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Successful Festival of Lights
wraps up 30th anniversary
By Jeanette Kendall
TimesNewspapers
The mild weather in
late November and during December contributed to a successful 30th
Festival of Lights anniversary, said Doug McCarty, director of tourism and special events.
In his first year as the
festival chairman, McCarty said, “It couldn’t
have been any better
with the weather. There
were no issues with
snow or ice. That cost us
a couple of nights last
year.
“It was the 30th anniversary and with the
weather, I kind of call it
the perfect storm. Everything kind of came
together with the new
wreath and everything
we did for the 30th anniversary.”
In addition to the
newly constructed lighted wreath that sat atop
Fondulac Drive, a new
logo and banners were
created.
At the Winter
Wonderland electric
drive-through park,
McCarty said 25,200
vehicles went through,
which equated to about
100,000 people. The
park was open for 36
nights, and there was
heavy traffic and waits
as long as three hours to
enter the park on Saturdays. McCarty said people came from Chicago,
Champaign, the Quad
Cities and other towns
to see lighted displays
off Springfield Road.
“This year would have
been the best year we’ve
had based on the number of vehicles that went
through,” McCarty said.
Although Winter
Wonderland is typically
open until 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday
and 11 p.m. on Fridays
and Saturdays, McCarty
The Festival of Lights Winter Wonderland drive-thru
electric park attracts people from as far away as
Chicago. According to Festival chairman Doug McCarty, about 100,000 people went through the attracSee FOL page A8 tion in 2014. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers
Bruce Rauner
visits Chillicothe
By nick vlahos
Sports:
GateHouse Media Illinois
East Peoria beats Morton in
overtime.
Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner
is displeased the Illinois
General Assembly approved a special election
for state comptroller. But
he isn’t displeased enough
to go to court, apparently.
David Leitch is displeased enough to ... well,
let the state representative
Details, B1
Commerce
Dinner to
feature 2014
Citizen of Year
The East Peoria
Chamber of Commerce announces its
35th Annual Dinner
at the Par-A-Dice
Hotel Ballroom on
Jan. 23. Doors open
at 5:45 p.m. with dinner being served at 7
p.m. Cost is $55 per
person.
The keynote speaker is Dennis Triggs.
He is a senior partner at Miller, Hall &
Triggs, LLC.
Awards will be presented to the Distinguished Citizen of the
Year, Distinguished
Company of the Year,
Green Company of
the Year and the Ambassador of the Year.
Reservations may
be made by contacting the Chamber office at 699-6212 or
sending an email to
epcc@epcc.org.
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from Peoria describe it.
“(It) was vomitous,”
Leitch said Friday. “I
thought it was a raw
power grab. I think it was
absolutely sickening to
watch unfold in this state.
I really had nothing but
contempt for that vote.
“Is
that
clear
enough
for
you?”
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Construction workers tear down the Jefferson Street tunnels during construction in 2014. Jefferson Street reopened at the location early December. photo courtesy of IDOT
Progress made on I-74,
I-155 construction overhaul
By drew veskauf
TimesNewspapers
MORTON — As the cold
settled in and the workers
clad in neon orange and
yellow took their leave,
another year of construc-
tion on Interstate 74 and
I-155 in Morton was completed.
Progress was made on
all fronts of the $86 million project, the biggest
being Jefferson Street reopening along with I-155
getting its on-ramp to
I-74 eastbound back.
The tunnels at Jefferson Street had issues with
freezing and draining Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, left, greets Chilliand their age forced the cothe city councilman Jim Thornton during a visit Friday to Pearce Community Center in Chillicothe. david
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zalaznik/gatehouse media illinois
New EP City Hall not expected to cost taxpayers
By scott hilyard
GateHouse Media Illinois
The financing package
to pay for a new City Hall
in the Levee District that
won’t technically cost
property taxpayers any
money depends on the
alignment of several interlocking factors.
The City Council unanimously approved one of
those factors — an agreement to sell the current
city hall to a local developer — at its regular
meeting Tuesday night.
“Basically, this is a revenue neutral project,”
said Commissioner Gary
Densberger.
A new 9,000-squarefoot city hall in the Levee
District affixed to the new
Fondulac District Library
This is the most up-to-date rendering supplied by PCM+D Architects in East Peoria of what the new City Hall
could look like if it is built next to the Fondulac District Library. courtesy of PCM + D
would cost a little more
than $2 million. The
money would be raised
by the sale of the current City Hall and the
old library the city now
owns for a total of about
$900,000; also, from
the estimated $1 million
in increased sales and
property tax revenues
that would come from
returning both of those
buildings to the tax rolls
as commercial properties.
Midwest Engineering has
moved into the old library
building with an option to
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On Tuesday, the council
approved an agreement
that provides an option
to developer Jeff Graves
to purchase the current
City Hall at 100 E. Washington St. for $445,000.
Graves owns the adjacent
strip retail center.
The agreement is contingent on Graves being
able to present an acceptable tenant to the building
and to commit to building
facades and
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Penguin Project presents
its production of Seussical
Jr., Jan. 23-25, at Eastlight
Theatre in East Peoria.
Show times are 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 and 24, and 2 p.m.
on Jan. 25. Tickets are $10
for adults and $5 for youth.
Call 699-SHOW or visit
www.EastlightTheatre.com
to reserve tickets.
East Peoria Rotary Club
Meeting 7:15 a.m. Jan. 20
at the Embassy Suites in
East Peoria. Ty Livingston,
director of planning and
community development
for the city of East Peoria,
will discuss and present
the preliminary plans for
a sculpture walk in East
Peoria’s Levee District. Call
698-1820 for more information.
Desserts First 6-9 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Par-A-Dice Hotel.
Tickets $50 each. Savor
elaborate desserts by area
chefs. Dinner stations,
cash bar, raffles and entertainment. Benefits Girl
Scouts of Central Illinois.
For more info, call Jennifer
Ewan at 217-233-0476 of
jewan@girlscouts-gsci.org.
fondulac
library
(400 S. Richland St.)
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a new library
initiative that promotes
reading 1,000 books to
preschoolers before they
begin Kindergarten. It’s
easy to do, and the child
gets a free paperback book
every time they read and
report 100 books. For more
info or to register, visit the
Children’s Department.
Knitting Club meets at
2 p.m. the first and third
Sundays of the month September-May. Anyone who
likes to knit, crochet or
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tickets on sale now.
Festa Italiana 8 p.m. Jan.
17, Grace Presbyterian
Church on Route 91;
Valentine’s Day with Quartetto Gelato, 8 p.m. Feb.
14 Peoria Civic Center
Theater; Visions of Vienna
8 p.m. March 14 at Grace
Presbyterian Church;
Matinee at the Movies 3
p.m. April 19 Peoria Civic
Center Theater; Gustav
Mahler Symphony No. 7, 8
p.m. May 9 at Peoria Civic
Center Theater; For more
info, call 671-1096 or visit
peoriasymphony.org.
Limelight Eventplex
8102 N. University St.,
Peoria. 693-1234. Get
tickets at ticketfly.com.
An Evening with Yvonne
Greer, doors 7 p.m., show
at 8 p.m. Jan. 17. Tickets
$20-$25; WWCT-99.9’s
Discovery Concert Series
with Bad Suns. Tickets are
standing only general admission. A non-perishable
food item to be donated
just visit over a cup of tea
is welcome. Many items
made are donated to local
charities.
PeoWriMos: A Writing
Group For All PeoWriMos
is a relaxed, supportive
group for writers of all
levels that meets at 1 p.m.
the second Sunday of the
month September-May.
Call 699-3917, ext. 2251 for
more info.
Drama Club meets at 6:30
p.m. on the second Thursdays of the month. Fifththrough eighth-graders
participate in quirky improvisation games, script
reading, and other expressive activities. 699-3917,
ext. 1291 for more info.
Winter Reading Reading
is the perfect way to relax
after the holidays. Adults
age 18 and older are invited
to pick up a reading log at
the library through Feb.
28 and read or listed to
five books from Fondulac
Library to enter the Winter
Reading Drawing.
Ooey Gooey Art & More
Kids ages 3 to 6 get messy
and artistic by playing with
and creating with shaving
cream, snow, and sandpaper at 10 a.m. on Jan. 14 &
28. To register or for more
to Friendship House is
requested when arriving.
Doors 6 p.m., show at 7
p.m. Feb. 8. Tickets are
$6; Jay Goldberg Events
& Entertainment presents
Here Come the Mummies,
doors at 6 p.m., show at
8 p.m. Feb. 13. Tickets are
$22-$25; The Sound Bar
at Limelight Eventplex
presents Dead Language,
progressive rock band
from Peoria. Doors at 6
p.m., show at 8 p.m. Feb.
21. Tickets are $5-$10.
Jukebox Comedy Club,
3527 W. Farmington Road,
Peoria. 673-5853. Costaki
Economopoulos 8 p.m.
and 10:30 p.m. Jan. 2224. Prices are$12 for the
8 p.m. Jan. 22 and 10:30
p.m. Jan. 23-24 shows.
The 8 p.m. Jan. 23 and 24
shows are $15. All acts are
to be considered not for
general audience unless
specified otherwise.
Peoria Civic Center, 201
SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria.
673-8900. STOMP 7:30
p.m. Jan. 14. Tickets are
$40, $57 and $70 and are
information, call 699-3917,
ext. 1291.
Introducing the Teen
Advisory Board Fondulac
District Library is excited
to announce the formation
of a Teen Advisory Board
and is currently looking for
student volunteers. Any
high school student is welcome to apply, including
students who need to fulfill
volunteer hours for student groups such as Key
Club and National Honor
Society, and those that
simply have a love of the library. If you are in 9th-12th
grade and interested in
contributing your voice to
the library community, applications are due by Jan.
15. For more info call Carey
at 699-3917, ext. 2172 or at
carey@fondulaclibrary.org.
Story Hours Winter story
hours have begun. All story
hour sessions are available
on a drop-in basis. Call
699-3917 to find out which
story hour is right for your
child.
STEM Challenge Explore
force and motion in handson STEM Challenges for
kids in grades 3, 4 and 5
at 2 p.m. on the 2nd and
4th Saturdays beginning
Jan. 10 through March
21. Young scientists will
available at ticketmaster.
com, the Peoria Civic Center box office or by phone
at 800-745-3000.
