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Volume 6 Issue 11
March 10, 2016
WOODSTOCK CAR WASH N O W O P E N
• 3 Heated Bays • Brand New Vacuums • Truck Wash Opening This Spring • Automatic Wash Coming Soon
218 Fair Street, Woodstock, IL (Behind McDonalds)
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Tresors’ began retirement sale March 1 By Anne Eickstadt, Correspondent
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oing business in Woodstock since 2008, Mary Dickman and Virginia Dannehy opened Tresors in October, 2014. Located at 110 N. Benton Street on the historic Woodstock Square, the shop begins a Retirement Closing Sale on March 1. Tresors – which is French for “treasures”- is a consignment shop. It combines re-purposed items, creative collections and new designs into a unique, cohesive look. The shop contains “an eclectic mix of furniture, a lot of it handpainted, and little treasures. We wanted to have a lot of different things,” says Mary Dickman. “The hats, scarves and jewelry are all new.” They offer gorgeous, handembellished clothing and gifts for the hard-to-please people in your life. Once inside the shop, you can find “Les Ms,” a side room filled with ladies apparel and consignment clothing run by associates Sandy Dorn and Bonnie Leva. Further inside the shop is “LL Finds.” Associate Leslie Lachus sells vintage items in this area from the’ 40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. She seeks out vintage and retro items at estate sales and other sources. “We wanted to have a lot of different things,” Dickman tells me. With the three shops, “There are five of us looking for new things.” The Retirement Sale includes 40-75% off store fixtures as well as the ongoing merchandise sales. ( I did not get any comments about future plans.) “We’ve done well. Woodstock’s a nice town. We have a lot of customers who know we’re here.” More information on Tresors can be found online on Facebook at: Tresors * Accessories Store * Antiques & Vintage * Home Décor. The shop is open from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. By phone, the store can be reached at 815.527.5312.
Tresors offers classic finds to their loyal customers. See more photos on page 3.
photo by Anne Eickstadt
Area food pantry transitioning to community center By Samantha Fetzner Reporter
CRYSTAL LAKE — After approval from the Crystal Lake City Council on March 1, the Crystal Lake food pantry will be relocating and expanding. Currently housed at 257 King Street, the operation will be moved to 42 East St. The board approved the decision unanimously. The only concern brought forth at the meeting centered around traffic in the area, however it was not enough to stop the
approval process. The variations and permitting necessary for the move are all in place. The move will increase the size of the space over 8.5 times current capacity. The new facility is 30,000 square feet versus 3,500 at the existing space. Cost of the move and renovation necessary to fit the space per plan is projected at $1.25 million, with $700,000 allotted toward the new space itself. The new location will house more than just a good pantry however. There will be storage and additional servic-
es on site as well, including an existing unit in the building which will not be relocated. Meeting rooms and space for office and volunteer work are included in plans as well. The expansion will help the pantry reach beyond city limits. The additional space will allow more needed goods to be brought in and a larger number of community members will reap those benefits. Ultimately the new location will be a distributor of the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The plans presented at the
meeting also posed a drivethru on site. Services beyond the pantry are slated to include health and education related activities. There may be housing assistance programs in place at the new location as well. Funds will still need to be raised to meet the projected cost of the move. The pantry is also counting on the proceeds of the existing building’s sale to go toward the transition. With two semitrucks and current product accounting for approximately
375 tons of goods per year in the existing space, the expansion will almost certainly cause an increase in both those numbers in the first year of operation alone. During the early 2000s, the pantry only processed about 20 tons per year. The failing economy caused a huge surge in the need for such assistance. With the economy in what appears to be an upswing, hopefully less people will be in need in the near future, but the services will stay in place for the less fortunate.