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Pelicans start fall migration By JEFF LAMPE
EDWARDS – “Are those pelicans?” More than one driver along Illinois Route 8 has wondered the same thing in the past week since a large flock of the big white birds moved into a shallow lake just east of Edwards. While this may be an unusual appearance for that Peoria County pond, located just north of Route 8, it’s nothing new to central Illinois. Each spring and fall, flocks of American White Pelicans migrate through Illinois on their way to Weekly Post Staff Writer
nest in Canada and North Dakota or to winter on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. or Mexico. In the fall, birds will typically linger in the area until November. The spring visits are typically from March through April. The pelican’s migration shift to Illinois is a relatively recent phenomenon that appears to have begun sometime in the past few decades. Since then, pelicans have become a familiar sight in backwaters of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers – some even starting to stay year-round. Continued on Page 2
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FAST TIMES IN LAURA
By BILL KNIGHT Hannah Morrissey of Williamsfield had a good showing at last Saturday’s 27th annual Small Town Tractor Pull in Laura. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
Tractor pull fans come for food, fun By BILL KNIGHT
LAURA – Early morning showers didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for the 29th Small Town Tractor Pull here last Saturday at the Millbrook Community Center on the east side of town. “Attendance is awesome,” says John Kraft, who’s served on the For The Weekly Post
Laura Tractor Pullers group for six years. “I thought it’d be way down because of the rain, but just look.” Not far off, Will Metzger, 77, of Mossville, strolls the grounds smoking and smiling and shrugs, “I took a chance it’d happen. “I used to come here once a month for the flea market, [but] I helped with the Heart of Illinois Fair tractor
pull for 39 years,” he continues, stroking his white facial hair and pulling on his green cap. “So I like all of it – especially the big boys pulling – and the pork chops.” A mobile unit from Raber Packing Co. in Peoria does a steady business in the shade of the center, and dozens of kids run between the Pedal Pull, Continued on Page 11
Area school boards last spring passed resolutions asking Springfield to fund education or face schools not opening this fall, so when the state approved stop-gap funding, it may have proven that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Now local governments that maintain roads and streets are trying to band together in a similar effort hoping another squeaky wheel will get the grease – and oil and rock and asphalt. An initiative from area engineers and officials urges Gov. Bruce Rauner and the legislature to address the unfunded mandate of highway user fees collected but not returned to local governments. Kickapoo Township recently became one of the first small governments in Peoria County to pass the measure, joining the Tri-County Regional Planning Committee (TCRPC), the Peoria/Pekin Urban Area Transportation Study (PPUATS), and Tazewell County municipalities including Mackinaw, Delavan and Pekin. “The resolution is intended to generate the most uniform message achievable For The Weekly Post
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PELICANS: One of largest N. American birds Continued from Page 1
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Encountering them very far inland is less common, though there have been sightings at Oak Run near Dahinda in recent years. But as the flock near Edwards has shown, they are opportunists who will hang out any place they feel safe and can find an easy meal of small fish or crustaceans. One of the largest birds in North America, white pelicans have a wingspan of up to nine feet and can weigh as much as 20 pounds. The birds are white with black-edged wings that become visible in flight. Their bills and feet are an orangepink color. The population of white pelicans had been endangered into the 1970s because the pesticide DDT was damaging eggshells. Since the ban on DDT, white pelican numbers have increased by an estimated 5-10 percent per year. One 2014 survey by the Waterbird Conservation for the Americas group put the North American flock at 120,000.
The birds also migrate along two other flyways: one along the Pacific Ocean coast and the other along the west edge of the Rocky Mountains. White pelicans often work together to feed. The birds will move in a circle to congregate fish, which they then scoop up into the large pouch that is part of their orange beak. After scooping fish, the pelicans drain water from the pouch and then swallow their meal. Unlike brown pelicans, white pelicans do not dive for their food. A pelican bill is large enough to scoop up some impressive-sized Asian carp, among other species (including hatchery-raised trout in some places). Pelicans typically nest in Canada or northern U.S. states, with large colonies in North Dakota and others in Wisconsin at the Horicon Marsh and on remote islands. There has also been at least one report of a pair nesting in Illinois, that coming in 2009 along the Illinois-Iowa border on the Mississippi River according to the Illinois
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Department of Natural Resources. Nests are usually built in a depression on the ground, although some have been known to use trees. Female pelicans lay one to five cream or blue-white eggs that incubate in 28–30 days. Both parents care for the
young, feeding them out of the pouches on their bills. In flight, pelicans shimmer and sparkle in the sky as they turn together, their white shapes often mistaken for snow geese or even for swans. But nope. They are pelicans!
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s Pets in Park – Pets in the Park event at Elm-
wood Central Park is Saturday (Sept. 3) from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Contests sponsored by Critter Castle, pet photos by Amy Davis, Adopt-a-Pet by SAMS and vet advice from Brown Animal Hospital. s Youth Orchestra– Youth Orchestra from Friedrichshafen, Germany will perform in Peoria on Sunday (Sept. 4) at Life Together Center, 3625 N. Sheridan Road. Concert begins at 2 p.m. Also performing is Lindenhof Echoes on the Alphorns and Central Illinois Youth Symphony. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., light refreshments, free admission.
This Week’s Events
water Park in Elmwood is Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Sale starts at 6:30. s Fiber Guild – Bishop Hill Fiber Guild meeting is Sept. 10 at 10 a.m., Criative Threads in Chillicothe. Program presented by Denise Elston on Knitted Bind Offs. Call (309) 472-7085. s Quilt Show – Prairie Quilters of Central Illinois Quilt Show is Sept. 10 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Elmwood Presbyterian Church. Door prize drawings and handmade quilted items for sale. s Ag Day – Ag Day festival in Williamsfield is Sept. 11. s Harvest Home – Yates City Harvest Home Dinner at Yates City Community Center is Sept. 15 from 4:30-7 p.m. Lasagna, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink served for $9.
s Morning Yoga – Yoga at Brimfield Public Library is today (Sept. 1) from 8:15-9:15 a.m. Purchase $20 punch card at library to attend. s Brimfield Market – Brimfield Public Library Farmer’s Market is today (Sept. 1) from 4-7 p.m. s Library Events – Adult coloring night and sit&knit meeting at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood is today (Sept. 1) at 6:30 p.m. s NAMI Meeting – NAMI meeting at ICC North, Poplar Hall Room 132 is today (Sept. 1) from 7-8:30 p.m. Sleep and Mental Health presentation given by Dr. Sarah Zallek. s Free Bread – Free bread available at Elmwood Methodist Church Friday (Sept. 2) Publicize Your from 10-11 a.m. s Elmwood Market –
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at George Roberts Farm, 1800 S. Texas Rd., Trivoli is Sept. 8 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Topics are water sample testing, nutrient management, rainfall simulator and more. Breakfast and lunch served. Register at www.SoilHealthPartnership.org. s Fall Festival – Fall Festival on square in Elmwood is Sept. 8-10. Live music, food tent, vendors, carnival rides and more. Theme is “Music Through the Ages.” On Saturday, breakfast at Elmwood Methodist Church 7-10 a.m., 5K run/walk 8 a.m., parade 12:30 p.m. s Steer Show – Steer Show at Sweet-
“Back to School” essential oils class at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood is Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. Call (309) 4312418 to register. s NAMI Meeting –
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NAMI meeting for individuals living with challenges of mental health conditions is Sept. 15 from 7-8:30 p.m. at ICC North, Poplar Hall rm. 131 Family members of those with mental health conditions, Rm. 132. s Paint Nite – Elmwood Business Women Paint Nite Fundraiser for college scholarship money is Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m. at Maple Lane Country Club in Elmwood. Tickets available at www.paintnite.com for $45, $15 of every ticket to scholarship fund. Deadline for tickets Sept. 14. s Historical Meeting – Elmwood Historical Society meeting at Lorado Taft house is Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Refreshments served, public welcome. s WoofStock – Raise money for SAMS no-kill shelter at Wildlife Prairie Park Old Farm outdoor concert where dogs are welcome on Oct. 2.
