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

Elmwood 2014 property values up 3.1 percent

Billtownboard OKsteachers’contract

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

WILLIAMSFIELD – A recentsurvey of District 210 staff andstudents show room for improve-ment, but the teachers and Boardof Education took a step in thatdirection with a tentative agree-ment to a new contract a monthearly.

The Board of Education onMonday approved the new col-lective bargaining agreement,pending its ratification by theWilliamsfield Education Associ-ation union, which representsabout 28 certified staff. TheWEA will vote on the proposedsettlement next Friday (July 24),according to Kent Riggs, presi-dent of the Local.

Neither the union nor the Dis-trict disclosed details except onecontentious issue that apparentlywas resolved.

“We have changed our evalua-tion tool,” Riggs said.

Some teachers had complainedabout unfair performance evalua-tions, and the union filed griev-ances to address the dispute.

Meanwhile, results from Illi-nois’ 5Essentials Survey weremixed, according to a presenta-tion by educator Tom Ryan. Con-ducted Jan. 12 -March 13 by theState Board of Education, thethird annual survey tries to meas-ure schools’ learning conditionsbased on: effective leaders, col-laborative teachers, involvedfamilies, supportive environ-ments, and ambitious instruction.

According to Ryan’s assess-ment of the survey’s results, stu-dents say classes are challengingand engaging and are optimisticabout the school’s future, and

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ELMWOOD – Property values in theCity of Elmwood are up dramatically for2014, more than doubling projections forreal estate county-wide.

The 2014 Equalized Assessed Valuation(EAV) for all property in Elmwood is$22,306,954, according to documents pro-vided to the City by its attorney, RobertPotts.

That figure – which excludes the twoTax-Increment Financing district factors –

is a 3.1 percent increase from 2013.Peoria County this year forecast a

county-wide growth in EAV of 1.5 per-cent.

EAV is a third of the full market value,which in turn is estimated at a figure thatthe property would bring at a sale wherean owner is ready, willing and able to sellbut isn’t compelled to do so, and a buyerwould be ready, willing and able to pur-chase, but is not forced to do so.

“Buyers and sellers are the ones who de-termine the value of real estate,” says

Dave Ryan, Peoria County Supervisor ofAssessment.

Maybe more significant than the 3.1 per-cent improvement is that the increase fol-lows two years of falling EAV, and isabove its level from four years ago:

• 2011 - $22,206,295• 2012 - $21,838,666 (a 1.66 percent de-

cline from 2011)• 2013 - $21,635,850 (a 0.92 percent

drop from 2012)• 2114 - $22,306,954 (+3.1 percent)Continued on Page 7

Ted Mottaz found everyday Cubans very forth-coming.This farmer recalled the Cuban govern-ment confiscating his land after the revolution.

Mottaz: It’s time to trade with Cuba By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – On the morningPresident Barack Obama an-nounced his plan to open a U.S.embassy in Cuba, Ted Mottaztalked about restoring diplomaticrelations and opening up trade withthe Caribbean nation.

It was19,902 dayssince theUnited Statessevered ties tothe islandcountry of11.4 millionpeople.

“It’s over 50years,” saidMottaz, a Dis-trict Director with the Illinois CornGrowers Association who was partof a Cuba Trade Mission June 8-12.

Mottaz joined a delegation ofabout 10 people from the IllinoisCorn Marketing Board and otherstate groups that flew to Cancun,Mexico, to continue on to Havana.

There, their goal was simple: openup communications and discuss,people-to-people, ways to improverelations and trade.

“It’s time to let bygones be by-gones,” said Mottaz, who’s alsobeen active with Farm Bureau andKnox County Soil and Water Con-servation District. “They’re ready.”

A U.S.embassy isplanned toopen July 20,after a surpriseannouncementin Decemberthat the U.S.would start re-establishing re-lations withCuba and lift

trade and travel restrictions.Last Saturday marked 20 years

since the United States normalizedrelations with Vietnam after a 10-year war where thousands ofAmericans were killed orwounded.

“We lost 50,000-some lives inContinued on Page 2

“They have very little –except 1950s cars. Butcars still share the roadwith horses. A lot ofthings are just run down.”

– Ted Mottaz, on Cuba

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CUBA: ‘They’re people like us’Vietnam,” said Mottaz, a former combatinfantryman who served in Vietnam,“but we trade with them. It’s time totrade with Cuba, too.”

Mottaz said he didn’t know what toexpect, but was pleasantly surprised.

“We had a lot of face-to-face talks, andeveryone was very friendly,” he said.“They’re people like us. Once in a whileif a conversation lagged, someone wouldbring up baseball, and everybody got an-imated about players and so on.

“We met with trade officials, membersof their Chamber of Commerce, politi-cians and foreign affairs people,” hecontinued. “We saw very few militarypeople. No weapons.”

Cuba has a lot of potential as a marketfor farm products and other goods, butits economy suffered during the decades-long embargo.

Just 129 miles from Florida, with anarea of 42,000 square miles (about thesize of Pennsylvania), Cuba’s Gross Do-mestic Product is $19 billion, comparedto the United States’ $16.7 trillion GDP.Its exports range from nickel and sugarto tobacco and biotech developments –and doctors. Cuba has an exchange pro-gram with Venezuela that sends physi-cians there and Venezuela ships oil toCuba.

Cuba is made up of thousands of is-lands and they have good ports, saidMottaz, adding that their society hasgood health-care and education systems– with a 90 percent literacy rate.

But they must import key material, in-

cluding machinery, fuel and food – 82percent of their food comes from abroad.

Cuba farmers produce, but have beenhampered by a lack of resources. Onecooperative farm the group visited raisedcattle and milk cows, which were fed ablend containing about 40 percent finelyground-up mulberry bushes mixed withgrass. Another stop was an organic farmcreated out of necessity, not some trendymarketing plan.

“There, they had about 160 workersraising some 26 crops in five seasons ayear – fruit, vegetables, ‘beneficial’plants and ‘spiritual’ plants. And they doit without fertilizer or pesticides. Also,they actually make their own humus,creating soil out of cattle manure, ricehulls and so on.”

The infrastructure is deficient, too,Mottaz said.

“We think we have it bad,” he said,chuckling. “They have very little – ex-cept 1950s cars. But cars still share theroads with horses. A lot of things are justrun down. But an interesting thing wastheir work to revitalize areas.

“They try hard to save the exterior oftheir old buildings – it looks a little likeNew Orleans, with similar masonry andwrought iron – and they rebuild the in-sides. Also, I was surprised that therewere so few overhead wires.”

Cuba is trying to re-create its tourismindustry, too.

“They want to add 20,000 roomssoon,” Mottaz said. “Their beaches arebeautiful.

“They’re people, like us.”

Continued from Page 1

Colorful buildings and architecture of this sort can be found throughout old Ha-vana, Cuba. Photo by Ted Mottaz.

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THE WEEKLY POST • Thursday, July 16, 2015

THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss NAMI – NAMI support group meet-

ing is today (July 16) from 7-8:30 p.m.atICC North, Poplar Hall 5407 N. Univer-sity St., Peoria.

s Craft Time – LadiesCraft Time is today(July 16) at 6:30 p.m. atMorrison and MaryWiley Library. Ladies18 and older are invitedto join. Registration re-quired. Call (309) 742-2431.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableat Elmwood Methodist Church Friday(July 17) at 10 a.m.

s Music Festival – Chicago Farmerperforms Friday (July 17) in DowntownCanton Jones Park from 6-8 p.m.

s Farmer’s Market – Elmwood’sFarmer’s Market is Friday (July 17)from 4-6:30 p.m. in Elmwood’s square.

s Band Concert – Elmwood’s bandconcert starts Sunday (July 19) at 7:30p.m. at Central Park. A bake sale will beheld prior to the concert at 6:30 p.m. tobenefit the Elmwood St. Jude Runners.

s Cemetery Walk – Cemetery Walkmeeting is Monday (July 20) at 6:30p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Li-brary in Elmwood. All invited to attend.

