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‘Here comes the sun,’ solar-farm developer says By BILL KNIGHT
BRIMFIELD – A solar-energy developer hopes to start building small-scale solar farms in Central Illinois, and a meeting with Cypress Creek Renewables senior developer Scott Novack and Farm Bureau lawyer Garrett Thalgott Wednesday (Sept. 6) drew about 100 interested area property owners. Cypress Creek Renewables, which operates facilities generating 900 megawatts in eight states and is developing solar farms in another seven states, wants to generate 200 For The Weekly Post
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megawatts of electricity in Illinois by 2019 on acreage that’s relatively flat and close to existing substations or transmission lines, Novack said. The growth of such developments has been helped not only by more efficient solar systems and the decreasing costs of materials, but by government incentives, especially in Illinois. Solar-energy companies already employ more workers than any other energy industry – including coal, oil and natural gas, combined – according to the U.S. Department of Energy's second annual “U.S. En-
ergy and Employment Report” released this year. According to the report, solar – both small-scale/community and large-scale/utility solar farms and plants – employed almost 374,000 workers last year, a 12-month increase of 25 percent. Those 374,000 workers represent 43 percent of the entire labor force in the Department of Energy’s Electric Power Generation sector. The fossil-fuels sector has about half that (22 percent – 187,117 workers) throughout coal, oil and natural-gas Continued on Page 2
A crowd of about 100 interested property owners attended a meeting to hear about the potential for solar farms in Central Illinois. Photo by Bill Knight.
FALL FESTIVAL PARADE
Dollar General likely coming to Brimfield
By BILL KNIGHT
By TERRY TOWERY
FARMINGTON – Setting goals and planning for improvements were discussed at the Board of Education meeting Monday, when District goals were unanimously approved and Superintendent Zac Chatterton shared his goals as well. Also addressed outside the meeting itself were a budget for next year and a recent incident with two pupils being placed on the wrong bus accidentally. The Board OK’d the District’s formal goals for 2017-18: having no less than half students who take the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) test this year meet or exceed English Language Arts and Math standards; by this calendar year achieving 5,000 downloads from District 265’s web application; by next May considering an analytics page to monitor use of the web site and social media; and having each District building develop
BRIMFIELD – A Dollar General store may be open for business in the village as soon as early 2018, the Brimfield Village Board heard Monday. The company is looking at a threeacre parcel of land at the corner of U.S. Route 150 and North Maher Road on which to build a 9,100 square-feet store with two adjacent parking lots. The store would be accessed on Maher Road, the board was told. There would be no access on Route 150. Village President Dan Fishel said Dollar General would need to secure the proper zoning variances from the village, and would also need approval by the Peoria County Board. Once those requirements are met – and it likely won’t take long if all goes well, Fishel said – the store would be opened within 90 days of groundbreaking. Also at Monday’s meeting, the board welcomed a new member. Rod For The Weekly Post
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Youngsters enjoyed collecting candy at the annual Fall Festival parade in downtown Elmwood last Saturday. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
Elmwood councils OKs ‘new’ budget By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – The bottom line for the City’s budget is that it passed Sept. 8, and the total appropriations of $2.9 million was about the same as a “final” draft crafted by Treasurer Dean Warner, Alderman Bob Paige and Council members. However, the ordinance authorizing expenFor The Weekly Post
ditures based on projected revenues that was presented by City Attorney Bob Potts at the Council’s public hearing and meeting that evening featured several provisions and line items never previously discussed. Officials expressed surprise at the changes at the lengthy public hearing, which ran nearly an hour in a process that can often take less than 10 minutes. Continued on Page 15
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generation. Small-scale community facilities generate up to 2 megawatts, and largescale/utility solar farms generate more than 2 megawatts, Novack said. Illinois is doing well, too, as the state’s solar jobs increased to 3,718 workers in 2016, an increase of 6.7 percent from 2015. That’s according to a report released this spring by the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization advocating solar energy use worldwide. Those numbers rank Illinois No. 17 in the country for solar jobs, and employment numbers are expected to grow 5 to 7 percent this year. Novack, based in Chicago and helping to start a Cypress Creek office there, said solar farms in this area will each produce 2-20 megawatts of electricity and need enough land to accommodate the target capacity. For example, a 20-megawatt solar farm would need about 200 acres, he said. Cypress Creek may offer $800 per acre annually in a lease and/or easement. Unlike comparable arrangements with Ameren, solar developers cannot use emi-
nent-domain proceedings, Thalgott said, so property owners would have less pressure to negotiate. The company, which has offices in California, New York and North Carolina, sent letters to select landowners in Fulton, Knox, Peoria and Tazewell Counties asking if they would be interested in cooperating in the solar developments. “We’re a soup-to-nuts company,” Novack told The Weekly Post. “We find land, develop and design and engineer it, construct it and operate it.” As far as expansion of solar employment, construction and installation work represented the main solar jobs, with almost 4 in 10 workers, followed by the solar wholesale trade, manufacturing and professional services. In Illinois, a law passed in December and signed by Gov. Rauner contained provisions that help solar and wind as well as the nuclear industry, which got financial assistance in the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA). The law took effect in June and helps subsidize two of Exelon's financially struggling nuclear power plants in Clinton and the Quad Cities. However, to gain support from lawmakers concerned about nuclear power, the bill added promised investments for
solar, possibilities for helping community solar projects, a program that provides funding for solar in low-income areas, and a job-training program. “Part of the drive for and demand for solar is the FEJA, which provides incentives to process Xamount of energy from renewable sources,” Novack said. Starting the meeting at Brimfield’s American Legion hall, Thalgott recommended landowners seek legal counsel before committing to a contract. “Get your own lawyer,” he said, “ – one qualified with transmission lines, pipelines or wind leases and easements. And bargain in groups.”
Thalgott added that the typical length of the pact could be decades and it should include provisions for decommissioning and restoring the land used, and he suggested considering the effects with USDA programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program. Nothing is insurmountable, said Novack, who is upbeat about the prospects. “We’e excited to be at the forefront here of new solar development in the state,” he said.
