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Carrier Route PresortThursdayOctober 23, 2014Vol. 2, No. 35

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – The turnoutwas sparse but partisan allega-tions were plentiful in incum-bent Brad Harding’s remarksduring a Saturday-morningforum with Peoria CountyBoard District 16 challengerDick Burns.

Organized by the nonparti-san League of Women Votersof Greater Peoria, the hour-long give-and-take from citi-zens’ questions was moderatedby Roberta Parks from Unity-Point’s foundation.

Harding’s comments repeat-edly made party affiliation anissue.

“I represent that conserva-tive Republican brand,” saidHarding, who added that “De-mocrats will increase taxes.

“The Democrat Party hasadded $150 million [in debt]to the County,” he said.

In fact, recent County budg-ets had overwhelming biparti-san support. The 2014 budgetwas sponsored by RepublicanMary Ardapple (Dist. 11) andpassed 17-1, with Harding theNay vote; the 2013 budget

was seconded by RepublicanBob Baietto (Dist. 12) andpassed 15-1, with Harding

again the Nay vote.At one point Saturday,

Harding – seeking his third

term representing some of TheWeekly Post’s circulation area,including all or parts of Elm-wood, Logan, Rosefield andTrivoli Townships – linkedDemocrats in Springfield andWashington with the 10-8 De-mocrat-Republican composi-tion of Peoria’s County Board.

However, he also said that“Washington deals with issueswe don’t in Peoria, notablyour roads and safety,” andlater added, “Springfield stoleour money,” referring to lessMotor Fuel Tax revenues com-

By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – Following aminor altercation, the FarmingtonCity Council is on the hunt for some-one else to manage the Reed Parksite for the Spoon River ScenicDrive.

At its Oct. 6 meeting, Nick Ulm ofFarmington Masonic Lodge 192 told

the council that during the first week-end of the Drive, site organizer JimSmalley pulled up a sign advertisingturkey strips prepared by the Masonsand returned it to him.

The Masons had, in previous years,sold ham and beans within ReedPark. But when they changed themenu in 2013, Ulm said Smalley toldhim the Masons “would never be al-

lowed back in Reed Park” as a foodvendor.

All proceeds from the Masons’ an-nual Drive sales go toward providinga college scholarship to a FarmingtonHigh School graduate as well asother charitable programs.

The council was unsure, at the Oct.6 meeting, to whom Smalley an-

Brimfield mayhalt Wednesdaynight activities

By TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – Brimfield Unit SchoolDistrict 309 is considering a policy change.

It says: “114.1 Wednesday Evening Ac-tivities. Whenever possible, and unless oth-erwise authorized by the Superintendent, allschool facilities and complexes shall not beused by anyone for any reason past the timeof 6 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. Thereshall be no exceptions for practice, unlessauthorized by the Superintendent duringIESA and IHSA State Tournament series.”

This means: To accommodate boys andgirls sports practices, some teams may haveto report at 6 a.m. Rehearsals for plays andprograms must wrap up before 6 p.m. – nolate, last-minute run-throughs, dramaqueens. And Biddy Basketball may have tofind another spot on a crowded schedule.

The policy change had its first reading atthe Oct. 15 meeting. Both SuperintendentJoe Blessman and Brimfield Grade SchoolPrincipal Jeannie Blane said they will en-force whatever the board decides. Neitherappeared enthusiastic about the prospect.

“It might not be ideal, but it can work,”said Blessman.

“I don’t consider Biddy Basketball aschool sport, but it does affect the parents,”said Blane. “I feel bad we have to make apolicy ... It should be common sense.”

The idea is to keep Wednesday evenings

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Brad Harding (left) and Dick Burns were in Elmwood last Satur-day for a League of Women Voters forum. Photo by Bill Knight.

Parrish returnsto her roots inElmwood store

By CHERYL HARLOWFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – Call it serendipity.Tracy Parrish has ended up right backwhere she started. She and her hus-band Brian are the new owners ofEvery Little Thing, a consignmentand gift store in Elmwood that for-merly housed The Country Florist,where Tracy worked during the earlyyears of her marriage.

Tracy Parrish worked as a designerfor Crawford Home Furnishings inCanton for the past seven years be-fore purchasing Every Little Thing onSept. 2.

“My husband liked the idea of meworking in the town that we live in

and not having to drive far, but wasconcerned about the financial invest-ment of owning your own business,”she said.

After three months of prayer andcareful deliberation, the Parrishespurchased the business from Jason

and Jodi Centers.Parrish said she has little consign-

ment experience and is busy network-ing with other consignment owners tolearn the best and most efficient wayof doing things. She has collaborated

Tracy Parrish has returned to a building she knows well as new owner ofEvery Little Thing in Elmwood. Photo by Cheryl Harlow.

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free for non-school-related activi-ties, and a conflict with a churchyouth group was cited as an exam-ple.

Although students can ask to belet out of practice early, and boardmember/coach Maribeth Dura saidthere are no repercussions, there isa perception that doing so couldlead to reduced playing time.

“To me, it’s not driven by achurch activity,” said board mem-ber John Moon. “It’s giving kids

and coaches a break.”“It’s a touchy situation. It really

is,” said board member ScottBauer.

A final decision on whether ornot to adopt the new policy will bemade at the Nov. 19 meeting.

In other business:Bauer offered his “due dili-

gence”on possible HVAC improve-ments at the grade school whichwould upgrade heating and add airconditioning. The report fromKeith Engineering Design Inc.

evaluated three options: Classroomunit ventilators, roof-top units andgeothermal units.

The report concluded the first op-tion is best, estimating the cost at$1.4 million. That estimate does notinclude architectural/engineeringfees and abatement costs.

“If we have the money, weshould do this,” Bauer said.”I’mquestionable whether we can affordanything like this.”

TERRY BIBO can be reached [email protected]

BRIMFIELD: ‘Giving kids and coaches a break’Continued from Page 1

Vote Brad HardingRepublican Candidate for County Board

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SATURDAY (Oct. 25)• Scary Park –Wildlife Scary Park at

Wildlife Prairie Park Friday and Saturday5-9 p.m. and Sunday (Oct. 26) 4-8 p.m. • Contest & Movie – Elmwood Kiwanis

costume contest (1 p.m.) and free movie(1:45 p.m.) at the Palace Theatre in Elm-wood. Prizes awarded.• Parade –Halloween Mardi Gras pa-

rade and costume judging. Parade starts 5p.m. at Bank of Farmington and ends atYMCA. Refreshments and inflatable rides.• Monster Mash – Farmington School is

having a Monster Mash party from 5-7

p.m. in the Commons at the ElementarySchool.

SUNDAY (Oct. 26)• Trunk or Treat – Central Park in Elm-

wood at 4:30 p.m. Contest for best deco-rated trunk, candy for Trick or Treaters, hotdogs, chips and drinks.

WEDNESDAY (Oct. 29)• Family Event –Halloween Event at

United Methodist Church of Farmington 5-7 p.m. Snacks and games.

THURSDAY (Oct. 30)• Halloween Bash –Kids preschool to

third graders invited to hear silly stories, do

crafts and more from 3:15-4:45 p.m. atBrimfield Public Library.

FRIDAY (Oct. 31)• Costume Contest – Contest at 5 p.m. at

Williamsfield Fire Station.• Trunk or Treat – At Williamsfield

Methodist Church, 5:30 p.m.• Trunk or Treat –Harvest Home Park in

Yates City, 5-8 p.m., hot dogs, drinks, cos-tume judging at 6:30.

TRICK OR TREAT HOURS• Brimfield: No official hours• Elmwood, Farmington, Princeville,

Williamsfield and Yates City: 5-8 p.m.

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

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This Week’s Eventss Party Prep – Volunteers in 4th to 8th

grade are invited to Brimfield Librarytoday (Oct. 23) from 3-5:30 p.m. to cre-ate the backdrop and games for October30th’s Monster Mash Halloween Bash.Celebrate with pizza and soda.

s Story Time – Hal-loween Story time today(Oct. 23) at 6 p.m. atMorrison and MaryWiley Library, Elm-wood. Hear Halloweenstories, costumes op-tional. Call (309) 742-2431.

s Free Bread – Bread available everyFriday at 10 a.m. at Elmwood MethodistChurch.

s Yoga Class – Yoga on Friday (Oct.24) from 9:10 to 10:10 a.m. at Lillie M.Evans Library, Princeville. Free andopen to the public.

s Knitting Club – Knitting Club meetsSaturday (Oct. 25) at 10 a.m. at SalemTownship Library, Yates City.

s Story Time – Story Time on Satur-day (Oct. 25) from 10:30-11 a.m. atBrimfield Library for ages 3 to 6. Older,

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s Book Babies – Book Babies meetOct. 28 from 10:30-11 a.m. at BrimfieldLibrary. For children 0 to 3 years

s Soup Supper – St. James Parish hasits annual soup supper Oct. 29 at theWilliamsfield American Legion Hall, 5-7p.m. Free will offering. This is a fundraiser to help relocate the church. CallBonnie Strom 639-4294 or Pat Asbury368-5976.

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s Soup Supper – Chili and soup supper Saturday(Oct. 25) 4:30-7 p.m. at Brimfield Evangelical FreeChurch. Free will donation. Showing of “God’s NotDead” at 7.

s Turkey Supper – Turkey supper Saturday (Oct.25) from 4:30-7 p.m. at Williamsfield United Church.Cost $8.50 adults, $5 children 10 and under, carryouts $8.50. Call Luanne Smith (309) 645-6146.