Future Eventss Story Time – Dr. Seuss Story Time

for children 4-8 years old is July 23 at 6p.m. at Morrison and Mary Wiley Li-brary in Elmwood. Registration required.Call (309) 742-2431.

s Tractor Drive –A Tractor Drivestarts at 9 a.m. on July 24 at Wheels O’

Time in Dunlap. Partici-pants will ride toPrinceville HeritageMuseum. To participatecall (309) 253-4842.s Cruise In – Elm-

wood has a Cruise InJuly 24 and Aug. 21 from 5-8 p.m. atCentral Park. (309) 742-3711.

s Tap Program –All ages invited toBrimfield Public Library for an interac-tive tap program by Peoria Ballet’s Tay-lor Walper on July 24 at 10:30 a.m.

s Pancake Breakfast – Princeville LionsClub Pancake and Sausage Breakfast isJuly 25, 7-10 a.m. during the SummerHarvest Antique Tractor and Equipmentshow at Princeville Heritage Museum.

s Book Signing – Sandy Miller willsign her new book, “Rink-A-Dink-Dink”July 25 at 10 a.m. at Morrison and MaryWiley Library in Elmwood.

s Working Together – Elmwood andYates City Fire Departments “work to-gether” July 25 from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Firesafety presentation is at 9 a.m. at YatesCity Community Center. Firefighting ac-tivities until lunch at 11 a.m.

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weeks of December and June) by Lampe Publications LLC, 115W. Main St., Elmwood, IL 61529. All phone numbers listed are in area code (309).Postmaster - Send address changes to The Weekly Post, P.O.Box 745, Elmwood, IL 61529Phone - 741-9790 Fax - 741-9365Email - [email protected] Hours - Mon-Wed 9-3, Thurs 9-12, Fri 9-3News - Jeff Lampe 231-6040, [email protected] - Shelly Brodine 741-9790 Advertising - 741-9790Subscriptions - Subscriptions $50 for 50 issues. Deadlines - News due Tuesdays by noon. Retail ads and classi-fieds due Mondays by noon. Quotable - “Of all of our inventions for mass communication,pictures still speak the most universally understood language.”

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Faced with a rainy Saturday lastweekend and little else on the calen-dar, the decluttering of my life con-tinued with a frenzy.

As mentioned last week, readingMarie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” in-spired me to attack the attic, closets,drawers and shelves in my life witha passion. Clothes and useless pa-pers have left thehouse at an im-pressive rate.

But I can tellmy effort will notend up as com-plete as the au-thor suggests.Quite simply,there’s plenty tobe kept thatwould drive a Kondo crazy.

For instance, pictures are morevaluable than Kondo believes.

Throughout my newspaper careerI have seen waves of de-clutteringwipe through newsrooms. Often,among the first things to go are pic-tures. Not the pictures you and Ihave stacked in boxes randomlywith no labels. No, I’ve seen librari-ans throw away alphabetized, sortedpictures that had cutlines of infor-mation taped on the back.

In some cases, that’s not impor-tant. But often when there was astory remembering some past per-son, place or thing, we’d come upshort on photographic support.

“Oh, just Google them,” folks saynow. Well that only works if some-

where, someone took the time toscan a print of an old picture. Andthat doesn’t always happen.

So we wind up losing historicalrecords at an alarming rate – notjust in newsrooms, but in families,as well.

As part of our cleaning process,we have unearthed pictures (andvideos) that generated huge laughsfrom our family. The boys seemamazed they were ever so small andsilly. While we are keeping boxes ofsnapshots, many more photos aredigital only, which worries me.

While the storage capabilities areimpressive, numerous friends havelost a few years’ worth of picturesbecause their phone died or a com-puter hard drive got fried.

Then again, merely saving everypicture because you have a 6 Ter-abyte drive defeats the very purposeof all that is Kondo.

I plan to reach a compromise,sorting while erring on the side ofkeeping more than pitching.

The same is true for books. Partof my defense is that my father has,conservatively, 87,000 books athome. Being raised as a bookhoarder is hard to overcome. Moreto the point, some books defy dis-carding.

One such work is the “History ofFulton County Illinois.” How thisbook ever got relegated to a box inthe attic is beyond me, though itdoes smell odd and loses pages likea soft maple in October.

Even so, within the 1,090 or so

remaining pages, you can findgems. As many Farmington young-sters no doubt recall, JonahMarchant settled in an area thatwould be called Marchant’s Settle-ment before becoming Farmington.Yes, that’s in the book.

I’m not as sure those same youthsknow of the group of 19 Farming-ton women who, in 1856, “marchedinto the streets armed with axes,hoes, clubs, etc.” Their goal was toget saloons to stop selling booze totheir husbands. Successful? No. Butit was surely enjoyable to read ofthe attempt, which included one galtelling a barkeep, “I am not afraidof any man who ever walked God’sEarth – much less a contemptibledoggery-keeper.”

That also made me smile and sentme online, where I learned doggerykeeper was a term used to describe“low-life saloon keepers” in the late1800s by what was already a grow-ing anti-drinking faction.

For that knowledge, I have MarieKondo to thank. Without her ad-vice, I would not have re-read thatdusty brown tome in the attic. Thenagain, had I heeded her advice,“The History of Fulton County”would likely be for sale at a Good-will store.

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Back when I was in high school,I wasn’t allowed to go roller skat-ing until almost my junior year. Itwasn’t my par-ents who bannedme from theroller rink; it wasthe owners of theestablishment.

See, way backthen, I had longhair. Really longhair. Down-to-my-shoulders longhair. Sometimes I wore it in a pony-tail. Most of the time, I just let ithang.

The skating rink had a policy thatboys with long hair were not al-lowed to skate.

I figured that it had something todo with our long hair getting caughtin the wheels of the skates or some-thing. Of course, that would meanour heads would have to be on thefloor so that the wheels could getcaught in our hair, but when you’reyoung, you come up with somepretty weird explanations if left onyour own.

It further didn’t make sense be-cause all the girls had long hair andthey could slip and fall just as eas-ily as the boys.

My problem was, I loved skating.

I just didn’t like their rule aboutlong hair. Finally, I went to theskating rink one time when theyweren’t in session, but when theowner was there.

She was a nice lady who took thetime to listen to my argument thatguys with long hair should be al-lowed in. Then she told me the rea-son.

It seems that some of the boyswith long hair had been skating intothe girls’ restroom and causingtrouble. They went unnoticed bystaff because they had long hair andit was hard to tell them from thegirls from behind.

To a 16-year-old kid, that actu-ally made sense. I offered a solu-tion: Since it was a small rink, andshe knew everyone who came any-way, just make a rule and post it.The rule would say that any guycaught skating into the girls’ rest-room would be banned for life. Youcouldn’t skate into the girls’ rest-room by accident since it wasn’t astraight shot. You had to make twovery sudden 90-degree turns, whichprevented anyone from just flyingin there unannounced. She saidshe’d think about it.

Two weeks later, I was allowedto skate again, long hair and all.She posted the rule and to my

knowledge, no one was everbanned. It became a non-issue andsuddenly, the skating rink was mak-ing a lot more money because of allus long-haired, hippie-like boyswho were coming to skate two andthree times a week.

I hadn’t thought about this untilrecently. I was up in the middle ofthe night and had my TV on one ofthe news channels to keep me com-pany while I slept. They had a re-port on a lady who was causing allsorts of problems for a restaurantowner.

It seems that this lady had goneinto the women’s restroom at hisrestaurant and he had gone in afterher. He screamed obscenities at herand threatened to call the police ifshe didn’t come out of the stallright that second. She did, and nowshe’s embarrassed by the treatmentshe got.

And she wants everyone in theworld to know how embarrassedshe was, so now she’s on TV tellingus.

