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Peoria County faces ashortfall of millions of dol-lars in infrastructure fund-ing for 37 road projects overthe next few years, a com-mittee of the whole heardNov. 9 at Wildlife PrairiePark, where different op-tions were discussed tomeet highway needs.

Of the 37 road projectsidentified by the HighwayDepartment, 15 are in TheWeekly Post circulationarea, making up 48 percentof the miles needing work

and almost 40 percent of thefunding. (See box.)

Ways to pay for the$215,390,500 county-widetotal in projected repairsrange from a dedicated taxto a bond, but County Ad-ministrator Scott Sorrelltold The Weekly Post theBoard asked for more infor-mation before considering apath forward.

“It could be a sales tax orit could a property tax, de-pending on what the policydecision is,” Sorrel said.“They really don’t want to

rush things and try and get iton the March primary ballotbut rather look at getting iton the November ballot ifthat is the decision that theychoose.”

A big part of the problemis that federal and stateMotor Fuel Taxes haven’tchanged since 1990, andsince then vehicles’ fuel ef-ficiency has improved, alsolowering MFT revenues.

Area projects range froma half mile of Princeville-Jubilee Road between Illi-

By BILL KNIGHTWeekly Post Staff Writer

BRIMFIELD – The largest privately ownedwater utility in the state is interested in pur-chasing Brimfield’s water system, and Villageofficials are interested in talking.

“We’d always be open to any conversation,”said Village President Dan Fishel. “Anythingwe’d do would be based on what’s best for theVillage long-term.”

Roger Goodson, sen-ior manager of produc-tion and field servicesfor Illinois AmericanWater Co., said the cor-poration responds to in-quiries and looks foropportunities.

“Sometimes we ap-proach communities and sometime we’re ap-proached by municipalities or by the EPA(Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) orby individual customers,” Goodson said. “Iwas in Farmington last week after a customercontacted us. And Chillicothe has contacted usabout the possibility of operating their sys-tem.”

The advantage to towns selling their watersystems is that they not only escape some fi-nancial obligations, but have new revenue touse.

Brimfield opento possible sale of water system

ELMWOOD – A Saturday OpenHouse for the Palace Theater hasbeen cancelled, according to Elm-wood Economic Development Direc-tor Dick Taylor, who cited a lack ofpublicity, but a scheduled sale of thecentury-old theater is scheduled forDec. 9.

The sale – set for 1 p.m. on Dec. 9in Room 203 of the Peoria County

Courthouse – was ordered by JudgeJames Mack in connection with aforeclosure proceeding brought byFarmers State Bank.

The Open House had been pro-posed to attract a few serious in-vestors and curious moviegoers,according to Realtor Phil Harvey.

“I understand there’s a group ofpeople who’ve shown some interest,”Harvey said. “But I didn’t know whatto expect. It would’ve been my first

commercial Open House in 30years.”

The foreclosure concerns four de-faulted loans taken by Vern Reynoldsand Reynolds Theaters Entertain-ment, Inc., according to FarmersState Bank. Those loans also includethe shuttered Garden Theater onMain Street in Canton.

Court documents say no paymentshave been made on the first mortgage

Court schedules sale of Palace Theatre

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PALACE SALE DEC. 9

The Palace Theatre in Elmwood is scheduled to be sold Dec. 9 at the Peoria County Courthouse if a buyer doesnot materialize before that. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

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Inside• The ElmwoodCity Council ap-proved prelimi-nary engineeringfor Maple Avenue.See Page 9.

Peoria County Road Projects in Weekly Post AreaRoad Route Miles Project Cost*Radnor Road Willow Knolls to Alta Lane 2.5 11,250,000Stone School Road Fulton County line to Graham Chapel 9.5 10,400,000**Princeville Jubilee Rd. US 150 to BNSF Railroad 9 9,900,000**Akron Road Princeville Jubilee to IL 40 7.5 8,200,000Cottonwood Road McAllister Road to IL 8 2.5 7,780,500Maher Road IL 8 to I-74 2.5 7,350,000**Grange Hall Road Princeville Jubilee to IL 91 5 5,500,000Koerner Road IL 8 to US 150 3.5 4,200,000Cottonwood Road McAllister Road to Texas Road 3.5 3,900,000Taylor Road IL 116 to IL Route 8 3.5 3,875,000Princeville Jubilee Rd. BNSF Railroad to IL 90 0.5 2,650,000**Trigger Road US 150 to Grange Hall Road 2.25 2,650,000Brimfield Road US 150 to Brimfield village limits 0.75 2,500,000**Graham Chapel Rd. Stone School Road to Wiley Road 2 2,400,000Wiley Road Graham Chapel Rd. to Elmwood 1.25 1,650,000TOTALS 55.75 84,205.500* costs include engineering and construction ** grain route/truck route SOURCE: Peoria County

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ROAD WORK: Bond is possible nois Route 90 and BNSF railroad (with aprice tag of $2,650,000) to 9.5 miles ofStone School Road from Graham ChapelRoad to the Fulton County line (project-ing to cost $10.4 million).

Some of the miles needing work areGrain Routes, which were determinedbased on a 2014 study underwritten bythe Illinois Soybean Association withinput from the Peoria County Farm Bu-reau. These routes also are some of thecounty roadways where the CountyHighway Department sees a higher vol-ume of “excess / heavy load” permits.

An Akron elevator in Cramer isn’t in-cluded since it was OK’d after the study.

If the County Board decides to seekpublic support, the process would entailputting a referendum on a ballot, and ifvoters approve, the Board would raisetaxes or issue a bond, Sorrel said.

“If the Board were to issue $50 millionin debt, the taxpayer [of a $150,000home] would pay $76 per year for 10years,” Sorrel said. “If we issued thesame $50 million but for the statutorymaximum 20 years, the taxpayer wouldexpect to pay only $48 per year, but be-

cause it’s an extra 10 years, the total out-of-pocket is an extra $200 ($760 vs.$960) due to the extra 10 years of interestwe would have to pay.”

If the bond were for the entire $225million, that homeowner would pay $342annually over 10 years or $216 over 20years, the committee was shown.

It’s not yet determined what effect anybond issuance would have on farmers,since property taxes paid for farm groundis mostly based on that land’s productiv-ity index and soil classification.

Regarding traditional or less traditionalways to address funding the infrastruc-ture needs, the County administration hasexpressed no preference, Sorrell said.

“We put [ideas] out there without rec-ommendations,” he said. “Monday'smeeting was about starting the policydiscussion.”

A Board committee the week beforerejected a property-tax increase of apenny and a half because some said itwouldn’t have generated enough rev-enue. Others thought voters should havethe decision on funding road repairs.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This Week’s Eventss MANNA Meal – MANNA sit down

meal is today (Nov. 19) at 12 p.m. at Elm-wood Methodist Church. Carry outs avail-able. Call (309) 742-3303.

s NAMI Meeting – NAMI supportgroup meeting today(Nov. 19), 7-8:30 p.m.at ICC North, PoplarHall. Family andfriends of individualswith brain disorders,Rm. 128. Connectionsfor individuals partic-ipating in recovery,Rm. 129. Call (309) 691-5830.

s Free Bread – Free bread is availableat Elmwood Methodist Church Friday(Nov. 20) at 10 a.m.

s Craft Time – Wild Wonders furry slapbracelet Make It/Take It Saturday (Nov.21) from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Morrison andMary Wiley Library, Elmwood.

s Field Day – Demonstration FarmsField Day is Saturday (Nov. 21) from 1-2:50 p.m. at George Roberts Farm in

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with items for suffering children. Dona-tion of $7 encouraged for shipping costs.Bring boxes to Elmwood MethodistChurch or Brimfield Evangelical Churchby Saturday (Nov. 21) at 9 a.m. Call (309)

360-6372.s Holiday Bazaar – First

Presbyterian Church inFarmington Soup Supperand Holiday Bazaar is Satur-day (Nov. 21) from 4-7 p.m.Homemade soups, silentauction, raffle and more.

s Shopping Event – Joys of ChristmasShopping Extravaganza Saturday (Nov.21) at Christ Alive Church, Edwards, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors and crafters.

s Live Music – Talkin’ Turkey for St.Jude is Nov. 25 at Elmwood Middle Tap.Firehouse five plays at 7:30 p.m. SmartTV raffle, 50/50 and more.

s Praise & Pie – Thanksgiving Praiseand Pie at Elmwood Baptist Church isNov. 25 at 7 p.m. All welcome.

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From Weekly Post Staff Reports

FARMINGTON –After previously dis-cussing a possible 10percent tax levy in-crease, the FarmingtonCity Council instead ap-proved a 5 percent hikeon Monday at its regularmeeting.