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Of crooked barns, good wives & farewells
Rambling through central Illinois pondering pelicans. uuu One of the fun things about driving Illinois Route 8 has always been to check the progress of the leaning shed just west of Oak Hill. How that shed has made it this long is a testament to something. But the inevitable finally happened last Sunday, as the Jeff shed (pictured at right) finally LAMPE went all the way over. No doubt that collapse made winners and losers out of many bettors. ... For those who feel a void in their life moving forward, may I suggest taking regular drives on Illinois Route 97 from Yates City to Knoxville. That stretch of road contains one of the more impressive registers of crooked barns you’ll find in this area. None appear quite as far along as was the Leaning Shed of Oak Hill, but given a few years, we should be able to rerun this column with a fresh picture and a few minor edits. uuu From time to time you’ll hear folks grumble about the ElmwoodBrimfield football team’s offense. Effective? No doubt. A thing of beauty? Well that’s always in the eye of the beholder. For any Trojan fan who watched E-B pound topranked Stark County, it was indeed
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GUEST VOICES
In defense of the compliment
Have you complimented someone today? You look nice. Where can I get that perfume, it smells heavenly. Great game. You did a fabulous job on that project. You are beautiful, inside and out. A thumbs-up, a big hug, applause; we call these moments compliments. Jennifer Sincere com- RICHARDSON pliments are humble by nature. A simple statement that honors someone else, and ultimately sends the message that other people matter. One human being takes a moment to fill someone else up with something positive. It is a practice that transfers something good from you into someone else. We use the phrase, “He paid me a compliment.” A genuine compliment is a small payment, an investment in something. There are multiple returns on this investment; self esteem for the receiver, and unselfishness for the giver. The happy effects of a compliment often spill over into other people who are simply near enough to feel the glow. Compliments seem to be out of fashion. The reasons are probably many. Perhaps our communication has become harsh and selfish. There
hardly seems to be room for kindness between all the sarcasm and the sharp wit we use in the guise of humor. Maybe it is connected to how we spend our time. Being complimentary requires that we focus on someone else long enough to see what is happening in their life. We are often glued to activities that move our thoughts inward rather than outward. It is possible that we don’t compliment other people because we are so consumed with negative thoughts and emotions. Compliments flow from a positive heart, and affirmative appreciation has to be cultivated on a daily basis in order to grow and bear fruit. Some parents say they don’t offer compliments to their children because this kind of praise will be a crutch and make them vain. Compliments are not to blame for conceit. Vanity can be bred into a child by the quiet but insidious process of watching influential people in their lives judge and criticize others, giving the child a falsely inflated vision of themselves as better than the rest. This strategy pushes others down so the child can be superior by comparison. A true compliment does not compare or use others as a benchmark. It simply tells your child there is something good about them that is noteworthy, and you have noticed, and you appreciate it.
As the child is filled with appreciation, they can then appreciate. A compliment goes beyond the recognition of the specific thing being praised. In a grander sense, the pattern of taking time to identify the good in others, and then offering genuine acknowledgment for it teaches much more than just a feel good moment. The result can be a human being who is alive to the life and times of those round them, who is responsive to the moments when someone may need a rip in their spirit sewn up and healed. In this practice we become people who use their powers for good, who build up and do not tear down. These are the people that others seek out for wisdom, for comfort, for guidance. These are the people for whom no funeral home will ever be large enough to hold all those who will come to pay their respects for the life they lived and the lives they touched. Webster’s defines compliment as “an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration.” These words and concepts are beautiful, but the key word is expression. Beautiful gifts of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration are things we all need for ourselves and for others. One of the ways they become real is through expression; hence the simple but mighty compliment.
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To the Editor: On a recent Wednesday morning (Aug. 24), several of us were at the Yates City Community Center getting ready to serve the Runyon family their meal after the funeral of their loved one, Gene.
We heard a loud bang and the electricity went out due to a transformer blowing up. Fortunately, and thankfully, the community center now has a generator so we were able to continue the preparation and the family was able to gather without interruption or in-
convenience. It is a real blessing for the community to have the community center available for public use, and that the park district that manages the building had the foresight to get the generator. It certainly was money well spent and saved the day for this family. – Claudia Emken, Yates City
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Local man arrested for sexual assault
FARMINGTON – Farmington police on Aug. 24 arrested 36year-old Anthony Fett of Farmington on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault, according to Chief Carl Powell. Fett allegedly abused a 12 year old, police said. After multiple interviews with Fett and the juvenile, Fett was arrested without incident, according to reports. Fett was transported to the Fulton County Jail in Lewistown, where he’s being held on $150,000 bail, Powel said.
Two arrested after heroin, cocaine found
FARMINGTON – A woman and man parked outside a vacant house in rural Peoria County between Farmington and Trivoli about 10 p.m. Aug. 23 were arrested for multiple drug charges. Ashley Harper, 28, of Farmington, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug equipment, plus criminal trespass to land, operating an uninsured vehicle, driving while license revoked, and operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended for no insurance. Jesse Davis, 31, of Farmington, was arrested for criminal trespass to land and possession of drug equipment. The two explained their presence by saying that the 1993 Chevrolet Lumina that Harper had been driving had engine trouble and her cell
phone died, so they planned to wait until morning to walk to a nearby house to use a phone, police said. However, the vehicle started for police, who noted it had a quarter tank of fuel, and two cell phones in the car had charges. After the two people emerged from the car, police noticed blood and puncture wounds on Harper’s arm, and she said she had just injected heroin. A search uncovered small amounts of heroin and cocaine, a syringe and pipe, plus 31 pills of various drugs. Police were notified that Davis was supposed to be in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, but he said he was on parole for home invasion. Harper and Davis were transported to the Peoria County jail and the car was towed from the scene.
Police reports
• Cameron Miller, 29, of London Mills about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 24 was pulled over in a traffic stop in Farmington, where police found probable cause to charge him with Driving Under the Influence, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Alicia Phillips, 25, of Farmington on Aug. 24 was arrested to hold for another agency and held at the Peoria County Jail. • Enrique Guerra Mendoza, 43, of Del Rio, Texas, on Aug 24 reported an apparent case of identity theft after Princeville State Bank alerted him to eight loans and credit cards that seem to have been taken out in his name while he was working at Seneca in Princeville
over the last couple of months.
• A purse was apparently stolen
Aug. 25 from an unlocked vehicle
parked outside Associates in Den-
tistry in Elmwood, according to
police. The purse and its contents
together were valued at about
$100, according to reports. • Brandy Minton, 32, of
Princeville on Aug. 25 was
charged with criminal trespass to a
residence and domestic battery and
transported to the Peoria County
Jail.
• Stephen and Debra Boyer, both
55, of Elmwood on Aug. 26 re-
ported a burglary to their home,
where a purse and an Apple iPhone
were reported missing.
• Craig Severine, 23, of Farm-
ington on Aug. 27 was arrested for
retail theft of less than $300 in
merchandise and transported to the
Peoria County Jail.
Deer accidents
• Aug. 22: Melissa Schafer of
Chillicothe near the intersection of Illinois Route 8 and Taylor Road in Kickapoo Township.
• Aug. 25: Megan Taylor of Peo-
ria near the intersection of Illinois
Route 8 and Taylor Road in Kick-
apoo Township.
• Aug. 27: Alison Johnson of
Princeville on Princeville-Jubilee
Road in Princeville Township.
• Aug. 27: Cody Rock of Peoria
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wood and Murphy Roads in Rose-
field Township.
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ELMWOOD – The Elmwood Elementary School Parents’ Club “Golf Fore Education” fund raiser Aug. 20 at Maple Lane Country Club raised $28,733.42, according to committee chair Kristy Johns. Johns thanked the committee and praised the participation. “It takes a community to pull something like this off, and I am so proud to be a part of it,” she wrote. Elmwood Elementary Principal Tony Frost last week said he’ll be meeting with the club to discuss goals for this year. Last year the parents club helped buy a new sound system for the school, funded the Accelerated Reading program, underwrote several special events and sponsored many individual teachers’ requests for assistance.