Central Illinois Jazz
Society presents CIJS
House Band 6 p.m., featuring Guest Group Travis
Wesley Trio at 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 15 at the Starting Gate
Banquet Room, located
in Landmark Recreation
Center, 3225 N. Dries Lane,
Peoria. (parking is available in Landmark lot and
across Dries Lane). www.
traviswesleyjazz.com. The
Central Illinois Jazz Society
House Band will play during the first set, under the
leadership of Larry Harms.
The CIJS House Band features jazz musicians from
the area. For more information, call 692-5330 or visit
www.cijs.org or www.peoriajazz.com. For more information about the location,
visit www.landmarkrec.
com. Food and beverages
are available for purchase
at this live jazz program.
Admission: $5 members
and $7 non-members. Students are free.
be introduced to physics
through interesting and
engaging experiments
and demonstrations. To
register and for more information, call 699-3917, ext.
1291.
Engineering is Fun Kindergartners through 2nd
graders discover engineering as they experiment
with scientific concepts
and STEM challenges
based on children’s literature at 6 p.m. on the 2nd
and 4th Mondays through
March 23. To register and
for more info, call 6993917, ext. 1291.
Peoria Stories with Ken
Zurski Local author Ken
Zurski discusses Peoria
Stories, his latest book,
which tells of national and
local personalities and
historic happenings from
days gone by at 6:30 p.m.
on Jan. 14. The program
concludes with a book sale
and signing. For info, call
699-3917, ext. 2251.
Minecraft Club Come to
the library at 6:30 p.m. the
2nd Wednesdays of the
month, beginning Jan. 14,
for an hour-long Minecraft
Club. Kids ages 7 to 14 are
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Coroner reports
on halfway mark
The halfway mark….
I write to you the citizens of Tazewell County
to report on my first 24
months as your coroner.
The coroner’s office
continues to serve you at
the highest level of professional standards.
Included in this letter
will be the 2014 numbers
pertaining to what are
the major causes of unnatural deaths and what
trends if any are worthy
of note.
First of all a great
town
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welcome to participate and
use their team-building skills
to complete minor to complex challenges. For more
information call 699-3917,
ext. 1291.
Grown Up Game Nights
While the library’s board
games are available for all
ages at any time, the PlayStations (3 & 4) and Steam
Station video gaming are
usually reserved for teens
ages 14-19. Not on Grown
Up Game Nights, though.
Gamers age 20 and older
are invited to get their game
on starting at 5 p.m. Jan.
15. Bring your library card
or photo ID, and check in at
the second floor Information Desk to get started. For
more information, call 6993917, ext. 2251.
To Be Continued Join us
as we explore tales too epic
for a single book. This group
is for 5th-8th graders who
like to read series. The next
meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Jan.
15. For more info, call 6993917, ext. 1291.
Library Closing The library
will be closed Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day. The library will
reopen at 9 a.m. on Jan. 20.
Teen Space Book Club
Are books more exciting
than the day-to-day grind?
You bet! 9th through 12th
graders can come to Fondulac Library at 7 p.m. on Jan.
20 for the next meeting of
the Young Adult Book Club.
Call 699-3917 ext. 2172 for
more information.
Holidays Around the World
Travel the world at 10 a.m.
on Jan. 21, as Denise Leitch
from Lingua Garden shares
bilingual books and activities
and teaches kids age 3 to
5 about the many different
cultures and holiday-related
traditions celebrated around
the world. To register or for
more information, call 6993917, ext. 1291.
Mid-Week Matinee Free
film showing at 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 21. To learn what’s playing, call 699-3917, ext. 2251.
thanks to all involved in
the 365 days times 24
hours conduct of this office.
Our full-time staff:
Chief Deputy Rod Wamsley and office manager
Glenda Grashoff.
Our part-time
deputies:Rick VonRohr,
Scott Price, Liza Dickerson, Missy Mallory, Chris
Brammeier and Shawn
Naylor.
Throughout this year
they have been beside
you as your children go
to school, when you were
at the grocery store and
in the early hours of each
day as you slept. They
served in every neighborhood in the county, and
in every kind of weather
they were doing and caring for someone in great
need. They have all done
exemplary work and conducted themselves in the
highest ethical and professional manner. I cannot thank them enough.
Thanks to all the agencies that support this office everyday. The police
at every level including
the state police, county
sheriff, all of the municipalities and their auxiliary officers. They kept
us safe at the scenes and
brought us safely through
8th graders. Kids will make
small felt crafts and practice
embroidery techniques.
Materials provided. Space is
limited. Call 699-3917, ext.
1291 by Jan. 16 to register
for the first three sessions or
for more information.
note speakers: Julie Black
and Katie Black, Contemporary Christian Women’s
Academy. Conference cost
is $35 and includes breakfast pastries, lunch and
materials. (Friday night only
— $10; Saturday only $30;
$5 late fee if registered after
Jan. 23, 2015). Childcare
available by trained staff at
no charge (donations appreciated). Pre-registration
required for each child. Sign
language interpreters provided. Women encouraged
to bring Bibles. Conference
for all women, teenage girls,
moms, grandmas, singles
and college-age of all denominations. For registration information visit the
Redeemer website www.
redeemerlutheran.com. For
more information contact
Lisa Mack at 243-5859 or
lisadmack@comcast.net.
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Dickson Mounds Museum
Bus Trip day-long bus trip
to Champaign-Urbana for
Day of the Drum Festival
at the Krannert Center for
the Performing Arts March
14. Enjoy percussion music
from around the world and
listen to live music by artists Rocky Maffit, the Billy
Jonas Band, body percussionists Crosspulse Duo and
Uzbekistan frame drummer Abbos Kosimov. Drum
circles and workshops will
also be held throughout the
day. In addition, participants
may explore the exhibits
at the Spurlock Museum.
Cost is $75 per person for
Illinois State Museum Society members and $85 for
non-members. Fee includes
travel to Champaign-Urbana, activities, and dinner.
Lunch on own. Registration
required with a deadline
of Feb. 13. Space limited.
For more information or to
register, contact Curator of
Education Christa Christensen at 547-3721. Illinois
State Museum - Dickson
Mounds is located between
Lewistown and Havana off
Illinois Routes 78 and 97.
Museum is open free to the
public from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
daily. Tours and special programs available for groups
with reservations. For more
information call 547-3721 or
TTY 217.782.9175 or visit the
www.experienceDicksonMounds.com. Also check
out weekly updates on Facebook at “Illinois State Museum – Dickson Mounds.”
Tri County Tropical Fish
Society monthly meeting
7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, 4911 N.
Knoxville, corner of Glen and
Knoxville. Visitors welcome.
Women’s Conference
at Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 6801 N. Allen Road,
Peoria, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 30 and
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 31. Key-
blizzards in the dark of
night. To the paramedics who first use their
skills to try to save the
decedent. To all the firemen who helped us down
ladders, into dark places,
protected our victim’s privacy, and helped assure
families that all would be
well. A special thanks to
the hospital’s emergency
departments who gave
their all.
My personal thanks to
all the family and friends
who suddenly appeared
at the many scenes their
presence assists us in
many ways.
Now for the numbers
of 2014:
Total deaths — 860
(Lowest total since 2002)
Cremations — 417
Autopsy deaths — 71
Drug related deaths
— 15
Prescription — 11
Huffing — 1
Heroin/Cocaine — 3
Suicides — 10
Homicides — 1
Undetermined — 1
Motor Vehicle — 6
Drowning — 1
The coroner’s office
pledges continued compassion and professionalism going forward.
Dr. James J. Baldi
Coroner Tazewell County
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Boy Scout Troop 178 Spaghetti Dinner and Silent
Auction Fundraiser 4-8
p.m. Jan. 24 at the Morton
United Methodist Church,
420 N. Tennessee Ave.,
Morton. Advance tickets are
available for $6 per person
for adults, $4 for seniors and
children, or $20 for a family
of five or more. Cost at the
door is $7 per person for
adults, $5 for seniors and
children, or $20 for a family
of five or more. Carryout will
be available. Bids for the silent auction will be accepted
from 4-7:30 p.m. There will
also be a bake sale all night.
Anyone bringing a canned
food donation will receive a
free cookie or dessert. Proceeds from the fundraiser
help Scouts pay for summer camp, Philmont Scout
Ranch, and other activities
throughout the year. For
advance tickets, contact a
member of Troop 178, or call
Patti Orzel 212-0393.
Washington Historical
Society Presentation on
women and the American
Revolutionary War by Kenda
Bond 7 p.m. on Jan. 26, at
the Washington Presbyterian Church, 105 S. Elm St.,
in Washington. The program
is free and open to the
public. For information, call
444-7621.
Book Club The next meeting of the Bifocal Book Club
will be January 26 at 1:30
p.m. For more information
call 699-3917 ext. 2173.
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Darcie Chan returns to chat
about her Mill River series
via Skype at 2 p.m. Jan.
26. The Mill River Recluse
appeared on the New York
Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Its sequel, “The
Mill River Redemption,” was
released in August. For more
information, call 699-3917,
ext. 2251.
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District Library’s Board of
Trustees will meet in regular
session at 6 p.m. Jan. 26, at
400 Richland St.
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Economically speaking, Illinois ready for something to celebrate
Nothing says “party” like
economic development.
In a change-up from the
usual glitzy inauguration
festivities that take place in
Springfield, this weekend’s
inaugural events will include a business exposition
and a jobs fair.
Republican governorelect Bruce Rauner will
host what is dubbed the
“Illinois is Back” expo
at the Prairie Capital
Convention Center to
showcase various Illinois
employers, cultural sites,
tourist attractions and
schools. A veterans hiring fair will be part of the
expo, too.
The idea, according
to a news release from
Rauner’s office, is to “send
a clear message to potential investors, partners and
business operators (that)
Illinois is back.”
“Illinois is home to
the best people and best
location to start a business — and with the right
policies in place, we have
tremendous potential,”
Rauner said in the news
release. “This is a time to
celebrate the state we love
and reaffirm our commitment to making Illinois
the most competitive state
in America.”
It seems a bit premature
to proclaim Illinois is back,
particularly in light of recent statewide economic
news.
Peoria-based Caterpillar
announced Jan. 7 it will
lay off 200 workers at its
Decatur and East Peoria
plants. On Thursday, JCPenney announced store
closures in Quincy and
DeKalb.
In November and December, Illinois employers
warned of 1,500 layoffs
on the horizon, including
such companies as Comcast, Aramark and hotel
operator Atwood.
And Illinois farmers recently indicated in a farm
bureau survey that they
are less optimistic about
the 2015 agricultural econ-
omy, saying they planned
to cut expenses and major
purchases in anticipation
of lower commodity prices
and income.
