A look back at 2014 - Times News Group E
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A look back at 2014 - Times News Group E
wednesDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 Chillicothe’s Choice Since 1883 — Serving Chillicothe ABC Day Care Center closing ABC Day Care Center will be closing its doors on Wednesday. The center has been serving the community for over 35 years. The ABC families will need uninterrupted childcare and local providers are encouraged to call the center with available openings in January 2015. The sale of all equipment, toys and furniture started Jan. 5. Call 274-2766 for more information. ‘Change in the culture’ at IVC Details, B1 www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com January February • Mossville School updates were finished at the first of the year. The updates included a secure front door with a new office for visitors to check in at, a new library and a new outside awning. The school was the last in Illinois Valley Central District 321 to receive a facelift and a secured entryway. • The red kettle drive set new records this year, topping the $20,000 mark for the first time. Overall, $21,200 was raised for the Salvation Army. • Chillicothe’s second K-9 unit, Gosh, was put down after a few months of deteriorating health. The 8-year-old German Shepherd had been in service for about three-and-onehalf years. A new K-9 unit was approved later in February. • Bad weather forced the school to use more of their emergency days than expected. By the first week of February, four of the five emergency days had been used due to snowfall and severely cold temperatures. • Former Chillicothe high school teacher Polly Benten died at the age of 100. April May This story and more are planned for an upcoming edition of the Chillicothe Times-Bulletin. ONLY online FIND MORE NEWS DURING THE WEEK • See what local bloggers are discussing • Weekly movie reviews and entertainment news www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/ ChillicotheTimesBulletin or follow us on Twitter @CTBeditor Index Around Town........... A2 Classifieds..........B9-10 Opinion.................... A4 Sports................... B1-2 March • Shaun Grant was hired by IVC District 321 to replace longtime principal Mike Bethel at South School. Grant has a three-year contact with the district. • The 68th annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet at the Shaun Grant end of March culminated with its annual awards. Winning awards were: Rachael Parker of Sweet Cakes by Rachael, Business of the Year; Mike Krost, Past President’s Award; Sandi Levell, Civic Achievement Award presented by the city; the Rev. Ted Mitchell of First United Methodist Church, Organization of the Year; Teresa Storti, Ambassador of the Year; and Irvin Latta of Maloof Realty, Member of the Year. June • Sharon Crabel resigned as city clerk after holding the position for 25 years. Crabel remains the Chillicothe Township clerk. Crabel’s mother-in-law, Ilion Crabel, served as city clerk for 66 years and Chillicothe Township clerk for 65 years. • A new K-9 unit joined the Chillicothe Police Department. K-9 Dark was flown from Germany to Chicago to become a part of the department. • After almost five decades of bowlers, the Chilli Bowl closed its doors April 18. • A K-9 memorial honoring former K-9’s Konan and Gosh was unveiled at the Chillicothe Police Department. • A month after Sharon Crabel resigned as city clerk, Margaret Hurd was approved to be the new city clerk for the city. Hurd is the third city clerk in 91 years. • Rescue 33 started making its return with ambulance coverage for Hopewell. July August September • The Chillicothe Relay for Life team raised $328,727.93 this year, over $60,000 more from last year’s total. • Sgt. Nick Bridges was awarded the Fraternal Order of Police’s leadership award in Springfield. • Bill Batek retired as president and CEO of First National Bank in Chillicothe after 24 years. • A few weeks after the start of the school year, the IVC District 321 school board noted that enrollment was down 75 students over the district. The largest decline was at Mossville School. • The former Pizza Hut found new owners and a new business in September. Lucky Dog’s Pub & Eatery, owned by Dennis and Sandy Luckett, opened its doors on Sept. 8 and features much of the food that was found at the Chilli Bowl. • A strong storm swept through Chillicothe in late September, downing power lines throughout the city and closing IVC District 321 schools. Both South Elementary and Chillicothe Elementary Center were left without power. October November December • After 16 years, Spider Hill once again opened in October with Massacre Mansion, the Trail of Terror and the option to shoot zombies from a wagon with paintball guns. • Michael Ratcliff was sworn in as the Chillicothe Township supervisor at the end of September. Ratcliff filled the unexpired term of Karen Moewe, who stepped down after her and her husband moved out of state. • A new festival is planned for next year. ZorroFest is capitalizing on the fact that creator Johnston McCulley is a 1901 Chillicothe High School graduate. • Fifteen teachers were awarded minigrants from IVC District 321. The grants totaled almost $9,900. The IVC Educational Foundation annually shares its proceeds to help enrich students’ education in the classroom, above and beyond what the district can provide. • Chillicothe Fire Chief John Myers was honored by the Chillicothe City Council for 50 years of fire service. Myers has been the chief of the Chillicothe and Chillicothe Community fire departments for the last 12 years. • Chillicothe veterans revealed plans for a Veterans Memorial Park. The park will be located on a triangular property near Pearce Community Center, Santa Fe Avenue and Chestnut Street. Details, A6 A look at what events will be going on in the local area FREE A look back at 2014 A.R.K. pets of the week Coming in print Vol. 133 No. 2 • A new agriculture museum dedicated to the history of local agriculture was opened in July at Three Sisters Park. The museum is housed in a new building located near the park chapel northwest of the main pavilion. So far, exhibits include an antique Avery steam engine, a small buggy and a working model of a self-propelled plow. • Mossville saw a new drive-thru open with The Other Dawg. The joint features hot dogs, tenderloins, appetizers, ice cream and more. 1R 0,1,080385&+$6( 1R '2:13$<0(17 • While Summer Camp was host to a slew of attendees in May, police reported in June that drug arrests were down compared to previous years. However, more than three pounds of marijuana was seized by undercover agents. • The annual Claude-Elen Days saw IVC senior Lauren Weber crowned Miss Chillicothe, and Sharon and Sid Crabel the 2014 parade marshalls. • A new apparel store owned by Jamie Balfanz opened on 4th Street called Route 29. • After more than 70 years, Blarney Castle closed its doors in Rome. However, the pizza recipe will continue on as the Slide Inn has opened in its place and uses the same pizza making style that patrons have enjoyed for years. • It was announced that the Steve Miller Band will headline the 2015 Summer Camp Music Festival that takes place on Memorial Day weekend. • Somber news shocked IVC high school as six teenagers were injured and a former IVC student was killed in a rollover crash Dec. 20 at Detweiller Park. A2 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Chillicothe Times-Bulletin www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com AROUND TOWN Questions? Call 274-2185, 686-3016 or email at [email protected] HOW TO SUBMIT Around Town items may be submitted for fundraisers, events offered by nonprofit organizations and entertainment. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Items are printed on a space-available basis. Chillicothe events are given first priority. Deadline is noon Thursday. 