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Carrier Route PresortThursdayOctober 9, 2014Vol. 2, No. 33

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

Aside from higher-profile federal andstate offices, a few races in The WeeklyPost circulation area are contested inthe upcoming Nov. 4 election. Thosecontested races include the State Repre-sentative from the 91st District, theKnox County Clerk, the Peoria CountyBoard member from District 16 and theRegional Superintendent of Schools inKnox and three other counties.

Many races in western Peoria, easternKnox and northern Fulton Counties are

uncontested, however. Incumbents fac-ing no opposition include:

• State Reps. David R. Leitch (R-73rd) and Donald L. Moffitt (R-74th);

• Fulton’s County Clerk James I. Nel-son, Treasurer Victoria J. Harper, Sher-iff Jeffrey A. Standard, and CountyBoard member Brian Friedrich (Dist.5);

• Knox’s Treasurer Robin E. Davisand Sheriff David L. Clague;

• and Peoria’s County Clerk Robert S.(Steve) Sonnemaker, Treasurer EdwardT. O’Connor, Sheriff Michael D.

McCoy, Regional Superintendent ofSchools Elizabeth A. Derry, and CountyBoard members Robert E. Baietto (Dist.12), Brian J. Elsasser (Dist. 14) andPaul Rosenbohm (Dist. 18).

Voters have other decisions to make,such as two proposed state Constitu-tional amendments on a Crime Victims’Bill of Rights and voting rights.

There are also three advisory ques-tions, on raising the state’s minimumwage to $10 an hour for people olderthan 18, requiring health plans with pre-scription drug coverage to include pre-

scription birth control, and mandatingthat schools receive more money, basedon enrollment, from any additional 3-percent tax on income of more than $1million a year.

Also, in Farmington, local voters willcast ballots on authorizing the city toarrange for an electricity supplier forcustomers who haven’t opted out ofsuch a program.

And in Peoria County, voters can voteon whether or not to establish acity/county Board of Election Commis-


BRIMFIELD – The Madison Streetlot is cleared, the ground is broken,and progress is visible behind theBrimfield Community Fire ProtectionDistrict station on East Knoxvillehere.

There have been a few snafus and

delays, but ultimately those benefitedthe new million-dollar building proj-ect, according to site supervisor PeteMangieri of Mangieri Companies inPeoria and Brimfield Fire ChiefJames Bennett.

Adjustments – both scrambling andinnovating – occurred after theBCFPD received bids for the work.

“We were called in on a consulta-tion,” said Mangieri, who also wasproject manager for the BrimfieldSchool District 309 complex, whichopened in 2012. “The bids that camein were very open-ended on details,like without mechanicals.

“We thought, ‘This is a mess.

Miars resignsas YC boardpresident


YATES CITY – The Village Board atits regular monthly meeting on Wednes-day (Oct. 8) was expected to accept theresignation of Board President BrianMiars, accept Miars’ nomination ofTrustee Ken Gibson as new Village Presi-dent, and confirm Gibson.

Miars, 47, said he’sresigning because of arecent career change re-quiring him to be out oftown. Miars this sum-mer accepted a job withBNSF and will be trav-eling a lot, he said.

Miars, who joined theBoard in 2001 and be-came President in 2008, said he’s leavingwith pleasant recollections.

“I have several good memories thatcome from obeying the oath I took whenaccepting my positions as Board memberand Village President,” he said, “– I didthe best job to my ability for the residentsof the Village of Yates City.”

Certain specific community achieve-ments the Board assisted with are mostmemorable, he said.

“I was proud to be a part – a small part– of the new library project,” he said.“The Board members and myself were in-volved prior to, during, and after con-struction was completed to the great

Continued on Page 7

SPOON RIVER DRIVE CONTINUES

The Weekly Post“We Cover The News of West-Central Illinois With A Passion”Serving Brimfield, Dahinda, Edwards, Elmwood, Farmington, Kickapoo,

Laura, Oak Hill, Princeville, Williamsfield and Yates City

Many incumbents have no opposition next month

Work begins on $1 million Brimfield firehouse

Miars

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By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

After almost being blown away onSaturday, outdoor vendors for theSpoon River Valley Scenic Drive sawa slight increase in traffic on Sunday.

“One vendor’s tent blew over, andproducts kept blowing around,” saidBeth Olmstead of Peoria, who wasselling Thirty-One Gifts bags in Elm-wood’s Central Park. “We packed upat 10:30 (a.m.). I had no sales and,with the predicted freezing rain andsnow on the way, it was not worth therisk.”

Even though October weather inIllinois can be unpredictable, Satur-day’s highs of 46 degrees and windgusts of 35 miles per hour were espe-cially challenging to outdoor vendorson the Drive.

Saturday morning started offsteady, if not cold, in Elmwood withpassersby stopping to peruse yardsales and vendor offerings. But, asthe wind kicked in, so did people’sdesire to get indoors.

That helped indoors in Elmwood,

where vendors at the ElmwoodTownship Community Center re-ported decent traffic in their first yearin that venue.

And the weather did not seem todampen attendance or spirits much in

Wind, coldgreet Drive’sfirst weekend

Chilly temperatures last Saturday had people bundling up to shop on theSpoon River Drive. Organizers hope for sunshine this weekend as the drivecontinues Saturday and Sunday. Photo by Michelle Sherman.

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facility. Another good memory is beinginvolved in ‘cleaning up’ some areas onMain Street by the purchase and re-moval of abandoned properties. I wasalso glad to be a part of the project thatbrought the three signs that are on theEast, West and North ends of town,which included the landscaping, lightingand mowing around them.”

There’s satisfaction in departing whileYates City is in good shape, he added.

“I am leaving the Village in a greatcondition,” he said. “I feel that the Vil-lage is well prepared financially for thefuture – debt-free, other than the projectto the water tower which is currently

happening. The current project will bepaid off in five years or less.

“I have always tried to keep the Vil-lage in a debt-free condition,” he contin-ued, “due to the fact of not knowingwhat projects lie ahead that may requireimmediate action and the finances tocomplete them.”

Both Miars and Gibson were servingterms scheduled to expire in 2017.

The Board may appoint someone tofill Gibson’s seat. Another vacancy wasrecently created when Trustee StephanieArrowsmith was appointed Clerk.

Municipal elections next year includea primary Feb. 24 and the election onApril 7.

MIARS: ‘Well-prepared financially’Continued from Page 1

SPOON RIVER: Better weather on SundayFarmington, according to RogerWoodcock, administrator of Farm-ington Moose Lodge 1571.

“All the flea market vendorsstayed (on Saturday), and I thinkthey all did OK,” he said.

Sunday dawned cloudy butwarmer, and better weather helpeddraw out more shoppers.

Fort Street in Farmington was aslow crawl of traffic around noon,and pedestrians ducked in and outof the tents and searched through

yard sale offerings. All parking spots surrounding

Reed Park were full, with patronswalking a few blocks to get to thepark.

The Moose Lodge had a suc-cessful weekend with its offeringsof breakfast and sandwiches,Woodcock said, adding that theymade more money in the firstweekend this year than they did in2013.

There’s still plenty to look for-ward to this weekend, he says, and

even those who came out on theDrive the first weekend shouldgive it a second go.

“The thing about the flea marketvendors is, you get into the secondweekend and people are a littlemore willing to sell, a little morewilling to come down in pricesand people can get good deals,”Woodcock said. “There will bemore great food, more great ven-dors.”

Hours for both locations are 8a.m. to 5 p.m.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Family Bingo – Family Bingo held

today (Oct. 9) at 6 p.m. at Morrison andMary Wiley Library, Elmwood. Call(309) 742-2431 to register.

s Sign Language – Learn sign lan-guage today (Oct. 9) at 6:30 p.m. atMorrison and Mary Wiley Library, Elm-wood. Email [email protected] may begin the class at any time.

s Yoga Class – Free class Friday (Oct.10) from 9:10-10:10 a.m. at Lillie M.Evans Library, Princeville.

s Free Bread – Breadavailable every Fridayat 10 a.m. at ElmwoodMethodist Church.

s Legion Breakfast –All you can eat break-fast at American Legion#16 in Canton Saturday(Oct. 11) from 7-10 a.m. Cost $6.

s Pumpkin Craft – Pumpkin MakeIt/Take It Saturday (Oct. 11) from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m at Morrison and Mary Wiley Li-brary, Elmwood. Craft takes about 20minutes.

s Dakota Dance –A junior high schooldance in Honor of Dakota Ramp will beSaturday (Oct 11) from 7:30-9:30 p.m. atMaple Lane Country Club in Elmwood.Tickets $10. All proceeds go to St. Jude.

s Bible Study – Elmwood Bible Study

Sunday (Oct. 12) at 6 p.m. in basementof the apartments at 200 S. Althea St.

s Story Time – Bring your 3 to 5 yearolds on Oct. 14 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.for story time at Lillie M. Evans Library,Princeville.

s Book Babies – Rhymes, songs, andstories Oct. 14 10:30-11 a.m. at Brim-field Library for children 0 to 3 years ofage and parents.

s Bible Fun – Bible Fun Night Oct. 14for ages 3 through sixth grade from 6-7p.m. at the Union Church in Brimfield,

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Future Eventss Harvest Home – Har-vest Home fund raiser atthe Yates City Commu-nity Center Oct. 16 from

4:30-7 p.m. All you can eat Breakfast forSupper for $9.

s Blood Drive – Oct. 16 from 2-7 p.m.at Akron-Princeville Fire Department,240 E. Main St.

s Block Party –A small carnival forfamilies is open to the public Oct. 18from 1-4 p.m. at Faith United Presbyte-rian Church in Yates City. Inflatables,face painting, cake walk, snacks.

s Widow Support – Widow’s SupportGroup meets Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. at SalemTownship Library, Yates City.

