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THE BELLS OF ELMWOOD

By CHERYL HARLOWFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – There are sevenbells of historical significance scat-tered throughout this small town.Each bell serves as a reminder of paststructures that are no longer here, butonce commanded a place in the his-tory of Elmwood. From one-room schoolhouses to

imposing churches, these bells havecalled students to school and thefaithful to worship down through thecenturies. Each bell has its own story.Here’s a suggested seven-stop tour.

1. A first stop is the home of Fredand Pam Paige. Outside their home,on its original mount, is the 1869 Par-adise Chapel one-room school bell.This bell was manufactured by theBuckeye Bell Foundry in Cincinnati,

and once graced a one-room schoolhouse on Illinois Route 8 north ofElmwood. The school closed in 1952 and the

children who attended there began at-tending Elmwood School. PamPaige’s father, Bob Lott purchasedthe bell at an auction in the 1960s inorder to save it from being melteddown by another bidder. 2.Our second stop on the tour

would be the Elmwood High SchoolLobby, where the original ElmwoodGrade/High School bell sits on its

Every bell has its own story

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois stu-dents often get tours of the StateCapitol. Seldom do they head toSpringfield with as much pur-pose as did a group of 14 stu-dents from Farmington CentralCommunity School on May 31.Those students and six parents

were part of Farmington’s “FairBudget or Bust” group whichtraveled to Springfield to expresstheir concerns about school fund-


WILLIAMSFIELD – Costs to remove as-bestos from an ongoing remodeling project atthe Williamsfield school building will belower than expected according to Superin-tendent Tim Farquer.That was among the items discussed Mon-

day evening at a sometimes contentious meet-ing of the Williamsfield School Board.Farquer said the asbestos abatement bill

from Morland Environmental Services shouldbe around $23,600, which is $41,400 less thanthe original estimate. Farquer said that remov-ing a ceiling and fiberglass insulation in thearea where asbestos must be removed “savedus a significant amount of money.”With saving money as an impetus, Farquer

offered two options to the board for theplanned school remodel: 1. Hire a buildingmanager to run the project, thereby puttingmore responsibility on Farquer, but savingmoney. 2. Bring bids to the Board in July orAugust for work to be handled most likely bya general contractor.The board voiced support for the second

option and instructed Farquer to bring thembids, which will be focused on construction of

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By KEITH BUTTERFIELDFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – SuperintendentDr. John Asplund asked FarmingtonCentral Community Unit District 265School Board members Monday nightfor input to a letter that likely will go todistrict parents within the next severaldays updating them on continuing statebudget and funding uncertainties. Asked after the meeting if the draft

distributed to board members answersthe big question – whether schools willopen on time this fall –Asplund said:“We intend to open, but that’s part of

the input I’m seeking from the board.”The letter is a follow-up to an earlier

communication this spring detailingthe dire state funding situation. To ad-dress a possible loss of $4.7 million instate funding, that missive indicatedthat possible avenues could be a delayto the opening of schools in the fall,operating on a reduced number of daysor completely shutting down. With no resolution to the state

budget and the end of the fiscal yearlooming on June 30, “it’s important toupdate people where we are with this,”

Farmington focusing on state funding shortfalls

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Asbestos costsunder budget forschool remodel

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Among the seven bells of Elmwood are the Oak Hill School Bell (left), the Neptune Fire Co. bell (middle), the FirstPresbyterian Church of Elmwood bell (right ) and the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church bell (below).

Farmington students visited Springfield on May 31 todiscuss the state budget. Photo by Crystal Prahl.


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FARMINGTON: Approved a new contractAsplund said. The 2016-2017 year

could begin as planned,with the district dippinginto reserves if the statefunding issue isn’t re-solved. But Asplund saidit’s important to empha-size the magnitude of the$4.7 million: “We can’tcut our way out of this.”Also on the financial

front, the board ap-proved:• An amended 2015-16

budget. Action followed apublic hearing duringwhich the superintendentnoted that the year turned

out “not as ugly” as ear-lier anticipated becausesome state paymentswere actually better thanexpected. Even so: “We can’t lose

$500,000 in the educationfund every year. Andthat’s mostly a revenueproblem, because our ex-penses were up onlyslightly.” • A three-year collec-

tive bargaining agree-ment with teaching staff,building secretaries, cus-todians and teacher’saides represented by theAmerican Federation ofTeachers. The agreementcalls for a 2 percent in-crease in base pay thefirst year for the certifi-cated staff and 1 percentfor the non-certificated,with a provision to re-open wage and insurancediscussions after that. Also approved were 1

percent increases in fiscal2017 for non-certificated,non-union personnel,consisting primarily ofCentral Office secretariesand cooks. In the policy realm, the

board approved first read-

ings of possible changesto the wellness and cur-riculum policies. On theformer, the proposed dis-trict policy would makeclear that teachers willnot use treats as a rewardfor student behavior. An-other section would at-tempt to limitnon-nutritious food andsnacks in classroom par-ties. The “party food”

change would not be im-plemented until the 2017-18 school year, with thecoming school year usedto gain understanding ofthe focus on healthy food.Initial board and audiencediscussion on Monday in-dicated the one-yearchange management pe-riod for implementationmay be useful in nudgingbehaviors toward carrotsand away from cupcakes(though it was pointed outthat even more nutritiousversions of such snacksare also available). There were several

questions and commentsabout how to effectivelyeducate parents and stu-dents on healthy choices

for sharing with class-mates while also not di-recting what individualstudents can bring toschool for their own con-sumption. The curriculum change

envisions what may be-come a temporary elimi-nation of speech as agraduation requirement –until the district can hirea certified speech teacher.In the interim, speechwould be folded into theEnglish curriculum. Alsodiscussed was definingthe criteria for gifted stu-dents should the stateever return to reimburse-ment for such programs. The policy changes are

scheduled for follow-updiscussion and possibleboard action at the nextmeeting on July 11.In other business, the

board:• Recognized numerous

students and their coach-ing staffs for their suc-cesses at the sectionaland state levels in highschool boys’ and girls’track, junior high boys’and girls’ track, and highschool bass fishing. • Approved revisions to

the 2016-17 StudentHandbook, includingchanging some of theconsequences for unex-cused absences.• Agreed with a recom-

mendation to raise theprice of school breakfaststo $1.65 from $1.50, tomore adequately coverthe cost of the meals.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Ladies Craft – Ladies Craft night at

Morrison and Mary Wiley Library inElmwood is today (June 16) at 6:30 p.m.Registration required, call (309) 742-2431.

s Bubble Program – Ben the BubbleGuy program at Brimfield Public Libraryis today (June 16) from 10-11 a.m.

s NAMI Meeting –NAMI Mental IllnessEducation meeting istoday (June 16) from 7-8:30 p.m. at ICC North,Poplar Hall. Group forindividuals diagnosedwith mental health con-ditions at Rm. 129. For family membersof individuals diagnosed with mentalhealth conditions, Poplar Hall Rm. 132.

s Free Bread – Free bread available atElmwood Methodist Church Friday(June 17) from 10-11 a.m .

s Bizarre Bazaar –Williamsfield Pub-lic Library Summer “Bizarre Bazaar” isSaturday (June 18) from 9 a.m.-noon. inthe WLPD parking lot. To set up a table,

sign in at the WLPD Circulation Desk.Cost $5. Call (309) 639-2630.

s Band Concert – Elmwood’s bandwill play Sunday (June 19) in CentralPark starting at 7 p.m.

Future Eventss Family Concert – Collingsworth

family concert June 23 at 7 p.m. atBethany Baptist Church in Edwards.

Tickets $20 at BethanyBaptist Church. Call(309) 691-5270.

s Park Concert –Caterpillar EmployeesBig Band free concert atAlpha Park Pavilion inBartonville is June 23 at

6:30 p.m. Concessions sold. Call (309)697-3822 ext. 13

s Bus Trip – Peoria Evening GardenClub bus trip is June 25. Trip is to TheDubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gar-den. Cost $45. Call(309) 657-422

s Mile Run – 23rd Annual MentalHealth Mile Run/Walk is June 25 at De-tweiller Park, Moose Shelter in Peoria.On site registration $25 at 7 a.m.

