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ELMWOOD – Brad Crisco is hoping astuffed Sasquatch will emerge. Or morerealistically, for the arrival of an impres-sive largemouth bass, a jackalope ormaybe even a bear.

Those are just some entries that will bewelcomed to a new contest being held inconjunction with this year’s ElmwoodAll Outdoors Show. The non-deer mountcontest, with a $100 first prize, is one ofseveral changes for the show.

This weekend marks the seventh an-nual Elmwood All Outdoors Show, an

event designed to break the grip of cabinfever for hunters and anglers and to raisemoney for Elmwood athletic programsand athletes. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday (March 5) and Sunday(March 6).

The show has helped generate morethan $150,000 for Elmwood athletes andathletic programs since it was mappedout on napkin in a Tinley Park Off TrackBetting parlor.

Along with some changes comesplenty that is familiar: more than 100booths selling hunting and fishing prod-ucts and outdoors-related artworks, fish-

ing guides, lodges and much more.“We’ve got some old stuff and some

new stuff,” said Brad Crisco, an Elm-wood teacher and assistant footballcoach who is the show organizer. “We’rehoping to get some interesting mounts inthis year for the non-deer contest plussome big bucks. And it looks like theweather is going to be nice.”

Another new attraction is a hand-madecedar canoe that will be on display.

“Looking at pictures of it I think it willbe a neat attraction,” said Crisco, whoalong with a committee organizes theevent, proceeds from which go to ath-

letic programs and to scholarships forathletes.

As in previous years, show-goers willhave opportunities to buy hunting, fish-ing and outdoors gear, and also to com-pete in a big buck contest, to hearexperts on various issues and to take partin related activities.

The big-buck contest offers doorprizes to 1 in 10 entries and plaques forthe top-scoring deer. Bucks can bedropped off to be measured from 5-7p.m. Thursday or Friday (March 3-4), or9 a.m.-noon on Saturday (March 5).

New features highlight annual Elmwood show

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THE GUY WITH ALL THE CARS ON ROUTE 8

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – The Board of Educationon Monday unanimously voted to continuethe school’s Family and Consumer Scienceprogram for next year after about 60 peopleattended, and teachers, students, parents andmembers of the community spoke out tosupport FCS for about 45 minutes after themeeting convened.

Eliminating the pro-gram was one of afew topics addressingthe District’s future,from upgrading class-room technology tomoving to Phase II ofits long-term buildingplans.

All commentspraised FCS for teaching life skills rangingfrom cooking to balancing checkbooks. Po-lite throughout the proceedings, peoplepraised the school and community for hav-ing a “positive environment” and “commonsense” and for being “a town that growstheir own.”

Parent Chad Anderson said, “It’s not just

School boardwill continueFCS program


OAK HILL – Collectibles includebaseball cards and comics, coins andantique tractors, and such personalpastimes can range from obsessions tohobbies.

For Cort Severns, it’s a bit of both,as motorists driving on Illinois Route 8near Maher Road undoubtedly noticewith the various BMWs parked out-

side his home.Severns, a 34-year-old engineer at

Caterpillar, smiles and shakes his headrecounting how he came to “collect”the iconic sedans made by BayerischeMotoren Werke AG, the German lux-ury carmaker.

“About seven years ago, I had afriend who was trying to sell an oldBMW, and the best offer he got was$300,” he said. “I said, ‘For that, I’ll

buy it from you,’ and I bought it, figur-ing it was something to play aroundwith.”

A graduate of Rose-Hulman Instituteof Technology in Terre Haute, Ind.,Severns works at Cat’s Building AC inMossville, where he designs electricalsystems. So he decided to use his skillson his new acquisition, he says.

“I rebuilt the ECU [engine control

BMWs became hobby for Oak Hill engineer

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Cort Severns stumbled onto the hobby of working with BMW sedans in his spare time. Photo by Bill Knight.

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BMWs: Cult following for BMW’s E30 sedanunit] for it and drove it,”he says.

Then the BMW fascina-tion became part passion,part investment.

The most BMWs Sev-erns has owned at onetime was 10, he says, butnow he’s down to four: a1984, ’86, ’87 and ’91, allthe company’s “compactexecutive car.”

“They’re all the E30,”he says, “and the ’91 stillruns.”

With BMW’s famedM42, 4-cylinder engine,with chain-driven cams,the E30 is known for

durability, says Severns,who compares it to For-mula One racers.

“Some of those, turbo-charged, could get 1,000horsepower,” he says.“And these had great per-formance – and lasted. Itgot around 26 miles pergallon, and then I madesome adjustments and gotit to an mpg in the high30s.”

When emission stan-dards mandated changesabout 20 years ago, BMWstopped producing theE30, so the popular sedanbecame even moresought-after by those whoappreciated the pedigree.

“It has a real cult fol-lowing,” Severns says,“especially on the Eastand West coasts. It tendsto rust around here withall the salt.

“The first part I neededto replace I was surprisedat the price,” he continues.

“You could get a wholecar for the cost of somereplacement parts. But no-body makes them any-more.

Certain parts cost hun-dreds of dollars, like therain gutter. That alonegoes for $200.

“I get calls from all overthe country.”

Locally, Severns con-cedes that – apart from thecost of cars and parts –there’s a price on time.

“Well, I became a dad[to Reid, now 2], so therewere other priorities,” hesays. “And now my wife[Samantha] is expectingour second kid any day.”

Still, the BMW has at-tractions, Severns adds,trying to see the practicalside.

“It’s a work-relatedhobby,” he says. “I workon electrical control sys-tems, so I’ve learned a lotthat’s tangible, too.”

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This is not a Google Earth picture of a house with aparty underway, it’s an aerial photo showing CortSeverns’ home during one of his peak periods ofcollecting BMW sedans.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss NAMI Meeting – NAMI Mental Ill-

ness Education Presentation about Psy-chological Evaluations: Understandingthe Results is today (March 3) from 7-8:30 p.m. Speaker is Dr. Luke Dalfi-ume of Christian PsychologicalAssociates. Located at ICC North,Poplar Hall Rm. 129.

s Free Bread– Freebread available at Elm-wood MethodistChurch Friday (March4) at 10 a.m.

s Fish Fry – St.Patrick’s Church inElmwood fish fry isevery Friday during Lent (March 4, 11,18) from 4:30-7 p.m. Carry-outs. Call(309) 742-4921.

s Spring Story – Williamsfield PublicLibrary Spring Story Hour is now untilMay 4 on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Registrationrequired. Forms at WLPD.

s Baseball Sign-up – Kickapoo youthbaseball sign-up is Saturday (March 5)and March 12. No late sign-ups. Call(309) 369-9023 before March 12 ifyou can’t make the sign-up.

s Canned Goods – Elmwood All-Stars 4-H Club and Scouts are collect-ing canned goods Sunday (March 6).Items will be used in food pantries.

s Toy Show – ROWVA FFA toyshow Sunday (March 6), 9 a.m.-2 p.m.at ROWVA gym. Free will donation.

s Volleyball Club – Elmwood Volley-ball Club junior season (boys and girls

ages 8-14) informa-tional meeting is Sun-day (March 6) at 1p.m. at ElmwoodCommunity Center.Assessment from 2-4p.m. s Spaghetti Night –Spaghetti, garlic bread

and salad available at Yates City Com-munity Center on Monday (March 7)from 4:30-7 p.m. $8 per person. Pro-ceeds go to Yates City Gazebo Fund.

s Senior Luncheon – Brimfield UnionChurch Senior Citizen luncheon isTuesday (March 8) at 12 p.m. Lunch-eons continue the second Tuesday ofevery month.

s Community Table – DahindaMethodist Church community table isWednesday (March 9) at 6 p.m.Potluck, bring favorite dish to share.

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Rambling through central Illinois,lamenting presidential politics.

uuuBasketball season is drawing to a

close for many of us and there is al-ready some grumbling about pop-corn withdrawal from the morefrequent game-goers. Seriously. Forall the benefits high school sportsprovide for kids, stop and thinkabout the significant role hoopsplays in the Illi-nois winter econ-omy. Why elsewould anybodyleave the houseon a snowy Tues-day? Once folksleave home, theyburn gas and – alltoo often – windup eating out.That makes cashregisters sing. And how else couldthe popcorn industry survive withoutbasketball (and baseball in a fewweeks). Think of that next time youvote to cancel extracurriculars.

uuuFarmington business mogul

Patrick O’Brian has sold UptownCafe in Elmwood to Chef CoryJones, who has been helping run thedowntown diner for the past fewyears. O’Brian will now have moretime to focus on his 74 other busi-nesses. ... Jones has backers fromOne World Cafe in Peoria and saidhe expects to keep the menu mostlythe same at the eatery and then easeinto changes. “We’ll tighten the

screw one turn at a time,” Jones said.... Speaking of Elmwood eateries,there’s no official word yet on theshuttered Trojan Corner building. ...And what’s the status of Dollar Gen-eral in Princeville? I keep meaningto track that down and then getslammed with too much work to domy job. ... Another unansweredPrinceville question I need to get an-swered is, what is Dean Troutmanhatching up for this summer.?

