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Rosefield Twp., road commissioner named in lawsuit By BILL KNIGHT
What officials see as a political feud has moved from a series of police complaints to civil court, as Bradley and Sylvia Badgerow last week filed suit against Rosefield Township and Road Commissioner Matt Windish. The Badgerows claim the Township improperly asserted jurisdiction over Township road right-of-way, trespassed and damaged their property there, For The Weekly Post
and unlawfully took property, all stemming from incidents of clearing brush and trees near the intersection of Wolford and Texas Roads and burning the resulting wood pile. However, the dispute seems connected to ill will created when Windish replaced the previous Road Commissioner, Mark Vicary, who farms that Badgerow parcel. Vicary lost to Mike Lafollett in the last election’s Republican caucus in December 2012, and Windish,
who ran as an Independent, defeated Lafollett 129-57 in the Spring 2013 election. Hard feelings may be most evident in the number of incident reports the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has from complaints by Vicary’s then-girlfriend, nowwife, Megan (Miller) Vicary – mostly about Windish and the Township. “She’s been on a vendetta for Windish ever since he replaced her boyfriend in office,” said Continued on Page 7
This fairly unremarkable corner intersection in Peoria County is the scene of a civil lawsuit filed against Rosefield Township. Photo by Bill Knight.
Busy session for Brimfield school board
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BRIMFIELD – Despite dissent, Brimfield Unit School District 309 will fence in the kids and open the gate for booster club membership. Both issues cracked a board which usually votes as one. Then an anonymous donor converted last month’s most divisive issue – whether or not to accept donated land which came with restrictions – into a unanimous decision to accept it. “We had a donor come forward thinking it was in the school’s best interest to have that property without strings attached,” said BUSD Superintendent Joe Blessman. 219 Clinton In May, Anita Cotter offered the lot adjoining school property for $20,000. But if the district would agree to keep the land green, maintain a fence and designate it in some way for her father, Willard Hasselbacher, Cotter would donate it gratis. While appreciative, Blessman and some board members worried those restrictions might cause problems for future administrations. Ultimately, the board voted 4-3 to accept it anyway. A Weekly Post reader volunteered to pay the $20,000 instead, and Cotter has signed off, according to Blessman. For The Weekly Post
The junior class float was tabbed for first place in last Friday’s Elmwood Homecoming Parade, which included athletes and students from Elmwood and Brimfield. Photo by Monica Lampe.
Restaurant newest downtown Farmington business By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – The pair behind CRAVE Inc. in Farmington hope to bring something a little different to the culinary offerings in the area. “I grew up here. We still, essentially, have the same restaurants that I grew up with,” said Chris Clardy, co-owner and For The Weekly Post
head chef. “I knew it couldn’t just be me that wanted something a little out of the ordinary.” He, along with partner Chas Killen, has developed a restaurant that has a lot of buzz swirling before the official opening. A few hours after they began to take reservations for Saturday’s grand opening, Clardy said several reservations had
been placed. The restaurant was backed by the Farmington Betterment Association, which has been integral in revitalizing the downtown area. “It’s been a really great relationship so far,” he said of CRAVE’s partnership with the FBA. CRAVE is the latest of several new Continued on Page 8
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Now 7-0, the board agreed to accept that donation and purchase the property. Boosted Much to their own surprise, members of the Brimfield Athletic Booster Club received approval for by-laws changes intended to expand participation. The executive board will add the district’s two athletic directors and up to four at-large members. “Right now the group consists of four people, which is not really a club,” said Faye Streitmatter. Brimfield High School Athletic Director Jim Blane agreed the same small group of people do a lot of work, which has often lead to burnout and problems in the past. He offered to keep inventory for the high school concession stand, which Boosters understood as a change he’d already implemented by an Aug. 28 email. But he told the board he didn’t think the changes were necessary. Coaches already understand how Boosters $20,000 annual contribution benefits them and the distribution method has worked well
since 1997. Booster Club representatives indicated their intent was to increase participation, not create work for Blane, and they would abide by whatever the board decided. Blessman said money raised by Boosters makes a big difference to students. Under either scenario, he said, “The board still has the check and balance.” On a voice vote, with Maribeth Dura dissenting, the board opted to accept the revised by-laws. Asked if they had people in mind to fill the newly-opened slots on their board, Booster Club’s Brenda Snyder said they had been awaiting the board’s approval and weren’t sure they were going to get it. Fenced in A couple of board
members said they’d been contacted by people opposed to the idea of a fence at Brimfield Grade School, mostly offended by its prison-like appearance. Even fence supporters don’t like the aesthetics of the structure. “I don’t want to look at it,” said Scott Bauer. “But I think it’s money wellspent.” He was one of four board members who opted for caution. Citing the juvenile tendency to run after balls, toward parents and between cars, Dan Heinz said a fence would be safer. Bauer, Heinz, John Moon and Mark Hoerr rebuffed efforts to reduce the size of the fenced-in area, as well. On a 4-3 vote, the board agreed to a 834foot black vinyl-coated
fence for $13,119, plus $600 for parking blocks to keep cars from hitting the fence. Dura, Constance Johnson and board chairman David Harmon were opposed. “I’ve been on the board 17 years and have yet to hear an administrator ask for a fence,” said Harmon. “Do I hear an administrator asking for it?” He did. “You don’t think something is going to happen,” Brimfield Grade School Principal Jeannie Blane said. “And then it does.” In other business, after a brief public hearing in which no one spoke, the board approved the $7,561,321 budget for fiscal year 2015. TERRY BIBO can be reached at terry.bibo.freelance@gmail.com.
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30 open to children age 3 through sixth grade from 6-7 p.m. at the Union Church in Brimfield, 105 W. Clay St. For more info call (309) 446-3811. s Trivia Test – Test your trivia knowledge Sept. 30 at Kickapoo Creek Winery. Doors open at 6. Free to play. Top 3 teams win prizes. s Art Display – Visit Galesburg Civic Art Center thru October 11 to view Joyce and Jeffrey Gelick’s Mixed Media Works and Paintings Exhibit. For more info call: (309) 342-7415 or e-mail: info@galesburgarts.org.
s Story Time – Magic School Bus Story Time today (Sept. 25) at 6 p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Library, Elmwood. Call (309) 742-2431 to register. s Farmers Market – Farmers Market – Fresh produce and bakery goods on sale at a farmer’s market today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Brimfield Public Library. s Free Bread – Bread available every Friday at 10 a.m. at Elmwood Methodist Church. s Bingo Bash – Girl Scouts of Fulton County Bingo Bash Friday (Sept. 26) 5:30 to Publicize Your Event 8:30 p.m. at Canton s Flu Clinic – CrossCall us at (309) 741-9790 Elks Club. Prizes, 50/50 or email information about roads Community and bake sale. Church, Elmwood has a your upcoming event to s Farmers Market – community flu clinic on martha@wklypost.com. Jones Park, Canton on Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 Saturday (Sept. 27), p.m. 7:30-11:30 a.m. s Blood Drive – Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to s Plant Exchange – Dig up your over2 p.m. at Brimfield High School. crowded perennials and bring them to s Book Club – Oct. 2 at 6:30 at Morrithe First Presbyterian Church of Farmson and Mary Wiley Library, Elmwood. ington at 10 a.m. on Saturday (Sept. 27) Book is: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” for a plant exchange in the north parking Stop in after Sept. 8 for a book. lot. In case of rain, the exchange will be s Scenic Drive – Spoon River Scenic in the Fellowship Hall. Drive event Oct 4-5, Oct. 11-12. s St. Jude Event – Kickin’ It for a s Sew-In – Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 Cure St. Jude Fundraiser Saturday (Sept. p.m. at Lillie M. Evans Library, 27) at the Knoxville Legion. Call Tiffany Princeville. Learn to make a JellyRoll Buckman (309) 335-2388. Quilt top with Staff Member Sherry. s Story Time – Come enjoy stories, s Sausage Dinner – St. Mary’s of fingerplays, and songs with your 3 to 6 Kickapoo 64th Annual Sausage Supper year old Saturday (Sept. 27) from 10:30 Oct. 5 at Expo Gardens in Peoria from to 11 a.m. at Brimfield Library. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults - $10, Children s Knitting Club – Come knit at Salem (6-12) $5, (Children 2-5) $2. Township Library, Yates City on Saturs Honor Dakota – Dance in Honor of day (Sept. 27) at 10 a.m. Dakota Ramp Oct. 11 from 7:30-9:30 s Bible Study – Elmwood Bible Study p.m. for Elmwood Junior High to celeSunday (Sept. 28) at 6 p.m. in the basebrate the life of Dakota at Maple Lane ment of the apartments at 200 S. Althea, Country Club, Elmwood. Tickets are Elmwood. All are welcome. $10. All proceeds will go to St. Jude. s Ministry Dinner – Directors of the s ECF Dinner – Elmwood Community Vernacular Video Mission International Foundation has a dinner recognizing outfrom Latin America will speak at a standing citizens of Elmwood Oct. 11 at potluck dinner Sept. 29 from 7-8 p.m. at Elmwood Presbyterian Church. Tickets Faith United Presbyterian Church in $30, sold at Bees and Blooms, Every Yates City. Potluck dinner is at 6. Little Thing, and Farmers State Bank. s Bible Fun – Bible Fun Night Sept. Call Karl Taylor (309) 444-4154.