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Celery Night Fever CCC Children’s Ministry will be hosting a family Veggie Tales movie night at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 in the church’s multi-purpose room. The event is free and snacks will be served. LIBRARY Dawson-Dodd Heating & Cooling 6919 North Knoxville, Suite 202, Peoria, IL 61614 www.dawson-dodd.com www.trane.com Taco Night at the VFW Post 4999, 1729 N. Santa Fe Ave, will be from noon until food is gone Jan. 10. The cost is $2 each or three for $5 and carry out is available. Proceeds are designated for the Chillicothe Veterans memorial Project. For more information, call 274-4999. ITS HARD TO STOP A TRANE. REALLY HARD. Like us on Facebook See your participating independent Trane Comfort Specialist™ dealer or visit Trane. com for complete program eligibility, dates, details and restrictions. Available through participating independent Trane Comfort Specialist™ dealers. All sales must be to homeowners in the United States. Void where prohibited. Valid on qualifying systems. CS-02518436 CHILLICOTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, 430 Bradley Ave., 274-2719. Visit www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org for more info. Closed all day Jan. 1 for New Year and Jan. 23 for training and maintenance. Altrusa Club of Chillicothe has set out a “Cell Phones for Soldiers” collection box at the Chillicothe Public Library. Bring in old, unused cellphones to be recycled. More info is available at www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com. Librarians Currently Looking for: artificial Christmas trees, Beanie Babies, Lego and Duplo blocks, games and craft supplies and wrapping paper tubes. Friday Night Gaming is from 5 to 11 p.m. Jan. 9. People can create a char- acter or join the ongoing Pathfinder RPG. There also will be tabletop and strategy games like Munchkin, Chez Geek and Risk. Attendees are encouraged to play one of the games or bring their own. Pizza and snacks will be provided but outside food is encouraged. The event is for people 18 years and older and no new players will be admitted after 8 p.m. This is a recurring program. For more information, contact Genevieve at 274-2719. Books and Tea will be Jan. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The group will discuss “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. The group meets once a month to discuss a variety of books. Tea and refreshments will be served. AREA The Penguin Project is presenting “Seussical Jr.” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at Eastlight Theatre in East Peoria. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. To reserve tickets, call 699-SHOW or visit EastlightTheatre.com. alonetogether Grief Support Group 4:30-6 p.m. Mondays in Group Room 4 of the Counseling Center at Proctor Hospital. The grief support group is opened to the public and can help people experiencing grief from loss of a loved one, divorce or separation, loss of a pet, or experiencing grief of any kind. For more information contact Steve at 672-5695 or steve.wilson@unitypoint. org. Central Illinois OCD Support Group meetings are second and fourth Thurs. of each month. Any person with obsessive compulsive disorder, or a friend or family member may attend. Meetings are 7-8:30 p.m. at Morton Public Library, 315 W. Pershing St., Morton. 713-3277. Encore 2015 Morton Civic Chorus show at Bradley University May 19-24 to support Central Illinois Memorial Kidney Fund’s effort to help keep food on tables of kidney dialysis patients in central Illinois all year long. To make a donation or for more info, visit CIMKF.org. Brighter Days Ahead meetings offer support for people who have experienced a mental illness. Socialize, recovery-oriented activities. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and noon-5 p.m. Sun. For more info, call 222-2012. Dickson Mounds Museum Bus Trip Participate in a day-long bus trip to Champaign-Urbana for the 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 nonmembers. The fee includes travel to Champaign-Urbana, activities, and dinner. Lunch on own. Registration is required with a deadline of Feb. 13. Space is limited. For more information or to register, contact Curator of Education Christa Christensen at 547-3721. The Illinois State Museum Dickson Mounds is located between Lewistown and Havana off Illinois Routes 78 and 97. The museum is open free to the public from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. every day. Tours and special programs are 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.” Toastmasters Meetings 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Morton Public Library. Each meeting, a speech manual project will be explained and demonstrated through a presentation of the topics: happiness and/or wellness. Members and guests are encouraged to participate to develop speaking and leadership skills. Call Linda at 397-7778 for more info, or visit www. toastmasters.org. 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. Keynote 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). Childcare available by trained staff at no additional charge (donations appreciated but not necessary). Pre-registration required for each child. Sign language interpreters will be provided by student interns from the Interpreter Preparation Program at Illinois Central College. Women are encouraged to bring their Bibles. This conference is 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 [email protected]. Return to the Peoria State Hospital Gary Lisman shares information about the former mental hospital and its history, treatments, myths and legends, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Washington Main Library, 380 N. Wilmor Road. Morton/East Peoria Christian Singles meet at 7 p.m. every Thurs. at East Peoria First United Methodist Church, 154 E. Washington St., in East Peoria. Peoria Symphony Orchestra 2014-15 season 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 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-$10. ,0$*,1(7+( 3266,%,/,7,(6 &RQVWUXFWLQJORQJODVWLQJEXLOGLQJVDQGHVWDEOLVKLQJ ORQJODVWLQJUHODWLRQVKLSVIRUPRUHWKDQWKUHHGHFDGHV 'HVLJQ'UHDP ([SHUW&RQVWUXFWLRQ 5HOD[(QMR\ %8,/',1*6$/( [ [ [ [ [ [ &217$&786)25$ )5((&2168/7$7,21 (85(.$,/ %XLOGLQJSLFWXUHGLVQRWSULFHGLQDG&UHZWUDYHOUHTXLUHGRYHUPLOHV /RFDO EXLOGLQJ FRGH PRGL¿FDWLRQV H[WUD 3ULFH VXEMHFW WR FKDQJH ZLWKRXW QRWLFH )($785,1* &OHDU\%XLOGLQJFRP Chillicothe www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Chillicothe Times-Bulletin Wednesday, January 7, 2015 A3 Homestead Antiques opens in Sunnyland By jeanette kendall TimesNewspapers The Smileys purchased this building in Sunnyland. The business has 3,600 square feet with room for more vendors, they said. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers SELL YOUR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS TO SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST nia and she got a good price and passed it on to me,” she said. Joann said collecting, selling and even living in a home of antiques is a “lifestyle.” Being drawn to antiques is not something that Joann said necessarily reminds her of a grandmother or other family member. “We go back further than that. We like really, really early primitives. We like early painted furniture. We like really old pewter … I love Firkins (sugar buckets) and pantry boxes,” Joann said. In addition to offering some of their own items at their new business, the Smileys also have 11 vendors with room for 25 total. Vendors may sell items that are 25 years old or older. No crafts or collectibles are allowed. Vendors rent booth space and are paid on the 15th of the month from the previous month’s sales. Some of the items seen in the store prior to Christmas were lightning rods, lamps, dishes, vases, a bicycle, games and pictures. “We really want a variety in here. We want to appeal to as many people as we can,” Joann said. The Smileys found the spot for their business while driving by one day. They purchased the 3,600square-foot building in Sunnyland Oct. 15. “We’d been looking around for a while and just couldn’t find something in our price range that we thought could make it work for a mall,” Joann said. Prior to opening, the Smileys did a lot of work. They knocked out walls, doors and ripped up carpet. They opened their doors Nov. 29. Joann is mainly working at Homestead Antiques as Glen still works full-time for an engineering firm. The name Homestead Antiques is one that Joann said she has al- // I /.8 1! 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People should WE ARE THE ORIGINAL CS-02518650 Glen and Joann Smiley of Washington stand with some of the items they had for sale prior to Christmas at their new business Homestead Antiques located at 2407 Washington Road. