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YATES CITY – Fifteen citizensfilled the room at the Village Board’sregular monthly meeting Wednesday(Aug. 12), answering a perceived callfor help.

It was almost a heroic response:“Save The Gazebo.”

“It’s a historic part of Yates City,”said Jim Ralston. “We don’t have manyof those left.”

Public support stemmed in part froma questionnaire mailed to water cus-tomers with recent bills, asking forfeedback on whether the village shouldspend up to $30,000 to repair the 105-year-old structure, or tear it down andrebuild a similar one in the same loca-tion, or let it stand until it becomes asafety issue.

“We didn’t want to shock the com-munity,” said Village President KennyGibson. “We’ve been pondering thisfor the better part of 10 years.

“I realize what it means to the com-munity,” he said. “We’re in the processof trying to figure out what to do.”

Trustee Boyd Bewley reported on afew estimates he secured in recent


Supplies are being gathered,schedules planned, excitementbuilt. Summer’s winding down.School’s gear-ing up.

Here’s asnapshot ofWeekly Postarea schoolsheading intothis fall, two ofwhich are stillin the midst ofmajor con-struction proj-ects.BRIMFIELD District 309Enrollment

in 2014-15, according to the Illi-nois State Board of Education,was 673.

First day is Aug. 28.Enrollment is still being final-

ized after the Aug. 11-12 regis-tration.

“Grade school has been wiredto enable wireless accessthroughout the building,” saysSuperintendent Joe Blessman.

“We also havetwo wireless labsat the gradeschool.”

ELMWOOD District 332

Enrollment 652last year.The first daywas Tuesday(Aug.18).Expected enroll-ment, Pre-Kindergartenthrough12thgrade, is about700 students.

“The Junior High remodel andexpansion is the major new proj-ect that is taking place in our dis-trict and will hopefully becompleted close to the start ofsecond semester,” said Superin-

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Music highlights Harvest Home


YATES CITY – Along with carnivalrides and food, a baby contest and bingo,a parade and a vendor/craft fair, two areabands will entertain this weekend duringHarvest Home Festival 129 years after itwas first held.

The Christian-rock cover band theTomcats will perform at 7 p.m. Friday.

Founded two years ago as the ElmwoodMethodist Church’s praise band, TheTomcats – Mike Case (guitar), TomHayes (guitar and vocals), Darren McMil-lan (drums and vocals), Kris Petermeyer(keyboard and vocals) and Tom Tracy(bass and vocals) – plays tunes from the1960s to today, from the Beatles and theRamones to Third Day and Luke Bryan.

The group donates money earned to St.

Antique tractors were thefocus of a first-time tractorpull held last weekend atFarmington’s Dimmitt (West)Park. BJ Oldfield had triedfor years to organize the an-tique pull, which raisedfunds for charity. Food atthe event was from theFarmington OddfellowsLodge. Photos by Dave Gi-agnoni.

Built in 1910, Yates City’s gazebo in Central Park is in need of extensive foundationwork. A new group hopes to raise money for those repairs. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

Back to SchoolConstruction greets returning students

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GAZEBO: Extensive repairs neededweeks. Focusing on shoring up thebrick foundation, the work could costanywhere from $3,200 to $18,545, de-pending on the extent of additional re-pairs, he said.

Bewley, head of the board’s PublicGrounds committee, convened a meet-ing of that committee, citizens andbusinesses interested in working to-gether to save the gazebo on Sunday.

The end result of that meeting wascreation of the “Save The Gazebo”group, for whichBewley andTom Plack areco-chairmen andRalston is alsoan officer.

“Once we getenough money,we’re going tocompletely redothe foundation,”Ralston said. “Ifwe do it right, it can last another 100years.”

According to records, the gazebo wasbuilt in 1910 by Jay Coykendall, whosedescendants still live in the area.

Already, O’Brian’s Uptown Café anda 4-H group have offered to hold fundraisers or volunteer. More fund raisersare planned, Ralston said, and donationcans will be placed in Yates City busi-nesses.

Meanwhile in other council business,water woes stemming in part fromheavy rains this summer were ad-dressed, with the board approving Pub-lic Works chief Chuck Eiker digging up

and replacing a 100-foot length of 12-inch tile on Dave Hurst’s property onSouth Dixon near the BNSF railroadtracks.

Not far away, Chris Lesones re-minded the board about chronic prob-lems with water draining into hisbasement from near the tracks.

“I’ve complained about this for fouryears,” Lesones said. “It’s damaged thefoundation and the recent downpourcaused a wall to collapse.”

Gibson said village officials recentlymet with BNSF, whichlast week gave the vil-lage permission towork on an affectedculvert there.

Finance/InsuranceCommittee chair TomKinzer was asked tofile a liability claimwith the village insurerto see whether Lesonescould be helped with

repairs.In other business, the board:• approved buying and installing a

new motor and pump for the city waterwell, which recently failed and requireddays under a boil order,

• heard Rod Capitani from the Elba-Salem Fire Protection District discuss aproposed civil-defense siren replacingthe current system, which is not a tor-nado siren, and

• heard Police Chief Randy Benson’sreport for July showing a 66 percent in-crease in reports, to 25, and dealingwith 4 ordinance violations comparedto 1 in June.