The problem was that this ladyhad very short hair, shorter than Iwear my hair now. Her haircutmight be described as a “man’shaircut,” complete with the sidesover her ears cut with clippers and

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Plenty of reasons to run for political officeTo the Editor:

I spend a fair amount of time talk-ing to students and other youngpeople about Congress and politicsin general, and I’ve noticed some-thing. It used to be thatI’d regularly get askedhow one runs for of-fice. Nowadays, Irarely do.

A lot of young peo-ple are repelled by pol-itics; they’ve lost faithin the system just as many otherAmericans have. But look. If youdon’t have people who are willingto run for office, you don’t have arepresentative democracy. As theleading edge of the Millennial gen-eration reaches the age where run-ning for office is a realisticpossibility, I hope they’ll consider a

few things.First, it’s hard to find a more chal-

lenging job. The number, complex-ity, and diversity of the problemswe face are astounding. As a politi-

cian, your work isnever done; your to-dolist is always full. It’sintellectually challeng-ing as an occupation.

Second, I don’tknow of another pro-fession that puts you in

touch with more people of more dif-ferent types, ages and views. This isone of the great attractions of thejob: the splendid array of individu-als and convictions that you en-counter in politics.

Finally, and perhaps most impor-tant, the work can be immenselysatisfying. Whatever level you’re

running at, you’re doing it to try tomake things work.

My first year in Congress, in1965, I voted for Medicare. I’d hadno role in drafting it. I played nosubstantive part in its passage. Yet Istill remember that vote, and I stillderive deep satisfaction from it.That’s the thing about holding pub-lic office: you have a chance to con-tribute to the direction and successof a free society.

There is no America withoutdemocracy, no democracy withoutpolitics, and no politics withoutelected politicians. There are a lot ofexciting, challenging and satisfyingprofessions out there, but here’swhat I tell young people: I considerpolitics chief among them.

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

Police charge juvenilewith criminal trespass

ELMWOOD – A 16-year-oldElmwood boy early on July 11was charged with criminal tres-passing to a vehicle, Elmwood po-lice said.

The juvenile was charged andreleased to a parent in connectionwith the unauthorized entry into acar parked in the parking lot of thePresbyterian Church on WestEvergreen Street, according to re-ports.

Elmwood in the last three weekshas had several vehicles burglar-ized or damaged and also has hadbicycles stolen from people’syards, most in the 300 blocks ofWest Fremont, West Main and the700 block of West Dearborn.

Motorist cited after late-night wreck

YATES CITY – A man celebrat-ing his 26th birthday on July 7was arrested on six charges afterKnox County deputies were calledto the scene of a 2008 Hyundai ina ditch near the intersection ofKnox Road 2300 E and KnoxRoad 450 N, according to theKnox County Sheriff’s Office.

Steven J. Davis of Elmwoodwas charged with obstructing jus-tice, failure to reduce speed toavoid an accident, failure to report

an accident, leaving the scene ofan accident, driving with no validinsurance and driving while his li-cense was revoked.

Authorities transported him tothe Knox County Jail, and his carwas towed from the scene.Peoria County crime reports out for June

The Peoria Sheriff’s Depart-ment released monthly Crime Sta-tistics for June for the sevenPeoria County townships in TheWeekly Post’s circulation area:

Brimfield city and township to-gether had 1 theft, 2 accidentswith no injuries, and 4 traffic tick-ets.

Elmwood city and township to-gether had 1 burglary of a motorvehicle, 1 burglary of a non-resi-dence, 1 burglary of a residence, 1domestic battery charge, 3 acci-dents without an injury, and 2 traf-fic tickets.

Jubilee Township had 1 accidentwithout an injury, and 2 traffictickets.

Kickapoo had 2 assaults, 1 bur-glary of a non-residence, 1 do-mestic battery charge, 1 drugarrest, 4 thefts, 3 incidents of van-dalism/ criminal damage to prop-erty, 4 accidents without an injury,and 5 traffic tickets.

Millbrook had 1 traffic ticket.Radnor had 1 incident of van-

dalism/ criminal damage to prop-erty, 2 accidents without an injury,and 1 traffic ticket.

Rosefield had 2 accidents with-out no injuries, and 1 trafficticket.

Police reports• Keegan Sneyd, 23, of Farm-

ington on July 6 was arrested forunlawful possession of a con-trolled substance and transportedto the Peoria County Jail, wherehe’s also being held for anotheragency.

• Derek McKavitt, 30, of YatesCity on July 10 was arrested forDriving Under the Influence andobstructing justice/destroying evi-dence and transported to the Peo-ria County Jail.

• Elmwood police on July 13 is-sued complaints of garbage andinoperable vehicles in the 500block of West Dearborn, the 600block of North Rose and the 600block of South Althea Street.

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GALLAGHER: Time to check IDs at toilet door?the back of her hair done the sameway.

She wore black, horn-rimmedglasses, much like Clark Kentmight have to snatch off his face inan effort to change into Superman. She had no makeup.

She was dressed in a button-down shirt and jeans. Her shoeswere some sort of athletic shoe(what I’ve always called tennisshoes though I doubt anyone hadever actually played tennis inthem). She was stocky with nobumps or curves that one usuallyassociates with a female body.

In other words, some might think

she looked like a man.There’s nothing wrong with that.

It’s her choice. That’s the look she’schosen for herself and no one hasthe right to tell her she shouldn’tlook like that.

But even SHE has to admit thatshe looks like a guy. And if she’sgoing to try and look like a guy,then she should expect people toget a little huffy when she walksinto the women’s restroom.

The restaurant manager sees itlike I do. He’s refused to apologize.

In fact, he seems to think she didit on purpose to send a message orsomething. He was under a certainamount of restrictions as to what he

could say, but I’m not (and I’vepurposefully not used names).

Maybe she did it hoping thatsomeone would do exactly whatthey did in hopes that she could endup suing them for thousands of dol-lars for embarrassing her.

It wouldn’t be the first timesomeone has tried something likethat, I’m sure.

Someday, maybe 10 years fromnow, businesses may have to hirean extra person to check IDs ofpeople using the restroom to makesure they’re visiting the correctone.