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What’s the purpose of LEDs on autos?
Those of us who have an interest in automobiles watch as features evolve. At 65, I’ve seen many of them, and almost all are good. Better mileage, safer, less polluting, more aerodynamic, etc. There are also, through all those years, many fads that automakers copy off each other. Some are silly, others bizarre. Let’s take a quick tour. In my earliest memories, I can Randy think of some of FRITZ the first cars with what I’ll call “enclosed fenders,” that is, fenders integrated into auto bodies, as opposed to a hood and trunk set inside what were clearly external fenders; a new more “integrated” body style. Another mid-1950s innovation was the “wrap-around” windshield. I suppose it was advertised as a way for the driver to see better, but I don’t think I have ever, as an adult, gotten out of one of those cars without banging my knee. Man that hurts. Remember: All these new ideas in car manufacture were copied endlessly by all car makers – I’m just, for the moment, remembering GM’s. Then came tail fins. The now iconic 1957 Chevrolet was one of the first, and by 1959 had developed into the outrageous monstrosities on the 1959 Cadillac. Don’t get me wrong: that model Caddie, each one surviving now worth north of $100,000, was a beautiful and unique car.
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Remember the four-door hardtop with that giant post between the front and back seats to support that rear door? It made for a sleek look with the doors closed – that open sweep from front to back when the windows were down. Taking a brief side trip, I am also thinking of a 1950s and ‘60s Lincoln hardtop – the last (until halfdoor trucks) with suicide doors (well named).They even had a convertible. Convertible 4-doors: we’ll never see those again in fullsized cars from factories (if there’s an exception, don’t write me). By the mid-1960s, fins were gone, replaced by the biggest cars ever produced, not downsized until gas prices made it necessary in the early to mid 1970s. A boss of mine at that time put a 1975 or ’76 Cadillac around a center support on an Interstate bridge. Unfortunately he didn’t survive but to destroy a car that size, that badly, he must have been going over 100. The hood was about 30 feet long. Enough reminiscing. This is all leading up to the latest auto fad: LED lights. It was, maybe, Opel or Audi that was the first, but I’m sure other auto designers began drooling almost immediately upon seeing them. Over headlights, under them, around them, below them, above them – every brain-dead designer suddenly has to have these stupid LED lights on everything they produce that can motate down the road. I don’t want to sound sexist here, but some may think so. Sorry.
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With each new car on the market, I can only compare them to women’s make-up. That is, over-the-top make-up. The model with LEDs all around the headlights: a teen-aged girl who doesn’t yet know how to apply the stuff and puts on too much; • over the top of the headlights: “smoky-eyes;” under the headlights: those lines some women wear under their eyes that go beyond the outside of the eye sockets (some LEDs do exactly that – go under the headlights and beyond them to the outsides of the front sides of those cars – long sweeping lines). I could go on but I’ll spare you, tender reader. And what are they for, speaking in a practical sense? NOTHING that I can see (like tail fins). I like the idea of always-on running lights in front (amber ones, not sub-headlights); I’m sure they’re a safety feature. But I doubt you can see the LEDs as far away or as distinctly. They are efficacious ONLY for the fact that their designers are saying to each other: “Look, I’m using them too; I’m still a member of the club.” I suppose, at some point, I’m going to have to buy a car with LEDs because EVERY STUPID CAR MANUFACTURED WILL HAVE THEM, NO EXCEPTIONS. I hope I can figure out a way to turn them off: cut the wires leading to them or something. I doubt I’ll ever like them. To me, they’re just silly; another useless fad.
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Heat index? Wind chill? Just dumb events Someone once said, “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” I beg to differ. Meteorologists across the country have banded together in an attempt to make us all feel worse about it. Back when I was growing up, a new concept in weather was introduced. Somewhere in grade Jon school, some GALLAGHER weather person decided that when it was 20 below zero, we weren’t feeling cold enough. They came up with a formula (listed below) that looks like they just combined random numbers and letters so that they’d look smart and none of us dummies would question them. Twc = 25.74 + 0.6215Ta – 35.75V+0.16 + 0.4275TaV+0.16 Got that? That’s what I thought. We went along several years being miserable in the winter, being told that the actual temperature was something like 20 below, but it
FELT like 50 below! Aren’t we a sorry lot! I once visited a locker plant where they stored meat they’d butchered for customers. The owner told me it was about 10 below in there as I put on a coat (in July) to go in. I asked him what the wind chill was and he just looked at me the way people do when they don’t understand my sense of humor. I’m guessing no one had asked him before … and probably not since. We went along for several years before some meteorologist realized that they had ways of making us feel more miserable in the winter, but they were missing out on being able to make us feel miserable in three other seasons. Enter the “heat index,” sort of a wind chill for summer designed for the purpose of making us more miserable when it’s hot. Instead of it JUST being 95 degrees, the heat index makes it feel like it’s 102. They have a complicated formula for that too, but if the truth be known, I think the weather guy just looks at the thermometer, then steps outside and makes an educated
guess at whatever the wind chill or heat index should be with worse being better. Not long ago, when it was hot (92), I noticed that the flags at the fire station were flapping. Since wind chill is the temperature your skin feels like when it’s exposed to the wind on a cold day, I concluded that wind is wind and that instead of 92, the wind ought to be having an effect and making it seem cooler. I called the National Weather Service in Lincoln to ask. The guy I talked to must have been related to the guy at the locker plant. Puzzled by my question, he finally said, “Uh, there are no wind chill factors in the summer.” He explained that they were called “heat indexes.” Which confirms my theory that they’re only trying to make us feel worse. They’ve also gotten together as a group to eliminate snowstorms and severe thunderstorms. These storms are now called “events.” Before long, the sweet-looking women on TV will be advising us Continued on Page 6
Tenure not designed to protect weak teachers Some of you may share a trait with me – we sometimes accept a statement as true without investigating its veracity. Jon Gallagher told of his experience as a first year, nonMit tenured teacher; BERES he did not have to be given a reason for his contract not being renewed. That is the way tenure works. It
is designed to allow a school district to dismiss a teacher after one year without stating a cause. The requirements increase each year employment is renewed until, in the fourth year, a teacher must be given prior notice and provided with a plan for remediation of his shortcomings and the aid of the senior staff or the administration is accomplishing those changes. He simply must be warned and given a decent chance to save his job. That is a thumbnail sketch of
the tenure statute. Any teacher, tenured or not, can be removed from his position if he is warned of his possible dismissal and given a chance and assistance in remediating his behavior. It is fair. Tenure does not protect weak teachers. It is a scapegoat for weak administrators who are unwilling or unable to do the job they are hired to do and hide behind it. They get away with this behavior because most people have no idea what tenure means.
