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Cannabis causes high alert No legal sales in Woodstock, but police chief sees challenges By Larry Lough
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
When recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois this week for people 21 and older, Woodstock residents are not likely to see any immediate changes in their community. For starters, no cannabis dispensaries are in McHenry County, let alone
The Independent wishes you health and happiness in 2020
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Comings and goings in photos of Woodstock business scene
Woodstock, so it cannot be legally purchased here. The nearest points of sale approved for recreational cannabis are in Rockford (two locations) and St. Charles. And while legally purchased cannabis may be used in a private home, public use is illegal. Woodstock City Council has amended local ordinance to make
public use violations subject to a fine of $50 to $750. Although a recent amendment to state law allows public use in retail tobacco stores as well as dispensaries, that would require local permission that the City Council has not granted, according to City Attorney Ruth See CANNABIS, Page 2
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2019 was a rough-and-tumble year for many folks, including bull riders. Photographer Ken Farver chose this shot from the McHenry County Fair as among his favorites of the past year. See more of Ken’s favorites on Page 17.
NEW YEAR, NEW ISSUES? By Larry Lough
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We can assume that use of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House will make a lot of news again in 2020. It could be the first big story of the new year. And progress reports on rebuilding a
wider, better Route 47 through Woodstock will continue to get attention. A couple of years of construction pain will give Woodstock its most important economic boost in decades. But the first new occupants of our being-restored 1857 Courthouse and 1887 jail might not move in until middle to late 2021.
And you won’t drive on the state’s improved highway through Woodstock until probably 2025 at the earliest. But both are important to the city’s future. So, let’s look back to look ahead. Here’s what The Independent has on its list of top story lines of 2020, in no See TOP STORIES, Page 2
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particular order: Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House What do you want to fill that downtown space? A restaurant? A boutique hotel? A café? A civic/arts center? A banquet hall? We might have some answers with a meeting scheduled this week of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission. That’s when we should learn whether the latest city solicitation of proposals/ideas for use of the historic buildings has attracted any interest from prospective developers – or current tenants. The other unknown here is the city’s pursuit of historic tax credits to help in restoration of the interior of the buildings. The project hinges on the city winning such credits, and the plan seems as if it should be a natural for that help. The city will have put more than $4 million in rehabbing the buildings, and is willing to commit more for the right tenants. Woodstock residents will be interested in seeing some return on their investment.
Woodstock Police. (See story on Page 1) Will Woodstock be home to one of 75 new dispensaries the state will license in May, or the additional 110 planned for December 2021? With the increased access to and legalization of cannabis, what will the impact be on the city? More questions now than answers.
Cannabis comes With no dispensary in Woodstock to sell recreational cannabis, the city will realize no income from taxing sales. But the city is likely to incur additional costs of enforcement by
Die Cast site development Did we waste a year on the Founder’s Crossing proposal that never had a chance of winning approval to develop those valuable 6 acres north of the Metra station?
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Are things looking up for the Old Courthouse in Woodstock?
That was so last year. This year the City Council is preparing to buy the property with good terms – no principal or interest payments for two years. That will eliminate one player (the bank) when it comes time to negotiate with potential developers. Council members seem in general agreement (with perhaps one exception) that the city’s year-old Downtown Development Plan should be the guiding document in deciding the site’s future. It calls for more – residents, businesses, visitors, and activity in and around the Square. But gone, apparently, is the stubborn insistence that the residential-retail mix hit a predetermined ratio, regardless of what and when market forces would dictate. The downtown plan identifies the Die Cast site as the No. 1 development target downtown. Getting it right is important to Woodstock’s future. City streets get attention Can you believe Woodstock is looking to finish $14 million in street improvements in 2020? Do the math: n $2 million to complete the 2019 program, which resurfaced no streets this past year because of late contracting and weather unsuitable for street work. n $2 million in annual 2020 spending on streets. n $10 million from a bond issue to jump-start a long-term program of
street improvements. The City Council has started the process for what could be a $60-million effort to significantly upgrade streets in Woodstock over the next five years. About April 1 a new 3-cents-a-gallon municipal gasoline tax goes into effect, promising to give city streets the attention they’ve lacked for years. Woodstock’s “aggressive” program of street upgrades will, engineers hope, be accomplished without closing streets. Neighborhood revitalized? Using federal housing funds administered by the county, Woodstock plans to launch a pilot program in 2020 to improve neighborhoods that welcome visitors into the Square. If all goes well, the program will spread throughout the city to revitalize the city’s appearance – and its image. The first areas targeted are two corridors into the downtown: Calhoun and Judd streets from Route 47 to the Square. Focus groups with citizens in September raised the issue of how Woodstock is perceived when visitors enter the downtown off Route 47. Those entryways will take on added importance with planned improvements to the highway. The project is important enough to earn mention by Mayor Brian Sager in his State of the City address in October. See TOP STORIES, Page 5
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Schlossberg. In Woodstock, unlawful possession of cannabis carries a fine of $100 to $200 for 10 grams or less. For more than that, fines start at $500. Possession of drug paraphernalia seized in an arrest involving possession of 10 grams or less is $250 to $500. The paraphernalia fines start at $500 if more than 10 grams is seized.
‘Daunting task’
Woodstock Police Chief John Leib said his department was preparing for enforcement of the new law. “We’ve sent a few officers out for formal training,” he said, “but it’s not been department-wide.” He acknowledged, though, “It’s going to be a daunting task for our officers.” The new law will require some judgment calls by police who might detect the odor of cannabis smoke. “Just because cannabis is legal January first, that doesn’t mean it’s legal cannabis,” Lieb said. “One of the aspects we will keep a vigilant eye out
“Just because cannabis is legal January first, that doesn’t mean it’s legal cannabis. One of the aspects we will keep a vigilant eye out for is illegal grow operations.” Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb
for is illegal grow operations.” Under the law, only people with medical cannabis registry cards may legally grow marijuana. Since Illinois started allowing medical use in 2015, more than 87,000 cards have been issued. The law also says cannabis may be transported only in “sealed, odor proof, and child-resistant” containers, which dispensaries offer when they sell smokable and edible products. Impaired driving will be a particular challenge. “We will rely on the experience and training of our officers [on traffic
stops],” Lieb said. “Our officers from experience know what [impaired] people look like, smell like.” Because McHenry County is a “norefusal county,” the chief said, police who have probable cause to believe a driver is under the influence may obtain a warrant and take the suspect to the hospital for testing. Technology that would allow officers on the street to determine cannabis use – as with a Breathalyzer test for alcohol – is “still in its adolescence,” Lieb said. He suggested his department might be open to field testing of such
equipment. Illinois has 55 medical marijuana dispensaries that were allowed to apply to sell recreational cannabis. The state will issue 75 new recreational sale licenses by May 1, 2020, and an additional 110 by Dec. 21, 2021.
Some rules
In-state residents may buy up to 30 grams of flower, five grams of concentrate, and 500 milligrams of edible products from dispensaries. Outof-state visitors will be limited to half those amounts. Residency will be based on a driver’s license or state-issued ID. Products will come in a variety of potency and with a corresponding sales tax. Edibles will carry a 20 percent state tax; lower potency products will be taxed at 25 percent; and higher potency will carry an additional tax of 10 percent. Cities and counties also may enact a tax on sales. Both Woodstock and McHenry County have established a 3 percent tax, but no dispensaries will be open locally when the law takes effect.
Our Facebook crowd weighs in on top news By Larry Lough
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Facebook friends of The Independent made the closing of Swiss Maid Bakery on the Square the 2019 story with the longest reach.