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A new Yates City group plans to raise money to redo the foundation of that town’s 105-year-old gazebo, whose foundation is in need of repair. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss Comedy Show – Donnie Baker of the

Bob & Tom Show will perform today(Aug. 20) at the Farmington MooseLodge. Doors open 6 p.m. Show at 7:30.General admission tickets $20.

s Farmer’s Market – Farmer’s Markettoday (Aug. 20), 4-7 p.m. at BrimfieldPublic Library, (309) 446-9575.

s NAMI Meeting – NAMI monthlymental illness support group is today(Aug. 20) from 7-8:30p.m. at ICC North,Poplar Hall. Familyand friends of affectedindividuals, Room128. Individuals partic-ipating in recovery,Room 129. Call Sue at(309) 360-1143.

s Ladies Crafts – Ladies Craft Time istoday (Aug. 20) at Morrison & MaryWiley Library in Elmwood at 6:30 p.m.Ladies 18 and over invited. Registrationrequired. Call (309) 742-2431.

s Farmer’s Market – Elmwood’sFarmer’s Market is Friday (Aug. 21) 4-6:30 p.m. in the square.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableat Elmwood Methodist Church Friday(Aug. 21), 10 a.m.

s Hunter Safety – A Hunter SafetyClass sponsored by Elmwood InsuranceAgency at Maple Lane Country Club inElmwood is today (Aug. 20) and Friday(Aug. 21), 5-10 p.m. Free dinner. Call(309) 742-2141.

s Cruise In – Elmwood Cruise-In isFriday (Aug. 21) at Central Park from 5-8 p.m. Dine in at Elmwood restaurants,park and visit. Call (309) 742-3711.

s Harvest Home Festival – Yates CityHarvest Home Festival is Friday (Aug.21) and Saturday (Aug. 22). Parade startsat 11 a.m. on Saturday. Registration from9-10:15 a.m. Call (309) 338-6619.

s Give Away – Brimfield Food Pantrywill host “Great Give Away” on Saturday(Aug. 22) and Aug. 29 from 8-10:30 a.m.to pick up school supplies and gentlyused clothes for back to school.

s Blood Drive –A blood drive is Aug.22, 7-11 a.m., at St. Mary’s of Kickapoo.Another drive is Aug. 31 at the UnitedMethodist Church in Hanna City.

s Golf Outing– Fore the Kids first golfouting sponsored by St. Jude Children’sHospital is Saturday (Aug. 22) at OakRun Golf Course. Shotgun start at 8 a.m.Scramble tournament registration opensat 7 a.m. Call (309) 236-2072.

s Book Club – Brimfield Book Clubmeeting is Monday (Aug. 24) from 1-

2:30 p.m. at BrimfieldPublic Library in thestudy room. New mem-bers welcome.

s Historical Meeting –Elmwood Historical Soci-ety meets Tuesday (Aug.25) at 7 p.m. at the Lo-

rado Taft Museum in Elmwood.

Future Eventss Story Time –Aliens vs. Library

Story Time for children 4-8 is Aug. 27 at6:00 p.m. at Morrison & Mary Wiley Li-brary in Elmwood. Registration required.Call (309) 742-2431.

s Field Day –A field day at DemoFarm, 1800 S. Texas Road, south of Triv-oli is Aug. 28 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Landmanagement stations will be set up for aneducational, informative day that includesa free lunch.

s Mom Squad – The first Mom Squadmeeting is Sept. 3 from 9-11 a.m. at Elm-wood United Methodist Church. Childcareprovided for children age 0-5 years. Call(309) 712-4570.

s Fall Festival – The Elmwood FallFestival will be held Sept. 10-12 on thesquare in Downtown Elmwood. Rides,parade, food, craft booths and live enter-tainment.

s Book Group – Farmington BookGroup meets Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. atFarmington Public Library. Continuesevery second Monday of each month.

s Historical Meeting – Brimfield His-torical Society meets Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.at Brimfield Public Library.

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uuuWelcome to The Weekly Post,

Princeville readers. For the pastyear we circulated our paper inabout one-third of the 61559 zipcode. That changed last week whenwe took on all of 61559, in theprocess adding Duncan and Mon-ica to our mast-head (we forgotMonica lastweek, which is aproblem sincethat is my wife’sname). ... Forthose who arenew to ourpaper, please beaware that welike chickens, have two pet snap-ping turtles and are conducting thefirst Weekly Post Big Tomato con-test through noon on Sept. 11. Theperson who brings the heaviesttomato to our office wins a $50 giftcertificate to Here We Grow gardenshop in Elmwood, as well as eter-nal bragging rights. So please enter.And please, pass on any and allnews tips and suggestions.

uuuPoor Mark Kemper of Elmwood.

He came into our office the othermorning smiling and strutting. Heleft with shoulders sagging after hissizable yellow tomato weighed in at

1 pound, 12 ounces – 1 ounce be-hind Kickapoo gardener Shirley Lu-dolph’s leader in the Big Tomatoclubhouse. Then a thought occurredto Kemper. “At least we’ve got a lotof tomato to eat,” he said, smilingagain as he left. ... Ludolph saidseeds for her mega-mato came fromher father, Frank Ludolph, not hergrandfather, as we reported.

uuuIf we were running a contest for

biggest pumpkin vine, the Lampefamily might have a winner. Thisyear’s volunteer vine (grown fromseeds scattered after Halloween) isour biggest ever and will ensure wedo not need to buy gourds this fall.But I am ready for some Honeycrispapples from Christ Orchard, wherewe are overdue to visit our chickens(shipped off due to Elmwood’s anti-chicken ordinance). ... Am I reallytyping these words? We miss theMayor of Oak Hill. His absence hasbeen noted by many in our humbleoffice, most notably by his adoptedsnapping turtle progeny, Oaky. ...Actually, Oaky and Snappy are offon summer camp right now withour graphic artist, The Bird Lady ofBrimfield. True to form, she broughta nestling dove into work Mondayand spent a good part of her timefeeding the little bird a mixture ofground dog food and seeds. None ofthat bothers me, since it ups theodds that bird will fly by Sept. 1.

uuuWhen time allows, which it hasn’t

in a few years, a favorite August tripis to the Illinois State Fair to viewpoultry and waterfowl exhibits. Bynot making the trip south this yearwe missed seeing Myron Jones ofYates City, who had the GrandChampion Overall Egyptian goose –a gander that also won Best of Breedand was Champion Light Goose. ...Jones runs what he calls the SpoonRiver Waterfowl Conservatory and,out of eight birds entered at the StateFair, he won first place three times,second three times and third once.The eighth bird that did not place nodoubt migrated from Springfield tothe Jones’ dinner table.

