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In a split vote, PeoriaCounty’s Zoning Board of Ap-peals on Thursday (Sept. 10) ap-proved rezoning and special-usepermits for Akron Services tosell and store chemicals, and binand dry crops at the formerCramer Elevator, about twomiles east of Farmington. Thevote rejected suggested compro-mises and discounted claimsthat approval runs counter to theCounty’s land-use standards

Voting in favor of the re-

quests, with minor restrictionson parking and landscaping,were ZBA chair John Birdoes,Loren Bailliez, Linda O'Brien,William O'Brien and RichardHeinz, who conceded his familydoes business with Akron butvoted anyway.

Voting against the requestswere Jim Bateman and AndrewKeyt.

Akron wants to buy parcels toremove at least three structuresthere, erect a new grain bin inthe next two years and an addi-tional grain bin in about five

years, plus offer anhydrous am-monia and other chemicals.

Adjacent, however, is SunDappled Farms, a small organicoperation run by Kate Potterand Kris Potter Percy, who raisevarious fruits and vegetableswithout chemicals, plus grass-fed beef and pastured chickens.

Citing 153 consents and 254objections, the Planning andZoning Department recom-mended approval. The proposalnow moves to the Land Use &Infrastructure Committee Sept.28, and the County Board Oct. 8

(to be held at Limestone HighSchool), but no new testimonywill be permitted.

The five-hour hearing fea-tured seven farmers supportingthe proposal on the basis of con-venience, trust and need. EricStanley, who said he was mar-ried to an Akron employee andformerly worked there, said healso sees the existing elevator asdecaying infrastructure thatcould be fixed.

The ZBA also heard legal,medical and sometimes emo-tional appeals from opponents.

The board occasionally askedquestions but had little discus-sion before voting.

Kris Potter Percy, a physician,shared health and safety con-cerns such as increased trucktraffic, diesel exhaust, noise andthe presence of chemicals nextto “where we live, work andsleep.”

Potter attorney Michael Evanssuggested making Akron’s as-surances – keeping GMO dustand storm water runoff from thePotters’ land, limiting noise, and


WILLIAMSFIELD – U.S.Education Secretary Arne Dun-can’s five-day “Ready for Suc-cess” bus tour through six statesstopped at Williamsfieldschools Tuesday afternoon tolook at the use of educationaltechnology in general and Inter-net-related work in particular.

Williamsfield students in pre-K and Kindergarten use iPads;each grade 1-4 has a set ofChromebooks; and all studentsin Grades 5-12 have their ownChromebooks.

“We continue to expand ouruse of Open Education Re-sources,” said SuperintendentTim Farquer. “As we enter ournext implementation phase, wewill begin to vet existing learn-ing resources and publish ourown into the OER environmentfor others to use.”

The school recently addedAdvanced-Placement biologyto its curriculum, which alreadyfeatures AP computer science,and plans significant AP expan-sion next year, Farquer said.

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ELMWOOD – History will mix withart on Saturday, when award-winningsculptor John McClarey will spend a fewhours during Saturday’s Elmwood Town-ship Cemetery Walk demonstrating hiswork with a Lorado Taft piece.

Concentrating on Abraham Lincoln,McClarey’swork is on dis-play at sitessuch as the Peo-ria CountyCourthouse,across the streetfrom the Lin-coln Museumand Library inSpringfield, andeven the Russ-ian State Li-brary forForeign Litera-ture in Moscow.

Although he’sbeen recognizedwith the LincolnForum’s RichardNelson Current Award of Achievementand the State of Illinois’ Order of Lincolnhonor, McClarey also has sculpted histor-ical figures such as abolitionist and jour-

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ABOVE: A team carries buckets of bricks for the Ag Olympics event at Ag Day inWilliamsfield last Sunday. Photo by Joanie Stiers. See Story, Page 8. BELOW: A carni-val, Harry Potter and bingo took over Elmwood for Fall Festival. Photo by Amy Davis.

New Taft buston display atcemetery walk

Educationguru visitsBilltown

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Sculptor John Mc-Clarey’s bust of LoradoTaft will be in ElmwoodSaturday.

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TAFT: Will explain and entertainnalist Frederick Douglass, PresidentRonald Reagan, Confederate Gen.Robert E. Lee, and Native AmericanChief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe.

McClarey, 79, will bring his clayrough of Taft along with a tripodturntable in a presentation from 1-4Saturday afternoon.

His appearance is one of many slatedfor the first annual cemetery walk,which includes walking tours at 1 and3:30 p.m., an antique tractor ride andcruise-in and heritage arts vendors andartisans.

“I looked at a lot of photos of Taft –who’s one of my favorite sculptors,” hesays. “People [at such demonstrations]usually ask all kinds of questions, andI’ll try to explain things and entertain.It’s very interactive.”

McClarey mostly does bronze pieces,which requires a clay original, like theTaft piece he’s bringing Saturday, amold, a wax impression for casting, anda ceramic mold into which bronze ispoured at a foundry.

“It can be a ticklish operation,” hesays. “I try to be there [at the foundry] atcritical stages. Some sculptures takeyears.

“People are usually extremely inter-ested in the process,” he continues. “Ishow different parts of the work. Some-times people are more interested in themechanics of the process than the mes-sage.”

Messages are important to McClarey,he says.

“That’s the beauty of art,” he says.“Some sculptures are out front [withtheir message], but I don’t think I haveto,” he says. “Sometimes people seesomething I had no intention of convey-ing. People can interpret things their ownway [but] I try to be meaningful. Youhave to say something.”

Taft was a master in offering meaning,McClarey says.

“Take Taft’s ‘Spirit of the Great Lakes’

[fountain, at the Art Institute ofChicago],” he says. “It shows maidenspouring water from Lake Superior toMichigan to Huron to Erie to Ontarioand the St. Lawrence River to the At-lantic. It’s an allegory. Taft put some-thing there that has enduring value.”

The Black Hawk statue in Oregon, Ill.,is also impressive, McClarey says.

“That’s less representative of BlackHawk himself than as the Sauk people,and it raises questions about diversity ofthe population and how we could do abetter job with diversity. That’s still cur-rent, with all the talk about immigra-tion.”

After earning a sociology degree fromMillikin University, McClarey earned aMaster’s from Illinois State Universityand taught for 26 years at Cerro GordoHigh School and Richland CommunityCollege in Decatur, retiring in 1995 – al-though he still occasionally teaches aclass at the Springfield Art Association.

“Art was a long-time interest andhobby,” he says. “I was pursuing an artcareer all along.

“Since 1998 or so, I’ve been extremelybusy,” he adds. “Now it’s when I feellike it – when the spirit moves me.

“But I love to do it,” he adds.

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Sculptor John McClarey of Decatur willbe in town for the Elmwood TownshipCemetery Walk. Photo by Bill Knight.