Canton location takes paint and electronics
CANTON – The Fulton County Health Department reminds people who recycle that while Illinois prohibits disposal of most electronics in landfills, used electronics and also unwanted paint are accepted at its 700 E. Oak St. location in Canton between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each Thursday. Unacceptable electronics include air conditioners, washers and dryers, refrigerators, dehumidifiers and water heaters. Unacceptable paint items include spray paint, automotive paint, mineral spirit and oil-paint removers, solvents such as turpentine, brushes, rags and rollers, adhesives, joint compounds, roofing tar and window glazing. Schools, business or others with large quantities may be eligible for a direct collection by phoning (309) 331-4781. For more information on the collection program – co-sponsored by the Tri-County Resource & Waste Management Council and the
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Elmwood 5K race raises funds for kids
ELMWOOD – Proceeds from the Elmwood Fall Festival 5K Run/Walk set for Saturday, Sept. 10, will benefit the families of sick children in the NICU and PICU units at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois and Family House. Runners are asked to register on the day of the race, which starts at 8 a.m. in downtown Elmwood. For information, visit the Facebook page for Elmwood Fall Festival or call (309) 453-4604.
Women Voters holding candidate forum
PEORIA – The League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria will host a Peoria County candidate forum on Sept. 24 at 10:15 a.m. at the Peoria North Library, 3001 W. Grand Parkway (behind Menards off Allen Road). Candidates expected to attend the forum include: • 10th Judicial Circuit: Jodi Hoos and Tim Cusack; • Peoria County Board District
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PEORIA – Peoria County and the City of Peoria are currently accepting applications for the Peoria City/County Citizens Leadership Academy. This free program offers citizens a unique opportunity to learn about municipal and county governments through a joint curriculum. Classes meet Wednesday evenings Sept. 14 to Nov. 2, with a graduation ceremony at the City Council meeting on Nov. 8 and at the County Board meeting on Nov. 10. The course is limited to 25 residents of Peoria County. Residents can download an application at www.peoriacounty.org/communications/civic. The applications deadline is Sept. 2. For more information, contact call Gretchen Pearsall at (309) 672-6918 or Jennifer Schroer at (309) 494-8250.
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throughout the entire state by all local governments regardless of how urban or how rural and regardless of how large or how small in such a manner that we are all pulling the cart in the same direction,” the resolution states. “The intent is for the governor and our legislators to hear that unified message loud and clear so that it is embodied in the next
state transportation bill that is signed into law. This initiative is targeted towards addressing the single largest unfunded mandate, by far, that local governments face in Illinois.” Local governments are responsible for 88 percent of Illinois’ roads, which carry about 40 percent of all the state’s traffic, which pays highway user fees intended to be re-in-
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vested in streets and roads. Those fees – the Motor Fuel Tax (gas tax) paid at the pump and Motor Vehicle Revenue (title, registration and license fees) – were collected and distributed to municipalities, townships and counties until 1983, after which monies started being diverted for other purposes. “This was created and intended as a user-fee revenuesharing mecha- Fink nism,” said Tazewell County Engineer Craig Fink, who’s spearheading the effort. “It is not a state grant or any other type of state handout. “Local roads receive a percentage of only MFT but receive no share of MVR, and since 1983 MVR has grown dramatically while MFT hasn’t been raised since 1990,” he continued. “As a direct result, local roads (County highways, city and village streets, township and road district roads) have received less and less of the
total MFT and MVR revenues paid by motorists and collected by the state. “In 2014 only 21.5 percent of those highway user fees were returned to reinvest in local roads, which was $577 million less than the 40 percent generated by local roads,” he added. “That is more than the $561 million in Motor Fuel Tax distributions that local roads received in 2014.” Kirk Brown, secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation from 1991 to 2002, said, “One of five state highways needs repaired – the worst overall condition since IDOT began collecting condition data in the 1970s. IDOT estimates $1.2 billion a year in new revenue [is] needed just to cut this backlog by just half. “Interstates are 40 or 50 years old and designed to last 20,” Brown continued, “15 percent need repaired now.” Farmington City Administrator Rollen Wright said, “We don’t get enough to do the road projects we need to do. “We hoard MFT money until we have enough to do milling, blacktopping and so on,” he continued. “We saved for four or five years to do Idlewhile Drive and Idlewhile Court, which cost about $180,000 – and it wasn’t that big of a project.” Brown said the state is being short-sighted. “We are burning our living room furniture to keep warm as we continue to refuse to raise the revenue necessary to support our spending increases,” he said. “And our spending increases, when we make them, are not targeted to meet our repair and replacement needs. However, before we talk about increasing user fees, we need a plan.” Even the Federal Reserve Board has weighed in on the idea, as four of the five Washington-based governors have called for government infrastructure spending. Meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., this week, the Fed called for more public spending on roads, bridges and critical needs. “Highway user fees built our system,” Brown said. “It is a system. Fees should be applied to all [local governments] fairly. The [state’s] capital program increases since 2009 have ignored the highway user fee concept by selling
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Illinois’ Highway User Fees Shown are dollars collected by Springfield out of Highway User Fees (MFT* and MVR**) in 2014, the most recent year complete data is available. Less than half of the revenues were returned to The Weekly Post-area governments to maintain infrastructure, as original intended. Municipality (out of 1,299 in Illinois) Returned as MFT Brimfield $21,489.02 Elmwood $51,915.33 Farmington $60,605.01 Princeville $43,027.55 Williamsfield $14,309.53 Yates City $17,156.55 Townships (out of 1,458) Brimfield Elmwood Farmington Jubilee Kickapoo Millbrook Princeville Radnor Rosefield Salem Truro
Not returned $22,088.01 $53,362.44 $62,294.34 $44,226.92 $14,708.40 $17,634.78
$56,288.18 $39,215.05 $47,923.30 $44,219.03 $40,563.28 $54,019.54 $58,738.32 $46,928.43 $36,570.46 $48,330.33 $40,142.75
$57,857.18 $40,308.15 $49,259.13 $45,451.61 $41,693.96 $55,525.30 $60,375.62 $48,236.53 $37,589.84 $49,677.51 $41,261.71
Counties (out of 103) Fulton $548,541.35 Knox $690,113.82 Peoria $2,437,118.03
$563,831.61 $709,350.33 $2,505,051.24
* Motor Fuel Tax paid by motorists at the pump and collected from wholesale fuel distributors by the State ** Motor Vehicle Revenue paid by motorists at Secretary of State offices for fees such as vehicle registration, driver’s license and certificates of title and collected by the State SOURCE: The Illinois Association of County Engineers Revenue Committee and annual reports from the Illinois Department of Transportation
bonds with no new revenues for the road fund and not enough new revenues for General Revenue Fund capital bonding.” Princeville Superintendent of Public Works Chad Gardner said the $44,000 the state didn’t return from highway user fees would have been put to good use. “The Village could use the money for more permanent road reconstruction instead of temporary fixes,” he said. “The temporary fixes only last so long, then it leads to more dollars spent later to fix roads correctly. We have done a few major road construction jobs in the past few years, but all those jobs have been funded through Tax Increment Financing.” Likewise, Kickapoo Township has vital needs that a restoration of the dedicated funds could address, said Kickapoo Road Commissioner Dan Kelch. “If the state sent Kickapoo the $41,000 they should’ve sent, we’d put it towards upkeep of the roads and a bridge that needs replaced on Richwoods Boulevard,” Kelch said, “or maybe to upgrade the bathrooms and dugouts at the ballpark since it is our focal point when entering the town.” Local governments are continuing to lose their shares of the funds collected for their streets and roads, added Brown, who also called for a 40-cent increase in the gas tax.