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Of Jack, Jerry, pesky flies and life lessons



The Weekly PostThe Weekly Post is published every Thursday (except

the last weeks of December and June) by Lampe Publi-cations LLC, 115 W. Main St., Elmwood, IL 61529. All phone numbers listed are in area code (309).Postmaster – Send address changes to The WeeklyPost, P.O. Box 745, Elmwood, IL 61529Phone – 741-9790 Fax – 741-9365Email – [email protected] Hours – Mon-Wed 9-3, Thurs 9-12, Fri 9-3News – Jeff Lampe 231-6040, [email protected] – Shelly Brodine 741-9790Advertising – 741-9790Subscriptions – Subscriptions $50 for 50 issues. Deadlines – News due Tuesdays by noon. Retail adsand classifieds due Mondays by noon. Quotable – “Sports serve society by providing vivid exam-ples of excellence.”

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Rambling through central Illi-nois, pondering the bittersweet les-sons sports teaches.

uuuSports have always captivated

me. First and foremost becausethey make the impossible possibleon a daily basis. Cinderella stories,dramatic comebacks, spine-tin-gling endings and implausible re-sults are common in sports. Youcan’t write a Hollywood scriptmore movingthan Derek Jetergetting a game-winning hit inthe last at-bat ofhis career orJack Nicklauswinning the1986 Masters atage 46 (Googleit, kids, golf isnot always boring). Another rea-son to embrace team sports are thelife lessons they teach – particu-larly at the lower levels. Andthat’s true even though some ofthose lessons are hard to swallow.Saturday’s Class 1A state crosscountry meet was a perfect exam-ple. My middle boy ran his bestrace of the season. In the aftermathwe were all smiles, proud that hehad run hard and done well ...right up until we learned he couldhave helped his team win a statechampionship if he’d been 1 sec-ond faster. Actually, one-half sec-ond might have been enough tofinish first instead of second. No,the sole burden was not on hissixth-grade shoulders. But the coldfact is, a state championship wasthere for the taking had he been

able to dig deeper. Such is life.Better to learn that at age 12 thenat 42 with a mortgage and kids.There are things waiting for all ofus to grab if we work hard enough,study long enough, run fastenough, care enough to do what ittakes. Hard lessons, but well worthlearning. Thank you sports.

uuuLike a breath of hot air, The

Mayor of Oak Hill rolled into the of-fice the other day, full of what wasprobably his new batch of dande-lion wine. But he did have somefunny tales to tell while talkingabout the Kickapoo-Oak Hill Sce-nic Drive, LBJ the mean old mule,his birthday, what prompted himto grow a goatee years ago andnew Illinois laws that make it ille-gal to shoot wolves, mountainlions or bears – except in self-de-fense. “As long as you are carry-ing a flashlight you are safe from abear,” sez the Mayor. “Yep. Thatis, as long as you can carry it andrun with that flashlight faster thanthe bear.” ... In a similar vein, haveI ever told you about the late JerrySmalling? No. Shame on me.Smalling was a Kentucky nativewho coached football at Illiopolisfor three decades with passion, in-novation and class. He never wona state title, but folks who knewhim respected Jerry, even though itwas often hard to understand whatthe heck he was saying, what withhis Kentucky accent and penchantfor mumbling. Eventually peoplein Illiopolis got around to namingthe football field after him. Small-ing was obviously pleased by thegesture, but also got a good laugh

from the request of a local farmerafter hoopla from the dedicationceremony had died off. “That oldboy, he came up to me and he said,‘Well Jerry, now that they namedthe football field after you, is itOK if I run hogs on it?’” And peo-ple back east wonder why I lovesmall towns.

uuuThe Elmwood Community

Foundation recently held its an-nual celebratory banquet and hon-ored the three driving forcesbehind Elmwood’s StrawberryFestival: Pat McGuire, Denise Hotzand Diane Ladd. Unfortunately, noreplacement(s) have stepped for-ward to head up the event thosethree shepherded for 25 years. Butthere’s still time. Selfishly I’mhoping someone steps forwardsoon ... if only so I can get my an-nual fix of strawberry pizza. ...Parting swat: You know what’s areal hazard this time of year?Leaving an office door open. No,not because Gene Wilson willshow up to discuss Christmas dec-orations or because Bob Curranwill drop in to harass the staff. Theproblem is flies swarm into the of-fice any time the door is open.And it seems they are even peskierthan usual in the fall. That’s why Igo to great lengths to kill them,even if it means taking high-riskswats. This week those ill-advisedswats twice resulted in liquidsspilled on the computer keyboardand two dumpovers of the pen jaron my desk. Ahh, but I bagged mylimit of flies every day!

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Those who read this column withany regularity will recall the battlesI’ve had with my cell phone. Abouta year ago, I changed plans. Indoing so, got a new phone.

There was nothing wrong withmy old phone. Itmade phonecalls. It receivedphone calls. Ittook blurry pic-tures. It took ex-tremely clearpictures of theinside of mypocket.

I told the salesperson that I didn’tneed my phone to do much. I washappy with calls and an occasionalphoto. He must have had a listeningproblem because he set me up witha phone that can do just about any-thing including cooking breakfast

for me on days that have an “R” inthem. This thing will allow me tosurf the web, check my email, tellme how many steps I take duringthe day (I’m trying to figure outhow it does that since it spends somuch time on the charger instead ofin my pocket), and play games.

Again: I use it to make calls.My kids have set it up so that if

one of them calls me, their picturepops up so I’ll know who it is.That’s sort of neat, I guess, but Ithink I can still remember what mykids look like without having torely on a phone.

They’ve also set it up so that it“rings” every time I get an emailmessage. This might not be such abad thing, like if I didn’t own acomputer where I regularly get myemail, but technically, my phonedoesn’t “ring.”

It plays the theme from “HawaiiFive-0” instead.

And since I have several emailsthat come in from various sourcesat all times of the day and night, mycell phone tends to “ring” severaltimes between 2-7 a.m..

This will often lead to me jump-ing out of bed at times like 3:45a.m. shouting, “Book ‘em Danno!”a situation that I’ve begged my cellphone company to help me end. Sofar, they’ve been unable to help.

Recently, I found a way to put anend to it myself. The trouble is, Ihave no idea how I stumbled uponthe solution, or how to reverse it.See, not only did it shut off the“Hawaii Five-0” theme for emails,it shut it off when regular phonecalls would come in, too. As a re-sult, I’ve had people pounding on

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To the Editor:Earlier this year, veteran politi-

cal writer Thomas Edsall reportedan eyebrow-raising fact aboutAmericans’ views toward govern-ment. Polling by Gallup, he noted,found that the proportion ofAmericans who believed corrup-tion is “widespread”in government hadrisen from 59 per-cent in 2006 to 79percent in 2013. “Inother words,” Edsallwrote, “we werecynical already, butnow we’re in overdrive.”

Corruption is hardly a negligi-ble issue. Americans rightly havevery little tolerance for public of-ficials who are on the take.

But what’s notable about ourcorruption laws is how narrowthey’ve become. This point isdriven home by Fordham LawSchool Professor Zephyr Teachoutin her new book, “Corruption inAmerica.” “As a matter of federalconstitutional law,” she writes,“corruption now means only ‘quidpro quo’ corruption.”

Teachout argues that ourFounders were quite sensitive toways in which public behavior

might promote private interest. Aslate as the second half of the1800s, American society wasalarmed by the notion that privateindividuals might seek to influ-ence government on their own orothers’ behalf.

“If any of the great corporationsof the country were tohire adventurers ... toprocure the passage ofa general law with aview to the promotionof their private inter-ests, the moral sense ofevery right-minded

man would instinctively denouncethe employer and the employed assteeped in corruption,” theSupreme Court declared in 1874.

Today our word for “adventur-ers” is lobbyists.

I would hardly contend that allwho seek to promote their privateinterests are corrupt. But I dothink the Founders had a valuableinsight when they saw that a focuson private concerns could lead toneglect of the common good.

I have the uneasy feeling thattoo many politicians are self-ab-sorbed, failing to put the countryfirst, and using their office to pro-mote their private interests. Our

Founders had very firm ideasabout the importance to the nationof “virtue” in a public official.

Maybe it’s time we looked tothem for guidance, and not thinkof corruption only in the narrowsense of violations of specificlaws or precepts, but morebroadly in terms of failing to pur-sue the common good.

– Lee Hamilton, Director, Centeron Congress at Indiana University

Help still needed forHome for a HeroTo the Editor:

An article concerning the Habi-tat for Humanity/Home for aHero, led a few to believe we hadreached our goal. We have not.We are about halfway there.

Everyone so far has been ex-tremely generous, but we are stillin need of help. In the next fewweeks, watch for a thermometershowing our financial standing.

We appreciate all the help thathas come forward, and those thatwill step forward. We will be ableto buy the property soon. Butthere is still so much to work on.

I cannot say “Thank You”enough.

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PRINCEVILLE – A 47-year-old Brimfield woman on Oct. 16reported the burglary of her stor-age sheds in the 13000 block ofWest Laura Road west ofPrinceville, according to the Peo-ria County Sheriff’s office.

She said the break in and theftoccurred sometime between10:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 3:15 p.m.Oct. 16.

Entry was forced in one build-ing by kicking open a door, andby using a pry bar in the other, in-vestigators said.

Various tools and other itemswith a total value of more than$1,200 were taken, according toreports.

