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FARMINGTON – An earlymorning chase Monday from Hanna City to a cornfield west of Farmington started with a report of a stolen car and ended with a crash and police arresting a man on a related charge. Val C. Burks, Jr., 25, of Peoria was apprehended by Farmington Police Chief Chris Darsham following a police pursuit that reached speeds of 110 miles per hour, according to the Peoria Sheriff’s Office. Burks was transported to the Peoria County Jail for questioning by detectives, Darsham said, and the Sheriff’s Office reported charging Burks with criminal trespass to a vehicle. Burks Jr. A Hanna City resident shortly before 4 a.m. Monday reported the theft of a 2009 silver GMC Yukon, which had been taken from an Ashbury Court property and driven westbound on Illinois Route 116, followed by an unknown car, police said. Peoria County Deputy Gabriel Martinez was eastbound when the SUV passed him heading west. Martinez turned around and before Martinez activated his lights and siren, the Yukon accelerated and was traveling at speeds between 90 and 110, police said. At the intersection of Illinois Routes 116 and 78, Farmington officer Andy Steck deployed Stop
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PRINCEVILLE – If Charlie Brown has any chance of ever encountering The Great Pumpkin, he’d better hook up with Joe House soon. House and wife Lauri run The Pumpkin Place just northeast of Princeville, a hobby that has turned into a regular business thanks to Joe House’s passion for growing big, unique vegetables. A retired Princeville ag teacher, House raises 185 varieties of pumpkins, 35 kinds of gourds and 20 different trains of Indian corn and popcorn on his 5-acre farm located Weekly Post Staff Writer
Joe House of Princeville shows off an 825-pound pumpkin he started growing in the Princeville High School greenhouse. Overall, House offers more than 185 varieties of pumpkins at The Pumpkin Place northeast of Princeville. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
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Quilts of Valor Local quilters honor veterans, servicemen By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Local quilt makers are seeking active duty servicemen and veterans who would like to receive free “quilts of valor” as a symbol of thanks for their sacrifice and service. Members of the Prairie Quilters of Central Illinois will hold a quilt show on Sept. 9 at Elmwood Presbyterian Church during the final day of the annual Fall Festival. Quilt show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. As part of the show, members will give away quilts at no charge to veterWeekly Post Staff Writer
Quilts of all sorts will be on display during a show by the Prairie Quilters of Central Illinois on Sept. 9 in Elmwood.
ans or servicemen who show up to pick a favorite quilt, said Carolyn Schelkopf of Elmwood. Last year, the group gave away 15 quilts. In addition to the Quilts of Valor, the show will feature a display of weighted blankets made for special needs children, quilts made to be donated to Children’s Hospital of Illinois, a display of personal quilts and quilted items and quilted items that are for sale. Veterans and servicemen are encouraged to spread the word to others who might be interested in a hand-made symbol of thanks.
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at 9615 Oertley Rd. What started as a way to grow pumpkins for step-daughter Julie’s end-of-October birthday evolved into much more than that, House said. “We used to grow a few extra and put them out by the curb with a can and people bought them,” House said. “Then it ended up being a few more after I retired (in 2011). Now it’s grown to the point where it’s no longer a hobby. It’s a business.” The Pumpkin Place opened Aug. 26 and is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Oct. 31. House said he draws customers from the Quad Cities, Kewanee, Peoria, Bloomington and even
Chicago and Wisconsin. “A hidden gem,” is how one customer described the business, House said. Weekends are very busy, with as many as 100 customers per day. Three years ago, House began experimenting with giant pumpkins, growing a 992-pounder in 2015. Last year, with a smaller specimen of 965 pounds, House won the big-pumpkin contest at the Morton Pumpkin Festival. “I’ve got some good ones this year,” said House, who will try to defend his title this fall. To grow giant pumpkins, he said you need to allow just one pumpkin to grow on a vine that can eventually fill a 1,000-square-foot area.
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Sticks, but the SUV evaded police and continued westbound through Farmington, leaving the highway to proceed on West Fort Street until it reach Diamond Point Road, where it left the road, drove into a cornfield, struck a tree and crashed into a ditch. When additional Peoria deputies arrived at the scene, they found the vehicle airbag deployed and the keys in the ignition, but no occupant.
Farmington and Fulton County police joined the search, along with a City of Peoria K-9 officer, but the dog and police were initially unable to track anyone. Darsham eventually came upon Burks nearby, and noticed his clothes were wet, and Burks was detained. The car was towed from the scene. Burks was released from custody with a Notice To Appear.
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But House is not really a giant pumpkin grower – noting the world record is over 2,600 pounds. “Pretty is more important to me than big,” House said. “I just enjoy it. I grew up on a farm. We moved out to this acreage 12 years ago and it’s given me a chance to go back to mini-farming.”
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The Weekly Post erred in an Aug. 24, 2017, issue by describing Farmington’s new K-9 officer Andy Steck as previously being a part-time policeman. While Steck was a former part-time Elmwood K-9 officer, in Farmington he had been a full-time, thirdshift officer before being named to handle that city’s new multi-purpose dog program.