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This Week’s Eventss Craft Time – Ladies Craft Time is

today (Sept. 17) at 6:30 p.m. at Morrisonand Mary Wiley Library in Elmwood.Ladies 18 and older will make Mason jarlid pumpkins. Call (309) 742-2431.

s Book Signing – Sandy Miller has abook signing of herbook “Rink-a-Dink-Dink” today (Sept. 17)from 3:30-7 p.m. atBrimfield Public Li-brary.

s NAMI – NAMI hasmental illness supportgroup meetings today (Sept. 17) at Peoriaat ICC North in Poplar Hall. Room 128 isfor family and friends of affected individ-uals, Room 129 for those in recovery.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableat Elmwood Methodist Church Friday(Sept. 18), 10 a.m.

s Pond Clinic – A pond managementclinic is Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at MarkStegmaier’s pond in Peoria County. Reg-istration and a $5 fee required. Call(309) 671-7040 ext. 3. Lunch served.

s Fiber Day – Bring your current fiberproject to work on and items for a showand tell table on Sept. 19. Snacks andbeverages provided. Located at PeoriaHeights Public Library from 10 a.m.-3p.m. Call (309) 246-2526.

s Crepe Night – Liz Bontz from Elm-wood High School will teach anyone in-

terested how to make crepes on Saturday(Sept. 19) at 5:30 p.m. in the ElmwoodFoods Classroom. $5 for nonrefundablecharge.

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Greater Peoria HonorFlight. Food, drinks,vendors, crafts andmore. s Blood Drives – Ablood drive will be heldSept. 22 at Faith UnitedPresbyterian Church in

Yates City from 2-6 p.m. Another driveis set for Sept. 27 at Wildlife PrairieState Park from noon to 4 p.m. Call 1-800-733-2767.

Future Eventss Fish Fry – Dahinda United

Methodist Church Men’s Fish Fry isSept. 25 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the church.Fish, baked beans, cole slaw, hotdogsand ice cream. s Golf Outing – Christ Alive Commu-

nity Church golf scramble is Sept. 26 atLaurel Greens. Shotgun start at 12:30,steak dinner to follow. Cost $50 pergolfer. Call Bill Hunter (309) 645-7578or Pastor Lance (309) 693-2393.

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s Cemetery Walk – The first Elmwood TownshipCemetery Walk is Saturday (Sept. 19) at ElmwoodTownship Cemetery. Walking tours will be held at 1and 3:30 p.m. An antique tractor ride, cruise-in willbe from noon to 5 p.m. on East Evergreen St. in Elm-wood.

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Back in the early 1980s I had ajob for which I had to drive a lot.With a van that got a whoppingeight miles to thegallon, I decidedthat I had riddena bicycle as a kidand there was noreason why Icouldn’t then (Iwas under 25 andstill healthy).

I went to myparents’ house insearch of the two-wheeled vehiclethat I’d had as a kid. Mom and Dadnever threw anything away, so Ifigured that somewhere in the deep,dark pits of their basement, my oldbike was hiding, just begging forsome oil and to be ridden again.

It wasn’t there. I had no idea what had happened

to it. I hadn’t seen it in a dozenyears or so. I remember I used topark it out by the back porch, out ofsight of Main Street, which ourhouse faced.

I didn’t want to buy a new bikebut I had no idea where to pick up acheap used bike. My dad suggestedMr. Stick, a neighbor who lived be-hind Mom and Dad. He said thatMr. Stick took old bikes, fixedthem up, and then sold them for lit-

tle or nothing. Mr. Stick (whosefirst name will be known from hereon out as “Dip,” for reasons thatwill become obvious) was retiredand just liked to tinker with stuff.

Dip Stick was a scary man. He’dlived in back of us to one side (ourlot ran all the way from Main to thestreet behind our house) and I hadspent a better part of my youthbeing scowled at by this guy. If Idared to leave toys out in the yardanywhere close to the property line,Dip Stick would make sure he ranover that toy with his lawn mower.I lost several first bases that waybefore I learned to bring the basesin at night.

Maybe Mr. Stick was upset be-cause every once in a while, abunch of us kids would be out onthe back lot playing Wiffle ball andone of us would pull the pitch andend up breaking one of his base-ment windows (to be fair, the win-dow acted as a foul pole). Momand Dad would always pay to re-place windows that we broke, but Iseriously doubt if they had to payfor more than three.

Mr. Stick had a fenced-in yard(his house sat beside his driveway)and once in a while, we’d pop afoul ball into his garden. We’d goover and politely ask if we could

retrieve it (this happened a lot morethan three times), and he gotgrouchy about it and cussed at uswhenever he could.

He was just a mean, crabby oldman.

I hadn’t seen him in at least 15years, so when I knocked on hisdoor to ask about bikes, both of uswere surprised.

I was 6-foot-2, a strapping youngman with lots of hair and a fewmuscles. He was about a footshorter, might have weighed 110pounds if he had weights in hispocket, and was as bald as a new-born baby.

It was his turn to be a little intim-idated.

I explained my problem to himand suddenly he became the friend-liest guy you’d ever want to meet.He invited me into his basementwhere I found at least 20 bikes invarious stages of repair. He had arow of bikes ready to go with pricetags hanging off the handles.

I didn’t want anything fancy –just a one-speed, big enough for anadult. He showed me one that wasalmost buried. He said he’d had it along time, but there wasn’t muchcall for a bike like that. It looked alot like the one I’d had as a kid, ex-

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Two very separate topics, bothworthy of abrief comment,came to my at-tention thisweekend.

I heard theweather forecastfor Fall Festi-val, and it tookme back to1969. Cathy andI had returned to Elmwood latethat summer and taken up resi-dence in a terrific apartmentabove what is now Lampe Publi-cations, one block from thesquare.

That proximity was rarely moreappreciated than it was the firstnight of Fall Festival when Frank

Mavetz, then in his second year ofteaching and still weighing in at arock solid 240, and I volunteeredto man the dunk tank for whateverclub was trying to make moneyfrom it.

The forecast this year was forcool nights – the reality in 1969was on the lower end of cool.

Frank drew more attention thanI did as he was much more vocaland baited those who wanted todunk him, but we both got wetfrequently during our shifts on thecollapsible seat that dropped usinto the bleach-laced water. I set apersonal record time when I madethe one-block run to the apartmentafter my shift ended.

Today I read Phil Luciano’s col-umn about the dial phone which

still operates at George’s ShoeShine, and I realized my status asan oxymoron is a product not sim-ply of eccentricities but of my eth-nicity.

Yes, George Manias and I areboth full-blooded Greeks; Georgeshines his shoes and those of oth-ers while I limit my shining to myown; we both wear a tie to workevery day; I would really like tohave his dial phone.

I find some solace in knowing Ihave not done this totally to my-self although it does get in theway of my proud individuality.I’ve decided I can share withGeorge – believe it or not, he isolder than I, and we both weretaught to show respect to our eld-ers.

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PRINCEVILLE – Fire investi-gators have not yet reported thecause of a Sept. 9 blaze that de-stroyed a barn on Park SchoolRoad.

The evening fire requireddozens of firefighters and ninetrucks responding to a mutual-aidcall and led to a loss of a reported$3 million in hay, tractors andother items inside.

The blaze was brought undercontrol that night, but firefightersreturned the next day to check forhot spots and continue to extin-guish burning hay that had beenremoved from the structure.

Besides hundreds of bales ofhay, two large tanks also were in-side containing hundreds of gal-lons of fuel, fire officials said.

There were no injuries, authori-ties said.Driver ticketed afterskidding off road

BRIMFIELD – A 44-year-oldEdwards woman was injured andcited for Driving Under the Influ-ence about 9 p.m. Sept. 6 after the2002 Ford Focus she was drivingeastbound on Brimfield-JubileeRoad left the road and rolled over,according to the Peoria CountySheriff’s Office.