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HOT PICKS This Week!s Heritage Days –Heritage Days Festival in

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s Harvest Home –Harvest Home Dinner at YatesCity Community Center is today (June 16) from4:30-7 p.m. Menu is Mexican buffet, dessert anddrinks.

s Honor Flight – Shootin’ for Life trap shoot is Sat-urday (June 18) at Jacob’s Field in St. David. Prac-tice rounds from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Trap shoot starts at10 a.m. Call (309) 647-4102 for an entry form.

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Rambling through central Illinoispondering how best to incubatesnake eggs.

uuuWas there any doubt Dean Trout-

man was goingon a walk thissummer? Nah.The only ques-tions were,“Where is Deanwalking?” and“Who gets themoney?” Trout-man called theother day withanswers. Heleaves Sunday (June 19) for Mem-phis and plans to arrive in mid-Au-gust. Any money he raises on his500-mile walk will go to St. Jude.Since we are suckers for altruistic85-year-olds, we are going to makea donation. And since our allegedlyspeedy track runners have been soslow in collecting $36 payoffs (onlytwo braved the fangs of Milky Jr.),we’ll give some track moola toDean. Godspeed to Princeville’smost famous perambulator. Followhis progress (and contribute) attroutmanstrek.pbworks.com.

uuuSpeaking of snakes, Milky Jr. laid

a clutch of eggs on Tuesday. We’renot sure how many, since we respect

her privacy – and don’t want to getbit. But in the very near future, weneed to move the eggs into an incu-bator of sorts. Any volunteers? ...We tapped a nerve with talk aboutBurl Ives. One reader called askingfor directions to Burl’s gravesite.Phillip and Debra Beals, sent the pic-ture (right) of Burl in Newton.Even the Mayor of Oak Hill weighedin on The Wayfaring Stranger. “I’vegot a collector’s album of Burl Ivesstill in the sleeve, never beenplayed,” the Mayor crooned. I wasexcited. Then I mentioned Burl tonew staffer Kelsey Watznauer ofYates City, who gave a blank stare.Sigh. ... Pie time: It takes a refinedpalate to appreciate gooseberry pie.I love it ... in moderation.

uuuFor a few minutes, I had him. The

8-year-old in my life was actuallypondering whether a tribe of gorillasmight really live in the trees of Elm-wood, sleeping all day in thebranches above and descending lateat night to live their gorilla lives.Then he logically dismissed the ideain his Spock-like fashion. No matter.Mine is not a world of Spock. Theseed is planted. Someday, some-where, talk will turn to Bigfoot or theYeti and the boy will stand on theright side of the debate. Which is tosay, he will believe. Trump vs.

Hillary? I’m sick just pondering thatchoice. But debating Bigfoot’s exis-tence? I would love to spill thebeans with you till dawn on thatissue.

uuuThe decline of horse racing is a

sad thing. But for once, it paid off.Since the nearest OTB facility is inBloomington, I could not get a betin before Saturday’s BelmontStakes. Which means I did not losethe family garage sale earnings on ahorse that ran 11th. ... Parting shot:For the record, Yeti is actually abear that stands upright. Bigfoot isthe real deal. And there are no goril-las in the trees of Elmwood.

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I’ve held a lot of different jobs inmy life. What can I say? I’m easilybored. I’ll spend about five yearsdoing something and then eitherthey get tired of me or I get tired ofthem, and beforeanyone knowswhat happened, I’m workingsomewhere else.Hmmm …

how long have Iwritten for thisnewspaper now?Anyway, there

was a time in mylife when I was a hit man. A funeraldirector for insects. Yes, I was anexterminator. I killed roaches, ants,spiders, mice, rats, silverfish, and allsorts of creepy crawlies that invadedhuman spaces. I spent five years working for a

nationwide exterminator and I be-came very good at it. In fact, inthree of the five years I worked forthat company, I was the top “salesinspector” in the state of Illinois.My job was to go to a customer’s

home, evaluate the degree of infes-

tation (usually it was German cock-roaches), design a treatment plan(an initial treatment plus follow upmonthly treatments for a year), thenperform the initial treatment.I still have nightmares about somethings I saw.In five years of working for this

company, I had rats crawl up mylegs and across my shoulders,snakes slither across my feet, gotstung by all sorts of bees and wasps,and had cockroaches fall into pock-ets, crawl up under my shirt collar,and endear themselves to me in avariety of different ways, none ofwhich I enjoyed.My favorite thing to take care of

were huge wasps’ nests. These werethose paper cones that look like anoversized football and are some-times called hornets’ nests. Icharged $125 to get rid of them (thiswas in the mid 80s), and not oncedid I get stung doing it. That’s be-cause I knew what I was doing.What didn’t make sense to me

was that out of the $125 I charged, Iwas paid $37.50 and the company Iworked for got the rest. I was out

there risking my neck (as well asother soft parts of my body) and Iwas only getting 30 percent.What was more infuriating was

that out of the $37.50, I bought allthe materials I needed to take careof the problem (which I’ll explain ina moment).It didn’t take long to come up

with a solution. If they wanted towrite a check, it was $125. Paycash? It was $75 and I’d come backon my own time to handle it.I’m sure my company would have

frowned on this practice (the em-ployee handbook mentioned some-thing about termination), but sincethey wouldn’t buy what I needed tosafely get rid of the nest, I figured Iwas on my own anyway.Once, I had a woman who ob-

jected to my “sky-high price.” Shetold me a neighbor was going totake care of it on his lunch hour.I told her I’d still be available

after he gave up.See, you don’t go after a wasps’

nest during the day. At noon, thesewasps would be out flying around,

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

Fourth continuation forAustin Foster hearingLEWISTOWN – The June 8 sta-

tus hearing for Austin Foster, 21, ofElmwood was continued for thefourth time after Assistant State’sAttorney Maxwell Deft asked thecourt to authorize transportation toan examination to determine Fos-ter’s fitness to stand trial.Foster is accused of attacking a

Farmington police officer in Apriland faces charges of attempted mur-der of a peace officer, aggravatedbattery to a peace officer, disarminga peace officer, and domestic batteryin connection with an alleged attackApril 3 on his mother, Tina Foster,and a subsequent fight with Farm-ington policewoman JenniferParkinson. Judge Thomas B. Ewing ordered

that Foster be taken to Dr. John R.Day, a Peoria psychologist, for eval-uation on June 21. Foster’s next sta-tus hearing is set for June 29.The attempted murder charge is a

Class-X felony with punishmentupon conviction of 20 to 80 years inprison without probation, $25,000in fines, and three years of manda-tory supervised release.

Foster, who remains incarceratedat the Fulton County Jail in Lewis-town, on a $750,000 bond, is repre-sented by Fulton County PublicDefender Walter Barra.

Kickapoo Township law-suit gets Aug. 2 dateKICKAPOO – The lawsuit that

Kickapoo Township filed againstRoger Windish for illegally farminginto the Right of Way of the town-ship’s Gilles Road just south of U.S.Route 150 has its next appearancebefore Judge Katherine Gorman onAugust 2.Gorman last month ordered the

deposition of all parties and non-opinion witnesses by July 31. Notrial has been scheduled, accordingto court documents.