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June 2015 Peoria Co. Real Estate TransactionsDate Address Amount Grantor/grantee06/01 6719 N. White Fir Drive/Edwards $257,500 Estes/Griggs06/01 Pt of Sec26-9-5/Elmwood $200,730 Quimby/LJS Farms LLC06/02 603 W. Main Street/Elmwood $133,000 BCD Partnership/Sarff06/02 9504 W. Parks School Road/Princeville $475,000 Stroup/Walker06/04 217 N. Holly Street/Elmwood $161,900 Morgan/Almasi06/04 3 sales re: 201 E. James Street/Yates City $90,000 South Side/VIP Investments Of Peoria06/04 6711 N. Water Oak Drive/Edwards $102,500 Copper Creek Holdings LLC/Mohning,Scholz06/04 11906 W. Debois Road/Brimfield $55,000 Fields Crossing LLC/Wagner Properties Inc06/05 509 Butternut Street/Elmwood $73,000 Johnston/Gore06/08 Pt of E. 1/2 Sec 16-9-6/Rosefield $66,890 Endres/Vicary06/08 11811 N. Evans Mill Road/Princeville $355,000 Meeks/Rajiwate06/08 107 E. Clinton Street/Brimfield $130,000 Mutton/Dye06/08 114 W. Knoxville Street/Brimfield $80,000 Dye/Dye,Mutton06/09 3 prcls @ 16224 N. P’ville-Jub. Rd/P’ville $515,000 Hartzler/Hartzler06/09 5500 Barberry/Edwards $215,000 Marsh/Fant06/09 6503 W. Sommer Place/Edwards $470,000 Leonard/Wardle06/09 225 N. Rebecca Avenue/Princeville $253,200 Robinson Trust/Hartzler06/09 6210 W. Diversey Court/Edwards $349,900 Armstrong Builders of Peo/Pele, Diehl06/09 15400 W. Brimfield-Jubilee Rd/Brimfield $315,000 Lalicker/Mueller06/12 420 N. Town Avenue/Princeville $70,000 Potter/Martin06/12 320 W. Peoria Street/Elmwood $57,500 Slayton/Howard06/12 19821 W. Meehan Road/Elmwood $170,000 Martin/Bedwell06/16 6108 W. Clairmont Court/Edwards $279,900 Armstrong Bldrs. of Peoria/Hafzalah, Jblawi06/17 412 N. Lilac Street/Elmwood $189,000 Roberts/Agan06/18 Pt of NW 14 Sec11-9-6-/Rosefield $82,000 Soresen/Weaver06/19 6111 W. Clairmont Court/Edwards $279,900 Armstrong Builders of Peoria/O'Neal06/19 204 N. Palm Street/Elmwood $128,500 Gibson/Ekena06/19 216 N. Stanton Avenue/Princeville $120,000 Hartzler/Westefer06/19 112 E. South Street/Princeville $80,000 Trevino/Barden06/22 Pt of E. 1/2 Nw Qtr 2-10-6/Princeville $140,000 Gehrig/Johnson06/22 2 Lots in Copperfield Sec 7/Radnor $124,000 Traders Development Corp/Dynda06/23 9805 W. Route 150/Edwards $132,500 Gilles/Wieland06/26 402 W. Copperfield Drive/Dunlap $283,500 Willey/Bailey06/26 18326 W. Claybaugh Road/Elmwood $428,200 Carter/Johnson06/26 Pt of N. 1/2 of Se Qtr 22-9-5/Elmwood $284,600 Carter, Reeder, Cook/Johnson06/26 Pt of NW Qtr 36-10-5/Brimfield $428,200 Carter/Johnson06/29 907 E. Jane Street/Princeville $227,500 Burns/Robinson06/29 9206 Wyndridge Way/Edwards $385,000 O'Connor/Salverson06/30 10911 W. Parks School Road/Princeville $235,000 Tallyn/Trevino

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

BILLTOWN: Responses mixed teachers judge program coherencemore than most schools.

However, employees feel they needmore support and feedback from theadministration, and teachers think theydon’t have time to interact with col-leagues, want more parental involve-ment, and have expectations forpost-secondary education below thestate average.

Ryan recommended conducting a5Essentials Survey again this year tocompare results.

On financial issues, the District isholding its own against uncertain statesupport, with more than 320 days’ cashon hand, according to SuperintendentTim Farquer.

“Illinois remains in a budget stale-mate. I will continue working to con-struct the framework of next year’sbudget as we wait,” Farquer said. “Ourpractice of maintaining cash on handallows us to more easily absorb thesetypes of revenue irregularities whilemaintaining a steady tax rate for ourproperty owners.”

In other action,

• the Board approved increasinglunch prices 25 cents to $2.25 for K-4,$2.50 for grades 5-12 and $2.75 forstaff. Milk prices are unchanged, at 25cents.

• Farquer reported progress on roofwork, the gym floor, and a security up-grade, and other summer projects re-main in development.

• About $43,000 in final paymentson the school-built public library wereapproved, including flooring, masonry,cabinetry, building supplies and labor.

• In staffing, the Board accepted theretirement of music teacher BeckyNichols and the resignation of specialeducation teacher Amanda Pyrcik; ap-proved hiring as full-time, certified in-structors Katie Bosnich, DanelleEckhart, Geoff Girsch and KaraGirsch; OK’d hiring Joel Zaiser asMiddle School softball coach and JohnClark as assistant Middle School base-ball coach; and approved hiring LukeBrown, Matt Brown, Allison Little andKassidy Groeper as part-time summermaintenance workers.




By RON DIETERFor The Weekly Post

It is much more enjoyable writ-ing about flowers and gardens, butalong with the flowers come crit-ters that crawl and drool their wayinto the picture. Right now mostgardeners have had it up to herewith slimy slugs making leaves oftheir prized hostas look like ascreen door.

Meanwhile earwigs are enjoy-ing evening dinners of marigolds,petunias, and vinca. At night themunching sounds from the gar-dens are so loud you can't get tosleep. The mild winter and wetspring were perfect for producinga bumper crop of these gardenvandals.

Because both of these vora-cious little specimens feed atnight, some gardeners may notknow what or who is causing thedamage. It’s pretty safe to say,however, that if your precioushosta leaves have holes, you haveslugs.

Slugs are homeless snails (noshell) and are available in a vari-ety of ugly colors, mostly shadesof gray and brown, sometimeswith specks and spots. Aroundhere they grow to be about an inchlong, but I saw one in a garden inVancouver, BC, that was the sizeof a Johnsonville bratwurst.

Unfortunately slugs can live tobe six years old and to top it off,they have both male and femalesex organs, allowing them to matewith themselves. They moseyalong on a trail of slime producedby a gland under their head. Infact, slugs are really into thismucus thing.

If you try to grab a slug, he, she,or it, will produce a thick mucusmaking him (them?) impossible topick up. And according to theUniversity of Illinois, this mucuscan seal the mouths of slug ene-mies like snakes and shrews andcan cause dogs and ducks to gag.

Since a slug feeds on decayingorganic matter and likes moistplaces, he finds a flower bedmulched with chopped leaves,wood chips, or shredded bark theperfect place to settle down byhimself and raise a family.

The best control for slugs is to

eliminate the main source of food,the organic mulch, and allow thearea to dry out a little. Maturehosta plants will do well withoutmulch and the plants are largeenough to shade out most weeds.While most hostas are slug mag-nets, some of the blue-leafed andcrinkled-leaf types are apparentlyless tasty.

Many hosta growers reportgood success at repelling slugs byusing pine needles as a mulch.Other gardeners trap slugs usingsaucers of beer or laying planks orcardboard in the garden. The slugscongregate in the beer or underthe covers and can be removed byhand in the mornings and de-stroyed.

Other folks become slughunters, going into the gardenafter dark with a flashlight and afruit jar, picking the little beastsoff the helpless hostas. What alovely way to spend a summerevening.

Since slugs are mollusks, notbugs, insecticides are of no avail.There are commercial slugs baitsavailable that are very effective.Be careful and follow the label,especially if you have pets out-side.

I like to use a granular baitcalled Sluggo. Its active ingredi-ent is iron phosphate, which oc-curs naturally in soil. It can beused safely around pets andwildlife and is approved for or-ganic farms and gardens.

Earwigs are another problem inthe garden and sometimes insidethe house. The name “earwig”comes from an old superstitionclaiming that these critters crawlinto the ears of sleeping peopleand bore holes into their brains.Scientists tell us this is not true,but when my wife Donna heardthis, she thought I should betested.

Earwigs are reddish brown andabout three quarters of an inchlong. They are easily identified by

the pincher-like appendages ontheir rear ends. Like slugs, theyhide during the day and feed atnight, prefer dark moist places,and feed on organic matter, suchas mulch.

Earwigs don’t bother hostasthat I know of, but they do lovemarigolds, impatiens, petunias,and pansies (most any annual, ac-tually). They can also damagesome fruit and vegetable plants, aswell as perennials. Garden insecti-cides such as carbaryl (Sevin) andmalathion will control earwigs,but please read the label.

Make sure it says the chemicalwill control earwigs and makesure it says you can use it on yourvegetable garden if that’s whereyou intend to put it. You don'twant to kill yourself instead of thebugs. It’s very important to sprayonly late in the evening after thehoneybees have gone to bed.

Inside the house, earwigs willdo no damage. They don’t chewon fabrics or carpet and they don’tbite. Rather than use some chemi-cal insecticide, use a fly swatter ora vacuum sweeper to gather themup. Spread some horticulturaldiatomaceaous earth on decks,porches, windowsills and door-ways to prevent them from enter-ing. It looks like white sand butwill destroy the insect’s protectivelayers as they walk through it.