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers CS-02518447 Joann Smiley laughed when asked how her new business Homestead Antiques came about. “On my part, it started in my late 20s and I just always knew that I wanted to do this someday,” Joann, who is now 57, said. “After family obligations, it finally got to be my time.” She and her husband, Glen Smiley, 62, of Washington, opened their new business at 2407 Washington Road. The Smileys frequent antique shows and are avid collectors. Over the past seven years they have rented space and sold their antiques in various places, such as Bishop Hill, Arthur and the Bloomington Third Sunday Market. Prior to that they sold some antiques out of their home. “We really enjoyed that part of it, so now, we’ll kind of combine it,” Joann said. “We’re passionate about out antiques. We’re just really passionate about finding that special thing that speaks to us, something that makes us feel warm and fuzzy.” The Smileys even have their home decorated with antiques, including a rope bed and trundle bed. “I just like the warmth of antiques. I’ve always liked that. I’m not a person that likes the modern of brass and glass and leather and all of that,” Joann said. One item Joann said she found recently that gave her a “warm fuzzy” feeling was an old cheese basket. “I’d been looking for one for a long time that I could afford and a dealer happened to have bought two of them from Pennsylva- A4 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Chillicothe Times-Bulletin OPINION www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com THE FIRST AMENDMENT Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Questions? Contact Editor Marianne Gillespie at 686-3016 or email at [email protected] America’s best days ahead or behind? The Washington Post recently ran a fascinating interactive graphic that allowed readers to click on any county in the nation to find out when median household income, adjusted for inflation, peaked there. One guess when that happened in Peoria and Tazewell counties. Anyone who’s lived in central Illinois for any length of time and has a historical perspective knows the answer. It was 1979, of course, just before the Caterpillar crash that saw thousands of local layoffs, which reverberated throughout the region and became synonymous with the Rust Belt blues. Residents of Peoria County never had it so good, financially speaking, as they did about the time disco was phasing out, with a typical family earning $62,247 in today’s dollars. In Tazewell, that number was $67,853. Indeed, if despite our local economic rebounds we’ve still been on a 35-year wage slide, most of America can pinpoint its decline starting in the mid-1990s; 81 percent of U.S. counties now have lower income levels than they did 15 years ago, according to the Post. Is it any wonder the newspaper put that story under the headline, “Most Americans’ best days are behind them”? America has had its economic ups and downs over its nearly 240 years, of course, but arguably not since the Great Depression have attitudes about the potential for a brighter tomorrow been more despairing. And for legitimate reason. If economic growth is up 83 percent in real terms over the last 25 years, if corporate profits have doubled as a percentage of America’s overall economic pie over that time, if workers have become twice as productive — with the help of technological advancements, which can be a double-edged sword — the income needle for the typical family seems permanently stuck on 1989. The New York Times reports that 16 percent of men — triple the rate of the 1960s — and 30 percent of women ages 25-54 are not working. Yet we read that the economy is on the uptick, with the 321,000 jobs added last month the best in years, with overall unemployment declining, the stock market robust and house prices up. It’s just not being seen in paychecks outside of the rich, who the statistics suggest are doing fine. The nation’s wealth gap — not just annual incomes, but accumulated assets — just hit a 30-year high. And yet, outside rhetoric about raising the minimum wage, it’s the most unaddressed political issue in the nation. That’s curious, given the undeniable link between financial insecurity and social instability. When people can’t keep up, families disintegrate, educational outcomes decline, substance abuse elevates, prisons fill up, governments with more demands on them than ever struggle as the vast majority with less disposable income punish public budgets. Central Illinois was among the first to feel the effects of all this because of its manufacturing-based economy. Companies like Caterpillar, confronted by unprecedented global competition, dramatically transformed themselves to survive. Is anybody in politics asking how the nation is going to support the rising number of Americans — including the young, college grads among them — for whom there are not enough jobs paying a liv- ing wage? Evidently not. Congress just passed a budget that disproportionately helps the wealthy. Local economic development efforts consist mostly of throwing taxpayer money at wellheeled developers, perhaps under the theory — or illusion — there will be trickle-down benefits that, for decades, have not materialized as advertised. Perhaps we’re about to turn the corner, with a wave of prosperity coming in which more Americans get to participate. We’ll keep our fingers crossed, while confident only in the belief that democracy is a delicate balance that can never be divorced from economic security, and that this nation is far better off with a hopeful middle class than without one. — GateHouse Media Illinois www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Chillicothe Times-Bulletin Wednesday, January 7, 2015 A5 Commentary Does media excuse homegrown terrorists? U.S. airstrikes from 52 percent to 78 percent, for deploying U.S. ground troops from 19 percent to 44 percent, and for providing arms to Syrian rebels from 25 percent to 62 percent.” If the specter of ISIS atrocities or jihadist attacks on U.S. soil has provoked an outcry, where is the outrage from media, politicians or even the public about Americans murdering Americans? Indeed, since the 9-11 attacks, on Sept. 11, 2001, jihadists have killed 20, including three in the Boston Marathon bombing, according to researcher Peter Bergen of the New America Foundation. Over the same time period, rightwing extremists have killed more than 30 Americans. Since 9-11, more than 62 “major terrorist plots and racist rampages have emerged from the American radical Right,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which maintains a thorough database on such crimes. Those attacks by Americans on Americans include Ku Klux Klan members, American Nazis, white supremacists, self-styled militia, and anti-Semitic and other violent extremists. They were nabbed using pipe bombs, hand grenades, firebombs, C-4 explosives, nerve gas, radioactive materials and even an antiaircraft gun. They planned to kill or kidnap police, elected officials, banks, National Guard troops, minori- ties, Jews, judges, people of other religions, and government facilities. “We have become fairly inoculated to such horrors,” Zemko writes, “even those identical to what terrorists groups GateHouse Media Illinois Police are urging motorists to avoid the most common causes of fatal accidents as the busy holiday travel season closes out a year with the fewest number of traffic deaths in the state since 2009. Through Dec. 23, 898 deaths have been recorded on Illinois roadways — 7 percent fewer than the 965 people who had died through the same date last year, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The Peoria region, however, has experienced a year-over-year increase, with a pronounced spike on certain types of roads. “There was an increase in deaths on city roads from the previous year,” said Trooper Ross Green, the safety education officer for the area. Figures provided by the Illinois State Police in District 8 show the five-county region around Peoria has had 11 fatalities on city streets, up from six total in all of 2013. Counted among those is the fatal crash at Detweiller Park. Overall, 41 people in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall and Stark counties have died in traffic crashes in 2014. A total of 34 people died on the same roads in all of 2013. Deaths on interstates in the region are down — to two from three — while fatalities on state and U.S. highways and on county roads are up. Highway deaths are at 18 from 16. Fatalities on county roads are up by one, to 10 so far this year. Green said the regional decrease on interstates is significant because the speed limit was raised to 70 mph this year. Some opposed the speed limit hike on grounds it could lead to more interstate deaths. Troopers have focused on state and U.S. highways since the number of deaths on those roads began to trend higher earlier this year, Green added. “Mainly during work days, we focus hard on seat belts and speed — and being visible,” Green said. “At night, we look more for impaired driving.” State and local police will conduct special holiday patrols through the end of the year watching for the fatal four — speed, seat belt usage, distracted driving and impaired driving. —Contact Bill at Bill. [email protected]; his twice-weekly columns are archived at billknightcolumn.blogspot. com. AGPTM PELLET INSERT FEATURING ALL GRADE PELLET TECHNOLOGY Warming Your Heart, Heating Your Home NEVER BE COLD AGAIN Traffic deaths decline in Illinois but spike in area By matt buedel aspire to accomplish, when the perpetrators are Americans. 