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Elmwood School Board unveils building plans By BILL KNIGHT

ELMWOOD – A tentative Master Plan for Elmwood schools was presented to the board of education at a special meeting on March 13, when members also heard a presentation for repairing or replacing the roof and insulation and controls on the heating and cooling system in the elementary school, and showers in the high school. Architect Mark Misselhorn of Apace Design from Peoria said the unit ventilator (univent) system in the grade school is broken. “The control system simply doesn’t work,” he said. “You’re not only wasting energy, it’s uncomfortable.” Bids for the work will For The Weekly Post

go out soon so the work can be completed this summer before next school year begins. The roof project will probably cost more than $50,000; the showers less than $50,000. The Master Plan, drafted after a site survey, shows a concept that would create four new junior high classrooms and a computer room, two new high school classrooms that could be used for music and art, a state-of-the-art chemistry lab and new industrial arts/ag space, a new and larger gymnasium, a small greenhouse, a speech room, and a renovated kitchen and cafeteria/commons area. There’s no dollar amount affixed to the project since the plan is

not final until public input has been received, said Superintendent Roger Alvey. He said he expects public hearings to be in late April and early May. The master plan also provides for creating parking at 310 N. Althea St., where a house the district bought would be demolished. “The plan is a starting point,” Alvey said. “This is something where we need community feedback.” Meanwhile, a contract with Apace Design for engineering, architectural and design work for the school buildings not to exceed $15,000 was unanimously approved. The board also unanimously supported a resolution directing the Continued on Page 2

Yates City Mason building will come down, somehow By BILL KNIGHT

YATES CITY – Members of the Yates City Masonic Lodge told the Yates City Village Board that the organization may be able to cover half the expenses for tearing down their building at 102 E. Main St. The village is preparing bid specifications this week. However, since Yates City doesn’t have funds available for such a project, it’s not yet committed to proceed, according to Village President Brian Miars. For The Weekly Post

Yates City Village President Brian Miars stands by the Masons Lodge 448 building, which the village board considers a danger that must come down – if funding is secured.

“There are going to be costs for engineers and advertising to see who’s interested in demolishing the building, too,” Miars

said. “The building’s going to come down – right now it’s unsafe, a threat to the public – but Continued on Page 2

Architect Mark Misselhorn of Apace Design of Peoria discusses a tentative construction plan for Elmwood schools that would create new classrooms, a new computer room, a chemistry lab, a larger gymnasium, a greenhouse, a renovated kitchen/cafeteria and more.

Proposed transportation cuts would be very bad for Billtown By BILL KNIGHT

WILLIAMSFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn’s recent state budget address proposed cutting school transportation funding to 19 percent, which would profoundly affect Williamsfield Schools, said District Stories? Ads? 210 SuperVisit with a staffer from The Weekly Post intendent Mondays from noon Mary Bush. to 1 p.m. in the BrimBut Bush field Public Library’s remains cauconference room. tiously optimistic that lawmakers won’t actually inflict such damage. “That 19 percent – not 19 percent off, just 19 percent of the base amount that’s needed – will hurt all schools, suburbia or rural, downstate or collar counties,” Bush said. “We’re still calculating the impact, but clearly it would be devastating. “We were funded 80 percent of what was needed this year, and that doesn’t keep up with trying to replenish the fleet in a prudent manner,” she continFor The Weekly Post

ued. “I’m hopeful this will change by May.” Bush is retiring in mid-July, when she’ll be replaced by Tim Farquer, currently a content specialist at Two Rivers Professional Development Center in Edwards. The board also unanimously approved a one-year contract with MidCentury DSL for online services at a monthly fee of $299.95. The district has applied for E-rate funds, which could help defray the cost. In other business, the board: • Approved the junior class’ proposal for a post-prom lock-in at the school on May 4; • Permitted fifth grade students to compete in middle-school track; • OK’d Brian Anderson as a volunteer high school softball coach, and; • Renewed assistant principal and student services director Patrick Hise for the 2013-2014 school year.

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YATES CITY: Water line pricey Continued from Page 1

it’s a matter of how the expenses will be covered.” Previously, the board sought estimates to get some idea of an approximate cost to remove the building, and they ranged from $33,000 to $53,000, and neither response included removing asbestos or other hazardous waste. The Bank of Yates City may make a donation toward the demolition, but it’s not committed either, Miars said. The board hopes to receive bids by its April meeting.

In other business, the board made contact with all five property owners along Knox Road 2150E, where replacement water service is needed, and it appears that a new water line is cost prohibitive, with costs running more than $60,000. New wells installed by the village would give customers better quality water and be cost effective, Miars said. “It looks like welldrilling is going to be the solution,” he said. “That works best for everyone, and we’re going to be doing it as quick as we can.”

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ELMWOOD – Brrrrr. Besides the slow return of warmer temperatures and migrating birds, longer days and more light, Spring rekindles memories of seasonal merchandise promoted to kids by stores that have almost vanished. Such stores around here included Memler’s in Brimfield and the Fair Store in Elmwood, both of which closed years ago. But another, Elmwood Emporium, 112 E. Main St., is filling some of that void. “Kids are a big part of our customers,” says Elmwood Emporium owner Sandy Cantu, “especially in the summertime. They’re able to walk here and come in with a dollar or two and look over the candy – they love the old-fashioned candy sticks, especially root beer, but some sassafras (they either love that or hate it), and jawbreakers.” The emporium, which opened during the 2011 Strawberry Festival, has more than candy. There are antiques, postcards and knick knacks galore – plus, depending on the season, affordable toys, from kites to balsa-wood glider/airplanes. Do kids still struggle with such magnificent airborne nonsense, making kite tails out of rags? (Do parents still keep rags?) “We sold a lot of those last For The Weekly Post

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Sandy Cantu’s Elmwood Emporium and her merry-go-round horse named “Ron” are pictured at her 1940s counter, which had been stored for years after being used at a local retailer. The Emporium features candy and toys like old-time dime stores used to sell.

year,” says Cantu, who teaches full-time at Peoria’s Manual High School. “I really want kids to have some of those memories.” What about yo-yos? In the 1960s, it elementary-school teachers not only rolled in TVs to watch space launches, but occasionally had grade-school assemblies with experts from Duncan or some other yo-yo company demonstrating their talent. For a while, five-and-dime stores couldn’t keep yo-yos stocked. Is it warm enough for squirt guns? Are cap pistols still popular post-Newtown? What about jackknives. Not the Swiss Army type, but small- and medium-sized beauties with plastic sides molded to appear to be tree bark. Are they common or endangered in a zerotolerance climate? How about bubble bottles, or bicycle handlebar streamers? “Stores like that had a lot of little kids toys,” says Brimfield resident Mary Sloan, who grew up in Elmwood, where the Fair Store was a fixture on the square for 120 years until it closed in 2009. “They seemed to have almost everything, especially to youngsters,” she continues. “You could see clothing like bib overalls and baby clothes, and there always was penny candy – bulk candy at the counter.” In Brimfield, Memler’s met that need from at least 1909, starting as a grocery and dry-goods store

at the location where Sherman’s Pharmacy is now. In the 1960s Memler’s became Shane’s, then it became Vale’s until Curt Sherman bought the site in 1977. Sherman’s still has rows of sweets and also an area of inexpensive children’s toys. “We’ve tried to keep a little of that,” Sherman says. “We still get kids coming in for little things, and for treats.” Are wax lips still around? And what about those odd little paraffin snacks with super-sweet syrups squeezed into weirdshaped receptacles? “I’ve had those!” says Cantu, who notes that sometimes, she gets young shoppers or their dads coming in to browse her sports cards. “We sell those individually, or a few at a time, or a whole box,” she says. “At one point I had 141,000 cards – baseball, football, basketball.” So while Memler’s and the Fair Store are gone, and the nice Ben Franklin in Peoria Heights closed (and a web search for Ben Franklin stores turned up locations no nearer than Moline, Quincy and Carthage), it’s tempting to think, “Grrrrr.” But Cantu’s tidy store plans to expand its 5-7 Friday evening and 9-2 Saturday hours for Spring Break the first week of April and again this summer. That might warm your heart.

SCHOOL BOARD: Support for new tax Continued from Page 1

Regional Superintendent of Schools for Peoria County to certify to election authorities the question of starting a retailers’ occupation tax and service occupation tax to be used exclusively for school facilities to be put on the March 2014 ballot. If passed by county voters, the 1 percent sales tax could mean an additional $400,000 annually to Elmwood schools.

Brimfield’s school board recently passed the resolution, which could bring $440,000 to schools there. State law requires that school boards representing at least 50 percent of counties’ students pass the resolution before the question can be placed on the ballot. Out of the county’s 18 districts, Peoria’s District 150 is the biggest, with about 14,000 of the county’s 30,000 students, and its board

OK’d the measure on March 11. Money generated from the new tax could not be spent on salaries and benefits, school buses or instructional costs such as computers or books. Also, the sales tax would not be collected on groceries, most medications, farm equipment, boats or vehicles. If passed, the sales tax could provide revenue for building repairs like Elmwood faces A 1 percent sales tax

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for schools in Knox County took effect in April, 2011, and funds were distributed to schools starting that June. Residents of Fulton, Tazewell and Woodford counties will vote on a school sales tax referendum in the election next month. In other business, the board unanimously approved hired Teryan Newman as the new cheerleader sponsor pending a background check and certification.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Community Events

s Meet candidates – Voters have a chance to meet candidates for the Brimfield School Board today (March 21) at 7 p.m. in the high school commons area. Those running for the local school board include Lori Kreiter, David Harmon, Constance Johnson, Dan Heinz and John Moon. The public is invited and residents of the district can ask questions. Refreshments will be provided. The election is Tuesday, April 9. s Preschool registration – Faithful Friends Preschool at the Union Church of Brimfield is holding a spring open house and registration night today (March 21) from 6-8 p.m. There is open registration for the current school year and also for the 2013-2014 school year. Please call (309) 446-9432 with any questions. s Elmwood library – A program for adults and a program for kids are scheduled at the Morrison and Mary Wiley Library on West Main in Elmwood. At 6:30 p.m. today (March 21), they’ll have an Adult Craft Program to make “Domino Necklaces.” Registration is required; phone (309) 742-2431. Later next week, they’ll have a “Little Princess Tea Party” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (March 23). Again, because space is limited, registration is required, so call or stop in to sign up. s Regulation overload – William Jasper will speak on Agenda 21 today (March 21) at the Peoria Public Library – North Branch starting at 6 p.m. Admission is free. s Harvest Home fund raiser – Yates City’s Harvest Home Festival is scheduled for Aug. 16-17 this summer, and it’s having a fund raiser from 4:30-7 p.m. today (March 21) at Yates City Community Center. Dinners – available to dine in or carry out – will be beef stew, salad, roll and dessert. s Craft show – The 25th annual Laura Spring Craft Fair is Saturday (March 21) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Millbrook Township Center in Laura. Food will be served and there will be door prizes and free admission. Call Mona at (309) 639-2787. s Blood drives – Blood drives are being held in the area during March, including Friday (March 22) at Elmwood High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3-6 p.m. s Dinner Theater – Maquon United Methodist Church has a dinner theatre presentation of the comedy/mystery The Wedding Gift Goof Up on Friday and Saturday (March 22-23) at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 to the play directed by Kenny Knox. For reservations call Gail Coffman at (309) 358-1222. s St. Jude spaghetti supper – Elmwood’s running team for St. Jude’s will benefit from the Trustees Spaghetti Supper from 4-7 p.m. Saturday (March 23) at the United Methodist Church of Elmwood, 821 W. Main St. The menu will be spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert, and the admission is a donation. A free-will offering will be collected as well, but proceeds with be contributed to the running team. s Craft exchange – Salem Township Library at 102 N. Burson St. in Yates City will have a craft exchange Saturday (March 23) from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants are asked to share their favorite skills with others and to bring in leftover craft supplies and patterns to exchange for new ones. s Dealers wanted – Elmwood Spoon River Drive Committee is looking for artists, crafters, vendors and flea market dealers for the drive this year. Contact Jody at (309) 264-8653. s Brimfield fire – Two events in the next two weeks will have the Brimfield Community Fire Protection District presenting community feeds: From 6-11 a.m. March 24, they’ll have a pancake/sausage breakfast at their Kickapoo Station a block north of U.S. Route 150; and From 4:30-7 p.m. March 29, they’ll put on another fish fry at the Kickapoo Sportsman Club.

