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INDEX Around Town .......... A2 Classifieds ........... B5-6 Sports .................. B1-2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 Your Hometown News Since 1927 www.EastPeoriaTimesCourier.com Vol. 136 No. 5 FREE Two paths merge, lead to “Acceptance” in local author’s book By Mike Kramer Times Correspondent The story begins with separate stories of two women raised in different generations, under differ- ent circumstances, and in different cultures. The wife of a Latvian doctor, Milda is accustomed to a life of privilege, until WWII forces her to flee to Germany and eventually the United States. In Milwaukee, Jean grows up in an impover- ished family, the seventh of eight children. Their life-threads cross and be- come inextricably braided together when Milda’s son meets and marries Jean. Jean’s story is that of author Constance Stepe, 76, of East Peoria. Milda’s story is derived both from Stepe’s mother-in-law’s recollections of life in Latvia and Germany before and during WWII and firsthand accounts from her husband and research partner, Joe. Joe Stepe was six years old when his mother fled Latvia with him and his brother because her husband, serv- ing as a Soviet Army doctor in Belarus, had been trans- ported to Siberia as a politi- cal dissident. A similar fate threatened the family. “We used to live in Dundaga Castle, near Riga,” Joe said. “When we were in Germany, which was ac- cepting Latvian refugees, we went from one displaced persons camp to another.” On reaching the United States, Joe’s family found a sponsor who transported them to a farm in Min- nesota. “My mother and I both spoke Latvian and Russian,” he said. “And we spoke flu- ent German from living in Germany for seven years. But it was all English here, and we didn’t speak any. But we knew we needed to speak English in this country, so we got to work. I learned English in six months, and my mother learned in about the same amount of time.” The Stepes ultimately settled in Wisconsin, where Joe met his future wife and the future chronicler of his family’s story. The relation- ship with her mother-in- law, Stepe remembers, was not always a sunny one, and she relates tensions between them in “Acceptance.” “Milda did not like me,” she said. “I had red hair, I wasn’t Latvian, I was not as well educated as she’d have liked, and I was Catholic. I really had a hard time get- ting her to accept me.” Ultimately, the two women overcame their dif- ferences in class and culture and became friends. The ac- ceptance Constance wanted from Milda was a suf- ficiently important theme that it became the book’s title. Both Constance and Joe, however, wish they had settled on a different title. See BOOK, Page A6 Got the winter blues? It might be SAD By Michael Smothers Pekin Daily Times Each March in recent years, a TV commercial touting the return of spring has featured a neighbor who wanders into a back- yard barbeque party in his pajamas and winter coat, dazed and confused as if he’d been hibernating. It was just winter, a friend tells him. In a real-life setting, his winter funk might have been SAD, and the man literally needs to see the light of day. Thousands of area peo- ple — an estimated 10 percent of the population, here and across the north- ern hemisphere – feel the effects of Seasonal Affec- tive Disorder. They battle symptoms of depression from November to March that range from mild to dangerously severe. SAD symptoms range from lethargy and low concen- tration to thoughts of sui- cide. The cause of SAD is simple, yet, more than 20 years after it was diagnosed as a specific disorder, still a matter of theories. “It’s how your biology re- sponds to lack of sunlight,” said Dr. Kyla Noghohos- sian, a staff psychiatrist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria. “Most likely genetic factors” are involved, mak- ing SAD often an inherited trait, she said. The malady, a form of clinical depression, sends at least hundreds of Taze- well and Peoria County residents needing help during winter months to psychiatrists and behav- ioral health care thera- pists, typically with refer- rals from their medical doctors. The area’s two primary health care providers, Uni- tyPoint Health–Methodist and OSF HealthCare, both based in Peoria, treat more than 320 SAD patients each winter, medical of- ficials there said. Those afflicted often sleep more, eat more and exercise less, struggle with feelings of guilt, lose inter- est in things they enjoy and display attitudes that cause friction at work and home. In rough winters like the one central Illi- nois currently endures, Psychiatrist Kyla Noghohossian discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder in her Peoria office. Thousands of area people — an estimated 10 percent of the popu- lation, here and across the northern hemisphere – feel the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder. They battle symptoms of depression from November to March that range from mild to dangerously severe. SAD symptoms range from lethargy and low concen- tration to thoughts of suicide. MICHAEL SMOTHERS / PEKIN DAILY TIMES Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, brings symptoms of depression to an estimated 10 per- cent of people during winter months when their exposure to sunlight diminishes. The disorder has been linked to reduced levels of Vitamin D, which is produced by light’s contact with skin. Here are symptoms SAD sufferers often experi- ence. • Feeling depressed most of the day, nearly every day • Losing interest in favorite activities • Low energy • Oversleeping and other sleep-related problems • Changes in appetite and weight • Feeling sluggish or agitated • Having difficulty concentrating • Feeling hopeless, worthless or guilty • Having frequent thoughts of death or suicide Source: Mayo Clinic The impact of SAD EUREKA SAD ‘poster child’ fights to stay active By Michael Smothers Pekin Daily Times On a raw, dreary Janu- ary day, Susan welcomed a visitor to her Woodford County horse ranch with warmth and engaging conversation. It was an effort, she said. “The way I’m acting now is the way I am in sum- mer,” said Susan, 60, who called herself “the poster child” for SAD, or Sea- sonal Affective Disorder. Without the hours of strong sunlight that win- ter months steal, she and other SAD sufferers – an estimated 10 percent of the northern hemisphere’s population – slip into de- pression at levels mild to severe. “On days like this,” Su- san said as she glanced through her kitchen win- dow at bare fields draped by low, dark clouds, “I’m as lazy as a slug. I don’t feel peppy, don’t feel happy, don’t call friends.” That’s been the story of her adult life. She was di- agnosed with SAD about 20 years ago, at roughly the same time the medi- cal community formally recognized the still-mys- terious malady. Susan (who asked that her last name remain con- fidential) retired several years ago after 20 years as an intensive care nurse at a Peoria hospital. She and her husband tend horses they own and board on their 12-acre complex sev- eral miles southeast of Eu- reka. She loves the place they bought a year ago with the same passion she brought to her high-stress career. While that work helped energize her through past winters, as fall would set- tle in she’d tell her friends, “I’m sorry, I hibernate, and you won’t hear from me. “I’m a totally different person in the summer. I’m outside all the time, riding every day,” she said. But on these January mornings, SAD sufferer Susan re- laxes during a visit in the kitchen of her rural Eureka home. “On days like this,” Susan said she's usually “lazy as a slug" and she doesn't feel peppy or happy nor does she call friends. That's been the story of her adult life. She was di- agnosed with SAD about 20 years ago, at roughly the same time the medi- cal community formally recognized the still-mys- terious malady. MICHAEL SMOTHERS / PEKIN DAILY TIMES See BLUES, A6 See ACTIVE, A6 Barb McDonald, holding flowers, was named the 2017 East Peoria Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Friday night during the Chamber's annual ban- quet at the Par-A-Dice Hotel. Other winners were: 2017 Friend of the Commu- nity – Marty Green, a teacher at the East Peoria Community High School. 2017 Company of the Year – Springfield Electric Company 2017 Small Business of the Year – Carl’s Bakery & Restaurant 2017 Green Company of the Year – Greater Peoria Mass Transit / CityLink 2017 Ambassador of the Year – Kim Leman with Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino. See more photos online at www.EastPeoriaTimesCourier.com. COurtesy OF CHamber OF COmmerCe EAST PEORIA Deep cuts leave East Peoria in red ink By Scott Hilyard GateHouse Media Illinois City officials Tuesday heard firsthand about the deep cuts they asked for in every department bud- get in the first airing of the 2017-2018 city budget But, even with the pro- posed cuts that depart- ment heads warned tilted city services toward fiscal crisis, the budget was still $500,000 short of being balanced. “This is a starting point,” City Administrator Jeff Eder said Tuesday evening at a special meeting of the City Council. “We were directed to develop a bal- anced budget with no staff reductions and no revenue increases. That was a tall order. We’ve tried, but we are still in the negative.” One by one the city’s eight department heads addressed the council with their individual con- tributions to cutting the budget’s bottom line — $8,000 here, $29,000 there — but fell far short of balancing the budget. The budget was also more notable for what it didn’t do — purchase capital equipment, vehicles and provide much street repair among the bigger ticket omissions — than what it did do. “It’s basically a keep- the-lights-on budget,” said Matt Berger, coordinator of the city’s Information Technologies. That sentiment was echoed throughout the 3 1/2-hour meeting. “This is painful for all of us,” Eder said. Public works is down three to four trucks. The Fire Department says it needs a new ambulance and repairs to its out-of- service ladder truck now, with other large capital expenses looming. “Our equipment is ag- ing,” said Fire Chief Al Servis. “And our calls are increasing. We’ve got cracks in the dam and a lot of financial issues are going to be coming at you (on the council).” See CUTS, A6

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Page 1: East Peoria Times-Courier

Index

Around Town .......... A2Classifieds ...........B5-6Sports .................. B1-2

WednesdAY, JAnuAry 31, 2018

Your Hometown news since 1927 www.eastPeoriaTimesCourier.com Vol. 136 no. 5 FRee

Two paths merge, lead to “Acceptance”

in local author’s bookBy Mike KramerTimes Correspondent

The story begins with separate stories of two women raised in different generations, under differ-ent circumstances, and in different cultures. The wife of a Latvian doctor, Milda is accustomed to a life of privilege, until WWII forces her to flee to Germany and eventually the United States. In Milwaukee, Jean grows up in an impover-ished family, the seventh of eight children. Their life-threads cross and be-come inextricably braided together when Milda’s son meets and marries Jean.

Jean’s story is that of author Constance Stepe, 76, of East Peoria. Milda’s story is derived both from Stepe’s mother-in-law’s recollections of life in Latvia and Germany before and during WWII and firsthand accounts from her husband and research partner, Joe. Joe Stepe was six years old when his mother fled Latvia with him and his brother because her husband, serv-ing as a Soviet Army doctor in Belarus, had been trans-ported to Siberia as a politi-cal dissident. A similar fate threatened the family.

“We used to live in Dundaga Castle, near Riga,” Joe said. “When we were in Germany, which was ac-cepting Latvian refugees, we went from one displaced persons camp to another.”

On reaching the United States, Joe’s family found a sponsor who transported them to a farm in Min-nesota.

“My mother and I both spoke Latvian and Russian,” he said. “And we spoke flu-ent German from living in Germany for seven years. But it was all English here, and we didn’t speak any. But we knew we needed to speak English in this country, so we got to work. I learned English in six months, and my mother learned in about the same amount of time.”

The Stepes ultimately settled in Wisconsin, where Joe met his future wife and the future chronicler of his family’s story. The relation-ship with her mother-in-law, Stepe remembers, was not always a sunny one, and she relates tensions between them in “Acceptance.”

“Milda did not like me,” she said. “I had red hair, I wasn’t Latvian, I was not as well educated as she’d have liked, and I was Catholic. I really had a hard time get-ting her to accept me.”

Ultimately, the two women overcame their dif-ferences in class and culture and became friends. The ac-ceptance Constance wanted from Milda was a suf-ficiently important theme that it became the book’s title. Both Constance and Joe, however, wish they had settled on a different title.

see BOOK, Page A6

Got the winter blues? It might be SADBy Michael smothersPekin Daily Times

Each March in recent years, a TV commercial touting the return of spring has featured a neighbor who wanders into a back-yard barbeque party in his pajamas and winter coat, dazed and confused as if he’d been hibernating. It was just winter, a friend tells him.