Shelley Thompson was trappedin her car and had to be extricated.Princeville and Dunlap firefight-ers and AMT responded to the ac-

cident west of Princeville-JubileeRoad.

Skidmarks of more than 200feet were observed on the road,police said, and evidence showedanother 100 feet of a sidewaysskid, according to reports.

She was transported by Life-Flight helicopter to OSF St. Fran-cis Medical Center.

Thompson also was ticketed fordriving too fast for conditions.Bar patron arrested fordisorderly conduct

YATES CITY – Terry Lansford,41, of Yates City on Saturdaynight (Sept. 12) was arrested fordisorderly conduct at a local tav-ern when witnesses told police hecaused a disturbance, according tothe Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

Lansford claimed to be armedand was threatening, according toreports, although no weapon wasfound.

He was transported to the KnoxCounty Jail, where he also wascharged for Failure To Appear.

Elmwood police also respondedto the call.Motorist strikes trees onPrinceville-Jubilee Road

KICKAPOO – Adrian Ward, 30,of Peoria was injured about 5:30p.m. Sept. 4 after he lost controlof his southbound 1995 Buick,which left Princeville-JubileeRoad and struck trees, police said.

He was transported to OSF St.Francis Medical Center.

Ward, who told police he’d beendistracted when he was retrievinga cell phone he’d dropped, was

ticketed for having no proof of in-surance.

Police reports• Melissa Jackson, 33, of

Williamsfield the morning ofSept. 12 apparently lost control ofher vehicle as it was eastbound onU.S. Route 150, left the highwayand struck a tree on the south sideof the road, police said. Jacksonwas ticketed for leaving the sceneof an accident, failure to report topolice, and failure to reduce speedto avoid an accident, according tothe Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

• Bernard Barton, 56, of Elm-wood on Sept. 10 was arrested forDriving Under the Influence,speeding and improper lane usageand transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail.

• Chelsi Taylor, 26, of YatesCity on Sept. 13 was arrested forFailure to Appear and transportedto the Peoria County Jail.

Deer accident• Sept. 6 – Michael Pinka of

Bellville, Ohio, on Interstate 74near Schlink Road in JubileeTownship.

• Sept. 10 – Stephanie Lindleyof Trivoli on Cottonwood Roadnear McAllister Road in RosefieldTownship.

Marriage licenses• Gabriel Lester and Brandi

Stone, both of Edwards.• Kendra Moses of Edwards and

Timothy Hagan of Peoria Heights.

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several concerns brought up in theBoard of Education’s Monday meet-ing, when parent Ronald Beebe crit-icized the schools’ web-securityprotocols that he said enable stu-dents to access Facebook, Snapchat,music videos, YouTube or objec-tionable material. He suggestedWilliamsfield block access likeother schools.

Parent Debbie Newell voicedconcerns on foreign-language offer-ings and district books. She re-quested the Board at its Octobermeeting explain offering French butnot Spanish, and report on theschools’ books, how some mayhave been discarded and whether apublic sale of unwanted books isplanned.

Teaching qualifications werebrought up by parent Brittany Byrd,who cited Illinois State Board ofEducation records she said showedseven Williamsfield teachers don’thave the certification required toteach classes they’re assigned.

“It appears the practice of assign-ing teachers to classes where theyare not certified and/or endorsed hasbecome more severe this year,” saidByrd, who also asked the Board toaddress the issue in October.

At Monday’s meeting, the Boardheld a brief public hearing on thebudget for Fiscal Year 2016 andduring its regular meeting approvedthe spending plan, which shows a$546,770 deficit.

Farquer said of that deficit,“$265,000 is the spending of last

year’s bond revenue and $330,000is retirement incentives that will payfor themselves over the course ofthree years. When those items aretaken into account, this budget re-flects a $51,870 surplus this FiscalYear.

“Budget numbers are always aneducated guess,” he continued. “Thecontinuation of the state budget bat-tle makes that especially true thisyear. My approach continues to beconservative. This budget is builtwithin the confines of an approxi-mate 2.6-percent levy increase forthe next taxing year.”

In other news, the Board:• appointed Jeff Manthei to fill the

Board vacancy created when GinaO'Dell’s resigned before her term’sApril 2017 expiration. The seat willbe open for the next Board electioncycle;

• discussed options for grouphealth insurance after BlueCross/Blue Shield announced an 8-percent premium increase;

• accepted three resignations:Elizabeth Klein (from full-timeteaching), Joe Newman (from Mid-dle School Track & Field), and Jen-nifer McDannald (from part-timeparaprofessional);

• approved Kari Powell as full-time elementary teacher andAmanda Secrist as Middle Schoolcheerleading coach, and DanaTucker as part-time custodian;

• approved funding the StudentCouncil Homecoming lock-in; and

• heard Farquer’s report that twosewer/drainage issues were recentlyaddressed, but the village’s ongoingboil order will mean thousands ofdollars in unplanned expenses forthe kitchen.


U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Williamsfield schoolsTuesday afternoon, when he greeted teachers, students, board mem-bers and area dignitaries. Photo by Bill Knight.



BRIEFSElmwood council OK’sATVs to haul yard waste

ELMWOOD – The ElmwoodCity Council voted unanimously onTuesday to allow ATVs to transportyard waste on city streets. Specifi-cally, the council approved “trans-portation of yard waste, with atrailer or wagon, from private prop-erty to Sweetwater Park.”

The council also opted to put notime limit on operating golf carts,UTVs or ATVs in town.

Finally, the ammendment calls fora city decal to be displayed on arear panel or bumper of the vehicle.Permits cost $25 but only eighthave been issued so far.

“There’s people running aroundall over with unlicensed ones,” Al-derman Bryan Davis said. “I feel alittle bit like we’re being taken ad-vantage of.”

In response, Police Chief AaronBean said he instructed officers tomake enforcement of registration apoint of emphasis.

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ROSEFIELD – Road work hasbeen completed in Oak Hill and

nearby roads, according to Rose-field Road Commissioner MattWindish.

Minor resurfacing and drainagerepairs were finished on Depot andBroad Streets in Oak Hill; morethan a mile was double seal-coatedand another mile and a half wassingle seal-coated on DuBois andSwitzer Roads; and the surface ofSchlink Road was ground up andreshaped, Windish reported Sept. 9.

Work was needed because of in-creased traffic using the road due toIDOT’s culvert replacement onU.S. Route 150.

“You did a good job,” saidTrustee Dan Kuntz.

Meanwhile, in Millbrook Town-ship, Road Commissioner DeanCreason at the township’s Sept. 8meeting reported finished road re-pairs including resurfacing streetsin Laura and potholes.

In Elba Township, trustees ap-proved purchasing a used truckform Maquon Township for$37,500 at its Sept. 8 meeting, ac-cording to Clerk Phil Goedeke.

– Bill KnightYates City church setsfree youth block party

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Family events include entertain-ment by Professor Dum Dum theclown (who does juggling, magictricks and balloon art), inflatablesby M&K Parties, laser tag, a cakewalk, carnival games, bingo, food,popcorn, face painting, door prizes,snow cones and more.

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son’s grandkids would have beenthrilled with more days of Ag Day.