Peoria Co. SWCD sales ongoing PEORIA – The Peoria County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently taking orders for fish, rain barrels and prairie plants. The semi-annual fish sale is for pond stocking and includes catfish, bass, bluegill, redear, crappie, hybrid sunfish, fathead minnows and grass carp. Visit peoriacountyswcd.tripod.com for order forms or call 671-7040 ext. 3 to place an order. Orders for grass carp must be received by March 29; all other fish must be ordered by April 10 with pickup scheduled for April 13. The rain barrels are 55-gallon plastic barrels. They are terra cotta in color and come with pre-drilled ports and a drilled and screened lid. Order deadline is April 1 and pickup is April 12. Peoria Co. SWCD is also currently taking orders for its annual Prairie Plant Sale. A wide array of plants are available in the plug size. There are 16 plants including; Brown-eyed Susans, Ironweeds, and Rattlesnake Masters. There are also four grasses; Prairie Cordgrass, Prairie Dropseed, Indiangrass and Little Bluestem. All plugs are being sold for $2 each. For order forms visit peoriacountyswcd.tripod.com or call 6717040 ext. 3. The order deadline is May 31st and the pickup will be June 14. From Weekly Post News Sources

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There was no gun in the Elmwood schools Rambling through west-central Illinois pondering the virtues of small towns ... and the vices. uuu No, there was not gun on Elmwood school grounds last week. A rumor to the contrary spread so rampantly that Elmwood Superintendent Roger Alvey wrote an open letter to the Jeff community on LAMPE March 19. In it he wrote, “I want to make it abundantly clear, that this alleged incident did not occur on school grounds, nor did it occur at a school event or activity.” ... Unfortunately, an Elmwood juvenile did display a firearm while witnessing a fight on private property. That juvenile was arrested and you can read more about the case in our Public Record section, which this week is long and troubling. uuu Reporting that kind of news is no fun. What is enjoyable is meeting new writers like Gabbie Sloan. A junior at Elmwood High School, Sloan has already published her own book of fiction and writes with the easy efficiency of

a veteran. Keep an eye out for her byline in issues to come. ... Adapting on the fly is in style around here lately. The latest change? We previously said grade school teams had to reach the state tournament to earn a mention. But with just three school districts to cover and plenty of successful youth sports stories to tell, we will now accept information on grade school teams that win regionals or beyond. Note, we will not seek out those stories, as on the high school level. But feel free to submit stories and pictures. uuu Late in the night doubts sometimes creep in, uninvited. Will this work? Is this the best choice for the family? Ahhh, a worried mind can steal so much sleep. Yet sometimes clarity comes from unexpected sources. Even from a stump removal service. Whatever else happens in the time to come, I will always thank Amber Simpson for helping crush the doubts for a day. Simpson and her husband have stepped forward to sponsor our church listing. She was not the only person interested, but she was the first to say, “This is very important to me. Let’s do it.” She and her husband live in Oak Hill and run a stump removal and tree service (along

Lee Lopeman headed for honor flight To the Editor: Lee Lopeman, 86, of Yates City will be flying out of the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield on March 26 as an honored guest on the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight to Washington, DC. This will be a Tour of Honor for Lopeman and fellow World War II soldiers as they fly over Washington and take a guided tour by honor flight guides, volunteers and crew. Lopeman will tour the monuments, Space Center, Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery with a return flight from Ronald Reagan Airport. Lopeman was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during WWII in the Pacific Theatre. He drew road maps from photos of Japan and served his country with pride. He is the father of Patrick Lopeman of Milwaukee, Jane Housenga of Hanna City, Susan Sarver

of Yates City and Nancy Lenox of Mackinaw. Honor Flight had honored 1,256 veterans through the end of 2012. In 2013 it is hoped that LLHF will be able to continue to transport our most senior heroes to their memorials in Washington DC at no charge to them. If you are interested in taking this journey, please contact www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org or call Ray Wiedle at (217) 6221473. – Jane Housenga, Hanna City

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with several other businesses). Yes, of course, they know The Mayor of Oak Hill. “Haven’t seen him in years and there he was in my yard just the other day,” Amber said. Ponder that before you move to Oak Hill. Back to the point at hand. Thanks Amber. ... As for The Mayor, there’s no truth to the rumor Animal Planet is filming a reality show on his homemade wine making operation. Shame. I would watch “The Wino On Oak Hill.” ... Did anybody else see Jay Leno poke fun of Elmwood Monday night? uuu Putting this paper together reminds me of a visit to see retired dentist Doc Sydow. No it’s not that painful. But the music blaring from my computer tends to run the gamut. And no office I’ve ever been in offered a wider variety of music than the good tooth doc, whose selections during a cleaning might range from Luciano Pavarotti to Elvis to the Insane Clown Posse. Actually, I doubt Doc Sydow had ICP on his player. But you get the point. ... Parting shot: Someone explain why IDOT felt the need to cut down trees near the Interstate 74 on-ramps south of Brimfield. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com

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years! Furthermore, I’m particularly thankful that you have listed the local churches with their contact information. – Lance Zaerr, Edwards

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Good luck finding an honest woman I do all my Christmas shopping in one night. I don’t have that many people to buy for and even less money to spend, so it’s not a big deal for me. One night: over and out. Since I was working retail myself, usually from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., I had to find somewhere open late. WalMart. I wasn’t happy about giving my Jon money to the reGALLAGHER tail giant who some workers call “the Anti-Christ,” but it offered the hours and prices that suited me. (Again, I didn’t have a lot to spend, so I doubt if my contribution to the failure of Mom & Pop stores was significant.) Months later, I can’t remember what I bought. I know it was some toy for my youngest daughter, movies for two of the grandchildren, and some cooking appliance for the two older (married) daughters. I know that I purchased a crock pot and a shirt and tie com-

bination for myself (because I needed them for work). I got in line for checkout somewhere around 11 p.m. Even at that time of night, around Christmas, the lines there were long. I was tired. All I really wanted to do was drive home (a half hour away) and sleep, hopefully in that order. Behind me in line were two loud women. If you’d have told me that they drank their supper, I wouldn’t have doubted you. They were singing Christmas carols with slightly altered lyrics, pointing at other shoppers and making fun of them (too bad there wasn’t a mirror handy), and generally being obnoxious. They also kept pushing their cart into my butt. Maybe I should have been thankful that they were keeping me awake, but the intrusion into my personal space was rude and after about the third time, I let them know. The fourth time, I turned around, grabbed their cart and pushed back. “Quit ramming me in the (butt)!” I shouted. It got the

attention of a security guard standing nearby who came over and asked them to stop. He apologized to me; they didn’t. Eventually, it got to be my turn and the cashier, who acted like she’d rather be having a root canal with no Novocain than working third shift at WalMart. She dragged my purchases across the scanner, bagged them on the Lazy Susan Bagging Apparatus, and gave me my total. I scanned my debit card, punched in my PIN, and grabbed my bags to leave. There was the problem. Those stupid Lazy Susan bagging things must be the brainstorm of some bean-counting engineer who wanted to save space. As a result, since they’re triangular, at least one side of the kiosk is hidden at any given time. If you’re not careful, a bag of your purchases can be hidden on the back side, and it’s fairly easy to leave it for the next person in line. Competent cashiers will check the kiosk and remind you to grab all your bags, but as I mentioned, this cashier was lacking, not only

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a town like Elmwood to raise a book. My first novel, Riley Girl, is proof of that. At age 12 I started writing a short story; three years and 370 pages later I had produced my first novel. Riley Girl is about two teenagers living in a future world where society is divided by genetics. It is the story of two Gabbie young people SLOAN who stand up for what they think it right and the resulting unraveling of a carefully censored world. Riley Girl is science fiction, but it’s really an adventure filled with war, love and betrayal. Growing up, I was always amazed by the things I learned in history class. Two instances stand out as creating the conflict in Riley Girl: the persecution of Jews in World War II and the slavery of African Americans. As a young girl, I was thrown by these two circumstances of unfair prejudice that defined human history. I looked around and realized that even in my world, people were being treated differently just because of their appearance. Once this was planted in my mind, it took three years of writing until I was finally able to create a story that brought an end to a world of prejudice and slavery. My three years of writing were not filled with me sitting at a com-

puter. Every day I was influenced in countless ways by people around me. Living in Elmwood proved to be a vital piece in the creation of Riley Girl. I never lacked for support from neighbors, teachers, community members, and peers. Everywhere I went I was encouraged. Everyone had questions for me and an excitement that was contagious. No one ever doubted me; in fact, the people around me wholeheartedly believed in me. Riley Girl would be nowhere without the inhabitants of Elmwood. This unwavering support didn’t stop when Riley Girl was finished. As a surprise, my family published Riley Girl through createspace.com, and on my 16th birthday I found myself holding the first ever hard copy of my novel. It was one of the best moments of my life. However, the experience didn’t stop there. Before Riley Girl could be sold online, it still had a long way to go. For the past year and a half, Riley Girl has gone through three major edits, two reprints, and has been passed between a dozen people. When my community found out I was trying to publish a book, I was never at a lack for someone offering constructive criticism or comments. Teachers at school helped with grammar mistakes and offered so much support. Friends told me how to make my book better or more realistic. Many people told me they

couldn’t wait to read and buy my book. Riley Girl was even chosen to be read to a class of Elmwood seventh graders. To say I was honored is a huge understatement. As the seventh graders first started reading, I was so nervous and afraid of what they would say. But I was not disappointed. So far, I have received more than 175 emails from that class and they have all been extremely uplifting and beneficial to Riley Girl. I don’t think they will ever realize how truly thankful I am for their emails. Likewise, I don’t think the people of Elmwood will ever truly understand how much they have impacted not only Riley Girl but also my life. Having such amazing support on so many different levels led me to being able to write my first novel and fulfill a dream. As my 17th birthday draws closer, the final preparations for Riley Girl are coming to a close. The book is finally edited and ready to go – more than 98,000 words waiting to be read. Of course, there are still a few more things that need to be done (aren’t there always?). My hope is that the book will be on sale on Amazon.com in a few weeks. This journey has only been possible because of the amazing community I am a part of. I am so lucky to have grown up in a place like Elmwood and for that I will always be thankful.