In a real-life setting, his winter funk might have been SAD, and the man literally needs to see the light of day.

Thousands of area peo-ple — an estimated 10 percent of the population, here and across the north-ern hemisphere – feel the effects of Seasonal Affec-tive Disorder. They battle symptoms of depression from November to March that range from mild to dangerously severe. SAD symptoms range from lethargy and low concen-tration to thoughts of sui-cide.

The cause of SAD is simple, yet, more than 20 years after it was diagnosed as a specific disorder, still a

matter of theories.“It’s how your biology re-

sponds to lack of sunlight,” said Dr. Kyla Noghohos-sian, a staff psychiatrist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria. “Most likely genetic factors” are involved, mak-ing SAD often an inherited trait, she said.

The malady, a form of

clinical depression, sends at least hundreds of Taze-well and Peoria County residents needing help during winter months to psychiatrists and behav-ioral health care thera-pists, typically with refer-rals from their medical doctors.

The area’s two primary health care providers, Uni-

tyPoint Health–Methodist and OSF HealthCare, both based in Peoria, treat more than 320 SAD patients each winter, medical of-ficials there said.

Those afflicted often sleep more, eat more and exercise less, struggle with

feelings of guilt, lose inter-est in things they enjoy and display attitudes that cause friction at work and home.

In rough winters like the one central Illi-nois currently endures,

Psychiatrist Kyla noghohossian discusses seasonal Affective disorder in her Peoria office. Thousands of area people — an estimated 10 percent of the popu-lation, here and across the northern hemisphere – feel the effects of seasonal Affective disorder. They battle symptoms of depression from november to March that range from mild to dangerously severe. sAd symptoms range from lethargy and low concen-

tration to thoughts of suicide. MICHAEL SMOTHErS / PEKIn DAILy TIMES

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, brings symptoms of depression to an estimated 10 per-cent of people during winter months when their exposure to sunlight diminishes. The disorder has been linked to reduced levels of Vitamin D, which is produced by light’s contact with skin.

Here are symptoms SAD sufferers often experi-ence.• Feeling depressed most of the day, nearly every day• Losing interest in favorite activities• Low energy• Oversleeping and other sleep-related problems • Changes in appetite and weight• Feeling sluggish or agitated• Having difficulty concentrating• Feeling hopeless, worthless or guilty• Having frequent thoughts of death or suicideSource: Mayo Clinic

The impact of sAd

EurEKA

SAD ‘poster child’ fights to stay activeBy Michael smothersPekin Daily Times

On a raw, dreary Janu-ary day, Susan welcomed a visitor to her Woodford County horse ranch with warmth and engaging conversation. It was an effort, she said.

“The way I’m acting now is the way I am in sum-mer,” said Susan, 60, who called herself “the poster child” for SAD, or Sea-sonal Affective Disorder.

Without the hours of strong sunlight that win-ter months steal, she and other SAD sufferers – an estimated 10 percent of the northern hemisphere’s population – slip into de-pression at levels mild to severe.

“On days like this,” Su-san said as she glanced through her kitchen win-dow at bare fields draped by low, dark clouds, “I’m as lazy as a slug. I don’t feel peppy, don’t feel happy, don’t call friends.”

That’s been the story of her adult life. She was di-agnosed with SAD about 20 years ago, at roughly the same time the medi-cal community formally recognized the still-mys-terious malady.

Susan (who asked that her last name remain con-fidential) retired several years ago after 20 years as an intensive care nurse at a Peoria hospital. She and her husband tend horses they own and board on their 12-acre complex sev-

eral miles southeast of Eu-reka. She loves the place they bought a year ago with the same passion she brought to her high-stress career.

While that work helped energize her through past winters, as fall would set-tle in she’d tell her friends, “I’m sorry, I hibernate, and you won’t hear from me.

“I’m a totally different person in the summer. I’m outside all the time, riding every day,” she said. But on these January mornings,

sAd sufferer susan re-laxes during a visit in the kitchen of her rural eureka home. “On days like this,” susan said she's usually “lazy as a slug" and she doesn't feel peppy or happy nor does she call friends. That's been the story of her adult life. she was di-agnosed with sAd about 20 years ago, at roughly the same time the medi-cal community formally recognized the still-mys-terious malady. MICHAEL SMOTHErS / PEKIn DAILy TIMES

see BLUes, A6

see ACTIVe, A6

Barb Mcdonald, holding flowers, was named the 2017 east Peoria Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Friday night during the Chamber's annual ban-quet at the Par-A-dice Hotel. Other winners were: 2017 Friend of the Commu-nity – Marty Green, a teacher at the east Peoria Community High school.2017 Company of the Year – springfield electric Company2017 small Business of the Year – Carl’s Bakery & Restaurant2017 Green Company of the Year – Greater Peoria Mass Transit / CityLink2017 Ambassador of the Year – Kim Leman with Par-A-dice Hotel and Casino.see more photos online at www.eastPeoriaTimesCourier.com. COurtesy OF CHamber OF COmmerCe

EAST PEOrIA

Deep cuts leave East Peoria in red inkBy scott HilyardGateHouse Media Illinois

City officials Tuesday heard firsthand about the deep cuts they asked for in every department bud-get in the first airing of the 2017-2018 city budget But, even with the pro-posed cuts that depart-ment heads warned tilted city services toward fiscal crisis, the budget was still $500,000 short of being balanced.

“This is a starting point,” City Administrator Jeff Eder said Tuesday evening at a special meeting of the City Council. “We were directed to develop a bal-anced budget with no staff reductions and no revenue increases. That was a tall order. We’ve tried, but we are still in the negative.”

One by one the city’s eight department heads addressed the council with their individual con-tributions to cutting the budget’s bottom line — $8,000 here, $29,000 there — but fell far short

of balancing the budget. The budget was also more notable for what it didn’t do — purchase capital equipment, vehicles and provide much street repair among the bigger ticket omissions — than what it did do.

“It’s basically a keep-the-lights-on budget,” said Matt Berger, coordinator of the city’s Information Technologies.

That sentiment was echoed throughout the 3 1/2-hour meeting.

“This is painful for all of us,” Eder said.

Public works is down three to four trucks. The Fire Department says it needs a new ambulance and repairs to its out-of-service ladder truck now, with other large capital expenses looming.

“Our equipment is ag-ing,” said Fire Chief Al Servis. “And our calls are increasing. We’ve got cracks in the dam and a lot of financial issues are going to be coming at you (on the council).”

see CUTs, A6

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Coming up

Feb. 2Riverview Senior Living Annual “Big Game” Party

Come in out of the cold the cold and come see what Riverview Senior Living is known for at our Annual Big Game Party event Friday, Feb. 2, from 2-4 p.m. This Football Themed Party will be complete with “Big Game” Food, Games, and Door Prizes. Tours of the commu-nity will be available. For more information on this event contact Riverview Senior Living at 309-694-0022.

Feb. 344th annual Ole Farmer’s Breakfast

The United Method-ist Men’s group is host-ing the 44th annual Ole Farmers Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It will be held at the Eureka Unit-ed Methodist Church, 208 N Calendar Street. A free will offering will be accepted at the door (no ticket needed). Pro-ceeds from the event go towards church camp scholarships, Cub Scout Pack 257. And other local missions and ministries. Any questions, please call Al Hinnen at 467-3947.

Robein School PTO Pan-cake and Sausage Break-fast Fundraiser

"Pancakes for the Play-ground" Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 a.m.-noon . $7 All-You-Can-Eat (includes 3 Pan-cakes, 2 sausage links, milk, coffee or water. (pancakes only for all you can eat). All proceeds will be used to support our new piece of playground equipment. Robein School, 200 Campus Ave., East Peoria.

Feb. 6East Peoria Rotary Club

The East Peoria Rotary Club will meet on Tues-day, Feb. 6, at 7:15 a.m., at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria. The guest speaker will be Jeff Mc-Sweeney, Executive Di-rector of Central Illinois Youth Symphony/Youth Music Illinois. He will be discussing the Youth Symphony’s fund raising silent auction on March 2nd at 3601 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria. Please call 566-9986 for more infor-mation.

Feb. 7Masonic Brothers

Have you not attended Lodge in years? Have you felt unable to attend another Blue Lodge, but would like to? Are you afraid you can't gain ad-mittance because your work is too rusty? Then Wednesday, Feb. 7 is your night. Taylor Lodge No. 98 in Washington will put on a special Rusty Nail' degree. Please call the Secretary Robert Hunsicker at 309-264-6639 for details.

Feb. 8Republican Rumble

Get a ringside seat to watch primary contend-ers for the GOP nomi-nation for coroner and county clerk. Debates begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Freedom Hall, 349 W. Birchwood, Morton. Free to attend. Hosted by Morton Tea Party.

Feb. 10Peoria Poetry Club

Monthly meeting will be Saturday, Feb. 10, at Riverview Senior Living Center. Read a poem at our noon meeting, and hear our guest speaker at 1 p.m. 309-822-8308, peoriapoetryclub.com.

Feb. 18St. Joseph Catholic Church In Pekin Hosting Sausage And Egg Break-fast

St. Joseph Catholic Church of Pekin will have a Sausage and Egg Breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 18, from 7:30-11:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph School cafeteria. St. Vin-cent de Paul is sponsor-ing a Sausage and Egg Breakfast, to kick off the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Pekin's 2018 Spring Festival. Tick-ets will be available at the door: $5 for adults and $3 for kids. The breakfast will be held in St. Joseph School's caf-eteria, and will include scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, milk, juice or coffee. Assorted donuts will be avail-able for $1. For more information, please call the church at (309) 347-6108.

Feb. 23Greatest School on Earth

Join us at Jefferson

Elementary School under the Big Top for the annu-al carnival and silent auc-tion, 4-7 p.m. There are several ways to partner: silent auction basket, raf-fle prizes, cash donation, purchasing a paver. All proceeds from this year's auction will go toward purchasing playground equipment. Questions, contact Nicole Friend, 370-1914 or Samantha Frey, 453-8968.

OngoingGriefShare

A 13-week Bible-based DVD and discussion series designed to give hope and encouragement to anyone who is griev-ing the loss of a loved one. This group provides a safe and caring place to meet with others who are on this journey of grief and understand the heartaches and questions of loss. The series began Jan. 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Church, 1325 E. Jefferson St., Morton. There is no fee to participate. For more info, call the church of-fice at 266-9281.

DivorceCare at Grace Come join us in our

FireSide Room for a 13-week DVD series and support group for any-one who is separated or divorced. The support group provides a place to meet others and share in a caring, safe and loving environment. There are male and female facilita-tors. This session began Jan. 11, 6:45-8:30 p.m. at Grace Church, 1325 E. Jefferson St. Morton and runs through March 29. Dinner and snacks are available throughout the evening. 266-9281. No need to register. There is no fee. One can join at anytime during the 13 weeks.

FonDuLAC LibrAry

400 S. Richland St., East Peoria

Feb. 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! Night

Meet at the library at 6 p.m. on Feb. 1 for a friendly duel. Gather up your best decks and see what you can do. The library’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Night is a great time to try out a new deck or see how an old favorite stands up. Call 699-3917, ext. 2251 for more infor-mation.

