Woodstock Independent 11/13/24

Extended trash talks help seniors

New contract with waste hauler lowers toter charges for all households

By Larry Lough LARRY@THE WOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

All Woodstock households will see a lower monthly fee for mandatory trash toter service next year, but seniors will receive an even deeper discount in a new 10-year contract the City Council approved last week

with waste hauler MDC Environmental Services.

After the council last month postponed action on the contract to allow more time for negotiations, a revised agreement was presented last week that lowered the senior rate to $10.50 a month from an earlier proposed $15.50. To pay for that discount,

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Woodstock VFW Post 5040 Honor Guard’s Rifle Salute is fired at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the McHenry County Administration Building.

the proposed regular toter rate was increased by $1.67, to $25.17. The current rate is $27.65 a month.

In earlier negotiations, the city staff had persuaded MDC to offer a 35-gallon toter as an alternative to the 95-gallon standard. Some residents, many of whom now use a trash bag

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City program helps homeowners with lead water pipes

By Eileen Millard NEWS@THE

In 2021, the Illinois Lead-Service Line Replacement and Notification Act required cities to survey all building owners to identify visible lead water service pipes used to bring drinking water to homes.

Replacement of lead water pipes was originally required by 2042 but has since been moved up to 2037. Woodstock has been reaching out to residents with email and paper surveys from 2022 through 2024.

Although there is no state funding to pay for the mandated replacement of lead water pipes, Woodstock has a program to help building owners with the replacement cost. Single-family homes that are occupied by the owner can apply for up to $8,000, and commercial properties or residential properties that are not owner-occupied can get up to $4,000 through the program. In most cases, the $8,000 is enough to cover home lead pipe replacement, said Public Works Director Brent Aymond.

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OBITUARIES

Kenneth Allen Sporleder, 85

Kenneth Allen Sporleder passed away on Aug. 18, 2024, one day before his 86th birthday, in Sebring, Fla.

Ken was born at home on Aug. 19, 1938. in McHenry, Ill., to the late Walter and Evelyn (Dalhke) Sporleder. He moved with his family to Woodstock, Illinois in 1943.

Kenneth Allen Sporleder

Ken was drafted into the United States Army in October 1959 and proudly served stateside until February 1962. Upon returning to Woodstock, he had a long career in the grocery business, starting with Piggly Wiggly, later called Eagle Foods, which was just a couple of doors away from the family home. It was at that store where he met the love of his life, Dolores (Holy) Conway, whom he married on May 9, 1977. Dolores was a single mom of seven children, and “Kenny,” as he was known by his new family, quickly became stepfather to a sizable bunch of teenagers and twenty-somethings. He was also an important part of Dolores’ longtime group of friends from her summers in Lac du Flambeau and Minocqua, Wis., and remained so until his passing. Ken and Dolores loved the Florida life and relocated to Bonita Springs, Fla., in 1985, when he continued his career in the grocery business, working at Lucky Foods, Kash n’ Karry, and Publix until his retirement.

Ken enjoyed children, particularly babies, watching old Westerns, following golf and the Little League World Series, and playing cards and board games with his friends and grandchildren. Throughout the years, Ken and Dolores traveled to numerous countries around the world. He had fond memories of spending time in Costa Rica, Greece, Germany, and Thailand.

Ken is survived by his stepchildren,

Kathleen (Michael) Sullivan and Dr. Timothy (Kathy) Conway, all of Woodstock, Denise (Richard) Gaylord of Mesa, Ariz., and Diane (Thomas) Lord of Johnstown, Colo.; stepdaughter-in-law. Linda Haddock Conway; stepson-in-law, Stephen Sankey; sister-inlaw, Gloria Holy; stepniece, Sue (Holy) Van Steele; brother, Ronnie “Jock” (Connie); sisters, Pat (Walter )Suhr and Judy Rank; sisters-in-law, MaryAnn Sporleder and Linda Sporleder; 18 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren,; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents, Walter and Evelyn Sporleder; his wife of 43 years, Dolores; stepchildren Michael and Daniel Conway, and Mary Sankey; sisters Marilyn Radalffod, Shirley Keller, Virgeane Barron; brothers Larry “Butch,” Richard “Poncho,” David, Jerry “Bud”; and brothers-in-law, Jim Rank, Gayle Barron, and Earl Keller.

As per Ken’s wishes, there will be no service. A private interment will take place at the McHenry County Memorial Park.

Nicholas “Nick” Lester Ledanski, 78

Nicholas “Nick” Ledanski passed away on Nov. 4, 2024, at the age of 78, in his residing home of Woodstock. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile and hope. Despite the pain, Nick came out a warrior and stayed strong until the end.

Nick was born and raised in Kenosha, Wis., with his two sisters and one brother. He went on to join the Army and proudly served in Vietnam. After Vietnam, Nick was determined to build and enjoy his life. He thrived in his career, which took him around the world. While in Germany, at one special moment, he met his future wife-to-be and her daughter, who quickly started calling him “dad.”

Nick will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to his family, his many

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Woodstock Police Department

■ Davion Palomar, 22, Lake In The Hills, was cited Oct. 24 aont Doty Road on a charge of disorderly conduct. Cited and released with notice to appear. in court Court date Dec. 6.

■ Jesus Zepeda Delgado, 57, Belvidere, was arrested Oct.25 in Woodstock on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault, aggrivated criminal sexual abuse, and grooming. Transported to McHenry County Jail. Court date Nov. 25.

■ Taylor E. A. Bain, 18, Woodstock, was arrested Oct. 26 on Wicker Street on a

friends, his passion for cars, his hard work, and his big heart. He leaves behind a legacy of love, strength, commitment, and cherished memories.

A celebration of Nick’s life was held on Nov. 12, 2024, at the Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave. in Woodstock, IL 60098. Visitation was from 3 to 7 p.m., with a dinner in Crystal Lake immediately following. Dear family and friends were invited to honor and remember his remarkable journey.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Genevieve Enid Crossman, 89

Genevieve Enid Crossman, age 89, of Woodstock, passed away at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital on Nov. 1, 2024, after a short hospital stay, suffering cardiac arrest and complications from diabetes.

Shop in Woodstock, meeting many new friends and forming treasured friendships. She was a fashionable lady, to the delight of her daughters, always put together and looking her best. She enjoyed her weekly appointments in the past few years having her hair done. She also enjoyed decorating her home, always moving furniture and décor around, changing and adding new items, particularly decorating for the holidays (every holiday) with her extensive and ever-changing collections.

She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and “Grandma Great.” She had a keen sense of humor and a heart of gold. The joy of her life were her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, all of whom she adored and enjoyed spoiling with gifts and surprises throughout the years.

Genevieve was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lester W. Crossman; her daughters, Annette H. Bechaud on Jan. 26, 2016, and Corinne H. Steffen on July 8, 2016; and her siblings, Thomas Reichardt and Evelynne Walter.

She was born to Wilmer H. and Louise Reichardt on Dec. 12, 1934, and was raised in Woodstock in a farming family, the youngest of five children. She graduated from Woodstock High School, married, and raised three daughters. During those years she worked at The Casto Lite Co. in Woodstock, as an aide at Woodstock High School while her daughters attended there, and at Guardian Electric for many years before retiring. For the past 10 years she enjoyed volunteering at The Sparrow’s Nest Thrift

charge of violating an order of protection. Transported to McHenry County Jail. Court date Oct. 31.

■ Davian Palomar, 22, Lake In The Hills, was arrested Oct. 26 on Doty Road on a charge of battery. Cited and released with notice to appear in court. Court date Dec. 6.

■ Blair R. Haltom, 46, Woodstock, was arrested Oct. 26 on North Benton Street on a charge of battery. Cited and released with notice to appear in court. Court date Nov. 21.

■ Xhevat Useni, 46, Lake In The Hills, was arrested Oct. 26 on North Benton Street on a charge of public urination.

She is survived by her daughter, Brenda (Philip) Stack; her grandchildren, Anthony John (Jen) Polizzi, Jamie Michele Steffen, Austin Mathew (Heather McCarthy) Stack, and Cody Philip (Ophelia) Stack; her great-grandchildren, Madison Pappalardo, Landon Polizzi, Levin Polizzi, Sophia Elise Stack, Gabriel Philip Stack, and Ophelia Annette Stack; her stepson, Jack M. (Betty) Crossman of Arizona; her siblings Myron “Mike” (Jean) Reichardt and Doris Meyer Warn; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, from 11 a.m. until a 12:30 p.m. funeral service at Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock. Interment services will be private.

Along with flowers, memorials may be made to Home of the Sparrow or The Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Shop.

Cited and released. Court date Dec. 12.

■ Adam J. Kadolph, 32, Wonder Lake, was arrested Oct. 26 at Wicker Street and Greenwood Avenue on a charge of driving while license suspended. Released with notice to appear in court. Court date Dec. 5.

■ Juvenile, 16, Woodstock, was arrested Oct. 28 at Throop and Washington streets on charges of reckless driving, no valid driver’s license, stop/yield sign violation, and improper turn signal. Released on notice to appear in court Court date Nov. 24.

■ Charles M. Neff, 48, Woodstock, was Continued on PAGE 4

Nicholas “Nick” Lester Ladanski

Genevieve Enid Crossman

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with sticker, had complained the larger toter was much too large for their trash ouput in addition to being awkward to store and handle.

While several citizens spoke at the Oct. 17 meeting against the contract and mandatory toter program, an industry standard these days, only one person spoke last week. Bob Horrell thanked the council. He had earlier sent council members a letter with concrns about toter “congestion” in his Sonatas neighborhood of shared driveways.

“I’m pleased with the contract,” he said. “You did a fine job pulling this thing together.”

Councilman Bob Seegers Jr. said the optional 35-gallon toter addressed many concerns.

“I think that’s going to make a lot of people happy,” he said, noting that all toter fees are being reduced.

Failure to pay the toter fee, which is included in the city’s quarterly water and sewage bill, could result in water being shut off to a household, but Mayor Mike Turner said “that would take an extreme case before water is

shut off.” The city is exploring ways to help people who struggle to pay the bill, which could include use of revenue from the city’s disposable-bag fee, which now goes into a city environmental fund.

Although some cities still have a bag-and-sticker option, Turner said, those are “legacy contracts ... very likely to go away in the future” as the industry move to complete automation of collections.

“I believe we negotiated as hard as we could,” the mayor said of the city staff.

The council voted 6-1 for the new MDC contract, with Melissa McMahon casting the dissenting vote. At the Oct 17 council meeting, she had spoken against the mandatory toter program, saying, “One size does not fit all.”

All homes also will get a separate 65-gallon toter for recyclables.

McMahon and Councilwoman Natalie Ziemba urged the city staff to develop a marketing plan to explain and communicate how the new contract will affect residents.

City Hall security upgrade

In other business, the council indefinitely postponed a

project to improve City Hall security by installing bullet-proof glass throughout the building. Last week’s agenda included a proposal to start the project by awarding a no-bid contract for more than $77,000, plus a $5,000 contingency, to Counsel Construction of Wonder Lake to remodel and install bullet-proof glass in the reception area of the Building and Zoning Department, which is on the first floor of City Hall.

“It will still be a priority item,” Mayor Turner said, “but we need to do additional work on this project before bringing it to council.”

He said he want to see the project “more developed.”

“This doesn’t negate the importance of the project,” he added, explaining its stages could be planned out “more clearly.”

Sign that Route 47 work coming

The council also:

■ Granted sign setback variances to Walgreen’s and Three Brothers Restaurant, which will lose property when the state widens Route 47 next year, putting existing signage

in noncompliance with the city zoning code. Three Brothers will move its freestanding sign from Lake Avenue to the south side of the building during construction, then closer to the highway when road work is done.

■ Approved the final plat for Lennar’s Riverwoods subdivision of 244 free-standing single-family homes and 38 duplexes (76 units) on 135 acres at Doty and Lucas roads south of Northwestern Hospital Woodstock.

■ Prepared for keeping city streets clear this winter by awarding twoyear contract extensions through April 2026 to Langton Group of Woodstock for snow cleaning services, Gavers Excavating of Woodstock for snow loading, and Bell Cartage Corp. of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., for snow hauling.

■ Re-adopted the city’s new comprehensive plan for growth and development to correct typographical and technical errors.

■ Authorized a change order that will add $20,000 to the contract for Recreation Center master planning. services.

IN BRIEF

Drop off Toys for Tots at Senator Wilcox’s office

The Woodstock office of state Sen. Craig Wilcox, R-McHenry, will again serve as a collection site for the annual U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign. New, unwrapped toys and other gifts for children of all ages may be dropped off between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at 209 N. Benton St. through Thursday, Dec. 5. The donated items will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 6.

“Every child, regardless of [his or her] family’s financial situation, should have a gift to open over the holidays, and Toys for Tots has provided toys and other gifts to kids since 1947,” Wilcox said. “I am pleased to have my office serve as a collection point.”

Local collection campaigns are held each year in more than 800 communities across all 50 states. A Marine, a member of a Marine Corps League Detachment, or a member of a local community organization is designated as a coordinator for each community. Once all toys are collected from dropoff locations, coordinators, with the help of local social welfare agencies, church groups, and other community agencies, distribute toys to children who might otherwise have no gift to open during the holidays.