The change was madeafter new informationcame to light at a specialmeeting of the finance

and ordinances commit-tee.

Concerns over a per-ceived 32-percent deficitin the city’s Illinois Mu-nicipal Retirement Fund(IMRF) prompted talkof the 10 percent in-crease.

But it was later foundthe IMRF estimateswere wrong and less taxmonies would beneeded.

The Council alsoagreed to put the oldWard School up for saleby sealed bid. Anothercity property, the formerCarnegie library build-ing, will be appraisedbefore it is put on thesale block. The plan isto sell the library,thought it must sell at aprice of no less than 80percent of the appraisedvalue.

Farmington tax increase 5 percent

Of wet ducks, deer, hornets and red heads

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Quotable – “The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Illinois Press Association Member

Rambling through central Illi-nois pondering etymology.

uuu“Lovely weather for ducks.”

Hah. I hear that phrase now andthen from people who don’t spendas much time thinking about ducksas me. They see rain and make themistake of think-ing wet weatheris also good forduck hunters.Not so, as mygroup proved inan epic failureTuesday. Stand-ing in the cattailsat the EmiquonPreserve, as itrained cats anddogs with no ducks in sight, I wasreminded how nice it can be to sitin a cozy duck blind and slumber.Gimme a cold, windy and sunnydayover rain when it comes toshooting ducks. ... Speaking ofhunting, Friday through Sunday isthe first weekend of the Illinoisshotgun deer hunt. In addition to

being on the lookout for deer mov-ing while you drive, use your headwhen you walk your dog or plan anature hike. And unless you have ahunting permit, stay away from Ju-bilee College State Park, which islimited to deer hunters this Fridaythrough Sunday, Dec. 3-6 and Dec.11-13. .. Good luck to hunters. Re-member, it’s better to be safe thansorry. If you shoot a big buck, sendus a picture. We will print deer pic-tures in our next few issues.

uuuBees? Hah. I’m changing the

phrase to “busy as a hornet.” Myplea for a hornet nest in lastweek’s column resulted in six callsand more work than my hornet-collecting staff (my three lazyboys) was interested in tackling.Ah, how sharper it is than a ser-pent’s tooth to have a thanklesschild. That said, thanks to all thecallers. I will collect nests once therain stops. ... The whole hornet ex-perience brings to mind the timelong ago when I dated a red-hairedgirl. From then on (until marital

bliss ended my looking) I couldn’thelp but notice red-haired girls.Along those same lines, if youdrive around and look up into theleafless trees, you will notice morehornet nests than you ever ex-pected. Then again, you will prob-ably also hit a deer or anotherdriver. So this is best done as apassenger. Remember, curiositykilled the cat.

uuuTalk about running the gauntlet,

a recent study shows a typical Illi-nois motorist pays about $540 in“hidden costs” for vehicle opera-tion and maintenance due to driv-ing on bad surfaces. ... Partingshot: The time to wax poetic anduse weasel words is gone, appar-ently. So while the pen is mightierthan the sword, the powers that beare telling me to put a sock in itand remind everyone that behindevery great man there’s a greatwoman. And she says they don’tnecessarily have red hair.

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Other times, Iwas a funeral di-rector for bugs. Both were at-tempts to justifythe high prices wecharged.

During the fiveyears I spent withthem,I saw a lot ofweird things, and one of these days,I might get around to telling youabout them. Today I want to tell youabout the coolest thing I ever saw.

The homeowner had retired fromIllinois Power about four years be-fore I met him. He found himselfgoing crazy sitting at home, so hedecided to do something about it.

One of his hobbies was buildingdollhouses. He had three growndaughters and each one of them hadgotten one of his construction proj-ects when they turned 10. Each stillhad hers, and according to him, con-tinued to furnish it, even as they hadchildren themselves.

This guy, however, wanted to dosomething more. When we went tohis basement, I saw his latest project,which left me with my jaw hangingdown about belly-button level.

He had created a 1:24 replica ofWrigley Field.

It was the most elaborate piece ofartwork I’d ever seen. Every halfinch of real measurements equaledone foot on the replica. That meantthat between home plate and firstbase, it was 45 inches. It was almost17 feet between the plate and thecenterfield wall. This monsterreplica took up one whole room inhis basement. He had a small stoolon the pitcher’s mound on which hesat to add details to the stands.

Around the room hung pictures ofWrigley Field. This was in the daysprior to digital cameras so he’d shotevery picture himself on film andhad it developed. There were hun-dreds of pictures of everything fromrows of seats to concession stands torestroom signs.

This guy went so far as to make aseat for every seat in the stadium it-self. Not only that, he numberedeach seat in the smallest little num-bers you’d ever think you’d see.

He explained that he had con-tacted the Cubs and told them whathe wanted to do. They thought it wasa good idea (they probably thoughthe was Looney Toons and justwanted to get rid of him, figuringthat he’d never REALLY show up)and allowed him to come take pic-tures during an off day. He wasgiven access to anywhere except the

clubhouses, and ended up spendingtwo days there doing nothing butshooting pictures.

He kept the Cubs informed of hisprogress and the further along hegot, the more interested they got. Fi-nally, they asked if he would allow itto be displayed near Wrigley duringthe next baseball season. They wereeven going to pay him to rent hiscreation.

It had taken him four years to getto where he was and he was almostdone. It was going to be transportedto the Sandburg Mall and put on dis-play there during the World Seriesthat year, then taken to Chicago inthe Spring.

I kept looking for it to show up atthe Mall, but it never did. Once,when I was in the man’s neighbor-hood again, I dropped by to see himand to ask about his Wrigley Field.

He wasn’t happy. The stadiumrested on 9 or 12 (I can’t rememberwhich) 4 x 8 sheets of plywood. Itstood about four or five feet tall. Be-cause of the way it was constructed,it didn’t come apart.

He couldn’t get it out the door.I asked if there was a way to take

it apart and reassemble it later, buthe said that every possible solutionhad been looked at, but that WrigleyField model was right where it wasgoing to stay.

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Wrigley Field model built with a moral

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Veterans Day event made the day specialTo the Editor:

More than 100 people, young andnot so young, joined together tohonor all veterans in Elmwood’sCentral Park on Nov. 11.

The commemoration began with amoment of silence at 11a.m. followed by acapella singing of theNational Anthem byAnalise Williams,Julieanna Dunkel,Nicole Shoop and oth-ers who joined.

Pastor Brad Watkins of the UnitedMethodist Church gave a prayer, andPat Vaughan followed with factsabout ceremonies like ours thatbegan as a commemoration of theArmistice of 1918 which ended the“War to End All Wars” and now

honors all veterans. Vaughan also read the words of

“God Bless America” and wasjoined by second graders who spon-taneously repeated them with her.

The solemn placing of wreaths atthe Veteran's Memo-rial, firing of a three-round salute, and play-ing of Taps followed.

All those who at-tended were thankedat the end of the cere-mony and asked to re-

member that each had made the dayspecial for all the others.

– Dimitri Beres, ElmwoodFarmington library staffhas done a fantastic jobTo the Editor:

I would like to clarify my newspa-per article that was printed a fewweeks ago regarding libraries. Theprevious library staff of FarmingtonSchools did a fantastic job of run-ning these areas K-12.

The article was meant to reflectthe evolution of libraries to ResearchCenters and the changes we as aschool endured to make this happen.

As times change, so must our re-search centers as to ensure we stay atthe top of our game and support ourclassrooms utilizing a variety of newresources. We will continue to keepour students needs at the top of ourpriority list.

– Ryan Lambert,Farmington

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ELMWOOD – A Maquon womanwas killed and an Elmwood man in-jured in a collision of two pickuptrucks about four miles west of Illi-nois Route 97 on Knox Highway20, according to the Knox CountySheriff’s Office.

Shelby Strang, 20, of Maquonwas driving her pickup truck east-bound when she collided with awestbound truck driven by MattGoedeke, 26, of Elmwood.

Goedeke’s truck, owned by CropProduction Services, was pulling ananhydrous ammonia dual-tanktrailer when the crash occurred nearthe crest of a hill, police said.

Strang was pronounced dead atthe scene by the Knox CountyCoroner’s Office. Goedeke wastransported to OSF St. Mary’s Med-ical Center in Galesburg.

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Motorist dies in rolloveraccident on I-74

ELMWOOD – An Oneida manwas killed early Saturday when hewas thrown from his Jeep in a

rollover accident on Interstate 74near Elmwood, according to the Illi-nois State Police.

Nicholas A. Kraynak, 22, waswestbound on the Interstate by milemarker 67 in Knox County whenhis car went into the median androlled, according to reports.