No, Illinois is not “back.”
There’s plenty of room for
growth and improvement,
though.
And while the idea of an
indoor-outdoor economic
development expo during
a January inauguration
seems oddly misguided
(we’re told there will be
heated tents, though, lucky
for visitors), it’s tough to
criticize an effort to do
some cheerleading about
what Illinois already has
going for it.
Among the local companies that will be part of the
expo are Springfield Clinic
and Sysco Central Illinois.
Other companies from
around the state that will
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ADM, the University of
Illinois, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association,
Walgreens and more.
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A5
Four Corners: Koch Grade School, an early country school
Emmanuel Ropp
sold a
small lot at
the northeast corner
of section
23, adjacent to the
original
plot, to the
directors
of School District No.
84 on Sept. 15, 1919, and
with the additional land
a brick structure as constructed to replace the
original frame school.
Edna Mae Simon attended Koch School for
eight years from 1936
to 1943 and recalls
Caroline Stiers teaching
music and Nelda Bank
teaching math.
Edna Mae’s father,
John Simon, owned a
dairy farm in the southeast quarter of Section
23 that he had purchased in 1930.
The large barn remains today as the residence of Diana Sanna
at 1451 Highview Road.
This barn had been remodeled as a residence
for Bradley University
basketball coach, Dick
Versace; however he departed for the NBA having never resided in it.
Edna related that her
father named Highview
Road because he did not
want people referring to
his property as the dairy
farm on the road from
(derogatory word) Hill.
The Simon property
included what is Fondulac Heights subdivision
today.
Dorothy Kuykendall
and her sister Shirley
Riley attended Koch
School beginning in
1939 and recall Mrs.
Hale as the teacher.
Their father, Clifford
Olson managed Ankabar
Acres Horse Boarding
This picture was taken in fall of 1940 at Koch School. The teacher was W.C. Welch.
Eighteen of the 20 members of the school are pictured. submitted photo
and Breeding Farm and
also owned Olson Dairy
Farm. He bred and
trained thoroughbred
pacers and trotters for
Harry Schmoeger on a
track just east of Koch
School.
When it was no longer
feasible to operate Koch
as a separate school, a
petition for annexation
of District No. 84 to
District No. 86 was filed
Jan. 20, 1958.
There was a much
heated discussion between those who approved of annexation
and those who wished
to maintain the existing
small school until annexation was approved
by the County Board of
School Trustees April 10,
1958.
Koch Grade School
students began attending Bolin Grade School
in September of 1959.
When Armstrong School
was built in 1970 students that lived in the
old Koch school district
were transferred to Armstrong.
Koch School was
sold by County Board
of School Trustees to
William and Elizabeth
Schmidt on Nov. 9, 1959,
for the sum of $5,100
for use as a private residence.
William Schmidt
(widower and surviving
joint tenant of Elizabeth
S. Schmidt) and Lottie
Schmidt, his wife, sold
the property to the city
of East Peoria on Oct.
7, 1982, for the sum of
$30,000.
The schoolhouse was
razed to make way for
the construction of
Centennial Drive and
realignment of Highview Road in connection with the building of
Riverview Retirement
Home.
— Compiled November 2014 by Frank Borror
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Eighth-grader starts support group for girls with scoliosis
By jeanette kendall
TimesNewspapers
Danielle Kramer wants
girls who have scoliosis
to know they are not
alone.
Danielle, an eighthgrader at Central Junior
High School, started the
Central Illinois Curvy
Girls Scoliosis Support
Group.
Scoliosis is a curvature
of the spine that when
progressed can case body
deformities and can compromise internal organs,
according to a Curvy
Girls brochure.
Danielle was diagnosed
with scoliosis in sixth
grade.
“This was a complete
surprise for us. We went
in for her routine sixthgrade physical. When
the doctor asked her to
bend at the waste and
reach down to her toes,
and our pediatrician
looked up her spine, the
right shoulder blade was
higher than the left,”
Tracy Kramer, Danielle’s
mom, said.
The Kramers were sent
down to X-ray immediately and found out a
couple of days later about
the diagnosis.
“It was a whirlwind
from there,” Tracy said.
When Danielle first
heard the news, she was
frightened.
“I had never heard the
word scoliosis before,
and to me, that meant
anywhere between it’s
not a big deal or you are
going to die,” Danielle
Danielle Kramer shows some of the back braces she
has worn. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers
said.
Since her diagnosis,
Danielle has learned a
lot.
“If not untreated it can
get worse,” she said. “You
can grow sideways because of it.”
When Danielle was
first diagnosed, the top
curve of her spine measured 25 degrees and the
bottom curve measured
19 degrees. Four months
later, Danielle had grown
a half inch and 6 degrees
was added to both the
top and the bottom of
her spine.
“That was when we
knew she absolutely
needed treatment for
this,” Tracy said.
As they learned more,
Tracy said it became apparent that Danielle’s
condition was manageable.
Wearing a body brace
and a body sock, a wicking material under the
brace, became a way of
life for Danielle. Initially,
she had to wear the brace
16 to 18 hours a day, even
while she slept.
“Every day when she
gets dressed … and this is
great fun during the hot
summer months, she has
the body sock or the body
brace and something on
over that, so she always
has at least three layers
on,” Tracy said.
“Yeah, heat can be one
of the hard things about
it. Actually there are a
lot of hard parts about
scoliosis and that’s why
we have support groups,”
Daniel said.
One of the biggest
challenges for Danielle is
fashion.
“You can’t wear form
fitting clothes or just anything thin because the
brace bulges and makes
you look a little weird,”
Danielle said.
Tracy said it’s also difficult to find pants that fit
over the brace.
Recently, Danielle’s
doctor told her she could
wear the brace 12 hours a
day, and soon that will be
decreased to eight hours
a day. She is currently
doing intense physical
therapy to strengthen her
muscles, which became
weak from wearing the
brace.
“I’m kind of near the
end of growth and the
end of growth is when
you can stop treatment if
it’s stable,” Danielle said.
Wearing the brace for
a third of the day has
Danielle excited. She said
she can wear it while she
sleeps. This means she
can get a new wardrobe
since she will no longer
have to worry about how
the brace will look under
her clothing.
“Fashion’s a hard thing
for me. For other girls,
sometimes it’s a social
aspect. Bracing can
make you different and
sometimes people can
be a little mean about it,”
Danielle said. “Thankfully, I haven’t gone through
that. I have a wonderful supportive group of
friends and teachers at
Central.”
Many girls who have
scoliosis feel shame,
Danielle said.
“It’s hard. You can’t
bend at the waste when
wearing a brace. It pushes you. It makes you feel
uncomfortable. It’s hard
to move,” she said.
Danielle doesn’t want
girls to feel ashamed.
That’s one of the reasons
she decided to start her
own support group.
It was through their
brace provider that the
Kramers learned about
the Curvy Girls Scoliosis support groups.
The support groups are
worldwide and there are
only two other groups in
northern Illinois besides
Danielle’s in central Illinois.
Tracy said it was her
daughter’s idea to start
the group.
“She was at a point
where she had accepted
the diagnosis but wanted
some additional support
and encouragement from
girls who knew what it
was like, girls who had
been there, so she started
spending more and more
time on the forum at
curvygirlsscoliosos.com
and through the conversations she was having
there she started seeing
the benefit of connecting,” Tracy said.
To start her chapter,
Danielle had to contact
the founders and go
through a lengthy interview process. Danielle’s
first meeting was in August last year. Six girls,
ages 9 to 15, attended the
meeting. One of the girls
came from Springfield.
“Parents see the value
of the meetings and are
willing to commute,”
Tracy said.
During the one-anda-half hour meetings,
the girls hang out and
talk about what they
are going through. The
parents meet separately
and talk as well. Danielle
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and doctor’s appointments and fashion,”
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to be able to see someone
who had been through
really some serious surgery that was finishing
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Tracy is proud of how
her daughter has handled everything.
“Danielle does such an
excellent job of organizing the meetings,” Tracy
said.
Danielle said the benefits of the meetings are
two-fold.
“Honestly, I think it
does a lot more for me.
I still have a hard time
thinking this is real,”
she said. “It means a lot
that there are other girls
who get it. For most of
my journey it’s been me
alone and now I have this
and it’s ‘Whoa! I have
other girls to share it
with,’” Danielle said.
Danielle recalled the
first meeting in which
one girl attended. When
they hugged they felt
each others’ back braces.
“It was just a neat experience seeing the look
on both of their faces.
They just lit up. They had
found someone else that
was going through exactly the same and knew
what it felt like,” Tracy
said.
Throughout the experience of having scoliosis,
Danielle has kept a positive attitude.
“I feel like this experience, having scoliosis,
for me, has made me
tougher both physically
and emotionally,” she
said. “I would not be the
same person I am today
if it would not have been
for this.”
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Feelings against the
decision were as clear
as crystal among Leitch,
Rauner and other Republicans gathered at
Pearce Community Center. Chillicothe was the
second of nine stops on a
two-day, downstate tour
Rauner is taking before he
assumed office Monday.
The Rauner caravan
began a day after the
Democrat-dominated
Legislature met in special session to authorize
an election in 2016 to fill
the final two years of Judy
Baar Topinka’s term as
comptroller. Topinka, a
Republican who was reelected in November, died
unexpectedly last month.
Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, has said he intends
to sign into law the election legislation before his
term ends. Rauner defeated Quinn the same day
Topinka won re-election.
The comptroller election would be held at the
same time as the presidential election, when
Democrats in Illinois
typically perform better
current City Hall will
occur when the city relocates to the Levee District, which can happen
no later than April 1,
2016.
“I’m happy with the
agreement,” Graves told
the council Tuesday. “I’m
looking forward to completing it.”
The council also approved the second reading of a resolution accepting the lowest bids
to construct the new city
hall. The companies that
were awarded contracts
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$82,573 for site work;
George Rump Construc-
tion, $1,235,800 for general trades; Automatic
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hoped that by working
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brought in on budget.
than they do in mid-term
voting. In theory, that
might give Democrats a
better chance of winning
the comptroller office.
Democrats said stateconstitution authors didn’t
anticipate a gubernatorial
appointee would serve a
four-year term in a post
elected statewide. Republicans said the decision
embodied partisanship.
“Let’s face it: If Pat
Quinn had been elected governor, we never
would have been in special session,” said state
Sen. Darin LaHood, a
Dunlap Republican.
