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Carrier Route PresortThursdayJune 18, 2015Vol. 3, No. 17

The Weekly Post“We Cover The News of West-Central Illinois With A Passion”

Serving the fine communities of Brimfield, Dahinda, Edwards, Elmwood, Farmington, Kickapoo, Laura, Oak Hill, Princeville, Williamsfield and Yates City

Elmwood native enjoyed career as a printer

Stufflebeam out, Kowal in as Farmington mayor

FarmingtonOKs motorfuel funding

By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – The Farm-ington City Council narrowly ap-proved $130,000 of motor fueltax funds to be used for roadresurfacing projects.

In a 3-2 vote on Monday,members of the council greenlitthe repairs that will take place ona roughly 1,500-foot portion ofFairview Road and portions ofVine Street.

Superintendent of PublicWorks David Ehler said there’s alot of catch-up maintenance to bedone on Fairview Road, as noone has known for several yearswhether the City of Farmingtonor Fulton County was responsi-ble for the road.

“It was never ours,” he said,until officials began looking atolder state maps. “We inheritedit.”

He estimates 450 to 500 carsper day travel the road, which hesays is “pretty rough.”

Also included in the total costfor the projects is more than$4,000 in engineering and in-spection fees to be paid to Mau-

By MICHELLE SHERMANFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – After twoyears at the helm of the City ofFarmington, Kenn Stufflebeamresigned his post June 11.

“I don’t have time to be themayor and do my job,” he said.“The scope of my job has changed.I’m going to be gone a lot.”

Ward Three Alderman KentKowal was named acting mayorfollowing a 30-minute executivesession Monday. An appointmentwill need to be made to fillKowal’s now-vacant seat.

“I hope I continue the momen-tum that Kenn Stufflebeamstarted,” Kowal said.

Stufflebeam came to the may-oral seat at a time when Farming-ton was in flux. The first monthhe was in office, Melgreen Furni-ture closed its doors and the citylost its largest single source ofcorporate tax monies.

“There was a panicked mo-ment,” Stufflebeam said.

In the wake of that challenge,the council went to work to findways to revitalize the city anddraw more new business.

The downtown historic districtwas created, and the Tax Incre-ment Finance district was put intoplace. Though the TIF has beencontroversial, especially in recentweeks, Stufflebeam said it hasoverall had a positive impact.

The TIF was approved in May2014. Proposed disbursementsfrom the fund to Petersen HealthCare were rejected last month.The status of a reconsidered vote

on the matter still is unknown.“I feel like I’m leaving the city

in a better place,” he said. “Thiswas the best tool that we couldcome up with.”

Besides focusing on work,Stufflebeam plans to spend timewith his family: wife, Anne, anddaughters, Meredith and Alexis.He plans to continue involvementwith the city in some capacity.

“I feel like we are teetering onthe brink of great things,” he said.“Everybody’s got to pull togetherand work together and not againsteach other.”

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ELMWOOD – Elmwood native DonDean was a veteran typographer when heworked at the State Journal Register inSpringfield and was called back to work foran urgent change.

“My shift was over and I’d walked a waysto get a sandwich when one of the pressmenran over and said we had to re-plate somepages,” recalls Dean, 86. “He said, ‘You

gotta come back!’ It turned out someone hadtransposed cutlines beneath a couple of pho-tos. One referred to ‘prize beef’ and wasunder a picture of some society ladies.”

Laughing, Dean adds, “The drivers werewaiting to get the papers out, but it only tookabout 20 minutes.”

At that time, typographers – dubbed“printers” although they set type and did notrun presses – were valuable members of thenewspaper industry, and the International

Typographical Union (ITU) was a powerfulunion. Eventually, Dean earned a “travelercard,” enabling him to literally go anywhereand find work.

“It was good worldwide,” he says. “EvenAustralia – where they’d pay your expensesto get there.”

Dean graduated from Elmwood HighSchool in 1947, but already had startedlearning the trade as an adolescent working

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Kenn Stufflebeam re-signed as Farmingtonmayor. Photo by DaveGiagnoni.

While rain impacted the auction and evening festivities at the 13th annual My Place St.Jude fund raiser in Yates City, diehards lingered through the showers to bid on a wide vari-ety of items. Photo by a sneaky little white drone.

My Placeevent tops$108,000YATES CITY – Despite

rain and the threat of rain,Saturday’s 13th annual MyPlace St. Jude fund raiserraised a record $108,113.70.

“I’m amazed,” saidSharon Coykendall, who or-ganizes the event with JodyMcKinty. “Jody and I al-ways talk about being pre-pared for the year when itdoesn’t increase, but so farthat hasn’t happened. It’samazing.”

Coykendall said high-quality donations to the auc-tion helped offset slightlysmaller crowds.

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DEAN: Started at ‘Elmwood Gazette’alongside Bob Sucher,owner of the old ElmwoodGazette.

Dean then worked at thePeoria Journal Star untilthe late 1950s, when hewas on the third floor ofthe paper’s downtownbuilding, where the PereMarquette parking deck isnow. He also worked at theChicago Daily News andChicago American, the St.Louis Post-Dispatch, plusnewspapers in Terre Haute,Ind., and Louisville.

“That paper [theLouisville Courier-Journal]was a progressive paper for

theSouth,”he re-members.“They ed-itorializedfor CivilRights. Itwas a bigoperation,with a

radio station on one floorand a TV station on an-other floor.”

Dean also set type at apaper in Indianapolis,where he watched a dra-matic fire at a farmers mar-ket that took up a cityblock and burned to theground.

“It’s been a fun trip,” hesays.

Aside from a havingbird’s-eye seat to a down-town blaze and saving apaper from an embarrass-ing error, he was a witness

to history, too, recalling thenewspaper’s excitementand dread when PresidentKennedy was assassinatedand the thrills and surprisewhen shoeboxes filled withmore than $750,000 incash were found in thecloset of Illinois’ late Sec-retary of State Paul Powellin Springfield’s St.Nicholas Hotel.

Despite such occasionalbursts of adrenalin, how-ever, Dean saw changesthat sparked him to expandhis talents, he says.

“Over a few years, shopswere phasing out the old[Linotype] technology andI thought I’d better learnsomething else, so I be-came a graphic artist,” hesays.

For about 17 years, heproduced and illustratedthe Illinois Baptist tabloidnewspaper for the IllinoisBaptist State Association inSpringfield.

“It was a statewide paperthat went to everyone whowas a Southern Baptist in

Illinois,” he says. “Therewere about 1,000 churchesin the state.”

Having done all sorts ofdrawings and promotionalwork for them, hebranched out again.

“We took a fling andstarted a business,” he says– a printing job shop with[his wife] Carolyn runningthe 11 x 17-inch, sheet-fedpress and Dean doingeverything else customersneeded.

“People’d walk in thedoor with an idea, andwe’d put something to-gether,” he says.

He also started painting,and his home on CypressStreet is filled with framedand matted examples of hisstill-life and landscape art-work – plus more piecesby Carolyn, who once usedprinter’s ink to create col-orful modernist paintings.