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– By Robert Haight,courtesy of The Poetry Foundation

How fast a clock runs depends onwhat you’re doing. Oh, sure, thereare those who will tell you that aminute is 60 seconds long no mat-ter where you go, but they’rewrong.

If you’re doingsomething fun,like attending aconcert of some-one you like,then a minutemay only last afew seconds. Thewhole concertwill be over be-fore you know it.

On the other hand, if you’redoing something that you don’tenjoy, that same minute may dragon for an hour or more. I have beenin some lectures where, I swear, theclock actually ran backward.

One group of people who haveabsolutely no concept of time at allare the writers of soap operas. I’mnot an expert on this because I’veonly been hooked on two differentsoap operas in my life, but it’s anobservation I’ve managed to makejust using these two.

My grandma always had these“daytime dramas” that she called

her “stories” that were on mostweekday afternoons. Whenever Iwas at her house, she tried to watchthem, but explained that if she didmiss one, it was pretty easy to catchup.

Most of her “stories” had plotsthat adults were interested in, butcertainly not a 10-year-old kid.

The first soap I was hooked onwas one that ran from 1966-1970called “Dark Shadows.” It wasnothing like her “stories.”

This soap opera had some ro-mantic things going on, but mainlyit had ghosts, werewolves and vam-pires – things that pre-teen boys gonuts over. As it turns out, quite afew people enjoyed it and it be-came one of the more popularsoaps of the day.

I guess it wasn’t that popular,though, as it was suddenly taken offthe air after just 1,245 episodes.

Still, it has a cult following withconventions and rebroadcastsnearly 50 years later. NBC tried torevamp (pardon the pun) in the1990s, and just last year, JohnnyDepp starred in a movie that re-booted the entire “Dark Shadows”franchise.

My daughter Erin found a bunch

of old tapes of the original seriesand gave them to me as a Christ-mas gift last year. It’s going to takea while to get through 1,245episodes, but other than writing thiscolumn, I don’t have a lot to doduring the day, so….

The one thing that I’ve noticed asI’ve begun watching is that thewriters have no concept of time.I’ve seen the first 20 episodes now,which encompassed about a monthin real time, and they’ve not ad-vanced the plot much beyond whatthey told us in the very firstepisode.

It would appear that in the first20 episodes, only a couple dayshave passed and all we really knowis that some guy came back totown, and that has one of the mainfamily members worried.

No wonder Grandma told me shecould miss a day and catch upquickly. Nothing happens!

Later on in the series, they’ll bedoing some time travelling, goingback a couple hundred yearsthrough some sort of portal they’vefound in the creepy old house theyall live in. I don’t remember all thedetails, but do remember begging

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Illinois has stop signs every-where. I looked up the word“stop” in the New Oxford Ameri-can Dictionary, which says(among a lot of other definitions):“a cessation ofmovement oroperation.” Thatseems clear.

A friend ofmine and I oftenmeet at the Star-bucks near theShoppes (pro-nounced “shop-EEs” for thoseof you of sarcastic bent) at GrandPrairie. There’s a four-way stopjust northeast of the coffee shop.We usually sit outside. I watchcars.

NOBODY, NOBODY, NO-BODY stops at that stop sign –not at any one of the four. Theyoften barely slow down. And no-body slows down (not stop, perthe law) behind the stop sign(which Illinois law says youmust).

The Williamsfield driver’s in-structor told his class just that (I

was listening) so I know that“stopping behind the stop sign” isthe law. He said that failure to doso in the driving test is an auto-matic fail, and he worked forthem at one time.

It’s not just that stop sign, ofcourse; it’s ALL stop signs. Alsotrue of “right turn on red afterstop.” The last two words are em-phasized because most barelyslow down making the maneuver.

When I actually do stop, it isnot uncommon for the person be-hind me to honk and give me thefamous single-digit-salute. Forfollowing the law.

And how often are you passingby someone at a stop sign who is“crawling forward,” like acrouched panther, waiting for youto pass so they can leap onto thehighway behind you?

Are they waiting? Are they going to lunge out in

front? Who knows? Is it asking too much to actually

stop while you’re waiting for acar to pass? In rural “traffic” (notmuch of it), waiting doesn’t take

very long. In Peoria (usually) I especially

like the “spinners.” The car isstopped and it looks like it’s stillmoving.

How often does someone pullout in front of you and proceedlike a snail when there is no othercar coming in either direction for17 miles?

Of course everybody does stopif there’s a cop present. Because Iused to teach government, I got toride with a state policeman a cou-ple of times. It was fascinating:We existed in this island of slow-moving, traffic-obeying (even thesmallest rules) sea of car-hood.

So we know that drivers knowthe rules; they just don’t bother tofollow them.

And don’t get me started ontailgating. (I’m starting.) Just theother day I was driving back fromPeoria, going 8 miles over thespeed limit. This guy in some bigtruck (from Iowa) came up be-hind me about a half-car lengthbehind my bumper. I’m sure hewas going at least 85.

Stop signs must be a suggestion in Illinois

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NOTE: Charges are merely an accusa-tion. All suspects are presumed innocentuntil proven guilty in a court of law.

Dahinda man arrestedfor DUI charges

DAHINDA – After the KnoxCounty Sheriff’s Office received aphone call about 10 p.m. Sept. 27concerning a possible DUI, adeputy responded and observed thereported vehicle moving erraticallyin the area of Knox Highway 12and U.S. Route 150, police said.

A sheriff’s officer pulled over aChevrolet pickup driven by RyanMcNeeley, 28, of Dahinda, per-formed roadside tests, and arrestedhim for Driving Under the Influ-ence, illegal transportation ofliquor, and improper lane usage.

He was transported to the KnoxCounty Jail and his vehicle towedfrom the scene.Juvenile ticketed in Sept. 28 crash

KICKAPOO – A 17-year-oldPeoria girl about 3 p.m. Sept. 28was ticketed for failure to reducespeed to avoid an accident after the1995 Chrysler she was drivingstruck the rear of a 2007 ChevroletImpala driven by Nancy Williams,

53, of Mapleton, who’d beenstopped at the intersection of U.S.Route 150 and Kickapoo-EdwardsRoad, according to reports.

There were no injuries.Motorist cited in accidentat Dollar General store

ELMWOOD – – Deanna Chris-tian, 24, of Elmwood was ticketedfor failure to yield and no valid dri-ver’s license after the 2006 Jeepshe was driving west on Main St.turned into the Dollar General storeparking lot in front of an 1999Oldsmobile driven eastbound by47-year-old Brian Parish of Elm-wood, Elmwood police said.

There were no injuries.

Police Reports• Amanda Martin, 35, of Farm-

ington, on Oct. 3 was arrested fordomestic battery and transported tothe Peoria County Jail.

• Larry Woodley, 40, of Edwardson Oct. 3 was arrested for unlawfulpossession of a controlled sub-stance, possession of drug para-phernalia and two counts of failureto appear, and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

• Benjamin Sanders, 27, ofPrinceville on Oct. 5 was arrested

by the Peoria County Sheriff’s Of-fice to hold for another agency, andhe was transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail.

• Travis Smith, 20, of Dahinda,on Oct. 5 was arrested for domesticbattery and transported to the Peo-ria County Jail.

Marriage licenses• Jodie Harwood and Randall

Terrell, both of Princeville.

Deer accident• Oct. 5 – James Robertson of

Galesburg on U.S. Route 150 nearKnox Highway 12 in PersiferTownship.

Correction• One highlight of the Spoon

River Drive in last week’s WeeklyPost was incorrect because of in-complete information provided tothe newspaper.

Elmwood is hosting a sausageand biscuit breakfast, but it’s spon-sored by the Cottonwood Cemeterytrustees, who’ll also be servingfrom 6:30-10:30 this Saturdaymorning at the United MethodistChurch, 821 W. Main St. in Elm-wood.

