug. 17. This is at least the third armadillo reported in the past year in central Illinois. Weekly Post Staff Writer
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use the boys bathroom after he was required to use an “alternative restroom.” The lower court ruled in Grimm’s favor, but the Supreme Court sent that decision back for further consideration. The High Court noted a February “guidance document” from the Trump administration rescinding 2016 federal guidelines of the Obama administration – which had directed public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice.
Don’t rule out encountering one of these curious-looking critters digging up your bulbs. Armadillos are continuing their northern migration, with the recent discovery of a dead ’dillo on Illinois Route 116 just one more example.
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Book mixes universal themes, area references By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – As the Fall Festival approaches, a 1974 book that mentions the annual event – plus Yates City’s Harvest Home Festival and other community homecomings – still offers a wistful remembrance of times-gone-by. Readers of “The Summer Gary Cooper Won The War,” published by St. Louis’ S&R For The Weekly Post
Press and written by Elmwood native Mary Duffe, may recognize area references, but its more universal appeal comes from all of the familiar or similar moments of childhoods’ imaginations and delight, dread and wonder. The 91-page hardback’s main character, Kathy, is an energetic, headstrong and curious pre-adolescent given to questioning, and she’s sometimes
tempted by wandering as well as wondering, if not exactly rebelliousness or mischief. “Dad, why can’t I have a pony,” she asks her father in one exchange. “Too dangerous. There’s too much traffic nowadays.” “But you used to have one.” “I know,” he responds. “Doc Milton and I used to race our ponies through the center of town. But that was before there
were any cars.” “The Dark Ages,” Kathy thinks to herself. “But they seemed to have more fun then.” Featuring a lot of woodcut-style illustrations by St. Louis colleague Tim Nadeau, the slim volume offers a nostalgic mix of fantasy and drama that kids may have experienced in smalltown America in the 1930s. Kathy visits with her grandContinued on Page 5
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ministry, which will begin this fall. The theme is from a Jason Gray song by the same title.” According to Mottaz, Hayes was able to arrange for Jason Gray to perform as he was passing through the area between concerts. He had been earlier scheduled to sing at a Peoria Chiefs game that was rained out. “The event is funded by a grant from the United Methodist Peace with Justice initiative,” said Mottaz. “Our church has been named a ‘Caring Congregation’ by the Methodist conference. We try to reach out to people who are confronting mental illness, substance abuse, disability, poverty, or who otherwise struggle on the margins of the community’s life.” In addition to the con-
cert, there will be free hot dogs and drinks sponsored by the banks in Elmwood and purchased from Bean’s Family Market. “For the kids there will be two bouncy houses, and keeping with the theme, glow-in-the-dark necklaces and face paints,” Mottaz said. “There will also be a table with materials for people to access resources if they need help.” This fall, the church plans to follow up with a teen challenge addressing depression and addiction, and workshops on suicide awareness, grief and loss, and autism. These will also be free and open to the public. Resources will be available at meetings for those seeking further information or support. The church is busy with other projects to help the community. They will host their annual pancake
breakfast in conjunction with Elmwood Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9. Proceeds benefit the local Habitat for Humanity build. In addition, the church is planning a “Faith in Action” weekend Sept. 30Oct. 1, when the congregation reaches out to the community through various service projects. Regular services are Sundays at 9 and 10:30 a.m., with Sunday School at 9. The concert takes place behind the church, 821 W
Main St, in Elmwood. Parking is available in the front church lot, along the street, and at Dollar General and the lawn east of Dollar General. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Elmwood High School gymnasium. More information is at www.elmwoodumc.com, on the church’s Facebook page (United Methodist Church of Elmwood), or by calling 309-742-7221. Concert-goers are asked to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
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s Golf Outing – The annual Elmwood Elementary Parent’s Club, Golf Fore Education fund raiser Saturday (Aug. 26) at Maple Lane Country Club. Steak dinner, silent auction starts at 5:30 p.m. For tickets, call Erin at (309) 738-9938.
s Free Concert – Christian singer Jason Gray performs in a free concert open to the public Sunday (Aug. 27) behind the Elmwood United Methodist Church. Opening acts start at 5 p.m. Free hot dogs and drinks served. Bouncy house for kids.
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s Story Time – “It’s a Zoo Out
s Retirement Talk – Jenni R. Case discusses making money last in retirement on Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. at Salem Township Library in Yates City. Free seminar. Call (309) 693-2798. s Play Group – Play Group held on Wednesday mornings (when school is in session) from 9-10 a.m. in the Morrison & Mary Wiley Library conference room for children ages 0-5.