In coming weeks the resolution will be shared with other area officials. “We will then be requesting other Illinois counties and municipalities outside our region to similarly adopt and notify our Illinois leaders,” said Fink, who has several agencies on board and hopes to add more. In Peoria County, County Engineer Amy McLaren said, “We have seen the information from Tazewell County and the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. In the proposed distribution, Peoria County would stand to gain an additional $2.5 million annually. “We are reviewing it,” she continued, “and an item will be on the agenda of our committee charged with legislative affairs (County Board Countywide Elected Officials Collaboration Committee) when they next meet at the end of September.” Fink is hopeful. “It is the sincere hope that with resolutions coming from both large and small units of government and from all areas of Illinois, that we will be in the best position for this issue to be properly addressed,” he said. Wright, in Farmington, is less optimistic. “This goes back years,” said Wright, in Farmington. “I’m disillusioned. I’m not sure there’s anything municipalities can do to make the state do what they should be doing.”
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Judge sends Zamaro case to drug court By BILL KNIGHT
FARMINGTON – Judge Albert Purham on Aug. 26 granted a motion by defense attorney Hugh Toner to transfer William Zamaro’s case of obstruction of justice to Drug Court, where he has other cases pending. Zamaro, 28, of Farmington, was one of four men charged with obstruction in connection with a crash in April of last year when a truck driven by 22-year-old Dillon Nolan of Hanna City wrecked on McClellan Road east of ElmFor The Weekly Post
wood, where 22-year-old Joshua Fuller died, according to testimony. Records show Zamaro has three open cases of unlawful possession of a conZamaro trolled substance, from July 10, Aug. 3 and Aug. 31 of 2015. In total, county data lists Zamaro as having had 9 drug charges, 24 traffic violations, and 8
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for an Oct. 7 court review. Three others were indicted for obstruction for allegedly providing false information about Fuller’s medical condition, or the circumstances of moving Nolan’s truck. They were James Kosner, 22, of Peoria, Cotyjo Milliman, 21, of Elmwood, and Michael Wilson, 21, of Farmington. Nolan in April was sentenced to a prison term of 5½ to 9 years after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving a death and to aggravated Driving Under the Influence. Wilson was convicted in March of obstruction and sentenced to a term in the Peoria County Jail plus probation. Milliman was convicted on July 21 of attempt to obstruct justice and was scheduled to be sentenced today (Sept. 1). At an Aug. 15 court appearance, Kosner’s case was continued to an Oct. 7 scheduling conference prior to a trial date of Oct. 17.
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PARCC results better, but most short of expectations By BILL KNIGHT
About two-thirds of Illinois students aren’t prepared for college or careers, according to preliminary statewide results from the 2015-16 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment released by the State Board of Education (ISBE) last Thursday. Students in grades 3 through 12 did show improvement in six of eight categories from 2014-2015 PARCC scores in MathematSmith ics, but just one of eight categories in English Language Arts/Literacy since last year. “We are very proud of our students’ accomplishments and the commitment of our teachers in embracing the new, more rigorous Illinois State Standards,” State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith said last week. “They are designed to help prepare every child for success in college and careers after they complete K-12 education, and we fully expect to see progress along the continuum of mastery as they gain familiarity with these standards.” The preliminary data show between 60.9 and 65.9 percent don’t meet or exceed expectations in English /Literacy, and between 60.4 and 78.2 percent don’t meet or exceed expectations in Math, depending on the grade level (See chart.) Based on Common Core standards, the PARCC exam summarizes student proficiencies. Preliminary results from last spring For The Weekly Post
2015 PARCC Data The Illinois State Board of Education last week released preliminary statewide results from the 2015-2016 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) tests, which help determine student proficiencies at public schools. Below are last year’s area schools’ data for overall English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Mathematics, along with statewide percentages from last year and the new numbers (in bold face). Percentage met or exceeded School ELA % Math % Brimfield 54.3 40.0 54.8 39.7 Elmwood Farmington 25.6 19.6 Princeville 51.3 51.1 Williamsfield 37.8 30.7 Statewide (‘14-’15) Statewide (’15-16)
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John Megan of Laura won second place in his class during last Saturday’s Small Town Tractor Pull in Laura. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
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playground and refreshments inside the former gymnasium. Standing behind the announcer’s table on the north side of the track, Kraft says about a dozen volunteers serve on the event’s committee. The Laura Tractor Pullers operates as a nonprofit and maintains free admission and free parking, generating some revenue from a 50/50 drawing. “We’ve had good luck with local companies’ sponsoring, too,” he adds. The scene is a pleasant sensory assault, with diesel fumes, clouds of dark smoke and roars of engines mixing with smells of food, squeals of children and intermittent applause from the crowd, separated from the track by concrete dividers, temporary fencing marking the perimeter. Tractor pulls are traced to the late 1920s, when a few farmers competed in Missouri and Ohio. Today tractor pulls rank as one of the world’s most popular motor sports, with all kinds of vehicles using various engines and fuels to pull heavy sleds that transfer loads to increasing levels of weight down a 35 x 330-foot track. At the Laura event, a “Mechanical Mule” weight transfer moves weight forward on the sled vehicle tow, adding burden as vehicles labor from west to east. Kraft stops and points to an older John Deere 820 chugging and churning through the muddy track. “Look at that!” he says. “He’s pulled
real ground.” This year, 90 tractors registered in the event, with about 140 total entrants including pickup trucks and antique tractors. “There’s kind of a love/hate relationship with the antique tractors,” Kraft says, chuckling. “But people come from Princeville, Brimfield and Elmwood, and a lot farther, too. One guy came from Macomb and another left at 4:30 this morning and drove 100, 150 miles. “We get a wide range of people and gear,” he continues. “The age of the drivers runs from 22 to 75 years old.” Alaina Coulter, 22, of rural Laura said she came to watch her husband Cody participate. But she’s no newcomer to the event. “I came before we were married,” she says, pushing a stroller with their baby. “It’s a fun thing to do,” she says, adjusting her sunglasses and her long dark hair. “You know who’s there, then meet up. It’s a safe environment; everyone’s friendly.” Kraft sighs, maybe with some relief at the turnout, and voices appreciation for the participants and vehicles, the community and the possibilities. “What’s neat about it is that you can have a 1953 tractor out here still pulling along with the newer, bigger ones,” he says. “It’s going good. As far as next year, I guess we’ll keep doing what works.”
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Heat can have chilling effect on plants By RON DIETER
For most of my life, discussions about plant hardiness revolved around winter temperatures. The USDA’s Hardiness Map divides the United States into zones based on minimum winter temperatures. Our area here in central Illinois falls into USDA Zone 5 of the map. Plants that can survive occasional winter temperatures of 20 below are considered hardy for us. However, experience will teach you that some plants deemed hardy to Zone 5 will merely survive and others will actually thrive. That’s because there’s more to hardiness than surviving winter lows. The intensity of the sun’s light and heat, the relative humidity and the difference between night and day temperatures all play a part in hardiness and performance. In the 1990s, with climate changes coming into focus, attention turned to summer hardiness, or heat tolerance. Dr. Marc Cathy, in association with the American Horticultural Society (AHS), developed a map dividing the country into heat zones. Each AHS zone indicates the average number of days with temperatures above 86 degrees. The northwest quarter of Peoria County is in AHS Zone 5, indicating 30 to 45 days above 86 degrees annually. Elmwood is right on For The Weekly Post
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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. THEATER: The song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” comes from which musical? 2. ANATOMY: What is the most abundant mineral in the body? 3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president said, “The ballot is stronger than the bullet”? 4. LITERATURE: What was the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper? 5. TELEVISION: What was Beaver Cleaver’s real first name in the show “Leave It to Beaver”? 6. COMICS: What is the name of the pet duck in the “Hagar the Horrible” comic strip? 7. ASTRONOMY: What is the nearest star to Earth, aside from our Sun? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Which one of the five Great Lakes lies entirely within the United States? 9. GAMES: What game’s coin-operated version debuted in 1931? 10. MEASUREMENTS: How many bits are in a byte?