uuuNothing good comes from writing

about politics. The other day I men-tioned something political and everyother person I saw for a weekwanted to argue. But this year it’stoo hard to resist poking sticks intothe hot embers of the bizarre 2016presidential election. By the time ourIllinois primary arrives on March 15,we will likely have far fewer optionsfrom which to choose. But the op-tion I fear most, Donald Trump, islikely to still be on the ballot. Worseyet, he’s likely to be the front-runneras Republican nominee. Why? Noidea. He’s a loud-mouth with no realplan to back up his words. For amuch better synopsis of Trump,Google Last Week Tonight withJohn Oliver. His most recent com-mentary on Donald “Drumpf” is bothhilarious and scary. It depicts Trumpas a serial liar who basically spoutswords like “Win” “Success” and“Rich” as if saying words oftenenough makes them ring true. ...Sure, Oliver is also a loud mouth.But he’s a comedian. There’s a real

chance Trump could be our nextpresident. ... So who would be betterin the Oval Office? Any other Re-publican contender. ... Just ponder it:Donald vs. Hillary. My late motherwas right.

uuuPeople who call history “boring”

confuse me. Not only does anawareness of history help keep usfrom repeating mistakes made in thepast (see U.S. immigration policiesfor the Irish, Germans and Japan-ese), but it can be fun. Specifically Iam referring to a headline brought tomy attention recently from an oldnewspaper clipping: “John A.McCoy, Esq., of Millbrook danger-ously wounded by his Bull, ‘Duke ofHuron.’ ” OK, just that headline isgood on so many levels I need tostop typing to soak it in. Best of all,there was even a diagram showingthe position of the bull when it goredMcCoy, who may or may not be arelative of The Mayor of Oak Hill.Good luck tracing that Family Tree,which is really more like a FamilyForest given all the branches. I’mjust happy the Esquire of Millbrooksurvived the incident. ... Unpopularin the Office: When it warmed upthe other day, I really started missingMilky the snake. ... Parting shot:Starting this week and until someoneconvinces me otherwise, we willlikely print a series of political car-toons with a constant theme. Bi-ased? Not us.

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I love high school basketball. Itdoesn’t matter if it’s boys or girls.I just enjoywatching it, es-pecially if theteams are well-coached.

When I livedin Knoxville, Iactually com-piled a book thatchronicled thehistory of thehigh school team from its incep-tion in 1905 through the currentschool year, which was 1990.

We had it published and it soldquite a few copies (not near whatwe had hoped, but nothing tosneeze at either).

When I attended Knox College, Itook a course in basketball coach-ing from the late Tim Heimann sothat when I became a teacher, Icould coach. I never got the chance

to coach basketball during theshort time I spent as a teacher, so Idid the next best thing. I became abasketball referee.

If running up and down the courtfor 32 minutes a night, taking nobreaks for rest or water, havinghalf a gym full of people yelling atyou every time you blow yourwhistle, and ending up with the en-tire gym hating your guts by theend of the night, then basketballrefereeing might be for you. I didit for about four years.

Basketball referees have to gainexperience before working theirway up to high school games. Ath-letic directors won’t hire you forthose games unless they’re famil-iar with you. To get experience,you work for a number of yearsdoing middle school and juniorhigh school games.

I never got beyond eighth gradegames. I might have done a fresh-

man game once, but I really don’tremember.

In fact, it’s a period of my lifethat I’d rather forget.

There was one night in particularthat will remain permanentlyseared into my memory, probablyeven for years after I’m dead. Iwon’t tell you the name of thetown, because it’s close by, andthere are people out there that –even 20 years later – may remem-ber.

It was a junior high game. The7th grade game went without muchproblem. The home team slaugh-tered the visiting team and mypartner and I were just glad to getthe game in the books.

The 8th grade game didn’t prom-ise to provide much more excite-ment. The visiting team was a verysmall school with only six or sevenplayer dressing.

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To the Editor:The Affordable Care Act was

signed into law six years ago thismonth. The uninsured rate is now11.9 percent, the lowest everrecorded. Approximately 17 mil-lion more Americans have healthinsurance today than before thelaw was passed.

Hospitals across thenation have saved tensof billions of dollarson uncompensatedcare.

Despite thisprogress, more than 5million Americans re-main unable to access health insur-ance because they fall into the“coverage gap.” These individualsmake too much income to qualifyfor Medicaid, but too little to be el-igible for the tax credits that makeprivate health insurance afford-able.

While 80 percent of this grouplive with incomes below the Fed-

eral Poverty Level, more than 70percent have at least one full-timeworker in their family. Nearly one-third of these households carrymedical debt, the primary cause ofbankruptcy in the nation.

Everyone stuck in the “coveragegap” lives in one of 18 states; theother 32 states have expanded

Medicaid.It’s clear the Af-

fordable Care Act hasmade a positive dif-ference. But chal-lenges remain. Aminority of stateshave stubbornly cho-

sen to leave hard-working resi-dents without access to health care.Those elected leaders have sacri-ficed the health of their con-stituents in pursuit of individualpolitical goals.

Legislation is under considera-tion in the 18 states yet to expandhealth care access. If you live inone of those states, take this oppor-

tunity to tell your representativewhere you stand. Let’s work to-gether to make the “coverage gap”a thing of the past.

– Jonathan Hladik, Center for Rural Affairs

Thanks for the support!To the Editor:

The family of Ben Johnsonwould like to thank all friends,neighbors, and family for support-ing us with calls, cards, donations,and food. All was very much appre-ciated.

Thank you to Michelle, for beingBen's Friday date. Thanks to Tracyand Scott for the care, rides throughthe country and cinnamon rolls.

A special thanks to my churchfamily who were there for me.

Sincere thanks.– Bev Johnson

Brian, Bruce, Lisa and BrandonBrian and Sharon

LisaBruce and Kara

Technology brought Scalia to WilliamsfieldThe recently deceased Antonin

Scalia had a Williamsfield connec-tion.

In 1989, Boston University andLouisiana State University workedtogether to bringthe newly-ap-pointed justice tohigh schools viathe Ti-In net-work, a now-de-funct effort todeliver content tostudents viasatellite. Onlyfive schools na-tionwide participated, includingWilliamsfield and ROWVA fromIllinois.

Rich Putnam was principal in1989 and said “Billtown’s” partici-pation was accidental as he hadcommunicated with Ti-In on a dif-ferent matter days before and wasinvited to participate. The occasionwas Constitution Week (the original

Constitution was presented to thepublic on Sept. 17, 1787.

A presentation was made, thenthe justice invited questions. FromBilltown, 10 members of my Amer-ican Government class participated.

Senior Rita Self (née Strom)asked Scalia what he thought of theuse of Quasi-Judicial agencies inthe US government, which seem-ingly goes against the Framer’s ideaof separation of powers. Such agen-cies, like OSHA, FERC, or theFAA, have functions of all threebranches: they make rules and regu-lations that have the effect of law[legislative], send inspectors to en-sure that such regulations areobeyed [executive], and issue fines[judicial].

Scalia had already identified him-self as an “originalist,” that is, be-lieving that the Constitution shouldbe used only as the Framers in-tended, not “interpreted” based onmodernity. I thought the question

was particularly germane, as Quasi-Judicial agencies certainly flew inthe face of the intent of those whowrote the document.

Scalia’s answer was, in my mind,disingenuous, i.e. he dodged it, call-ing it a “political question.” That is,one that was between the “politicalbranches,” meaning the legislativeand executive.

In light of later decisions hevoted for and authored (most fa-mously Bush v. Gore in 2001,which clearly interfered with thefunction of a “political” branch), heclearly didn’t want to answer head-on.

Still, it was great fun and enlight-ening to students to be in directcontact with a Supreme Court jus-tice. At the time, Scalia was themost junior justice, having been ap-pointed at the end of Reagan’s sec-ond term. When he died he hadbecome the most senior, serving al-most 30 years on the Court.

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

Arson viewed as causeof Friday grass fired

YATES CITY – An afternoonfire in a rural field southwest oftown that required three area firedepartments was apparently set in-tentionally, according to Elba-Salem Fire Chief John McKinty.

“I’m guessing it was set,” hesaid. “If it was a fire in one spot itcould’ve been a cigarette or some-thing, but this was three differentfires in three separate spots.”

Near Knox Roads 1800 E and300 N, the grass fire was confinedto property that was not farmlandbut seemed to be ConservationReserve Program (CRP) acreage,McKinty said.

Besides Elba-Salem, depart-ments from Elmwood andMaquon also were called to thescene, he said.

The blaze, which created smokevisible as far as Brimfield, tookfirefighters about two and a halfhours to bring under control,McKinty said.

Trespassing reportedEDWARDS – Dan Gunter, 59,

of Elmwood on Feb. 28 reportedsuspected criminal trespassing toproperty in the 4900 block ofNorth Caterpillar Road in Ed-wards owned by the Gunter fam-ily, according to the PeoriaSheriff’s Office.

Police have a suspect, but no ar-rests have been made at presstime.

Theft suspectedYATES CITY – A family in the

200 block of West Bishop on Feb.21 reported a possible theft ofjewelry, cell phones and car keys,according to the Knox CountySheriff’s Office.

The residents had been out oftown for about a week andarranged for someone to house sit,according to reports.

Police are continuing to investi-gate.

Fraudulent attemptmade to cash check

ELMWOOD – A resident in the600 block of East Main told Elm-wood police that a check had ap-parently been taken from thehome, and someone attempted tofraudulently cash it, made out for$1,750, at South Side Bank inPeoria, police said.

An additional report was filedwith the Peoria Police Depart-ment, which also is investigatingthe incident as a possible felony.