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YATES CITY – Knox and Fulton Counties still have outstanding warrants out for 29-year-old Timothy J. Hayes of Canton in connection with two July 25 burglaries, authorities said. Knox County warrants were issued for an afterhours break-in at Hall’s Brew Hayes Room on West Main in Yates City. Fulton County warrants were issued on charges of burglary and theft stemming from an earlymorning break-in at County Market on East Fort Street in Farmington. A juvenile also is being sought, police said. In December, Hayes was charged by the Canton Police Department with theft and with multiple offenses in connection with a highspeed chase through Canton that ended in a ditch outside Norris. The Farmington Police Department also had residential burglary and theft complaints against Hayes for a September incident.
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ELMWOOD – Madisyn Reardon, 20, of Peoria was ticketed for disobeying a stop sign after a Sept. 15 accident at the intersection of McClellan and Tiber Creek Roads east of Elmwood, according to reports. Reardon told police she was northbound on McClellan and stopped at Tiber Creek, then proceeded to cross Tiber Creek when the Toyota Camry she was driving collided with a westbound Chevrolet Silverado driven by Alexander Ewalt, 19, of Yates City. Both motorists refused medical treatment and both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
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of an upcoming “snow event.” Hold the phone, Maynard. Event? I don’t think so. An event is something you either choose to attend or stay home. The Elmwood Fall Festival was an event. Ball games are events. Graduations, weddings, birthday parties and public lynchings are events. Sometimes you need a ticket to attend. A snowstorm is not an event. It’s a pain in the tush. You don’t need a ticket for a “snow event” because it’s coming whether you like it or not. You don’t choose to go to it or stay home; if it’s a big enough “event,” you’ll stay home whether you want to or not. I still haven’t figured out why
they started using that word. This past winter, we also became familiar with the phrase “polar vortex.” I think that’s just a fancy way of saying that you’re going to freeze your buns off if you go outside. Look folks: This is Illinois, one of the few places on Earth where a few times a year, you’ll use both your furnace and your air conditioner on the same day. Other than that, forecasting the weather here should be pretty easy. In the summer, “Hot. Followed by more hot tomorrow. And the next day too.” In the winter, “Cold today, cold tomorrow, cold all next week …” Throw in a few references to snow here and there via your fa-
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for domestic battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Kelly Crum, 29, of Elmwood on Sept. 13 was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct . • Kyle Haste, 26, of Princeville on Sept. 13 was arrested for theft and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Steven Debis, 35, of Brimfield on Sept. 19 was arrested for aggravated battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Taryn Johnson, 23, of Yates City on Sept. 20 was arrested for theft and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
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Ha bi ta t f or Hu m a ni t y an d Th e Ci t y o f El m woo d are hosting an open forum for our Aa ron Sc h oc k M i l i tar y H om e f or a He ro. All are invited to attend and find out how your skills can contribute to the project. The meeting will be We d ne sd ay, Oc t ob e r 8 t h, 2 014 at 6: 3 0 p m , in the Elmwood High School Auditorium. This will be a great time to learn about our home and ask questions. We encourage all contractors, tradesmen, business owners, and anyone with questions to attend. Our home will be built on S. Locust Street just south of the tracks on the West side of the street. We hope you can be there! Thank you, Gerri Pettit Committee to build a Home for a Hero
Sheryl Hanley of Brimfield was 4 when she posed for this hunting picture with a trio of coon dogs belonging to her father, Elwood Kyle of Chillicothe. Photo courtesy of Pat Hanley. Email pictures to news@wklypost.com and we will print it in an upcoming paper!
LAWSUIT: 83 incident reports to sheriff
Also, the Ag department reportContinued from Page 1 Capt. Mark Greskoviak of the Peo- edly fined the township $500 for ria County Sheriff’s Office. not having the correct chemical li“Megan wants to complain on becense (a Township official said they half of other people.” have two licenses, but had not obShe has repeatedly complained, tained a “municipal” license.) to state and county officials, includThe Township cleared brush at ing 83 incident reports the Peoria the site in response to reports by the Sheriff’s Office has over the last Elmwood School District of lowseveral years. hanging limbs along the road, and “Those are documented reports,” Badgerow conceded that it was said Peoria’s Chief Deputy Joe “technically Township property,” Needham, who said according to an Oct. there have been 4 “Some of her com- report from the other responses. Peoria Sheriff’s Of“Sometimes there’s plaints are about an fice. no report. We clear election they didn’t Civil court is the it with an action appropriate place to win. Too bad. We code.” resolve the ongoing didn’t fix the elecNo arrests have disagreement, not been made based tion. We don’t care.” the criminal justice on complaints from system, according to – Sheriff Mike McCoy Miller/Vicary, who Peoria County also complained State’s Attorney about Rosefield and Windish to Jerry Brady and Sheriff Mike other agencies, including the IlliMcCoy. nois Environmental Protection “Her calls to us are civil things. Agency and the state Department They’re not criminal,” McCoy told of Agriculture. The Weekly Post. “They are not Neither the state EPA’s Bureau of crimes. They’re civil things. And Air or its Bureau of Land in two some of them are so crazy. Most separate responses to complaints people get it right away. The anlast December found evidence of swer’s always the same: civil. violations. There was a note that “Some of her complaints were when Miller/Vicary called the about an election they didn’t win,” Brimfield Fire Department to extin- McCoy continued. “Too bad. We guish a woodpile fire, firefighters didn’t fix the election. We don’t declined, stating that it was Towncare.” ship property. However, the Sheriff’s office has The Ag department found some to respond, despite having just 8 to merit to slight damage when one 11 officers typically on duty countree fell into a field of “double tywide. crop” soybeans with an estimated McCoy said, “The first time we yield of 5 bushels per acre, so the don’t go and it’s a big deal, we’re amount of loss was relatively small dead meat.” and the restitution handled by the The Township’s attorney on Dec. Township’s insurer, according to 30 sent Miller/Vicary a letter askthe Township. ing her to stop harassing its em-
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ON APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE OF CHRISTOPHER DAVIS TO THE CITY OF ELMWOOD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The City of Elmwood Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Elmwood City Hall, 201 W. Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois, on the application of Christopher Davis for a variance in connection with a carport addition on an existing residence on the property commonly known as 203 W. Hawthorne St, Elmwood, Illinois (Parcel Identification Number: 11-07-431009), with frontage on W. Hawthorne St., and legally Described as the ORIGINAL TOWN OF ELMWOOD SE 1/4 SEC 7-9-5E S 1/2 LOT 7 BLK S of the City of Elmwood, together with adjacent rights of way. The applicant is the owner of the property. The applicant has requested a variance from the requirements of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, with respect to a residential local street setback. By Order of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois.