“I think my grandsons wouldhave stayed out there for two daysstraight if you would have letthem,” said Pam Courson, aWilliamsfield resident and secretaryof the Williamsfield Parks Board. “Ithink my nephew’s grandson spenttwo hours in that grain sandbox.”

The one-day Ag Day Festival inWilliamsfield last Sunday featuredmore than 25 free activities thathonored the area’s heritage and fu-ture in agriculture. Local FFA, 4-Hand alumni families again donatedtheir time and resources to present Ag Day, now in its fourth year atDoubet-Benjamin Park.

The community service offersfree entertainment, from free entriesand prizes in Cow Pie Bingo to un-limited admittance on the VehicleCourses for kids. Courson said threegenerations of her family enjoyedthe festivities.

“It almost chokes you up whenyou see the big turnout and all thework that has gone into it,” she said.“It’s a fun day for everybody, andit’s grown so much from year toyear.”

Throughout the day, youthclimbed bales, peeled apples anddrove battery-operated vehiclesthrough an obstacle course with abridge and bale tunnel. Similar ve-hicles drove them to “farm chores”on another course where they fed

goats, gathered eggs and dug pota-toes. Youth scrambled for foodcoupons and money in loose straw.

Adults and high school studentsused a backhoe to assemble puzzlepieces in the Backhoe Rodeo. Andscenic hayrack rides and displays ofantique and modern farm equipmententertained all ages.

Ag Day is provided by theWilliamsfield FFA Alumni &Friends, Williamsfield FFA Chapterand Williamsfield Town & Country4-H Club. The Williamsfield HomeCulture Club also supplied someyouth activities.

“It’s nice to see the village get to-gether for something like this,”Courson said.


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Williamsfield OK’s golf carts in townBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

WILLIAMSFIELD –The Village Board onMonday approved an or-dinance that will legalizethe use of golf carts and“neighborhood vehicles”on local streets undercertain conditions.

The ordinance – whichwon’t go into effect untilthe law is published –covers traditional golfcarts and self-propelledvehicles powered bygasoline or electric en-gines capable of going atleast 20 miles per hourbut not more than 25miles per hour, with mo-tors less than 900 cc insize.

To use such vehicleson village streets (only),operators must be 16years old and have avalid driver’s license,have liability insurance,

and equip the vehiclewith headlights, tail-lights a rear-view mirrorand other safety features.

Based on similarmeasures in Galva andother area communities,the ordinance limitsspeed to less than 20mph, prohibits towing orpulling, and requires anannual $25 permit. Vio-lators may be fined be-tween $50 and $500 foran initial offense, andface similar fines andpermit revocation there-after.

Meanwhile, the villageis under a boil order tiedto work on the watertower, which has beendrained for welding,painting and other main-tenance work.

“It’ll be a little diffi-cult for everybody for awhile,” said VillagePresident Michael Gray.

“They’ll be fixing thewater tower this week.”

Other water-systemwork is ahead, and engi-neer Andy Logsdon fromBruner, Cooper & Zuckin Galesburg presented aproposal for buying aCaterpillar generatorfrom Altorfer for$30,679 after a munici-pal discount is applied.The price includes deliv-ery, start-up and training,and the Board unani-mously approved thepurchase.

A related bid for in-stallation will go out thisweek, Logsdon said.

In other business, theBoard

• is arranging for theremoval of undergroundfuel tanks from theclosed T-Mart gas sta-tion, probably in Decem-ber;

• OK’d a gas franchise

agreement with Amerenthat will pay Williams-field about $1,700 annu-ally for 20 years,replacing a 50-year pact;

• heard Village ClerkTori Courson report hav-ing sent seven letters toowners of unsightlyproperties, after whichcleanup must occur orcitations will be issued;

• OK’d WilliamsfieldHigh School’s Home-coming activities, in-cluding a parade and 5krace, on Oct. 17;

• completed the annex-ation of Luke Doubet’sproperty south of therailroad tracks; and

• tentatively scheduleda Recycling Day for Sat-urday, Oct. 24.

AKRON: Could take grain next fallrestricting truck traffic to Akron’s ownestimates of 2,200 trips annually – condi-tions for approval. However, the boarddeclined.

Seeking “a compromise that makessense,” Evans said there’s traditionalfarming and “on the other side of thefence – literally speaking – is this busi-ness that [operates] without chemicals.”

“If it were one-quarter mile away –there are eight [potential] sites within amile – almost all the objections goaway,” Evans said, adding that theysought a revised traffic study recom-mended by the Illinois Department ofTransportation and feared financiallosses of some $90,000 to the Potters –who offered to buy the elevator at thesame price owner Tim Foster accepted.

Evans also noted Peoria County’s land-use standards, adopted by the CountyBoard in 2009, would seem to supportthe Potters.

Besides the Potter sisters, seven otherssaid the proposed facility would haverisks and harm residents’ quality of life.Monica resident Michelle Bashusen saidshe lives by the (non-Akron) elevatorthere and has experienced troubling

noise, dust and truck traffic. Speaking toAkron representatives, Anna Patterson ofFarmington said, “You should be free todo your business, but she should be ableto do her business, too.”

Akron general manager Tim Wagen-bach and other Akron managers stressedgood relationships with neighbors at thecompany’s facilities in Edelstein, Brim-field, Glasford and Dunlap.

The family business, which had 74 em-ployees last year, “has grown from fair-ness and honesty in the community,” hesaid, adding that the corporation couldadd five jobs if they open the Cramersite.

Akron’s Brimfield manager, AlanKnoblauch, added that the area doesn’thave enough capacity to accommodateexpected yields, and the business couldcoexist with an organic farm.

“It can be done,” Knoblauch said.If the County Board approves, cleanup

could start this fall and corn acceptednext fall, Wagenbach said.

Asked what Sun Dappled Farms woulddo if Akron proceeds, Kate Potter said,“We’ll see how it goes, but the futuredoesn’t seem good.”

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ESTATE OF GLADYS D. MATTHEW } NO. 15-P-251Deceased. }

CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of GLADYS D. MATTHEW. Letters of Of-fice were issued on July 29, 2015, to SHARON K. SHANKLIN as Inde-pendent Executor whose attorney is TRYGVE T. MEADE, BEAL LAWOFFICE, LTD., 3106 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 400, Canton, Illinois 61520.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk ofCourt, Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois61602, on or before the 17th day of March, 2016, which is a date six (6)months from the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice or three(3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice to creditorsas provided for by Statute, whichever is later. Any claim not filed withinthis period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must bemailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten(10) days after it has been filed.

DATED this 11th day of September, 2015.

