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By KEITH BUTTERFIELDFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – The Brimfield SchoolDistrict gained a new high school girls’basketball coach and lost a long-servingSchool Board member all within a matterof a minutes at Wednesday’s board meet-ing.

Maribeth Dura, a School Board mem-ber since 2002 and the junior high schoolgirls’ basketball coach for nine years, re-signed from those positions after beingnamed the high school girls’ coach bythe board. Dura replaces long-timeBrimfield girls’ Coach Jim Blane, whoretired after the 2015-16 season.

The actions came at the end of a shortopen board meeting following a 55-minute executive session on personnel.During the 20-minute open session, theboard also approved a three-year teach-ers’ collective bargaining agreement, aswell as salary increases for other staff.

The short gathering marked Superin-tendent/Principal Joe Blessman’s lastmeeting before his departure to becomesuperintendent at Orion effective July 1.

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

ELMWOOD – The ElmwoodSchool District may be getting an-other facelift.

Actually, the proposed project dis-cussed Monday’s meeting of theschool board would involve a com-plete remodel of the high school andnew construction that includes acafeteria addition, new district of-fices, restrooms, concession standsand new parking lots on the east andwest sides of the current building.

School board members present

voted unanimously to award a con-tract for architectural work to DKAof Peoria.

But board member Mark Davisstressed that if the state budget situ-ation worsens, the district does nothave to move ahead with Phase IIconstruction, estimated to cost $7million. Phase I work on the newjunior high was completed thisspring.

“There’s going to be a pointwhere we either push the plug in orpull it out,” Davis said. “But weneed to keep moving ahead until we

know where we’re at.”Funding for the project could

come from the issuance of bondsthrough the local levy process, saidChad Wagner, District 322 superin-tendent.

“Each Unit District (K-12) is al-lowed a bond to debt ratio of 13.8percent of their overall EqualizedAssessed Valuation (EAV),” Wagnersaid. “Elmwood’s approximate EAVis just over $79 million, whichmeans we can bond out just under$11 million without having to go to

Elmwood school board considering construction

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Dura leavesschool boardfor coaching

Summerdelights:pie & corn

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Dean Troutman started a 500-mile walk to Memphis on Sun-day after media interviews withthe likes of Kelsie Thorud ofWEEK 25 (at right). Troutman iswalking to raise money for St.Jude and plans to complete hisjourney in early August. “Iwanted to do something for thekids of St. Jude, and I neededsome exercise,” said Troutman,who last year walked 700 milesto raise money for TroutmanPark. To donate or follow Dean,visit troutmanstrek.pbworks.com.Photos by Collin Fairfield.

By RON DIETERFor The Weekly Post

Two things I really enjoyin the summer time are freshcorn on the cob and home-made cherry pie. It’s a littleearly for local corn.

My friend, Jimmy Buck-ley, who runs the GardenSpot vegetable farm west ofPrinceville, says he will havesweet corn in a coupleweeks. Ican’twait. Ihave but-ter andsalt on standby.

I have already enjoyed apiece (a couple, actually) offresh homemade cherry pie.For Father’s Day, my daugh-ter Rebecca made cherry pieand homemade ice cream totop it off.

In our family a cherry pieis considered a delicacy andmaking one is almost a sa-

This is a preliminary architect’s sketch of a possiblenew entrance to the east side of the Elmwood school.The entrance could be built under Phase II of construc-tion currently being considered by the school board.

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Dura’s coaching appointment wasunanimous – with the exception ofher own abstention. Acceptance ofher resignation from the board re-ceived nay votes from board mem-bers Constance Johnson and DaveHarmon.

“I don’t think she should havebeen compelled to make a choice,”Harmon said before the vote, join-ing other board members in ex-pressing appreciation for her serviceon the board.

In her resignation letter, Duracited focus on students, fiscal re-sponsibility and the completion ofmajor construction projects asamong district accomplishments inwhich she takes pride during hertime on the board.

After presenting his final report toboard, Blessman said it had been “agood four years in which I feel theschools have done well, and thanksto the teachers and staff, I feel likethe kids have done well.”

Several board members individu-ally thanked Blessman for his work

and wished him well in his new po-sition.

The contract with the BrimfieldEducation Association calls for 2percent to 3 percent salary increasesin 2016-17; 2.5-3.25 percent in2017-18; and 2.5-3 percent in 2018-19, with the precise amounts de-pendent on length of service.

The board also approved salaryincreases for non-certified personnelunder a schedule that follows a sim-ilar split of percentages in each yearand a similar recognition of years ofservice in determining the exactamount of increase.

In other business, the board:• Approved increasing school

lunch prices by 25 cents to alignwith a U.S. Department of Agricul-ture recommendation.

• Tabled “until a future meeting”authorization to solicit transporta-tion bids. While a reason for the ac-tion was not given, Blessman saidafter the meeting he thinks theboard wants the new superintendentto be on board (Robert Richardsonassumes that role July 1) and lead

process of recommending aprovider to replace current bus serv-ice provider Kevin Hasselbacher,who is selling the business.

• Joined Blessman in congratulat-ing Elmwood’s Morgan Ledbetterand Brimfield’s Kennedy Dura andAllison Pillman for being namedall-conference first team softballplayers. It also was noted that allthree were named to all-state teams,with Ledbetter attaining first teamhonors and Dura and Pillman third-team.

• Renewed for two years the highschool softball co-op agreementwith Elmwood.

• Appointed Tara Binder as gradeschool girls’ volleyball coach;Daniel Underwood as custodian,and Deb Fisher as high school assis-tant girls’ coach.

• Learned from Grade SchoolPrincipal Jeannie Blane that gradeschool registration will be held Au-gust 3 and 4 at the high school.She added that there already havebeen many registrations online viathe school website.

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CorrectionIn an article entitled “Every bell has its own

story” in the June 16 issue of The Weekly Post, weincorrectly listed The Associated Bank as a site forone of the historic bells of Elmwood. While the lo-cation in question at 101 E. Evergreen St. was pre-viously The Associated Bank, it has been home toElmwood Community Bank for the past eightyears.

The newspaper erred.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Park Concert – Caterpillar Employ-

ees Big Band free concert at Alpha ParkPavilion in Bartonville is today (June 23)at 6:30 p.m. Concessions sold.

s Farmer’s Market – Farmer’s Marketin Elmwood Friday (June 24) from 4-6:30 p.m.

s See Animals –Summer Reading Pro-gram at Morrison andMary Wiley Library inElmwood is Friday(June 24). WildlifePrairie Park will haveanimals from 10-10:45 a.m. on the lawnnext to the library.

s Mile Run – 23rd Annual MentalHealth Mile Run/Walk is Saturday (June25) at Detweiller Park, Moose Shelter inPeoria. On site registration $25 at 7 a.m.

s Blood Drive – Red Cross BloodDrive at Faith Presbyterian Church Fel-lowship Hall in Yates City Tuesday (June28) from 3-7 p.m. Schedule appointment

at (309) 358-1198. Walk-ins welcome. s Summer Reading – Salem Township

Library Summer reading program nowuntil June 29 in Yates City. Games,snacks and crafts. Call (309) 358-1678.

s Game Night – Family Board GameNight at Brimfield Public Library is June

29 from 5-7 p.m. Allages welcome. s Free Bread – Free

bread available at Elm-wood Methodist ChurchFriday (June 24) from10-11 a.m. s Band Concert – Elm-

wood’s band will play Sunday (June 26)in Central Park starting at 7 p.m. Duringthe concert, members of Elmwoodchurches will hand out ice cream cups.