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Solutions to common tomato plant problems By RHONDA FERREE
Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown in the United States, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. But even tomatoes have problems. One common problem is a large black spot on the blossom end. Called blossom-end rot, this is not a disease. “The major cause of this condition is fluctuating levels of soil moisture during dry spells said Ron Wolford. “So watering your plants consistently with one inch of water per week will keep this condition at bay. Using mulches will also help.” Tomato cracking occurs in some For The Weekly Post
varieties when there is a lot of rain after a dry spell because the tomato absorbs so much water that the fruit wall cracks. Watering tomatoes consistently with one inch of water per week will alleviate this condition. Sunburn is common on tomatoes that are exposed to sun on plants that have lost leaves because of disease or insect problems. The sunburned areas become tan to white, making the tomato susceptible to disease organisms. Control insects and disease to prevent leaf loss. “Catfacing” occurs on tomatoes exposed to cool night temperatures during flowering. Fruits are misshapen and have scars and holes on the blossom end. Older and large
tomato varieties are more susceptible. The tomatoes are safe to eat. For control of tomato diseases, remove old tomato plant debris from the garden before planting, avoid wetting the foliage when watering and buy disease-resistant varieties. To ripen tomatoes, place them in a paper bag, stem end up. Punch several holes all around the bag and fold the top over. The bag will help to keep some of the natural ethylene gas in place, which aids in the ripening process. Depending on how underripe they are, tomatoes may take one to five days to ripen. Check them daily. You can also wrap individual tomatoes in newspaper for ripening.
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This Week’s Obituaries • Jacqueline Berkley, 87, Brimfield • Thelma Hoosen Bloome, 82, Williamsfield • Dianne Coulter, 59, Kickapoo • Colleen Eberle, 91, Laura • Jack Groeper, 75, Brimfield • Cynthia Hodel, 64, Princeville • John Holdridge, 74, Farmington • Lorene Maher, 91, Brimfield • Geraldine Streitmatter, 92, Princeville • Jean Ann Theobald, 80, Princeville • Betty Mae Wallace, 96, Elmwood
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formerly of Farmington, died Aug. 9 at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha Neb. John was born Dec.15, 1941, in Peoria to Marvin and Mary (Holzinger) Holdridge. He married Marcia E. Meisinger on Nov. Holdridge 7, 1985. Surviving are his wife of Plattsmouth, Neb.; his children Mark (Beth) Holdridge of Blair, Neb. and Maria (Chris) Hendricks of Lenexa Kan.; grandchildren, Maggie and Jacob Hendricks; sister Nancy (A.L.) Olson of Morton; brother William Holdridge of Farmington; niece Anne Olson of Bloomington, and nephew John (Sara) Olson of Champaign. After graduating from Farmington High School in 1959, he attended the University of Iowa majoring in mechanical/metallurgical engineering. John was the territorial sales manager for ESAB Welding Products for 33 years. Following his retirement, he founded and owned Medical Gas Inspection Services, Inc. which certifies hospitals and medical facilities in the United States. He was a federally licensed Medical Gas Inspector/Verifier. He also was a member of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the American Welding Society, and the National VICA (Vocational/Industrial Clubs of America) Committee, serving as a national judge. John served many years as a
member and President of the Plattsmouth Rural Fire Board; a member Plattsmouth Lodge #6 A. F, & A.M., Tangier Shrine of Omaha (32nd degree Mason), and the Knights Templar. A funeral Mass was held Monday, Aug.15, 2016, at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Plattsmouth, Neb. with Father Loras Grell officiating and burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in
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Lorene Maher
BRIMFIELD – Lorene H. Maher, 91, of Brimfield passed away at 5:25 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at Riverview Senior Living in East Peoria. Lorene was born on July 22, 1925, in Peoria to the late Lee and Esther (Wolf) Hartley. She married John J. Maher on Aug. 18, 1946, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on June 30, 2010. Maher She was also preceded in death by an infant son and one sister, Juanita Hasselbacher. She is survived by one daughter, Jean (Jerry) Cullum of Washington; one son, John E. (Kathy) Maher of Brimfield; five grandchildren, Dawn Jackson, Lori Allen, Jana French, Sean Maher, and Kerry Head; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Marilee Porter of Oak Hill; and one brother, Lee Alan Hartley of Chillicothe. Lorene owned her own business, specializing in wedding cake decorating and catering. She was a member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association Auxiliary, where she served as a state and national president. She was also a master knitter and member of the American Needlepoint Guild and the Peoria Area Stitchers Guild, where she was a charter member. Lorene was a member of Grace & Peace Lutheran Church for 70 years. A funeral service was held Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at Grace & Peace Lutheran Church. A graveside service was Tuesday in Elmwood Cemetery. Wright & Salmon Mortuary is handling the services. Memorials may be made to Grace & Peace Lutheran Church.
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Jacqueline Berkley
BRIMFIELD – Jacqueline “Jackie” Berkley, 87, of Batavia, grandmother of a Brimfield man, died Aug. 20 at Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. Survivors includes daughters, Vicki (and Doug) Jones of Batavia and Joy (and Brad) Badgerow of East Peoria; grandchildren John (and Dee) Patroff of Brimfield, Mandi (and Dustin) Washburn of Washington, Meghan Badgerow of Peoria, Tara Jones (and fiancé, Kyle Baltzer) of Batavia and Matthew Jones of Batavia; three great-grandchildren; and sister Christine Berkley of East Peoria. Her funeral service was Aug. 27 at Deiters Funeral Home in Washington, with burial at Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.deitersfuneralhome.com.
Thelma Hoosen Bloome
WILLIAMSFIELD – Thelma Joan Hoosen Bloome, 82, Knoxville, formerly of Williamsfield, died Aug. 21 at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. Thelma married Gene M. Hoosen on May 29, 1954, in Galesburg. They had three children, Ken (Becky) Hoosen of Galesburg, John (Christine) Hoosen of Wataga, and Debra (Tom) Rice of Colona. Gene preceded her in death Oct. 26, 1970. She later married Wilbur Bloome in 1981. He preceded her in death in 2005. Along with her children, Thelma
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is survived by sisters Helen Barber of San Diego, and Virginia Brooks of Washington; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass was Aug. 24 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Galesburg, with burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Galesburg. Condolences may be left online at www.watsonthomas.com.
Dianne Coulter
KICKAPOO – Dianne B. Coulter, 59, of Peoria, sister-in-law of a Kickapoo man, died Aug. 23 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Survivors include her mother, Blanche Schaad of Peoria; husband Gary Coulter of Peoria; daughters Tara (Edward) Valentino of Peoria, Melissa (Skyler) Vanderheiden of Peoria, and Meghan (Matt) Johnson of Moline; brother Paul (Holly) Schaad of Peoria; and brothers-inlaw Royal (Kathy) Coulter of Kickapoo, and Roger (Debbie) Coulter of Granger, Ind. Services were Aug. 27 at Davison-Fulton-Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. With interment at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Condolences may be left online at www.Woolsey-Wilton.com.
Colleen Eberle
LAURA – Colleen Eberle, 91, of rural Toulon, formerly of Laura, died Aug. 14 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Survivors include brother Ken (Marlene) Brown of Dunnellon, Fla.; daughter Susan (John) Eberle Chandler of Victoria; son Thomas (Ann) Eberle of Campbellsburg, Ind.; 6 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; and 8 great-greatgrandchildren.