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GALLAGHER: ‘General Hospital’ had 2 speedsmy mom to record each day’s offer-ing on my brand new (audio) cas-sette recorder so I could at leastlisten to the show when school wasin session.

Later in life, back in the early’80s, my wife and I both got inter-ested in “General Hospital.” Weweren’t alone. Luke and Laurawere captivating most of Americaback then, and while the plot didn’thave anyone who chomped on peo-ple’s necks, they did have spies, un-derworld figures, and a really coolguy who was an international copwho spoke with an Australian ac-cent (he had a cool name too –Robert Scorpio).

Time on that soap moved at twospeeds. One was hard pressed tokeep up with the continental shift;

the other moved like a “Star Wars:vessel. It took forever for some-thing to happen plot-wise, and to behonest, if you watched just once aweek, you could keep up.

The big problem was with ages. There was an older characterplayed by David Lewis named Ed-ward Quartermaine. He looked tobe in his 70s since he had adultchildren who seemed to be in their40s.

His wife looked like she mighthave grown up with Abe Lincoln.

Anyway, I stopped watching“General Hospital” by the late ’80s,but I understand that the EdwardQuartermaine character outlivednot just David Lewis, but also twoother actors who took over the role.I was told that Edward the charac-ter was finally killed off just a cou-

ple of years ago.Edward never seemed to age, but

another character couldn’t age fastenough. Two characters had a babyto great hoopla and within threeyears, that baby had grown into adifficult teenager who was alreadyin trouble with boys.

It was just about that time that Istopped watching.

I could have handled the flash-forward aging thing, but the parentswere still embroiled in whateverplot they had been three years ear-lier.

You’ll have to excuse me now.I’ve got to get back to watching“Dark Shadows” and see if theyever get around to telling us whythe one character is so worriedabout the other one showing up.


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sioners, and on whether to elimi-nate the office of Recorder ofDeeds (with its duties merged intothe office of County Clerk in2016).

Further, voters will have the op-portunity to weigh in on keepingjudges: Retention votes are forJudge of the Appellate Court, 3rdJudicial District (with William E.Holdridge and Mary K. O'Brien upto be retained).

On Fulton and Knox ballots, vot-ers also may vote whether or not toretain for Judge of the CircuitCourt, 9th Judicial Circuit (JamesB. Stewart, David L. Vancil, Jr.,and Paul L. Mangieri). Peoria bal-lots offer the choice of retainingthe Judge of the Circuit Court, 10thJudicial Circuit (Stephen A.Kouri).

County Clerks provided the fol-lowing information on sample bal-lots’ contested races:

FEDERALU.S. Senator

James D. “Jim” Oberweis, Re-publican

Richard J. Durbin, DemocraticSharon Hansen, Libertarian

Representative 17th Congressional District

Bobby Schilling, RepublicanCheri Bustos, Democrat[Write-in available]

Representative 18th Congressional District

Aaron Schock, RepublicanDarrel Miller, Democrat

STATEGovernor & Lieutenant GovernorBruce Rauner & Evelyn San-

guinetti, RepublicansPat Quinn & Paul Vallas, De-

mocratsChad Grimm & Alexander Cum-

mings, Libertarians[Write-in available]

Attorney GeneralPaul M. Schimpf, RepublicanLisa Madigan, DemocratBen Koyl, Libertarian

Secretary of StateMichael Webster, RepublicanJesse White, DemocratChristopher Michel, Libertarian[Write-in available]

ComptrollerJudy Baar Topinka, RepublicanSheila Simon, DemocratJulie Fox, Libertarian[Write-in available]

Treasurer

Tom Cross, RepublicanMichael W. Frerichs, DemocratMatthew Skopek, Libertarian

State Representative For the 91st District

Michael D. Unes, RepublicanChad Schmidgall, Democrat

AREAFulton County Board District 3(Vote for not more than three)Glen A. Hamm, DemocratJohn E. Taylor, DemocratCraig Medus, Democrat[No Republican candidate]

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I was in the passing lane be-cause many were out for Sundaydriving, going 15 (an exaggera-tion). He was, therefore, forced toslow down into that minisculedistance between myself and him.I imagine he was trying to intimi-date me with his BIG TRUCK,but he didn’t. Screw him.

I hope he felt appropriatelymacho when he was finally ableto pass. Takes a he-man to pushon that accelerator.

To this same driving instructor Imentioned the two-second rule.He held up three fingers and said“it’s a three-second rule.”

Because students were present I

didn’t say much more, but goodluck with three seconds.

As above, nobody observes this“following” rule. Everybody tail-gates. Don’t get me started on thefreeways around Chicago (thistime I won’t).

Imagine flying by in an airplaneand looking down on a long, de-serted stretch of rural Illinoishighway. There, up ahead, are justtwo cars. One is following theother seven inches behind. Whynot pass? Why not lag back a bit?I sure don’t know.

The other night I was drivinghome, at night, when somebodyin a blue Jeep began followingme about a foot behind my back

bumper. I let this go on for awhile until I saw a couple of deer.

Then I thought: “What if a deerwas in front of me? I’d be wear-ing that Jeep.”

I pulled over and let him pass.Then the fool slowed down infront of me. Thanks, buddy; Igave him plenty of room. Threeseconds. At least.

Enough of this rant. Illinois hasdriving laws for safety. A 4,000-pound vehicle, going 75 miles perhour, has about the same force asa freight train (another exaggera-tion). What happens when two ofthem hit? Anyway, I don’t thinkit’s asking too much for people toobey laws.


ELMWOOD – Peoria CountyBoard District 16 incumbentBrad Harding and challengerDick Burns will appear here in anOct. 18 candidate forum spon-sored by the League of WomenVoters of Greater Peoria at Morri-son & Mary Wiley Library, 206W. Main St.

Roberta Parks, vice president

of the Methodist Foundation andformer president of the PeoriaArea Chamber of Commerce,will moderate the 10 a.m. forumbetween Democrat Burns and Re-publican Harding.

The forum, free and open to thepublic, is one of three the Leagueis sponsoring in the Tri-Countyarea this month.

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Where’s the design?’ And wetook a step back and asked, ‘Whatdo you want it to be?’ ” he contin-ued. “The bidders didn’t under-stand the functionality, what wasneeded.

“The bids were for a pre-engi-neered building with metal sid-ing,” Mangieri said. “Pre-engineered [buildings] last 25 or30 years. Now we’re putting up astructure with a steel frame andjoists, with a block and brick ex-terior. This will have a shelf lifeof 50 years. It should be a muchbetter building, and also a storm-rated shelter for the community.”

Now instead of a floating slab,the 6,000 square-foot buildingwill have poured, reinforced foot-ings; be more energy efficient,with radiant floor heat, better in-sulation and efficient electricaland lighting; and feature a 35-foottower.

Also, the Brimfield Area Men’sClub will have some room in thenew building (part of the deal forrelinquishing the loton which the struc-ture is being con-structed). And thepresent building willcontinue to be usedby BYE Ambulance,which has occupiedsome space there forabout 10 years, said Bennett, whoadded that BYE may renovatesome of that space to create livingquarters for its paid employees.

Plus, the project is on track tofinish under budget, both Bennettand Mangieri said.

Trustees Ralph E. Peters, MerleTurner and Jerry L. Weaver onMay 1 voted unanimously to bor-row $800,000 for the $1 millionproject, which drew no objectionsat the annual meeting.

“The whole design grew butstayed within the [project]budget,” Bennett said. “We’regetting twice the building, and abetter facility.”

Discussed for some 20 years, anew Brimfield firehouse was

made more urgent as the work hasoutgrown the facility. The Districtresponded to 286 calls last year,but more than 300 already thisyear, said Bennett, who explainedthat a bigger work load needs in-creased training and more people.

The current firehouse dates tothe 1930s, with piecemeal addi-tions and an overhaul in 1983.

But in Kickapoo, Bryon Hastyis skeptical about the needs andthe process, he said.

“There were, like, three sets ofplans, no blueprints,and I think it wentfrom a $600,000project to an$800,000 deal to a$1 million build-ing,” he said. “It’s alittle fishy. It

seemed like no one ever told usmuch.”

Bennett disagreed.“We’re an open book, very

transparent,” he said. “We wentthrough a whole process of meet-ing with the trustees, with thevolunteers, with the community,[and] people in the fire depart-ment absolutely love what we’regetting.”

Hasty said he doubts there’s aneed for a tower since theBCFPD’s Kickapoo station al-ready can hang hoses (to drainthem), the department isn’t certi-fied for Tech Rescue using rap-pelling and other special skills,using the tower for weather-spot-ting takes spotters away fromoutlying areas, and paying inter-

est on such a substantial loan de-tracts from equipment needs.

But the tower can be used fortraining inside and out, forBCFPD volunteers or other de-partments, said Bennett, who saidthe department’s equipment is ei-ther in good shape or on schedulefor upgrades.