uuuFrog-leg frying guru Andrew Fritz

of Williamsfield reported a bumpercrop of more than 120 for thisyear’s FrogFest in Dahinda andasked me to thank the volunteerswho helped at the annual event.Consider it done. Now where are isthat complimentary platter of froglegs? ... Parting shot: My mother,Ruth Lampe, died too young lastweek at age 72. As much as I ad-mired my mother prior to her death,I gained even more profound re-spect after a memorable visitationthat broke my heart and then madeit whole again. Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or

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Other reasons to be thankful: $1.76 milk

I’ve always wanted to be a mo-tivational speaker. It seems fasci-nating to be able to stand up infront of peopleand inspire themto do somethingspecial.

Unfortunately,other than raisethree tremen-dous daughters,my accomplish-ments are spec-tacularlyordinary.

But I have accomplished some-thing that I can write about andmaybe it will motivate someoneto accomplish something as well.I’ve mentioned before that I docounted cross stitch. It’s an un-usual hobby for a guy, but thereare famous guy cross stitchers.

There was NFL standout RosieGrier, who was a member of theLos Angeles Rams’ FearsomeFoursome. I guarantee no onemade fun of him because he didneedlepoint – at least, not withinearshot.

Gene Rayburn, host of TV’s“The Match Game” (he also at-tended Knox College during hisfreshman year) was also a practi-tioner of cross stitch.

Corporal Klinger on T’s

“M*A*S*H” was a famous cross… wait … He was a famouscross DRESSER. That’s some-thing different. Never mind.

And of course, there’s alwaysCaitlyn Jenner … Ah, never mindthat one either.

Anyway, I work on large proj-ects that usually involve at least40,000 stitches and take months,if not years, to complete.

Combine that with the fact thatI have a respiratory disease thatrequires me to take three or fourbreathing treatments every day,and you’ve got the recipe for mylatest project.

Each breathing treatment that Itake involves me sitting at thekitchen table with a machine thatturns a liquid medicine into a mistthat I have to inhale. Each treat-ment takes between 15-20 min-utes each, so I’ve got a wastedhour on my hands when I breatheand stare at the wall.

Enter the cross stitching. I de-cided I would do a project, but I’ddo it only when taking the breath-ing treatment. I wouldn’t work onit at other times of the day. I se-lected a pattern, bought the mate-rials, and on July 16, 2014, beganstitching a scene that contained45,947 stitches.

I put the final stitch in place on

July 30, 2015.It took a little over a year to

complete and had I not fallen andbroken my arm and had I notspent a week in the hospital(where they frown on cross stitch-ing), I would have finished it in ayear.

The finished product is a muralfrom “The Wizard of Oz.”Dorothy is prominently featuredalong with all the characters – theWicked Witch, the Tin Man, theCowardly Lion, the Scarecrow,Toto, and the Mayor of Munch-kinland. The detail is amazingand just doing it taught me a lotabout how color is used to create3-D effects.

Dorothy’s face, for example, isnothing but a bunch of tiny x’s ofreds and pinks; there’s not a sin-gle “flesh tone” on it.

I’m not trying to brag here.Anyone can do counted crossstitch. It’s like painting by num-bers except you use a needle andthread instead of paint, and ittakes a whole lot longer.

The thing is, I was able to cre-ate this beautiful work of art injust an hour a day over a year’stime. I could have chosen to dolots of things during that hour.

I could have bought that silly

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Recently, I reread the quotationfrom Dwight D. Eisenhower whosaid, “Farming looks mighty easywhen your plow is a pencil andyou’re a thou-sand miles froma field.”

Eisenhowerwas U.S. presi-dent from 1953-1961. Hisstatement istruer today thanit was duringthat period.

Many, if not most, of we Ameri-cans take for granted the privilegewe have to purchase relatively in-expensive food. Yes, we can go toour favorite shopping place for

food and write a big check ormake a big charge as we leave thecheckout counter.

However, on a percentage basis,the amount we spend on food is avery small percentage of our dis-posable income. Many of us havesaid or heard someone say thatSam’s Club is the best place to buythe least expensive milk. Whetherit is $1.76 or $1.99 per gallon, it isrelatively inexpensive because ofthe American farmer.

Recently, members of the PeoriaCounty Farm Bureau had the privi-lege to participate in the tour ofFair Oaks Farms in Indiana where30,000 Holstein cows were milkedon a carousel.

The group also toured a pig fa-

cility which weans between 80,000and 90,000 piglets each year.

In another recent article in theIllinois Agrinews, Brian Martinand his brother, David, own andoperate MP3 Farms, a 14,000-sowoperation in Indiana. Brian andDavid are fifth-generation farmers.

A family farm operated byfriends of mine is in the process ofestablishing a turkey farm insouthern Illinois.

Whether it is milk at $1.76 pergallon or a tasty pork chop, ham-burger, Thanksgiving turkey or anegg, we owe the family livestockfarmer for the opportunity andprivilege to purchase these prod-ucts at relatively inexpensiveprices.

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Arson may be the cause since awitness heard a small explosionshortly before smoke was seenbillowing from the scene.

The unexplained blast andsmoke caused a caller to phone 9-1-1 and Williamsfield firefightersalso responded.

Police reported no injuries tothe structure, which had power cutoff prior to planned demolition.Vandalism reported inOak Run area

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sion was on August 9, and previ-ous episodes also occurred onAugust 3, said police, who con-tinue to investigate.