Police reports• Angela Staub, 47, of Edwards

on June 6 was arrested for retailtheft and transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail.• MacKenzie Eisenbarth, 22, of

Brimfield on June 7 was arrested forretail theft and transported to thePeoria County Jail.• Cody Bishop, 25, of Edwards on

June 9 was arrested for retail theft,resisting a peace officer, obstructingan officer and obstructing identifica-tion and transported to the Peoria

County Jail.• Corey McGraugh, 20, of Brim-

field on June 12 was arrested for do-mestic battery and transported to thePeoria County Jail.• John E. Johnson, 27, of Elm-

wood was arrested on June 10 forproviding a false police report afterreporting a motor vehicle theft ear-lier that day.• Eric Wilson, 25, of Princeville

on June 10 was arrested for drivingwithout a valid license after beingpulled over for speeding.• Scott Holocker, 51, of Low

Point reported a hit-and-run onNorth Schaffer Road in ElmwoodTownship the morning of June 12.• Noah Bloom, 23, of Princeville

was arrested June 9 for possessionof cannabis, obstructing justice andan outstanding warrant in a Casey’sparking lot in West Peoria.

Deer accidents• June 9: Amy Follmer of Gales-

burg on eastbound Interstate 74 nearKickapoo-Edwards Rd.• June 9: Abby Stulir of Ed-

wardsville on Interstate 74, milemarker 62, in Elba Township.

Marriage license• John Bradley Parrish and Dawn

Rachelle Davidson, both of Brim-field.

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gathering stuff for the rest of thecolony. They’re constantly comingand going.If they see a predator, namely a

guy who doesn’t know what he’sdoing, standing on a step ladder, try-ing to spray the nest with waspkiller, they’re not going to be okaywith that. Contrary to popular be-lief, they don’t lose their stingeronce they use it. They continue tosting, and sting, and sting again.Her neighbor found this out. He

was treated at the hospital for hun-dreds of stings as well as a brokenarm from falling off the ladder. Itook care of her problem thatevening in five minutes.If you’re going to take down a

wasp’s nest, you do it at night. Allthe little wasps with their stingershave gone home and are sitting in-

side the nest, probably watching amovie on the DVD player. You goup to the hole, hit it with a blast ofwasp killer, then seal the hole shutwith a product called Great Stuff. This is an instant sealer that’s

mean to be an insulator. It’s avail-able at most hardware store. It goesin as a foam, then expands andhardens within seconds. While thewasp killer is taking effect, theironly avenue of escape has now beensealed off. Ha! Take that you little meanies!Now, you cut down the branch

that the nest is on, being careful notto let it drop to the ground. If itdrops, there’s a chance it will breakopen. If it does, you will have someticked off wasps on your hands.Or your face. Or your arms.You take the branch, nest and all,

and gently deposit it into a metal

garbage can. Drench the nest withlighter fluid, and drop a match on it.End of problem. The king and queen wasps will be

in their bedroom, watching Fallonor Colbert, going, “Honey, do yousmell smoke?”And if you find an abandoned one

out in the woods some fall, andthink it would look cool hanging inyour front room (I had one for manyyears), make sure you hit it with apesticide before taking it inside.Once inside, it’s summertime, andany wasps that just happen to bedormant, hibernating or not yethatched, are going to wake up andthey’re going to want to talk withyou.Good luck if you decide to try

this. You might want to practiceyour ducking and running tech-niques first.

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YATES CITY – After months of re-search, discussion and outreach, theVillage Board on June 8 heard that theGazebo is scheduled to be lifted fromits foundation this week in the first stepof its renovation, and then approved anew warning-siren system that willpermit public-safety and other officialsto remotely trigger the alarm in emer-gencies.Jim Ralston from the save-the-

gazebo committee said more than$17,000 has been raised over the lasteight months, and this week BalagnaHouse Moving of Farmington willraise the structure to permit Dave Hallfrom Elmwood and various volunteersto remove the deteriorated foundationand prepare footings for a new, con-crete-block base.Elba-Salem Fire Chief John McKinty

presented an estimate from SupremeRadio Communications of PeoriaHeights to sell, install and train userson a Z-tron switching system that willlet the siren be activated by a toggleswitch, by phone or by radio. The up-date will cost $5,013.31.In other money matters, Trustees and

attorney Wayne Statham discussed2016 appropriations in preparation forconsideration of an annual ordinance atthe July meeting. Tentative plans are to authorize

$1,015,000 in spending, a 4.6 percentincrease from 2015.Statham explained that local munici-

palities routinely raise appropriationsby small amounts to hedge against in-flation, which could be more importantif the state freezes local property taxes,

as has been proposed.The village also was recently noti-

fied that revenues from Motor FuelTaxes, gaming revenues and Use Taxesmay be withheld from municipalitiesagain if a state budget isn’t approved. That could cost Yates City about

$2,500 a month, according to TreasurerJoy Mahr.However, Trustees Kaiti Murphy and

Lesley Gavelys objected to a tax in-crease.“The Board needs to think of cre-

ative ways to raise money without rais-ing property taxes,” Gavelys said.Statham said he understood, but that

municipalities are limited in raisingrevenues, by property taxes or userfees.In other news,• the Board approved its annual Pre-

vailing Wage ordinance, which re-quires the Village’s contractors andsubcontractors to pay laborers, workersand mechanics employed on public-works construction projects no lessthan the general Prevailing Rate ofwages, made up of hourly wages plusbenefits, for work of a similar charac-ter in the county where the work is per-formed. The current Prevailing Wagefor Knox County for a skilled laborer,for example, is a base of $28.19 perhour;• the Park Board will reimburse the

Village up to $300 for new securitycameras at the Community Centerbuilding; and• Police Chief Randy Benson re-

ported 7 warnings, 9 stops, 13 reports,and 5 citations for May.

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May 2016 Peoria County Real Estate TransactionsDate Address Amount Grantor/grantee5/2 11626 W. Jubilee-College Rd., Brimfield $240,000 Addis / Jones 5/4 116 E. Douglas St., Princeville $60,000 King / Morgan 5/5 10919 N. Princeville-Jubilee Rd., Brimfield $179,900 Rogers / Turner 5/5 318 W. Main St., Elmwood $124,000 Anderson / McClaskey 5/6 312 W. Hawthorne St., Elmwood $70,000 Roberts / McDermet & Simpson 5/6 609 S. Althea St., Elmwood $79,900 Merrick / Rogy 5/9 310 N. Magnolia St., Elmwood $101,150 Whitmore / Sweeney 5/9 511 E. Main St., Princeville $150,000 Jenkins / Dickey 5/9 104 E. North St., Princeville $85,000 Plattner / Harwood 5/11 407 N. Laurel S.t, Elmwood $80,000 Singleton / Powers5/12 512 N. Hickory Run, Elmwood $248,000 Price / Heiman5/16 6329 W. Wyndfield Dr., Edwards $366,500 Nettle Creek Corp. / Hohenbery 5/20 6316 W. Wyndfield Dr., Edwards $58,000 Nettle Creek Corp. / Hoffman Ochs LLC5/23 2220 N. Stone School Rd., Elmwood $310,195 Harer / Gilles 5/24 9107 N. Brimwater Rd., Brimfield $215,000 Furlong / Cady 5/24 13213 N. Jubilee Hills Dr., Brimfield $789,477 Gulley / Munns 5/24 317 E. Craig St., Princeville $134,000 Roe / Eads 5/26 6518 W. Callahan Ct., Edwards $70,000 Copper Creek LLC / Dean Custom Bldrs.5/26 N. White Fir Dr., Edwards $289,900 RLK Assoc. / Nicot

NOTE: Listings reflects minimum of $40,000 for sale of residence, but not for land.