In Elmwood since retir-ing in 1989, Dean smileswith contentment.

“It’s been quite a life,”he says.

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Former printer Don Dean stands next to a framed re-verse positive of a coal-mine tipple, mounted in hisElmwood living room. Photo by Bill Knight.

Dean

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss NAMI Meeting – Today (June 18) is

the NAMI Mental Illness Monthly Sup-port Group from 7-8:30 p.m. at ICCNorth Polar Hall for family and friendsof affected individuals.Call (309) 360-1143.

s Craft Time – Ladies18 and older are invitedto make Gazing Balls atMorrison and MaryWiley Library in Elm-wood today (June 18) at 6:30 p.m. Reg-istration required. Call (309) 742-2431.

s Gospel Concert – The Midwest FoodBank is sponsoring a benefit gospel con-cert featuring the Collingsworth familyon Friday (June 19) at 7 p.m. at BethanyBaptist Church in Edwards. Tickets are$20. Call (309) 243-5446.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableat the Elmwood Methodist Church Fri-day (June 19) at 10 a.m.

s Make It/ Take It – Firecracker HatMake It/ Take It is Sunday (June 20)from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Morrison andMary Wiley Library in Elmwood. Chil-dren are invited to stop in any time thelibrary is open.

s Vacation Bible School– The UnionChurch of Brimfield will have a VBSJune 22-26 from 6-8 p.m. each eveningfor ages 3-grade 6. Open House June 26at 8 p.m. Call (309) 446-3811.

Future Eventss Story Time – Mad Science Story

Time June 25 at 6 p.m. at Morrison andMary Wiley Library. Children invited tohear a story and play a game. Registra-

tion required. Call(309) 742-2431.

s Swing Dance –Teens and adults are in-vited to the BrimfieldPublic Library June 27from 7-8 p.m. for a

swing dance lesson. Enjoy DJ’d musicand practice your new moves from 8-11p.m. Lesson and dance are free.

s Family Dance – A father/daughterand mother/son dance will be held June28 from 2-4 p.m. at St. Mary’s School ofKickapoo. RSVP required. Call (309)691-3015.

s Church Camp – Join the ElmwoodMethodist Church for Bible stories,games, music and snacks based on“Everest” conquering challenges withGod’s mighty power. Pre-K is July 18from 9-11 a.m. K-6 is July 19-23 from6:30-8:30 p.m. Call (309) 742-7221.

s Art Exhibit – Illinois Art Leaguemember exhibit July 1-30 at Peoria Pub-lic Library. Opening reception July 9,3:30-5:30 p.m. Admission free. Mem-bers can display four pieces.

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s Farmer’s Market –A farmer’s market will be held atElmwood’s Central Park Friday (June 19) 4-6:30 p.m.

s Life Fest – Whitney’s Walk Life Fest is Sunday(June 20) at Farmington Moose Lodge from 6 p.m. -12p.m. Live auction, raffles, 50/50, all you can eatspaghetti dinner and more. All proceeds go to Whit-ney’s Walk.

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Jody McKinty could have a greatcareer as a wedding coordinator.Her hook would be simple: When Ischedule an event, it does not getrained out. So itwent for the an-nual My PlaceSt. Jude fundraiser in YatesCity that McK-inty and SharonCoykendall run.Despite twodownpours, thisyear’s 13th an-nual event was not drowned but ac-tually made more money. Given therecent weather pattern, that is trulya miracle. But this is nothing new.In 12 previous years, rain has al-most never been a factor. “One yearit was raining everywhere aroundhere except in Yates City,” Lynn

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Something else was clear Satur-day. Concern about drones invadingpersonal privacy is deserved. Whilefew probably realized it during theMy Place auction, a drone was hov-ering overheard taking pictures. Ifyou were kissing the wrong woman(or man) Saturday from 5-7 p.m., bewarned. The drone actually pro-vided the picture on the front pageof this paper, though not withoutsome issues. The first attempt tonavigate the $2,000 craft into air-space wound up with the whitedrone stuck in a power line. Butafter quick work by Scott Stalter,the slick little device was hoveringand snapping. .... Among the pic-tures are me missing a bid for a coolmetal rooster and then “winning” arhubarb-strawberry pie. Janet Gib-son makes good pie. That said, Iwould still rather have straightrhubarb than any combination.

There’s no need to cut the taste ofrhubarb, which is called “pie plant”for a reason and which in the day ofMarco Polo was more coveted thancinnamon ... or opium.

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eat it and live longer. How else toexplain that the median age of thosewho enjoy rhubarb skews toward70? ... Parting shot: Summer arrivesin a few days, and with it one of ourtwo weeks off. We do not publishJune 25, which is always one of thefavorite weeks of the year for meand for The Mayor of Oak Hill. Lazi-ness? No, I prefer this assessmentby John Lubbock: “Rest is not idle-ness, and to lie sometimes on thegrass under trees on a summer’sday, listening to the murmur of thewater, or watching the clouds floatacross the sky, is by no means awaste of time.”Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or

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Two more answers to a long-ago questionTwo community events that de-

pend on the efforts and participationof the people ofElmwood tookplace in the lasttwo weeks.

The first wasthe MemorialDay recognition,and even threat-ening weatherdidn't dampenthe enthusiasm ofanother huge crowd of Elmwoodi-ans and others who made it theirpriority to once again join together

and recognize the sacrifice made bythose who have fallen in battle toensure we can live the life of libertywe enjoy.

It is exciting and humbling towalk out near the monument andsee that sea of faces, and I feel com-fortable saying thank you to all ofthose who attended from each andevery attendee.

The second took place June 6 asvolunteers of all ages joined to-gether to make the 27th annualStrawberry Festival a rousing suc-cess.

I do not remember a festival that

played host to more people or amore beautiful weather day, and Ihave been involved in most ofthem. Congratulations to all whoworked and all who came and ateand played and bought, and thankyou.

I wondered in 1966 when I washired to teach in Elmwood by awoman desperate for someone tofill the position, why I wanted tospend a year in this little city. Thatquestion has been answered manytimes in the ensuing years, and theevents mentioned above are grate-fully added to the list.

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Life isn’t fair. But you knew that. If you’ve

lived more than 10 years, you knowlife isn’t fair.Sometimes it’sironic. Some-times it’s sarcas-tic. Sometimesit’s cruel. Some-times life justlooks at you,shrugs its shoul-ders, and says,“Deal with it.”

My brother is 13 years older thanme. He got married in 1972, waybefore I even had a serious girl-friend, to the love of his life (shepassed away last year).

My sister was 10 years older thanme. She got married in 1966, beforemy voice changed.

My first marriage began in 1982,well after either of my siblings. Bythe time I said, “I do” the first time,my brother had one daughter and

my sister had two sons.So how is it that the first one of us

to have a grandchild is me?Life shrugged its shoulders on

that one.I mention this because a couple

weeks ago, my grandson turned 13.Yep: I have a teenaged grandson. Isuddenly feel ancient.