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4. Lighting of the Square in Woodstock preview - 17,278 (Nov) 5. Maximum tax on local cannabis sales approved - 16,764 (Sept) 6. Hattie & Myrt clothing store opens on Square - 15,679 (Nov) 7. Cold Springs schoolhouse for sale as residence – 15,321 (April) 8. Photo of Deputy Jacob Keltner’s procession - 13,582 (March) 9. TLC Treasures Resale Shop opens - 13,358 (June)
10. Feature story on Claussen pickle factory - 12,130 (July) 11. Woodstock’s first roundabout planned - 12,103 (Aug) 12. Casey’s opens in Woodstock 11,523 (Aug) 13. Historical cold coming to Woodstock - 10,538 (Jan) 14. Marian classes out for fourth day after lightning strike - 10,447 (Sept) 15. Habitat for Humanity restores home where homicides occurred 9,685 (Oct) 16. Steve McKenzie photographs Chicago’s homeless - 9,982 (Jan) 17. Traffic fatality on Route 120 – 9,411 (March) 18. Photo of sun rising over a snow-packed Park in the Square – 9,400 (Feb) 19. Rosie’s Gluten Free Sweets opens – 9,305 (Dec) 20. Third brewery proposed for Woodstock - 9,258 (Oct) 21. Five-story apartment building approved - 9,206 (Sept) 22. Calvin/Galarza report from the Appalachian Trail - 9,957 (April) 23. Cesaroni’s Café and Deli opens - 8,635 (April)
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Business news and bad weather were among the posts that received the most attention from readers on the Facebook page of The Woodstock Independent in 2019. While a number of stories about business openings in Woodstock got the attention of our 10,700 Facebook friends and their friends, it was a closing – of Swiss Maid Bakery in February – that was No. 1 on the list, reaching more than 38,000 people via the social media platform. No. 2 was a business opening. After four years of serving pizza from food trucks, Your Sister’s Tomato opened a sit-down restaurant in Woodstock in December. That Facebook posting reaching more than 21,000 people as readers shared the news. Of the hundreds of government, business, sports, and feature stories The Independent posted during the past year, 13 reached more than 10,000 people via Facebook. Among those were two
weather-related stories: the recordbreaking cold in January and the record-breaking rains in September. The rains arrived along with lightning storms that damaged the bell tower at the Woodstock Opera House and canceled four days of classes at Marian Central Catholic High School when the 30-foot chimney took a direct hit, damaging interior portions of the building. The tragic story of A.J. Freund became a local story when the body of the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy was found south of Woodstock in April. And it wasn’t a report but a photo – of the funeral procession through Woodstock for slain Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner in March – that was the other crime-related item that attracted widespread attention on The Independent’s Facebook page. Here are the 50 most important and/or interesting stories from our Facebook page, according to readers: 1. Swiss Maid Bakery closing 38,124 (Feb) 2. Your Sister’s Tomato opens sitdown restaurant - 21,334 (Dec) 3. Search for missing A.J. Freund comes to Woodstock - 18,138 (April)
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2019 OBITUARIES Jimmie Lou Elyea (Farel) Marilyn M. Leigh Florence (Wenzel) Shawl Evelyn ‘Evie’ Fischer Rosemary Gancar Priscilla Anne Ormes Rebecca Walkington Phillip Edward Grask Julia Ann Howell Dona Lowrimore Thomas F. Schroeder Elaine Marguerite Eisenmenger Everett Donald
Hunter James D. Hodges Jack W. Sorensen Douglas L. Thompson John R. Hughes Marilyn Joyce Stromstedt Hollister Rich Wynn Schaefer Donald R. Lamos Norma Lucille (Carpenter) Stolz Mae T. Frederick Ron Bendis Richard Budd Wormley Ben Rosenfield
Obituaries that appeared in The Woodstock Independent in 2019
Thomas E. McGuine Dorothy M. Cox Frances E. Buckley Michael (Mike) Thomas Kaminski Shari Ann Gray Larry L. Rowe Neil S. Smith Melody J. Strauss William A. Brucher Steven James Pierce Everett Donald Hunter Charles Ron Church Bruce Lewellyn Patricia J.
McCaleb Kathleen A. (Katie) Flannigan Thomas W. Crandall Betty Eileen Housby Susan Albrechtsen Anderson Douglas L. Thompson Caryl L. Montgomery Marcella M. Habbley Carolyn Ruth (Cox) Mahoney Barbara Ann Corbett Terry Thompson William K. Hahn Priscilla Smith
John I. Rowe Jr. Elizabeth L. Messman Lynn Morton Pensinger Robert W. ‘Dutch’ Steinwehe James E. Berner Baltus ‘Bill’ Ortmann Charlene Rae Landers Albert F. Rhino Dennis Terrell Nix Barry A. Lamb Sr. Jerome B. Doty Donna-Marie Gazdziak Orient Michael Melone
Janet M. Locke Tornow Louis Francis Barrone Mathew R.P. Perrone Calvin F. Leisch Dylan Torres Barbara J. Kries Dr. William R. Larsen John A. Kruse Beulah Jacobson Allayaud Judith Harding William J. Luallen Melissa J. Rhino Donald Peter Witty Keith C. Emricson
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24. Report on D-200 teacher retirements, featuring Toby ParkerGoad, a kindergarten teacher - 8,571 (June) 25. Advance story on the funeral in Woodstock of Deputy Keltner 8,460 (March) 26. Ceremony at Woodstock High School sends off local National Guard unit as it deploys to Afghanistan - 8,444 (July) 27. Calvin/Galarza report from the Appalachian Trail - 8,420 (May) 28. Home invasion leads to four arrests - 8,154 (April) 29. Thoughtfulness Shop in Woodstock to close after 21 years on the Square - 7,990 (Nov) 30. Black Oak décor store opens on Throop Street - 7,873 (May) 31, Cursive writing making comeback in classrooms in Woodstock 7,824 (Feb) 32. Dental hygienist Sue Habbley retires - 7,795 (Jan) 33. One stop woodshop of Brandon Sleesman - 7,643 (March) 34. Kathy Comella named Woodstock’s Woman of Year - 7,636 (April) 35. Lightning hits Marian Central 7,608 (Sept) 36. Warp Corps opens in downtown - 7,225 (Feb) 37. Police at Woodstock High School after gun threat - 7,088 (March) 38. Prairie View Apartments to open for veterans - 7,027 (Feb) 39. A.J. Freund’s body found in Woodstock – 6,960 (April) 40. Photo of Ted Nugent performing at the McHenry County Fair 6,879 (June) 41. Sofies Lounge, Ethereal Confections, Holzlagers Brewing open 6,874 (Oct) 42. Cesaroni’s Café adds sidewalk tables - 6,829 (April) 43. Grandstand being built at McHenry County Fairgrounds 6,819 (March) 44. Kyle Olesen of Woodstock hikes Appalachian Trail - 6,767 (March) 45. National Women’s March on Woodstock Square - 6,732 (Jan) 46. 15-year-old boy arrested when missing girl found at his home 6,693 (Dec) 47. Calvin/Galarza report from the Appalachian Trail - 6,594 (June) 48, Groundhog Day couple from Alabama find Woodstock - 6,179 (Feb) 49. Classes out third day at Marian Central - 5,973 (Sept) 50. City’s reuseable bag giveaway in Woodstock on Earth Day - 5,928 (April)
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Are local Democrats for real? Was it the first sign of a suburban
Weather – the wild card Spring rains delayed planting, and summer rains delayed the harvest, as well as interrupted Woodstock’s street resurfacing program.
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September rains helped to make 2019 another unusually wet year.
After record cold in January and record rainfall in September, normal seasonal weather cycles can no longer be taken for granted. According to data from the Bull Valley weather station of Mary Moltmann, who reports to the National Weather Service, the Woodstock area is getting wetter by the year. In the 12-month Water Year (Oct. 1-Sept. 30), Moltmann found precipitation to be 12.53 inches above the 30-year normal of 36.62 inches for Woodstock in 2017. In 2018, it was 14.03 inches above normal. In 2019, 22.35 inches over – 60 percent higher than the norm. Weather is important to a community’s economic activity, especially to seasonal businesses found in this northern climate. In the short term, nothing can be done to change such trends. In the long term, ...