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ORDINANCE 2016-3ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR

THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, 2015, AND ENDING THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2016

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Lillie M. Evans Library District,Peoria County and Marshall County, Illinois, had prepared or caused to beprepared a tentative form of the Annual Budget and Appropriation for saidLibrary District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June30, 2016 and the same has been made conveniently available for public in-spection for at least thirty (30) days prior to final action thereon; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Annual Budget and Ap-propriation Ordinance on September 10, 2015, notice of which was givenat least thirty (30) days prior thereto; and

WHEREAS, all other legal requirements have been duly complied with bythe Board of Trustees of the Lillie M. Evans Library District;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OFTRUSTEES OF THE LILLIE M. EVANS LIBRARY DISTRICT, IN THE COUN-TIES OF PEORIA AND MARSHALL AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, AS FOL-LOWS:

Section 1: That the following sums, or so much thereof as by law maybe authorized, be and the same are hereby budgeted, set aside andappropriated for the specified Library Purposes for the fiscal year be-ginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016: and the objects andpurposes for which said appropriations are made, and the amountsthereby appropriated for such purposes are as follows; to-wit:

FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES [75 ILCS 16/35-5]:

1. For salariesa. librarian $54,000.00b. library assistants $80,000.00c. youth services librarian $30,000.00

$164,000.002. For library materials

a. books $24,600.00b. periodicals $2,200.00c. audio-visual $8,700.00d. miscellaneous $1,000.00e. databases $6,000.00

$42,500.003. For utilities $13,000.004. For postage $1,000.005. For staff and board development

a. professional organizations $1,000.00b. workshops $500.00c. conventions $1,500.00d. mileage $500.00e. miscellaneous $500.00

$4,000.006. For library supplies $7,000.007. For public relations and publicity

a. advertising/newsletters $800.00b. printing $100.00c. programming $5,000.00d. legal notices $1,500.00e. miscellaneous $500.00

$7,900.008. For contractual services

a. consultants $13,400.00b. miscellaneous $5,000.00

$18,400.009. For equipment $8,500.0010. For technology

a. telecommunications $4,800.00b. RSA $5,000.00c. equipment $5,500.00

$15,300.0011. Debt maintenance $40,000.00

TOTAL $321,600.00

FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FUND PURPOSES [40 ILCS 5/21-110; 21-110.1]:1. Social Security Taxes $12,450.002. Supplies $500.003. Contingency $50.00

TOTAL $13,00.00

FOR ILL. MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND [40 ILCS 5/7-105; 7-171]:1. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund $24,850.00

2. Supplies $50.003. Administrative Salary $100.00

TOTAL $25,000.00

FOR AUDIT PURPOSES [75 ILCS 16/30-45 and 50 ILCS 310/9]:1. Contractual Services - Audit $3,250.002. Contingency $50.00

TOTAL $3,300.00

FOR LIABILITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN-SURANCE, [745 ILCS 10/9-107]:1. Insurance

a. Public liability insurance $550.00b. proper damage (fire) insurance $5,000.00c. Workers' Comp. Insurance $1,200.00

$6,750.002. Risk Management/Loss Control $1,500.003. Legal Fees $2,000.004. Contingency $850.00

TOTAL $11,100.00

FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND: [75 ILCS 16/35-5]:

1. Building Maintenance Costs:a. general maintenance $7,097.00b. custodian $10,000.00

$17,097.002. New Equipment3. Contingency $50.00

TOTAL $17,147.00

FOR SPECIAL RESERVE FUND [75 ILCS 16/40-50]:1. Building Fund $300,000.002. Contingency $8,000.00

TOTAL $308,000.00

FOR THE PURPOSE OF A WORKING CASH FUND [75 ILCS 16/35-35]:1. For Working Cash fund $23,900.00

TOTAL $23,900.00

Section 2: Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from the followingestimate of revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the Li-brary District in the fiscal year:

Projected cash on hand June 30, 2015 $0.00Miscellaneous gifts and donations $37,590.00From the Special Reserve Fund $308,000.00From the Working Cash Fund $23,900.00Income of interest $801.00Special purpose grants $10,000.00Photocopy, cards, fax and miscellaneous $7,000.00Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax $9,000.00Tax for General Corporate Library purposes $257,209.00Tax for Social Security purposes $13,000.00Tax of Ill. Municipal Retirement Fund $25,000.00Tax for Audit purposes $3,300.00Tax for Liability and Insurance $11,100.00Tax for Maintenance purposes $17,147.00Expected cash on hand June 30, 2016 $723,047.00

Section 3: Any unexpended balances in general library fund, andmaintenance fund appropriations will be deposited into the SpecialReserve Fund pursuant to a plan in accordance with Article 40, Chap.75, Illinois Compiled Statutes.

Section 4: The Secretary of the Lillie M. Evans Library District ishereby authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance at least oncein a newspaper of general circulation in the library district.

Section 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its pas-sage, approval and publication as provided by law.

Passed by the Board of Trustees of the Lillie M. Evans Library District andapproved by the president thereof this 10th day of September, 2015.

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YATES CITY – Waterwas the hot topic of dis-cussion at the Yates CityVillage Board’s Sept. 9meeting. From drainageto pumps to shutting offwater of residents, theboard ran the gamut ofwater-related topics.

Of particular interestwas $13,700 spent to pulland replace a pump at thecity water well that wasstruck by lightning.

Mayor Ken Gibson saidhe hopes Yates City willreceive insurance reim-bursement for the light-ning strike which causedthe pump to fail.

Conversation also con-tinued from earlier thisyear when wet weathercreated drainage prob-lems in several locations.

Resident Dennis Leezeraddressed the board seek-ing assistance in dealingwith drainage problems athis home on the corner ofW. Williams and N. Mari-etta Streets.

Leezer said he spent$14,000 on basement re-pairs this year and hashad water back up intohis home four times in thepast two years.

“There’s just no placefor that water to go,”Leezer said.

The board agreed tohave Public Works chiefChuck Eiker check outthe situation.

The board hopes tohave solved anotherdrainage problem onSouth Dixon St. and E.Fulton St. near the BNSFrailroad tracks. A prob-lematic culvert was re-placed and the ditches onboth sides were dug outand reshaped, with partic-ular attention paid to theditch on the railroad sideof the road.

The board also dis-cussed policy for restor-ing water after hours toresidents who have had

their service stopped.Moving forward, the de-cision was made that eachcase has its own scenarioand will be discussedwith the water chairmanor mayor before incurring

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OBITUARIESDolores Koehler

ELMWOOD – Dolores F.Koehler, 74, of Peoria Heights,step-mother of an Elmwoodwoman, passed away Monday,Sept. 14, 2015, at 7:38 a.m. at herresidence.

She was born on June 5, 1941 inGalesburg, thedaughter of Mar-ion and PearlCaulkins Hood.She married JohnC. Koehler onMay 12, 1973 inChillicothe.

Surviving is her husband of Peo-ria Heights; children Debbie Beck-man Lux and Randy (Casey)Beckman both of Chillicothe;Vickie Rusk of Peoria and Shelly(Dan) Brodine of Elmwood. Alsosurviving are 12 grandchildren,and 8 great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were herparents, one daughter Rhonda Tip-ton and one son John C. KoehlerJr.

She worked for Stride-RiteShoes for 12 years, retiring asstore manager in 2006. She hadmany enjoyments in life but espe-cially enjoyed fishing and campingwith her husband. Dolores has al-ways had a love for music. Shealso had a love for dancing.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A private family servicewill be held. Memorials in hername may be given to the VFWPost 2602 in Peoria Heights.

Notes of condolences for thefamily may be sent usingwww.peoriafuneral.com.

Calvin CahoBRIMFIELD – Calvin R. “Ray”

Caho, 87, of Brimfield died Sept. 8at OSF Saint Francis Medical Cen-ter in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife, Betty(Ballard) Caho; three daughters,Linda (David) Caho-Powers ofNatchez, Miss., Connie (Dan)Richardson of Brimfield and Mar-garet (Randy) Cammack of Lean-der, La.; and four sons, JackieCaho of Painted Post, N.Y., Frank(Lynne) Ballard of Washington,Rob (Cathy) Caho of Minnetrista,Minn., and Darrell (Verna) Cahoof East Peoria.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A celebration of Ray’s life

was Sept. 12 at the BrimfieldUnion Church, with burial inParkview Cemetery in Peoria at alater date.