It hasn’t been a cakewalk for mydaughter either. She lamented thatshe was the mother of a teenager onher Facebook page. She got littlesympathy from me mainly becauseat my advanced age, I have littlesympathy left to give.

Age is something that I talk aboutquite a bit, especially with mybrother. He reminds me that he’s inhis 70s and that he’s in remarkableshape, a lot better shape than me.

I keep telling him I am in shape.(Round is a shape).

And if having a teen-age grand-son isn’t enough to clog my arteries,the fact that my middle daughter

just received her Associate of Artsdegree is.

Erin graduated from ElmwoodHigh School in 2007 after movinghere to be with me. She busted herbutt to do well in school, and itlooked like she was going to gradu-ate No. 11 in her class. In fact, whenthey announced the top 10 beforegraduation, she wasn’t in it.

Erin continued to push hard andwhen the final numbers came in,she had taken over the No. 10 spot.She didn’t go to college right away,instead electing to get married andstart a family. She was recently hon-ored for her academic work by re-ceiving a major scholarship fromCoca-Cola and the Phi Theta Kappaorganization with a trip to San An-tonio to receive the award.

She’s planning to attend my almamater, Knox College, this fall.

All of which reminds me that I’mamazed at how time flies.

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GUEST VOICES


More reminders of how time really flies

JonGALLAGHER

For the first time in several yearsI spent an afternoon in Springfield,in the Capitol Building. As all Illi-noisans should know, the legislativesession ended – the “regular” ses-sion, – on May 31, according to theIllinois Constitution.

The General Assembly (GA) canstay in sessionafter, but all billsnow need a 3/5majority to passor will not bevalid until thenext session be-gins in Januaryof 2016.

This delay can-not happen withthe budget, be-cause Illinois’ fiscal year beginsJuly 1, and appropriations (spend-ing authority) must be in place be-fore that date or the state cannotspend any money.

This year is unusual because ofthe election of Bruce Rauner, a Re-publican and billionaire, as gover-nor. This while both houses of theGA are controlled by Democrats

(both with a veto-proof majority).No budget agreement was reachedand Speaker of the House MichaelMadigan says to expect a long sum-mer.

Oh, but that’s not all, legislativefans. The governor has lots of dif-ferent vetoes. Keep reading if youwant the details. The upshot fromall of them is that there needs to benegotiation between the GA and theguv to avoid the messiness of ve-toes. At the moment that seems un-likely, as the governor has madedemands he calls his “turnaroundagenda,” which the Dems in the GAare loathe to enact.

What’s fascinating to me, though,is the “chumminess” of Springfield.There is a small, tight group of peo-ple: legislators, executive officials,staffs, lobbyists and journalists whomake up this club. The rules areridiculously arcane, and if you’renot in the club you just don’t get it –really aren’t in a position to “get it.”

I sat in the galleries of bothhouses and watched nothing hap-pen, stood around the “rail” andwatched dozens of people talk into

cell phones. The second floor,where the governor’s office is, wasvery quiet except for a meeting ofSenate Appropriations Committee1, where I sat for a few minutes.

In all of this, I was the only per-son there without some sort ofagenda. That seems utterly amaz-ing. Does nobody have an interestin watching “democracy in action?”

No, what’s happening isn’t reallydemocracy, at least not in the tradi-tional sense. The fact that a coupleleaders control all that happens isn’tdemocratic, and persists because ithappens in a vacuum. Still, it’sworth a listen, if only to watchDems and Repubs snipe at eachother. They’re quite skilled at it.

If I dare talk about action inSpringfield with anybody local,even those who consider them-selves politically savvy, I am metwith guffaws and derision.

“Are you kidding? That corruptbunch? Who cares?”

But isn’t that the problem? Illi-noisans have ignored state govern-ment for so long that career

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

Motorist without pantsarrested in Williamsfield

WILLIAMSFIELD – A man po-lice said was discovered June 10wearing neither pants nor under-wear in a wrecked truck off Dun-can Road near Illinois Route 90was arrested on three charges.

Estel Story, 62, of Williamsfieldtold police he’d been southboundon Duncan Road when he crashedhis 1998 Ford truck into a creek.He stayed in the truck all nightwhen first responders arrived about5 a.m., according to reports.

Story said he’d been to a baseballgame the previous day but had littlerecollection about how the accidentoccurred, police said.

Akron-Princeville Ambulancetransported him to UnityPointHealth-Proctor Hospital, where hewas treated and released.

Peoria County Sheriff’s officerscharged Story with driving whilehis license was revoked, failure toreduce speed to avoid an accident,and violating the Sex Offender Act.

Police investigatingYates City vandalism

YATES CITY – On May 27,Yates City police responded to mul-tiple reports of damage to villageand commercial property. Vandal-ism was reported at Grave’s Mill,Harvest Home Park, the Yates CityCemetery and at the intersection ofAmes and Elizabeth streets.

Police suspect the same group ofindividuals, possibly in a car, spraypainted words and vulgar pictureson stop signs, a propane tank, agarage door and building walls.

Footprints were found near somegraffiti in the park.

The investigation is ongoing.

Attempted abductionreported in Yates City

YATES CITY – At 12:39 p.m.May 29, Yates City police werecalled to an Elizabeth Street homefor the attempted abduction of twojuveniles.

Two 10-year-old boys reportedlywere riding their bicycles in the

vicinity of Marietta and Mainstreets when a white pickup truckstopped. A white male driver beganyelling at the boys to leave their bi-cycles and get in his truck. Theboys left their bicycles and ranaway.

They last reported that the truckwas heading westbound on IllinoisRoute 8.

Both boys reported the driver asa white male with long brown hairand no facial hair. He was between20 and 40 years old and appearedto be intoxicated because his eyeswere “rolling back.”

The vehicle was described as asingle-cab pickup truck with abench seat and a bumper stickerwith the number 77 on it.Teen arrested for DUI

FARMINGTON – Devin Bur-ton, 18, of Farmington on June 7was arrested for Driving Underthe Influence and failure to reducespeed to avoid an accident afterthe 1994 Cadillac he was drivingstruck a tree on the west side ofNorth Texas Road, police said.

The Logan-Trivoli Fire Depart-ment responded and removedBurton from the vehicle, andAMT transported him to OSF St.Francis Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police ticket driver whosaid he missed deer

ELMWOOD – An 18-year-oldElmwood man driving a borrowedcar on June 7 missed a deer,wrecked the car and left the scene.Police ticketed him for leaving thescene of an accident and failing toprovide information after strikingunattended property, reports said.

Collin Reicheneker told policehe’d been eastbound on TiberCreek Road when he swerved tomiss a deer, lost control andstruck a guard rail.

He told police he was worriedabout the incident and went home.

Suspected burglary reported in Elmwood

ELMWOOD – Family memberscleaning out a home in the 500block of North Putnam Avenuehere reported a possible burglary

after they noticed furniture andother items had been moved or leftin disarray since they had been inthe home the previous afternoon.