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Edgar Fellows aim to improve Illinois
Former Illinois governor Jim Edgar (1991-98) has developed a bipartisan program for up-and-coming leaders in our state. It has the potential to take our politics from the gutter up toward constructive, problem-solving give and take. The recent conJim cord on state NOWLAN school funding, for example, a topic riven for years by regional and partisan rancor, may have resulted, in good part anyway, from bonds forged earlier in the Edgar Fellows Program. Every summer since 2012, Edgar has gathered a new crop of 40 young mayors, fresh-faced state lawmakers and others for an intensive week-long crash course on how to get along and think about how to make Illinois better. Leadership programs, all valuable, are today so-everywhere. Yet, the Edgar Fellows Program is different, really different. “I wanted something that was di-
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verse, bipartisan and drew people who were already committed and successfully involved in government and politics,” the moderate, one-time GOP governor told me recently. “People who are likely to make it big in Illinois.” In a state where regional, partisan and economic differences are often razor sharp, Edgar’s focus is on getting people to work together. “A lot of Chicagoans have never been south of I-80 (where three-quarters of Illinois lies),” Edgar, a downstate native, observes. He recalls one Democratic city official exclaiming, only half in jest: “This is where I met my first Republican, and they’re not all bad.” Edgar runs the program and is there for every minute of it. The Fellows are hosted at a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign retreat setting, but the program relies on private fundraising to cover most of the $350,000 a year cost. Forty Fellows are selected each year by an advisory committee for this by-nomination-only program. Readers of this column can nominate a local official, civic or business
leader you think has the right stuff; send your nominations to sgrace@uillinois.edu. Geographic and partisan balance are critical. Not every deserving nominee gets in. Some make it the second year. The program has only been operating since 2012, yet already 52 Fellows are in or have made it to the state legislature (out of a total of 177 members in the House and Senate). “My goal is that someday a Chicago mayor and Illinois governor will have met earlier, and bonded, as Fellows,” Edgar says. That day may not be far off. Three Fellows are running for governor next year, another is Cook County State’s Attorney and one is now in Congress. Edgar says a key to success of the program has been a rich mix of sessions during a week jam-packed with substantive issues like infrastructure and health care; process, as in labor negotiating, and of course leadership skill development. Although based at a major university, over the years the speaker roster
letic events, it’s rare to actually walk away not focusing or thinking about the final score. However, I believe that we all walked away feeling very proud of how these ladies competed, demonstrated sportsmanship, how they represented themselves and their communities. The fact is they all came away with the spectators’ and opponents’ respect and that is what makes them winners. Both schools should feel proud and secure in their decision to support independent volleyball teams. – Ean Cuthbert, Edwards
that they must be absolutely factual and could have no errors, not one, in punctuation. His program required a strict code of ethics which demands that journalists be dedicated to telling the truth, and do so with professional articulation of the King’s English. This is the type of journalism product that our family expects from our media coverage, be it in print or on TV. Then there is Donald Trump, the Tweeter and Chief, who has already proven himself to be a serial liar. A recent accounting reports that Mr. Trump has twisted the truth more than 100 times during the few months that he has been in office, an average of five falsehoods per week. We feel comfortable resting our case with the fact checkers and will continue to trust those who voice the news on MSNBC or CNN or done by scribes in the print media, ranging from the Peoria Journal Star to the New York Times. And, too, we shall expect Mr. Beres and the Trump 30 percent to believe in the “news” they get from Facebook and Fox News, both heavy on opinion and “alternative facts,” and will allow Truth to determine who gets “Trumped.” – George and Mable Tanner, Yates City
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Brimfield vs. Elmwood volleyball was amazing
To the Editor: I am writing about the amazing battle that took place between the Elmwood varsity vs. Brimfield varsity volleyball teams on Sept. 5. Everyone in the stands was in awe of the intensity, talent and play of both teams. The first game went to 35-33. Do you know how many games actually get to that score? Not many. The winner of each game is the first team that reaches 25 points and has at least a 2-point lead. That game went to what would be equivalent to 9 overtimes. This was the first match after the co-op team split. Many of these girls are good friends and grew up playing with each other, developing their skills with the Elmwood Volleyball Club. Many of these girls still go to E-B football games together to support “their football team” and support their classmates and friends from both Elmwood and Brimfield. It was amazing to watch the intensity, the talent, the effort, the skills and the sportsmanship. These fine young ladies from both Elmwood and Brimfield provided us with an amazing match and earned the respect of every spectator. As a spectator of hundreds of ath-
More trust in media than in President Trump To the Editor: We write in response to Mit Beres’ article “Media keeps getting Trumped” and his suggestion that “the rules be fair.” We wish to address Mr. Bere’s point of who should the public trust, journalists and the media or Donald Trump. Our oldest son was trained as a journalist and learned early in his college program at Illinois Central College that to avoid a failing grade for his written reports – delivered to supervising teacher Mike Foster –
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has shifted largely from academics – “often too pedantic,” Edgar says – to practical experience and lessons learned from top political, civic and business leaders. Fellows are always riveted, for example, when regular guest and former Obama chief of staff Bill Daley tells of his night in the White House situation room when the U.S. took out Osama bin Laden. A teetotaler, Edgar is nevertheless struck by the value to the bonding process when Fellows might slip away from their isolated retreat setting after a 14-hour day to hoist a few brews at a campus bar. Back to school funding. Small-town Democratic state senator Andy Manar, conservative down-
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state GOP senator Jason Barickman and Chicago Democratic, AfricanAmerican state rep Christian Mitchell are all Edgar alums. These three have also become leading students of our complex school funding. The trio were the keys to making the ground-breaking new school funding package reality. “During the recent, intense tussle over school funding,” Barickman notes, “Christian, Andy and I debated and argued with one another publicly about school funding, but we did so on the substantive issues, not on the regional and partisan dimensions that often get in the way.” Edgar wants the 240 Fellowst o keep building on connections forged at the U. of I., yet he hasn’t come up with a sure-shot way to do so.
“Alumni” are invited a couple of times a year to activities in Chicago and Springfield, but attendance has been spottier than he had hoped. “These are busy, ambitious people,” Edgar notes. It’s way too early to tell, and the centripetal forces that draw Illinois politicos into their own, narrow partisan and regional worlds are strong. Even so, observers like Edgar as well as many Fellows I have talked with are rather amazed at how compelling the bonds forged via the Edgar Fellows Program have become. Let’s hope the better angels of our nature play out from this program and contribute to transforming the way politics is done in Illinois. We could sure use it.
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Princeville man charged with Tazewell sex crime
PEKIN – Chad Freres, 40, of Princeville has been charged with one count of forcing sexual contact on a girl under age 17 in Tazewell County last year. According to court documents, Freres sent sexually related photos to the girl via email. He is also charged with abusing the girl during a hike near Mackinaw in June 2016, according to a court affidavit. According to the affidavit, the girl told her parents and her father contacted Freres’ wife, who said the allegations were true. She said Freres was “very sorry it happened.” The incident was not reported until January. Freres is free on $25,000 bond pending an Oct. 5 court hearing on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He faces up to seven years in prison.
Peoria County releases August crime reports
The Peoria Sheriff’s Department has released its Crime Statistics Report for August for the eight Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area. Figures do not include traffic tickets, which were unavailable at press time. Brimfield city and township together had 1 domestic battery, 1 vandalism/criminal damage to property and 4 accidents with no injuries. Elmwood city and township together had no reports. Jubilee had 1 accident. Kickapoo had 1 battery, 1 burglary
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of a motor vehicle, 1 burglary of a residence, 9 thefts, 1 identity theft, 1 auto theft, 4 incidents of vandalism/ criminal damage to property, 2 violations of orders of protection and 2 accidents with no injuries. Millbrook had 1 accident. Princeville city and township together had 1 criminal sexual assault, 1 theft and 3 accidents. Radnor had 3 drug arrests, 1 Driving Under the Influence arrest and 1 accident with no injuries. Rosefield had 1 theft, 1 Driving Under the Influence arrest, 1 accident with an injury and 2 accidents.