Feb. 3 Prince & Princess Story Hour

Join us at 11 a.m. on Feb. 3 for a fairy tales, crafts and activities. Costumes are encouraged but are not required to attend. This program is for kids ages PreK-2nd grade. Children kindergarten age or young-er will need an adult’s assistance with some of the crafts. For more infor-mation call 699-3917, ext. 1291.

Junk Drawer Physics

This hands-on program is based on the “Junk Drawer” series by Bobby Mercer. Grades K-8 join us at 2 p.m. on Feb. 3, for hands-on physics experi-ments including magne-tism, electricity, force, motion, and more. A care-giver must be present with younger children to assist with the experiments. Registration is not needed, however seating is limited. For more information call 699-3917, ext. 1291.

Feb. 5 Friends of the Library

The Friends Group will meet at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5. This group is dedicated to supporting the library through advocacy, fund-

raising and volunteerism. Anyone interested in learning more is invited to attend this informative meeting.

March 31Escape Room: The Drag-on’s Breath

Find the directions to lead you out of the dragon’s underground lair – or become dragon food from noon-8 p.m. on March 31. Participants must be at least 12 to attend with an adult and 16 to attend alone. Each session lasts 30 minutes and is open to eight players. All play-ers must be registered in advance in order to par-ticipate, with registration beginning Feb. 1. Please call 699-3917 and ask for Carey or Sharon for reg-istration, game times and rules.

morTon LibrAry

Jan. 29Lego Club

Jan. 29 at 3:15 p.m. at Morton Public Library. Free and open to grades K-3. Call 263-2200 for more information.

Trivia QuestJan. 29 from 3:30 –

4:30 p.m. at Morton Public Library. Free and open to ages 8-14. Call 263-2200 for more in-formation or to register.

Jan. 31Science Fun

Jan. 31 from 10:30–11 a.m. at Morton Public Library. Free and open to ages 3-5. Call 263-2200 for more information or to register.

Feb. 1Tinker Tots

Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. –

noon at Morton Public Library. Ages 2-4 are invited to drop in and create. Call 263-2200 for more information.

Feb. 6Nuns, Nazis & Notre Dame

Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Morton Public Library. Historical program about World War II. Free and open to the public. Call 263-2200 for more in-formation.

wAshingTon LibrAry

Washington District Library is located in the Five Points facility at 380 N. Wilmor Road in Wash-ington, with a branch location at 16 Washington Plaza. The library offers a large collection of books, magazines, and electronic resources to the com-munity. The library also offers programming for teens, children and adults throughout the year. To learn more about the library’s programs and services, visit its website at http://www.washington.lib.il.us/. For more info contact the library at 309-444-2241.

Feb. 1STEAM Power: DIY Bouncy Balls

Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. Sun-nyland Branch Library. Make your own bouncy ball! This project is messy — be sure to wear old clothes! Join us on the first Thursday of the month to make a new STEAM-powered proj-ect! ***Ages 3+, no regis-tration required

Cardstravaganza! Washington District

Library will host Card-stravaganza! Thursday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m., at the Main Library. Instruc-tion and supplies will be provided for at least three styles of cards and participants can com-plete as many or as few as they like. Designs will be appropriate for Valen-tine’s Day as well as other card-giving occasions. Please call the library to register – this event is limited to the first 20 registered.

Feb. 5Book Chatters

Washington District Library will host Book Chatters Monday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m., at the Main Library. Come to discuss books you have been reading, learn about ter-rific authors and newly released or upcoming titles, and take home an exciting new book before its official publication! Light refreshments pro-vided.

Feb. 6Knit Night

Washington District Library will host a knit night Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the Main

EvENT HIGHLIGHT

Fasching BallA Mardi Gras party will take place at the Lindenhof 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Feb. 10. Entertainment will be pro-vided by The West McQueen Street Band from 7-11 p.m. There will be a traditional German costume ball and a costume contest. Cash bar. $8 per person. Please bring a dish or snack to share. Contact Trudy Smith for more information, 697-4195, or [email protected] or www.peoriagermans.net. mETro CrE-aTivE graPhiCs

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Library. Bring your latest project for a laidback eve-ning of conversation and yarn work. All skill levels welcome — staff will be on hand to offer tips and encouragement. Don't knit? We'll be happy to help you get started!

PEKIN LIbraryEvery Week:

Mondays: Family Sto-rytime, 6:30 p.m. This week's theme is 'Ground-hog Day'

Tuesdays: Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m. This week's theme is 'Ground-hog Day'

Wednesdays: Tod-dler Time, 10 a.m. This week's theme is 'Mother Goose'

Thursdays: Babysteps

Jan. 31Happy Baby Yoga, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31. Holli Green, yoga instructor from Parkside Athletics, leads a mommy and baby yoga class that teaches tech-niques in gentle breath-ing and stretching, which can aid in babies' diges-tion. This class is for in-fants 3½ - 18 months old. For more information, call the library's Youth Services Department at 347-7111 ext. 3.

Feb. 1Teen Cosplay Contest 6 p.m. Feb. 1. Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the Pekin Public Library's first Cosplay Contest! Come strut your stuff on the runway and compete for awards in multiple categories such as: Best in Show, Best Custom Piece, and Best Showmanship. A complete set of rules is listed at www.pekinpub-liclibrary.org. For more information, please call the Pekin Public Library at 347-7111, ext. 3.

Computer Programming For Teens At Pekin Public Library

The Pekin Public Li-brary is offering teens the programming series, 'Let's Learn Program-ming with Raspberry Pi,' on Thursdays, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the library's Teen Domain. Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that's a whole lot of coding fun! In this programming series, teens will learn how to use Raspberry Pi to com-plete simple program-ming concepts such as: sequencing, repetition, variables, and selec-tion, by writing short programs. Participants should plan to attend all four programs. Space is limited, and teens must register at www.pekin-publiclibrary.org.

Feb. 2Illinois Bicentennial Mov-ie Series: Tazewell Coun-ty Memories 6 p.m. Feb. 2. This month's movie is 'Tazewell County Memo-ries.' Presented by Tom Finsom, this Pekin video project includes footage of Pekin and Tazewell County. (Film length is 56 minutes). For more information, please call the Pekin Public Library at 347-7111, ext. 0.

Feb. 3Showtime, 'Beethoven's 4th' 2 p.m. Feb. 3. Join us for a family movie on the big screen! This month we are showing, 'Beethoven's 4th.' The family is pleas-antly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedi-ent. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pomp-ous rich family. (Rated G). For more information, please call the Pekin Public Library's Youth Services Desk at 347-7111, ext. 3.

PEorIa EvENts

Feb. 1David Phelps Concert

Grammy winning record-ing artist, David Phelps will perform Thursday, Feb. 1, and team with three of music’s talented vocalists as he partners with popular musical trio, Cana’s Voice to present The Big Voice Tour

at the Grace Presbyterian Church, 8607 State Route 91 in Peoria. This event is expected to attract listen-ers of all ages, and will be a night the entire family will enjoy. Complete informa-tion is available online at www.imcconcerts.com or by calling 1-800-965-9324. Group ticket informa-tion is available by calling 423-218-1926.

Feb.2Wildlife Prairie Park Groundhog Day event

It’s a tradition in Cen-tral Illinois! The area’s iconic groundhog, Gertie, makes her annual weather prognostication at Gertie’s Groundhog Day Outing on Friday, Feb. 2, at 6 a.m. An exciting early morning agenda leads up to Gertie’s appearance at sunrise, ap-proximately 7 a.m. Park naturalists will talk about the history of Groundhog Day and present interesting facts about groundhogs, lo-cal musician, Barry Cloyd, will teach everyone the song, “Wake Up, Gertie”, and Lauren Rainson, be-ing the honorary mayor for the day, will share the big announcement. Hot cof-fee will be complimentary. Admission to the park is FREE from 6 to 9 a.m. Gertie will also predict this year’s Super Bowl winner as well.

Feb. 6-7The Sound of Music

The Sounds of Music produced by NETworks Presentations, is making its Peoria premiere Feb. 6-7 at the SMG-managed Peoria Civic Center The-ater as part of a North American tour. Tickets are at the Toyota Box Office at the Peoria Civic Center, Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Ticket prices range from $40-$70. For more infor-mation, please visit www.SoundOfMusicOnTour.com. THE SOUND OF MUSIC features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, sug-gested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta

Trapp. The beloved musi-cal story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award®–winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Edel-weiss” and the title song.

March 2Get The Led Out

Get The Led Out, the American Led Zeppelin, will be playing on Friday, March 2, at 8 p.m. at the Peoria Civic Center Theater. Tick-ets are $30.50 & $40.50. Tickets are available at Tick-etmaster.com, the Toyota box office, and by phone at 800-745-3000. For more information, please visit peo-riaciviccenter.com.

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Food pantry provides assistance to ICC studentsBy Pam AdamsGateHouse Media Illinois

Terri Ingles has seen students take books out of backpacks to make room for food from Illinois Central College’s food pantry.

“That’s pretty humbling,” said Ingles, coordinator of ICC’s ac-cess services and one of the stu-dent and staff volunteers who operate the pantry.

Increasingly, colleges across the country are recognizing many students have to make tough choices between buying books, school supplies, housing and food. Far too many opt to go without food, according to the authors of “Hungry and Home-less in College,” a 2017 survey of students at 70 community colleges in 24 states.

ICC’s Intercultural Diversity Committee recognized the need in 2011, when the group started a small, word-of-mouth pantry tucked in a virtually hidden cor-ner of the East Peoria campus. Last year, the pantry came out of the shadows, moving to a more visible location near the main entrance and partnering with Midwest Food Bank for a steady supply to add to the food and hygiene products collected during on-campus food drives.

“I definitely appreciate it be-cause sometimes it gets hard,” said Isreal “Izzy” Evans, who

stocked up with toiletries and food recently before heading to basketball practice. “You can get down to your last little bit of food and then you remember, ‘Oh, yeah, ICC has a food pantry.’ “

Lack of transportation to a grocery store is also an issue for students who live on campus, Evans added

The pantry’s official hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Mondays. But staff from the testing services office will open it throughout the week if a student asks.

The pantry was used 175 times last semester, said Tracy Morris, vice president of stu-dent services, cautioning that the figure could include mul-tiple uses by one person. “We’re not equipped to be a full-service food bank,” Morris added, “but we know there are students who need supplemental assistance.”

ICC is not alone or unusual in offering a food pantry for students. Methodist College of Nursing recently started a food pantry. The College and Uni-versity Food Bank Alliance has grown from 15 members when it started in 2012 to almost 600 this year. The membership list includes many two-year and four-year schools in Illinois, though not ICC.

The national group has grown along with a wide range of ef-forts to meet students unmet needs, including expanding the

National School Lunch Program to higher education.

Traditional students who once might have been eligible for federally-subsidized free or reduced-price lunch programs in K-12 schools are on their own after high school graduation. “You don’t get a free lunch in college,” Ingles said.

The hunger issue in higher education extends to non-tradi-tional college students, many of whom are working while they go to school. Baby food is a popular item at ICC’s food pantry, ac-cording to Ingles.