The Sheriff’s Office also hasadded patrols to the area.Police reports

• An Elmwood juvenile who’sbeen recently arrested for vehicleburglary was again picked up forburglarizing a truck on Aug. 10.Elmwood police also arrested theyoung man on Aug. 16 for two re-lated ordinance violations: posses-sion of marijuana and possessionof drug paraphernalia. He wasgiven a Sept. 26 Notice To Ap-pear.

• Brandon Daily, 30, of Brim-field on Aug. 11 was apprehendedon a Driving Under the Influencewarrant and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

• Karissa London, 22, of Ed-wards on Aug. 11 was arrested forresisting a police officer andtransported to the Peoria CountyJail.

• Elmwood police on Aug. 14arrested a juvenile for possessionof marijuana and possession ofdrug paraphernalia, local ordi-nance violations. She was givenan Oct. 29 Notice To Appear.

• An apparent burglary of a resi-dence in the 4200 block of W.Southport Road was reported tothe Peoria County Sheriff’s Officeon Aug. 14. Entrances may havebeen unlocked, according to re-ports.

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• Harrison Gilkeson, 56, ofPrinceville on Aug. 14 was ar-rested for Driving Under the In-fluence and driving an uninsuredvehicle and transported to thePeoria County Jail.

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GALLAGHER: All it takes is one hour per dayKeith Urban guitar course fromlate-night TV infomercials andlearned how to play guitar.

I could have taught myself toplay the piano.

I could have learned a foreignlanguage. I could have written abook. I could have crocheted anafghan. I could have learned orpracticed some sleight-of-handtricks.

It made me think: What kindsof amazing things could ANY-ONE accomplish by finding anhour a day, usually an hour that’swasted on something, and doingit for that hour. You probablywouldn’t do a counted crossstitch, but you’d be amazed at theend of the year what you’d turnout.

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The Christian-rock cover band the Tomcatswill perform at 7 p.m. Friday.

HARVEST HOME: Parade starts Saturday at 11 a.m.Jude’s.

On Saturday, The MidnightSpecial will play at 7 p.m.With the slogan, “Rocking the’70s until better music happens– but it never will!” The Mid-night Special features BrianFirmand (guitar and musicaldirector), Troy Hamilton (vo-cals), John Jenkel (keyboardsand vocals), Jay Parkinson(drums and vocals), JamesPaul (bass) and StephanieTheobald (vocals and guitar).

With a repertoire includingblues, funk and rock ’n’ roll,The Midnight Special in recentyears have become regular onIllinois’ hometown festivals,ranging from Steamboat Days

to Morton’s Pumpkin Festival.Offstage, the parade – with

the theme “Good Ole CountryLiving” – kicks off at 11 a.m.Saturday, featuring Grand Mar-shall Pete Graves, who’sowned Graves Milling since1971.

Tractor pulls, a bags tourna-ment, a 1-mile walk/run and 5-K race, and “Bossy Bingo”also are scheduled.

The food stand opens at 4:30Friday afternoon, and at 8 a.m.Saturday morning.

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OLD SETTLERS DAYS

Five-year-old Faith Tran of Pekin rides the merry-go-round Saturday (left) at the Old Settlers Days, whilesunny skies greeted visitors to the midway (right). Faith’s mom, Brimfield native Jessica Henry, broughther to town. Photos by Bill Knight



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It is surprising to me how quicklygardens can dry out. Even with theconstant rains of this past springand early summer, gardens andlandscapes throughout our areaneed a couple days of gentle rain toreplenish soil moisture.

If you have young trees andshrubs that you’ve planted in thepast few months, you would dowell to drag out the hose and givethem a thorough soaking every fewdays now.

The same holds true for yourflower and vegetable beds. Gardensthat have not been mulched are suf-fering right now.

Don’t be afraid to use city wateron your woody plants to bring soilmoisture levels back up. Althougha steady diet of tap water isn’t thebest, it is better than drought. Setthe hose end at the base of theplants and let it trickle there for awhile.

A slow trickle, about half the sizeof your little finger, will give youngshrubs and trees a deep soaking.When the water begins to run awayrather than soak in, move on to thenext shrub.

And don't worry about overwa-tering. It’s nearly impossible tooverwater trees and shrubs in Au-gust.

In the perennial garden, be espe-cially watchful of your astilbe. Ifthey suffer a dry spell, they will godormant and not return until nextseason. They need soil with con-stant moisture to stay vibrant allsummer long.

Flowers and foliage plants grow-ing within the drip line of trees will

be competing with the tree roots formoisture and need special attentionin dry times. And bushes andshrubs planted close to the houseunder the eaves will need extrawater too.

Roses use lots of water and dowell when soil moisture is plentiful.Mulch is especially importantaround rose bushes for two reasons.It conserves moisture and also pre-vents soil-born disease organismsfrom splashing up onto the foliagewhen it rains.

The secret to watering properly isto water deeply but not frequently.Your lawn, for example, should getthe equivalent of about an inch aweek. So if a deep green lawn isyour thing, set up the sprinkler inearly morning and place a coffeecan in its path. Keep watering untilyou get an inch of water in the can.

In the vegetable garden, tomatoesare very sensitive to fluctuating soilmoisture levels. Uneven soil mois-ture causes cat-facing (cracks onthe tomato tops radiating from thestem) and blossom-end rot (small,water-soaked spots on the tomatobottoms which enlarge and darkenrapidly as the fruits develop).

We have not seen blossom-endrot yet this year in our tomatopatch, but as dry weather continues,it may raise its ugly head.

If you see blossom-end rot devel-oping on a tomato, remove it rightaway. The plant can then direct itsenergy to the other developingfruits.

The best prevention for theseproblems is a good layer of organicmulch –shredded bark, compost,and even dried grass clippings.Mulch conserves soil moisture andkeeps plant roots cool.

Oscillating sprinklers work wellfor lawn areas but I prefer soakerhoses or hand watering for flowerand vegetable beds because thewater is applied to the soil. Wettingthe foliage of plants in hot humidweather is an invitation for foliardiseases to set up housekeeping.