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in Christmas spirit, but any spirit at all. When I left the cashier became Miss Chatty Cathy when the two morons behind me started to check out. I guess they knew each other. I was all the way to my car and loading bags when I noticed that I was short a bag. It was the bag that had the slow cooker and my shirt. Not a problem. I started back into the store, receipt in hand and guess who I ran into? The two women who’d been behind me. They were really happy. “…got us a new crock pot. and that new shirt…” I stopped them and told them I thought they had gotten my bag by mistake. I was trying to be nice, which, after dealing with them in the store and the late hour, wasn’t exactly easy. “Finders keepers, losers weepers!” one of them laughed. The other one followed suit. “Come on,” I said, “those are Christmas presents.” “You bet they are!” the second one snapped. I went back to my car, watched which car they got into, then walked back into the store, making a note of their li-

cense plate number. The security guard, an off-duty Peoria cop still in uniform, wasn’t the least bit interested. He told me to go to Customer Service. He also wasn’t real interested in the fact that they were intoxicated (which in the parking lot became VERY evident) and about to drive a car. I stopped at the cashier station asked the cashier if she remembered me and the two behind me. She didn’t. Her memory must have been as long as her attention span. The service desk wasn’t much help either. I was told WalMart couldn’t just give me another crock pot and shirt because I claimed someone had taken my bag (I guess they get that a lot). I had just donated a crock pot and a shirt to two dishonest drunks. I forgot about the incident until recently, when I was at a Dollar General Store. Dollar Generals also have a triangular Lazy Susan Bagging Apparatus. There was a line at Dollar General as I piled stuff on the counter. Afterward, the cashier reminded me to get all my bags. Which I didn’t. I left behind mouthwash, two cans of air freshener and a bag of

candy. As I left the parking lot, I did a mental checklist and realized that I’d left a bag. So I made a U-turn, saw a woman and girl who’d been behind me, getting in a car, and the cashier at the door yelling. The cashier said, “I saw them pick up their bags and I knew I hadn’t rung them up for the Febreze. I told them to hold it, but they pretended not to hear me. You saw them rushing to get out of here.” Unlike WalMart’s cashier, she told me to replace the stuff. She explained it’s her job to make sure the customer has everything before she starts the next transaction. I asked if she would get in trouble and she assured me that as manager, she would not. In both incidents, the women knew they had something they hadn’t paid for, and they did everything they could to hold onto it. Diogenes took a lantern and went on an endless search for an honest man. He wouldn’t have found them in these shoppers, but maybe would’ve been cheered by one clerk. Next week we’ll discuss an even better local example.

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Bean named CEO at Brimfield Bank

BRIMFIELD – John T. Bean has been named CEO at Brimfield Bank. Bean joins the management team that continues to include Terrence Holm and John T. Bean Mike Herzog in Brimfield and Rick Riggins at the bank’s Peoria home loan office. “It is my pleasure to be a part of such a long history-rich bank,” Bean said. “Community banking is what I enjoy and it is who I am.” Bean brings 25 years of executive bank management experience with expertise in agribusiness, commercial and real estate lending and a strong regulatory accountability. Most recently he served at Citizens First National Bank in Princeton as Executive Vice President Senior Commercial Bank-

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Tuscarora Road at U.S. 24 in Peoria County will be closed through Friday (March 22) due to a water main leak.

Williamsfield 4H to hold paper drive

WILLIAMSFIELD – Williamsfield Town and Country met March 10 at Williamsfield High School. Twenty four of 32 members were present. Business discussed included a paper drive April 6 at the corner of Gale and Chicago St. If raining the paper drive will be at Wight Chevrolet in Williamsfield. The next meeting is April 7 at the Legion Hall in Williamsfield.

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Pastor Mark to say farewell By JEFF LAMPE

ELMWOOD – After helping oversee eight years of growth, stability and community involvement at The United Methodist Church of Elmwood, Pastor Mark Graham has announced he is moving on. After July 1, the 56-year-old Graham will be moving on to become a pastor at Grace United Methodist in Geneseo. He will share the preaching responsibilities with his wife, Melva. An announcement about the process for selecting a replacement pastor should be made in the coming weeks, Graham said. “It has been really fun here,” Graham said. “It seemed like the right leadership came together at the right time for a lot of good things to happen.” As anyone who drives past the church on Elmwood’s west side can tell on a Sunday – when the church parking lot is typically overflowing – attendance has increased dramatically from about 60 when Graham started to more than 130 on most Sundays. In addition, the church recently completed an educational wing addition that offers five new classrooms and a nursery/preschool, complete with the smallest, perfectly child-sized toilet you will ever see. “As you get ready to leave you realize there are always loose ends and things you wish you could see all the way through to the end. So there’s Weekly Post Staff Writer

some feeling of disappointment,” Graham said. “But my hope is that the church is in a much stronger place to deal with the change in leadership.” The chance to preach together and to avoid commuting was a strong draw for Graham, who will be moving on to his sixth church in Geneseo. Graham will also be starting a new contemporary worship service in Geneseo, something he also brought to Elmwood. That service is one of the highlights of Graham’s tenure in Elmwood, he said. So was a trip last August to Joplin, Mo. with a cross-denominational group of workers who set off to build a home in the tornado-ravaged community. “Getting to work with other churches in town was a real highlight,” he said. “For people who went on that trip it was a real opportunity for us to give back after all the help Elmwood had following our own tornado.” Graham said other fond memories include the annual Faith In Action Sunday, during which church members work throughout the community on various projects. And he is proud of his congregation’s willingness to share its facilities for programs such as Manna, Mom’s Squad and summer bible school. “They really take pride in being able to share the facilities with the community,” Graham said.

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Drop-in for seniors at Faith United

YATES CITY – Faith United Presbyterian Church in Yates City is the host site and helps sponsor Drop-In, a regular program for seniors held the first three Thursdays of each month at the church. Drop-In starts with a meal at noon and often features a program to follow, which as an example might include workers from Spoon River Health Care assisting with blood pressure tests. For more information

call Kim Staley at (309) 303-0214. The church is located at 107 W. Bishop in Yates City.

Fitzgerald licenses another relative

ELMWOOD – Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald at Elmwood Baptist Church has licensed yet another family member into the ranks of preaching. Last Sunday Fitzgerald licensed his grandson, Klinton Richerson, during the regular morning church service. Fitzgerald had previously licensed his own son, Daniel, who is now

an assistant at Crosspointe Baptist Church in Indianapolis. “I was thrilled to do it,” Fitzgerald said. “Klinton can preach if he wants to now and he will.” Richerson is a junior at Maranatha Baptist Bible College and plans to return to Georgia this summer, where he has served in the past. He also gave a recital last Sunday. Incidentally, the Fitzgerald and Richerson family tree is full of preachers. Fitzgerald said two of his uncles were also pastors.

Brimfield Evangelical Free Church 11724 N. Maher Rd Brimfield (309) 446-3571 Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor Leonard Thomas 135 S. Galena St. Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Worship: 9 am

Edwards (309) 231-8272 www.christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am

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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 314 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3275 www.stjosephbrimfield.org Bible Class: 8:45 am Worship: 10 am

Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St. Elmwood (309) 830-4259 Sun. Worship: 10:30 am

St. Paul’s Lutheran Rev. Michael Liese 228 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233

Elmwood Baptist Church Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald Pastor Jay Richerson 701 W. Dearborn Elmwood (309) 742-7631 Sun. School: 9:30 am

Union Church Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3811 Zion Episcopal Church 205 E. Van Buren St. Brimfield (309) 446-3811

EDWARDS Bethany Baptist Church 7422 N. Heinz Lane Edwards (309) 692-1755

Worship: 10:30 am and 6 pm Wed. Worship: 7 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood Pastor Marla Bauler 201 W. Evergreen Elmwood (309) 742-2631 Worship: 10:30 am

Bethel Bible Church 9728 W. Powder Mill Rd. Edwards (309) 676-3217 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun. Worship: 10:45 am

St. Patricks Catholic Church Father Paul Stiene 802 W. Main St. Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Worship – 4 pm Sun. Worship – 10 am

Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Highway 150

United Methodist Church Pastor Mark Graham 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221

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WILLIAMSFIELD St. James Catholic Church 111 S. Olive St. Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 Worship: 8 am @ church (Labor Day to Mem. Day) Williamsfield United Methodist Church Pastor Jennifer Seder 430 N. Chicago Ave. Williamsfield (309) 639-2389 Sun. School: 10 am Worship: 11 am

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OAK HILL 1963: This is the old Oak Hill School in Rosefield Township. The bell from the school is currently at the Lorado Taft Museum in Elmwood. Photo courtesy of Bruce Howard.

PUBLIC RECORD Elmwood juvenile arrested after displaying pistol

ELMWOOD – An Elmwood juvenile was arrested after displaying a pistol on March 13 while watching an altercation take place on private property at the foot of Rose St. According to police reports, two juveniles were fighting when a 14-yearold bystander in a group consisting mostly of eighth graders displayed a silver pistol. Word of the incident came to light several days later and the 14-year-old was arrested and taken to the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center. The Peoria County state’s attorney office has petitioned for delinquency of a minor in the case according to Elmwood Police Chief Aaron Bean. “It’s in the hands of the courts now,” Bean said.

Juveniles cited for alcohol

ELMWOOD – Two 15-year-old boys were pulled over by Elmwood police Saturday at about 1 a.m. after almost causing an accident, and admitted drinking beer that night, according to police reports. One youth was ticketed for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. The second boy was ticketed for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and also for driving with no valid driver’s license and for failure to yield. Both boys were released to their parents.

Men ticketed for delinquency of minor

BRIMFIELD – Jacob Musgrave, 21, of Elmwood and Matthew Lulay, 30, of Peoria were issued notices for contributing to the delinquency of a minor Sunday at 2 a.m.. The minor is 18year-old Chandler May of Farmington, according to police. After Musgrave was pulled over by Elmwood Police on a traffic stop, police officer Debbie Copelan said she noticed Musgrave and his passenger, May, exhibiting signs of intoxication. The two said they had been at Crusen’s, and a bartender there, Lulay, confirmed serving drinks to Musgrave, according to police. Both men were given April 17 court dates for the contributing to the delin-

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quency of minor charge. Musgrave also was issued two traffic tickets and May was cited for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Juvenile ticketed with ATV

BRIMFIELD – A 17-year-old boy from Brimfield was ticketed for improper operation of an all-terrain vehicle in an incident with a motorist near the intersection of North Jefferson and Illinois Streets in Brimfield, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.

Elmwood student arrested

ELMWOOD – A 16-year-old boy on March 13 was arrested after causing a disturbance at Elmwood High School’s offices and leaving the property without permission, Elmwood Police Department reported. After temporarily instituting a “soft” lockdown, the school suspended the boy until March 21.

Deer cause two accidents

Archie Foster, 66, of Elmwood struck a deer near the intersection of Illinois Routes 78 and 8 on March 13 at about 4 p.m., and 44-year-old Jason Traver of Wyoming, struck a deer on the Princeville-Jubilee Road near Brimfield on March 14 about 8 p.m., police reported.

No injury in car wreck

ELMWOOD – Anthony McIntyre, 58, about 10:40 p.m. on March 13 lost control of his Ford Explorer on Tiber Creek Road east of Elmwood, left the roadway and struck a fire hydrant and damaged a lawn. No one was injured in the accident.

Brimfield residents arrested

BRIMFIELD – Nicholas Damron, 33, of Brimfield, on March 13 was booked by Peoria County Sheriff’s officers on a charge of failure to appear. In a separate incident, 30-year-old Wendy Wagner of Brimfield on March 14 was arrested an on outstanding warrant for driving on a suspended license.