Future Events Red, White & Blue – Elmwood

businesses will have a Red, White &Blue event July 2. Weather permitting,hot dogs, drinks and chips sold in CentralPark 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Rambling through central Illinoiscursing technology.

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Talk of a possible $7 million con-struction project for the Elmwoodschools will no doubt make somepeople raise the question, “How canthey propose thisgiven the Illinoisstate budget situ-ation?” Well, Illi-nois has beenscrewed up fi-nancially for along, long time.The issue now isa stalemate overactually trying tofix things. Loveor hate Gov. Bruce Rauner, he hascorrectly identified that we can’tcontinue down the path of the past20 years. Change needs to happenin our state’s spending. ... Butchange also needs to come in ourschools. Have you spent much timein the Elmwood high school? Sorry,but it needs work. And putting offthe work until Illinois gets its housein order is a mistake. This state maynever be run properly.

uuuIn a good week, when all is

clicking, putting out a paper isoften a near thing. By that I mean,part of my belief in God is that pa-pers get published. But when theInternet goes out on a Tuesday?Wow. It is truly amazing how re-liant we have become on these

danged computers. ... But say thisfor Frontier, at least they have badcustomer service. A call to theiroverseas staff revealed that our of-fice was the only Internet addressin Elmwood impacted on Tuesday.Hmm. Meanwhile, that same day,everyone who has Frontier in thearea was griping about a lack ofservice and the Henry CountySheriff’s Department issued apress release explaining that afiber optic line had been cut intheir jurisdictional area. Sigh.

uuuWhile not having Internet in the

office made me curse technology,it also made me appreciate mykids. One of our family traditionson driving vacations is the kidspestering me about somethingcalled a “Personal Hotspot.” Atfirst I resisted, and worried theyhad bladder problems. Then theybattered me down and forced meto learn how to make that magiclittle zone happen (which turns outto be a mere slide of the thumb).Well, all the money wasted on pro-viding data for them via my cellphone finally paid off by allowingour office to function in a limitedfashion. ... So right in the midst ofeverything, in walks The Mayor ofOak Hill. Telling you that his ap-pearance was the highlight of myday gives some indication as tohow things were going. What didwe learn this time around? Well, itseems Hizzoner was the only one

out of 13 kids in his family born ina hospital – from whence he re-turned home in a shoe box. Moreto the point, “That old Oak Hillbell you had in the paper, I rang itseveral times,” he said. The bellsummoned kids in from recess andmarked the start and end of school.Asked if former Oak Hill schoolmarm Edith Coon taught him duringthose years, he replied, “Shetried,” then offered this odd good-bye as he departed, “As DebbieBoone said, you light up my life.”

uuuThe Mayor also said his favorite

TV show is “Naked and Alone.”Never seen it. But this season of“Game of Thrones” has been excel-lent and Episode Nine was one ofthe best. ... Song of the Week: TheKills, “Doing it to Death.” Video isactually worth watching, too. ...How wrong-headed is Illinois?Treasurer Michael Frerichs said re-cently the state earned $7.8 millionless in investment income duringthe first quarter of 2016 because thebudget impasse forced his office tochange investment strategies. In-stead of investing, Frerichs uses thatmoney to pay bills. Those lost earn-ings could soar to more than $31million this year. ... Parting shot:Add Gayla Potts to the list of thearea’s top bakers. Her cherry pie isworth paying lawyer’s fees just tosample.

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There is a growing segment of so-ciety that is making a bunch ofnoise about how lousy their hourlyrate of pay is. It seems that thesepeople, who work somewhat menialjobs, are upsetthat they’re onlypaid $8.50 anhour which isn’ta “livable wage.”

I’m not sure,but I don’t thinkminimum wagewas MEANT tobe a livable wage.

I alwaysthought it was where you started off,proved yourself, then advanced.

I always thought it was for kidsneeded to make extra money or fora husband or wife to help bridge thegap between the end of the moneyand the end of the month.

Still, a woman on TV the othernight was yipping and yelping aboutnot making enough money to takeher kids on a decent vacation. Shewas waving a $600 smart phone atthe cameras while she complainedabout how little she made.

The reporter then asked her if shehad a high school diploma and sheadmitted that she hadn’t even hadtime yet to get her GED. And shewants to make $15 an hour.

I found myself YELLING at theTV (a lot of good that did). If thewoman had been able to hear me,she would have heard me sayingthat a basic cell phone with a basicplan might allow her to have moremoney for that vacation she wantsto take.

I did some figuring. If she were tomake $15 an hour and work 35hours a week, that means she’d bemaking about $27,000 a year. Notbad for someone who didn’t evenfinish high school.

Now if she wanted to quit warm-ing up hamburgers for a living (theydon’t even cook them at the restau-rants anymore; they just microwavethem), she could get a job as a sub-stitute teacher.

I checked with Elmwood, Brim-field, and Farmington, and each ofthem pay around $95 a day for sub-stitutes. That figures out to less than$15 an hour, so maybe she wouldn’twant to be bothered by somethinglike that.

Oh wait. You have to have a bach-elor’s degree to be a sub. She’dhave to go back, get her high schooldiploma, take four years of college,and only then would she be eligibleto take a cut in pay (providing shewas getting $15 an hour).

Maybe she could enlist in the mil-itary. The pay for an E1 Private fig-ures out to just over $18,000 a year.That’s only slightly more than mini-mum wage. But she’d have benefitsincluding housing.

Which, I’m guessing, she getsnow for a reduced rate.

The fact of the matter is, $15 is aridiculous amount for minimumwage. My Social Security comesout to less than $7 an hour, and I ac-tually WORKED for mine.

In fact, one of the jobs I workedwas in a gas station/conveniencestore. Basically, I sat on my butt, au-thorized gas purchases at a self serv-ice pump, sold soda and cigarettes,and did a lot more sitting on mybutt. I did a lot of cross stitchingduring the down time (which therewas plenty), and I got minimumwage.

And I’ll be the first to admit: Iwas overpaid. What I was doingwasn’t WORTH $8.50 an hour. Butthat’s what they had to pay me be-cause it was the law.

Had my wages been raised, thenthe price of everything I was sellingwhether it be gas, soda, hot coffee,cigarettes, or whatever, would havehad to have gone up in price accord-ingly.

Raising the minimum wage to$15 an hour is going to do twothings: It’s going to raise the priceof everything, and it’s going to putpeople out of work.

Remember Blockbuster Video? They paid their employees pretty

well. They’re not around anymore.But you can still rent movies from aRed Box machine. The machineemploys just one person for severalmachines rather than employ sev-eral people in just one store.