Driver injured on I-74
YATES CITY – Kaysha Morrison, 21, of Galesburg was injured when the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo she was driving westbound on Interstate 74 near mile marker 62 in Elba Township left the road and overturned in the median. Galesburg Hospitals’ Ambulance Service (GHAS) transported her to OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
Police reports
• The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 26 arrested James Herr, 20, of Farmington for driving while license suspended and possession of drug paraphernalia. • James Vincent, 27, of Edwards on Sept. 1 was arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to Peoria County Jail, where he was released on bond. • Megan Terrell, 25, of Edwards on Sept. 2 was arrested by Peoria police for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and transported to the Peoria County Jail, where she was released on a Notice To Appear on Sept. 3.
• Farmington Police on Sept. 3 arrested Nathan Christy, 28, of Farmington on an outstanding warrant from Peoria County and transported him to the Fulton County Jail. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office the same day arrested Christy for Driving Under the Influence. • During a traffic stop in Williamsfield on Aug. 28, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested passenger Amber Rule, 36, of Pekin on Failure To Appear warrants for possession of a methamphetamine precursor and for driving while license suspended. She was transported to the Knox County Jail. • Craig Hunt, 52, of Princeville on Sept. 5 was arrested for domestic battery and transported to Peoria County Jail, where he was released on a bond on Sept. 6. • Yates City Police responded to a Sept. 6 accident in town, where Farmington Police also responded and arrested James Whitaker, 46, of Yates City for Driving Under the Influence. He was transported to the Fulton County Jail. • Joshua Cassidy, 34, of Yates City on Sept. 6 was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and transported to the Peoria County Jail, where he was released on a Notice To Appear on Sept. 7. He also was cited for improper lane usage.
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Gilles was sworn in and will serve the remainder of Kevin Gilles’ term. Kevin Gilles recently was married and moved out of the village. The term runs through Spring 2019. In other business, the board: • Approved a franchise agreement with Mid Century Communications to run a fiber optic cable through the village from west to east to complete a project for a customer south of the village. Fishel said the agreement would benefit the village in the long term should it decide to use the fiber optic cable. “Other communities speak highly of (Mid Century), so I don’t anticipate any
problems,” Fishel said. • Approved spending up to $1,000 to restock the village lake with fish, primarily catfish, crappie and bluegill and other popular fish species. The village last restocked the lake in 2015, village clerk Holly Johnson said. Fish should arrive this fall, the board learned. • Agreed to extend the contract with Peoria Disposal Company for garbage and recycling pickup in the village. The new contract will run four years and will include small increases to customers each year. At the end of the contract, customers will be paying $14 per month, an increase of less than a dollar.
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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
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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
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United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor David Pyell 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221 elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am
Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am Sunday School: 10:15 am
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
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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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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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an action plan to create an optimal learning and work environment – based on the Organizational Health Index (OHI). Chatterton said goals as superintendent are threefold: collaboratively examine possible curriculum improvements by Jan. 12; prepare a financial report based on the recently enacted school-funding law by April 10; and by March 9, outline future steps to ensure OHI progress. Director of Student Services Toby Vallas summarized preliminary OHI findings from surveying teachers and parents. Stressing a school environment that’s adaptive, goal-focused and has cohesiveness, Vallas broke down results by buildings. High school teachers and parents were mostly positive, with staff generally higher; the only slight negative was in school morale, Vallas
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WILLIAMSFIELD – The Village Board on Sept. 5 approved hiring Mitch Daily to add a cleanout drain on Gale Street near Stevens Campbell Insurance to help deal with chronic flooding in the business district. “We’ve had problems there and we started addressing it nearby, and we’re trying to catch up with a lot of little things,” said Village president Lee Wight. The culprit, city workers suspect, is pea gravel on streets that goes into the drainage system and ultimately to field tile, clogging up the flow. “We think this will help, and let us better clean out the system annually,” Wight said. Daily is completing that For The Weekly Post
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said. Junior High parents were more positive than teachers. Elementary School was overwhelmingly positive. After buildings’ own goals and action plans, the District will examine changes after a year. An outside reassessment will be conducted in 2019, Vallas said. Regarding the recent school-bus mishap, Chatterton told The Weekly Post that two pupils were inadvertently put on the wrong buses at dismissal. After parents visited with Chatterton, he met with the District’s transportation company, Illinois Central School Bus, and is preparing a plan to ensure better operations. “We’ll have a new document with Illinois Central and with staff on safety,” he said. Meanwhile, Chatterton said the Board has a special meeting Friday at 7:30 p.m. on the $12 million budget for 2017-18, which forecasts
and also removing a broken hydrant near the fire station for time and materials, Wight added, In other business, the Board approved a water bill and new rate for School District 210, whose Board of Education on Aug. 16 voted to offer paying the Village $7,582 for a water line tied to recent construction there, and locked in the school at a monthly rate of $300 a month for nine months. Also, the Village will cooperate in annexing the school to a water line, Wight said. In other news, the Village will flush water lines on Friday (Sept.15), said Wight, but no boil order will be necessary.
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$11,273,928 in revenues and $11,124,438 in expenditures. In other business: • 6th grade Language Arts teacher Kim Litchfield asked the Board to consider modifying its policy to permit children of employees who don’t live in the District to enroll at Farmington, as area schools such as Brimfield and Williamsfield do. Board President Kelly Threw said it would be discussed in the future; • an agreement with Arrenholz Excavating of Trivoli to handle snow removal was renewed; and • in personnel, the Board approved Kevin Asbury as Student Supervisor, Justin Begner as head baseball coach and Clint Mathewson as Scholastic Bowl coach; OK’d a Family Medical Leave for Rick Workman Aug. 23-Oct. 18; and accepted the resignations of Student Facilitators Greg Mathis and Alishia Smith.
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Billtown board discusses certification By JEFF LAMPE
WILLIAMSFIELD – Teacher certification was at the heart of several discussions during a two-hour open session of the Williamsfield School Board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. Specifically, board members opted to remove $4,354.86 in tuition reimbursement to Megan Robbins, who is completing courses to be certified as a high school English teacher, the subject she currently teaches at Williamsfield. Superintendent Tim Farquer termed the certification requirement as “silly at times” and noted that Robbins has a Masters degree in social science, is qualified to teach English courses at Carl Sandburg College and has done a very good job at Williamsfield. The Board voted 4-2 to hold reimbursement for further review, with Vicki Massie and Teresa Stewart voting against the motion. For The Weekly Post
Board members Brian Howard, Chuck Ingle and Doug Baird also cited teacher certification as a stumbling block to sign off on submitting a form for the annual ISBE Recognition of Schools. “I just have a problem with someone needing my signature on something before I know anything about it,” board president Ingle said. Farquer called the ISBE forms “a formality in every district in the state.” To review documents used for the review, the board set a special meeting for Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Kutkat Conference Room. The board also has a special meeting Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. to approve the annual budget. And the board voted to move the next regular meeting to Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. by unanimously passing a bylaw stipulating that established board meetings scheduled for a holiday automatically be moved to the next evening.
