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BRIMFIELD – They may warm up to airconditioning eventually.

But the Brimfield Board of Education isnot cool with cost estimates so far.

“We need to have more discussion,”Scott Bauer said at the July 15 regularmeeting.

In February, the school board was told a

potential $1.4 million upgrade to HVACsystems at Brimfield Grade School couldsave enough in energy costs to pay for it-self.

But Trane energy consultants’ final reportin June included items like energy-efficientwindows, dropped ceilings – and a muchhigher tab.

“The total cost was well over $2 mil-lion,” said Superintendent Joe Blessman.

Bauer was not the only board memberconfused to see the matter back on theagenda in July. He wanted assurance thatapproving a motion to “continue with in-vestigation of Air Conditioning at theGrade School” did not obligate the board inany way.

Chairman Dan Heinz said there was noobligation.

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

Area real estate is included inan auction of “surplus property”where taxes have not been paidfor at least three years, accordingto the Peoria County Treasurer’soffice.

Sale of the parcels, which go tothe highest bidders, is scheduledto start at 6 p.m. Aug. 11 atPackard Plaza in downtown Peo-ria. The process is conducted bythe Peoria County Board, whichacts as trustee for the taxing dis-tricts involved.

“We hope this sale will returnthe properties to productive useand ensure the taxes are paid inthe future,” according to the Ed-wardsville real estate companyJoseph E. Meyer & Associates,which is the County’s tax agent inthe auction. “Proceeds from thissale are distributed to the taxingdistricts.”

Buyers that night will be re-quired to pay 20 percent of thefinal sale price or $600,whichever is greater.

Parcels from The Weekly Postcirculation area are:

• Vacant lot (33 x 247.5 feet)off Hallock Hollow Road in Mill-brook Township;

• Vacant lot (17.9 x 11.3) be-hind Dunlap’s Maplewood Boule-

Farmington council OK’s Peterson TIF agreementBy JEFF LAMPE

Weekly Post Staff Writer

FARMINGTON – With a large audi-ence and a steamy room as a backdropMonday night, the Farmington CityCouncil approved a TIF agreement withPeterson Health Care.

The TIF agreement had been twice de-layed due to concerns about waiving$30,000 in building fees and not requir-ing Peterson to follow the PrevailingWage Act in construction of a 32-unit as-

sisted living facility in townSeveral in the crowd of more than 40

citizens at the meeting spoke out againstthe agreement, saying Peterson wouldonly hire local workers if required to doso.

“This community has been built on thebacks of blue collar workers and is stillsupported by them,” said Tim Allen ofFarmington, an operating engineer. “I amstrongly opposed to waiving the permitfees and also want to have our commu-

nity members prosper by earning a fairwage.”

Allen said he did not think that wouldbe the case under Peterson, which he saidhas hired the Iowa-based Frye Builders &Associates to oversee the project.

“They have no intention of hiring localcontractors,” Allen said.

Mike Staley, a Farmington residentsince 1978, also voice opposition.

“You want to beat (local tradesmen) outof a fair wage to give this multi-million

dollar company a tax break,” Staley said.“Because they are millionaires they’rebetter than us?”

Mayor Kent Kowal said after the meet-ing that was not the intention of theagreement, which asks Peterson to con-sider any bid by union or non-union con-tractor.

“This just says some (workers) can beunion but they don’t all have to be union,which is the American way,” Kowal said.

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John Ely drives a 1944 InternationalM while Sid Stahl operates a 90-year-old grain binder last week(above) to get ready for the steam-powered threshing machine that willvisit Princeville’s Heritage Museumgrounds Saturday for the SummerHarvest Antique Tractor and Equip-ment Show. Events centered aroundold-time farming run from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. at the museum.

Festivala nod tofarming ofthe past

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

PRINCEVILLE – Watch-ing huge combines and trac-tors speed through fieldstoday, it can be hard to imag-ine what farming was likejust a few generations ago.

This Saturday (July 25)from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. offers afirsthand look at the “olddays” during the SummerHarvest Antique Tractor &Equipment Show atPrinceville’s Heritage Mu-seum.

In addition to 40-50 an-tique tractors on display,

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We Cover The News of West-Central Illinois With A Passion

COUNCIL: Beer garden tabled

SALE: 171 pages of listings for salevard in Radnor Township;

• Vacant lot (12 x 6) on MaplewoodBoulevard in Radnor Township;

• Vacant lot (73 x 180.8) at 311 W.Peoria St. in Elmwood in ElmwoodTownship;

• Vacant lot (2.28 acres) on North Jar-mon St. in Elmwood in ElmwoodTownship;

• Vacant lot (113.9 x 89) on SouthportRoad in Rosefield Township;

• Vacant strip (0.03 acres) off WestBrookmere St. in Edwards in KickapooTownship;

• Vacant lot (40 x 30) on PagewoodDrive in Peoria in Kickapoo Township;

• Vacant lot (96 x 150) at 10221 W.

Edwards St. in Edwards in KickapooTownship;

• Vacant lot (116.83 x 168.25) offCaterpillar Road near West PowdermillRoad in Kickapoo Township;

• Vacant wooded lot (30 x 130) atHolmes Avenue in Kickapoo Township;

• Vacant lot (irregular area) off Kick-apoo Creek Road near Pottstown Roadin Kickapoo Township;

• Vacant lot (0.45 acres) offPottstown Road in Kickapoo Township;

• Vacant lot (3.5 acres) off PottstownRoad in Kickapoo Township.

The auction’s 171-page catalog isavailable for $15 from offices of thePeoria County Clerk or County Treas-urer in the Courthouse.

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“That evens the playing field.”Kowal said Peterson officials told him

several union workers have been hired tohelp build the facility on East Fort Street,which will be called Courtyard Estates ofFarmington.

The council voted 4-2 in favor of theTIF, with Alderman June Whitmer (Ward3) and Alderman Ryan Lambert (Ward 2)voting against the agreement. AldermanMatt Ulm (Ward 1) was absent and wasreportedly on vacation.

Kowal voted in favor of the agreementafter City Attorney William Connor saidhis vote was needed to make the motionbinding.

Ulm had been vocal in his displeasurewith the agreement at previous meetings,including May 18 when the council voted3-2 against the TIF proposal.

Under the agreement, Peterson is ex-pected to receive $270,000 of an antici-pated total of $1.9 million in TIF fundsthe city receives from the development.

Another controversial ordinance wastabled Monday night for further discus-sion. That law would create a new liquorlicense for outdoor beer gardens and side-walk cafes. The proposed ordinancewould allow beer gardens to operate until10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays anduntil midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

“This needs to be split in two,” said Al-derman Noah Blindt (Ward 3), who tookan oath of office Monday to fill the seatleft vacant when Kowal took over asmayor following Kenn Stufflebeam’s res-

ignation in June. The ordinance was taken off the table

and will be discussed Aug. 3 at 6 p.m.during a Finance and Ordinance Commit-tee meeting prior to the council meeting.

In other business, Alderman LeslyeSmith (Ward 2) reported that the Parksand Recreation Committee has decidedthe best place for a proposed dog parkwould be Farmington Township Park onthe southwest edge of town.

“We would like to put it in an area thatis accessible but away from residences,”Smith said.