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Rambling through central Illinois pondering fall harvest. uuu Apple growers live for this time of year. Apples are ripe and buyers are eager. So falling from a ladder while picking plums, breaking seven ribs and puncturing a lung last week could not have come at a worse time for Art Arends, who runs the R.E. Arends apple orchard two miles north of Laura. Saturday Jeff is Arends’ first LAMPE day with a full selection of apples, fruits and cider at the familiar Illinois Route 78 business, established in 1956. But Art’s injuries limit him. Fortunately, with the help of friends and his wife Debbie, the show will go on. She gives much thanks to her daughter and grandchildren and to Chad Freres, who has brought “volunteers” from his Princeville Athletic Club to help pick, sort and stack boxes of apples. “He tells people if they want to lift weights to come out to the orchard and help us lifting crates,” Debbie said with a laugh. “People don’t realize how much lifting there is with apples and with making cider.” She has learned that since marrying Art, 58, who until six years ago had been a bachelor. “I
met him coming to buy apples,” she said. “So I always tell people, ‘Be careful where you buy apples!’ ” Debbie even finds a silver lining in the situation. “All the people willing to volunteer has helped my husband realize how many people he knows.” uuu Even in a weekend when the oldest boy was generally pretty pleasing, he still raised my ire. After watching the pay-per-view spectacle of Mayweather v. McGregor he came home fired up and uttered a comment that almost knocked me out. “Dad, you’ve probably never seen a pay-per-view fight.” ... This was bad on many levels. Am I really that cheap? Or that old? Either way, I had to take the boy to the woodshed. Was he there for Holmes v. Cooney in 1982? Or Hearns v. Duran? Hagler v. Hit Man? Or, my favorite: Sugar Ray v. Duran II. Talk to me about pay per view, boy? No mas! We were the masters of it. Google “bolo punch Sugar Ray” boyo. Our buddy Weird Ernie had HBO, a swimming pool and parents who were seldom home. Whenever Bob Arum or Don King duped us into a frenzy, we’d pool all our paper-boy money and pay to watch a fight. Afterwards, I suspect, we’d go home full of testosterone and aggravate our fathers. ... Sigh. At least we were fired up when boxing was still relevant. Even
so, it was fun to hear excitement ooze from the boy as he talked about a true boxer instead of some tattooed hero from whatever MMA means. uuu Janet Collopy’s retirement is sure being felt in Williamsfield. First she stepped down after a long career with the school board. Now comes news that OSF HealthCare Medical Group will close its Williamsfield clinic effective Friday (Sept. 1), in large part because Collopy retired – deservedly – from her job as a certified nurse practitioner. “Janet Collopy has provided excellent care to the patients in the Williamsfield community for over 40 years,” said Rhonda Wynkoop, an OSF director. The 1,600 patients who use the clinic are being directed elsewhere, with Collopy suggesting Woodhull. ... Life on Main Street in Elmwood is dominated by pumpkin trucks these days. Trucks started hauling jack-olanterns out of the sand ground near Havana and Bath a few weeks ago and won’t stop until Seneca Food Corp. in Princeville says to stop. Each truck equates to roughly one acre of pumpkins. ... Parting shot: Watching pumpkin trucks all day has set me to dreaming about Thanksgiving and pie. Summer is great, but I can’t wait for fall! Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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There is an old saying that only six people in Illinois understand the state’s school funding formula, and they can’t fly on the same plane. So, now that the topic is in the news, let’s stand back and try to grasp the underlying fundamentals of school finance, which are all about money and politics, that is, the struggle over who gets what. Illinois schools overall spend more per pupil statewide Jim than the national average, and NOWLAN much more than neighboring states. According to Governing magazine, in 2014 Illinois spent $13,077 per pupil versus $9,548 in Indiana; $10,668 in Iowa, and $11,186 in Wisconsin. The problem for Illinois is that we rely heavily on the local property tax to fund our 800+ school districts. As a result, property-rich districts on the North Shore just above Chicago spend as much as $24,000 per student, without need for any state dollars, while my rural district in Stark County spends less
than half that. In Iowa, by contrast, per pupil funding varies little, maybe 3 percent, from district to district. Teacher salaries account for much of the difference in district spending: The average teacher salary in Stark is $48,500; New Trier, $110,000. In the 1920s, Illinois began to supplement funding for propertypoor districts via a formula that calculated state aid inversely to district property wealth. The aim was to “equalize” funding among districts, but there was never enough state money to do so. In the past couple of decades, school funding for Chicago public schools, with about one-fifth of all public-school students in the state, has become an issue. Largely black, Latino and poor, the Chicago public school district was not qualifying for much state school aid under the old funding model. You see, Chicago is actually a high property wealth district, with all its commercial, industrial and high-rent housing wealth. Thus, for Chicago leaders to keep the city’s schools share of funding up, new components were added to
the school-aid formula. First, poverty grants were established. These grants shoot up in a curvilinear fashion as the percentage of poor in districts increases; this means Chicago benefits big time. Chicago Public Schools also benefit in a major way from a relatively new wrinkle in state school funding. The wrinkle subsidizes districts for local taxes they can’t levy because they operate under state-imposed tax caps. Chicago property wealth has skyrocketed in recent decades, so big subsidies. Yet the issue that has really had Illinois educators wringing their hands for decades has been that of the dramatic disparities in per pupil spending between suburban districts and many downstate districts. Most state school funding already goes to districts that are low in property wealth and high in percentage of students in poverty. Yet the 30 percent of total school funding in Illinois that comes from state sources (the lowest percentage in the nation) simply isn’t enough to bring poor districts anywhere close to rich districts. For example, the Monmouth Continued on Page 6
Media keeps getting Trumped by the president Someone forgot to tell the media a basic truth about confrontations. I learned early on to ensure, if I could, the rules governing such situations were set at the beginning and to my satisfaction – it was up to the other guy or gal to make sure the rules were fair. That wasn’t always possible; it is hard to turn Mit back time when BERES you have just been sucker punched. It has been almost two years since President Trump declared the media his enemy. The media accepted the designation as an accolade instead of realizing that the claim undermined its status with
the large majority of people, who according to a Gallup poll published by CNN, do not trust the media as much as they do the president or Congress. Time has passed and the media still don’t understand that the salivating wait for the next outlandish comment from President Trump or his staff or supporters so it can be repeated on each replay of the news gives what Trump states or tweets added weight – with all except those who agreed with the media position before it weighed in. Early on in the primary campaign, the “Today Show” reveled in demeaning Trump and his comments, believing he could not win the nomination because even those of us who are not as aware of life as the media would see him as a buffoon and eliminate him from consideration.
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Instead, this gave Trump free, prime-time national coverage. Much to the media’s surprise, Trump became the Republican Party candidate, which set it up for the Democrat media darling to romp all over the Republican nominee. “Today” and others kept giving him free air time to make sure we understood how obvious it was that Trump was totally unacceptable, all the while unwittingly shoring up his base. And then there was the “deer in the headlights” moment when the media had to announce Trump had won. Still they persist. After the election, Democrats bemoaned all that free media time. Maybe it is time for the media to stop chortling at President Trump and figure out it needs to reset the rules of play.
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If implemented, this model would allocate state funding based on the discrete education needs of a district. The model identifies 27 essential elements of education quality, such as class size, availability of full-day kindergarten, special education needs, and so on. I commend this effort, yet it is obviously still all about the money available to bolster these essentials where they are lacking. But absent another tax increase on top of the one just enacted, there won’t be much if any new money for education in the near future. What is fair? Gov. Rauner says
the Dems’ proposal funnels too much money to Chicago schools. Pointing to a recent research report for support, Dems retort that Chicago and its suburbs (which would never have existed absent Chicago) get much less back in services than they send to Springfield in state taxes. Metro Chicago is, they say, subsidizing downstate for education, health care, highways and social services. So, school funding is still all about money, and the struggle over who gets what.