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New county septic regulations delayed By BILL KNIGHT

PEORIA – Peoria-area Realtors and home builders and County Board member Brian Elsasser (RDist. 14) successfully led a move to postpone implementation of a proposed ordinance regulating septic systems at the Peoria County Board meeting last Thursday night. The measure had previously passed the board’s Health, Environmental and Welfare Issues committee. The full board voted to send for further review the revised draft – the product of six months of work and public hearings – to a new “work-study group” made up of mostly realtors, builders, and septic system professionals, with other participants including a health department staffer and representatives from the Farm Bureau, the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, an unnamed environmental group, and the Lake Camelot subdivision. The vote to delay was 15-1-1, with board members Mike Phelan (D-Dist. 9) voting against and Sharon Williams (D-Dist. 1) abstaining. Junior Watkins (D-Dist. For The Weekly Post

2) was absent. Among its provisions, the proposal would require inspections of septic system when properties are being sold, and if a system isn’t properly working, it must be repaired. Also, it would mandate property owners with septic systems to henceforth be able to accommodate a replacement if a system fails. The proposal is comparable to one already in effect in Tazewell County, health department staff has said. The motion to delay was introduced by vice chair Mary Ardapple (R-Dist. 11), but she defended the process from accusations of secrecy, saying the City/County Health Department had acted in a “representative, transparent and professional manner.” Lynn Scott Pearson (D-Dist. 3) agreed. “I take offense that we have not sought input from the public and from stakeholders,” she said, listing a few of the many meetings, seminars, hearings and press releases issued since work on the measure started in August. “That’s not how we do things in the county,” she added. Peoria Area Association of Re-

altors member Jeff Kolbus said that all of critics’ concerns were not addressed “Let the stakeholders help write the document,” Kolbus said. Board member Bob Baietto (R Dist. 12) was sympathetic but warned, “Everybody’s not going to be happy.” Current county law, passed in 1996, already provides for requirements that some criticized, such as: • banning the discharge of untreated sewage or the operation of a private sewage disposal system that’s “offensive, dangerous or prejudicial to the public health,” • requiring property owners or occupants to give the board of health access to the property to inspect systems to ensure compliance, and • setting up notification for remedial action on faulty systems. In other action, the board unanimously voted to refer to committee a measure that would increase rates for private-pay residents at the new Heddington Oaks. Such clients now living at Bel-Wood nursing home could face cost hikes of up to $20,000 a year, speakers said.

Elmwood closer to assisted living facility By BILL KNIGHT

ELMWOOD – Elmwood is closer to seeing an assisted-living facility off Illinois Route 78 at the west entrance to the Fairground Acres subdivision, as the City Council on Tuesday night unanimously voted to have zoning attorney Michael Seghetti draft an agreement between the city and developers Tom Meyers and Fred Paige to help finance the purchase of three lots totaling 2.11 acres by pledging expected funds from Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenues to the project. The council will discuss the agreement and vote at a future meeting. The $1.2 million project would provide residential care for 16 people and be run by Country Comfort Retirement Homes, which has For The Weekly Post

similar sites in Henry and Princeton. The facility’s 8,500 square-foot building would be designed to fit in a residential neighborhood, Paige said. Before the vote, Elmwood Director of Economic Development Dick Taylor reminded the council that the idea for such a facility dates to 2000, when a local survey found community interest in such a venture. “We’ve paid for studies and know that there’s a need,” Taylor said. “I’d hate for us to get this close and let this opportunity get away.” The Council previously discussed the proposal at a special meeting on March 13, when it also said the project eventually will have to be referred to a Zoning Board of Appeal since variances are prob-

ably needed. In a separate unanimous vote, the council approved a design plan for Phase 4 of Fairground Acres that will expand the subdivision westward and include the city owning and maintaining a stormsewer easement from a detention pond to Maple Avenue, plus sidewalk plans. In other business, Police Chief Aaron Bean reported that a countywide upgrade to a digital-tracking 9-1-1 system could cost the city between $25,000 and $36,000 for new portable and mobile radios. Construction on the system is set to start next month with completion expected by Jan. 1, 2014. Also, discussion continues concerning the city and Rural Fire Protection District merging in some way to accom-

modate a possibility of additional tax revenues if needed. A meeting between the city, the Elmwood Fire Department, and the Elmwood Rural Fire Protection District is planned. The council also on March 13 unanimously approved the Zoning Board of Appeals’ recommendation to grant a special use permit and variances to Ag-Land FS for its grain elevator expansion, and decided to substitute a colored concrete alternative to brick pavers for the Streetscape project. Lastly, a city budget meeting was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27.

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Page 10 NOTICE OF ELECTION STEVE SONNEMAKER, PEORIA COUNTY CLERK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013, IN ALL PRECINCTS IN THE COUNTY OF PEORIA, A CONSOLIDATED ELECTION WILL BE HELD To vote on the following Offices, Candidates and Propositions: VILLAGE OF BARTONVILLE, MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: RHONDA WOLFE. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: SCOTT HELMS, TINA HART, DALE JACOBS JR. VILLAGE OF BELLEVUE, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) VILLAGE: NO CANDIDATE. INDEPENDENT: BILL "TINKER" JOHNSON, RALPH E. WILSON. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) VILLAGE: SANDRA COOPER. TRUSTEE* (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) VILLAGE: NO CANDIDATE, INDEPENDENT: MARTIN G. SCHEUTTLER, FRANCIS HESKETT, AARON J. LANNERT. VILLAGE OF BRIMFIELD, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: DANNY J. FISHEL. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) INDEPENDENT: GLENDA S. WILSON, MICHAEL MEINDERS, ALLISON L. PORTER, KEVIN C. GILLES. CITY OF CHILLICOTHE, MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: SANDI LEVELL, DOUGLAS P. CREW, DONALD Z. WHITE. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: SHARON A. CRABEL. TREASURER (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: B. L. BREDEMAN. ALDERMAN FIRST WARD (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: RONALD D. BEAUMONT. ALDERMAN SECOND WARD (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: JAMES C. THORNTON. ALDERMAN THIRD WARD (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: PATRICIA WESTERMAN-CONNOR. ALDERMAN FOURTH WARD (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: GARY L. SHARP. VILLAGE OF DUNLAP, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: JACK FENNELL. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: TRACY KORGER. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: LORI K. PARKHILL, JACK ESTERDAHL, GREGORY A. MICKLOS. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: JOHN AARON BARRINGTON. CITY OF ELMWOOD, MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: STEVEN E. DAVIS, JOHN D. HULSLANDER. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: DOTTY S. NAUMANN. TREASURER (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: HAROLD JEHLE. ALDERMAN WARD I (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: WALTER E. AVERY. ALDERMAN WARD II (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: KENT STEVENS. ALDERMAN WARD III (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: JARED HOWERTON. VILLAGE OF GLASFORD, MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) GLASFORD INDEPENDENT: JACK W. RUDD JR. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) GLASFORD INDEPENDENT: MERLE ALLEN, DONALD WHALEY, MARY SCHOENBRUN. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) GLASFORD INDEPENDENT: JANE MICHEL, DAN BAILEY, JAMES MALIN. VILLAGE OF HANNA CITY, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) PEOPLES: NO CANDIDATE,

THE WEEKLY POST • Thursday, March 21, 2013 CITIZENS: FRED WINTERROTH. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) CITIZENS: NO CANDIDATE, PEOPLES: MYRNA C KLATT. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) CITIZENS: JUDD ISBELL, PEOPLES: WILLIAM H. STEAR. VILLAGE OF KINGSTON MINES, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) VILLAGE: STEVEN HEDGE. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) VILLAGE: PERLEY MILLER, GUADALUPE ARTEAGA, ERIK LUNDBERG. VILLAGE OF MAPLETON, MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: AARON STONE, HENRY HERRING, PATRICIA MONKS, LEVI BISHOP. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: DARRELL E. TINDALL, MICHELLE KIRCHER. VILLAGE OF NORWOOD, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: DANA FRANKLIN. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) INDEPENDENT: RUSS TRANTINA, KENNETH L. PIERCE. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) INDEPENDENT: LYDIA D. PIERCE. VILLAGE OF PEORIA HEIGHTS, MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE) PEOPLE'S: NO CANDIDATE, INDEPENDENT: DON GORMAN, MARK B. ALLEN. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) PEOPLE'S: NO CANDIDATE, INDEPENDENT: SHAUNA M. MUSSELMAN. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) PEOPLE'S: NO CANDIDATE, INDEPENDENT: ANDREA K. PENDLETON, SHERRYL CARTER, MEREDITH J. BOOKER III, BART CUMMING, MATTHEW FULLER. VILLAGE OF PRINCEVILLE, VILLAGE PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: SIDNEY STAHL, RONALD DELBRIDGE. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: DENNIS CARTON, JEFF TROUTMAN, CHARLES ELWELL. CITY OF WEST PEORIA, ALDERMAN WARD 1 (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: LEROY C. DOHM JR. ALDERMAN WARD 2 (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: JEROME (JERRY) MEISMER. ALDERMAN WARD 3 (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: BRIAN K. GANSON. ALDERMAN WARD 4 (VOTE FOR ONE) INDEPENDENT: JAMES E. SILVER. AKRON TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: FLOYD STREITMATTER. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: SAMUEL MARTIN. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JEFFREY STREITMATTER. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: ANDREW E STREITMATTER, JAMES E. KUNTZ, GALE STOLLER, KENNETH R GEHRIG. BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: ANTHONY (TONY) KARL. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: MARY K. SLOAN. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: M. CARROLL CARROLL. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: THOMAS J. COYLE. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) REPUB-

LICAN: ANNETTE DOUGHTY, ROBERT K. SCHERLER; DEMOCRATIC: RICHARD K. CARROLL, AUGUST (GUS) SCHAUB. CHILLICOTHE TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: KAREN M. MOEWE, REPUBLICAN: D. "CLYDE" CAMPBELL. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: SHARON A. CRABEL. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: SHARON L. MINNES. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: KAREN S. DANNER. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: SAMUEL WRIGHT. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: GREGORY E. OWENS, MARCELLA D. ELY, WILLIAM R. (BILL) PRATHER, RUTH C. MCLAUGHLIN, REPUBLICAN: DONALD E. CLEMENS JR., JANET (JB) CULBERTSON, JUDITH A. GAJDIK, JIM WRIGHT. ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: KATHLEEN SHOOP. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: DIANA HALL. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: STEVEN E. DAVIS. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: WILLIAM L. ATWOOD, INDEPENDENT: DAVID W. WAGNER. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: DONNIE MEEHAN, REPUBLICAN: MARK KEMPER, BETTY MORSE, DALE L. SLAGEL. HALLOCK TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: KEVIN L PETERSON. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: ROBERT V DAWSON, JR. ASSESSOR: (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JAMES TROGLIO. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: DAVID A HALE, RONALD L NOE, STEPHEN L POLLACK, KRISTY WOLFE. HOLLIS TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: GARY W. THOMAS, REPUBLICAN: RUSSELL L. ZEINE, JR. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: HARRY L SWEET, JR, REPUBLICAN: KELSEY ANN ARCHER. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: ALICE B. DAILEY. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: DENNIS BECKMAN. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: TAL BECKMAN, WILLIAM (BILL) GERDES, BRIAN B. FENGEL, PAUL HIBSER, REPUBLICAN: JAMES E BAILEY. JUBILEE TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: KEVIN SANDALL, REPUBLICAN: STEPHEN GARNETT. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: ROBIN A. FORNEY. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JACK W. GROEPER. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: DAN L. BOWERS, STEPHEN F. GILLES. REPUBLICAN: JOE BUTLER, ROBERT J.