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Improved hydrangeas worth considering By RON DIETER
If you're old enough to have a grandma who gardened, there’s a good chance she had a hydrangea somewhere in the yard. Most likely that hydrangea was Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora,’ a Japanese immigrant arriving in America during the Civil War. It’s commonly called Pee Gee hydrangea. ‘Grandiflora’ at one time was one of the most popular shrubs in home landscapes. It grows quickly into an upright shrub or small tree reaching 6-10 feet tall, sometimes 15 feet. The billowy flowers are huge and appear in late summer when hardly any other shrub shows color. Unlike some other hydrangeas available then, the blossoms of H. paniculata spring forth from new wood. Winter freezes and spring frosts do not kill the buds. Big flowers and bud hardiness are the most notable virtues of this shrub. In leaf it looks somewhat respectable. But when the flowers fully develop in late summer they become so heavy as to cause the branches to bend downward. Later in autumn when the blossoms fade to brown and the leaves fall away, a coarse, awkward For The Weekly Post
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structure is revealed. Some of the horticulture cognoscenti call it a monstrosity. Pruning away the faded flowers can make the shrub less unappealing. Consistent spring pruning and shaping from an early age can do wonders to make ‘Grandiflora’ somewhat presentable in the winter months. In 2005, Bailey Nurseries in Minnesota introduced Endless Summer, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer.’ This hydrangea was extensively and intensively marketed and was a big factor in the renewed interest in hydrangeas. New hydrangea cultivars sprung up like weeds after a warm rain. Improved varieties of H. paniculata were introduced and there are more in the breeding pipeline. We have several cultivars in our gardens and I have become something of a hydrangeaholic. My favorite is Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire. Although the books tell us panicle hydrangeas require full sun and moist well-drained soil, our three Quick Fires are planted in light shade and compete with oaks and hickories for moisture in the clay soil. Nevertheless, they’ve grown into fine six-foot shrubs. Quick Fire is an early bloomer with plenty of large white flowers showing by the first days of
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July. The deep red stems compliment the flowers as they slowly fade from white to pink and finally to dark rosepink in early fall. While most panicle hydrangeas have no foliage color in autumn, Quick Fire leaves turn orange, some with a touch of burgundy. Another panicle hydrangea, Pinky Winky, was a gift from a gardening friend, Nancy Mitchell. We have this hydrangea planted at the edge of the garden where it gets sun for just a couple hours each day. In late summer, Pinky Winky develops a two-toned effect as the florets at the bottom of the white blossoms turn pink. A dark green cedar
nearby sets off the bright blossoms nicely. A grouping of another panicle hydrangea, Vanilla Strawberry, is backed by the woods and gets full sun most of the afternoon. Blossoms open pure bright white and later develop a deep strawberry blush. Although the plant name is Vanilla Strawberry, the red color reminds me more of watermelon than strawberries. Panicle hydrangea blossoms make excellent cut flowers. Harvest the flowers in early morning and remove all foliage from the stems. Before arranging the flowers, use a flower shears or sharp knife and cut upward on each stem about an inch or so. Stems split this way will take up water more easily and your flowers will last longer.
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Princeville seal-coating to start by end of month
PRINCEVILLE – Seal-coating of some streets here is set to begin in the next two weeks for completion by the end of the month, according to Village President Jeff Troutman. In other business at the Village
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Sheriff earns national jail certification
BRIMFIELD – Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell recently received the national designation of Certified Jail Manager (CJM) by the American Jail Association through the Jail Manager Certification Commission. This certification is granted upon the completion of a strenuous background application and an intensive, four-hour exam by the American Jail Association and the Jail Manager Certification Commission. Certification in jail management is recognition of competency and professionalism, and it documents the mastery of a strong level of knowledge in the specialty and demonstrates continuing education and growth. Asbell, a Brimfield native, be-
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Big band at Princeville ice-cream social
PRINCEVILLE – The Lillie M. Evans Library at 3 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 17) will host an old-fashioned ice-cream social at Stevens Square Park. The library invites people to bring lawn chairs and sit around the gazebo to hear “old-time Big Band music” from the Kewanee Community Band. For details on the ice-cream social or the month-long “Princeville Reads” programs, contact the library at (309) 385-4540.
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Illinois makes crossbows legal By JEFF LAMPE
After years of wrangling and discussion, crossbows are finally legal throughout the entire Illinois archery deer and fall turkey season. Gov. Bruce Rauner on Sept. 11 signed into law House Bill 2893, which amended the Illinois Wildlife Code to repeal restrictions on the use of crossbows during archery hunting seasons in Illinois. Weekly Post Staff Writer
Illinois law previously allowed the use of crossbows for archery hunting by persons age 62 or older, and those persons with disabilities who qualified for a crossbow permit issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). In addition, the previous law allowed certain youth hunters to use crossbows, and allowed all archery hunters to use crossbows beginning the Monday
after the second firearm deer season. The season dates for archery deer and fall turkey archery hunting in Illinois are Oct. 1 through Jan. 14, 2018.
Bobcat permits – Hunters and trappers may apply for an Illinois Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit online through Sept. 30. Applicants must submit a $5 non-refundable fee. A total of 1,000 permits will be allocated during a lottery and mailed to successful applicants. Leftover permits will be sold online on a firstcome, first-served basis. To apply for the permit, visit www.il.wildlifelicense.com/start.php Season dates are Nov. 10 through Feb. 15, 2018 (except bobcat hunting is closed during firearm deer season in counties open to firearm deer hunting). Archery poundage – In another change to hunting regulations in Illinois, the DNR has dropped the minimum pull for legal archery equipment to 30 pounds within a 28-inch draw. The previous minimum pull was 40 pounds.
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EDWARDS – C. June Hancock, 94, of Kingston Mines, mother of an Edwards man, died Sept. 4 at the Villas of Holly Brook in Pekin. Survivors include children Joseph (Dallas) Hancock of Edwards, Laveda (Jim) Geltz of Peoria, Charles Hancock of Kingston Mines, and William (Christy) Han-
This Week’s Obituaries • William E. Barr, 73, Brimfield • June Hancock, 94, Edwards • Karen E. Huff, 64, Williamsfield • Sheila Lambie, 63, Princeville • Evalyn Nash, 79, Brimfield • James E. Richards, 90, Farmington • Rozzella Schade, 92, Trivoli
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cock of Canton; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and sister Alyce McMullen of Coral Gables, Fla. Funeral services were Sept. 7 at the Kingston Mines United Methodist Church, burial with Navy funeral honors following at Kingston Mines Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.DavisonFultonWoolsey.com.
Karen Elizabeth Huff
WILLIAMSFIELD – Karen Elizabeth Huff, 64, of rural Kewanee, formerly of the Williamsfield area, died Sept. 4 at her home. Survivors include her husband, Terry Huff; her mother, Helen Mustain; son John (Stephanie) Taylor of Cambridge; daughter Becky (Taylor) Dodd of Anaconda, Mont.; brothers Dave (Twila) Mustain and Gary Mustain, both of Galesburg; sister Mary Ann (Sherman) Wager of Ellisville; and four grandchildren
and one on the way. Funeral services were Sept. 8 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee, with burial at Osceola Grove Cemetery in rural Bradford. Condolences may be left at www.ruxfuneralhome.com.