Police reports• Steven Snyder, 56, of Brim-

field on Feb. 12 reported the bur-glary of tools from his 2015Chevrolet, according to the PeoriaSheriff’s Office.

• Jeffrey Rule, 40, of Brimfieldon Feb. 22 reported the theft of a2000 Chevrolet truck.

• Dana Williams, 32, of Elm-wood on Feb. 24 was arrested forDriving Under the Influence,transportation of alcohol, unlawfulpossession of drug paraphernalia,and improper lane usage and

transported to the Peoria CountyJail.

• Cody Linder, 29, of Yates Cityon Feb. 25 in Chillicothe was ar-rested for driving on asuspended/revoked driver’s li-cense, according to the PeoriaSheriff’s Office.

• Christopher Evans, 34, ofLaura on Feb. 25 was arrested fordeceptive practices, according tothe Peoria Sheriff’s Office.

• Kimala Larson, 4, ofPrinceville on Feb. 28 was ar-rested for Driving Under the Influ-ence and improper lane usage andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

• Keith Wagenbach, 25, ofPrinceville on Feb. 28 was ar-rested for aggravated battery andcriminal trespassing and trans-ported to the Peoria County Jail.

Deer accidents• Feb. 23 – Ricky Prince of Elm-

wood near Smithville and RiekenaRoads in Limestone Township.

• Feb. 24 – Ila Persefield ofBrimfield near Illinois Route 8and 78 in Elmwood Township.

• Feb. 24 – Tarla Gibbs of Ed-wards near U.S. Route 150 andFox Creek Drive in Jubilee Town-ship.

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Monday afternoon, withPeoria Christian hostingthree area teams(Princeville, Brimfieldand Farmington), and atthe Port Byron/RiverdaleRegional, Elmwood isscheduled to competeagainst Sherrard at 4:30

p.m.The other Weekly Post-

area school, Williams-field, doesn’t currentlyfield a Scholastic Bowlteam.

Sectionals begin Satur-day, March 12.

State finals are Friday-Saturday, March 18-19 atthe Peoria Civic Center.

Apart from IHSAevents, Farmingtonhosted the eight-teamFulton County ScholasticBowl Tournament onWednesday (March 2),and Elmwood is sched-uled to compete this Sat-urday (March 5) at theMasonic Academic Bowlstate tourney in Bloom-ington.

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GALLAGHER: ‘Hot Dog’ experience no funThe home team had one playerwho was destined for greatness.I’m told that he had an olderbrother in high school who wasbeing looked at by colleges as ascholarship candidate.

The younger brother proved tobe very good, too. I believe that heended up outscoring the entireother team, even despite what hap-pened.

I should mention that the kidKNEW he was good, a lot betterthan anyone else on the floor, andthat he was a bit of a hot dog. Iwouldn’t have been surprised tolearn his name was Oscar Mayer.

The home team just destroyedthe poor visiting team. It wasn’teven fair. I think the score wassomething like 20-0 before the vis-iting team even managed to get offa shot.

By the half, the home team had acomfortable 40-point lead.

Midway through the third quar-ter, the ball went bouncing towardout of bounds. The hot dog went tosave the ball, even though theother team had last touched it.

He put one foot near the line andbalanced on that foot, grabbing theball in one hand and pretending toteeter like he was going to fall into

the stands. He was in completecontrol and as good of a basketballplayer as he was, he was just asbad of an actor.

One of the visitors came up toguard him. Hot Dog decided thathe would bounce the ball off thedefender’s legs to make it go outof bounds. All this was completelyunnecessary because the kid couldhave put his second foot down inbounds and had control of the ball.

Evidently he’d seen other kidsbounce the ball off opponents andhe wanted to try.

I was standing less than five feetaway, whistle in mouth, knowingthat he was going to bounce it offthe defender’s legs. I just knew it. Heck, I think everyone in the gymknew it.

Just as the kid started to throwthe ball, I saw something flash inhis eyes. It was almost like it wasin slow motion. Halfway throughthe toss, he redirected the ball, andbounced it off the defender’s face.Blood went everywhere.

The ball landed about four rowsup in the stands. The defenderwent down like he’d been shot.Hometown fans cheered. Hot Doglooked very pleased with himself.

My whistle blew and I formed a“T” with both hands.

For those of you not familiar, it’sthe way a coach calls “time out.”It’s the way a ref calls “technicalfoul.”

Not only did I call the technical,I tossed the kid out of the game forunsportsmanlike conduct. I guess Ishouldn’t be surprised that HotDog kept telling me that it was“fertilizer” (which wasn’t quite theword he used). From an 8th grader,no less!

The home team went on to winby a wide margin, but the crowddidn’t forgive me or my partner forshafting their team (I later foundout that getting kicked out of agame carried a one-game suspen-sion according to their school pol-icy and their next game woulddecide the league championship,which they lost).

My partner and I had to be es-corted to our cars that night afterthe game because the hometownfans were hanging around after-ward to “discuss” our calls withus.

The whole thing gave me a new-found respect for the more experi-enced refs who worked the varsitygames.

It also assured me that I neverwanted to become one.


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WILLIAMSFIELD – One of thedefendants in the lawsuit by a for-mer Williamsfield teacher is sched-uled to be deposed on Friday,requests for sworn answers to a se-ries of questions were sent to bothdefendant parties, and two motionshave been filed to dismiss the case.

According to court documents,Middle School cheerleading coachAmanda Secrist is scheduled to bequestioned at noon Friday in KnoxCounty concerning the defamationand breach-of-contract suit filed byAnn Banks in the 9th Circuit Courtin Knox County.

Banks alleges she was defamed ina Sept. 18 social-media exchangewritten by Secrist, and that theWilliamsfield C.U.S.D. 210 Boardof Education violated terms of the2015 agreement that she, the Districtand the Williamsfield Education As-

sociation labor union signed whenshe took an administrative leave andresigned with pay through the end ofthe 2014-2015 school year.

A former English teacher, Banksclaims that the school board violatedterms of the separation agreement,and alleges that Secrist defamedBanks “by indicating that Banks re-signed from the school because shehad sexual relations with a studentand was told it was being investi-gated.”

The Board, the suit says, “allowedand sanctioned Secrist’s disparagingcomments.”

Banks’ attorney, Joel Handler ofChicago, has sent 11 detailed ques-tions along with a request for rele-vant documents.

Meanwhile, both the Board of Ed-ucation and Secrist filed separatemotions to dismiss the complaint.

The school board, represented byDavid Braun and Donna Davis of

Monticello, said the suit failed tostate a claim that’s legally sufficient,failed to state substantial allegationsof fact, and is prohibited under Illi-nois Tort Immunity Act, whichstates, “A local public entity is not li-able for injury caused by any actionof its employees that is libelous orslanderous or for the provision of in-formation either orally, in writing,by computer or any other electronictransmission, or in a book or otherform of library material.”

Secrist, represented by Peoria at-torney Elizabeth Jensen, in anothermotion argues that Secrist wasn’t aparty to the agreement in questionand adds that the suit is fatallyflawed since it violates Illinois’ Codeof Civil Procedure, which states, inpart, that “no complaint shall befiled containing a prayer for reliefseeking punitive damages.”

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BRIEFSCantu places seventh inVFW national contest

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DeannaCantu, a senior at Elmwood HighSchool was named a seventh placewinner in the 2016 National Voiceof Democracy Program and recipi-ent of the $4,000 Department ofMinnesota William F. Halsey Me-morial Scholarship.

Awards were announced Feb. 29in Washington, D.C., for the 69thannual contest, which pays outmore than $153,000 in scholar-ships. This year’s theme was “MyVision for America.”

“Congratulations to Deanna for ajob well done. We are very proudof her,” said Laurie Sparwasser,scholarship chairman of the Illi-nois VFW Auxiliary.

Deanna plans on a career in act-ing and was sponsored by VFWPost 4724 in Elmwood.Farmington TWP copingwith animal carcasses

FARMINGTON – TownshipHighway Commissioner Paul Bal-agna this month told trustees thatthere’s still a problem with deerand hog carcasses being discardedalong roadways, mainly alongPleasant Hill Road.

Balagna also reported that treelimbs and other brush encroachinginto roads on Diamond Point andSilvercreek Roads were clearedthis month with assistance fromAdvanced Tree Service of Canton.Farmington FFA winsParliamentary contest

FARMINGTON – The Farming-ton FFA Parliamentary Procedureteam won Section 12’s contest re-cently.

The contest requires participantsto know parliamentary law and beable to run an official businessmeeting. Participants make andvote on motions, just as a localschool board might. This is a timedevent where participants are scoredupon motions they make and thequality of their debates.

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Effective immediately, the Peo-

ria County Highway Department,upon consultation with IDOT, haslowered the load limit of a bridgeon Lancaster Road at its intersec-tion with Croy Lane.

The weight limit is now 15 tonsdue to deterioration of the bridge,located about one-half mile east ofLake Camelot, on the townshipline of Limestone and Hollis.Volunteer orientationMarch 12 at Prairie Park

HANNA CITY – WildlifePrairie Park will host its annualSpring Volunteer Orientation onSaturday, March 12, from 10 a.m.to noon in the Hespell Deck.

All are welcome to attend andlearn about the inner workings ofvolunteering. Guests will meetwith current volunteers, Park staff,and other volunteer prospects. Ac-tivities involve a presentation ofthe Park and how volunteering isessential to allowing the missionof conservation, recreation and ed-ucation to come alive and grow.