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And while the lower prices are giving some area cities a break in the fuel budgets, several area city officials say the continued high diesel prices may keep some communities from reaping big savings of taxpayer dollars. In Chillicothe, city officials have not seen the dip in prices having any effect on their budget, thanks mostly to Mother Nature. Because of the relatively mild weather so far this winter, there hasn’t been a need to deploy city vehicles. Therefore, Public Works Superintendent Josh Cooper said the city cannot tell whether low gas prices have had any effect on the city’s budget. “With the weather Antique Continued from Page A3 know about us down here.” Joann also credits the vendors for making their booths attractive and inviting. “I think we have wonderful dealers here so far,” she said. Plus, Joann said, “When people are passionate about antiques, they’ll drive anywhere.” Homestead Antiques the way it is, we haven’t had to fuel up the big (trucks),” Cooper said. “...So we haven’t really noticed much of a difference.” Cooper did say while the city has not had to spend as much money on gas because of the weather, there are no plans for how the city would use leftover funds. In any case, Cooper anticipates the low prices as a temporary luxury. “It’s going to go up eventually, right?” Cooper said. “It’s never going to stay down.” So far, area cities such as Washington and East Peoria are reporting 5-8 percent savings on fuel costs. The village of Morton is expected this week to approve a new fuel contract that could save the village 33 percent, or more than $50,000 this year. The U.S. Department of Energy’s website lists the monthly national average for regular gasoline in July of 2014 was $3.61. From July to December, the average price dropped 45 percent. Area gas prices have hovered at $1.99 in recent weeks. However, the price of diesel has dropped 14 percent in that same time, said the department of energy. For the city of Washington, the drop in gas prices has meant about $6,000 in savings through the end of October. Public Works Director Ed Andrews said the city is still compiling its fuel bills for November and December. Andrews said from May to October 2014 Washington spent about $84,543 in fuel. Washington spent $90,741 during the same time period in 2012 — a more typical year for the city’s budget. The city budgeted about $200,000 a year for fuel cost, Andrews said. Andrews was cautious about predicting how much the city will see in fuel savings this fiscal year with snow plowing still ahead. “Given our blended fleet of both diesel and gasoline powered vehicles, as well as the historic trend for price rebounding and what winter may still bring as far as snow plowing, we would not yet anticipate a large savings on fuel costs for fiscal year end in April,” Andrews said. Meanwhile the city of East Peoria has seen about a 5 percent savings in gasoline prices, said City Administrator Tom Brimberry. Typically, the city budgets about $300,000 a year to keep the city’s fleet of squad cars, snow plows and utility trucks running. “The city is thankful for lower gasoline costs for both itself and residents,” Brimberry said. “Thus far we have savings of about 5 per- has a Facebook page where they post items they have for sale. Prior to Christmas, the Smileys sold a lot of vintage Christmas items. They also sell items that are nostalgic to people. “A lot of people are attracted to things they had as kids. I just had a guy buy a bowling game. He was laughing and playing with it,” Joann said. Joann said she enjoys talking to customers and hearing their stories. “I’m learning the first names of people who come in here to check us out. They just want to come in and see what we’re doing,” Joann said, adding that they offer free coffee to patrons. “She doesn’t know a stranger,” Glen said of his wife. In the future, Joann said she wants a website and to host special events at the business. “We’d like to have a spring show and have some goodies and treats,” she said. Although being a bit tired, Joann said she is very excited about her new venture. “It is a dream come true for me,” she said. Business hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 698-8765. cent, not as much as gasoline is down right now, but the city’s budget includes diesel as well as gasoline and it is calculated to cover a 12-month period.” Brimberry said so far, there are no plans for how the city will use the extra money if the gas prices continue to remain low. The village of Morton planned to award its fuel contract with Ag-Land FS Inc. at its village board meeting Monday. The new contract priced unleaded gasoline at $2.05 per gallon, which includes the state motor fuel tax. Ag-Land FS was the only company to place bids and the contract will begin Feb. 1. Morton director of public works Craig Loudermilk said the new contract will offer about $53,000 in savings, or 33 percent. Morton provides fuel to its village vehicles along with four other agencies. Morton Unit School District 709, the park district, TazWood Community Services and We Care all obtain fuel through Morton public works. With all these groups needing fuel, the Morton depot will go through about 210,000 gallons in the fiscal year. The village uses about 68,000 gallons of that. “Obviously, I was excited,” Loudermilk said. “I knew we were going to see a savings, but I was pleasantly surprised to see a 33 percent savings, because that’s money that’s directly budgeted. “Any time it gets in that dollar range, it looks pretty good,” he added. — TimesNewspapers editors Jeanette Kendall and Drew Veskauf and contributed to this story. Items for sale at Homestead Antiques are at least 25 years old. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers Ring In the New Year with Healthy Meal Deliveries! 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Three wrestlers go 10-0, make all-tourney team at Champaign St. Thomas More holiday tournament. Questions? Contact Reporter Dylan Polk at 274-2185, 686-3032 or email at [email protected] Grey Ghosts swept at State Farm Classic Coming up: Saturday — vs. MahometSeymour, 6:30 p.m. By DYLAN POLK TimesNewspapers NORMAL — Any efforts to salvage a win in the State Farm Classic were dashed for the Illinois Valley Central boys basketball team on Dec. 29 when the Grey Ghosts exited the tournament with a 61-42 loss to 16th-seeded Plainfield South, ending IVC’s tourney appearance and completing a four-game skid for the Grey Ghosts. IVC matched the Cougars’ offensive efforts in the opening frame, tied Tuesday — vs. Stanford Olympia, 6:30 p.m. 13-13 at the end of the first quarter. Plainfield South outshot IVC in the second frame, scoring 10 points to IVC’s eight and taking a 23-21 lead at halftime. The Cougars pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring IVC 19-11 to take a 42-32 lead headed into the final frame. Another 19-point performance for the Cougars proved to be the dagger as Plainfield South held IVC to 10 fourth-quarter points to secure a win. Junior Matt Keffeler led the Grey Ghosts with 12 points, followed by senior Mason Schaub with seven, senior Jarom