There!” story time 6-6:45 p.m. at Morrison & Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood. Registration required. Call (309) 742-2431. s Free Bread – Free bread available at Elmwood Methodist Church every Friday (including Aug. 25), 10:30 a.m. Free bread available Tuesdays (including Aug. 29) at Harrison Hall in Future Events Brimfield at 10 a.m. (309) 696-4542. s Genealogy Talk – Author and res Farmers Market – Vendors gather searcher Barb Benner discusses tracing Friday (Aug. 25) in downtown Elmyour family tree Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at wood, 4-6:30 p.m. Salem Township Library in Yates City s Book Sale – Friends Book Sale s Manna Meal – Food, entertainment through Saturday and fellowship Aug. 31 (Aug. 26) at LME Liat the Elmwood United Publicize Your Event Methodist Church. $4. brary in Princeville. Call us at (309) 741-9790 Thousands of books, Carry-outs available. or email information about audios, and DVDs. s Fall Festival – Elmyour upcoming event to s Open House – wood’s annual Fall Fesnews@wklypost.com. Country Comfort Retival is Sept. 7-9. tirement Homes, 829 Carnival rides, live N. Hurff Dr., Elmwood, has a summer music Sept. 8-9, parade Sept. 9 (12:30 picnic and open house Saturday (Aug. p.m.), 5K run/walk Sept. 9 (8 a.m.) 26) from 2-4 p.m. Refreshments, home s Drones Talk – Licensed drone pilot tours, giveaways and Furry Friends petDean Poignant speaks on uses of ting zoo. drones Sept. 7 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at s Yoga – Yoga classes Mondays at LME Library in Princeville. Weather Brimfield Public Library (including permitting, he will offer a drone flying Aug. 28) from 6-7 p.m. demonstration.
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Is the sun setting on rural Illinois?
I gave a talk this past week about the future of rural Illinois to a gathering of presidents of Illinois community foundations. Never above getting a twofer out of a talk, I penned this column. I write because I believe rural communities have contributed much to the development of America and of Americans. I think presidents from Eisenhower to Jim Reagan and NOWLAN Carter reached the pinnacle of public life in good part because they learned in their small towns that we’re all in this together, and that working together makes sense. After decades away, I moved back a few years ago to my rural hometown of Toulon in central Illinois (pop. 1,300, if you include the nursing home, in Stark County, pop. 5,900). I found more vitality than I expected, as parents and grandparents rally round the schools and their young’uns. Yet the population and economic decline of rural Illinois has been relentless over the decades. For example, in 1890 my farmland county of Stark had twice as many people as today!
As middle-class jobs have flown (actually many of them were in factories in nearby cities, where small town workers often car-pooled to their jobs), a white underclass has been developing. Low-income residents from cities come to the low rents of unoccupied farm houses and shabby frame homes in town. In response, some towns build modern low-income housing, which actually increases the numbers of low-income residents; those in the shabby frame homes move into the modern housing, and more low-income folks come out to fill the shabby homes. Wealth transfer is another big problem for small towns. As farmland owners pass on, they are more likely today to leave their significant wealth in land to descendants who now live in Florida or California, rather to the son who would stay on to run the farm. Small towns are not created equal. I have a theory of concentric rings around cities of, say, 100,000 people or so. Towns within the near-in ring 5-10 miles from city center will likely become suburbs, as folks who can move away from struggling schools and urban problems. Small towns 10-30 miles from city center will be most at risk. They are close enough for shopping at the Big Box stores, causing
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many small town Main Streets to shrivel up, as many have. Communities 30 and more miles out from cities will survive as market towns, just far enough away from the Big Box competition. Their service areas will continue to decline in population, but the towns will continue. I have quipped that 19 out of 20 towns under about 2,000 population will probably become grease spots along the road in the coming two-three decades – but that 19 of 20 of those towns believe they will be that 20th town to make it. This is good, as it means these towns and their leaders will at least slow the often almost inevitable decline. The towns more likely to survive are those with “a view,” those at the intersections of interstate highways, and those with strong, creative leadership. An easy-on-the-eye town like Galena, near the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, has become a model for wannabe destination towns that seek to serve the growing class of day-trippers and weekenders. Galena and its scenic Jo Daviess County (pop. 3,000+ and 22,000, respectively) provide 1,600 jobs via tourism, more than the second biggest employer group, that of government-education-health care, with 990. Continued on Page 5
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mother, walks to the local grocery, and rides to Saturday-night concerts at the bandstand – where one scene has her fussing some because the local movie house is showing a Gary Cooper film, a favorite in a young mind fascinated with actors such as Joan Crawford and Thomas Meighan, and acting in general, and she’s stuck in the family car on the square. “Can I go to the show?” she asks. “What for?” her mom says. “It’s a Gary Cooper movie. I wouldn’t think of missing it ... I’ve seen every Gary Cooper show, and I don’t want to break my record.” (After Kathy “suffers” through songs such as “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Indian Love Call” and “Tiger Rag,” her mother relents.) At an easy pace, the book follows Kathy as she moseys through town on her own or accompanying friends or family, going to a potluck supper, acting in a church pageant, interacting with neighbors of all ages as peers, reading tales of Camelot in bed, performing in a play kids put on in a friend’s barn, sitting spellbound reading family letters from the 1800s and daydreaming of faraway relatives, and participating in Campfire Girls (where she stands up to a bull that chases off her playmates). Born in 1916, the daughter of Charles and Irene Clinck, Duffe