But if a lawsuit arises
from the move, as some Republicans have suggested,
it apparently won’t originate from Rauner directly.
After he spoke to an audience of about 300, the
incoming governor said he
doesn’t intend to sue regarding the election plan.
“They did a partisanpolitics power play,”
Rauner said. “I don’t
think it’s appropriate.
But I’m not going to
get caught up in that.
“I’m going to focus on
jobs, taxes, schools and
ethical reform. I’m not going to let anything distract
me from that agenda.”
Quinn appointed an
interim comptroller to
serve until next week.
Rauner has announced
he’ ll appoint Leslie
Munger, a former business executive from Lincolnshire, to take over
after he is inaugurated.
Neither
L a Ho o d
nor Leitch ruled out
litigation. Leitch appeared to encourage it.
“ The constitution
is very clear about two
things — the power of
the governor to appoint
as well as the prohibition against having those
elections in presidential
years,” he said. “So to
torture the constitution
for what I view as just
purely political power
games, I just thought
it was beneath them.
“I thought it was
very
o f f e n s i v e .”
The Chillicothe crowd
didn’t seem to take offense
to anything Rauner said.
Lt. Gov.-elect Evelyn
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League of Women Voters set meeting
The League of Women Voters of
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Public Library North Branch, 3001
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The league is the organization
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financial crisis. Stunning,” Rauner said after
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responsive and effective government
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citizens.
The league’s chief goal is to make
democracy work for all citizens in
federal, state and local government
decisions.
Members can choose their own
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opportunities to discover new interests, learn about local candidates and
crucial issues in our community and
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Thorp, a Rauner voter
who is fitness manager
at the community center.
“The fact that he knows
it’s going to be a rough
ride, and that he’s willing
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money generated from
the Festival of Lights.”
Continued from Page A1
Brimberry said that at
the City Council’s direction staff operates the
said they stayed open
annual Festival at no
later some nights to accost to residents.
commodate some mo“It operationally
torists.
breaks even, and the
“There were four or
city invests in the festifive nights we stayed
val annually with new
open past our normal
LED lighting and, this
hours to let everybody
year a new wreath, and
in. We weren’t going to
those are paid from
shut anybody off,” he
hotel/motel room taxes.
said.
Earlier I said the fesOn average, about 230
tival grand total costs
vehicles go through the
this year is budgeted
Winter Wonderland in
at $252,000; revenues
one hour. Because the
this year are budgeted
route was cut shorter
at $270,000, because
last year, McCarty said it
Doug is anticipating
was thought cars would
slightly greater revenues
move faster through the
from the 30th anniverpark, but that was not
sary,” Brimberry said.
the case.
McCarty said expens“Once they’re in there,
es continue over the
we can’t make them
next couple of months
go any faster. We don’t
A wet pavement on Dec. 22 created some colorful reflections from the floats on display at the Festival of
as things are torn down
want to push them
Lights Folepi’s Winter Wonderland drive-thru electric park. Revenue from those paying to get into Winter Wonand put away.
through by any means,”
derland is estimated at $240,000. tim brickner/TimesNewspapers
Other areas of the
he said. “It ended up the
Festival of Lights,
cars go slower because
including the Queen
“If people come from
the past couple of years a
The Winter Won‘Where does all the monwe packed so much into
Pageant, the Find Folepi
two
or
three
hours
away
lot
of
displays
have
been
derland
tally
is
still
ey
go?’
Well,
the
stuff
the park. … There was
ornament hunt and the
used that had not been
being finalized with
doesn’t go up by itself.
more to look at. … There and they have to sit
new Shop & Stroll were
up in 10 years.
the bank, but McCarty
It takes six weeks just to
aren’t any gaps like may- in line for three hours
successful as well, acthat’s
a
long
time
with
“In
2010,
we
started
said
a
rough
estimate
is
put
Winter
Wonderland
be there used to be when
cording to McCarty.
young
kids.
Maybe
we
the
LED
conversion,
and
$240,000,
which
means
up.
It
took
us
an
extra
you go to certain parts of
“There’s
can work with some loas we did that we started the city breaks even.
week to
the park.”
a
lot
of
cal businesses and make
digging out more stuff
Winter Wonderland
put the
“There’s a lot of
Next year to improve,
people
a
family
weekend
packfrom
the
semi
trailers.
helps
offset
the
other
forest
up.
McCarty said festival orpeople to thank. It
to thank.
age,” McCarty said.
… So we found all the
costs of the Festival of
The paganizers are going to try
was
a
great
effort
It was a
To keep things fresh,
pieces. … Last winter
Lights, including the
rade is a
to help with the traffic
by
all
the
workers
great efdisplays will be moved
we actually cleared out
parade, which does not
year-long
flow and try to arrange
and volunteers.”
fort by all
around
in
the
park
as
every
single
semi
that
we
bring
in
revenue.
thing,”
some hotel packages.
the workwell. McCarty said over
owned,” he said.
“People ask a lot,
McCarty
Doug McCarty, director of
ers and
tourism and special events
said.
volunCity
teers. To
Adminme, I’ve
istrator
lived here
Tom Brimberry said
all
my
life
and
seen it but
trying to give one dollar
this was probably the
amount for the Festival
of Lights budget is com- best year if you take the
whole Festival of Lights,”
plicated because of all
McCarty said.
the components.
Next year, McCarty
“The queen contest
said he wants to keep
costs $2,000 but genthat momentum going.
erates that much in
“We want to expand
revenues, the FOLEPI
down at the Levee DisClassic Run and Get
trict with what we did
Lit Run together cost
$13,000 but also gener- with the forest and make
that bigger,” McCarty
ate that much, so they
said. “People are coming
too pay for themselves,”
to town. It’s more than
he said. “Advertising for
just Winter Wonderland.
Winter Wonderland is
It’s the Levee District
budgeted at $35,000
and trees and maybe
but much of that is a
things we can throw in
state grant received anthere to make it more of
nually. Labor for the
an attraction.”
parade is $50,000 for
McCarty said East
overtime to police, fire
and public works. Light- Peoria’s Festival of
Lights is unique.
ing around town costs
“There’s winter won$7,000, lighting Winderlands and drive-thru
ter Wonderland costs
parks all over the coun$70,000, Labor for
try. Go on the Internet
set-up and tear-down
and you can find them
of Winter Wonderland
and the displays around anywhere, and a lot of
stuff is the same stuff we
town cost $75,000,
have because some of the
and that about covers
standup two-dimensioneverything. That grand
total is $252,000, but as al stuff is commercialized. You just buy it from
mentioned, between a
a company, but what sets
state grant and receipts
us apart and what makes
from races, queen conus probably the best is
test, and cars through
the three-dimensional
Winter Wonderland,
floats. Those 40 floats
the bottom-line is that
… That’s what sets East
Doug McCarty has
(Behind Avanti’s)
Peoria apart from all the
moved the festival to
other ones.”
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project
Continued from Page A1
replacement.
“These were just old
structures that needed
to be replaced,” Illinois
Department of Transportation community
relations manager Brian
Williamsen said.
The project to replace
the tunnels lasted about
17 months and the road
reopened Dec. 8 this
year.
With the tunnels gone,
Williamsen said the new
bridge should hold several generations.
“Certainly these are
built to last and will be
around for many decades,” Williamsen said.
The whole project that
started in 2013 has been
extended to the summer
of 2016, due to weather
delays, mainly in 2013,
Williamsen said.
However, where one
major effort is completed, another must begin.
The area including the
I-74 bridges over I-155
will be taken down and
new I-155 bridges will be
constructed. This phase
of the project will begin
at the beginning of April
depending on weather,
Williamsen said.
I-74 east and westbound will be taken to
the ground level to give
I-155 clearance for the
bridges for safety reasons.
“The (I-74) bridges
are 50 to 60 years old.
They’re past their service
life,” Williamsen said.
Williamsen said trucks
traveling on the I-155
ramp to I-74 westbound
had troubles getting up
to speed on such a tight
corner as well.
Since 2013, workers
have poured on 102,000
cubic yards of concrete
in the construction
zone. Williamsen said
it’s enough to create a
sidewalk 4-feet wide and
4-feet deep from Morton
to Memphis, Tennessee.
Once the process is
complete, I-74 will have
six lanes open instead of
the four.
“Having extra lanes ...
it will improve the traffic flow for a number
of reasons,” Williamsen
said.
Although the project
end date was extended,
Williamsen said they’re
hoping motorists will be
happy with the finished
product.
“Over time there are
improvements made
to all aspects of transportation. The way
things are built now are
different than in the
past. Improvements are
continuing to be made,”
Williamsen said.
With the break in
construction, speed
zone limits are still enforced. The 55 mph is
still in effect and a 45
mph zone is still mandatory.
Even with the reduced
speed limits, Illinois
State Police District 8
safety and education
officer Ross Green said
they are still spotting
motorists traveling in
excess of 85 mph.
You still have median
barriers up in certain
locations and overall
they don’t want to bring
the speed limit back to
the 70 mph because the
design of the road way.
They don’t want people
going that fast,” Green
said.
“It makes it very dangerous because people
don’t take heed to the
signs even when they’re
posted.”
Due to Illinois law,
motorists who are cited
for speeding in a construction or maintenance zone must appear
in court. A minimum
fine of $375 is issued
for the first offense and
$1,000 for the second.
For more information on driving in work
zones, visit www.IDOT.
Illinois.gov.
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CHILLICOTHE — Central Illinoisan Terry King
has appeared in a long list
of films, television movies, and even as a voice in
the G.I. Joe cartoon since
1990.
King’s latest acting role
is in the upcoming crime
drama film “Heavy,” which
includes some very wellknown friends of his—the
now famous smuggler
George Jung (pronounced young) and
Johnny Depp. King’s
friendships with Jung and
Depp began with a correspondence King initiated
with Jung and all three
men share a passion for
motorcycles.
George Jung holds
the distinction of being
responsible for the first
huge influx of cocaine into
the United States in the
1970s, working with drug
kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Jung’s biography drove the
narrative of the 2001 hit
film “Blow,” which starred
Johnny Depp as George
Jung.
King said “Heavy” begins filming in February
and is slated for release
midyear 2015 and the
movie will again star Depp
with Jung and King making appearances.
King said the movie
is based on a true story
about Cuba in 1964 where
Americans were caught
smuggling drugs and they
escaped prison and found
their way back to Miami.
King grew up in Sunnyland and attended Washington High School. After
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Central Illinoisan actor and Vietnam veteran Terry
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dash instead.