Hutson with six and sophomore Cameron Owdom with five. Junior Noah Benson added four points for IVC, and McMorrow, Layne, Mercer and senior Taylor Nieukirk each added two points. Senior Shane Ritter led Plainfield South with 22 points, followed by junior Jacob Buchner with 16 and junior Nick Welter with 12. Illinois Valley Central sophomore Jordan Mercer, right, is guarded by Champaign Centennial senior Anthony Martin during the opening round of the State Farm Classic on Dec. 26 at Normal West Community High School in Normal. MARLO GUETERSLOH/TimesNewspapers ‘Change in the culture’ Lady Ghosts embrace attitude change under first-year coach By ADAM DUVALL GateHouse Media Illinois This Christmas, everything was new for Illinois Valley Central. The Grey Ghosts found themselves at an unfamiliar girls basketball holiday tournament under a firstyear coach. Five seniors — Katelyn Heinz, Erica Larson, Shayna VanOstrand, Demi Johnson and Madi Horack — are embracing the changes and looking to build a solid team chemistry. “We just really want to work hard,” Heinz said. “That’s our big push ... just get in the gym (for practice) and spend two solid hours in there working and come out here and do our best. “It’s been fun so far.” IVC went winless in pool play at the 36th Annual Manual Holiday Tournament on Dec. 26. Losses to the hosts, 54-49, and Limestone, 5551, put the Lady Grey Ghosts in the Saturday loser’s bracket game versus Dunlap, a game IVC lost 44-40. IVC would eventually come away with a win on the final day of the tournament, topping Springfield Lanphier by a score of 65-46. Larson led the way against the Rams with 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Junior Haylea Johnigk came off the bench to score 12 points, while VanOstrand added 10 points and eight rebounds. Heinz grabbed 11 of the Ghosts’ 34 rebounds. “There’s not a star on the team and that’s what I love about us,” Heinz said. In previous years, IVC played the small-school field at the Lady Bruins Classic hosted by St. Bede in Peru. This year the Ghosts get a taste of going head-to-head against Class 3A and 4A schools. Plus, IVC is a part of the Corn Belt Conference and will play teams like Normal U-High, Bloomington Central Catholic, Eureka, Pontiac and Mahomet-Seymour twice a season. “These are the types of games we want to play to get better,” coach Martin Pazanin said following the Three Grey Ghosts go unbeaten in tournament By DYLAN POLK TimesNewspapers Illinois Valley Central senior Katelyn Heinz, right, goes up for a shot against Dunlap junior Callie Fisher, left, during a Dec. 27 game at the Peoria Manual Holiday Basketball Tournament. dylan polk/TimesNewspapers five-point loss to Manual. “We just want to continually improve.” That growth on the court has come from IVC’s senior core. They all have played together since freshmen year, have some classes together and are friends off the court. VanOstrand says everyone getting along has changed the general outlook throughout the entire program. “There’s a really positive attitude and it’s nice to have it like that, because in the past, it really wasn’t,” she said. At the Springfield Southeast Thanksgiving Tournament, IVC showed what it could to do. The Ghosts, who went 8-21 last season, CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois Valley Central wrestling team finished 6-4 and sent three wrestlers to the All-Tournament Team at the Champaign St. Thomas More New Year’s Challenge at Champaign. IVC seniors Riley Beard and Jordan Ladd, and junior Nick Norris all finished undefeated in the tournament, each taking 10 wins to earn spots on the All-Tournament Team. IVC finished 20th of 37 teams. LenaWinslow took first place, followed by Coal City. The Grey Ghosts (13-8) opened the tournament against Pool A opponent Mount Carmel, taking a 42-30 win. Norris earned a 10-second fall over Mount Carmel’s Cindy Mauck in the 106-pound division, while junior Ethan Sutherland (138) took a win with a 48-second fall against Mount Carmel’s Brayden Berbrich. Beard (152) earned a win with a 34-second fall against Tristian Riley, and senior Chase Dietrich (170) earned a win with a 36-second fall against Mount Carmel’s Tyler Moore. IVC freshman Caleb Fritz (145) and Ladd (195) both earned a win by forfeit. In Match 2, the Grey Ghosts fell to Clinton by a score of 52-23. Norris earned his second win of the day with a 1-minute fall over Clinton’s Kaleb Johnson, while Beard earned his second with a 1-minute, 35-second fall over Luke Shobe. IVC junior Nick Jennings earned a 2-minute, 15-second fall against Logan Wood in the heavyweight division, while Ladd earned a 15-0 technical fall over Clinton’s Dalton Whitted. The Grey Ghosts took their second win of the tournament with a 34-31 win over Beardstown in Match 3. Senior Elijah Repke earned his first See CULTURE page b2 See WRESTLING page B2 Years later, Chief Illiniwek still a source of controversy In 2007, the University of Illinois retired Chief Illiniwek, the official mascot and symbol of the Fighting Illini since 1926. Admittedly, I was among the throng of Illini fans desparately 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 DESKTOP reported the PUNDITRY Chief would Dylan Polk 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 Ameri- can 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 Indians 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, See POLK page B2 B2 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Chillicothe Times-Bulletin www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com CULTURE Continued from Page B1 started 3-0 before a 56-39 loss to 3A stateranked Rochester in the title game. When talk of that first tournament is brought up, surprising is one word that gets thrown around. “Going into the tournament, we thought we were going to come out and not win a game, because (we were play- POLK Continued from Page B1 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 reminscent 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 actors 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 honor- Breaking News? Call 686-3016 WRESTLING Continued from Page B1 win of the tourney with a 12-2 major decision over Julian Perales. After Beardstown took three straight matches, Ladd answered with a 5-minute, 26-second fall over Jonathon Juarez. Sophomore Fred Milliman (220) and Jennings ing) bigger schools,” said Larson, who was named a Springfield Southeast all-tournament team selection with VanOstrand, “but I think we surprised ourselves as well as the community and the surrounding area.” An aggressive defense — man-to-man along with a full-court press — kept the Ghosts right in the game with Manual, which were outrebounded, 34-32. Ten of the Rams’ 15 turnovers were IVC steals. A nine-point second quarter run gave IVC a one-point advantage, then it tied the contest late in the third quarter. But a 13-2 push gave Manual a lasting lead. So where does IVC go from here? “There’s been a big change in the culture,” Pazanin said. “The way we compete. The way we practice. I think the girls know what to expect and buy into it. “I think it’s going to be a process.” able 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 apperance, 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, middle-class 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. followed with back-toback wins by forfeit for the Grey Ghosts, followed by Norris with a 1-minute, 56-second fall over Andrew Flynn. Beard rounded out the third match with a 3-minute, 27-second fall over McQuade Jackson in the 145-pound division. In the fourth match, IVC took a 43-30 win over Litchfield. Norris opened the match with a 30-second fall over Collin Davidson. Litchfield answered back with four straight wins, but IVC answered right back with a 7-0 run. Sutherland and Fritz began the Grey Ghosts’ streak with wins by forfeit, followed by Beard with a 56-second fall against Litchfield’s Doug Carlile. Repke followed with a 15-1 major decision against Billy Ringering, then Dietrich earned an 11-0 major decision over Isaac Shade. Sophomore Mike Meister (182) earned a 3-minute, 45-second fall, and Ladd rounded out the IVC wins with a 15-0 technical fall over Reese Radtke. The Grey Ghosts’ win streak came to a halt in the final match of pool play, however, as IVC lost to Lena-Winslow by a score of 50-18. Norris picked up a 2-0 decision to open the Grey