Roles range from construction,maintenance, guest services, trailguides, family and group volun-teering, scout projects and more.Princeville little leaguesign-ups are ongoing

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GALESBURG – GalesburgCommunity Chorus has a quiltauction and raffled at 306B Sim-mons Street in Galesburg on Satur-day, March 19.

The live auction will includehandmade quilts of all sizes, babyquilts, wall hangings, table runnersand other items. A quilt previewwill start at 6:30 p.m. with the live

auction to follow starting at 7 p. m.All items for the auction were

provided by the Piecemakers QuiltGuild to benefit the GalesburgCommunity Chorus.

One queen-size quilt will be raf-fled with the lucky ticket beingdrawn at the end of the auction.Winner need not be present to win.Raffle tickets may be purchasedfrom any chorus member or atUncle Billy’s, 89 S Seminary St,Galesburg.

All proceeds go directly to theGalesburg Community Chorus tohelp bring great choral music toWestern Illinois. Foodshare Canathonruns through March 18

PRINCEVILLE – The PeoriaArea Anti-Hunger Coalition has its2016 Foodshare Canathon throughMarch 18.

This Sunday (March 6) hundredsof volunteers will walk throughcentral Illinois seeking donationsfor area food pantries.

Suggested food items includecanned fruits, vegetables, soups,stews, peanut butter, cereal andpackaged meals. Foods can be leftin a bag on the porch to be pickedup by volunteers.

To assist with food collection,contact Pepper Bauer at (309) 697-5762 or [email protected].

Drop Boxes will also be avail-able until March 18 at: Krogerstores; Curves in Peoria, Mortonand Pekin; Subway restaurants;Peoria neighborhood fire stations.

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Boy Scoutspause to saluteduring Scout-ing Sundayback on Feb.14 at the FirstUnited Presby-terian Churchof Elmwood.

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WILLIAMSFIELD –Acting U.S. EducationSecretary John B. King,Jr. on Friday (Feb. 26)recognized WilliamsfieldCommunity Unit SchoolDistrict 210 as one of thecountry’s schools leadingin the transition to openlylicensed education re-sources.

Speaking during#GoOpen Exchange, ameeting of educators andeducational technologyfirms at SkywalkerRanch in Marin, Calif.,King said, “Openly li-censed educational re-

sources can increase eq-uity by providing all stu-dents, regardless of zipcode, access to high qual-ity learning materials thathave the most up-to-dateand relevant content.

“The leadership, men-torship, and collaborationof these #GoOpen statesand districts are critical,not just to grow and sus-tain this movement, butto transform ourschools,” he added.

The Department of Ed-ucation in Octoberlaunched “#GoOpen,” acampaign to encourage

states, school districtsand educators to increasetheir use openly licensededucational materials.

Williamsfield was oneof six U.S. schoolsnamed AmbassadorSchools to help otherschool districts move toopenly licensed materi-als. Ambassador schoolslike Williamsfield willhelp other districts under-stand how to effectivelydiscover and curate theseresources, the departmentsaid,

Williamsfield Superin-tendent Tim Farquer at-

tended the gathering andcommented, “Kids’ vi-sions of themselves, oftheir future, and theworld has really openedup.

“If a little district in arural pocket of Illinoiscan change the environ-ment for students so thatthey can not only learnbut also create things thatother students and teach-ers can use,” he contin-ued, “then why can’tevery district do that?”

– Bill Knight

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OUTDOORS: Seminars both daysDeer will be displayed,

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Entry fee for the non-deer mount category is $5for a show pass. The win-ner will be determined ina vote by show attendees,based on weight of coinsput in jars for each entry.

Admission is free forages 13 and under andjust $5 for adults.

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The Spoon River Chapter of NSDAR recently honored (left to right) Matthew Os-mulski of Elmwood, Madison Kalb of ROWVA and Garrett Wight of Williamsfieldwith the DAR Good Citizenship Award.

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The Spoon RiverChapter of the NationalSociety Daughters of theAmerican Revolution re-cently awarded seniorsMadison Kalb ofROWVA, Matthew Os-

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The award is basedupon Dependability,

Service, Leadership, andPatriotism. The selectionof recipients is chosen bythe student’s faculty.

Kalb, a ROWVA sen-ior, is active is NationalHonor Society, StudentCouncil, WYSE, Band,Volleyball, BasketballCheerleading, FFA, andtraining as an ElectionJudge. As yet undecidedupon a certain college,she plans to major infood science.

Osmulski, an Elmwoodsenior, is active in Stu-dent Council, Presidentof Key Club, Class Presi-dent, Elmwood Excel-lence, National HonorSociety, Cross Country,Basketball, and Trackand Field. He plans to at-tend North Central Col-lege and continue incross country and track,with an undecided major.

Wight, a Williamsfieldsenior, has been involvedin Football, Basketball,Baseball, First Robotics,Student Council, Presi-dent of National HonorSociety, Science Club, 4-H, STEM Team, WYSE,and is a member of ST.James Catholic Church inWilliamsfield. He will beattending Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology.

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PRINCEVILLE – The Board ofEducation at a special meeting onWednesday (Feb. 24) heard a pres-entation from First Midstate’sDavid Pistorius on refinancing twosets of bonds that could save theDistrict about $275,000 over thelife of the agreements.

“This would allow us to raiseour debt limit from $282,000 to$728,000 if there’s a [state-im-posed] property freeze,” said Su-perintendent Shannon Duling.“The tax rate would be mostly thesame, but in the long term it couldmake a big difference [and] put usin a better financial position.”

Tentatively scheduled to be con-sidered at the Board’s meetingTuesday (March 8), the movewould drop the bonds’ interestrates from about 4 percent to about2 percent, Duling said.

“Fifteen years down the road, ifsomething came up, this would letthe District more easily issue LifeSafety bonds, for example,” Dul-ing said.

In other action, the board ap-proved signage that’s about$17,000 cheaper than originallybudgeted.

Planned for $35,000, the workwas divided into two purchases.Ace Sign Co. will construct a signfor the west side of the complex

for $7,433.44 and Demo Graphicswill provide 20 acrylic signs forexterior and interior use for$9,371,01.

The Board also:• OK’d a $9,500 annual lease for

two years to replace a vehicle re-cently damaged in a fire, and threenew buses for $9,725/year on two-year leases to replace buses whoseleases are expiring;

• approved Donald Peterson asassistant high school baseballcoach and Chantel Rinkel as highschool girls track coach; and

• discussed talks with the Villageof Princeville on improving thebus lane at Princeville GradeSchool.

Princeville district could save $275,000

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Mayor and City Council of the City of Farmington, IL seek to sellthe above real estate, including the building located thereon.

Written offers for the purchase of the aforesaid interest in the above-described property are herebyinvited and will be received by the City Administrator. Said proposals shall be addressed to:

City CouncilCity of Farmington

c/o City Administrator322 E. Fort St.

Farmington, IL 61531

and shall bear the legend “PROPOSAL – SALE OF 266 E. FORT ST.” and the name and address ofthe offeror. The sealed bid offer shall be submitted to the Office of the City Administrator no laterthan 4:00 p.m. on March 7, 2016.

Two-Step Auction: The City of Farmington shall request a sealed bid on the property in care of theCity Administrator office by 4:00 p.m. on March 7, 2016. The sealed bids received will be openedat a public meeting at the Farmington City Council at 7:00 p.m. on March 7, 2016. The sealed bidamounts will be read at the council meeting and the high bid amount is announced. All those whohave responded to the sealed bid process are invited to attend the City Council Meeting. A publicauction will then be offered, to only those who have submitted a sealed bid, started at the highestsealed bid received. ONLY those who submitted a sealed bid will be allowed to participate in the liveauction. Each sealed bidder has the right to increase their sealed bid offer submitted.

The Minimum Bid Amount for this property is required at $40,000.00.

The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to reject any and all offers and to waive any infor-malities or irregularities in any offer. The Mayor and City Council further reserve the right to reviewand study any and all offers and to make a contract award at any time.

Packet Bid Information is available at the City Administrator’s Office and or to tour the property, please contact Rollen Wright, City Administrator at the below address or call (309) 245-2011.

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FARMINGTON –Farmington CentralSchool District 326 Super-intendent John Asplundlast week (Feb. 25) wasnamed one of 13 leadingU.S. educators by Educa-tion Week magazine.

“These are some of themost creative and inspir-ing leaders working in our

nation’s public school dis-tricts,” said Lesli A.Maxwell, EducationWeek’s editor for the 2016Leaders to Learn Fromproject. “These leadershave an impressive arrayof accomplishmentsacross a wide range of dis-trict-level programs, andare proving that changing

the life trajectories ofyoung people is possibleeven in the face of majorchallenges.”

For Asplund, the chal-lenges have been strug-gling area economies andinadequate state funding,but his accomplishmentsrange from new classesand a written curriculumto a greenhouse and thelargest public school solararray in the country.

But leading in educationoften means innovatingand encouraging.

“If things are good forkids, we should be doingit,” Asplund told Educa-tion Week. “You try to say‘yes’ to as many things asyou can, because eventhough we’re going toscrew a lot of things up,we’re going to learn fromthat mistake and we’re

going to make it better thenext time. Doing the samething over and over againisn’t going to get you any-where.”