Other factors contributed to thedownfall of Blockbuster as well, butface it. The video rental business isstill very profitable ... especiallywhen you don’t have to pay em-ployees.

Lots of gas stations have gone tounmanned stations. You pull up,poke in your credit or debit card, fillyour tank, and go on about yourway. Insurance costs go down forthese places because they no longerhave to pay for workman’s comp in-surance, and there’s absolutely nochance of their cashier gettingrobbed.

There are several McDonaldsaround the country that have elimi-nated the person who takes yourorder. In their place is a computerscreen where you point at picturesto place your order.

Those machines are expensive,but I’m guessing that each machineis less than $27,000 which means itwould only take the company a yearto recoup its investment ... on justONE machine. Of course, the ma-chine would replace MANY work-ers, and it wouldn’t cost nearly$27,000 either.

The old adage of “be careful whatyou wish for because you just mightget it” applies well here. Raising theminimum wage might be a windfallat first, but only until corporationsfigure out how to replace thosehourly workers with machines.

Meanwhile, maybe there’s a con-gressman or presidential candidatesomewhere who thinks seniors anddisabled people deserve more than$7 an hour.

I’d be willing to listen to them.

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OBITUARIESNona Sollenberger

BRIMFIELD – Nona YvonneSollenberger, 76, passed away onSaturday, June 18, 2016, at 1:35p.m., at Farmington Country Manorsurrounded by her loving family.

She was born on Sept. 13, 1939,to Lawrence and Nona (Snyder)Cheney. Theypreceded her indeath.

She marriedDale WilliamSollenberger onMay 12, 1956, inPeoria. He sur-vives.

She is also sur-vived by three children, Nancy(Tom) Satterfield, of Brimfield,Sue (Ken) Fishel, of Brimfield,and Jeff (Tina Davis) Sollenberger,of Oquawka; eight grandchildren,Stacy Keith, Michael Karl, Mindyand David Satterfield, Clint(Mandi Carroll) Fishel, Kristen(Kyle) Luker, Deanna Andris, andCary Jo Sollenberger; and fourgreat-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death byher parents, two children, BrendaSollenberger and Karen M. Karl,six brothers, and four sisters.

Nona was a housewife andworked as a grocery clerk at ValesMarket, later known as Jim’s IGA,for more than 10 years in Brim-field. She was an election judgeand was also a member of CharterOak Bible Church.

Nona enjoyed crocheting, knit-ting, embroidering and baking.Most of all, she loved spendingtime with her family.

A funeral service will be held at10 a.m. on Thursday, June 23,2016, at Oaks-Hines FuneralHome in Elmwood, with a twohour visitation at Oaks-Hines Fu-neral Home in Elmwood onWednesday (June 22) from 6-8

p.m. Cremation rites will be accorded

following the service. Private bur-ial of ashes will be held at Brim-field Township Cemetery at a laterdate.

Memorials may be made toVITAS Hospice and FarmingtonCountry Manor.

To view her video tribute or toleave online condolences, visitwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com

Oaks-Hines Funeral Home inElmwood is in charge of arrange-ments.

James A. BridsonWILLIAMSFIELD – James A.

“Jim” Bridson, 60, of Williams-field, formerly of Brimfield, diedJune 12 in Victoria.

Jim was born Aug. 16, 1955, inPeoria, the son of Vernon Georgeand Guyneth Colleen DunganBridson.

Surviving are one daughter,Stacey Bridson of St. Louis; onegrandson, Julian Walker; a girl-friend, Cara Schay of Eldridge,Iowa; two brothers, Randy Bridsonof Bloomington, and Roger Brid-son of Brimfield; one niece, MarcyFritsch; and one nephew, ZachBridson.

He was preceded in death by his

parents; one sister, Marilyn Brid-son; and one sister-in-law, ValerieBridson.

Jim was a truck driver for AkronServices, Inc. in Brimfield.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Hooved Animal Hu-mane Society.

Condolences may be left online atwww.haskellhott.com.

Larry ClausonPEORIA – Larry L. Clauson, 78,

of Peoria, brother of a Princevillewoman, died June 17 at his home.

Survivors include his secondwife, Judith Hart, of Peoria; son,Larry A. (Barb) Clauson of HannaCity; grandchildren, Jennifer Clau-son and Michael Clauson (LindseySwadinsky); and two sisters, San-dra (Elmer) Schaufelberger of Peo-ria and Carole Donath ofPrinceville.

He worked for the HiramWalker’s Distillery, Schmidt Pro-duce and the Hillcrest Drive Innand he was the owner of BagleyBrothers Insurance in Peoria andBest Coil, Inc.

He was a member of theMaranatha Baptist Church in Peo-ria. Larry was also a member ofthe Hiram Walker’s Rod and GunClub, Limestone American LegionPost #979, Amvets Post 64, theFarmington Moose Lodge #1571,the Elks Lodge #20 of Peoria,Kickapoo Sportsman’s Club andthe Hanna City Sportsman’s Club.

Larry loved to hunt, fish, camp,and play cards with friends. Healso participated in several bowl-ing leagues.

Funeral services were to be at 10a.m. Wednesday, June 22, at theDavison-Fulton Woodland Chapelin Peoria. Burial was to be at Lan-caster Cemetery in Glasford.

Condolences may be left online atwww.Davison-Fulton.com.

This Week’s Obituaries• James A. Bridson, 60, Williams-field• Larry Clauson, 78, Princeville• Gene Coe, 85, Princeville• Michael Hohenbery, 52, LondonMills• Don Klisares, 83, Edwards• James Rennels, 71, Edwards• Roger Woolsey, 66, Galesburg

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

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Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pmUnion Church at BrimfieldUnited Church of ChristPastor Stephen Barch

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DAHINDADahinda United Methodist

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EDWARDSBethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

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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 am

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

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

(309) 742-2631firstpresbyterianofelmwood.orgSun. Worship: 10:30 amSun. School: 9:30 am

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

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

Sat. Confession: 3:45 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

(309) 245-2914www.firstpresfarmington.comSunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 amWorship: 11:00 am

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(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

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YATES CITYFaith United

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Gene CoePRINCEVILLE – Gene Coe, 85,

of Princeville. The Cremation Society of Mid-

Illinois Co., Pekin/Peoria is incharge of arrangements.

Michael HohenberyLONDON MILLS – Michael L.

Hohenbery, 52, died June 15 atOSF St. Francis Medical Center inPeoria.

He was born June 20, 1963, inPeoria County to Harold and Joe-sphine Fulton Hohenbery; he mar-ried Sheri Butler on June 23, 1984.She survives.

Also surviving are his parents,Harold and Joesphine Hohenberyof Wyoming,; his daughters, Lind-sey (Kyle Koopman) Hohenberyof Gladstone, Brittany (Brian)Sornberger of Knoxville; a grand-daughter; brothers, Pat (Toni) Ho-henbery, Paul Hohenbery both ofMaquon; and sisters, Diane (Mike)McDaniel of Maquon, Ann (Ron)Robinson of Canton.