Police are investigating.

Teen ticketed for pot atCorn Stock Theater

PRINCEVILLE – LanceFranken, 19, of Princeville wasstopped in the parking lot at CornStock Theater about 1:30 a.m.June 13, when police said they no-ticed evidence of marijuana con-sumption, police said.

A small amount of pot andsmoking materials were seized,and he was issued a Notice To Ap-pear on charges of possession ofless than 2.5 grams of marijuanaand possession of drug parapher-nalia, according to reports.

Police reports• Tiffany Houzenga, 42, of

Dahinda on June 9 was arrested forDriving Under the Influence andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

• Dennis Bohannon, 47, ofPrinceville on June 14 was arrestedfor aggravated battery and trans-ported to the Peoria County Jail.

• Jesse Rosas, 27, of Princevilleon June 14 was arrested for domes-tic battery and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

• Amber Larson, 50, of Elmwoodon June 14 was arrested for domes-tic battery and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

• Lucas Stalter, 32 of Elmwoodon June 14 to hold for anotheragency and transported to the Peo-ria County Jail.

Deer accidents• June 9 – Kyle Harmon of

Farmington on Hanna City Roadnear Smithville Road.

• June 10 – Mark Maher ofLaura on Illinois Route 90 nearBrimfield Road.

• June 11 – Terry Goff of HannaCity on Illinois Route 8 nearHeinz Lane.

• June 14 – Blake Mattson ofYates City on Illinois Route 78just north of the Elmwood citylimits in Elmwood Township.

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GALLAGHER: Tracking success through the agesI remember back when I was a

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grandchildren and college graduatesrelated to me:

At age 4 success is not peeing inyour pants.

At age 12 success is havingfriends.

At age 16 success is having a dri-ver’s license.

At age 20 success is having sex. At age 35 success is having

money. At age 50 success is having

money. At age 60 success is having sex. At age 70 success is having a dri-

ver’s license. At age 75 success is having

friends. At age 80 success is not peeing in

your pants.


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FRITZ: Voter apathy a real problemlegislators have figured out how to gamethe process. They know what they do isinvisible to the citizens so continue ontheir merry way. As the practice of jour-nalism declines (as more expect to getfree news on the Internet), there arefewer reporters with a presence inSpringfield (and the State of Illinoisbuildings in Chicago) who know enoughto cogently report on what’s happening.

The governor has suggested “termlimits” would be a solution to the prob-lem of leadership capture of the process.Really? Are we so inept at our own par-ticipation in democracy that we can’teven figure out who to vote for? Wehave to be told that certain people are nolonger eligible to hold office?

I’d argue we already have term limits:they’re called “elections.” But electionsrequire participatory democracy. As thelaughter above indicates, few take votingseriously; a vicious circle that leads togeneral cynicism about the entireprocess.

How do we fix this so the process be-comes more relevant to more than politi-cal junkies like myself? I wish I knew.I’ll be thinking about it, though.

The governor doesn’t have the powerto just veto bills like the president, he has

four, count ‘em, four types of vetoes. • On appropriation bills he can “line-

item veto” specific or general appropria-tion items (over-ridable by a 3/5 majorityof both houses or they remain law as ve-toed).

• He can “reduction veto” those sameline-items, which can be overridden by asimple majority vote of both houses (orthey become law as vetoed).

• He can also just veto an entire bill,which must be overridden by a 3/5 ma-jority vote or the bill is dead.

• Then he has this strange veto power,shared with only three other governors,to “amendatorily” veto non-appropria-tion bills. If he does this, he can changeany or all words in a bill and re-submit itto the GA. The GA must act to either ac-cept the governor’s changes (simple ma-jority) or “restore” the bill to its originalcontent (3/5 majority). If neither hap-pens, the bill dies.

To make all this even more fun, theGA has 30 days to submit passed bills(by both houses, identically) to the gov-ernor, then he has 60 days to veto themor not, which can be used quite diaboli-cally if a governor chooses. THEN theGA, in its constitutionally mandated fallsession, has 10 session days to deal withall those bills vetoed.


June 2015 Peoria Co. Real Estate TransactionsDate Address Amount Grantor/grantee05/01 12514 W. Downing Place/Brimfield $439,500 Rosecrans/Johnson05/01 101 S. Rose Street/Elmwood $60,000 Quilhot/Quilhot05/04 6208 W. Red Cedar Lane/Edwards $325,000 Staubus/Malnati,Vu05/04 2 parcels 11616 W. Jubilee Hollow/Princeville $78,500 Koller/Busen05/05 10107 W. Route 150/Edwards $139,000 Updyke/Kingdon,Boehm05/05 512 S. Althea Street/Elmwood $143,000 Craven/Hampton05/07 11105 W. Route 150/Brimfield $183,500 Barnstable/Hunt05/11 Lot 12 Abby Creek Subdivision/Kickapoo $45,000 Hidden Lake Dev Trust/Beaupre05/11 Pt of SE 1/4 Sec 7-9-5/Elmwood $14,515 Barton/Neal05/11 Pt of SE 1/4 Sec 7-9-5/Elmwood $15,000 Neal/Pettit05/11 2 parcels in outlot 22 Elmwood/Rosefield $10,000 Swindler/Harkness05/13 Pt SW 1/4 Sec 35-10-7/Radnor $29,138 Funk/Bremen Development05/13 Pt NW 1/4 Sec 10-9-7/Kickapoo $1,000 Ameren Illinois/IDOT05/14 Pt NE 1/4 Sec 6-10-5/Brimfield $260,000 Asbell/Doubet05/14 Pt NW 1/4 Sec 4-10-7/Radnor $506,250 Fogerty/Frederick Carroll Family Ltd Ptnrsp05/14 6 parcels Pt NW 1/4 Sec 4-10-7/Radnor $506,250 Fogerty/Asbell05/14 3 parcels Pt NW 1/4 Sec 4-10-7/Radnor $1,012,500 Fogerty/Kraft (Tr)05/14 16521 W. Cottonwood Road/Elmwood $299,900 Wiebler Family Ltd Ptnrshp/Wiebler05/15 6903 N. Buckeye Drive/Edwards $305,000 Kulkarni/Gates05/15 400 E. Main Street/Princeville $112,000 Duncan/Herrmann05/18 213 Kennedy Avenue/Princeville $155,000 Cowell/Duncan05/18 12323 W. Downing Place/Brimfield $483,000 Svob/Cornick05/18 9220 N. Princeville-Jubilee Rd/Brimfield $375,000 Weaver/Kaiser05/19 6302 N. Fox Chapel Trail/Edwards $250,000 Johnson (Tr)/Trustees of J C Proctor05/20 3 parcels: Sec 2-9-7/Kickapoo & on Rte 91 $1,158,652 Chambers/Heartis Peoria Partners Lp05/20 4602 N. Wiley Road/Elmwood $155,000 Hayes/Whitby05/21 7315 N. Switzer Road/Brimfield $249,900 Lane/Ruzicka05/22 6104 Diversey Court/Edwards $312,386 Keystone Homes Inc/Bruce05/22 7321 N. Switzer Road/Brimfield $315,000 Riggs/Windish05/26 126 E. Clinton Street/Brimfield $128,000 Koch/Schaub05/26 Pt of SW 1/4 Sec 6-9-5/Elmwood $2,843 Windish/Crisco05/26 10216 W. Knox Street/Edwards $137,500 Windish/McFarden05/27 6109 W. Diversey Court/Edwards $308,000 Signature Homes of Blmtn/Roland,Adamson05/27 2 parcels in NE 1/4 Sec 25-11-6/Princeville $12,000 Meischner/Gehrig05/28 6204 N. Kilkenny Drive/Edwards $360,000 Hofmann/Pacheco05/28 6003 N. Kickapoo-Edwards Rd/Edwards $165,000 Burdette Heirs/Baldock05/29 Lot 215 Copperfield Sec 7/Radnor $63,500 Traders Dev Corp/Watts