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PRINCEVILLE – The Village Boardon June 6 approved two infrastructureprojects, and postponed two others.In the biggest obligation, the VillageOK’d using some of its Tax IncrementFinancing proceeds to help the LillieM. Evans Library’s $1.6 million ex-pansion.“We proposed making a $25,000

lump-sum payment in Year 1, and com-mit $25,000 annually for the life of TIF#1, through about 2028,” said VillagePresident Sid Stahl. “Now it goes tothe lawyers for the approval process.”The library project would add 5,000

square feet to its 7,400 square-footspace, according to library directorBeth Duttlinger, who said the projectalso is getting $125,000 from a stategrant.The Board also approved a $55,000

bid from Illinois Road Contractors ofJacksonville for seal-coating variousspots on city streets.Postponed for the time being were a

Streetscape project and a plan to resur-face some of North Town Avenue.“For the Streetscape, we need to get

more information, and – depending onall the bells and whistles – it can get

expensive, so it won’t fit into thisyear’s budget,” Stahl said. “We’ll prob-ably look at it again later this year ornext spring.”The Town Avenue project is on hold

because no one bid, Stahl said.“The engineer is going to check with

those who picked up bid packets to seeif the problem was with the time frame– us wanting to get it done beforeschool started. We may re-let the bids.”Speaking of spending, the Board dis-

cussed the tentative budget for 2016-2017 and sent that to attorneys so anappropriation ordinance can be consid-ered at the Board’s next meeting, June21.In other news:• the Board made its routine annual

approval of a prevailing wage ordi-nance for public-works constructionprojects;• the VFW application for a liquor li-

cense for the beer tent was OK’d, and• the Board honored the Lady Princes

for achieving a second-place finish totheir 27-3 softball season, and arepreparing proclamation for each teammember and coach.

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Lack of rain dampens spiritsBy RON DIETERFor The Weekly Post

The lack of rainfall the past fewweeks has resulted in extremely drysoils in gardens, landscapes and fields.Although we received about a half inchof rain last Thursday, the hot dry windsthe next day took it all back.Plants sensitive to dry conditions are

now showing considerable stress. At ourplace we have a particular viburnum weuse as a soil-moisture meter. When dryconditions persist, this viburnum beginsto droop. Its leaves, normally pointingoutward, instead point straight down tothe ground as if to say, “Hey! Take alook! It’s dry down there!” That’s the signal to drag out the hoses

and provide some liquid relief.Even plants that can tolerate moder-

ately dry soils are showing stress. Theyoung corn plants in fields nearby haverolled their leaves in an attempt to re-duce moisture loss, a sight more com-mon in late July or August. In our garden the pulmonarias, which

normally tolerate dry conditions, areshowing stress because they are com-peting with hickory trees, notoriouswater hogs. With any luck, some wel-come rains will have brought relief bythe time you read this column.Newly planted shrubs and trees need

special attention in dry weather andshould be watered thoroughly twice aweek. To give such plants a good drink,I set the hose to just a trickle, a streamabout half the size of my baby finger,and let it run at the base of the plant foran hour or two.

Annuals and perennials also needmoisture replenished. That can easily bedone with a watering wand which pro-vides a gentle shower without washingaway soil and mulch.Some municipal water supplies con-

tain salts and other chemicals that canbe detrimental to plants in large quanti-ties, but in times of drought, it is betterthan nothing when watering landscapeplants. That’s not true, however, for plants in

hanging baskets and patio pots. Thosesalts and chemicals can build up to toxiclevels in potting soil.Make sure that your outdoor faucets

are not connected to your water sof-tener. Softened water is high in sodiumand plants such as impatiens and salviawill turn black and die in high salt con-ditions. Water from a home (not municipal)

reverse osmosis system is free of saltsand perfectly good water for pots andplanters, as is the water from your dehu-midifier and air conditioner. Municipali-ties with reverse osmosis systems do nottreat all the water that comes into yourhome. Reverse osmosis is expensive sothey treat just enough water to bring thetotal supply to acceptable levels.Of course, rain water is perfect for

pots and planters, but rather scarce dur-ing droughts unless you have a rain bar-rel. Several years ago, I decided toinstall a rain barrel. I shopped aroundfor a good deal and was amazed to seethat our capitalist system was in highgear. I found rain barrels costing any-


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GARDEN: Homemade rain barrelwhere from $90 to nearly $300. Andsome of them were downright ugly.Instead, I went to the hardware store

and bought a heavy duty poly garbagecan. It was dark brown with a tan lid,colors perfect to blend in with thehouse. I cut a hole near the edge of thelid that matched the profile of the down-spout. I cut the downspout short so thatwhen I placed the barrel against thehouse, the downspout fit into the holeand extended down into the barrel acouple inches. Using some corrugated drain tube, I

rigged an overflow. For less than $40, Ihad myself a rain barrel.To get some rain water, I would just

slide the lid of the barrel up the down-spout a ways and use a bucket to dip outwater. Many commercial rain barrelshave a spigot near the bottom, but un-less you have the barrel on a stand(which you can buy for another $40) it’simpossible to get a bucket under thespigot. Some rain barrel makers suggest

hooking a hose to the spigot. I supposethat would work, but I think dipping thewater out of the top with a pail or sprin-kling can is faster and more practical.We are fortunate now to have a shal-

low well with plenty of good plant-qual-ity water. For home use however, itneeds a softener's touch. But for a gar-dener it’s perfect.


FARMINGTON: Met fellow Farmering to legislators.Students – most of them eighth

graders – toured the State Capitol build-ing, attended a sub-committee hearingand met with local legislators.Students were from David Johnson’s

eighth-grade social studies class, in whichthey studied the state budget. Accordingto Farmington Superintendent John As-plund, “the kids got fired up about thebudget and said it wasn’t fair that Farm-ington was not getting its fair share.”Johnson told his students they could sit

and complain or do something. The classopted to do something, Asplund said. Inaddition to making a video, they con-tacted representatives to set up meetings.“We told the kids if you want to go

down there, you need to plan it,” Asplundsaid. “We went along with them, but tried

very hard as adults not to speak so it wasreally the kids doing the talking.”The group met with State Sen. Dave

Koehler, D-Peoria, State Rep. Don Mof-fitt, R-Gilson, and State Rep. Mike Unes,R-East Peoria. They also had a chanceencounter with John Patterson, a 1988Farmington graduate who is now the di-rector of communications for SenatePresident John Cullerton, D-Chicago.“It was really a great learning experi-

ence,” Asplund said. “It wasn’t a greatday for our kids to see that the politicalprocess doesn’t always work that well,but it was good for them to see some real-world situations.”At Monday’s School Board meeting,

Board President Dakota Horn called it a“proud moment” to see the students en-gage with legislators on “this very seriousissue.”





ELMWOOD – The City Councilon June 7 unanimously rejectedthree requests from B.Y.E. Ambu-lance for exceptions to zoning re-quirements for its proposed facilityon South Knox Street.No one from B.Y.E. attended the

meeting, although Tom Wilsonfrom Architectural Design Groupof Peoria presented the non-profit

corporation’s ideas.B.Y.E. wanted the Council to

waive requirements for a storm-water detention system, a pavedparking area and the usual build-ing-permit fee.Bids for the project were higher

than anticipated, so the ambulancecompany wants to cuts expenses,Wilson explained. However, several aldermen ex-

pressed concerns that other nearby

commercial properties, includingCasey’s and Dollar General, had tofollow the zoning code, and otherdevelopments, ranging from thePresbyterian Church to the FireDepartment, had been assessed thebuilding-permit fee.B.Y.E. hopes to build a 3,328-

square-foot pre-engineered steelbuilding with living quarters oftwo bedrooms, a dayroom and

Elmwood council rejects B.Y.E. exceptions

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original mount (and is pic-tured on this page). This bell once graced

the tower of the originalElmwood Grade/HighSchool on South AltheaStreet, which has beenconverted into apartments.The bell tower was

damaged beyond repairduring a tornado in the1960s and was takendown. But the bell waspreserved. It was manu-factured by the BuckeyeBell Foundry and is dated1909.3. Our third stop is the

First Presbyterian Churchof Elmwood at 201 W.Evergreen St. The bellhere is mounted on a con-crete pedestal in front ofthe new building built in2012.