grew up in a house on Magnolia and started as a Peoria Journal Star reporter in 1939 after graduating from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. “I had always wanted to write about Elmwood,” she told Journal Star reporter Theo Jean Kenyon before a book-signing in 1975. She did and although it’s a children’s book, it’s less like the Dr. Seuss/ Maurice Sendak vein than a sunny and sometimes serious yarn told through a girl’s perspective. Its heroine is a child, true, but so is “To Kill A Mockingbird’s.” Of course, this is far brighter than that classic, but it’s gem that still shows her respect for young readers. “I do not believe in ‘writing down’ or talking down to children,” she told Kenyon. “I think they appreciate being dealt with in this way.” Indeed, in a less lighthearted moment, Kathy takes a walk and drifts toward running away, but is bitten by a dog. However, after being treated and hearing of the dog’s doom, Kathy displays almost uncharacteristic maturity and shows mercy. Duffe herself was interested in her family’s heritage and learned her great-great grandfather Major S. Bohannon arrived in Peoria County from New York in 1837. His daughter married Thomas Clinck in 1850 and they moved to Elmwood in
1883, when he became a banker. Her grandfather and father also worked in the local bank. Mary Clinck met her future husband, reporter Robert Duffe, in the Peoria newsroom, and after they wed in 1942 they moved to St. Louis, where Robert became a Globe-Democrat reporter and she taught English and French at St. Elizabeth’s Academy, earned a graduate degree in French at Washington University and became a French professor at the University of Missouri- St.Louis. After four years, she left to write and edit for Missouri Life, Commerce magazine and other publications. Although Duffe – who previously wrote a 1972 title, “Every Elephant,” an out-of-print children’s book – peppered these pages with local names and references, the work is less an Elmwood-oriented “Our Town” than “Anytown, USA.” In one passage, Duffe describes a scene rooted around here, but one that could be almost anywhere: “There was a fenced-off place where the berry patch used to be and the spring’s brood of chickens were muttering around in the grass,” she wrote. “One of our creeks was called the Kickapoo, after the name of their tribe, and another was called Spoon River because of the clam shells which the Indians used for dippers.” Duffe died in 1979 and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery in the St. Louis suburb of Affton. Elmwood’s Morrison and Mary Wiley Library has copies of Duffe’s “The Summer Gary Cooper Won The War.”
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Great leadership is another key. Effingham has the Schultz Family and others like it. Town leaders in the city of 12,000+ developed CEO (Creating Economic Opportunity), an exciting business entrepreneurship program for high-schoolers. Students meet before school at businesses to learn about how to become entrepreneurs; many do. The program is being replicated in
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towns across the Midwest. It helps, of course, that Effingham is at the crossroads of two interstates, in the heart of America. Towns most at risk are small towns under 2,000 located on fertile yet table-top flat, boring (to some) farmland, where declining school enrollments threaten the viability of the hometown school, the raison d’etre of the town. My friends at community foun-
dations propose that prosperous folks – farmland owners, for example – contribute a slice of their legacy to groups like theirs. In this way, they could plow something back into the small towns so dear to them, and just maybe help keep them alive. Some small towns are worth saving. We should rally round efforts to do so.
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Williamsfield board approves FY18 budget By JEFF LAMPE
WILLIAMSFIELD – The Williamsfield School Board on Aug. 16 approved a Fiscal Year 2018 budget that included several caveats. As part of a motion to approve the $5.3 million budget, the remaining $50,000 of a Norman Foundation grant will be transferred from the Education Fund to the Building Fund and applied to construction costs. Also adopted were nine recomWeekly Post Staff Writer
mended changes from the board’s new finance committee. The board also charged superintendent Tim Farquer with achieving at or below budgeted levels of expenditures. And the use of any future contingency funds will be subject to board approval. In other action, the board voted to pay bills totalling $7,582 related to a village water line incurred by construction at the school. In return, the Village Board agreed to lock the dis-
trict water bill at $300 per month for the rest of the fiscal year. The board also voted against giving $3,000 to a project proposed by the Ball Association and Athletic Boosters. The project, funded mostly by the associations, would create a new building that would house a media room, concession stand and accessible bathrooms. “Hopefully they’ll bring it back for next year,” board president Chuck Ingle said.
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In July, a dead armadillo was found in Warrensburg. Last Aug. 26, Mindy Wendling trapped a live armadillo east of Pekin. While those three cases are among the most northern reports so far, there’s no question the ninebanded armadillo has become much more common in southern Illinois. Elmwood Insurance Services, LLC
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Princeville motorist killed in fiery crash
PRINCEVILLE – A 24-year-old Princeville man late Saturday died after the pickup truck he was driving left the road, struck a tree and caught fire, police said. Cody Trueblood was northbound on North Duncan Road in a 1998 Chevy 4x4 truck when the vehicle apparently left the road several times, narrowly missing a telephone pole before striking a tree in the18200 block. Trueblood had to be extracted from the truck, which was engulfed in flames when police arrived, according to reports. He died of multiple blunt-force trauma injuries, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Peoria County Sheriff’s officers, and the Akron-Princeville and Brimfield fire departments responded.