He was the service manager forMartin-Sullivan in Brimfield andKewanee for 13 years and Mikeand Sheri were the owners of B’sDrive Inn for 13 years.

He was a member of theMaquon Masonic Lodge and Lon-don Mills United MethodistChurch.

Condolences may be left online at www.cormanmh.com.

Don KlisaresEDWARDS – Don Klisares, 83,

of Peoria – father of an Edwardswoman – died June 12 at his home.

He is survived by his wife, Mari-anne; one brother; four sons,Steven of Dunlap, David (andKathy) of San Juan Capistrano,

Calif., Tim (and Michelle) of Au-rora, and Graham (and Chris) ofPinetop, Ariz.; one daughter,Kathryn Spitznagle (and Scott) ofEdwards; 14 grandchildren and 15great-grandchildren.

Don joined Caterpillar just afterhe graduated from the Universityof Iowa and worked there for 36years, retiring in 1992. He workedat Mossville, East Peoria, Decaturand York, and had several assign-ments in General Offices.

Most of his time was spent in thearea of employee relations, but healso was a superintendent in mate-rials department for four years andretired as a Division Manager fromCorporate Information Services.Don was training manager at theDecatur plant for ten years.

He also taught as a part-time in-structor in Bradley University'sevening program for several yearsin the school of business.

Cremation was accorded. Burialof ashes will be at Highland Me-morial Gardens in Des Moines,Iowa.

Condolences may be left online atwww.Woolsey-Wilton.com.James ‘Larry’ Rennels vEDWARDS – James Larry Ren-

nels, 71, of Edwards, died June 12. James was born in Mattoon, on

Aug. 1, 1944, one of three childrenborn to the late James Marion andLena (Lawyer) Rennels. Survivorsinclude his brother, Gerald M.“Jerry” Rennels of Charleston; a sis-ter, Rogene Craig and husband,Dave, of Quincy; and severalnephews and nieces.

He lived and worked in the Peoriaarea for nearly 50 years. He beganemployment with the Peoria TractorCompany, and 15 years later took a

position with Caterpillar ProvingGround in Peoria, where he spentthe next 35 years as a maintenancemechanic.

Condolences may be left online atwww.adamsfuneralchapel.com.

Roger WoolseyGALESBURG – Roger Kent

Woolsey, 66, Galesburg, died June14 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital.

Roger graduated from Williams-field High School in 1967 and, inhis younger years, he helped hisfather, Darreld E. Woolsey, run theDahinda grocery store.

He is survived by his wife Kath-leen A. Woolsey (Else); children,Michelle (Joel) Cortes of Lehi,Utah, James (Nicole) Woolsey,Phoenix, Ariz., and Robert(Christina) Woolsey of Gilbert,Ariz.; nine grandchildren; sisters,Darlene (Robert) Armstrong andBarbara (Jim) Corry; and onebrother, John (Lisa) Woolsey.

He was employed at Gale Prod-ucts in the tool and dye apprentice-ship and Gates Rubber Company.He began his teaching career in1971 at Sherrard High School. Healso taught at Knoxville JuniorHigh for nine years, Judson Board-ing School, Scottsdale, Arizona,for 13 years, and at Alhambra HighSchool, Phoenix, Arizona, for 13years, retiring in December 2012.

Cremation rights were accorded.Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday(June 23) at Dahinda MethodistChurch, immediately followed bya Celebration of Life. Private inter-ment will take place at the MaquonCemetery.

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Police reports• Justin Keyt of Brimfield was is-

sued a citation on June 6 for failureto reduce speed to avoid an accidentafter the vehicle he was driving raninto a vehicle driven by ChristopherReed, also of Brimfield, on JubileeHills Road in Brimfield

• Andrea Boggs, 26, of Elmwoodon June 19 was arrested for DrivingUnder the Influence of Alcohol andtransported to the Peoria County

Jail.• Robert W. Hardmeier, 21, of

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• Brody Isbell, 18, of Farmingtonon June 16 was arrested for retailtheft of less than $300 and trans-ported to the Peoria County Jail.

• Alicia Leann Phillips, 25, ofFarmington on June 14 was arrestedfor two charges of writing badchecks and an outstanding warrant.She was transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail.

• Joseph E. Stiger, 32, ofPrinceville on June 14 was arrestedfor an outstanding warrant andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

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referendum for the issuance ofbonds.”

The next step in the process is tohold meetings seeking communityfeedback, Wagner said.

“ The School Board and adminis-tration want to make sure that thereis a high degree of community sup-port for this project,” Wagner said.“Between now and July 15, we willbe scheduling a community meetingto invite anyone who is interested inmore information to listen to a pres-entation by our architect, JamesKemper of DKA, as well as the ad-ministration and Board, to give thespecifics of work.”

James Kemper was on hand torepresent DKA, which also de-signed the new school in Brimfield,as well as several construction proj-ects in Galesburg, including the newstadium.

“We want a place that attractspeople to Elmwood, that looks likea school ... a 21st century learningenvironment,” Kemper said.

DKA’s cut of the $7 million proj-ect is $444,724 for all architecturaland engineering. The contractagreed to Monday starts after thepublic comment period and includesa sliding scale of payments depend-ing on how much of the project isapproved. One incentive to reachingcontract prior to July 1 is that it al-lows the building to be built underthe 2009 building codes and not thenewer, more expensive, 2013 codes.

Actual construction costs are cur-rently estimated at $5.9 million.

The total project cost of $7 mil-lion presented Monday was down

from a previous estimate of $7.2million.

“We figured out some ways toskinny that up,” Kemper said. “Westart at the big picture and with eachstep we get more finite details.”

Kemper presented a possibletimetable for the project based onhaving bids in hand by Feb. 15.Given that, Kemper proposed aMarch 1, 2017, start date and com-pletion by Aug. 1, 2018.

Under such a timetable, Kempersaid the high school remodel wouldtake place in the summer of 2017and final work on the new kitchenserving area would be in the sum-mer of 2018.

Teachers and administrators havebeen in contact with DKA to helprefine the project, Wagner said.

Kemper stressed the new buildingwould be “not about all the fun andflashy things. It’s more to thepoint.”

Details at this point include:• A cafeteria and commons area

with room for 250 students to eat atone time. This would eliminate theneed to serve meals in the Elemen-tary School’s all-purposeroom/gym.

• Restrooms placed closer to thefans who attend football games andtrack meets.

• A new science room.• More storage room for the

music department.• A new design for the west side

of the school that would better di-vide the drop-off areas for buses andparents.

• A new teacher’s lounge.

• A more secure entrance on theeast side of the building.

A possible Phase III of construc-tion was also mentioned, though notimetable or specifics have beenmentioned. That project would in-volve a new gymnasium built on theparking lot on the east side of theschool, as well as new parking lots.

In other action, the Board:• Approved the purchase of a

2016 Dodge Caravan for studenttransport for $20,217.27 to replace a2008 Chevy Uplander that had204,388 miles and several mechani-cal issues.

• Discussed bids for resurfacingthe high school track. One bid ofapproximately $280,000 was for acomplete rebuild of the track. An-other company contacted indicatedthe track could be partially strippedand resurfaced, thereby savingmoney. No bid has yet been re-ceived from that company.