Sheila Lambie
PRINCEVILLE – Sheila M. Lambie, 63, of Peoria, mother of a Princeville woman, died Sept. 2 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Peter A. Lambie Jr.; daughters Heather (Erich) Thomas of Princeville, Christine Towery of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Deanna (Kieran) Gray of Pueblo, Colo.; eight grandchildren, brother Steve Parrish; sisters Linda Locke, Carole Parrish Reading, Sandy Hallam and Mary Cooling Deford; and many nieces and nephews. Cremation rites were accorded. A celebration of life for Sheila will be held at a later date. Condolences may be left at www.peoriafuneral.com.
Evalyn Nash
BRIMFIELD – Evalyn Nash, 79, of Mapleton, mother of a Brimfield woman, died Sept. 4 at her home. Surviving are sons Norman Victor (Kristie) Nash of Enid, Okla., and Jeffrey Delmar (Terry) Nash of Midwest City, Okla.; daughters Renee (Jay) Faletti of Brimfield and Sarah Nash of North Pekin;
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OBITUARIES three grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and brothers Daniel Taylor of Minco, Okla., and Robert Taylor of Wyoming, Ill. Cremation rites will be accorded. The family will host an open house in celebration of Evalyn’s life from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at her home in Mapleton. Condolences may be left at www.preston-hanley.com.
James E. Richards
FARMINGTON – James Edward Richards, 90, of Farmington passed died Sept. 4 at Courtyard Estates in Farmington. Survivors include his wife, Edith
(McAlister) Richards; children Michael (Raelynn) Richards of Lebanon, Mo., Ronald (Deb) Richards of Pekin, William (Beth) Richards of Canton, and Janet (William) Jordan of Chillicothe; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Sept. 7 at Anderson-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Farmington, with burial with military honors at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in rural Hanna City. Condolences may be left at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
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The revised budget was “to help keep your head above water,” Potts said. Changes on the revenue side came in the form of transfers from existing internal funds, and in four areas: auditing (up $300), public benefits (up $5,800) and consolidated insurance expenses (up $10,000). Revenues in the General Town Fund increased from $604,204 to $664,104, and total appropriations went to $2,983,215 from $2,908,815. Line items for “tax anticipations and loans” under public benefits and liability insurance/tort fund were seen as budgetary “placeholders” for borrowing to be considered only if necessary. In other business, Economic Development Director Dick Taylor proposed and the Council unanimously approved inviting bids for the nowsingle property at 307-309 W. Fremont with the understanding a buyer will have 180 days to demolish existing structures there, and have one year to start a new residence or submit an improvement plan. The minimum bid is $2,500 and the City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, due Oct. 13 for opening Oct. 17. Taylor said repairs from November hail damage to City properties is about 70 percent completed, with Dalton Construction and Kreiling Roofing set to work on the Gazebo soon.
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The Swami Sez... Dancing to a 9-1 record in an illuminating Week 3
Emily R. from Elmwood writes: I am a long-time reader and first time writer to your fan club Mr. Swami. Your articles give me reason to live. Will you ever venture out into other sports besides football? Other pool moms and myself have discussed needing your advice year round. I have often thought about getting into predicting myself. My husband says that I have too many other things going The on right now SWAMI though. When have I ever listened to him? Keep up the good work. Swami sez: Stay out of the predicting business, Emily. It’s very stressful. The Swami can’t go anywhere in public without being recognized. The paparazzi is getting out of hand. Staying grounded and humble is becoming increasingly difficult – especially when you go 9-1 on your picks, as I did last week. As far as other sports, The Swami does cover cheerleading and competitive dance. The Swami must say that the Elmwood-Brimfield Spirit Squad is absolutely incredible again this year. They never cease to amaze. Obviously well coached. Thanks for writing Emily, and keep an eye out for competitive dance coverage later this year. Things The Swami learned from Week 3: • Farmington had its most complete game of the season. They throttled Illini West 50-0 with a running clock starting midway through the third quarter. The Farmers defense was impressive in holding the Chargers to only 91 total yards and Cade Lansford had an interception in the second quarter that turned all the
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momentum over to Farmington. This game wasn’t supposed to be so one-sided. • Knoxville finally played like it’s capable of in the second half against Rushville. The Blue Bullets went into the locker room down 22-14, then came out with fury to win, 4422. Knoxville ended up with 474 yards rushing. Is this the turning point of their season? • Elmwood-Brimfield’s Sam Hedrick returned from injury and looked impressive against Peoria Heights. He ran the ball hard on offense and came away with an interception on defense. The Trojans easily won 66-12, and raised $5,000 more for Easter Seals. • Princeville continued its dominance. Both the offense and defense are clicking. • A-Town moved to 3-0 with Jay Albright rushing for 213 yards on 27 carries. • Ben Buresh returned from injury for Annawan-Wethersfield and had a solid game in a win over Stark County. The Lincoln Trail Conference looks to be shaping up as a Week 6 showdown between the Titans and Princeville. • Mercer County and Lewistown tallied their first wins of the season. • The IHSA published its first playoff outlook for the season. If the season ended today, A-Town, Princeville, A-W, North Fulton and West Central would qualify in Class 1A. West Prairie and Illini West would be in 2A. Farmington and EB would make it into 3A. But we
still have six games left to play, and these outlooks will change weekly. • Five undefeated area teams remain: Princeville, A-Town, E-B, Farmington and West Prairie • Top 5 points scored by area teams: Princeville 167, E-B 132, West Central 130, A-Town 122 and Farmington 121 • Top 5 points allowed by area teams: Princeville 22, Farmington 41, A-W 44, E-B 46, A-Town 48. Let’s get on to the predictions. Elmwood-Brimfield at Havana Why do they even have to play these games? E-B 56-0. Farmington at Peoria Heights Farmer Nation will be jacked after coach Toby Vallas gets interviewed by The Swami (2:30 p.m. Friday on Facebook Live via The Weekly Post’s page). Farmington 60-6. Princeville at West Central West Central has put up some points so far. But they haven’t had to face a defense like this yet. Princeville 48-14. Mid-County at Ridgewood Look for Woodside to rack up a ton of yardage in this contest. Mid-County 35-6. West Prairie at Illini West A battle for middle of the pack in the Prairieland Blue. IW 27-21. Knoxville at South Fulton The Blue Bullets get back to even for the season. Knoxville 42-12. Stark County at Mercer County The winner stays close to A-W and Princeville in the LTC race. Stark County 21-13. Abingdon-Avon at Rushville-Ind. Can A-Town really start 4-0 after not winning a game last year? Yes. A-A 38-17. Others Annawan-Wethersfield 44, United 6 Lewistown 28, North Fulton 20 That’s what The Swami sez, and I’m sticking to it. Twitter: @WeeklyPostSwami
SCOREBOARD Elmwood-Brimfield 66 Peoria Heights 12 Peoria Heights 0 6 0 6 - 12 Elmwood-Brim 36 30 0 0 - 66 Scoring Summary First Quarter EB - Hedrick 4 run (LaFollett run) EB - Endres 2 run (pass failed) EB - Wyatt 4 run (Endres run) EB - Endres 11 pass from McKinty (Dawson run) Second Quarter EB - Butler 23 pass from Houlihan (Dawson run) EB - Hedrick 15 run (LaFollett run) PH - Williams 70 pass from Finney (run failed) EB - Dawson 24 run (run failed) EB - Husemann 6 run (Wilson run) EB - Lance 30 fumble recovery (Husemann run) Fourth Quarter PH - Newell 97 pass from Finney (pass failed) Team Statistics PH EB Rushes-Yds 21-(-11) 47-363 Yds per carry (-0.5) 7.7 Comp-Att-Int 5-12-2 4-5-0 Passing yds 201 98 Individual Statistics Rushing - EB: Hedrick 5-62, Wilson 7-45, W.Dawson 4-45, Endres 3-36, M.Dawson 4-36, Husemann 5-32. Passing - EB: McKinty 2-3-0 31, Houlihan 2-2-0 67. Receiving - EB: Butler 2-67, Lampe 1-20, Endres 1-11. Tackles - EB: B.Lance 6, C.Gore 5, Wyatt 4, C.Thompson 4, LaFollett 4, Hedrick 3, Johnson 3.