The 45-year-old Oneidanative, who earned an un-dergraduate degree fromAugustana College and aMaster’s at Illinois StateUniversity, offered threekey lessons for principalsand superintendents: 1.make smart hires; 2.dream big; 3. listen more.

Before starting at Farm-ington in 2011, Asplundtaught English atKnoxville and was super-intendent at Villa Grove,Reed-Custer School Dis-trict and Lake Bluff inChicago’s suburbs.

– Bill Knight

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FARMINGTON – Afew days remain beforethe Carnegie librarybuilding that housed thelocal library since 1907is sold.

Sealed bids are due atthe City of Farmingtonby 4 p.m. Monday(March 7), with the mini-mum bid set at $40,000.

In a twist on typical bidprocedures, the CityCouncil will open bids atthe beginning of its meet-ing that evening, andthen open up the floor toqualified bidders wishingto raise their initial of-fers.

Farmington purchasedthe building for the costof a title transfer whenthe new library was builton Lightfoot Road in2014.

“We have about $600in it,” Wright said. “Atfirst, we discussed mak-ing it a public-meetinghall with cameras andtechnologies to showpublic meetings live on-line, but it was deter-mined that it wasn’tfeasible, so it was de-cided to sell it.

“We then had it ap-praised by a certified ap-praiser, and it came in at$50,000,” he continued,“and by law we’re re-quired to set a minimumat 80 percent of the ap-

praised value of the ‘sur-plus property’.”.

The brick building, at266 E. Fort St., has about1,500 square feet on lotsthat are zoned Commer-cial.

Its history dates to1904, when a local li-brary board asked steel-baron philanthropistAndrew Carnegie for adonation in his nationalprogram to help establishlocal libraries.

Initially rejected be-cause Farmington didn’tmeet Carnegie’s criteria,Farmington’s appeal wasaccepted a year laterwhen requirements wererelaxed to mandate onlythat the City provide asite and accept at annual

obligation of 10 percentof the total constructioncost.

Designed by Bloom-ington architect PaulMoratz, it was built inseven months by Gales-burg contractor M.E.Sweeney for $5,600 andthe City Council ap-

proved funding the li-brary for $560 a year. Itopened on Jan. 18, 1907.

Under the terms of thesale, the Mayor and CityCouncil have the right toreject any offer and makea contract award at anytime in the best interestsof the City.

Former Farmington library up for sale

Bids for the sale of Farmington’s former library will be accepted until 4 p.m. onMonday (March 7).


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After band director andElmwood Teachers Asso-ciation president ErichWeiger read two students’letters defending FCS, headded, “the union mem-bership stands firmly be-hind our colleague [FCSteacher ElizabethJatkowski].”

Science teacher CindyAlcaraz said that FCSclasses “offer real-worldexperiences.

“Some students strugglewith other academicclasses but flourish in thisenvironment,” she contin-ued. “You don’t knowwhat you’re taking awayfrom them.”

Wayne Davis, a schoolboard member for 12years, agreed, saying,“When you cut it, it willbe hard to bring it back.”

Resident LawrenceKane suggested better ad-vance communication onsuch issues in the future,

adding that all programscosts should be listed to lettheir importance be rankedby the community.

All extracurricular activ-ities should be “up forgrabs,” he added, “–everything not needed fora diploma.”

Others suggested raisingrevenues rather than cut-ting expenditures, and sev-eral speakers concededIllinois schools’ “unten-able” financial situation.

Throughout the entirepublic meeting, no boardmember or administratorspoke to the issue, al-though Board presidentTom Conklin said, “TheBoard will take all thisinto consideration” and re-minded the audience, “TheState is not fulfilling itsobligations. The State says$6,119 is needed to teacheach student [in its man-dated Foundation Level]. But that hasn’t changedsince 2009. Then they sayto expect just 88 percentof that. Then they say toexpect two less payments

[than promised].“We want to be as trans-

parent as possible,” Con-klin said before the Boardadjourned into a closedsession.

As far as teaching im-provements, TechnologyCoordinator Caleb Wad-dell noted that today’s“kids are hard wired,” andexplained technology ini-tiatives for the District. They include movingaway from a “Bring YourOwn Technology” ap-proach to providingChromebooks to all stu-dents from Grades 4-12,providing tablets or olderChromebooks to studentsin K-3, training teachers inusing them as tools to sup-plement instruction, andincreasing the district’sbandwidth to accommo-date increased usage.

The estimated cost forthe laptops, licensing andinsurance is $139,400. Theplan is to finance the in-vestment with an existingproperty tax lease levy thatprovides about $40,000

yearly, and to explore out-side funding.

A related component isto expand online interac-tion with families to easeregistration and other busi-ness with the schools.

Finally, the District thisweek issued a Request ForProposals from investmentbanking firms to provideunderwriting services tiedto issuing general obliga-tion bonds to finance a $7million remodel and addi-tion project. Reserving theright to reject any or allproposals and to acceptthat proposal in the bestinterest of the District, theRFP notes, “It is the desireof the Board to issue thesebonds in a manner thatwill impact the current taxrate in as minimal (if notzero increase) as possi-ble.”

In other business, theBoard:

• heard Principal StanMatheny announce thatabsent Board memberDean Cantu had textedhim that Elmwood SeniorDeanna Cantu finished 7thout of 54 finalists in theVFW’s national “Voice ofDemocracy” speech com-petition in Washington.The 17 year old won a$4,000 scholarship, Math-eny said;

• OK’d the 2016-2017calendar, which hasclasses starting Aug. 17and ending May 24, withfive emergency days avail-able. Thanksgiving breakwill be Nov. 23-25, thewinter holiday break Dec.21-Jan. 3, spring breakApril 12-17, MartinLuther King, Jr. Day Jan.16, and Presidents DayFeb. 20;

• set bus driver pay at$17 per hour to start, with$1 increases each year forthe first five years and fu-ture increases like the restof the District staff; and

• heard ElementarySchool Principal TonyFrost report that the Statewill require Elmwood stu-dents in 3rd and 4th gradeto take a pilot test for liter-acy sometime this spring.

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OBITUARIESNeva Buttell

EDWARDS – Neva E. Buttell,93, of Peoria, mother of an Ed-wards woman, died Feb. 24 at Uni-tyPoint Health-Methodist.

Neva was born June 30, 1922, inFountain Run, Ky., the daughter ofMatthew and Mella Morrow. Shemarried Duane A. Buttell on Dec.30, 1939. They were happily mar-ried 68 years, separated only byDuane’s death on Oct. 15, 2007.

Survivors include daughterCheryl (Lyle) Koch of Edwards,sons Duane (Judy) Buttell of St.Charles and Michael Buttell ofDallas, Texas; brother Harold Mor-row of Mackinaw; sister DorothySvetich of Peoria; 7 grandchildren;and 11 great-grandchildren.

Her funeral was Feb. 29 atWeber-Hurd Funeral Home inChillicothe, with burial at Chilli-cothe City Cemetery.

Condolences may be left online atwww.weberhurdfuneralhome.com.

Robert DavisFARMINGTON – Robert E.

“Bob” Davis, 88, of Peoria, diedFeb. 23 at Farmington CountryManor.

Survivors include sons DanDavis of Morton and Tom (Teri)Davis of Coal Valley; daughtersDebbie (Rick) Zimmerman of EastPeoria and Diane Patton of Peoria;10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Cremation will be accorded. Acelebration of Bob’s life will befrom 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 5,2016, at the VFW, 1505 E. LakeAve. in Peoria Heights. Gravesideservices will be announced later.

Condolences may be left online atwww.peoriafuneral.com.

Lois DuBoisKICKAPOO – Lois J. DuBois,

81, of Kickapoo died Feb. 26 atBickford Cottage in Peoria.

Lois was born April 8, 1934, thedaughter of Earl and Marie Dem-binski Burdette. She marriedThomas M. DuBois on July 3,1954, in Peoria. He survives.

Other survivors include her chil-dren Paula (John) Dietrich ofChillicothe, Pattie (Ron) Weaverof Warsaw, Ind., Thomas DuBoisof Springfield, Jerry (Sue) DuBoisof Morton, and Peggie (Mark)Sanders of Peoria; 12 grandchil-

dren; 7 great-grandchildren;brother George Burdette of Peoria;and sister Harriett Bevard of Myr-tle Beach, S.C.

Lois and her husband, Tom,were the longest living marriedcouple in Kickapoo. She was amember of the Red Hat Society,Peoria County Home Extension,Breakfast Club and several cardclubs. She was also a member ofSt. Mary’s Catholic Church inKickapoo.

A funeral Mass was held March1 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church inKickapoo, with burial at St.Patrick’s Cemetery in Kickapoo.

Condolences may be left online atwww.haskellhott.com.

Marvin HammanFARMINGTON – Marvin Eu-

gene Hamman, 96, of Trivoli, fa-ther of a Farmington woman and aformer Elmwood High Schoolteacher, died Feb. 26 at his home.

He married Nina JosephineCapps on June 23, 1941, in Hanni-bal, Mo. She preceded him indeath on Oct. 31, 2007.

He was also preceded in deathby his parents; brother, GeorgeKenneth Hamman; and infantdaughter, Susan.

Survivors include daughtersAnne (Jim) Patterson of Farming-ton and Janet (Dave) Jump ofClayton, Mo.; son Richard (Jan)Hamman of Morton; three grand-sons; four granddaughters; twogreat-grandsons; and five great-granddaughters.