A decision on the dog park will be upto the township park board, she said.

Smith aso said that the committee plansto convert tennis courts at Jacobs Parkinto parking spaces.

In other action the council:• Voted 4-1 in favor of an ordinance

that would spell out requirements forserving on the Planning Commission.The new law will allow someone wholives within 1.5 miles of the city limits toserve on the commission.

Whitmer voted against the change.• Approved an agreement to demolish a

garage at 167 N. Main St.• Approved the annual Knights of

Columbus Tootsie Roll drive at the cornerof Main and Fort Streets on Sept. 18-19.

• Heard from Farmington CountryManor administrator Jennifer Baker.Baker said her facility has signed a con-tract with the federal government to pro-vide nursing home care to qualifiedveterans.


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This Week’s Eventss Story Time – Dr. Seuss Story Time

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s Farmer’s Market –Farmer’s Market today(July 23), 4-7 p.m. atBrimfield Public Li-brary, (309) 446-9575.

s Tap Program – Allages invited to Brim-field Public Library forinteractive tap program by Peoria Bal-let’s Taylor Walper Friday (July 24) at10:30 a.m.

s Farmer’s Market – Elmwood’sFarmer’s Market is Friday (July 24)from 4-6:30 p.m. in Elmwood’s square.

s Free Bread – At Elmwood Meth-odist Church Friday (July 24), 10 a.m.

s Music Festival – Cousin Eddie per-

forms Friday (July 24) at downtownCanton’s Jones Park, 6-8 p.m.

s Book Signing – Sandy Miller willsign her new book, “Rink-A-Dink-Dink”Saturday (July 25) at 10 a.m. at Morri-son and Mary Wiley Library in Elm-

wood.s Pancake Breakfast –

Lions Club Pancake andSausage Breakfast is Sat-urday (July 25), 7-10a.m. at Princeville Her-itage Museum.

s Band Concert – Elmwood band con-cert Sunday (July 26) at 7:30 p.m. atCentral Park. Bake sale held prior to theconcert at 6:30 p.m. to benefit ElmwoodSt. Jude Runners.

s Cemetery Walk – Elmwood Ceme-tery Walk committee meets Monday(July 27) 6:30-7 p.m. at Morrison andMary Wiley Library.

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s Working Together – Elmwood and Yates City FireDepartments “work together” Saturday (July 25)from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Fire safety presentation at 9 a.m.at Yates City Community Center. Firefighting activi-ties until lunch at 11 a.m.

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weeks of December and June) by Lampe Publications LLC, 115W. Main St., Elmwood, IL 61529. All phone numbers listed are in area code (309).Postmaster - Send address changes to The Weekly Post, P.O.Box 745, Elmwood, IL 61529Phone - 741-9790 Fax - 741-9365Email - [email protected] Hours - Mon-Wed 9-3, Thurs 9-12, Fri 9-3News - Jeff Lampe 231-6040, [email protected] - Shelly Brodine 741-9790 Advertising - 741-9790Subscriptions - Subscriptions $50 for 50 issues. Deadlines - News due Tuesdays by noon. Retail ads and classi-fieds due Mondays by noon. Quotable - “A decent beard has long been the number onemust-have fashion item for any fugitive from justice.”

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Rambling through central Illinoispondering big tomatoes and evenbigger cats.

uuuFirst to the tomatoes. Elmwood

resident Randolph Coulter made myday recently when he stopped inwith news that he had a beefsteaktomato plant he was raising in an ef-fort to win the first Weekly Post BigTomato Contest. Coulter, who al-ways wears acowboy hataround town,made no guaran-tees of victory.But shortly there-after he did showup with a fistfulof snowball hy-drangea bloomsthat brightenedthe office, at least until we discov-ered they carried ants. Since theflowers were on office managerShelly Brodine’s desk, the brief antinvasion was not a big issue. ...Speaking of Shelly, she claims JuicyFruit gum has the ability to kill amole when placed in that little crit-ter’s hole. Turns out this is a com-mon urban myth that may or maynot work. From past experience Ican tell you that what definitelyworks are those traps with sharpspikes a mole triggers while burrow-ing. I’d rather chew the Juicy Fruitmyself.

uuuWhile we’re talking varmints, let’s

check in with Sonny Snyder of YatesCity, who earlier this summer found

an odd pigeon in his yard. Snyderfigured it was a lost homing pigeon,since it had bands on both legs andwas fairly friendly. But alas, hecould not get close enough to catchthe bird, which has since flown thecoop. In case you encounter some-thing similar, there are various Web-sites where you can enter thenumbers on a pigeon’s band to deter-mine the homer’s homeplace. ... Onthe subject of pigeons, Snyder re-called years ago how he wouldtransport homing pigeons via air-plane to facilitate races. “We’d takethem 20 or 30 miles away for guysand then they would see which birdscould get home first,” Snyder said.... Then there’s Dr. Alisha Hudson, anElmwood native who now has anEdwards address near Sommer Park.Hudson said she and her husbandsaw a mountain lion near their homerecently. She also passed on anotherreport of a big cat just north of Elm-wood at the intersection of Routes 8and 78. That’s the closest cougarsighting I’ve ever heard of aroundhere. Any confirmation would be ap-preciated.

uuuI’m still smiling at a story from

Ron Anderson of Brimfield, wholives in the Fox Creek subdivision.According to Anderson, when he at-tended Peoria High back in the dayhe was a member of the high schoolshooting team. The team practicedafter classes ended, so when he wentto school, Anderson would bring his.22 rifle onto the bus, with bullets inhis pocket. Let that sink in. Imagine

what would happen today if a stu-dent brought a .22 onto a bus. Yes,times have changed. .... Speaking ofFox Creek, that’s the scene of a U.S.150 detour that will createheadaches for months – even moreso thanks to the single lane of trafficon Route 8 due to bridge work overKickapoo Creek. Ain’t road repairseason grand? ... Just curious: Anybets on whether the Spoon Rivercrossing near Maquon will be fin-ished before 2020?

uuuThe days are counting down to

Back to School Season. With that inmind, Lindsay Powers from Seattlerecently sent a note to catch me upon the latest styles. Don’t laugh, Icare deeply about fashion. So I wasexcited to learn that, according tosome gal named Zulily, “populartrends from the 70s, 80s, 90s and00s are definitely coming backaround!” Specifically, Zulily saidkids in Illinois are buying lots of80s-inspired items, including “leg-gings, tunics trailed by Polo shirtsand leg warmers.” ... Given this in-formation, The Mayor of Oak Hilland I immediately made plans for athrowback shopping spree. Can’tyou just see The Mayor rockingmulti-colored leg warmers? ... Sofar any comments we’ve heardabout the orange water tower inElmwood have been overwhelm-ingly positive. ... Parting shot:Here’s hoping the mullet does notmake a comeback.Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or

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“Christmas in July”

I’ve been to Minnesota threetimes in my life. Two trips weremore than enough, but then myDodgers wentand played therea few summersago, so I had togo watch themlose twice (thenight before I gotthere, they scored13 runs!).

My first tripwas to look at acollege that was foolish enough tooffer me a Master’s degree basicallyfor free. There were too manystrings attached, so I didn’t take it,and I’m glad I didn’t. While visitingthe college, I got an idea of whatMinnesota winters are like.