The bell was in regularuse in the steeple of theprevious church at the cor-ner of Lilac and Cypress. An inscription on the

bell reads “Buckeye BellFoundry1894.”4. Fourth

on the touris the Morri-son andMary WileyLibrary at206 W.Main St.Mounted infront of thelibrary is abell fromthe Elmwood NeptuneFire Company, which waslocated at the corner of W.Main and Lilac, in thebuilding that is now CityHall. The Neptune Fire Co.

was organized in 1869and the building was dedi-cated on Nov. 29, 1889.The bell was moved to itscurrent location when thecity built a new fire sta-tion in 1974 on the cornerof Magnolia and Ever-green streets.5. Our fifth stop is the

Lorado Taft Museum at302 N. Magnolia St. inElmwood. The museum ismaintained by the Elm-wood Historical Societyand has the Oak Hill one-room school bell on itsoriginal mount. The bell was donated by

Wayne Coon in 1984 inmemory of his parents,

Merle and Edith Coon,who attended the school.Edith Hampton Coonbegan her teaching careerat this school in 1927. The bell was moved to

the Coonfamily farmin the early1960s afterthe schoolwas re-movedfrom thesite in OakHill whereit stood fornearly 90years. Theinscription

on the bell reads “TheC.S. Bell Co. Hillsboro,OH.”6. The Associated Bank

at 101 E. Evergreen St. isour sixth stop. The site ofthis bank was originallythe now defunct Congre-gational Church of Elm-wood. The church wastorn down in the 1970s,when the current bankbuilding was built. The bank houses the

Congregational Churchbell on its original mountas well as a stunning cir-cular stained glass win-dow that once graced theoriginal church. The in-scription on the bell reads,“Presented to the Congre-gational Church of Elm-wood by Mrs. EmmelineL. Phelps on her 78thbirthday, Oct. 9, 1893.” This bell was manufac-

tured by Meneely & Co.

of West Troy, N.Y.7.Our last stop is St.

Patrick’s Catholic Churchat 802 W. Main St. The1887 copper and cast ironbell manufactured by Mc-Shane Bell Foundry ofBaltimore, Md., was re-moved from the originalchurch on Quality Hill (S.Althea St.) and in 1964was installed in the belfryof the new St. PatrickChurch. In 2009 it was removed

when a new roof was puton the church. The bellwas stored, cleaned and in2011, mounted on a con-crete and brick pedestal atthe east entrance. ! There’s also this hu-

morous side note on thelack of a bell at the UnitedMethodist Church of Elm-wood. According toDanny Maher’s “Twas”booklet, the bell was de-stroyed in a church fire of1914. The church was rebuilt

in 1915, and the man wholived next door offered thecongregation $1,000 ifthere was no new bell in-stalled. That church stoodon the corner of N. Altheaand W. Main St. and nobell ever graced the tower,although chimes were in-stalled in the belfry. That church was torn

down in 1989, when thenew church was built onthe west edge of town.

Nancy Coon compiledmuch of the informationused in this story.



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kitchen, an office and trainingroom, and two vehicle bays facingKnox. The project is designated as a

government “essential use,” ac-cording to Economic DevelopmentOfficer Dick Taylor, so it doesn’tneed a variance or special-use per-mit despite locating in an areazoned R-2 (Medium Density Resi-dential District).The Council did approve relax-

ing the parking lot mandate so agravel surface would be acceptablefor two years, after which a hardsurface would be necessary.In another building project, Tay-

lor reported that a Peoria organiza-tion is interested in leading a

second Habitat For Humanity de-velopment at 402 W. Mound St. if$8,000 is raised to buy the prop-erty, and the Council approved do-nating $3,000 toward the purchase.Another $5,000 to $10,000 may

be necessary to demolish the two-story house there now, Taylor said.“We’ve approached organiza-

tions in the community, and we’regetting a good response,” Taylorsaid.In other news:• The Council unanimously au-

thorized borrowing $350,000 fromFarmers State Bank at a 2.625-per-cent interest rate. Treasurer HaroldJehle said the City will pay$15,000 a year starting December1, 2017, through 2021, and use Tax

Increment Financing funds and a$91,000 reimbursement expectedfrom the State of Illinois fromStreetscape II to cover the loan;• Zoning Board member Allan

Naumann resigned and Taylor willpresent a list of candidates to fillthe vacancy this summer;• Police Chief Aaron Bean re-

ported 43 incidents, 10 warnings, 7stops, 22 reports, 2 Notices To Ap-pear and 1 arrest for May;• The Council approved its annual

prevailing wage ordinance for pub-licly funded building projects; and• The Farmers’ Market is set for

4-6:30 p.m. Fridays through mid-September at the square, and aCruise-In is scheduled downtownfor June 24.




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OBITUARIESJames A. Bridson

WILLIAMSFIELD – James A.Bridson, 60, of Williamsfield, diedat 8:16 a.m. Sunday, June 12 out-side of Victoria. Watson-Thomas Funeral Home

and Crematory, Galesburg, is incharge of arrangements.

Patricia BozsokiFARMINGTON – Patricia A.

Bozsoki, 84, of Farmington passedaway at 5 p.m. Monday, June 6,2016, at Farmington CountryManor.Patricia was born on Aug. 29,

1931, in Peoria to the late HerbertA. and Mary Grimm. She marriedthe love of her life, John A. Boz-soki, on Nov. 3, 1951, at St. MaryCathedral. He preceded her indeath on Jan. 28, 2016.She was also preceded in death

by one son, David Patrick Boz-soki; in-laws, Alex and MargariteBozsoki; brother, Herbert Grimm;sister, Phyllis Bohart; brother-in-law, Jerry Bohart; and sister-in-law, Margaret Bozsoki. She is survived by her children,

Mark J. (Chris) Bozsoki of Mesa,Ariz., Mike (Dina) Bozsoki ofLebanon, Tenn., John (Debbie)Bozsoki of Farmington, and Peggy(Dave) Rose of Farmington; 15grandchildren, Brian (Julie) Boz-soki, Amy (Jacob Booze) Bozsoki,Jason (Sara) Reed, Niki (Rose)(Craig) Overcash, Justin (Jessica)Rose, Kevin (Katie) Reed, Eric

Rose, Kristin Reed, Emily (Boz-soki) (Derek) Williams, Heidi(Rose) (Mike) Walter, Anne Rose,Joey Rose, Mary Rose, Bree Boz-soki, and Matt Rose; 12 great-grandchildren, Micah Reed, LydiaOvercash, Zaiah Reed, JonahReed, Jackson Booze, West Boz-soki, Addyson Overcash, BrooklynBooze, Quintin Rose, Ezrah Reed,Sadie Rose, and Cali Grace Boz-soki. She is also survived by onesister-in-law, Mary Ann Grimm;sister, Sylvia (Greg) Sander ofMorton; brother, David (Mary)Grimm of East Peoria. A funeral Mass was held on June

13, at St. Matthew CatholicChurch. Condolences may be left online at

www.wrightandsalmon.com. Virginia G. Hartsock

ELMWOOD – Virginia G. Hart-sock, 95, of Pekin passed away at1:35 p.m. Friday June 10, 2016, atFarmington Country Manor.