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PRINCEVILLE – The Village Board last Tuesday (Aug. 22) unanimously approved spending up to $25,000 with the Galesburg engineering firm of Bruner, Cooper and Zuck for a feasibility study on part of the municipal sewer system. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) this spring requested a feasibility study, said Superintendent of Public Works Chad Gardner. The IEPA has shown a willingness to work with Princeville so the facility, which moves about 300,000 gallons a day on For The Weekly Post
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the southwest side of the Village, won’t have to be shut down, but the needed work could be substantial, Village President Jeff Troutman said. “It could mean a complete renovation of the whole [sewer] system,” Troutman said. “IEPA is offering assistance. It looks like quite a bit of money – $1 million, easy.” The engineers’ study could take six months, said Gardner, who noted that the cost may be eligible for Tax-Increment Financing funds. In another, more modest, upgrade, the Board unanimously OK’d the purchase of a computer for the office at a cost of $770 from
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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
Sunday services: 9:30 am
EDWARDS Bethany Baptist 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
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
615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm Sun. Worship: 10:30 am
Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood
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
WILLIAMSFIELD FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington
Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am
Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God
Father Joseph Dondanville 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Mass: 5:30 pm Sun. Mass: 9 am Tues. Mass: 8 am Tues. Confession: After mass
Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 231-8076 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm
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PRINCEVILLE Princeville United Methodist Church
St. James Catholic Church Father John Verrier Legion Road Knox Road 1450 N Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 stjameswilliamsfield.org Sun. Confession: 7:30-8 am Sun. Mass: 8 am (8:30 am in the summer)
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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LAURA TRACTOR PULL
Jordan Stahl of Brimfield (above) competed in the 6500 stock antiques division at the Laura Tractor Pull on Aug. 26. Travis Mahr (right) of Farmington was first in the 5500 open antiques division. This was the 30th annual Small Town Tractor Pull, started in 1987 by Vern Miller. Said announced John Bliss, “We will pack more people into Laura in one day than all year.” Photos by Collin Fairfield.
BRIEFS LME library hosting Princeville Reads events
PRINCEVILLE – As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, the Lillie M. Evans Library District has a series of September events for Princeville Reads – a communitywide reading and discussion program focusing on the book “One Summer: America, 1927” by Bill Bryson. The book is especially relevant since the LME Library was founded in 1927. Starting Friday (Sept. 1), 10 copies of the book will be given away to the first Princeville Reads participants. Additional copies will be available for checkout. During Princeville Reads, the library will also have several programs that focus on the 1927 time period. These programs include: • Drone Aircraft, Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m. – In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made aviation history by completing the first solo nonstop flight. But with the technological changes over the last 90 years, now anyone can fly. Drones have many applications and they’re only getting smarter, more
powerful and less expensive. Speaker, Dean Poignant is a commercially licensed drone pilot. He will discuss the many uses for drones, purchasing drones, and drone safety. If the weather cooperates, there will also be a flying demonstration. • Family Movie Night, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. – Join us for a family movie night featuring Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang. Movie night will be approximately 1 hour and appropriate for all ages. Laurel & Hardy were a comedy duo that became well known during the late 1920s through the mid1940s for their slapstick comedy. Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals, was a series of comedic short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. The franchise began in 1922 as a series of silent shorts and was converted to sound in 1929. • Ice Cream Social/Concert, Sept. 17, 3 p.m., Stevens Square – In case of bad weather, the program will be moved to the LME Library. Bring lawn chairs and enjoy a concert from the Kewanee Community Band.
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Ice cream socials date back to the 18th century and their popularity increased when modern refrigeration became common in the 20th century. • Book Discussion, Sept. 28, 3 p.m. – All readers are encouraged to attend and to discuss “One Summer: America, 1927” by Bill Bryson.
Peoria County holding annual fish sale
EDWARDS – The Peoria County Soil & Water Conservation District is currently holding its fish sale. Pick up will be Oct.14, at the USDA Service Center in Edwards. Grass Carp need to be ordered by Sept. 29. Other fish must be ordered by Oct. 6. To get an order form, visit peoriacountyswcd.tripod.com or call (309) 671-7040, Ext. 3.
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Dove, early goose season opens Friday By JEFF LAMPE
Dove and early Canada goose seasons open Friday morning with the usual worries about cool weather pushing doves south and fog impacting goose flights. Dove field conditions are fair to good at many public and private sites, despite a wet spring. Jubilee College State Park has one of its best stands of sunflowers in years, but relatively few doves have been using the fields. Dove season is Sept. 1 through Nov. 14 and Dec. 26 to Jan. 9. Hours are sunrise to sunset and the daily bag is 15 doves. Dates and times vary at public sites, so call ahead. If you shoot a banded dove, you can no longer call in your band. Bands must be reported online via computer at www.reportband.gov. Early goose season is Sept. 1-15, with a daily limit of five in the North and Central zones. Hours are onehalf hour before sunrise to sunset. Crossbow change – While Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has not yet signed a bill making crossbows legal for all hunters during archery season, that law will be in effect with or without his signature come Oct. 1 when bowhunters take to the timber. “If it does get signed it will go into effect immediately,” said Ed Cross, director of communications for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “If it goes to the deadline date of Sept. 22, it will be the same thing and will be effective immediately. Either way, crossbows will be allowed to be used this season.” House Bill 2893 amends the IlliWeekly Post Staff Writer
Aero Van Houten, 16, of Farmington hogged this 40-pound flathead catfish out of the Spoon River in August.
nois Wildlife Code as such: “Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take wildlife during the appropriate archery season. Repeals crossbow provisions limiting the use of crossbows to specified conditions, together with a related definition. Effective immediately.” That wording will not appear in the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which has already been printed. House sponsors of the bill were Rep. Jerry Costello, II (D-Smithton) and Jeanne M. Ives (R-Wheaton). Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) was the Senate sponsor. “Expanding hunting opportunities for sportsmen and women in Illinois is crucial to the future,” said Rep. Costello. “Allowing the full inclu-
sion of crossbows in our state will help the recruitment, retention, and reactivation of hunters from all walks of life who may prefer to use a crossbow.” Their bill passed with overwhelming support in the legislature – the bill passed 76-29 in the House and 51-3 in the Senate – if not from archery groups and some deer hunting groups concerned that crossbows will increase deer harvest. The bill was sent to Rauner July 22, late in the process according to Springfield insiders. He has 60 days to sign the bill before it automatically becomes law, Cross said. Archery change – Among other changes that did make the Digest is an obvious effort to sell more firearm deer tags. Starting this year, archery hunting will be legal on private land during the firearm deer season only if a hunter has a valid gun deer permit. Bow hunting is not allowed with an archery permit during gun season in counties open to firearm hunting. Duck permits – The application period for Public Duck and Goose Hunting Area Permits is open until today (Aug. 31) for the first lottery, Sept. 1–14 for the second lottery, and Sept. 15–28 for the third lottery. Permits remaining after the third lottery will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis online starting Oct. 1. Learn more online at www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/waterfowl/Pages/OnlinePermitApplication.aspx. Deer show – Organizers of the Illinois Deer & Turkey Expo held this year in Peoria in late July say the annual even is “indefinitely suspended.”