Police said alcohol may havebeen a factor in the accident.‘Repo man’ seizes car inbusiness dispute

DAHINDA – Lilly Vega was star-tled on Nov. 10 when a tow truckcame to her Oak Run home with anemailed work order to repossess her2002 Mercedes Benz since she’sbeen making payments to theBradenton, Fla., dealership whereshe bought the car.

According to the Knox CountySheriff’s Office, which she con-tacted to report the incident as a cartheft, Vega, 47, has been receivingmultiple phone calls from AceMotor Acceptance Corp., a NorthCarolina company involved withcollections. But the Florida dealer-ship had told her to ignore the calls.

Last week, however, her Mer-cedes was towed to an East Peoriafacility and Vega was told by an Acecustomer service representative thatshe needed to provide cancelledchecks, bank statements and proofof insurance to retrieve her car, andshe would have to arrange getting itback herself. The tow company thatremoved her car said Vega wouldhave to pay a fee to recover the ve-

hicle.A deputy advised Vega that the

dispute was probably a civil matter,not a criminal case and advised herto seek legal counsel.Police Reports

• Amanda Martin, 36, of Farming-ton on Nov. 3 was arrested for do-mestic battery and transported to theFulton County Jail.

• Jezebel Anguiano, 19, of Farm-ington on Nov. 9 was arrested fordeceptive practices, forgery andtheft and transported to the PeoriaCounty Jail.

• Thomas Tenbrook, 46, of Elm-wood on Nov. 13 was arrested on alocal ordinance violation for disor-derly conduct and issued a notice ToAppear on Dec. 17.

• Don Forrest, 47, of Farmingtonon Nov. 13 was arrested for drivingon a revoked license and transportedto the Peoria County Jail.Deer Accidents

• Nov. 8: Richard Staes of Elm-wood on McClellan Road near TiberCreek Road in Elmwood Township.

• Nov. 11: Kylie Schaub of Brim-field on U.S. Route 150 near Au-tumn Trail in Brimfield Township.

• Nov. 11: Jodi Harkness of Elm-wood on U.S. Route 150 nearSchlink Road in Jubilee Twp.

• Nov. 12: Bryan Brody of Farm-ington on Farmington Road nearPlank Road in Limestone Twp.

• Nov. 13: Jerry Peterson ofWilliamsfield on U.S. Route 150near Knox County Highway 12.

PUBLIC RECORD

GALLAGHER: New owner cut stadium into piecesThe only solution would have

been to jack up his house, removeone foundation wall, create a rampto the ground outside, then roll themodel out on a hydraulic jack. Thatwas going to cost more than hishouse. The Cubs had even sent ateam of engineers down to study thesituation but they returned toChicago with the news that themodel of Wrigley Field was going tobe staying in Galesburg.

Several years passed and I beganwriting for The Zephyr, a weeklynewspaper in Galesburg. I thoughtof the guy and his model and that itmight make a good story.

I went back to the house but wasinformed that the man had passedaway a few years earlier. His widowhad sold the house with WrigleyField still intact in the basement.

The new owners sold Wrigley to afan from Chicago who took a saw tothe model, cut it into manageable

size pieces, and removed it from thebasement that way.

It hadn’t gone back together theyway they had hoped and the last thenew homeowners knew, it was stillin pieces in someone’s garage in theNaperville area.

I drove back by the house lastweek and was going to stop, but thehome has fallen into disrepair in thelast 20 years, and is empty.

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PRINCEVILLE – TheVillage Board on Tues-day renewed its health-insurance plan in a waythat preserves currentcoverage and saves theVillage $12,000 this year,according to Board Presi-dent Sid Stahl.

“We went with an op-tion with United HealthCare that lowers ourmonthly rate and keepsthe same coverage,” hesaid.

The Board also ap-proved enlarging the sizeof one lot at the Village’sAten Acres Phase-6 sub-division.

“We’re making it about10 feet larger,” Stahlsaid, “by changing theright-of-way line. Itshould make it more suit-able for building a good-size home.”

The development is inPrinceville’s Tax Incre-ment Financing TIF-3area.

In other business, the

Board:• voted not to sell a

Village-owned parcel onIllinois Route 91 andSpring Street where aused car lot formerly op-erated and parking isnow available;

• heard Eric Shangrawfrom PDC report resultsfrom the Village’s suc-cessful electronic recy-cling. This fall, in itsthird year, the recyclingevent brought in 1,500pounds of computers,4,400 pounds of TVs and

11,000 pounds of “low-grade” scrap, Shangrawsaid;

• tabled buying addi-tional Christmas lightsuntil next year because itwasn’t in this year’sbudget; and

• approved a 2015 tax-levy ordinance for$194,000, a 4.3 percentincrease from last year’s$186,000 levy.

Princeville renews insurance, enlarges lot

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PRINCEVILLE – Stressing theholidays and the downtown busi-ness district, the Princeville CivicAssociation has organized a Holi-day Homecoming for 4-7 p.m. onSaturday, Dec. 5.

Besides drawings and giveawaysat various merchants, hay rackrides will run from the PrincevillePharmacy; a vendor fair is atAkron-Princeville firehouse; a“wish tree” and pumpkin baking

contest are at Village Hall; and E.B.Buildings & Lumber Company onNorth Santa Fe Ave. will hold agingerbread house contest and avisit from St. Nick.

Registration forms and other de-tails are available at Village Hall orLillie M. Evans Library, or onlineat princeville.org/holiday-home-coming-2015/.Area state senatorexpands support group

The new State Senator represent-ing much of The Weekly Post area

changed his philanthropic organiza-tion from “Leaders Change Peoria”to “Leaders Change Illinois.”

Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) –appointed to fill Darin LaHood’sposition representing District 37after LaHood was elected to re-place U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock – isbroadening the focus of the groupfrom Peoria to the 37th Districtwhich stretches into Knox County.

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PALACE: Some interest, but no firm offerssince October of 2014 and none on asecond mortgage since December of2014.

Reynolds said there have beensome parties who expressed interestin the theater.

“We have a couple of potentialbuyers,” he told The Weekly Post,“but they haven’t stepped up to theplate.”

Farmers says it’s owed more than$157,000 on the first mortgage andabout $13,000 on the second. Withlegal expenses and additional fees,Farmers says it’s owned more than$180,000 plus interest of $29.67 perday since Oct. 26, when the court is-sued the sale order.

Court documents say that anyonecan buy the property, including thebank or Reynolds.

However, the documents also notethat if the purchase price is insuffi-cient to meet the obligations to thelender, Farmers State Bank “may beentitled to a personal deficiencyjudgment” against Reynolds and hiscompany “and to a lien upon therents, profits and avails arising outof the Elmwood mortgaged propertyand the Canton mortgaged prop-erty.”

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ELMWOOD – The City Councilon Tuesday unanimously approvedpreliminary engineering on a projectto improve Maple Avenue betweenMagnolia Street and Fairground Way.

Patrick Meyer & Associates willperform the engineering work to de-termine the scope of the project,which had an early cost estimate ofabout $450,000 last year.

The Council also approvedamending the local zoning ordi-nance by a 5-0-1 vote, with Ward 1Alderman Bryan Davis abstainingand Mayor J.D. Hulslander alsovoicing support. The change – unan-imously recommended last week byElmwood’s Zoning Board – doesnot relax or modify zoning criteria,

nor does it relate to some residents’claim that it is part of a plan to re-quire home-business permits.

“It deletes examples for Non Im-pact, Minor or Major classificationsof Home Occupations,” said attorneyMike Seghetti. “What’s appropriatein zoning districts is still going to bedetermined by the criteria.”

The council’s consensus wasdropping examples may avoid mis-leading people. Dozens of people at-tended that portion of the meetingbut left after approval of the ordi-nance, which will go into effect atthe end of this month.

In other business, Economic De-velopment Officer Dick Taylor re-ported on an appraisal of theCity-owned Senior Center buildingin the 200 block of South Magnolia

Street after an inquiry on its use orpurchase by veterans groups, andGlassey & Glassey of Pekin ap-praised the 1,176 square foot build-ing at $13,500.

Before considering any action, theCouncil wants to know the legalramifications. So discussion on thematter was postponed.

In other news, the Council:• is taking an inventory of its holi-

day lights and exploring prices andavailability of 25 Christmas bannersor flags for the new streetlights, and

• heard Alderman Jared Howerton(Ward 3) report that the Water De-partment started a pilot program ofremote-read water meters, purchas-ing seven meters that can be readfrom 20 yards away and necessaryequipment for $11,000.