Princeville 62, Ridgewood 7 Ridgewood 0 7 0 6 - 7 Princeville 21 27 7 7 - 62 Scoring Summary First Quarter
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Overall Conf W L W L Elmwood-Brim. 3 0 1 0 Farmington 3 0 1 0 West Prairie 3 0 1 0 Illini West 2 1 0 1 Peoria Heights 1 2 0 1 Havana 0 3 0 1 Last Friday Elmwood-Brimfield 66, Peoria Heights-Quest 12 Farmington 50, Illini West 0 West Prairie 55, Havana 12 This Friday Elmwood-Brimfield at Havana, 7 pm Farmington at Peoria Heights, 7 pm West Prairie at Illini West, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Abingdon-Avon 3 0 1 0 Knoxville 1 2 1 0 Lewistown 1 2 1 0 North Fulton 2 1 0 1 South Fulton 1 2 0 1 Rushville-Ind 0 3 0 1 Last Friday Abingdon-Avon 37, North Fulton 14 Lewistown 46, South Fulton 18 Knoxville 44, Rushville-Industry 22 This Friday Abingdon-A at Rushville-Ind, 7 pm Knoxville at South Fulton, 7 pm Lewistown at North Fulton, 7 pm
Overall Conf W L W L Princeville 3 0 1 0 Annawan-Weth. 2 1 1 0 West Central 2 1 1 0 Mercer Co. 1 2 1 0 Mid-County 1 2 0 1 Stark County 1 2 0 1 Ridgewood 0 3 0 1 United 0 3 0 1 Last Friday Princeville 62, Ridgewood 7 Mercer County 27, Mid-County 20 Annawan-Weth. 32, Stark County 8 West Central 50, United 36 This Friday Princeville at West Central, 7 pm Mid-County at Ridgewood, 7 pm Stark County at Mercer County, 7 pm Annawan-Wethersfield at United, 7 pm
P - Snedden 2 run (Harshberger kick) P - Snedden 13 run (Harshberger kick) P - Snedden 35 run (Harshberger kick) Second Quarter P - Janssen 2 run (kick failed) R - Ashby 3 run (kick good) P - Janssen 11 run (Harshberger kick) P - Snedden 28 run (Harshberger kick) P - Arnett 2 run (Harshberger kick) Third Quarter P - Arnett 44 punt return (Harshberger kick) Fourth Quarter P - Johnson 33 run (Harshberger kick) Team Statistics R P First Downs 4 7 Rushes-Yds 26-(-14) 33-320 Yds per carry (-0.5) 9.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 4-15-1 3-5-0 Passing yds 11 50 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: Snedden 9-163, Arnett 8-55, Janssen 5-31, Butterfield 2-15, Martin 1-0, Rice 6-11, Johnson 3-45. Passing - P: Butterfield 3-5-0 50. Receiving - P: Snedden 3-50. Tackles - P: Kessling 7, Jenkins 6, Janssen 5, J.Jones 5, Wieland 5, Hank 4, B.Jones 4.
Third Quarter F - T.Anderson 3 fumble recovery in end zone (Johnson kick) F - D.Anderson 49 run (Johnson kick) Fourth Quarter F - D.Anderson 4 run (Johnson kick) Team Statistics IW F Rushes-Yds 25-80 32-281 Yds per carry 3.2 8.8 Comp-Att-Int 1-4-1 10-14-1 Passing yds 10 175 Individual Statistics Rushing - F: Marion 12-107, Lansford 5-47, D.Anderson 9-90, Bradt 640. Passing - F: Bradt 10-14-1 175. Receiving - F: J.Anderson 4-55, Kenney 1-64, Uryasz 1-7, Jansen 230, Johnson 1-28, Lansford 1-5. Tackles: F: Marion 10, DePriest 8, Shymansky 7, Bitner 7.
Farmington 50 Illini West 0 Illini West 0 0 0 0 - 0 Farmington 7 22 14 7 - 50 Scoring Summary First Quarter F - J.Anderson 30 pass from Bradt (Johnson kick) Second Quarter F - Marion 4 run (Johnson kick) F - Marion 7 run (Johnson kick) F - Kenney 64 pass from Bradt (Marion pass from Bradt)
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assisted on five points. Farmington fell to always tough West Prairie on the road last Tuesday 25-12 and 25-20. Shymansky led in kills with seven and digs with eight. Gilstrap scored on an ace and had one block, while Torman had an ace serve, and Morgan Powell had one block. Huls contributed with 15 assists for the Lady Farmers. Next up for the Lady Farmers will be competition in the Fulton County Tournament on Saturday (Sept. 16) at South Fulton.
Brimfield (8-2) traveled to Galva for a non-conference contest last Thursday to win the first 25-15 followed by an overtime 27-25 sweep to go 8-2 on the season. Stephanie Thurman scored eight kills and Mallory Meinke assisted 21 times on scores in the victory. The Lady Indians will next compete at the Princeville Invite this Saturday (Sept. 16). Brimfield
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Elmwood Elmwood (4-2) played host to South Fulton Tuesday night, and won in two sets. That snapped a two-match losing streak for the Trojans, who had spent the time since last Tuesday working hard in practice, coach Jen Stratton said. “We’re working hard to figure what works best for our offense,” Stratton said. “We’ve been practicing passing and being consistent on the court.” “Our senior banners went up in the gym, giving volleyball décor to the gym in our first season. We’re getting ready to head into the heart of our season with high expecta-
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tions.” The heart of the season includes a spot in the Princeville tournament this Saturday (Sept. 16).