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WILLIAMSFIELD – Routinepatrolling of Williamsfield byKnox County Sheriff’s deputiesin a week’s time resulted in a fewstops, a ticket and two arrests, ac-cording to reports.

Tyler Grubb, 20, of Gilson onOct. 7 was stopped for a loudmuffler on his 1993 ChevroletCamaro, and when he was look-ing for his insurance card in itstrunk, open liquor was discoveredand he was ticketed for posses-sion of alcohol by a minor.

He also received a warning forhis exhaust.

On Oct. 9, Nicholas Perino, 23,of Lacon was pulled over for abroken taillight and then arrestedfor an outstanding warrant inPeoria County and also for pos-session of marijuana, possessionof cocaine, and possession ofdrug paraphernalia, and trans-ported to the Knox County Jail.His 2001 Honda was towed fromthe scene.

Fifty-eight-year-old DavidSmith of Williamsfield on Oct. 14was arrested for driving while his

license was suspended and for anoutstanding warrant in KnoxCounty. He was transported to theKnox County Jail and his 1991Chevrolet Silverado towed fromthe scene.

Nebraska motorist hurtin 1-car accident

KICKAPOO – Nikhil Iyengar,24, of Lincoln, Neb., about 2:30p.m. Oct. 13 was injured in a sin-gle-car accident on Interstate 74.

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Advanced Medical Transportresponded and took him to OSFSt. Francis Medical Center inPeoria.

Stolen car reportedfrom German-Bliss

PRINCEVILLE – PeoriaCounty Sheriff’s officers on Oct.15 responded to a call at German-Bliss Equipment on West SpringStreet, where an apparent bur-glary and vehicle theft took place.

A door had been forced open,police said, and keys apparentlywere stolen for a white 1995Chevrolet pickup truck, whichwas missing from the lot.

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TRURO – A driver and twopassengers were injured about5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 when the driverlost control of the car after a tireblowout, according to the KnoxCounty Sheriff’s office.

Karlee Lawson, 62, of Gales-burg told police she was west-bound on Interstate 74 when her1994 Honda blew a tire near theSpoon River Bridge in TruroTownship. The vehicle thencrossed the median, and struckthe guardrail of the eastboundlane.

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• Christopher Evans, 32, ofPeoria on Oct. 14 was arrested inDahinda for an outstanding war-rant in Warren County and alsoissued a warning for the exhauston his 1997 Chevrolet Silverado,which was towed from the scene.

• Agnes Garner, 33, of Elm-wood, on Oct. 14 was arrested forFailure To Appear and transportedto the Peoria County Jail.

• Jeremy Sollenberger, 37, ofKewanee was ticketed for speed-ing in two Elmwood school zonesabout 7:40 a.m. Oct. 15, when histractor trailer unit was clocked atgoing 42 miles per hour in a 20mph area.

* Megan French, 26, of Brim-field on Oct. 15 was arrested forindirect criminal contempt andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

• Matthew Boehm, 56, of Brim-field on Oct. 17 was arrested forDriving Under the Influence andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

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I found that what I had done wasput it into “vibrate” mode, some-thing that people who take theirphones to movies (or other suchpublic events) and restaurantsshould learn.

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shutting off your ring tone acci-dently?” I asked.

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Wonderful. I managed to get aphone that was obsolete before Igot it out of the store. No wonderthey gave it to me for a penny.

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In the General Assembly, the 91stHouse District encompasses parts ofPeoria and Fulton Counties as well assome of Tazewell County. Unlikemost area state lawmakers, the incum-bent has opposition.

Mike Unes is a 40-year-old Republi-can from East Peoria first elected tothe Illinois House in 2011. Marriedwith four children, Unes earned a de-gree from Bradley University, afterwhich he became Director of Recruit-ing and Network Administrator at theHeinold-Banwart accounting firm. Heserved on East Peoria’s City Council,and cites community activities includ-ing Itoo Society and East Peoria’sMass Transit District and Chamber ofCommerce.

Democrat Chad Schmidgall, 38, is aPekin architect who earned degreesfrom Illinois Central College andLawrence Technological University.Married with five children,Schmidgall lists civic experience onPekin’s Zoning and Planning Commit-tee, and City Council, and with the Economic Development Council forCentral Illinois. He’s also on theBoard of Trustees at Peoria Academy.

The Weekly Post asked both candi-dates two questions. Here are their re-sponses:

Question: Apart from statewide is-sues and the financial condition ofIllinois, how would you help citizensof your district?

Unes: Providing top-notch con-stituent service: This should be thecritical first priority of every legisla-tor. Being able to help constituentswith problems they are having withstate agencies or policies is not onlythe right thing to do for those I serve,but it also helps me to learn moreabout different aspects of state gov-ernment that would not come to lightotherwise.

I am very proud to have this oppor-tunity to serve others. This first-handknowledge helps in budgeting discus-sions with state agency heads, as well.

Schmidgall: By fairly representingall of the people of my district; byworking with fellow representativesand local governments to ensure that acapital budget continues to be passed,

providing much-needed funds forbuilding projects; by providing incen-tives for existing businesses to ex-pand, as well as attract newout-of-state businesses to relocate inIllinois.

I would like to see funds set asidefor construction of sidewalks within 1mile of all schools. I would like to seelaws that require elected officials to bepresent at their official meetings. Withthe implementation of health care foreveryone, we need to be vigilant tomake sure all of the unforeseen loop-holes are closed.

Seniors need to not pay more forbasic services. Those with mentalhealth issues must be cared for.

Q: What do you see as the differ-ence(s) between you and your oppo-nent?

Unes: My opponent and I differ oneconomic policy for Illinois. I supportsunsetting the tax increase as sched-uled; he proposes raising taxes againafter the current tax increase sunsets. Ioppose electing Mike MadiganSpeaker of the House, while my oppo-nent has said he would vote for Madi-gan for Speaker of the House.Madigan has been Speaker of theHouse all but two years since I’vebeen eight years old. We cannot con-tinue to award failure.

Schmidgall: While there are a fewthings we agree on, concealed carrybeing one of them, there are severalsignificant things we disagree on.Medical marijuana should be ex-panded. Cancer patients and childrenwith debilitating seizures should beable to access pharmaceuticals to helpthem lead as normal of a life as possi-ble, especially if they are in the laststages of their life.

I believe in supporting the unionsand the working families of Illinois.My opponent has a lifetime rating of35 percent from the AFL-CIO, whichis clearly failing those families.

My opponent voted against educa-tion funding (HB 6093, HB 6094) andagainst expanding the Civil Rights actto include pregnant women (HB 8).

The minimum wage needs to beclosely studied, and should absolutelynot be eliminated, which is what theRepublican nominee for Governorwould like to do.

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Following that meet-ing, City ManagerRollen Wright spokewith Smalley and toldhim that “if there was anincident (the secondweekend of the Drive),

we weren’t going to putup with it.”

Wright said the secondweekend went by with-out incident, but Smal-ley and his wife, ToniSmalley, resigned theirpositions as organizersfor Reed Park.

“That was unspeak-able, the way they (theSmalleys) treated theMasons and some of theother vendors,” saidWard Two AldermanLeslye Smith on Mon-day (October 20).

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not approve a replace-ment for the Smalleyswithout direction fromthe council.

Ron and CassandraZessin of Farmingtonapproached the cityabout taking over ReedPark, and Richard Per-ardi expressed interestin participating if a com-mittee is formed.

Cassandra Zessin,who has been a craftvendor in Reed Park,spoke to the councilMonday about her inter-est in heading up ReedPark.

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would prefer to take onthe job themselves asopposed to having acommittee.

“I know it’s going tobe quite a job, but I’mup for it,” she said. “I’mvery interested in whathappens in the town. Wecould pull together as ateam instead of fightingwith each other.”

The council will dis-cuss the matter furtherin the coming monthsand hopes to have a rec-ommendation to presentto the Scenic Drive As-sociation prior to itsFebruary meeting.


PARRISH: New vendors added to store with local artists Julie Parm,Christie Koenig, Taryn Newmanand Heidi Donath to display andsell their crafts in the store.

Tracy likes the idea of repurpos-ing items, and that is why shebrought in local artists and crafters,who have turned repurposed palletsand shutters into home décor. Par-rish has also added new vendorslike Soap Rocks, organic soaps andNancy’s Fudge.

“I want to bring in items to com-plement and enhance what’s avail-able in town from businesses suchas Bees and Blooms, The ElmwoodEmporium and Elmwood Phar-macy,” Parrish said.

One benefit of the new venture isParrish said she feels reconnectedwith the community in a way shedidn’t while working out of town.

“Everyone has been so welcom-ing and anytimeI’m feeling lowor having doubts,someone stops into say hello andmy day is in-stantly bright-ened,” she said.“I love the con-signment part be-cause it givespeople a chanceto get back their money and if itdoesn’t sell, 75 percent of consign-ers donate their items.”

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Every LittleThing acceptsitems that are newor like new, basedon seasonal de-mand.

“We are not athrift store andsome people ex-pect prices to be a

dollar,” Parrish said. “Our pricesreflect the quality and condition ofour consigned merchandise, and itis still very much a great bargain.”

Every Little Thing will featuremonthly “green tag” clearance anddiscount items for bargain hunters.The store also has a large selectionof spirit wear form the ElmwoodBooster Club, and Parrish said sheis working on getting similar itemsfrom Brimfield and Farmington.

Eventually, Parrish’s vision forthe store is to utilize more of thefloor space, while bringing in moregift items to complement what’s of-fered at other businesses in town.