That visit was in May severalyears ago. I had anticipated coldweather, but it turned out that theywere experiencing 9-degree weather(later that night, a tornado would ripthrough one of the small towns Idrove through and completely de-stroyed it). I was sitting in the re-ception area of the EnglishDepartment and noticed a pictureon the wall.

The photo showed snow driftsthat came up to the bottom of thewindow sills. I mentioned this to thereceptionist and she told me thatthis was from a snowstorm they’dhad a few years ago on Halloween.

Snow on Halloween? Count meout!

Then she dropped the bomb:Those window sills were second-floor windows.

The only reason I didn’t run outof the office right then and therewas because they had promised tofeed me.

Also, after having spent a total ofabout 10 days in their fine state, Ican unequivocally state that theyhave the worst drivers in the UnitedStates.

My first two trips had other peo-

ple driving me around. I noticedthat we seemed to change lanes alot, especially on the large Interstatesystem around Minneapolis.

When I drove myself for theDodgers game, I got to see why.Minnesota drivers use those lineson the road as suggestions, and notmuch else. There are several typesof Minnesota drivers, and every oneof them reverts back to the samebasic description: horrible.

There are those who drive luxuryautomobiles like a Lexus, Mer-cedes, or BMW. These hoity-toitydrivers act like they own the roadand that you, in your sub-luxury car,don’t exist. Since you don’t exist,they have no problem trying to oc-cupy the same space that you are in,and then acting like nothing everhappened, even after being on thereceiving end of a blast from yourhorn.

Then there are the SUV driverswho mistakenly believe that theyare driving Bigfoot. They will try torun over the top of you, dismissingthe slight bump they experience asnothing more than one of Min-nesota’s plentiful potholes. The onlythings Minnesota has more of thanlakes are bad drivers and potholes.

Those who drive normal cars tendto think that they are in a NASCARrace, but are well aware of the driv-ers of luxury cars and SUVs. Theirgoal, aside from avoiding runninginto a Porsche or being run over bya 4x4, is to get to their destination inrecord time, even if they’re just run-ning down to a neighborhood store.

Finally, there are those who drivebeaters – cars that sometimes havenames, sometimes not, sometimespart Chevy and part Ford, or heldtogether with layers of duct tape.

Beware of these drivers. They arewilling to die and take you withthem.

I’m not kidding when I tell youthat I saw several, as in more thanfive, drivers pass others on the In-

terstate by driving on the shoulderof the road. Driving on the shoulderat more than 55 miles per hourseems to be a recipe for disaster inanyone’s book.

If you ever move to Minnesota,get a job as an accident re-construc-tionist. You’ll never be out of work.I was recently reminded of all thetraumatic driving experiences I in-curred in Minnesota. I was headedfor East Peoria on the Interstate andhad just entered Peoria where I-74turns into three lanes.

I was in the middle lane, trying tofigure out A) how I got IN the mid-dle lane, and B) how to get in theslow, right-hand lane without beingforced off the road on an exit. I sawa car approaching in my rearview.

I was holding steady at 60 milesan hour (five miles over the limit)when this idiot passed me on theright, blazing past me like I wasn’teven moving. As soon as he clearedthe right front fender of my car, hecut across the road in front of me tothe far left lane, avoiding traffic infront of me, passing those cars, thenzipping back again to the far rightlane.

From my vantage point, it waslike watching someone play one ofthose racing games on an Xbox.

I caught a glance of his licenseplate as he flew by: Minnesota.Of course.

I didn’t get to watch much moreof his daredevil performance. Theroad took a curve and he was wellbeyond it by the time I got to it.

I did, however, catch up to himabout a mile later. He was sitting atthe side of the road with a crumpledfront end, right in back of a muchlarger car, which had a matchingcrumpled back end. Steam was ris-ing from the hood of his car.

And the song “Instant Karma”played in my head.

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Wakeboards reportedstolen at Oak Run

DAHINDA – Two adult wake-board valued at more than $300were reported stolen from a boatat the dock at the 8000 block ofOak Run Drive, according to theKnox County Sheriff’s office.

Lucy Kalkman, 44, ofNaperville, reported the itemsmissing on July 3, according to areport released this week.

County officers are investigat-ing the apparent theft.Police reports

• Rhonda Linder, 53, of YatesCity on July 13 was arrested forretail theft and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

• An Elmwood juvenile on July14 was reported to the PeoriaCounty State’s Attorney’s Officein connection with two counts ofattempted vehicle burglary.

• Diane Endress, 59, ofPrinceville on July 15 was ar-rested for domestic battery andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

• A broken window in the 200block of West Cedar in Elmwoodwas reported on July 15 as a sus-pected attempted burglary.

• Elmwood police on July 16 re-sponded to four complaints of or-dinance violations of weeds,garbage or inoperable vehicles onLakeview, Laurel, Mound andPeoria Streets.

• Thomas Larimore, 45, of Ed-wards on July 18 was arrested tohold for the Department of Cor-rections and transported to thePeoria County Jail.Deer accident

• July 16: Tina Runyon of YatesCity on Maher Road near Clay-baugh Road in Brimfield Town-ship.

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Foundation surveying interest in rec centerBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – The ElmwoodCommunity Foundation (ECF) istrying to gauge public interest in acommunity center/recreation fa-cility serving a 10-mile area inwestern Peoria County, and a sur-vey of morethan 4,500households isunderway.

The IllinoisInstitute forRural Affairs(IIRA) out ofWestern Illinois University is con-ducting the survey for the ECF,and they urge people who have re-ceived the mailed form to return itsoon in the pre-paid envelope pro-vided.

“Completing this questionnaireis very important in determiningthe future of this project,” said

IIRA Project Manager RobinHanna.

Elmwood Economic Develop-ment coordinator Dick Taylor saida post-card reminder is going outin the next week to encourage re-cipients to respond in the next twoweeks.

“We need to getforms back so RuralAffairs can do theiranalysis,” Taylor said.

Final results ofcommunity feedbackare planned to be an-nounced at the Foun-

dation’s annual dinner in October.The facility, which is planned to

operate without an increase intaxes, could offer a variety ofequipment and programs, and thesurvey seeks input on possiblehousehold usage and preferences.

For example, the survey asksabout possible features, from a

party room, auditorium and saunato a fitness trail, athletic fields anda swimming pool.

The survey also questions recip-ients’ inclination to use certaintypes of equipment, such as tread-mills, rowing machines and sta-tionary exercise cycles.

Further, questions about possi-ble activities are posed, includingafter-school programs, art or yogaclasses, dances and meetingrooms.

People who didn’t receive theconfidential survey or discarded itmay request one by contacting theECF at [email protected]

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City of Elmwood faced budget challengesBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

ELMWOOD – The City is start-ing its Fiscal Year with 21 percentless cash on hand than last year,according to a proposed appropri-ation ordinance, which will be thesubject of a public hearing at 6:45p.m. on Aug. 4 at City Hall.

Also, through increases and de-creases in both projected revenuesand expenses in various lineitems, the plan’s total appropria-tions are 23 percent less than theprevious year.