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arrested Oct. 29 on Ridgeland Avenue on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing. Released on notice to appear in court Court date Dec. 6.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District

Fire Runs indicates units dispatched and what was found at the scene. Ambulance calls of Woodstock Fire/Rescue District are reported here in number only. EMS calls for Oct. 31-Nov. 6: 82 Fire Runs

Structure fire: 3

Extrication, rescue: 1

Combustible, spills & leaks: 1

Electrical wiring/equipment problem: 4

Public service assistance: 17

Dispatched and canceled en route: 2

Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke: 1

System or detector malfunction: 2

Unintentional system/detector (no fire): 7

Total: 120

REMEDIATION

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Surveying older homes

Owners of homes and commercial buildings built before 1989 received a survey to fill out as a first step to spot lead lines in water meters, said Aymond. The survey asks property owners to visually check the water pipes they can see in their indoor water meters. The state of Illinois uses 1986 as the cutoff date for the homes, but Woodstock took the extra precaution of using 1989. “Lead pipe was made illegal in 1986. However, lead solder to connect the pipe was allowed for another three years before the Clean Water Act was amended,” Aymond said. “We had to look at 1989 and work backward.”

The owners of about 4,000 structures built before 1989 had to be informed of the new lead pipe regulations.

Aymond said city records did not have construction dates for all buildings in Woodstock and that Utilities Manager Mike Rousey did the legwork to compile a complete list.

“We went house by house,” Rousey said, often using real estate websites for construction dates on missing addresses, as well as knocking on doors to speak to property owners.

Currently, about 599 building owners have not yet responded to emails, surveys, and door-to-door inquiries about lead pipes in the buildings, Aymond said.

Starting the replacement

“It’s our best guess that we have to replace [lead pipes] in around 1,050 buildings,” Aymond said.

To reach the 2037 replacement deadline, cities are required to replace at least 7% of lead pipes each year. Although the official kickoff is 2027, Woodstock has already begun some remediation.

Checking indoor water meter pipes is a good way to spot a lead pipe issue. But even when the indoor water meter pipes are identified as safer materials like galvanized steel, copper, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), there is no guarantee that underground pipes leading to the city water main are not lead.

There could be sections of lead pipe between a building and the “Buffalo Box” (the water line shut-off point located between a building and the main water line), Aymond said. There could also be lead pipes going from

This llustration shows what portion of water service pipes a homeowner is responsible for.

the Buffalo Box to the water main.

“About 70% of galvanized [water meter] lines have lead lines between the Buffalo Box and the water main,” Aymond added, ‘That is the great unknown in this.”

“Before Jan. 1, 2022, it was not uncommon for leaks in lead pipes to have a plumber come out to patch it up with lead pipe,” Rousey added. “After Jan. 1, 2022, that was illegal. When finding lead pipes, it was required to replace all of the lead pipes found there.”

Finding the lead

One way lead pipes are found is during each year’s street repair program. Any street being excavated for water main work will be checked for lead pipes leading to homes on the street.

“We are required by the EPA, if lead service is found, to replace it,” Aymond said. “If they are digging and find one, we cannot hook it up to the water main,” Rousey added.

The second way is when a property owner is having a water pipeline line issue and lead lines are found during repairs. They are under the same restriction of having to replace the lead lines with safer materials before connecting to the water main again. If property owners refuse in either case, they have to sign a waiver and disclose the presence of lead pipes when selling the property in the future.

According to Woodstock City Manager Roscoe Stelford, as the years go by in the replacement program, a system will be set up to test pre1989 buildings where neither home repairs nor water main work has provided proof of whether or not lead pipes are present.

“The city will have a plan to verify, if no other ways are there to determine the presence of lead lines,” Stelford said. “At some point, the city may have to go in and dig a hole to check the lines.”

Checking water meters for lead piping. The city website has examples of how to tell what material your pipes are made of. COURTESY

Keeping water safe in lead pipes

Per EPA standards and directives, Woodstock treats its drinking water with additives that coat all water pipes to make the water less corrosive to the materials it comes into contact with on its way to residents’ taps. This includes lead pipes, to keep lead from leaching into the water.

“We have $100,000 per year to reduce lead levels,” Aymond said, adding that the program has been operating for 30 years. The city regularly tests for water quality, meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and IEPA drinking water standards, with more than 33,600 tests performed each year in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Ironically, homeowners testing their own water to see whether they have underground lead pipes can get a false negative reading because of the quality of Woodstock’s water treatment. “A low test result does not mean no lead pipes,” Aymond said.

• To apply for the Property Owner Cost Reimbursement program call Public Works at 815-338-6118 or email pwdept@woodstockil.gov

• For information on lead service line identification, go to: woodstockil.gov/386/ Lead-Service-Line-Identification

• To take the lead service line survey, go to: surveymonkey.com/r/V2YSJ3D

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ILLUSTRATION

Good day for the GOP

By Larry Lough LARRY@THE WOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

As most election days are, last week’s was good for McHenry County Republicans.

Their candidates won nearly every contested race, as well as several in which no Democrat was on the ballot.

Republicans grew their strong majority on the McHenry County Board. Incumbent Democrats Louisett (Lou) Ness of Woodstock was defeated by Paul Thomas of Wonder Lake in District 7 by about 1,000 votes; Democrat Theresa Meshes lost her reelection effort in District 1; and Democrat Kelli Wegener gave up her seat to challenge Michael Buehler for County Board chairman. Buehler won re-election to a second four-year term with more than 55% of the vote.

The narrow victory of Democrat John (Jack) Collins in District 2 left his party with only three of the 18 seats on the board.

Republican Steve Reick of Woodstock won a fifth two-year term in

the Illinois House. He won about 53% of the vote to defeat Democrat Mary Mahady and keep his District 53 seat, but his party will continue to face overwhelming Democratic majorities in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly, which he said faces “a ton of challenges.”

The retired tax lawyer said his personal priorities in the Legislature were unchanged.

“Working to try to clean up [the Department of Child and Family Services] to make it a better department to protect children ...” and to address the state’s pension problems, which he said would involve “a terribly expensive fix for somebody, either the taxpayers or the pensioners,” – or a combination of the two. But he said he didn’t think the labor-backed Democratic majority was up to the task.

On election night, votes of about 67 percent of the county’s registered voters had been counted, with a few thousand provisional and late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots still to be included.

McHenry County vote

Contested

races in Woodstock area election ballot

Totals do not include provisional and late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots.

President

Trump/Vance (R) - 82,199 (52.60%)

Harris/Walz (R) -71,783 (45.94%)

Kennedy/Shanahan (I) 2,276 (1.46%)

Congress

11th District

Jerry Evans (R) - 43,648 (53.62%)

Bill Foster (D) - 37,761 (46.38%)

Illinois General Assembly

Illinois House District 63

Steven Reick (R) - 28,979 (53.25%)

Mary Mahady (D) - 25,445 (46.75%)

McHenry County

County Coroner

Michael Rein (R) - 89,362 (58.22%)

Chris Kalapodis (D) - 64,138 (41.78%)

County Board Chairman

Mike Buehler (R) - 85,364 (55.57%)

Kelli Wegener (D) - 68,255 (44.43%)

County Board District 4

Mike ‘Shorty’ Shorten (R) - 10,487 (54.9%)

Brian Dean Meyers (D) - 8,614 (45.1%)

District 7

Paul Thomas (R) - 8,446 (53.37%)

Louisett ‘Lou’ Ness (D) - 7,438 (46.63%)

District 8

Tracie Von Bergen (R) - 69,986 (64.94%)

Dawn Milarski (D) - 5,392 (35.06)

McHenry Co. Conservation District

To increase the limiting rate for the McHenry County Conservation District

Yes – 74,483 (49.91) No – 74,761 (50.09%)

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How do you make sense of senseless tragedy?

Two days after the horrible triplefatality traffic crash Oct. 27 on Davis Road, we received an email from Susan, who lives near the scene of the wreck.

It said in part:

“The Sunday noon tragic accident on Davis Road is sad with innocence vs. possible good people making bad decisions.

“Currently, our road is blocked for friends and family to mourn.

“You should send a photographer. Interview.

“It’s crazy. Cars lining the Davis Road.

“Thinking the Hispanic community has a tradition of 24 [hours] mourning at death site.

“All the while the innocent family is fighting for the life of child and deceased mother of a beautiful family.

“Please send reporter/photographer to make sense ... and peace. ...”

A photographer for The Independent visited the scene. Last week we published a photo of a few people tending a makeshift roadside

A “no passing” sign sits along Davis Road near the site where three people died in a head-on crash Oct. 27 when, police said, a car tried to pass another and met a third auto at the crest of a hill.

memorial set up on the north side of the road amid charred grass and trees where a car carrying two Harvard teens of Latino heritage, 17 and 18 years old, had spun off the road and caught fire just seconds after the violent head-on collision. Both died at the scene, as did the other car’s driver, whose young daughter was

seriously injured.

Make sense of it? Sorry, Susan, we can’t. It was a random act of tragedy that can be explained but not to anyone’s satisfaction or comfort.

Police reported a Dodge Challenger Hellcat, a vehicle built for speed, with the two teens was passing another vehicle on a hill in a

posted no-passing zone west of Dean Street when it slammed into a Volvo, which has a reputation for safety, that was driven by a local school teaching aide and carrying her daughter. They were wearing seat belts, and their airbags deployed, police reported, but the crash was too violent for the woman to survive.

So, we know how it happened, but we’re left to wonder why. There are rumors, but nothing we can verify. Police could not determine which teen was driving the high-performance Hellcat with the supercharged engine, and no one is alive who might be held accountable. No law could be enacted to prevent a similar tragedy in the future.

Just three families left to grieve their tragic loss, and an 11-year-old girl who could use our prayers for her recovery.

No, we cannot make sense of it. We can only hope the families find some measure of peace from the fond memories of their lost loved ones in the wake of a senseless tragedy.

An initial analysis – starting with the letter

We need to talk about The Acronym. I’m not going to write it out, but I’m sure you can guess what I mean. It’s a string of letters that we’ve seen here a lot lately. As a gay man, I’m a letter G.

Originally, The Acronym had only three letters, referring to groups of people attracted to the same sex. Even back then, the groups behind these letters could be as different from each other as Mars and Venus. The alliances they formed were strained at times, and you could often tell which group dominated an organization by which letter was first. But the political causes they had in common had really high stakes, like “not going to jail” and “keeping our jobs.”

People who dress or identify as

Johnathan Prykop Dennis Guest Columnist

the opposite sex shared these fundamental struggles, and so three letters became four.

A turning point for The Acronym was the introduction of the Q, which refers to a reclaimed slur for the unusual.

I have no problem with people who take pride in being unusual – I myself am unusual – but this is when The Acronym became less about achieving specific political goals and more about a set of shared beliefs. Letters were added for other unusual groups, especially once it became popular

and more people wanted to join the many clubs with The Acronym in the name. I’ve seen versions with up to 12 letters used in all seriousness. Eventually, someone added a plus sign, and The Acronym came to be defined by the one group everyone knows it doesn’t include, more than any letter it ever contains.

Lately, it seems we’ve forgotten what those letters stand for, to thepoint of absurdity. I frequently see it used to describe an individual. “He is an Acronym person,” when it is literally impossible for one person to be all of the letters. I see bigots decry the “deviant acronym lifestyle” while including the letters for people who desire to abstain from sex – rarely condemned by even the staunchly religious –and people born with a

mix of primary physical characteristics from both sexes – hardly a lifestyle. But the worst part is how both allies and adversaries now use The Acronym like it’s just one word. It was dehumanizing enough when others wouldn’t see beyond the details of our sexuality or gender expression. Now, even those details are being swept aside.

The truth is, there are significant conflicting interests between the groups these letters represent. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to understand why the letters might disagree with each other about, for instance, the reality and relevance of biological sex. Even just within a single letter, having won the most important battles that brought us

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Folk, Food, Fun

Folk, food, fun – three words that describe my October 2024 travels. Usually, I’m a one-destination-at-atime traveler. But last month, opportunity knocked. I joined my high school friends in Charleston, S.C., Oct. 1 to 5, took in Washington, D.C., with my husband, Jim, and my sister Lois and her husband, Russ, Oct. 8 to 11, and celebrated the beauty of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island with Patty and Peter Anderson and Jim, Oct. 15 to 23. Many of you will remember Patty, owner of Daybreak Bookstore, and Peter, Northwood Middle School principal, in the 1990s.

Let’s start with folk. My high school clique – as Jim calls us – is five strong. Three of us were born in Copley Hospital in Aurora within five weeks of one another and grew up attending Oswego Prairie Church. The fourth joined us in seventh grade and the fifth when we were 10th-graders. Our friendship was dubbed “solid” by the proprietor of a Charleston candy store, who also said he hoped one day to have a “squad” like ours.

Lois and Russ are folk, too. Almost yearly for the past 40 years, Lois, Russ, Jim, and I have gone somewhere together – sailing in the Caribbean, visiting Europe and the British Isles, vacationing in Florida, and sightseeing from Alaska to Hawaii and California to Maine.

Peter and Patty are folk, as well. We have a lot in common and our friendship hasn’t been lessened by separation. The Andersons left Woodstock more than 20 years ago when Peter was hired as principal of Andover High School in

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together, we’re now free to express the full range of our political and religious beliefs. In today’s American society, The Acronym lumps together such a wide variety of people that the only thing we really share is what we share with the straightest of straight people — our humanity. So next time you find yourself about to rattle off The Acronym, please consider each letter as you say it. Are you really

Massachusetts. They now live in New Hampshire.