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Yates City man drowns in Knox County pond
YATES CITY – Robert “Bob” Boyer, 89, of Yates City drowned in a private pond late in the morning on Aug. 15. The pond was behind a residence at 2102 Knox Road 550, which is located about a block from Boyer’s home. Knox County Coroner Mark Thomas said the private pond Boyer drowned in “wasn’t a place he normally visited. “Not sure what he was doing. No sign of any fishing equipment,” Thomas told the Register-Mail.
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Peoria County releases crime reports for July
The Peoria Sheriff’s Department last week released its Crime Statistics Report for July for the eight Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area. The data reflect calls where the County was the primary responder: • Brimfield city and township together had 1 theft, 5 accidents with no injuries and 1 traffic ticket. • Elmwood city and township together had 1 assault, 4 drugs arrests, 1 incident of vandalism/criminal damage to property and 1 violation of an order of protection. • Jubilee had 1 accident with no injury and 1 traffic ticket. • Kickapoo had 1 battery, 1 burglary of a non-residence, 11 thefts, 1 vandalism/criminal damage to property incident, 8 accidents with no injuries and 3 traffic tickets. • Millbrook had 1 accident with no injuries. • Princeville city and township together had 1 domestic battery and 1 theft. • Radnor had 1 domestic battery, 1 accident with injuries, 2 accidents with no injuries and 2 traffic tickets. • Rosefield had 1 domestic battery and 1 incident of vandalism/criminal damage to property.
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Princeville Fire Department and Ambulance responded and transported him to UnityPoint Methodist Medical Center. • Kim Derenzy, 60, of Edwards on Aug. 17 reported a residential burglary. About $150 in cash was apparently taken from his home. • Ronald Capron, 81, of Edwards on Aug. 17 reported the theft of $650 in an online transaction with a man who identified himself as a Port Orange, Fla., resident who owned an implement Capron wanted to buy. Police are investigating the incident as a deceptive practice. • Taryn Johnson, 26, of Yates City on Aug. 20 was arrested for theft of property exceeding $500 but less than $10,000 in value, a Class 3 felony, and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Rockhill Road proceeding dismissed
ROSEFIELD – A lawsuit about jurisdiction over property and the right of way in the 14000 block of West Rockhill Road in Rosefield Township was “settled” in January, according to Judge Katherine Gorman, but a final resolution was delayed until Aug. 17 when Gorman signed an order ending the dispute. After a lawsuit in June of 2016 by five Rosefield residents, the Township offered to change the 66-foot right of way to 40 feet, and the plaintiffs agreed. The Township also agreed to legally vacate 26 feet of the roadway – the original 66 feet less the new 40-foot right of way – so adjacent property owners will have clear title to the land.
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Block, Callahan at ECF dinner By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – Former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary John Block and Illinois’ former Director of USDA Rural Development Colleen Callahan will be guest speakers at the Elmwood Community Foundation’s sixth annual dinner Oct. 21, the group announced. Block, a Republican, served from 1981-1986 during the Reagan adFor The Weekly Post
ministration. He’s a Knox County native and resident, and his family still farms in the Gilson area. He’ll speak on “Restoring Rural America.” Callahan, a Democrat, served with the USDA in Illinois from 2009-2016, and in 2008 ran unsuccessfully against Aaron Schock for the 18th Congressional District seat. Before that she was Farm Director and agribusiness reporter for WMBD in Peoria for more than 30
years. Callahan will speak on “Rural Progress in Illinois.” Doors open at 5:45 p.m. for the 6 p.m. catered dinner at the Elmwood Presbyterian Church on West Evergreen Street. Tickets are $30, and an Elmwood Community Foundation invitation is scheduled to be mailed in mid-September requesting reservations by Oct. 11. A sizable crowd is expected, according to ECF member Karl Taylor, who said the Knox County Farm Bureau alone may bring a group of about 100 people. The dinner is supported in part by Ag-Land FS of Elmwood, where $30 tickets will be sold. Other sites selling tickets at the Akron Elevator west of Brimfield, the Bank of Yates City, Elmwood Community Bank, F&M Bank of Brimfield, Farmers State Bank, and Laura State Bank in Williamsfield.
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BRIEFS Brimfield teacher Miller finalist for state award
BRIMFIELD – Erin Miller, a 4thgrade teacher at Brimfield Grade School on Monday was named one of 10 finalists for the 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced. ISBE will name one individual as Teacher of the Year at the “Those Who Excel” banquet Oct. 28 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal. The Teacher of the Year will represent Illinois at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., and in the Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher of the Year Program.
Bowles grabs lead in big tomato contest
TRIVOLI – Les Bowles has a knack for growing big tomatoes. For the second year in a row, Bowles has toted an impressive tomato into The Weekly Post office. Last year Bowles won the contest with a ’mater weighing 2 pounds, 12.1 ounces. This year’s entry weighed in at 3 pounds, 1 ounce – giving Bowles the
Les Bowles of Trivoli poses with a tomato weighing 3 pounds, 1 ounce. That’s good for first place in The Weekly Post’s annual contest.
slightest of leads over Kathy Fussner and her 3-pound tomato. Bowles said seeds from his current entry – believed to be a beefsteak variety – came from the late Fred Williams of Hanna City. So Bowles is the favorite to win the $50 first prize. But the contest runs through high noon on Sept. 12. Anyone –except the Mayor of Oak Hill – may enter.