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ELMWOOD – Running a moviehouse, making money, and sharingit with youth groups is a challenge,said Irv Latta of the Chillicothe Op-timists Club, which bought theTown Theatre there from VernReynolds more than five years ago.

But it’s worth it, he added.“We didn’t know how that busi-

ness works,” he told about 30 peo-ple who came to the PresbyterianChurch to hear the ex-Chillicothemayor. “We learned as we went.

“We argued all the time,” headded, laughing. “Was it easy? Noway. But it helps kids. We’re proudof it. I think it’s great. And it’s fun.”

Reynolds’ Palace Theater in Elm-wood is for sale and also faces fore-closure proceedings, causing somearea residents to consider ways thebusiness could continue to operate.

“You could do Elmwood on asmaller scale,” Latta continued.“The math works the same.”

The math has worked well forChillicothe-area youth groups, too.In the first four years of operation,$46,000 in Town Theatre profits hasbeen donated to about 30 organiza-tions, from sports teams to Scouts.

“We said to the community:‘There are baseball teams, chorus,church groups, whatever, and if youcome to the theater, we’ll cut you acheck based on the number of tick-ets you turn in’,” he said.

About $2 of every ticket sold iscontributed to youth groups, saidLatta. Whatever profits are madeare divided up among groups basedon the tickets they return.

“One got $250; one got $1,400 –and they don’t have to sell fund-raising candy and so on,” he said.

The Town Theatre is a traditional,for-profit business, meaning it paysproperty taxes like other merchants.However, it operates as a non-for-profit enterprise – donating its in-come beyond costs and payroll for afew employees.

The Town Theatre has a manager,another person who works with afilm buyer in Florida, a few high-school students who work for anhour before and shortly after filmsstart, and others, from people work-ing on marketing to a guy whocomes in the morning and cleans.

“You need people with differenttalents,” Latta said.

Unlike Elmwood’s Palace, theTown Theatre has two screens, butit also hadn’t converted to a digitalprojection system when the Opti-mists took over.

That upgrade and the initial pur-chase required creative financingincluding loans or grants from theChillicothe Development Company,the City of Chillicothe, the Chilli-cothe Foundation, individuals giv-ing to fund raisers and privatephilanthropists – even a modestMcDonald’s corporate grant

It’s been so successful, Latta said,that the tentative plan is to retire thedebt by the end of next month.

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PRINCEVILLE – Al-ternative rockers Nick Bi-fano and the Innocentswill open the HeritageDays festival at 7 tonight(June 18), a couple ofhours after the carnivaland food tent open.

Their 90-minute per-formance will showcasethe St. Louis trio’s high-energy “American rock”repertoire, including theirnew recording “Revolu-tion,” and a 2014 single,“American Fast Lane.”

The group consists ofNick Bifano on guitar andvocals, bassist Matt Hol-land and drummer Bren-dan McDonnell.

The rest of the fest:Friday, June 19

Food tent, carnival andAkron-Princeville FireDepartment beer tent

open at 5 p.m. HeritageDays Art Show (viewinghours 9 a.m.-6 p.m.) withan opening night recep-tion at Lillie M. Evans Li-brary from 4:30-5:30 p.m.On stage in StevensSquare will be a TalentShow at 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 20Lions Club Pancake/

Sausage Breakfast from7-10 a.m. Annual Prince-ville Sports Boosters 5KRun/Walk at 8 a.m. ArtShow open for viewing atLME Library 9 a.m.-6p.m.

Food tent open from 11a.m.-9 p.m. Princeville-to-Peoria St. Jude BagsTourney at APFD beertent, registration at 11a.m., starts at Noon.

Heritage Days Paradeat 2 p.m. Following theparade, the park openswith carnival rides, Bal-loon art by the UniqueTwist from 3-5 p.m., Kid-

die Tractor Pulls at 3 p.m.APFD beer tent openfrom Noon-Midnight. JCand the Redemption onstage from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 21Lion’s Club Pancake/

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Yates City reconsidering non-motor vehiclesBy MICHELLE SHERMAN

For The Weekly Post

YATES CITY – TheYates City Village Boardof Trustees plans furtherto investigate the possibil-ity of allowing the opera-tion of non-motorvehicles within villagelimits.

About a year ago, the

board considered requeststo investigate writing anordinance that wouldallow citizens to obtainpermits for the operationof all-terrain vehicles,utility vehicles and golfcarts within town.

At the time, boardmembers did not believesuch an ordinance was a

good idea.At the May meeting,

three residents spoke tothe board requesting a re-consideration of such anordinance.

Board members lookedat existing ordinancesfrom a few municipalitiesat its June 10 meeting anddetermined that all the

rules and regulations setout needed more investi-gation before they evencan decide whether toproceed with writing theirown.

The board also ap-proved an annual prevail-ing wage ordinance.

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“We’re confident thatthe blade patching willhold up.”

Ulm and Ward TwoAlderman Ryan Lambertvoted against the project,and Ward One AldermanKim Gilstrap was absent.

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BRIEFSFarmington time capsulecontents to be revealed

FARMINGTON – A 90-year-oldtime capsule discovered duringdemolition of the old FarmingtonSchool will be opened during open-ing ceremonies of the FarmingtonSummer Fest, at noon on June 27in Reed Park, according to Farm-ington Historical Museum DirectorDavid Giagnoni.

The small box had been enclosedin the building’s cornerstone, whichis on display in the FarmingtonHistorical Museum, 144 E. Fort St.

Museum volunteers suspect thebox contains articles or otherrecords since it doesn’t weighmuch.Caldwell sisters topWorld Pork Expo gilts

DES MOINES – Maddison andOlivia Caldwell of Elmwood earnedtop honors during the World PorkExpo (WPX) Junior National GiltShow held June 4, in Des Moines,Iowa.

The WPX Junior National is theyouth portion of the WPX swine ex-hibition, and attracted 975 youngpeople who brought more than 2,200hogs from 29 different states. Theshow is sanctioned by junior swineassociations including National Jun-ior Swine Association (NJSA) andTeam Purebred.