“It really does need some atten-tion,” board member Rick LeHewsaid.

• Heard that junior high schoolphysical education teacher andcoach Jim Valla has tendered his re-tirement papers to follow the 2019-20 school year.

• Heard that the ElmwoodBooster Club is investigating thepurchase of new speakers for thefootball field public address system.

• Hired Tiffany Bell as a highschool Special Ed teacher and hiredStephanie Harkness as a Special Ed-ucation aide.

• Approved several volunteercoaches.

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By KELSEY WATZNAUERFor The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON –Farmington City Councilsubmitted an IllinoisTransportation Enhance-ment Program (ITEP) ap-plication to Springfieldlast Thursday June 16,having first increased theestimated cost by$205,045.83 to total$1,242,891.20.

This increase will coverthe extra cost of additionalstreetlights and attachedbanner arms and flagpoleholders, Mayor KentKowal said.

At a previous meeting,the council approvedseeking a loan of$250,000 from a localbank to account for 20

percent of the project costnot matched by the ITEPgrant. Given the increase,the council will need anadditional $9,484.76 tocover the local match andthe items ineligible for thegrant.

The Bank of Farming-ton, Bank of Yates Cityand Morton CommunityBank will be given the op-portunity to present a loanoffer to the council July 5at 6:15 p.m. The councilwill then look to pass aresolution for thestreetscape project cost.

However, as July 1 ap-proaches without an Illi-nois Department ofTransportation budget, theITEP grant and thisstreetscaping project are

not concrete, AldermanMatt Ulm said.

“As of July 1, if they donot pass a budget, all roadprojects will stop,” Ulmsaid. “If they don’t pass anIDOT budget, they won’tdo an ITEP grant.”

Ulm said the only sav-ing grace might be the ed-ucation budget.

“The IDOT budget is allintertwined with the edu-cation budget and do Ithink they want to pass aneducation budget so ourkids can go to school thisfall? Yes, I do,” he said.

The council will con-tinue to work on Phase 1of the project so that ifFarmington does not re-ceive the grant this year, itwill be shovel-ready fornext year’s application,City Administrator RollenWright said.

ITEP selections will beannounced Fall 2016.

The council also furtherdiscussed a potential ordi-nance for the bannerwave/flutter flags in thehistoric district. Kowalsaid there will likely be apreliminary ordinanceprepared by their nextmeeting on July 5.

Additionally, the coun-cil approved B.J. Old-field’s request to useDimmitt Park for a tractorpull on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m.

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BRIEFS

Illinois spruce trees suffering from disease

Many Illinois spruce trees areshowing dieback this year. Accord-ing to Rhonda Ferree, University ofIllinois extension educator in horti-culture, the cold, wet spring hasbrought out many trees diseases.

One spruce disease is Rhi-zosphaera needle cast. Spruce treeswith purple/brown one- and two-year-old needles are suspect. Thenewest growth will appear green.Affected needles are dropped. Sinceevergreens do not re-foliate alongthe branches, the disease will causebare areas. Norway spruces are con-sidered resistant. Colorado bluespruce is a common host.

Control recommendations includeraking and disposing of infectedneedles that carry the diseasepathogen. Infected trees can besprayed with chlorothalonil in thespring when needles are half-grownand again when they are fully elon-gated. Chemical controls are effec-tive if the disease is caught early.

At least two years of fungicideapplications are usually required. Ifyou suspect the disease, it is too lateto spray in 2016. Instead, beginsprays in early 2017.

The second disease is Cytosporacanker, which causes branches toturn purple/brown. Cytospora af-fects all needles from the tip of thebranch to the base. Often lowerbranches are affected first. The dis-ease may progress up the treeslowly over several years and ismore common on trees at least 15years old.

On spruce there is usually a sappyexudate associated with the canker,but this sap is a thin layer, not thelarge blobs associated with some in-sect pests such as pine bark andpitch moths. Wood under the barkof a tree with Cytospora canker isbrown (dead) rather than green orwhite.

Control recommendations for Cy-tospora canker include pruning anddestroying dead and dying limbsduring dry weather. Reduce treestress by mulching around the treeand fertilizing in the fall. Too muchor too little soil moisture is also asource of stress. There are no chem-ical controls for this disease.

Swearingen receives$1,000 scholarship

FARMINGTON – Farmingtongraduate Trey Swearingen ofHanna City has earned a 2016Road to Success Scholarship in theamount of $1,000 from Kiesewet-ter Insurance Agency of Farming-ton along with Grinnell MutualReinsurance Company of Grinnell,Iowa.

Swearingen was selected fromthousands of Grinnell Mutual poli-cyholders based on excellence inthe high school classroom and asafe driving record. Swearingen’sparents are Roy and DianeSwearingen.

Jerry Buckman wins big mushroom contest

ELMWOOD – Jerry Buckman(pictured above) of Yates City foundthe largest morel mushroomweighed in for the annual Elmwood

Insurance Services, LLC contest.Buckman’s morel weighed 10.9

ounces and came from KnoxCounty. Buckman found the mush-room at the end of April.

Buckman donated his winnings inthe contest to the annual My PlaceSt. Jude benefit.

Gilles Family farm tourscheduled for July

PRINCEVILLE – The annualGilles Farm Tour is a great chanceto see native prairie plants in fullbloom.

Enjoy a narrative description onhow many various grasses andplants were used in days of old. Par-ticipants will board a hay rack toenjoy a tour of the Gilles family’s700-acre farm showcasing theseitems.

Tours are scheduled for July 12and 14 at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. bothdays. Please call Karla at (309) 671-7040, Ext. 3 to reserve your spot, oremail [email protected].

Binder family involved inBeauty and The Beast

Williamsfield Principal ZackBinder is playing the part of Gastonin Eastlight Theatre’s production ofBeauty and The Beast June 24, 25,26, 29, 30 and July 1-2 at the ByronMoore Auditorium in East Peoria.

Three of Binder’s children arealso involved in the production:Maddox, Scarlett and Sosie.

Work is underway on the Yates City Gazebo, which was jacked up inorder to have a new foundation put in place under the structure. Workis scheduled to be completed before the Aug. 19-20 Harvest HomeFestival.

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cred ritual. First off, thecherries must be freshlypicked and dead ripe.Then the pits must becarefully removed.

Now I know you canbuy a cherry pitter tomake the job easy andquick. And some folksjust squeeze the pits outby hand. Neither methodis acceptable for the Rit-ual, however.

Instead, each pit mustbe carefully removedfrom the cherry using ahairpin or a paper clip.Without squeezing thecherry you insert the clipinto the stem end of thefruit, hook the pit, anddraw it out.

I know it sounds crazyand right now you’rethinking, “Geez, Dieter,get a life!” But trust me,when you use the paper-clip method, the juicesremain in the cherriesand they stay whole andfirm. The payoff for allthis work comes whenyou take a bite of warmcherry pie and the juicycherries burst in yourmouth. Nothing short ofecstasy.