Though some studies have found substantial numbers of students at four-year universi-ties worry about where their next meal is coming from, the Wisconsin HOPE Lab’s annual “Hungry and Homeless in Col-lege” survey focuses on com-munity college students.

The HOPE lab, based at the University of Wisconsion-Madison, studies college costs from all angles. The 2017 survey found two out of three commu-nity college students reported some level of “food insecurity,” defined as the “limited or uncer-tain availability” of safe foods “or the ability to acquire such foods in a socially acceptable man-ner.” (About 14 percent were homeless.)

Temple University professor Sara Goldrick-Rob and other

authors of the study link the growing issue of hunger and homelessness on college cam-puses to a dramatic rise in col-lege costs coupled with declin-ing federal resources.

The federal Pell Grant, Goldrick-Rob wrote of the fi-nancial aid program, covered roughly 80 percent of college costs when it was created in the 1970s, including tuition, fees and living costs. Pell Grants cur-rently cover about 30 percent of total college costs, according to Goldrick-Rob.

The authors of the HOPE Lab survey acknowledge theirs is not the most representational sample, but it is the largest so far.

Students who take advan-tage of ICC’s pantry range from Haliah Offutt, a budget-con-scious graphic communications major with a 4.0 grade-point average who gets snacks for the long days on campus, to a working student whose mother died, leaving her to care for two younger siblings.

Usage is not based on income guidelines, but it is based on need.

“We hear the stories,” Morris said. “If we can make it just a lit-tle bit easier, that might change a person’s life.”

— Pam Adams can be reached at 686-3245 or [email protected].

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Pafco Truck Bodies Inc. traces its beginnings to Ernst Pfaffmann, a cart-wright (wagon maker) from Germany. He was born May 19, 1910, in Neckargartach, Germany, and immigrated to the United States on June 25, 1929, as a young man. He came to Peoria to join his two older brothers Karl and Friedrich (Fritz). Karl, being a cabinetmaker, and Fritz, being an upholster, later formed a very suc-cessful company in Peo-ria, Pfaffmann Brothers, specializing in refinishing and reupholstering furni-ture. Ernst found employ-ment with William Schelm in East Peoria at William H. Schelm and Sons and later, Schelm Brothers. He worked for the Schelms for over 15 years. His sons related that during World War II, Ernst spent most of the war fabricating por-table pontoon bridges at Schelm Brothers for the military. Ernst married Ida Schlipf in Peoria on May 23, 1937. They be-came the parents of four children.

Ernst purchased some of Schelm’s equipment in 1946 and founded E. Pfaff-mann Manufacturing as a manufacturer of com-mercial van bodies as well

as component parts for a large industrial equip-ment manufacturer. The company operated at 1000 W. Washington St. in East Peoria where Jobst Con-struction and River City Construction were later lo-cated where Camp Street Crossing exists today. In 1955 the company relocat-ed to its present location at 1954 E. Washington in East Peoria. The Company prospered and established itself in the central Illi-nois market in its first 25 years of operation. During this time, two of Ernst’s sons came to work for the Company — Max joined in 1964, followed by Rob-ert in 1970. Shortly there-after, in 1971, the Com-pany was incorporated as Pafco Truck Bodies Inc. with Ernst as president. When Ernst departed, Max assumed the presi-dency. With he and his brother, Robert, in leader-ship roles, the Company’s focus gradually shifted from manufacturing its own entire product to dis-

tributing products from leading manufactures, al-though the company does continue to manufacture a limited number of items. Today Pafco Truck Bod-ies Inc., is primarily a dis-tributor of various lines of truck equipment, most of which is purchased in an incomplete state and then installed by the Company.

Ernst Pfaffmann died Dec. 26, 1988, and is bur-ied with his wife, Ida, in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Washington, Illinois.

Compiled January 2018 by Frank Borror

The East Peoria Histori-cal Society is located at 324-326 Pekin Ave. It is dedicated to the collection and preservation of local history. If anyone has in-formation or pictures re-garding East Peoria they would share please contact Frank Borror at 696-9227 or email [email protected].

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EPCHS honor rollGrad YEar: 2018 – sENiorsStraight A’s

Kevin L. Ballard-Munn, Connor B. Billard, Emily N. Burk, Madia M. Crebo, Tala J. Dimitroff, Caleb M. Dodson, Dayton M. Doering, Alexus B. Dok-ken, Evan L. Dray, Cara D. Forbes, Kristin P. Heyder Jasmine M. Howell, Jas-mine L. Jones, Renee S. Kaufman, Ellinor R. Lantz, Nathaniel E. Marriott, Fe-lica M. McCroy, Kyle E. McElyea, Dalton W. West

HonorsAshley R. Babin-Theobald,

Trinity E. Burns, Chase J. Calvin, Carson L. Childs, Ty-ler D. Clarke, Kolten J. Cow-en, Skylar L. Crafton, Shelby A. Davidson, Emily C. Davis, Sebastian C. Deobler, Emily L. Driffill Alyssa A. Durm, Katie M. Fay, Rebecca E. Flowers, Sophie L. Graber, Graham E. Hall, Jaden E. Hall Jennifer N. Harr, Tay-lor N. Hitesman, Caitlyn R. Jochums, Brandon M. Johnson, Reid D. Johnson, Alexis D. Jones, Amany A. Kattom, Brenin P. Lampre-cht, Braden C. Lowery, Tra-eger A. MacPhee, Claire E. Matheny, Connor L. Mounts, Blake M. Nelson, Kammi E. Osborn, Angellea R. Pierce, Kaileigh R. Poepsel, An-tonio W. Powell-Cabrera, Jerry S. Randall, Amanda L. Remmert, Chelsea M. Rhodes, Aiden M. Rich-ardson, Hayley M. Richie, Joseph M. Short, Mykah R. Smith, Garrett W. Starling, Jessica L. Taylor, Davian T. Thomas , Zachary W. Thrall, Indiana B. Tranchitella, Bri-anna N. Trapper, Mckayla K. Watson, Kelsey L. Whelan, Emma T. Williams, Gavin J. Worley, Ashlea C. Yoder, Macie A. Zimmerman

Honorable MentionEmily M. Adams, Brooke

A. Albaugh, Alison P. Al-bright, Madison T. Bambrick, Marisa K. Barajas Clayton D. Barker, Hayden E. Betz, Bry-son G. Bratton, Christian W. Bucci, Brooke N. Chandler, Ryan D. Combs, Matthew J. Cox, William J. Crisler III, Kailey M. Daxenbichler, Aaron C. Durre, Christo-pher J. Feigl, Kelley C. Fox, Michael R. Fuller Jr, Alex-ander Garza, Hunter D. Gill, Christopher B. Gilles, Silas D. Gillman, Tyler M. Goins, Breanne N. Gordon, Eric T. Greenwood, McGowan E. Haldeman, Brittany N. Har-low, David E. Hernandez, Paighton O. Hetrick, Hunter A. Holtz, Trinity R. Hood, Amanda L. Hubbard, Kane L. Hunt, Autumn B. Jaeger, Nathan M. Kent, Elizabeth K. King, Hannah E. Koch Andrew M. Lambert, Tanner D. Lang, Kennedy K. Lin-genfelter, Peyton E. Mamer, Isabella D. Mansfield Kassi-dy J. McGraugh, Johnathan L. Mechling, Dax G. Meis-mer, Justin W. Mills, Payton A. Mojica, Cole J. Morton, McKenna E. Parks, Jessica E. Quezada, Paige G. Randle, Grant S. Reeder, Devon M. Rose Jacob M. Sells, Sara J. Shelton, Sevin J. Sheridan, Ronald L. Simmons, Mark D. Skaggs II, Brandon M. Smith, Kylei R. Smith, Jar-rot J. Stealy, Cory A. Sweatt, Haylee N. Taylor, Tony A. Trad, Trent N. Truelove, Re-becca S. Waggoner, Jacob A. Wagley, Kyle B. Walton, Madison L. Warner, Nicho-las M. Wiley, Brooklyn S. Williams, Breana L. Wilson, Kristy L. Wright, Madison S. Yates

Grad YEar: 2019 – JUNiorsStraight A’s

Taylor M. Buhs, Saman-tha R. Despines, Lexi R. Dorch, Kiersten E. Eaker, Mackenzie L. Friend, Kelsie M. Hillier, Marisa D. Hoos-en, Brooklynn L. Howard, Madison A. Inman, Abigail C. Kern, Danielle E. Kram-

er, Natalie N. Lane, Jorden P. Lee, Maycee S. Oggero, Shoshana E. Pearce, Katlyn N. Popken Taya G. Randle, Rylee M. Smith, Nathan G. Steenbergen, Donovan A. Thorn, Meghan M. Unes, Colin J. Watson, Clarice L. Wolff, Kyle G. Woodard

HoNorsSummer D. Barker, Taylor

L. Barrett, Jared M. Biggs, Jade T. Bodtke, Makenzie J. Bouillon, Zoe E. Caulk Kurtis R. Choate, Sara E. Curtis, Christian M. Dadia, Gerald E. Decker, Dawson J. Dobbelaire, Paris E. Dowell, Samuel E. Dray, Alexander M. Durre, Carson J. Forbes, Cristi A. Fox, Emma M. Gauwitz Jerelyn M. Joos, Sarah M. LaHood, Brett E. Lambrich, Layla B. Luttrell, Tyler J. Monckton, Jordan M. Oliver, Joseph Jaime S. Paldo, Isabel L. Potts, Alexis L. Puckett, Rebecca R. Ran-som, Randi C. Robison Trin-ity K. Rose, Emily J. Shaw, Benjamin T. Smith, Ryan D. Sosnowski, Luke D. Spill-man, Alivia R. Taylor Mariah J. Tippet, Dakota S. Turner, Jonathan A. Underwood, Kennedy V. Vandel, Jacob C. Walden Nicholas S. Waller

Honorable MentionAnas H. Abdallah, Vin-

cente J. Beoletto, Logan H. Buzzell, Bryce A. Conover, Jessica M. Crook, Mikayla R. Davis, Carlee N. Declue, Egan T. Dickerson, Joseph A. Fields, Gordon S. German, Jerrianne S. Greenland-Grif-fin, Jessica R. Greer, Mason G. Hartnett, Michael J. Hill-iard, Jared S. Hinton, Tad R. Hoskins, Luke J. Huff, Blake T. Johnson, Caitlin P. Jones, Abbigail S. Lenz, Sierra A. Lewis, Joshua S. Livingston, Katelyn M. Maurer, Joseph A. Miller, Seth H. Miller, Bridget A. Miner, Jessica N. Mitchell Ashley M. Mon-ckton, Natalia K. Orozco-Wenzel, Jared M. Pheasant, Albert N. Reinschmidt II, Robin R. Ryner, Austin P. Safford, Kelsey L. Shaffer, Jack T. Skaggs, Ross S. Smith II, Jesse R. Stogdill, Hailey E. Thompson, Arianna M. Tiller, Chloe L. Tinnon, Jaali O. Tyler, Jacob A. Wahmann, Cara M. Walker Ezekiel A. Watts, Riley E. Windell, Gra-cie R. Worrick

Grad YEar: 2020 - soPHoMorEsStraight A’s

Caleb N. Alt, Grace L. Beasley, Colby D. Breedlove, Jenna M. Crebo, Sondra K. Gnehm, Jacob A. Higgins Amanda L. Magarity, Bre-anna E. Marble, Savannah R. Morgan, Joshua P. Orr, Princess Javelin S. Paldo Isa-belle E. Rakestraw, Hunter M. Stewart, Ryan M. Stout, Jolienne G. Varquez

HonorsKatelyn R. Angle, Olivia J.