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Elmwood sets hearing on $2.9 million budget By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – After weeks of discussions, additions and subtractions, the City Council has arrived on a budget providing for $2.9 million in appropriations for Fiscal For The Weekly Post
Year ending next June 30, and a public hearing is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. next Thursday (Sept. 7) in council chambers. The exact sum appropriated from various city funds is $2,908,815, highlighted by General Fund revenues of $608,204 and expenses of $607,900. The fund started the fiscal year July 1 with a negative $6,130 cash on hand, but projects revenues of $56,000 in property taxes, and a total of $358,000 from the state in sales and income taxes. A sampling of other funds shows the following
revenues and expenditures: • Recreation & Playground Fund: $44,151 in revenues and in $41,800 in appropriations. • Police Protection Fund: $141,329 in revenues and $141,000 in appropriations; • Street & Bridge Fund: $279,949 in revenues and $279,181 in appropriations; • Water-Sewer Operations & Maintenance Account: $853,462 in revenues and $798.881 in appropriations; • Water Systems Reserve Account: $432,898 in revenues and $75,000 in ap-
propriations; • Tax-Increment Financing #1 Fund: $566,854 in revenues and $565,487 in appropriations; • Tax-Increment Financing #2 Fund: $93,245 in revenues and $93,245 in appropriations; and Street Scape #2 Fund: $49,157 in revenues and $49,157 in appropriations. After the hearing, the Council plans to discuss and consider adopting the appropriations ordinance to certify on Friday (Sept. 8). BILL KNIGHT can be reached at bill.knight@hotmail.com.
Farmington Twp. seeks accountant By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – The Township at its August meeting decided to seek a new accounting firm after Trustee Richard Hitchcock noted that the bill for the current audit amounted to 10 percent of what the Town Fund received in revenue for the year, according to Clerk Sandra Horn. In other business, the Board was informed their building’s owner, Kim Gilstrap, offered the structure to the Township for $65,000, but no discussion occurred. For The Weekly Post
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erty damage the Township claimed against Mark Vicary. In other news, Trusteee Hugh Schaub turned in his resignation to the township, but discussion on the matter was tabled until a later date.
Salem Twp. limits drivers
SALEM – Trustees this summer unanimously agreed to notify Highway Commissioner Dave Mahr that no employee can drive any vehicle weighing more than 26,001 pounds without a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), plus a Department of Transportation medical exam and drug test. Also, Clerk Joyce Warner reported that the Township had received 54 percent of taxes as of July 11.
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Billtown, Farmington earn STEM grants By BILL KNIGHT
Two area schools were among 26 Illinois districts who’ll share in a $1 million grant strengthening science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum, according to Kiv Hutton of the public relations firm the Pinkston Group. Farmington Central Community High School will receive funds for biomedical sciences, and Williamsfield District 210 will get assistance for biomedical science, computer science and engineering at its high school and also a gateway program at Williamsfield Middle School. “The courses are through Project Lead The Way (PLTW) – the nation’s leading nonprofit provider of STEM curriculums – in partnership with Astellas USA,” Hutton said. “PLTW uses distinct, project-based coursework that clearly shows how the concepts are applied to real-world jobs. “STEM jobs are projected to grow at double the rate of other fields, so it is crucial that all students have access to a foundation in STEM subjects,” Hutton added. The grants are part of Astellas USA Foundation’s Rural Spark Project, which seeks to change STEM education in rural areas for middle and high school students For The Weekly Post
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USA Foundation has supported STEM programming in over 53,700 schools nationwide. Through the Rural Spark Project, Astellas USA Foundation is impacting young minds by providing STEM-related learning not currently available in their communities,” said Moyra Knight, Astellas USA Foundation president. “By working with Project Lead The Way, we’re able to offer students today the type of skills and thinking needed to become the scientists, mathematicians or coders of tomorrow.”
Grant funds will cover program fees, classroom equipment and supplies, plus teacher professional development. Each school sent teachers to training this summer to prepare to implement PLTW this school year. Other nearby schools benefiting from the grant include Canton High School and Ingersoll Middle School in CUSD 66, Midwest Central Middle School in CUSD 191, and Stark County High School in CUSD 100.
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PRINCEVILLE – Beverly A. Blank, 85, of Princeville, died Aug. 26 at her residence. Survivors include nine children: Collen (Allen) Belcher of Jacksonville, Denise (Andrew) Krysciak of Chicago, Joyce Blank of Peoria, Renè Blank of Springfield, Jan Blank of Princeville, Eric (Terrie) Blank of Elmhurst, Amy (Kevin) Wise of Princeville, Andrew (Ann) Blank of Green Bay, Wis., and Jon (Lyndsay) Blank of Princeville; 11 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Aug. 29 at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville, with burial at Princeville Township Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
Ann M. Cramer
EDWARDS – Ann M. Armitage Cramer, 74, of Edwards died Aug. 21 at her home. Survivors include her husband, Robert A. Cramer; son Patrick Cramer of Edwards; daughters Elizabeth (Matt) Steffe of Frisco, Texas, and Lynn (Scott) Hempel of Prosper, Texas; 10 grandchildren; sister Susie Sachs of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; and brother David (Mary Anne) Armitage of Peoria. A funeral Mass was Aug. 25 at St. Mary’s Church in Kickapoo, with burial at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kickapoo. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Peter Korondi
BRIMFIELD – Peter Joseph Korondi of Liberty, Mo., formerly of the Brimfield area, died Aug. 21.
This Week’s Obituaries • Beverly A. Blank, 85, Princeville • Ann M. Cramer, 74, Edwards • Peter Korondi, Brimfield • Donna Mazzuckelli, 75, Hanna City • Stephen Schrader, 66, Farmington • Maryann Sullivan, 88, Elmwood We print basic obituaries for free. Longer obituaries cost $1 per inch; $5 per picture. Call (309) 741-9790.
Survivors include his wife, Deanna Harris Korondi; sons Sullivan James, Jonah Siegfried, and Simon Joseph; mother Nan Hughes (stepfather Terry); sister Gail Rheiner; and stepsister Kelly Burriesci (David); stepbrothers Shaun Hughes (Puput) and Jason Hughes (Suzanne). Funeral services were Aug. 26 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kearney, Mo., with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at legacy.com.
Donna Mazzuckelli
HANNA CITY – Donna Mazzuckelli, age 75, of Hanna City died Aug. 27. Donna was born Feb. 2, 1942, in Peoria, a daughter of William and Margaret “Susie” (Kallister) Smith. Susie resides at Buehler Home. Donna is also survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Jon; three daughters, Lori Mazzuckelli (Keith) of Hanna City, Amy (Dave) Murphy of Peoria and Paula (Todd) Sheridan of Elmwood; four grandchildren, Matthew and Jack Murphy and Tyler and Abby Sheridan; and one brother. A funeral mass was held at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Elmwood on Aug. 30. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Stephen C. Schrader
FARMINGTON – Stephen C. Schrader, 66, died Aug. 20 at OSF Hospital in Peoria. Survivors include sister Linda Rogy-Gutierrez of Peoria; brotherin-law Alex Gutierrez of Peoria; niece Samantha (Tyler) Alvarez of Farmington; and nephews Nick (Marissa) Rogy of Peoria, Taylor (Taresa) Rogy of Peoria, Garrett Gutierrez of Peoria and Grant Gutierrez of Peoria. A funeral Mass was Aug. 28 at St. Bernard’s. Cremation Rites will be accorded and burial of ashes will be at a later date. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com
Maryann Sullivan
ELMWOOD – Maryann W. Sullivan, 88, of Washington, mother of an Elmwood man, died Aug. 26 at Morningside of Washington. Born Aug. 13, 1929, in Peoria, daughter of William and Madeline Hanson Wetzbarger, she married Dr. Robert Sullivan at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington on Sept. 22, 1951. He survives. Also surviving are four children, Michael (and Ann) of Elmwood, John (and Laurie) of St. Louis, Barth Thomas (and Marie) of Wooddale and Mary Kathleen of Colorado Springs; and seven grandchildren, James, Patrick, Kaelan, Connor (and Tara), Matthew, Kilian and Kieran. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 today (Aug. 31) at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington. Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass at the church. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in Washington. Condolences may be left online at www.deitersfuneralhome.com.