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started late because Jung
was sentenced to 12 weeks
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corruption all its own —
which King shared.
King said, “I’ve learned
that 85 percent of all the
halfway houses in the
country are owned by four
or five rich, wealthy men
and they buy suburban
homes and make halfway
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seven people on it. They
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the government.”
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that totals $69,300 per
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Jung told King, “Those
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administrators) are as
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OBITUARIES
lola schofield
EAST PEORIA — Lola
Nadine “Deanie” Schofield, 82, of East Peoria
died Wednesday, Jan.
7, 2015, at Reflections
Memory Care in Washington.
Born May 2, 1932, in
Covington, Tennessee, to
Herbert and Irma McNatt Jordan, she married
Dale Schofield on July
25, 1953, in Peoria.
He preceded her in
death.
She was also preceded
in death by her sister
Hazel and her brother
Joseph.
Survivors include her
children: Nanette (the
late Richard) Lynn of
Indianapolis, Indiana,
Jeffery (Maura) Schofield
of Oak Park and Todd
(Lisa) Schofield of East
Peoria; seven grandchildren; and her brother
Levon.
She was a graduate of
Brighton High School in
Covington, Tennessee,
james diviney
jr.
class of 1950 where she
was involved in many
school activities including singing in the choir
and cheerleading.
During the Korean War,
she volunteered with the
USO playing the piano
and entertaining the service men in Memphis.
She worked as a preschool teacher in Texas.
A memorial service was
Sunday, Jan. 11, at Deiters Funeral Home and
Crematory in East Peoria.
The Rev. Ron Little of-
(Rick) Smith of Washington; one sister, Mary
(Ron) Wagner of Salem,
EAST PEORIA — James Ohio; one brother, Donald Diviney of Peoria; two
D. “Jim” Diviney Jr., 71,
granddaughters; and one
of East Peoria, died at
great-granddaughter.
10 a.m. Monday, Jan.
He was preceded in
5, 2015, at OSF Saint
Francis Medical Center in death by one sister.
He was a fireman at
Peoria.
Caterpillar Tractor Co. for
Born on Nov. 28, 1943,
45 years, retiring in 2009.
in Selmer, Tennessee,
He also was a volunteer
to James D. and Ruby
fireman for Northern
Frances Hollingsworth
Tazewell Fire DepartDiviney Sr., he marment, retiring as assistant
ried Marilyn J. Schmitt
chief after 10 years of
on June 6, 1964, at St.
service. He also served
Mary’s Church in Kickaon the Northern Tazewell
poo. She survives.
Water Board, and was a
Also surviving are one
member of the National
son, James D. (Reba)
Rifle Association.
Diviney III, of Glasford;
He was a member of
one daughter, Stephanie
St. Monica Church in
East Peoria, the Knights
of Columbus Msgr. E.L.
Grzybowski Council No.
7580 in East Peoria and
the 4th Degree Knights
of Coumbus, Spalding
Council of Peoria.
A funeral mass was
Friday, Jan. 9, at St.
Monica Church in East
Peoria. The Rev. Ken
Marchulones officiated.
Visitation was Thursday,
Jan. 8, at Deiters Funeral
Home and Crematory in
Washington, where recitation of the Rosary was
at 6:45 p.m. Additional
visitation was Friday at
the church. Burial was
in Hillcrest Memory Gardens in rural Morton.
janet nation
Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton, with the Rev. Dave
Jane officiating. Visitation was Saturday at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be
made to Illinois CancerCare, 8940 N. Wood
Sage Road, Peoria, IL
61615.
To view Janet’s video
tribute or to leave an
online condolence for the
family, visit www.knappjohnson.com.
EAST PEORIA — Janet
L. Nation, 52, of East
Peoria, died at 9:35 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at
OSF Richard L. Owens
Hospice Home in Peoria.
She was born Aug. 3,
1962, in Peoria to Eugene
and Judith Edwards.
Surviving are her
daughter, Rebecca
Wuthrich (Matt Zeiler) of
East Peoria; five grandsons; her mother, Judith
Edwards of Morton; her
boyfriend, Jeffery Mennel
of East Peoria; and one
sister, Cheryl Hayes of
Peoria.
She was preceded in
death by one daughter, her father and one
brother.
She worked as a server
at Cracker Barrel for 17
years.
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accorded. A memorial
service was Saturday, Jan.
10, at Knapp-Johnson
ficiated. There will be
a memorial visitation
prior to the service at the
funeral home. Inurnment
will be at a later date.
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Two Mid-Illini victories
among week’s results
By bryan veginski
TimesNewspapers
Bryce Markum, a senior, led
the East Peoria boys basketball team Jan. 6 with 14
points in a 67-47 road loss to
Metamora. The Raiders ended
the week 6-8 overall and 2-4
in Mid-Illini Conference play.
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Raiders
repel
Morton
By dylan polk
and bryan veginski
In East Peoria’s first Mid-Illini Conference wrestling action in more than a month Jan.
6, the Raiders had a productive
day on the mat.
East Peoria took down Limestone, 41-33, and host Morton,
60-15, to improve to 3-1 in
league bouts.
The second-place Raiders
trailed only five-time defending M-I champion Washington
entering the final two weeks
before the conference tournament.
Jacob McCartney, Phoenix
Stuart, Bryce Sandoval, Justin
Bicknell, Justin Doty and Karson Klyber all won twice for
East Peoria.
McCartney pinned a Morton
grappler 15 seconds before the
end of the 120-pound match
and received a forfeit against
Limestone.
Stuart pinned both of his
foes, competing at 126 against
the Rockets and 132 vs. the
Potters.
Sandoval had two first-period pins at 145 as he extended
his winning streak to 17
matches.
Bicknell did not have to
East Peoria senior Bryce Sandoval, right, had another big week at 145 and 152 pounds for the
wrestling team. With five wins, Sandoval improved to 22-1 on the season. The Raiders are at Canton Thursday for a triangular meet that also will feature Metamora. bryan veginski/timesnewspapers
break a sweat at 160 after
being issued two forfeit victories.
Doty prevailed by default at
220 against Limestone and
clipped a Morton foe, 5-3.
At 285, Klyber also recorded
two pins for East Peoria. He
defeated a Rocket in only 1:37.
Kadin Devos (152) supplied
an 18-3 technical fall against
Limestone.
Alexander Garza (106) and
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Coming off a heartbreaking
championship loss at the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament, the Metamora boys
basketball team looked to get
back to what it’s done most
this season: win.
And what better way to do
that than against a conference
rival?
The Redbirds used a
27-point third quarter to put
away Mid-Illini Conference
rival East Peoria by a score of
67-47 Jan. 6 at Metamora.
“Any time you can get a win
in the Mid-Illini, it’s good,”
said Metamora coach Danny
Grieves. “I told our guys, I said,
‘This is the third year in a row
at this point we’re 12-1, and it’s
not how you start — it’s how
you finish.’ So, I’m glad to have
those wins, but it’s not all
about the wins and losses; it’s
about trying to get better each
game.”
Metamora got out to a fast
start over the Raiders, beginning the game with a corner
3-pointer from senior Josh
Dixon.
The Redbirds’ offense would
not relent in the opening
frame, going up 15-0 while a
stubborn Metamora defense
kept East Peoria scoreless
through the 4:25 mark, holding the Raiders to just two attempts from the field.
East Peoria senior Bryce
Markum finally got the Raiders on the board with just over
See BOYS page B8
bloomington — A proposal to revamp how the high
school football conferences
and playoffs are aligned was
rejected by the Illinois High
School Association member schools,
the organization announced
Jan. 6.
More than 65 percent of
schools voted against the measure (395-212). The percentages held steady when
removing the non-football
EP 37, Springfield 36;
Troy Triad 35, EP 24;
Sandwich 44, EP 27
The Raiders dropped two of
See WRESTLERS page B3
Wrestling
Mid-Illini standings
As of Jan. 12
Washington
East Peoria
Metamora
Pekin
Limestone
Canton
Morton
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In return to form,
Potters bounce girls
East Peoria held Morton
to 14 first-half points
By bryan veginski
TimesNewspapers
East Peoria junior Kayla Burks drives past Emma Heisler of Morton Friday during a Mid-Illini Conference girls basketball game.
The first-place Potters posted a 42-24 victory that dropped the
Raiders to 3-14 overall. rex urban/timesnewspapers
IHSA football proposal
rejected in decisive vote
GateHouse Media Illinois
Zach Spokely (170) pinned
Potters, while Jacob Lovell
(182) and Devin Worrick (195)
were handed forfeits. Thayer
Stanford (113) emerged with a
3-2 victory.
playing schools’ votes as well.
Proposal 10 would have:
• Done away with football
conferences and replaced them
with eight geographic regions
(in each playoff class) consisting of seven to nine teams. The
regions, based on enrollment,
would have existed for two
years before being realigned
based on enrollment changes.
• Sent the top four teams
from each region to the playoffs, which would have allowed
for the current 32 teams per
See IHSA page B2
morton — The East Peoria
girls basketball team delivered
a superb defensive effort in the
first half.
Unfortunately for the Raiders, their offense was stuck in
neutral in a Mid-Illini Conference game Friday at stateranked Morton.
“We hit a drought offensively
and we were looking for someone to score — someone to
start us off,” EPCHS head
coach Khassandrae Brown
said.
When the Potters, rated No.
8 in the Jan. 7 Associated Press
Class 3A state poll, heated up
after intermission, the end result was a 42-24 win for the
hosts.
East Peoria (3-14, 0-5) held
high-scoring Morton, which
reached at least 64 points in its
first nine games, to only 14 in
the opening 16 minutes.
But the guests generated just
five points in that same span,
all by Rachel Hilton. Her two
first-half field goals came more
than eight minutes apart.
Combined, the squads shot a
mere 5-for-41 (.122) from the
field before the break.
Hilton again led the team
with 11 points. In fact, it took
20 minutes, 55 seconds —
when Ashley Emert split two
free throws — before someone
besides Hilton scored.
“We’re trying to get someone
else to step up and give us 10
solid points consistently,”
Brown said. “We’ve done a ton
more shooting throughout the
week. We’ve got to find that
extra piece.”
The Potters were missing top
scorer Chandler Ryan for a second straight game with an
ankle injury. But Jadison
Wharram provided a varsity
career-best 16 points.
A 7-0 run to open the third
quarter gave Morton a 21-5 advantage.
Eden Tornow’s 3-pointer, the
second of the period for the
Raiders, made it 26-12, but the
Potters countered with seven
consecutive points in a spurt
that stretched into the fourth.