Astbury, Kortney A. Atchley, Mason L. Becker, Peyton K. Boyle, Parker J. Bradford, Clayton T. Bray, Dominic A. Brooks, Robert A. Burch, Lexy L. Byard, Ian M. Cook, Morgan L. Cowen, Joseph R. Crisler, Mara A. Dimitroff, Maya E. Eaton, Allison R. Eckberg, Austin M. Evan-gelist Elyssa R. Flatt-Beer, Tressa R. Grisham, Monique A. Hoosen, Jake D. Huff, Brianna M. Jack, Tweed A. MacPhee, Emily A. Matheny, Krista M. Messer, Justin F. Owens, Ciera N. Patterson, Callie E. Paulson Angelina M. Roberts, Abigail M. Rop-er, Jennifer L. Smallsreed, Parker B. Spence, David V. Ta, Tristan R. Turbett, Carter M. Wilbanks, Kyle M. Wrig-ley, Zoe Z. Zimmerman

HoNorablE MENTioNAmanda B. Aberle, Blake

H. Alexander, Skyler W. Beard, Tatiana A. Behm, Brock A. Berns, Faith E. Bevard, Skylar M. Bouillon, Ryan L. Brooks, Lillian M.

Browning, Alexis J. Butner, Margaret V. Callaway Han-nah R. Carlsten, Jaden A. Childs, Aidan A. Cramer, Jada L. Cripe, Alexandria R. Dean, Brandon S. Dunn, Abigail E. Eggemeyer, MaK-enzie A. Eyer, Blake R. Grif-fin, Alexander T. Hale, Au-brey F. Humphrey, Lindsey E. Isonhart, Halley A. Klein, Hunter R. Knight, Kaylee M. Leach, Anasea E. Lewis Danielle I. Marshall, Chey-enne N. Metz, Cassandra N. Miller, Kolby M. Miller, Storm E. Moore, Desiray K. Mouck, Isaac J. Nelson, Reilly N. OLaughlin, Ma-dason J. Pursell, Haily M. Randall, Jasmine A. Rho-des, Tristan M. Riggenbach, Brenden K. Roiger, Sarah L. Routley, Kaitlyn M. Sarnes, Jacob L. Skinner, Mariah L. Smith, Destini E. Stevens, Safiyyah Syed, Bianca A. Thomas, Maia N. Tuerk, Chase H. Ulrich Wagner, Ja-kob A. Waldrop, Makenna L. Weber, Zachary A. Willis, Clowee N. Wisenburg

Grad YEar: 2021 – FrEsHMEN

Straight A’sMadelyne I. Aaron, Alyssa

M. Burk, Piper L. Cortez, Tay-lor M. Devos, Addyson M. Hestrom, Brook L. Huff, Leah R. Johnson, Hannah V. Kibler, Ethan E. Klein, Liezel R. Lin-do, Addison E. Lister, Rachel E. Magarity, Sierra J. McClure, Liam C. Obrien, Cameryn M. Robertson, Levi C. Robison, Mekaul W. Shelton, Jake D. Spokely, Austin M. Wahmann, Dakota F. Watson

HonorsAutumn M. Alexander,

Marjorie L. Alvey, Justin D. Anthony, Rebecca S. Bond, Ashley M. Bray

Braeden A. Brown, Noah J. Campbell, Emilie B. Dowds-Simpson, Hannah E. Dudiak, Jacy A. Durdel Rileigh M. Fortune, Kilee J. Fox, Gavin A. Franklin, Casey L. Frietsch, Alyssa Jane G. Golez, Aubrey B. Gunzenheiser, David V. Hidden Jr, Victoria G. Hill, Adam W. Huffman Jr, Chris-tina N. Kramer, Ryan V. La-Hood, Christian M. Lewis, Justin S. Livingston, Annie H. Mach, Griffin U. Pittman, Justin H. Rennick Chloe K. Rogers, Brady D. Ryan, Se-renity N. Schreiber, Brody S. Swearingian, Mackenzie E. Thompson Nathan M. Unes, William E. Whittaker III, Natalie A. Wiley, Aus-tin J. Wilkinson, Alisha B. Zbinden

Honorable MentionNour H. Abdallah, Han-

nah L. Albaugh, Joshua M. Allen II, Parker R. Bailey, Mitchell K. Ball, Kendra M. Blake, Adam J. Bowers, Hunter R. Brainard, Aubrey M. Branstetter, Kirsten G. Brummitt, Cheyenne P. But-ler, Grace R. Calvin, Layne C. Camp, Carson C. Cole III, Benjamin R. Cruz, Spen-cer D. Davidson Maxwell R. Denham, Cheyenne R. Do-err, Leslie A. Eggert, Olivia H. Emery, Yasmin S. Estelle, Thrustin T. Ford, Bradley R. Frans, Cierra M. Fugitt, Mi-kyla T. Fuller, Eliza I. Graber, Turner E. Grishaw, Lexia M. Gumm, Breanna E. Hahn, Emma L. Hall, Abbigail A. Highley, Emily P. Huffman, Julia C. Joos, Sayleen J. Kel-ley, Emma K. Kent, Noah D. Kirby, Chalen Kohl, Ian M. Lavery, Jennica R. Lay-the, Stephanie L. Lockwood, Jackson G. Maloney, Hope A. Mangis, Alexis M. Ma-this, Gabriele O. McMorris, Alivia M. Meinders, Jaxson P. Miller, Caitlyn E. Newby, Steven A. Papke, Madison J. Pudney, Hailey R. Randalls Cristina E. Rosas, Kylie J. Shaffer, Kysic A. Shelton, Sydney L. Stetler, Brant T. Strunk, Cara J. Timberlake, Drew S. Tranchitella, Keaton R. Vandel, Jayden D. Wil-liams, Caitlyn R. Windell, Mason E. Youngman, Jonah A. Zeigler Harris

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they go outside less often. That only makes their symptoms worse, Nog-hohossian said.

Many chalk their symp-toms up to the so-called winter blues. “They just think it’s natural,” Nog-hohossian said.

Much of the 200-plus patients she and her fel-low 14 psychiatrists treat at UnityPoint Health–Methodist suffer from other, more serious types

of behavior disorder as well as SAD. That mal-ady, however, is present in 15 percent of people afflicted with depression, she said.

Sonny Pickowitz, OSF’s primary care behavioral health services coordina-tor, said she and her staff of 10 therapists see more than 120 patients from late fall to early spring who typically are referred by their doctors.

In that sense, “We’re kind of the front line” of SAD care providers, Pick-owitz said. “They’ll tell

their doctor they’re just not feeling right,” and if the doctors suspect SAD, “they’ll refer them to us.”

Both specialists said the most successful form of treatment for SAD pa-tients is the simplest: More light, specifically through the use of light therapy lamps that can be purchased without pre-scription.

“Eighty to 90 percent of those who seek treat-ment find relief ” with a programmed use of the lamps, Pickowitz said. Noghohossian said about

70 percent of the often more complex SAD cases her department deals with show marked improve-ment with the therapy.

Pickowitz and her staff work with the patients to “meet them where they are” in their daily lives. “We encourage them to do the things they’ve al-ways liked, take time out for themselves,” even at work, “and find ways to relax.”

Woven into that “cogni-tive restructuring” is time in front of the lamp, on a regular schedule that

might coincide with peri-ods in the day when their SAD symptoms feel stron-gest, Pickowitz said.

Because SAD suffer-ers often don’t realize the physiological malady causes the depression and other symptoms they en-dure, the two specialists said many of the patients they see are referred by concerned family mem-bers.

The Tazewell County Health Department of-fers free courses “to teach people mental health first-aid,” or how people

can detect mental health disorders in those close to them and guide them to-ward treatment, said de-partment spokeswoman Sara Sparkman.

“We have adult and youth sessions to teach people what to look for” in suspected disorders such as SAD, she said.

The department’s next sessions will be held Jan. 31 for adults and on Feb. 22 for teens, both at the department’s offices in Tremont. For more infor-mation, call the depart-ment at 925-5511.

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“especially on a day like this, I have to mentally kick my-self to do the chores, to get out and feed the horses.”

Two decades ago, “I fi-

nally asked myself, what in the world is wrong with me?” and began looking for answers.

By the early ‘80s, stud-ies had begun to show that some forms of depression – later identified as SAD – were eased with light ther-

apy. Susan’s doctor recom-mended it for her, but its effects were minimal.

That was her fault, at least in part, she said. She struggled to find the pa-tience “to sit for 20 min-utes hunched over” an oval-domed therapy lamp at her

table.While light therapy has

become more focused and refined over the years. Su-san said she treats her SAD with a different approach.

Studies have linked SAD with low levels of Vitamin D, which the skin produces

when in contact with light. Susan takes regular, low-level doses of the vitamin in pill form.

It’s a “controversial” form of therapy, she said, and could be dangerous. “If (vi-tamin D) is taken too much it becomes toxic.”

Susan said she has bet-ter days than others during winter’s gloom. She knows she should get outside as much as she can, a true ef-fort “on days like this.”

But she knows the chores are waiting and that spring will come.

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Public works is consid-ering a separate garbage pickup fee of upwards of $180 a year to help offset costs. In the past year,

the council has already rejected any increase to the property tax rate or a half-cent increase in the city’s sales tax rate.

Now this.“We have had to cut

some things that staff doesn’t even think we

can,” Eder said.Not included in the

budget are the two pop-ular Clean Up Week pro-grams a year that allow residents to drag large household items to the curb to be hauled away.

Police Chief Dick Gan-

schow said his budget was nearly impossible to predict as Tazewell County consolidates its communications dis-patch systems at an unknown cost, which includes the closure of the East Peoria Dispatch

Center.“The city needs cer-

tainty in its budget,” Ganschow said. “We can’t provide any cer-tainty.”

The council gets back to work on the budget next week, making deci-

sions, making cuts.“The hard discus-

sion starts coming next week,” Eder said.

Scott Hilyard can be reached at 686-3244 or by email at [email protected]. Follow @scotthilyard on Twitter.

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“We wanted to call it ‘Nu ja. Ta ir,’ which is the Latvian equivalent of ‘it is what it is,” said Joe. “Lat-via’s been occupied by so many different countries, and had so many different people telling them what to do that we have learned to play the hand we’re dealt. ‘Nu ja. Ta ir,’ was the most commonly used expression in the Latvian language.

But if we’d named the book that, nobody would have known what it meant.”

“When we got our book on Amazon, we found about ten other books on there named “Acceptance,” Stepe said. “And it seems like half of them were writ-ten by Constance some-thing.”

Stepe had worked for six years as a reporter for the Peoria Times Enterprise, and had written short sto-ries for a local publication called “Downstate Story.”

Her inspiration to write a book on her own experi-ences and those of her hus-band’s family came about three years ago.

“A friend from when I was girl called me and said, ‘let’s get together,’” she said. “I hadn’t seen her since grade school. We got to-gether in Milwaukee and stopped by the house I’d lived in there. When I saw that, I could picture my mom and dad sitting on the porch. Then, the Fon-dulac District Library had

an event in November of that year for Novel Month. I attended that and just decided ‘I’m going to write a book.’”