She would also like to featuremore furniture in time.

“I believe in doing things that arebeneficial to the community,” shesaid. “With consignments, every-body benefits … the customers, theconsigners and the community.”


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FARMINGTON – TheFarmington City Councilon Monday (October 20)voted 4-1 with one absentto pursue the transfer ofthe old Farmington AreaPublic Library DistrictCarnegie building to theCity of Farmington.

The building, 266 E.Fort St., closed October 3as the library prepares tomove into its new build-ing at 411 N. LightfootRoad next month. The9,300-square-foot build-ing will feature a 50-per-son meeting room, youngadult area and drive-upwindow.

The Carnegie buildingwill be transferred to thecity for roughly $600,which will cover attorneyand closing fees.

Of concern to the coun-cil when the idea first wasbrought forward lastmonth was whether or notthere was asbestos in thebuilding.

City Manager RollenWright took five samplesfrom inside the buildingand sent those samplesfor testing with PDC Lab-

oratories Inc. They foundno asbestos present in thesamples.

“We discussed thisissue at length,” saidWard One Alderman MattUlm in his motion to ap-prove the transfer, “and,to preserve our downtownand to preserve that build-ing, as a group, wethought it would be in ourbest interest to acquirethat building.”

A community meetingroom has been discussedas a potential use for theCarnegie building, as hasa partnership with theFarmington BettermentAssociation.

The building will needto be retrofitted to bring itinto compliance with theAmericans with Disabili-ties Act, says Wright,which could stretch intothe thousands of dollars.

“We plan to pursuesome grants to see ifthere’s some assistancewith adapting and pre-serving the building,” hesaid.

Ward Three AldermanJune Whitmer was thelone dissenting vote, andWard Two Alderman Jeff

Vogel was absent.In other business the

council:• Heard concerns from

resident Toni Holmesover a redistricting planpresented at the Oct. 6meeting. She said she hasdriven around andcounted houses in eachproposed ward, and WardOne has a net gain of twohouseholds, Ward Twoloses 29 households andWard Three gains 27households.

The proposed redistrict-ing was drawn to accom-modate newly annexedproperty as a result of thecity’s new Tax Increment

Finance (TIF) district.“That took from Ward

Two 60 to 90 votes andI’m concerned,” she said.“You gave us the libraryand the grocery store, butthere’s no one there tovote.”

The council plans tofurther explore redistrict-ing options before ap-proving a plan.

• Approved the pur-chase of a server for thepolice department fromTimbukTech for $6,714.

• Approved installinglight fixtures in the park-ing lot of the municipalbuilding for $1,631.

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Eligible citizens whohaven’t registered canstill do so and cast a pro-visional ballot, but forthose who are registered,early voting is open here:

Fulton County“Early voting is at the

[Fulton County] Court-house at 100 Main St.,Lewistown,” said FultonCounty Clerk andRecorder Jim Nelson.“Hours are from 8 a.m.until 4 p.m. In addition,we are open on Saturday(Oct. 25) and SaturdayNov. 1, both from 8 a.m.until noon. Also this year,we are open Sunday, Nov.

2 from 8 a.m. until noon.”Knox County

“Early voting for theGeneral Election for allprecincts outside of theCity of Galesburg will beconducted at the Office ofthe Knox County Clerk inthe Knox County Court-house at 200 S. Cherry St.in Galesburg,” said KnoxCounty Clerk Scott Erick-son. “Early voting willcontinue through Satur-day, Nov. 1 during Court-house hours: Mondaythrough Friday from 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The of-fice will also be open Sat-urdays Oct. 25 and Nov.

1, 9 a.m. to noon.“Any voter validly reg-

istered in Knox Countyoutside of the City ofGalesburg may vote dur-ing the early voting pe-riod after showing properID,” Erickson continued.

Peoria CountyPeoria County voters

outside the City of Peoriamay cast ballots at theCounty Clerk’s Office inthe County Courthouse,324 Main St., Room 101between 8:30 a.m. and4:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, plus 9a.m.-noon on Saturday,Nov. 1 and noon-3 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 2, accord-ing to County Clerk SteveSonnemaker’s office.

Here are Weekly Post-area sites and times:• Elmwood – Elmwood

United MethodistChurch, 821 W. Main St.,10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 29.• Hanna City – Hanna

City United MethodistChurch, 12208 W. Farm-ington Rd, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 30.• Kickapoo – Township

Hall, 10025 W. Route 150in Kickapoo, 9 a.m.-3p.m. this Saturday (Oct.25) and 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Monday, Oct. 27.

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FARMINGTON –Farmington CentralCommunity Unit SchoolDistrict 265 is ready tojump to the head of agrowing class of solar-powered schools.

The district on Mon-day broke ground on a2,600-unit solar array tobe installed on the roofof its building complex.

The project will pro-vide roughly one-third ofthe district’s annual elec-tricity needs and willcost taxpayers $800,000in levy bonds. Thosebonds will be repaid

over a seven-year period.The remaining $1.15

million came from agrant awarded to District265 by the Illinois CleanEnergy Initiative.

“This will be thelargest solar project ofany K-12 (school dis-trict) in the US,” Super-intendent John Asplundtold the crowd gatheredin front of a replica ofthe panels to be installedin Farmington. “Youwould have to plant332.3 acres of trees forthe same environmentalimpact” the Farmingtonsolar panels will have.

Installation of the pan-els will begin next week.

The environmental im-pact, though great, is notthe only benefit the newsolar array will provide

to District 265. Studentsalso will receive a first-hand lesson in sustain-able technology andconstruction, and the dis-trict plans to build les-sons and possibly evenentire classes around itspanels.

“As they (students)watch this being con-structed,” said BethCrider Derry, RegionalSuperintendent of PeoriaCounty Schools, “hope-fully one of them will beinspired (to pursue a ca-reer in science or engi-neering). This is a greatplace to start.”

A project of this mag-nitude is just anotherthing which puts Farm-ington ahead of the pack,said State Rep. MikeUnes, R-East Peoria.

“This is a pretty im-portant feature and it’syet another reason forpeople to turn theirheads and take a look atFarmington. This isn’tonly great for theschool,” he said, “it’sgreat for the entire com-munity.”

District 265 Board ofEducation PresidentKelly Threw agreed,saying he’s proud tohave been a part of theprocess of such a for-ward-thinking project.

“This will open up thehorizons and opportuni-ties for the studentsgoing into the future,”Threw said. “It’s a pro-gram that I would likefor my kids, if they wereyounger, to be able toparticipate in.”

Farmington starts solar panel projectState Sen. DaveKoehler (R-Peo-ria) was onhand for Mon-day’s ground-breaking of anew nearly $2million solarpanel project atFarmingtonCentral Commu-nity School.Photo byMichelle Sher-man.

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2013 report from state Auditor GeneralWilliam Holland, who said the stateRoad Fund was overcharged for grouphealth insurance and overpaid to theWorkers’ Compensation RevolvingFund, although Harding didn’t explainhis statement. Most local governmentsalso are seeing less Motor Fuel Taxmoney because of fewer miles drivenby motorists and more fuel-efficientvehicles.

For Burns’ part, the Marine and 30-year Burrus Seed representative said,“I’m a Democrat because Democratsrepresent the whole vast [variety] ofpeople. But I’ve never voted a straightticket. I always vote for the person, notthe party.

“We have to get along,” Burns said.“You can’t vote ‘No’ all of the timeand think you’re working with others.”

Harding responded, saying, “I’vejoked that I’ll offer to sell my ‘Yes’button because I use it so infre-quently.”

Burns and Harding agreed govern-ment can work, such as the assistancethe County provided for Elmwoodafter two tornadoes destroyed much ofthe business district in 2010.

“The County had its Highway De-partment, Sheriff’s Office, and Plan-ning and Zoning here the next day,”said Harding, a Trivoli farmer. “I hadno idea they could or would respondlike that. [Serving on the Board] hasbeen an eye-opening experience. Ithought I knew an awful lot when Istarted. I was wrong.”

Burns said Elmwood and other areatowns can benefit from government.

“There are a lot of programs to helprural communities,” he said, “andthey’re becoming more importantsince in recent years these areas areshowing more deaths than births.”

Harding said he opposes tax-incre-ment financing deals and has been dis-appointed in results from EnterpriseZone opportunities.

“Economic development needs aneconomic development professional,and the County doesn’t have one,” hesaid.

Actually, Peoria County does havean economic development profes-sional. Assistant County Administratorfor Economic Development MarkRothert was Executive Director of theSpoon River Partnership for EconomicDevelopment for six year and Eco-nomic Development Director for Can-ton for nine months before that.

Both Burns and Harding acknowl-edged the expense of the County’snon-profit Heddington Oaks skilled-care home for the elderly, but they dif-fered on a County response.

“We’re losing millions each year,” Harding said of the facility, whichopened last year. “I think it should beresearched and turned over to a privatecompany to operate.”

Burns disagreed, saying, “It’s abeautiful facility, and the thing about aprivate company taking it over is thatthey’ll have to make a profit, and wewouldn’t want them to do away withMedicare patients.”

Peoria County referendum questionsto establish a County Board of Elec-tion Commissioners, and to change theRecorder of Deeds from an elected po-sition to an appointed job with dutiesmerged the County Clerk’s office areopposed by Harding, but Burns said,“We’ve got to talk about it. I’m all forreducing costs.”

Asked for their overall assessmentsof Peoria County’s positives and nega-tives, each cited good public safety.