Now, let’s talk food. While in Charleston, I had goals: to eat hush puppies, grits, baking powder biscuits, and shrimp and to drink sweet tea. Northerners can make all of those things, but, in the South, they aren’t just food and drink. They are delicacies. The hush puppies were crisp on the outside and soft and seasoned just right on the inside. The grits were smooth and buttery, and the baking powder biscuits had just a hint of sweetness and were ever so light and flaky. The shrimp was incredibly fresh. And, the sweet tea – think iced tea, because that’s what sweet tea is in the South – was wonderfully cold and wonderfully sweet.

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– at Hank’s Oyster Bar on the Wharf. An aside: we saw the Martin Luther King Jr. and the Korean War Veterans memorials for the first time. Both are must-sees. Neither words nor pictures can convey their impact.

On to PEI: For Jim and me, the absolutely most delicious food was the lobster roll at Fin, Folk, Food in Grand Tracadie. (Yes, the name of the restaurant was the inspiration for this column.) The preparation was simple. Put chunks of lobster in a wire basket, submerge the basket in melted butter, and dump the buttery lobster into a 6-inch toasted bun. Need I say more?

Given the No. 1 crop in PEI is potatoes, known worldwide for their unique taste, I regret ordering them only once – as fries with the lobster roll.

Now, Nova Scotia: We had the most amazing french fries at the Appleseed Modern Diner in Westville, and lo and behold, the diner took great pride in making its fries from “fresh cut [PEI] potatoes.”

Had I planned ahead for our trip to D.C., one of my food goals would have been a bowl of Senate Bean Soup. It was a frequent lunch for me when I worked for Sen. Everett Dirksen in the Old Senate Office Building in 1969. It was inexpensive, reminded me of my mother’s bean soup, and was a tradition. Senate Bean Soup has been served in a Senate office building cafeteria every day but one since 1903 or 1904. The one missing day was during World War II when the restaurant’s ration for navy beans ran out.

My most enjoyed food in D.C. was fried oysters – Jim ate the raw ones

talking about all of those letters? Are you justified in speaking about all of them? Are you assuming commonality where there is none? Are you taking sides in disagreements between them? Are you just using it as another word for abnormal, and if so, is emphasizing our abnormality really your intention? If you said the words instead of using an acronym, would what you’re saying even make sense?

And when you see others use it, are

Though beef was on most menus, we never ordered it, because, by law, it must be cooked well-done. No worries, there was an abundance of fish options – melt-in-your mouth scallops, creamy seafood and lobster chowders, so-good fish (haddock) and chips, and traditional salt cod cakes.

I could go on, but I’m beyond my word limit, and I didn’t tell you about the fun. There was plenty of it.

Cheryl Wormley is publisher emerita of The Woodstock Independent. Her email is c.wormley@thewoodstockindependent.com

they broadly backed by a representative coalition of every letter?

I’m not asking you to never use The Acronym. There are certainly times when it’s proper, going back to its origins in the fight for civil rights. But all too often, it has become merely a tool of appropriation and stereotype. So, how are you using it?

Johnathan Prykop Dennis is a resident of Woostock.

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Folkloric dancers perform as a mariachi band, Mariachi Nuevo Mexico, plays in the background. The dancers are staff members from Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center.

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El programa de lenguaje dual celebra 20 años

D-200 dual-language program celebrates 20 years of growth and enthusiasm

By Caryl Dierksen NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

It was a party—a joyous, cross-cultural celebration with folkloric dancers, mariachi bands, tacos and tamales and activities for all. There was a lot to celebrate Thursday evening as District 200’s dual-language program marked its 20th anniversary. A large crowd of families, staff, and other supporters joined in the fun.

In opening remarks, Superintendent Mike Moan called assistant superintendent Keely Krueger “the one hero of the program.” It was Krueger who started the program, and she still leads it. She, however, was quick to share credit with the staff and parents who have supported the program. She added that she has always thought of it as a family program.

Dual-language instruction began in the 200405 school year, with 51 first graders at Mary Endres Elementary School. One grade was added each year until 2015, when the program extended from preschool through high school.

This year there are just under 2,700 dual language students at 12 schools. Forty-three percent of all D-200 students are enrolled in the program. While the program has many benefits, here is one example of its success: in the past 20 years, the graduation rate for Hispanic students has risen from 64 percent to 96 percent.

How the program works

Krueger said that the overall goal of the program is for students to read, write, speak, and listen in both Spanish and English. The method for accomplishing that is a 50-50 program. Each class is made up of approximately half English-speaking and half Spanish-speaking students. Instruction is also 50-50, with both languages used. The curriculum includes English language arts, Spanish language arts, math, social studies, and science. Students also experience the cultures of both groups. They spend about half of their day in dual-language instruction, with the remainder in traditional classes.

Verda Dierzen kindergarten teacher Jessie Justice has taught dual language for 13 years. A Woodstock High School alum, she graduated before the dual language program was offered, but she studied Spanish as a foreign language. In college she majored in elementary education and minored in Spanish. With that background, she landed a student teaching assignment in Spain. When it came time for her own classroom, Justice returned to District 200. She said she loves seeing children learn to read and write, and it is even more exciting when they acquire those skills in both languages at the same time.

Justice’s own children, a first and third grader at Olson Elementary School, are in the dual-language program. “They love it,” she said, “and I like

the opportunities it gives them.”

Doors open for bilingual students

Since the first dualllanguage class graduated in 2016, 758 students have graduated with the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy. Students earn the distinction by demonstrating advanced written and spoken skills in Spanish through rigorous testing.

The seal of biliteracy can offer an economic advantage. Kruger said that many colleges award credit for these students’ high school work. They may arrive at college with enough, or nearly enough, college credits for a Spanish minor — without paying tuition for the credits.

There are rewards before high school graduation as well. Hundreds of D-200 middle and high school dual-language students have experienced new cultures through travel to Spain, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Some have also participated in international exchanges with foreign students.

After they finish their formal education, students may find the job market friendlier because of their bilingual skills. Kruger has former students working in many fields in addition to education, including medicine and business.

District, community benefits

Six graduates of the dual-language program have come home to teach in the district.

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The District 200 dual-language staff gathers for a photo at the 20-year anniversary of the program.

Two of them were members of the program’s first graduating class. Also, the pioneering dual-language teacher of the program, Lillian Hayes, is still teaching at Mary Endres. The school itself has been recognized by the government of Spain as an International Spanish Academy.

D-200’s dual-language program has become a role model. More than 60 school districts have sent representatives to observe it before

launching their own programs or improving existing ones. In addition to Illinois, schools have come from Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland, California, and Cajamarca, Colombia.

The program also has positive effect on the larger community. There is no scientific way to measure the impact of the hundreds of bilingual and bicultural young people living among us. But it has to be beneficial in a city such as Woodstock with a 20 percent Hispanic

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population.

Success leads to growth

Landry Kunzie is only in first grade, but this is his second year in dual-language classes. His parents, Logan and Lisa Kunzie, both D-200 teachers, wanted him to be bilingual and bought him baby books in both Spanish and English.

“He never wanted me to read to him in Spanish,” Lisa said. “But then he loved Spanish when he started school and was immersed in that

environment where so many others were speaking it.”

Landry said, “I like counting and saying words in Spanish. And I like my teachers.” His teachers have been Mrs. Justice, Mrs. Zadlo, Mr. Moran, and Mrs. Polnow.

The Kunzie family’s enthusiasm for the dual-language program is shared by many. Moan told the gathering that more than 60 percent of this year’s kindergartners are enrolled.

Student of the Week Gwen Flores

Gwen Flores, a Woodstock North High School senior, is the daughter of Joe and Jill Flores, Woodstock.

The teacher who nominated Gwen said, “[She] is a varsity volleyball player who has always stayed in her P.E. class, serving as a role model. Former and current teachers appreciate Gwen’s competitiveness, along with her sense of humor. Her consistent work ethic positively influences others.”

Gwen is a Real Teal Leader. Outside of school, she participates in club volleyball and works at Hazel’s Diner & Bakery in Hebron.

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A & E ‘...big fat biographies take time’

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Eig coming to Opera House

By Eileen Millard NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Jonathan Eig – journalist, biographer, and winner of a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for “King: A Life,” a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – will appear at the Woodstock Opera House Nov. 21 to talk about the book and his life as a writer.

Choosing a subject

It wasn’t just the recently released documents about King that got Eig interested in his latest book subject, but also, “the fact that there are hundreds of people alive who knew him. The image of him has become stale; we’ve lost sight of his humanity,” Eig said.

The best time to choose the next book subject, Eig said, is while still working on the current book.While writing “Ali: A Life,” his biography of Muhammad Ali, Eig said, “I heard a lot about King and became more interested in him. What was he like? One grew out of the other.”

A long process

When asked how long it takes him to write his well-researched biographies, Eig said it can take between five and six years. “Typically, the first one to two years are researching before starting to write,” he said. “You can write a mystery in a year, he added, “but big fat biographies take time. I have about 100 pages of endnotes. You know that I am not making it up if I say King had $1.15 in his pocket. I can show you where that came from.”

Eig said he found a few surprises in the recently released information on King. One was that there were more details on the subject of his mental health, “his depression – it was called exhaustion [back then],” he said. “I was also surprised at just how extensive the FBI campaign was

[against him].”

An early career in journalism

Eig studied journalism at Northwestern University but began his newspaper career at the age of 12 as a paperboy for his hometown paper, The Rockland County Journal News in New York, circulation of about 50,000. “I had two baskets on the back of my bicycle … and I’d load them up and ride, throwing papers in the driveways once a week,” he said.

He later worked as a clerk, answered phones, and eventually did some writing for the paper, “a few stories here and there … sports stories, metro section, etc.”

Research and history

Eig said the explosion of information available online has its good and bad sides. “In many ways, it is easier … you can look up a huge collection online and not have to go to the library and read thousands of old newspapers. I got to listen to the calls [President] Johnson had with Martin Luther King. Only … you have to be a lot more careful [about] what is real … [and] to not get lost in the details.”

When asked about some recent

On November 21, Jonathan Eig will appear onstage at the Woodstock Opera House to discuss his latest book, “King: A Life,” about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

his books into more than 20 languages; a Ken Burns PBS series based on his Ali biography; and Esquire magazine naming “Ali: A Life” as one of the 25 greatest biographies of all time.

But his greatest claim to fame, according to his parents, is that his name once appeared on Jeopardy. Eig said the answer read, “The Jonathan Eig bio of this subject is considered one of greatest sports books of all time.” The correct question, for $200, was: “Who is Muhammed Ali?” Eig added that the contestant got it right.

efforts to bury or revise history because it makes some people feel uncomfortable, he said, “I am not worried so much about my books, but in the trend. We think we can shape the future by limiting access to information, and that is dangerous … a squelching of democracy.”

Just the facts, ma’am

Eig describes himself as a history buff and prefers to write nonfiction, with one exception: four children’s books, called the Lola Jones series.

“I had so much fun,” he said. He named the main character after his own daughter, Lola, who is 15 now but was about 6 when the books came out.

“I mostly read fiction for fun,” he said. “When I go on vacation, on the beach, I read novels. I read enough nonfiction when I am working,” he added with a laugh.

Yes, but have you been on Jeopardy?

Eig has written six books. In addition to his Pulitzer, some of his many achievements include: four books on the New York Times Best Seller list; the translation of

The writer’s studio and on to the next

Some writers like a cordonedoff, dedicated space to write. Eig labors in the laundry room. “Living in the city, in a condo, there’s not a ton of space,” he said. “I don’t have a back yard for a writer’s shed.” But it’s a sunny space, he added, and ever since he purchased a smaller washing machine, there’s a little more elbow room.

For his next book, Eig said, “I have started a new biography on George Soros. He’s controversial, not a well-understood figure.” Eig added that he needs to like the person he is writing about. “I never want to choose a subject [just] to make me money,” Eig said. “It is a five-to-six-year process … a lot of time to spend on something you don’t like or find repulsive or boring.”

Single tickets for Eig’s talk on Nov. 21 cost $28, plus fees, and are available at woodstockoperahouse.com, or by visiting or calling the Opera House box office at 815-338-5300. The auditorium opens at 9:30 a.m.; the presentation begins at 10 a.m.

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Marian students infuse Gothic tale with comedy

By Tricia Carzoli NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Dracula comes to life on the Marian Central Catholic High School stage – reawakened as a comedy.

“Many people are familiar with the story of Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” Marian Central Catholic High School art teacher and fall play artistic director Jessica Zuba said. “This is a great retelling of the classic tale – with a comedic twist.”

Marian students will present “Dracula: A Comic Thriller” this weekend, Nov. 15, 16, and 17.

Set in Transylvania, London, and the British countryside, the story follows real estate agent Jonathan Harker (Eddie Gessert) as he seeks to track down Count Dracula (Connor Truckenbrod) with the help of vampire hunter Dr. Helsing (James Gunderson), Sherlock Holmes’ niece, Shirley Holmes (Charlotte Harrison), and Dr. Watson’s niece, Jennie Watson (Lauren Wember).

A harrowing journey begins, but hilarity ensues.

Students take the lead

Zuba said that she and her co-director, social studies teacher Dr. Glenn Pinnau, have taken a strongly student-oriented approach to the production.