Gene graduated from WesternIllinois State Teacher's College in1941. He attained the rank of Lt.Commander in the U.S. Navy andserved on the USS Humboldt dur-ing World War II. He enjoyedteaching math at Elmwood HighSchool and managing his farm. In

addition, he was an insuranceagent for Northwestern Mutual.

Funeral services will be at 11a.m., Saturday, March 5, at TrivoliUnited Methodist Church, withburial at Trivoli Cemetery.

Condolences may be left online atwww.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.

Norma SchermerFARMINGTON – Norma C.

Schermer, 96, of Bartonville, sis-ter-in-law of a Farmington man,died Feb. 26 at Heddington Oaksin West Peoria.

Survivors include daughtersJamie (Jim) Ragan and Jenna Noe,both of Peoria; four grandchildren;four great-grandchildren, brother-in-law Ben (Linda) Schermer ofFarmington; and sisters-in-law De-lores Hostetter and Evie Schermer,both of Peoria.

A memorial service will be held at1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Davi-son-Fulton Bartonville Chapel. Thefamily will receive friends one hourprior to the service. Cremation riteswere accorded.

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

Roberta WesselsELMWOOD – Roberta M. Wes-

sels (McNamara), 92, of Cam-bridge, Wisc., mother of anElmwood man, passed on Feb. 22,2016, at the Heart of Florida Hos-pital, in Davenport, Fla.

She was preceded in death byher husband, George W. WesselsJr.; son, Michael W. Wessels; andson-in-law, Gerald D. McCam-mond. She is survived by her chil-dren, Fern J. McCammond ofDavis Junction, Ill., Thomas G.(Sarah) Wessels of Elmwood,Susan M. Ross of Jefferson, Wisc.,and Martha J. Wessels of Cam-bridge, Wisc.; nine grandchildrenincluding Sarah (Gordon) Inskeepof Elmwood; and 19 great-grand-children.

Her life was centered around herfamily and faith. She was loveddearly by her children, grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren.

Mass of the resurrection wasFeb. 27, 2016, at St. BernadetteCatholic Church in Rockford

Condolences may be left online atwww.alkfunerals.com.

This Week’s Obituaries• Neva Buttell, 93, Edwards• Robert Davis, 88, Farmington• Lois DuBois, 81, Kickapoo• Marvin Hamman, 96, Farmington• Norma Schermer, 96, Farming-ton• Roberta Wessels, 92, Elmwood

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Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 amSt. Paul’s

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 amBrimfield E-Free ChurchPastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher Road

Brimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

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

ages 3-12Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

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

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

Sunday Worship: 9 amTuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (gluten

free communion offered)EDWARDS

Bethany 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 amELMWOOD

Crossroads Assembly of GodPastor Tim Cavallo

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

www.crossroadselmwood.orgWed. Worship: 7 pm

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

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

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

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

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

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

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

Sat. Confession: 3:45 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.comSunday School: 9:30 amFellowship: 10:30 amWorship: 11:00 am

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78

Farmington(309) 245-2957

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Princeville UnitedMethodist ChurchPastor Ken Dees

420 E. Woertz, Princeville(309) 385-4487

[email protected]. Worship: 9 am

Sunday School: 10:15 amYATES CITYFaith United

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

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ELMWOOD – The March 15primary election includes a ques-tion for residents of the City ofElmwood asking for approval forthe Elmwood Rural Fire ProtectionDistrict to annex the Elmwood FireDepartment, and supporters say theconsolidation will give the organi-zation flexibility and efficiencywith a slight decline in City taxes.

The tax consequences annuallywould be 4 cents less per $100 ofEqualized Assessed valuation(EAV) for City residents, and abouta nickel more for rural residents.

The ballot asks voters to select“For joining” or “Against joining”to the “Annexation to the ElmwoodRural Fire Protection District”question: “For joining the ElmwoodRural Fire Protection District andassuming a proportionate share ofbonded indebtedness, if any, ORAgainst joining the Elmwood RuralFire Protection District and assum-ing a proportionate share of bondedindebtedness, if any.”

Elmwood Fire Chief Chad Jordonsupports the idea.

“I think it’d be good,” he said.“It’ll streamline everything.”

Dave Wagner of the ElmwoodRural Fire Protection District(ERFPD) also supports the move.

“Right now, the City pays a dif-ferent amount than the rural [area],”he said. “This would make it onetax [rate] for everybody.

No organized opposition hascome forward, but some supportersare concerned that voters may op-pose it because they’re worried

about loss of service or highertaxes.

“The [Elmwood] fire departmentwill stay incorporated and still pro-vide fire protection, and B.Y.E.[Ambulance] will still provide theirservice,” he said. “But there’ll beone contract with B.Y.E. instead oftwo.

“Plus, if there’s a new firehousedown the road and there’s ever areferendum, there’d be one vote in-stead of two, which otherwise couldend up with one approving it andnot the other,” he said.

And the negligible changes intaxes are merely due to differencein population density, attorneys say.

“The rate will increase for ambu-lance service in the ERFPD and de-crease in the City to achieve thesame revenue since both those inthe city and in the ERFPD will bepaying the same rate,” said AshleeHarmon of the Whitney & Pottslaw firm, which represents the City.“Because of the fewer number ofhouseholds in the country to [con-tribute], the cost to maintain theservice is greater.”

City residents now pay .30 forfire protection and .25 per each$100 of EAV – the maximum per-missible rates.

Rural Elmwood residents alsopay the maximum permissible ratefor fire, .30, but only about .16 forambulance (which can be up to.30). So an annexation would levyone tax for all City and rural resi-dents.

The City of Elmwood’s EAV – itsproperty base – is $26,527,365, ac-

cording to the County, which set theERFPD’s EAV at $17,668,173, to-taling $39,975,127.

Current taxes generated for fireand ambulance for both areas are$203,893.

Therefore, dividing needed rev-enues by total EAV results in.00510049, which would be thenew tax rate funding both servicesthroughout both areas.

So instead of Elmwood City resi-dents paying a total of .55 for bothfire and ambulance, they would payless – .51005. And instead of ruralElmwood property owners paying.45961 for both fire and ambulance,they would pay a bit more – thesame .51005.

That’s about a nickel per $100 ofEAV a year.

Results of the referendum will goto the ERFPD trustees, who can ac-cept or reject the annexation. Thetrustees, appointed by the PeoriaCounty Board, are Jay McKinty(whose term expires April 30,2017), Thomas Shissler (term ex-piring April 30, 2016), and Wagner(term expiring April 30, 2018).

If the annexation occurs, Elm-wood’s City Council would relin-quish its jurisdiction over local fireservices, but “the trustees are stillaccountable,” said Elmwood MayorJ.D. Hulslander.

The question will appear on non-partisan ballots as well as ballotsfor Democrat or Republican races.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ELBA TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for Road Purposes of the Township of ELBA, in the Countyof Knox, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016and ending March 31, 2017, will be on file and conveniently availableto public inspection, at the residence of PHIL LIP GOEDEKE, the ElbaTown Clerk, who resides at 785 Knox High way 18, Yates City, Illinois,from and after 9:00 O'Clock A. M., the 11th day of March, 2016.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 O'Clock P.M., the 12th day of April, 2016, at the ELBA TOWN HALL, in ElbaTownship, Knox County, Illinois, and that final action on this Ordi-nance will be taken by the Board of Town Trustees at the Public Hear-ing.


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NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 5:30 O'Clock P.M., the 12th day of April, 2016, at the ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP HALLand that final action on this Ordinance will be taken by the Board ofTown Trustees at the meeting to be held following the Hearing.


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NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for Road Purposes of the Township of JUBILEE, in theCounty of Peoria, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1,2016 and ending March 31, 2017, will be on file and con venientlyavailable to public inspection, from 9:00 O'Clock A. M. to 5:00 O'-Clock P. M., weekdays, at the Home of ROBIN A. FORNEY, JubileeTown Clerk, who resides at 15903 W. Brimfield Jubilee Rd., Brim field,Illinois, from and after the 10th day of March, 2016.

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ROBIN A. FORNEY,Jubilee Township Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON JUBILEE TOWNSHIP BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for the Township of JUBILEE, in the County of Peoria, Stateof Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and endingMarch 31, 2017, will be on file and conveniently available to public in-spection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M. to 5:00 O'Clock P. M. weekdays, atthe Home of ROBIN A. FORNEY, Jubilee Township Clerk, who residesat 15903 W. Brimfield Jubilee Rd., Brimfield, Jubilee Township, PeoriaCounty, Illinois, from and after the 10th day of March, 2016.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:45 O'Clock P.M., the 11th day of April, 2016, at the JUBILEE TOWNSHIP HALL, lo -cated at 12807 N. Princeville-Jubilee Road in Jubilee Township, Peo-ria County, Illinois, and that final action on this Ordinance will betaken by the Board of Town Trustees at the meeting to be held fol -lowing the Hearing.


ROBIN A. FORNEY,Jubilee Township Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON PRINCEVILLE TOWNSHIP BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for the Township of PRINCEVILLE, in the County of Peoria,State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and endingMarch 31, 2017, will be on file and conveniently available to public in-spection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M. to 5:00 O'Clock P. M. weekdays, atthe home of MARLYS ELY, Prince ville Town Clerk, who resides at16609 Mendenhall Road, Princeville, Illinois, from and after the 11thday of March, 2016.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 6:30 O'Clock P.M., the 12th day of April, 2016, in the PRINCEVILLE TOWNSHIPBUILD ING, located in Monica, Princeville Township, Peoria County,Illi nois, and that final action on this Ordinance will be taken by theBoard of Town Trustees at the meeting to be held following the Hear-ing.