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Cremation was accorded and a memorial service held at HaskellHott Funeral Homes in Toulon Aug. 24. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
Cynthia Hodel
PRINCEVILLE – Cynthia K. Hodel, 64, of Metamora, sister of a Princeville woman, died Aug. 22 at Trustbridge Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Fla. Survivors include her husband Richard Hodel; siblings Joyce (David) Snider of Princeville, Randy Haefli of Arlington, Texas, Joan (Joe) Stieglitz of Germantown Hills, and Heidi (Tal) Kaufmann of St. Louis; many nieces and nephews; and her dog Casey. A visitation was Aug. 31 at Mason Funeral Home Germantown Hills Chapel, and a private family service is today (Sept. 1), with burial at the Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
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Geraldine A. Streitmatter
PRINCEVILLE – Geraldine A. Streitmatter, 92, of Peoria, formerly of Princeville, died Aug. 21 at Apostolic Christian Skylines in Peoria. Survivors include sister Shirley Kieser of Princeville; brother Jeff (Ruth) Streitmatter of Sarasota, Fla.; sisters-in-law Pearline Streitmatter of Washington, Mary L. Streitmatter of Bloomington, and Virginia Streitmatter of Princeville; brother-in-law Wilmer Blunier of Roanoke; and several nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved. She was preceded in death by her More Obituaries Page 16
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OBITUARIES parents and siblings, Mildred Huber, Lucille Beyer, Sylvia Blunier, Doris Rocke, Paul Streitmatter, Vernon Streitmatter, Don Streitmatter, Alfred Streitmatter, and an infant sister, Verna Streitmatter. Geraldine was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Princeville, where a funeral service was held Aug. 27, with burial at the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
Jean Ann Theobald
PRINCEVILLE – Jean Ann Theobald, 80, of Princeville, died Aug. 20 at UnityPoint Health-Proctor. She was born on Oct. 8, 1935, to Pete and Pauline (Dimmick) Fairfield of Monica. On April 28, 1956, she married Charles (Cliff) Theobald. He preceded her in death. She is survived by her son, Charles Joseph Theobald of Quincy; daughters Crystal (Don) Tanney of Normal and Melody Hampton of Wichita, Kan.; three grandsons; and siblings Ted Fairfield, Sharon Shive, Bill Fairfield and
Charlotte Hankinson. Cremation rites were accorded. In keeping with her wishes, there were no services. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.
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Betty Mae Wallace
ELMWOOD – Betty Mae Wallace, 96, of Quincy, formerly of Elmwood, died Aug. 23 at the Illinois Veterans Home. Born May 9, 1920, in Peoria, Betty was the daughter of Thomas and Beatrice Haney Barber. She married Aaron “Pete” “Pappy” Wallace in Peoria in 1940. He preceded her in death on Feb. 4, 2009. Betty was a member of the Church of Christ in Elmwood for more than 30 years. Survivors include daughter Andrea Blakley (Bill) of Smithfield; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and brother Victor Barber (Mary) of North Port, Fla. Graveside services were Aug. 25 at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.legacy.com.
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CUBA – Brimfield sophomore Brady Kreiter shot an even-par 72 at Wee-Ma-Tuk on Aug. 25 to finish as medalist at the ICAC Conference match. Taylor Bruninga of Illini Bluffs was second with a 74 and freshman Austin Larson of Williamsfield shot 93 to place sixth and to earn a medal. Kreiter is off to a 5-0 start so far this season with wins in three matches and at the Midland Invitational and ICAC Conference. Hartsburg-Emden-Delavan won the team competition with a score of 357 to finish ahead of Illini Bluffs (371), Williamsfield (402), Brimfield (436), Elmwood (447) and North Fulton (452). Calvin Peterson also shot 93 for Billtown while Luke Altorfer shot 100 for Brimfield and Dean Burwell led Elmwood with a 101. Prior to the ICAC on Wednesday at Oak Run, Mercer County shot 158 to top Williamsfield (180) and Princeville (201). Larson led Williamsfield with a 40 on the par36 front nine and was followed by freshmen Calvin Peterson (43) and Lorin Peterson (45) and junior Matt Brown (52). Payton Elwell, Jaden Benning-
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The top six at the ICAC Conference match were (left to right) No. 6 Austin Larson of Williamsfield, No. 5 Braden Bruninga of Illini Bluffs, No. 4 Joey Matthews of Hartsburg-Emden-Delavan, No. 3 Noah Jeckel of H-E-D, No. 2 Taylor Bruninga of IB and No. 1 Brady Kreiter of Brimfield.
field and Colby Donaldson all shot 49s for Princeville. • PRINCEVILLE XC – While Princeville didn’t enjoy lofty team finishes Monday at the AnnawanWethersfield Titans Invite, all 10 of the team’s cross country runners beat the time goals they had set according to coach Jeremy Melick. Freshman Sorin Hilsabeck’s time of 20:27.0 was sixth-best in the race and is the third-fastest posted by a Princeville high school girl.
Actually, Melick said Hilsabeck, Alyssa Headley (22:31.7) and Valynn Rinkel (22:41.3) ran the three fastest times in Princeville girls history on the Kewanee Dunes Golf Course layout. Briar Hilsabeck led the boys with a 20:40.4 that placed him 44th. • BIG RACE – Saturday’s Canton Invite at Big Creek Park at 9 a.m. is the first major cross country meet of the season. Check back next week for details.
VOLLEYBALL: Farmington improves to 2-2 “West Prairie, without a doubt, is a very good team,” coach Tilly said. Farmington Farmington went to 2-2 on the season Monday night by defeating Prairieland opponent North Fulton in three close and identical scores 25-23, 23-25 and 25-23. Haley Huls had 18 assists. Megan Gilstrap had 11 kills while Morgan Powell served five aces, and Meghan Wherley blocked five. The Lady Farmers 2016 volleyball season began last Saturday at the Kewanee Wethersfield Invitational. The Lady Farmers dropped the first game to Mercer County 21-19, then rebounded to win the match with 21-14 and 15-10 game wins. The Lady Farmers then ran into the eventual semifinalists, losing to Orion 21-10 and 21-11 and falling to Eureka 21-16 and 21-5. Huls made the all-tournament team at Wethersfield.
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Princeville At Saturday’s Wethersfield Invitational, Princeville fell to Prophetstown, winning the first game 21-18, but then falling 21-13 and 15-10. The Lady Princes (2-3) were then stopped by the hosts – who finished third in last year’s state finals and won the tournament last weekend – 21-11 in both games. “Wethersfield could be described as very powerful,” Princeville coach Shan Waid said. Princeville bounced back to defeat Rock Island Alleman 21-14 and 17-15 after dropping the first game 24-22. Lucy Waid was chosen to the alltournament team. “Sydney Tyre and Jessica DeVries hit well, and Sydney Ladd had a good tournament blocking,” Waid said. The Lady Princes got the broom out on Aug. 25 in a 25-15 and 2521 sweep of Illini Bluffs at Glasford. Waid had seven kills and four
aces. Melissa Martin had a game high 16 digs, and Cammie Day assisted in seven scores for Princeville. Princeville hosted Chillicothe IVC in its season opener back on Aug. 23, losing the match in three games 25-20, 15-25 and 17-25. Waid collected five kills, while Martin assisted for 17, and Day dug six for the hosts. Williamsfield Williamsfield’s opened its season at home versus Henry last Thursday. The Lady Bombers took Henry to three games, winning the first handily, 25-13, but dropped the next two at 25-16 each. “We struggled with passing and with our serves at times,” Williamsfield co-coach Kathy Wight said. “We feel we got the first game jitters out of the way.” Amber Williams led in assists with 11, while Grace Powell dug out eight. Lexi Little, Emily Foster, and Alivia Alford each had four kills.
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I’m pretty sure Hillary had something to do with the poor performance of The Swami’s computer last week. She’d only deny it if you ask her, though. A 5-5 record is a difficult way to start the season. Just keep in mind that The Swami finished with an 82.2 percent correct prediction rate last year. No wonder the adoring fan(s) of The The Swami exSWAMI pect more. So we shall label this Redemption Week. Order your tshirts now. One other note. In last week’s otherwise solid preview issue, I detected two errors. On one, our esteemed editor demonstrated a poor grasp of the its vs. it’s construction. Also, Knoxville was listed twice in my season picks. The Knoxville team listed at 7-2 in the Prairieland Blue should have been Farmington. The Knoxville team listed at 6-3 in the Prairieland Black probably should have been listed at closer to 3-6. But that’s another story. On to this week’s picks. Annawan-Wethersfield at Elmwood-Brimfield The Swami has to tip his turban to the Trojan’s secondary. Holding Stark County to 6 points and 154 yards passing is commendable. E-B was dominating in every aspect of the game. The offense absolutely shoved it down the throats of the Rebels. All four of the plays for the Trojans were effective. Look for the same formula this week against A-W. The Titans won’t have an answer for the Rolling Blob of Death, and will wear down quickly with most of their players going both ways. Look for another blowout in the second half. E-B 42-14.