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Woodstock Police Department
■ Devin M. Goss, 22, was arrested Dec. 13 in the 1900 block of Charles Street on a McHenry County warrant charging failure to appear. Held on $10,000 bond. Court date to be set. ■ Gustavo R. Amacende-Silvestre, 22, Woodstock, was arrested Dec. 17 in the 100 block of Cass Street on a charge of no valid driver’s license. Released after posting 10 percent of $2,500 bond. Court date Jan. 16. ■ Sean P. Pruden, 44, Woodstock, was arrested Dec. 19 in the 100 block of Hayward Street on a charge of aggravated domestic battery and two counts of domestic battery. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set. ■ Diane M. Dulberg, 53, Woodstock, was arrested Dec. 19 in the 300 block of Leah Lane on a charge of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence and two counts of domestic battery. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set.
Charges are only accusations of crimes, and defendants are presumed innocent
until proved guilty.
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 Dec. 19-25: 64 Fire Runs Dec. 19
10:53 a.m. – 1700 block of South Eastwood Drive, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; shift commander, truck, engine, ambulance 1:20 p.m. – Hartland Road and U.S. 14, traffic accident with no injuries; truck, shift commander, ambulance 9:52 p.m. – 1000 block of Tara Drive, gas leak (natural gas or LP); engine 10:22 p.m. – 500 block of Leah Lane, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; shift commander, truck, ambulance Dec. 20
10:38 a.m. – 2900 block of Strauss Court, malfunctioning smoke detector
activation; engine 11:21 a.m. – 800 block of Prairie View Lane, smoke scare/odor of smoke; truck, shift commander, engine, ambulance Dec. 21
12:11 a.m. – 100 block of Washington Street, gas leak (natural gas or LP); truck 3 p.m. – 1700 block of South Eastwood Drive, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; engine 9:17 p.m. –1400 block of Commons Drive, trash or rubbish fire, contained; two engines, two ambulances, truck, shift commander, chief 11 p.m. – 10400 block of Country Club Road, power line down; truck Dec. 22
12:25 a.m. – 300 block of Fremont Street, water or steam leak; truck 10:35 a.m. – 500 block of South Eastman Street, Harvard, assist police or other agency; ambulance 10:50 p.m. – 1000 block of Wheeler Street, lockout; truck Dec. 23
3:40 p.m. – Tryon and South streets, traffic accident with no injuries; engine, shift commander, ambulance 4:43 p.m. – 1700 block of Rose Farm Road, authorized controlled burning; engine, brush truck, shift commander, pickup truck 6:06 p.m. – 1300 block of Infanta Court, authorized controlled burning; engine Dec. 24
8:40 a.m. – 600 block of Putnam Avenue, smoke scare/odor of smoke; engine, shift commander Dec. 25
9:30 a.m. – 700 block of Victoria Drive, water problem; truck 10:16 a.m. – 1300 block of Claussen Drive, unintentional alarm system activation, no fire; shift commander, truck, engine, ambulance 1:07 p.m. – 400 North Madison Street, system malfunction/other; shift commander, truck, ambulance 2:03 p.m. – 600 block of McHenry Avenue, system malfunction/other; truck
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Woodstock Fire/Rescue funding You voters already approved a 20 percent levy increase for the emergency service. Throw in the state’s maximum allowable levy increase, and WFRD will have about $1.4 million more to spend this coming fiscal year, starting May 1. The district also has a new four-year
School financial fix With a $170 million bond debt hanging over Woodstock School District 200, the Board of Education faces a fall 2020 deadline to avoid a debt levy explosion in 2021. “Based on our most recent information from [advisor] PMA, we will not be bringing any information to the Board until the Fall of 2020,” Risa Hansen, chief financial office of D-200, said in an email. “At that time, the Board will decide to refinance, and/or restructure and/or paydown the district’s debt.” With a fund balance (surplus) of about $25 million, the board has some options to address the debt bubble. Steady but modest population growth will help, but it’s nothing like what was anticipated a decade ago when three new schools were built to accommodate the growth that never came after the housing recession hit.
political/cultural shift in 2018 when McHenry County Democrats won more seats on the County Board – a body that not so long ago was a Republicans-only club? Or was it merely the midterm doldrums of a political party with an increasingly unpopular president in the White House? We might find out in November 2020. Perhaps no race will tell us more about political trends than the campaign for the 14th Congressional District, where Democrat Lauren Underwood will stand for re-election. Two years ago, she won every county in the historically Republican district when she unseated four-term incumbent Randy Hultgren. Both Democrats and Republicans will pour money into the district as long as the race is seen as a tossup, despite its GOP history. Seven Republicans seek their party’s nomination to challenge Underwood. With few races on the March 17 primary election ballot of either party, turnout might hinge on a statewide referendum to create a graduated income tax in Illinois, replacing a flat tax on all residents, regardless of income. Closer to home, McHenry County voters will decide whether to make the county coroner an appointed – rather than elective – office.
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Ordinances to enforce Effective this week, you’ll pay 10 cents for each plastic or paper bag you get from major retailers under Woodstock’s newest city code. City officials still hope to negotiate a zoning change that will avoid the violations by auto dealers who illegally park their merchandise around their properties (e.g., on the grass). As the weather warms up and outdoor concert season cranks up, Woodstock Police will be challenged to enforce the city’s new ordinance on objective noise limits between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. And city officials plan to try for a third time to enact city code with mandatory landlord registration, an effort intended to improve the rental housing stock in Woodstock – where 40 percent of the city’s residents live. Already the city has enacted new restrictions on electronic sign messages. Code enforcement personnel in Building and Zoning could have a busy year.
strategic plan that should direct the additional spending. Chief Mike Hill has talked about restoring the positions of deputy chief and fire protection officer; increasing daily staffing; and upgrading vehicles and equipment. The firefighters union also is looking forward to raises after having sacrificed two years of pay increases to help the district through its financial struggles. And there’s a matter of the unfunded liability in the firefighters pension fund. That $1.4 million can go only so far.
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Cheryl Wormley Publisher, Co-Owner
Paul Wormley Co-Owner
Woodstock, IL • 1987
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Cheryl Wormley Larry Lough Sandy Kucharski Ken Farver
New year always starts with unfinished business
Every year ends with unfinished business. But we would be less than honest if we didn’t say we were a bit disappointed in 2019. Granted, some projects are too big, too expensive to be completed in a calendar year. Think the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. Others are largely dependent on outside players to act. That’s the case with development of the former Die Cast factory site as part of determining the future of downtown Woodstock. Those two projects, in particular, seemed to hold such promise at the start of last year. But no investors responded to the city’s invitation in April to show interest in developing the Sheriff’s House. And a development proposal for the Die Cast site became more suspect the longer it dragged on amid multiple changes that were made to win acceptance from a skeptical public during a yearlong community discussion. Both projects are, to a large extent, starting over. We will know within days about any informal proposals in the city’s latest invitation for ideas to make use of our 19th century government buildings, and the City Council this month is expected to move on the purchase of the Die Cast site, giving the city more control over its development. That will be followed by further invitations to develop that property for ... what? Housing? Retail? High-tech employers? Those two projects were among the 10 we identified a year ago as likely newsmakers in 2019. And while they made news, many made little visible progress. Timetables for some of those matters didn’t call for a conclusion during the year, such as the widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock, which is likely still five or six years away from completion. We foresaw possible developments in 2019 to address the decade-old debt for school construction in Woodstock School District 200, but a solution will not be a matter of urgency until the fall of 2020, when action will be necessary to avoid a tax hit in 2021. Still others are problems that are likely going to be with us forever because they defy a solution.
Why do you millennials always have to come and ruin things?