“Appropriations differ greatlyfrom year to year,” said AldermanBob Paige (Ward 3). “For exam-ple, Parks is up because of main-tenance to the mower storageshed. Also, setting up a reservefund in the Parks Department willallow the City to build up fundsfor major purchases over severalyears.”

This year’s cash on hand is$53,246, compared to $67,424 atthe start of FY 2014-15. The totalappropriations forecast is$3,202,393, while the 2014-15total was $4,164,307.

Highlights of the ordinancesummary:

General Corporate Purposes$748,407 (up 5.1 percent)

Recreation and Playground$68,000 (up 29.5 percent)

Street and Bridge $269,481 (up17.5 percent)

Equipment Reserve $73,000 (up

32.7 percent)Water-Sewer Reserve Fund’s

Water Systems Reserve $130,000(down 30 percent)

USDA Revolving Loan Fund$68,000 (up 54.5 percent)

“The challenges that the Coun-cil had to deal with were increasesin insurance costs last year andthe anticipated increase this year,”Paige said.

There were positives, too.“Pleasant surprises have been

the strong revenue from salestaxes, which should increase evenmore this year because of Craw-ford’s furniture, and the State ofIllinois being up to date on theirincome tax payments,” Paige said.

City estimates predict increasesin revenues from sales taxes andvideo gaming taxes, and a $6,500increase in equipment expendi-tures for Streets and Bridges.

Alderman Bryan Davis (Ward1) said one big purchase and aplanned project required adjust-ments.

“It’s primarily due to the pur-chase of a new leaf vac that wehad been putting money awayfor,” Davis said. “We also raisedengineering because we have aproject on Maple Street that wewould like to get some of the en-gineering done on in this budgetyear.”

Overall, the biggest percentagedeclines are in Police Equipment,which would fall from $30,000 to

$10,000, a 66 percent drop; andZoning engineering and othercosts, which would fall from$31,000 to $19,000, a 38.7 per-cent decrease.

The biggest percentage in-creases are in Maintenance, Con-struction and Improvement ofPublic Building & Sewers, whichwould go from $10,000 to$15,000 (a 50 percent increase),and a transfer to Recreation &Playground funds, which wouldgo from $30,500 to $48,000 (a57.3 percent increase).

“The Police Department was uplast year because money was ap-propriated for a new police car,”Paige explained. “A reserve fundsimilar to the Parks has been setup in the Police Department so thecost of a new squad car will bespread over several years in thefuture.”

The biggest dollar decline is inThe Water-Sewer Revenue Fund’sOperations and Maintenance,which would decrease $74,300from $1,033,481 to $959,181; thebiggest dollar increases are atransfer to Streets & Bridges (ris-ing $35,000, from $177,000 to$212,000) and the total TownFund (going up $36,789 from$711,718 to $748,407).

“Water appropriations was uplast year because of the watertower maintenance and the ROfilter replacement,” Paige said.

Joe Fleming anda Civilian Conser-vation Corpsworker pose onan old piece ofWorld War I ar-tillery that oncesat in Elmwood’sCentral Park.Photo courtesy ofthe Bruce HowardEstate.

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By RON DIETERFor The Weekly Post

Unless you live in an apartmentor condo, you probably have to carefor the landscape that surroundsyour abode. If you’re like me, youenjoy selecting trees, shrubs, flow-ers and garden ornaments, settingthem out around the place, and ar-ranging them to suit your fancy.

But I’ll bet you never consideredthe fact that what you are reallydoing is creating art.

Just as the painter uses color, tex-ture and form to create a pleasingpicture, you, as a gardener, followthe same principles, consciously ornot, to create a landscape pleasingto the viewer. With careful attentionto these artistic elements, the gar-dener creates a living picture.

I suppose it’s only natural thatmany beautiful gardens are theworks of painters. Claude Monet’sGiverny comes to mind.

Hugh Johnson, in his book, “Prin-

ciples of Gardening,” writes aboutgardening as art. He proposes that itis much easier to create art withpaint and canvas than with livingplants.

Artists using palettes and paintsdo not contend with bugs, wind,heat, drought and winter-kill.

What’s more, paint and canvas arestatic. Once painted, a picture doesnot change.

The paints do not move aroundon the canvas or disappear and re-appear. They don’t change colorsand the picture is mostly unaffected

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Brimfield bridge repair may be next yearBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – Peoria Countyclosed Rosenbohm bridge last yearbecause of its wooden piles’ poorcondition, and Township HighwayCommissioner Tom Coyle said hehopes the Township and County to-gether will able to repair and re-open the structure next year.

An original cost to replace thebridge was about $800,000, accord-ing to Peoria County Engineer AmyBenecke McLaren, who said thebridge’s traffic was about 10 cars aday. However, a less-expensive al-ternative is being considered.

“In 2014, we looked into wood-pile repair of two other bridge struc-tures (Hallock Hollow and NorthHampton),” McLaren said. “Therest of the structure was acceptable,with only the piles needing repair.

“Earlier in 2015, we held a bidletting to repair these two structuresand recently just finished the re-pairs. Cost for repairs was muchless than a full replacement.

“We decided to take a look at re-pairing the piles on Rosenbohmbridge after the success of the oth-ers,” she said. “Pile repair onRosenbohm bridge is estimated atless than $200,000. We are workingon getting a set of plans together torepair the Rosenbohm piles and ifall goes well with the structuralevaluation and budgeting, we

would like to start construction in2016.”

In other business, Brimfield’sTownship Board voted to purchasea heated power washer with hoseand a wall-mounted, retractable reelfrom Hanson Industrial of Peoriafor $5,075.

Also, upon advice from attorneyRick Johnson, the Board will postsigns at the Township Cemeterysaying it is open from dawn to dusk.

Bids high for Radnoradministration building

RADNOR – A new administra-tion building planned by RadnorTownship is delayed due to all bidscoming in higher than estimated,according to Township SupervisorPhilip Cornish.

“All bids came in above our bud-geted amount, and we are workingwith the low bidder to see where wecan trim costs,” Cornish said.

In other business, weather hasforced planned road repairs to bepostponed until next year. Repairscaused by 2013 flooding are beingre-bid. We “only got one bid previ-ously,” Cornish said, “and [we]hope for more bidders this time.”Thousand Dollar Roadproject to start soon

JUBILEE – Weather has de-layed the beginning of repairs toThousand Dollar Road north of

U.S. Route 150, according toTownship Supervisor Steve Gar-nett. “They hope to begin verysoon,” Garnett said.

Black Bear bridgerepairs almost done

KICKAPOO – The tiny bridgeserving a one-lane rural road ineastern Kickapoo Townshipshould be completed in early Au-gust, Kickapoo Road Commis-sioner Dan Kelch told trustees attheir meeting Monday.

Work had been delayed by theavailability of rock since theflooded Illinois River slowed de-liveries, he said.

In other business, road mainte-nance has mostly finished onTownship roads, including Challa-comb Road, Gilles Road, GrimmLane, Heinz Lane, High LineRoad, and Voorhees Road, andparts of Kickapoo Edwards andOld Charter Oak Roads.

Kickapoo generally rotates suchwork so surfaces are upgradedevery three years, Kelch said.