Ghosts’ scoring before IVC gave up five straight wins. Beard followed that with a 13-2 major decision over Kyle Kalkbrenner, and Dietrich earned a 6-0 decision over J.T. Barker. Ladd earned a 15-0 technical fall over Anthony Martinez, and Jennings picked up the Grey Ghosts final win of the match with a 4-2 decision over Lena-Winslow’s Tristan Miller. In the championship bracket, IVC dropped in the opening round, losing by a score of 51-26 to Murphysboro. Norris earned a 1-minute, 44-second fall over Sam Dietz. After four straight losses, the Grey Ghosts earned wins by forfeit courtesy of Sutherland and Beard. Murphysboro then gained another four straight wins, but Ladd answered with a 16-0 technical fall. Jennings ended the Grey Ghosts’ scoring with a 9-4 decision over Mason Osterhout. In the first round of consolation, IVC fell to Monmouth-Roseville by a score of 48-34. Norris earned his seventh win of the day with a 47-second fall over Kody Atwell, but Monmouth-Roseville answered with five straight wins. Fritz answered back with a 2-minute, 47-second fall over Zach Williams, followed by Beard with a 1-minute fall over Jonathan Valdivia. Repke picked up a 1-minute, 51-second fall over Jose Miranda, and Dietrich won on a 1-minute, 20-second fall over Devon Tate. Ladd rounded out IVC’s wins with a 14-4 major decision over Logan Millizer. IVC would pick up two more wins in consolation, topping Braidwood Reed Custer 42-27, and beating Benton by a score of 49-24. The Grey Ghosts return to Chillicothe to host Farmington at 5 p.m. today. —Dylan Polk is the Times-Bulletin’s sports editor, and still an Illini fan. www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Chillicothe Times-Bulletin Wednesday, January 7, 2015 B3 Comcast offers new streaming app ICC accepting By jeanette kendall TimesNewspapers Remember when most households had one television with 13 channels that viewers had to manually change via a knob? Technology has changed a bit since then, and Comcast recently announced its newest technology for TV viewing called X1 DVR with Cloud Technology for central Illinois. “It’s really cool,” Jack Segal, Comcast’s regional vice president of communications, said about the new technology. X1 is an app on a smartphone, Android, tablet, etc. that can be downloaded for free. With the app customers can stream and watch live TV and DVR recordings in the home anywhere. Those Comcast customers who have the X1 cable box can get this new technology. Segal said there are about 5 million X1’s in the market nationwide, with more being added. “So if I don’t have a TV in my living room or my back porch, in the kid’s room, I can actually watch live TV on this app,” Segal said. “You can move it to anywhere you want it. … You want to watch in the kitchen while you’re cooking and then you want to move outside in the backyard while you’re eating, you can do that as long as you have a Wi-Fi signal.” Another change with the new technology is that customers can stream any TV programs they have recorded on Jack Segal, Comcast’s regional vice president of communications, shows how the new Xfinity TV app works on his iPad. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers their DVR, whereas them and take them on before they could only the go to watch without stream needing a Wi-Fi signal. what they “Let’s say VIDEO recorded you’re going Online OnDewith your kids mand. See a related in the car … “The and you want video at: rationale them to have is there are ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com something to some things do, you can that are not available on go to your recordings, OnDemand that you can because you can’t get a record and now you have consistent signal in your access on the go to the car … you can record it OnDemand content and and take it to go,” Segal the DVR recordings,” Se- said. gal said. Another benefit, Segal The other benefit of said, is using the app the new X1 app is that on airplanes where the customers can record Wi-Fi signals may not be programs, download strong enough. Enhance safety in your home with the cordless LiteRise® lifting system, and beautify your living space with the elegant texture and superior energy efficiency of Duette® Architella® India Silk fabric. “This is great to have entertainment with you when you’re on the plane,” Segal said. Segal said there are over 9,700 Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Peoria County: 9,000 homes, 53 outdoors and 624 in businesses. “As we’ve expanded the ability to access content on the go, we’ve also expanded the Wi-Fi hotspots,” Segal said. The Xfinity Wi-Fi app is free to download. Segal said there are about 8 million of these hotspots across the country. Customers can download the Xfinity TV app from the Android and iOS app stores, open it and sign-in with their Xfinity TV credentials. Once they’re signed-in, customers can begin browsing their full channel lineups in the “Guide” section or scan available recordings for download in the “Saved” section. On laptops and computers, customers can sign-in through the Xfinity TV site to access their X1 guides and DVR recordings. For more information, customers can visit the Xfinity support page on www.comcast.com. To locate Wi-Fi hotspots, customers can visit www.xfinity. com/wifi or download the Xfinity Wi-Fi app on the Android and iOS app stores. Xfinity WiFi is available to Xfinity High-Speed Internet customers for no additional charge. Noncustomers can have two free one-hour sessions per month. dental patients Illinois Central College’s Health Careers Program is offering a Dental Hygiene Clinic, staffed by students and faculty, at the ICC Downtown Campus, Thomas Building in Peoria. Appointments are required for the free cleanings. Dental hygiene care is provided for clients 5 years of age and older for a flat rate fee of $20, regardless of the care needed. This includes follow-up appointments. There is no charge for patients with a current Medicaid card. The clinic does not bill Medicare or private insurance. The services provided include dental cleanings, X-rays, fluoride treatment, sealants and oral hygiene instruction. The clinic does not fill or extract teeth. Appointments are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Appointment times vary, according to the availability of students and faculty so calling well in advance for scheduling an appointment is recommended. Patients should allow approximately three hours for their appointment, which will include a thorough health history and dental cleaning. Both on-street meter and deck parking are available for a fee. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call ICC Health Careers at 999-4616. The downtown campus is located at 115 S.W. Adams St. in Peoria. Safety and style… Duette® Architella® India Silk DEBBIE FORNOFF Interior Design and Draperies Call today about our convenient Shop at Home Service. Gift Certificates Available Call For Appointment s Established In 1992 2014 Duette® Architella® Honeycomb Shades www.debbiefornoff.com ® Registered trademark of Hunter Douglas. B4 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Chillicothe Times-Bulletin www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com JoeDunnLaw.com Personal Injury & Workers’ Comp • Call 346-4222 Meet Joe Dunn, 2014 Attorney at Law Joe Dunn grew up in Pekin, Illinois. He graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1983. His father was a heavy equipment operator and his mother worked in the cafeteria of the High School. Neither of them graduated from high school. Joe enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17, obtaining the rank of E-5 (Petty Officer Second Class). Utilizing the G.I. Bill, Joe graduated from the University of Illinois in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree and from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1995 with a Juris Doctorate degree. Joe began his legal career in Bloomington, Illinois at the law firm of Costigan & Wollrab P.C., where he practiced for 5 years. While there, Joe defended insurance companies and their insureds. Joe then worked at the Janssen Law Center. While there, Joe was responsible for handling and trying hundreds of serious injury and death cases on behalf of individuals. Joe worked for Jay Janssen for 12 years before leaving to form the law firm of Prusak, Winne, McKinley & Dunn. Currently opened the Law Offices of