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

Onilee Hosler-SchererPRINCEVILLE – Onilee J.

(Blagden) Hosler-Scherer, 65, ofToulon, mother of a Princevilleman, died Sept. 11 at UnityPointHealth-Methodist in Peoria.

Survivors include her husband;three children, Scott (Amy) Hoslerof Princeville, Matt Hosler of Ke-wanee and Brandi (Luis) Munoz ofEdelstein; and eight grandchildren.Graveside service were held Sept.15 at Blue Ridge Cemetery in Hal-lock Township.

Condolences may be left atwww.weberhurdfuneralhome.com.

Evelyn JohnsonKICKAPOO – Evelyn J. John-

son, 81, of Sarasota, Fla., motherof a Kickapoo man, died Sept. 2 ather home.

Survivors include her husband,Gordon W. Johnson; two sons,Kent A. (and Lynn) Worthingtonof Kickapoo and Michael D. Wor-thington of Trinity, Texas; a step-son, Steven R. (and Kirsten)Johnson of Plover, Wis.; and astepdaughter, Karen L. (and Paul)Larson of Oconto, Wis.

Cremation rites were accorded. Interment will be private in

Swan Lake Memory Gardens inPeoria at a later date.

Marie McDonaldPRINCEVILLE – Marie B. Mc-

Donald, 103, of Peoria, mother ofa Princeville woman, died Sept. 10at Cornerstone Rehabilitation &Health Care Center.

Survivors include three daugh-ters, Jane (Tom Gamboe) Edwardsof Princeville, Betsy (Don) Moli-tor of Sterling, and Peggy (Greg)

Stahl of Peoria; and one son,Chuck (Rose) McDonald of Or-ange Park, Fla..

A funeral Mass was Sept. 14 atSt. Mark Catholic Church, withburial in Resurrection Cemetery.

Condolences may be left atwww.wrightand salmon.com.

Megan McQuellonBRIMFIELD – Megan Jean

(Follis) McQuellon, 38, of HannaCity, formerly of Brimfield, diedSept. 9 at OSF Saint Francis Med-ical Center in Peoria.

Survivors include her husband,Paul McQuellon; three sons,Galvin, Brady and Liam; her par-ents, Dean and Anne Follis; andtwo brothers, Troy and Ryan Fol-lis.

She graduated from BrimfieldHigh School in 1995.

A funeral service was Sept. 12 atChrist Alive! Community Churchin Edwards.

Condolences may be left atlegacy.com.

Billy B. SelfWILLIAMSFIELD – Billy B.

“Butch” Self, Jr., 43, of Chilli-cothe, formerly of Williamsfield,died Sept. 8 in Chillicothe.

He was born on May 8, 1972, inPeoria, the son of Bill and CarolAnn Machin Self, Sr. He attendedand graduated from WilliamsfieldHigh School.

He married Lisa Morgan on Feb.9, 1997, in Galesburg, and thenlater married Tiffany Whitby inWilliamsfield. Survivors includetwo daughters, Jordan Carley Selfand Courtnie Ann Self, both ofPekin; one son, Ayden MatthewSelf of Chillicothe; and his fatherand stepmother, Bill and DonnaSelf of Galesburg.

Funeral Services were Sept. 11at the United Methodist Church inWilliamsfield. Interment will be inWilliamsfield Cemetery.

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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 3-12Brimfield 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 (glutenfree communion offered)

EDWARDSBethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

Sat. Evening Worship: 6 pm

Sun. 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 II

821 W. Main St., Elmwood(309) 742-7221

www.elmwoodumc.orgSun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am

Youth 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 amWorship: 11:00 am

New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(309) 245-2957

Sun. Worship: 10 amWed. Worship: 7 pm

PRINCEVILLEPrinceville UnitedMethodist ChurchPastor Ken Dees

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

[email protected]. Worship: 9 am

Sunday School: 10:15 am

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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WILLIAMSFIELD –The Brimfield juniorhigh girls softball teampulled off a pair of up-sets in postseason playlast week to claim anIESA regional title onMonday.

First Brimfield upsetNo. 2 seed Princeville,4-1, in the semifinals ofthe Williamsfield Re-gional. The Lady Indi-ans then upset top-seedIllini Bluffs, 5-2, in thetitle game on Monday.

With the upset for theregional championship,Brimfield (10-8) ad-vances to face Bar-tonville Monroe (10-2)Saturday in the Class Asectional at Williams-field.

With a win Saturday,Brimfield will advanceto the Class A state tour-nament at ChampionFields in Normal onSept. 25.

No. 3 seed Farmingtonlost to Canton Ingersollin the Morton Class AARegional Final on Mon-day, 10-0.Golf results – The

Williamsfield golf teamshot its lowest round ofthe year in posting a 203on Sept. 3 at par-36 OakRun Golf Course in aloss to Henry-Senach-wine (173).

For Billtown, BrianBrown shot 45, MattBrown and Chance Raskcarded 52s and DonnieZimmerman shot 54.

One day earlier onSept. 2, Farmington hadwon at Oak Run with ascore of 186 behind around of 39 from medal-ist Jake Ruchotzke, a 47from Josh Smith, a 49from Tommy Cook anda 53 from Ben Johnson.

Billtown shot 215 onSept. 2 as Matt Brownand Zimmerman bothcarded scores of 53.JH Baseball – Boys

junior high baseball re-gional action openedTuesday.

No. 4 seed Elmwood,topped No. 5 Brimfield6-1 on Tuesday and ad-vances to face top-seedAbingdon-Avon on Sat-urday at 10 a.m. at La-Harpe Junior HighSchool.

Princeville is No. 2seed at the Class 2AChillicothe Regional andplays Saturday at noon.

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B-E volleyball on 3-match win streakBy PHIL JOHNSON

For The Weekly Post

Brimfield’s volleyball team isworking on building momentum.

The Lady Indians have not lostsince the final match of the Mid-land Tournament on Aug. 29 andnow stand at 5-3 overall, with acomeback win at Galva last Thurs-day helping add to the team’s confi-dence.

“In the first set we didn’t playvery well fundamentally, but didcompete hard in losing a close one26-24, but we battled back to winbig 25-17 and 25-18,” said coachTroy Tilly, whose team has wonthree straight.

Jessica Link had a big game with11 kills, three aces and 12 assists.Nicole Thurman was also key with12 assists and six digs. Rachel Ja-cobson added a big block.

“Our work ethic is very good,and we’re playing together well,”Tilly said. “Especially, I’m happywith the contributions we’re gettingfrom all players on the team inmany different ways.”

The team is at Peoria Heightstoday and then heads to thePrinceville Tournament Saturday.

FarmingtonA Thursday win over Peoria

Heights (25-9, 25-19) gave theLady Farmers (2-6) a split for the

week after a 25-9 and 25-15 loss toa very good West Prairie team.

Meghan Wherley had eight kills,and Maicee Ralston assisted sixtimes in the win over Heights.