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Elba-Salem awarded grant for equipment By BILL KNIGHT
It’s not unusual for taxpayers to wonder, “Where do my tax dollars go?” But for the Yates City area, the answer, in part, is; “Fire protection.” The Elba-Salem Fire Protection District recently learned its application for assistance for the purchase of needed equipment was approved, and the volunteer department will get a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for $78,625 to help buy a dozen full airpak units plus spare bottles. The compressed-air units include tanks, harness and face masks, according to ESFPD Secretary/Treasurer Greg Wessel. “The timing is great,” Wessel said. “The NFPA [National Fire Protection For The Weekly Post
Association] recommends replacing air-paks every so often, and we were looking at a big expense. This is pennies from heaven.” The grant – spearheaded last year by former firefighter Ken Vallas and current firefighter Josh Ralston – is one of several ESFPD volunteers have shepherded through bureaucracies. ESFPD received: • $40,000 from the State of Illinois in 2014 toward the purchase of a new fire truck; • $20,000 from the State of Illinois in 2013 for equipment; and • $111,000 from FEMA in 2005 for 12 air-paks, turnout gear, a washing machine and other equipment. “Other applications have been filed without success due to lack of funding from the resource or not
meeting all of the criteria,” Wessel said. “It’s a team effort. Different guys help apply for different things. It can take a while, and sometimes we find out we don’t qualify. “It often takes over a year,” he continued. “The Board will be responsible for the bids. There are different manufacturers who are all a little different. We’ve been using Scott [Safety, from North Carolina], so we’ll probably lean toward them from whatever company bids to make sure the interchanges, the fittings, will be OK.” ESFPD will contribute 5 percent of the expenditure, which could be more than $3,700, but after the purchase, every Yates City-area firefighter will have a unit, Wessel said.
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Billtown wins ICAC golf title, Kreiter medalist CANTON – The Williamsfield boys golf team shot a 334 to win the ICAC tournament Aug. 24 at WeeMaTuk’s par-72 course. Calvin Peterson shot 78 to lead Williamsfield, while Austin Larson carded an 80 and Lorin Peterson was at 84. Senior Matt Brown had his first eagle on the last hole to finish with a 92 and to help secure the victory. That allowed Kreiter Williamsfield to edge Brimfield and ICAC medalist Brady Kreiter, who paced all golfers with a 74. Jeremy Ott shot 80 and Luke Altorfer shot 86 for Brimfield, which had a team score of 336. Elmwood was fifth at 408 with Andrew Draher, Kyle Doubet and By Weekly Post Staff Reports
Tanner Blum all shooting 100. In other action, the Elmwood girls defeated Havana on Aug. 28, 241255, as Grace Harms led the Lady Trojans with a 58. The girls won on Aug. 21, topping Orion, 262-268, as Abi Davis led with a round of 64. Also on Aug. 28, the Brimfield boys topped Elmwood at par-36 Maple Lane Country Club behind Ott (37) and Kreiter (39). Blum (44) led Elmwood. The Trojans were second to Orion on Aug. 21 at Kewanee Dunes, 185214, as Draher (53) and Doubet (53) led the way. On Aug. 21 at par-35 Hidden Lake Golf Club, Williamsfield was second to Bureau Valley, 156-160, despite a 38 from Larson and Lorin Peterson and a career-best 43 by freshman Ryan Hagerty. Cross country – The ElmwoodBrimfield boys had fast times Tuesday at Black Partridge Park in
topping Metamora and Peoria Notre Dame and placing five in the top 10. Trevor Dunkel was second (16:21.8), Cooper Hoffmann was third (16:22), Alex Herrmann was fifth (16:43.2), Logan Whitney was ninth (17:02.9) and Eli Stevenson was 10th (17:05). E-B is at the Canton Invite Saturday morning at Big Creek Park starting at 9 a.m.. Princeville’s boys placed fifth and the girls were eighth Monday at the Titan Invitational at Kewanee Dunes Golf Course. Freshman Cole Daily placed 21st in 18:54.1 to lead Princeville’s boys, while junior Briar Hilsabeck had a personal best of 19:38.2. Sophomore Sorin Hilsabeck was 14th among girls in 21:52.9 and teammate Grace Dearing was 35th (24:27.6). “For 9 of our 15 runners it was their first high school race,” coach Jeremy Melick said. “I was pleasantly surprised by many of them.”