MARLYS ELY,Princeville Township Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PRINCEVILLETOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for Road Purposes of the Township of PRIN CEVILLE, in theCounty of Peoria, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1,2016 and ending March 31, 2017, will be on file and convenientlyavailable to public inspection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M. to 5:00 O'ClockP. M., weekdays, at the Home of MARLYS ELY, Princeville Town Clerk,who resides at 16609 Mendenhall Road, Princeville, Illinois, from andafter the 11th day of March, 2016.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 6:15 O'Clock P.M., the 12th day of April, 2016, in the PRINCEVILLE TOWNSHIPBUILD ING, located in Monica, Princeville Township, Peoria County,Illi nois, and that final action on this Ordi nance will be taken by theBoard of Town Trustees at the Public Hearing.


MARLYS ELY,Princeville Township Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for the Township of MILLBROOK, in the County of Peoria,State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and endingMarch 31, 2017, will be on file and conveniently available to public in-spection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M. to 5:00 O'Clock P. M. weekdays, atthe home of BOBBIE PHILBEE, Millbrook Township Clerk, who residesat 21512 North Washington Street, Laura, Illinois, from and after the11th day of March, 2016.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:15 O'Clock P.M., the 12th day of April, 2016, at the MILLBROOK COMMUNITYCENTER, located in Laura, Illinois, and that final action on this Ordi-nance will be taken by the Board of Town Trustees at the meeting tobe held following the Hearing.


BOBBIE PHILBEE, Millbrook Township Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropria tionOrdinance for Road Purposes of the Township of MILLBROOK, in theCounty of Peoria, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1,2016 and ending March 31, 2017, will be on file and convenientlyavailable to public inspection from 9:00 O'Clock A. M. to 5:00 O'ClockP. M. weekdays, at the home of BOBBIE PHILBEE, Millbrook TownshipClerk, located at 21512 North Wash ington Street, in Laura, Illinois,from and after the 11th day of March, 2016.

NOTICE is further hereby given that a PUBLIC HEARING on saidBudget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 O'Clock P.M., the 12th day of April, 2016, at the MILLBROOK COMMUNITYCENTER, in Laura, Illinois, and that final action on this Ordi nance willbe taken by the Board of Town Trustees at the Public Hearing.


BOBBIE PHILBEE,Millbrook Township Clerk.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS

Peoria County, in Probate

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF )MELVIN V. COWLEY, Deceased ) No. 16-P-46

NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE

Notice is hereby given to creditors of the death of MELVIN V. COW-LEY. Letters of Administration were issued to ANITA M. WAGNER,whose address is 12321 Legion Hall Road, Princeville, IL 61559, asAdministrator, whose attorneys are CORDIS & CORDIS, Attorneys atLaw, 129 North Walnut 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 *(see below) day of August 18, 2016, or if mail-ing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec.18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Everyclaim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notifythe representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Anyclaim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filedwith the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the repre-sentative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: February 11, 2016.

ANITA M. WAGNER, Administrator of theEstate of MELVIN V. COWLEY, Deceased

The Cordis Law Office, LLCAttorneys for Executor 129 North Walnut Avenue BY: (S) Kerry R. CordisP. O. Box 445 Attorney for EstatePrinceville, IL 61559309/338-4616

NOTICE OF SALEThe City of Elmwood is offering for sale the following items of per-sonal property:

Description Year Model Serial Number1. John Deere Silage Wagon 115 116972. Allis Chalmers Grader 1946 D D-32453. Big T Leaf Vac w/4 Cylinder

Diesel Engine 23324. BEFCO, Category 1, 3 Point

Hitch Rotary Tiller 2063215. Troy Bilt Walk Behind Tiller TH-10196. Flatbed Trailer w/14' Tandem Axel

Please mail sealed bids to Elmwood City Hall, Attn: Equipment SealedBids, PO BOX 439, Elmwood, IL by March 14, 2016. Bids shouldclearly identify which item or items are being bid on. Questions re-garding or requests to view the personal property should be directedto Dan Bybee at 309-742-2351. Bids will be opened at the City Coun-cil Meeting on March 15th 2016.



REGIONALS: Elmwood struggled vs. 2-3 zoneNormally reliable scorers Eric

Higgs and Trey Swearingen wereboth slowed by injuries. Higgs(foot) scored a team-high 16 pointson 5-for-13 shooting while Swearin-gen (ankle) managed 11.2 below hisseason average at 8 points on 3-for-14 shooting.

“(Swearingen) would never use itas an excuse, but I think (his ankle)was in the back of his mind,” Ottosaid. “He certainly didn’t have thetype of game he’s accustomed to.”

Overall, Otto was pleased with aseason that started with an injury toHiggs and ended within inches of aPrairieland Conference title.Swearingen led the team in points(19.2 per game), rebounds (6.2 pergame) and 3-pointers made (he hit88 of Farmington’s 219 for theyear). Higgs tallied 18.4 ppg.

For Elmwood, a 13-2 streak in thesecond half of the season had fanshoping for the third regional title inschool history. Making a 55-43 lossto Lewistown in the final evenharder to swallow was that the Tro-jans had gone to Lewistown andwon two weeks earlier.

Unlike that game, Elmwood wasunable to generate much of an in-side game and struggled to score atall.

Isaiah Groeper was one of the fewbright spots for the Trojans, scoring22 points on 7-for-16 shooting. Noother Elmwood player was in dou-ble figures as the team shot 16-for-40 overall (40 percent) and 4-for-17on treys (24 percent).

“We shot way too many 3s for us.Our strength this season was inside,it was not shooting the ball fromoutside,” coach Josh Fugitt said. “Ithought we lacked patience. Itwasn’t the first team that played usin a 2-3 (zone) and (Lewistown)played us in a 2-3 the first time. Ifelt we were too quick to pull thetrigger and too quick to toss the passinside as soon as we came up thefloor.”

Since scoring was one key toElmwood speeding up the game viaits press, Lewistown found thetempo much more to its liking thistime around.

Elmwood did get within 45-39with 1:22 left on a layup by JakeRoberts. But Lewistown responded

with a 10-4 run down the stretch.“It’s tough to go out when you

didn’t play as well as you know youare capable of,” Fugitt said. “Notour best game. We just didn’t playwell. Shots didn’t go down early.Maybe that hurt our confidence alittle bit.”

To reach the final, Elmwood hadoutfought Peoria Heights in a physi-cal semifinal, 67-48. Groeper had21 points in the game and made 10of 12 free throws in the second half.Elmwood also got 16 points fromVince Lenzi, 12 from Roberts and aseason-high 11 from senior JohnnyKeefer.

For the season, junior Groeper ledElmwood with 15.1 ppg and wasfollowed by sophomore Lenzi (10.9ppg) and senior Roberts (10.7 ppg),who was the rebound leader at 7.3rpg. Freshman guard Jacob Brownwas at 6.6 ppg and made 40 of 1003-point attempts.

“People are excited about ouryoung kids heading into next year,but I don’t want to underestimatewhat Roberts brought to us,” Fugittsaid. “He was kind of the heart andsoul of our team this year.”


ALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

The Elmwood boys cross country pro-gram and Farmington girls softball weretabbed as best in the area in a recent sec-tion printed by the Peoria Journal Star.

In its Feb. 28 Sunday Extra section“The Greatest,” the Peoria paper selectedtop programs from among its 30 schools.Fans also voted on their picks.

An Elmwood headline read “Elmwoodcross country excelled when it mattered,with state trophies on the line.” The JSstaff also picked Elmwood as the topgirls cross country program.

A headline about Farmington softballread, “Farmington success all about fun-damentals, family and lots of pitching.”Dura an all-stater

BRIMFIELD – Brimfield seniorKennedy Dura has shown up on severalall-state lists for girls basketball so farthis postseason.

A 5-foot-6 senior, Dura was namedsecond-team all-state for a combinedClass 1A and Class 2A team selected bythe Illinois Basketball Coaches Associa-tion. Dura was an honorable mentionchoice on the Class 1A team released bythe Illinois High School Association.

The only other local girls player se-lected was junior Allison Meyers of Elm-

wood, a special mention pick on theIBCA’s Class 1A/2A team.Clipping ruled always illegal

INDIANAPOLIS – The elimination ofclipping from high school football is thelatest attempt to reduce the risk of injurymade by the National Federation of StateHigh School Associations (NFHS) Foot-ball Rules Committee.

Clipping, as previously stated in Rule2-17-3, was permitted in the free-block-ing zone when it met three conditions;however. Not any more. Clipping is nowillegal anywhere on the field at any time.

In another change, tooth and mouthprotectors that are completely clear orcompletely white are no longer illegaland football gloves must now meet eitherSports and Fitness Industry Association(SFIA) specifications or a National Op-erating Committee on Standards for Ath-letic Equipment (NOCSAE) standard.Et cetera

The Elmwood junior high basketballteam won its own tournament over theweekend, defeating United and IlliniBluffs and then topping the East Peoriafreshman squad in the title game Mon-day night.