Right now vegetable gardenersshould be watching for cucumberbeetles on vine crops. The beetlecarries a virus that causes thevines of cucumbers, melons andsquashes to wilt and die.

The cucumber beetle is also thecorn rootworm beetle so it is verycommon around here. It is veryimportant to keep this bug at bay.Use carbaryl (Sevin) as a sprayand follow label directions.

Nature works in cycles andsoon the weather will be drier andthese pests will not be a problemagain- until next year!

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Local artist pens ‘Star Wars’ trading card series for Topps


ROSEFIELD – Thehype for the next “StarWars” movie is steppingup – amid unprecedentedsecrecy – and a local il-lustrator has been pickedto contribute to some ofthe merchandising.

Lucasfilms/Disney’scampaign, “Star Wars:Journey to The ForceAwakens,” promotes theDec. 18 release of theNumber-7 “Star Wars”motion picture. Market-ing elements includebooks and comics, specialevents (like Barnes &Noble’s “Star Wars Satur-day” July 18), and itemsfrom Topps, the trading-card company that pro-duces cards for sportsfrom baseball to theWWE (World WrestlingEntertainment).

Topps will sell “StarWars” cards with artworkfrom the film – and fromKiley Beecher.

“They asked me to do100 cards, full color,”says Beecher, a 39-year-old Elmwood native who

also farms north of HannaCity. “My deadline camein two parts. The cardsfor ‘Episode VII: TheForce Awakens’ were dueJuly 1; the remainder ofcards based on Episodes I- VI are due August 4.”

For the Star Wars proj-ect, Beecher is workingas a sketch-card artist.Sketch cards are minia-ture, hand-drawn, one-of-

a-kind works of art ran-domly inserted into cardpacks published and dis-tributed by Topps.

They’re popular withcollectors since they’re sorare (about one sketchcard to every 24 boxes).

The project connectswith Beecher, but it’s noteasy.

“My background with‘Star Wars’ goes back tothe very beginning,” hesays. “I remember play-ing with those toys in thesandbox as a kid – I hadmy own private Tatooinein the backyard.

“I ‘grew up’ [with]‘Star Wars.’ It was trulythe kernel of fandom thathas help create the cre-ativity in the person I amtoday.”

But assignment detailsare hard to come by.

“It is secretive,” hesays. “The only referencewe were able to use iswhat has been released tothe media: two teasertrailers, the Vanity Fairarticle, prop and modeldisplays featured at ‘StarWars’ Celebration in Or-lando, and the periodicteases released by [direc-tor] J.J. Abrams.

“Since the deadline onJuly 1, we were treated toa behind-the-scenes videoreleased at San DiegoComic Con International.But aside from that, noplot details or storylineshave been released.

“Now, as an adult, Itake great pride in thefact that they are usingpractical effects andminiature models,” headds, “ – keeping onefoot in the real world andone foot in the digital tocreate the next chapter ofa saga that began a longtime ago in a galaxy far,far away!”

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Above is Kiley Beecher’s rendering of “Star Wars”characters R2D2 and a Jawa.

Happy 50th Anniversary

Friends old and new please join themSaturday night, July 18th

at the Kickapoo Sportsman's Club from 8-10 p.m.

for a night of dancing and celebrating. No gifts please.

to Richard (Tiny) and Peg Miller, married July 17, 1965

at St. Mary's church in Kickapoo



BRIEFSU.S. Route 150 detouruntil September

BRIMFIELD – A stretch of U.S.Route 150 between Brimfield andKickapoo will be closed until theend of September to permit the Illi-nois Department of Transportationto work on drainage issues, includ-ing a culvert replacement by FoxCreek and Thousand Dollar Roads.

Traffic is being detoured onto In-terstate 74.Bisetti named Jubileesite superintendent

BRIMFIELD – Joe Bisetti is thenew site superintendent at JubileeCollege State Park.

Bisetti was a site technician atDonnelly-DePue State Fish andWildlife Area and has served as theActing Assistant Regional LandManger on a temporary basis offand on over the course of the last 10years. Bisetti starts July 27.

Jubilee had been without a super-intendent since 2012.Farmington board toconsider tuition waiver

FARMINGTON – In addition toapproving changes to the studenthandbook regarding personaltechnology devices in the school,the Farmington Community UnitSchool District 265 Board of Edu-cation on Monday heard a pro-posal regarding tuition waivers forstudents of employees who live

out of the district.“There was some discussion

about allowing employees’ kids tocome to school tuition free,” saidSuperintendent John Asplund.“We will vote on it next month.”

The next meeting is Aug. 10.Farmington council OKsfacade improvement

FARMINGTON – The Farm-ington City Council at its July 6meeting approved an ordinance toestablish a facade assistance pro-gram funded by the Tax IncrementFinance (TIF) district

Business owners in the TIF dis-trict can receive up to $5,000 ifthey pay 25 percent of the total.

The council also approved a re-view of assessments of propertyand investments to make certainthe city is not underinsured.

In other business, the council

heard a suggestion from Erin To-tosz for establishing a dog park.

Bradley graduatesThe following students received

degrees from Bradley Universitythis spring: Bachelor of Science –Brimfield - Heath Landon Moore,Cum Laude; Elmwood - Jacob FordNorthrup, Bryce David Egan; YatesCity - Chelsea Renee Felker, CumLaude. Bachelor of Science in Me-chanical Engineering – Edwards -Stephanie Nicole Swahlstedt. Bach-elor of Science in Nursing – Brim-field - Cherie Lynn Hoerr.

Et ceteraThe annual Saddle Up for St.

Jude fund raiser at Jubilee CollegeState Park in June raised morethan $30,000 and attracted 78 rid-ers and 79 horses. ... Ryan Rose-crans of Brimfield graduated fromthe University of Kansas.

This spring, workersrepainted the City ofElmwood’s southwestwater tower. In placeof a light blue paintjob designed to blendinto the sky, the CityCouncil opted forElmwood school col-ors: orange and blackwith a Trojans logo.Send your thoughtson the paint job [email protected].

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Spoon River Drive at theMoose Lodge-Farmington

Spoon River Drive will be heresoon. Plans are already in progressfor a great event. All vendors need tocontact Bob Batteron for your spot.

(309) 338-0250This year we are offering

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animals can be sold. Dogs must be on a leash.

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Marcy Goldring & Dean Roddis Auctioneers 309-251-4528PUBLIC AUCTION

SATURDAY JULY 18th 9:30 AMMARCY’S AUCTION CENTER FARMINGTON

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1999 Chevy S10LS truck 29,000 miles ex condition dark metallic blue. 4 Crafts-man Work bench tool chest combination, Craftsman hand tools, Power Tools,

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35#, Ben Pearson Bronco 48” 15#, American Archery 60” 22# , Arrows, 2 2 Quivers. Hutch, Loveseat, End tables, Glass Floor Display Case on Wheels,Dinette Set, Monmouth cookie jar , Hull vase, Western Pottery Horse Head,

Repro Sleepy Eye, Glass baskets, several German Steins, Bud Steins, Budweiser Pool Table Light, Captain Kangaroo Doll , Books, Records,

Action >gures, Dolls, Dick & Jane Books, Sheet music, 1925 Cracker Jack cup,Kennedy Items, McCoy Tea Pot, Campbell’s Soup Doll & items, Jewelry Sterling,

Plated & Costume, Crocks #20, #10, #5, #4, #2, 2 Churns, Shoulder jug, 2 Brown Glaze Crocks, Blue Jars, and much much more.

Ken & Sharon Oberholtzer Gary and Connie Yocum SellersTerms: Cash Good Check .