Millbrook TWP waitingfor well water test

LAURA – Public Health offi-cials on July 7 tested the Town-ship well since it had been severalyears since the previous test.

Results are expected in the nextfew weeks.

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Whitney’s Walk poised to top $1 millionBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

BRIMFIELD – Following thetragic suicide of Whitney Grotts ofBrimfield, the first Whitney’s Walkfor Life was held in 2004, and theeffort since has raised more than$917,000 for suicide prevention incentral Illinois. Organizers expectto top the $1,000,000 mark at thisyear’s Walk at Jubilee CollegeState Park west of here on July 25.

“Suicide is the tenth leadingcause of death in the United Statesand the third leading cause of deathin those aged 15 to 24,” said KaylaThompson, the Whitney’s Walk forLife coordinator at Hult Center forHealthy Living, where proceedsfrom the annual fund raiser supportdepression awareness and suicideprevention programs.

“Thousands of people in centralIllinois have benefited from the ed-ucation and advocacy programsthat Hult Center for Healthy Livingnow provides,” she added. “Thereare 100 suicides every day in theUnited States.

“That translates into one suicideevery 14 minutes. People need to

understand that recovery from de-pression and other mental illness ispossible,” she said.

“If people receive the help theyneed, 70 to 90 percent can go on tolead healthy and productive lives.”

The 5K Run for Whitney's Walkfor Life begins at 7:55 that morn-ing; the 5K Walk begins at 8 a.m.The fee for the Run or the Walk is$25 for adults and $15 for children12 years and younger.

Registration is available online atwww.whitneyswalk.com through

today (July 23). Registration isavailable Saturday from 6:45 to7:45 a.m.

T-shirt pickup is tomorrow (Fri-day, July 17) from 4-6 p.m. at theBrimfield Fire Department or onSaturday (July 18) from 10 a.m.-12p.m. at the Shoppes at GrandPrairie center court.

Everyone who registers by the t-shirt pick-up dates is guaranteed aWhitney’s Walk t-shirt.

For more information, callThompson at (309) 692-6650.

Participants in last year’s Whitney’s Walk for Life helped boost thefunds raised to date to $917,000. Organizers hope to top $1 million atthis year’s event, Saturday (July 25) at Jubilee College State Park.

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GARDEN: Nice Midwestern garden a real featby the room in which ithangs. When the artistcompletes his picture, hiswork is done.

Not so for you, the gar-dener. To create a beauti-ful garden picture youneed not only artistic tal-ents, but considerablehorticultural skills aswell. You must in effectcontrol nature to createand maintain your gardenart.

Plants overgrow theirallotted space. Flowersfade. Seasons change.Slugs appear to make laceof broadcloth leaves.

We won’t even mentionweeds, insects, diseasesand weather.

A few years ago, I hadthe opportunity to visitsome of the famous gar-dens around London,England. These are the

gardens featured in ourfavorite magazines andbooks – Sissinghurst,Great Dixter, HidcoteManor and BarnsleyHouse, to name a few.

Do a Google imagesearch for these namesand you will see perfectexamples of garden art.They are even more stun-ning in the flesh, orshould I say, in the leaf,than they are in pictures.

But my visit there gaveme a much greater appre-ciation for the gardens ofthe Midwest. Mother Na-ture is kind to the Englishgardener. She does notpersecute him with severeheat and humidity, for ex-ample.

While I was there thelocals were complainingabout the heat (the tem-perature was approaching80 degrees). Sixties and

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The words “continuousspring” accurately de-scribe the weather insoutheast England. If youcan’t grow beautifulplants in this environ-ment, you might aswell throw in the trowel.

To create a beautifulgarden here in the Mid-west requires not only anartistic bent, but also con-siderable determinationand gardening skill.

Besides the ravages ofwinter, the Midwest gar-dener must contend with

the intense summer heatand humidity. Gardenplants such as Alcemilla,which look fresh and vi-brant in English gardensmost of the summer, lookpretty ragged and stressedhere by the end of June.

So the next time you’resurveying your beautifulgarden, pat yourself onthe back. A lovely Mid-west garden is a real ac-complishment.

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YATES CITY – The Elba-SalemFire Protection District has do-nated a Generac generator to beused at the Yates City CommunityCenter.

The generator was installedTuesday by Roy Keith ElectricCompany of Farmington andshould be operational this week.

Tom Ralston, a member of theYates City Park Board whichmanages the community center,said the generator will allow thefacility to be used as a coolingcenter in the case of a power out-age during the summer.

Ralston said the generator willalso serve as insurance for anyonewho rents the hall. “If you’ve gota wedding reception here andhave spent thousands of dollars, itwill be nice to know you can stillhave your reception even if thepower goes out,” Ralston said.

Cost of the generator and instal-lation was $21,0000.

Elmwood Cruise-In heldFriday on the square

ELMWOOD – The ElmwoodDevelopment Association, Farm-ers State Bank and Central IllinoisCruisers are sponsoring a CruiseIn from 5-8 p.m. this Friday (July24) on the square.

Local restaurants, taverns andshops all will be open, and theweekly Farmers Market will con-tinue through 6:30 that afternoon.

For more information, callChuck (309) 678-7369 or Amanda(309) 472-3372, both with CentralIllinois Cruisers, or Farmers StateBank at (309) 742-3711.

Billtown author to visitYates City and Elmwood

Williamsfield native Randy Sol-lenberger is scheduled to talkabout live storytelling and hisbook, “My Guardian Angel andBeating the Reaper, with Songsand Stories of Forgottonia,” at 10a.m. Tuesday (July 28) at theSalem Township Public Library inYates City.

Sollenberger will then speak

again at 10 a.m. on Aug. 8 at theMorrison and Mary Wiley PublicLibrary in Elmwood.

Sollenberger and his 158-pagebook recount tales from Williams-field, Dahinda, Yates City, Elm-wood and Knox County’s SpoonRiver area.

Rep. Leitch to holdSenior Citizens Fair

PEORIA – State RepresentativeDavid Leitch (R-Peoria) will host aSenior Citizens Fair on Wednesday(July 29) at Snyder Village, 1200 E.Partridge St. in Metamora from 9-11a.m.

This year’s fair has numerousvendors, including free blood pres-sure screenings, door prizes, and re-freshments.

Booths representing the IllinoisTreasurer, Comptroller, AttorneyGeneral and Secretary of State willbe included in the event, as well asmore than 20 other communityservices and organizations.

Admission is free for the SeniorCitizens Fair. The fair will have freedoughnuts, cookies, fruit and coffeefor guests to enjoy while they speakwith the vendors and local electedofficials.

For more information on this orother state issues, Rep. Leitch canbe reached at (309) 690-7373.

Canton reschedulesKid’s Fest for Aug. 1

CANTON – Canton Main Streethas rescheduled its annual Kid’s

Fest for Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Heavy rains post-poned the original date on July 11.

This year’s theme is “Under theCircus Big Top” and activities willinclude a free circus-themed photobooth with props, free face-paintingin front of CEFCU at the south endof the square.

Members of the Canton PoliceDepartment, including canine offi-cers Jack & Halo will demonstrateapprehension techniques at 10:30.Firefighters and equipment from theCanton Fire Department and FultonCounty Emergency ManagementServices will be on hand for kids toexplore and ask questions.