Three years of visiting Milwaukee and Latvia, collecting passports, pas-senger manifests, legal documents, medical re-cords, military records and photographs later, “Accep-tance” was completed and self-published through CreateSpace. The book was released in September and is available on the online

shopping site Amazon for $16.95.

“I would encourage people to read my book because they might under-stand refugees better,” said Stepe. “My father used to complain about how they came over and took Amer-ican jobs, and that’s not true. And when immigrants hang onto some of their customs from their old countries, it doesn’t mean they’re not happy to be in America, as some people seem to think. Of course,

they’re happy to be here, but they’re not going to dis-card their roots. You have to go back to your roots to know who you are.

Taken in that context, it is possible to interpret Stepe’s completion of a novel, after decades of writing short stories and newspaper articles, as a voyage of self-discovery. She explored her own be-ginnings and those of her husband for insight on how they arrived in their pres-ent circumstances.

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By Steve SteinTimes Correspondent

There are many reasons why the Morton girls bas-ketball team is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A.

A big one is the Potters never take a night off.

That was evident Satur-day at Hawkins Gym. Mor-ton’s offense was crisp and defense was smothering in a 77-33 win over Pekin in a Mid-Illini Conference game.

“This group is incredibly consistent,” said Morton coach Bob Becker. “They always want to play at a high level. We say respect all and fear none when it comes to our opponents. Pekin wasn’t going to roll over for us. We needed to play well, and we did.”

The Dragons (9-15, 2-9) did their best against the Potters (25-1, 11-0), who have won 22 straight.

Pekin is young -- there are only two seniors on the roster -- and the Dragons were short-handed Satur-day with Jenna Taphorn (back) and Natalie John-son (knee) out with injuries. Johnson hasn’t played all season.

Maddy Cash, Pekin’s

leading scorer, jammed a finger on her right hand late in the third quarter and didn’t play again.

“I give our girls a lot of credit,” said Pekin coach Becky Fulkerson. “They kept fighting and battling.

They could have said, ‘We’re done,’ but they didn’t.

“Morton’s core is very ex-perienced. We’ll get there eventually.”

Cash scored six points be-fore her night was done. The 5-foot-8 senior now has 983

points for the career, just 17 shy of the 1,000 mark.

When Cash reaches that plateau, she’ll become only the second Pekin girls bas-ketball player to score 1,000

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Pekin's Maddy Cash finds her path to the basket blocked by Morton's Megan Gold. ALEX DAVIS/TIMES CORRESPONDENT

BASKETBALL

Potters race past Pekin, win 22nd straight

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WRESTLING

East Peoria girls don’t take back seat to boysBy Stan MorrisGateHouse Media Illinois

Girls are invading the testosterone-filled sport of high school wrestling in re-cord numbers.

Never has that been more evident locally than at East Peoria, where four girls are a part of the Raiders roster.

And two of those, junior Randi Robison and sopho-more Kortney Atchley, are nationally ranked among girls. The Raiders duo has wrestled varsity all season and have held their own against the boys.

Senior teammates Trin-ity Burns and Izzy Mans-field wrestle on the EP ju-nior varsity team, joining a growing list of females competing both locally and nationally.

“It’s one of the fastest growing sports,” said Debbie Nason of the Illinois Wres-tling Coaches and Officials Association. “More than 450 girls certified weight at the high school level this

year.”Last season, the IWCOA

hosted its first state tourna-ment for girls wrestling, in conjunction with its fresh-soph boys tournament, at the BOS Center in Spring-

field. A total of 93 girls com-peted in 12 weight classes.

Robison, who has been wrestling since she was 8 years old, won the IWCOA state title at 122 pounds. Atchley finished second at

117 pounds in the IWCOA event but won a state title in a similar state meet spon-sored by the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation.

Kortney Atchley, one of four female wrestlers on the East Peoria Community High School varsity and junior varsity wrestling teams, stands on the mat after winning her 120-pound varsity match Tuesday against Peoria High School. DAVID ZALAZNIK/GATEHOuSE MEDIA ILLINOIS

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BASKETBALL

On the road again ... Alec Peters stops in IndianapolisBy Nick VlahosGateHouse Media Illinois

For one night, Alec Peters was back home again in Indiana. Although “home” is a relative term for him these days.

Peters’ original residence is in the Peoria area. But the 22-year-old Washington Community High School graduate has been leading a nomadic existence as he pursues a career in profes-sional basketball.

On Jan. 24, that journey brought Peters to Indianap-olis. At Bankers Life Field-house, he and his Phoenix Suns teammates played an NBA game against the In-diana Pacers.

Indy is about 150 miles south of Valparaiso Univer-sity, located in northwest Indiana near Chicago. The Suns picked Peters, Valpo’s all-time leading scorer, in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft.

In between then and

now, Peters has trav-eled thousands of miles as he’s bounced between the Suns and their minor-league development team, which plays in the NBA G League.

Sometimes, that mileage and that bouncing can take place within a few days.

“Week to week, I don’t know where I’m going to be,” Peters said after his team practiced before it played the Pacers. “You’re going to have to be on call for whatever happens. There have been weeks where I’ve been in five different states in six days.

“I tell people all the time I forget what day of the week it is. It’s either a game day, off day or practice day to me.”

The Suns signed Peters to what’s called a two-way contract. That enables them to transfer the 6-foot-9 for-ward between the big club and its G League affiliate, the Northern Arizona Suns.

They play in Prescott Valley, Ariz., about 90 miles north of Phoenix.

Peters had been almost exclusively on the G League roster this season until ear-lier in January. On Jan. 12 against Houston, he made his first NBA-game appear-

ance since October. He had an NBA career-high five points.

Immediately before that game in Phoenix, Peters had been in suburban Toronto for a G League showcase.

Phoenix Suns forward Alec Peters (25) in the sec-ond half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Denver. Phoenix won 108-100. (AP PHOTO/

DAVID ZALuBOWSKI)

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BASKETBALL

Morton takes control of

race for Mid-Illini title

By Aaron FergusonGateHouse Media Illinois

One team shot the ball well and the other did not.

That was the differ-ence in Morton’s 50-36 Mid-Illini Conference boys basketball win over visiting Metamora on Friday night, according to Redbirds coach Danny Grieves.

“The bottom line is this, when you don’t play well and don’t shoot well, you’ve got to play harder than the other team and we did not do that to-night,” he said.

Morton (15-7, 7-1) stepped up defensively in the second half and held Metamora to 5-of-21 (23.8 percent) after intermission and 12-of-38 (31.6 per-cent) for the game, which included an abysmal 4-for-20 on 3-pointers for the game. That allowed the Potters to outscore the visitors 29-19 in the sec-ond half.

“I thought defensively we weren’t bad in the first half, we were just a little loose,” Morton coach Matt Franks said. “I think our guys did a good job just refocusing because, again, a team like Metamora is a really good team.”

Metamora (12-7, 6-2) point guard Payton Ha-vens was hot in the first quarter, scoring the six of his 13 points. The Red-birds held a 12-10 lead following the first quarter while shooting 5-for-9. But Collin Dietz and Thomas Hall were limited to 1-for-12 shooting with two points in the loss.

“Their better players had nice games and ours kind of tanked out to-night,” Grieves said.

Jarrett Crider scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, but it was senior Tucker Rugaard who scored all nine of his points in a 1:59 stretch to push the Potters lead to 47-32 with 48.2 seconds to play.

“That was huge man,” Crider said of Rugaard’s play. “First of all, on de-fense he was being great

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BASKETBALL

Morton rallies Raiders past

LimestoneFrom Staff Reports

Cole Morton helped the East Peoria boys bas-ketball team get an early lead, and then helped the Raiders rally for a 49-46 victory over Limestone on Friday at Allison Gym.

The senior guard scored nine of his 17 points in the first quarter of the Mid-Illini Confer-ence game to help stake EP to a 17-7 advantage going into the second.

That’s when Mike Dunne helped the visit-ing Rockets take over by scoring eight of his game-high 19 points to tie it at 27-27 going into halftime.

Morton scored a pair of buckets in the third quarter, and had four more points in the fourth to help get the Raiders the victory.

BOYS BASKETBALL ROuNDuP

Washington survives a Winter

ThrowdownFrom Staff Reports

The Washington boys basketball team erased a nine-point deficit and pulled out a 47-45 win over Peoria Manual on Saturday at the Winter Throwdown at Peoria High.

The shootout’s finale end-ed on a missed 3-pointer by Manual’s Quintez Edwards at the buzzer, which came after a pair of missed free throws by Washington’s Adrian Williams.

Washington (10-10) trailed for a significant amount of the game despite eight lead changes and four ties. The Panthers turned the ball over 16 times while struggling with Manual’s press.

“We made some adjust-ments late and got our middle man against their press a little bit deeper,” said Washington coach Kevin Brown.

Big men Williams and JJ Guedet controlled the glass with 20 of the Washington’s 32 rebounds. The duo also combined for 15 points.

Edwards scored a game-high 18 points and Rolando Brown had 13 for Manual. Washington’s Adrian Ware scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the second half.

In other Winter Throw-down games:

TURNOVERS HURT: Springfield Southeast turned up its defensive pres-sure to upend Metamora 57-49.

Metamora (12-8) had no match for Anthony Fairlee, who scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, eight offensive.

Southeast (17-2) forced 21 turnovers and outrebound-ed the Redbirds 31-26. Ranked second in Class 3A,

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GOLF

Lick Creek is site for Points tournament

qualifierFrom Staff Reports

The River Cup Founda-tion this summer will play host to a qualifying event for the inaugural D.A. Points Junior Champion-ship.

The one-round quali-fier — open to males ages 12-19 who have not at-tended a college class — is scheduled for June 13 at Lick Creek Golf Course in Pekin.

The top two scor-ers advance to the D.A. Points championship, an American Junior Golf Association event, set for July 9-12 at Pekin Coun-try Club — a course near which the event’s name-sake grew up.

“It gives me great plea-sure to host an amazing tournament at my home course,” Points said in a news release. The Pekin native is a three-time PGA Tour winner and former University of Illinois golfer.

A total of 96 players worldwide are expected to play in the Points event, sponsored by Pekin In-surance and UnityPoint Health. The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau also worked with the AJGA to bring the tournament to Pekin.

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points since the team’s debut in 1973. Sydney Diekhoff ended her career last season with 1,678 points.

Meanwhile, Morton is rolling toward what could be a fourth consecutive Class 3A state championship.

Tenley Dowell led the Pot-

ters’ attack Saturday with 24 points, 17 in the first half. The 6-0 junior crossed the 1,000-point career thresh-old earlier this month.

Lindsey Dullard and Kassidy Shurman each tossed in a dozen points against Pekin (Shurman had four triples, one in each quarter) and Courtney Jones contributed nine points.

All 14 Morton players

got into the game, and 10 scored.

“Our girls played with energy and confidence, and they were loose. Every-one made a contribution,” Becker said. “We want to keep improving and stay healthy. Our chemistry is great. This is a great group to be around.”

Morton shot 53 percent (30-for-57) from the field

against Pekin including 9-for-22 on triples. Defen-sively, the Potters hounded the Dragons into 21 turn-overs and Pekin shot 26 percent (9-for-34) from the field.