Note: There will be a 2 day Estate Tag Sale on July 23 & 24for the Oberholtzer’s 30 pieces of Tell City American Repub-

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ONCITY OF ELMWOOD

APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE2015-2016

The Residents of the CITY OF ELMWOOD, Illinois, are hereby NOTIFIEDof the Public Hearing on the CITY OF ELMWOOD Appropriation Ordi-nance for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Such Hearing will be held at 6:45O'Clock P. M. on the 4th day of August, 2015, at the Elmwood CityHall, located at 201 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois. The citizens ofthe CITY OF ELMWOOD have the legal right and are encouraged to attendthe hearing and to provide oral and written comments on possible usesof the various Corporate Funds.

A copy of the proposed Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal yearcommencing on July 1, 2015 and concluding on June 30, 2016, is onfile and conveniently available for public inspection at the City Clerk's of-fice between the hours of 9:00 O'Clock A. M. and 5:00 O'Clock P. M. onMonday through Friday, through the day of the Hearing.

The following is a summary of the Appropriation Ordinance for the2015-2016 fiscal year:

USE / FUND AMOUNT APPROPRIATED

GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES,Salaries, Street and Building Repairs, InsuranceSocial Security, Street Lights, Legal, Transfers, etc. $ 748,407

AUDITING $ 7,002RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND $ 68,000MUNICIPAL BAND $ 7,150POLICE PROTECTION $ 146,000FIRE PROTECTION $ 71,620CIVIL DEFENSE (EMERGENCY SERVICES) $ 524SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS $ 2,627PUBLIC BENEFITS $ 4,802STREET AND BRIDGE $ 269,481IMRF, SOCIAL SECURITY AND

MEDICARE TAXES $ 35,702LIABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS

COMPENSATION INSURANCE $ 27,801AMBULANCE SERVICE $ 55,760EQUIPMENT RESERVE $ 73,000WATER-SEWER (REVENUE FUND)(a) Operation and Maintenance $ 959,181(b) Water Systems Reserve $ 130,000TAX ALLOCATION (TIF NO. 1) $ 374,838TAX ALLOCATION (ELMWOOD CENTRAL

BUSINESS TIF NO. 2) $ 40,135USDA REVOLVING LOAN $ 68,000STREET SCAPE #2 $ 62,863POLICE EQUIPMENT $ -SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT $ 49,500RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND

EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND $ -TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS: $ 3,202,393

DATED this 7th day of July, 2015.

MELISSA B. MORRIS,City of Elmwood Clerk

AMENDEDANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,

KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOISFOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING

MAY 1, 2014, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2015.WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illi-nois municipal corporation located in Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois,have caused to be prepared in tentative form an amended budget and ap-propriation ordinance for said District for the above fiscal year, and said or-dinance has been made conveniently avail able to public inspection for atleast thirty days prior to final action thereon; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such budget and appropriationordinance on June 30 , 2015, notice of which hearing was duly given bypublication;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, an Illinois municipal corpora tion, as follows:

Section 1. The fiscal year of the District is hereby fixed and declared to befrom May 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015.

Section 2. The following budget, containing an estimate of the receipts andexpenditures of the Fire Protection District, is hereby adopted as the budgetof the District for the fiscal year:

PART I. GENERAL CORPORATE FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $39,4622.To be received from taxes from the 2013 general tax levy $180,4863.Illinois Municipal League, 2% Fire Department Tax on $2,841

Foreign Fire Insurance Companies pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-10-1 for the tax year ended July 1, 2013

4.To be received as personal property replacement tax $3,8995. Interest $956. Miscellaneous revenue $7387. Assistance to Firefighters Grant for self containedbreathing apparatus $18,050

Total estimated receipts $245,571B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Other equipment acquisition $20,0002. Equipment repair $11,0003. Clothing allowance/stipend $27,5004. Training $3,2505. Compensation of Chiefs $3,6006. Compensation of Trustees $4,0007. Janitorial Service $3,0008. U.S. Internal Revenue Service, social security and medicare $6,0009. Disease prevention $40010. Equipment for buildings $2,50011. Electric service for buildings $4,00012. Gas service for buildings $3,20013. Telephone $1,70014. Gasoline and oil $4,50015. Supplies $4,25016. Publications and continuing education $10017. Dues, Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts $70018. Legal expenses (including transfer $24,618

to Ambulance Fund for legal fees)19. Legal publications $75020. Debt service $97,90021. Contingencies $3,000Total estimated expenditures and transfer $225,968

Estimated fund balance at end of year $19,603

PART II. AMBULANCE FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $94,7522. To be received from taxes from the 2013 special tax levy $142,7503. Interest $784. IDPH Grant $2,7505. Transfer from corporate for fees $21,953Total estimated receipts $262,283B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Contractual ambulance service $20,0002. Reserve fund for ambulance $93,9653. Other equipment acquisition $5,5004. Equipment repairs $5,0005. Clothing allowance/stipend $18,0006. Training $3,5007. Compensation of Trustees $8008. Compensation of Ambulance Service Manager $1,500

(EMS Coordinator)9. U.S. Internal Revenue Service, social security and medicare $6,00010. Disease prevention $50011. Equipment for buildings $50012. Utility services for buildings $3,75013. Telephone $1,40014. Gasoline and oil $1,50015. Supplies $8,80016. Publications and continuing education $50017. Illinois Department of Public Health, licenses for ambulances $5018. Legal expenses $66,66819. Legal publications $25020. Contingencies $3,00021. Illinois Department Health Fine $21,000Total estimated expenditures $262,183Estimated fund balance at end of year $100

PART III. INSURANCE FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $20,3882. To be received from taxes from the 2013 special tax levy $45,000Total estimated receipts $65,388B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Insurance $45,000Estimated fund balance at end of year $20,388

PART IV. AUDIT FUNDA. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1. Fund balance, beginning of year $3902. To be received from taxes from the 2013 special tax levy $2,900Total estimated receipts. $3,290B. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES1. Audit $2,900Total estimated expenditures $2,900Estimated fund balance at end of year $390

Section 3. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for general corporate purposes the sum of Two HundredTwenty-five Thousand, Nine Hundred Sixty-eight Dollars ($225,968), suchtotal being divided among the several objects and purposes specified andenumerated in the particular amounts stated for each object and purpose inPart I, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Items 1through 21, with each of such items as specified in said Part I, paragraphB, being incorporated by reference.

Section 4. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for ambulance service purposes the sum of Two Hun-dred Sixty-two Thousand One Hundred Eighty-three Dollars ($262,183)such total being divided among the several objects and purposes specifiedand enumerated in the particular amounts stated for each object and pur-pose in Part II, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above,as Items 1 through 19, each of such items as specified in said Part II, para-graph B, being incorporated by reference.

Section 5. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for insurance and protection against liability or loss thesum of Forty-five Thousand Dollars ($45,000), as shown in Part III, para-graph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Item 1, with suchitem as specified in said Part III, paragraph B, being incorporated by refer-ence.

Section 6. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for the purpose of providing funds for auditing expensesthe sum of Two Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($2,900), as shown inPart IV, paragraph B, Estimated Expenditures, of Section 2 above, as Item1, with such item as specified in said Part IV, paragraph B, being incorpo-rated by reference.

Section 7. The appropriations provided by this ordinance total Five Hun-dred Thirty-six Thousand Fifty-one Dollars ($536,051).

Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after itsadoption and publication as provided by law.

Section 9. The Secretary of the District shall file a properly certified copy ofthis ordinance with the respective county clerks of Knox County and PeoriaCounty within thirty (30) days after the date of adoption.

Section 10. All sums of money not needed for immediate purposes maybe invested in accounts in federally insured financial institutions, in banksdefined in the Illinois Banking Act, or in securities of the United StatesTreasury.

Section 11. If any item, sentence, or provision in this ordinance is for anyreason held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect thevalidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.

ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection Dis-trict, an Illinois municipal corporation, on this 30 day of June, 2015.