She was born February 27, 1921,in Havana to Alfred Sr. and Lulu(Harwick) Janssen. She marriedVirgel Hartsock on June 20, 1956,in Pekin. He passed away April 5,1998, in Pekin.She is survived by one daughter,

Sharon (Rev. Dennis) Fitzgerald ofElmwood; one son, Grant (Rose)Hartsock of Bushnell; one daughter-in-law, Marilyn Hartsock ofTremont; nine grandchildren;twenty-two great-grandchildren;and four great-great grandchildren. In addition to her husband; one

son, Virgel “Sonny” Hartsock Jr.;and six brothers preceded her indeath.Virginia and her husband owned

and operated Hartsock ModernHome Supply in Pekin prior to hisdeath. She previously worked as amanager at Montgomery Wards inPekin and in the office of LaidlawCorp. in Bartonville.She was a faithful member of

Berea Baptist Church in Bartonvilleand always testified for her Lordand Savior Jesus Christ.Grandma Hartsock was never

mixed for words, but she was veryproud of her family, grandchildren,great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She will be missedby all of those who knew and lovedher.Funeral services were June 14 at

the Davison-Fulton Woolsey Fu-neral Home in Pekin. The Rev. Den-

This Week’s Obituaries• James A. Bridson, 60, Williams-field• Patricia Bozsoki, 84, Farmington• Virginia G. Hartsock, 95, Elm-wood• Myron Martiny, 87, Princeville

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BRIMFIELDSt. Joseph

Catholic ChurchFather John Verrier

314 W. Clay, Brimfield(309) 446-3275

www.stjosephbrimfield.orgSat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm

Sat. Mass: 5 pmSun. Mass: 10:30 am

Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 amSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church -

Missouri Synod“Preaching Christ Crucified”“Liturgical & Reverential”Pastor Michael Liese

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 amBrimfield E-Free Church

Pastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher RoadBrimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

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Worship: 10:30 amSunday School: 9:30 am

AWANA - Wed. 6:15 pm, forages 3-12

Brimfield 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 Barch

105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield(309) 446-3811

Sunday Worship: 9 amTuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (glutenfree communion offered)

DAHINDADahinda United Methodist

Church1739 Victoria Street, PO Box

14, Dahinda IL 61428

Church phone: 309-639-2768Email: williamsfielddahin-

[email protected] services: 9:30 am

EDWARDSBethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

Sat. Evening Worship: 6 pmSun. Worship 8:15 & 11 amWednesday Awana: 6:15 pm

Christ 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 Cavallo615 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 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 p.m.Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.Sun. 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 am

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

of FarmingtonReverend Dr. Linda Philabaun83 N. Cone Street, Farmington

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Sunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 amWorship: 11:00 am

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(309) 245-2957Sun. Worship: 10 am

Wed. Worship: 7 pm

PRINCEVILLEPrinceville UnitedMethodist ChurchPastor Ken Dees

420 E. Woertz, Princeville

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Sun. Worship: 9 am

Sunday School: 10:15 am

YATES CITYFaith United

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nis Fitzgerald, the Rev. Bill Pierceand the Rev. Daniel Fitzgerald offi-ciates. Burial was in Glendale Me-morial Gardens in Pekin.Memorial contributions may be

made to Berea Baptist Church at7609 W. Smithville Rd. Bartonville,IL. 61607 or Elmwood BaptistChurch at 705 W. Dearborn St. P.O.Box 765, Elmwood, IL 61529.Condolences may be left online at

www.Woolseyfuneralhome.com.Myron Martiny

PRINCEVILLE – Myron“Mike” Cole Martiny, 87, ofPrinceville, died peacefully withfamily by his side on Friday, June10.Mike was born on August 31,

1928, in Madison, Wisc., toGeorge Alex and Bessie Lena(Cole) Martiny. Mike grew up inthe small town of Baraboo and at-tended the University of Wiscon-sin-Madison. He was a member ofAlpha Chi Rho fraternity and theROTC, and graduated in 1951 withhis Bachelor of Science in CivilEngineering. On Jan. 27, 1951, Mike married

his high-school sweetheart, Mar-garet “Peggy” Krumm, in Bara-boo, and left to serve in the KoreanWar with the Army Corps of Engi-neers.

Mike served as a first lieutenant inSouth Korea for two years, build-ing roads in the northern part ofthe country. He and Peggy wel-comed their first child, Tamia,while Mike was still stationedoverseas, and another daughter,Barbara, four years later. Upon his return to the states,

Mike moved his young family toPeoria to begin a satisfying andsuccessful 40-plus-year career withCaterpillar, Inc. Eventually, he andPeggy built their country dreamhome in Princeville, where theylived together for over threedecades.Mike’s first love and top priority

was always his family. He was aloving and devoted husband and adoting dad to his two daughters.Mike’s second love was flying. Hisinterest in aviation began in highschool and became a lifelong pas-sion. Mike took great pleasure inpiloting family trips in his Cessna172 and was always quick to offera plane ride to extended family andfriends.Mike was dedicated to the Lord,

read his Bible faithfully and was amember of Grace PresbyterianChurch of Peoria for many years. He was also a proud and patrioticveteran and a lifetime member of

the Wisconsin American Legion. Ever easygoing, caring, kind and

patient, Mike was well-loved bymany and well-liked by everyone.Mike is survived by his wife of 65years; their daughters, Tamia(Steve) Schotthofer of Elkland,Mo., and Barbara Daily ofPrinceville; six grandchildren,Melissa Schotthofer of Springfield,Mo., Melanie (Fernando) Soberonof Canandaigua, N.Y., Stephanie(Matt) Bisek of Whitehall, Wisc.,Matthew (Angela) Daily ofPrinceville, Morgan (Don) Smithof Wheaton and Meg (Jordan)Christensen of Glen Ellyn; andeight great-grandchildren, Cole,Marcus and Owen Daily, Fer-nando, Elena, Sara and LuciaSoberon and Aaron Bisek. Mike was preceded in death by

his parents and his sister, RachaelMartiny Stevenson.A funeral service for Myron was

held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June15, 2016, at Grace PresbyterianChurch in Peoria. Burial with mili-tary honors will be in thePrinceville Township Cemetery at2 p.m.Condolences may be left online

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WILLIAMSFIELD: Two teacher resignationsan exterior vestibule and consolida-tion and renovation of administrativeoffice space.The board also asked to see cost

estimates for a water line replace-ment at its meeting on July 11.Farquer said going to bid will

“push the completion date back andturn it into a second-shift project,which is not a huge deal ... as longas the bids still come in favorable.”Public comment focused on the

resignation of English teachers JenniDavis and Amy Blackhurst, whichthe board approved.“We have lost 16 teachers and

aides in the last 18 months,” saidDebbie Newell. “We can’t build anexcellent educational system withconsistent teacher turnover.”Added Brittany Byrd, who said 12

tenured teachers have left the schoolsince 2015, “ The board has turned ablind eye to what is happening in the

school.”Farquer noted that a 5Essentials

survey required by the state of Illi-nois showed, “teacher to teachertrust is very low.”“That underlines what I’ve seen in

my three years here. And that’s thatpeople don’t trust one anotheraround here,” Farquer said. “That’ssomething we’re working to change. “And I would like to note that any

time someone decides to leave, it isthe responsibility of the board and Ito do everything we can to upgradewhen we hire. That’s what we’re try-ing to do.”Farquer said the 5Essentials sur-

vey also showed an overall trend ofimproved marks for the school.In other action, the board:• Approved a resolution for fund

transfer from the Capital ProjectsFund to the Bond and Interest Fund.• Approved a first read of the

2016-17 Student Handbook and the

2016-17 Teacher Handbook.• Adopted an amended Fiscal Year

2016 budget that projects 3 percentmore revenue and 3.26 percent moreexpenses. Farquer said due to KnoxCounty distributing tax bills late thisyear, financial reports will showfewer number of days of cash onhand for 2016 and inflate the 2017number.• Accepted the resignation of

Tyson Hart from middle school andhigh school volleyball coaching; re-hired Mike Weitekamp as varsityboys baseball coach and Joel Zaiseras varsity softball coach; hired SamSecrist as eighth grade boys basket-ball coach; hired Jamie Trotter forpart-time summer maintenance;hired Troy Doetch as a full-timemiddle school English teacher; andhired Megan Robbins as full-timehigh school English teacher.• Heard a new school bus will be

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOISPeoria County, in Probate

In the Matter of the Estate of )ELEANOR M. ASAL, Deceased ) 16-P-211

NOTICE OF CLAIM DATENotice is given to creditors of the death of ELEANOR M. ASAL. Letters

of Office were issued to CAROL K. FAIRFIELD, 19121 North Perry Street,Princeville, IL 61559, as Executor, whose attorney is THE CORDIS LAWOFFICE, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 129 North Walnut Avenue, P. O. Box 445,Princeville, Illinois 61559.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peo-ria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative, orboth, on or before the 2nd day of December, 2016 or if mailing or deliv-ery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of theProbate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed onor before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk mustbe mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the at-torney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.Dated: May 26, 2016.