Kayla Burks had all five of
her points in the final quarter,
including baskets on back-toback possessions.
Half of East Peoria’s offensive
output on the night came in the
fourth. Ashley and Allie Emert
combined for four points.
See GIRLS page B3
Knights of Columbus Free Throw contest Feb. 15
The Knights of Columbus
Free Throw Championship
rounds for 2015 are about to
begin. Entries are free to all
boys and girls from ages 9 to 14.
Local competitions will name
a champion in each of 12 divisions. There are six divisions
each for girls and boys.
The local East Peoria competition is set to start at 1 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Central Junior High
School, 601 Taylor St. in the
new gym.
Each of the 12 local champions will continue to the district
competition, also occurring at
Central Junior High School immediately following the local
competition.
Entry forms will be available
at the door, at the Fon du Lac
Park District administration
building, the CJHS office, the
East Peoria Community High
School office at Robein School
and at St. Patrick’s School in
Washington.
District winners will advance
to the regional championship
on a to-be-announced date in
March in Princeville.
The regional winner will go
on to the state-level championship, to be held on a to-be-announced date in April in
Chatham.
Many of last year’s winners
will return to compete in the
next age bracket.
About 130,000 youths participate in the championships
throughout the United States,
Canada, Mexico and the Philippines.
There were about 3,400 local-level competition sites involved.
The Knights of Columbus
have been sponsoring and providing volunteers for the Free
Throw Championships for the
last 47 years.
Boys and girls in the 9, 10
and 11 age groups will shoot
free throws from a line 12 feet
from the basket. Both groups
use a women’s regulation size
basketball.
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The event will feature a
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Team Works Invitational
Thursday
Girls — East Peoria vs. Washington, 5:30 p.m.*
Boys — East Peoria vs. Washington, 7 p.m.*
Friday
Girls — Urbana vs. East Peoria, 4 p.m.
Boys — Mahomet-Seymour vs. East Peoria, 5:30
p.m.
Boys — Washington vs. Grayslake North, 7 p.m.
Girls — Washington vs. Grayslake North, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
Boys — East Peoria vs. Grayslake North, 9:30 a.m.
Girls — East Peoria vs. Grayslake North, 11 a.m.
Continued from Page B1
class to stay in place.
• Kept open one or two
inter-regional matchups
on each team’s schedule,
K OF C
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The 12-, 13- and
14-year-old girls will
shoot with a women’s reg-
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The Central Illinois
Baseball Camp, on five
straight Sundays starting
Jan. 18, will provide onehour training sessions in
small groups at the CougarPlex on the Illinois
Central College campus.
Instruction will include
fundamental drills in hitting and pitching mechanics, proper practice
technique, mental approach to hitting and
pitching and executing
game situations.
Five hitting and four
pitching sessions are
available for ages 8 to 18.
The cost is $100 each or
$180 for the pitching and
hitting combination.
Checks should be made
payable to Central Illinois Baseball and returned, with the
registration form, to: Illinois Central College
baseball, Illinois Central
College, 1 College Drive,
East Peoria, IL, 61635.
Girls — Alton vs. Urbana, 12:30 p.m.
Boys — Alton vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 2 p.m.
Girls — Urbana vs. Washington, 4 p.m.
Boys — Mahomet-Seymour vs. Washington, 5:30
p.m.
Boys — Grayslake North vs. Alton, 7 p.m.
Girls — Grayslake North vs. Alton, 8:30 p.m.
All games in Washington’s Torry Gymnasium
IHSA
Grade School begins Feb.
16. The camp is four
weeks long on Mondays
and Wednesdays.
Camp 1, for boys and
girls in third through seventh grades, is from 6 to
7:15 p.m. Camp 2, for
boys and girls in seventh
through 11th grades, is
from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.
For more information,
contact Chuck Westendorf at 264-0905 or
Steve Doty and
397-6549, or go to the
website www.westydotyshootingcamp.com.
Monday
Girls — Urbana vs. Grayslake North, 9:30 a.m.
Boys — Mahomet-Seymour vs. Grayslake North,
11 a.m.
Girls — Alton vs. East Peoria, 12:30 p.m.
Boys — Alton vs. East Peoria, 2 p.m.
Girls — Washington vs. Alton, 4 p.m.
Boys — Washington vs. Alton, 5:30 p.m.
* Mid-Illini Conference game
so teams could maintain
rivalries with nearby
schools that might not be
in the same playoff class.
Those matchups would
have to be approved by
the IHSA.
The proposal was
sponsored by Tim Carlson, principal of Sycamore High School in
northern Illinois. Proposal 10 would have
given Illinois a similar
system to those in Iowa
and Missouri.
The proposal didn’t
have support at town
meetings statewide, but
made it onto the ballot
nonetheless.
ulation size ball 15 feet
from the basket.
The 12-, 13-, and 14year-old boys shoot with a
men’s regulation size ball
15 feet from the basket.
Age eligibility is determined by the contestant’s
age on Jan. 1. Proof of age
will be required.
For more information
about the East Peoria
competition contact John
Dickerson at 694-2790.
For other competition
locations, contact the
local Knights of Columbus Council.
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The East Peoria wrestling team went 3-2 last week to brings its season dual record to 13-4 entering two Mid-Illini Conference matches Thursday. Above, junior
Phoenix Stuart, left, currently is 17-7. Below, junior Thayer Stanford, bottom, has a
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WRESTLERS
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their three matches Saturday in Springfield to
fall to 13-4 on the season.
Triad was No. 10 and
East Peoria 12th in the
Jan. 7 Illinois Matmen
Class 2A team state rankings.
Sandwich and Springfield both were listed in
GIRLS
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Emma Heisler netted
11 of her 13 points for
the honorable-mention
category.
Sandoval was the only
three-time winner for the
Raiders as he improved
to 22-1 on the year.
Sandoval pinned all
three foes, including a
Springfield grappler at
the 1:02 mark.
Stanford, Devos, Bicknell and Doty all provided two victories for
East Peoria. The first
three had one pin, while
Sandwich and Springfield did not have a wrestler to oppose Doty.
Pins by Stuart, Lovell
and Worrick helped lift
the Raiders past the Senators in a match in which
both teams had seven
wins.
Stine had a pin against
Triad, while Klyber secured a 5-2 decision vs.
Sandwich.
Morton (14-2, 5-1) in the
second half.
The Raiders fell into
last place in the conference after Metamora
(3-14, 1-5) defeated Dun-
lap on the same night.
It was the first league
win for the Redbirds who
were scheduled to host
East Peoria Tuesday.
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things out loud about another person. The Center
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the years 2009-2010, 35.9 percent of adults over
the age of 20 are obese and 69.2 percent of adults
over 20 are overweight or obese. Because of this,
our society has become increasingly concerned
with health and the problems that stem from obesity. Unfortunately, we have also not been properly
taught how to deal with concern for others and
their health.
Think back to a goal that you once set for
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Now that the holidays are over,
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Popular commercial diets like
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keeping the weight off after the first
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Nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults
are overweight or obese — and
therefore at higher risk for health
problems such as heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure and
diabetes. Whether a diet will be
effective is an important question.
Snacking survey
Americans snack a bit differently
than the rest of the world. That’s
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online
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countries
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around the world
and which health,
taste and texture attributes are most
important in the selection criteria.
Not surprisingly, the study found
that Americans prefer unhealthy
snacks, reaching most commonly for
a bag of chips or chocolate rather
than an apple or a granola bar.
Sixty-three percent of Americans
said they had snacked on a bag of
chips in the last 30 days. Chocolate
ranked second, and cheese finished
a close third.
Globally, chocolate is the top
snack, but that’s followed by fruit
in a very close second place, with
vegetables taking the third spot.
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for double digits.
However, the Raiders
found themselves down 12
at the end of the first
quarter, 22-10, after a
4-for-14 shooting effort.
“We knew they were
going to come out and attack us like that,” said East
Peoria coach Matt Wright
on the Redbirds’ firstquarter defense. “… I
think early on, we were
just a little tentative. We
really didn’t attack in the
seams.”
East Peoria’s luck
changed in the second
quarter as the Raiders
opened with an 8-2 run,
cutting the Redbirds’ lead
to 24-18.
Markum led the way for
the Raiders, scoring 11
points on a 4-for-4 second-quarter effort, which
included three 3-pointers.
As a team, East Peoria
shot 60 percent (6 for 10)
from the field, and outscored the Redbirds 18-9
to make it a 31-28 game at
halftime.
“Once we started handling their press a little
better, we really started to
look good,” Wright said.
“Then Bryce Markum’s
knocking down shots, (junior David Perkins) is
knocking down shots, we
looked good and I thought
we battled them pretty
well.”
Though the Raiders
seemed to be heating up
in the second frame, the
Redbirds quickly put
them on ice.
Dixon opened up the
second half with four
straight points for Metamora, and the Redbirds
increased their lead with a
12-3 run, going up 43-31.
Junior Nate Kennell
joined Dixon in the scoring attack, knocking down
15 points on a 6-for-7 effort.
That outburst, combined with Dixon’s 10
points and another two
from junior Michael
Adams, gave Metamora
27 total in the third quarter, and the Redbirds’ lead
ballooned to 58-38
headed into the final
frame.
Wright said while the
Raiders had worked in
practice to predict where
Kennell would take his
shots, those plans got
scrambled when Metamora began moving the
ball around.
But by that point, the
game was too far out of
reach for the Raiders, who
shot 4 for 13 in the fourth
quarter to give Metamora
a 20-point win.
Kennell finished with 31
points for Metamora,
shooting 11-for-20 from
the field, 4-for-9 from the
3-point line and 3-for-4
from the free-throw line.
Dixon scored 17 points,
shooting 6-for-11 from the
field, 2-for-6 from the arc
and 3-for-3 from the line.
Markum led the Raiders
with 14 points, shooting
5-for-7 from the field and
3-for-4 from the arc.
Senior Jakob Burtis, junior Ian Milsteadt, junior
David Perkins and sophomore Jacob Teegardin all
followed with six points
apiece. Misteadt shot a
perfect 4-for-4 from the
free-throw line.
EP 59, Morton 56 (OT)
Perkins has long-distance accuracy on the golf
course and the basketball
court.
The East Peoria junior
sank a 3-pointer with 1.5
seconds left in overtime
Friday to send the guests
past Morton in a Mid-Illini contest.
“It’s real easy to trust
David Perkins with a shot
like that,” said EPCHS
head coach Matt Wright
of one of the looks the
team anticipated getting.