Free inflatables will be located inJones Park, and numerous freegames and activities sponsored bylocal businesses and organizationswill be available for kids. Food anddrinks will be sold.

For more information, call (309)647-2677 or email [email protected].

Trivoli author writesbook on laws of logic

TRIVOLI – Author Celly Luyin-duladio has published a hardbackedition of his philosophy book,“The Rational Law of Logic.”

In “The Rational Law of Logic,”Luyinduladio, an electrical engi-neer, examines concepts of logic.

Published by Tate Publishing andEnterprises, the book is availablefrom the publisher at www.tatepub-lishing.com/bookstore, or by visit-ing barnesandnoble.com oramazon.com.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of School Dis-trict No. 322 in the Counties of Peoria and Knox, State of Illinois, thata budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2015 will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at301 Campus Court, Elmwood, IL in this School District office fromand after 8 o’clock A.M. on the 24th day of July, 2015.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on said budget will beAugust 24, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at 301 W. Butternut St., Elmwood, IL.

Dated this 23rd day of July, 2015.

Board of EducationSchool District No. 322Counties of Peoria & KnoxState of Illinois

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given by the Trustees of AKRON-PRINCEVILLE

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT in Peoria County, Illinois, that a tenta-tive Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance for said Fire Protec-tion District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and endingJune 30, 2016, will be on file and conveniently available for public in-spection at the Fire House in Princeville, Illinois, from and after 7:30P.M. on July 21, 2015.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on said Budgetand Annual Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:30 o’clock P.M.on August 24, 2015, at the Fire House in Princeville, Illinois.

DATED this 17th day of July 2105

JOHN H. BLISSJAMES M. SPURGEONRAY GENE DELBRIDGE

Trustees of AKRON-PRINCEVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

2014-2015 – ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTJUBILEE CHURCHYARD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

I. CASH Accounts as of 06/01/14 $26,438.36A. Permanent Trust Fund $20,232.82B. Savings Account Funds $5,435.04

1. Savings Account (Princeville Bank) $2,906.042. Savings CD (Princeville Bank) $2,529.32

C. Maintenance Checking (Princeville Bank) $770.18

II. Income $601.86A. Interest $326.86

1. Savings (Princeville Bank) $1.672. Savings CD (Princeville Bank) $8.85

3. Perpetual Care Fund $316.34B. Donation (25)(250) $275.00C. Cemetery Lot Sales $0.00Total Cash on Hand and Income $27,040.22

III. Expenses $2,438.75A. Insurance (Country Casualty) $200.00B. Mowing $2,160.00C. Publish Annual Report $78.75

IV. SummaryA. Total Cash on Hand 06/01/14 $26,438.36

Total Income 2014/2015 $601.86B. Total Expenses 2014-2015 $2,438.75C. Cash on Hand 5/31/15 $24,601.47

$27,040,22 $27,040.22

V. Cash holdings as of May 31, 2015 A. Permanent Trust Fund – CD & Savings $20,169.11B. Savings Account Funds $3,595.88

1. Saving Acct (Princeville Bank) $1,057.912. Saving CD (Princeville Bank) $2,538.17

C. Maintenance Checking (PSB) $772.77

$24,537.76

Dated this 13th day of June, 2015.

Jeanne McCoyTreasurer

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“I don’t think that any-body’s in favor of spend-ing the big dollars,” agreedJohn Moon.

In fact, the dollars werebig enough to put Trane’sJune proposal out of reach.

“It’s above our debtlimit,” Blessman toldboard members.

Blessman later calledthe proposal “a Cadillacplan” the district can’t af-ford, but said there areother options. The boardcould look at windowunits, as Elmwoodschools already have in-stalled, or consider airconditioning the cafeteriaor library.

“If we couldn’t afford todo the whole school, juststarting with the coolingcenters would be great,”said grade school principalJeannie Blane.

The board agreed itsBuilding and GroundsCommittee will explore al-ternatives and report back.

After approving billsand the treasurer’s report,board members went intoa 90-minute executive ses-sion to discuss personnel.Most of that session appar-ently was spent discussinga three-year extension toBlessman’s contract,which expires June 30,2016.

For acting as bothBUSD superintendent andhigh school principal, hewould be paid $116,638for the 2016-2017 schoolyear. That would increaseto $121,351 for 2018-2019.

No decision was made,pending further discus-sion.

The board did approvehiring Leigh Ann Cain as a

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The board also acceptedthe resignation of cafeteriaworker Richard Pacey. TERRY BIBO can be reached at

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OBITUARIESDonald Adams

BRIMFIELD – Donald E.Adams, 97, of Brimfield died July13 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist.

Donald was born on May 9, 1918,in Peoria to the late Herbert E. andJessie (Smith)Adams. He mar-ried Mary AnnBrus on Aug. 28,1941, in Peoria.She preceded himin death on Aug.10, 2012.

He was alsopreceded in deathby one son, James;two brothers; and one sister.

Survivors include four daughters,Janet Roling of Brimfield, Sally(Mike) Hanley of Kickapoo, Judy(Chuck) Volk of Peoria, and Nancy(Daniel) Pulon of Santa Rosa,Calif.; seven grandchildren; 11great-grandchildren; and sevengreat-great-grandchildren.

Donald was a World War II Navyveteran. He was a life-long bowler,is in the Peoria Bowling Hall ofFame and was the oldest living Hallof Fame president at the most recentbanquet. He was also a past presi-dent of the Peoria Bowling associa-tion and ran the junior bowlingprogram for 25 years.

A funeral Mass was July 18 at St.Mary Catholic Church in Kickapoo.

Entombment will be in AmericanMausoleum. Wright & SalmonMortuary is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be made to theBrimfield Ambulance & Rescue orSt. Mary’s School in Kickapoo.

Condolences may be left atwww.wrightandsalmon.com.

Caleb MeehanFARMINGTON – Caleb Ryan

Meehan, 7-month-old infant son ofAlyssa Hoing and Craig Meehan ofFarmington, passed away July 12in Trivoli.

He was born Dec. 1, 2014, inPeoria.

Survivors include his parents ofFarmington; maternal grandparents,Jessica (Brett Lawrence) Trobaughof Bartonville and Bret Hoing ofCoal Valley; paternal grandparents,Sean (stepgrandmother, Michelle)Meehan of Trivoli and Rhonda Jack-son of Trivoli; maternal great-grand-parents, Colleen and DarrellTrobaugh of Moline, Patricia and

Larry VanAuken of Milan andRichard Hoing of Coal Valley; pater-nal great-grandparents, H. Michaeland Joan Meehan of Edwards andShirley and Ron Schubert of Elm-wood; and stepgreat-grand- mother,Judy Skaggs of Yates City.

Caleb captured everyone’s heartwith his contagious laugh and smile.

Funeral services were July 17 atDavison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel.Burial was in Trivoli Cemetery.

View Caleb’s obituary online atwww.Davison-Fulton.com.

Dwayne Monical Sr. PRINCEVILLE – Dwayne W.

Monical Sr., 83, of Princeville diedJuly 13 at UnityPoint Health-Proc-tor in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife, Linda(Berry) Monical; two sons, onedaughter, three stepchildren, numer-ous grandchildren and great-grand-children; and three brothers.