PrincevilleThe Lady Princes improved to 6-

3 in a bounce-back victory overRoanoke Benson 9-25, 25-12, and25-21. Princeville also added a winover Williamsfield (25-7, 25-12) toits season resume.

At Roanoke, the Lady Princesovercame the first-game drubbingto take the match in commanding

fashion. Claire Berchtold con-tributed a gigantic 24 assists, whileLucy Waid had 12 kills. AnnaSchupback had eight aces and Brid-get Talley had eight digs.

In the win over Billtown Waidscored six kills and seven aces,while Berchtold was again big with16 assists.

For Billtown, Rachel Bohannanassisted five times and Haley Smithhad five digs.

Both teams also compete atPrinceville on Saturday. The tour-nament runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Haley Smith returns a serve for the Williamsfield volleyball team vs.Princeville. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

E-B cross country wins First to Finish meetPEORIA – The Elmwood-Brim-

field cross country team flexed itsdepth in the first big meet of theseason and moved up in the staterankings as a result.

Led by Matt Osmulski’s fourth-place finish, E-B placed first in theboys Class 1A race at Saturday’sFirst to the Finish meet at De-tweiller Park. E-B had 123 pointsto 162 for runner-up Carlinville.

E-B was fourth in the same racelast year, though coach Gregg Mey-ers said the field was stronger then.Even so, the Trojans gained onespot in the state rankings, movingahead of St. Joseph-Ogden to No.

3. Tolono Unity is No. 1 and Shel-byville remains No. 2.

Osmulski actually tied for thirdin 15:36.1 while junior teammateDerek McCoy was 11th overall in16:01.8.

“It was a great day to run. It was58 (degrees) at the start of the daywith no wind, so everyone ranwell,” E-B coach Gregg Meyerssaid. “Matt’s time was 30 secondsfaster than last year and Derek wasalmost 40 seconds faster.”

E-B also got good runs from therest of its deep squad. SophomoreCooper Hoffmann was 31st in16:40.5, sophomore Trevor Dunkel

was 34th in 16:46.6 and Alex Her-mann rounded out the top five at57th (17:08.6).

Not far off Hermann’s pace weresix more E-B runners: 60. LoganWhitney (17:09.9), 74. KelbyBarnewolt (17:24), 84. JacobBrown (17:33.3), 88. ColtonGorham (17:34.7), 101. DrewLueschow (17:41.5) and 103. Day-ton Rumbold (17:42.6).

“Basically, our No. 5-11 runnersare all in the hunt for the 5-7spots,” Meyers said.

On the girls side, Emily Mc-Cauley was 26th for E-B in19:56.2.

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FOOTBALL:Farmers score 7TDs on 12 playsfor 51 yards and passed for 95 andone TD while fullback John Remmertadded a rushing touchdown forPrinceville, which racked up 233yards rushing and 4.9 per carry.

On defense, Princeville allowedjust 72 yards rushing and 63 passingyards to Mercer County (1-2, 0-1).

Even so, the host team was downjust 13-6 in the second quarter when along kick return gave them posses-sion at the Princeville 9-yard line. ButNoah Bauman intercepted a pass toset up a score with 22.5 seconds leftin the first half.

“That was a huge turning point inthe game,” Carruthers said. “He camedown from his free safety spot andmade a great break and read on it.”

Linebacker Marshall Martin led thePrinces with 11 tackles.

Farmington 48River Valley 0

FARMINGTON – After two toughlosses against top Lincoln Trailteams, the Farmers (1-2) got a breakagainst River Valley – which hasbeen outscored 169-0 this year.

Farmington racked up seven touch-downs in the first half out of 12 playsaccording to coach Toby Vallas andsat most starters for the second half.

“I always believe you’ve got toplay your kids for a half and go allout or your not preparing your team,”Vallas said. “But after that half wasover we got them out.”

Farmington had five scoring playsof 20 yards or more, led by StevenGilstrap’s 55-yard run in the first and41- and 40-yard scoring passes bybackup QB Dylan Hayden in the sec-ond quarter.

Three scores went to sophomorewideout Judd Anderson, who hasstepped up for injured Eric Higgs –who is expected to miss Friday’sgame against Knoxville. That contestis virtually a must-win for both pro-grams, Vallas said.

“Both of us are in the same spot,”he said.

Stark County 41Mid-County 6

TOULON – Stark County has away of bringing lofty hopes back toreality. So it was for Mid-County (2-1, 0-1) which trailed 21-0 at halftimeand finally scored with 3:56 left in thethird quarter on a 2-yard run by Gar-rett Wight.

Wight, who came into the gamewith 553 yards rushing and 10 touch-downs, was held to that one score and104 yards on 21 carries.

Chase Johnston ran for 294 yardson 32 carries for Stark County (3-0,1-0), the fifth-ranked Class 1A team.


Farmington senior Isaiah Alvarez is in one of his team-high six tackles in awin over River Valley last Friday. Photo by Dave Giagnoni.

Elmwood-Brimfield 35Knoxville 20

Knoxville 6 0 0 14 – 20Elmwood-B 21 14 0 0 – 35

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

EB - Harkness 3 run (Hedrick kick)K - VanBeverab 3 run (kick failed)EB - Hart 17 run (Hedrick kick)EB - Marincic 40 pass from Sims(Hedrick kick)

Second QuarterEB - McQuellon 1 run (Hedrick kick)EB - Harkness 1 run (Hedrick kick)

Fourth QuarterK - Benefeil 3 run (run failed)K - Faull 48 run

Team StatisticsK EB

Rushes 50 52Rush yds 214 325Yds per carry 4.3 6.3Pass Att 9 10Pass Comp 4 7Had Intercepted 0 0Pass yds 61 78

Individual StatisticsRushing - EB: Marincic 17-144,

Harkness 13-63, Golemon 4-38,Gerontes 5-18, McQuellon 3-31, Hart1-17, Fales 3-7, Metz 3-6, Sims 3-1.Passing - EB: Sims 7-10-0-78.Receiving - EB: Marincic 6-69, Gole-mon 1-9.Tackles - EB: Fales 13, Husemann 12,Harkness 11, Warner 8, Milliman 6,Br.Novak 4, Hart 4, Groeper 4, Teubel 3,Gerontes 3.

Princeville 27Mercer County 12

Princeville 7 13 0 7 – 27Mercer County 0 6 6 0 – 12


P - run (Snedden kick)Second Quarter

MC - (conversion failed)P - run (kick failed)P - run (Snedden kick)

Third QuarterMC - King 65 run (conversion failed)

Fourth QuarterP - run (Snedden kick)

Team StatisticsP MC

First Downs 15 8Rushes 47 31Rush yds 233 72Yds per carry 4.9 2.3Pass Att 14 -Pass Comp 7 -Had Intercepted 0 1Pass yds 95 63

Individual StatisticsRushing - P: Green 29-158, Jenkins

10-51, Remmert 6-18, Saal 1-3,Thole 1-3.Passing - P: Jenkins 7-14-0-95.Receiving - P: Green 2-14, Bauman

2-41, Thole 2-32, Kraft 1-8.Tackles - P: Martin 11, Feucht 9, Thole9, Jenkins 7, Bridson 5, Bauman 5.