“It’s a great place to live,” Burnsadded, “with good water, air, land. Ifthere’s a negative, we have to do betteron getting along [with each other].”

Harding said he’s disappointed withthe Highway Department, the costs ofHeddington Oaks and other “fluff”programs such as recycling.

“I don’t think we can afford or jus-tify County recycling,” Harding said.“I think PDC or some other companycould administer that.

“My goal is to leave Peoria County alittle better than I found it.”

ELECTION: Good public safety inPeoria Co. a point of agreement

Continued from Page 1 QuotableBrad Harding

• “We have to figure out how toget people to live, work, play andstay in Peoria County.”

• “Voting barriers are comingdown dramatically, but we have tomake sure voters are citizens and Ithink you ought to have to showphoto IDs.”

• “Eight bridges in Peoria Countyare closed. Our Highway Depart-ment needs to do better with roadsand bridges.”

(Actually, a year ago there wereeight closed bridges, but only fourwere County bridges – Brimfield-Jubilee, Kickapoo Creek Road,Smithville, and Streitmatter.Smithville was rebuilt and re-opened; Kickapoo Creek and Brim-field-Jubilee are beingreconstructed and are expected toreopen soon.)

• Criticizing Burns advertising,which at one point included SheriffMike McCoy’s support but nolonger does, Harding said, “It’s asad situation when a candidatedoesn’t even know who’s endorsedhim.”

Dick Burns• “As far as the budget shortfall,

everything is on the table.”• “Reopening bridges is impor-

tant, [but] we’ve got to get thesethings fixed. It’s a public safetyissue.”

• “A [County] Board membershould attend all of the committeemeetings, and be accessible. I’llgive out my web site, Facebook,email address, cell-phone numberand be available 24 hours a day.”

• “In front of 140-some people ata St. Jude golf outing, SheriffMcCoy said he supported me. He’snever called me. [And] Mr. Hardinghas had his courthouse [key-card]pass revoked [by McCoy for twiceviolating rules in 2012]. The Dis-trict needs someone with integrityand discipline.”



Barbara BanisterFARMINGTON – Barbara L. Ban-

ister, 67, of Canton, a longtime res-ident of Farmington and sister of aFarmington woman, died on Oct.16 at the OSF Richard L. OwensHospice Home in Peoria.

She is survived by her husbandDavid; her children, Kristine(Peter) Thill of Davenport, Iowa,Jennifer (Rick) Nichols of Cantonand Jeffrey (Jaclyn) Banister ofMahomet; one sister, Sheila (Dale)Kenney of Farmington; threebrothers, Don (Jean) Davis of PortSt. Lucie, Fla., Bill (Pam) Davis ofFisher, and Herschel Davis of Can-ton; and 11 grandchildren.

Funeral services were Oct. 20 atthe First Baptist Church in Canton,with burial at Greenwood Ceme-tery in Canton.

Leave online condolences atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Philip P. ChambersELMWOOD – Philip P. Chambers,

61, of Manchester, N.H., died un-expectedly Oct. 1 at Catholic Med-ical Center in Manchester.

He was born in Peoria, the son ofRobert O. and Raffaela B. (Min-golelli) Chambers and his familylived in Elmwood from 1948-65.

He was predeceased by hismother in 2010.

Survivors include his father,Robert O. Chambers, of Manches-ter, N.H.; two sisters: Jean E.Chambers, and partner David Vam-pola, of Oswego, N.Y., and Kath-leen A. Chambers, and partnerRichard Descheneaux, of Derry,N.H.; and one brother, James O.Chambers, of Medford, Mass.

Melvin CoulterPEORIA – Melvin E. Coulter, 83,

of Peoria, grandfather of aPrinceville woman, died at hishome on Oct. 15.

Surviving Melvin is his wife,Norma Kranz Coulter; two sons,Kevin G. (Jan) Coulter of PeoriaHeights and Todd M. (Kimber)Coulter of Dunlap; three grand-daughters, Kari (Dan) Turner ofPrinceville, Amy (Curt) Wesner ofEast Peoria, and Victoria Coulterof Dunlap; three grandsons, Eric(Melissa) Coulter of Secor,Nicholas Coulter of Dunlap andBenjamin Coulter of Dunlap; andtwo sisters, Bernice Grauer andDeloris Kranz, both of Peoria. Heis also survived by three greatgrandchildren.

His funeral service was Oct. 20at Trinity Lutheran Church in Peo-

ria, with burial at Lutheran Ceme-tery.

Leave condolences online atwww.hurdfamilyfunerals.com.

Janet DoubetGALESBURG – Janet B. Doubet,

81, of Galesburg, formerly of Elm-wood, died on Oct. 15 at Gales-burg Cottage Hospital.

She was born on Aug. 25, 1933in Elmwood Township to StevenC. and Signall (Kauffman) Doubet.

Graveside services were Oct. 21at Yates City Cemetery. Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwoodis in charge of arrangements.

Leave online condolences atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy FauthPRINCEVILLE – Dorothy M.

Fauth, 95, of Lawrence, Kan., for-merly of Princeville, died on Oct.15 at her residence.

Surviving are one son, Curtis(Connie) Fauth of Washington; onedaughter, Jeannie (Michael) Herrinof Lawrence, Kan.; five grandchil-dren; and eight great-grandchil-dren.

Dorothy was a bookkeeper forgrain elevators in Laura, Elmwoodand Princeville.

She was a member of thePrinceville United MethodistChurch.

Graveside services were Oct. 20at Swan Lake Memory Gardens inPeoria.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily via www.haskellhott.com.

Janet FergusonEAST PEORIA – Janet L. Fergu-

son, 68, of East Peoria, mother ofan Elmwood woman, died on Oct.11 at the OSF Richard L. OwensHospice Home in Peoria.

She is survived by her husband,Gene; her daughter Amber (David)

Larsen of Elmwood; sons RonSnare of East Peoria and Ralph(Janice) Bill Jr. of Peoria; stepsons,Richard Ferguson of Peoria, GarrotFerguson and Randall Guerrero ofPeoria; seven grandchildren; onegreat-granddaughter; eight brothersand sisters.

She was a member of KingdomHall of Jehovah’s Witnesses inEast Peoria, where a service washeld on Oct. 19. Cremation hasbeen accorded.

The Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois Co. Pekin/Peoria is assist-ing the family with arrangements.Online condolences may be madeat csmico.com.

Donna HuntPRINCEVILLE – Donna J. Hunt,

83, of Bellevue, grandmother of aPrinceville man, died on Oct. 12Heartland Healthcare Center inPeoria.

She is survived by her husband,Robert Hunt Sr.; one daughter,Debbie L. (Carl) Grubb of Peoria;one son, Robert G. Hunt Jr. of Peo-ria; three grandchildren, JamisonGrubb of Princeville, Amanda(Jason) Sexton of Bartonville andGeoffry (Jaimee) Grubb of WestPeoria; and three great-grandchil-dren.

Cremation has been accorded bythe Cremation Society of Mid-Illi-nois Co. There will be no visitationor services.

Paul KarlBRIMFIELD – Paul Kenneth Karl,

88, of Peoria, uncle of a Brimfieldwoman, died Oct. 15.

He is survived by his brother,David Karl of California; his sister,Judith (Bernard) Maroney of Peo-ria Heights; four nieces, Michelle(John) Kindermann of Brimfield,Sheila Maroney of Peoria Heights,Marcia (Roger) Schardt of Califor-nia and Kathleen (Rick) New ofColorado; and three nephews,Kevin (Raquel) Maroney of Mex-ico and Brian (Jagruti) Maroneyand Daniel Karl, both of Califor-nia.

A funeral Mass was Oct. 20 atSt. Ann Catholic Church. Burialwill be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Leave online condolences atwww.wrightandsalmon.com.

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OBITUARIES

This Week’s Obituaries• Barbara Banister, 67, Can-ton• Philip Chambers, 61, Man-chester, N.H.• Melvin Coulter, 83, Peoria• Janet Doubet, 81, Gales-burg• Dorothy Fauth, 95,Lawrence, Kan.• Janet Ferguson, 68, EastPeoria• Donna Hunt, 83, Bellevue• Paul Karl, 88, Peoria• John Ratcliff, 90, Bradford• Donald Stoner, 93, EastPeoria• Ronald West, 85, Ellisville

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BRIMFIELDSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church –

Missouri Synod“Liturgical & Reverential”

Pastor Michael Liese204 W. Clay St., Brimfield

(309) 446-3233Summer Schedule

Sun. Divine Service: 10 amBrimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

(309) 446-9310Sun. Worship: 9 amSun. School: 9 am

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pmUnion Church at BrimfieldUnited Church of ChristPastor Stephen Barch105 W. Clay StreetBrimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3811

Sunday Worship: 9 amTuesday Bible Fun Night: 6 pm

EDWARDSChrist Alive!

Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards(309) 231-8272

www.christalivecc.com

Sun. School: 9:15 amWorship: 10:30 am

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

Wed. Worship: 7 pmSun. Worship: 10:30 am

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

701 W. Dearborn St. Elmwood(309) 742-7631, 742-7911

Sun. School: 9:30 amSun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pmWed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pmFirst Presbyterian Church

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler

201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood(309) 742-2631

firstpresbyterianofelmwood.orgSun. Worship: 10:30 amSun. School: 9:30 am

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

802 W. Main St., Elmwood(309) 742-4921

Sat. Confession: 3:45 pmSat. Mass: 4:30 pmSun. Mass: 10 am

Tues. Rosary: 8:15 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood

Pastor Bradley F. Watkins II821 W. Main St., Elmwood

(309) 742-7221www.elmwoodumc.org

Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 amYouth Sun. School: 9 amAdult Sun. School: 8 amFARMINGTON

First Presbyterian Churchof Farmington

83 N. Cone Street, Farmington(309) 245-2914

www.firstpresfarmington.comSunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 amWorship: 11:00 am

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington, IL(309) 245-2957

Sun. Worship: 10 a.m.Wed. Worship: 7 p.m.YATES CITYFaith United

Presbyterian Church107 W. Bishop St.Yates City, IL 61572(309) 358-1170Worship: 9 am

Sun. School: 10:15 amThurs. Choir: 7 pm

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John RatcliffPRINCEVILLE – John W. Ratcliff, 90,

of Bradford, father of a Princevillewoman, died Oct. 18 at BradfordCourtyard Estates.

He is survived by his wife, Lois(McIntyre) Ratcliff; their children,Carol (Don) Baer of Princeville, Vicky(Jim) McCue of Wentzville, Mo., andEd (Rhonda) Ratcliff of Wyoming;eight grandchildren; four step-grand-children; and two sisters, Helen AnnClifford of Chillicothe and Mary JaneVerna of Brooklyn, N.Y.

A funeral Mass was held at St. Maryof the Woods Catholic Church inPrinceville on Oct. 22. Burial was inSt. Mary of the Woods Cemetery inPrinceville.

Condolences may be sent to the fam-ily via www.haskellhott.com.

Donald StonerPRINCEVILLE – Donald F. Stoner, 93,

of East Peoria, father of a Princevilleman, died Oct. 13 at Manor Care Nurs-ing Home at Riverview.

He is survived by his wife, SarahDavis Stoner; his sons David (Trudy)Stoner of Princeville, James Stoner ofPeoria, and John (Nancy) Stoner ofBelleair, Fla.; his daughter, Susan

Stoner of Peoria; five grandchildren;three great-grandchildren; and acousin, Gene Gibson of Minneapolis.

A memorial service for Don wasOct. 17 at the First Baptist Church inPeoria. Cremation rites were accorded.

Leave condolences online atwww.deitersfuneralhome.com.

Ronald WestWILLIAMSFIELD – Ronald Eugene

“Budge” West, 85, of Ellisville, aDahinda native and brother of aWilliamsfield man, died Oct. 12 atOSF St. Mary Medical Center, inGalesburg.

He is survived by his wife, NormaWatters West of Ellisville; two broth-ers, John (Johanna) West of Williams-field and Joey West of London Mills;four daughters, Linda (Dan) Dowell ofLondon Mills, Becky (Robert) Lynchof Maquon, Jeannie West of LondonMills, and Ruthie West of Ellisville;seven grandchildren, 13 great-grand-children, and one great-great-grandson.

The funeral was Oct. 16 at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville,with interment at the Gilson Cemetery.

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JUBILEE – The streets and stormsewers in the Timber Bridge subdivisionoff U.S. Route 150 west of Jubilee Col-lege State Park need attention, accordingto residents who attended the JubileeTownship’s Oct. 13 meeting.

Specifically, erosion at some outlets,the lack of pipe guards at some inlets,and problems with one storm-sewer pipejoint were cited, as well as complaintsabout oil and tar and loose aggregatefrom previous seal-coating efforts.

“Timber Bridge subdivision was seal-coated by the County (paid for by theTownship Road District) last in 2010,”said Jubilee Township Supervisor SteveGarnett. “The next seal-coating is notplanned for 2015 [but] will be scheduledbased on assessment of the condition ofroads in Timber Bridge in comparison toother Township roads [in] 2016 or later.”

There was some discussion that it’sunrealistic to expect seal-coated subdivi-sion roads to be as dry and free of looseaggregate as asphalt surfaces typical ofcity streets, but one resident, PatrickMeyer, questioned the type of aggregateused for seal-coating and whether theappropriate seal-coating oil was used.

Meyer – who also praised the RoadDistrict for its prompt snow-plowing ofthe subdivision – expressed a preferencefor cracked aggregate, which would bemore angular than pea gravel.

Developer Rita Kress asserted that thesubdivision’s storm sewers should bethe responsibility of the Township’sRoad District, and she had legal advicethat the storm sewers were includedwhen the streets were accepted by theTownship. However, Jubilee attorneyStephanie Schmieg said she’s found norecord of acceptance of anything otherthan the streets. In fact, she hasn’t seenapproval of the storm sewers by theCounty, which normally would be re-quired before acceptance by the Town-

ship.The County Engineer will be invited

to the next meeting to answer questions.Truro cemetery cleanupsoon, Clerk resigns

TRURO – Truro Township’s cemeter-ies will be cleaned up soon, so artificialflowers and shrubs should be removedby Nov. 2 to meet requests for cleanupdays to fall during Daylight SavingsTime, Board Trustees decided at theirOct. 14 meeting.

Also, the Board accepted the resigna-tion of Township Clerk Jeff Stiers.

“Honestly, to do the job the way I feelit should be done requires more timethan I can give,” Stiers said.

His last meeting will be in November,when the Board will consider its TaxLevy Ordinance.

In other business, resident Karen Poerequested the Township take possessionof a road her family’s estate is willing todonate. Road Commissioner NormanJohnson will consult with the KnoxCounty Engineer and Township lawyerand return with recommendations.Kickapoo Twp. discusseslevy, bridge options

KICKAPOO – The proposed Town-ship levy for Fiscal Year 2016 is up lessthan 5 percent, meaning an increase of$8,370 to $175,870 for the generalTownship fund, and an increase of$8,350 for $175,650 for Road andBridge fund.

The Township also plans a $498,000line item for its special, or permanent,road and bridge fund. The proposal willbe considered at a Nov. 17 meeting.

In other news, Road CommissionerDan Kelch reported some progress ontalks with the Illinois Department ofTransportation and the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers concerning the replace-ment of the Black Bear Coal MineBridge on Pottstown Road.

Timber Bridge residents wantstreet, sewer improvements



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Council accommodatesPalace Theatre on railing

ELMWOOD – The City Councilon Tuesday night unanimouslyvoted to instruct crews working onStreetscape II to change about fivefeet of railing on the south side ofWest Main Street “to accommo-date the Palace Theatre’s needs –as long as it meets ADA [Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act] require-ments,” said Alderman BryanDavis (Ward 1).

Palace owner Vern Reynolds hasconcerns that proposed railingswould make it impossible to accessa display case where he sometimesmounts movie posters, and that therailing’s vertical pieces mightmake maintenance difficult.

Terra Engineering drafted re-vised plans for the handrail.

In other business, Alderman JeffLampe (Ward 2) said he’s dealingwith a draft for Elmwood’s part ina rural Peoria County EnterpriseZone application, which was due

Wednesday (Oct. 22).Meanwhile, Alderman Jared

Howerton (Ward 3) reported thatfollowing conversations with staffand other Council members, andgetting a commitment from theMaurer-Stutz engineering firmfrom Peoria to handle permits, herecommends scaling back on plansto hire a temporary worker to assistCity Clerk Melissa Morse and theZoning Board.

The Council’s agreed to arrangefor an on-call position summonedfor vacation relief, a sick-leavesubstitute, or when work demandsit. There would be no guaranteedhours for the $10/hour work.

Howerton said he has one personinterested and will accept applica-tions before the Nov. 4 meeting

– Bill KnightPheasant hunts, trapshoots near Princeville

PRINCEVILLE – PheasantsForever and the Gilles Family aresponsoring trap shoots and youth

pheasant hunts in November.Trap shoots are Nov. 1 and 2 at

the Gilles Farm, located on MaherRoad north of Illinois Route 90.Guns and shells are provided.

Shooting Saturday is for womenfrom 9-11 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1p.m., for boys age 10-11 from 1-2:15 p.m. and for boys ages 12-14from 2:15-3:30.

On Sunday boys shoot 8-9:30a.m., women/girls shoot 9:30-11:30, high school boys and girlsshoot 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. andwomen are on from 1:30-3.

The annual youth pheasant hunt,sponsored by Pheasants Forever, isNov. 29 and 30. Times each dayare 8-10 a.m., 10-noon, 12-2 p.m.and 2-4 p.m. Youngsters age 10and over who have passed a huntersafety class are welcome.

Paid family or group hunts arealso available in December or Jan-uary.

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A-Town 50, Elmwood-B 29Elmwood-B 7 7 8 7 – 29A-Town 6 24 6 14 – 50

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

A - Glisan 1 run (run failed)EB - McCoy 1 run (Roling kick)

Second QuarterA - Glisan 31 run (Johnson run)EB - Wyatt 30 pass from Houlihan(Roling kick)A - Maxwell 82 run (Johnson run)A - Glisan 35 run (Johnson run)

Third QuarterA - Johnson 7 run (pass failed)EB - McCoy 3 run (McCoy run)

Fourth QuarterA - Fordyce 24 run (Maxwell run)A - Yoho 16 run (run failed)EB - Sollenberger 42 run (Roling kick)

Team StatisticsE-B A

First Downs 18 21Rushes 50 45Rush yds 268 403Yds per carry 5.4 8.9Pass Att 10 9Pass Comp 4 5Had Intercepted 1 0Pass yds 80 72

Individual StatisticsRushing - D.McCoy 19-89, Houlihan

8-67, Wyatt 18-56, Sollenberger 5-61.Passing - Houlihan 5-10-1 80.Receiving - Wyatt 3-39, Totton 1-40.Tackles - Sollenberger 13, Bowers 8,

Fales 7, Wyatt 4, Totton 4, Stephens 4,Gilles 3, Novak 2, Johnson 2, Passie2, Wilbur 2.