CAROL K. FAIRFIELD, Executor of theEstate of ELEANOR M. ASAL, DeceasedBy: /S/ Kerry R. Cordis

Attorney for EstateThe Cordis Law Office, LLC Attorneys for Administrator 129 North Walnut AvenueP. O. Box 445Princeville, IL 61559309/385-4616

NOTICE OF LETTING FOR SPRAY PATCHINGPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given the Jubilee Township Road District, in

Peoria County, Illinois, is accepting sealed bids for up to 12,000 gallonsCRS-2 spray patch road repair for application in 2016. Anyone inter-ested in submitting a sealed bid for spray patch road repair shall submittheir bid on or before 8:00 A.M. Monday, the 27th day of June, 2016 toJack Groeper, Jubilee Township Highway Commissioner, 10820 NorthThousand Dollar Road, Brimfield, IL 61517. Prospective Bidders maysecure additional information and more detailed specifications on thespray patch road repair, by contacting the Highway Commissioner at theabove address or by phone (309) 446-3676. The sealed bids will beopened and read at a Public Bid Opening and the contents will be an-nounced at 8:00 A.M. on June 27, 2016 at the Jubilee Town Hall locatedat 12807 N. Princeville Jubilee Road, in Jubilee Township, Peoria County,Illinois. The Jubilee Township Road District RESERVES the right to re-ject any or all bids. All bids are subject to the prevailing wage act.

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOISPeoria County, in Probate

In the Matter of the Estate of )WILLIAM J. MCNULTY, Deceased ) 16-P-223

NOTICE OF CLAIM DATENotice is hereby given to creditors of the death of WILLIAM J. MC-

NULTY. Letters of Office were issued to DALE THEODORE CALL, JR.,whose address is 109 Hallock Hollow, Edelstein, IL 61526, as Executor,whose attorneys are CORDIS & CORDIS, Attorneys at Law, 129 NorthWalnut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peo-ria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative, orboth, on or before the 16th day of December, 2016, or if mailing or deliv-ery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of theProbate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Every claim filedmust be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the represen-tative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filedon or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerkmust be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and tothe attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: June 9, 2016 .

DALE THEODORE CALL, JR., Executor of the Estate of WILLIAM J. MCNULTY, Deceased

By: /S/ Kerry R. Cordis Attorney for Estate

The Cordis Law Office, LLC Attorneys for Administrator 129 North Walnut AvenueP. O. Box 445Princeville, IL 61559309/385-4616

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NOTICE OF CITY OF ELMWOODPREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE

The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF ELMWOOD has passed an Ordi-nance establishing prevailing wage rates for public works constructionin the City to be the same as those in Peoria County as determined bythe Illinois Department of Labor. Anyone wishing to inspect the Ordi-nance may do so at the City Clerk’s office in Elmwood, Illinois, duringnormal business hours.

DATED this 7th day of June, 2016.

/S/ Melissa B. Morris, City ClerkCity of Elmwood

2 DAY PUBLIC AUCTION OF ESTATEHOUSEHOLD-ANTIQUES-COLLECTIBLES-OUTDOOR Sat. June 18, 2016 at 9:30 am Rt. 41 Abingdon, IL Old Jr High GymSun. June 19, 2016 at Noon Rt. 41 Abingdon, IL Fall Festival Grounds

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Saturday JUNE 18, 2016 9:30 am - Rt. 41 Abingdon, IL Old Jr High Gym-South End of Town

HOUSEHOLD-APPLIANCES-FURNITURE: Sofa W/ 2 chairs and coffee table, Metal kitchen cabinet, (2) metalwardrobes, Round table W/4 chairs, Dining table W/6 chairs, Wood storage cabinet, Microwave cart, Con-sole stereo, Bookcase, Office hutch, Large metal desk, Bedside tables, (2) medal cupboards, (2) file cabi-nets, (2) large wooden wardrobes, Medium wooden storage cabinet, Misc. lamp tables, Lamps, Pots, Pans,Dishes, Picnic baskets, Ice cream freezer, Roasters, Small kitchen appliances, Kitchen utensils, Stainlesssteel silverware in case, Rogers brothers silverware in case, Pyrex, Tupperware, Knick knacks, Figurines,Misc. bedding, Towels, Electric heater, Christmas decor, New microwave, Other Misc. ItemsANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Large oak cabinet W/gingerbread top (8 ft. tall), Large oak kitchen China cab-inet, (2) buffets (1 has mirror), 4 drawer chest of drawers, oak secretary, granite table W/pull out leaves,Small painted dresser, Singer treadle sewing machine in cabinet, Oak dresser, Truetone radio in cabinet, (2)small camelback trunks, Large camelback trunks, Large flattop trunk, Record player, Salt/pepper shaker col-lection, Fireking, Caramel glass, Japan glassware, Pink depression, Pressed glass collection, Shirley Tem-ple pitchers, Blue glassware, Punch sets, Glasses/cups, Green depression, Crock bowls, Match box holders,Old eyeglasses, Yardsticks, Misc. pictures, Chicken collection, (2) Fenton hens on nests, Painted bowls, Oldscales, Old tea kettles, 40's African-American memorabilia, Quilt tops, Lots of unique and unusualtrinkets/Knick knacks, Other Misc. Items OUTDOOR -TOOLS-MISC.: Tool chest, Hammers, Wrenches, Chisels, Small toolboxes (Craftsman),Nuts/screws/Bolt bins, Pipe wrenches, Crescent wrenches, handsaws, Sledgehammer, Axe, Pick, Handtools, Gas cans, Scale saws, Floor jack, Saber saw, drop cords, Cord reels, drop lights, Vice, Floor creeper,Post hole digger, Shovels, Rakes, Sheepskin cushion, Lawn chairs, Tent, Tarps, Garbage cans, Foldingchairs, Lots of other misc.

Sunday JUNE 19, 2016 Noon- Rt. 41 Abingdon, IL Fall Festival Grounds-North End of Town

HOUSEHOLD-APPLIANCES-FURNITURE: GE refrigerator, Large Kenmore chest freezer, Signature uprightfreezer, Round table W/ 5 roller chairs, Twin bed, Love seat, End tables, roll top desk, File cabinet, Consolestereo, Dressers, Chest of drawers, Entertainment center, Buffet, (2) Metal wardrobes, Pots, Pans, Dishes,Fans, Small appliances, Canisters, Cutlery set, Thermos, 32'' Emerson TV, wall clocks, Electrolux vacuum,Other Misc. ItemsANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: (2) Oak round glass China cabinets, Oak china cabinet W/ drawers, WardrobeW/ mirrors, Large oak sideboard, Large oak wardrobe, Buffet, 50's jukebox, Library table W/ drawers,Kerosene lamps, Glass refrigerator dishes, Glass serving trays, Juice glasses, Red/white enamel ware, But-ter churn, Aluminum dish pans, Cast iron, Misc. Knick knacks/Figurines, Pink depression, 33-1/3/45/78record albums, Old pictures, Brass horses, Pocket knives, Pipes, Jewelry boxes, Jewelry, Match books,Grooming kits, Fountain pens, Pen sets, Christmas decorations, 48 star flag, Lighters, Lucky strike ciga-rettes, Steak n Shake truck/coats, Costume jewelry, Pen lights, Black Velvet clock, Other Misc. ItemsOUTDOOR -TOOLS-MISC.: Outdoor- (2) picnic tables W/ benches, Swing frame, Coolers, (2) gliders,Craftsman 5.5 Hi-Torque push mower, 3-wheel bicycle, Lawn ornaments - (deer, donkey, windmill), Animalcrate, Lawn chairs, Reel mower, Rakes, Shovels, Brooms, Hose reel, Croquette set, Other Misc. Items

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June is prime time toplant perennialsURBANA – For many gardeners,

spring is a mad rush of cleaning upthe garden, purchasing “dream”plants, dividing, planting, mulching,and fertilizing. By the time Junerolls around, gardeners can take amore leisurely approach, studyingareas in the garden that need im-provement and making plans to fillin gaps.“June is the perfect time to pur-

chase and plant perennials,” saysUniversity of Illinois Extension hor-ticulture educator Martha Smith. “InJune, the garden center will featurelarger, more mature flowering plantsthan those available in the spring.”If gardeners opt for warm season

ornamental grasses, Smith cautionsthat they shouldn’t expect too muchright away. “You have to have a lotof faith that they are really growingand will look like the picture later inthe season. Miscanthus, Pancium,Pennisetum, and Saccharum speciesall need some heat to get growing. June is when they start to fill in

their container and look like some-thing. The heat of the summerhasn’t hit yet, so June is a greatmonth to initiate, or redo a perennialgarden area,” Smith says.Legally spray graffiti onbox cars in GalesburgGALESBURG – On Saturday,

June 25th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,the Galesburg Civic Art Center willhave box cars to graffiti – fun forthe whole family. Boxcars will beset up in the middle of Main Street,in front of the Galesburg Civic ArtCenter, between Cherry and PrairieStreet.