A prolonged dry period meansthat birds and butterflies will belooking for water too. Keep yourbird baths filled with fresh waterand place them in a shady area ofthe garden. If you place a fewstones in the water, bees and butter-flies will be able to land on themand take a refreshing sip or two.

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Thousand Dollar Road work progressingBy BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post

JUBILEE – Jubilee Township isalmost done with the first phase ofwork on Thousand Dollar Roadnorth of U.S. Route 150.

“Phase 1 is from the first drive-way to the second,” said TownshipSupervisor Steve Garnett. “Phase 2is from second driveway to thethird, etc. This allows the residentswhere the work is going to go northon one end and south on the otherwithout a temporary road.”

Also, Township Trustees also dis-cussed concerns about high trafficon Thousand Dollar Road due to theclosure of 150 because of construc-tion there.

“Road Commissioner [JackGroeper] plans to trim back growthalong the road as soon as the boomtrimmer is available,” Garnett said.

The Road Commissioner alsoplans to fill an eroded area along theroad with rock soon. Kickapoo looks to resolveimproper drainage

KICKAPOO – Peoria County thisweek planned to send an erosion ex-pert from the Soil and Water Con-servation District to an Ellory Roadproperty on the Township’s east sideto help solve a problem with alandowner trying to deal with ex-cess drainage.

It will be the third time resourceconservationist Josh Joseph has vis-ited the lot, where Sharon Monroesays ditch work has caused extrawater to flow through her property.Monroe arranged for a berm with ariser and tile to be constructed to di-vert water, which Kickapoo Town-ship Road Commissioner DanKelch says violated the law by inter-fering with the free flow of water.

Kickapoo – which wasn’t theparty that did ditch work in the area,Kelch said – issued a stop-workorder and sought help from theCounty, which arranged for Joseph’sinspections.

Joseph found that the berm, riserand tile all were installed incorrectlyand created a “problem by backingwater up over her property line.”

Monroe should breach the bermto avoid backed-up water, lower theriser and tile to an appropriatedepth, and rebuild the berm.

In other news:• Township Assessor Jack Duke

said the deadline for the CountyBoard of Review of Assessments isSept. 28 regarding results from thequadrennial assessment set to bemailed this week. Kickapoo has3,757 assessed properties, he said,adding that Kickapoo’s residentialproperties’ assessment is downslightly, between 0.7 and 0.9 per-cent. Unlike residential assessments,which are based on sales and largelyset by township assessors, commer-cial properties are mostly set by theCounty and farmland by the State;

• the Black Bear Coal MineBridge is re-opened after a projectcosting about $478,000; and

• a case management conferenceconcerning a legal dispute aboutRoger Windish using Townshipright of way was held Aug. 11, ac-cording to court records, and nowhas two additional conferencesscheduled, on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6.Radnor changes plansfor new building

RADNOR – Plans for the pro-posed administration buildingwere changed from a steel buildingto a pole-type structure to bringcosts more in line with the Town-ship budget, according to Town-ship Supervisor Philip Cornish.

There’s “no official revised bidat this time,” he said.

Elsewhere, bids were let onbridge repairs, but just one bid wasreceived.

Road Commissioner JamesSmith continues to meet with Illi-nois Emergency ManagementAgency officials about grant fundsto possibly cover some of the ex-penses required.Salem fills vacancy oncemetery board

SALEM – Salem Township ap-pointed Mark Kiesewetter as aTrustee on the Cemetery Board, re-

placing Larry Fleisher, who diedJune 17.

In other business, discussion isongoing with Yates City concern-ing jurisdiction and Motor FuelTax revenues for Knox CountyRoad 2300.Rosefield residentsdislike gravel road

ROSEFIELD – Eleven residentsof a rural residential area in north-east Rosefield Township com-plained to Trustees at the Aug. 12meeting that improvements toDubois Road aren’t happening fastenough, according to Clerk MartyMay.

The Township is upgrading theroad, which run about 1.5 mileswest of Kickapoo-Edwards Road,and it’s temporarily gravel untilsealcoating is done.

Motorists have complainedabout dust and rocks, although oth-ers have said driving slower mini-mizes problems.

“The sections of road on DuboisRoad and Switzer Road are milledand have a new base constructedand are now awaiting the sealcoatcontractor,” said Township Super-visor Mike Windish.

The work was delayed becauseof weather, the Township was in-formed by the contractor, whoseschedule also has affected otherarea townships.

Road Commissioner MattWindish said emergency work onSommerfield Road was completed.Et cetera

BRIMFIELD – The BrimfieldTownship board purchased a newhigh-pressure washer to keep equip-ment clean, especially salt in thewinter. The Township spent $5,175for the washer and related gear fromHanson Industrial in Bartonville.

LAURA – Results from the Peo-ria City/County Health Depart-ment’s test of water from theTownship Center building was com-pleted, and the water passed. TheTownship sought the test since ithad been some time since it hadbeen checked.

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Cost is $7 for adults and $5 forkids. There will also be a 50/50drawing, a raffle for a half hog andan auction.

A long-time Yates City resident,Celia now lives in Farmingtonwith her two sons, Dustin andJosh. In July, Celia was diagnosedwith Stage 4 Ovarian cancer. Shewill undergo six months ofchemotherapy, will be unable towork and will soon lose her insur-ance.

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Elmwood Mom Squadgroup meets Sept. 3

ELMWOOD – Elmwood’sweekly Mom Squad Meetings startThursday, Sept. 3, from 9-11 a.m.at Elmwood United MethodistChurch.

The group is designed to offersupport for mothers. Meetings areopen to all area mothers.

Childcare is provided for chil-dren from birth through age fiveduring the meetings. Mothers whoplan to attend with children areasked to call Lyndsey Johnson at(309) 712-4570 or Bonnie Beal at(812) 455-7553.