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WATER: Towns who sell generate revenue“Municipalities can take the [pur-

chase] revenue and invest in eco-nomic development, roads, sewersystem, whatever else they need,”said Goodson, who said IllinoisAmerican often considers suchnearby markets.

“We look at a 10- to 15-mile ra-dius so, if needed, we can sendcrews out from Peoria,” he said.“Brimfield is close to I-74 and isprime for development. Our goal isa win-win-win situation, for the mu-nicipality, for us, and for cus-tomers.”

Recent legislation has permittedIllinois American to make offerssubstantially better than previousyears, he said.

“We used to be limited to offeringthe original price minus deprecia-tion – basically nothing – but with

the [2013] System Viability Act, wecan now offer Fair Market Value upto 7,000 customers.”

Brimfield has about 330 cus-tomers. Its water rates start at$17.85 per 2,000 gallons per monthplus connection fees. In October, theVillage showed revenues of $18,000from water-meter customers, ac-cording to Village records.

“Wherever we go, we handle allmaintenance, capital improvements,any upgrades that are necessary,” hesaid. “We’re the experts. It’s all wedo. We don’t do roads or storm sew-ers, and so on.”

Any purchase price would dependon several factors, he said.

“We go on a case-by-case basis. Itdepends on the system’s condition,debt and so on,” he said. “We re-cently bought the private WoodlandHeights Estates system of about 100

homes [outside Edelstein].”Layoffs of Brimfield’s two full-

time workers would be very un-likely, he said.

“Someone has to run it,” Goodsonsaid, “and they know the system[so] we’d likely take on their em-ployees, bring them on staff.”

The purchase process has fivesteps, Goodson said.

“We’d gather their financials tomake sure it’s a good fit,” he said,“then we’d study the system itselfand check its condition. Then we’dcome up with an estimate of whatit’s worth. Then the Village Boardwould consider an offer or take it toa referendum.

“The whole process can happenwithin a year.”

The Illinois Commerce Commis-sion approves sales and rate hikes.

KICKAPOO – Kickapoo Asses-sor Jack Duke on Monday reportedthe final abstract for the Township’sequalized assessed valuation at$294,382,595; new 2015 properties’EAV at $5,591,730, and a tentative2015 EAV of $302,886,249 – an in-crease of about 2.8 percent.

In other action, Trustees voted 4-1to approve a tax-levy request of$184,690 for the Township. Break-ing it down, it includes $158,690for the Town Fund, $8,000 for Gen-eral Assistance, $5,000 for theAudit, $4,000 for Tort/Insuranceand $9,000 for Social Security.

Trustee Randy Weber voted no.Trustees unanimously approved a

$682,190 Road District tax levy,which includes a $498,000 perma-nent Road & Bridge Fund.

Also, Supervisor Karl Koy re-ported that the Township Hall con-tinues to be used by communitygroups including Boy Scouts’ TigerCubs and Webelos, and 4-H groups,and Road Commissioner Dan Kelchreported an ongoing investigationinto dumping tires and other refuse

on Township roads includingBrauer, Christ Church andPottstown Roads.Elmwood OK’s tax levy

ELMWOOD – TownshipTrustees on Nov. 10 unanimouslypassed a 2015 tax levy ordinance. Itprovides for $152,400 for theTownship, including $89,000 forthe General Town Fund, $1,200 forGeneral Assistance, $5,800 for Tortand Liability Insurance, $19,500 forthe Community Building Mainte-nance Fund, and $36,900 for theCemetery Fund.

Separately a $103,000 tax levyordinance for the Road District wasunanimously approved.

In other business, Trustees hearda presentation by Randy Stevens ofthe Illinois Municipal RetirementFund (IMRF) concerning terms andconditions of the Township partici-pating in the plan.

In other Township newsBRIMFIELD Trustees on Nov. 10

scheduled a thorough cleaning andwaxing of Township Hall floors be-tween Thanksgiving and Christmasby Merrick Floor Covering, limiting

use of the facility for several days.Trustees also donated $150 to the

Community Christmas Basket Com-mittee. And, after The Weekly Postrecently reported concerns aboutTownships receiving their shares offines from County traffic citations,Brimfield Township received its firstcheck since 1997 – in the amount of$2.23.JUBILEE Township reported road

work on the Thousand Dollar Roadproject is complete, with the only re-maining work removal of one deadtree, seeding and installation ofright-of-way markers. Trustees alsoOK’d 2015 tax levies.MILLBROOK SupervisorDanny

Powell on Nov. 10 reported receiv-ing the fifth real-estate tax paymentin October, bringing in $11,954.75for the Township and $9.070.86 forRoad & Bridge. Trustees alsoadopted 2015 tax levies. ROSEFIELD Trustees also

passed the Township’s 2015 taxlevy; andSALEM Township has donated

$500 to Yates City’s Save theGazebo Fund and $400 to the Har-vest Home Committee.

Kickapoo’s assessed value increasing

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CLAIM NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOISPEORIA COUNTY

In Re ESTATE OF )ROBERT L. NELSON, ) No. 15-P-495Deceased. )

NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of ROBERT L. NELSON onSeptember 11, 2015. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitledCourt to JOAN M. OWENS, formerly known as JOAN M. NELSON, of3001 West Alan Court, Peoria, Illinois 61615, as Executor, whose attor-neys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P.O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estatemay be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Of fice, Peoria County Courthouse, Peo-ria, Illinois, or with the repre senta tive or both on or before the 15th dayof April, 2016, or if maili ng or delivery of a Notice from the representa-tive is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date statedin that Notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient in-formation to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or otherrelief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by theclaim ant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) daysafter it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any requiredmailing or delivery of copies.

DATED this 27th day of October, 2015.

JOAN M. OWENS, formerly known as JOAN M. NELSON, Executor ofthe Estate of ROBERT L. NELSON, Deceased.

WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD.Attorneys for the Executor118 West Main StreetP. O. Box 368Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368Telephone: (309) 742-3611

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )) SS.

COUNTY OF PEORIA. )

ANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORTELMWOOD RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTFOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015

JAY I. McKINTY, Treasurer of the ELMWOOD RURAL FIRE PROTEC-TION DISTRICT, upon his Oath does hereby submit his Report of allmoneys received and from what sources received, of all moneys paidout including compensation paid for personal services and of all fundbalances on hand, including a summary statement of operations forall funds and account groups; and he does further Depose and Say thefollowing Statement by him subscribed and the matters and thingstherein set forth are true and correct:

FIRE PROTECTION FUND

Revenues:Beginning Balance, July 1, 2014

(checking $31,688, savings $29,050): $60,738PEORIA COUNTY TREASURER - Property Taxes and Interest: 74,552KNOX COUNTY TREASURER - Property Taxes and Interest: 4,946ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER - Replacement Tax: 888Interest: 44

Total Beginning Balance and Revenues: $141,168

Expenditures:JAY I. McKINTY, Trustee - Salary: $200THOMAS J. SHISSLER, Trustee - Salary: 200DAVID W. WAGNER, Trustee - Salary: 200WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. - Legal fees: 3,206ELMWOOD PUBLISHING COMPANY - Publication Fees: 220LAMPE PUBLICATIONS – Publication Fees: 90ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS - Dues: 188MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM - Dues: 225Plaques 35Funeral Flowers 50BEEKMAN & ASSOCIATES – Appraisal 750ELMWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT - Fire Protection Contract: 47,000B.Y.E. AMBULANCE SERVICE - Ambulance Service Contract: 25,970

Total Expenditures: 78,334

Balance on hand June 30, 2015 (checking $33,741, savings $29,093): $62,834

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 13th day of November, 2015.

s/s JAY I. McKINTY, Treasurerof ELMWOOD RURAL FIRE

PROTECTION DISTRICT.

SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me this 13th day of November,2015.

s/s ROBERT L. POTTSNotary Public

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY

FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois )Banking Corporation, )

Plaintiff, )

vs. ) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143

REYNOLDS THEATRES )ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VERNON )O. REYNOLDS, CITY OF ELMWOOD, )ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and )NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )

REAL ESTATE FOR SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo-sure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2015, the Sheriff ofPeoria County, Illinois, will on December 9, 2015, sell to the highest bidderfor cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Property 1:A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered“R”, in the Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J.Phelps, described as commencing at the Northwest corner of saidLot Numbered Two (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thenceSouth Eighty (80) feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence NorthEighty (80) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County ofPeoria and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois61529

P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

Property 2:Twenty-five (25) feet off the South side of Lot Fifteen (15) andSeven (7) feet off the North side of Lot Eighteen (18), both inJONES FIRST ADDITION to the City of Canton; ALSO

One hundred (100) fee Two and one-half (2 ½) inches off the Westend of the following: a part of Lot Fifteen (15) in JONES FIRST AD-DITION to Canton, described as follows: commencing Twenty-five(25) feet North of the Southeast corner of said lot, running thenceWest to the West line of said lot, thence North Twenty-three feet two(2) inches, thence East to the East line of said lot to a point Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches North of the Place of Beginning,

thence South to the Place of Beginning, including the right andeasement to use and enjoy jointly with the owners of the propertiesadjoining said premises on the North and South the party walls onthe North and South line of said premises and subject to the use ofsaid party walls by said adjoining owners; and including also theright and easement to use and enjoy, as a party wall, jointly with theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of theSouth Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15)the brick wall running North and South along the East end of saidOne hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, half ofwhich said brick wall is included in said One hundred (100) feet twoand one-half (2 ½) inches, together with the right to extend saidwall vertically, said wall and any vertical extension thereof to bemaintained at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred(100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches; reserving, however, to theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet Two inches of the SouthForty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) a right-of-way Four feet in width, clear of walls and other permanent ob-structions, across the North side of said West One hundred (100)feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, and running from the alleyalong the West side of said Lot Fifteen (15) to the building locatedon the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches ofthe North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15), said right-of-way to be used and enjoyed in perpetuity jointly by the owners ofboth of said properties, and in such manner as not to interfere withthe use and enjoyment of either of said owners, and shall be keptpaved with concrete at the expense of the owners of said West Onehundred (100) feet Two and one-half (2 ½) inches, situated in theCounty of Fulton and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009

The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building oneach property.

Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, bal-ance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Wal-nut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616.

Dated: November 19, 2015

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY

FARMERS STATE BANK, an Illinois )Banking Corporation, )

Plaintiff, )

vs. ) CASE NO.: 15-CH-143

REYNOLDS THEATRES )ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VERNON )O. REYNOLDS, CITY OF ELMWOOD, )ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and )NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo-sure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2015, the Sheriff ofPeoria County, Illinois, will on December 9, 2015, at the hour of 1:00 o’-clock P.M. in Room 203, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, sell tothe highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Property 1:A part of Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3), in Block Lettered“R”, in the Town (now City) of Elmwood as laid out by William J.Phelps, described as commencing at the Northwest corner of saidLot Numbered Two (2); running thence East Fifty (50) feet; thenceSouth Eighty (80) feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence NorthEighty (80) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County ofPeoria and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 122 West Main Street, Elmwood, Illinois61529

P.I.N.: 11-07-435-001

Property 2:Twenty-five (25) feet off the South side of Lot Fifteen (15) andSeven (7) feet off the North side of Lot Eighteen (18), both inJONES FIRST ADDITION to the City of Canton; ALSO

One hundred (100) fee Two and one-half (2 ½) inches off the Westend of the following: a part of Lot Fifteen (15) in JONES FIRST AD-DITION to Canton, described as follows: commencing Twenty-five(25) feet North of the Southeast corner of said lot, running thenceWest to the West line of said lot, thence North Twenty-three feet two(2) inches, thence East to the East line of said lot to a point Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches North of the Place of Beginning,

thence South to the Place of Beginning, including the right andeasement to use and enjoy jointly with the owners of the propertiesadjoining said premises on the North and South the party walls onthe North and South line of said premises and subject to the use ofsaid party walls by said adjoining owners; and including also theright and easement to use and enjoy, as a party wall, jointly with theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of theSouth Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15)the brick wall running North and South along the East end of saidOne hundred (100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, half ofwhich said brick wall is included in said One hundred (100) feet twoand one-half (2 ½) inches, together with the right to extend saidwall vertically, said wall and any vertical extension thereof to bemaintained at the expense of the owners of said West One hundred(100) feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches; reserving, however, to theowners of the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½)inches of the North Twenty-three (23) feet Two inches of the SouthForty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15) a right-of-way Four feet in width, clear of walls and other permanent ob-structions, across the North side of said West One hundred (100)feet two and one-half (2 ½) inches, and running from the alleyalong the West side of said Lot Fifteen (15) to the building locatedon the East Eighty-one (81) feet three and one-half (3 ½) inches ofthe North Twenty-three (23) feet two (2) inches of the South Forty-eight (48) feet two (2) inches of said Lot Fifteen (15), said right-of-way to be used and enjoyed in perpetuity jointly by the owners ofboth of said properties, and in such manner as not to interfere withthe use and enjoyment of either of said owners, and shall be keptpaved with concrete at the expense of the owners of said West Onehundred (100) feet Two and one-half (2 ½) inches, situated in theCounty of Fulton and State of Illinois;

Commonly known as 62 North Main Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

P.I.N.s: 09-08-27-412-007 and 09-08-27-412-009

The improvements on the properties consist of a commercial building oneach property.

Sale terms: 10 percent down on the day of the sale by certified funds, bal-ance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds.

The judgment amount was $180,772.82.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Plaintiff’s attorney, Jennie C. Boswell, 129 North Wal-nut Street, P.O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559; Phone: 309.385.4616.

Dated: November 19, 2015

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OBITUARIESKen Coulter

ELMWOOD – Kenneth Coulter,93, of Goodfield, father of an Elm-wood man, died Nov. 14 at Advo-cate BroMenn Medical Center inNormal.

Survivors include his wife,Madeline (Schurter) Coulter; chil-dren Kenneth (Ann) Coulter ofElmwood, Coleen (Jim) Morris ofCongerville, Sheri (Dick, de-ceased) Spader of Rosendale, Mo.,and Kevin (Mary) Coulter ofGoodfield; 9 grandchildren; and 10great grandchildren.

He was a pilot in World War II,served as a second lieutenant andflew B-25s in the Eastern AirCommand from September 1943to January 1945.

Funeral services were Nov. 18,at the Goodfield CommunityChurch with burial at Olio Twp.Cemetery in Eureka.

Condolences may be left online atwww.argoruestmanharris.com.

Janice LarsonBRIMFIELD – Janice Larson,

73, of rural Altona, mother of aBrimfield man, died Nov. 11.

Survivors include her children,Scott (Trina) Larson of Brimfieldand their children, Jack and Sam,Steve (Diana) Larson of Galva andtheir children, Tim, Greg and twinsKatie and Kimberly, and Sallie(Bill) Rivera of Indianapolis andtheir children, Sydney and Mick;

Memorial services will be heldat 11 a.m., Friday (Nov. 20) at theUnited Church of Altona, with theRev. David Pyell officiating.

Visitation will be held from 5 to8 this evening (Nov. 19) at RuxFuneral Home in Galva. Inurnmentwill be in Walnut Grove Cemeteryin Altona.

Condolences may be left online atwww.ruxfuneralhome.com.

Robert SchnakeEDWARDS – Robert Eugene

Schnake, 89, of Canton, father ofan Edwards man, died Oct. 28 atRed Oak Estates.

Survivors include his wife Clara(Huff) Schnake; children StevenSchnake and wife, Tina, of Ed-wards, Janice Roberts and hus-band, Richard, of River Forest,Ann Steinhauser and husband,Larry, of Amherst, Mass., KevinSchnake and wife, Tanna, of Col-orado Springs, Colo., Mary LeighEsworthy and husband, Dale, of

Brentwood, Tenn., Eric Schnakeand wife, Cecilia Pagani, of At-lanta, Ga., Kurt Schnake and wife,Tammy, of Carlock, and JohnSchnake and wife, Mandy, ofGreenwood, Ind.; 18 grandchildrenand eight great-grandchildren.

A funeral Mass was Nov. 14 atSt. Mary’s Catholic Church inCanton, with burial at St. JosephCemetery.

Condolences may be left online atwww.legacy.com.

Phyllis M. SchultzYATES CITY – Phyllis M.

Schultz, 81, sister of a Yates Cityman, died Oct. 30 at St. Joseph’sHospital in Burbank.

Survivors include her husband,Robert William Schultz of NorthHollywood; one son, Jeffery L.Mohr of North Hollywood; abrother, Weldon (Sonny) Cooperof Yates City; and many nieces,nephews and extended familymembers.

Phyllis was born and grew up inand around Galesburg, Illinois, agraduate of Knoxville HighSchool, until she and her son relo-cated and settled in the Los Ange-les, California area in 1965.

Services were Nov. 13 at the In-glewood Cemetery Mortuary in In-glewood, Calif.

Condolences may be left onlineat www.legacy.com.