“None of our trucks is olderthan 1999,” Bennett said. “Thisproject fit into our time frame forapparatus replacement. The Dis-trict has 5-, 10-, 20- and 25-yearplans, and we were able to slidethis in.”

Hasty concedes he’s had a pre-vious dispute with BCFPD com-mand and this summer resigned,but he said he’s just worriedabout the community.

“I grew up in Brimfield,” hesaid. “I want what’s best for thecommunity.”

Bennett said he and the depart-ment and the trustees share thatoutlook, working with an operat-ing budget of about $500,000.

“The only grumbling we’veheard is because it was initiallyhoped to start [building] in June,”Bennett said. “We saved some 10years, and we’re getting this doneand still handling our day-to-dayduties.

“We’re going to end up with amodern, efficient, (spacious) areato be able to do what we need todo,” Bennett said. “And that iswith 40 people willing to leavetheir families and go out and de-fend and protect and serve thiscommunity – and do it for free.”


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ELMWOOD – The City Council onTuesday unanimously voted to fireEconomic Development Coordinatorand Zoning/Building Code OfficerChris Zimmerman.

Zimmerman, who’d been on the jobfor eight months, declined the Coun-cil’s offer to resign.

“I hope it speaks to my character,”said the 35-year-old Zimmerman, “butI’m not a quitter.”

After starting as City Administratoron Feb. 10, he had his title and dutieschanged in July to focus on develop-ment issues. He was most recently re-sponsible for Tax-Increment Financingand Revolving Loan Fund activities,Streetscape and sidewalk constructionprojects, and zoning and building-in-spector coordination.

His discharge includes a separationpackage of one month’s pay, about$4,000.

Various unfinished assignments andongoing obligations will be met, ac-cording to Mayor J.D. Hulslander, whosaid the Council will have a specialmeeting on Monday (Oct. 13). Duringthat meeting the Council will discusshow best to fill Zimmerman’s dutiesand will consider whether or not toopen a search for an administrative po-sition.

The Maurer-Stutz engineering firmin Peoria and consultant Patricia Lan-des both are available to assist with

zoning issues, according to AldermanBob Paige.

After gathering his personal itemsand preparing to leave City Hall, Zim-merman told the Council, “I enjoyedthe experience. I really did.”

In other business, the Council hearda presentation by Sally Hanley of theEconomic Development Council forCentral Illinois explaining a possiblegroup application for a new EnterpriseZone designation from a rural PeoriaCounty consortium made up of Elm-wood, Brimfield, Princeville, HannaCity and Chillicothe.

Before meeting the late-Decemberdeadline, the area would have to be de-fined, inter-governmental agreementsdrafted, a public hearing held, and or-dinances passed, Hanley said.

Elmwood now has an EnterpriseZone area – in which building materi-als’ sales taxes are exempted, propertytaxes are abated for up to five years,and some building and zoning feeswaived – but it expires at the end of2016.

The Illinois Department of Com-merce and Economic Opportunity isletting 92 Enterprise Zones statewideexpire and requiring reapplication forinterested communities, and it has newcriteria.

It can take a year for the applicationsto be reviewed, she said.

The Council also:• Amended the snow-removal ordi-

Elmwood council terminatesadministrator Zimmerman

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QUITE A MESS

Larry Boyer of Elmwood found these hen of the woods mushrooms (andthree others he left behind) under a Peoria County oak tree earlier thismonth. The largest mushroom weighed 15 pounds. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – The FarmingtonCity Council is holding off on commit-ting to a Canton Park District-backedproject to turn a portion of the Burling-ton Northern Santa Fe Railroad into atrail.

Farmington City Manager RollenWright told the council he had receivedcommunication from Jon Johnson, ex-ecutive director of the Canton Park Dis-trict, regarding the north-south portionof BNSF railway between Farmingtonand Dunfermline.

A few years ago, the Canton ParkDistrict had approached BNSF wantinga price they would take for the roughly15-mile span of track and, Wright said,it took nearly two years to even get ananswer from BNSF.

The original amount was in the neigh-borhood of $100 million, Wright said.Following that figure, the Canton ParkDistrict solicited an independent ap-praisal to counter-offer BNSF.

The appraisal will cost $20,000, andthe Canton Park District wants othermunicipalities along the stretch of rail,including the City of Farmington, tocommit to part of the appraisal fee.

The Canton Park District, Johnsonsaid in his email, is prepared to con-tribute $5,000 toward the appraisal.

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is anon-profit based in Washington, D.C.,which promotes converting former raillines nto multi-purpose trails. But the

process can take years and can getstalled for a number of reasons.

“I’d hate to see a lot of money go intosomething that you may not see an an-swer on, let alone a benefit on, for yearsto come,” said Ward Two Alderman JeffVogel.

Mayor Kenn Stufflebeam agreed,wanting first to be sure that enoughgroups are interested in supporting theproject before committing city funds.

“The City of Farmington is definitelyinterested,” he said, “but we want to seewho all is going to come to the table.”

In other business the council:• Approved the use of the city’s jack-

hammer and backhoe to assist in demo-lition that will create a lightedmunicipal parking lot on East FortStreet. The project is being funded bythe Bank of Farmington and, once com-pleted, the lot will be signed over to thecity.

• Approved moving forward with thecreation of an ordinance to re-drawward boundaries to accommodatenewly annexed properties and changesin population.

• Approved the purchase of a newserver for the Farmington Police De-partment for $3,000 from TimbukTech.

• Heard an update regarding the pos-sibility of assuming the old FarmingtonArea Public Library District building asa city building. Wright took five sam-ples from the building and has sentthem off to be analyzed for asbestos.

Farmington council waiting onproposed rail-to-trail project

ELMWOOD: East Main a snow routenance to clarify responsibility fordowntown ramps, stairways and cross-walks, for sidewalks in non-businessdistricts; and for the type of snow/icemelt approved for use in the 100blocks of North and South MagnoliaStreet and 100 blocks of East and WestMain Street;

• Made an additional half mile ofEast Main Street from Rose Street tothe city limits a designated snow route,prohibiting on-street parking whensnow accumulates to permit plowing;

• Referred any land use updates tothe Zoning Board before Council con-sideration of a new map being gener-ated by the Tri-County RegionalPlanning Commission;

• Accepted a $1,000 bid by BrianParm of Elmwood for a used policecar, contingent on the purchase occur-ring before 5 p.m. Oct. 21; and

• Approved closing East Evergreenand North Rose Streets, on the eastand north sides of the Square, for thechurch-organized “Trunk or Treat”event on Oct. 26.


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BRIMFIELDSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church –

Missouri Synod“Liturgical & Reverential”Pastor Michael Liese

204 W. Clay St., Brimfield(309) 446-3233Summer Schedule

Sun. Divine Service: 10 am

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm

EDWARDSChrist Alive!

Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

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

www.christalivecc.comSun. School: 9:15 amWorship: 10:30 am

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo

615 E. Ash St., Elmwood(309) 830-4259

www.crossroadselmwood.orgWed. Worship: 7 pm

Sun. Worship: 10:30 amElmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

701 W. Dearborn St. Elmwood(309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am

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

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

(309) 742-2631firstpresbyterianofelmwood.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 amUnited Methodist Church

of ElmwoodPastor 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 am

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

of Farmington83 N. Cone Street, Farmington

(309) 245-2914www.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 ChurchRev. Chris Deacon107 W. Bishop St.Yates City, IL 61572(309) 358-1170Worship: 9 am

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

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PRINCEVILLE – DorothyGilles, a life-long resident of thePrinceville/Laura area, will cele-brate her 101stbirthday Oct. 23.

She was bornOct. 23, 1913,near Dunlap, toLeo H. andJosephine Heinz.She and her hus-band, Edwin,farmed in theLaura area, raised six children, andretired to Princeville.

Dorothy will celebrate with afamily dinner and a party at herresidence.

She would appreciate receivingcards. They can be sent to: Corner-stone Rehab and Care Center, 5533North Galena Road, PeoriaHeights, IL, 61616.

Italian-American Societyrecognizes Columbus Day

PEORIA – The Italian-AmericanSociety of Peoria will hold itsrecognition of Columbus Day andItalian Heritage Sunday (Oct. 12)starting at 3 p.m. at the Columbusstatue in Upper Bradley Park.

The public is invited. TheKnights of Columbus HonorGuard will lead a procession to thestatue followed by comments fromseveral individuals, including IASscholarship recipient Kristi Guz-

man on the subject of heritage. Columbus Day not a schoolholiday in all districts

Parents are reminded thatColumbus Day on Monday (Oct.13) is an optional holiday forschool districts.

Elmwood CUSD 332,Princeville CUSD 326 andWilliamsfield CUSD 210 all willtake off the holiday.