SHANE. KICKAPOO TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: KARL KOY. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JULIE MCINTYRE. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JACK DUKE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: ROBERT S. BARTH. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: DANIEL KELCH. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: A. JOE KELCH, TERRY HOLM, MIKE GENSLER, RANDY WEBER. LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: HUTSON "SKIP" LIGHT. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: CYNTHIA "CINDI" STAFFORD. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: REBECCA CANNON. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: J "RICK" ALLINDER, REPUBLICAN: DENVER WAYNE STRADER. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: PATRICK CARROLL, STEVEN ANDREWS, JAMES WITT, REPUBLICAN: CINDY STRADER. LOGAN TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: WAYNE SATTERFIELD. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: LISA DEPPERMANN. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: KEVIN SIPP. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: BEAU DEPPERMANN, WILLIAM D IRVING, ROBERT A. MEYER, WILLIAM B. WEST, SR. MEDINA TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JOHN DAWSON. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: SHAWN E. GARNER. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: MARK T. BRABANT. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: LA VERNE COLLINGE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: FRANK STURM. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: CAMERON Y. PARR, RICHARD J. CLINCH, ADAM J. GUDAT, MICHAEL L. MOLOHON. MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: DALE MATTHEWS, DEMOCRATIC: DANNY E. POWELL. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: BOBBIE M. PHILBEE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: KAREN MEGAN. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: TERENCE D. MCFARDEN, DEMOCRATIC: DEAN CREASON. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) REPUBLICAN: DOUGLAS N WHITTAKER, WILL MICHAEL TRACY, DENNIS WHITTAKER, DEMOCRATIC: JERRY WEISTART. TOWNSHIP CENTER BOARD OF MANAGERS (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: RAMONA WILCOXEN, WILLIAM F.

www.wklypost.com DUBOIS, RENEE BRITT, TERESA JOYCE. PRINCEVILLE TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: HAROLD G. DYKEMAN. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: WILLIE MAE UNDERWOOD. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: MARY J. DEBORD. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: ROBERT INGLE. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) REPUBLICAN: JON F. BATEMAN, JERRY BROADFIELD, RALPH RICHOZ, DEMOCRATIC: WILLIAM J. BLANK, MARJORIE A. DUBOIS. RADNOR TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: PHILIP CORNISH. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: THOMAS BRATTAIN. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: THOMAS MISSEN. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JAMES SMITH. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JAMES WITHERS, GARY PULLEN, JOHN CLINE, ROBERT PRICE. RICHWOODS TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: MICHAEL E. PHELAN. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JAMES W. MANSFIELD. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: BARBARA L. FURKIN. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) REPUBLICAN: EARL J. CARTER, R. DON FURKIN, DEMOCRATIC: J. GREG FLETCHER, ROBERT F. FAVORITE. ROSEFIELD TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: STEPHEN DAVIS. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: MARTIN E. MAY. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: MICHAEL J. LAFOLLETT, INDEPENDENT: MATTHEW L. WINDISH. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: KILEY BEECHER, DANIEL KUNTZ, DARRIN MAUE, LEO SCHAUB. TIMBER TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: HAROLD "BILL" URISH. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: BETH A. COATS. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: BETTY J. SCARCLIFF. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: TIMOTHY C. WOODLEY SR. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: BRUCE SCARCLIFF, IVAN C. DUFFIELD, DEANNA L. MILLER, WILLARD M. CRALL. TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: ELLIOTT E PLUMER. CLERK (VOTE FOR

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ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: PATRICIA "TRISH" DEPPERMANN. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: CARL STANLEY. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: RODGER DEPPERMANN, REID HARMAN, SHAARON METZGER, ERIC L STANLEY. WEST PEORIA TOWNSHIP, SUPERVISOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: ROBERT DE SUTTER. CLERK (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: JAMES C "JIMMY" DILLON. ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. COLLECTOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: JOHN M. POWELL. TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) REPUBLICAN: MARSHA G. MILLER, DEMOCRATIC: KELLY ABRAHAM, JAMES F. FLYNN, SHARON KENNEDY. AKRON-PRINCEVILLE MULTITOWNSHIP ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) DEMOCRATIC: NO CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN: SUSAN E. HOFER. BRIMFIELD-MILLBROOK MULTITOWNSHIP ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) REPUBLICAN: NO CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATIC: SANDRA G. POWELL. LOGAN-TRIVOLI MULTI-TOWNSHIP ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, ASSESSOR (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. CHILLICOTHE PARK DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: SANDRA E. TIPPETT, WES WILLIAMSON. HANNA CITY PARK DISTRICT, COMMISSIONER* (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: WILLIAM LIBOLT, DARRELL STEAR. COMMISSIONER UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: LAURIE WHITMORE. COMMISSIONER UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NO CANDIDATE. HOLLIS PARK DISTRICT, COMMISSIONER (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: LARRY L. SCHARP. COMMISSIONER UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: KATHY SUE BARRETT. THE PLEASURE DRIVEWAY AND PARK DISTRICT OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, TRUSTEE NORTHERN DISTRICT (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: NANCY L. SNOWDEN, MATTHEW P. RYAN. ALPHA PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE* (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: TAMARA RUTH. BRIMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: PAMELA D. FABISH, DAVID L. SMITH, HOLLY L. MORE. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED FOUR YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: ANGIE M. SNEERINGER. CHILLICOTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: JANE HARRISON. DUNLAP PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE* (VOTE FOR

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NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: ANGELA J. DHALL, ROBERT C. WILSON. ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE* (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. FARMINGTON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: KIM LUNA, MARETTE L. PLUMER, MYRNA C. KLATT, CANDY S. JOHNSON, CHERYL CLARDY. LILLIE M. EVANS LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: DIANE K. SMITH, DEBORAH GIVENS. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE) NONPARTISAN: DELORES LUTZ. PEORIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: WILLIAM BRADLEY, THOMAS J. HORSTMANN; TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED FOUR YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: ANNE LOCKHART. WILLIAMSFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: WILLIAM R. FRITZ, SHIRLEY PAUER. TRUSTEE UNEXPIRED FOUR YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: MADOLYN OTT. PLEASANT VALLEY #62, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: CLIFFORD G. QUINE JR, WM SCOTT REYNOLDS, ERIKA J. MASON, SUZANNE E. JOHNSTONE. NORWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT #63, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: TIMOTHY T. SANDERS. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: JAMES R. SANFORD, SARA CALLEAR, DAVID MITCHELL, MONICA MARTINIE. BARTONVILLE GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT #66, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: SCOTT SWANSON. BOARD OF EDUCATION* FULL 4YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. OAK GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT #68, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR TWO) NONPARTISAN: ALAN SCHINDLER. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: BILL JAMES, ADAM GRUBER, TIERENY MINASSIAN, EUGENE SANDERS, MATTHEW BENDER. PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT #69, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: JANE NOEL, MOIRA BAZHENOW, LISA DEAL. MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT #70, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR TWO) NONPARTISAN: CRAIG M. ORI. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: SHAWN FRANKLIN, KEN ANDERSON, JAMES KAUFFMAN. WILLIAMSFIELD CUSD #210, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS RESTRICTED TO

THE WEEKLY POST • Thursday, March 21, 2013 A MAXIMUM OF 3 MEMBERS FROM ANY CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP. ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP. NOT MORE THAN 1 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 3E. NOT MORE THAN 2 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 4E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 10N RANGE 4E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 5E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 10N RANGE 5E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 12N RANGE 5E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 12N RANGE 4E. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR) NONPARTISAN: (PERSIFER TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 3E) THOMAS KORDEWICK (TRURO TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 4E) JANET L. COLLOPY, GINA O'DELL (ELBA TOWNSHIP 10N RANGE 4E) ANGELA POWELL. FARMINGTON CENTRAL CUSD #265, BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR THREE) NONPARTISAN: B. J. OLDFIELD, CHAD JOHNSON, WENDY CLARK, JOHN MARTIN, DEBRA ISBELL. BRIMFIELD CUSD #309, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS RESTRICTED TO A MAXIMUM OF 3 MEMBERS FROM ANY CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP. ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP BRIMFIELD RANGE T10NR5E. NOT MORE THAN 2 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP KICKAPOO RANGE T9NR7E. NOT MORE THAN 1 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP JUBILEE RANGE T10NR6E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP PRINCEVILLE RANGE T11NR6E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP ROSEFIELD RANGE T9NR6E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP MILLBROOK RANGE T11NR5E. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP ELMWOOD RANGE T9NR5E. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR) NONPARTISAN: (BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP RANGE T10NR5E) LORI KREITER, DAVID HARMON, CONSTANCE JOHNSON (KICKAPOO TOWNSHIP RANGE T9NR7E) DAN HEINZ (JUBILEE TOWNSHIP RANGE T10NR6E) JOHN MOON. LIMESTONE WALTERS #316, BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR THREE) NONPARTISAN: SCOTT JACKSON, BARRY W. CAMPEN, WILLIAM T. HOLT, JOHN FLOYD. ILLINOIS VALLEY CENTRAL UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #321, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS FROM BOTH THE INCORPORATED AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREA; NOT MORE THAN 5 BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED FROM ANY CITY, VILLAGE OR INCORPORATED TOWN. ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN 4 MAY BE ELECTED FROM THE INCORPORATED AREAS. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR) NONPARTISAN: (INCORPORATED) GAY NELL G. GERMAN, DONNA D. UEBLER, MICHAEL S. BIRCH (UNINCORPORATED) SARAH M. WILLIAMSON.

ELMWOOD CUSD #322, BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR THREE) NONPARTISAN: MARK DAVIS, WILLIAM FRIETSCH, RICK LEHEW, FREDERICK O. PAIGE.

BE ELECTED FROM ANY AREA OR AREAS. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR FOUR) NONPARTISAN: WILLIAM BESSLER, BILL JAMES, SARA CALLEAR, ROBERT NEAL.

DUNLAP COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #323, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS FROM BOTH THE INCORPORATED AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREA; NOT MORE THAN 5 BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED FROM ANY CITY, VILLAGE OR INCORPORATED TOWN. ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM THE INCORPORATED AREAS. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF THREE) NONPARTISAN: (INCORPORATED) BRUCE HAY, PAUL PARK, JASON HAUER, STEVE RIEKER.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE COMMUNITY, COLLEGE DISTRICT 514, TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST. SIX-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: ADAM HERRMANN, ROBERT R. EHRICH, GALE THETFORD, DIANE M. (UNES) LAMB.

PEORIA HEIGHTS C.U. SCHOOL DISTRICT #325, BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR THREE) NONPARTISAN: MICHAEL CASEY, MIKE HULSE, ROBBIE MATHISEN. PRINCEVILLE C.U.S.D. #326, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS RESTRICTED TO A MAXIMUM OF 3 MEMBERS FROM ANY CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP. ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 6E PRINCEVILLE. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 10N RANGE 6E JUBILEE. NOT MORE THAN 2 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 5E MILLBROOK. NOT MORE THAN 2 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 7E AKRON. NOT MORE THAN 2 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 8E HALLOCK. NOT MORE THAN 3 MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP 12N RANGE 8E LAPRAIRIE. THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE FULL TERMS. BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ONE) NONPARTISAN: (AKRON TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 7E) CINDY LOOS. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF THREE) NONPARTISAN: (PRINCEVILLE TOWNSHIP 11N RANGE 6E) JOHN CALHOUN, MICHAEL HARMON, RONALD STREITMATTER, LESLIE PTAK. ILLINI BLUFFS CUSD #327, BOARD OF EDUCATION UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE) NONPARTISAN: BYRON SONDGEROTH. BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR THREE) NONPARTISAN: DANIEL HORDESKY, MATT RADEMAKER, STEPHEN NOFSINGER, DENNIS BROWN, ALEX GIFTOS, STAN SCOTT. HOLLIS DISTRICT 328, BOARD OF EDUCATION FULL 4-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR THREE) NONPARTISAN: TIM LEACH, KEITH W. HUBBLE, JULIE M. CASSIDY. LIMESTONE COMMUNITY HS #310, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: THIRTY PERCENT (30%) OR MORE OF THE TAXABLE PROPERTY OF THIS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY OF THE DISTRICT, THEREFORE, AT LEAST TWO BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY. ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY

PEORIA COUNTY REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES, TRUSTEES* (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO. NOT MORE THAN 1 MAY SERVE FROM THE SAME CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP.) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. TRUSTEES* UNEXPIRED FOUR-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO. NOT MORE THAN 1 MAY SERVE FROM THE SAME CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP.) NONPARTISAN: (TOWNSHIP 9N RANGE 5E ELMWOOD) MARK KEMPER. KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO. NOT MORE THAN 1 MAY SERVE FROM THE SAME CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP.) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. UNEXPIRED TWO-YEAR TERM (VOTE FOR ONE. NOT MORE THAN 1 MAY SERVE FROM THE SAME CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP.) NONPARTISAN: NO CANDIDATE. LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, TRUSTEE (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) NONPARTISAN: LARRY ESTEP, CHARLES BASSETT. *Check with Election Judges for a list of write-in candidates for this office. In addition, the following QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY will be voted upon during the Consolidated Election to be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. IN THE PRINCEVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 326, A PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $8,500,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS. IN THE AKRON-PRINCEVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, A PROPOSITION TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE FOR THE AKRONPRINCEVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. The following Polling Places will be open on the day of Election: AKRON 1 PRINCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY 302 N. CORDIS AVE., PRINCEVILLE BRIMFIELD 1 W.F. HARDING MEMORIAL BLDG. 106 E. KNOXVILLE ST., BRIMFIELD CHILLICOTHE 1 VFW POST #4999 - SIDE ENTRANCE - 1729 N. SANTA FE AVE., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 2 VFW POST #4999 - SIDE ENTRANCE - 1729 N. SANTA FE AVE., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 3 ST. EDWARDS - LONGMAN HALL - 1215 N. FIFTH ST., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 4 ST. EDWARDS - LONGMAN HALL - 1215 N. FIFTH ST., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 5 SHORE ACRES CLUBHOUSE 100 W. PARK BLVD., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 6 CHILLICOTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY 430 N. BRADLEY AVE., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 7 CHILLICOTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY 430 N. BRADLEY AVE., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 8 SHORE ACRES CLUBHOUSE 100 W. PARK BLVD., CHILLICOTHE CHILLICOTHE 9 ROME BAPTIST CHURCH 5104 E. STEVENSON AVE., ROME CHILLICOTHE 10 ROME

Page 11 BAPTIST CHURCH 5104 E. STEVENSON AVE., ROME ELMWOOD 1 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ELMWOOD 821 W. MAIN, ELMWOOD ELMWOOD 2 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ELMWOOD 821 W. MAIN, ELMWOOD ELMWOOD 3 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ELMWOOD 821 W. MAIN, ELMWOOD HALLOCK 1 HALLOCK TOWNSHIP BUILDING 20008 N. BLUE RIDGE RD., CHILLICOTHE HALLOCK 2 HALLOCK TOWNSHIP BUILDING 20008 N. BLUE RIDGE RD., CHILLICOTHE HOLLIS 1 MAPLETON VILLAGE HALL 8524 W. MAIN ST., MAPLETON HOLLIS 2 HOLLIS SCHOOL 5613 W. TUSCARORA RD., PEORIA JUBILEE 1 JUBILEE TOWNSHIP HALL 12807 N. PRINCEVILLE-JUBILEE RD., PRINCEVILLE JUBILEE 2 JUBILEE TOWNSHIP HALL 12807 N. PRINCEVILLE-JUBILEE RD., PRINCEVILLE KICKAPOO 1 KICKAPOO TOWNSHIP HALL 10025 W. ROUTE 150, EDWARDS KICKAPOO 2 KICKAPOO TOWNSHIP HALL 10025 W. ROUTE 150, EDWARDS KICKAPOO 3 REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2025 N. KICKAPOO CREEK RD, PEORIA LIMESTONE 1 PEORIA COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT 6915 W. PLANK ROAD, PEORIA LIMESTONE 2 PEORIA COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT 6915 W. PLANK ROAD, PEORIA LIMESTONE 3 ITOO SOCIETY HALL 4909 W FARMINGTON RD., PEORIA LIMESTONE 4 ITOO SOCIETY HALL 4909 W FARMINGTON RD., PEORIA LIMESTONE 5 BELLEVUE VILLAGE HALL 320 S. MAIN ST., BELLEVUE LIMESTONE 6 BELLEVUE VILLAGE HALL 320 S. MAIN ST., BELLEVUE LIMESTONE 7 MAXWELL ROAD CHURCH OF GOD 905 S. MAXWELL RD, PEORIA LIMESTONE 8 CITY ON A HILL CHURCH OF CHRIST 3624 W. MALONE, PEORIA LIMESTONE 9 MAXWELL ROAD CHURCH OF GOD 905 S. MAXWELL RD, PEORIA LIMESTONE 10 ALPHA PARK LIBRARY 3527 S. AIRPORT RD., BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 11 MAXWELL ROAD CHURCH OF GOD 905 S. MAXWELL RD, PEORIA LIMESTONE 12 ALPHA PARK LIBRARY 3527 S. AIRPORT RD., BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 13 KEYSTONE UNION HALL 106 BOLIVIA ST., BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 14 LIMESTONE WALTERS SCHOOL 8223 W. SMITHVILLE RD., PEORIA LIMESTONE 15 ALPHA PARK LIBRARY 3527 S. AIRPORT RD., BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 16 OAK GROVE EAST SCHOOL 4812 W. PFEIFFER RD., BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 17 KEYSTONE UNION HALL 106 BOLIVIA ST., BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 18 CAMELOT CLUB HOUSE 9278 W. LAKE CAMELOT DR., MAPLETON LIMESTONE 19 LIMESTONE WALTERS SCHOOL 8223 W. SMITHVILLE RD., PEORIA LIMESTONE 20 OAK GROVE EAST SCHOOL 4812 W. PFEIFFER RD., BARTONVILLE LOGAN 1 LOGAN TOWNSHIP BUILDING 3114 S. MARTIN-WEBER RD., HANNA CITY LOGAN 2 HANNA CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL 12208 W. FARMINGTON RD., HANNA CITY LOGAN 3 HANNA CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL 12208 W. FARMINGTON RD., HANNA CITY MEDINA 1 PRAYERVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH 1610 W. WILHELM RD., DUNLAP

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MEDINA 2 DUNLAP FIRE STATION #2 -SIDE ENTRANCE 11920 N. ROUTE 40, DUNLAP MEDINA 3 MOSSVILLE GRADE SCHOOL 12207 N. OLD GALENA RD., MOSSVILLE MEDINA 4 PRAYERVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH 1610 W. WILHELM RD., DUNLAP MEDINA 5 MEDINA TOWNSHIP BLDG. 10628 N. GALENA RD., MOSSVILLE MEDINA 6 MEDINA TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY DEPT 10620 N. GALENA RD., MOSSVILLE MILLBROOK 1 MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP CENTER 20923 W. CEDAR ST., LAURA PRINCEVILLE 1 PRINCEVILLE VILLAGE HALL SIDE ENTRANCE - 206 N. WALNUT ST., PRINCEVILLE PRINCEVILLE 2 PRINCEVILLE VILLAGE HALL SIDE ENTRANCE - 206 N. WALNUT ST., PRINCEVILLE RADNOR 1 PROSPECT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 300 E. ASH ST., DUNLAP RADNOR 2 PROSPECT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 300 E. ASH ST., DUNLAP RADNOR 3 PROSPECT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 300 E. ASH ST., DUNLAP RICHWOODS 1 PEORIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY 816 E. GLEN AVE., PEORIA HEIGHTS RICHWOODS 2 ST. THOMAS CHURCH - OLD GYM - 1008 E. LAKE AVE., PEORIA HEIGHTS RICHWOODS 3 GALENA PARK TERRACE 5533 N. GALENA RD., PEORIA HEIGHTS RICHWOODS 4 PEORIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY 816 E. GLEN AVE., PEORIA HEIGHTS RICHWOODS 5 ST. THOMAS CHURCH - OLD GYM - 1008 E. LAKE AVE., PEORIA HEIGHTS ROSEFIELD 1 ROSEFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING - SIDE ENTRANCE - 16221 W. SOUTHPORT RD., BRIMFIELD ROSEFIELD 2 ROSEFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING - SIDE ENTRANCE - 16221 W. SOUTHPORT RD., BRIMFIELD TIMBER 1 TIMBER-HOLLIS FIRE PROTECTION DIST. 306 S. GLASFORD RD., GLASFORD TIMBER 2 TIMBER-HOLLIS FIRE PROTECTION DIST. 306 S. GLASFORD RD., GLASFORD TIMBER 3 KINGSTON MINES VILLAGE HALL 209 WASHINGTON ST., KINGSTON MINES TRIVOLI 1 TRIVOLI FIRE STATION 18911 W. FARMINGTON RD., TRIVOLI WEST PEORIA 1 WEST PEORIA CITY GARAGE, 1322 N. HILLSIDE AVE., WEST PEORIA WEST PEORIA 2 WEST PEORIA CITY GARAGE, 1322 N. HILLSIDE AVE., WEST PEORIA WEST PEORIA 3 FRANCISCAN RECREATION CENTER 908 N. STERLING AVE., WEST PEORIA WEST PEORIA 4 FRANCISCAN RECREATION CENTER 908 N. STERLING AVE., WEST PEORIA All polls are accessible to voters with physical disabilities The polls at the election will be open at 6:00 A.M. on the day of the Election and will continue to be open until 7:00 P.M. of that day. Dated at Peoria, Illinois this 8th day of MARCH, 2013. STEVE SONNEMAKER, PEORIA COUNTY CLERK

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U.S. corn stock estimates to be released on March 28 By DEBRA LEVEY LARSON

On March 28, the USDA will release an estimate of U.S. corn stocks as of March 1 based on a survey of all commercial storage facilities and a large sample of farmers. The estimate will be used to gauge the pace of domestic feed and residual use of corn during the second quarter of the 2012-13 marketing year. In addition, the magnitude of stocks on March 1 will reveal the supply of corn available for consumption during the last half of the marketing year and will serve as the basis for judging the pace of consumption as it unfolds over the next several months. “Forming an expectation for the magnitude of stocks on March 1 starts with the estimate of Dec. 1, 2012 stocks of 8.03 billion bushels,” said University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good. “To that is added the estimate of imports during the December-February quarter. “Imports have been unusually large so far in the 2012-13 marketing year, with the Census Bureau estimating imports in the first quarter of the marketing year at 29 million bushels. “Estimates for December and January totaled about 35 million bushels. Imports for the entire second quarter may have been near 50 million bushels, bringing total available supplies to 8.08 billion bushels.” The estimate of corn consumption University of Illinois Extension

during the quarter is subtracted from the estimate of total supply in order to forecast March 1 stocks, Good said. Corn is consumed in three categories: exports, domestic processing (mostly for ethanol and by-products), and feed and residual use. The USDA reported that export inspections during the second quarter of the marketing year totaled 155 million bushels. Census Bureau export estimates for December and January exceeded export inspection estimates by a total of 5 million bushels. Good said that if that margin persisted through February, exports during the quarter totaled about 160 million bushels, the smallest quarterly total in 42 years. Based on weekly estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, domestic ethanol production during the second quarter of the 2012-13 corn marketing year was 15 percent less than the same quarter a year earlier. “That level of production implies that about 1.11 billion bushels of corn were used to produce ethanol and byproducts during the quarter,” Good said. “Other domestic processing uses of corn during the quarter likely totaled about 325 million bushels. Forming expectations about feed and residual use of corn is harder than expectations for the other two categories, Good said. “There are no ongoing measures of feed use of corn,” he said. “Consump-

tion in this category is calculated as a residual, starting with total use during the quarter as implied by quarter-ending stocks, and then subtracting estimated use in the other two categories. “As a result, there is considerable variation in quarterly estimates of feed and residual use of corn over time.” For the 2012-13 marketing year, the estimate of feed and residual use during the first quarter of the year may be overstated because large quantities of 2012 corn were harvested and presumably used before the start of the marketing year on September 1, he added. “Conversely, the estimate of use during the fourth quarter of the 2011-12 marketing year was likely underestimated for the same reason,” Good said. “To gauge the pace of recent consumption, we have looked at combined consumption in the last quarter of the previous marketing year and the first

quarter of the current marketing year. “Looking broadly since November 2012, dairy cow numbers have been about equal to those of a year ago, broiler chick placements have been modestly larger than those of last year, cattle-on-feed numbers have been down about 6 percent, and hog numbers have been about equal those of a year ago. “Feed and residual use of corn during the second quarter near the level of the past two years would not be surprising,” he continued. “If use in that category was near 1.55 billion bushels, total use would have been near 3.145 billion bushels, leaving March 1 stocks near 4.935 billion bushels. “Stocks at that level would be the smallest in 15 years. Market reaction to the stocks estimate will hinge on the size of the deviation from average trade expectations.”