This Week’s Obituaries• Ken Coulter, 93, Elmwood• Janice Larson, 73, Brimfield• Robert Schnake, 89, Edwards• Phyllis My. Schultz, 81, YatesCity

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314 W. Clay, Brimfield(309) 446-3275

www.stjosephbrimfield.orgSat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm

Sat. Mass: 5 pmSun. Mass: 10:30 am

Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

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

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

Sun. Divine Service: 10 am

Brimfield E-Free ChurchPastor Donald Blasing11724 Maher Road

Brimfield, IL 61517(309) 446-3571

www.brimfieldefree.orgWorship: 10:30 am

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

ages 3-12

Brimfield UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Leonard Thomas135 S. Galena St., Brimfield

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

Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm

Union Church at BrimfieldUnited Church of Christ

Pastor Stephen Barch105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield

(309) 446-3811Sunday Worship: 9 am

Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pmFirst Sunday each month isCommunion Sunday (gluten

free communion offered)EDWARDS

Bethany Baptist Church7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards

(309) 692-1755www.bethanycentral.org

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

Christ Alive! Community ChurchPastor Lance Zaerr

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

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

ELMWOODCrossroads Assembly of God

Pastor Tim Cavallo615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

(309) 830-4259www.crossroadselmwood.org

Wed. Worship: 7 pm

Sun. Worship: 10:30 am

Elmwood Baptist ChurchPastor Dennis Fitzgerald

701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood(309) 742-7631, 742-7911

Sun. School: 9:30 amSun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pmWed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm

First Presbyterian Churchof Elmwood

Reverend Marla B. Bauler201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood

(309) 742-2631firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org

Sun. 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 amTues. Rosary: 8:15 am

United Methodist Church of Elmwood

Pastor 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

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

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New Hope FellowshipAssembly of GodPastor Tom Wright

1102 N. Illinois Route 78Farmington

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

PRINCEVILLEPrinceville UnitedMethodist ChurchPastor Ken Dees

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

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

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ELMWOOD Nov. 20-21- Alwood Tourney TBA

Nov. 23 - vs Midwest Central 6 pmDec. 3 - at ROWVA 6 pmDec. 10 - vs Bushnell-PC 6 pmDec. 12, 14-17, 19 - Knoxville-Abingdon Tourney TBADec. 28-30 - Princeville TourneyTBAJan. 4 - vs West Prairie 6 pmJan. 7 - at Havana 6 pmJan. 9 - vs Alwood 1 pmJan. 12 - at Illini Bluffs 6 pmJan. 14 - at Peoria Heights 6 pmJan. 18 - at Knoxville 6 pmJan. 21 - vs North Fulton 6 pmJan. 23 - at Rushville-Ind. 11 amJan. 25 - vs Abingdon 6 pmJan. 28 - vs South Fulton 6 pmFeb. 1 - at Brimfield 6 pmFeb. 4 - vs Lewistown 6 pmFeb. 6 - at Farmington 5:30 pm

FARMINGTONNov. 16-21 at Fulton County Tour-nament TBANov. 30 - at Abingdon 7:30 pmDec. 2 - vs Canton 7:15pmDec. 5 - vs Ridgewood 7:30 pmDec. 7 - vs Knoxville 7:30 pmDec. 10 - at Peoria Heights 7:30pmDec. 12-19 - at Abingdon HolidayTournament TBADec. 21- at Havana 7:30 pmDec. 26 - at Beardstown HolidayTourney TBAJan. 4 - vs Brimfield 7:30 pmJan. 9 - vs United 12:30 pmJan. 14 - at Bushnell-PC7:30 pmJan. 18 - vs South Fulton 7:30 pmJan. 21 - at Midwest Cent. 7:30pmJan. 23 - vs Lewistown 12:30 pmJan. 25 - at West Prairie 7:30 pmJan. 28 - at North Fulton 7:30 pmFeb. 1 - vs Rushville 7:30 pmFeb. 6 - vs Elmwood 5:30 pm

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5 pmNov. 21 - vs St. Bede at Brimfield11:30 amNov. 25 - vs Wethersfield at Brim-field 4:30 pmNov. 27 - at Brimfield 3 pmNov. 28 - vs St Bede at Brimfield12:30 pmDec. 2 - at ROWVA 6 pmDec. 7- at West Central 6 pmDec. 9 - vs Mercer CO 6 pmDec. 10 - vs Tremont 5:30 pmDec. 14 - vs Midland 6 pmDec. 16 - at Illini Bluffs 6 pmDec. 28-30 - Princeville HolidayTourney TBAJan. 4 - vs ROWVA 6 pmJan. 6 - vs Wethersfield 6 pmJan. 7 - vs Peoria Heights 6 pmJan. 11 - at Annawan 6 pmJan. 16, 18, 21, 23 - LTC Confer-ence Tourney TBAJan. 25 - vs Stark County 6 pmJan. 27 - at Galva 6 pmJan. 28 - at Peoria Christian 6 pmFeb. 1 - vs Ridgewood 6 pmFeb. 3 - at United 6 pm

POSTSEASONFeb. 8 - Regionals startFeb. 15 - Sectionals startFeb. 22 - SupersectionalsFeb. 26-27 - State Finals at Red-bird Arena, Bloomington

Brimfield girls hold off scrappy Princeville in opener, 54-47By PHIL JOHNSON

For The Weekly Post

Yearly rivals and neighbors Brimfieldand Princeville opened the season ofgirls basketball on Monday as the LadyIndians held on for a 54-47 win. Brim-field’s 2-2-1 press caused Princevilleturnovers, but it also resulted in numer-ous fouls that the Lady Princes were ableto convert throughout the contest.

Anybody who watches a lot of basket-ball could see it was played like a typicalfirst game, with many parts performed ina very sloppy fashion.

“We have a lot to work on,” Princevillecoach John Gross emphasized.

“We should’ve put the game awaywhen we were up 16, but Princeville wasresilient,” Brimfield coach Jim Blane

said.Brimfield (1-0) jumped to a 12-0 lead

early, led by steals and Kennedy Duralayups, when Princeville’s Lucy Waid fi-nally hit two free throws with 2:31 left inthe first quarter to put the Lady Princeson the board.

In the first half the pressure of theLady Indians kept Princeville from get-ting the ball into Waid, and perimetershots weren’t falling. With six first halfpoints from Brimfield freshman postplayer Camryn Swietek and a big 3-pointer from Kenzie Schlipf, the LadyIndians were up 25-12 late in the secondquarter before Princeville’s Karlen San-dall banked in a trey to keep it closeenough at 27-15.

After intermission, things were going

to change. Despite a steal for a layupand a three-ball both from Dura early inthe third quarter, Princeville’s BreanaBauman got hot from behind the stripe,and Waid was successful scoring frominside. The Lady Princes also took ad-vantage from the line, resulting in an 18-7 Princeville third quarter that cut thelead to 38-35.

When Waid made a strong move insideto cut the Brimfield lead to 40-39 in thefourth quarter, it seemed to re-charge theLady Indians. Shayla McCormick,Schlipf and Nicole Thurman came upwith big buckets. A McCormick steal toThurman for a layup at the 1:43 mark ofthe game opened a 49-43 lead. Fromthere the Lady Indians made their neces-sary free throws and took more seconds

off the clock for the win.“I was happy with our depth, and that

we were eventually able to get the ball into Lucy,” coach Gross said.

“Our upperclass players performedwell as expected, and freshman CamrynSwietek showed she’s very ready for var-sity play,” Blane said.

Waid led Princeville with 20 points,followed by 13 from Bauman. Durascored 21 for Brimfield and Thurmanwas in double figures with 10.

ElmwoodElmwood (0-1) dropped its opener at

the Alwood Tournament to Monmouth-Roseville, 52-44. Allie Meyers led theLady Trojans with 21 points whileRachel Jacobson added 8 and MontanaLedbetter and K. Hampton had 6.

NoticeVillage of BrimfieldThe Village will be flushing hydrants

November 18th, 19th and 20th

ALL SPORTS ROUNDUP

Brimfield-Elmwood placed fourplayers on the top two squads forthis year’s Prairieland all-conferencevolleyball teams.

Senior Jessica Link was a first-team pick for B-E, while second-team choices included senior MicahBarrett and juniors Alannah Chaneyand Rachel Jacobson.

Farmington senior Maicee Ralstonwas a second-team selection in the

Prairieland and junior Megan Wher-ley was a special mention pick.

Elsewhere in the ICAC, seniorMadison Stewart of Williamsfieldwas named first-team all-conference.

Seniors Taylor Dorethy andRachel Bohannon were second-teamselections in the ICAC.• Junior high – The Princeville

girls are seeded No. 2 at Mossvilleas IESA 7-2A regional basketball

action tips off Saturday.That’s the highest seed among

area 7-2A teams. No. 3 Brimfieldand No. 4 Elmwood are at Peoria St.Vincent de Paul.