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businesses that have set up shop downtown. MTZ Fitness opened in a portion of the former Melgreen Furniture building this spring, and the Stay and Puff Vapor Lounge recently moved into the old video store. The Farmington Historical Museum also moved into a bigger, brighter storefront to help accommodate its growing collection. Other recent openings included Crystal Prahl’s Forever Me Photography studio. Along with new businesses, the downtown has seen extensive work to spruce up facades and signs for existing businesses. Clardy says they want their restaurant to be full-service, with house-made pastries and pastas. “We’re making our pasta fresh daily,” he said, adding that includes all ravioli and its fillings. “Every dinner roll you get with your meal will be made in-house.” Produce also is being sourced locally, with growers in Spring Bay and Farmington already lined up. Clardy has been patronizing area farmer’s markets. “I bought 140 pounds of spaghetti squash,” he said. “I’ve been canning tomatoes and I have been pureeing tomatoes so you can have a real, quality tomato soup in the winter. “I really hate when you go somewhere and they’re picking a green tomato somewhere in South Amer-
A worker paints the exterior of CRAVE Inc. in preparation for its Saturday grand opening. CRAVE is the newest restaurant in Farmington. Photo by Michelle Sherman.
ica and hoping that it gets pink by the time it gets to America. … It’s all watery and it doesn’t taste very good. Better to not use that product for a few months rather than giving someone a sub-standard product.” The bar will be fully stocked and open for those who come in for a meal or just for anyone wanting to stop by after work and have a drink. Local woodworkers and concrete artisans created what the pair hope will be a unique bar area. Clardy, who trained with the Illinois Central College culinary arts program, says some aspects of the menu will change seasonally to accommodate prime ingredients, but the bulk of the offerings will be Italian. There also will be steaks, tenderloins and a special bar menu.
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Elmwood school board OKs budget with $471,631 deficit By BILL KNIGHT
ELMWOOD – The Board of Education on Monday approved a 2014-2015 budget that results in a $471,631 deficit. The largest of nine fund accounts is Educational expenditures, which showed a July 1 balance of $1,591,821 and an end balance next June 30 of $1,272,208. With a transfer of $15,719 in revenue from a Technology Revolving Loan fund, that will result in a net loss of $303,894 for the academic year. Overall, total projected receipts are listed as $7,670,802 and total projected expenditures at $8,142,433, according to the District’s Budget Summary. Other fund accounts range from a net loss of $145,912 in Operations & Maintenance to a net gain of $38,783 in Working Cash. Business Manager Sherry Swindler said the Budget Summary is expected to be posted this week on the District’s Website: www.elmwood322.com. In other business, the board started preliminary discussions about the idea of a residency waiver to provide an incentive for teachers who don’t live in the District to enroll their children in Elmwood schools. Counselor Janelle Meyers said she estimates that 10 children could potentially be eligible if teachers’ families would choose to participate. Board president Tom Conklin said other area schools, including AbingFor The Weekly Post
don/Avon, Bushnell, Princeville and Williamsfield, have such an arrangement. A majority of the Board in a straw poll favored investigating the concept, but it was not unanimous. Board member Dean Cantu said he has reservations. Enrolling children in Elmwood schools, he said, “is a right you get by being a resident of our school district. I would [instead] like to encourage people to move here, work here and live here.” Board member Veronica Haskell noted that a family’s location isn’t always a simple matter of one parent’s preference. “A [teacher’s] spouse might be required to live outside the District for their job,” she said. Board member Rick LeHew agreed, adding, “I look at it as being proactive. Let’s do what the law allows us to do.” Financially, teachers who live outside the district and elect to enroll their kids could bring a modest boost to revenues. The District should receive about $6,100 per student in General State Aid, and would get about $2,300 in GSA for out-of-District students who enroll here. Superintendent Chad Wagner was instructed to continue gathering information for the proposal, which could include discussions with the offices of area legislators.
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Proper care for fall garden, landscape By MELINDA MYERS
You can see and feel the change of seasons. Fall color is starting to appear, pansies, mums and asters are in the garden center and your thoughts are turning to preparing your landscape for winter. Those in warm climates are switching to winter annuals, while those in colder regions are fortifying their landscapes for the cold winter ahead. No matter where you live, invest some time in preparing your landscape for the change in seasons. Dedicating some time now will pay off with healthier more beautiful plants next spring. Continue to mow the lawn high as long as it continues to grow. There’s no need to cut it short unless that is the look you prefer. Fertilize the grass with a low nitrogen slow release fertilizer like Milorganite (milorganite.com). Fall fertilization provides the greatest benefit to your lawn and gives you the best value for the time and money invested. Those in cooler regions growing bluegrass, fescue and perennial ryegrass should fertilize around Labor Day when temperatures start to cool. Then make a final application between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Shred leaves as they fall. Leave some on the lawn to add organic matter and nutrients to the soil. As long as you can see grass blades For The Weekly Post
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winter. Or purchase precooled bulbs for winter planting and spring flowering. Allow disease- and insect-free perennials to stand for winter. This will increase their winter hardiness and your enjoyment. The dried leaves, stems and seedheads provide beauty for you to enjoy, seeds for the birds and overwintering homes for many butterflies and beneficial insects. Plant trees, shrubs and perennials. The soil is warm and the air is cool – perfect conditions for planting and establishing trees, shrubs and perennials. Continue to water the landscape as needed throughout the fall. Be sure to water evergreens and new plantings before freeze up. So get outdoors and enjoy the beauty of fall. And invest a bit of energy now to ensure your landscape is ready for next year.
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Ag records set to be broken It is said that records are made to be broken. In my undergraduate days, a classmate set a record when, at one sitting, he ate 24 breaded jumbo shrimp at the local TGI Friday’s seafood buffet. As noteworthy as that seemed then, Illinois corn and soybean farmers are on track to set four records this year – which is really impressive and makes one marvel at today’s agriculture. In recently released estimates on the size Bill of this year’s Illinois BAILEY corn and soybean crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set the state corn yield at 194 bushels an acre with soybean yield projected to be 56 bushels an acre. Both of these yields, if harvest goes well, will be records. The previous Illinois corn yield record was set in 2004 – 180 bushels an acre. The 14-bushel increase in corn yield is testimony to contemporary farming technology, farming skill and, of course, some excellent weather. It is a similar situation for soybeans – the new record yield of 56 bushels an acre is almost 9 percent higher than the previous record. In addition to potential record yields in Illinois, national corn and soybean yields are also expected to be the highest in history. The consequence of such outstanding yields is two more records
will be broken – the size of the corn and soybean crops, nationally and for Illinois, could be the largest in history. As positive as it is to achieve record yield and production levels, there is a consequence. In this case, USDA is forecasting corn prices to decline to about half of the level seen in 2012-13 crop year and be down 20 percent from last year’s prices. Soybean prices are also forecast to decline, dropping about 25 percent from last year’s season average. When record U.S. corn and soybeans crops are matched with excellent crops elsewhere in the world, prices around the world will decline, not only in the U.S. When you slow down and follow farm equipment as it is moved from one field to another during harvest this fall, think about the ability of Illinois farmers to set yield and statewide production records in corn and soybeans. The projected statewide corn yield, at 194 bushels an acre, is nearly an 8 percent increase over the previous record. And the possibility of a statewide average of 200 bushels an acre for corn is looking more realistic. That would really be both an achievement and another new record. I wonder if my friend’s jumbo breaded shrimp consumption record has been shattered because, as I said, records are made to be broken. Just look at the example set by Illinois farmers.