Most backyard cherrytrees in our area are thevariety ‘Montmorency.’They produce a beautifulshiny red tart cherry per-fect for pies, jams andjellies. If you buy frozentart cherries in the sum-mer from Michigan orDoor County, Wisconsin,they are probably ‘Mont-morency.’ The variety isgrown throughout the

United States, Canada,and France.

Back in the spring of2011, I attended a gardenwriters’ meeting at theChicago Flower and Gar-den Show. At meetingslike this, it’s a chance tonetwork with other gar-den writers and hearspeakers on a variety ofgarden and environmen-tal topics. It is also achance to bring home atote bag full of free stuffdonated by companieshoping to get some freepress.

In my tote bag, alongwith seed packets, prun-ing shears, plant catalogsand fertilizer packets,was a tiny tree in a littleplastic pot. Several otherattendees left their littletrees behind because theywere flying home anddidn’t want to makewaves with airport secu-rity. So I came home withfour trees.

The trees were samplesof ‘Carmine Jewel,’ adwarf cherry tree devel-oped at the University ofSaskatchewan. Re-searchers at that univer-sity have developed awhole series of cherryvarieties, both sweet andtart. Several, including‘Carmine Jewel,’ have

become important com-mercially.

‘Carmine Jewel’ hasseveral qualities appeal-ing to both growers andhome gardeners. It is atrue dwarf tree, reachinga mature height of nomore than six or sevenfeet. In fact, some grow-ers call it a bush ratherthan a tree. A row ofthem makes a nice hedge,with dense glossy fo-liage.

Unlike some othercommercial varieties,‘Carmine Jewel’ growson its own root. It is not agrafted plant. That meansif the tree is damaged andcut back it will regrow as‘Carmine Jewel.’

The most important ad-vantage of ‘CarmineJewel’ is the yield. Theuniversity says this vari-ety will begin to producein its fifth year yieldingabout 20 pounds of cher-ries.

Growers, however, re-port yields closer to 30pounds per tree. Somehome gardeners say theyhave picked more than70 pounds from onebush.

Well, my trees (orbushes) are five years oldnow and they are loadedwith cherries. They areeasy pickin’ too. No lad-der. The other night Istood in one spot andpicked enough cherriesfor a pie in less than 15minutes.

The cherries are a verydark red, almost black.And the dark color goesall the way through theflesh. They are slightlysmaller than a ‘Mont-morency,’ with a smallerpit. They remind mesomewhat of a Bingcherry in appearance.

So far I am impressed.But the proof is in theeating of the pie. Andthat happens tonight.Stay tuned.




1. Carmen Rose (below) receives a plaque fromJason Beard as “Best of the Best” at the 28th annualStrawberry Festival car show in Elmwood. 2. At left isRose’s 1957 Chevrolet Belair which took top honors atthe show, which attracted 104 entries. 3. Below that isa Crosley Hotshot belonging to Rich Helm of Brimfield.Photos by Walt Avery.

1. Above, Rudy Roger of Princeville and hisdaughter Dakota ride The Paratrooper duringHeritage Days. 2. At right, Emma McIntyre ofPrinceville was winner of the Friday night tal-ent show during Princeville’s Heritage Daysfestival last weekend. She played the spoonson a washboard to claim first prize. 3. Below,Chicago Cubs fans like Rolland Rapp arecoming out of the woodwork lately, even atparades! Photos by Collin Fairfield.

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By MELINDA MYERSFor The Weekly Post

Don’t let disease-carryingmosquitoes keep you indoorsthis summer. Instead, employthese tips to protect yourselfand manage pests in youryard.

1. Do a bit of yard and gar-den clean up. Removeweeds, manage neglectedgardens and keep the lawnproperly mowed to reduceresting spaces for adult mos-quitoes.

2. Eliminate standing waterwhere mosquitoes breed.Drain water that collects inbuckets, kids toys, tarps, poolcovers, clogged gutters anddownspouts. Clear the guttersand downspouts so water candrain freely.

3. Evaluate drainage pat-terns in your landscape. Im-prove drainage by amendingthe soil with organic matter.Install French drains, draintiles and other drainage sys-tems if needed.

4. Manage water in bird-baths, fountains, ponds andrain barrels. Change waterweekly in birdbaths and wad-ing pools. Add a pump tokeep water moving and pre-vent breeding. Or use an or-ganic mosquito control likeMosquito Dunks and Bits(SummitResponsibleSolu-tions.com) in rain barrels andwater features.

5. Add a fan to your outdoordécor. The gentle breeze keeps theseweak flying insects away. Considertaking one to the garden whenweeding.

6. Provide short-term relief whenentertaining outdoors with the helpof citronella oil or scented candles.Scatter lots of these throughout the

area and within a few feet of guests.7. Cover as much of your skin as

possible with loose fitting, light col-ored clothing. Mosquitoes are lessattracted to lighter colors and can’treadily reach your skin throughloose clothing.

8. Further protect yourself fromdisease-carrying mosquitoes by

using a personal repellent. For thoselooking to avoid DEET, try productswith the active ingredient picaridin,IR3535, and the synthetic oil oflemon and eucalyptus.

Gardening expert Melinda Myers hasmore than 30 years of horticulture experi-ence and has written more than 20 books.Her website is www.melindamyers.com.

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NOTICE OF ORDINANCETAKE NOTICE that the Board of Library Trustees of the Lillie M.

Evans Library District, pursuant to "An Act regulating wages of la-borers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public worksby the state, county, city or any public body or any political subdivi-sion or by anyone under contract for public works", approvedJune 26, l94l, as amended, has determined on, and as effectivefrom, June 9, 2016 that the general prevailing rate of wages in thislocality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in theconstruction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of theLibrary District is the same as determined by the Department ofLabor of the State of Illinois for Peoria County as of July 2015. Acopy of the full resolution and the Department of labor determina-tion is available for inspection by any interested party in the mainoffice 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 filetheir names and addresses, requesting copies of the same.

Lillie M. Evans Library DistrictBy: Deb GivensSecretary of the Board of Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICEOn June 22, 2016, Princeville C.U.S.D. #326 in Peoria County, at its

Regular Board of Education meeting, passed a PREVAILING WAGEORDINANCE in compliance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.Copies of the ordinance were filed with the Illinois Department ofLabor and the Secretary of State. A copy is on file at the Unit DistrictOffice, 909 N. Town Avenue, Princeville, Illinois.

Darin CowserPresident, Board of Education

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In Re ESTATE OF )BETTY A. STUTLER, ) No. 2016-P-91Deceased )

NOTICE is given of the death of BETTY A. STUTLER. Letters of Officewere issued on June 14, 2016, to JULIE ANN STROM, of 1863 SnakeDen Road, Victoria, IL 61458, as Executor, whose attorney is Michael E.Massie, Massie & Quick, LLC, P.O. Box 205, Galva, IL 61434..

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

COUNTIES OF PEORIA AND MARSHALL, STATE OF ILLINOIS FORTHE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016 AND ENDING JUNE 30,

2017

BE IT ORDAINED, that the Lillie M. Evans Library District of theCounties of Peoria and Marshall and State of Illinois shall levy a taxof .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 thedate of adoption of the ordinance, it shall be published in theWEEKLY POST, a newspaper of general circulation in the Lillie M.Evans Library District and it is effective immediately upon adoption.