Joseph W. Dunn in Pekin and Ottawa. • Joe has been recognized by Super Lawyers, which is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.According to Chicago Magazine,Super Lawyers represent the top 5% of their profession. • Joe is listed with the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory with an AV Preeminent rating, the highest rating available for ethics and legal ability, and has been designated by judges and his professional colleagues as preeminent in his field. For more than 130 years, lawyers have relied on the MartindaleHubbell AV Preeminent rating while searching for their own expert attorneys. This rating represents the pinnacle of professional excellence for an attorney. • The National Trial Lawyers has selected Joe as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers.” The National Trial Lawyers: Top100isaninvitation-onlyorganizationcomposedofthepremiertriallawyers fromeachstate in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-partyresearch.Membershipisextendedsolelytotheselectfewofthemostqualifiedattorneysfrom each state who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and public profile. • Joe has been certified as a lifetime member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum.The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards, and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members. NOW WELCOMING NEW CLIENTS! Member of /,)(0(0%(5 0,//,21'2//$5 $'92&$7(6)2580 7KH7RS7ULDO/DZ\HUVLQ$PHULFD70 417 Court Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554 Phone: 309-346-4222 | Fax: 309-347-6863 Email: [email protected] www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Chillicothe Times-Bulletin Wednesday, January 7, 2015 B5 ICC counselor and author James Bryson opening Life Skills Academy By Daria Sokolova GateHouse Media Illinois Throughout his career in social services and education, James Bryson has taught many people how to stop tripping and start living. As a counselor at Illinois Central College, the Peoria native spent years coaching and mentoring those who were falling behind on their career and life. While at ICC, Bryson said he had noticed certain changes in the student population that were negatively affecting people of all races and socio-economic backgrounds. “Students not only were coming in less academically prepared, but they were also coming in socially and emotionally unprepared,” Bryson said. “And so, with all those factors put together, this was causing a tremendous low-retention rate, particularly for AfricanAmerican males.” To address the situation, Bryson devised in 2009 the Harvesting Dreams African-American Male Program at ICC. The program addresses behavioral problems and created a welcoming environment for African-American males through a non-traditional approach. Bryson recalled the James Bryson will open his first Life Skills Academy, a full-fledged community center with a job coach and other specialists this month. david zalaznik/GateHouse Media illinois day when he heard one of his students use the N-word to greet him. He was shocked how freely some of the students were using the word that in Bryson’s mind brought up haunting memories. But he said the problem was students didn’t understand the meaning of the word. This occurrence prompted Bryson to start working on something that later ventured far beyond ICC. His book “Stop Tripping: Empowering African-American Males to Succeed,” has taught many how to overcome a “self-handicapping mindset,” transform from a thug to a nerd and connect body, mind and soul to achieve their full potential. One of the key concepts that Bryson addresses in his program and books is “selfhandicapping behavior,” where individuals avoid responsibility for their failures by using their ethnicity, socioeconomic background and other personal data as an excuse. “Most of this behavior is unconscious,” Bryson said, noting that such behavior not only sabotages individuals’ opportunities to succeed, but creates “stumbling blocks” that can lead to disengaging from society. In most severe cases, Bryson said it’s a pipeline to incarceration and Convention 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the Travelodge (former Grand Hotel) located at 4400 N Brandywine Drive in Peoria. The event is open to the public. Ad- mission is free. Dealers specializing in comic books new and old, toys and related collectibles will be on hand. Those who have comics they no longer want may bring them by. Dealers will be buying. For further information, contact Alan at 657-1599 or visit www.epguides. com/comics. the destruction of the African-American male persona. “This is how African-American males become socially, politically and economically obsolete,” Bryson said. “That’s a dispensable group of individuals.” According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites and make up for nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population in the United States. Although he initially focused his book on helping African-American males, Bryson said he has done training with people from all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds. The Harvesting Dreams African-American Male Program has been used in GED programs and workshops. A few years back, Bryson founded New Millennium Institute that teaches people soft skills and helps to maximize their potential. “Our mission is to help our students become the next generation of global leaders,” he said. Early next year, Bryson plans to open his first Life Skills Academy, a community center with a job coach and other specialists to help unemployed and underemployed residents of Peoria’s south side and East Bluff promote training and work force development to become self-sufficient. Bryson can be reached at 208-8778. “Everybody has setbacks,” Bryson said. “But everybody has a comeback from (setbacks). So we talk about how to help people maximize their potential.” Newsbriefs Comic Book Convention to be held Sunday Peoria Comic Book Winter Clearance Sale! 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Every single one comes with the same engine: the Chrysler/Jeep family’s 3.6-liter, 285-horsepower Pentastar V-6, like it or leave it. Happily, there’s nothing wrong with this motor, and it moves even our four-door, steel-box Sahara Unlimited’s twoplus tons every bit as fast as you’d ever want to go, considering its canal-boat steering. Unhappily, however, neither the manual transmission nor the optional automatic (both five-speeds) can crank out more than about 20 mpg — and that’s on the highway, in warm weather, with no headwinds, in 2X4 RWD mode. Maybe downhill, too. Around town, we got less than 16 mpg. When tomorrow’s snowstorm arrives, I won’t care about gas mileage as we grind down to the store for beer and jerky, but day in and day out I’d likely start fantasizing about, I dunno, maybe 25 mpg? But to the Jeep faithful, this is like fretting about Megan Fox’s IQ — who cares? Like a date with Ms. Fox, this machine is a fantasy, an automotive costume meant to tell the world something about us and what we like. All Wranglers are the lineal descendants of the little olive-drab 4x4s our fathers (or grandfathers) bashed around Europe in during the Big War. Take the top off a Wrangler and you can still fold the windshield down onto the hood, like in old MASH episodes. With this in mind, it’s incredible that Jeep has been able to make today’s Wranglers so comfortable and quiet, relatively speaking, and without sacrificing their angle-iron Jeepiness. In this respect, the Wrangler Unlimited is a lot like yet another pricey German, the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen, or G-Class. That too is a gussied-up war veteran, a cinder block of a 4×4 now with a big motor and a fancy interior. While a bare-metal, For 2015, Jeep offers still more variations on its evergreen Wrangler theme and expands the options menu with new colors (here Baja Yellow) and infotainment systems, plus a Torx tool kit in every vehicle. PHOTOS BY JEEP short-wheelbase ragtop Wrangler at 24 grand is a heck of a deal for a genuinely rugged booniebasher, our Sahara Unlimited’s sticker of $41,515 is what prompted the “cash cow” comment earlier. That’s a lot of extra money for bigger wheels, two more doors, leather trim, seat heaters, a nine-speaker stereo and a connectivity and navigation package. However, the extra inches between the Unlimited’s axles, not to mention the second pair of doors, make the stretch Wranglers that much more useful, comfortable and road-worthy than the rockhopper two-doors. And yet the four-door versions, while doing a fair imitation of a family car, at least in town, can still crawl over or around most obstacles, space permitting. If you’re a baby Russian mobster who can’t yet afford G-wagens for your bodyguards, consider a couple of Wrangler Unlimiteds. If you wear cowboy boots under your business suit, this may be your vehicle. If you already have a proper car for the highway and are looking for a round-town rig with the character of a bulldog and the mechanical machismo of a, well, an old Jeep — this definitely is your vehicle. Silvio Calabi reviews the latest from Detroit, Munich, Yokohama, Gothenburg, Crewe, Seoul and wherever else interesting cars are born. Silvio is a member of the International Motor Press Association, and former publisher of Speedway Illustrated magazine and an author. Contact him at [email protected]. ê§ $c âoÔc l §§ íRoc /«âAâo J «íÔâoØþ o\ !