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SPRINGFIELD – Jerry Wyatt of Edwards was recognized for 15 years of service as a Soil and Water Conservation Director at the 69th
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Farmington city council OKs K-9 program, construction bids By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – The City Council on Monday unanimously approved a drugdog program and three construction bids, and set in motion another building project. After Police Chief Chris Darsham summarized the plan, the Council OK’d a dog trained for drug detection, tracking and patrol apprehension to be acquired from Little Rock (Ark.) K-9 Academy for $9,850 and budgeted for $2,500 a year. “There’s no cost to the City,” added City Administrator Rollen Wright, who acknowledged fund-raising efforts that already have almost $5,000 pledged. Future fund raising will include local police and fire fighters’ “boot” benefits, For The Weekly Post
plus benefit buckets at retailers. The Council named part-time officer Andy Steck as K-9 officer, required him to live in Farmington, where the City will underwrite a privacy fence, and included two weeks of additional training. Darsham said the Police Department will dedicate the fleet’s oldest vehicle, car 513, as the K-9 car. Meanwhile, for West Fort Street resurfacing, the Council approved the lowest of three bids for seal-coating, $82,624.36 from Illinois Road Contractors (IRC) of Jacksonville – more than 13 percent below engineers’ estimate. The Council also chose a bid of $117,827.49 from R.A. Cullinan of Tremont for milling, new pavement and striping.
“If we don’t get it now, it might go into next year,” said Public Works superintendent Dave Ehlers. The Council also approved $15,000 for Phase 1 of repairs to Oak Ridge Cemetery’s mausoleum by Rich Murray Granite & Marble Works of Bartonville. At Wright’s suggestion, the Council broke up the project into two phases. Cost of the work is difficult to estimate, Murray told Wright, so the repairs will be done as “time and materials” labor not to exceed a total of $25,000. The Oak Ridge Cemetery Board is comfortable with the suggestion, said Wright, who noted that the Perpetual Care fund is adequate to cover the expense. The Council also approved proceeding
with preparations to let bids for repairing a culvert on South Cone Street. Instead of trenching and replacing the culvert at a cost of about $90,000, the City will install a 1/4-inch liner that’s stronger than the pipe, Ehlers said. Maurer-Stutz of Peoria estimated a cost of $32,412. In other business, • Joey Boggs was sworn in as Ward 1 Alderman, replacing Kim Gilstrap. Mayor Kent Kowal appointed Boggs to the Public Grounds and Buildings Committee,; • Tom Oldfield from Farmington’s JFL program received permission to use City bleachers during football season; and • Ehlers said the City has hired Cody Payne as a full-time Public Works employee.
Elmwood superintendent details budget scenarios By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Elmwood CUSD 322 Superintendent Chad Wagner discussed budget scenarios and Illinois school funding issues Monday at a regular school board meeting. While predicting an operational fund deficit of $13,854, Wagner acknowledged that could change dramatically depending on legislation in Springfield. No matter what happens to funding, Wagner said Elmwood has enough reserves to remain open for the Weekly Post Staff Writer
2017-18 school year. Wagner also said enrollment this year declined to 690 from 694 last year. Enrollment is down from a high of 748 from 2006-08. In other action, the board received a letter of intent to retire from athletic director Chuck Vermillion at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Board response was lukewarm at best to an inquiry about a possible lacrosse coop with Dunlap. “This creates more questions than answers,” Principal Tony McCoy said.
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Brimfield terminates secretary By TERRY TOWERY
BRIMFIELD – After meeting in closed session for an hour, the Brimfield School Board voted unanimously to terminate assistant bookkeeper and high school secretary Tammy Ehnle at its Aug. 16 meeting. Superintendent Robert Richardson said Ehnle was “terminated without cause.” Since the firing falls under the heading of personnel issues, no further information was For The Weekly Post
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available. Ehnle had been on unpaid administrative leave following a special board meeting on Aug. 3. The board also accepted the retirement of office manager and head bookkeeper Lynn England. Her last day will be Aug. 31, Richardson said. The board thanked England for her years of service. “Speaking for the board, I would like to thank Lynn for her fine service to this district and
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wish her a happy retirement,” said board chairman Dan Heinz. Other current and past board members and Richardson echoed those sentiments. Richardson said the district is currently seeking to fill both positions. The board also voted to hire Keach Architectural Design of Morton to conduct the facility survey at the grade school. The survey, which looks at all aspects of the structure, is a regular event, Richardson said. Richardson also told the board the state has finally appropriated funds for K-12 education, but it lacks a method of dispersing the funds to districts. “Basically, the state is holding our kids and our schools hostage,” he said. The state legislature is expected to vote to override the governor’s veto at any time, Richardson said.