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Wethersfield, 25-11 and 25-7. Kamryn Cuevas and Emily Doty had four kills. Mallory Meinke had five digs, and Ellie Graham had three assists in the match. The Lady Indians had a very good day last Saturday at the Midland Invitational by taking home tournament championship honors. In pool play, the Lady Indians swept Henry, followed by going three sets to overcome Delavan, then taking Peoria Christian in two sets. Brimfield took the championship in a two-set match over Ashton-Franklin. Kill leaders on the day for the Lady Indians were Doty, Cuevas, and Gracie Kelch. Top servers were Jaden Link and Meinke, while assist leaders were Graham and Kathleen Burkitt. “It was just an awesome day for all of us,” Brimfield coach Kelly Bizosky said. The Lady Indians’ home opener resulted in a 25-22 and 25-7 thumping of Peoria Heights last Thursday. Brimfield’s 2017 season opened at West Prairie with a 25-16, 2511 match setback on Aug. 22. Next up for the Lady Indians is a trip to Manito today to take on Midwest Central. Farmington Farmington made it 2-2 for the young season on Monday with a two-set match victory, 25-17 and 25-14, over North Fulton at London Mills. Bailey Shymansky played big with six kills and 18 digs. Erika Torman blocked three, while Haley Huls assisted on scores 16 times and Macie Sprague served four aces. The Lady Farmers’ season began at the Wethersfield Invitational in Kewanee Saturday with a setback to the host team in
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two sets. Huls had eight kills, and Shymansky blocked four, while Megan Gilstrap served three aces. McKenzie Peckham led the team in digs with five. A 21-11 and 21-15 sweep of Mercer County followed for Farmington’s first win of the young season. Huls set up scores with 15 assists. Shymansky had seven kills. Gilstrap blocked two. Torman had two aces and Peckham got two digs. The Lady Farmers finished tournament play with a 22-20 and 21-10 defeat at the hands of Princeville. Huls led the team with seven assists, while Shymansky scored on six kills and dug three and Torman blocked four. Gilstrap scored on two aces. Shymansky was named to the all-tournament team. Farmington plays next at Peoria Christian today. Princeville Princeville finished 3-4 on the first week of the season by taking fourth in a very busy day at the Kewanee Wethersfield Invite on Saturday. The Lady Princes had matches versus Mercer County, Wethersfield, Farmington, Eureka and Orion. Lucy Waid was named to the all-tournament team. She recorded 30 kills and 12 blocks on the day. Elle Schupbach scored on six aces, and Kate Snyder dug 26, while Megan Schupbach assisted on scores 52 times in the tournament. “We’re coming along nicely for our first week
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of the season. We’ve had big improvements in a small amount of time,” Princeville coach Shan Waid said. “We were defeated by very good teams.” “Lucy scored and really helped our defense with blocking. Setters Melissa Martin and Megan Schupbach did great work,” Waid said. “Marisa Horton-Meza helped our offense, along with tough Freshman Elle Schupbach. I’m very proud of this team.” The Lady Princes got in the win column last Thursday at home by sweeping Illini Bluffs 2518 and 25-23. Elle Schupbach had seven kills and four digs, while Megan Schupbach recorded 14 assists. Princeville traveled to Chillicothe on Tuesday of last week to play IVC for their season opener and fell in two 25-16 sets. Waid had six kills, two aces, one block and four digs. Elle Schupbach also had four digs. Megan Schupbach assisted in 12 scores. “We didn’t play our game, but saw good things,” coach Waid said. “IVC played well, and we had first game jitters.” Next up for the Lady Princes is at Midland on Tuesday.
blocked three. “Elmwood was a tough opponent, but we had some great plays and did some great things on the court,” Williamsfield coach Kathy Wight said. The Lady Bombers began 2017 volleyball at Henry on Aug. 22 and came away with a 25-11 and 25-18 match victory. Cara Bell had three aces, while Ott had nine assists, and Little scored on five kills. Foster blocked two, and Mya Bednar had eight digs. “We played well being in command for most of the match,” Wight said. Williamsfield hosts Delavan today.
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The Swami went 7-3 in Week 1. The results have been entered into the Apple II supercomputer at Swami HQ to improve the process. The Swami comes from a house of learned doctors and is constantly doing analysis. Here is what was ascertained from Friday night: • Farmington did not miss a beat with new QB Hayden Bradt. Going 16-19 for 277 yards and The three TDs is not a SWAMI bad way to start the season. As The Swami thought, the Farmers will be tough to beat. • Princeville’s returning line and running backs are going to be a force. They racked up over 350 yards rushing in dismantling Lewistown 49-9. • West Prairie found a kid to run behind a huge, experienced offensive line. Nate Ferguson had 19 carries and 208 yards in the 27-18 win over Rushville. • Annawan-Wethersfield didn’t lose all its athletes to graduation. They showed speed and strength on defense in holding Knoxville to 6 points. And though Knoxville dominated stats for the game, there is only one stat that really matters. Touchdowns. • Bret Woodside is not 100 percent for Mid-County after his injury last year. A-Town held the entire Mid-County team to 30 yards in the second half. • Stark County does not have the horses to compete with top teams. This might be the year the 21-season playoff streak ends. • Bad teams find ways to lose. Ridgewood was up on Peoria
Heights and ended up losing. Most importantly, this ruined one of The Swami’s picks for last week. You’re on my list, Ridgewood. • Many area coaches are questioning whether The Swami is the new offensive coordinator for Elmwood-Brimfield. The Trojans have found a passing game, and The Swami humbly accepted the game ball in the locker room for his game plan. Junior QB Charlie McKinty showed great poise and an accurate arm in his 17 pass attempts. That’s a normal season’s worth for E-B. Finally, The Swami mailbag was such a resounding success that fans have been begging for letters each week. Who am I to argue? Kathleen C. from Elmwood writes: I am a long-time reader, and first-time writer to your fan club. I know nothing about football, but really enjoy your article. And your turban is really sexy. Please send me an autographed 8x10 glossy in the enclosed State Farm return envelope. Swami sez: Thanks for writing Kathleen. The picture is in the mail. Tom C. from Elmwood writes: My wife and I really enjoy reading your articles. She seems to enjoy them even more than I do. I’ve found several clippings of your picture in the house. Is that normal? But I digress. How do you think E-B will fare against A-W next week? Swami sez: Your situation is one The Swami encounters on a regular basis. It’s perfectly normal. As for E-B’s chances, read on. Elmwood-Brimfield at Annawan-Wethersfield Power running has always been the bread and butter for the Trojans. It hasn’t worked so far. E-B had to rely on sweeps around end and
passing in Week 1. They will face an even tougher defense this week. A-W 21-14. Farmington at Rushville-Industry This will be an easy one for the Farmers. The Swami predicts a running clock. Farmington 42-7. Peoria Heights-Quest at Princeville The Heights has nothing to stop the pounding rushing attack of the Princes. Princeville 48-6. Knoxville at Mid-County Knoxville takes out its frustrations from a Week 1 loss. And MidCounty doesn’t have a way to stop them. Knoxville 31-7. United at West Prairie The Sparclones run their way to 2-0. West Prairie 41-14. Illini West at Mercer County Illini West had a great win last week. Mercer County suffered a tough loss against Farmington. This will be a very competitive game. Mercer County 30-28. Abingdon-Avon at Ridgewood The Swami is still mad at Ridgewood for its collapse last week. A-A 28-21. North Fulton at Havana-Midwest Central Who would win in a fight between a Wildcat and a Duck? The Swami bets on the Wildcat. North Fulton 35-21. Lewistown at Stark County Stark County is down, but will still have enough firepower to win this one. Stark County 35-14. South Fulton at West Central Is anyone still reading this far, and does anybody within The Weekly Post circulation area care about this game? South Fulton 2620. That’s what The Swami sez and I’m sticking to it. Twitter: @WeeklyPostSwami
SCOREBOARD Elmwood-Brimfield 36 Stark County 12 Stark County 6 6 0 0 - 12 Elmwood-Brim 8 8 14 6 - 36 Scoring Summary First Quarter SC - Kiesewetter 3 run (kick blocked) EB - Endres 64 run (Hedrick run) Second Quarter SC - Gerber 15 pass from Tuthill (run failed) EB - Endres 19 run (Lenzi from McKinty) Third Quarter EB - Endres 2 run (LaFollett pass from McKinty) EB - Endres 12 pass from McKinty (pass failed) Fourth Quarter EB - Lenzi 20 pass from McKinty (run failed) Team Statistics EB SC Rushes-Yds 43-256 29-90 Yds per carry 6.1 3.1 Comp-Att-Int 9-17-0 8-19-1 Passing yds 156 124 Individual Statistics Rushing - EB: Endres 14-104, Wyatt 9-79, Hedrick 7-25, Dawson 4-17, Bowers 1-(-2), LaFollett 1-13, Greer 12, Wilson 4-17, Adlington 2-3. SC: Kiesewetter 21-83, Tuthill 4-(-11), Browning 4-18. Passing - EB: McKinty 9-16-0 156. SC: Tuthill 8-19-1 124. Receiving - EB: Lenzi 3-71, Endres 3-30, Lampe 2-57, Butler 1-(-2). SC: Gerber 7-126, Kiesewetter 1-(-2). Tackles - EB: Gore 9, T. Lance 7, Lenzi 6, Lampe 5, Wyatt 5, Rushing 4.