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saved his best basketball for last issenior guard Jace Swietek, whoscored 14 points and had fourtreys – including a 40-foot 3-pointer that beat the first-quarterbuzzer and gave the home team a10-5 lead.

“The first quarter was not theprettiest quarter in the world, but(Swietek) hit a 3 at the buzzerwhich helped us come out of that,”Carlson said. “This last one-thirdof the season (Swietek has) beendoing a lot better and playing witha lot more confidence. If he missesa shot he’s not getting down.”

Interestingly enough, Carlsonthinks better play on defense hashelped Swietek.

“He’s become a much better de-fender for us and maybe us prais-ing him on that end has helped himon offense,” Carlson said.

Brimfield also got 17 pointsfrom Phelan Kelly on 8-for-17shooting and 12 from senior back-court mate Koby White.

Overall, the Indians shot 45 per-cent (26 for 57) despite makingjust 7 of 25 treys (28 percent).

Novak’s work on the glasshelped Brimfield rack up a 36-25rebounding edge.

Brendan Streitmatter’s 11 pointsled Princeville in the regionalfinal.

Brimfield outscored Princeville39-21 in the final two quarters andCarlson said having five seniorswho played a role in last year’schampionship run is a big help.

“They clearly understand what ittook to get where we went lastyear,” Carlson said. “I think theyknow it’s their time now and theyare excited about it.”

The Princes had advanced to thechampionship game with a 63-57upset win over Polo, which had re-ceived votes in the final Class 1Apoll. Nick Kraft had 25 points inthat victory and Noah Bauman

added 14 for Princeville, whichhad won nine straight prior to theregional final.

“We got a lot out of these kids,”coach Jeff Kratzer said. “I thoughtwe defended well and played hardall year.”

Princeville was led in scoring byBauman, Kraft and Streitmatter,who missed several games with abroken wrist.

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and our guys were working theirbutts off,” Aquin coach Keith Mar-tin said. “It’s very difficult to staywith this team, they’re very ath-letic.”

Next up for second-ranked Brim-field is a matchup on Friday againstthe winner of Wednesday’s othersemifinal between Lincoln TrailConference champion Annawan(26-6) and Lena-Winslow (18-12),which won its first regional in 15years. Game time Friday at Hanoveris 7 p.m.

With a win there, the Indianswould head to the DeKalb Super-sectional on Tuesday (March 8) for

a possible showdown with fourth-ranked Chicago Leo, which routedWestminster Christian, 87-38, onTuesday. Game time is 6 p.m. atNorthern Illinois University.

“We’re seniors. These guys havebeen there and we’re playing withmore and more confidence and I’mexcited to see what happens fromhere on out,” Carlson said.

Kelly finished 12-for-22 from thefield against Aquin and was 4-for-9on 3-pointers. Brad Novak was 6-for-8 for 13 points, Jace Swietekshot 5-of-11 with three treys for 13points and Koby White had 13points and 9 assists.

“We played like a senior group

and just took it at them,” Carlsonsaid. “They played two sophomoresand maybe they were a littlescared.”

Brimfield also outreboundedAquin, 32-24 as Novak grabbedeight boards and had three blocks.

“We knew we had to defend theperimeter, but we thought we wereathletic enough to at least controlthe inside,” Martin said. “But wefell short there.”

Like Brimfield, Aquin is nostranger to the postseason, havingreached the sectionals in five of thelast six years. Aquin was also co-champion of the Northwest UpstateIlini East conference.

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Jake Harlow, ElmwoodSenior Jake Harlow played football and basketball

at Elmwood High School and is also involved in theCrossroads Assembly of God Church. He plans toattend Illinois Central College after graduating fromEHS and then move on to Bradley to pursue a de-gree in Civil Engineering.

Jake advised that any child interested in playingsports throughout high school should, “...play whileyou can because you only get four years, so appreci-ate those opportunities whileyou can.”

When asked what memorywould stick with him from hissports career at Elmwood Jakesaid, “Starting in the Monti-cello [football] playoff gamemy junior year. I worked hardall season and was very proudthat my hard work finally paidoff with that playoff start.”

Jake said that he relied on teammate Matt Osmul-ski on the basketball court because Matt, “alwaysgives me focus when I need it.” Jake also pointedout that he really appreciated his brother and par-ents. “My brother Ben is always able to help me outin tough times, because he has been where I am andis good at relating his experiences to me. I also ap-preciate my parents, who have attended every gameof every sport all the years I have played.”

Jake said he would miss, “my friends and thecommunity of support that we have here at EHS.”Jake is a great example of a hardworking, teamplayer and we congratulate him for his final seasonof basketball at Elmwood.

– Erik Davis

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Brimfield’s 6-foot-8 senior Brad Novak (left) goes up for a shot in theregional title game last Friday against Princeville and Nick Kraft. SeniorJace Swietek (right) had four 3-pointers and 14 points for the Indians.Brimfield won 62-37. Photos by Monte Kenney of Brimfield-ElmwoodSports Shots.

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Indians rout Princevillein regional final, 62-37

Long drive worth itin sectional victory

Brimfield boys basketball keeps rolling

6 locals named all-star starters


BRIMFIELD – The road to a boys re-gional championship had a familiar feelfor Brimfield.

For one thing, the Indians (28-2) havenow won regionals in six of the last sea-sons. More than just the regularity of re-gional crowns is the way Brimfield wonits latest last Friday in a 62-37 defeat ofPrinceville.

Combining improved defense and a biggame from senior big man Brad Novak,Brimfield rolled to its third win of theyear over the Princes (19-13). And that’svery similar to the script the Indians fol-lowed last year en route to a Class 1Astate title.

Tight defense. Novak improving. Theone big difference was balanced scoringto replace the 20-spot Carson Cuevaswould have pumped in.

“Against Princeville we probablyplayed the best defensive game of theyear,” Brimfield coach Scott Carlsonsaid. “And Brad, he’s definitely found his

spot and he’s knocking down that shot ata higher percentage.

“It’s kind of like last year where hestruggled some early and got better andbetter. That’s what we’re seeing this yeartoo.”

The 6-foot-8 Novak racked up 16points on 7-for-11 shooting and grabbed16 rebounds for his second double-dou-ble in the past three games.

Another Brimfield player who has


HANOVER – A three-hour drivenorth Tuesday night was well worthit for the Brimfield boys basketballteam.

The defending Class 1A statechampions bombed for seven 3-pointers in the first half and got 29points from guard Phelan Kelly in a72-48 rout of Freeport Aquin (21-10) at the River Ridge Sectional.

“Our defense the first half wasoutstanding and we were hittingshots and scoring fairly easily,” saidBrimfield coach Scott Carlson, whohad a relatively relaxing time enroute to his 423rd career win. “Wewere getting it in the lane and kick-ing out or dumping down to Brad(Novak).”

Brimfield (29-2) poured in 24points in the second quarter alone.

“They looked like they werebeating us to the spots consistently


CANTON – Six localsenior basketball playershave been selected to playin the 11th annual KiwanisClub of Canton All-Stargirls and boys high schoolbasketball games on Satur-day, March 26, at 3,150-seat Alice Ingersoll Gym.

A total of 48 players wereinvited to participate from

29 high schools dividedinto north and south squads.Players are nominated bytheir coaches. There werealso 12 alternate players se-lected.

Tabbed for the girls gameat 6 p.m. was Brimfieldsenior Kennedy Dura. Durais on the North Team,which also includes alter-nates Shayla McCormickand Kenzie Schlipf of

Brimfield.On the boys side, the

North Team will be coachedby Jeff Otto of Farmingtonand includes area seniorplayers Phelan Kelly andKoby White of Brimfield,Jake Roberts of Elmwood,Trey Swearingen of Farm-ington and Garrett Wight ofROWVA-Williamsfield.

Alternates on the North


Two hot streaks came to an endFriday, well before the Elmwood andFarmington boys basketball teamshad hoped.

Both Elmwood (20-11) and Farm-ington (22-7) lost in the regional fi-nals after having madegreat strides in the sec-ond half of their sea-sons.

First to Farmington, whichlost to Athens 57-44 in a Class 2Afinal at Athens. The host team isknown for its tough, half-court man-to-man defense, so Farmers coachJeff Otto knew scoring would be at apremium for his team.

But missing two layups and an-other point-blank shot in the firstminute did nothing to increase Farm-ington’s confidence.

“If we make those two layups Ithink it’s a whole different ball-game,” Otto said.

Instead of grabbing an early lead,Farmington managed just one basketin the first eight minutes and trailed12-2 at the first break.

By halftime the deficit was 24-17,but Otto felt almost relieved.

“To be down only 7 aspoorly as we shot the ball, Ifigured we had some guys

who were capable of gettinghot,” he said. “But we were justnever able to get anything going inthe second half.”

Actually, the Farmers did draw towithin 38-34 before Athens went ona 16-3 run to put things out of reach.

Farmington shot 17-for-50 overall(34 percent) and 5-for-21 on treys(24 percent).

Farmington, Elmwood lose

Dura Kelly Roberts White WightSwearingen

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Members of Brimfield’s 2015-16 regional champion basketball team are: Front row (leftto right): Parker Pillman, Jace Swietek, Jordan Bauer, Phelan Kelly, Sean Wilbur, TylerBaysingar, Brady Kreiter and Caileb Johnson. Back row (l to r): Darren Novak, MattMcCoy, Brad Novak, Luke Murphy and Koby White. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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