Maddison Caldwell’s purebred

Hampshire gilt, sired by CDO0 PointTaken 257-3, was selected by JudgeAndy Rash of Illinois to top theHampshire division before going onto be named the 2015 Grand Cham-pion NJSA Purebred Gilt Overall.That means she bested the otherbreed champions from the Duroc,Landrace and Yorkshire breeds.

In the opposite show ring, JudgeKent Bennington of Indiana selectedthe Grand Champion Overall TeamPurebred gilt as the ChampionChester White gilt exhibited byOlivia Caldwell.

Benefit Saturday forfamily of Jody Howard

WILLIAMSFIELD – A benefit forthe family of Jody Howard, a formerWilliamsfield resident who diedApril 14 at the age of 47, is sched-uled Saturday (June 20) at Boon-docks Bar & Grille, 102 W. Gale St.

Jody is survived by his wife andfour daughters, who’ll use assistanceto go toward medical expenses, fu-neral costs and financial support.

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Township, state at odds over cemetery edgeBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – Roadside weeds,erosion and a culvert cluttered withbrush are the issues in a long-run-ning argument between BrimfieldTownship and the Illinois Depart-ment of Transportation (IDOT).

For Ron Kingdon, the dispute isprofessional and personal.

Serving on the Brimfield Town-ship Cemetery Board for years,Kingdon also has kin buried on thenorth side of the small graveyard onthe village’s west side.

“My grandpa’s buried there. Mydad – who was on the CemeteryBoard for 25 years. And I’ll beburied there,” said Kingdon, whoalso lives on Brimfield CemeteryRoad. “It means a lot to me.”

His concern hasn’t been sharedby IDOT, which since 2013 hasdragged its feet in addressing ashort stretch of ground that’s be-come overgrown with brush, deadtrees and erosion beneath an oldsidewalk at the right-of-way onU.S. Route 150, he said.

“It’s a mess,” Kingdon said. “Wehad trees growing up into the side-walk, dirt washing away, brush inthe culvert. I’ve been in touch withIDOT over the years – the Regionand District – but they stopped re-turning my calls. I leave messagesand don’t hear back. The last timeanyone from IDOT returned mycall was February of 2014.”

It’s hardly a major project, headded.

“They just need to put some rock

in there, and I thought we had anagreement they’d do something,”Kingdon said. “It’d probably takethem less than a day.”

After The Weekly Post inquiredabout the situation, IDOT sentworkers to the scene to determinethe problems and possible solutions,according to IDOT spokesmanBrian Williamson.

“We had a crew there this morn-ing looking at it,” Williamson saidJune 12. “They said the culvert be-neath 150 is in good shape [but]we’re looking at the [road] side.We’ll definitely be working withthem, discussing it with the Town-ship. We’re interested in finding asolution.”

Kingdon said he’s somewhathopeful.

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TRIVIA TESTBy Fifi Rodriguez

1. ADVERTISING: What did the ani-mated character Tony the Tiger sell inTV ads?2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highestwaterfall in the world?3. LANGUAGE: Who wrote the book“Don Quixote”?4. MONEY: What was the Nether-lands’ basic currency before itadopted the euro?5. MOVIES: What was the name ofthe male lead character in “LoveStory” (played by Ryan O’Neal)?6. ANATOMY: About how long is thehuman small intestine?7. TITLES: What is the abbreviatedtitle of a veterinarian?8. COMICS: What comic-book super-hero is known as “The Caped Cru-sader”?9. MEDICAL TERMS: What is a morecommon name for somnambulism?10. ASTRONOMY: Who are most ofUranus’ moons named for?

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BRIMFIELDSt. 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

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

Sunday School: 9:30 amAWANA - Wed. 6:15 pm, for

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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 Fun Night: 6 pm

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

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

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

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

Elmwood Baptist Church

Pastor Dennis Fitzgerald701 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 amTues. Rosary: 8:15 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood

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

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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

(309) 245-2914www.firstpresfarmington.com

Sunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 am

Worship: 11:00 amNew Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(309) 245-2957Sun. Worship: 10 amWed. Worship: 7 pm

YATES CITYFaith United

Presbyterian ChurchReverend Marla B. Bauler

107 W. Bishop St., Yates City(309) 358-1170Worship: 9 am

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

AREA CHURCHES

Township roundup: trucks, roads and moreArea townships reported approving

Prevailing Wage ordinances, requiringcontractors to pay their county’s prevail-ing wage on public-works projects sotaxpayer-funded work doesn’t undercutlocal contractors. In other news:Brimfield Trustees postponed indefi-

nitely buying a new truck and will ex-plore a new capital fund, building a saltbin and buying a heated pressure washer.KickapooAssessor Jack Duke reported

the quadrennial review of assessmentthus far shows a median increase ofabout 3.5 percent. Road CommissionerDan Kelch reported road work for ChristChurch Road and Layne Lane.Radnor Township approved annual

budgets of $569,825 for its Town Fundand $613,530 for its Road District. Also,it’s accepting bids for a metal building at

521 S. 4th St. in Dunlap until 2 p.m.June 25. Kenyon and Associates are thearchitects. Trustees hope for completionby Oct. 26. Trustees also approved an-nexing its administration building andgarage into the Village of Dunlap toavoid needing a County variance.Rosefield Road Commissioner Matt

Windish reported Pavement Mainte-nance Services of Henry had a low bidof $57,735.86 for seal-coating aboutthree miles of DuBois and Switzer roads,which have already been milled. OnceOK’d by Peoria County and IDOT, workshould be done by late summer.Truro Trustees responded to concerns

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Boyer, 100, of Elmwood, passedaway at 10:21 p.m. Saturday, June13, 2015, at Graham Hospital inCanton, Ill.

George was born Dec. 6, 1914,on the family farm in Edwards,the son of Harry A. and CarolineSleeth Boyer. He married DorothyMetz on May 4, 1943, in Elm-wood. She preceded him in deathon May 23,2003.

George is sur-vived by hisdaughter, Ruth(Malcolm)Bollinger ofElmwood; twograndsons,Richard “Rick”Boyer, andGeorge (Jessica) Boyer; threestep-grandchildren, Curt (Julie)Bollinger, Verleen (Greg) Callis-ter, and Matt (Jessica) Lewis; ninegreat-grandchildren and threegreat-great grandchildren; and onebrother, Robert (Vera) Boyer ofYates City.

He was preceded in death by hisparents; one son, George R.“Dick” Boyer; four brothers, andfour sisters.

George attended Peoria CentralHigh School for three years andgraduated from Elmwood Highschool in 1932. After graduatingfrom high school, George enlistedin the U.S. Army and served dur-ing WW II. He was deployed toLiverpool, England and stayedoverseas for 18 months. Upon hisreturn from the service, he workedseveral jobs until becoming co-owner of B & B Builders Supplylocated in Trivoli. George and hisbrother built several homesaround the Trivoli area.