Lauren Juergens scored nine points for Pekin and Megan Nelson had eight.

Juergens had a bucket to start the game, then Morton reeled off a dozen straight

points, six by Dowell. The Potters led 22-7 after the first quarter, 40-14 at half-time and 61-24 after three quarters.

Morton beat Pekin 72-36 when the teams met Dec. 16 at the Potterdome.

Saturday’s game was only the sixth home game of the season for the Dragons. They’ll stay at Hawkins Gym for games against Mid-Illini

rival Canton (19-5, 9-2) at 7 p.m. Friday and non-confer-ence opponent East Moline United Township (12-11) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Next for Morton is a con-ference game at Limestone (6-16, 3-8) at 7 p.m. Friday.

Steve Stein can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @SpartanSteve.

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Four other area girls com-peted at state last year, with Gabrielle Hamilton of El Paso-Gridley winning the 191-pound title and Jaime Howald of Illinois Valley Central placing fourth at 111. Also wrestling were the Peoria Richwoods duo of Anna Gentry and Dionne Rainer — both seniors again competing this year.

“It was eye opening to see how many young women were wrestling,” Howald said of her experience at last year’s IWCOA state meet.

The number of girls wres-tling nationally in high school has nearly tripled in the last 10 years.

According to statistics pub-lished by the National Fed-eration of State High School Associations, there were 1,227 schools with 5,048 girls participating in wrestling in

2006-2007. That number jumped to 1,441 schools and 8,235 participants in 2011-2012. The 2016-17 season produced 14,587 girls wres-tling among 2,091 schools.

Robison won national titles at girls events in Okla-homa in grade school. This past summer, she wrestled for the Illinois girls team for USA Wrestling and finished second at the U.S. Marine Corps Cadet & Junior Na-tionals at Fargo in her Cadet weight class — one year after finishing sixth. Atchley came in sixth at Fargo.

Wrestling comes naturally for Robison.

“My dad wrestled in high school and my younger brother started wrestling before me, so I was watch-ing him wrestle and bringing home trophies and I wanted trophies,” said Robison, who is currently third ranked na-tionally at 122 pounds.

Aside from the occasional heckling fan/parent in the

stands and a few old-school coaches who have been re-sistant to allowing girls to compete with the guys, the negatives have been few and far between.

“There’s always going to be haters in whatever you do,” said Howald, a sophomore who started wrestling at 9 years old but gave it up for dance before returning in high school. “There’s people who call me names for what I do. But besides that, a lot of people think it’s amazing what we do.”

Howald has heard boys after their match tell their coach they never want to wrestle her again.

“I take it as a compliment to an extent, because I feel boys and girls can do the exact same things and I don’t see the problem with wres-tling me,” Howald said.

The challenges have most-ly been on the mat for the girls.

“Everybody accepts them

and they wrestle the same way,” said East Peoria coach Phil Johns. “They knew when they stepped in what they were doing. They don’t want to be treated any different. They like to compete against the guys sometimes more than they do girls.”

Strength is the biggest challenge to overcome.

“The guys are a lot stron-ger, so I have to work a lot harder in practice and I have to use technique when I’m wrestling, because a lot of them try to overpower me with strength,” Robison said. “I have to make sure I know all my moves and try to do them.”

Johns marvels at the work ethic of his girls.

“They can outwork any-body,” said Johns.

The girls are no strangers to the weight room.

“When they’re stronger, it’s harder for me to do the moves I know,” said Atch-ley, who started wrestling in

seventh grade after compet-ing in Tae Kwon Do. “You just have to get by that with working harder and getting better at pure wrestling. I’m getting a lot stronger lately and trying my hardest to get better.”

Robison is currently 11-14, mostly at 126 pounds, with four pins in varsity matches this season. Atchley is 10-14 at 120 with six pins.

“Boys who know Randi and Kortney from around here in the area understand they are not getting an easy match,” said East Peoria as-sistant coach Zach Flem-ing. “They better be ready to bring it, or they are going to get it taken to them.”

Howald owns a 15-6 re-cord with three pins at 120 and will be part of IVC’s re-gional team this weekend. Her brother Cooper is a se-nior for the Grey Ghosts.

Metamora freshman Cera Jones has wrestled varsity all season for the Redbirds

at 106 pounds. She’s 14-17 and finished fourth at the Mid-Illini Conference tour-nament on Saturday.

Wrestling against boys in the winter helps when it comes to battling girls in the spring and summer.

“I always explain it like a baseball player warming up swinging with the weighted doughnuts,” Fleming said. “The girls do this all win-ter, wrestling with the boys, and then when it comes time to wrestle the girls, it’s easy and they are blasting through them.”

Other girls wrestling at the junior varsity level in the metro area include junior Hannah Sloan at Metamora, sophomore Alana Fernandez at Eureka and sophomore Abigail Peters at Farming-ton.

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the Spartans won their 11th consecutive game despite not having starting point guard Terrion Murdix, who suffered a broken left thumb in Tuesday’s win at Decatur Eisenhower.

The Redbirds were bet-ter offensively in the first half, connecting on 12 of 22

shots but only held a 28-26 advantage heading into the break. Payton Havens and Thomas Hall scored 12 points each for Metamora. Joe Nelan gave the Redbirds a lift off the bench with nine points.

RICHWOODS WINS: Dallas Bryson scored a game-high 21 points and had nine rebounds to lead Peoria Richwoods to a 40-29 win over East Moline.

The senior went on a nine-point run in the first half to give the Knights a 13-10 lead with 4:01 left. Early in the third quarter he scored five straight points to give Richwoods the lead for good, 22-17 with 5:34 left in the third quarter.

East Moline (9-11) scored the first four points of the final quarter to cut the lead to 28-25 with 5:35 left, but then had a scoring drought

over the next 3:20 that al-lowed Richwoods to go on a decisive 8-0 run.

Panthers senior Delaney Little was 4-for-12 from the field for a team-high 14 points. The rest of the team was 5-for-19.

Isaiah Donnell and Ja-Kobe Howard provided the highlight of the game on an alley-oop with 42 seconds left in the third quarter to give Richwoods a 28-21

lead.STERLING SPARKLES:

Sterling built an insur-mountable lead over a three-minute, 17-second span in the second half in a 59-48 win over Peoria High.

Sterling (13-9) pulled away from the hosts with a 15-2 push for a 50-36 lead over the Lions.

Peoria High’s Cortez Mosley scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the

second half, including six in the middle of an 8-2 run to cut the lead to 52-46 with 3:21 left. However, Sterling closed on a 7-2 run to win the game.

Sterling’s Micah Kendrick banked in a 3-pointer at the half for three of his team-high 17 points. Alek Duran scored 13 and Isaiah Ryan added 10 while the Golden Warriors shot 19-of-42.

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Following the Houston game, Peters was on the NBA roster for a home game against Indiana, then games at Portland and Denver.

The day after the Denver game, Peters was back in the G League for a game Jan. 20 in Prescott Valley against Salt Lake City. He had 12 points, about six below his 22-game G League average.

Peters rejoined Phoenix for a game Jan. 22 in Milwaukee, then the game at Indiana.

All of this back-and-forth has accomplished one thing for certain: Peters’ mild case

of fear of flying has abated.“There have been times

where it’s been midnight the night before the game and they said, ‘We need you to come meet the team plane in an hour and you need to fly to L.A. with the team,’” said Peters, who has spent 13 games with Phoenix and played in five.

“There’s no rhyme or rea-son or even a schedule to how this all goes down for me,” he said. “But they know I’m free and I’ve got nothing else to do, so ... I’m a willing participant in whatever they have me do.”

Indeed, Peters isn’t com-plaining.

Travel with the Phoenix

Suns is by private jet — unlike the commercial flights of the G League, and resultant long waits in airports. The NBA team oversees and fulfills ev-ery need, including exercise and nutrition.

“You are taken care of to your fullest extent,” Peters said. “It’s a huge motivator for when I do go to the G League. I just want to play like it’s my last day ever, because I want to get back to this level and be at this level for the rest of my career.”

Most recently against the Pacers, Peters had his lon-gest on-court stint at that level since the Suns’ last game against them.

Peters played the entire

fourth quarter in a 116-101 Phoenix loss. According to plus-minus statistics, Peters had the most positive impact on the game for the Suns, who have a 17-31 record and trailed 99-65 when the quar-ter began.

Peters finished with three points and five rebounds. He also demonstrated attributes beyond the box score. When the Suns’ T.J. Warren fell after he was fouled while making a basket, Peters helped him off the hardwood.

Such actions don’t appear to have gone unnoticed by Phoenix management. Nei-ther has Peters’ 3-point abil-ity. In the G League, he’s been shooting 41 percent from long

distance.“I think the way the game

is trending, with the ability of (power forwards) to step out and shoot the 3 and space the floor, he’s got a great op-portunity,” said Jay Triano, the Suns’ interim head coach. “He’s got a good basketball mind, he plays with great energy and he’s a good team-mate.

“I think as the season goes on, we’ll find ways to get him in more games, just to make sure his first year is one of de-velopment at the NBA level as opposed to the G League level.”

Peters has only a one-year deal with Phoenix. He said he’s more focused on day-to-

day developments and real-izing his NBA dream than his long-term future in the league.

But Peters finds time to ponder his past. He still keeps in regular touch with Wash-ington coach Kevin Brown, whom Peters planned to tele-phone after the game Jan. 24.

“It’s been awesome to take care of the people I’ve always wanted to take care of, be-cause I’m in a position to do that now,” Peters said. “That’s something I’m always going to take with me moving for-ward. I’ll never forget where I came from.”

Even if Peters sometimes forgets where he is.

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and getting stops and then on offense he was just run-ning the floor and we were

finding him for easy layups.”Andrew Buis drove to the

basket, scored through con-tact and converted a three-point play to trim the lead to 38-32 with 4:03 left. On the next trip down, Rugaard came up with a steal which

led to his 9-0 run.“The last time he scored

on me and I was pretty frus-trated and I wasn’t going to let it happen again,” said Ru-gaard. “As soon as he drove and spun, I saw that ball and I took it and he wasn’t

going to score on me again.”Morton avenged a 45-30

loss suffered at Toepke Gym on Dec. 2, the Potters’ only loss in conference play. They now control their own des-tiny in the Mid-Illini with games against Limestone,

Dunlap, Pekin, Canton and Washington, which is in sec-ond, to close out the confer-ence season.

“That was a huge game right there,” said Crider. “That’s what we were think-ing of. First in the Mid-Illini,

now we’ve just got to finish it off.”

Aaron Ferguson can be reached at 686-3207 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @Sports_Aaron.