OK, Boomer
EDITORIAL CARTOON BY LUKE GOINS
Deaths from opioid overdosing are not nearly the crisis they were just two years ago, but it’s still killing people and probably always will. Most of those 10 issues we identified last year will also get considerable attention in 2020. Did any of them find resolution in the past year? Homelessness will continue to be an issue in our community, but the closing of the Old Firehouse Assistance Center will largely keep the problem out of sight as a new fixed-site shelter in McHenry is opened and local agencies address delivery of services in a non-centralized fashion. We saw TIF2 as an issue of some conflict in 2019, but after a January vote of the City Council, the new development incentive went behind the scenes to encourage business growth and expansion in a much larger footprint in Woodstock. Of three proposals for solar farms in the immediate Woodstock area, one was withdrawn (Bull Valley) and two received approval from the City Council
but failed to win the state assistance necessary to make such a development financially feasible. Rest assured, solar energy and its cousin, wind power, will eventually lead renewable energy revival ahead. Voter approval for a tax increase to rescue the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District passed with relative ease (nearly 65 percent of voters in a referendum), but new revenue won’t be realized until May 2020. How the additional revenue is used will keep the matter in the news in the new year. District 200 upgraded security in its older buildings this past summer, bringing them up to the safety standard of other schools’ entrances, and no major incidents were reported in 2019. Still, Woodstock Police will continue to find themselves addressing any concern at school, no matter how small, for fear that it could be bigger than expected. As for those 2018 Democratic inroads into Republican McHenry County, November 2020 is likely to tell us all we need to know.
» YOUR VIEW
Republicans’ ballot has good District 14 hopefuls
The Republicans have a very impressive field of contenders to win back the 14th District’s congressional seat from the radical socialist Lauren Underwood, who ostensibly won the position on a single-issue basis. No one disagrees that health care, including
prescription drug costs, is a major concern to the American people. However, while they promise to solve problems in order to win elections, the Democrats have spent too much time and effort on trying to unseat our duly elected president, Donald Trump. President Trump has worked feverishly hard to re-establish America’s position in the world. He
has been re-negotiating unfair trade deals to bring more jobs back to America, undo agreements that put America at a disadvantage to other countries like the Paris Agreement, and bring our troops home. Despite extreme provocation by Iran, for instance, he refused to start a war with them. He has avoided inserting America into the Venezuela mess and made significant headway
in containing North Korea. He is accomplishing all this for the American people despite the sham, vicious attacks by the Democrats, who are so obsessed with impeachment. President Trump is working hard to deliver his Make America Great Again promise. One Republican candidate who I have met is Jerry Evans. I am very
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impressed with Jerry. He truly represents Republican values and supports what President Trump is doing for our country. He is very intelligent and has a heart to find solutions to the health care crisis. He, unlike many Democratic leaders, is not beholden to the pharma industry players. Jerry and his wife, Lisa, are graduates of Wheaton College. They and their young son live in Warrenville. They are both entrepreneurs. Jerry
importance of being ready with your elevator-pitch about Woodstock. Last spring you were encouraged to write in 75 words or less what makes Woodstock so special. That was followed by “What we say about our schools matters, too.” In the fall, after spending a day with some Australians, I chided myself for failing to talk as glowingly about Woodstock as they did about their “little valley.” And, I used the opportunity to challenge you, my readers, to again be ready with your top-of-mind list of what’s uniquely Woodstock. As I looked over the year’s Declarations, one in particular stood out. On my computer, it was logged “Flowers not weeds.” The headline when it was published in the paper was “Adopt a sign, corner, spot.” I expressed my concern about our town’s curb appeal. In particular, the weeds and grass growing in the medians and ditches along U.S. 14 and Route 47 and other gateways into Woodstock. Here it is January, and guess what? The weeds are still there – not growing, but brown and dead. Woodstock has the distinction of great things happening because a few people decide something needs to be done. So, as I look ahead to 2020, I’m hoping a handful of people will help me take this one on – flowers not weeds. Happy New Year!
founded a music school, and his wife has a personal trainer practice. They are extremely hard workers and want to serve our country. Jerry is very outgoing, personable, and relates well to Republican voters like me. I submit this letter not only out of support for Jerry Evans, but also out of sincere concern for America. We need leaders who will support our president and leaders who will stand up to the corruption in Washington. We need leaders who take a
common-sense approach to problem solving in Washington. For this reason, I will be supporting Jerry Evans in the 14th District congressional race.
Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Woodstock Independent. Her email is c.wormley@thewoodstockindependent.com
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columns for three special sections, making my total column-count 46. I know my high school English teachers and two college rhetoric professors might Cheryl find that surprisWormley ing. Actually, it’s Declarations a bit surprising to me, too. I’m an accidental column writer. It just happened. I didn’t read all 46 columns. I didn’t need to. The headlines were enough to remind me of the gist of each one. The topics varied considerably from recipe cards and anchor days to writing your own obituary. There were several columns about the weather, including Woodstock Willie’s prognostication of an early spring, which didn’t prove true. I also recorded the rain and cold of spring and early summer 2019. There also were several columns about my grandkids, our family as a whole, and my travels. By far, my go-to topics were Woodstock and the people who make a difference in our community. I wrote columns and more columns about Woodstock as if I were our community’s self-appointed town crier/marketer. In addition to Groundhog Days, I wrote about our Memorial Day observance and Chris Gerhke, who has chaired it for years; Fourth of July; Christmas Clearing House; and the Challenger Learning Center. More than once I uplifted the
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The news staff, especially Editor Larry Lough, has been taking stock of the year that came to a close this week. Although this issue of The Independent is dated Jan. 1, 2020, it went to press and then into the postal system to be delivered to subscribers several days before the end of 2019. It was even on the newsstands Dec. 30. One of the traditions at The Independent – approaching 30 years now – is compiling a year-in-review paper the week between Christmas and New Year’s. That’s what you’re reading right now. Staff members identified what they believe are the top news stories of the year. They also chose the best photographs, which can be quite difficult, because we’re blessed with super-talented photographers. As you read this paper from cover to cover, you’ll see other review features. The staff dug even deeper into looking back on the year by publishing a Yearbook on Dec. 20 and sending it to everyone in Woodstock and the west side of Wonder Lake. The Yearbook is an in-depth chronology of all the news from 2019, told in words and pictures. If you missed seeing it, stop by The Independent office; there may be a few left. It was excellent. All of the looking back prompted me to look at the columns I wrote in 2019. I’ve been writing Declarations weekly for 32 years, and never before have I looked back at a year of columns. It was interesting, to say the least. There were 52 Wednesdays in 2019. I took several vacations last year, so staff filled in for me nine times. I wrote
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Northwood Middle School held a food drive from Nov. 12 through Dec. 13 to benefit local food pantries. The drive was coordinated by the members of the school’s Student Council members. “We had just finished collecting supplies for the local National Guard,” Principal Bethany Hall said, “and then items started pouring in for our food drive two days later.” Northwood students also participated in the district-wide sock collection, Project MistleToes, during the same period. For the food drive, students brought in nonperishable items to their homeroom teachers. Classrooms competed for the highest donations so they could
enjoy a party with hot chocolate and cookies. “This year we did ‘Food Drive Bingo’ to make the students aware of the items that the food pantries need on a regular basis,” Hall said. The items were measured by the number collected, not by weight. In the past, the drive has brought in between 1,200 and 2,000 items. Donations were delivered to the Woodstock Food Pantry and the Wonder Lake Neighbors Food Pantry on Dec. 18. “I continue to be amazed by the generosity of our Northwood families,” Hall said. ‘This month we encouraged our students to ‘Be Kind.’ We are so proud of them for stepping up and collecting food for the local pantries.”