“We believe in the philosophy that the fall play needs to be the students’ vision,” Zuba said. “They have been more involved this year than ever before.”

While Zuba chose the script over the summer, she said she had taken the students’ interests into consideration.

“We had done dramatic plays in the past, and I felt the mystery of this dark comedy would resonate with them,” she explained. “The comical take on a classic tale truly provides something for everyone.”

Under Zuba and Pinnau, the students have grown into strong leadership roles.

“Our students really are taking the lead,” Zuba said. “Our assistant director [and lead actor], Eddie Gessert, a junior from Woodstock, has been in charge of most of the blocking and staging.”

Gessert played Konicki in Marian’s production of “Grease” last year and has been involved in theater since fourth grade at St. Mary Catholic School.

Haley Chellberg performs with Augustana Symphony

Haley Chellberg, a vocal music education major from Woodstock, was among the student performers of the

“I have enjoyed being in this leadership role as assistant director,” Gessert said. “It has been stressful but rewarding. I feel like I’m passing on the torch by being able to work with my peers in a different capacity.”

Gessert said that he’s enjoyed helping “Dracula” take shape over the course of the past two-and-ahalf months.

“One of the most exciting things has been seeing the scenes come to life,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot about organization and coordination.”

Heading up the crews

Part of that comes from student-led crews.

Sophomore Gigi Cipolla has cultivated the Gothic-inspired ambiance necessary for the show through her costume design.

“She’s done much of the work on costumes,” Zuba said. “And they look really nice this year. There has been a lot of attention to detail.”

Pinnau said that he’s been working on sets with students since September as well. He, junior Logan Cross, and a team of students have created a luminated laboratory, an on-stage ship, Count Dracula’s estate, and more.

“This is the first year that the actors don’t have

Augustana Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra’s Oct. 12 concert at Centennial Hall.

The orchestras were under the direction of Hisham Bravo Groover, assistant professor of music. The programs featured an eclectic mix of music,

to worry about the set,” he explained. “We have students who are devoted to building the sets and who enjoy working on them. That has been a big change. The actors can focus on acting.”

Pinnau said he’s been very proud of how the students have stepped up this year.

“It is great to see them taking ownership,” he said. “They are leading their peers and seeing the show through to the final product.”

Opening night on Friday

Zuba is excited for opening night.

“The degree of collaboration between Dr. Pinnau and me as directors is extraordinary, she said. “This wouldn’t have happened without the students. It truly is their show.”

For Zuba, the fall play is an extension of her own subject area.

“[Directing the fall play] has been an incredible experience,” she said. “You get to make a living, breathing piece of art.”

“Dracula: A Comic Thriller” runs Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15 and 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Marianauditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.

including Franz Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” George Walker’s “Lyric for Strings,” and Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town.“

“This is a wonderfully diverse program featuring the music of Schubert, Walker, and Bernstein,” Groover said.

“It’s a great opportunity for the Augustana Symphony Orchestra to show what’s in store for its future.”

Groover, new to Augustana this year, said that he is prioritizing a rehearsal environment that allows musicians to play their best.

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Eddie Gessert as Jonathan Harker dramatically falls after taking ill as Dracula and his Draculettes watch.

Business

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office Sept. 20 to Oct. 15 .

■ Residence at 239 N. Tryon St., Woodstock, was sold by Monica E. Diaz, Woodstock, to Christopher Bauer, Woodstock, for $375,000.

■ Vacant land, 7 acres on Washington St., Woodstock, was sold by Extra Space LLC, Woodstock, to Veterans Property Management Inc., McHenry, for $255,000.

■ Residence at 3104 Meadow Lane, Wonder Lake, was sold by Jose Antonio Romo, Crystal Lake, to Benjamin D. Bosowski, Wonder Lake, for $345,000.

■ Residence at 1016 Greta Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Pierre Anast, Village of Lakewood, to Jose Almanza, Chicago, for $359,900.

■ Residence at 1025 N. Madison St., Woodstock, was sold by Steve Mitchell LLC, Crystal Lake, to Gavon Stroud, Woodstock, for $170,000.

■ Residence at 16306 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Woodstock, was sold by Charles Vinicky, Pataskala, Okla., to Marengo Group LLC, Woodstock, for $399,000.

■ Residence at 3091 Courtland St., Woodstock, was sold by Elston Townhomes LLC, Chicago, to Doreen Lambert, Woodstock, for $230,000.

■ Residence at 616 Indian Trace, Woodstock, was sold by Larry D. Moulton, Fort Myers, Fla., to Dustin Yuhn, Woodstock, for $575,000.

■ Vacant land on Savanna Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Thomas E. LaFontaine, Woodstock, to Donnie Kvien, Woodstock, for $30,000.

■ Residence at 431 W. Judd St., Woodstock, was sold by Megan Liebetrau,

Woodstock, to David Alan Janssen, Fox River Grove, for $317,000.

■ Residence at 552 W. Kimball Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Louis Vasquez, Wonder Lake, to Gary Badgerow, Woodstock, for $273,000.

■ Residence at 671 Pleasant St., Woodstock, was sold by The Lisa Stevens Trust, Goodyear, Ariz., to William H. Stevens Jr., Woodstock, for $200,000.

■ Residence at 749 Regina Court, Woodstock, was sold by Thomas Lee Cooper, Wonder Lake, to Lance Joseph Kennedy, Woodstock, for $172,500.

■ Residence at 3308 Stieg Road, Woodstock, was sold by The Sharon H. Barger and The Bill Dean Barger Declarations of Trust, Crystal Lake, to Vincent McCauley, Woodstock, for $402,500.

■ Residence at 2640 Braeburn Way, Woodstock, was sold by Robyn L. Agrifolio, McHenry, to Victor H. Perez Rayo, Woodstock, for $345,000.

■ Commercial building at 130 Washington St. Unit 1-8 and 120 Washington St., Woodstock, was sold by Dale K. Brown, Sun City, Ariz., to Brink Properties LLC, Woodstock, for $675,000.

■ Residence at 729 Brink St., Woodstock, was sold by Linda K. Adamson, Yuma, Ariz., to Soon Won Kim Will Testamentary Trust, Woodstock, for $260,000.

■ Residence at 2007 Olmstead Drive, Unit 2007, Woodstock, was sold by The Declaration of Living Trust of Raymond J. Uramkin and Violetta T. Uramkin, Canon City, Colo., to The Patricia A. Rosenbusch Living Trust, Woodstock, for $272,000.

■ Residence at 135 Lee Ann Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Robert J. Barnett Jr., Twin Lakes, Wis., to Jacob Norman Stouffer, Woodstock, for $362,144.

■ Residence at 1016 Golden Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Vernon Ley, Woodstock, to Melinda Hendrickson, Woodstock, for $429,900.

■ Residence at 3001 Jonathan Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Anthony James Fashoda, Elmhurst, to Katie Vodicka, Woodstock, for $416,000.

■ Residence at 1203 Wicker St., Woodstock, was sold by Alexandra N. Cochrane, Woodstock, to Elias D. Mora Jr., Woodstock, for $195,000.

■ Residence at 1508 Scarlett Way, Woodstock, was sold by Spyros Bazigos,

Woodstock, to Yessenia Esther Roman, Woodstock, for $200,000.

■ Residence at 1212 Wheeler St., Woodstock, was sold by David C. Clinge, Marengo, to Eric John Clinge, Woodstock, for $120,000.

■ Residence at 120 Newell St., Woodstock, was sold by Joseph D. Hanson, Woodstock, to Ebon W. Frank, Woodstock, for $240,000.

■ Residence at 1507 Golden Oak Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Nicholas William Giangreco, Glen Ellyn, to The John C. Purvey III Trust, Village of Lakewood, for $212,500.

■ Commercial buildings at 935 S. Eastwood Drive and 911 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock, were sold by CAD Group LLC, Crystal Lake, to 208 Holdings LLC, Woodstock, for $270,000.

■ Apartment building at 238-240 McHenry Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Francis H. Weisheit, Harvard, to Patrick C. Kalamatas, Crystal Lake, for $270,000.

■ Residence at 2511 Timberline Trail, Woodstock, was sold by Robert Tarello, Ingleside, to Peter Kowalski, Woodstock, for $690,000.

■ Farm off Bull Valley Road, Bull Valley, was sold by Chicago Title Land Trust Company, Chicago, to Chad Genengels, McHenry, for $560,000.

■ Residence at 9113 Memory Trail, Wonder Lake, was sold by The David Brenner and Tammy Brenner Family Trust, Crystal Lake, to Roger A. Heaps, Wonder Lake, for $220,000.

■ Residence at 707 Gerry St., Woodstock, was sold by Alice R. Bigelow, Woodstock, to Logan Arthur Croner, Woodstock, for $234,000.

■ Residence at 411 Vine St., Woodstock, was sold by Steven A. Nelson, Woodstock, to Brian James Schlunz, Woodstock, for $256,275.

■ Residence at 303 Fremont St., Woodstock, was sold by The James O. Overly Trust, Woodstock, to Inara Pickard, Woodstock, for $200,000.

■ Residence at 9607 Lucas Road, Woodstock, was sold by Jeffrey R.S. Tipps, Woodstock, to Meandm Inc., South Barrington, for $650,000.

■ Residence at 2027 Olmstead Drive, Unit 8C, Woodstock, was sold by Paul W. and Janice T. Springborn, Grayslake, to

Vernon Ley, Woodstock, for $260,000.

■ Residence at 263 Mark Court, Woodstock, was sold by Paul R. Sandall, Woodstock, to Paul Settepani, Woodstock, for $305,000.

■ Residence at 441 N. Hill St., Woodstock, was sold by The Helena Ideler and Albert G. Ideler Trust, Woodstock, to Maria Sandall, Woodstock, for $300,000.

■ Residence at 1921 Sebastian Drive, Woodstock, was sold by The Estate of Sandra Lee Freeman, Woodstock, to Abdo Albachaalany, Woodstock, for $312,500.

■ Residence at 1724 Bull Valley Drive, Bull Valley, was sold by Lloyd I. Descarpentrie, Washington, to Edward Mark Suma, Woodstock, for $642,000.

■ Residence at 663 Pleasant St., Woodstock, was sold by Chicago Title Land Trust Company, Woodstock, to Peter Thormodson, Woodstock, for $239,000.

■ Vacant land, approximately 5 acres, at 14411 Windsor Court, Woodstock, was sold by Andrew Hammar, Mount Prospect, to Gregory Antor, Woodstock, for $90,000.

■ Residence at 1536 Tappan St., Woodstock, was sold by Ricardo Bustos, Crystal Lake, to Jose F. Leon Aguilar, Woodstock, for $240,000.

■ Residence at 1626 Ash Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Jose Favian Bahena, Woodstock, to Matthew R. Hapeman, Woodstock, for $320,000.

■ Residence at 325 Putnam Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Kyle W. Glosson, Woodstock, to Jose Jimenez Hernandez, Woodstock, for $219,000.

■ Apartment building at 627 E. Calhoun St., Woodstock, was sold by Handshake Investments LLC, Chicago, to Bryan Alois Wosar, Woodstock, for $225,000.

■ Residence at 8515 Redbud Court, Wonder Lake, was sold by Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County, McHenry, to Sierra and Ronald Dancy Jr., Wonder Lake, for $262,000.

■ Residence at 1612 Poplar Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Fernando Camargo, Woodstock, to Christopher G. Rainault, Woodstock, for $234,000.

■ Residence at 674 Silver Creek Road, Woodstock, was sold by Terry M. Steinke, Vallejo, Calif., to Christine Sherden, Woodstock, for $155,000.

The fun of ‘The Fonz’ and the wisdom of Winkler

Actor and author Henry Winkler opens at the newly renovated Opera House

By Tricia Carzoli NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

“I’m grateful to be on this earth,” Henry Winkler, actor and author, said ahead of his entrance onto the brand-new Woodstock Opera House stage.

For a man who has been all over – even recently having met Queen Camilla – Winkler embraced Woodstock and those who attended his Opera House appearance on Saturday night with open arms.

Winkler spoke about life stories and the power of words to a nearly sold-out crowd.

“I was very happy with the ticket sales,” Woodstock Opera House Director Daniel Campbell said. “Obviously with a big-name actor like Henry Winkler, you pay a premium for a more intimate experience like you get at the Opera House.”

That intimate experience with Winkler included childhood photos, anecdotes, humor, and serious stories, tied together with an uplifting message –that words hold power.

‘You’re gonna be great’

Winkler rose to fame as Arthur Fonzarelli on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” but he said his childhood was anything but happy.

Describing his parents as less than supportive, he talked about his ability to rise above undiagnosed dyslexia.

“Our jobs are to teach our children how they learn,” he said, “not what we think they should know.”

What he didn’t find in his parents, he found in a teacher who said, “Winkler, if you ever get out of here [the school], you’re gonna be great.”

That one adult spoke life into Winkler, and, eventually, Winkler followed through on a desire he had had since the age of seven – to be an actor.

He put in the work to follow his dream – not his parents’ dream. He applied to and was accepted to Emerson College, where he studied drama and psychology. He was then accepted at the Yale School of Drama and later landed the role of “The Fonz” on “Happy Days.”

“All of a sudden, my parents who called me, dummer hund [‘dumb dog’ in German], were proud of me,” Winkler said. “I didn’t need them to be proud of me then. I needed them to be proud of me when I was struggling, when I couldn’t read, when I needed support.”