Farmington is seeded second atthe Class 7-3A regional it hosts start-ing Saturday.Email information to jeff@wkly-

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BOYS: Depth for Bob Anderson? Co-op helpsdown. Higgs broke his collarboneduring football season and is out atleast six games, Otto said.

Other top-six players out are 6-2senior Reid Berry (foot) and acedefender Blake Mattston (knee).

“Now we’ve got to bring some ofthe sophomores along a little bitand try to throw them into the fry-ing pan right away,” Otto said.

Sophomores to watch includeJudd Anderson, Threal Andersonand 6-1 Nick Johnson.

The other top scorer is 6-3 seniorTrey Swearingen (15 ppg), who isan inside-outside threat and, likeHiggs, can drain it from the 3-pointline.

Others sure to contribute are 5-10junior Caleb Gilstrap, a starter mostof last year, and three players whowere not out last season: 6-4 seniorJohn Ray, junior Dylan Hayden andsenior Rashaan Grier-Bain.

PrincevilleAnother top-scoring twosome

will lead the Princes, who look toseniors 6-2 Nick Kraft (15.2 ppg,4.8 rpg) and 6-0 guard BrendanStreimatter (9.7 ppg) for points.

The challenge for Kraft – a four-

year starter at forward who shouldtop 1,000 points for his career –will be to help more with rebound-ing.

“I basically lost all my size fromlast year and we’re going to needNick to bring up his rebounding av-erage if we’re going to do any-thing,” coach Jeff Kratzer said.

Helping with the scoring loadthis year should be 5-8 junior guardNoah Bauman while 6-1 seniorMatt Thole will be asked to guardin the post, rebound and play physi-cal inside.

Depth will be challenged early bylingering football injuries to 6-2John Remmert, Tristin Jenkins and6-0 Marshall Martin, a likely starterwhen he comes back from a kneeinjury

“We’ll be a little thin early andour subs are going to be young,”Kratzer said.

Princeville was 17-11 last yearand second in the Lincoln TrailConference. Kratzer picks Wethers-field as LTC favorite but said Mer-cer County, ROWVA-Williamsfieldand the Princes are all contenders.

ROWVA-WilliamsfieldDepth isn’t something you often

heard Bob Anderson talk about inhis years coaching at Williamsfield,but that has changed thanks to afirst-year co-op that has attracted29 varsity and JV players.

And while it is going to take timefor ROWVA players to adjust toAnderson’s style, the veteran coachlikes what he sees so far.

“I’m hoping by the end of theyear we’re someone people don’twant to play,” Anderson said.“We’ve got some pretty goodquickness and athleticism. There’ssome real possibilities there.”

Wight also has a likely eliteguard in senior Garrett Wight (17.2ppg), who may not be asked to doas much as he did for Billtown’s23-12 team last year.

“He might have a good year andnot score as much,” Anderson said.“Hopefully we’ll get balance.”

Beyond Wight, scorers should in-clude returning Billtown starterZach Smith and two returningstarters from ROWVA, 5-8 sopho-more Brett Woodside and 6-1 sen-ior Ricky McCreary.

Possibilities for the fifth spot in-clude 6-3 junior Mike Gibson andjunior Adam Kertz.

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2015-16 BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULESBRIMFIELD

Nov. 23 - vs Princeville 7:30 pmNov. 24 - vs Midwest Central 8 pmNov. 27 - vs Tremont 5 pmNov. 28 - vs Lanark (Eastland) 6 pmDec. 1 - vs South Fulton 6 pmDec. 4 - at Knoxville 6 pmDec. 8 - at Williamsfield 6 pmDec. 11 - vs Havana 6 pmDec. 15 - vs Kewanee (Wethersfield)6 pmDec. 28-30 - at Princeville TourneyTBAJan. 5 - at Elmwood 6 pmJan. 8 - vs North Fulton 6 pmJan. 11,13, 15, 16, 18 - ICAC Tour-nament at North Fulton TBA Jan. 22 - at Lewiston 6 pmJan. 26 - vs Illini Bluffs 6 pmJan. 29 - vs Bushnell-PC (Home-coming) 6 pmFeb. 2 - at West Prairie 6 pmFeb. 5 - at Delavan 6 pmFeb. 12 - vs Peoria heights 6 pmFeb. 13 - at Rushville 1 pmFeb. 16 - at Abingdon 6 pm

ELMWOODNov. 23 - vs Bureau Valley atWethersfield 5:30 pmNov. 24 - vs Annawan at Wethers-field 7 pmNov. 25 - vs Putnam Co. at Wethers-field 7 pmNov. 27 - vs Midland at Wethersfield7 pm

Nov. 28. - at Wethersfield 8:30 pmDec. 1 - at West Prairie 6 pmDec. 5 - vs Delavan 1 pmDec. 11 - at Rushville-Ind 5:30 pmDec. 12 - at Princeville 5 pmDec. 18 - at Farmington 6 pmDec. 28-30 - at Princeville Tourna-ment TBAJan. 5 - vs Brimfield 6 pmJan. 8 - vs ROWVA-Williamsfield 6pmJan. 11, 13, 15, 16, 18 - ICAC Tour-nament at North Fulton, TBAJan. 22 - vs Illini Bluffs 6 pmJan. 26 - at A-Town 6 pmJan. 29 - vs Knoxville 6 pmFeb. 2 - at South Fulton 6 pmFeb. 5 - at Lewiston 6 pmFeb. 9 - vs Bushnell-Prairie 6 pmFeb. 12 - at North Fulton 6 pmFeb. 16 - vs Peoria Heights 6 pmFeb. 19 - vs Havana 6 pm

FARMINGTONNov. 23 - at S.R. Tip-off TBA Dec. 4 - at Abingdon 7:30 pmDec. 11 - vs Peoria Christ. 7:30 pmDec. 15 - at North Fulton 7:30 pmDec. 18 - vs Elmwood 7:30 pm

Dec. 19 - at Illini Bluffs 6:30 pmDec. 26-30 - at Macomb Tourney,TBAJan. 5 - vs Ridgewood 7:30 pmJan. 8 - at Havana 7:30 pmJan. 12 - vs Bushnell-PC 7:30 pmJan. 15 - vs South Fulton 7:30 pmJan. 19 - at Peoria Heights 7:30 pmJan. 23 - at Great Western ShootoutTBAJan. 26 - at Lewistown 7:30 pmFeb. 2 - vs Rushville-Ind. 7 pmFeb. 5 - vs Quest Academy 7:30 pmFeb. 9 - at Knoxville 7:30 pmFeb. 12 - vs West Prairie 7:30 pmFeb. 16 - at Monmouth-R 7:30 pmFeb. 19 - vs Brimfield 7:30 pm

PRINCEVILLENov. 23 - at Brimfield 7:30 pmNov. 24 - at Brimfield vs Tremont6:30 pmNov. 25 - at Brimfield vs MidwestCentral 6:30 pmNov. 27 - at Brimfield vs. LanarkEastland 6:30 pmDec. 1 - vs Midland 6 pmDec. 8 - at LP Washburn 6 pmDec. 11 - at Illini Bluffs 6 pmDec. 12 - vs Elmwood 5 pmDec. 22 - vs Quest Academy 6 pmDec. 28 - 30 - Princeville HolidayTournament TBAJan. 5 - vs Roanoke Benson 6 pmJan. 12 - vs West Central 6 pmJan. 15 - at Mercer Co. 6 pmJan. 20 - at Williamsfield vs ROWVA-

Williamsfield 6 pmJan. 22 - at Wethersfield 6 pmJan. 26 - vs Annawan 6 pmJan. 28 - 30 - LTC Tournament TBDFeb 2 - LTC Tournament TBDFeb. 5 - LTC Tournament TBDFeb. 9 - at Stark Co. 6 pmFeb. 12 - vs Galva 6 pmFeb. 13 - vs Henry 5 pmFeb. 16 - at Ridgewood 6 pmFeb. 19 - vs United 6 pmROWVA-WILLIAMSFIELD

Nov. 23-24 - Williamsfield Tourn.Nov. 27-28 - Williamsfield Tourn.Nov. 30 - Williamsfield Tourn.Dec. 2 - vs Delavan 6 pmDec. 8 - vs Brimfield 6 pmDec. 12 - at Midland 6 pmDec. 18 - at Oneida vs Stark Co. 6 pmDec. 22 - at North Fulton 6 pm Jan. 5 - at Wethersfield 6 pmJan. 8 - at Elmwood 6 pmJan. 11, 13, 15, 16, 18 - ICAC Tour-nament at North FultonJan. 20 - vs Princeville 6 pmJan. 22 - at United 6 pmJan. 23 - at Oneida vs Bushnell-Prairie City 6 pmJan. 26 - at Oneida vs Galva 6 pmJan 28 - 30 - LTC Tournament TBAFeb. 2, 5-6 - LTC Tournament TBAFeb. 9 - at Oneida vs Ridgewood 6 pmFeb. 12 - vs West Central 6 pmFeb. 13 - at Illini Bluffs 5 pmFeb. 16 - at Mercer County 6 pmFeb. 19 - at Annawan 6 pm

POSTSEASONFeb. 22 - Regionals startMarch 1 - Sectionals startMarch 8 - SupersectionalsMarch 11-12 - State Finals atPeoria Civic Center

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Swami Sez ...LTC impressesTwo teams from the Lincoln

Trail Conference have made itinto the final four in their re-spective classes. That is quitean accomplishment for thosetwo teams and the conference.