Blood donations neededduring summer shortage

The American Red Cross is fac-ing a looming shortage of theblood types most needed by pa-tients and is calling on eligibledonors with O negative, B negativeand A negative blood to give nowto prevent an emergency situation.

Blood donation appointmentscan be quickly and easily sched-uled by using the Red Cross BloodDonor App, visiting redcross-blood.org or calling 1-800-REDCROSS.

Upcoming blood drives in thearea will be Aug. 22 from 7-11a.m. at Kickapoo St. Mary’s andAug. 31 from 3-7 p.m. at theUnited Methodist Church in HannaCity at 12208 W. FarmingtonRoad.



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OBITUARIESRoy Bingham

PRINCEVILLE – Roy J. Bing-ham, 68, of Princeville died Aug.10, 2015, at his residence.

Survivors include one daughter,Kenna (Daryl) Wagenbach ofToulon; one son, Dennis (Julie)Bingham of Cartersville, Ga.; and12 grandchildren.

Funeral services were Aug. 13at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes inPrinceville. Cremation followedthe services.

Condolences may be left atwww.haskellhott.com.

Steve EsslingerELMWOOD – Stephen F.

Esslinger, 69, of Elmwood diedAug. 11 at the OSF Richard L.Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Survivors include his wife Bon-nie (Frazelle) Esslinger; threechildren, Dawn (Mike) Carter of

Lindenhurst, Tonya (Mike) Dotyof Peoria and Heather (Lendsy)Gaiter of Peoria ; nine grandchil-dren; three great-grandchildren;and sister, Camille (John) Gibsonof Peoria.

Stephen worked as a police offi-cer for the City of Peoria, and washired by the City of Peoria PoliceDepartment in 1971. He was pro-moted to sergeant in 1983.

A funeral Mass was Aug. 17 atSt. Mary of the Immaculate Con-ception in Peoria, with burial atLeHigh Cemetery in rural Elm-wood.

Condolences may be left atwww.deitersfuneralhome.com.

Carol Riley PRINCEVILLE – Carol J.

Riley, 77, of Pekin, sister of aPrinceville man, died Aug. 14 atthe OSF Richard L. Owens Hos-pice Home in Peoria.

Survivors include her husbandChuck of Pekin; two daughters,Kristi (Travis) Casper of Pekinand Michelle Myers of Canton;and one brother, Jim (Pat) Duthooof Princeville.

Funeral services were Tuesday(Aug. 18) at St. Paul UnitedChurch of Christ in Pekin, withburial at Glendale Memorial Gar-dens in Pekin.

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This Week’s Obituaries• Roy Bingham, 68, Princeville• Steve Esslinger, 69, Elmwood• Carol Riley, 77, Pekin

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Soybeans showing sudden death syndromeBy STEPHANIE HENRY

For The Weekly Post

Recently, symptoms of suddendeath syndrome (SDS) began toappear in April 15-planted soy-beans at the University of Illinois’sNorthwestern Research Center inWarren County, according to a Uof I Extension educator.

Angie Peltier explained thatweather during the 2015 growingseason has been favorable for thedevelopment of SDS: cool, moistsoils after planting followed byfrequent rains. Symptoms beganappearing approximately threeweeks earlier than in 2014.

Although the fungus that causesSDS (Fusarium virguliforme) in-fects roots of soybean seedlingsvery early in the growing season,foliar symptoms don’t typicallyappear until after soybean plantsreach reproductive growth stages.

Peltier said foliar symptomsbegin with a yellowing of the tis-sue between leaf veins. This tissuethen dies, becoming brown incolor with only the leaf veins re-maining green. Leaves eventuallyfall off, while petioles remain at-tached to the main stem. The ear-lier that symptoms develop andleaf drop occurs, the greater thepotential for yield loss.

“Although foliar symptoms of

SDS can be easily confused withthose of another disease – brownstem rot – one need only split theplant lengthwise to distinguish thetwo,” Peltier explained. “Brownstem rot causes browning of the in-nermost stem tissue (pith). Stemsof plants with SDS remain healthy.Blueish-white spores of Fusariumvirguliforme can sometimes (notalways) be seen on the roots ofsymptomatic plants.”

Although the most conspicuoussymptoms of SDS occur in leaves,the fungus itself remains in theroots and in the stem nearest to thesoil line. Foliar symptoms arecaused by toxins produced by thepathogen. These toxins are carriedalong with water to leaves throughthe xylem tissue.

“The SDS disease cycle has im-portant implications as far as man-agement is concerned. Infectionand colonization have long sincetaken place and there are no mid-season management tools withwhich to manage this disease,”Peltier said. “Management deci-sions must be made before thegrowing season begins.”

Peltier explained that the bestway to manage SDS is to plant themost resistant varieties. “Soybeanvarieties vary considerably in their

level of genetic resistance,” shesaid.

To provide impartial SDS resist-ance ratings to help soybean pro-ducers more easily comparevarietal resistance among seedbrands, teams led by Jason Bondof Southern Illinois University andSilvia Cianzio of Iowa State Uni-versity evaluated more than 500soybean varieties (MGs 0 to V)from 19 different seed companies.

Results from these 2014 check-off sponsored trials are availableonline from the U of I Extension(web.extension.illinois.edu/nwiardc/downloads/55828.pdf).

Results from the 2015 trials willbe compiled and released in Octo-ber in time for producers to usewhen making their 2016 seed pur-chases.

Research has also shown thatSDS may be more severe in fieldsthat also have high populations ofsoybean cyst nematodes (SCN).Monitoring SCN populations andplanting SCN-resistant soybeanvarieties can also be importantcomponents to managing SDS.

Peltier pointed out that thenewest tools available for manag-ing this disease are fungicidal seedtreatments labeled specifically forSDS.