Families will be encouraged to trytheir own graffiti art – each colorcosting just $1.Art Center hours are Tuesday

through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4p.m. For more information, pleasecontact the Galesburg Civic ArtCenter at 114 E. Main St. in Gales-burg, by calling (309) 342-7415 orvisit www.galesburgarts.org.

Alpha Park Library hasself-guided garden walkBARTONVILLE –The Friends

of Alpha Park Library will hold aself-guided walk through five localgardens Saturday, June 18, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine.In addition to revealing natural

beauty, there will be “must see”activities going on in each garden.These include music, painting, pot-tery, fairy gardens, a plant sale,and the University of Illinois Ex-tension Master Gardeners, willingto share knowledge. All proceeds will be used by the

Library Friends to enhance Alpha

Park Library.Tickets are $10 in advance or

$12 on the day of the garden walk.Tickets are $3 per person for indi-vidual gardens, sold at gardens onthe day of the walk. Childrenunder two are free. Not all gardensare stroller-friendly.Among the locations selling ad-

vance tickets are:• Alpha Park Library, 3527 Air-

port Rd., Bartonville• Buskirk Garden Center & Gift

Shop, 217 N. Main, Hanna City• Kelly Seed, 202 Hamilton

Blvd., PeoriaFor more information, call

Margie Karl at (309) 657-5926.Et ceteraThe Elmwood CUSD 322 school

board meeting for June has beenmoved to Monday, June 20. ...Pekin Hospital Home Health invitesthe public to a free Open House at2934 Court Street in Pekin on June23 from 4-6 p.m. To learn moreabout the event, which includes freerefreshments and tours, call (309)353-0371.

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PRINCEVILLE: Six juniors to build aroundHite did not miss a beat inrooting for her teammates.“That’s great leadership

and I think these girls,most of them, played foreach other,” Gardner said.“Those are the things thatmake you successful.”It helps too when you

have a potent hittinglineup and a strongpitcher, qualities withwhich the Lady Princeswere also blessed.But graduation is taking

top hitters Brooke Gard-ner (.581) and Hite (.465)and pitcher Paige Lane(27-3, 1.19 ERA).Yet Gardner has a

strong group of six juniorsaround whom to build, in-cluding all-conferencesecond baseman NatalieCokel (who hit .559). He’sgot promising sophomoreslike Caitlin Pullen (.470,

32 RBIs).And Gardner said soph-

omore Haley Holt ispoised to move up as apitcher after posting a 7-1record this season with a2.14 ERA and 59 strike-outs in 55.6 innings.“She took us to two

state tournaments in junior

high where we finishedsecond and third,” Gard-ner said. “She has turnedinto a good pitcher. And Ikind of pride myself onteaching girls why wethrow the pitches wethrow. It’s not alwaysabout the strikeout.”Beyond that, Gardner is

looking to the future whenhe hopes his oldest daugh-ter, Brianna, can help himcoaching.And by stepping down

from the junior high soft-ball job, he will get achance to see youngestdaughter, Brooke, playvolleyball at Illinois Cen-tral College.“I’ve coached all three

of my daughters in a lotof sports and I neverwanted people to knowthey were my kids whenwe were playing,” Gard-ner said. “But when it’sall said and done, coach-ing my daughter in thestate tournament, it’ssomething we’ll neverforget our whole life.”


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Junior Na-talie Cokelwill return asone of theexpectedleaders forthePrincevillesoftball teamnext seasonafter hitting.559 thisseason.Photo byCollin Fair-field.

New free throw rule for high schoolsALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

A new rule regardingfree-throw lane violationsin high school basketballhas been added for clarifi-cation. Players occupyingthe marked free-throwlane line spaces cannotenter the free-throw semi-circle until the balltouches the ring or thefree throw ends.Rule 9-1-3h was one of

five rules changes recom-mended by the NationalFederation of State HighSchool Associations(NFHS) Basketball RulesCommittee. After reviewing the en-

tire free-throw process,the committee approvedthe addition to Rule 9-1-3in an effort to make therule easier to understandand to create a safer envi-ronment for the free-throw shooter.“This new rule was ap-

proved by the committeein order to reduce roughplay,” said TheresiaWynns, NFHS director ofsports and officials. “Partof what we had observedover several seasons waspushing and the displace-ment of the free-throwshooter after he or she

shot the ball.”In addition, the Basket-

ball Rules Committeeadded Rule 1-20 regard-ing non-playing personnel– cheerleaders – on thecourt during a short time-out. The new rule states“non-playing personnelshall remain outside of theplaying area during a 30-second or less time-outduring the game. Non-playing personnel shallstand outside the free-throw lane lines extendedtoward the sidelinesthroughout the game.”Et ceteraGarrett Youngren was

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PRINCEVILLE – Earlier thisspring, Chad Gardner steppeddown from his position as headcoach of thePrinceville juniorhigh softball pro-gram.But don’t take that

as any indication thatGardner is planningsomething similar forthe high school pro-gram that he coachedthis year to a second-place finish in Class1A.To the contrary.

Gardner is excitedabout the future evenas he basks in the en-joyment of an im-pressive staterunner-up finish.“I don’t think the

girls will realize howbig of an accom-plishment this wasuntil 10-15 yearsfrom now when they come backinto the gym and see that trophycase,” Gardner said.By then, who knows, maybe a

future team can even add to thehardware collection.

“We lost three good players, butthere’s more coming back andthere’s girls coming up from thejunior high,” said Gardner, whosefour-year coaching mark is a siz-

zling 107-31 withtwo sectional titles.“Right now, ourPrinceville girls arereally committed tosoftball. Almost allof them play sum-mer softball andthey are really com-mitted. It makes myjob easy.”Being committedwas a big factor forthis year’s squad,Gardner said. Sowas a sense ofteamwork that hesaw throughout theseason. One example

came in the sec-tional final, when hepinch ran twice forMaddie Hite –thinking a win was

in hand – which left one of his tophitters on the bench for the lastfive innings.While she could only watch thenail-biting, extra-inning victory,

Princeville pride


Softball coach’s hopes high for future

Above, senior Evan Bultemeier was one of 11 local players to compete in the annual Mc-Donald’s All Star Classic on Monday at Dozer Park in Peoria. Teams are selected by theGreater Peoria Baseball Association. Below, members of the North Team included players: Garrett Wight, Zac Smith and Char-

lie Gibbons of ROWVA-Williamsfield; Jake Settles, Cade Lansford, Tanner Crowe and TreySwearingen of Farmington; Austin Sims and Jake Roberts of Brimfield-Elmwood; Bulte-meier and teammate Austin Brodine of Princeville; and coaches Brandon Porter of Brim-field-Elmwood, Chris Delbridge of Princeville, Josh Putrich of Farmington and MikeWeietekamp of R-W. Photos by Collin Fairfield.

Princeville coach ChadGardner has hopes formore softball success inthe future. Photo by CollinFairfield.

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