«Øâ \AÔØ J ¡«Øâ ¼AØØo¦oÔ âÔí\Ø "«â ûAf üâ A¦þ «âoÔ «}}oÔØ ¦\ífoØ í¼ â« ÉâØ «} Aû«¦o $ 2-4-15 «í¼«¦ /oÉíÔof Expires ý¼ÔoØ Ü䳳 CS-02518480 /ĄÜÜĄ¦²² H ow is a Jeep Wrangler like a Porsche 911? Sure, they both have four wheels, seats, a motor and all that, and they’re both icons known from Timbuktu to Topeka, but what key feature do these wildly unlike vehicles have in common? Give up? Both of them are cash cows that each year show up in ever more variations. For 2015, Jeep offers us a choice of (I think) 16 different Wranglers — counting two- and four-door models together — at starting prices that reach from $23,690 to $40,890, shipping included. (Porsches cost a bit more.) Someone at Jeep must have a dartboard with every imaginable option pinned up on it, and a folder full of names like Hard Rock, Black Steel and Willys Wheeler. While the order book offers performance and heavy-duty suspension options and two parttime 4WD systems, many variations on the Wrangler theme differ CS-02518474 www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Chillicothe Times-Bulletin B7 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Peoria to host ICC accepting dental patients at Elvis Lives show hygiene clinic at Downton Campus The show features winners from the EPE annual worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, each representing Elvis during different stages in his career. The Elvis tribute artists will be joined by a live band, back-up singers and dancers, along with an Ann-Margret tribute artist, as well as iconic imagery made available from the Graceland archives. Illinois Central College’s Health Careers Program is offering a Dental Hygiene Clinic, staffed by students and faculty, at the ICC Downtown Campus, Thomas Building in Peoria. Appointments are required for the free cleanings. Dental hygiene care is provided for clients 5-years of age and older for a flat rate fee of $20, regardless of the care needed. This includes follow-up appointments. There is no charge for patients with a current Medicaid card. The clinic does not bill Medicare or private insurance. The services provided include dental cleanings, X-rays, fluoride treatment, sealants and oral hygiene instruction. The clinic does not fill or extract teeth. Appointments are available from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Appointment times vary according to the availability of students and faculty, so calling well in advance for scheduling an appointment is recommended. Patients should allow approximately three hours for their appointment, which will include a thorough health history and dental cleaning. Both on-street meter and deck parking are available for a fee. 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B8 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Chillicothe Times-Bulletin www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com East Peoria distillery finds success in craft whiskey world By Thomas Bruch GateHouse Media Illinois EAST PEORIA — Jesse Williams and the rest of the owners at J.K. Williams Distilling knew what they had in their Young Buck Bourbon. They had overseen the acquisition of the grain, observed its mashing, fermentation and distilling. They had tasted it, and were convinced of the bourbon’s quality, the smoothness and sweetness of it. Even then, it had to be considered an underdog at the Great American Distillers Festival, held in Portland, Ore., in October in the “Small Batch Bourbon Aged Less than 10 Years” category. The Young Buck wasn’t even aged a whole year, and yet it brought home the bronze medal in that category. “It lends you credibility,” Williams said. “Especially when you’re cutting into the big boys with only less than a year.” Jesse Williams, along with his wife, Kassi, his brother, Jon, and his sister-in-law, Kristin, opened a craft whiskey distillery in October 2013 — the type of venture that has little precedent, particularly in downstate Illinois. Kassi Williams said the best part about In this file photo from October 2013, Jon Williams, owner of J.K. William Distilling, LLC, in East Peoria, talks about the barrels, made at a cooperage in Minnesota, in which the company’s craft whiskey will age. GateHouse Media Illinois being a small business was starting the second year of operations, since a baseline of expectations exists that can better gauge how the business is performing. The formative months of J.K. Williams Distilling were shoddy indicators of what was to come. The Nov. 17 tornado eroded participation in its first Small Business Saturday, and a trove of product wasn’t available while the first batches of whiskey were aging. But much has changed in the intervening year for the Wil- liams clan, and not only with the recent honors bestowed upon their whiskey. Touring the distillery, in a modest building off Interstate-74 between East Peoria and Morton, on weekends has morphed into a local attraction. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, people are ferried around J.K. Williams and are shown the inner workings of the whiskey operation, with samplings to boot. Both Kassi and Jesse Williams expressed their surprise at some of the stories from people in the tour groups who weren’t from central Illinois but made it a priority to stop at J.K. Williams in their travels through the area. A label displays J.K. William’s Young Buck Bourbon, The distillery’s secwhich is aged in East Peoria. GateHouse Media Illinois ond Small Business Saturday was a whirlwind of activity and paired up with another a day. traffic that nearly delocally renowned small Kassi Williams said pleted the whiskey on business, Thirty-Thirty the commitment to lohand for samples. Coffee, for a limited cal small businesses “There are some Satedition J.K. Williams has been nurtured out urdays where we look at bourbon-conditioned of J.K. Williams’ own each other and say, ‘We coffee released in Ocgrowth fortified in the can’t talk anymore,’” tober and December at past year through good Jesse Williams said. the coffee shop, with word of mouth and a ““We haven’t had more partnerships backbone of community a quiet week in a replanned in the future. support. ally long time,” Kassi Both the packaged “It reminds us how Williams said. “And I grounds for sale and awesome this entire adwould say a long time the coffee at Thirtyventure has been,” Kassi means six months.” Thirty sold out within Williams said. J.K. 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The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. “Equal Housing Opportunity” Claims may be filed on or before the 1st day of July, 2015, and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the Executor or both. Within 10 days after a claimant files a claim with the Court, the claimant must mail or deliver copies of the claim to the Executor and to the Executor’s attorney of record and file with the Court proof of mailing or delivery of such copies. Dated December 19, 2014. LISA ANN O’MALLEY, Petitioner, by her attorneys, DUNLAP LAW OFFICE, P.C. BY: BLAKE E. DUNLAP Notice is given of the death of RANDY J. ADAMS, on December 1, 2014 and that an order was entered on December 22, 2014 appointing BOB ADAMS, whose address is 21124 Blue Ridge Road, Chillicothe, Illinois 61523 as Independent Executor. 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