Brimfield CUSD 309 and Farm-ington CUSD 265 are in school.Princeville grad competesin livestock judging

GALVA – Black Hawk Collegestudent Savannah Speckhart ofPrinceville was one of the Live-stock Judging Team members whofinished in the Top 10 in the juniorcollege division at the Ak-Sar-BenLivestock Exposition Contest inOmaha, Neb., Sept. 27-28.

The team from BHC East Cam-pus finished as the 2nd High Team,finishing just three points behindFort Scott Community College ofFort Scott, Kan.Veterans Day poster contest in Peoria County

In honor of Veterans Day, Hed-dington Oaks is hosting a PosterArt Contest for Peoria County stu-dents in grades K-5. Participantsare encouraged to create artistic vi-sions that convey thanks and ap-preciation to veterans and currentmilitary personnel.

Students’ artwork will be on dis-

play at Heddington Oaks duringthe week of Veterans Day, fromNov. 10-14.

Winners receive an Art PrizePackage. The deadline to submitentries is 5 p.m. Nov. 5. Entriesmay be hand-delivered to Hed-dington Oaks, 2223 W. HeadingAve in West Peoria, or mailed toVeterans Day Poster Contest, Peo-ria County, 324 Main Street Room502, Peoria, IL 61602.

The contest is open to all PeoriaCounty students. Details are onlineat www.HeddingtonOaks.com.Diocesan Council ofwomen meets Oct. 18

PEORIA – Rev. Daniel R. Jenky,Bishop of Peoria, will celebrate theopening Eucharistic liturgy for thebiannual convention of the Dioce-san Council of Catholic Women, tobe held at St. Jude’s Parish Oct. 18at 9:30 a.m.

Theme for the day is “MakeKnown the Glorious Splendor ofGod’s Kingdom.” Speakers includeBob Gilligam, Director of theCatholic Counsel of Illinois,Christie Schilling, a youngCatholic mother of Colona, andSister Irene Baquiran, Mary Queenof Heaven Missionary from thePhilippines.

All parish women’s groups in thediocese of Peoria are urged to sendmembers to the convention. Cost is$21 and reservations are to be sentby Oct. 10 to: Jane Harris, 932 W.Oakview Drive, Peoria, IL 61615.

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Primitives, Collectibles, Coins, 2 Elgin Pocketwatches, Mantle clock, Iron Grates, Iron Skillets,Wood boxes, Movie Posters, Dazey Churn, Glass-ware, Pocket knives, Campaign Buttons, Fluter,Stone jug, sled, die Cast Cars, JD Tractors, Banks,Roll top desk, cedar chest, shelving, hutch top,framed pictures and Much More!

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All-You-Can-Eat Buffet and Drink$9

At Yates City Community CenterDinner Served 4:30-7:00 p.m.

(Dine in or Carry out)

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To the Electors of the State of Illinois:

The purpose of a state constitution is to establish a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may proposechanges to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in theLegislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1 OF ARTICLE I OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I – BILL OF RIGHTS

SECTION 8.1. CRIME VICTIMS’ VICTIM’S RIGHTS.

(a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the following rights as provided by law:(1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy and to be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the criminal justice process.(2) The right to notice and to a hearing before a court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim’s records, information, or communications which are privileged or confidential by law.(3) (2) The right to timely notification of all court proceedings.(4) (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.(5) (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment release decision, plea, or

sentencing. make a statement to the court at sentencing.(6) (5) The right to be notified of information about the conviction, the sentence, the imprisonment, and the release of the accused.(7) (6) The right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the accused.(8) (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.(9) The right to have the safety of the victim and the victim’s family considered in denying or fixing the amount of bail, determining whether to release the defendant, and setting conditions

of release after arrest and conviction.(10) (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless the victim is to testify and the court determines that the victim’s testimony

would be materially affected if the victim hears other testimony at the trial.(11) (9) The right to have present at all court proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate and or other support person of the victim’s choice.(12) (10) The right to restitution.

(b) The victim has standing to assert the rights enumerated in subsection (a) in any court exercising jurisdiction over the case. The court shall promptly rule on a victim’s request. The victim doesnot have party status. The accused does not have standing to assert the rights of a victim. The court shall not appoint an attorney for the victim under this Section. Nothing in this Section shallbe construed to alter the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the prosecuting attorney The General Assembly may provide by law for the enforcement of this Section.

(c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims’ rights.

(d) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this Section creates a cause of action in equity or at law for compensation, attorney’s fees, or damages against the State, a political subdivisionof the State, an officer, employee, or agent of the State or of any political subdivision of the State, or an officer or employee of the court. or in any law enacted under

(e) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this Section shall be construed as creating (1) a basis for vacating a conviction or (2) a ground for any relief requested by the defendant appellaterelief in any criminal case.

EXPLANATIONThe Constitution sets forth substantial rights for crime victims. The proposed amendment expands certain current rights:1) Victims are currently entitled to fairness and respect throughout the criminal justice process. The amendment would also provide that they shall be protected from harassment, intimidation and abuse.2) Victims currently can make a statement to the court when a criminal defendant is sentenced to punishment. The amendment would allow a victim to be heard at any proceeding that involves

the victim’s rights, and any proceeding involving a plea agreement, release of the defendant or convicted individual, or sentencing.3) Victims may obtain information about conviction, sentencing, imprisonment or release. The amendment would require prosecutors and the court to notify victims of those events before they happen.

The amendment would also grant additional rights to crime victims:1) A victim would have a right to formal notice and a hearing before the court rules on any request for access to the victim’s information which is privileged or confidential information.2) A victim would have the right to have the judge consider the victim’s safety and the safety of his or her family before deciding whether to release a criminal defendant, setting the amount

of bail to be paid before release, or setting conditions of release after arrest or conviction.3) The victim would have the right to assert his or her rights in any court with jurisdiction over the criminal case, but would not have the same rights as the prosecutor or the criminal defendant

and the court could not appoint an attorney for the victim at taxpayer expense.

The proposed amendment would not alter the powers, duties or responsibilities of the prosecutor. Further, a criminal defendant would not be able to challenge his or her conviction on thebasis of a failure to follow these provisions.

FORM OF BALLOTProposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

Explanation of AmendmentThe proposed amendment makes changes to Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution, the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights. The proposed amendment would expand certain rights alreadygranted to crime victims in Illinois, and give crime victims the ability to enforce their rights in a court of law. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of theIllinois Constitution.

YES For the proposed amendment of Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois ConstitutionNO

To the Electors of the State of Illinois:

The purpose of a state constitution is to establish a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may proposechanges to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in theLegislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective.

The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The section would ensure no person could be denied the right to register to vote or casta ballot based on his or her race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income. At the general election to be held on November4, 2014, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 8 TO ARTICLE III OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONARTICLE III – SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS

SECTION 8. VOTER DISCRIMINATION

No person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexualorientation, or income.

EXPLANATIONThe proposed amendment would prohibit any law or procedure that intentionally discriminates or has an unequal effect upon the right of a person to register to vote or cast a ballot based onthe voter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income.

The proposed amendment does not change the requirements for voting. A voter must still be a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident of Illinois for more than 30 days, and be 18 years of age.

FORM OF BALLOTProposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

Explanation of AmendmentThe proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The proposed amendment would prohibit any law that disproportionately affects therights of eligible Illinois citizens to register to vote or cast a ballot based on the voter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation,or income. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

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YES For the proposed addition of Section 8 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution NO

CAPITOL BUILDING SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATEI, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendments, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendments, Arguments in Favorof the Amendments and Arguments Against the Amendments and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, as set forthin compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this 27th day of June, 2014.

Jesse WhiteSecretary of State

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By TERRY BIBOFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – A 24-minute Brim-field Board of Trustees meetingseemed too good to be true Mondaynight.

In short order, trustees accepted fivetrees and a memorial stone/bench,heard Brimfield Village Park was offi-cially expanded by nine acres, andarranged to honor a longtime publicservant.

And they heard that purchase of a

police car from Elmwood might enableshared services – a possible resolutionto an issue which has occupied the ex-ecutive board for months.

“If we had a car here, we could bepart of the Elmwood Police Depart-ment,” said trustee Allison Porter.

She has been investigating the policeissue for the board by talking withElmwood City Administrator ChrisZimmerman, but has not heard backfrom Elmwood Police Chief AaronBean.

“That seems a little generous,” saidboard President Dan Fishel.

Board members quickly agreed tosend a letter and ask for a meeting withElmwood officials.

After trustee Mike Meinderschecked the prices for a spade truckwith Green View Nursery and HoerrNursery, trustees agreed to spend up to$1,200 for the lower-cost option withGreen View. The funds will enable thevillage to move five large shade treesto village property.

Trustees also approved of plans tohonor longtime civic activists Reithaand Bernard Beever with a stone andperhaps a bench at the park.

“We would be willing to finance acement foundation,” said daughterBernie Brattain.