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Farmington council eyes vacated library By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – The Farmington City Council plans to have an ad hoc committee look into the possible uses for the Carnegie library building soon to be vacated by the Farmington Area Public Library District. City Manager Rollen Wright told the council on Monday (Sept. 22) that the library board has offered the building at 266 E. Fort St. to the city for the cost of attorney fees and closing costs, about $600. While the deal seems too good to pass up, Wright expressed concern that asbestos may have been used when the facility was constructed. Testing and abatement of any asbestos could run into the thousands of dollars. The building also is not handicapped accessible, and retrofitting to make it so would increase the cost to the city. Previous discussions regarding the building have centered around the possibility of it becoming a community meeting center for local governing bodies, including the Farmington City Council. The Farmington Betterment Association also has expressed interest in using the facility for a mentoring program and business incubator. Though the potential costs do worry the council, letting an historic building slip into disrepair is not something the aldermen want to see happen. “I worry, if we don’t take control of this building, that someone could come in and lowball the library. They’re not in the position to keep and maintain the building,” Wright said. “The integrity of that building is too impeccable to take a chance that some outside buyer is going to come in and restore it.” Wright estimated that asbestos testing would cost about $100 per sample, and Ward One Alder-
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man Matt Ulm believes testing one sample would be sufficient. Once testing is completed, an ad hoc committee which will include members of the council, the FBA and the library board will be convened to examine the results and develop a plan. In other business the council: • Instructed Wright to inform property owners interested in signing preannexation agreements that an annual fee of $250 would be collected by the city. That fee would cover some city services including police protection, zoning ordinances and fire protection. A few businesses located outside city limits but within a 1.5-mile radius of the city have expressed interest in annexing to join the city. Signed pre-annexation agreements from these properties would allow the city to collect sales tax it previously has not received. • Amended the Tax Increment Financing ordinance to remove Ward Two Alderman Jeff Vogel’s property from the TIF district. Vogel was not a member of the council when the TIF district was approved, and the ordinance states that council members owning property within the TIF district are not allowed to vote on any matters relating to the district. Removing Vogel’s property from the TIF district allows him to vote on TIFrelated issues. • Approved an ordinance allowing the city to receive an annual franchising fee from Mediacom. • Approved beginning the process to accept sealed bids for a cityowned property located at 183 N. East St. • Approved an ordinance adding North Industry Road to the municipal streets system.
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Truro hires new mowers for cemetery By BILL KNIGHT
WILLIAMSFIELD – More than 40 stones at Williamsfield Cemetery are damaged, apparently by crews from Bock’s Lawn Care, and the Township Board on Monday voted to inform Bock’s of the damage to start an insurance claim for repairs, to immediately terminate the contract with Bock’s, and to enter a new agreement with Spoon River Landscape of Williamsfield to mow the township’s cemeteries. Township Clerk Jeff Stiers last week conducted an inventory of damages at Williamsfield Cemetery, and he gave the Board a list of 43 damaged stones For The Weekly Post
and photos of many of them. John Ponder of Lacky Monuments in Galesburg estimated resetting and resealing 30 to 40 stones could cost $600 to $1,000, depending on the type of stone and methods used to set them. Township Supervisor James Ross said he would deliver a copy of the report to Bock’s for their review so repairs could be scheduled. The Board accepted Spoon River Landscape’s bid to finish the mowing season for $3,480 beginning Sunday (Sept. 28) and finishing Nov. 30. If mowing is unnecessary because of frost, the contract will be billed weekly and is not to exceed $445 per week.
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ELMWOOD – Olivia Caldwell of the Elmwood All-Stars 4H Club had the Grand Champion at the Elmwood FFA Chapter’s 51st annual Fall Festival Steer Show on Sept. 5. Reserve Honors went to Easton Beard of Williamsfield Town and Country. Champion Rate of Gain went to Anna Webel of the Know Co. Power Clovers and Reserve went to Austin Mottaz, also from the Know Co. Power Clovers. Caldwell received Champion Junior Showman and Beard was named Champion Senior Showman. The Grand Champion sold for $3.75 per pound to Akron Feed in Glasford. This year’s average of $2.40 per pound average topped last year.
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PEORIA – Labor, Management and Education this week are joining together to sponsor the 17th annual Construction Industry Career Expo at Exposition Gardens’ Arena building through Friday (Sept. 26). The expo provides 8th grade students a chance to look at careers in the union construction industry. Students from Brimfield were scheduled to take part Wednesday, Farmington participates from 9-11 a.m. today (Sept. 25); Princeville today from noon- 2 p.m.; and Elmwood Friday (Sept. 26) from 911 a.m. More than 1,100 8th grade students from Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and Fulton counties are expected to attend.
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YATES CITY – Robert “Bob� Clark, 75, of Yates City passed away suddenly at 11:20 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at his residence. Bob was born June 9, 1939, in Yates City, the son of Bernice (Arbogast) and Glenn Clark. He was married for 52 years to Jane Brewer Clark. He is survived by his wife and children, Joel (Christine) Clark of Plover, Wisc., Blake (Amy) Clark of Yates City, and Jill Clark (Steve) Hayden of New Berlin; seven grandchildren, Evan, Ethan, Emily, Bobbi Jo, Colton, Nola, and Savannah; two sisters, Judy (Ralph) Duley and Shirley (the late Richard) Slayton, both of Yates City; and brother-in-law Johnnie Donaldson of Powell, Wyo. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joyce Donaldson. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Midstate Coal Company. He enjoyed watching NFL football and was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying his time at their cabin on the Mississippi. He especially loved duck hunting, shooting trap and spending time with his grandkids, and he never met a dog that didn’t love him. Services will be private. Cremation rites have been accorded. Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at Yates City Cemetery. Friends and family were invited to share in his celebration of life on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the Yates City Community Center. Memorials may be made to the Elba-Salem Fire & Rescue. Online condolences may be posted at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
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• Leroy Bashoar, 76, Littlestown, Pa. • Robert ‘Bob’ Clark, 75, Yates City • Marilyn Colwell, 75, Oneida • Julia H. Foster, 93, Peoria • Carol Gullinger, 84, Williamsfield • Edward Hammer, 62, Princeville • Roger Reinebach, 86, Payson • Kathleen Marie Yarborough, 60, Peoria
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formerly of Princeville, died on Sept. 13 at the Hanover Hospital in Hanover, Pa. His funeral service was Sept. 18 at Little’s Funeral Home in Littleston, with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery in Hanover. Online condolences may be shared at www.littlesfh.com.
Marilyn L. Colwell
ONEIDA – Marilyn L. Colwell, 75, of Oneida, mother of a Farmington woman, died on Sept. 15 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. She is survived by three children, Mary Ellen Colwell of Farmington, Thomas (and Linda) Colwell of Georgetown, Texas, and Jackie (and Robert) Denniston of Victoria; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Chuck Thompson of southern Illinois; two sisters, Donna Bailey of southern Illinois and Betty Sargeant of Galesburg; and several nieces and nephews. A Sharing of Memories was Sept. 19 at Hinchliff-PearsonWest Galesburg Chapel, with burial in East Linwood Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
Julia H. Foster
FARMINGTON – Julia Helen Foster, 93, of Peoria, a Farmington native, died on Sept. 17 at Lutheran Hillside Village. A funeral Mass was held on Sept. 19 at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. Tributes and condolences may
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WILLIAMSFIELD – Carol L. Guilinger, 84, Williamsfield, died on Sept. 18 in Galesburg. She is survived by her siblings Doris (Joe) Wasson of Silvis, Mildred (Gene) Galusha of Kirkwood; Ed (Marj) Ross of McMinnville, Tenn.; and Jim (Barb) Ross of Williamsfield who she and her husband raised. Funeral services were on Sept. 23 at the Corman Memorial Home in Roseville, with in Asbury Cemetery, Roseville. Please sign the online guestbook at www.cormanmh.com.
Edward P. Hammer
PRINCEVILLE – Edward P. Hammer, 62, of Princeville died Sept. 21 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday (Sept. 26) at The Wilton Mortuary in Peoria, with visitation from 5-7 p.m. today (Sept. 25), and 10-11 a.m., prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Springdale Cemetery in Peoria. Leave online condolences at www.thewiltonmortuary.com.
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PAYSON – Roger Irvin Reinebach, 86, of Payson, grandfather of a Princeville man, on Sept. 13 in Sunset Home in Quincy. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Reinebach of New London, Mo., Vicki Reinebach of Palmetto, Fla., and Kathy Brown of Rio Rancho, N.M.; one son, Bruce Reinebach (Brenda) of Payson; seven grandchildren, including Brock Reinebach (Britney) of Princeville; five great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; and one sister, Marlene Kemner (Ronald) of Perryville, Mo. Services were Sept. 19 at the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home in Payson, with burial in the Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery, southwest of Payson. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.