Winkler has made it his life’s mission to encourage parents to listen to their children.

He has written New York Times bestselling books about young people overcoming difficulties and achieving success.

“Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something,” he said. “If you dream something … don’t put it off. Do it now. It is easy to talk yourself out of something. Don’t.”

Community room ready in time

Perhaps the Opera House staff channeled its inner Henry Winkler.

“We wanted this community room to be ready for tonight,” Opera House Director Daniel Campbell said of the space he envisioned for the reception, “And we made it. It is not complete by any means, but it was ready enough to have a crowd.”

As late as the morning of the event, the Opera House’s community room still needed paint.

“They got enough of it done that we could hold the reception in the community room,” Campbell said. “It is far from finished. Obviously, the reception would have been nicer if it had been complete, but it was safe, and this was the first time the public was able to use the new stairwell as well – with temporary treads and handrails.”

Campbell said fellow “Happy Days” actor Tom Bosley took the stage in 1977 just after a major renovation. “It seemed fitting that Henry Winkler

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INDEPENDENT PHOTOS BY TRICIA CARZOLI

Henry Winkler entertains a capacity crowd at the Woodstock Opera House Nov. 9.

Henry Winkler signs LITH resident Kate Hein’s Chief’s flag during the VIP Meetand-Greet session.

Combining fun with faith and service

The First Presbyterian Church youth group works and plays hard

By Janet Dovidio NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Teens involved in the First Presbyterian Church youth group find time to have fun while also participating in church activities and outreach to the local community.

“We have sixth- through 12thgraders in our youth group,” leader Jackie Lawler said. “They enjoy seeing one another and having fun outside of school. It is also important for their age group to learn to serve.”

Once a month, the group gathers for social activities planned by Lawler and her assistant Erin Kaye. In September, the group enjoyed swimming and a barbecue at the Lake Geneva home of church members Jim and Cheryl Wormley. October featured an outing to the Volo Museum to ride the haunted trolleys and eat at Portillo’s.

“We are always looking to combine fun with food,” Lawler said. The teens also give their time to church activities. On November 6, they hosted the FPC monthly Nurture on Wednesday dinner, a spaghetti dinner that allows the group to raise money for their activities

would be here for the completion of the auditorium renovations,” he said.

A warm familiarity

Just ahead of the show, patrons who purchased VIP Meet-and-Greet tickets lined up to meet Winkler in the auditorium.

Winkler welcomed guests with warm familiarity – signing Lake In the Hills resident and Opera House stage veteran Kate Hein’s Kansas City Chiefs flag.

“I told him that we went to the same college,” Hein said. “He was kind, patient, and humble as he shook each of our hands before the show.

Addison Sobczak, and Ana Corbin.

He was so raw and honest, sharing stories of his life, and I was thankful we could witness the greatness in our small town.”

Winkler signed Opera House stage regular and Woodstock Opera House bartender Jeff Cook’s album, and, later in the night, he signed someone’s jacket.

In what appeared to be one of Winkler’s great assets, he interacted with patrons in a familiar way, laughing, engaging with the audience, and inspiring patrons and staff alike.

Despite his celebrity status, Winkler was unfazed by the construction dust. True to the words he spoke onstage, he was kind with his words and generous with his time backstage. While going through a gift basket and

Theeand outreach efforts. They will work at the church’s annual craft fair on December 15; proceeds will fund youth group expenses.

“Our youth group at First Presbyterian Church fosters relationships while engaging in the life of the church,” Pastor Eric Corbin said. “The group balances social activities with service as they learn to be the church of today and tomorrow.”

FPC has four church ministries that serve as volunteers for the McHenry County Adopt-a-Highway road cleanup. Their assigned area is on Route 47 between Ware Road and Charles Road, right past the church property. The youth group is responsible for one of the four quarters each year.

The FPC youth often interact directly with the congregation. On December 7, the members will bake cookies and box them for the church deacons to deliver to shutin FPC members. The teens will host a brunch in the spring following one of the Sunday services. Several members serve as liturgists or in other ways during worship services.

“The best part is allowing the youth to have fun together, to expand their horizons, and to learn to help others,” Lawler concluded. “I also really enjoy the way they share their stories.”

sharing, “an excellent charcuterie board” with staff, he asked about staff’s lives and family while doling out wisdom on the important role of parenting.

He told them that he wished he had been able to see more of Woodstock because, “I like visiting America… In 50 years, I’ve met people from Manhattan to Seattle, Florida to Idaho … I love meeting people.”

He left the crew with these words, “The ear is the center of the relationship,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how it sounds to you … what matters is how it lands on other people’s ears.”

Campbell hoped the audience’s rendition of “Happy Birthday” landed well on Winkler’s ears – the actor and author recently turned 79.

COURTESY PHOTO

Members of the First Presbyterian Church’s youth group prepare to dive into Lake Geneva. They are (from left) Christopher Corbin, Caleb Moore, Brayden Sobczak,

LUNCH OF HONOR

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY TRICIA CARZOLI

Alan Hafferkamp Blake Hafferkamp Brittany Hafferkamp

PICTURE THIS

The McHenry County Historical Society’s Museum, located at 6422 Main St. in Union, is open through December 7. Featured exhibits include “It Would be a Wonder: The Story of Wonder Lake.” Discover how Wonder Lake was created, view photographs of the lake as it was formed, and learn how residents celebrated the official opening day in 1930. Museum hours are Tuesday- Friday from 1 - 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please visit mchenrycountyhistory.org for more information.

McHenry County Dairy Princess Mary Linn visits with shoppers at the Eagle grocery store in Woodstock in 1954.

13 WEDNESDAY

KARAOKE NIGHT

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

7 p.m. Free woodstockoperahouse.com

14 THURSDAY

SLC TRIVIA NIGHT - PUB

TRIVIA USA

15 FRIDAY

‘DRACULA: A COMIC THRILLER’

Marian Central Catholic High School

1001 McHenry Ave.

7 p.m.

$10 adults, $7 students, seniors

THEATRE 121’S ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

7:30 p.m.

$28 - Adult A seats; $20 Adult B seats; $26 senior A seats; $18 senior B seats; $18 student A seats; $10 student B seats woodstockoperahouse.com

JAZZ NIGHT

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St.

8 p.m.

woodstockoperahouse.com

16 SATURDAY

WOODSTOCK INDOOR FARMERS MARKET

All Seasons Orchard 14510 Rt. 176

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

FALL PAINT & SIP

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St.

11 a.m.

$30

‘DRACULA: A COMIC THRILLER’

Marian Central Catholic High School

1001 McHenry Ave.

7 p.m.

$10 adults, $7 students, seniors

THEATRE 121’S ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

7:30 p.m.

$28 - Adult A seats; $20 Adult B seats; $26 senior A seats; $18 senior B seats; $18 student A seats; $10 student B seats

woodstockoperahouse.com

STAGE LEFT SESSIONSANDREW D. HUBER

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St.

8 p.m.

$12

woodstockoperahouse.com

17 SUNDAY

OPEN MIC STORYTELLING

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St.

2 to 4 p.m.

Hosted by Jim May

THEATRE 121’S ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

2 p.m.

$28 - Adult A seats; $20 Adult B seats; $26 senior A seats; $18 senior B seats; $18 student A seats; $10 student B seats

woodstockoperahouse.com

‘DRACULA: A COMIC THRILLER’

Marian Central Catholic High School

1001 McHenry Ave.

2 and 7 p.m.

$10 adults, $7 students, seniors

19 TUESDAY

WOODSTOCK CITY COUNCIL

Council Chambers, City Hall

121 W. Calhoun St.

7 p.m. woodstockil.gov

20 WEDNESDAY

MEMORY MAKERS STORYTELLING GROUP

Woodstock Public Library

414 W. Judd St. (in person)

9:30 a.m. to noon

815-338-0542, ext. 14125

KARAOKE NIGHT

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

7 p.m.

21 THURSDAY

CREATIVE LIVING SERIES: JONATHAN EIG

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

10 a.m.

$27

woodstockoperahouse.com

WOODSTOCK FIRE/RESCUE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2900 Raffel Road

7 p.m.

SLC TRIVIA NIGHT - PUB

TRIVIA USA

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St.

7 p.m.

woodstockoperahouse.com

22 FRIDAY

Happenings calendar Resurrection Catholic Church

23 SATURDAY

WOODSTOCK INDOOR FARMERS MARKET

All Seasons Orchard 14510 Rt. 176

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

THEATRE 121’S ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Woodstock Opera House 121 W. Van Buren St.

2 and 7:30 p.m.

$28 - Adult A seats; $20 Adult B seats; $26 senior A seats; $18 senior B seats; $18 student A seats; $10 student B seats woodstockoperahouse.com

JOY - CHRISTMAS AT STAGE LEFT

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St.

3 p.m.

$20 in advance; $25 at the door

24 SUNDAY

ALL-ORIGINAL OPEN MIC NIGHT

Stage Left Café

125 W. Van Buren St. 7 p.m. offsquaremusic.org

THEATRE 121’S ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Woodstock Opera House 121 W. Van Buren St. 7:30 p.m.

$28 - Adult A seats; $20 Adult B seats; $26 senior A seats; $18 senior B seats; $18 student A seats; $10 student B seats woodstockoperahouse.com

THEATRE 121’S ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

2 p.m.

$28 - Adult A seats; $20 Adult B seats; $26 senior A seats; $18 senior B seats; $18 student A seats; $10 student B seats woodstockoperahouse.com

27 WEDNESDAY

KARAOKE NIGHT

Woodstock Opera House

121 W. Van Buren St.

7 p.m.

FLASHBACKS

35 years ago – 1989

■ Marian Central Catholic and Woodstock high schools won their respective quarter-final football playoff games. The Streaks defeated Lake Forest 14-7 in Class 4A, and the ’Canes topped Galena 42-7 in Class 2A.

■ The city of Woodstock won an award from the Illinois Association of Recycling Centers for diverting 5 percent of its waste stream from landfills.

30 years ago – 1994

■ Only one of the seven new facilities options the Woodstock School District Board of Education was set to present to residents fell within the $45 million total the board planned to spend.

■ By nearly a three-to-one margin, McHenry County residents voted to keep township governments in place.

■ Dordan Manufacturing moved its operations from Chicago to Castle Road in Woodstock.

25 years ago – 1999

■ Construction began on the new D-200 transportation center on Charles Road.

■ WHS swimmers Dana Schultz and Jenna Borta qualified for the IHSA girls state meet.

■ Retired physician Dr. Margaret Phillips won gold medals in singles tennis and triathlon in the Senior Olympic Games in Orlando. The senior triathlon was a half-mile swim, 22-mile bike ride and 5-mile run. Phillips had averaged a triathlon every year for the previous 13 years.

■ “Christmas in the Funnies” was the newest exhibit at the Dick Tracy Museum in the Old Courthouse building on the Square. The exhibit featured original Christmas cards created by Chester Gould and a sampling of holiday panels from the “Dick Tracy” comic strip.

20 years ago – 2004

■ The Woodstock City Council approved the annexation of Banford Oaks along Queen Anne Road

15 years ago – 2009

NOV. 9, 1994 – Marian’s Paul Eatinger struggles for a few extra yards against Montini. Eatinger caught the game-winning touchdown pass, stopped a two-point conversion, and intercepted a pass to seal a 22-21 Marian victory in IHSA Class 3A postseason play. The Hurricanes finished the season 11-1.

■ The WHS Blue Streak football team advanced to the IHSA Class 5A semifinals after defeating No. 3-seeded Glenbard South 44-35. Senior quarterback Logan Kunzie threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns. Touchdown passes went to Mike Kremske and Scott Rausch. Streaks’ defensive back Blake Johnson intercepted a pass and scored.

■ Woodstock City Manager Tim Clifton spoke at Police Chief Robert Lowen’s monthly Coffee with the Chief. He explained the concept of home rule status to members of the community in attendance. He said the city could

opt for home rule if the 2010 U.S. Census reported Woodstock’s population had reached 25,000 residents.

■ The McHenry County Health Department had received its first shipment of H1N1 injectable flu vaccine. It would be administered to priority groups: pregnant women, caregivers of infants, persons with chronic health conditions, first responders, and children and individuals 4 to 24.

10 years ago – 2014

■ The Lady ’Canes varsity volleyball team won its 10th straight IHSA regional championship. Coach Laura

Watling had been with the team all 10 years – four as assistant volleyball coach and six as head coach.

■ Bull Valley received $3 million in federal grants for roads. With the funding, the final stretches of Bull Valley Road and the entire length of Crystal Springs Road would be repaired. Improvements were to be made by the end of the 2018 construction season.

■ E.B. White’s beloved children’s novel “Charlotte’s Webb” was on the Woodstock North High School stage. Julia Slomski was cast as Charlotte. Senior Sarah McCoy was stage manager.

5 years ago – 2019

■ Susan Kirby, co-owner and controller at Associated Electrical Contractors, Woodstock, was one of two McHenry County College graduates named to MCC’s Distinguished Alumni in 2019. Kirby graduated with an Associate Degree from MCC, and continued her education at the University of Illinois.

■ After 21 years, the Thoughtfulness Shop was preparing to close. “It’s been wonderful,” said Ceal Schroeder, owner. Schroeder and her husband, Ken purchased the Hallmark Shop at 104 Cass St. from Doug and Jan Geiger in the spring of 1998. The Schroeder’s reopened it as the Thoughtfulness Shop in May of that year.