Fishel said the family had goneabove and beyond what the city wouldhave asked of them.

Finally – spoiler alert – trustees planto invite longtime crossing guard Dale

Brimfield Board makes quick work of trees, memorial & park




Flavel ClarkFARMINGTON – Flavel F. “Ju-

nior” Clark, 70, of Farmingtondied on Sept. 28 at his residence.

Surviving are four children,Amanda (Justin) Taylor, Andrew(Brooke) Clark, Christopher Clarkand Crystal (Brian) Wessel; sixgrandchildren, Jocelyn and BrockTaylor, Aleena and Bria Wesseland Bradyn and Ava Clark; his fa-vorite little buddies, Adam andJames; two sisters, Sandy(Richard) Hand and Delores(Fred) Kilhammer; and hisbrother, Weldon (Barb) Dickson.

A Celebration of Life will be at2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at6725 W. Jones Road in Peoria.

Leave condolences online atwww.remmertfuneralhome.com.

Sean FlaugherPRINCEVILLE – Sean M.

Flaugher, 32, of Mackinaw,brother of a Princeville woman,died on Sept. 30 at his residence.

Born June 29, 1982, in Peoria toMark and Terri Flaugher, he issurvived by his mother and stepfa-ther, Terri (John) Luick of Hope-dale; his father and stepmother,Mark (Cindy) Flaugher; twodaughters, Bristol M. Flaugherand Amelia B. Hixon-Flaugher,both of Mackinaw; his significantother, Ashley Hixon of Macki-naw; five sisters, Jonie (Tim)Connolly of Princeville, ShalishaSchaub of Louisiana, Amy Millerof Louisiana, Rhonda (Bill) Street

of Blair, Neb., and Kim (Dennis)Herskind of Bellevue, Neb.; twobrothers, Dan (Dawn) Boles ofPeoria Heights and Mark LyndellFlaugher II of Louisiana; grand-parents, Sharon (Rick) Johnstonof Peoria, Chuck (Dora) Reasonof Arkansas, Lyndell Flaugher ofTexas and Richard Luick ofTremont; and several nieces andnephews.

A visitation was Saturday (Oct.4) at the Wilton Mortuary in Peo-ria, followed by military rites.Online condolences may be sentto his family at www.thewilton-mortuary.com.Gloria Joanne JohnsonWILLIAMSFIELD – Gloria Joanne

Johnson, 85, Williamsfield, diedon Sept. 29 at Knox County Nurs-ing Home in Knoxville.

She was preceded in death byher husband Lyle Johnson on Aug.5, 2009, her parents, grandparents,Elmer and Elizabeth German andCharlie and Nettie Caldwell, twobrothers, James C. and Gerald F.German Sr., nephew, Robert Ger-man and sister-in-law, Peggy Ger-man. Those who are left to mournher passing are sisters-in-law, Car-

rel German of Tampa, Fla. andCharlotte Fletcher of Brimfield.

Funeral services were Oct. 2 atthe Williamsfield UnitedMethodist Church, with burial inWilliamsfield Cemetery.

Private condolences may be leftat www.ruxfuneralhome.com.

Margaret WilliamsYATES CITY – Margaret J.

Williams, 87, of Peoria, mother ofa Yates City man, died on Oct. 2at her residence.

Surviving are her children,Kelly (Maureen) Williams ofYates City, DeAnn (John) Rugglesof Bartonville, Roger Williams ofPeoria, Kevin (Aimee) Williamsof Peoria, Kim Williams of Ger-mantown Hills, Crystal Williamsof Peoria, and Candy Williams ofBethalto; 26 grandchildren; 12great-grandchildren; one brother,Bob (Suzanne) Williams ofFlorida; one sister, Bette Allen ofBrownstown; and one niece, Con-nie Largent of Brownstown.

Funeral services were Oct. 7 atThe Wilton Mortuary, with burialin Parkview Cemetery.

Online condolences may be sentto the family at www.thewilton-mortuary.com.

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BRIMFIELD: 9-acre parkaddition costs $115,000Sollenberger to the No-vember meeting so theycan celebrate his manyyears of service.

Sollenberger has beenunable to serve; BarbShipley was approved totake his place when sherecovers from knee sur-gery.

Fishel said Sollen-berger has served solong no one is quite surewhen he started.

“I think he stopped aFlintstone car,” Fishel

said. Purchasing nine acres

from Ronald L. Jenkinsand Terry Sewell to addto Brimfield VillagePark will cost the village$102,000 out of a totalcost of $115,000. TheBrimfield Area Men’sClub – which donatedthe original park – ispitching in the rest of thecost.

TERRY BIBO can bereached at [email protected]


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September 2014 Peoria Co. Real Estate TransactionsDate Address Amount Grantor/grantee09/02 312 W. Main Street/Elmwood $169,500 Webster/Brunnelson09/02 14601 W. Schlink Road/Brimfield $153,000 Creamer/Windland09/02 9202 N. Philander Chase/Brimfield $390,000 Perry/Wiewel09/04 2 lots at 10106 W. Wood Street/Edwards $199,000 Elliott (Tr)/Rosecrans09/08 301 S. Wilson Avenue/Princeville $120,000 Walters/Cornell09/09 9412 W. Grimm Lane/Edwards $180,000 Edwards/Stoddard09/09 334 E. Calhoun Street/Brimfield $229,000 Wiewel/Zeman09/09 6525 N. Kramm Road/Brimfield $130,000 Stenger (Tr)/Driessnack09/10 812-814 Main Street/Elmwood $1,071,381 Hubco Prop.LLC/Arcp Acquisitions LLC09/11 6227 N. Andrews Lane/Brimfield $342,500 Meyer/Murray09/12 8915 N. Willow Drive/Edwards $160,000 Greene/Stear09/15 Lot 2 Bridlewood Sub Phase 1/Kickapoo $160,000 Williams/Howard09/16 5915 W. Brookmere Street/Edwards $255,000 Murphy/Dodge09/16 5915 W. Brookmere Street/Edwards $255,000 Dodge/Clark09/16 N. Kelstadt Road/Brimfield $293,500 Heinz/Rowe,Morgan09/19 504 W. Butternut Street/Elmwood $87,000 Holderness Estate/Drake09/22 11026 N. Thousand Dollar Road/Brimfield $210,000 Grane/Lewis09/23 204 W. Spring Street/Princeville $90,000 Huss/Kieser09/23 332 S. Cottage Grove Avenue/Princeville $70,000 Waldman/Vaughn09/24 2 parcels Pt of SW Qtr 7-9-7/Kickapoo $600,000 South Side Bank (Tr)/Kress09/24 6725 N. Water Oak Drive/Edwards $102,500 Copper Creek Hldgs/Armstong Bldrs09/29 10220 W. Quail Haven Trail/Edwards $129,900 Durrette/Arbogast09/29 323 S. Cottage Grove Avenue/Princeville $105,000 Smith/Dillman09/29 11314 N. Fox Meadows Drive/Brimfield $440,000 Webber/Runyon09/29 7536 W. Wick Court/Edwards $201,400 Brand/Soucie

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YATES CITY – Elba-Salem Fire Pro-tection District trustees on Monday ap-proved a tax levy but did little inregards to new concerns about fire-fighter actions.

The levy is $154,000, a 1.3 percentincrease over last year’s, according toESFPD attorney Wayne Statham, whosaid the audit, liability insurance andambulance line items stay the same, butthe general corporate fund increasesfrom $81,500 to $83,500.

The trustees – Gerald Buckman,Gene Saunders and Greg Wessel –unanimously OK’d the resolution.

The trustees heard three letters fromcritics of the department’s manage-ment, including one anonymous notecomplaining about an apparent viola-tion of the federal Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act of1996 (HIPAA).

HIPAA generally prohibits disclosingpatients’ protected health informationwithout their consent unless it’s fortreatment, payment or health-care oper-ations.

Allegedly, an ESFPD first responderon his own informed a patient’s out-of-state family member about an injuredrelative, and later discussed the call at atavern.

Trustees took the information underadvisement. Wessell asked Statham fora future report on HIPAA and the dis-trict’s liability for such disclosure, and

noted that he’d been privately con-tacted by the family, who requested noaction be taken despite the possible vi-olation.

Saunders excused the behavior as un-derstandable in a small town, saying, “Iknow there are rules and regulations,but even though it may not be legallydone, if it was my wife or me, I’d wantto be called.”

Supposedly, HIPAA-covered entitieshave to engage in a four-point “risk as-sessment” to determine whether an in-cident qualifies as a breach and, if so,send written notice to affected partiesno later than 60-days after discoveringthe breach.

Agencies are also required to reportbreaches to the Department of Health& Human Services’ Office for CivilRights (but when they do so dependson how large a breach is).