Spend a day at horse college GALVA – Individuals of all ages who want to know more about horses are invited to “A Day at Horse College,” a free clinic on April 6 at Black Hawk College East Campus located off U.S. Route 34 between Galva and Kewanee. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is sponsored by Black Hawk College and the Illinois Quarter Horse Youth Association. Pre-registration is not needed. Admission is free. Door prizes will be awarded and a lunch stand will be available. Lecture hall • 10-11 a.m. – Careers in the Equine Industry. Get a “leg up” on opportunities in the equine industry and meet Black Hawk College recruiter Ashley Middleswarth. • 11 a.m. to noon – Illinois Quarter Horse Youth Association membership session • Noon to 1 p.m. – Lunch/entertainment 1-2 p.m. – Work out with the Black Hawk College horse-judging champions placing halter and performance classes. • 2-3 p.m. – Nutrena will present “Feed Lab” Arena • 10-11 a.m. – Showmanship presentation by Jennifer Burton • 11 a.m. to noon – Barrel Racing 101 presentation by Donna Irvin. Learn the foundation to a consistent, efficient barrel run. • Noon to 1 p.m. – Break • 1-2 p.m. – HorseFrom Weekly Post News Sources

manship presentation by Jeff Greaves. Bring your notebook for tips on rider position and pattern precision. • 2-3 p.m. – Reining presentation by Doug Bogart. Techniques to achieve correct reining pattern maneuvers. Also, bring your cowboy hat for free hat shaping by John Irvin from 11 a.m. to noon and 1-2 p.m. The first 50 youths who purchase a ILQHYA membership receive a gift basket. Contact Donna Irvin at irvind@bhc.edu or 309854-1840, or Drew Cotton at cottond@bhc.edu or 309-854-1842.

Forage Institute event rescheduled

GALVA – Due to inclement weather on the originally scheduled date, the Illinois Forage Institute has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 2, at Black Hawk College, East Campus, Conference Center, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva. The program, beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at 4 p.m., will focus on managing hayland and pastures. Topics to be presented

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in the morning include forages for horses, forage species selection, pasture weed control, soil sampling, and costs to produce hay. Afternoon topics include pasture fertility, grazing cover crops, economics of pasture forage production, pasture renovation after the drought, and feeding livestock on drought-damaged hay and forage. Cost is $15 per person for IFGC members and $20 per person for nonmembers. Pre-registration is requested by Friday (March 22). Cost will be $20 and $25 respectively per person after March 22 and at the door on April 2. Registration covers a noon meal. To register, contact U of I Extension, Rock Island County, 321 W. 2nd Avenue, Milan, Ill., 61264, (309) 756-9978. On-line registration and the program agenda can be accessed at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/.

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OBITUARIES Joseph Hoebing

QUINCY – Joseph G. Hoebing 46, of Quincy, brother-in-law of a Williamsfield man, died March 13 at home. In addition to his wife, Amie, survivors include his parents, Don and Ruth Hoebing of Quincy; his children, Olivia and Nathan Hoebing; his sisters, Lori (Gary) Yates of Quincy, Lisa Hoebing of Springfield and Linda (Rollan) Fox of Plainfield, Ind.; his brother, Greg (Cindy) Hoebing of O’Fallon, Mo.; his father-in-law, Gary (Carol) O’Dell of Quincy; a sister-in-law, Holly (Alex) Casanova of Minooka, and a brother-in-law, Gary (Gina) O’Dell of Williamsfield. Services were Monday at Quincy’s Duker and Haugh Funeral Home with a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Solanus Catholic Church. Online condolences may be made at www.dukerandhaugh.com.

June Eva Lishman

GALESBURG – June Eva Lishman, 90, of Galesburg, the mother of a Yates City woman, died March 12 at home. Survived by two daughters, Janet (and Roger) Davis of Yates City and Debbie (and Sid) Thrailkill of Galesburg, and a son, Gary (and Robin) Lishman of Galesburg, her funeral was Saturday at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com

Joe Murdock

WILLIAMSFIELD – Joe H. Murdock, 68, of Williamsfield and Wickenburg, Ariz., died on March 12 in Wickenburg. A memorial Mass will take place at 10 Saturday morning at St. James Catholic Church, 111 S. Olive St., in Williamsfield, with interment to follow at Williamsfield Cemetery. A visitation reception will follow at Williamsfield

Today’s Obituaries

• Joseph Hoebing, 46, Quincy • June Eva Lishman, 90, Galesburg • Joe Murdock, 68, Williamsfield • Harry Nordwall, 89, Quincy • Charles Utley, 77, Glasford

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Harry Nordwall

QUINCY – Harry Melvin Nordwall, 89, of Quincy, formerly of Brimfield and Peoria, died March 14 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. Born in Princeville, he was a 1941 graduate of Brimfield High School. Survivors include four daughters, Theresa Nordwall of Brimfield, Sandra DeVault of Chillicothe, Lois Wahrenburg of Peoria, and Lucille Melchert of Chicago; six grandchildren; one greatgrandson; and two brothers, Glen Nordwall of Dunlap, and Ivan Nordwall of Chillicothe. Graveside services were Monday, at St. Mary's Cemetery in West Peoria, Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors in Quincy is in charge of arrangements

Charles Utley

GLASFORD – Charles T. Utley Sr., 77, of Glasford, father of a Brimfield man, died March 13 at home. He’s survived by his wife, Phyliss, his children Anthony (Mary) Utley of Brimfield; Sherry (Dewitt) Spurlock of Pekin; Joyce (Dan) Kacvinsky of Washington; Thomas Utley of Abingdon; and Angela (Anthony) Fryxell of Hanna City. A funeral was held March 16 at Wilton Mortuary in Peoria. Online condolences may be sent via www.thewiltonmortuary.com. Obituary Policy: We print basic obituaries for free. Longer obituaries cost $1 per column inch.and $5 per picture. Forms are available at The Weekly Post Office, 115 W. Main St. Elmwood, IL. Or please call us at 309-741-9790.

Brimfield GS VB wins regionals The Brimfield Lady Indians seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams each won IESA regional championships – a first for Brimfield in the same year. The seventh graders are coached by Jamie Henson and the eighth grade is coached by Jason Sunderland. Team members (pictured above, with numbers) include – Seventh grade: Kathleen Burkitt 24, Kylie Cagwin, Mackenzie Cuthbert 31, Emma Duke From Weekly Post News Sources

Big bass season near

EDWARDS – David Krans proved an age-old adage last Thursday. When the ice goes out, big bass bite. Krans caught this 24-inch bass March 14 on a black jig and a blue Trigger X trail craw out of a strip mine near Edwards. Krans said the fish weighed 7.5 pounds. March is traditionally a top time for big bass. All three Illinois records were caught in the cold: Ed Walbel’s 13-pound, 1-ounce largemouth (215-76), Rick Leonard’s 7-3.12 spotted bass (3-15-92) and Mark Samp’s 6-7 smallmouth (3-26-85).

Local musicians compete Saturday KEWANEE – Dozens of singers and other musicians are set to take part in the Illinois Elementary School Association’s area contest on Saturday at Wethersfield School in Kewanee. One of eight area musical contests being held statewide, the Kewanee competition has 510 registered entries. From Brimfield, there

will be 13 vocal soloists, 5 woodwind soloists, 3 brass soloists, 2 percussion, 2 piano soloists, 8 vocal ensembles, 6 woodwind ensembles, 1 percussion ensemble, and 4 mixed ensembles. Elmwood is scheduled to bring 8 woodwind soloists, 1 brass soloist, 1 piano soloist, 1 brass ensemble, 6 woodwind ensembles, 3 mixed

ensembles and 1 instrumental choir (a small band). Williamsfield has registered 10 vocal soloists, 1 piano soloist, 8 vocal ensembles, and 8 vocal choir entries. A total of 144 IESA schools are participating in music solo and ensemble and 96 are involved in music organization this year.

41, Ellie Graham 1, Bree Keyt 12, Julia Kieser 19, Brianna Murphy 20, Gracie Wagner 42, Emily Doty 3, Lexi Snyder 36, Mallory Meinke 18, Lucy Waid 22, Not Pictured: Andi Kubickeck 17, Jennie Burgess 40. Eighth grade – Bree Hutchison 32, Alexis Asbell 14, Saige Jacobus 27, Caleigh Ludolph 29, Maddie Meinke 30, Nicole Stoddard 26, Ana Strong 15, Nicole Thurman 11, Joy Whalen 23. Not Pictured: Ashlyn Maher 16.

Coach’s Corner: Last-tick win

How about a basketball story this week. Well, this was back in 1980 and it seemed like we at Elmwood were always battling Illini Bluffs for the ICAC Conference championship. I had two really good forwards that year: Dan Harlan and Tim Welker. They were dead corner shooters, both of them, and they could Big Frank really shoot it. They MAVETZ both averaged about 18 points per game for me and if there had only been a 3-point shot back then... Anyway, it was the conference championship against IB at our gym and we never led in the game. Well, we got down to one second left and we had the ball under the basket. And we had an out-of-bounds play to Tim Welker. Illini Bluffs always played man-toman defense on out-of-bounds plays. So we practiced that a lot. It was a

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screen away from the ball and then they switched. They shut Tim down to the basket so he rolled to the baseline and was well-guarded. But he got the ball on the baseline and as he released the ball, the gun went off, it was nothing but net and we won the game. I believe the final score was 64-63 and it was the only time we led in the whole game. It was one of those things like you see on TV where everybody came out on the floor and jumped around. It was quite a scene. Back then the Journal Star used to cover the rural teams a lot better. They had a reporter there and they asked IB Coach Mike Colston, “Why didn’t you call a timeout so you could defend the out-of-bounds play better?” And he said, “That would have just given coach Mavetz another minute to figure out a way to get the ball in the basket.” But we had our certain play we were going to run already.

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The SCOREBOARD Week

WILLIAMSFIELD-GALVA SOFTBALL 2013 SCHEDULE March 25 - at North Fulton, 4:30 pm March 26 - Abingdon, 4:30 pm March 30 - United (@ Galva), 11 am April 1 - at Henry, 4:30 pm April 2 - at Princeville, 4:30 pm April 4 - Princeville, 4:30 pm April 5 - at West Central, 4:30 April 8 - at Illini Bluffs, 4:30 pm April 9 - at Oneida ROWVA, 4:30 pm April 10 - at Bureau Valley, 4:30 pm April 11 - ROWVA, 4:30 pm April 16 - Mercer County (@ Galva), 4:30 pm April 18 - Mercer County at Aledo, 4:30 pm April 20 - at West Prairie, 11 am April 22 - Delavan, 4:30 pm April 25 - at Stark County, 4:30 pm April 27 - Ridgewood (@ Galva), 9 am April 30 - Annawan/Wethers field (@ Galva), 4:30 pm May 1 - Brimfield, 4:30 pm* May 2 - at Annawan/Wethers field, 4:30 pm May 6 - Stark County (@Galva), 4:30 pm May 7 - Illini Bluffs, 4:30 pm May 9 - at Brimfield, 4:30 pm May 14 - Regionals, TBD NOTE: Home games at Williamsfield unless otherwise marked. ELMWOOD-BRIMFIELD BOYS TRACK March 21 - at Farmington (w N. Dame), 4:15 pm March 26 - at Knoxville (w Farmington, Monmouth), 4:15 pm March 28 - BPC, N Fulton, N. Dame, P. Christian, 4:15 pm April 2 - at Farmington (w IB, Olympia), 4 pm April 9 - ICAC (rain date 10th), 4:15 pm April 11 - at Lewistown Inv., 4 pm April 16 - Princeville (w Stark Co., Peoria Hts), 4:15pm April 19 - at Metamora Inv., 5 pm April 22 - Elmwood Invite, 4:15 pm April 26 - at Eureka Invite, 4:15 pm May 3 - at Tremont Invite, 4:30 pm May 6 - Prairieland (rain date 7th) TBD, 4 pm May 17 - Sectionals TBD May 21 - Journal Star Meet, Peoria Stadium May 24 - State, Charleston NEXT WEEK: Track previews (with a girls schedule) and hopefully baseball and softball results to report.