Rushville-Industry at Farmington Farmington’s offense picked up right where it left off last year. Dylan Hayden had 236 yards passing in a Week 1 win over Mercer County. It appears their defense has improved as well. R-I looked solid in the opener but will have a tough time keeping the Farmers out of the end zone. Farmington 35-13. Princeville at Peoria Heights-Quest The young Princes stepped up to the plate last week and came away with a win. The Patriots puked a little bit when they checked the paper and saw that their freshly departed running back from last year ran for close to 500 yards with Central. Ah yes, the most dangerous of human sentiments: “What could have been!” Look for the inexperience of Princeville to hurt them in this game. PH-Q 27-13. Mid-County at Knoxville Mid-County has a RB putting up Wight-type numbers in his very first game. Speedy Bret Woodside rushed for 237 yards and 5 TDs in a winning effort. What happened to Knoxville? My computer predicted that they would be decent this year. (Please see earlier Hillary reference. And if I come up missing, alert the authorities.) Instead, the Blue Bullets got rolled by A-W. Mid-County is bringing its offensive show to town and it’s going to be rough going for Knoxville. MidCounty 32-12 United at West Prairie Both of these teams started off with losses. United got run over by Illini West, and West Prairie bowed out to R-I. United should be able to pound the ball with tailback Alfred Mono and come away with a win. United 31-18. Mercer County at Illini West Connor Artman for Illini West had
a game last week. Listen to this stat line: 20 rushes, 249 yards, 1 reception, 64 yards and 5 TDs. Reminds The Swami of his old glory days running the water-buffalo-skin in a small village in India. Mercer County will keep the game close, but come away 0-2. Illini West 2826. Ridgewood at Abingdon-Avon A-A has just four seniors on the team, but put up a valiant effort last week in a loss. Ridgewood kept itsgame close with Peoria Heights until halftime. Abingdon is a tough place to play for many biker gangs, let alone a high school football team. I’ll take A-A at home, 31-21. Havana-Midwest Central at North Fulton Mama Swami always taught me that if you can't say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all. North Fulton 21-6. West Central at South Fulton West Central came away with its first victory in a long time last week. They even had to wait until Saturday, because the game Friday night was postponed with only 2 minutes left to play. Congratulations to the Heat and their new coach. Can they make it two in a row? I think so, as South Fulton barely squeaked by Havana last week. West Central 20-13. Stark County at Lewistown The Rebels scored within 2 minutes against E-B last week and that was all she wrote. Stark County QB John Groter did not appear to be back at 100 percent after his injury in last year’s Class 1A title game. I feel sorry for the Indians though. (No pun intended with The Swami’s homeland.) The once-top-ranked Rebels will want to prove that they are still a quality team, and Lewistown won’t be able to compete. Stark County 47-6.
SCOREBOARD Elmwood-Brimfield 47 Stark County 6 Elmwood-B 0 14 27 6 – 47 Stark County 6 0 0 0 – 6 Scoring Summary First Quarter SC -Knobloch 44 pass from Groter (kick failed) Second Quarter EB - Marincic 10 run (H.Hedrick kick) EB - Harkness 3 run (H.Hedrick kick) Third Quarter EB - Harkness 2 run (kick failed) EB - Teubel 5 run (H.Hedrick kick) EB - Marincic 6 run (H.Hedrick kick) EB - Teubel 27 run (H.Hedrick kick) Fourth Quarter EB - Endres 68 run (pass failed) Team Statistics EB SC First Downs 26 8 Rushes-Yds 71-469 18-3 Yds per carry 6.6 0.2 Comp-Att-Int 0-2-0 13-22-0 Passing yds 0 154 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-3 Individual Statistics Rushing - EB: Marincic 13-145, Harkness 19-111, Teubel 14-89, Endres 3-74, S.Hedrick 8-39, Metz 5-7, Wyatt 2-5, Bowers 4-7, Naumann 15, Houlihan 3-0. Passing - EB: Houlihan 0-2-0, 0 yds Receiving - EB: None Tackles - EB: Jordan 5, Grothaus 4, Lance 4, Milliman 3, Harkness 3, Lenzi 3, H.Hedrick 2, LaFollett 2, D.Novak 2.
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Overall Conf W L W L Elmwood-B 1 0 0 0 Farmington 1 0 0 0 Illini West 1 0 0 0 Peoria Heights 1 0 0 0 Havana 0 1 0 0 West Prairie 0 1 0 0 Last Friday Elmwood-Brimfield 47, Stark Co. 6 Farmington 30, Mercer County 20 Illini West 38, United 24 Peoria Heights 32, Ridgewood 14 Rushville-Industry 30, W. Prairie 7 South Fulton 14, Havana 6 This Friday Annawan-W. at Elmwood-B, 7 pm Rushville-Ind. at Farmington, 7 pm Illini West at Mercer County, 7 pm Havana at North Fulton, 7 pm United at West Prairie, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Annawan-Weth. 1 0 0 0 Mid-County 1 0 0 0 Princeville 1 0 0 0 West Central 1 0 0 0 Mercer Co. 0 1 0 0 Ridgewood 0 1 0 0 Stark County 0 1 0 0 United 0 1 0 0 Last Friday Princeville 23, Lewistown 14 West Central 12, North Fulton 8 Annawan-Weth. 35, Knoxville 8 Mid-County 42, Abingdon-Avon 12 This Friday Princeville at Peoria Heights, 7 pm Mid-County at Knoxville, 7 pm Mercer County at Illini West, 7 pm West Central at South Fulton, 7 pm Ridgewood at Abingdon-Avon, 7 pm United at West Prairie, 7 pm Stark County at Lewistown, 7 pm
Princeville 23 Lewistown 14
P - Arnett 65 run (Harshberger kick) Team Statistics L P First Downs 12 7 Rushes-Yds 39-184 33-223 Yds per carry 4.7 6.8 Comp-Att-Int 6-20-0 3-6-0 Passing yds 94 23 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: J.Arnett 13-136, S.Snedden 7-61, A.Snedden 7-21, Bauman 5-4, Janssen 1-1. Passing - P: Bauman 3-6-0, 23 yds
Lewistown 0 14 0 0 – 14 Princeville 9 7 0 7 – 23 Scoring Summary First Quarter P - Safety P - Arnett 18 run (Harshberger kick) Second Quarter P - Bauman 1 run (Harshberger kick) L - Arnett 2 run (conversion good) L - Miller 19 run (conversion failed) Fourth Quarter
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Receiving - P: Urbank 1-3, Feucht 15, Herrmann 1-15. Tackles - P: Conrad 10, A.Snedden 9, Wieland 7, Janssen 6, J.Arnett 6, Herrmann 5, Jenkins 4.
Farmington 30 Mercer County 20 Farmington 7 14 3 6 – 30 Mercer County 6 6 0 8 – 20 Scoring Summary First Quarter MC - No. 6 1 run (run failed) F - Kenney 87 pass from Hayden (Johnson kick) Second Quarter F - Fletcher 9 fumble return (Johnson kick) F - Marion 8 run (Johnson kick) Third Quarter F - Johnson 20 FG Fourth Quarter MC - No. 24 42 run (run good) F - Anderson 32 pass from Hayden (pass failed) Team Statistics F MC Rushes-Yds 23-94 Yds per carry 4.1 Comp-Att-Int 9-19-1 Passing yds 236 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: Marion 18-52, Hayden 4-35, Garcia 1-7. Passing - F: Hayden 9-19-1, 236 yds Receiving - F: Higgs 4-53, Anderson 3-89, Kenney 2-95. Tackles: Farm: DePriest 9, Settles 8, Garcia 8.