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Kickapoo eyes bridge options By BILL KNIGHT
KICKAPOO – Rural bridges with relatively little traffic could be costly but the Township is investigating how to replace the narrow structure in the most cost-effective way in order to maximize its spending. Road Commissioner Dan Kelch expected to meet with State Sen. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) For The Weekly Post
concerning various bridge replacement projects throughout the Township, especially the Black Bear Coal Mine Bridge on Pottstown Road, a onelane bridge. If the Township can replace the bridge and save some of the estimated costs, the savings could be used for other Township bridges. In other business, • Kelch reported that
he’s looking into having the Edwards railroad crossing addressed by its owner, BNSF; • the Township is accepting bids for a new truck to complete the fleet before winter, and • sealcoating has been finished at Birkshire, Cobblestone and Valley View Road – which also has its culvert project completed.
OBITUARIES Kathleen Yarborough
PEORIA – Kathleen Marie Yarbrough, 60, of Peoria, mother of an Elmwood woman, died on Sept. 11 at Cornerstone Rehabilitation & Health Care in Peoria Heights. She is survived by her three children, Tracey (Alex) Coulter of Elmwood, Jennifer Neville of Peoria, and Mark (Sarah Stevens) Yarbrough of Peoria; two brothers, Thomas King and James King, both of Peoria; one sister, Donna FOR ANSWERS SEE PAGE 17
Shue of Peoria; and six grandchildren. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service was held Sept. 22 at Oaks Church. Schmidt-Haller Burial and Cremation Service in Peoria was in charge of arrangements.
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Williamsfield, Elmwood win golf matches
Williamsfield combined for a 185 to score a pair of wins over Annawan-Wethersfield (208) and Elmwood (211) on Sept. 17 at Oak Run Golf Course. Tim Lynn fired a 4-over-par 40 and was medalist for Billtown, which got a 47 from Zac Smith and 48 from Ethen Hunt. Jean-Claude Keefer shot 46 to lead Elmwood and Ian Armbruster was second at 50. On Monday, North Fulton scored 182 to beat Knoxville (184) and Williamsfield (201) at Oak Run. Lynn shot 47 to lead Billtown. Elmwood won its first match last Thursday, topping Peoria Manual, 191-233, at Madison Golf Course. Armbruster shot 39 to lead Elmwood and chipped in from 30 yards to birdie par-3 No. 7. The Trojans also got a 44 from Keefer, 53 from Jake Roberts and 55s from Gabe Inskeep and Dean Burwell. Elsewhere, Nate Monroe of Farmington shot a 78 in the Havana
Ethen Hunt lines up a putt for Williamsfield during a Sept. 17 match. Photo by Lisa Hanson.
Invitational at Lakewood Golf Course last Saturday. • Cross country – The ElmwoodBrimfield girls placed sixth Saturday at the Bureau Valley Invitational, led by No. 29 Kendra Gorham (21:34), No. 36 Emily McCauley (21:53), No. 45 Cassie Karn (22:15). • Junior high – Princeville won
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the Mossville Class 2A junior high baseball regional 11-2 over the host team on Monday. The Princes (13-1) beat Peoria Norwood 15-0 Saturday in the semis and now advance to face Wenona Fieldcrest (10-7) in a sectional matchup Saturday at 11 a.m. at Putnam County Junior High in McNabb. In other action Monday, Elmwood lost 2-1 in the Class 2A Illini Bluffs Regional final to the host team and Farmington Central lost 2-1 to Pekin Edison in a Class 3A regional final. • Goodwill donations – The Oct. 10 Elmwood-Brimfield vs. Farmington football game at Farmington will be The Game of the Week on WMBD 31 sports. As part of the promotion, a Goodwill collection POD will be put in parking lots at Elmwood and Farmington. The school that collects the most weight will be announced during WMBD’s live broadcast at the game.
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Halftime changes help Princeville rally By JEFF LAMPE
CAMBRIDGE – The volume of the message was loud at halftime in the Princeville locker last Saturday. Play better, or else. With three second-half touchdowns, the Princes (3-1, 1-1 Lincoln Trail) did just that in a 28-18 comeback win over Ridgewood (22, 0-2). But the game was not decided until the fourth quarter when Zach Simmons ripped off a 43-yard scoring run and Logan Green finished things with a 28-yarder. “We came out flat. Ridgewood is a good team and has very good specialty players and took it to us in the first half,” Princeville coach Jon Carruthers said. “We challenged our offensive line in the second half Weekly Post Staff Writer
and that seemed to help.” Princeville finished with 247 yards rushing on 42 carries as Simmons carried 14 times for 101 yards and Green went 17 for 91. Most of those yards came in the second half. “We’ve got three or four backs that can play and when people get tired we just throw in another one,” Carruthers said. “We don’t really have that one explosive guy, but we’re still kind of coming into our own.” Ridgewood had set up to stop the Princeville passing attack by bringing extra pressure off the corners. Quarterback Mitchell Janssen was 4-for-13 for 56 yards, including a 22-yard pass to Michael Sheets. Early on, it was the defense that kept the Princes afloat as Ridge-
wood took a 12-7 halftime lead. In the first half Princeville had three interceptions, by Matt Thole, Janssen and Austin VanLaningham. Then early in the second half, Simons made a big stop on a wide sweep that “got our energy level up” according to Carruthers. “I wasn’t happy at halftime, but it was good for our kids to face adversity and see how they responded,” Carruthers said. “It’s good to see they won’t tuck their tails and run but will dig in and fight when they are down.” Next up for Princeville is a home game against winless West Central this Friday at 7 p.m. “They’ve got a pretty good defense,” Carruthers said. “We can’t afford to look past anybody.” TWP pick: Princeville 48-0
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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Summer Schedule Sun. Divine Service: 10 am Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor Leonard Thomas 135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm
EDWARDS Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 www.christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am
ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo
615 E. Ash St., Elmwood (309) 830-4259 www.crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald 701 W. Dearborn St. Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Confession: 3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4:30 pm Sun. Mass: 10 am Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II 821 W. Main St., Elmwood
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FARMINGTON First Presbyterian Church of Farmington Reverend Chris Deacon 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 www.firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington, IL (309) 245-2957 Sun. Worship: 10 a.m. Wed. Worship: 7 p.m.
YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Rev. Chris Deacon 107 W. Bishop St. Yates City, IL 61572 (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm
E-B boys third in XC meet
BUDA – The Elmwood-Brimfield boys cross country team placed third Saturday at the Bureau Valley Invitational, with its 111 points well behind winner Sterling Newman Catholic (56) and just off the pace of Westmont (108). Matt Osmulski was 7th in 16:59 to lead E-B, which got a 12th-place from Kelly Hoffmann (17:10) and a 17th from Nate Herridge (17:31). Several varsity runners competed in the 2.5-mile Frosh-Soph race, which E-B won. Derek McCoy was first (14:10), Cooper Hoffmann was fifth (15:01) and Kelby Barnewolt was eighth (15:18). “Some guys said if we’d had them we would have done better in the (varsity race), but Sterling Newman might still have beat us,” E-B coach Gregg Meyers said. “We’ve seen four teams now that we’re behind and need to chase down” counting Rockford Christian and Johnsburg in that same group. E-B is fourth in the latest Class 1A poll behind 1. Rockford Christian, 2. Monticello, and 3. Winnebago.