He loved working with hishands to create special pieces outof wood. As his family wouldsay, “George could build or repairanything out of wood.” He was amember of the Elmwood VFWPost #4724, where he recently re-ceived his 65-year member pin,Elmwood American Legion Post#638, and the Elmwood UnitedMethodist Church.

Funeral service were scheduled

for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17,2015, at the Elmwood UnitedMethodist Church. Rev. BradWatkins was to officiate. Visita-tion was Tuesday at the ElmwoodUnited Methodist Church. Burialwith military honors will be inElmwood Cemetery.

Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes inPrinceville is assisting the familywith arrangements.

Memorials may be made to theElmwood United MethodistChurch or the Elmwood Fire De-partment.

Online condolences may be leftat www.haskellhott.com.

Mary Eloise KorthELMWOOD – Mary Eloise

Korth, 87, of Elmwood, passedaway at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, June9, 2015, at Farmington CountryManor, surrounded by her lovedones.

She was bornon Nov. 16,1927, in Peoriato Clifford andFrances (Van-Sickle) Waibel.

She marriedRichard Korth inElmwood onNov. 14, 1948, atthe PresbyterianChurch. He pre-ceded her in death on Feb. 10,2010.

Surviving are three daughtersSharon (Bill) Coykendall, Pam(Ted) Richardson and Debbie(Steve) Boyer all of Elmwood, sixgrandchildren Wesley (Shari)Coykendall of Elmwood, Scott(Danielle) Coykendall of Marion,Ind., Jaclyn (Jeff) Banister of Ma-homet, Jeremy (Courtni) Stillsonof Elmwood, Brandon (Alicia)

Provence of Elmwood andAmanda Boyer of Elmwood, twostep grandchildren Stacy (Dustin)Ackman of St. Charles and Curt(Randi) Richardson of Chicago,seven great-grandchildren Mad-dux Provence, Aiden Banister,Payton Provence, Olivia Banister,Adalyn Coykendall, MadilynBanister, and Brynn Stillson, fourstep-great grandchildren Brittany(Matt) Wilson, Haley (ChrisSimpson) Cook, Reese Ackmanand Ryan Ackman, four step greatgreat-grandchildren Vera Wilson,Naomi Wilson, Eian Wilson, andAshton Simpson, one brotherGene Waibel of St. Louis andbrother-in-law Robert Gibson ofElmwood.

Eloise was the city clerk ofElmwood, serving for 14 years. She was a member of the Elm-wood Presbyterian Church, Farm-ington Women of the Moose,PEO, and a 50 plus year memberof the Order of the Eastern Star.

Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m.Thursday June 11 at Oaks-HinesFuneral Home in Elmwood, serv-ices will follow at 6:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at10:00 a.m. on Friday at ElmwoodTwp. Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to St.Jude.

Special thanks to FarmingtonCountry Manor and Vitas Hospicefor their exceptional care andcompassion.

Please visit www.oakshinesfu-neralhome.com to post condo-lences or view Eloise’s tribute.

William CallisonELMWOOD – William I. Calli-

son, 85, a resident of LutheranHillside Village of Peoria and fa-ther of an Elmwood woman, diedJune 11 at the Village.

Survivors include daughter Lisa(Eric) Doubet of Elmwood; sonJerry (Kathy) Callison of SunLakes, Ariz.; three grandchildren;and a great-grandchild.A funeral service celebrating hislife was Tuesday (June 16) at Van-demore Funeral Homes in Gene-seo, with interment at DeWittCemetery.

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This Week’s Obituaries• George Boyer, 100, Elmwood• William Callison, 85, Elmwood• Helen Frantz, 68, Edwards• Eloise Korth, 87, Elmwood• Terry Lynn, 77, Williamsfield• George McKenna, 82, Farm-ington• Lucille Miller, 100, Brimfield• James Moore, 62, Hanna City• Barbara Smith, 80, Princeville

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Helen Frantz EDWARDS – Helen A. Frantz,

68, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly ofPeoria and sister of an Edwardswoman, died June 10 at St.Joseph’s Hospital and MedicalCenter in Phoenix.

Survivors include her husband,Robert “Bob” C. Frantz, two chil-dren, two grandchildren and sisterBarbara Abernethy (Gary Cour-tright) of Edwards.

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Terry Lynn DeanWILLIAMSFIELD – Terry Dean

Lynn, 77, of rural Williamsfield,died June 9 at home.

Survivors include his wife of 48years, Judy of Williamsfield; oneson, David (Pam) of Williamsfield;two daughters, Sherri (Scott) Lynnof Vienna and Helen (John) Mooreof Galesburg; one brother; two sis-ters; and nine grandchildren.

Cremation rites were accorded. Amemorial service was June 13 atWatson-Thomas Funeral Home andCrematory in Galesburg.

Condolences may be left atwww.watsonthomas.com.

George McKenna FARMINGTON – George W.

McKenna, 82, of Lacon, a Farm-ington native, died June 7.

Born Dec. 18, 1932, in Farming-

ton, the son of George and FlossieThomas McKenna, he marriedJanet Mattern on Oct. 10, 1980, inPeoria.

Survivors include his wife; twosons, Roger (Kim) McKenna andBrian (Gina) McKenna; and threestepsons, John (Shirley) Maubach,Brian Maubach and Steve (Marcia)Mattern; one sister; 18 grandchil-dren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A memorial Mass was heldJune 11 at St. Mary CatholicChurch in Henry. A private burialwill be at a later date.

Condolences may be left atwww.peoriafuneral.com.

Lucille MillerBRIMFIELD – Lucille Victoria

Miller, 100, of East Peoria, motherof a Brimfield man, died June 11 athome.

Survivors include son Bernard“Tom” (Marguerite) Miller ofBrimfield, 12 grandchildren, 21great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and manynieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was June 16 atSt. Bernard Catholic Church inPeoria, with her son, Father JohnMiller, officiating. Cremation riteswere accorded and interment ofashes will be in Gridley Cemetery,at a later date.

Condolences may be left at

www.wrightandsalmon.com.James Moore

BRIMFIELD – James W. Moore,62, of Hanna City, father of a Brim-field man, died June 10 at his resi-dence.

Survivors include his wife, SusanWetterauer Moore, and son Ben-jamin (Amanda) Moore of Brim-field.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A service of celebrationwill be Saturday (June 20) at 11a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church inBartonville.

Condolences may be left atcsmico.com.

Barbara SmithPRINCEVILLE – Barbara Mae

Smith, 80, of Pekin,, stepmother ofa Princeville woman, died June 8 ather home.Survivors include daughters Laurie(Mark) Godar of Washington, Ill.,and Vicki Larkin of Petersburg, Ill.;stepdaughter Sheila (John) Pfeiferof Princeville, Ill.; three grandchil-dren; and eight great-grandchildren.Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A private celebration of lifeservice will be held.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OFORDINANCE NO. 2016-2

AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AND ASSESS A TAXFOR LILLIE M. EVANS LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE

COUNTIES OF PEORIA AND MARSHALL, STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR THEFISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2015 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016

BE IT ORDAINED, that the Lillie M. Evans Library Districtof the Counties of Peoria and Marshall and State of Illinois shall levy atax of .02% of the value of all taxable property within said District,for building and maintenance purposes, subject to the right of theelectors in said District to petition and require an electionconcerning the imposition of such tax, pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that within fifteen (15) days from the dateof adoption of the ordinance, it shall be published in the WEEKLYPOST, a newspaper of general circulation in the Lillie M. Evans LibraryDistrict and it is effective immediately upon adoption.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunder set our hands inPrinceville, Illinois this 10th day of June, 2015.