Donald E. Smith President and Trustee

Lyle R. Galbreath Treasurer and Trustee

Ty O. Landon Secretary and Trustee

Robert Pauer Trustee

CERTIFICATE BY SECRETARY OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,

KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

I, Ty O. Landon, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified, andacting Secretary of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peo-ria Counties, Illinois; and that the attached is a true and complete copy ofthe amended budget and appropriation ordinance adopted by the Board ofTrustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District for the fiscal year be-ginning May 1, 2014, and ending April 30, 2015, the original of which isnow on file with my office.

Dated this 30 day of June, 2015.

Ty O. Landon, Secretary, Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois

CERTIFICATE BY CHIEF FISCAL OFFICEROF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

I, Lyle R. Galbreath, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualifiedand acting Treasurer of the Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox andPeoria Counties, Illinois; and that, as such Treasurer, I am the chief fiscal of-ficer of the District.

I do further hereby certify that the revenues, by source, shown for each fundof the Williamsfield Fire Protection District in the attached certified copy ofthe amended budget and appropriation ordinance of the Williamsfield FireProtection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2014, and endingApril 30, 2015, are the revenues anticipated for fiscal year 2014-2015.


Lyle R. Galbreath, Treasurer and Chief Fiscal Officer, Williamsfield Fire Protection District, Knox and Peoria Counties, Illinois

CERTIFICATE BY SECRETARY OF THE WILLIAMSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,

KNOX AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

I, Ty O. Landon, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified, andacting Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Williamsfield Fire Protec-tion District, an Illinois munici pal corporation, Knox and Peoria Counties,Illinois; and, as such Secretary, I am the official keeper of the records andfiles of the said Williamsfield Fire Protection District.

I do further hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copyof the amended annual budget and appropriation ordinance of theWilliamsfield Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1,2014, and ending April 30, 2015, duly adopted by the Board of Trustees ofsaid District at a meeting held on the 30 day of June , 2015, as the sameappears in the offi cial records of said District.


s/ Ty O. Landon Ty O. Landon, Secretary,

Williamsfield Fire Protection District



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OBITUARIESMarian Stock

BRIMFIELD – Marian BerniceStock, 97, of rural Arenzville,died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, ather residence.

She was born July 8, 1918, inScott County, the daughter ofHenry Johannand MarthaOlindaLovekampSchone. She mar-ried Paul EugeneStock on June 8,1938, in Chapin,and he precededher in death onApril 21, 1968.

She is survived by eight sons,Richard Stock (Mary Jane) of Vir-ginia, Phillip Stock of Brimfield,Kenneth Stock (Vicki) of Wood-son, Gary Stock (Deana) ofBeardstown, Roger Stock (KarenParrish) of Virginia, Byron Stock(Sally) of Arenzville, David Stock(Juli Clark) of rural Beardstown,Chris Stock of Virginia; 27 grand-children; 31 great grandchildren; abrother, Wayne Schone (Janice) ofArenzville; three sisters, MildredBeard (deceased husband, Myron)of Arenzville, Wanda Stock(Dean) of Arenzville, and DorisHackman (Delbert) of Havana;and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by adaughter, Margaret Yvonne Patter-son and her husband, Stanley; asister, Anna Sullivan (deceasedhusband, Joe); four brothers,Aaron Schone, Floyd Schone (de-ceased wife, Maxine), LloydSchone (deceased wife, Marjorie),and Henry Schone Jr. (survivingwife, Dorothy of Florida).

The family extends their thanksto Marian’s dedicated caregiversfor their faithful service includingEllen, Lois, Helene Sue, Janet,Sandy, Phyllis, Athena, Tammy,Joyce, and Debbie.

Marian was a long-time mem-ber of Trinity Lutheran Church inArenzville and devoted her life tocaring for her family. In her sparetime, she enjoyed flower garden-ing, pets, and the wildlife thatroamed her neighborhood.

Funeral services were at TrinityLutheran Church in Arenzvillewith burial at Arenzville North

Cemetery. Memorial gifts are sug-gested to Trinity Lutheran Churchor Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.

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Juanita AllenFARMINGTON – Juanita Max-

ine Allen, 98, of rural Farmingtondied July 5 at Knox County Nurs-ing Home in Knoxville.

Graveside services were July 9at Uniontown Cemetery, followedby fellowship at Oaks CommunityChurch in Dahinda.

Condolences may be left atwww.hurd-hendricksfuneral-home.com.

Robert L. JesterPRINCEVILLE – Robert L.

“Bob” Jester, 92, of Canton, fatherof a Princeville woman died, July10 at Heartland Healthcare Centerin Canton.

Survivors include four daugh-ters: Charlotte A. (Timothy) Kalbof Princeville, Sandy (and the lateChuck) Harris of Trivoli, NadineJester of Burlington, Iowa, andConnie (Rex Morris) Noble ofBurlington, Iowa; one sister; 6grandchildren; 15 great-grandchil-dren; and one great-great-grand-child.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. Graveside services, withmilitary honors, will be held laterat Lakeside Cemetery in Pekin.

Condolences may be left atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Tom MorssYATES CITY – Tom D. Morss,

68, of Peoria, nephew of a YatesCity woman, died July 8 at UnityPoint Health/Methodist in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife,Jessie (Russo) Morss; daughterGina (Bill) Morss-Fischer of Peo-ria; four grandchildren; and an

aunt, Leona Runyon of Yates City.A funeral Mass was July 11 at

Holy Family Catholic Church,with burial at St. Mary Cemeteryin West Peoria.

Condolences may be left atwww.wrightandsalmon.com.Norma Jean Mulvaney

ELMWOOD – Norma Jean Mul-vaney, 76, of Bartonville, grand-mother of an Elmwood man, diedJuly 9 at her residence.

Survivors include two children,Steve (Chris) Johnson of Peoria andGhlee (Lorie) Mulvaney of Wash-ington; and three grandchildren,Kyle Johnson of Elmwood, Casey(Kim) Johnson of Peoria, and SladeMulvaney of Washington.

Graveside services will be at 11a.m. Saturday, July 25 at St.Patrick’s Cemetery in Kickapoo.Father John Verrier will officiate.Burial will follow.

Condolences may be left atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Betty PierceELMWOOD – Bettie L. Pierce,

79, of Steamboat Springs, Colo.,formerly of Elmwood, died July 7at Doak Walker House in Steam-boat Springs.

Survivors include three children,Angela (Rick) Sander of Elmwood,Eddie (Pam) Pierce of SteamboatSprings, Colo., and Lenny (Karen)Pierce of Union, Miss.

A visitation was held July 11 atOaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elm-wood, where graveside servicesfollowed at Elmwood TownshipCemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.

Margaret SerupPRINCEVILLE – Margaret

Anne Serup, 85, of Princevilledied July 6 at Heddington Oaks inWest Peoria.

Survivors include her husband,Donald K. Serup; two daughters,M. Elizabeth (Bryan) Pullen ofPrinceville and Kathleen Jones ofDunlap; and one son, Donald L.(Dawn) Serup of Edmond, Okla.

A funeral service was held atCumerford-Hurd Funeral Homeon July 10, with burial in Spring-dale Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.cumerford.com.

This Week’s Obituaries• Juanita Allen, 98, Farmington• Bob Jester, 92, Princeville• Tom Morss, 68, Yates City• Norma Mulvaney, 76, Elmwood• Bettie Pierce, 79, Elmwood• Margaret Serup, 85, Princeville• Donna Shields, 76, Dahinda• Marian Stock, 97, Brimfield• Howard Stoecker, 95, Princeville• Nathan Stoller, 92, Princeville

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OBITUARIESDonna Shields

DAHINDA – Donna J. Shields,76, of Knoxville, mother of aDahinda woman, died July 5 atthe Knox County Nursing Homein Knoxville.

Survivors include one daughter,Sherie Lewis of Dahinda; one son,Rondal (Terri) Hazen of Gales-burg; five grandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.

Cremation was accorded, withprivate burial of ashes in theAbingdon Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.h-p-w.com.