Princeville (5-4) dominated Roanoke-Benson last Thursday at Roanoke in non-conference action 25-16, 25-17. “We played the hardest I’ve seen yet,” coach Shan Waid said. “I’m so proud and hope we keep working at this pace. It was one of those nights when everything clicked.” Lucy Waid led in kills with 10 and aces with three. Megan Schupbach had 10 assists. Madison Ladd had two blocks, while Elle Schupbach and Kate Snyder each came up with three digs. The Lady Princes topped Midland in a non- conference contest last Tuesday in Varna in two sets 25-14 and 25-18. Waid pounded out 10 kills. Alyssa Headley had 10 assists, and Cammie Day dug seven. Haley Holt served two aces, and Melissa Martin defended with one block. Princeville will opens its gym o area teams Saturday (Sept. 16) for its annual invitational tournament. Princeville
Williamsfield (3-7) came up just short in an ICAC match at home Williamsfield
versus North Fulton on Monday. After rebounding from a first set 25-16 loss, the Lady Bombers took the second 25-13. An overtime 2624 deficit in the final set kept Williamsfield from the win. “(Monday) was a heartbreaker. We should’ve won,” Williamsfield coach Kathy Wight said. “We need to find a way to play with intensity the entire match.” Gionna Ott had six kills and 12 digs in the effort. Alivia Alford contributed six kills and three ace serves. Lexi Little got 12 digs and Grace Powell scored on three ace serves. The Lady Bombers competed at the Carl Sandburg College Invitational last weekend, falling in their first match to Rockridge 25-8 and 25-15. The team’s second match of the tourney was a hard-fought setback to West Central 15-25, 14-25, and 16-18. Following a three-match loss versus Abingdon-Avon of 25-15, 20-25, and 15-8, Williamsfield topped Bushnell-Prairie City in a sweep 25-17 and 25-16. Leaders in the tournament for the Lady Bombers were Alford with 18 kills, five blocks and 36 digs. Emily Foster had five blocks, and Ott set up scores with 43 assists. Williamsfield was turned back by Illini Bluffs last Wednesday at home in an ICAC match, 25-10 and 25-8. Alford and Little each scored on a kill in the contest. Foster had two blocks. Ott led the team with six digs, and Cara Bell added two assists. The Lady Bombers will be part of the Princeville Invite this Saturday.
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Princeville girls win IESA softball regional VARNA – The Princeville girls softball team won a Class A regional title Monday night in IESA play, topping Brimfield, 2-1, to win at Sparland Middle School. Princeville (14-5) advances to play at the Williamsfield Sectional on Saturday (Sept. 16) at 11 a.m. against Illini Bluffs (21-0). The winner advances to the state tournament at Champion Fields in Normal on Sept. 22. Brimfield had advanced by beating the host team 15-0 on Saturday, while Princeville shut out HenrySenachwine that same day, 10-0. By Weekly Post Staff Reports
After winning its first two regional games by a combined 30-0 score, IB won just 1-0 against Limestone Walters. In Class AA, top-seeded Farmington fell to Canton Ingersoll (161) 8-2 at the Canton High School Diamond. Canton advances to Brock Lake Fields in Mackinaw Saturday (Sept. 16) for an 11 a.m. game against Bloomington Corpus Christi. Farmington had owned Morton on Saturday, 7-4. Baseball – Boys junior high baseball regionals get underway this week. In Class 2A, Brimfield is top
seed at Washington Middle School, where Elmwood is the 6th seed. Princeville is No. 5 at Chillicothe and Williamsfield is No. 3 in the Limestone Walters Regional. In Class 3A, Farmington is fifth in the Canton Ingersoll Regional. Golf – Farmington’s girls golf team defeated Elmwood Monday at Maple Lane Country Club, 206248. In boys action, Mid-County (168) topped Williamsfield (172) and Roanoke-Benson (180) at Oak Run Golf Course.
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FOOTBALL: 17 ball carriers for E-B in rout
Continued from Page 20 Friday was the first time he made it down before halftime in his 16-year Elmwood coaching career. Facing overmatched Peoria Heights (1-2, 0-1), the Trojans rolled up 66 points in the first two quarters behind power running and timely passes. Seventeen Trojans runners carried the ball as E-B racked up 363 yards on 47 carries. And quarterbacks Charlie McKinty and Jimmy Houlihan each passed for touchdowns while completing 4-of-5 passes for 98 yards. The score must have earned the attention of AP voters, as E-B moved up to No. 9 in the Class 3A rankings after having been listed under “Others receiving votes.” Like Farmington, Elmwood (3-0, 1-0) benefited from the return of an injured player. Senior captain Sam Hedrick (62 yards in five carries) ran hard and played well on defense before heading to the sidelines for more than two quarters of rest along with E-B’s other starters. And like Farmington (which generated $6,000 at its Blackout Game), E-B once again raised money
Princeville junior Adam Snedden runs for daylight in a 62-7 rout of Ridgewood last Friday. Snedden had 163 yards on 9 carries in the game and now has 502 yards on the ground this season. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
for Easter Seals. Coach Todd Hollis presented a check for $5,000 at halftime of the Blackout game – a tradition he started 10 years ago. Finally, Elmwood is offering a senior citizen pass gate on the west side of the school for the last three home games. Fans 62 and older can park on Morgan Street and enter through Door 4 at the corner of the Elementary School. Princeville 62, Ridgewood 7 PRINCEVILLE – While Elmwood-Brimfield made its way into the AP rankings, unbeaten Princeville (3-0, 1-0 Lincoln Trail) did not, that despite another dominant showing.
The Princes did, however, creep into the ranks of “Others receiving votes” after routing another less-than-stellar foe. Adam Snedden needed just nine carries to rack up 163 yards and four touchdowns – three of which came in the first quarter. By halftime the score was 48-0 after two scores by Justin Janssen, a Snedden run and a TD by Jack Arnett. “He’s elusive. If you saw the cuts (Snedden) makes, you’d agree there’s no other way to describe him,” Princeville coach Jon Carruthers said. “There’s times he should be tackled for a 5-yard loss
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Behind the top two Trojans were junior Logan Whitney (39th, 16:30.5), senior Alex Herrmann (53rd, 16:44.5) and junior Jacob Brown (70th, 17:06.5). Rounding out the top seven were freshman Eli Stevenson (71st, 17:07.3) and sophomore Eli McKinty (113th, 17:35.7). On the girls side, tests were a factor that worked against E-B. With top runner Emily McCauley busy taking the ACT, the Trojans placed 14th. With McCauley in the lineup, coach Kyle Anderson said the Lady Trojans would likely have placed eighth or ninth in the 44-team field. E-B was led by junior Alexa Perrow (52nd, 20:30.9), sophomore Julie Dunkel (72nd, 20:57.3), sophomore Sydney Hartwig (97th, 21:31.5) and sophomore Katy Meyers (112th, 21:44.6). Rounding out the top seven were junior Julia Bledsoe (123rd, 21:51.1) and sophomore Greta Inskeep (124th, 21:51.4). E-B is back in action Saturday in Walnut for the Bureau Valley Invitational, with JV runners starting at 9:30 a.m.