1. The specific number of voters required to sign a petition requestingthat the question of adoption of the ordinance be submitted to the elec-tors of the District is 263.

2. The petition must be filed on or before July 17, 2015.

3. The referendum would be held March 15, 2016.

Deb GivensSecretary of the Board of Trustees of

Lillie M. Evans Library District

c/o Lillie M. Evans Library District207 N. Walnut StreetP.O. Box 349Princeville, Illinois

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE

TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Library Trustees of the Lillie M. EvansLibrary District, pursuant to "An Act regulating wages of laborers, me-chanics and other workers employed in any public works by the state,county, city or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyoneunder contract for public works", approved June 26, l94l, as amended,has determined on, and as effective from, June 10, 2015 that the gen-eral prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics andother workers engaged in the construction of public works comingunder the jurisdiction of the Library District is the same as determinedby the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois for Peoria County asof June 2015. A copy of the full resolution and the Department of labordetermination is available for inspection by any interested party in themain office of the Library District at 207 North Walnut Avenue,Princeville, Illinois, and to any employer or association of employersand any person or association of employees who have filed, or file theirnames and addresses, requesting copies of the same.

Lillie M. Evans Library DistrictBy: Deb Givens

Secretary of the Board of Trustees

NOTICE OF SALEM TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE

The SALEM TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD haspassed an Ordinance establishing prevailing wage rates for publicworks construction in the District to be the same as those in KnoxCounty as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor. Anyonewishing to inspect the Ordinance may do so at the Salem TownshipPublic Library, in Yates City, Illinois.

DATED this 9th day of June 2015.

Mary L. Payton, SecretarySALEM TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of Public Hearing concerning the Intent of The Board of Educa-tion of Elmwood School District No. 322, Peoria & Knox Counties, Illi-nois to discuss the permanent transfer of operating funds in theamount of $20,000. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ElmwoodSchool District No. 322, Peoria & Knox Counties, Illinois (the "District"),will hold a public hearing on the 29th day of June, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.The hearing will be held in the District Office, 301 W. Campus Ct. Elm-wood, Illinois.

Bill FrietschBoard Secretary

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Bidder shall comply with the prevailing wage rates established by theU.S. Dept. of Labor, and the Equal Opportunity requirements.

The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals and waive techni-calities.

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The Peoria Sheriff’sDepartment released itsmonthly Crime StatisticsReport for May for theseven Peoria Countytownships in TheWeekly Post’s circula-tion area:

Brimfield city andtownship together had 3drugs arrests, 3 cases ofrobbery, 1vandalism/criminal dam-age to property, 1 Driv-ing Under the Influencecharge, 1 accident withan injury 4 accidentswith no injuries and 6traffic tickets.

Elmwood city andtownship had 1 burglaryof a non-residence, 2 in-cident of theft and 2 ac-cidents without injury.

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PEORIA – Brimfield graduateCarson Cuevas was part of the win-ning North team at Saturday’s an-nual IBCA all-star game.

The North won the 1A/2A game107-99 at Pontiac High School.Cuevas scored 9 points for theNorth. Game high-scorer was Au-gustana recruit Pierson Wofford ofSpringfield Lutheran, who bombedin 35 points.Practice limits – The Illinois High

School Association (IHSA) Boardof Directors approved a measure tolimit the number of hours and dayseach week that an IHSA memberschool football team is allowed tohave full live contact during full-pad practices.

The first change goes into effecton the Monday preceding the firstallowable regular-season footballgame each August. At that juncture,football teams will be limited to

three days of live full contact perweek, with a total of 90 minutes oflive full contact to be used over thecourse of those three days.

The second change allows onlyone practice per day to contain fulllive full contact when practicingtwo times on a single day during thepreseason acclimatization period.Email information to jeff@wkly-

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NORMAL – Elm-wood-Brimfield footballcoach Todd Hollis hasbeen to plenty of athleticevents, but last week-end’s was one of themost unique – and mostmeaningful.

Hollis’ daughters Megand Alina joined 4,100athletes competing in theIllinois Special OlympicsSummer Games at Han-cock Stadium.

“We had never beenthere for the events oropening ceremonies, butthe entire event wasamazing,” said Hollis,who estimated the as-sembled crowd at morethan 10,000. “Theybrought (the athletes) inkind of like the Olympicsand the torch run wasawesome.”

Meg Hollis, 8, won herage group in the 200-meter dash while Alina,9, was disqualified in thetennis ball throw because

she heaved the ball far-ther than 7 meters.Throwers who top thatdistance must move up toa softball throw.

“She wasn’t even closeto that at the start of theseason, but in the compe-tition she uncorked one,”Hollis said.

Improving is the goal,of course, or at least onesmall goal of this annualevent. Not lost on Holliswas the larger message,read aloud by each par-

ticipant as part of TheAthlete’s Oath, whichreads: “Let me win. Butif I cannot win, let me bebrave in the attempt.”

Said Hollis, “As I waswatching all the athletesreading it I thought tomyself, ‘If all athleticsadopted that we’d be alittle better off’.”

Matt Barrett of Elm-wood was also a goldmedalist at the SummerGames, winning his agegroup in the 3,000.

SOFTBALL STARS

Local participants in the annual Super 60 all-star softball game Sunday at East-Side Centre were, (left to right): Jordan Kraft of Princeville, Morgan Florey of Brim-field-Elmwood, Kaylee Renfroe of Farmington and Ryleigh Keith ofBrimfield-Elmwood. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

Meg Hollis, 8, of Elmwood earned a gold medal lastweekend for winning her age division in the 200-meterrace.

Softball stars see final prep actionEAST PEORIA – Morgan Florey

had one last chance to show her domi-nance as a prep softball pitcher Sun-day and the Brimfield-Elmwood acedidn’t disappoint.

Florey struck out eight in four in-nings and combined with Limestone’sMcKena O’Donnell for a 7-0 win inthe first game of the 25th Super 60Senior All-Star Classic.

Florey also had two hits for the Sil-ver All-Stars, who won the second

game 6-3. Florey was the closer in thatgame, fanning six in three innings.

Florey was joined on the Silver teamby teammate and catcher RyleighKeith. The two had played at EastSidejust last weekend, placing second inClass 2A.

Kayee Renfroe of Farmington hadan RBI single for the Gold All-Stars inthe second game.

Princeville graduate Jordan Kraftalso pitched for the Gold All-Stars.

Very special olympicsElmwood girls enjoy special athletic event

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