The Raiders improved
to 2-4 in the league and
moved into sixth place in
the standings, a half-game
behind Limestone.
The only other attempt
Perkins had on the night
was a made 3 in the first
quarter.
The Raiders came back
from a seven-point deficit
with just more than three
minutes remaining in regulation.
They were led by Brock
Crippen’s 16 points and
eight rebounds. Burtis
contributed 15 points and
Milsteadt 14.
Morton was paced by
Ryan Altenberger’s gamehigh 21 points. Jared Liddle and Jake Starkey
chipped in 11 apiece.
A Burtis straight away
trey with 32 seconds to go
capped a 10-2 East Peoria
run.
Liddle drew a foul at
:06.2 and hit one of the
two free throws to extend
the game.
Back-to-back 3s by Milsteadt and Burtis elevated
the Raiders to a 54-50 advantage at the 2:57 mark
of the OT.
Starkey hit a high-arcing shot to halve the deficit after both teams went
0-for-2 at the line, but the
Potters were still down
56-53.
Altenberger’s fourth 3
pulled the Potters even
and they called timeout
with 47.7 seconds left.
That set up the heroics
of Perkins, a former
3-Point Showdown state
finalist.
The Raiders used 3s by
Burtis, Milseadt and Perkins and an old-fashioned
three-point play by Drew
Trau to lead 14-12 after
one quarter.
Altenberger got on the
scoreboard with a triple at
2:20, then made an acrobatic shot at 0:21, the first
of a series of creative
drives to the hoop that he
finished successfully.
The second period was a
7-7 stalemate that included field goals by Morton’s Marcus Rossi and
Teegardin of East Peoria.
Starkey had nine points
in the third quarter and
always seemed to be
around the ball. Brown
said his effort was contagious on the rest of his
teammates.
Crippen was a driving
force for the Raiders in the
same stanza, keeping
them within 36-33 entering the fourth.
After being urged to be
more impactful than he
had recently, Crippen took
the directive seriously.
“He responded very well
to that discussion,” Wright
said.
An Isaac Stephens
bucket preceding an Altenberger trey put the Potters on top 45-38 with less
than four minutes remaining.
East Peoria nearly won
the game at the fourthquarter buzzer, but a Milsteadt 3 bounced on the
rim three times before
falling off no good.
The Raiders doubled
their league win count
from the previous three
seasons combined.
“I feel like we’re going to
knock some teams off,”
said Wright. “We’re going
to factor into this a little
bit.”
EP 68,
Midwest Central 46
The Raiders surpassed
last season’s victory total
with a win Saturday in
Manito.
East Peoria (6-8) was
led by Milsteadt’s 19
points, which included
three 3s.
Burtis had 13 points and
Crippen 10 for a team that
made half of its 26 field
goals from long range.
Markum tallied eight
points and Perkins six as
the Raiders inched closer
to the .500 mark.
With 10 points, Nathan
Wagle was the only Midwest Central player to
reach double digits.
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recognized as
student laureate
ence degree; Shennah M.
Moore, certificate; Eryk
Najbar, associate in science degree; Tyler Joseph
Nielsen, certificate; Rachel Eileen Noe, associate
Kara J. Emery of East
in arts degree; Jordan E.
Peoria, left, a student at
Ott, associate in science
Roosevelt University, was
degree; Simone Elizabeth
recognized as a Student
Parker, associate in sciLaureate by the Lincoln
ence degree; Kenneth A.
Academy of Illinois durPettijohn, associate in aping a special ceremony
plied science degree; Seth
Nov. 1 at the Old State
Pheasant, associate in
Capitol in Springfield.
science degree; Miranda
The Lincoln Academy’s
J. Prescher, associate in
Student Laureate Awards Kara Emery is pictured with her honor Nov. 1 along
with Lincoln Academy vice chancellor William Bennett. applied science degree;
are presented for excelMarta Volodymyrivna
submitted photo
lence in curricular and
Primachenko, associate
extracurricular activiin arts degree; Nicholas
ties to seniors from each
who completed their pro- science degree; Marci L.
Stephen Propst, cerof the state’s four-year,
gram of study during the
Feldhaus, associate in
tificate; Meaghan Elyssa
degree-granting colleges
spring 2014 semester.
applied science degree;
Anne Pummill, associate
and universities, and one
Graduates were forMichael Walter Flint, asin applied science degree;
student from among the
mally recognized during
sociate in applied science
Patrick John Romano,
community colleges in Il- ceremonies May 17 at the degree; Denise Elizabeth
associate in science delinois.
ICC CougarPlex.
Frantz, associate in gengree; Kevin John MatAt the Student LaureStudents from East
eral studies degree; Kevin
thew Sames, associate in
ate Convocation, each
Peoria recognized inA. Fuller, certificate; Han- applied science degree;
student received a Stuclude: Kyle Armstrong,
nah Isabel Gay, associate
Christal Annmarie Sampdent Laureate Medallion, associate in arts degree;
in arts degree; Jonathan
son, associate in arts
along with a $1,000 edu- Ashley Nicole Ball, asRichard Haller, associate degree; Amanda Schenck,
cational grant and a cersociate in arts degree;
in science degree; Danassociate in arts degree;
tificate of achievement.
Michael Binegar, cerielle Christine Hancock,
Brandon James Schmitt,
This is the 40th year Lin- tificate; Adam Neal Blair, associate in applied scicertificate; Ryan Micoln Academy celebrated certificate; Kailey N.
ence degree; Naomi Harchael Short, associate in
students’ excellence in
Bohm, certificate, Natalie ris, associate in science
general studies degree;
Illinois.
Nicole Bohm, associate in degree; Robert Eugene
Michele Patricia SwearinThe Lincoln Academy,
science degree; Leigha N. Hill, certificate; Steven
gen, associate in applied
unique among the 50
Brown, associate in sciTyler Hoskins, associate
science degree; Chris
states, was established
ence degree; Cailin Bunin arts degree; Robert
Michael Tapp, associate
more than 50 years ago
ting, associate in science
Glen Huggins, associate
in arts degree; Andrea
to honor distinguished
degree; Amy Beth Carey,
in applied science degree;
Lauren Tharp, associate
citizens with the state’s
associate in applied sciJohn E. Jenkel, associin general studies degree;
highest award, the Order ence degree; Jessica Mer- ate in science degree;
Austin Thompson, asof Lincoln.
cedes Chanto Lukert, asJedediah Winston Aron
The 52nd Annual Con- sociate in science degree; King, associate in applied sociate in general studies
degree; Tiffany Nichole
vocation and Investiture
Andrew W. Christensen,
science degree; Emily
Thorndyke, associate in
of Laureates of The Linassociate in arts degree;
C. Lanoue, associate in
applied science degree;
coln Academy of Illinois
Christine Michelle Clark, applied science degree;
Summer Ann Tortat, aswill take place Saturday,
associate in science deLindsay Marie Leathers,
sociate in science degree;
May 9 at the Illinois State gree; Ryan Lee Corder,
certificate; Ryan Andrew
Tyler James Townsend,
Capitol in Springfield.
associate in science deLeenerts, associate in
certificate; Grant C. Vangree; Janelle R. Cordes,
applied science degree;
naken, certificate; Danassociate in arts degree;
Sara Elizabeth Logsdon,
ielle F. Vickers, certificate;
Casey Dobbins, associate
certificate; James MiLindsey Sue Wisner, asin science degree; Mark
chael Luenz, associate in
sociate in applied science
Duffer, associate in arts
applied science degree;
degree; Carl K. Zahn,
Illinois Central College, degree; Christina Rose
Shelby Jo Miller, associcertificate; and Nathan
East Peoria, presented di- Elms, associate in applied ate in science degree;
Phillip Zerwer, associate
plomas and/or certificates science degree; Lisa Faith Robert Patrick Millikin,
in arts degree.
to nearly 1,000 students
Fay, associate in applied
associate in applied sci-
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2014 graduates
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POLICE & Fire
All information is obtained from police reports at the East Peoria Police Department or the Tazewell County Sheriff’s
Department. We print all arrests from East Peoria and arrests pertinent to our community from Tazewell County.
“Arrested” does not necessarily mean being taken to jail in handcuffs. For certain offenses, those arrested are issued a
notice to appear in court. This is called a non-custodial arrest.
East Peoria
arrests/Citations
Joshua A. Dixon, 22, 100
Oakbrook Drive, possession
of cannabis, possession of
drug equipment, Jan. 1
Christopher Jones, 40, of
Peoria, retail theft, resisting
police, Jan. 2
Joshua E. Chiartano, 33, of
Peoria, sniffing intoxicants,
Jan. 2
Derek C. Brown, 23, of Peoria, Peoria County warrant,
Jan. 3
Shelley L. Williams, 44, of
Peoria, Tazewell County
warrant, Jan. 3
David W. Smith, 34, of Peoria, possession of cannabis,
possession of drug equipment, DUI, driving with a
suspended license, resisting police, Jan. 3
Kambui S. Bassett, 36, of
Peoria, DUI, operating an
uninsured vehicle, Jan. 4
Juvenile, 16, of Pekin, curfew, illegal consumption by
a minor, Jan. 4
Jeremy D. Lane, 41, of St.
Charles, Missouri, battery,
criminal trespassing, resisting police, Jan. 5
East Peoria
fire reports
fire, 105 Jim Court, Dec. 22
Car wash fire, extinguishment by fire service personnel, 101 Farmdale Road,
property loss of $25,000,
Dec. 28
East Peoria Fire Department activity for Dec. 18Jan. 7: 26 fire calls and 186
ambulance calls
House fire, extinguishment
by fire service personnel,
223 Meadow, property loss
of $90,000, content loss of
$50,000, Dec. 23
Jonathan C. Hicks, 30, of
Peoria, driving with a suspended license, Jan. 6
Alarm system activation,
no fire, unintentional, investigate, 815 W. Camp St.,
Dec. 18
Electrical problem due to
overloaded extension cord,
investigate, 3850 N. Main
St., Dec. 23
George A. King, 52, homeless, criminal trespassing,
criminal damage to property, resisting police, Jan. 7
Alarm system activation
due to burned food, restore
fire alarm system, 230 Center Drive, Dec. 19
Alarm system activation,
no fire, unintentional, investigate, 5 Altorfer Lane,
Dec. 23
Electrical fire, investigate,
ventilate building, 2255 E.