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Project Mistle-Toes nears 20,000 collected By Janet Dovidio
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Project Mistle-Toes celebrates its 10th year of sending new pairs of socks to nursing homes, children’s hospitals, and homeless shelters. Members of Woodstock High School’s National Honor Society coordinated the 2019 effort during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Member Vanessa Olandese was the NHS organizer. All schools in Woodstock School District 200 participated. NHS members handled all communication, delivery of baskets to each
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National Honor Society members Taylor Hauck, Ian Matthies, and Angelina Scolio show off some of the socks collected for nursing homes, children’s hospitals, and homeless shelters.
school, sock collections, and preparation for shipment to various locations. “This is a group of students that have leadership, scholarship, character, and serve their community in many ways through volunteer work,” Olandese said. Hope Fuller, a student at Creekside Middle School in 2009, exchanged socks with three friends at a sleepover that year. She passed away the next year from a brain tumor. Her friends decided to continue the socks exchange in her memory and donate them to a children’s hospital. Olandese reached out to Nora Brown, one of Hope’s friends in the original exchange, for background information. Brown indicated that the school collected 300 pairs of socks that first year. Project Mistle-Toes grew gradually to its present participation by all schools in D-200. The socks were collected Dec. 13 then delivered to Lurie Children’s Hospital, local hospitals, and other locations. By 2015, more than 10,000 socks had been collected. The group expects to reach 20,000 when the 2019 numbers are tabulated. “It is heartwarming to see so many people in our community come together to donate,” said Lyndra Bastian, co-adviser for the society at WHS. “I also appreciate all that the NHS members at WHS have done to help with Project Mistle-Toes.”
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Additionally, Superintendent Dr. Michael Moan will judge the artwork to choose a Superintendent’s Award. That piece will be permanently hung at the district office. “We are very proud of the District 200 arts program,” Bliss said. “The D-200 Winter Show displays student artwork from all grade levels where you can see how the students grow in their abilities, creativity, and are challenged to produce quality art.” D-200 faculty includes 11 art teachers. Elementary: Marisa Cincola, Katherine Flood, Charles Jones, and Amy Kuhn. Middle school: Jeriel McGinness and Virginia Rice. High school: Bliss, Allison McGinnis, Nancy Menge, and William Weber. Timothy Roloff is the art teacher at Clay Academy.
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A variety of Woodstock School District 200 student artwork is currently on display at the Woodstock Public Library.
Historic quilts from the collection of the McHenry County Historical Society will be on display from Jan. 7 to Feb. 3 at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St. The quilts, which date from the 1880s to the 1990s, highlight a variety of patterns from the society’s collection of more than 160 quilts. One of the quilts featured in this Community Room display is a redand-white Signature quilt made by the women of the Richmond Congregational Church in 1887. There are 162 names hand-inked on the quilt. Each person paid 10 cents to $1 as a fundraiser for the church. In 1895, this quilt was given to Cora Cotting at her wedding to Edward Stewart. She was a granddaughter of Charles C. Cotting, an early pioneer of Richmond. Charles Cotting built Richmond’s first flour mill. The quilts are free for public viewing during normal box office hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call 815-923-2267.
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The art talents of students in Woodstock School District 200 will be on display only one more week at the Woodstock Public Library, through Jan. 8.
D-200 has two large art shows each year, a winter show and a spring show. Art teachers from first through 12th grades select the work that is part of the displays. The opening reception at the library Dec. 2 had more than 800 students, families and community members attend, according to David Bliss, art instructor and Fine Arts Division chairman at Woodstock High School. All D-200 students may participate in the show. Each school will select one art piece to be permanently displayed in the building after it is framed. The winner from each school will be recognized at the Board of Education meeting in February.
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Cesaroni’s Café and Deli was opened downtown by Brandon and Brad Cesaroni in time for the Groundhog Days festival. Pamela Strelcheck opened Rosie’s Gluten Free Sweets in December.
The Thoughtfulness Shop will close Jan. 11 after 21 years on the Woodstock Square. Thrifting is big, and TLC Treasures Resale Shop off Route 47 was the most recent addition to the local scene.
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Woodstock, was sold by The Leslie A. Schubert Declaration of Trust and The Larry C. Schubert Declaration of Trust, Woodstock, to The Thomas A. and Susan M. Murray Trust, Woodstock, for $317,250. ■ Residence at 1760 Woodside Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton, Texas, to Rosalinda Gutierrez, Woodstock, for $205,100. ■ Residence at 344 Lake Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Nicholas and Caroline Headford, Round Lake Beach, to Alex W. Ginkel, Woodstock, for $122,000. ■ Residence at 1148 Greenwood Circle, Woodstock, was sold by Jesus Cruz, Woodstock, to Kurt T. Wellhausen, Woodstock, for $106,000. ■ Residence at 918 Blakely St., Woodstock, was sold by Bernardino Vargas, Woodstock, to Jose R. Arias, Woodstock, for $179,500. ■ Residence at 2513 Verdi St., Woodstock, was sold by Connie L. Steffen, Dunlap, to Theodore Anspaugh, Woodstock, for $207,000. ■ Residence at 220 Springwood Drive, Woodstock, was sold by CalAtlantic Group Inc., East Dundee, to Miwa Okamoto and Jun Nakatsuka, Woodstock, for $272,175. ■ Residence at 2000 Castleshire Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Jennifer Prindle, Crystal Lake, to NYM Properties LLC, Lake Villa, for $136,500. ■ Residence at 614 Handel Lane, Woodstock, was sold by The Susan J. Kowalski Trust, Naples, Fla., to Merrill E. Johnson, Woodstock, for $265,000.
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Some of those who raised funds and those who benefited from No-Shave November posed at a City Council meeting last month. They were (from left) Councilman Flynn, Assistant City Manager Christensen, Deputy Mayor Turner, Mayor Sager, Economic Development Director Anderson, Explorer Collins, Explorer Cervantes, Sgt. Rapacz (who heads-up Explorer Post 765), Sgt. Branum, Deputy Chief Lanz, Explorer Harrel, Explorer Alvarez, Detective Sharp, and City Manager Stelford.
Support grows for local Explorers post By Janet Dovidio
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It got a little hairy toward the end, but Woodstock Police Department Explorer Post 765 was the beneficiary of a recent fundraiser. In support of this group, Police Deputy Chief Ray Lanz organized the department’s second annual NoShave November campaign, which gave participants a reprieve from the department’s general orders to not allow the growth of facial hair other than conservative mustaches. Those who took part had to raise a minimum of $25 for the cause. If they wished to grow their facial hair through December, an additional
Christmas alive with motorized displays McHenry County Historical Museum
The McHenry County Historical Society will pull the plug Jan. 3 on an opportunity to view a one-of-a-kind display of working holiday “trade stimulators” from the 1950s. Veteran Christmas memorabilia collectors Dave Harms and Lynne Eltrevoog have compiled a lineup of some 20 different automated props designed to lure window shoppers
$25 was requested. A cumulative goal of $1,500 in total donations was set. That goal was surpassed with a check for $2,050 presented to Sgt. Robby Branum during the Dec. 3 meeting of City Council. The campaign included several specified dollar amounts as goals. If they were reached, several city employees were required to grow a beard for a month or shave the beard they already had. Economic Development Director Garret Anderson, Finance Director Paul Christensen, Councilman Darrin Flynn, City Manager Roscoe Stelford, and Deputy Mayor Michael Turner were required to grow
beards for a month. IT Director Dan McElmeel was asked to shave his beard. The Law Enforcement Explorer Program is a branch of the Boy Scouts of America. The hands-on program is open to young men and women between 14 and 21 who are interested in a career in law enforcement or a related field. “Police Explorers are not always interested in just being police officers,” said Sgt. Joshua Rapacz, current post adviser. “Our explorers learn how to handle stressful situations, talk to a variety of different people, write police reports, and learn how to testify in court.” Post 765 was designed and started
by Sgt. Tino Cipolla in 2012. Branum followed him, with Rapacz serving as the third and current adviser. Others have assisted through the years. They include Deputy Chief Ray Lanz; Sgt. Jeremy Mortimer; officers Jason Bernstein, Dave Dempsey, Sharon Freund and Bill Lintner; and Detective Dave Sharp. Many Woodstock Police Explorers have gone on to become police officers. One has attended law school, while several others have entered the military. “The Explorer program is a great way to get the youth of our community interested in one of this country’s most noble professions,” Rapacz said.
inside stores. Major retailers doubled down on this strategy in their Christmas marketing campaigns. The Marengo couple’s collection, accumulated mostly in the past 10 years, includes a 1951 sleeping Santa, a ballerina bear, an elf assembling a toy, and a Santa playing piano. They were manufactured by companies like New York-based David Hamberger Holiday Displays, and Gregory Motors Inc. and Harold Gale Co. of Kansas City, Mo. “I love lights that blink and I love motion,” Harms said. “We’re hoping that, when they’re all moving, the
whimsy of it will produce a smile.” Other vintage holiday decorations join these mechanized pieces at the McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St. in Union. Entries in the fourth annual “Rock Around the Quilted Tree” also are on display. . Both displays will remain up through Jan. 3, with the exception of Dec. 31, as well as New Year’s Day. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Regular museum admission applies. For more information, call 815 9232267 or visit GotHistory.org.