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Elmwood took the kickoff and drove for a score moments into the third on a 2-yard Harkness run. On the ensuing kickoff, SC muffed a kick that Riley McFall recovered. “Give Coach (Mike) Dutton credit for that, he called for a short kick,” Hollis said. “I just like to sit back and watch our kick coverage. We’ve got some burners that like to get down there.” The Trojans wasted no time in scoring again for a 28-7 lead on a 5-yard Tucker Teubel run. The snowball kept rolling on the Rebels’ next drive as a pair of 15-yard penalties – including one to coach Jade Noard for barking at refs – set E-B up at the SC 12-yard line after a punt. The Trojans got a score from Marincic to cap a 20-0 run in 2:38. Before the quarter ended E-B tacked on another TD on a Teubel run. Andrew Endres closed out the scoring in the fourth on a 68-yard sprint. That’s when the running clock started, likely for the first time in Stark County history. The school’s previous worst home defeat was a 56-0 loss to Princeville in 1961 for Toulon. The loss also ended a 21-game regular season win streak for Stark County. Next up for E-B is Friday’s home opener against Annawan-Wethersfield (1-0) which has just 26 players out for football this year but put a hurt on Knoxville in the opener. A-W scored on an 80yard kickoff return and runs of 73 and 29 yards as well as a 47-yard pass. “There’s enough there to worry about, but depth is a real issue for them,” Hollis said. Farmington 30 Mercer County 20
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Evan Marion led Farmington with 52 rushing yards, including this carry through a brief but heavy rainstorm. Photo by Monte Kenney of FARMINGTON SPORTS SHOTS.
opening kickoff to give Mercer County possession deep in Farmington territory. After a score by MC, Farmington had a snap sail over quarterback Dylan Hayden’s head and was forced to punt. MC then punted back, but the Farmers fumbled. Only a stand by the defense held off an even deeper hole. “Fortunately our defense played great,” Vallas said. Finally, after all that, Farmington got its act together. Hayden found Ethan Kenney for an 87yard scoring pass that pulled the Farmers ahead and settled the team’s nerves, coach Toby Vallas said. That continued in the second quarter, when sophomore Jarod DePriest (leading tackler with 9 stops) drilled a runner who turned the ball over into the arms of linebacker Jack Fletcher. Fletcher ran 9 yards for the score. “DePriest was unstoppable,” Vallas said. After a 20-yard field goal by Nick Johnson in the third, Farmington put the game away on a 32yard pass from Hayden to Judd Anderson – a play keyed by a block from Jakob Uryasz. The Farmers were set up for the score after officials changed their mind
on an initial ruling of nocatch by Eric Higgs. In explaining what happened, an official told Vallas that Higgs only had one foot in bounds. Vallas called timeout and, after a discussion, the catch was awarded. “I give the officials credit for making the change,” Vallas said. Hayden finished 9-for19 passing for 236 yards and Evan Marion was top rusher for Farmington with 52 yards. Next up for Farmington is a home game against a Rushville-Industry team that won its opener and “has like 20 seniors” according to Vallas. Princeville 23 Lewistown 14
PRINCEVILLE – When Lewistown stepped off the bus last Friday, Jon Carruthers admitted a twinge of concern. “They are huge,” the Princeville coach said. But the Princes ran a steady diet of sweeps and outside runs throughout the game against Lewistown’s beef to tire the visitors. “I think us being in shape helped out a lot,” Carruthers said. “We had a lot of kids step up.” That was a given after Princeville graduated nearly its entire starting lineup. Given that inexperience, Princeville’s fast start was a big help.
The Princes scored first on a safety after Lewistown had to fall on a bad punt snap in the end zone. On the ensuing Princeville possession, sophomore running back Jack Arnett took one to the house on an 18-yard run for a 9-0 lead. Arnett would score again in the fourth quarter on a 65-yard run and led the Princes with 136 yards on 13 carries. “Arnett ran well and we kind of felt like he had the hot hand that night,” Carruthers said. Carruthers credited his defense for playing well, singling out a big hit by Andrew Spurgeon that forced a fumble after Lewistown had reached the Princes’ 20 later in the game. “The whole defense is based around speed and they were flying to the ball,” Carruthers said. That speed will be needed on Friday when the Princes travel to face Peoria Heights-Quest. “The Heights game will be a test. You have to be sure tacklers against them,” Carruthers said. “Their sophomore tailback is nice and so is the quarterback. They are explosive.” Mid-County 42 Abingdon-Avon 14
GALVA – Gary Denham predicted another strong run game and he was right. Speedy junior Bret Woodside ran for 237 yards and five TDs in the win. Woodside got four of his scores in the first half as the Cougars rallied from a 14-6 first quarter deficit. That early hole included an 86-yard touchdown run by A-A on the opening kickoff. Texas transfer Davion Davis came off the bench at QB to rush for 104 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars.
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Opening weekend went perfectly for the four prep football teams in The Weekly Post area, even though two of the teams were on the road against squads favored by many observers. Here’s a recap: Weekly Post Staff Writer
• Annawan-Wethersfield at Elmwood-Brimfield, 7 p.m. • Rushville-Industry at Farmington, 7 p.m. • Princeville at Peoria HeightsQuest, 7 p.m. • Mid-County at Knoxville, 7 p.m.
Elmwood-Brimfield 47 Stark County 6
Stark County coach Jade Noard (standing) earned a 15-yard penalty after this unhappy exchange with officials in last Friday’s 47-6 loss to Elmwood-Brimfield. Stark County’s punter appeared to be suffering from leg cramps after this third-quarter punt. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
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Brimfield-Elmwood’s volleyball team enjoyed its first tournament of the season last Saturday. B-E (4-2) placed third in the Midland High School Invitational on Saturday, defeating Henry, Delavan and the hosts before finally coming up short to Peoria Christian. “We’re feeling pretty good going into the second week of the season. The girls played with heart to win some close games,” B-E coach Troy Tilly said. “Nicole Thurman, Holly Stratton, and Kenzie Cuthbert played at a very high level. Ellie Graham, Rachel Jacobson, Alannah Chaney For The Weekly Post
and Grace LaFollett turned in very impressive performances.” The Lady Indians traveled to Peoria Heights on Thursday and battled to a 25-22, 23-25 and 25-17 victory over the Lady Patriots. Jacobson killed 10 for scores, while Chaney blocked five, Thurman assisted for 13 and Nicole Stoddard dug 10. B-E had opened the new season on Aug. 23 with the very difficult task of taking on a loaded West Prairie team at home. The visitors swept the Lady Indians 2513 and 25-11. B-E did have seven digs in the match from Graham, six assists from Thurman and four kills from Chaney. Continued on Page 17
WYOMING – Nobody was thinking running clock coming into this one – certainly not a clock working against top-ranked Stark County, which had not lost at home since 2012. And after an early 44-yard touchdownn pass put the Rebels up 6-0, there was concern in the E-B stands – if not the sidelines – that this might be a replay of past problems against passing teams. Instead, E-B moved its outside linebackers wider into the flat to cut down some of SC’s passing lanes. And the secondary rebounded in style, limiting the host team to 92 yards after that initial scoring drive. With the defense playing well, the offense ground the Rebels
Jackson Harkness rumbled for 111 yards and two touchdowns for Elmwood-Brimfield. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
into exhaustion. The Trojans finished with 469 rushing yards that made 0-for-2 passing insignificant. “They were better than us everywhere on the field,” Noard told the Peoria Journal-Star. For the Trojans, the defensive performance against a top passing
team was very encouraging. “Everything else (after the TD) we kept in front of us and we made the tackles,” E-B coach Todd Hollis said. E-B defensive back Sam Hedrick even forced a key fumble off a pass during a 27-0 thirdquarter run that decided the game. After that early score, E-B marched back with two TDs on a 10-yard run by Sam Marincic and a 3-yarder by Jackson Harkness. On the latter drive, E-B was able to gash off a series of 8-yard runs against an obviously tired Stark County defense. At the break, fans had the close game expected between two of the area’s top programs. But a surreal third quarter did not follow that script. Continued on Page 19
At left, Matthew Jordan (65) and Jackson Harkness have their eyes on a loose ball after Sam Hedrick forced a fumble vs. Stark County. Photo by Jeff Lampe. Above, Jack Arnett (22) runs for some of the 136 yards he gained in Princeville’s win over Lewistown. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
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