Class 1AOttawa Marquette (12-0) at

Stark County (12-0)Stark County is playing solid

football on both sides of theball right now. The Rebels willbe too much to handle at home in thissemifinal game. Next stop is for a StateTitle in DeKalb. Stark County 34-20.

Class 2AAnnawan/Wethersfield (11-1) at Downs Tri Valley (12-0)

A-W had a very impressive come-

from-behind win last week. TheTitans were down 21-3 to startthe fourth quarter, and pulled outa 30-21 victory. Tri Valley hasbeen a force to reckon with allseason. I don’t see A-W beingable to come away with a winthis week. Tri Valley 41-21.Here’s an interesting side note –

Elmwood-Brimfield’s only twolosses were at the hands of Final

Four teams. A close loss in weektwo at the hands of A-W had many op-portunities for the Trojans to tie.

The Trojans’ only other loss was inweek two of the playoffs againstElmhurst Immaculate Conception. Whatif E-B had snuck into Class 2A instead of3A?

TheSWAMI

Deanna Cantu, ElmwoodDeanna Cantu is involved in a variety of activi-

ties at EHS including drama, Scholastic Bowl,golf, and choir. Deanna recently wrapped up hersenior season on the EHS golf team. Deanna saidthat one of her proudest ac-complishments as an athlete atEHS was being a chartermember of the girls golf team.Deanna has played golf sinceher sophomore year of highschool.

While golf is a big part ofher life, she also enjoys finearts. Deanna said that she hasparticipated in fine arts atEHS by “acting in the Elmwood High School the-atre productions, being an active member of theSpeech Team, playing [the] alto saxophone for theElmwood Municipal Band, performing the Na-tional Anthem at school events ... and singing inlocal choirs.”

Upon graduating from EHS, Deanna plans on at-tending Bradley University and major in TheatreArts. Deanna hopes to pursue a career in actingsome day. All of the activities Deanna is involvedin require a tremendous amount of time and effort.

When asked to describe her support system, Deesaid, “Family is the key. Whether it be taking me topractices or properly handling the loss of a tourna-ment, my family has helped immensely to supportme through the challenging times of my extracur-ricular activities.”

Deanna Cantu is a great example of the types ofwell-rounded students that are unique to smallschool athletics, and that is one of the reasons shewas chosen to be this week’s Athlete of the Week.

– Erik Davis

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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The Farmington andElmwood-Brimfield foot-ball teams dominated theselection list for thePrairieland Blue all-con-ference team.

League champion Elm-wood-Brimfield had 10 onoffense and nine on de-fense.

First-team unanimouspicks on offense were sen-ior guard Sean Wilbur,senior tackle Brad Novak,senior wideout KobyWhite, senior runningback Sam Marincic andsenior kicker HankHedrick. Junior JacksonHarkness was also a first-team pick at running back.

Second-team picks weresenior quarterback AustinSims, junior guard DarrenNovak and junior tackleColton Milliman. JuniorHank Hedrick was specialmention at tight end.

On defense, E-B’s unan-imous first-teamers werelineman Wilbur, senior in-side linebacker ColtonFales and senior defensiveback Ian Husemann. First-team picks were BradNovak at defensive line,senior outside linebackerCory Hart, Harkness at in-side linebacker and Whiteat defensive back.

Junior Isaiah Groeperwas second team at defen-sive end and punter.

Farmington had nineplayers on the offensiveand defensive sides of theball.

Offensively, unanimousfirst-teamers were seniorquarterback StevenGilstrap, junior wideoutEric Higgs and senior run-ning back Cody Jepson.Other first-teamers weresenior guard Isaiah Al-varez, senior tackle JakeGeber and senior tight endReid Berry. Second-team-ers were junior center Tan-ner Crowe and sophomorewideout Judd Anderson.Sophomore guard DylanKenney was special men-tion.

On defense, the Farm-ers’ first-team picks wereJepson at defensive end,junior Jonah Cecil at out-side linebacker and juniorDylan Hayden at DB.

Second-teamers wereAlvarez on the defensiveline, sophomore EvanMarion at outside line-backer, junior Jake Settlesat inside linebacker and atdefensive back were juniorGavin Garcia and sopho-more Cade Lansford.

Geber was a specialmention pick on the defen-sive line.

E-B, Farmington FBdominate Prairieland

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Brimfield returns nine from state title teamBy JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer

An encore will be difficult forthe Brimfield boys basketballteam. Even with nine playersback, following up on lastyear’s 34-2 record and Class1A state title is a tall order.

But one thing Brimfield doeshave in abundance this seasonis height.

While all-stater CarsonCuevas has moved on to Illi-nois Central College, the Indi-ans return the likes of 6-8senior Brad Novak, 6-5 DarrenNovak, 6-4 Matt McCoy and 6-3 Tucker Teubel.

The Indians also have a solidgroup of senior guards led by 6-0 senior Jace Swietek (9.7points per game), 6-0 KobyWhite (5.2 ppg) and 6-1 PhelanKelly (3.5 ppg).

Pairing that size with experi-enced guards and depth ex-plains why many point toBrimfield as the area’s best.

“We’re not going to have aguy score 20 points per game,but I might have four guys indouble digits,” Brimfield coachScott Carlson said. “It’s moreof a balanced attack. And we

are still fairly deep, which wasso important to us last year.”

Cases in point are 6-1 seniorSean Wilbur, a likely starter,and zone-busting 3-point aceJordan Bauer.

In addition to more balance,Carlson said an offensivechange will be more effort toget the ball to Brad Novak (6.7ppg, 6.7 rebounds per game).

And Carlson said Swietekhas added a more consistentpull-up jumper to his game,though he can still get hot fromway outside, as he did at Brim-field’s Meet the Team Night.

Here’s a look at the otherlocal boys teams.

ElmwoodLeading scorer Isaiah

Groeper (12.4 ppg) and 6-2senior Jake Roberts (8.4 ppg,6.6 rpg) are the lone startersback from Elmwood’s senior-dominated 25-6 finisher.

“Those two are two of thebetter players in the area andthey have really matured a lot,”coach Josh Fugitt said.“They’ve been really good inpractice in terms of their vocalleadership.”

They need to be vocal, Fugitt

said, because the rest of thelineup lacks varsity experience.

Top senior contributorsshould include 6-1 shooter MattOsmulski, 5-11 all-effort playerJake Harlow and 6-1 JohnnyKeefer, who has been out withan injury. Another likely starteris 6-2 sophomore Vince Lenzi,while 6-2 junior Riley McFallis just back from an injury.

Fugitt said it is also likely

that freshmen point guardsJacob Brown and Charlie McK-inty will see time in an effort totake some pressure off the 6-2junior Groeper.

“Experience goes a longway – especially at the begin-ning of the season,” Fugitt said.“And we’ve basically got twoguys with experience.”

FarmingtonThe Farmington team you see

in November and early Decem-ber will bear little resemblanceto the squad you see in the NewYear. At least that’s the hope ofcoach Jeff Otto, who has threetop players out with injuries.

Most notably absent is 5-11junior shooting guard EricHiggs, who led last year’s 12-14 team with 16 ppg and wonthe Class 2A 3-point show-

The 2015-16 Brimfield varsity basketball team: Back Row (left to right) Coach Scott Carlson, Jor-dan Bauer, Phelan Kelly, Sean Wilbur, Matt McCoy, Brad Novak, Luke Murphy, Jace Swietek, KobyWhite, Assistant Coach Kevin Kreiter. Front Row (l to r) Jacob Loerr (manager), Tucker Teubel,Parker Pillman, Brady Kreiter, Caileb Johnson and Darren Novak. Photo by Collin Fairfield.

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