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Rock singer Ted Nugent points to a receptive, sold-out crowd during a performance in August at the newly rebuilt grandstand at the McHenry County Fair.
A rescued red-tailed hawk is released at Wolf Oak Woods by Sara Denham, of the Wildlife Resource Center of the McHenry County Conservation District. Woodstock lined Route 47 for the funeral procession of slain Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner in March.
A 10U Woodstock Avalanche player takes a mighty swing during a game in June against the Woodstock Little League Heat.
Pickle pickers are lined up at Claussen in Woodstock in July, when The Independent published a feature story on the westside facility.
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Woodstock Willie’s wildly inaccurate forecast on Groundhog Day predicted an early spring, which impressed “Groundhog Day” actor Stephen Tobolowsky.
During a book signing in May at Read Between the Lynes in Woodstock, Glenn Myron talks about his book describing a homeless person’s life on the streets of Chicago. The book was published with the help of Woodstock resident Steve McKenzie. Mail carrier Dianne Petrucci bundled up against record-low temperatures in January as she delivered her route along Calhoun Street.
Lead welder Keith Schubert makes sparks fly at Mac Automation in Woodstock, which was profiled in a Manufacturing Day feature in The Independent.
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1949 holdup, Not his first rodeo – or enlistment kidnapping Marine recruiter re-ups in Woodstock in horseback swearing-in In 1926, the popular Montgomery Ward Mail Order Catalog Co. broke with its mail-order-only tradition and successfully opened its first retail outlet store in Indiana. Two years later, 1928, the Stafford Furniture and Undertaking building on the west side of the Woodstock Square was razed to build a new Montgomery Ward retail store in Woodstock. Then, in 1930, the Donnely residence and millinery shop just to the north of the store burned to the ground. In its place, an addition to the original Montgomery Ward store was built, doubling the size. Today the building is known as the Woodstock Mall.
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Throughout the 1930s and ’40s, Woodstock’s Montgomery Ward flourished as the largest department store in McHenry County. So much so, it became the target for a major robbery. The Nov. 21, 1949, issue of the Woodstock Sentinel reported, “McHenry County’s crime wave which has caused considerable excitement in recent months turned into ‘big time’ status when a lone and desperate gunman staged one of the most daring holdups in Woodstock in many years.” The previous Saturday, Nov. 19, 1949, soon after the Montgomery Ward store closed, a customer knocked on the front door saying he had left a package inside the store. Assistant manager Richard Henderson recognized the man, who had actually applied for a job several days earlier. After letting the man inside, Henderson went to the basement to turn the store lights back on while store manager James Dwyer helped the customer retrieve his package. When Henderson returned from the basement, he discovered manager Dwyer and the customer tussling. When he tried to
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By Tricia Carzoli
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Paulin, a recruiter in McHenry County, recently signed his re-enlistment contract with the USMC – on horseback. “It was pretty awesome to be able to do this at Operation Wild Horse,” Paulin said. The organization offers equestrian opportunities to veterans, active duty military, and their families at the group’s farm in Bull Valley. Paulin was drawn to OWH because his wife, Hira Paulin, is an experienced horsewoman. “I didn’t have anything to do with his re-enlistment [on horseback] choice,” Hira Paulin said. “I was pretty surprised, actually.” Paulin had been on horseback only a few times, but he had enjoyed his time at the farm so much, he asked OWH founder and President Jim Welch and program director Patti Gruber if re-enlisting on horseback would be possible. They consented. “We were so honored to have this happen here,” Welch, himself a USMC veteran, said. “It was the first time anything like this has been done at Operation Wild Horse. We didn’t think the command leadership would be up for a ceremony on horseback, but they were, and it was so cool.”
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Discharging Paulin was USMC Sgt. Maj. Robert Alvarez. The experience was a first for him as well. “This was my first time on a horse,” Alvarez said. “It was different, but it was such an incredible thing. It was a great experience being out here.” During the ceremony, Paulin was honorably discharged for mere seconds before re-enlisting for what could be his last time. Paulin was joined on horseback by Alvarez, his wife, and Marine Capt. Manuel De La Cruz Jr., who swore in Paulin. In a career that has spanned nearly 14 years, the man who began in the delayed-entry program his senior year built bombs for three years and then became an M1A1 tank crewman. He said the journey had been filled with both
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Staff Sgt. Matthew Paulin, a Marine Corps recruiter, takes the oath while being re-enlisted in the Corps by Sgt. Maj. Robert Alvarez. accomplishments and experiences. Soon after being promoted to sergeant in 2013, he was deployed to Bahrain. After shoulder surgery stateside, he returned to the tanks. In 2016, he was again promoted, this time to staff sergeant, and deployed to Iraq to be the personal security chief for the colonel/commanding officer of Task Force Al Assad. Upon his return, he took leadership courses in Camp Pendleton and then attended recruiters school before serving the greater McHenry County area. He has been stationed in the McHenry County branch for nearly two years and has enlisted 32 young men and women into the Marine Corps during that time.
Family affair
Many of those young poolees were in attendance at OWH, led by Gunnery Sgt. James Hernandez. Welch made sure each activeduty military and poolee knew they were welcome at OWH. “We are a family here,” he said, “and you are welcome whenever you feel like.” Holding the Marine Corps flag was Marty Lenzen, a Vietnam veteran and OWH participant. Lenzen held the same military occupational specialty code just over 50
years ago in Ketsana, Vietnam. “I was excited when I found out he would be holding the Marine Corps flag,” Paulin said. “There aren’t a lot of us around.” The two spent time talking about the differences in tank models and artillery as Paulin prepared for his possible future deployment. His wife, Hira, a Ph.D. student at Northern Illinois University, said she was “genuinely happy” about the re-enlistment. “He truly loves it,” she said, “and as long as he continues to love it, I am glad that he continues on this career.” She said both she and Staff Sgt. Paulin were pleased with the turnout for his ceremony. “From a research standpoint, only 6 percent of our country serve, and I think so many of us admire the military from afar,” she said. “But this is an opportunity for others to come support the military in a unique way. “I am so proud of Matthew as he serves his county. I know that he loves the corps – so often putting them first in his life. But the Marine Corps has made him the man that he is more than anything, and I’m so proud that he is doing what makes him happy.”
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Employees of Other Word Computing donated toys for Christmas Clearing House again this holiday season. The toys will go to children in the Woodstock area, home to OWC headquarters. Pictured are OWC President Jen Soulé (left) and OWC Chief of Staff Jo Ann Olson with this year’s donations.
REAL CHARMING. REAL INDEPENDENT. REAL FUN. It’s time to party again and again and again in Woodstock, IL at the annual 2020 Woodstock Groundhog Days Festival! The weekend celebration kicks off on Thursday, January 30 with the Welcoming of the Groundhog at the historic Woodstock Opera House. On Sunday, February 2 at approximately 7:07 AM, Woodstock Willie makes his prognostication on the charming Woodstock Square.