Funeral services, with militaryhonors, were July 17 at NorthwoodsCommunity Church in Peoria. Cre-mation was accorded.

Condolences may be left atwww.haskellhott.com.

James M. SelfWILLIAMSFIELD – James M.

Self, 80, Williamsfield, died July17, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Med-ical Center in Peoria.

Surviving are his wife, NancySelf of Williamsfield; his children:James Michael (Elaine Marie) Selfof Springfield, Mitchel Blane (BethAnne) Self of Virginia, KristineLuan (John) Rask of Victoria, Timo-thy Blake (Lori Anne) Self of Victo-ria, Madolyn Marie (Michael) Ott ofWilliamsfield, Steven Kyle (Rita)Self of Henry, and Daniel Devin(Tifanie) Self of Dahinda; grand-children, Derick Dykeman, Dallas(Erin) Self, Tyler Dykeman, Brit-tany Self, James Dykeman, NicoleSelf, Chance Rask, Brayden Ott,Cooper Self, Griffin Self, GionnaOtt, Hope Self, and Wyatt Self; 4

stepgrandchildren: Robert (Meta)Rask, Jake Rask, Shanda Carr, andManda Martin; stepgreat-grandchil-dren: Lucas, Amelia and EmersynRask, Bode Carr, and Griffin Mar-tin; his siblings: Jean Berry ofGalesburg, Bill (Donna) Self ofGalesburg, and Jay (Janet) Self ofHudson; brother-in-law: JamesStodgel of Elmwood.

Funeral services were July 21 atWilliamsfield United MethodistChurch. Cremation was accorded,with inurnment in the ElmoreCemetery in Elmore at a later date.

Leave condolences at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.

Michael SheetsBRIMFIELD – Michael C.

Sheets, 40, of Germantown Hills,brother of a Brimfield woman, diedJuly 18 at his residence.

Survivors include his parents,Louis and Marilyn (Shellcrosslee)Sheets, of Metamora; and siblings,Beth (Michael) Wozniak of Brim-field, Randy (Laura) Sheets of Ger-mantown Hills, Kathy (Walt)Coltrin of Nita, Mo., Judy (Brad)Willis of Naples, Fla., and Karen(Ryne) Tharp of Wauconda.

Cremation rites have been ac-corded. A memorial Mass was July22. at St. Mary of Lourdes CatholicChurch in Metamora.

Condolences may be left atwww.masonfuneralhomes.com.

Angela WestELMWOOD – Angela L. West,

47, of Elmwood died July 19 at herhome.

She was born on April 15, 1968,in Peoria to Edward M. and ConnieR. (Wade) Scherer. She marriedDonald D. West in Eureka on Nov.20, 1993. He survives.

Other survivors include her par-ents of Hanna City.

Funeral services are 3 p.m. today(July 23) at Oaks-Hines FuneralHome in Elmwood, where visitationwill be held two hours prior. PastorKent Smith from Harvest BibleChapel in East Peoria will officiate.Burial will be at Elmwood Town-ship Cemetery.

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This Week’s Obituaries• Donald Adams, 97, Brimfield• Caleb Meehan, 7 months, Farm-ington• Dwayne Monical Sr., 83,Princeville• James M. Self, 80, Williamsfield• Michael Sheets, 40, Brimfield• Angela West, 47, Elmwood

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show highlights include a steam-powered threshing machine that willrun at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday

“It’s really a family event withkids activities all day,” said JulieDelbridge, director of the HeritageMuseum. “We’ve got a kids pedalpull in the morning, a straw pilethey can search through for coinsand different activities throughoutthe building.

“And we’ve got more tractors thisyear. It’s a neat time to bring yourfamily out and see the equipment atwork, which nowadays is quite athing to see.”

This is the seventh year for a har-

vest festival at the museum, but thefirst year the event is being run inconjunction with the Central IllinoisFarm Heritage Tractor Club.

That group previously held agathering in Wyoming in August,but opted to team up with thePrinceville museum for the newevent (previously known as the Her-itage Festival). Combining forces isexpected to more than double theturnout of tractors, Delbridge said.

Awards will be given out to trac-tors that qualify as oldest, newest,prettiest and ugliest.

Club members will drive theirtractors to Princeville from theWheels O’ Time Museum in Dunlap

Saturday and should arrive between10:30 and 11 a.m., Delbridge said.

In addition to the tractors andthreshing machine, there will bedemonstrations on corn shelling,shingle making, log splitting, black-smithing and wood turning.

Among the older pieces of equip-ment scheduled to be on display area 1930 Hart Parr tractor and a 1919Rumely Oil Pull tractor.

During Summer Harvest, foodvendors will be on hand and theAkron Townhouse School will beopen for tours.

There’s also a chicken dinner Fri-day from 5-8 p.m. and the Irishband Turas plays from 6-8 p.m.

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2-Day Estate Tag SaleThursday & Friday, July 23 & 24

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BRIMFIELDSt. Paul’s

Lutheran ChurchThe Lutheran Church -

Missouri Synod“Preaching Christ Crucified”“Liturgical & Reverential”Pastor Michael Liese

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 amBrimfield E-Free ChurchPastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher RoadBrimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

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

ages 3-12

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

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

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

Sunday Worship: 9 amTuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (glutenfree communion offered)

EDWARDSBethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

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

Christ Alive! Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

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

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

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

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

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

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

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

of ElmwoodReverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

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

St. Patrick’sCatholic ChurchFather Paul Stiene

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

Sat. Confession: 3:45 p.m.

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

Tues. Rosary: 8:15 amUnited Methodist Church

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

(309) 742-7221www.elmwoodumc.org

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

FARMINGTONFirst Presbyterian Church

of FarmingtonReverend Dr. Linda Philabaun83 N. Cone Street, Farmington

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

Worship: 11:00 amNew Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

(309) 245-2957Sun. Worship: 10 amWed. Worship: 7 pm

YATES CITYFaith United

Presbyterian ChurchReverend Marla B. Bauler

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

Sun. School: 10:15 amThurs. Choir: 7 pm

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Farmington school board hires four staffersFARMINGTON – At

its July meeting theFarmington SchoolBoard hired several staffmembers.

Hired were: MelissaSchenkel as an elemen-tary Social Worker; JodiShake and KathleenWard as student facilita-

tors and Shanan Hoff-man as an elementaryteacher.

The board alsoawarded its 2016 breadbid to Alpha BakingCompany and awardedan escalator milk bid toPrairie Farms for FiscalYear 2016.

Also, discussion abouttuition waivers for chil-dren of full-time staffmembers who live out-side the district will becontinued at the board’snext meeting, Aug. 10 at7 p.m.

Teacher BrandyRichardson spoke to the

board last meeting aboutwaiving fees, a policyshe said has beenadopted in some nearbycommunities.

Richardson lives inPeoria and has worked inFarmington for 13 years,but her husband works inTremont.

Peoria County recycling electronicsPEORIA – Peoria

County's Office of Sus-tainability & ResourceConservation is partner-ing with Ameren Illinoisto host a residential elec-

tronics recycling eventon Saturday (July 25)from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. atIllinois Central College's(ICC) North Campusparking lot, 5407 N.