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BILLTOWN: Promising freshmen

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Conference (ICAC) as a junior, and Doubet, all-conference in the ICAC and second-team in the Lincoln Trail Conference last season. Meanwhile, the schools’ softball season faces its own dual-conference schedule with three promising freshmen added to the mix, according to coach Darrin Peterson. “We’re going to start Makayla Wood at shortstop, Madison Stewart in the outfield when she’s not pitching, and Ali Quick at third,” said Peterson, whose Lady Cats went 5-20 last year. “They’re all freshmen and really, really promising.” Galva/Williamsfield softball will also benefit greatly whenever Emma Corkill is on the mound, Peterson added. “She’s not just our Number-1 pitcher,” he said. “She’s one of the better pitchers in the whole area.” At the plate, G/W will count on pitcher/catcher Samantha Josephson, Peterson said. “She’s doesn’t hit for power, but she hits for average,” he said. “Plus, she’s a great utility player – she can play about anywhere.” Led by two seniors and five juniors, the Lady Cats have 8 Williamsfield players and 14 from Galva. Limited by recent inclement weather, neither squad has practiced much outdoors, and neither had played a game as of Tuesday.

Austin Bennett, Brimfield

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Williamsfield-Galva Baseball 2013 Schedule March 26 – Abingdon, 4:30 pm March 30 – United (@ Galva), 11 am April 1 – at Henry (varsity), 4:30 pm April 2 – at Princeville, 4:30 pm April 4 – Princeville, 4:30 pm April 6 – at West Central 11 am April 8 – at Illini Bluffs, 4:30 pm April 9 – at Oneida ROWVA, 4:30 pm April 10 – at Bureau Valley, 4:30 pm April 11– ROWVA, 4:30 pm April 13 – Delavan, 10 am April 15 – at North Fulton, 4:30 pm April 16 – Mercer County (@ Galva), 4:30 pm April 18 – at Aledo (vs. Mercer Co.), 4:30 pm April 20 – at West Prairie, 11 am April 24 – Brimfield-Elmwood, 4:30 pm April 24 – at Stark County, 4:30 pm April 27 – Ridgewood (@ Galva), 11 am April 29 – Stark County (@ Galva), 4:30 pm April 30 – Annawan/Wethersfield (@ Galva), 4:30 pm May 2 – at Annawan/Wethersfield, 4:30 pm May 8 – Orion (@ Galva), 4:30 pm NOTE: Home games at Williamsfield unless otherwise marked.

POMS: Hart wins scholarship Hart also earned a $250 scholarship from the IDTA. While the season ended well for Elmwood, Kasey Hart there is no time to rest. Tryouts for next year’s team are next week so team members have time to raise funds for summer camps.

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competitive sport for the 2012-13 season. Elmwood’s team members who competed at the state meet included: Senior – Kasey Hart; Juniors – Paige Brodine and Becka Roberts; Sophomores – Elise Vrchota, Marissa Largent, Courtney Forney, Kelcie Eminian, Kendra Gorham, Erica Kane, Deanna Huffcutt and Payton Teel; Freshmen – Alaina Clark and Maddie Caldwell.

The competitive pom season typically runs from January through March. “Hopefully the girls will continue to improve and bring home another trophy or two next year,” Roberts said.

Austin Bennett is a one-man swimming team, literally. A junior, he represents Brimfield High School in IHSA swimming competitions and is coached by Jim Blane, Brimfield’s athletic director. He has been swimming since eighth grade. He says he “was forced to start swimming in eighth grade and he didn’t want to because he was into other sports.” However, he soon loved swimming and has amassed an impressive number of career highlights. Austin’s personal bests are swimming the 500 freestyle in 4:49.61 minutes, 200 freestyle in 1:48.71, and the 200 IM in 2:03.19. Austin has placed second and third in the 500 in the past two years at sectionals. He qualified for Nationals last year for the first time. “In 2014, I would like to place first at sectionals in the 500 freestyle and end up making finals at the state meet.” Austin is the son of Emily and Charles Bennett and he has been a Brimfield Indian his entire life. He plans to stay in the Brimfield area and hopes in 10 years he will have graduated from college and be working for CAT as an engineer. Austin doesn't really have any pre-swim meet superstitions. He just likes to stay as relaxed as possible. If Austin could trade places with anybody, he would switch with Ryan Lochte, an Olympic swimmer, who has won gold medals. Austin's favorite movie is Snitch and his favorite TV show is Duck Dynasty. Other activities that Austin likes to do are hunting, fishing, being outdoors, and being with friends. “Being a Brimfield Indian means a lot to me especially being the only Indian that makes up our swim team,” he said. Austin’s advice for athletes is never give up, practice makes perfect and it takes hard work and determination to reach your goals. – Ryan Petrakis & Jackson Staley

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those things,” Gatley said. Gatley was clear that her success in her track career has not only been a result of her competitiveness. She has a very supportive family. In fact, in seventh grade Gatley almost considered not going out for track, but because of her family’s urging, she continued track. “I’m so thankful I did. I love it,” Gatley said with a smile. When asked about her future running career, Gatley said she definitely wants to run her senior year. For her final year of track she wants to place in the top three at the state meet. After that Gatley wants to con-

tinue her running career into college. She admitted her biggest dream is running in the Olympics, but she said she’d settle for joining a running club after college. Gatley’s coach, Brett Morse, said, “Hannah can be successful in whatever she sets her mind to.” He thinks Hannah has the potential to run at a Division I college. It is no surprise that Hannah has been a huge part of her track team the past three years. She loves running for Elmwood and says that her teammates and coach have always encouraged her and motivated her to become a better runner and person.

Hannah has also become a leader to the younger girls on her team. “I’m not afraid to push people. I want to motivate my team to be the best it can be,” Gatley said. For Gatley, her running experience at Elmwood has been full of many great memories. Her favorite memory was in her sophomore year when she was running her favorite race – the 200 meter dash. She beat her previous time and almost beat one of the state’s best runners. For now, Gatley cannot wait for the chance to run again. She is excited for her season and the opportunity to become a stronger runner.

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Elmwood poms win trophy By JEFF LAMPE

ELMWOOD – After four years of near misses, the Elmwood High School pom pon squad is finally coming home with a state trophy. Competing Saturday at the Illinois Drill Team Association’s state meet at the Assembly Hall, Elmwood placed fifth in Class A pom dance to win a trophy and was sixth in pom. “It’s a great group of kids who work really very hard,” coach Emily Weekly Post Staff Writer

Roberts said. “The girls went out, had fun and fortunately scored well enough to win a trophy.” Quincy Notre Dame was the Class A winner in pom and Knoxville won pom dance. Elmwood first performed its pom routine “Weather” and Roberts said the vast setting of the Assembly Hall was intimidating for some of the girls. “When you first step onto the floor at Assembly Hall as a freshman there’s a lot of shell

shock,” she said. “It’s a very different arena than what we are used to. So our showmanship was off some.” But the jitters were gone by the time Elmwood performed its pom dance, “Faithfully.” IDTA is the oldest of three groups that oversee pom competition in Illinois. Chicago schools also compete in TeamDance Illinois and the Illinois High School Association officially recognized pom as a Continued on Page 15

The Elmwood High School pom dance team won a Class A fifth-place trophy last Saturday at the Illinois Drill Team Association’s state meet in Champaign.

Williamsfield Gatley running with a purpose hosting ball teams this year PREP FEATURE

By GABBIE SLOAN

It might only be the second week of track at Elmwood High school, but sprinter Hannah Gatley is already ready for the state meet. Gatley, a junior from Brimfield High school, has been running track since fifth grade and has big dreams for this year. She plans to break her previous records from last year in the 100 and 200 meter dash – 12.5 and 26.9 seconds. She also wants to qualify for the state meet, which shouldn’t be a problem for her. Gatley has qualified for the state meet in the 100 and 200 meter dash for the past six years. However, track hasn’t always been easy for Gatley. She’s had to wear a brace for the past few years, and last year her knee kept giving out during races. But, she has pushed through her injury. She iced it before and For The Weekly Post

By BILL KNIGHT

WILLIAMSFIELD – The National Pastime is local again in Williamsfield, where a third-year co-op with Galva has plenty of players – promising players, coaches say. “It’s kind of turned around,” said Charlie Sams, in his second year as baseball coach in a program approved by two school boards and the Illinois High School Association in a week in 2010 as an emergency co-op. “We have 11 sophomores and juniors out of 23 players – a lot better than before,” he continued. “Our roster has 8 guys from Galva and 15 from Williamsfield.” Led by two seniors – catcher Logan Smith and pitcher/centerfielder James Charlie Sams Doubet, the lineup’s 4-5 batters – the Wildcats look to build on a 1710 record that succeeded almost in spite of itself, Sams said. “We struggled as a team offensively last season,” he said. “We won through pitching and execution.” That could change with further development at the plate by Smith, already an Honorable Mention in the Inter-County Athletic For The Weekly Post

Brimfield junior Hannah Gatley heads into this track season hoping to again qualify for state in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Photo by Gabbie Sloan.

after practice and still managed to break her records from the years before. In the past few months, Gatley has been weight training with the Brimfield High school baseball boys. On average, she trains about 12 hours a week. Besides placing in the top five at state, her goal is to beat one of the pre-

mier girl sprinters of Illinois: Amelia Glick. Last year, Gatley almost had her – their final times were down to points of a second – and this year Gatley hopes that her hard work will improve her times. “Some girls complain about track practice, but I love every second of it. Except stair laps, I hate Continued on Page 15

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TheSCHEDULE Week

UPCOMING SPORTS

TODAY, March 21 • Brimfield-Elmwood baseball vs. Stark County, 4:30 pm • Elmwood-Brimfield boys track at Farmington, 4:15 pm

FRIDAY, March 22 • B-E baseball at the Limestone Tournament (vs. Moline), 4 pm

SATURDAY, March 23 • B-E baseball at the Limestone tournament, 10 am • Brimfield-Elmwood softball at Pekin, 10 am

MONDAY, March 25 • Williamsfield-Galva softball at North Fulton, 4:30 pm • B-E softball at Princeville, 4:30 pm

TUESDAY, March 26 • E-B boys and girls track at Knoxville, 4:15 pm • Williamsfield-Galva baseball vs. Abingdon, 4:30 pm • Williamsfield softball vs. Abingdon, 4:30 pm • B-E softball at Midwest Central, 4:30 pm

WED., March 27 • B-E softball at North Fulton, 4:30 pm

THURSDAY, March 28 • B-E baseball at Illini Bluffs, 4:15 pm • E-B boys and girls track home meet, 4:15 pm