Farmington 65, Peoria Hts. 7Farmington 19 2 20 24 – 65Peoria Heights 7 0 0 0 – 7


F - Martinez 12 run (kick failed)F - Martinez 4 run (kick good)F - Fruendt 1 pass from Gilstrap (kickfailed)PH - 75 kick return (kick good)

Second QuarterF - Safety by Martinez

Third QuarterF - Gilstrap 63 run (conv. failed)

F - Gilstrap 1 run (conv. failed)F - Martinez 6 run (conv. good)

Fourth QuarterF - Fruendt 11 pass from Gilstrap(conv. good)F - Settles 6 pass from Hayden (conv.good)F - Cecil 0 fumble recovery (conv.good)

Individual StatisticsRushing - Gilstrap 12-162, Martinez

16-162, Jepson 9-63.Passing - Gilstrap 7-19-0 123, Hay-

den 2-3-0 27.Receiving - Berry 3-66, Jepson 2-32,

Fruendt 2-12, Kenney 1-21, Settles 1-6.Tackles - Isbell 7, Martinez 4,Kiesewetter 3, Evans 3.

Princeville 41, Mid-County 7Princeville 7 7 14 13 – 41Mid-County 0 0 0 7 – 7


P - Green 14 run (Janssen kick)Second Quarter

P - Green 5 run (Janssen kick)Third Quarter

P - Harrison 1 run (Janssen kick)P - Sheets 46 pass from Janssen(Janssen kick)

Fourth QuarterMC - Stone 25 pass from Kelly (Gib-bons kick)P - Green 5 run (Janssen kick)P - Simmons int. return (kick failed)

Team StatisticsMC Prin

First Downs 9 25Rushes - 48Rush yds 121 344Yds per carry - 7.2Pass Att - 14Pass Comp - 8Had Intercepted 2 0Pass yds 92 97

Individual StatisticsRushing - Green 18-145, Harrison

15-104, Janssen 9-59, Remmert 3-23, Simmons 2-9, Cokel 1-4.Passing - Janssen 8-14-0 97Receiving - Harrison 3-29, Smith 2-

15, Sheets 1-45, Cokel 1-5, Thole 1-3.

Prairieland BlueOverall ConfW L W L

Elmwood-Brim 6 2 5 0Knoxville 6 2 4 1Farmington 4 4 3 2West Prairie 3 5 2 3Havana 1 7 1 4Beardstown 0 8 0 5

Last FridayA-Town 50, Elmwood-Brimfield 29Farmington 65, Peoria Heights 7Knoxville 21, South Fulton 19Rushville-Ind. 22, West Prairie 6Lewistown 35 Havana 7North Fulton 48, Beardstown 13

This FridayElmwood-Brim. vs. Peoria Hts, 7 pmBeardstown at Lewistown, 7 pmFarmington vs. Rushville-Ind, 7 pmHavana at North Fulton, 7 pmKnoxville vs. A-Town, 7 pmWest Prairie at South Fulton, 7 pm

Lincoln TrailOverall ConfW L W L

Stark County 8 0 6 0Princeville 7 1 5 1Mercer Co. 6 2 5 1United 5 3 4 2Mid-County 3 4 2 4Annawan-Weth. 4 4 2 4Ridgewood 2 6 0 6West Central 0 8 0 6

Last FridayPrinceville 41, Mid-County 7Mercer County 43, West Central 8Stark County 32, United 6Annawan-Weth 61, Ridgewood 6

This FridayPrinceville vs. Stark County, 7 pmMercer County at United, 7 pmWest Central at Ridgewood, 7 pmAnnawan-Wethersfield vs. Mid-County, 7 pm

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E-B girls run well, boys ‘flat’ at Peoria meetPEORIA – Expectations can

make a world of difference.So while the Elmwood-Brimfield

girls cross country team couldleave last Saturday’s Patriot Invita-tional happy with a fifth-place run,the E-B boys were a bit grumblyafter their fifth-place finish at De-tweiller Park.

The difference? While the girlsare improving and have risen to aNo. 13 ranking, the defending statechampion boys are measured byhow they fare against the elite, notjust against themselves.

Last Saturday, the elite ran betterthan the defending champion Tro-jans. Among those ahead of E-B atDetweiller were winner TolonoUnity (73 points), Monticello (86),Sterling Newman (157) and St.Joseph-Ogden (158).

Monticello has been ranked No.1 by Dyestat.com, which has E-Bat No. 2 , Unity at No. 3, SterlingNewman at 6 and St. Joe at 11.

“We were just flat, except forMatt Osmulski,” E-B boys coachGregg Meyers said. “The rest of usdid not look as focused mentally

and into the race as we need to be.Nobody was terrible, we justweren’t sharp.”

Osmulski was eighth in 15:39.9ahead of teammates Nate Herridge(23rd in 16:04.2), Kelly Hoffmann(35th in 16:19.9), Derek McCoy(45th in 16:29.5) and TJ Meyers(76th in 17:00.7).

Elmwood also won the open raceby sweeping the top six spots, ledby John Barratt, whose time of16:47 would have cut the team’soh-so-important 1-5 split to 68 sec-onds if he had run in the varsityrace. Barratt’s earliest return to var-sity action is the Elmwood Sec-tional on Nov. 1.

Regionals are Saturday, with E-Bat Farmington, which is also therace site for Farmington andPrinceville runners.While the Tro-jans are favored, the addition ofRock Island Alleman to the fieldcould add intrigue on the boys side.

The girls run Saturday at 10 a.m.,hoping for another strong showing.At the Patriot Invitational, EmilyMcCauley (42nd in 19:54.3) led theway followed by Kendra Gorham

(52nd, 20:06.7), Hannelore Book(54th, 20:13.5), Taylor Armbruster(55th, 20:15.6) and Cassie Karn(57th, 20:21.7).

Continued improvement is criti-cal for the E-B girls, whose sec-tional is likely the best in Class 1A.Monroe places 52nd

BLOOMINGTON – Farmingtonsenior Nate Monroe shot a two-daytotal of 89-81–170 to tie for 52nd atthe Class 1A state golf meet at par-72 Prairie Vista Golf Course.

El Paso-Gridley won the teamtitle in Class 1A and Hunter York ofDecatur Lutheran was top individ-ual after shooting 70-74-144.This ’n that

Alexa Perrow, an eighth grader atElmwood Junior High, successfullydefended her title as the USAC / ILState Series Junior Mountain BikeChampion. Division state champi-ons are invited to compete in theUSAC nationals at MammothMountain, Calif. in July of 2015. ...The IHSA football playoff pairingshow airs at 8 p.m. Saturday onComcast SportsNet Chicago.



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around tournament.” “She’s probably my

best all-around rightnow,” Waid said, notingSchupbach is near theteam lead in digs andaces and has a “decent”hitting percentage.

The tournament took alot out of Princeville,which on Monday lost toUnited,

The Lady Princes alsowon matches in the pastweek against Galva (25-21, 25-13) and Ridge-wood (25-15, 25-14).Brooke Gardner had 10kills against Galva andLibby Dwyer and ClaireBerchtold each had 10assists. Lucy Waid wasdominant against Ridge-

wood, leading with 5kills, 4 aces and 1.5blocks.

That is not new forWaid and Gardner, whowere both named to theall-tournament team atBrimfield.

Gardner leadsPrinceville with 197 killson the season whilelibero Bridget Talley isfirst in digs at 109,Berchtold has 242 assistsand Waid leads in blocks(39) and aces (36).

Brimfield-Elmwood

wound up with a 1-3record at its invite, butfollowed with a 29-27,25-23 win over NorthFulton on Monday be-hind six kills each fromPayton Teel and RachelJacobson and 14 digs byMorgan Florey.

In other weekend ac-tion, Farmington’s Bri-anna Rutledge and PaigePaisley were named all-conference at the Sher-rard Tournament, duringwhich the Farmers went1-3.

After this week, teamswill turn their attention toregional play.

Princeville is the No. 2seed at the WilliamsfieldRegional and faces thehost team Tuesday, Oct.28.

B-E is No. 4 seed atEureka and opens playMonday, Oct. 27 at 5:30p.m. against Illini Bluffs.

Farmington is seededsecond at the Abingdon-Avon Regional and startspostseason play Tuesday,Oct. 28 vs. A-Town.

business with a dominat-ing run game and willplay for a share of theLincoln Trail Conference.

Princeville (7-1, 5-1LTC) ran for 344 yardsand could have had moreaccording to coach JonCarruthers.

“We pretty much han-dled them up front. Wecould have ran as muchas we wanted to. I startedpassing just to try somethings,” Carruthers said.

Logan Green finishedwith a game-high 145yards on 18 carries and

scored on runs of 14, 5and 5 yards. One of those5-yarders capped a 98-yard drive that consumedmuch of the second quar-ter and that Carrutherssaid was his team’s bestof the season.

Zach Harrison also ranfor one score and 104yards on 15 carries andPrinceville got a 46-yardscoring pass fromMitchell Janssen toMichael Sheets.

Defensively the Princeslimited Mid-County to121 rushing yards and thestarting defense did not

give up a score. ZachSimmons had two inter-ceptions and returned onefor a touchdown.