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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am (10 am in the summer) Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am
Brimfield E-Free Church Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12
Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor David Mustain 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)
DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com
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EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm
Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 9910 W. Knox St., Edwards (309) 691-2030 stmaryskickapoo.org Sat. Confession: 3-3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4 pm Sun Masses: 7 & 11:00 am Mon. Mass: 5:30 pm Daily Masses: Wed-Fri. 8 am
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo
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Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor David Pyell 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am
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Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am
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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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OBITUARIES Nancy L. Colgan
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This Week’s Obituaries • Audrey Benson, 92, Maquon • Robert Boyer, 89, Yates City • Nancy Colgan, 80, Glasford • Shirley Ann Frank, 87, Elmwood • John Hadley, 81, Brimfield • Evelyn Lee, 90, Princeville • Vernon Mathews, 91, Yates City • Eleanor Nordwall, 83, Princeville • David Lee Roberts, 70, Princeville • Cody Trueblood, 24, Princeville
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sewing, knitting, cooking, traveling, and the love of laughter. Cremation rites will be accorded with Sedgwick Funeral Homes & Crematory in Canton. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Nancy’s final resting place ise at Greenwood Cemetery in Canton. Memorials can be made to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
Jack A. Lehew
ELMWOOD – Jack Allen Lehew, 81, father of an Elmwood man, died Aug. 15, 2017 in Tampa, Fla. Survivors include his son Rick (Kim) Lehew of Elmwood and granddaughter, Zofia. Arrangements are under the direction of Blount & Curry Funeral Home-Carrollwood, Tampa. Condolences may be left online at www.dignitymemorial.com.
Audrey L. Benson
MAQUON – Audrey L. Benson,
92, of Maquon died Aug. 14 at Seminary Manor in Galesburg. Survivors include children, Larry (Mary Ann Hanlin) Benson of Maquon, Jerry (and Deb) Benson of Williamsfield, Gary (and Judy) Benson of Elkader, Iowa, Mary (and Larry) Isenberger of Davis, and Janet (and Eric) Windish of Yates City; 18 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Aug. 18 at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes & Crematory in Knoxville, interment at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Galesburg. Condolences may be left online at hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
Robert “Bob” Boyer
YATES CITY – Robert “Bob” Boyer, 89, of Yates City, an Edwards native, died Aug. 15 in Yates City. Survivors include his wife, Vera (Moser) Boyer; sons Tom (Vickie) Boyer of Yates City, Terry (Leslie) Boyer of Peoria, and Steve (Debbie) Boyer of Elmwood; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Per Bob’s wishes, cremation rites were accorded through AndersonSedgwick Funeral Home in Farmington. Private burial will be held at a later date. Condolences may be left online at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
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BRIMFIELD – John E. Hadley, 81, of Peoria, father of a Brimfield woman, died Aug. 13 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria.
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OBITUARIES Survivors include his wife, Patricia (Keyes) Hadley; daughter Angie (Tim) Delaney of Brimfield; son Tim (Brittany) Hadley of Springfield; five grandchildren; and two sisters. Funeral services were Aug. 17 at the Wilton Mortuary in Peoria, with burial at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.thewiltonmortuary.com.
Evelyn Lee
PRINCEVILLE – Evelyn Marie Lee, 90, of Creve Coeur, mother of a Princeville woman, died Aug. 17, at her home. Survivors include Sandra Lee of Princeville, April (Boyd) Gordley of Glasford, Howard Lee Jr. and Bruce (Yvonne) Lee, both of East Peoria, Allen (Amy) Lee of Creve Coeur, Penny Knebel of East Peoria, and Linda Tucker of Bradford; 24 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter; one brother; and two sisters. Her funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday (Aug. 25) at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Creve Coeur. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today (Aug. 24) at the funeral home. Private burial will be at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.preston-hanley.com.
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YATES CITY – Vernon D. “Speck” Mathews, 91, of Galesburg, brother of a Yates City woman, died Aug. 15 at home.
Survivors include children Melvin (Donna) Mathews of Gilson, Paul (Ginger) Mathews of Desoto, Mo., Roger Tharp of Palos Heights, Rita (Marty) Smith of Abingdon, Diana Hallstrom of Galesburg, Pamela (Billy) Jump of Canton, and Debra (Jeff) Oelberg of Wataga; 16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and sister Jean (Tip) Bowers of Yates City. Masonic Rites were Aug. 18 at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel, where funeral services were held Aug. 19, with burial at Raritan Cemetery with military honors. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
Eleanor L. Nordwall
PRINCEVILLE – Eleanor L. Nordwall, 83, of Dunlap, a Princeville native and sister of a Princeville woman, died Aug. 18 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Survivors include husband Glen Nordwall; daughter Susan Prebil of Peoria; son Michael Nordwall of Peoria; daughter-in-law Shelley Nordwall of Washington; four grandchildren; and sisters Wilma Duckworth of Princeville and Shirlee (Jack) Hansen of Mundelein. A funeral Mass was Aug. 23 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Peoria, with burial at Resurrection Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
David Lee Roberts
PRINCEVILLE – David Lee Roberts, 70, of Princeville died Aug.