Farmington 48River Valley 0

River Valley 0 0 0 0 – 0Farmington 28 20 0 0 – 48


F - Jepson 31 run (Johnson kick)F - Anderson 9 pass from Gilstrap(Johnson kick)F - Anderson 20 pass from Gilstrap(Johnson kick)F - Gilstrap 55 run (Johnson kick)

Second QuarterF - Anderson 7 pass from Hayden(Johnson kick)F - Kenney 41 pass from Hayden(kick failed)F - Berry 40 pass from Hayden(Johnson kick)

Team StatisticsRV F

Pass Att - 12Pass Comp - 9Had Intercepted - 0Pass yds - 171

Individual StatisticsRushing - Farm: Gilstrap 2-64, Jep-

son 2-32. Passing - Farm: Gilstrap 4-5-0-59,Hayden 5-7-0-112.Receiving - Farm: Anderson 3-36,Berry 2-67, Kenney 1-41, Grier-Bane1-15.Tackles: Farm: Alvarez 6, Settles 5.

Prairieland BlueOverall ConfW L W L

Elmwood-B 2 1 1 0Farmington 1 2 1 0West Prairie 1 2 1 0Knoxville 1 2 0 1Havana 0 3 0 1River Valley 0 3 0 1

Last FridayElmwood-Brimfield 35, Knoxville 20Farmington 48, River Valley 0West Prairie 36, Havana 14

This FridayE-B at Havana, 7 pmFarmington at Knoxville, 7:05 pmWest Prairie at River Valley, 7 pm

Lincoln TrailOverall ConfW L W L

Annawan-Weth. 3 0 1 0Princeville 3 0 1 0United 3 0 1 0Stark County 3 0 1 0Mid-County 2 1 0 1Mercer Co. 1 2 0 1Ridgewood 1 2 0 1West Central 0 3 0 1

Last FridayPrinceville 27, Mercer County 12Stark County 41, Mid-County 6Annawan-W 55, West Central 6United 42, Ridgewood 12

This FridayPrinceville vs. Ridgewood, 7 pmMid-County vs. Mercer Co., 7 pmWest Central at United, 7 pmStark County at Annawan-W, 7 pm

The Swami Sez...SPI beats crystal balls

Finally, The Swami canluxuriate in the afterglowof a perfect week. Thankyou Mrs. Swami!

Going 10-0 last weekbrings The Swami’s sea-son record to 26-4. TheSwami will put that upagainst any rivals – Sully,the Journal Star “experts”and even ESPN. We’restill not surewhy ESPNdoesn’t coverthe Prairieland.

As an addedbonus, this is thefirst week of theSPI (SwamiPower Index).Don’t think ofThe Swami asonly a pretty face withdashing haberdashery.The Swami is also a wiz-ard with non-linear regres-sion models, statisticalprobability, chaos theoryand spreadsheet manipu-lation.

You didn’t really be-lieve in the crystal balls,did you?

The SPIs will be up-dated weekly. They arecalculated by The Swamiand are proprietary. TheSwami cannot reveal hissecrets, unless you havelarge amounts of cash.

SPI1. Stark County 49.82. Elmwood-Brimfield 23.13. Princeville 16.84. Mid County 15.85. United 14.86. South Fulton 14.37. Annawan-Weth. 12.88. Knoxville 9.19. Rushville-Industry 3.5

10. Farmington 1.811. Mercer County 0.812. Abingdon-Avon -2.213. Lewistown -3.714. Peoria Heights -4.115. Ridgewood -9.116. West Prairie -9.317. North Fulton -20.218. Havana-MC -31.519. West Central -37.220. River Valley -45.2

Here are picks forFriday based on theall-knowing SPInumbers, whichpredict a blowoutin that StarkCounty vs. An-nawan-Wethers-field game – onethat many “ex-perts” are probably

calling a pick ’em.Elmwood-Brimfield at

Havana-Midwest CentralE/B 49-0Farmington at Knoxville

Knoxville 28-20Ridgewood at PrincevillePrinceville 44-17

West Prairie at River Valley

West Prairie 42-6Rushville-Industry at

Abingdon-AvonRushville-Industry 31-26

South Fulton at Peoria Heights-Quest

South Fulton 34-17Lewistown at North Fulton

Lewistown 26-12Mercer County at

Mid-CountyMid-County 31-18West Central at United

United 48-6Stark County at

Annawan-WethersfieldStark County 35-14

TheSWAMI

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Trojans rebound, Princes make history, Farmers winBy JEFF LAMPE

Weekly Post Staff WriterELMWOOD – Was that really

the Elmwood-Brimfield footballteam running an offense out ofthe shotgun?

With a receiver split out wide,instead of packed tight on thewing?

And was that the Trojans usingjet sweeps instead of the usualup-the-gut power?

Yes it was. And while defenseand power still set the tone for E-B last Friday, new wrinkles on of-fense helped the Trojans (2-1, 1-0Prairieland Blue) open confer-ence play with a big win overKnoxville, 35-20.

“We did some things offen-sively we haven’t done before.Ever,” coach Todd Hollis said.“And it was highly effective.”

The E-B gameplan includedsweeps to speedy Hayden Gole-mon 4 for 38 yards) and 7-for-10passing by quarterback AustinSims.

That helped free up the breadand butter inside game for SamMarincic, who had 17 carries for144 yards and fullback JacksonHarkness, who had 63 yards andTDs of 1 and 3 yards.

Marincic also scored on a 40-yard pass and E-B got TD runs

from Cory Hart (17 yards) andTyler McQuellon (1 yard)

Hollis was also pleased withhis team’s preparation, somethingthat had been an issue this season.

“Our kids were totally preparedfor that game,” he said. “Every-thing we challenged them to dothey did.”

After Knoxville scored on itsfirst drive, E-B took control ondefense. During several series inthe first half, Hollis said, Elm-wood defenders were correctlycalling out the plays Knoxvilleran on offense.

“That lets you play fast,” saidHollis, praising speedy “monster”linebacker Ian Husemann. “He’sfast and if you watch him on spe-cial teams he’s a bit of a crazyman out there.”

After taking a 35-0 halftimelead, Knoxville (1-2, 0-1) scored14 points in the second halfagainst primarily backups.

Princeville 27Mercer County 12

ALEDO – Jon Carruthers was-n’t interested in talking aboutwho did not play for MercerCounty last Friday – which waswithout star QB Spencer Woodand two other starters. Wood, 18,was reportedly one of six peoplearrested Sept. 6 for illegal con-

sumption of alcohol by a minor.That’s not what Carruthers

wanted to talk about. After hisPrinces (3-0, 1-0 Lincoln Trail)beat the Golden Eagles behind astrong run game and stifling de-fense, Carruthers was ready tocelebrate.

“They ran the same plays and

had the same line. There weresome kids missing, but it didn’tdiminish anything we accom-plished,” Carruthers said. “It’s thefirst time Princeville has beatthem. Congratulations. End ofstory.”

To earn the win, Princeville re-lied on a steady dose of quick-hit-

ting runs to Logan Green, wholed the Princes with 158 yards on29 carries and scored two TDs.

“Their linebackers are fast, sowe did a lot more quick hitters tocombat their speed,” Carrutherssaid.

Quarterback Tristin Jenkins ran

After rushing for 553 yards and 10 TDs in his first two games, Garrett Wight managed 104 yards and onescore against Stark County in a 41-6 loss for Mid-County. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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