University Street in Peo-ria.

Representatives fromAdvanced TechnologyRecycling (ATR) will beon hand to collect elec-tronic items that are nolonger accepted in land-fills.

Peoria County resi-dents can drop off up to10 electronic items, in-cluding TVs, VCRs, ra-dios, CD players, cellphones, computers, lap-tops, tablets, printers, ca-bles, keyboards, gamingsystems and MP3 play-ers. No microwaves orappliances will be ac-cepted.

This is a residential-only event; items fromlocal businesses will notbe accepted. The elec-tronics recycling event isdependent upon weather;in the event of severeweather, the recyclingcollection will be sus-pended.

If residents are unableto attend, electronics canbe dropped off through-out the year at ATR,8202 N. UniversityStreet in Peoria. ATR isopen Monday throughFriday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A full list of local re-cycling locations isavailable at www.peoria-county.org/recycle. Formore information, pleasecontact (309) 681-2550.

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BRIMFIELD – Brimfield’s fifthannual Fall League for baseballstarts Sept. 6.

The league runs for seven con-secutive weeks through Oct. 18.

The league fee is $80 per player. The first 96 playerswill be admitted to the league.

The league registration is dueby Aug. 24. To register for theleague contact Brandon Porter at(309) 231-9643 or by email [email protected].

More information is also avail-able at www.facebook.com/BHS-FallLeague2015.All Conference – Several local

baseball players were named tothe Prairieland Conference’s All-Conference baseball team for thenorth division:

From Brimfield-Elmwood, Car-son Cuevas was a first-teampitcher, Brad Demmin and JakeRoberts were first-team fieldersand Kyle Totton, Michael Houli-han and Brett Gilles were second-team fielders.

From Farmington, CalebGilstrap was a second-teampitcher and Jacob Settles and Tan-ner Crowe were second-teamfielders.

Locals were also honored by the

Lincoln Trail Conference.From Princeville, Mitchell

Janssen was a first-team pitcher;Zach Simmons, Brett Down andBrandon Crose were first-teamposition players; Cole Hartley andTrenton Kielion were second-team pitchers; and Austin Brodineand Michael Sheets were second-team position players. Luke Cokelearned honorable mention.

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its Yates City headquarters.So while sitting around a campfire

and hearing Hanley discuss his puttingaid, a thought occurred to Curtis Price.“I bet (brother) Eric can come up witha solution to cut costs.”

That hunch proved correct. Eric,who enjoys tinkering with differentproducts and designs, found a morecost-effective way to replicate Han-ley’s prototype.

Today Burt Coyote handles the man-ufacturing of Hanley’s training aidthrough a marketing agreement. Allwork and assembly is done in theUnited States.

“He liked what we made,” CurtisPrice said. “We made it a lot differentthan what he had.”

Best of all, Curtis Price said theproduct can help shave strokes offyour golf game. Designed to beportable and to fit into a golf bag eas-ily, the Putting Stroke Teacher is afairly straightforward training aid thatretails for $29.95.

The device consists of two rods thatattach to a putter handle and rest gentlyacross the top of your forearms. Theidea is for the rods to guide your armsto set up square as you swing the put-ter.

Through continued use, golfers cantheoretically develop more consistentalignment of their forearms and bettercontrol their putter.

“It works real well. When you prac-tice putting with it it just gives you aline and you feel the form,” CurtisPrice said. “It makes you more solid asa putter. As soon as you swing it you’llsee what it does.”

To market the aid, the Prices spenttime last year attending the annualPGA Merchandise Show. Along theway they ran into former PGA proLarry Rinker, who in 1990 was thePGA Tour putting leader. Rinker wasimpressed enough with what he saw togive his endorsement to the PuttingStroke Teacher.

Rinker has helped spread the wordand, so far, the product is for sale atDick’s Sporting Goods, on Amazonand in a few other retail stores. Butmass distribution has been tough toachieve.

“There are a lot of golf training aidsout on the market,” Curtis Price said.

And though helpful, the PuttingStroke Teacher is not as revolutionaryas Burt Coyote’s bread and butterproduct, the Lumenok. Whether thegolf product makes as big a splash re-mains to be seen.

What is certain is that the creativespirit is alive and well at Burt Coyote.

This year the company has come outwith its latest product, an Arrow Pullerand Lumenok Extinguisher. Made ofmolded plastic, the product can beused to pull arrows out of targets andto extinguish the light of a Lumenokafter an arrow has been shot. Moldsare made across the river in Washing-ton and distribution is handled out ofYates City.

“We’re always open to new ideasand new products,” Curtis Price said.

Obviously that’s true anywhere thetopic may come up.


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YATES CITY – Business deals hap-pen in the oddest places.

Curtis Price did not go bear huntingin Northwest Ontario a few years agoin hopes of adding a new product lineto the Burt Coyote Company. TheYates City business owner went tohunt bears.

But one day in the WFO bear camp,Price started talking to a hunter namedKen Hanley, who like Price has a mindfor products. While Hanley had comeup with an effective golf aid, he washaving trouble controlling manufactur-ing costs.

Anyone who has seen Price strike awhite ball knows he is not a golf ex-pert. But in nearly two decades of run-ning the business he founded with hisbrother Eric Price in 1998, the pairhave learned plenty about manufactur-ing and product development.

Their Lumenok lighted arrow nockwas revolutionary in the bowhuntingworld and has been oft-imitated be-

cause the simple but effective devicehelps hunters find arrows in the darkand save money.

Despite plenty of competition in thehunting industry, Burt Coyote sellsmore than 500,000 lighted nocks peryear and employs about 20 workers at

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KVL CHAMPS

Hanna City won the 12U tournament in the Kickapoo Valley League for the sec-ond straight year, racking up a 16-0 record and outscoring foes 241-23. Thesame group of players also won a 10U title, making it three tournament crowns ina row. Hanna City players are: Front row (left to right) David Newton, JacobMenard, Dominic Pickins, Bryar Colvin and Remi Isabell. Back Row (l to r) CoachLee Newton, Coach Eric Colvin, Kyle Horton, Anthony Newton, Austin Winters,Michael Newton, Coach Lonnie Winters, Will Hayden and Coach Matt Hayden.

Elmwood won the 10U Kickapoo Valley League tournament and regular seasonand did not allow a run to score in tournament play, highlighted by a perfect gameby pitcher Brandon Finn in the title game. Team members are: Back Row: (left toright) Head Coach Randy Millinger and Coach Lanny Finn. Middle Row (l to r)Jackson Magee, Nicolas Crozier, Aiden Wallace, Ethan Anderson, Brandon Finn,Slone Windish and Jack Potts. Front Row (l to r) Matthew Williams, AnthonyGuppy, Brogan Craig, Matthew Glenn, Bo Windish and Zack Howerton.

From arrows to puttersBear hunt brings local business to golf product

The Putting Stroke Teacher is a trainingaid designed to help golfers improvetheir putting stroke.

The Burt Coyote Company in Yates City, run by brothers Eric (left) and Curtis Price,has branched out from its signature product, the Lumenok lighted arrow nock, to vari-ous other products including a golf training aid.

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