19, 2017, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria Survivors include his wife Sally Utley; one daughter, Karen (Brad) Caraway of Creve Coeur; two sons, Greg (Ann) Roberts of Princeville and Jeff (Marnae) Roberts of Edelstein; five grandchildren; one brother, Rick (Cindy) Roberts of Princeville; and two sisters, Rena Frazelle of Princeville and Janice Utley of Peoria. A graveside service with military honors is at 11:30 a.m. Friday (Aug. 25) at Princeville Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today (Aug. 24) at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville. Online condolences may be made at www.haskellhott.com.
Cody Trueblood
PRINCEVILLE – Cody A. Trueblood, 24, of Princeville died Aug. 20, in Princeville. Cody was born Feb. 10, 1993, in Peoria, the son of Glenn and Christina (Herold) Trueblood of Princeville. They survive. Also surviving are one sister, Tamara (Ryan) Dennison of Springfield; one nephew, Connor Dennison; grandparents, Bill and Sue Trueblood of Peoria; and many other friends and relatives. A memorial service is at 10:30 a.m. today (Aug. 24) at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville. Online condolences may be made at www.haskellhott.com.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CITY OF ELMWOOD APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2017-2018 The Residents of the CITY OF ELMWOOD, Illinois, are hereby NOTIFIED of the Public Hearing on the CITY OF ELMWOOD Appropriation Ordinance for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Such Hearing will be held at 6:45 O'Clock P. M. on the 7th day of September, 2017, 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, 2017 and concluding on June 30, 2018, 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 2017-2018 fiscal year: 2017-18 APPROPRIATED USE / FUND AMOUNT GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES, Salaries, Street and Building Repairs, Insurance Social Security, Street Lights, Legal, Transfers, etc. $607,900 AUDITING $7,700 RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND $41,800 MUNICIPAL BAND $7,150 POLICE PROTECTION $141,000 CIVIL DEFENSE (EMERGENCY SERVICES) $524 SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS $2,800 PUBLIC BENEFITS $5,200 STREET AND BRIDGE $279,181 IMRF, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAXES $39,302 LIABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE $30,700 EQUIPMENT RESERVE $53,988 WATER-SEWER (REVENUE FUND) (a) Operation and Maintenance $799,881 (b) Water Systems Reserve $75,000 TAX ALLOCATION (TIF NO. 1) $565,487 TAX ALLOCATION (ELMWOOD CENTRAL BUSINESS TIF NO. 2) $93,245 USDA REVOLVING LOAN $78,000 STREET SCAPE #2 $49,157 POLICE EQUIPMENT $16,800 RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT RESERVE $15,000 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS:
$2,908,815
DATED this 14th day of August, 2017. MELISSA B. MORRIS, City of Elmwood Clerk
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PEORIA COUNTY – IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of
) ) 17-P-00310 SANDRA K. SCOLES, Deceased. ) CLAIM DAY NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of SANDRA K. SCOLES. Letters of Office were issued on August 16, 2017, to TINA M. DOERR of 141 Seaton Lane, Washington, IL 61571 and BRIAN E. GRAVES, of 1320 Saint Julian St., Pekin, IL 61554, as Co-Independent Executors, whose attorney of record is Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLP (NANCY A. SCHELL), 165 East Fort Street, Farmington, Illinois 61531, Phone #309/245-2474, Fax #309/245-2475. Administration of this estate will be without court supervision, unless an interested party requests supervised administration pursuant to a petition filed under 755 ILCS 5/28-4. Claims must be filed on or before February 26, 2018, (being a date not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice to creditors, whichever is later), and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Claims must be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602. The claimant within ten (10) days after filing his or her claim with the court: (1) shall cause a copy of the claim to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney of record, unless the representative or the attorney has in writing either consented to the allowance of the claim or waived mailing or delivery of the copies, and (2) shall file with the court proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies. Dated this 18th day of August, 2017. Tina M. Doerr and Brian E. Graves, Co-Independent Executors of Estate of Sandra K. Scoles, deceased
tires, and other mechanical duties. Send resume to: PO Box 163, Farmington, IL 61531. • AD SALESPERSON: Parttime advertising salesperson needed. Some via phone, some in person. Call (309) 2316040.
FOR SALE • TRUCK: 2000 F150, 4WD, 170,000 miles. $2,500 with lumber rack/tool boxes; $2,000 w/out. Call (309) 635-6104. • MISC. ITEMS: Canning jars: jelly size, quarts and pints $20, Breville Citrus Juicer $100, Hot Stones/Warmer $100, Avila Massage chair $250. Call (309) 338-7367. • MISC. ITEMS: 42” round Oak table with hidden leaf $150, complete twin bed (headboard, frame, mattress, and box spring) one month old $175, 357 Smith & Wesson Model 19 (must have valid FOID Card) $500. Call (309) 678-2750 (No text messages, please). • HAY: Grass hay-square balesno rain, $4 per bale. (309) 635-4575.