1 year ago – 2023

■ Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen of Crystal Lake expanded into Woodstock with Duke’s Inferno with a wood-fire oven producing pizza and sandwiches at 11671 Catalpa Lane, where Americano’s had previously done business.

■ U.S. Army Vietnam veteran Dan Neely traveled to Washington, D. C., on a Honor Flight with his son Jonathan Neely, also an Army veteran. The an Honor Flight included 256 veterans: two from World War II, six from the Korean War, and the rest from Vietnam. “I think you walk past the wall, particularly for Vietnam vets,” Neely said, “and you see the names … you remember.”

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY DENNIS MATHES

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Rubin HEATHCLIFF By Peter Gallagher

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Thiel, Stuart Eugene 140.00

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Ulanowski, Jill M

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Aguilar, Cristina 62,959.78

Alcazar Pollan, Hugo M 81,793.71

Anderson, Jackie Ann 83,549.95

Aranda, Maria Angeles 80,311.60

Ardon, Luis Adolfo 83,501.96

Arnold, Sonia J 77,294.36

Bacon, Joanna Fu-Hui 71,448.48

Bailey, Baret Lace 61,486.72

Barry, Jillian Leigh 84,807.44

Beard, Lisa M 88,472.04

Beaumont, Emily A 73,123.08

Belknap, Gabrielle Maude 72,655.60

Bianchi, Laura M 69,945.77

Blalock, Amy L 69,036.95

Bochat, Caroline Ann 85,582.56

Boettcher, Madison Lynn 62,669.86

Borchardt, Lisa R 83,058.87

Borter, Bronte Marie

Brasile, Michael Maurice

Braun, Sarah Lynn

Bremer, Kevin C

Briscoe, Nancy Kay

Brown, Jonathan Justin

Brown, Meghan

Brunton, Arhely

McConnell, Jennifer Nicole 85,230.40

McCorley, Lauren Kaylee 69,729.96

McCoy, Jenna L 71,549.19

McDaniel, Megan M 65,359.26

McKnight, Kelly Mae 76,463.11

Medina Campillo, Raul 67,956.16

Medinilla, Fernando 82,772.92

Menge, Nancy E 64,459.58

Mickey, Robert Patrick 82,953.18

Miller, Michael P 63,017.23

Monroe, Christina M 61,108.36

Montes, Tonya M 80,430.93

Moore, Tiffany S 81,466.40

Moreno Ragel, Jose Maria 69,015.88

Moritz, Janet Belinda 60,247.92

Mortell, Lindsey Joann 61,078.78

Nava, Maria Delcarmen 81,832.40

Niemic, Alyssa Noelle 69,827.86

Novelle, Robin O 61,712.60

Nusbaum, Jessica Carol 60,398.71

Obrien, Kimberly M 70,010.93

Olhava, Mariah Astrid 66,120.74

Oslovich, John Michael 74,054.27

Parpart, Kiera Suzanne 67,005.31

Pawelko, Neka Renee 89,406.39

Pedersen, Kathryn Marie 76,421.69

Peete, Mary Katherine 63,259.09

Penuel, Jason R 75,230.00

Perry, Amy Jo 79,415.87

Pigman, Sarah Kathleen 69,332.40

Pigott, Morgan Rae 63,248.88

Pintado, Jesus 71,325.72

Pintado, Karlene Renee 71,244.08

Polnow, Alivia C 66,905.17

Polnow, Matthew 72,116.77

Porter, Jacob R 73,585.68

Rago, Jennifer Cathryne 61,339.17

Rago, Nicholas J 86,090.50

Rausch, Christopher Joseph 65,286.90

Rausch, Paul J 72,487.38

Redman, Ellen Kathryn 65,160.85

Regner, John C, Jr 89,957.53

Rice, Virginia Mary 88,006.17

Rico, Allison Rose 64,301.40

Ridley, Cindy Pemberton 78,292.08

Roark, Matthew W 86,632.90

Roberts, Elizabeth Megan 83,076.91

Rooney, Jennifer L 87,072.37

Salas, Teddi M 80,036.04

Salazar, Jeanne Marie 83,490.59

Sarbaugh, Sarah Jo 86,473.83

Sarich, Beth M 80,932.16

Savittieri, Stacie Lynn 77,464.93

Schmidt, Ryan L 64,213.47

Scholinsky, Sarah Elizabeth 83,652.84

Schwarz, Linda Mae 64,183.15

Serpe, Lindsey M 86,516.65

Shade, Cristin Teresa 68,796.19

Shanahan, Ian M 82,322.64

Sheriff, Elizabeth Mary 60,573.64

Sigrist, Erin Emilie 77,702.72

Simes, Renee L 80,380.96

Smith, Nicole Ann 85,348.33

Snyder, Kathryn Elizabeth 70,863.07

Spear, Darren S 83,565.00

Spencer, Annamarie R 66,170.31

Stanek, Deana M 61,401.43

Staniszewski, Leslie I 67,051.05

Starnes, Michael D 80,449.95

Steele, Kelly M 79,858.08

Stewart, Mary Turlington 79,889.62

Stock, Jason M 73,732.48

Storer, Amanda Beth 72,922.21

Sullivan, John E 66,870.32

Sullivan, Margaret Rose 67,876.18

Summers, Laura Virginia 83,999.42

Swiderek, Michelle Lynn 74,191.39

Terry, Lisa A 88,250.24

Thomas, Tanya Adele 69,913.81

Thornton, Maelyn Marie

Thornton, Melissa Colleen

Tillman, Roxane Rosel

Tillman, Tamera Lynne 78,964.76

Tschappat, Mark G 67,841.70

Urbina, Minerva

Vandersteeg, Shelby Alexandra

Vorderer, Theresa Lynn

Wagner, Katherine Rose

Waldack, Jennifer Marie

Walker, Renee

Walters, Nicholas A

Weger, Jamie Lynn

Weger, Matthew C

Weinberger, Colleen Drever

Wentland, Michelle

Wollpert, Jennifer

Zeh, Amy Tures

Salary Range: $90,000 and over

Aldridge, Kari A

Aldridge, Rebecca Sue

Baker, Alex R

Bastian, Lyndra Michelle

Beard, Steven Edward

Beck, Julia R

David N

Tricia C

Brainard, Sandra P

Bridges, Steven R

Brown, Heather C

Tyler Martin

Carrasco, Jacqueline Marie

Chambers, Tonya L

Clement, Todd J

James R

Dahlin, Julie A

Dalman, Corinnea S

Dechant, Deborah Ann

Deering, Courtney Andrea

Dillon, Julie A

Doyle, Allison Jean

Ryan John

Eaheart, Margaret G

Fankhauser, Brett Arthur

Fessler, Allyson Suzanne

Brent A

Jennifer Lynn

Fredericks, John M

S Brigid A

Maria Victoria

Carolina

Gould-Colangelo, Laura E

Gray-Pedersen, Theresa Ellen

Bethany

Ryan Foster

Healless, Kelly Melissa

Heeren, Courtney Colleen

Heider, Rebecca L

Huber, Jason J

Isabelli, Andrea K

Jacobson, Tracy Dawn

Janisch, Corey D

Jennett, Julie M

Keogh-Baker, Christine

Keppen, Kelly Anne

Kline, Joanna

Kochan, Sharon K

Koeser, Jennifer S

Kohl, John S

Kohley, Paige K

Koleno, Mariah Morgan 98,030.15

Kozlowski, Sarah L 104,710.74

Kraemer-Simpson, William Russell 93,790.23

Krieger, Thomas E 97,764.46

Krueger, Keely Erin 159,771.44

Kunde, Nicole Joyce

Kyrouac, Naomi A 95,141.60

Laidig, Jason Dean

Laidig, Shanon D

Landwehr, Shannon Leah

Lauterbach, Rebecca S

Lee, Derek James 99,643.13

Letmanski, Jeanette M

Liuzzi, John Anthony, III

Macaulay, William D 93,745.87

Marlay, Jody L 92,372.60

Marti, Eduardo

Martin, Kenneth W, Jr

McAdow, Brian J

McPheron, Karen Ann

Mecklenburg, Robert E

Meyers, Melanie Marie

Mikol, Kristy L

Miller, Melissa J

Moan, Michael V

Mock, Amy N

Moran, Giovanni

Moskowitz, Jennifer Marie

Neff, Allison Marie Parks

Nelson, Megan E

Nickolas, Kristopher A

Ocampo-Soria, Maria Ines 95,209.37

Olhava, Michael R 105,246.17

Oliveira, John S 109,016.78

Palombit, Daniel William 119,467.44

Parrent, Melinda E 95,810.61

Pearson, Lisa Marie 157,213.20

Plumb, Marci L 96,941.68

Prill, Matthew Michael 92,843.92

Regner, Lauren K 97,681.22

Riley, Cathleen Hillary 102,637.80

Robinette, Tami Renee 94,184.05

Rogers, Anne E 100,194.84

Rogganbuck, Scott Allen 95,985.40

Rose, David Edward 113,087.23

Ruiz, Christina Lynn 113,926.57

Ryan, Stephen Kenneth 114,629.03

Sauber, Kristen B 101,631.95

Schleutermann, Eric J 118,616.45

Schnulle, Carol J 104,917.04

Schuldt, Melinda Jo 97,165.80

Schweihs, Debra L 101,346.66

Segura, Joshua M 146,470.48

Shaffer, Elon D 95,994.69

Sima, Kathleen Lynn 133,909.00

Simonton, Shelley L 108,876.29

Slaughter-Semmen, Kimberly Ann 116,690.51

Smith, Julie Carolyn 101,414.19

Smith, Justin S 174,708.42

Smith, Kristen Laurel 95,577.29

Spaldon, Kathryn Kruse 99,321.38

Spear, Jennifer S 108,787.85

Spende, Gregory T 112,371.34

Stone, Julie A 109,777.71

Tate, Lisa A 106,857.52

Thomas, Megan Elizabeth 92,688.51

Thompson, Steven R 93,694.01

Thurow, Kristin E 106,935.32

Tillman, Lori A 106,647.35

Ungaro, Amy L 95,556.64

Vallicelli, Arthur E 150,628.88

Vandermyde, Cara N 102,275.54

Vazquez, Katie L 93,322.07

Wagner, Lorrie L 102,309.11

Walker, Anthony D 109,660.21

Watson, Stephanie L 107,004.52

Weaver, Edward W 118,323.54

Weber, William J 104,477.91

Wesley, Matthew R 121,133.92

Wheeler, Linda R 93,306.93

White, Susan 90,651.43

Wicker, Wendy S 111,573.27

Wiegel, Jennifer A 104,862.58

Wold, Kristi Marie 91,851.95

Wollpert, Thomas R 93,838.00

Yarc, Debra S 96,658.85

SALARY SCHEDULE OF GROSS PAYMENTS FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL

Salary Range: Less Than $25,000

Adams, Cydney J 4,701.00

Adams, Paige S 14,806.58

Ahlness, Tracy Jo 23,822.74

Albarran Roman, Mariela 5,737.19

Alcazar, Lucia 1,338.75

Allen, Karen E 23,270.79

Alvarez, Rebecca A 16,988.80

Arias Godinez, Micaela 4,398.83

Arias, Alejandra 12,622.46

Arias, Julia 23,573.70

Axelson, Sarah Ann 24,636.88

Ayala, Luz M 15,495.32

Baartz, Antoinette Marie 20,224.26

Bailey, Melodie A 545.60

Barnes, Kristi Lynn 18,028.02

Barnhill, Deborah A 3,256.26

Barreca, Wendy Ann 111.38

Barrera, Janely 18,891.09

Bastida Leyva, Argelia 20,719.81

Batdorff, Erica E 10,781.52

Bauer, Edward Patrick, II 6,622.00

Beahan, Patrick A 24,364.80

Belden, Lauren Ann 13,331.03

Beltran, Anayeli 4,620.00

Bendig, Sherrie L 2,361.15

Bernal Lugo, Lizette 18,260.92

Bigler, John 6,622.00

Blackman, Christine 23,366.27

Blazek, Robert A 6,160.00

Block, Christine Nicole 23,869.59

Bochette, McKinzie 19,195.96

Bogott, Kaeden J 1,660.50

Bohacz, Michelle Marie 4,554.00

Bohrnell, Dione Marie 19,779.63

Egan, Susan M 191.84

Eichler, MacKenzie D 2,107.00

Elias, Katherine Noemi 18,761.18

Emricson, Rachel Lynn 22,293.68

Enriquez, Jose J, Jr 3,498.00

Evertsen, Jessica M 5,919.05

Farber, Molly Elizabeth 980.00

Fashoda, Kristen M 19,247.34

Fawkes, Michelle R 23,863.50

Feller, Jennifer Michelle 19,324.74

Fernando Pulle, Nilusha T 24,747.72

Fernandopulle, Sampath P 5,674.66

Ferrarini, Amelia 367.50

Finch, Elizabeth R 20,503.47

Fink, Tyler R 5,406.14

Fischer, Brenda 21,755.49

Flores, Brian D 8,313.39

Flores, Dacy 2,736.92

Flores, Vickie Sue 23,796.41

Fogarty, Madeleine 10,253.79

Foreman, Meghan E 11,258.00

Forester, Jessica L 1,021.50

Franklin, James 3,511.05

Freeman, Diane Lynn 11,753.29

Fries, Nicholas C 21,761.94

Fulgenzi, Rosemary 8,580.01

Furlano, Coni J 21,823.89

Gaines, David 12,270.30

Gamboa, Natalie C 5,376.71

Garcia, Amparo Bustamante 22,621.96

Garcia, Elvira 18,358.22

Gavers, Hailey L 14,145.47

Gazca Ibarra, Nancy 19,963.01

Geggie, Kristine Salman 4,337.00

Gizel, Jacqueline C 1,455.17

Godines-Gallo, Raquel M 20,840.06

Golbeck, Colleen T 9,389.27

Gonzalez, Maribel Bernal 16,994.04

Gonzalez, Violeta 8,145.88

Goucher, Phillip M 22,257.63

Graham, Nicole Beth 16,309.00

Grasso, Angie H 99.00

Gross, Joanna 700.00

Guanci, Samuel A 157.50

Guenther-Hutchens, Gretchen Emilie Aline 20,732.22

Gunnison, Shannon L 6,768.41

Gustafson, Katrina E 16,828.01

Hagan, Renee Christine 17,600.38

Hagel-Kahmann, Leah Rebecca 6,160.00

Hagmann, Andrea Aleene 19,011.82

Halka, Emily R 9,940.01

Hamilton, Jadian D 18,861.58

Hansen, Jennifer Anne 20,561.85

Hansen, Linda M 1,624.92

Hansen, Peter E 420.00

Hanson, Raquel Louise 559.90

Hanson-Delgado, Elizabeth Lynn 1,864.50

Hapeman, Stephanie 17,335.90

Harbuck, Marcus T 7,732.00

Harmer, Amanda 11,513.84

Harrington, Jacqueline Marie 6,110.10

Hartnett, Shane G 24,116.78

Hastings, Nathan R 1,824.48

Hedke, Kristine Sandra 19,183.70

Heidtke, Brian 5,674.00

Hernandez Corona, Cindy J 15,786.41

Hernandez, Karina R 10,521.57

Hernandez, Marissa 19,461.60

Hernandez, Melissa M 19,232.00

Hernandez, Wendy Francisca 19,890.10

Herrmann, Carrie Anne 20,235.04

Hess, Margaret Ann 15,697.73

Hinderlider, Brittany Nicole 23,633.20

Hinderlider, Karen Lynn 7,517.66

Hobday, Joshua Edward 8,011.00

Hodory, Alexa 13,935.65

Hodory, Max 1,635.00

Hoeske, William E 6,217.00

Hoff, Lucrecia Alvarado 10,683.47

Hoffstetter, Andrew Joseph 46.50

Homeyer, Trisha Marie 1,120.00

Houghton, Sheree A 14,571.90

Housby, Hannah D 14,466.63

Hoven, Courtney Caroline 5,457.00

Howard, Christopher A 1,330.00

Howe, Mary A 4,986.00

Hudson, Ashley J 6,340.97

Huege, Linda A 14,087.75

Hughey, Natalie Ann 10,230.99

Hunt, Eric P 6,889.00

Hurless, Melissa Marie

Ingeman, Elysa

Islas, Olivia

Jackowiak, Christopher Robert

Lou Ann C

Kruse Sevcik, Tiffany

Juliana Maureen

Kunz, Patrick William

Lagunas, Rachel Amelia

Jennifer Lynn

Elisabeth J

Jeffery Scott

Jaime

Tracy

Lindahl, Dale A

Logsdon, Trey Alan

Vanessa

Tyler J

Lopez Cabrera, Galena Georgieva

Lopez, Jennifer Lorena

Lord, Darlene M

Lorenzo, Adam J

Lorenzo, Ashlee R

Loser, Elizabeth Ann

Lowrey, Hailey L

Loy, Melissa

Luchtenburg, Jill D

Luckey, Resa

Lutz, Eleanor J

Luzwick, Andrew R 1,175.00

Lyon, Letitia K

Lyons, Jackson P

Lyons, Jennifer J 658.13

Macarus, Lori Renee

Madsen, Michelle Lynnette 19,655.80

Majercak, Michelle Renata 219.12

Maloney, Colleen Mary 21,535.07

Maltese, Franco J 1,081.00

Manke, Melissa Eileen 13,196.04

Manning, Andrea 11,106.29

Martin Zima, Maria Del Carme 15,433.50

Martin, Erica M 16,541.97

Martin-Bellavia, Mary Beth 23,505.83

Martinez, Silmar

Massman, Rosanne E

Mayer, Krista Collette

Mcadow, Kelly

McCarthy, Alyssa J

McClellan, Jenna R 22,550.00

McConnell, Stephanie L

McDonald, Travis D

McFarland-Melton, Valorie Marie

McMenamy, Maisie A

Mecklenburg, Korrin

Mecklenburg, Sherri

Meindl, Jennifer

Mellinger, Cynthia L

Menge, Erin N

Menzel, Connor Adam

Merkel, Angela Marie

Merrell, Deanna Michelle

Mgonigle, Molly Marie

Mick, Carlene

Mishler, Robert E 7,892.52

Mitchell, Keil 8,543.00

Mitchell, Tom 8,543.00

Mize, Michelle A 12,238.46

Moan, Lynda R 8,203.31

Monroe, Julie 3,265.99

Montanye, Laura Ann 6,154.99

Montgomery, Jennifer M 1,233.54

Munson, David Wayne 20,339.46

Negron, Adriana 18,994.97

Neill, James Samuel 10,198.00

Nelson, Karlee A 4,605.00

Nero, Amy Jean 13,044.00

Neubauer, Joanna Rebecca 3,928.75

Neuhart, Michele Rebecca 6,881.32

Neuhring, Tracy 2,569.88

Nickrand, Kimberly Elizabeth 8,379.74

Nieman, Ann Marie 4,891.50

Nihan, Carly Ann 24,171.13

Nihan, Lisa A 18,710.60

Nilsson, Sandra 17,637.09

Norberte, Laura A 22,123.95

Nowicki, Paul P 19,223.75

Nunez, Maria Esther 23,234.19

Obenchain, Samuel Anthony James 1,172.88

Ocampo Flores, Celeste 2,199.66

Ocampo, Leslie Maria 39.00

Ochoa, Paulina Marisol 17,667.17

Ojeda, Guadalupe 7,859.28

Olvera Catalan, Dalia G 12,949.85

Orozco-Chavez, Jesus 11,630.54

Ortiz Martinez, Celia E 21,168.79

Ortiz, Daisy 17,430.09

Ortiz, Letzy 17,890.96

Ortiz, Rafael 11,138.53

Otero, Krystal Anne 22,518.54

Owcarz, Constance Marie 23,290.64

Owcarz, Tyler 7,235.53

Palek, Katherine Ann 5,427.24

Panuce, Ashley Elizabeth 16,226.94

Paquin, Andrea L 20,428.62

Pasha, Gerta 21,251.85

Pasillas, Priscilla 13,563.00

Paulson, Rebecca 10,071.92

Pavlik, Jennifer L 8,343.08

Peters, Roberta S 477.78

Pettigrew, Heather Ann 5,049.00

Peyton, Aideen P 15,960.00

Pickering, Emily A 24,693.63

Pierce, Jamie B 5,409.21

Pihut, Alexandra T 17,908.47

Pilat, Lorie 23,875.62

Polnow, Mary M 5,015.84

Porquillo, Jamie Lynn 870.00

Potje, Peter N 21,948.76

Potoczky, Rebecca L 19,444.44

Powell, Laura Lynn 22,938.05

Powers, Lindsey 18,259.49

Powers, Sharon R 10,759.28

Pozuelos, Nolvia Y 1,232.72

Prado, Bailey A 4,903.50

Pratscher, Robert B 6,871.33

Prehn, Lisa Marie 23,659.97

Prillaman, Rachel E 15,714.02

Pruitt, Deseree S 15,206.76

Puchner, Hollis J 5,002.72

Pugh, Amber K 19,143.83

Puzzo, Linda J 20,270.40

Rago, Jill S 23,538.77

Ramirez Radilla, Tania I 17,270.41

Ramirez, Amy 10,077.89

Ramirez, Estela 13,679.65

Ramirez, Miguel M 14,931.86

Ramirez, Stephanie S 15,230.90

Ramos, Emma E 21,434.92

Ramos, Liz Y 11,935.14

Ramos, Martha Cecilia 24,000.78

Redden, Monica M 1,417.50

Relic, Christine Velia 7,471.04

Reuter, Michelle M 20,010.08

Reyes, Conor Z 5,065.00

Reyes, Daniel Alberto 4,488.00

Ringpis, Marivic Guerrero 23,168.24

Roberts, Nicole Lee 13,609.00

Rodriguez, Abram S 2,350.01

Rodriguez, Daisi 16,318.00

Rodriguez, David, Jr 18,870.00

Roeder, Amy Michele 18,356.34

Rogers, Stacey A 19,628.16

Rohrbacher, Debra J 5,617.23

Roush, Arlyn Clifton, Jr 2,837.00

Roush, Catherine G 5,414.50

Rubio Gilabert, Santiago 6,852.00

Ruiz, Gloria A 18,177.28

Villagomez, Elizabeth 14,161.46

Virzi, Lynn 18,734.87

Virzi, Scott Edward 3,273.09

Vogel, Emma 540.86

Vogel, Marie Rudegeair 8,899.50

Wade, Leon M 20,152.55

Wagner, Kristen J 299.81

Wagner, Mary P 15,311.86

Wagner, Maureen Theresa 21,037.90

Walker, Breanne M 325.88

Wallin, Jacob M 5,430.00

Walrod, Alexander R 2,550.00

Walsdorf, Cynthia Ann 1,666.06

Walsdorf, Julia R 1,396.67

Wanland, Joshua L 6,941.66

Warmbier, Caleb Matthew 2,050.09

Weber, Lisa Krzywy 18,714.13

Welch, Hayley Nicole 18,304.01

Welzen, Robert Bruce, II 4,882.61

White, Caitlin 1,113.22

White, Sarah Ann 20,305.84

Whiteside, Morgan A 4,900.50

Whiting, James Patrick 7,951.56

Wicker, Ella B 1,219.68

Wicker, Sophia 1,253.34

Wietermann, Kaitlyn T 24,029.39

Wietermann, Karen Lynn 21,498.96

Williams, Lindsey Luann 12,106.76

Williams, Rylee Olivia 1,074.06

Wilmot, Jeffrey C 1,764.40

Winter, Melanie P 19,600.85

Wirth, Michelle 23,004.14

Witham, Solana L 367.50

Witt, Reagan J 1,175.63

Wojtaszek, Hailey M 1,910.39

Wormley, Gwen M 2,214.51

Young, Marquetta 4,108.13

Zaragoza, Cazandra 18,356.47

Zavala Ramirez, Alejandro A 6,157.63

Zimmerman, Linda 23,867.46

Zinn, Dina Marie 14,673.08

Zinnen, David 9,357.20

Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Arias, Mercedes 36,880.70

Bakes-Szybkowski, Debbie Ann 34,564.28

Bernal, Marylu 30,418.44

Bernal, Rosa 30,637.69

Bishop, Logan Campbell 39,664.86

Brady, Courtney Michelle 27,977.06

Brock, Denise Marie 29,719.56

Butler, Sarai L 33,449.96

Camp, Karen 32,437.75

Chonos, Mandy Estelle 39,391.22

Combs, Nora Lee 35,067.51

Contreras Galvan, Tania Ivonne 35,948.24

Cornett, Eddie R 29,953.96

Creighton, Castidie L 36,957.86

Cruz Rodriguez, Diana 28,344.77

Cruz, Maria De Jesus 27,540.34

Cruz, Theresa 25,516.14

Cullum, Zachary M 31,109.56

Davis, Lydia J 37,849.89

Deeringer Jr, Zachary, Jr 35,864.15

Deeringer, Christine Ann 36,313.59

Dickman, Tracie 26,384.40

Donovan, Michael Paul 33,929.18

Downes, Nancy Peterson 26,614.84

Duarte, Adriana Maria 36,747.71

Dunnett, Susan R 30,510.13

Eddy, Linda Lou 38,730.96

Figueroa, Rosa 31,576.26

Gannon, Gary W 26,017.70

Garcia, Marco A 28,888.20

Garmisch, Luke 27,782.78

Gebhardt, Robin Marie 25,249.28

Godinez, Marissa J 37,197.15

Graham, Lakeia Capri 30,432.35

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on OCTOBER 21, 2024 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as HARVESTER OF YARROW located at 161 REDWING

Hagenow, Jacqueline A

Hoey, Kimberly S

Hoffstetter, Sheri Ann

Homuth, Jeremiah J

Huege, Matthew Louis

Janeczko, Sarah Ann

Kalivoda, Robin Lynn

Kamphausen, Melody

Kelahan, Heidi K

Kerns, Lauren

Kniola, Darcy L

Koepfler, Edward Robert

Kreznor, Nancy K

Kruczek, Kristine J

Kruse, Bret Alan

Krzciuk, Sherrie H

Kush, Karli E

Lalor, Timothy B

Lorr, Corissa Megan

Loser, Kathryn Marie

Loser-Sund, Brandy Lynne

Lowrey, Kathy Diane

McDaniel, Saira Nunez

Mendoza Lara, Juana

Menzel, April Lynn

Gina

Mullally, Lawrence G

Neff, Jennifer L

Nicolas, Susan A

Nicolas, Zaya D

Niedospial, Laurie S

Niese, Kimberly Ann

Nolan, Kimberly A

Nordvall, Lauren

Nutter, Doreen

Ocampobrito, Juan

Oclon, Diana C

Oleson, Brandi J

Ortiz, Brenda Maribel

Ponstein, James Robert

Puzzo, Kendra S

Randecker, Julie A

Ray, Lawrence A

Reagle, Gerald R, Jr

Restrepo, Hernando J

Riechers, Katherine Mae

Salinas, Yamilex

Savino, Mary I

Schnulle, Kelly Erin

Schweder, Kathleen Sue

Scott, Shannon

Segura, Melissa C

Shields, Kimberly A

Siegmeier, Debra L

Silva Rodriguez, Adriana 33,130.00

Simon, Joanne

Slezak, Bridget Agnes

Sporleder, Eric W

Stinger, Tamara Lynn

Stumpff, Suzanne Marie

Stygar, Rose L

Sullivan, Carolyn Beth 33,460.34

Syeda, Nusrath Fathima 29,987.46

Sytsma, Edward Abe 25,009.50

Troglia, Suzanne K

Varys, Amy Lynn

Vega, Laura Victoria 38,980.18

Vidals, Angelica

Villalobos, Erica 28,118.64

Virani, Viral S 33,602.53

Virzi, Julie Ann 35,708.81

Walkington, Michelle R 32,124.71

Welzen, Danielle

Wessell, Julia C 29,922.84

DRIVE WOODSTOCK, IL 60098. Owner Name & Address: APRIL RAMONI 161 REDWING DRIVE WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.