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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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Enrollment 727 lastyear.

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PGS and PHS; work willcontinue on the new Jun-ior High and gymnasiumadditions, set to be com-pleted toward the end ofApril); new staff: JoannaCarroll (InstructionalTechnology Coach), JoeShoven (Junior High spe-cial ed.), Anne Krolicki(English), ElizabethQuinn (Science), andNorma Venegus (Custo-dian); [and] before- andafter-school will be avail-able for the 2015-2016school year.”

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Enrollment 271 lastyear.

The first day was Tues-day (Aug. 18).

Estimated enrollmentK-12 is 300.

“Key things that arenew,” said Superintend-ent Tim Farquer, are “anew three-year teachercontract; revitalizedspaces (art classroom,business classroom,school library trans-formed into a multi-pur-pose space, gym floorstripped/stained/refin-ished); revitalized artcurriculum and fine-artsprograms; addition ofcurricular ‘PathwayLeads’ to better preparekids for success in col-lege and career; workwith the new public li-brary to increase oppor-tunities for our kidsduring and after theschool day; [we] willoffer French K-12; addi-tion of STEM course K-4; welcoming six newcertified staff membersand three new para-pro-fessionals; expanding theROWVA/Williamsfieldco-op into High Schoolboys basketball this win-ter; and welcoming anew varsity footballcoach into our Mid-County athletic co-op.”

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTWilliamsfield Public Library District

Statement of Receipts and DisbursementsFor the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Corporate FundBEGINNING BALANCE 7/1/14 $89,653.47INCOME

Book Replacement/Overdue Fees $281.01Copier/Fax $638.60Donations $139.35Interest $36.22Loans & Transfers $30,000.00Other Grants $2,470.85Property Tax (FY14-15) $126,562.86

TOTAL INCOME $249,782.36

EXPENSESAudit/Accounting $2,578.31Books/Periodicals/Magazines

McNaughton Adult Plan $4,830.00McNaughton Audio Plan $1,476.00McNaughton Childrens Plan $2,160.00McNaughton DVD Plan $3,402.00Misc. Books/Periodicals $2,371.86

Total Books/Periodicals $14,239.86Building/Repairs/Maintenance $964.75Casualty Insurance & Bond $1,615.00Contractual Services $3,900.00Employee Benefits $10,000.00Furniture/Fixture $200.00Expenditures $600.00Legal Fees $555.00Legal Notices $1,654.47Liability Workman’s Comp $422.00Office Supplies $2,907.95Other Expense $117.86Payroll Expenses

Withheld $5293.13Library Share $5,455.88

Total Payroll Taxes $10,749.01Programs/Promo/Special Events $3,293.92Salaries (Net)

Gayla Karrick $25,563.21Tamra Smith $22,021.12Misc. Salaries $3,019.79

Total Salaries (Net) $50,604.12Special Grant Expenditures $600.00Technology Services & Repair $1,359.80Technology Equipment & Software $157.85Transfer to Special Reserve $50,000.00Travel/Dues/Membership/Trng. $462.17Utilities $3,146.82TOTAL EXPENSES $ 160,128.89ENDING BALANCE 6/30/15 $89,653.47

MEMORIAL FUNDBEGINNING BALANCE 7/1/14 $917.00INCOME $437.50

Transfer to Special Reserve $500.00ENDING BALANCE 6/30/15 $937.50

SPECIAL RESERVE FUNDBEGINNING BALANCE 7/1/14 $79,515.44INCOME $74,746.95

Expenses $150,064.34Transfer from Memorial Fund $500.00Transfer from Corporate Fund $70,000.00

ENDING BALANCE 6/30/15 $4,198.05

I, Madolyn Ott, Treasurer of the Williamsfield Public Library District,Williamsfield, Illinois, Knox County duly sworn, depose and say beingthat the following statement is a correct report for the Fiscal Year begin-ning July 1, 2015 and Grant ending June 30, 2015.

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Prep sportsparticipationhits record

The number of partici-pants in high schoolsports increased for the26th consecutive year in2014-15 – topping the7.8 million mark for thefirst time and reaching anall-time high – accordingto the annual HighSchool Athletics Partici-pation Survey conductedby the National Federa-tion of State High SchoolAssociations (NFHS).

While boys participa-tion dipped 8,682 fromthe previous year, girlsparticipation increasedfor the 26th consecutiveyear with an additional20,071 participants andset an all-time high of3,287,735.

The boys participationtotal of 4,519,312 is No.2 all-time behind the2013-14 total of4,527,994.

While track and fieldremained the No. 1 sportfor girls with 478,726participants, volleyball(432,176) moved aheadof basketball (429,504) tosecure the No. 2 spot.

Eleven-player footballremains the leader inboys participants with1,083,617, followed byoutdoor track and field(578,632), basketball(541,479), baseball(486,567) and soccer(432,569).

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Williamsfield Monday at MapleLane Country Club. Jean ClaudeKeefer shot a 43 to lead Elmwood,matching Billtown’s Brian Brown.

Dean Burwell shot 50 for Elm-wood, Andrew Draher fired a 56 andGabe Inskeep shot 62. For Billtown,Chance Rusk shot 51, Donnie Zim-merman was at 57 and DylanHughes shot 64.

Keefer is hoping to follow in thefootsteps of graduate Ian Arm-bruster, who was a sectional quali-fier last season.

Williamsfield has 14 golfers out(12 boys and two girls) and will playits home matches at Oak Run. Theteam was 8-15 last year.

“We’re young and I like it,” saidcoach Andy Fritz, who has no sen-iors and two juniors on his roster.

Assisting Fritz will be Tim Lynn,

his top golfer last season.Likely the area’s top golfer is

Brimfield sophomore Brady Kreiter,who missed sectionals by one strokelast year.