The win sets up ashowdown for the LTCcrown Friday atPrinceville. Stark County(8-0, 6-0) has outscoredfoes 300-68 and is rankedthird in Class 1A.

“They’re talentedacross the board on of-fense and defense,” Car-ruthers said. “Theyprobably have two of thebetter middle linebackersI’ve seen all year.

“We can’t mistakes oneither side of the ball.”

TWP pick: StarkCounty 22, Princeville 11

Farmington 65Peoria Heights 7

PEORIA – Farmingtontook a few quarters to getused to life without toprunning back Max Bal-agna, who was sidelinedwith an ankle injury.

But once the Farmers(4-4) got rolling they did-n’t slow down, rackingup 44 points in the finaltwo quarters.

“It took us a little whileto get going, but weplayed very well as ateam,” Coach Toby Val-las said. “That’s a hardteam to get up for, but de-fensively we playedwell.”

Peoria Heights’ lone

score was on a kick re-turn.

Quarterback StevenGilstrap led the Farmerswith 162 yards rushingon 12 carries, includingscores of 63 and 1 yards.

Vallas said Kody Mar-tinez and Cody Jepsonalso did good jobs ofstepping up into the voidleft by Balagna’s ab-sence. Martinez ran for162 yards and threetouchdowns on 16 carriesand Jepson had 63 rush-ing yards.

Next up for Farmingtonis a home game Friday at7 p.m. against Rushville-Industry (7-1), whoselone loss came to A-

Town, 46-8.Vallas said Tuesday he

is unsure if Balagna willbe able to play.

A win would make theFarmers playoff eligible,but would not guaranteea postseason berth.

“It all depends on whowins across the state. Aguy I am friends withsaid it depends on a gamein Richmond-Burton,”Vallas said. “Somebodyelse told me there’s 50-some games that couldturn the tide this week.

“The important thing isyou want to win no mat-ter what.”

TWP pick: Farmington32, Rushville-Industry 28

Morgan Ledbetter (left) and Micah Barrett block a spike during the Brimfield-Elmwood Volleyball Invitational. Photo by Collin Fairfield.




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Andrew Jordan, ElmwoodWe in the Elmwood-Brimfield community know

very well the tremendous heights Trojan Footballhas attained in the last 10-plus years. Senior An-drew “Big Country” Jordan has been a big part ofthis and proudly speaks of it. The offensive righttackle encourages future grid-ders to get in the program byworking hard in the weightroom, hanging around withthe guys, and everything willthus fall into place. Andrew’sfavorite part of the game is tohelp his team win by openingrunning daylight for a ballcarrier to gain yards andeventually score. Playing his favorite sport for hisfavorite team was further enhanced after a devas-tating leg injury he sustained early in his juniorseason, which sidelined him nearly the entire year.Andrew would much rather play the game thanwatch on TV, and he’d much rather play thanwatch from the sidelines! Encouragement hascome from parents Chad and Cathy Jordan, grand-father Dave Jordan and coaches Hollis, Crisco,Dutton and Walker.

Physical Education, Science and Ag are An-drew’s favorite school subjects. Away fromschool, Andrew is a people and outdoor person,who enjoys family, hunting and fishing. His futureaspiration is to go into automotive and/or dieselmechanics, career fields that are in his bloodlines!

Andrew’s biggest thrill was contributing to un-defeated seasons for both JV and varsity gridironteams as a sophomore. When his days in TrojanCountry are done, he will most miss his footballfamily. But Andrew Jordan leaves behind a legacyof successful football that makes the Elmwood-Brimfield Community proud!

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XC: Three Elmwoodrunners earn all-stateanything could be thatclose. Eight or nineyears out of 10 wewould have won statethere. I’m proud of ourkids. They executedwhat theyneeded to do.But so didClarendonHills.”

In addition toplacing second,Elmwood hadthree all-stateeighth-graderunners (top-25finish): Jacob Brown(14th in 11:19), LoganWhitney (16th in 11:20)and Jaden Beckwith(21st in 11:25).

Other Elmwood run-ners competing Saturdaywere eighth grader Char-lie McKinty (31st in11:40), sixth graders EliStevenson (34th in11:41) and Victor Lampe(50th in 11:53) and sev-enth grader Eli McKinty(73rd in 12:06).

The Princeville boysplaced 11th overall andwere led by Kip Hoerr(55th in 11:55).

Huber, who is retiringfrom teaching this

spring, now has fiveboys trophies in 29years, including first,second, two thirds andone fourth-place finish.He also won girls titlesin 2004 and 2005.

Huber said hewould like to re-turn to coachcross country nextfall if details canbe worked outwith the school.

“How could younot love workingwith kids like

these?” Huber said. “Thekids who run cross coun-try usually are very goodworkers. And that’s whatmakes your day, seeingthem be able toachieve.”

On the girls side,eighth-grader KamrynCuevas of Brimfieldearned all-state statusafter placing 11th in12:22.

Overall, the Brimfieldgirls placed 14th, Elm-wood was 16th – led byeighth grader OliviaHarlow (49th in 13:10) –and Princeville was 21st,led by eighth graderAlyssa Headley (101st in13:40).


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Princes and Farmers roll, Trojans rocked

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

NORMAL – Proof that crosscountry is a team sport was ham-mered home to the ElmwoodJunior High boys team Saturdayat the IESA Class 1A state meetat Maxwell Park.

The first five runners for de-fending state champion Elm-wood combined for 71 points –the same score as that posted bythe top five runners for Claren-don Hills Notre Dame, which

had two of the top four finishers. That sent officials to the sixth

runners, who normally do notcount for scoring purposes. Thesixth runners had the same timeof 11:53, but the Clarendon Hillsrunner was steps ahead at thefinish to hand his team the title.

“That’s as close as theycome,” IESA Executive DirectorSteve Endsley said.

Added Elmwood coach SteveHuber, “Nobody can believe that


While the Farmington and Princevillefootball teams both routed opponentslast Friday, Elmwood-Brimfield washumbled at the hands of unbeaten A-Town. Here are details on those gamesand prospects for the postseason.

A-Town 50, Elmwood-B 29ABINGDON – Fans shot off fire-

works around the field and A-Town wasjust as explosive on the turf, handingElmwood-Brimfield its worse loss sincea 56-20 playoff blowout at Winnebagoin 2012.

Quarterback Zach Glisan confoundedE-B (6-2) with several scrambles on of-fense and was all over the field on de-

fense, helping limit Trojans top rusherLayne Wyatt to 56 yards on 18 carries.

While Glisan never really got goingin the passing game, that didn’t mattermuch as running back Tre Maxwell ranfor 213 yards and a critical 82-yardtouchdown run.

That score came shortly after the Tro-jans had tied the game at 14-14 in thesecond quarter.

“I was impressed with them. Theyplayed for four quarters and their lineshowed up and played hard,” E-B coachTodd Hollis said. “Offensively we weregaining confidence and figuring thingsout (as the game went on), but whenyou are always chasing points ... we justcouldn’t get a stop. It’s kind of the re-

verse of last week (vs. Farmington).”The Trojans got within 36-22 in the

third quarter on a 2-yard score byDonovan McCoy, who led E-B with 89rushing yards. But A-Town (8-0) tookcontrol with two TDs in the next 3:30.

Throughout the game A-Town – thestate’s fifth-ranked Class 1A team –dominated the line of scrimmage orbroke tackles by Trojans defenders torack up 403 rushing yards. Hollis saidE-B defenders were taking too high of apad level.

A-Town also looked faster, whichwas not lost on Hollis.

“That’s two weeks in a row where de-fensive speed has been an issue for us,”he said. “Maybe we need to look at

some personnel options or some strate-gic options. So that’s on the coaches.”

Tinkering will likely start Friday inwhat should be a lopsided home victoryagainst winless Peoria Heights, whichhas been outscored 434-57.

The loss to A-Town may send E-B onthe road for its first-round playoffgame, Hollis said. And the Trojans areprojected to move back into Class 3Aafter dipping to Class 2A in last week’sprojections.

Given all that, Hollis said he wouldnot be surprised to see a first-roundgame in Aledo at Mercer County.

TWP pick: E-B 63, Peoria Heights 7Princeville 41, Mid-County 7

ONEIDA – The Princes took care of

As close as they comeElmwood Jr. High XC second by steps

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Libero Bridget Talley hits a ballagainst Beardstown inPrinceville’s 22-20, 20-18 win.

Jessica Link returns a serve while Brimfield-Elmwood teammates Morgan Florey (left)and Payton Teel (right) look on. Photos by Collin Fairfield.

Elmwood’s junior high boys cross country team placed second atthe IESA Class 1A state meet Saturday in Normal. Back row (left toright) coach Steve Huber, Victor Lampe, Blake Finn, Jaden Beck-with, Logan Whitney, Jacob Brown and Charlie McKinty. Front row (lto r) Luke Hoffmann, Charlie Wake, Eli McKinty and Eli Stevenson.

BRIMFIELD VOLLEYBALL INVITE

Princeville VB winsBrimfield tournament


BRIMFIELD – Prince-ville finished its finalmajor prep for the volley-ball postseason with fly-ing colors on Saturday.

The Lady Princes (22-7) finished 4-0 to win theBrimfield-Elmwood Vol-leyball Invitational, cap-ping their title with a14-25, 25-20, 25-15 vic-

tory over Flanagan-Cor-nell.

“They took it to us inthe first game and ourgirls were not happy withthat,” Princeville coachShan Waid said. “So thesecond and third gamethey made sure wereours.”

Waid said Anna Schup-bach had a “good all-


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