I N WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunder set our hands inPrinceville, Illinois this 9th day of June, 2016.

1. The specific number of voters required to sign a petition request-ing that the question of adoption of the ordinance be submitted tothe electors of the District is 258.

2. The petition must be filed on or before July 22, 2016.

3. The referendum would be held November 8, 2016.

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




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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 filed mustbe in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representativeof the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on orbefore that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must bemailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attor-ney 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

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

In the Matter of the Estate of )JOANNE BERNICE HOFMANN ) 16-P-241

NOTICE OF CLAIM DATENotice is hereby given to creditors of the death of JOANNE BERNICE

HOFMANN. Letters Testamentary were issued to JOSEPH M. HOFMANN,whose address is 145 Edgar Strickland Lane, Canton, Georgia 30115, asExecutor, whose attorneys are CORDIS & CORDIS, Attorneys at Law,129 N. 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 23rd 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 17, 2016.

JOSEPH M. HOFMANN, Executor of the Estate of JOANNE BERNICE HOFMANN, Deceased

Cordis & Cordis Attorneys for Executor 129 N. Walnut Avenue By: /s/ Daniel M. CordisP. O. Box 445 Attorney for EstatePrinceville, Illinois 61559Telephone: 309.385.46l6

LEGAL NOTICESealed proposals will be received at the Millbrook Township Center,

P.O. Box 22, Laura, IL, until 7:30 PM July 12th, 2016, and at that timepublicly opened and read for the Millbrook Road District.Non-M. – F. – T-1; Aggregate hauling from various locations, one (1)

or more tons, F.O.B.Proposals shall be submitted on forms furnished by the road district

commissioner and shall be enclosed in an envelope endorsed accord-ingly.Bidder shall comply with the prevailing wage rates established by the

U.S. Dept. of Labor, and the Equal Opportunity requirements.The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals and waive tech-

nicalities.Bobbie PhilbeeMillbrook Township Clerk

CLAIM NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY

In Re ESTATE OF )ANN L. RUMBOLD, ) No. 16-P-239Deceased )

NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of ANN L. RUMBOLD on May24, 2016. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court toNANCY S. MEISTER, of 411 Illini Drive, Sparland, Illinois 61565, as Ex-ecutrix, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368.Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Of fice, PeoriaCounty Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the repre senta tive or both onor before the 30th day of December, 2016, or if maili ng or delivery of aNotice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the ProbateAct of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Every claim filed must be inwriting and state sufficient information to notify the representative of thenature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or be-fore that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must bemailed or delivered by the claim ant to the representative and to the attor-ney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall file with theCourt, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.

DATED this 14th day of June, 2016.

NANCY S. MEISTER, Executrix of the Estate of ANN L. RUMBOLD, Deceased.

WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executrix118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611

CLAIM NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS, PEORIA COUNTY

In Re ESTATE OF )EVERETT G. SHISSLER, ) No. 16-P-228Deceased )

NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of EVERETT G. SHISSLER onMay 7, 2016. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court toGRACE DALY SHISSLER, of 214 East Evergreen Street, Elmwood, Illi-nois 61529, as Executrix, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY &POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois,61529-0368. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk'sOf fice, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the repre senta -tive or both on or before the 30th day of December, 2016, or if maili ngor delivery of a Notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 ofthe Probate 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 notfiled on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with theClerk must be mailed or delivered by the claim ant to the representativeand to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shallfile with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.

DATED this 8th day of June, 2016.

GRACE DALY SHISSLER, Executrix of the Estate of EVERETT G. SHISSLER, Deceased.

WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executrix118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611

2015-16 – ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTJUBILEE CHURCHYARD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

I. CASH Accounts as of 06/01/15 $24,537.76A. Permanent Trust Fund $20,169.11B. Savings Account Funds $3,595.88

1. Savings Account (Princeville Bank) $1,057.912. Savings CD (Princeville Bank) $2,538.17

C. Maintenance Checking (Princeville Bank) $772.77

II. Income $812.12A. Interest $230.30

1. Savings (Princeville Bank) $0.512. Savings CD (Princeville Bank) $9.76

3. Perpetual Care Fund $220.03B. Donation (125)(200)(256.82) $581.82C. Cemetery Lot Sales $0.00Total Cash on Hand and Income $25,349.88

III. Expenses $2,334.00A. Insurance (Country Casualty) $200.00B. Mowing $2,080.00C. Publish Annual Report $54.00

IV. SummaryA. Total Cash on Hand 06/01/14 $24,537.76

Total Income 2014/2015 $812.12B. Total Expenses 2014-2015 $2,334.00C. Cash on Hand 5/31/15 $23,015.88

$25,349.88 $25,349.88

V. Cash holdings as of May 31, 2015 A. Permanent Trust Fund – CD & Savings $20,105.92B. Savings Account Funds $2,656.75

1. Saving Acct (Princeville Bank) $108.222. Saving CD (Princeville Bank) $2,547.93

C. Maintenance Checking (PSB) $190.62

$22,963.29

Dated this 11th day of June, 2016.

Jeanne McCoyTreasurer

2016 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCEAn Ordinance making appropriations for the corporate purposes of

Cemetery Trustees, Township of Trivoli, County of Peoria, State of Illi-nois, for the fiscal year commencing May 1, 2016 and ending April 30,2017

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF CEMETERYTRUSTEES OF TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP IN THE COUNTY OF PEORIA ANDSTATE OF ILLINOIS:

SECTION I: That the following sums or so much thereof as may beauthorized by law be and the same are hereby appropriated for the cor-porate purposes of the Cemetery Trustees, Township of Trivoli, County ofPeoria, State of Illinois, to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities ofthe said Cemetery Trustees as hereinafter specified for the fiscal year,commencing May 1, 2016, and ending on April 30, 2017, to-wit:

For mowing and maintenance of Cemeteries---------$ 16,000.00For improvements to Cemeteries----------------------- 18,000.00For grave marker repairs---------------------------------- 3,000.00For bond and insurance premiums----------------------- 600.00For legal services- retainer--------------------------------- 800.00For publishing ordinances and official reports---------- 200.00For Trustees’ salaries--------------------------------------- 750.00For survey and location of lots---------------------------- 500.00For contingencies------------------------------------------ 1,000.00

TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED-------------------- $ 40,850.00

SECTION 2: The said several sums of money are hereby appropriatedfrom all monies received and to be received by the said CemeteryTrustees.

SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from andafter its passage, approval and publication, as required by law.

PASSED by the Board of Cemetery Trustees of the Township of Trivoli,County of Peoria, State of Illinois, this 18th day of May, 2016.

/S/ Lyle A. RayPresident of the Trivoli Township Boardof Cemetery Trustees

ATTEST:

/S/ Cheryl A. BoltonSecretary of the Board

STATE OF ILLINOIS )) SS.