“I would like to think it was disap-pointing for him,” said his father andcoach, Kevin Kreiter. “He’s grownsome and is really playing well thissummer. He has high hopes.”

Kreiter expects to field a team ofabout 12 golfers, most of them fresh-man and sophomores. The roster in-cludes Izzy Ott, who is arguably thetop girls golfer in The Weekly Postarea.

Numbers are also up atPrinceville, where Coach JeffKratzer has 11-12 players expectedto tee it up. That includes five girlsbut does not include graduated sec-tional qualifier Trent Kielion.

Princeville will play all its

matches on the road this season,though Kratzer is hoping to work outa deal with Arrowhead CountryClub.

Gone to graduation from Farming-ton is the area’s top golfer, NateMonroe who is now playing at Mon-mouth College.

Farmington has a good turnout ofabout 13 for coach Jodi Rathbun’sgirls golf team.

The new boys coach is ToddRobertson, a 7-handicap golfer whohas 11 out this fall, including fourseniors.

Farmington defeated Havana onMonday, 197-207. Sophomore JoshSmith shot a 45 and senior JacobRuchtozke was at 46.

“Ruchotzke is probably our No. 1in terms of experience, but from 1-6we’re really pretty comparable,”Robertson said.

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One year after being tabbed the pre-season favorite in Class 1A, the Elm-wood-Brimfield boys cross countryteam enters the season facing far lesspressure.

E-B was rated sixth in a preseasonpreview by Il.MileSplit.com, whichnoted that the Trojans lost three oftheir top six from last year and need toclose the gap between top two (seniorMatt Osmulski and junior DerekMcCoy) and the rest of the squad.

Rated ahead of E-B are: 1. TolonoUnity, 2. Rockford Christian, 3. St.Joseph-Ogden, 4. Shelbyville, 5. Mon-ticello. Last year’s Class A second-place team, E-B opens Aug. 31 at theWethersfield Invite at The DunesCountry Club.Help us – We ask coaches to send re-

sults, story ideas and pictures to us [email protected]. Or call (309)741-9790 or fax to (309) 741-9365. Blane resigns – Brimfield athletic di-

rector Jim Blane has announced his res-ignation from the position effective im-mediately.

Blane said he will continue to coachgirls basketball and teach for one moreseason. No replacement AD has yetbeen named.Volleyball ahead – Volleyball practice

is underway and teams start play soon. Williamsfield travels to face West

Central on Aug. 24; Brimfield-Elm-wood opens its regular season Aug. 25with a home match against West Prairie;Princeville is at Chillicothe against IVCon Aug. 25; and Farmington opens Aug.29 at the Kewanee Wethersfield Invite.

Look for team previews in our Aug.27 issue.Junior high sports – Junior high base-

ball, softball and cross country are infull swing. As an FYI, our policy is tocover junior high teams as they win re-gionals and compete beyond that.Email information to [email protected].

ALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

E-B cross country ranked 6th

FOOTBALL: 53 out for Princevillesaid.

Princeville’s Meet the Team Nightstarts with a 5:30 meal and then 6 p.m.player introductions for all fall sports.The Maroon and White scrimmage is at6:45.

“After that we’re going to do some-thing for an hour,” coach Jon Carrutherssaid.

Carruthers has 53 players out, includ-ing 18 seniors and 15 freshman.

“These seniors have a lot of startsunder their belts,” Carruthers said.

Elmwood-Brimfield opens at homeagainst Mercer County on Aug. 28while Farmington is home against An-nawan-Wethersfield and Princeville is atLewistown.


Practice continues for the Farmington football team, which will play its Purple and Gold Game Friday starting at 6p.m. Photo by Jeff Lampe

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FORE Controlled ChaosFootball teams in scripted scrimmagesBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

Local football teamsface one last Friday ofbeating up on team-mates. All three areateams will play con-trolled scrimmagesthis Friday.

Farmington’s Purpleand Gold Game is at 6p.m., Elmwood Brim-field’s Gatorade Gameis scheduled for 8 p.m.and Princeville’s Meetthe Team Night is 6-8:30 p.m.

In all three cases,fans will see tightlyregulated, highlyscripted “scrim-mages.” The goal is toput on the pads, getaccustomed to the Fri-day night routine andgive the fans a briefglimpse of what is tocome.

Elmwood’s strategycalls for 12 minutes ofvarsity play, 12 min-utes of sophomoreplay and 12 minutes

of freshmen on thefield. A player auctionruns from 5:30 p.m. toabout 7:15 and thescrimmage is sched-uled to start about 8.

Coach Todd Hollissaid he has 80 playersout so far.

The Farmingtonscrimmage starts at 6p.m. and will consistof freshman vs. soph-omores and then afew series by the var-

sity.Coach Toby Vallas

said he has 70 playersout for football thisyear, up from 51 in hisfirst season at Farm-ington. That includesjust eight seniors,though.

“We don’t have alot of starters back,but we have a lot ofkids back who playeda lot last year,” Vallas

Teammate vs. teammate battles continue Fridayfor all three area teams during controlled scrim-mages. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

Prep golf season opened Monday atMaple Lane Country Club for Elm-wood (including Jean Claude Keeferteeing off above) and Williamsfieldboys teams and Farmington’s girls.Photos by Jeff Lampe. Continued on Page 15

Numbers up forlocal golf programs

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

While golf participa-tion numbers are trend-ing down in the U.S.,turnout for local prepprograms this fall hasgone in the opposite di-rection.

Area coaches reportgood turnouts of play-ers, many of them un-derclassmen.

“I’m encouraged by

the young kids involvedin golf,” Brimfieldcoach Kevin Kreitersaid. “It’s pretty laidback and for kids thataren’t involved in some-thing, it’s a good chanceto get involved.”

Elmwood has 13players out, eight boysand five girls. The boysopened the season witha 211-215 win overContinued on Page 14

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