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help, the assailant brandished a revolver and forced both managers to the second floor, where the store safe was located. While Dwyer was opening the safe, the gunman slugged Henderson over the head with his pistol, knocking him semi-unconscious. After the safe was emptied of thousands of dollars, the gunman forced Dwyer downstairs and out of the building to a car parked in front of the store. He told Dwyer to “follow his instructions and make no attempt to shout, or he would get some of the medicine the other fellow received.” At gunpoint, Dwyer was forced to drive south out of town on Route 47. When they reached Route 64, they headed east through St. Charles toward Chicago. Soon after they had departed, assistant manager Henderson, dazed and in pain, was able to sound the alarm. State police in Elgin were notified to be on the lookout. Three hours after leaving Woodstock, avoiding capture by the authorities, the gunman and Dwyer arrived in Chicago. Dwyer was let go, dropped off in a dark alley. When he managed to find a pay
phone, he called home to let everyone know he was OK and soon after was able to catch a train back to Woodstock. There are no other follow-up newspaper accounts of the crime, and unfortunately local police records from that time period no longer exist. It does not appear the gunman was ever identified or caught, and he got away with one of the most dramatic crimes in Woodstock’s history. The theft and kidnapping is even more brazen when you consider the Montgomery Ward store was located within a few hundred feet of both the Woodstock Police Department (then in the Opera House) and the county sheriff’s office and residence (just north of the Old Courthouse).
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Spend the weekend in Woodstock celebrating the 27th anniversary of Harold Ramis’ classic film, “Groundhog Day”. Enjoy a weekend of events including the chili cook-off, free Groundhog Day movie showings at the Woodstock Theatre, free walking tours of film sites, a pub crawl and don’t miss the official Groundhog Day Breakfast! Tickets are required. Get your tickets at woodstockgroundhog.org.
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30 years ago – 1989
■ A new state law required all motorists to have liability insurance on their motor vehicles. ■ Woodstock Mayor Jim Schoemaker presented a signed deed to a parcel of land next to Claussen Pickle to Maj. Gen. Harold Holesinger, adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard. The city donated $100,000 toward the purchase of the property to be used for a new armory.
25 years ago – 1995
■ No. 1 on the City Council’s list of goals for 1995 was the redevelopment of the Woodstock Die Cast site on Clay Street. ■ The Woodstock High School Machines Advisory Committee, with the help of former machine shop instructor Bill Barger, had resurrected the WHS machine shop program, and classes were at full enrollment. ■ The city of Woodstock created Woodstock 2000, a program intended to spark discussions about the future of businesses, services, and residential living in Woodstock.
20 years ago – 2000
■ Area residents, businesses, and government bodies had braced for complications and even technology shutdowns when the year changed from 1999 to 2000. But they, like people around the world, breathed a sigh of relief when there were no major problems from the Y2K bug. ■ Andrea Koehler gave birth to a daughter, Brianna, at Memorial Medical Center, Woodstock. Brianna was the first baby born in Woodstock in the new millennium.
15 years ago – 2005
■ Woodstock band Stockwood, billed as the world’s youngest Beatles cover band, released its first album, “Stockwood Destination.” Three members of the band, Collin Berg, J.D. Fuller, and Dylan McCarten, were sixth-graders at Olson Middle School. John Morefield and Evan Berg were fourth- and second-graders, respectively, at Dean Street Elementary School. ■ David and Andrew Widmer, sons of Mark and Mary Widmer, Woodstock, attained the rank of Eagle Scout. They followed in the footsteps of their older brother, Will; father, Mark; and maternal grandfather, Dr. John Wacker.
All were Eagle Scouts. Their paternal grandfather, William Widmer, was a Boy Scout, too.
10 years ago – 2010
■ Woodstock School District 200’s dual-language program was featured in Chicago Parent Magazine. The article highlighted D-200 as one of a growing number of school districts in Illinois teaching students in two languages.
5 years ago – 2015
■ Robert Kristensen, president, and Ken Marunde were the only candidates running for six-year terms on the Woodstock Fire/Rescue Board. Both men had served on the board for more than 20 years. ■ A new contract with trash hauler MDC Environmental meant Woodstock residents using an MDC toter could dispose of one large item each week at no additional cost, and residents using garbage stickers could dispose of one bulk item for the cost of a single $2.68 garbage sticker. ■ The Independent featured longtime Woodstock resident Everett Kuhn, who would turn 100 in May 2015. After working for Kraft Foods for 47 years, he retired and focused his energies on restoring supercharged Cord Phaetons. He and his late wife, Frances, were well known in Woodstock. To this day, Frances has the distinction of being Woodstock’s only female mayor.
1 year ago – 2019
■ D-200 was in the second stage of rolling out its STEM curriculum at all six district elementary schools after piloting the program at Olson Elementary School in 2018. Students in first through fifth grades were spending two hours a week in STEM instruction and hands-on activities. ■ The Independent featured Woodstock resident Steve McKenzie, who felt called to make friends with street people – first in Chicago, where he was commuting daily to work, and also in Woodstock. Once on his journey to tell the stories of people on the street, he began carrying his camera to work and started asking people on the street if he could take their pictures. He shared the photos on his Instagram page, People_Beautiful_People. For his work, with Chicago’s homeless, he was named a 4 Star Chicagoan.
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4 SATURDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
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FOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS MEETING
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City Hall 121 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m. 815-338-4300
8 WEDNESDAY WOLF OAK WOODS WORKDAY 8930 Route 120 9 a.m. to noon conservmc.org
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Woodstock North High School 3000 Raffel Road, Room D187 1 to 4 p.m. 815-337-9068 foxvalleyrocketeers.org
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COFFEE WITH THE CHIEF Woodstock Police Department 656 Lake Ave. 7 p.m. 815-338-2131
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15 WEDNESDAY WOLF OAK WOODS WORKDAY 8930 Route 120 9 a.m. to noon conservmc.org
MEMORY MAKERS STORYTELLING GROUP Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 9:30 a.m. 815-338-0542 woodstockpubliclibrary.org Led by Joy Aavang
16 THURSDAY SENIOR ACTIVITIES Dorr Township 1039 Lake Ave. 10:30 a.m. Lunch - $5 donation 815-338-0125
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18 SATURDAY WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
YONDER PRAIRIE WORK DAY Yonder Prairie 1150 S. Rose Farm Road 9 a.m. to noon conserveMC.org
HABITAT RESTORATION BOGER BOG 2399 S. Cherry Valley Road 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. mccdistrict.org 815-455-1537
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MCHENRY COUNTY NEW MUSIC REVUE Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $23 woodstockoperahouse.com
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WOODSTOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Hall 121 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m. 815-338-4300
ORIGINAL OPEN MIC Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 815-338-5164 $5 donation
Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 adults, $15 senior citizens, $13 students and groups of 20 or more woodstockoperahouse.com
Jan. 18, 25, 1 and 4 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $7 woodstockoperahouse.com
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CREATIVE LIVING: MATTHEW CORDELL - A LOOK INSIDE THE STUDIO OF A CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER
Jan. 9, 7 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 adults, $15 senior citizens, $13 students and groups of 20 or more
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 20, 2019 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: MARDON COPY SERVICES located at 3123 FAIR HAVEN LN., LAKE IN THE HILLS IL 60156. Owner Name & Address: JOHN A. PEJCHL 3123 FAIR HAVEN LN., LAKE IN THE HILLS IL 60156. Dated: DECEMBER 20, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent January 1, 2020) L10945
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NOTICE OF CHANGE TO DBA ADDITION OF NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 9, A.D.. 2019, a Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County IL concerning the business known as VICTORIA’S CLEANING located at 748 OAK ST., WOODSTOCK IL 60098 which certificate sets forth the following ADDITION OF NAME change in the DBA thereof: GABRIEL GONZALEZ INIGUEZ 748 OAK ST., WOODSTOCK IL 60098. Dated: DECEMBER 9, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 18, 2019, December 25, 2019, January 1, 2020) L10944
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MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS GREENWOOD PLACE TOWNHOME CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF MARGARET NELSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS & LEGATEES OF MARGARET NELSON and UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, Defendants. CASE NO. 19 LM 669 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, ESTATE OF MARGARET NELSON and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARGARET NELSON, defendants in the aboveentitled case, that the above-entitled Forcible Entry and Detainer action was filed on November 20, 2019 and is now pending. 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above. 2. The Court in which said action was brought is identified above. 3. The name of the titleholder of record is MARGARET NELSON. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Unit 5-C in Greenwood Place Condominiums of Woodstock as delineated o survey which survey is attached as Exhibit “C” to the Declaration of Condominium recorded January 25, 1991 as Document Number 91R2617, as amended from time to time together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements, in McHenry County, Illinois IDENTIFIED BY PERMANENT INDEX NO. 13-05-208-015 5. A common address of the real estate is as follows: 1085 Greenwood Circle, Woodstock, IL 60098
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Sports By Sandy Kucharski with Staff File Photos
YEAR IN REVIEW
SPORTS ACTION IN 2019
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Woodstock is an active sporting community, and 2019 was no exception. During the school year, high school sports rule. With three high schools in town, there is almost always something for sports enthusiasts to follow. There are occasional lulls between seasons, but during any given week our staff regularly divides and conquers, spreading out to report in words and photos the multiple sports at three different schools. In 2019, Woodstock, Woodstock North, and Marian Central Catholic high schools delivered plenty of action and exciting moments for our readers to follow. We have watched teams strive to improve their records and have seen some near-perfect seasons. This year saw multiple conference titles for each of the area schools.