Princeville coach Jeremy Melick said many of his runners had “their eyes opened to their own potential” at Detweiller. On the girls side, sophomore Sorin Hilsabeck was 49th (20:28.8) in her fastest time and five other Lady Princes bettered their season-best times by 50 seconds or more. On the boys side, Cole Daily (115th, 18:02.8) posted the fastest freshman time in school history. Seven other runners posted season-best times. Princeville runs today at home and then is at the Bureau Valley Invitational. Princeville
and he makes a guy miss and he’s gone.” The Princes wound up with 320 rushing yards while holding Ridgewood (0-3, 0-1) to minus-3 total yards. “Our front eight really controlled the line of scrimmage,” Carruthers said. “We didn’t have to blitz. (The linebackers) have certain reads and once they see the reads, they are just running downhill to make plays.” Mercer County 27 Mid-County 20
ONEIDA – Mistakes killed the Cougars, as Mercer County (1-2, 1-0 Lincoln Trail) made the most of five turnovers. Mid-County (1-2, 0-1) fumbled twice in the first half and threw three interceptions in the final two quarters “The turnover battle was huge,” Mercer County coach Andrew Hofer said. “We were able to get some stops on defense and the picks set us up with some good field position.” Even so, the Cougars were in the game, down just 13-12 at halftime and 21-20 with 9:26 remaining after Tucker Sams caught a 14-yard TD pass from Jacob Varner. Mid-County got the ball back, but had an interception in the closing seconds.
Andrew Cation (57th, 16:47.1) was top runner for the Farmers Saturday at Detweiller. The top Lady Farmers were Addyson Neal (67th, 20:51.9) and Makenna Hintz (86th, 21:14.5). Farmington
MId-County Mid-County’s boys team finished 25th at Detweiller and was led by Caelin Foley (46th, 16:42.5) and Williamsfield runner Lorin Peterson (67th, 17:08.7).
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Focused Farmers Farmington moves to No. 3 after rout
“Our offensive line was as dominant as it has been since we’ve been here,” Vallas Weekly Post Staff Writer said. “I think (Illini West) definitely strugFARMINGTON – This was the result gled with our physicality.” you expected last week. A blowout. But Evan Marion led Farmington with 107 not against unbeaten Illini West. yards on 12 carries – including two touchThat’s why Farmington’s 50-0 win last down runs in the second quarter. Marion’s Friday was so impressive. And that may runs were sandwiched between big pass also be a factor in AP voters moving the plays, a 30-yarder to Judd Anderson in the Farmers from fifth to third in the latest first quarter and a 64-yarder from Bradt to Class 2A polls. Ethan Kenney with 20 “I thought it was seconds left in the first going to be a close Friday’s Games half. game. I told my wife, ‘I • Elmwood-Brimfield at Havana, 7 p.m. “We hit big passes think this is a 14-point • Farmington at Peoria Heights, 7 p.m. when we needed to,” game, max,’” Farming• Princeville at West Central, 7 p.m. Vallas said. “But we ran ton coach Toby Vallas • Mid-County at Ridgewood, 7 p.m. the ball well. And when said. “We really chalthat’s going on, you lenged our guys to keep feeding it.” come out ready to play 48 minutes. And Marion’s second run came after an inthey did.” Also impressive was the way the Farm- terception by Cade Lansford that Vallas said was a turning point. The Farmers ers won – not so much by passing for were leading 14-0 at the time, but Illini huge chunks, as has become the norm in West (2-1, 0-1) was in the midst of a sucrecent years, but by pounding the ball, winning the battles up front and dominat- cessful drive into Farmington territory. “That really deflated them,” Vallas said. ing on defense. While junior quarterback Hayden Bradt “And we turned right around and punched it in.” passed for 175 yards (on 10-for-14 passOn the other side of the ball, linebacker ing), the Farmers (3-0, 1-0 Prairieland Marion and defensive tackle Jarod DeBlue) also ran for 281 yards and carried Priest helped limit Illini West to 90 total the ball 32 times – scoring four times on yards and just 3.2 yards per carry. the ground. By JEFF LAMPE
Farmington VB now 6-3
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PEORIA – Elmwood-Brimfield’s boys cross country team passed its first major test of the season with solid grades. But a test of another sort factored into the third-ranked Trojans’ victory Saturday at Detweiller Park in the First to the Finish Invitational. While E-B topped secondranked Athens in the Class 1A race, 172-212, Athens was without top runner Wyatt McIntyre. McIntyre – Class 1A state runner-up last year – opted to take the ACT collegeentrance exam instead of attending the 55-team meet. Also not present was topranked Elgin Harvest Christian Academy. Weekly Post Staff Writer
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“Marion and DePriest took over the game, in my opinion, on both sides of the ball,” Vallas said. DePriest was one of three key Farmington players who returned after sitting out last week’s 29-20 win over Rushville-Industry. Judd Anderson was playing in his first game of the year and had four catches for 55 yards. Dash Anderson ran nine times for 90 yards and scored the Farmers’ last two TDs – one a 49-yarder that saw him cut back and hurdle several tacklers.
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“We came out really focused,” Vallas said. “That’s the first time we’ve done that all year, come out ready to play.” Elmwood-Brimfield 66 Peoria Heights 12
ELMWOOD – Trojans defensive coordinator Brad Crisco spends his games in a press box, wearing headphones and communicating with Elmwood coaches on the field. In blowout wins, Crisco can come down early and watch from the sidelines. Last Continued on Page 19
E-B boys wins First to Finish race
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FARMINGTON – Farmington made it 6-3 on the young season in a Prairieland match on Monday at home by taking down Rushville 25-9 and 25-18. Bailey Shymansky had seven kills, 13 digs and three blocks. Macie Sprague got five kills and one ace. Erika Torman had one ace and two blocks. Haley Huls continues to be the team’s assist leader, getting 16. Megan Gilstrap got two blocks. McKenzie Peckham came through with 14 digs in the conference win.
Evan Marion ran for 107 yards and two scores in a 50-0 blowout of Illini West. Marion also led the Farmers with 10 tackles. Photo by Monte Kenney of Farmington Sports Shots.
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“Our attack had very good balance tonight,” Farmington coach Cassandra Gauf said. The Lady Farmers got a sweep at Peoria Heights last Thursday in a Prairieland contest 25-10, 25-20. Shymansky had five kills and seven digs in the win. Gilstrap had two ace serves and two blocks. Huls had two aces. Fisher aced served for three and Continued on Page 18
Major Invitationals • Sept. 16 – Bureau Valley, Walnut, 9:30 a.m. • Sept. 26 – Prairieland Conference Meet, Lake Storey, 4:30 p.m. • Sept. 30 – Elmwood Invite, Maple Lane Country Club, 9:30 a.m. • Oct. 5 – LTC Meet, Kewanee, 4:40 p.m. • Oct. 9 – Amboy Invite, 10 a.m. • Oct. 14 – Peoria Heights Invite, Detweiller Park, 1 p.m.
So for Athens, instead of McIntyre’s likely No. 1 finish, the team counted the 92ndplace finish by Will Hill. “We probably would have lost by 40 if (McIntyre) was there,” E-B coach Gregg Meyers said. “I don’t think we were quite as fast as we should
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have been. We were probably 20 seconds off per person on our goals.” Even so, there were positives for the Trojans, who got strong finishes from seniors Cooper Hoffmann and Trevor Dunkel. Hoffmann was 11th in 15:54.8 and passed nine runners in the last mile. Dunkel was 19th in 16:08.7 and passed more than 15 runners in the last mile. “What I am happiest about is I felt they all raced,” Meyers said. “You’ve got maybe three or four races where you are going to feel real, real good. We don’t want those early in the season, but we do want to develop the race mentality and run hard for all 3 miles.” Continued on Page 19