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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS Peoria County, in Probate In the Matter of the Estate of CYNTHIA JO HYLAND, 17-P-301 NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is hereby given to creditors of the death of CYNTHIA JO HYLAND. Letters Testamentary were issued to KATHRYN SCOTT, whose address is 301 E. Thrush Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61603, and ADRIENNE NELSON, whose address is 6839 N. Michele Lane, Peoria, Illinois 61614, as Co-Executrices, whose attorney is DANIEL M. CORDIS of CORDIS & CORDIS, 129 N. Walnut Avenue, P. O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 6th day of February, 2018, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim
filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: August 10, 2017. KATHRYN SCOTT and ADRIENNE NELSON, Co-Executrices of the Estate of CYNTHIA JO HYLAND, Deceased
By: /S/ NANCY A. SCHELL Nancy A. Schell, Attorney Froehling, Weber & Schell, LLP Attorneys for Estate 165 East Fort Street Farmington, IL 61531 Phone: 309/245-2474 nschell@fwslawyers.com
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Cordis & Cordis Attorneys for Co-Executrices 129 N. Walnut Avenue P. O. Box 445 Princeville, Illinois 61559 Telephone: 309.385.46l6
By: /s/ Daniel M. Cordis Attorney for Estate
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there.” Farmington – Coming off a 12-22 season in 2016, Coach Cassie Jensen and Farmington look forward to a turnaround. Abbey Brown, Julia DePriest, Sophie Hemp, Hannah Streitmatter and Meghan Wherley were all lost to graduation. Even so, a good crop returns for the Lady Farmers that includes Megan Gilstrap at middle hitter, setter Haley Huls and outside hitters Morgan Powell and Macie Sprague. “The season looks bright with many returning that will heavily contribute. There is also a strong class of juniors that are ready to step into important roles and help the team,” Jensen said. Princeville – A 15-9 finisher last year after falling to eventual state champion
Eureka in the regionals, the Lady Princes look for bigger things in 2017. Coach Shan Waid lost some key players to graduation in right-side hitter and blocker Jessica DeVries, middle blocker Sydney Ladd and outside hitter Sydney Tyre. But she also has key returnees. Senior setter Marisa Horton-Meza is a solid offensive option, as is senior Melissa Martin at the same position. Junior Megan Schupbach is another offensive tool for the hitters at the setter position. Senior middle blocker Lucy Waid, first team all conference the last two seasons, is back at middle blocker. Senior defensive specialists Cammie Day, Jordan Orsini and Kate Snyder look to contribute, while Maddie Bowermaster, Macy Davis and Haley Holt add experience.
“This is the most experienced team I’ve had to coach, which sweetens the deal,” Waid said. “If we stay focused on being a team and refining our mental toughness, this season should be one to remember.” Williamsfield – Co-coach Kathy Wight has several key strategies for the Lady Bombers to improve on a 6-21 record from 2016. “We have five seniors who saw a lot of playing time last year in middle hitters Alivia Alford and Emily Foster and outside hitter Alexis Little. Grace Powell and Cara Bell return with heavy experience,” Wight said. “Our biggest transition will be at the setter position, where sophomore Gionna Ott will be heading the offense. She may not have a lot of varsity experience, but she’s very athletic.” “Our goals for this season include serving well, improving our serve receive passing and increasing our middle attack,” Wight said. “If we accomplish this, we should see quite a change in our team record.”
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Elmwood volleyball promising Area’s newest team hopes to compete in Class 1A By PHIL JOHNSON
Elmwood is not adhering to the usual rule for first-year sports programs, which typically struggle as they get started. In the first season since ending a cooperative agreement with Brimfield for volleyball, the Trojans look poised to possibly make some noise in Class 1A. With 22 players in the program, numbers support the end of that coop. The Trojans have five freshmen, eight sophomores, four juniors and five seniors on the first volleyball team fielded by EHS in 35 years. And there is quality on the court for Elmwood, whose squads posted some impressive showings in summer play. “Our practices have been going great. The girls are working very hard to be prepared to compete,” coach Jen Stratton said. “We are enthused to show the community what Elmwood For The Weekly Post
volleyball can do.” Elmwood players Alannah Chaney and Rachel Jacobson graduated in May, but senior setter Holly Stratton (pictured above) and junior hitters Jadyn Ginther and Zofia LeHew are among several returnees with floor experience. Sophomores Emily Stratton and Taylor Herman are also forces for the Trojans. Brimfield – Brimfield’s volleyball program will be different in
two major ways for 2017. Kelly Bizosky takes over the reins of head coach from departed coach Troy Tilley, and the Lady Indians will be a Class 1A team. Bizosky is a 1999 Brimfield graduate who was an assistant coach at Peoria Notre Dame for three years. Even with the Elmwood split, the Lady Indians have 27 participants in their program. Gone from 2016 are graduates Maddie Meinke, Nicole Stoddard, Nicole Thurman, and Joy Whalen. Key returnees for the Lady Indians will be middle hitter Kamryn Cuevas, right side hitter Kenzie Cuthbert, setter Mallory Meinke and outside hitter Stephanie Thurman. Bizosky’s general theme for the team for the season will be a motivational quote, “Set goals high, and don’t stop until you get Continued on Page 15
Volleyball in Elmwood? Yes, for the first year Elmwood will field its own high school volleyball team after years of cooping with Brimfield. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
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