Howard StoeckerPRINCEVILLE – Howard H.

Stoecker, 95, of Princeville diedJuly 10 at his residence.

Survivors include his children,Dennis (Jane) Stoecker and Ronald(Debra) Stoecker, both ofPrinceville, and Larry (Carol)Stoecker of Washington; 12 grand-children; 30 great-grandchildren;and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

A Masonic service is scheduledat 11:30 today (July 16) at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princevilleand a memorial service will be im-mediately following. Visitation isfrom 10 a.m. until the service. Bur-ial will be in Princeville Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.haskellhott.com.

Nathan StollerPRINCEVILLE – Nathan Lav-

ern Stoller, 92, of Bradford, diedJuly 6 at his residence.

Survivors include his wife,Martha (Menold) Stoller; twodaughters; one son; 15 grandchil-dren; 33 great-grandchildren; onebrother; two sisters; and two sis-ters-in-laws, including BerniceStoller of Princeville.

A funeral service was July 9 atBradford’s Apostolic ChristianChurch. Burial was in the Apos-tolic Christian Church Cemeteryin Princeville.

Condolences may be left atwww.haskellhott.com.

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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

ages 3-12

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pmUnion Church at BrimfieldUnited Church of Christ

Pastor Stephen Barch105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield

(309) 446-3811Sunday Worship: 9 am

Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (glutenfree communion offered)

EDWARDSBethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

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

Christ Alive! Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

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

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

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

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

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

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

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

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler

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

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

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

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

Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m.

Sat. Mass: 4:30 p.m.Sun. Mass: 10 am

Tues. Rosary: 8:15 amUnited Methodist Church

of ElmwoodPastor Bradley F. Watkins II821 W. Main St., Elmwood

(309) 742-7221www.elmwoodumc.org

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

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

of 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

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ciation.Question: What steps

should I take to chal-lenge my property taxassessment?

Answer: Propertyowners need all therecords pertinent to thevaluation of their prop-erty in order to make a

successful argument forchanging the valuation,which in turn may re-duce the assessment. Make sure you carefullyreview the accuracy ofthe assessor’s informa-tion for obvious errors.

For example, if the as-sessor accidentallyadded an extra bedroomor bath in the assessmentof the property, or fig-ured the tax using thewrong taxing authority,these mistakes can makean enormous differencein the property tax.

Property owners canalso request copies of thecomparable sales infor-mation the assessor usedto value their property.

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A: The PyrotechnicUse Act in Illinois bansthe sale, possession anduse of all “consumerfireworks.” However,certain pyrotechnics arenot considered consumerfireworks, such assparklers, snap ‘n pops,and snakes.

Municipalities canpass ordinances that banor allow the sale and useof fireworks, includingconsumer fireworks.

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is proud to announce:

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Try-outsSaturday July 25th

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TOURNEY WINNERSKickapoo’s 15U soft-ball team won theChillicothe tournamentin mid-June. Back row(left to right) are: Madi-son Noll, coach ScottCornick, SarahCramer, Taylor Mc-Quellon, coach CurtChristensen, MelissaChristensen, HaileyCornick and coachBridget Welker. Frontrow (l to r), PaisleyCarver, Belle Welker,Lacyn Durst, OliviaSaver, Ella Cagwin,Hope Kijanauski andKathleen Burkitt.

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KVL: Postseason tournament July 24-25and Williamsfield (7-5),the league features youngmen from Canton, Eu-reka, Manito, Morton andPeoria.

Princeville product BretWilliams, now head base-ball coach at Varna-Mid-

land, pitched for E-B inthe opener, which E-Bwon, 8-0. He scatteredseven hits, struck out 10and walked just one –while going 3-for-4 at theplate.

Batting, running andthrowing are second na-

ture to these athletes, butall want to improve.

“Just playing, playingcatch and so on keeps thearm in shape,” Blum said,“but it’s playing more, too– the whole experience.”

Blum experienced threeinnings on the mound inGame 2 Sunday, strikingout five, but E-B fell be-hind 9-5 before NickMehn (Limestone/IllinoisWesleyan University) re-lieved and threw sevenscoreless innings. E-Btied it in the ninth beforeStevens won it in the 10thwith a walk-off line driveRBI.

Stevens, who alsopitches, appreciates theopportunity, he said.

“Just getting to play is apositive,” he said,“maybe work on mycurve or a change-up.”

Playing with the KVLis mental exercise as wellas physical.

“I get to watch moreclosely, following the

game, the pitches,” Blumsaid.

Stevens agrees that theSunday games meanmore than facing livecompetition and games’balls and strikes, hits andruns and errors.

“It’s about hustling,about making it about themindset you need,” hesaid.

There’s bonding, too,what baseball people seeas building chemistry in aclubhouse.

“I like being with allthe guys,” Stevens said.

E-B has a pendingmake-up game at 10 a.m.Saturday in Williams-field, and the season’sfinal doubleheader Sun-day (July 19) against Peo-ria at Woodruff Field onthe city’s near north side.

KVL’s postseason tour-nament will be scheduledfor the weekend of July24-25, and will probablybe hosted by league-lead-ing Canton (6-1).


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STATE CHAMPS

Members of the KHawks 13U team are: Front Row (left to right) Tyler Wessels,Cobee Craig, Chase Ulrich, Brady Miller and Logan Wallace. Back Row (l to r)Coach Todd Johnson, Coach Joe Arnett, Jack Arnett, Payton Bradford, ParkerBradford, A.J. Simmons, Brett Marsh, Ashton Johnson and Coach Andy Sim-mons. Not pictured is Jerrett Hite.

KHawks 13U win tourney titleST. LOUIS – The KHawks 13U

team won the GreaterMidwest Baseball WorldSeries July 2-5 in dramaticfashion.

The KHawks won thechampionship game 5-4against the KentuckyRampage Baseball Selecton a suicide squeeze buntthat scored Cobee Craig from thirdbase in the bottom of the eighth in-

ning. Eighteen Midwestern teamsplayed in the tournament.

The Rampage Baseball Se-lect team is made up of play-ers from Missouri, Arkansas,Tennessee and Kentucky.

Players on the KHawks13U team are from Elmwood,Brimfield, Kickapoo,Princeville and Limestone.

The KHawks finished 29-11 on theseason.


BRIMFIELD – Metalcleats on concrete clat-tered as young men gath-ered to play anotherafternoon doubleheader inthe Kickapoo ValleyLeague here on Sunday,when the previous night’storrential rain made thecorn beyond the outfieldfence glisten but sparedthe diamond.

It’s a familiar atmos-phere and a way for guyswho’ve finished highschool to continue a sea-son – or a career.

But the storied Kick-apoo Valley League(KVL) offers more than acomfortable feeling, be-cause play is a break fromthe work – the pain thatmay gain strength, stam-ina or a new pitch.

“I lift about six days aweek all summer and runsome,” said GrantStevens, a 2014 Brimfieldgraduate who caughtElmwood-Brimfield’s

first game Sundayagainst Williamsfield. “Itcan keep you sharp.”

Stevens, who turns 20this week, is playing atCarl Sandburg College inGalesburg, where he liveswith two teammates. On Sundays, he playswith a new teammate,Tucker Blum, an 18-year-old 2015 Elmwood gradwho’s joining the CarlSandburg squad this year.

Like Stevens, Blumworks on his own, too, he

said.“I lift every day and run

poles or at school,” saidBlum, who played secondbase in the first game andpitched the second.

“It’s a lot different thanhigh school,” he contin-ued. “And it lets us prac-tice year-around insteadof going from one sportto the next.”

Such focus is an oppor-tunity the KVL offers.Besides E-B (now 12-3)

Summer baseballKickapoo Valley League offers diamond time

Grant Stevens hits a pitch during a Kickapoo ValleyLeague game in Brimfield. Looking on are catcherLogan Smith of Williamsfield and umpire Kent McDow-ell. Photo by Bill Knight.

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