Washington St., Jan. 4
Juvenile, 17, of East Peoria,
domestic battery, Jan. 7
Alarm system activation
due to power outage, investigate, 700 Pinecrest Drive,
Dec. 20
Alarm system activation, no
fire, unintentional, investigate, 2200 E. Washington
St., Dec. 28
Alarm system sounded due
to malfunction, investigate,
2320 E. Washington St.,
Jan. 4
Carbon monoxide incident,
investigate, air out house
and garage, 500 Woodrow
Drive, Dec. 20
Alarm system activation, no
fire, unintentional, investi-
Alarm system sounded due
to burned food, investigate,
Anna Gillespie, 28, of Washington, false police report,
Jan. 6
Tara R. Keenlance, 41, of
Washington, domestic battery, Jan. 7
Ron E. Bush, 48, of Washington, domestic battery,
Jan. 7
Lucile A. Legg, 36, of Peoria, Peoria County warrant,
Jan. 8
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Knight: new Congress targets
old story, tax breaks for business
In Mitch McConnell’s
tion,” Wall Street Jourfirst indication of his
nal reporter Thomas
agenda since becoming
Gryta showed that VeriSenate Majority Leader,
zon and AT&T benefited
the Kentucky Repubfrom that measure by
lican last week said
billions of dollars, but
the GOP-led Congress
didn’t benefit the counwould pursue
try or economy.
“common-sense
Supposedly helpjobs ideas” like a
ing businesses
tax overhaul.
increase jobs,
However, some
bonus depreciaquestion the contion — which lets
cept.
corporations more
“Over the past
quickly offset in40 years, the num- Bill Knight
come with capital
ber of tax breaks
improvement —
— deductions,
was promoted as
credits, exemptions and
an incentive that would
other tax benefits — has
help the economy. But
more than tripled,” rebonus depreciation “did
ported Jeanne Sahadi of
not appear to be very
CNN Money. “Tax policy effective in providing
experts say it’s time to
short-term economic
rethink many of them.”
stimulus compared with
A recent report in
alternatives,” according
the Wall Street Journal
to the Congressional Reunderscores the notion
search Service.
that tax breaks don’t
It failed at Verizon
always fulfill promises
and AT&T, the WSJ
made by their sponsors
showed.
or beneficiaries, demon“Bonus depreciation
strating that two teledoesn’t actually elimicom corporations reaped nate any tax obligations,”
rewards from one tax
reported Gryta. “Whethbreak but contributed
er the cost of cellphone
little in terms of jobs or
network gear is written
improvements.
off all at once or over a
The U.S. tax code gives period of years, essencorporations special tax
tially the same amount
breaks that have cut
of profit is offset. But
what’s supposed to be a
bonus depreciation does
35-percent tax rate to an let companies push taxes
actual tax rate of 13 per- off into the future. AT&T
cent (compared to 1955’s and Verizon each have
corporate income tax of
tens of billions of dollars
52 percent). Such breaks in deferred taxes.”
save corporations about
Verizon estimated that
$200 billion annually,
it would get $197 milaccording to the Govlion back last year, comernment Accountability
pared with a $2.6 billion
Office.
bill in 2007 (before the
But tax breaks don’t
tax break passed). AT&T
work sometimes. Examestimated its federal tax
ining “bonus depreciabill last year at $3 bil-
lion, down from about
$5.9 billion in 2007.
Despite promising to
create jobs and invest in
facilities and equipment
(while saving billions of
dollars), neither telecom
giant did.
“The companies have
kept their capital spending relatively flat … and
their employee count
has dropped by more
than 100,000 people —
a fifth of their combined
work forces, Gryta reported.
Other tax breaks that
seem hard to justify:
“Carried interest:”
Managers of private
equity, venture capital
and hedge funds don’t
pay ordinary income
tax rates on a portion of
their income.
Oil and gas tax breaks:
According to Arthur
Naiman and Mark
Zepezauer, authors of
“Take the Rich Off Welfare,” energy corporations get more than $2
billion a year.
“Exclusion of capital
gains at death:” This
provides that if someone
receives a bequest of an
investment that’s appreciated in value since the
day it was purchased,
they don’t pay any tax on
those capital gains.
Also, according to
Loyola University/New
Orleans law professor
Bill Quigley, “There is a
special subsidy for corporate jets, which cost
taxpayers $3 billion a
year, the tax deduction
for second homes costs
$8 billion a year, [and]
50 billionaires received
taxpayer-funded farm
subsidies in the past 20
years.”
Citizens for Tax Justice issued a report, “The
Sorry State of Corporate
Taxes,” that showed that
AT&T, Verizon and three
other major corporations — General Electric, IBM and Wells Fargo — received more than
$77 billion in tax breaks
between 2008-12.
“Tax breaks claimed
by 288 companies are
highly concentrated in
the hands of a few very
large corporations,” the
report said. “Just 25
companies claimed $174
billion in tax breaks over
the five years.
“The wide variation
in tax rates among industries, and among
companies within particular industries, gives
relatively high-tax companies and industries
a legitimate complaint
that federal tax policy is
helping their competitors at their expense,”
the report continued.
“Corporate tax payments
have fallen dramatically
over the last quarter
century. So one obvious group of losers from
growing corporate tax
avoidance is the general
public, which has to pay
more for — and/or get
less in — public services,
or else face mounting
national debt burdens
that must be paid for in
the future.”
— Contact Bill at
Bill.Knight@hotmail.
com; his twice-weekly
columns are archived at
billknightcolumn.blogspot.com.
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Commentary
Years later, Chief Illiniwek
still a source of controversy
In
2007, the
University of
Illinois
retired
Chief
IlliniDESKTOP
wek, the
PUNDITRY
official
mascot
Dylan Polk
and symbol of the
Fighting
Illini since 1926.
Admittedly, I was
among the throng of
Illini fans desperately
petitioning to keep our
beloved mascot in place.
It’s not racist, we’d
cry. It’s honorable! It’s
tradition! The NCAA
has no right to tell us
what to do!
Despite the outcry,
the Chief danced his
last halftime performance on Feb. 21, 2007,
during a game against
Big Ten rival Michigan.
In the month following, the U. of I. board of
trustees voted to retire
the Chief ’s name, image
and regalia.
At the time, everyone
thought that was the
end of the Chief.
However, upon being
exiled by the university,
ownership of the Chief
transferred to a group
calling itself “the Council of Chiefs,” a group of
former Chief portrayers
that named a student to
carry on the headdress
in 2008.
Since then, the Chief
has made numerous appearances on or around
the U. of I.’s campus, all
of which were unsanctioned by the university,
including a halftime
appearance during a
game between Illinois
and Indiana in October
2012.
Now, the Chief is
about one step away
from becoming the
novelty party clown you
might invite to a child’s
birthday party.
On Sunday, the sports
blog Deadspin reported
the Chief would perform during a high
school boys basketball
game when Tuscola
hosts Sullivan on Friday.
The event was even
promoted through the
Tuscola school district’s Twitter account
(@TuscolaCUSD301),
which last week posted
two promos for the performance.
Throughout the last
year, the use of Native
American imagery and
mascots has come under
heavy scrutiny from the
national media.
Catching the most ire
is the Washington Redskins, who have been
criticized for everything from their team
name — interpreted as
a racial slur — to their
logo.
All the while, Washington owner Dan Snyder — notorious for his
contentious relationships with the press —
has been as stubborn to
listen to the other side
of the coin as he has to
put a winning team on
the field.
The controversy
sparked a Super Bowl
commercial by the
National Congress of
American Indians —
which didn’t air, thanks
in part to the price tag
for running a Super
Bowl commercial — and
a Daily Show segment
that almost didn’t air
because of fan outrage.
The Cleveland Indi-
ans have also drawn
criticism for their use
of the cartoony Chief
Wahoo, but to their
credit, the team seems
to be moving away
from the controversial
mascot, opting instead
for a block “C” as their
primary cap logo.
Even my beloved Chicago Blackhawks, whose
use of Native American
imagery is limited to
just the primary and
secondary logos, have
drawn some criticism
for their logos, tame as
they are compared to
Washington or Cleveland.
In the eight years —
My god, it’s been that
long?! — since the
Chief ’s retirement, my
views on the mascot
have radically changed.
It’s impossible to view
the character as nothing more than a racist
caricature.
Let’s look at the Chief
for exactly what he was,
in the simplest terms:
A white student would
dress in stereotypical
Native American garb,
supposedly resembling
what the “real Chief ”
would have worn, and
would dance around
like a Hollywood Indian
would to music reminiscent of old cowboys versus Indians westerns.
Call it tradition, call it
honorable, but the plain
and simple truth is
there was no difference
between that and the
old minstrel shows of
the early 20th century,
during which white ac-
tors would smear black
paint on their faces
and unabashedly mock
black people.
Like many Illini fans,
I defended the Chief by
saying it was an honorable representation of
Native Americans.
But how was it honorable? I never had any
evidence to back up this
claim. All I could say
was, “It was an honorable representation,”
over and over without
ever supporting my
argument with facts.
Not once did I consider
the Native American
students and fans who
felt marginalized by an
inaccurate, offensive
representation of their
own race.
Following the Deadspin report, the Tuscola
school district announced it had canceled
the Chief ’s appearance,
saying it was in the
interest of ensuring the
“highest level of student/community safety.”
The decision was met
with a chorus of detraction as Twitter users
berated school administrators, calling them
“gutless” and other
words that aren’t suitable for print.
On the Facebook
page for The Champaign Room, an Illini
blog hosted by SBNation.com, users again
whined and cried about
how their “constitutional rights” — ah yes, the
right to watch a white
guy poorly pretend to
be Native American —
were being infringed.
Again, the P.C. liberals
strike again!
As it did in 2007, the
argument became, “This
is OUR tradition!”
All this over a mascot
and a logo. That’s what’s
considered “tradition”
in first-world, middleclass America: representations of a sports
team.
Remove your emotions from the situation
and analyze it from the
Native American point
of view. How would you
feel to see your culture
being so poorly represented, essentially
mocked, after your
ancestors were systematically oppressed to the
point of many of their
descendants living in
poverty today? Does
the Chief really seem so
important after that?
It’s just a logo. It’s just
a mascot. If the Blackhawks announced today
they would change their
famous logo, guess
who would have a new
hockey sweater Thursday? I will support that
team no matter what
logo they wear.
After all these years,
the Chief is still a
controversy. And if the
logic behind his retirement is still not understood now, I’m afraid it
never will be.
—Dylan Polk is a TimesNewspapers sports
editor, and still an Illini
fan.
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