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Farmington D can’t stop Blue Bullets By JEFF LAMPE
FARMINGTON – Offense was not a problem last Friday, when Farmington racked up 36 points, ran for 283 yards and passed for 99. But defense? Well let’s just say that didn’t go as well in the Farmers 38-36 loss to visiting Knoxville (2-2, 1-1 Prairieland). Nowhere was that more obvious than on the Blue Bullets’ last possession. Sown 34-28, Knoxville drove 64 yards to regain the lead on a 10-yard run by Tyler Houston with 1:58 left. “On that drive they just really cut through us,” Farmington coach Toby Vallas said. “The easy version is they have seven guys on their line over 200 pounds and two running backs over 190. We have three over 200 on our roster.” “The hard version is they were able to wall off Weekly Post Staff Writer
Isaiah Alvarez (53) and Jake Geber (78) look to block for running back Max Balagna in last Friday’s 38-36 loss to Knoxville. Photo by Crystal Prahl.
our linebackers and they broke a lot of tackles.” The Bullets racked up 379 rushing yards and scored three times in the final eight minutes. Even so, Farmington was in the game thanks to balanced offense, starting with another big rushing game by Max Balagna. The senior ran for 211 yards on 24 carries and had both of Farmington’s
scores in the fourth. Quarterback Steven Gilstrap bounced back from last week to go 9for-13 for 99 yards and TD passes to Cody Jepson and Jacob Hursey. Gilstrap also ran for a 20yard score. “Offensively we were very efficient, but we’ve been pretty efficient all year,” Vallas said. “It was a painful loss because it
moves us to 1-3. “But it wasn’t an effort thing out of our kids. We had errors, but it wasn’t (a lack of) effort.” Farmington’s last possession ended when a fourth-and-three pass fell incomplete at its own 48. Next up for Farmington is a trip to Havana for a 7 p.m. game this Friday. TWP pick: Farmers 35-16
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE OF GARY L. MAIER TO THE CITY OF ELMWOOD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The City of Elmwood Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Elmwood City Hall, 201 W. Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois, on the application of Gary L. Maier for a variance in connection with a deck addition on an existing residence on the property commonly known as 526 S. Walnut St, Elmwood, Illinois (Parcel Identification Number: 11-07-453-005), with frontages on S. Walnut and South St., and legally Described as the CONE, HULL & WARD'S ADD SE 1/4 SEC 7-9-5E LOT 1 BLK M of the City of Elmwood, together with adjacent rights of way. The applicant is the owner of the property. The applicant has requested a variance from the requirements of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, with respect to side setbacks. By Order of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois.
Farmington Monday and a 25-17, 25-19 defeat of Williamsfield on Tuesday. B-E has now won nine of its last 10, including a 21-25, 25-15, 25-23 win over Rushville-Industry on Sept. 16 (in which Morgan Florey reportedly had 34 digs) and a 25-15, 25-22 defeat of Peoria Heights on Sept. 18 when Jessica Link led with eight kills. “And our middles Shayla McCormick and Morgan Ledbetter have been making their presence known up front,” B-E coach Troy Tilley said. Back at Princeville, Billtown (10-8) finished fourth after falling to Annawan, 20-18, 18-20,
15-11 in the third-place match. Other all-tourney picks were Link and Florey of B-E and Kimmy Campbell and Amy Newell of Billtown. Fulton Co. Tournament At Lewistown, Farmington finished second in the Fulton County Tournament last weekend. The Lady Farmers went 2-2 with wins over Canton (25-14, 25-12) and North Fulton (25-23, 25-22) and losses to South Fulton (10-25, 2624, 15-7) and tourney champion Lewistown (25-11, 25-10). Paige Pasley of Farmington was all-tourney.
Amy Newell of Williamsfield dives for a ball in a match against Brimfield-Elmwood last Saturday. Photo by Collin Fairfield.
At left, all-tournament selection Brooke Gardner of Princeville goes up for a kill in a win over Stark County last weekend during the Princeville Tournament. At right, Williamsfield’s all-tournament player Kimmy Campbell sets the ball against Brimfield-Elmwood. Photos by Collin Fairfield.
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TROJANS: Next game on artificial turf at WIU
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Jake Johnson, Elmwood
For a team to be successful in football, togetherness and friendship are a must. Elmwood senior Jake Johnson first played football as a freshman because many of his buddies were going out. Now, he contributes to the Trojans at the very challenging position of cornerback. During his career, Jake has also played tight end and defensive end. The challenge of defending the pass is his favorite part of the game. Jake is a fan of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. Quarterback Drew Brees is his favorite player. Jake is also a Bulls and (unfortunately) a Cubs fan. History is his favorite school subject because it’s just plain interesting. Jake points to his dad, Mark Johnson, as his top influence in his endeavors. He plans to attend ICC next fall, then move on from there. In his spare time Jake likes to cruise Elmwood with his friends. He advises future EHS athletes to be on time to practice (that’s a very important start!). Once done at EHS, Jake will miss, of course, his friends! Jake’s best thrills have been being able to be part of the winning Trojan’s football team each year. Working together for success on a team produces great memories and friendships for many years to come. – Phil Johnson
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The prettiest was a 48yarder on a well-run down-out-and-long pattern by Totton. “We talked about two weeks ago at Knoxville how (Houlihan’s) feet weren’t set, so the ball was going all over the place,” Hollis said. “But Friday his feet were right, he made good decisions and he threw the ball a lot better.” Hollis said there has also been room for improvement in terms of interior running and blocking, staples of the Trojans attack. So he was particularly pleased to see fullback Donovan McCoy rumble for 119 yards on 14 carries. “He needs to be a north-south runner and I felt like he really ran the ball well,” Hollis said. “And we had seen some things in our blocking,
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guys leaving blocks too soon to go to the second level, that we worked on and corrected.” The Trojans led 27-7 after the first quarter and 48-7 after three. E-B ran for 431 yards and 9.2 per carry on a night when every junior and senior played and seven sophomores saw varsity time. Next up for E-B is a first – a regular season game on artificial turf. Hollis learned Monday that the Trojans game against the much-improved Bushnell West Prairie Sparclones (3-1, 2-0) this Friday at 7 p.m. will be played at Western Illinois University. “The players are excited and pretty fired up,” Hollis said of the chance to play on fake grass – hopefully not for the last time this fall. TWP pick: E-B 35-13
SCOREBOARD Elmwood-Brimfield 48 Havana 7 7 0 0 0 – 7 Havana Elmwood-B 27 7 14 0 – 48 Scoring Summary First Quarter E-B - Wyatt 65 run (Rolling kick) E-B - Totton 4 pass from Houlihan (Rolling kick) E-B - Totton 48 pass from Houlihan (Rolling kick) H - Thomas 2 run (Bleyer kick) E-B - Wyatt 64 run (Rolling kick) Second Quarter E-B - D. McCoy 5 run (Rolling kick) Third Quarter E-B - Marincic 1 run (Rolling kick) Team Statistics E-B Hav First Downs x x 30 47 Rushes Rush yds 40 431 Yds per carry 1.3 9.2 21 5 Pass Att Pass Comp 9 3 Had Intercepted 1 0 Pass yds 134 72 Individual Statistics Rushing - E-B: Wyatt 8-206, D.McCoy 14-119, Marincic 4-39, Hart 9-34, Sollenberger 8-25, McQuellon 2-2, Fales 1-2, Houlihan 1-4. Passing - E-B: Houlihan 3-5-0 72 Receiving - E-B: Totton 2-52, Wyatt 1-20 Tackles - E-B: Totton 6, Sollenberger 5, N.McCoy 5, Demmin 5, B.Gilles 5, Wilbur 4, Stephens 4, Harlow 4, Fales 4, Wyatt 4, B.Novak 3.