Dated: OCTOBER 21, 2024 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk)

(Published in The Woodstock Independent October 30, 2024, November 6, 2024, November 13, 2024) L11862

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Sports

‘I’ll be back’

Blue Streaks finish 21st at state X-C championships

By Dan Chamness NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

One of the most famous lines in movie history could very well apply to the Woodstock Blue Streak boy’s crosscountry team.

With six of their seven varsity runners returning for the 2025 season, the “Terminator” line “I’ll be back” looks like a perfect fit. Led by Illinois High School Association Class 2A all-stater Ellery Shutt, the Blue Streaks finished 21st at the state finals on Saturday. The Class 2A male runners all lined up at high noon, and Woodstock scored 466 points. This is the fourth consecutive year the Blue Streaks’ team has advanced to the state championships.

Chicago Payton proved to be the class of the 2A field, winning the state title with 113 points. The second place team, Morton, finished with 191 points. Twentyeight teams competed for the state title.

Individual medalist

Shutt took ninth overall as he completed the three-mile Detweiller Park Course at Peoria in 14 minutes, 42.30 seconds. The junior become only the fifth runner in Woodstock High history to finish in the top 10. To show how close the race was between the high school athletes, six seconds faster would have put him in fifth place.

“I trained harder and more this summer than I had in past seasons,” Schutt said. “I also enjoyed it much more than I had in the past. Saturday’s race was fun and exciting for me. Next year, I would like to be in the top three. I want to continue the training I have done this year, maybe even more. That will hopefully lead to even more improvement.”

Milo McLeer, the lone senior of the state-qualifying varsity seven, took 116th, finishing in 15:53.90. Junior Jason Trojan (140th) served as the third scoring runner, finishing in 16:03.40. Sophomore harriers Elijah Hedges and Josh Roth

were within seconds of each other, finishing in 16:20.10 and 16:23.30, respectively. Hedges was 169th, while Roth was 171st.

“I am eager to see what they do next year,” said the graduating McLeer. “I improved a lot from one year ago. I feel like my times did not always show that. I have high hopes for the track season and, hopefully, next year I will be on a college cross-country roster. In track, I will focus on the 1,600-meter, but will also run the 800-meter and the 3,200-meter runs. I fully expect the streak of Woodstock qualifying for state will stretch beyond four.”Adam Bailey,

Woodstock High School junior Ellery Schutt (left) earned ninth place at the IHSA Class 2A cross-country meet. Senior Milo McLeer (above) was among the seven-man Blue Streak team that placed 21st in the race.

another sophomore, and Will Kashmier, a junior, served as the pushers, meaning they pushed the other teams runners further back. They are also known as the sixth and seventh runners in the varsity lineup and serve as backups to the scoring five in case of injury or illness during the race. Bailey was 217th in 127:00.0, while Kashmier took 225th in 17:12.50.

“All of the boys are doing track in the spring,” said Jay Fuller, Woodstock’s head coach. “We also have a couple of athletes that will be on the wrestling team. There are two immediate goals I have next year as a coach: first, I want to see everyone return even better than they were this year; secondly, we have to close the gap on Ellery. I want my runners to be closer to him. At the sectional, our scorers were only 96 seconds apart. We need to be even better than that. The ones that are not in a winter sport will be working out.”

INDEPENDENT PHOTOS BY DAN CHAMNESS

‘I wanted to be in the top 10 runners in each meet’

Northwood student Lou Lou Splendoria runs in state X-C meet

By Tricia Carzoli SANDY@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Northwood Middle School 8th grade student Lou Lou Splendoria achieved the goal she set for herself this year in cross-country – and then some.

“I wanted to be in the top ten runners in each conference meet,” the 13-year-old runner said. “And I wanted to qualify for sectionals.”

Splendoria did that – and then qualified for state after her sectional appearance in Geneva.

“When I found out, I think I was just so excited,” she said. “Seeing my parents and my coaches get excited – it was so cool.”

Years of experience

Splendoria started running as an early elementary student because her mother, Stacey Splendoria, was a

Girls On The Run Coach, she said.

“I would just go along with the training because my mom and sister were doing it,” she said. “As it turned out, I really enjoyed it.”

Lou Lou continued to run and then joined the cross-country team in middle school.

Practicing nearly every day this season, Lou Lou said her training sessions are varied throughout the week to increase stamina, strength, and speed.

“I really enjoy the mental game of trying to beat my own time,” she said. “It’s fun.”

As the season progressed, Lou Lou placed well enough in each conference meet to make sectionals.

“I was so excited,” she said. “I felt like I wasn’t in the best of shape in the beginning of the season, and I was really proud of myself.”

Lou Lou has been managing knee pain throughout the season, making the one thing she looked forward to, painful.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Gabrielle Schefke, a junior at Woodstock North High School, is a varsity volleyball player. Her return to play after an ACL tear wasn’t expected to be until this past week of the season. Gabby put in the work and pushed herself extra hard to be in the position to start this season as the Thunder setter. She has gone into the end of the season breaking several school records including: Most aces in a single match, ending with 12 for a new school record; and leader in single season aces with 85+.

Gabby is an intricate part of the game for the Thunder, and she has been instrumental to the team’s success.

Making the cut

She pressed through the Northwest Medicine cross-country course Oct. 12 in Geneva, finishing with a time of 12:57, and placing 11th, the 4th individual to qualify for state.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “It was the first year that I made it, and it was my last year. It was fun to see my coaches’ reactions and my parents’ reactions.”

But qualifying for state came with nervous anticipation.

Lou Lou said the drive down to Normal was full of nervous anticipation.

“I was nervous when we were driving down to the meet to the hotel,” she explained. “But the next day, once I was there and saw the tents, I just got really excited.”

She prepared herself mentally and got ready to run, but competing with 224 runners who all are top in their schools caused its own issues.

“It was hard because I got stuck at the beginning with the large number of girls,” she said. “It was exciting to be with so many runners who run at the same pace, but it was hard because I had to press through to get

out of the bottleneck.”

Lou Lou overcame her knee pain and the crowd and ended her junior high career at Maxwell Park in Bloomington Normal on Saturday, Oct. 19.

She finished in 13:12, placing 96 out of 224 runners.

The course was nice to run, she said.

“It was a relatively flat course with some hills,” Lou Lou explained. “And the weather was good.”

“I couln’t have done it without my coaches,” she said. “Coach Danielson and Coach Ryan supported me and taught me so much..”

Her mom, Stacey, said she was proud of Lou Lou’s perseverance in the face of injury.

“I was so proud of her,” she said. “She met her goals that she had set from the beginning and it was exciting to see her run at state.”

For Lou Lou, who also competes in track, wrestling, and both western and English horseback riding, she plans to run in cross-country next year in high school.

“I’m looking forward to it,” she said.

COURTESY PHOTO

Lou Lou Splendoria, an eighth-grader at Northwood Middle School, runs at the state meet in Normal.

Anthony Carney earns all-conference status at University of Dubuque

Anthony Carney, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Huntley resident, now can call himself all-conference runner on the collegiate level.

The University of Dubuque harrier, who set a 5,000-meter record on the cross-country course earlier in the year, finished the 8,000-meter race in 24 minutes, 57.1 seconds. He finished ninth overall. The ARC recognizes the top 20 as all-conference runners.

“The top three runners in our conference broke away right away,” Carney explained. “The conference champion (Wartburg College’s Isaiah Hammerand) eventually got away from everyone. Then it seemed like there were two packs of about 4 to 6 runners in each pack.”

It was the third fastest 8,000-meter Dubuque time in history. The ARC Finals were hosted by Coe College and held at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

“I got to this point by doing consistent mileage every week,” Carney said. “I focused on doing good quality workouts and making sure I ran some long runs on certain days. Next year, I would like to get below 24 minutes if I can. I would also like to qualify for the NCAA Division III Nationals.”

The junior two-sport athlete was only 25 seconds from earning second place in the tightly contested race. He was Dubuque’s top finisher in the third-place team finish. The Spartans scored 112 points. Wartburg won the team title with a score of 15.

“Six of our seven varsity runners finished with their best times of the year,” Carney reported. “Also, I am proud of the fact that Dubuque finished the highest as a team since 1979. We ran together, competed together and pulled each other to this finish.”

Aiden Schleutermann (Woodstock) finished 59th at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Finals, which were hosted by his chosen college, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and held at the Wisconsin River Golf Club in Stevens Point, Wis Schleutermann finished the 8,000-meter race, which is equivalent to 4.97 miles, in 25:35.5. As a team the UW-Stevens Point Pointers took fifth of eight teams. They had 120 points. The University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse won the men’s team title with 24 points.

FOOTBALL

Liam Mickle (Woodstock) scored one of Aurora University’s many touchdowns as they dumped Rockford University 69-0. Mickle rushed in from 23 yards out with 10:24 left to play. His rushing touchdown made the score 62-0 and completed a fiveplay, 86-yard drive in 2:04. Aurora improved to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference with the victory.

Jack Hayden (Marian Central Catholic), a Benedictine University sophomore, finished with two quarterback sacks for 13 yards of loss as the Benedictine Eagles blanked Eureka College 42-0. He also broke up one pass. Benedictine is 4-4 overall and 2-4 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.

Marlon Pomili (Marian Central Catholic) kicked off five times for Marian University as they topped Saint Xavier University 31-20. Pomili posted 214 yards on those five kickoffs. With the win, Marian improved to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the MidStates Football Association-Midwest League.

VOLLEYBALL

Ella Wicker (Woodstock) helped Flagler College defeat Missouri University of Science and Technology 3-0. Wicker, a sophomore, had two digs. The match was held at a neutral location as they played at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. Flagler improved to 11-9 overall.

Dan Chamness writes The College Report for The Independent.

North volleyball postseason roll comes to an end

Prairie Ridge defeats Thunder in straight sets

By Juel Mecklenburg NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

The Woodstock North volleyball season came to an end Nov. 5 when the Thunder were defeated by the Prairie Ridge Wolves. In a hard-fought battle, PR ended up winning 2-0. The first set ended 25-14, and the second set 25-12. This matchup was the IHSA 3A Sectional semifinals. North found themselves in second place for conference in the

Kishwaukee River Conference with a record of (11-3), right behind Richmond Burton, whch went undefeated this season. The Thunder’s overall record was 22-15.

Senior Devynn Schulze led the stats board this season in kills per set at 4.3 and digs per set at 3.6. Senior Clara Klasek had 25 blocks throughout the year. Junior Gabriella Shefke led the Thunder with 83 serving aces. She also controlled aces per set with 1.1. Overall statistics for the year start with Schulze having 277 total digs, and a monstrous 333 kills.

Woodstock North will be graduating 10 of their 18 rostered players.

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VOLLEYBALL

■ Nov.5 - Woodstock North fell to Prairie Ridge 2-0 in the IHSA 3A sectional semifinals, ending their season.

FOOTBALL

■ Nov. 9 - Woodstock North (8-3) lost to Nazareth Academy (9-2) 42-20.

BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY

■ Nov. 9 - Woodstock finished 21st at the 2024 IHSA Class 2A State XC Championships, scoring 466 points. Junior Ellery Shutt (14:42) finished ninth.

(See story page 29.)

BOYS CO-OP BOWLING

■ Nov. 9 - Woodstock Co-op finished

third at the Sycamore Kickoff Classic with a total pinfall of 5,757. Woodstock junior Max Haggerty (1,294 series) won the tournament. Woodstock senior Noah Rodriguez (1,235 series) finished in eighth.

Dan Chamness

The College Report

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY VICKY LONG

Thunder senior Gwen Flores, flanked by junior Madison Sophie, fights to stave off the Wolves Nov. 5. WNHS was defeated by Prairie Ridge 2-0.