In other business, the trustees votedto make a regular $27,691 payment onthe new fire truck; proposed bylawswere delayed again so the committeeand Statham can meet to determinewhether it may be more appropriate todraft the language as a department pol-icy and procedures manual (to be con-sidered at the trustees’ Decembermeeting); Chief John McKinty reported21 calls in the last two months; autoextraction training was postponed untilMarch; five pagers were purchased;and “Santa’s Breakfast” is set for Dec.13.

Elba fire district OKs levy,hears complaints at meeting



BACKS: Balagna has big role in Farmers defensive scheme

EAST PEORIA – Princeville battledthrough extra innings twice last week-end to claim a third-place trophy at theIESA Class 2A baseball tournament atthe EastSide Centre.

Last Saturday in the third-place game,the Princes (16-2) scored four runs inthe 11th inning to defeat Bismark-Hen-ning, 5-1.

Justin Janssen was 3-for-5 for thePrinces, Finley Crear had two hits andan RBI and Matthew Butterfield got thewin on the mound,pitching four innings ofshutout ball.

Earlier that day,Princeville lost 5-3 toMorris Saratoga (22-1)in the semifinals.Crear drove in two runsfor the Princes in thesemifinal loss.

On Friday,Princeville won its firstquarterfinal game 4-1over Tremont (13-4) in11 innings. Janssenpitched four shutout in-nings for the win,Adam Snedden was 2-for-4 with two runsscored and Eli Wielandhad two hits.

Teutopolis beat Saratoga 5-1 in the 2Atitle game.

In other action, Bartonville Monroe(14-2) placed third in Class 1A with a 6-5 win over Gifford. Normal Parkside(21-4) won the Class 3A state title.

• Volleyball – The Brimfield-Elm-wood volleyball team improved to 12-7 and 6-2 in the Prairieland ConferenceMonday with a 25-14, 25-17 win over

A-Town.Jessica Link had nine kills to lead

the Lady Indians, who also got sevenassists from Alissa Bauer and five digsfrom Morgan Florey. Florey, Link andPayton Teel all had two aces apiece.

B-E is at Astoria tonight.Elsewhere, Princeville (15-6) lost to

Annawan on Monday, 30-28, 25-16.Brooke Gardner had six kills in the

loss, Claire Berchtold had seven as-sists, Anna Schupbach had six digs and

two aces and TashaMartin had fourblocks for the LadyPrinces

On Oct. 2,Princeville defeatedMidwest Central 25-18, 17-25, 25-15 asGardner had 11 killsand Berchtold rackedup 17 assists. LibbyDwyer and BridgetTalley had three aceseach, Talley had sixdigs and Lucy Waidhad two blocks.

Williamsfield (13-10) lost its last outingto Midland 23-25,25-23, 25-20.

• Junior high – Junior high crosscountry teams will compete in section-als this Saturday. Class 1A squadsBrimfield, Elmwood and Princevillecompete at Northeast Junior HighSchool in East Moline at 10:30 and allthree are in contention to reach state.Class 2A Farmington is at Schuy-RushPark at 10 a.m.

Also, girls basketball season is wellunderway for junior high teams.

Princeville 3rd in IESA baseball

FG lifts Princes past UnitedBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

MONMOUTH – Mitchell Janssenhas been starting as placekicker forPrinceville since he was a freshman.Few kicks have meant as much as the22-yard field goal hemade last Friday.

Janssen’s clutchkick in overtimeboosted the Princes(5-1, 3-1 LincolnTrail) to a comebackwin at United (4-2, 3-1 LTC).

Princeville forcedovertime with a drive late in the fourthquarter. After going scoreless for morethan three quarters, the Princes shiftedgears on offense.

“We hadn’t had a lot going so wetried a little different scheme,” coachJon Carruthers said. “Mitch was read-ing his keys well. He’d hand off toLogan (Green) if it was open or throwa screen to the slot.

“We kind of kept them off balanceall the way down the field.”

Green, who led Princeville with 122yards on 19 carries, capped the drive

with a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:46left and Janssen made the extra point.

But on the ensuing kickoff, elatedPrinces fans got a scare as Unitedbroke free on the return. Only a savingtackle by Luke Cokel at the Princeville45-yard line kept the game tied.

“That was huge,” Carruthers said.So was the Princeville defense in

overtime. After winning the toss, thePrinces opted to defend first.

“We knew if we stopped them onfour plays we had Mitch as a weaponto kick a field goal,” Carruthers said.

After stopping United, the Princesscored a touchdown that was calledback when the back judge flagged alineman for helping push the pile.From there it was up to Janssen to boothis game winner.

“He’s had pressure on him before,but not like that,” Carruthers said.“There weren’t many people whothought we would win but our team.”

Next up for the Princes is Friday’sHomecoming showdown with An-nawan-Wethersfield (3-3, 1-3), whichhas lost three straight.

TWP Pick: Annawan-W 14,Princeville 12

ALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

Logan Green starts forward with the game-tying touchdown run last Friday inPrinceville’s 10-7 overtime win at United.

agna said.He jokes that lifting has

built up his already largelegs.

“Luckily I have verygood genetics. I’ve al-ways had good legs,”Balagna said. “Coach(Vallas) always messeswith me saying ‘You’re185 pounds and all of it islegs’.”

By churning those

thick legs, Balagna hasrun for 940 yards and 14scores on 112 carries be-hind an offensive linethat has recently startedgelling.

Balagna can be danger-ous in the passing game,as well. Last week in a46-0 win over WestPrairie, he flashed hisversatility on a fourth-down play from theFarmers’ 28-yard line.

“I told Coach, ‘Hey lis-ten, I’m wide open on theflats’.” Balagna said.

Seventy-two yardslater, the short dump passresulted in an end zonecelebration and a 20-0halftime lead.

Balagna also scored onthree other short runs,had an interception andran down West Prairie’sMatt Blackledge to stopwhat could have been a

100-yard TD return of afumble.

“I thought the play wasover and we had scoredand then all of the suddenI saw this kid running theother way,” Balagna said.“I sure as heck did notwant him to score.”

Vallas has come to ex-pect plays like that.

“He’s Mr. Hustle. Inmy opinion, he’s the bestplayer on the field everyweek,” Vallas said. “I’vecoached a lot of yearsand I don’t know if I’vehad one better than him.”

With that in mind,Farmers coaches moveBalagna to different de-fensive positions to ex-ploit matchups.

“They usually put mewhere they need morespeed,” Balagna said.

On Friday, that willlikely be in a positionwhere he can best defendthe other speedy runneron the field.

Unlike a track racethough, football is not amano-a-mano event.

“(Balagna) has goodspeed and vision and he

can hit holes hard,”Wyatt said. “I think I’vegot a better line than hedoes, though.”

Wyatt also has a moreproductive backfieldmate in fullback Dono-van McCoy, who has runfor 517 yards.

Farmington counterswith a more polishedpassing attack led byquarterback StevenGilstrap’s 715 yards and52-of-97 accuracy.

Given all that...TWP Pick: E-B 36,

Farmington 16


JanssenMorgan Florey had five digs andtwo aces in Brimfield-Elmwood’swin over A-Town on Monday.Photo by Collin Fairfield.


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Elmwood-Brimfield 55Beardstown 0

Beardstown 0 0 0 0 – 0Elmwood-B 13 21 14 7 – 55

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

E-B - Wyatt 76 run (Roling kick)E-B - McCoy 69 run (kick blocked)

Second QuarterE-B - Sollenberger 1 run (Roling kick)E-B - Wyatt 40 run (Roling kick)E-B - Totton 17 pass from Houlihan(Roling kick)

Third QuarterE-B - McCoy 24 run (Roling kick)E-B - Hart 35 run (Roling kick)

Fourth QuarterE-B - Marincic 49 run (Roling kick)

Team StatisticsWP E-B

Rushes 35 40Rush yds 13 493Yds per carry 0.4 12.3Pass Att 2 3Pass Comp 0 1Had Intercepted 0 0Pass yds 0 17

Individual StatisticsRushing - E-B: D.McCoy 8-149,Wyatt 9-132, Marincic 4-61, Sollen-berger 5-43, Hart 2-38, Houlihan 2-15, Harkness 4-23, Bowers 3-18,McQuellon 2-10, Fales 1-4. Passing - E-B: Houlihan 1-3-0 17Receiving - E-B: Totton 1-17Tackles - E-B: Gilles 8, Passie 8,Fales 7, N.McCoy 5, Wilbur 4, Harlow4, Sollenberger 3, Novak 2, D.McCoy2.