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Overall Conf W L W L Elmwood-Brim. 1 0 0 0 Farmington 1 0 0 0 Illini West 1 0 0 0 Peoria Heights 1 0 0 0 West Prairie 1 0 0 0 Havana 0 1 0 0 Last Friday Elmwood-Brimfield 36, Stark Co. 12 Farmington 42, Mercer County 21 Illini West 46, United 22 Peoria Heights 28, Ridgewood 27 W. Prairie 27, Rushville-Industry 18 South Fulton 20, Havana 7 This Friday Elmwood-B at Annawan-Weth, 7 pm Farmington at Rushville-Ind, 7 pm Illini West at Mercer County, 7 pm North Fulton at Havana, 7 pm West Prairie at United, 7 pm Peoria Heights at Princeville, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Annawan-Weth. 1 0 0 0 Princeville 1 0 0 0 Mid-County 0 1 0 0 Mercer Co. 0 1 0 0 Ridgewood 0 1 0 0 Stark County 0 1 0 0 United 0 1 0 0 West Central 0 1 0 0 Last Friday Princeville 49, Lewistown 9 North Fulton 44, West Central 38 Annawan-Weth. 14, Knoxville 6 Abingdon-Avon 26, Mid-County 14 This Friday Peoria Heights at Princeville, 7 pm Knoxville at Mid-County, 7 pm Illini West at Mercer County, 7 pm South Fulton at West Central, 7 pm Abingdon-Avon at Ridgewood, 7 pm West Prairie at United, 7 pm Lewistown at Stark County, 7 pm
Scoring Summary First Quarter P - Snedden 22 run (Harshberger kick) L - Cleer 21 FG Second Quarter P - Snedden 65 run (Harshberger kick) P - Headley 15 pass from Butterfield (Harshberger kick) P - Janssen 40 run (Harshberger kick) Third Quarter L - Arnett 3 run (pass failed) P - Snedden 39 pass from Butterfield (Harshberger kick) Fourth Quarter
P - Arnett 1 run (Harshberger kick) P - Johnson 10 run (Harshberger kick) Team Statistics P L First Downs 11 Rushes-Yds 41-331 84 Yds per carry 8.1 x Comp-Att-Int 3-4-0 Passing yds 63 79 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: Arnett 15-60, A.Snedden 14-150, Butterfield 1-13, Janssen 4-61, Johnson 7-47. Passing - P: Butterfield 3-4-0 63. Receiving - P: Janssen 1-9, Headley 1-15, Snedden 1-39
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Farmington 42 Mercer County 21 Mercer County 0 14 0 0 - 21 Farmington 7 7 13 15 - 42 Scoring Summary First Quarter F - Uryasz 24 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) Second Quarter MC - No. 2 5 pass from R. King (kick good) F - Kenney 3 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) MC - No. 24 5 pass from R. King (kick good) Third Quarter F - Marion 15 run (Johnson kick) F - Bradt 2 run (kick failed) Fourth Quarter F - Marion 23 run (Johnson kick) MC - R. King 3 run (kick good) F - Kenney 66 pass from Bradt (conversion good) Team Statistics F MC Rushes-Yds 37-201 Yds per carry 5.4 Comp-Att-Int 16-19-0 Passing yds 277 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: D.Anderson 2-17, Bradt 16-68, Marion 8-94, Lansford 10-25, Kenney 1-(-3). Passing - F: Bradt 16-19-0 277, Jansen 0-1-1 0. Receiving - F: Kenney 5-120, Uryasz 4-103, N. Johnson 1-16, Marion 1-8, Powell 1-3, Lansford 2-21, D. Anderson 2-9. Tackles: Farm: Marion 13, Shymansky 10, DePriest 7, Springer 5, Smith 4.
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the air for a bit before sprinting around the end. “It was bouncing off the ground. That was terrifying,” Endres said. “The entire day I was terrified. I was nervous. I didn’t know how we would go because we had lost a lot of our big linemen.After that first touchdown I started to get more in the groove and said, ‘OK, I know what I’m doing.’ I believe that helped pick everyone up.” All the passing was OK too, said Lenzi, who with 71 yards on three receptions is more than onethird of the way to his 11-game total of 190 receiving yards last year. “I’ve got to say, I like it,” Lenzi said. “(McKinty) knows just to put it up there and I’ll do my best to go get it.” Next up is a road game at Annawan-Wethersfield, ranked No. 5 in Class 2A and fresh off two straight semifinal appearances. “They’re going to be good and we better be ready,” Hollis said. Farmington 42 Mercer County 21 FARMINGTON – Speaking of, “putting it up,” the Farmers showed there’s still going to be plenty of that going on even after losing two offensive studs. Junior quarterback Hayden Bradt completed 16 of 19 passes to seven receivers for 277 yards and three touchdowns. “He looked flawless to me. In fact, he looked reminiscent of last year at
times,” coach Toby Vallas said. “He was really poised and precise and he scrambled and made big throws. This gives us a very high ceiling.” Statewide pollsters took note, moving the Farmers up to No. 4 in Class 2A from No. 8. Ethan Kenney led with five catches for 120 yards and Jake Uryasz had four grabs for 103 yards – one a 24-yard scoring pass on fourth-and-19. “The receivers made some great plays,” Vallas said. Even so, Farmington was in a 14-14 game at intermission. “We changed a couple things at halftime and kind of buckled down,” Vallas said. “The second half was pretty much all us.” Senior Evan Marion had scoring runs of 15 and 23 yards in the second half to finish with 94 yards on eight carries. Bradt added 68 rushing yards on 16 carries and scored once on a 2-yarder. “He’s a thicker kid and a thicker runner,” Vallas said. Up front, Farmington’s size took a toll on Mercer County, Vallas said. “Their QB was phenomenal, but we really wore down their line,” Vallas said. “They are not very big offensively and defensively and our linemen really had their way with them, which is nice for a team like us which is traditionally an up-top team.” Marion led with 13 tackles from his linebacker
spot and newcomer Brock Shymansky had 10 tackles and three sacks at defensive end. What has to be scary for foes is that Farmington scored all those points without senior wideout Judd Anderson, who has a foot injury and is not expected to play this Friday at Rushville-Industry. “He’s practicing but not cleared to play,” Vallas said. “We’re going to be extra cautious with him.” Princeville 49, Lewistown 9 PRINCEVILLE – You look at the score and think coach Jon Carruthers would rave about his offense, right? “I was most happy with our defense,” Carruthers said, explaining that heading into this season coaches had completely changed the Princes’ defensive scheme. Blessed with an abundance of athletic, fast linebackers, Princeville coaches opted to install a five-linebacker scheme with just three linemen and three defensive backs. Friday was the first test. And the linebackers got an A+, holding Lewistown to just a field goal and a late score. “It’s totally different reads than we had before. We worked on it all summer, but that first game you are always scared to see if they will put that to use,” Carruthers said. “They did exactly what we asked.” And oh yeah, the offense was pretty good too. Blessed with good size
