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Recycling with the Defenders By Anne Eickstadt, Correspondent
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t’s a bright, sunny Saturday morning and vehicles are lining up to offload recyclable items. The Recycling Drive alternates between McHenry and Woodstock. Held on the second Saturday of each month, November’s Drive is in McHenry. Alice Howenstine is in charge today and is being ably assisted by Dwight Dalton who usually runs the recycling drive in Woodstock. An active group of volunteers is also here collecting and sorting Styrofoam, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computer monitors and more. The trucks used at the recycling drives are generously loaned by Ken Santowski and Chicago Logistic Service. “Both of us have basically been at this since ’71-’72,” Dalton tells me. “We started with collecting newspapers. Then we added tin cans, glass bottles and jars, then aluminum cans. For a while cans were two types of metal. We had to sort them with magnets.” “We used to have a crew that collected newspapers from the train. They would put them in a shed. We, as volunteers, would collect and sell them to Precision Twist. They used them for catching oil drips and shavings from manufacture. They also used them as packing material.” “We used to have an actual recycling center in Woodstock. We even had a full-time employee. We pushed so hard for curbside recycling that we put ourselves out of business,” Dalton continues. “We’ve branched out to other materials like Styrofoam and electronics because they can’t be collected
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photo by Anne Eickstadt
Alice Howenstine and Dwight Dalton run the Recycling Drives in McHenry and Woodstock.
Door County mystery author visits Woodstock By Anne Eickstadt, Correspondent
WOODSTOCK — A book signing by Patricia Skalka, author of the Door County mysteries is happening today at Read Between the Lynes. “This is my second time here,” Skalka says. “The first time was at the former location. Woodstock is a charming place. Arlene is wonderful. I am honored to be here.” “The Dave Cubiak Door County Mysteries pit a former troubled Chicago cop against a roster of clever killers on the Door County Peninsula in the heart of the Midwest. Set against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty, the series kicks off with Death Stalks Door
County and continues with Death at Gills Rock. Skalka, a Chicago writer, turned to fiction following a successful career in nonfiction. Her many credits include: Staff Writer for Reader’s Digest, freelancer, ghost writer, writing instructor and book reviewer. “ Read Between the Lynes is also preparing for the Christmas season. Stop by their front window and read the letters to Santa that children have written. They will put a smile on your face. Dancers from the Woodstock Ballet Studio will be in the shop’s front window during the Lighting of the Square event on Friday, November 27. The hot chocolate sales that eve-
ning from 6 – 9 pm will go to next. You won’t be disappoint- to 8 pm on Mondays through benefit the Woodstock Ballet ed - especially if you pause to Thursdays, Friday and Saturtaste the excellent ice cream in day 9 am – 9 pm and Sunday Studio. The following day is Small the food section of their new 10 am – 7 pm. Business Saturday and Read location at 111 E. Van Buren They can be found online Between the Lynes is offering Street. at www.readbetweenthelynes. The store is open from 9 am com or on Facebook. samples of food. They are also hosting another author signing at 2 pm that day. Noelle Charbonneau is returning to sign her new book ‘Need’. It features teenagers at Wisconsin’s Nottawa High School and a social networking site that promises to grant their every need regardless of the consequences. Of course, things escalate from simple pranks to malicious crimes and murder in this Young Adult thriller. Denny Diamond will be performing for Ladies’ Night Out on the Square on Thursday, December 3, from 5-9 pm. Arlene, herself, will be entertaining on Tuesday, December 22, at 10:30 am with the Polar Door County Thrillers’ author, Patricia Skalka, is visiting Express Story Time. Come and see what Read Read Between the Lynes in Woodstock for her second book Between the Lynes is up to signing.
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Patricia Skalka is chatting with a couple fans of her writing.
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