Prairieland Blue Elmwood-B West Prairie Knoxville Farmington Beardstown Havana
Overall W L 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 4
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Lincoln Trail
Conf W L 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
Last Friday Elmwood-Brimfield 48, Havana 7 Knoxville 36, Farmington 34 West Prairie 34, Beardstown 6 This Friday Elmwood-Brimfield vs. West Prairie, at WIU, 7 p.m. Farmington at Havana, 7 p.m Beardstown vs. Knoxville, 7 p.m.
Princeville 28 Ridgewood 18 Princeville 0 7 7 14 – 28 Ridgewood 6 6 0 6 – 18 Scoring Summary First Quarter R - Greenman 10 run (kick failed) Second Quarter P - Sheets 22 pass from Janssen (Janssen kick) R - Sipp run (conversion failed) Third Quarter P - Janssen 2 run (Janssen kick) Fourth Quarter P - Simmons 43 run (Janssen kick) R - Rannie 1 run (conversion failed) P - Green 28 run (Janssen kick)
Overall Conf W L W L 4 0 2 0 Stark County 3 1 2 0 United 3 1 2 0 Mercer Co. 1 1 Annawan-Weth. 3 1 3 1 1 1 Princeville 2 2 0 2 Ridgewood 1 3 0 2 Mid-County 0 4 0 2 West Central Last Friday & Saturday Mercer County 38, ROWVA 15 United 47, West Central 6 Stark County 31, Annawan-Weth 7 Princeville 28, Ridgewood 18 This Friday ROWVA at Mercer County, 7 p.m. United at West Central, 7 p.m. Annawan-W at Stark County, 7 p.m. Princeville vs. West Central, 7 p.m. Team Statistics Prin Ridge Rushes 42 Rush yds 247 Pass Att 4 Pass Comp 13 Pass yds 56 Individual Statistics Rushing - P: Simmons 14-101, Green 17-91, Janssen 10-53. Passing - P: Janssen 4-13-0 56. Receiving - P: Sheets 1-22, Harrison 1-14, Seimmons 1-12, Smith 1-8.
Knoxville 38 Farmington 36
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6 8 0 22 – 36
7 7 6 14 – 34 Farmington Scoring Summary First Quarter F - Jepson 20 pass from Gilstrap (kick failed) K - Benefiel 2 run (kick failed) Second Quarter F - Hursey 7 pass from Gilstrap (kick failed) K - VanBeveran 7 run (Houston kick) Third Quarter F - Gilstrap 20 run (kick failed) Fourth Quarter K - VanBeveran 14 run (kick failed) F - Balagna 10 run (Balagna run) K - Houston 3 run (VanBeveran run) F - Balagna 20 run (run failed) K - Houston 10 run (Houston run) Team Statistics Farm K First Downs 23 22 59 33 Rushes 379 283 Rush yds Yds per carry 6.4 8.6 3 13 Pass Att Pass Comp 1 9 Had intercepted 0 0 Pass yds 18 99 Individual Statistics Rushing - K: VanBeveran 21-210, Houston 20-108, Benefiel 11-59, Sandoval 6-3. Farm: Balagna 24-211, Gilstrap 4-44, Martinez 4-33. Passing - K: Sandoval 1-3-0 18. Farm: Gilstrap 9-14-0 99. Receiving - Farm: Berry 3-57, Jepson 1-20, Fruendt 4-16, Hursey 1-1. Tackles - Farm: Fernandes 13, Isbell 6, Balagna 6, Janes 6, Martinez 4.
During the Streetscape Project in Elmwood the Following businesses will have weekly drawings for $10 Gift Certificates.
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Visit each business to see how you can win! You may need to use the back door!
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KVL K-Hawks Travel Baseball Tryouts 11-U and 12-U Tryouts Saturday, Sept. 27 • 4:30-6:30 pm At Brimfield H.S. Diamond
ALSO –10-U Tryouts Sunday, Sept. 28, 4:30-6 pm
Call Todd at (309) 643-5900
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Princeville VB wins own tournament By JEFF LAMPE
PRINCEVILLE – New players and a new head coach are quickly learning to work together in Princeville, where the girls volleyball team won its tournament last weekend to cap a successful week. Despite a young lineup, Princeville (11-4) defeated Brimfield-Elmwood in the championship game of the Princeville Tournament, 25-11, 25-14. “These girls have been great. They seem really focused,” said Shan Waid, who was named head coach at Princeville one week into the season after Kathy Garretts stepped aside for medical reasons. “They have never seemed like they’ve been phased by the transition.” In pool play Princeville defeated Gardner Annawan (20-18, 20-18), Peoria Heights (20-8, 20-6) and Stark County (20-16, 20-11). That capped a 6-0 week for the Princes, who also rallied for a Lincoln Trail win over West Central last Thursday (23-25, 25-20, 25-17) and on Tuesday beat Mercer County 1825, 25-9, 25-16. In that win, Brooke Gardner had 11 kills, Anna Schupbach had 6 aces and Claire Berchtold had 13 assists. Gardner and Bridget Talley both made the all-tournament team at Princeville. “Brooke seems to be able to go around or through a block and is really smart in how she hits the ball” Waid said. “And Bridget is just everywhere. She’s the defense queen. That’s what a libero is supposed to do, but she also hits from the back row and does it all.” At Princeville, B-E topped Williamsfield (20-11, 20-16) and DePue (20-7, 20-9). The Lady Indians (10-6, 4-2 Prairieland) followed that with a 25-5, 25-21 win over Weekly Post Staff Writer
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ELMWOOD – The reality of too many Prairieland Conference football games is that they are glorified practices for the league’s upper-tier teams. So it was last Friday night for Elmwood-Brimfield (3-1, 2-0 Prairieland), which got a chance to improve on various segments of its overall attack in a 48-7 Homecoming/Blackout rout of visiting Havana (0-4, 0-2). This one was over almost from the first play, as Layne Wyatt took the opening handoff for a 65-yard touchdown before fans had a chance to settle into their seats or find a place along the fencerail. Wyatt finished with two more scores and 206 yards on eight carries and had two more long runs called back. He now has 792 yards and averages 10.3 per carry for the No. 7 team in class 3A. Impressive, yes, but that wasn’t the big story from a coaching standpoint Weekly Post Staff Writer
Kyle Totton waits to haul in a touchdown pass from Michael Houlihan in ElmwoodBrimfield’s 48-7 rout of visiting Havana last Friday. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
last week. The goal is improvement, and coach Todd Hollis saw that in several phases of the Trojans game. The most notable step forward came
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BRIMFIELD SOFTBALL ON TO STATE!
Brimfield girls reach Jr. High state softball
NORMAL – The Brimfield Junior High girls softball team continued its unbeaten march to the IESA Class A state tournament Saturday with a 9-4 win over East Peoria Robein in seven innings at Limestone High School. Brimfield (12-0) will face McNabb Putnam County (15-7) on Friday (Sept. 26) at 2:30 p.m. at Champion Fields in Normal in a first-round Elite 8 berth. With a win, Brimfield would advance to a 12:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 27) semifinal against the winner between Bourbonnais Maternity (15-1-1) and Buffalo Tri-City (20-4). Brimfield defeated Bartonville Monroe 5-3 in the regional championship
Brimfield’s junior high girls softball team advanced to the IESA Class A state tournament Friday at Champion Fields in Normal. First Row (left to right): Kiara Walker, Mariah Millman, Lindsey Stenger, Kamryn Cuevas, Delaney Smith and Alex Updyke. Second Row: Assistant Coach Steve Updyke, Taylor McQuellon, Sarah Cramer, Olivia Gilles, Haley Wallace, Mallory Meinke, Mary Burns, Coach Jeanie Jones and Assistant Coach Pam Brasher.
last Tuesday. Brimfield last reached state in softball in 1005, losing its first game that season.
In other area action, Farmington Central lost 3-0 to Canton Ingersoll in the regional final last week.
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