on the line, Princeville was able to maul the Indians for 331 rushing yards on 41 carries. Junior Adam Snedden led the way with 14 carries for 150 yards. Backfield mate Jack Arnett had 15 carries for 60 yards and fullback Justin Janssen had 60 rushing yards. “Any time you have over 300 yards rushing, your line is doing something good,” Carruthers said. Princeville took control in the second quarter, scoring three times on three big plays. Snedden had a 65yard run, quarterback Matthew Butterfield passed 15 yards to Griffin Headley and Janssen ran 40 yards. Next up for Princeville is pass-happy Peoria Heights. “We’ve definitely got to shore some things up in pass defense,” Carruthers said. Abingdon-Avon 26 Mid-County 14 ABINGDON – Winless one year ago, AbingdonAvon was not a favorite heading into this game but limited Mid-County to 29 plays and 140 yards – just 30 in the second half. Running back Bret Woodside scored on a 50yard run but put up just 22 yards in his other six runs. Mid-County’s other score came on an 86-yard kick return by Raige Ballard. “They tackled well and we didn’t,” Mid-County coach Gary Denhart told WCI Sports. “We didn’t hit. We didn’t tackle. We
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Farmington junior quarterback Hayden Bradt completed 16 of 19 passes for 277 yards and three TDs in his first varsity start. He also ran 16 times for 68 yards and one TD. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.
were reaching and grabbing.” Elsewhere Knoxville outgained Annawan-Wethersfield 243168 but lost 14-6. ... West Prairie has adopted some wrinkles from the single wing that Canton used last year and won its opener,
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the forward pass was a real part of the season opener. Junior quarterback Charlie McKinty Can Hayden Bradt pass? Yes. No completed 9 of 17 passes for 156 yards shocker there. and two touchdowns – both of which Can Elmwood-Brimfield pass? Yes? came in a second half that E-B dominated. Wow. So how did it feel to call all those passes? Read on to learn more about that and “We ran some stuff that opened some much more from the opening week of Illithings up,” Hollis said, nois prep football season. agreeing it has been Elmwood-Brimfield 36 Friday’s Games awhile since an E-B QB Stark County 12 • Elmwood-Brimfield at Annawan- put up those kind of numELMWOOD – First, Wethersfield, 7 p.m. bers. “(Former quarterlet’s not make too much • Farmington at Rushville-Indusbacks) Brandon and Nick about the “Elmwoodtry, 7 p.m. McCormick probably Brimfield is suddenly • Peoria Heights-Quest at maybe had a game or two pass crazy” theme that Princeville, 7 p.m. like that. The nice thing seems to be spreading • Knoxville at Mid-County, 7 p.m. was it wasn’t all to one like wildfire. person. We kind of Yes, E-B passed 17 times in its season opener. Yes, that is one- spread the wealth. You have to feel good about that. fourth as many times as the Trojans “What we have to do is not get ourpassed the football all last year. But E-B still ran 43 times in its win over selves in those third-and-long situations where we are having to throw the ball. We visiting Stark County. Senior wingback still need to get to that point where we can Andrew Endres scored three of his four just grind it out.” touchdowns on run plays of 64, 19 and 2 Stark County drove for a score in its yards. And the Trojans finished with 256 first two possessions – the second aided rushing yards. by a roughing-the-punter penalty after a The difference in this game was that, snap went over the punter’s head into the unlike many years when passing was an end zone. afterthought for coach Todd Hollis’ team, By JEFF LAMPE
Weekly Post Staff Writer
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Untouched by Stark County defenders, senior wingback Andrew Endres sprinted 64 yards last Friday for Elmwood-Brimfield’s first score in a 36-12 victory. Endres finished with four touchdowns and 104 yards rushing. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
But for the final 39:36, the Rebels were held scoreless as the Trojans’ raw defense (three starters return) gained confidence. “I think it was a bunch of new guys who were inexperienced, but once they got settled in we were OK,” senior end Vince Lenzi said. “We saw they were getting in the middle so we moved out our nose
Elmwood VB wins home opener By PHIL JOHNSON
Elmwood’s season-opening volleyball match on Monday was a long-time in the making. As in more than 30 years. Elmwood has reestablished its volleyball program this year after ending a coop with Brimfield. So far, things have gone well for the Trojans. Elmwood got off to a 2-0 start with a 2513, 25-16 match win Monday over Williamsfield in the school’s first home contest. Zofia LeHew had five aces and five kills. Taylor Herman also got five kills. Holly Stratton assisted in 17 scores. Emily Stratton defended with three blocks. “We were pumped to play our first home game,” Elmwood coach Jen Stratton said. ”We’ve had a great start to our season.” Elmwood (2-1) had a tougher time against powerhouse Lewistown on TuesFor The Weekly Post
Williamsfield’s boys golf team won the ICAC conference tournament Saturday. Front row (left to right) are Luke Brown, Ryan Hagerty, Lorin Peterson, Matt Brown, Calvin Peterson and Austin Larson. Coach Andy Fritz is in the back row. More golf results, Page 15.
guard a little bit and that clogged up the middle.” Calm came gradually on offense as well, according to Endres, who gave E-B the lead for good at 16-12 with 3:04 left in the second quarter. The ball hit the ground twice on the run and Endres bobbled it in Continued on Page 19
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day, falling 25-18 and 25-14. LaFollett had six kills and Holly Stratton had 10 assists. “We were not at our best tonight,” coach Stratton said. “Serving and hitting was off. We weren’t passing to target.” The Lady Trojans began their first season in decades with a road trip last week, during which they bounced Peoria Heights in two sets by scores of 25-8 and 25-16. Herman served seven aces and scored on six kills. Holly Stratton had eight assists, and Grace Lafollett had one block. “I was very proud of our play at all levels,” coach Stratton said. “We’ve been working hard at practice, and it felt good to get our first win.” Elmwood travels today (Aug. 31) to face Illini Bluffs. In other action: Brimfield – Brimfield (4-2) was defeated in two sets on Monday at Kewanee Continued on Page 17