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Robein School second quarter Honor RollThe Robein School sec-

ond quarter Honor Roll and High Honor Roll is as follows:

3rd grade – Principal’s Recognition

Joshua Bidleman, Pax-ton Moss, and Isaac Wag-goner

3rd grade – Honor RollLaney Almasy, Eve Bak-

sai, Chloe Chavez, Corbin Coovert, Jaiden Hoover, Quinton Kitt, Grace Pierce, and Mychiyia Williams

3rd grade – High Honor Roll

Lily Almasy, Will Eaker, Jovie Moss, and Kaiden Wheat

4th grade – Principal’s Recognition

Keegan Barnes, Sarene Bollinger, Amira Dvorak, Emma Lovelace, Syanne Moody, and Emily Strickler

4th grade – Honor RollMackenzie Berkel, Wyatt

Helems, TJ Spence, and Bri Wagner

4th grade – High Honor Roll

Josselyn Brownfield

5th grade – Principal’s Recognition

Abigaille Chavez, Em-ily Eggemeyer, Ava Gates, Madilynn Heft, Quaid Moss, Jax Vogelsang, and Ian Zbinden

5th grade – Honor RollKallie Almasy, Joseph

Brooks, Logan Cruse, Bowden Delaney, Leilani Dvorak,

Kayley Eaker, Austin Fallert, and Bianca Wike

5th grade – High Honor Roll

Winston Chen, Mat-thew Dallinger-Eaker, and Tristan Tippett

6th grade – Principal’s Recognition

Lucas Heft, Andrew Kaufmann, Myah Lopez, Baylee Sutton, and Chase Wheat

6th grade – Honor RollAva Metternich, Luke

Piraino, JR Reese, and Milo Sergison

6th grade – High Honor Roll

Jack Brooks

7th grade – Principal’s Recognition

Nevaeh Lewis, Dallis Pe-rimon, Ben Riggenbach, Alex Stringer, and Ian Thrall

7th grade – Honor Roll

Maris Barclay, Taja MacPhee, and Jace Wilkerson7th grade – High Honor Roll

Andrew Dallinger-Eaker and Lydia Eaker

8th grade – Principal’s Recognition

Peyton Cook, Abbi Os-born, Evin Perimon, and Dorian Wike

8th grade – Honor RollDamien Brown, Joseph

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EAST PEORIA

Library now lends wi-fi hotspotsWi-fi hotspots are now

available for checkout at Fondulac District Library.

Hotspots allow patrons to borrow free, mobile Internet access for use at home or while traveling. Featuring a compact and lightweight

design, these devices have a robust battery life and al-low connection of multiple devices to the internet. A generous donation from the Friends of FDL during the annual Friends of Libraries week covers the first year

of this pilot project. The li-brary’s collection includes 10 wi-fi hotspots for patron use.

Fondulac District Library has established the wi-fi hotspot lending program to provide patrons in its com-

munity with an additional source of high-speed Inter-net access. Providing Inter-net service via wi-fi hotspots allows library patrons further access to information and helps to bridge the digital divide in our community.

Borrowers must present a valid adult library card and valid state-issued photo ID in order to check out a wi-fi hotspot from Fondulac Dis-trict Library. Hotspots have a two-week checkout period and may be renewed one

time. There is a limit of one device per adult cardholder. For more information about borrowing wi-fi hotspots, please visit Fondulac Dis-trict Library, log on to fondu-laclibrary.org, or call (309) 699-3917.

Letters to the editorCar pileup brings back scary memory

When I read about the seven-car pileup on Route 29 near Creve Coeur it brought back memories of what could have been a bad accident. This was probably in the late 60s or early 70s.

When I was a math teacher at EPCHS I was also a sub bus driver (I had been a bus driver for Normal Unit 5 while a

student at ISNU). One morning they had me drive a route to pick up students in Creve Coeur. Thus was back when the entrance to Wesley Road was the curve at the bottom of the hill. The temperature was below freezing and rain had fallen, freezing on the pavement, and salt trucks had not been out yet.

As I came down the hill, I saw the traffic backed up because the car that came down the hill was trying to turn

onto Wesley Road, which was up hill, but because of the ice on the pave-ment, the driver was crossways, blocking the downhill lanes. I was able to stop the bus quite a ways back from the cars in front of me. However, the weight of the bus melted the ice under the tires and the bus started sliding sideways into cars next to it. I was able to move forward a few feet to get on frozen ice, which I had to do about four or five times before the car causing the stop-

page backed off the road and allowed traffic to proceed.

I was very nervous, but I am sure the drivers in the car next to me who saw the bus starting to slide toward them were equally scared. If I had not been able to stay in my lane, I probably would have pushed at least three cars into the raised median.

Thank God for his pro-tection!

— Ed Hermann East Peoria

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Police Arrests

All information is ob-tained from police re-ports at the East Peoria, Morton and Washington police departments. We print all arrests from East Peoria, Morton and Washington and arrests pertinent to our com-munity from Tazewell County. “Arrested” does not necessarily mean being taken to jail in handcuffs. For certain of-fenses, those arrested are issued a notice to appear in court. This is called a non-custodial arrest.

EAST PEORIA

ARRESTS/CITATIOnSChristopher M. Coufal,

20, 337 McKinley, East Peoria, Fulton County Warrant, Jan. 10

Sonya N. Burton, 31, 925 S. Laramie St., Peo-ria, driving with a sus-pended license, Jan. 11

Jared A. Brown, 28, 301 Meadows Ave., East Peoria, retail theft, pos-session of a controlled substance, Jan. 11

Joseph D. Smith, 26, 519 Edmund St., East Peoria, domestic battery, Peoria County warrant, Jan. 11

Douglas G. Whitted,

59, 13937 Burr Oak Road, Wapella, criminal trespassing, Jan. 11

Jemontez T. McKnight, 21, 2512 W. Marquette St., Peoria, driving with a suspended license, Dec. 8

Gregory A. Froman, 28, 2810 W. Starr St., Peoria, driving with a suspended license, Jan. 10

Zachary B. McCollum, 25, 111 Saint Mark Drive, South Pekin, Woodford County warrant, Jan. 12

Bobbie D. Cline, 39, 105 Village Drive, Wash-ington, domestic battery, Jan. 12

Sarah N. Boyle, 32, 105 Village Drive, Washing-ton, domestic battery, Jan. 12

Juvenile, 16, East Peo-ria, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, Jan. 12

Conah Lee Edwards, 28, 301 Meadows Ave., East Peoria, retail theft, Jan. 12

Gary S. Johnson, 48, 10003 Mapleridge Road, Mapleton, driving with a suspended license, Jan.

12Skyler N. Wright, 35,

205 Clover, East Peoria, domestic battery, Jan. 12

Christopher W. Harris, 47, 80 Bayberry Drive, Fairview Heights, crimi-nal trespassing, Jan. 12

Isaac J. Rensimer, 18, 3320 N. Atlantic St., Peo-ria Heights, retail theft, Jan. 13

Ben J. Jones, 41, 1905 E. Washington St., East Peoria, operate uninsured motor vehicle, driving with a suspended license, possession of drug equip-ment, Jan. 13

Jimmy L. McCarty, 48, 3406 N. Main St., East Peoria, domestic battery, Jan. 13

Jack W. Kazense, 56, 107 Brenyn Court, East Peoria, DUI, Jan. 14

Madison C. McGrath, 19, 129 E. Cherry Ridge, Peoria, driving with a suspended license, Jan. 14

Lathel B. Matlock, 47, 4108 W. Grenshaw St., Chicago, retail theft, Jan. 14

Michael R. Bailey, 39, 124 Kerfoot, East Peoria, domestic battery, aggra-

vated assault, resisting police, Jan. 14

Veronica N. Redmond, 24, 2126 W. Proctor, Peo-ria, no driver’s license, Dec. 7

Adam D. Harbison, 36, 2512 Martin Luther King, Peoria, burglary, Dec. 7

Wesley A. Weeks, 28, 117 Edgehill, Creve Co-eur, criminal trespass-ing, public intoxication, Dec. 7

Joshua L. McCall, 33, 2900 W. Wyoming, Peo-ria, no driver’s license, Dec. 7

Zachary T. Meyer, 26, 1223 W. McClure, Peoria, driving with a suspended license, Dec. 21

Autumn T. Horton, 18, 100 Glenview Ave., East Peoria, aggravated as-sault, theft under $500, retail theft, Dec. 29

Kara M. Amerman, 29, 3216 SW Jefferson, Peo-ria, retail theft, Dec. 29

Brandi L. Rossman, 42, 204 Highview Drive, Eureka, 204 Highview Drive, failure to give info, Jan. 3

Misty S. Bressler, 38, 234 Robinhood, Bloom-ington, assault, battery, affray, Jan. 13

William F. Wright, 45, 1257 Meadow Ave., East Peoria, public intoxica-tion, Jan. 15

Amanda L. McIntosh, 47, 2317 Wiswall St., Peoria, Tazewell County warrant, violation of no contact order, Jan. 16

Juvenile, 15, East Peo-ria, possession of drug equipment, Jan. 16

Juvenile, 16, East Peo-ria, possession of canna-bis, Jan. 16

MORTOn ARRESTS/ CITATIOnS

Darin L. Thomas, 45, 210 Riverpoint Road, Florence, Alabama, out-of-state warrant, Jan. 18

Valeri Kay Ziegler, 32, 701 Fischer Road, 57, Creve Coeur, suspended/ revoked driver’s license, Jan. 18

Andrew B. Hollis, 25, 3 Dogwood Court, East Peoria, suspended/ re-voked driver’s license, Jan. 18

Allen G.W. Brooks, 28, 209 E. Washington, C, East Peoria, no driver’s license, Jan. 18

Amy S. Smith, 45, 420 E. Monroe St., Morton, in-state warrant, Jan. 20

Devaniel J. Rivers, 19, 213 Meyers St., South Pe-kin, criminal damage to property, burglary, Jan. 22

Jacob W. Hardwick, 21, 2322 Springfield Road, East Peoria, burglary, criminal damage to prop-erty, Jan. 22

By Matt BuedelGateHouse Media Illinois

A solar energy devel-oper that has expressed interest in multiple rural sites in the Peoria area has made its first formal proposal for a solar farm in the region.

Cypress Creek Renew-ables has submitted plans to the Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals detailing a 2 megawatt solar energy facility pro-posed for a 30-acre tract of land near the intersec-tion of Illinois Route 29 and East Manito Road.

The $3.9 million proj-ect is expected to gener-ate enough electricity to power 300 to 400 homes annually. Power gener-ated at the site will be sold to Ameren and fed into the grid, according to the company’s appli-cation for a special use permit.

“We typically look for sites that provide a minimum of 20 contin-uous acres of relatively flat land, in reasonable proximity to power lines/utility substations,” said Scott Novack, a senior

developer with the com-pany. “This parcel, lo-cated outside of Pekin, appears to be positioned well for the development of a solar farm.”

The company plans to build solar energy instal-lations capable of gener-ating from 2 to 20 mega-watts throughout Illinois in the next two years, with a goal of installing a combined total of 200 megawatts of capacity.

Cypress Creek gener-ally offers landowners $800 per acre annual rent for a 40-year lease — far higher than current average cash rent pay-ments for farmland. The company builds fences around each installation and maintains the land.

Completed projects create a new property tax revenue stream that supports taxing districts such as schools, roads and emergency services.

Cypress Creek also has pledged to use as much local labor as possible during the construction phase of its projects.

The Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals will consider the special

use permit application at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Feb. 6, with the potential for fi-nal approval by the Taze-well County Board later in the month.

Novack said the con-

struction will take about four months and likely will begin early in 2019, if approved. Other proj-ects in the region remain under consideration.

“While our timing is still being worked out,

we certainly anticipate moving forward with a number of additional local projects,” Novack said. “We are currently working through our de-velopment pipeline and evaluating timing of zon-

ing submittals.”

Matt Buedel can be reached at 686-3154 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @JournoBuedel.

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