COUNTY OF PEORIA )

C E R T I F I C A T I O N

I, the undersigned, Secretary of the TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP BOARD OFCEMETERY TRUSTEES, do hereby certify that this is a true and correctcopy of an Ordinance of TRIVOLI TOWNSHIP BOARD OF CEMETERYTRUSTEES, entitled Annual Appropriation Ordinance passed by theBoard of Trustees at their regularly called and convened meeting held onMay 18, 2016. /S/ Cheryl A. Bolton

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20th day of June 2016.

/S/ Sandra K. HornNotary Public


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STUDY: Ex-athletes more likely to volunteerSurvey, which compiled informa-tion from 931 World War II veter-ans, to determine how participationin youth sports may have influ-enced their career paths, leadershipskills and the likelihood that theyvolunteer and donate to charity.

The second study showed:• of the veterans surveyed, those

who played at least one varsitysport in high school tended to ratehigher scores in categories relatedto leadership, self-confidence andself-respect than those who didn’t;

• former student-athletes weremore likely to report that they dovolunteer work and donate moneyto various organizations – morethan 55 years after graduating highschool; and

• a larger proportion of formerstudent-athletes reported havinghad careers in “upper manage-ment.”

That rings true for Kreiter, who’sbeen a coach at Brimfield for 19years.

“Looking back over the years asboth a former student athlete andcoach, I realize that the most suc-cessful athletes are the ones will-ing to put in the extra effort,”Kreiter said. “This would carryover into life as well. Those whoare most successful in business, re-search – or whatever the careerpath might be – are the ones whoare most dedicated.”

Various extracurricular activitiesoffer comparable, meaningful ex-

periences, the administrators say.“We need activities for our stu-

dents to be successful now and inthe future,” says Farmington’sMatthews. “Not just sports, butband, dance, cheer, etc. All stu-dents that participate in any ex-tracurricular activity reap thebenefits. They learn to work withothers, take direction, learn to fail,learn to succeed, and, most impor-tantly, understand what it takes towork at something. We need tochange the culture of entitlement.Sports help put ‘work’ into per-spective. No free rides, as theysay.”

Conclusions from the researchare far-reaching. As of 2009, 38percent of high-school seniorswere involved in team sports, ac-cording to the U.S. Department ofEducation. The National Federa-tion of State High School Associa-tions announced late last year thatsports participation reached arecord high of 7.8 million highschool students for the 2013-14 ac-ademic year.

Also, the new studies seem to re-inforce recent related research. AJuly 2015 report in the Journal ofAdolescent Health, “High SchoolSports Involvement Diminishes theAssociation between ChildhoodConduct Disorder and Adult Anti-social Behavior,” indicates thatparticipating in high school sportsmay help disrupt antisocial behav-ior that begins in childhood andadolescence.

And a 2012 report published inthe Journal of the American Med-ical Association/ Pediatrics re-viewed 14 studies related tostudent physical activity and con-cluded that there is a positive rela-tionship between physical activityand academic performance.

Of course, while coaches, par-ents and employers might findyouth sports valuable, some schooldistricts see them as costly, too. Inrecent years, some districts dealingwith budget woes have cut back onsports programs or consideredeliminating them.

Not in Brimfield, Kreiter said.“As far as I know, we have no

plans to cut back on any sports,”he said. “With that being said, I dofeel we have to continually moni-tor our expenses when it comes tosports.”

In Farmington, Matthews saystaxpayers realize the costs and hehopes they appreciate the benefits.

“I feel that our community un-derstands there is a cost for theseactivities,” Matthews says. “Theschool has to make the tough deci-sions on how the money is spentand try to keep things fair acrossthe board for all extracurricular ac-tivities.“If we want our communities togrow, create future leaders, be-come a destination for individualsthat are moving, and improve aca-demic scores, we need all extracur-ricular activities,” he adds.


IHSA adding boys, girls lacrosse for 2018 seasonALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

The IHSA Board of Directors hasapproved the debut of a BoysLacrosse State Series and GirlsLacrosse State Series in the springof 2018.

“The addition of lacrosse buildson the IHSA mission of offering awide range of participation opportu-nities for high school students inIllinois,” said IHSA Executive Di-rector Craig Anderson. “The IHSABoard has been extremely diligentin evaluating lacrosse’s status as anIHSA sport over the past sevenyears, and based on the continuedgrowth, felt the time was right to

begin in the spring of 2018.”The IHSA Board initially ap-

proved the start of a lacrosse stateseries in October 2009, contingentupon 65 schools simultaneously en-tering for boys competition and 40schools entering for girls competi-tion.

In 2015, 42 schools entered thegirls’ tournament, but the boys’ en-tries came up short of 65. Thebenchmarks were not met this pastJanuary, but have since grown to 83boys’ entries and 59 girls’ entries.

The IHSA Boys & Girls LacrosseState Finals are tentatively set to

occur annually during Week 47 ofthe IHSA standardized calendar,which would slate the inauguralstate finals to take place on Fridayand Saturday, May 25-26, 2018.The tentative schedule would in-clude boys’ and girls’ semifinals onFriday and third-place/state champi-onships on Saturday.

The Board also approved a rec-ommendation to extend the IHSABass Fishing State Final hostingcontract at Carlyle Lake with theCity of Carlyle for five years, from2017 to 2021.

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By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

Some research is hard to believe, likethe health benefits of drinking red wine.Other studies seem to verify commonsense, so skeptics doubt them, too.

But area school administrators seemerit in two companion studies out thisyear from Southern Illinois and CornellUniversity researchers.

A report in the Journal of Leadershipand Organizational Studies – “Sports atWork: Anticipated and Persistent Corre-lates of Participation in High SchoolAthletics” by Kevin M. Kniffin andBrian Wansink of Cornell and MitsuruShimizu of SIU – summarizes twocomplementary studies measuringwhether former student-athletes makebetter employees.

The research concludes that ex-stu-dent-athletes are expected to havehigher levels of leadership, self-confi-dence and self-respect than former stu-dents who didn’t participate or tookpart in other extracurricular activities.

“There are lots of great benefits toparticipating in high school sports,”says Brimfield Athletic Director KevinKreiter. “Sports definitely give studentsan opportunity to learn how to interactwith other people and be part of a team.

It helps to develop their socializationskills, and this would definitely givestudent athletes a jump start early inlife.”Eric Matthews, District Activities Di-rector at Farmington Central HighSchool, agrees and cites one example.

“I have seen a young man on theverge of falling into drugs and droppingout of school,” Matthews says, “butbasketball and being part of a teamsteered him back onto the straight-and-narrow. His team and coach made surehe had a support system that would notallow him to fail. This young man grad-uated and is attending a junior college.”

For the researchers’ first study, 66adults were asked how they perceivepeople who participated in different ex-tracurricular activities in high school.The second study used data from the2000 University of Illinois Veterans

Benefits of sportsStudies show sports aid youths later in life

Youngsterswho play in thePrinceville sum-mer T-Ball pro-gram enjoygetting out onthe diamond,swinging thebat, running thebases andkeeping theirhelmets on!Photos byCollin Fairfield.

T-BALL TIME IS HERE

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