Princeville 10United 7, OT

Princeville 0 0 0 7 3 – 10United 0 7 0 0 0 – 7

Scoring SummarySecond Quarter

U - Hart 12 pass from Love (Hart kick)Fourth Quarter

P - Green 6 run (Janssen kick)Overtime

P - Janssen 22 FGTeam Statistics

U PrinFirst Downs 9 13Rushes 43 45Rush yds 200 169Yds per carry 4.9 3.8Pass Att 6 16

Pass Comp 2 7Had Intercepted 0 2Pass yds 21 47

Individual StatisticsRushing - P: Green 19-122, Harri-son 9-28, Janssen 14-22, Remmert2-1, Cokel 1-(minus-4).Passing - P: Janssen 7-16-2 47.Receiving - P: Thole 4-16, Harrison1-17, Remmert 1-10, T. Smith 1-4.Tackles - P: Martin 11, Janssen 11,Hefler 7, Simmons 6, Thole 6, Rem-mert 6, Sheets 5, Jenkins 5, Eads 4,Delbridge 4.

Farmington 46West Prairie 0

West Prairie 0 0 0 0 – 0

Farmington 14 6 18 8 – 46

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

F - Balagna 2 run (run failed)F - Balagna 1 run (Berry pass fromGilstrap)

Second QuarterF - Balagna 72 pass from Gilstrap(run failed)

Third QuarterF - Gilstrap 1 run (pass failed)F - Balagna 1 run (run failed)F - Martinez 5 run (run failed)

Fourth QuarterF - Martinez 2 run (Jepson pass fromGilstrap)

Team StatisticsH Farm

First Downs 3 14Rushes 32 38 Rush yds 45 203Yds per carry 1.4 5.3Pass Att 4 12Pass Comp 0 10Had Intercepted 1 0Pass yds 0 184

Individual StatisticsRushing - F: Balagna 22-129,Gilstrap 5-38, Martinez 6-25, Lans-ford 4-11.Passing - F: Gilstrap 9-11-0 152. Receiving - F: Berry 4-71, Fruendt4-30, Balagna 1-72, Lozier 1-10.Tackles - F: Isbell 9, Martinez 7, Bal-agna 6, Garcia 6, Geber 5, Lozier 3,Fernandez 3.

Prairieland BlueOverall ConfW L W L

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

Last FridayElmwood-Brim. 55, Beardstown 0Farmington 46, West Prairie 0Knoxville 45, Havana 0

This FridayElmwood-Brimfield at Farmington, 7p.m.Havana at Beardstown, 7 p.m.Knoxville at West Prairie, 7 p.m.

Lincoln TrailOverall ConfW L W L

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

Last FridayPrinceville 10, United 7Mercer County 8, Annawan-Weth. 6Mid-County 48, West Central 20Stark County 54, Ridgewood 13

This FridayPrinceville vs. Annawan-W, 7 p.m.Mercer Co. vs. Ridgewood, 7 p.m.West Central at Stark Co., 7 p.m.Mid-County at United, 7 p.m.

Hannelore Book, ElmwoodElmwood High School senior Hannelore Book

likes to read in her spare time (fits well with her lastname!), and also enjoys writing. These are verycommendable activities. Add to those her being a 4-year harrier and 3-year trackster, and you have avery complete senior. There’seven more – Hannelore is alsoin Key Club, Student Council,and Elmwood Excellence.

Hannelore began distancerunning in fifth grade underthe tutelage of longtime, suc-cessful coach Steve Huber.Her dad, Richard Book, en-couraged Hannelore to com-pete in distance running. He saw potential in her,and he got it right. Hannelore has been successful atcross country and distance running during her Elm-wood career. Along with Huber and her Dad, shepoints to coaches Tony McCoy and Hayley Davisand her mom, Kimberly Book, as her mentors. Fin-ishing strong is Hannelore’s favorite part of a race.

Hannelore plans to attend ICC next fall to helpdecide her career. She is considering being a runner.Hannelore advises young potential runners to “Staypositive and remember why you started.” Elm-wood’s Hannelore Book has started a lot of good ac-tivities over the years!

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XC: Meyers: Trojans4th, 5th in state nowfourth- or fifth-best teamin the state,” he said,naming Monticello,Tolono Unity and Shel-byville ahead of E-B.

“We’ve got 30-35 sec-onds per man we’ve gotto make up in the nextmonth,” Meyers said. “Ithink the potential isthere to have four guysunder 15:50 if we reallywork at it.”

The E-B girls are alsolooking forward afterplacing fourth on Satur-day, just 13 points be-hind Macomb – the teamthey beat last year insectionals to reach thestate meet. Eureka (68)edged Annawan-Wethersfield (70) forfirst.

“I would have liked toget a trophy, but we fin-ished one spot betterthan last year,” coach

Hayley Davis said.“Now we need to workto get our 1-5 split timesdown for the sectional.”

Kendra Gorham was17th to lead E-B in20:44 and was followedby Emily McCauley in21st (20:54), HanneloreBook in 40th (21:50)and Taylor Armbrusterin 50th (22:00). Thatwas Armbruster’s bestrace this season accord-ing to Davis. CassieKarn was E-B’s No. 5runner in 22:16.

Janae Knobloch was20th in 20:53 to leadPrinceville and AmberCampen was 53rd in22:06 to place first forFarmington, whichplaced 15th.

The E-B boys won thefrosh-soph race and hadseven of the top eightfinishers.


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Trojans vs. Farmers: Battle of the Backs?

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

ELMWOOD – Every race inthe regular season is really justanother step toward the ultimategoal for the Elmwood-Brimfieldboys cross country team.

So while the Trojans enjoyedwinning Saturday’s ElmwoodInvitational, coach Gregg Mey-ers left the 30-team, 180-runnerevent with his eyes fixed firmlyon Nov. 8 – the date of the statemeet.

“We ran fairly well, but we’vegot to get our 1-5 split down to70 seconds in the next twoweeks and under 60 by state,”Meyers said, referring to thetime difference between the Tro-jans first five finishers. “Then

we can do something.”What E-B did Saturday was

place four runners in the top 14,with a split of 43 seconds be-tween them and a split of 1:33to No. 5 runner TJ Meyers.

Matt Osmulski led the team in16:07 to place third, Nate Her-ridge was fifth (16:21), DerekMcCoy was 10th (16:38) andKelly Hoffmann was 14th(16:50) as the Trojans easilybeat runner-up Monmouth Ro-seville, 48-97.

But Meyers’ review of thestatewide scene shows plenty ofcompetition looming for E-B,which was ranked No. 1 headinginto this season.

“Probably right now we’re the

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

Max Balagna remembers a juniorhigh school track race. The 200, hethinks. That was the last time he ranhead to head against Layne Wyatt.

“I believe I won,” Balagna said.Wyatt does not remember the race,

but says it is very possible. What theElmwood-Brimfield senior remembersvividly is that Balagna’s Farmingtonteam won both meetings on the footballfield last fall.

“We want revenge on them for get-ting us twice last year,” Wyatt said. “It’sstill a rivalry, even though we lost boththose games.”

In fact, when the rivals meet Friday at7 p.m. in Farmington, the outcome willdecide the Prairieland Blue Conferencetitle.

“They are out for blood from lastyear, we know that. The truth is, this isthe game for the conference champi-onship,” Farmington coach Toby Vallassaid. “I believe in our kids and we’renot going to back down.”

Certainly that’s true of Balagna, whoalong with Wyatt will play an integralrole in deciding the game. The two sen-iors have come a long way from juniorhigh sprinters ... all the way to beingrecognized as two of the top runningbacks in central Illinois.

“In our conference, (Balagna) is as

good a running back as there is,” E-Bcoach Todd Hollis said, “other thanLayne.”

Despite seeing very limited action intwo straight blowouts – including eightcarries for 132 yards and two touch-downs in last week’s 55-0 rout ofBeardstown – Wyatt has rushed for1,002 yards on just 94 carries for E-B(5-1, 4-0 Prairieland). In other words,Wyatt has averaged a first down every

time he runs the ball. He also has 15touchdowns to lead the Trojans.

“He can score any time he touches it,and that’s nice,” Hollis said. “The thinghe’s done over last year, the first fewgames he averaged over 20 carries pergame. Last year I would have been wor-ried about him carrying that much. Thisyear he’s put on a lot of muscle and Idon’t worry about him as much.

“So we can go to him when we need

him.”Wyatt said long hours in the weight

room helped him add 10 pounds in theoffseason – the same weight gain Bal-agna built up through a steady regimeof weightlifting that has continued intothe season.

“I usually work out every morningbefore school and before practice, ex-cept on Thursdays and Fridays,” Bal-

E-B boys win XC invite


Tasha Martin and Jessica DeVries of Princeville go up for a block against Wethersfield lastweek in a 25-17, 25-20 loss – one of the few blots in recent week’s on the Princes’ schedule.Photo by Collin Fairfield. For more volleyball results, See Page 18.


Seniors Max Balagna (left) and Layne Wyatt (right) are two of the top running backs in central Illinois and will meet to de-cide the Prairieland Blue Conference title this Friday in Farmington at 7 p.m. Photos by Crystal Prahl (left) and Jeff Lampe.

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