ESCC champs
Lady ’Cane track-and-field athlete Regan Dineen led her team in the East Suburban Catholic Conference conference meet May 1, winning the high jump and long jump and being a member of the first-place 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay. On May 8, we shared the news that Marian athletes Ryan Jones and Bryce Radcliffe won ESCC titles;, Jones won the 3,200, and Radcliffe won the high jump.
KRC victories
In Kishwaukee River Conference action, it was girls first. On May 2,
WHS hosted the girls conference championship, when WNHS’s Emma Mergl leaped for a conference championship title in the high jump. In boys track and field, North’s Elijah Pena earned a conference championship title May 9, in the triple jump, and Luke Duenas represented the Thunder, winning the long jump. The WHS/WNHS co-op boys golf team scored a KRC championship title Oct. 1, a first for the team.
Woodstock North volleyball, with a record of 20-17 in conference play, won its second regional championship in two years in an upset victory Oct. 31 over the Streaks, who were favored to win, coming into the game with a record of 30-7 in conference play.
North builds rep
Woodstock North athletic director Brady Stromquist takes a photo of the regional champion girls volleyball team Oct. 31. WHS senior Eli Woodson uses fancy footwork Sept. 11. The Streaks won the KRC conference title with a 9-0 record. Blue Streak boys clinched the KRC soccer conference championship title Oct. 2 with a perfect conference record of 9-0. Later that same week, the WHS girls volleyball team claimed a KRC conference title Oct. 7, also attaining a 9-0 record. On Oct. 19, the WHS boys cross-country team won the conference title, and Blue Streak Shannon Koscinski won the girls cross-country championship title Oct. 19.
Three Blue Streaks were awarded Player of the Year status in the Kishwaukee River Conference for fall sports. Senior captain Hanna Berry was named KRC volleyball player of the year, midfielder Oscar Escorza was named KRC soccer player of the year, and Stephan Turskey was named goalkeeper of the year.
As the youngest high school in town, WNHS continues to grow its reputation and celebrate milestones. The Thunder boys basketball team made history March 1, winning the school’s first ever IHSA regional basketball championship with a 67-63 victory over Genoa-Kingston. Senior Ryan Shaffter led the team with 27 points. The girls tennis team ended its regular season Oct. 10 with a near-perfect record of 22-1, a record-high winning streak, the longest ever in WNHS tennis history. And volleyball standout Brooke Amann’s commitment to play at South Dakota State University was the school’s first athlete to sign with a Division I college.
Brooke Amann is North’s first D-1 committed athlete.
Shining at state WHS’s Hanna Berry was named KRC volleyball player of the year.
Sectional success
Brad Arnold played on the conference champion Woodstock co-op golf team Oct. 1.
The boys track and field class 2A sectionals on May 15 belonged to WNHS. The Thunder claimed four individual sectional championship titles and qualified athletes to go to state in seven events. WNHS girls tennis team was first in IHSA Antioch Sectional Oct. 19, advancing one player to state.
Shannon Koscinski claimed the girls cross-country conference title Oct. 19.
Several Woodstock teams and individuals claimed sectional titles. Marian wrestlers dominated the mats at the Antioch sectional Feb. 9, qualifying nine athletes for the state meet – including two state champions – and setting a school record for Marian. Daniel Valeria won the 132-pound division, and Dylan Connell topped the 160-pound division.
At the peak of performance, Woodstock was represented at the Illinois High School Association state level by several individuals and one team. Topping the list, Marian wrestler Dylan Connell was crowned as the 2019 individual state champion in the 160-pound weight division Feb. 16 at the IHSA individual state championships. Dylan The win was the second for Connell. Connell
Woodstock distance runner Kylie Hagmann committed to run at Illinois State University (Div. I) in February, and Blue Streak volleyball players Hanna Berry (Truman State University) and Sophia Wicker (Southwestern College) signed NLIs with Division II colleges in November.
Packer fan Liam Tumminello was the recipient of a Make-a-Wish visit to Green Bay. As this year draws to a close, we are in the midst of the winter season, following boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, wrestling, boys swimming, winter cheerleading and dance, and even fencing. We look forward to competition heating up as conference and sectional titles are on the line, following the action to the state finals for some in 2020.
In November, three Marian athletes claimed all-state titles, medaling in the IHSA class 2A state cross-country finals Nov. 9. Senior Siobhan Stoll finished the girls race in eighth, and Peter Walsdorf (11th) and Ryan Jones (15th) had strong finishes for the boys.
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Marian cross-country medalists (from left) Peter Walsdorf, Siobhan Stoll and Ryan Jones.
Off to college
We enjoyed watching local athletes and felt hometown pride as we watched many sign national letters of intent to continue playing sports in
While high school sports are a focus for The Woodstock Independent, this town is also full of talented athletes engaged in multiple sporting activities that are not filled with high school rosters. We profiled unique athletes such as Landon Whitney, a 9-year-old dirtbike racer with an impressive résumé of motocross and arena cross wins. We met Kyle Oleson, who hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in 2019, and Wonder Lake water sport enthusiasts Bree and
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North’s Aly Cullotta played in her fourth state tournament Oct. 24.
BOYS BASKETBALL ■ Dec. 21 Woodstock lost to Rockford Christian 73-41. ■ Dec. 21 Woodstock North came away with a 78-68 win over Rochelle. ■ Dec. 21 Marian Central beat Marmion Academy 60-40. ■ Dec. 21 Marian Central lost to South Elgin 90-55. ■ Dec. 23 Woodstock lost to Freeport 64-54. ■ Dec. 23 Marian Central lost to Jacobs 69-43. ■ Dec. 23 Marian Central lost to Grayslake Central 59-43. GIRLS BASKETBALL ■ Dec. 21 Woodstock North lost to Crystal Lake South 51-34. ■ Dec. 21 Marian Central lost to Wauconda 52-48.
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Past athletes were honored throughout the year as well. On Feb. 15, WHS inducted six new members into the school’s Hall of Fame: Dr. Donald Anderson, Matthew Asfeld, Jeff Curran, Ryan Ortmann, Corey Ungaro, and Katherine Macheroux Wever. In July, The Woodstock Independent recognized the Woodstock Girls Softball League for 50 years of teaching girls ages 4 to 20 the skills of the game. In September, football team members from the class of 1959 enjoyed the homecoming game and festivities while celebrating their 50th class reunion, and in December we shared the news that John Widmayer was honored by the City Council for 50 years of service to youth sports and the community.
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In October, Thunder standout and No. 1 singles tennis player Aly Cullotta played in her fourth state tennis tournament, making it to the championship bracket.
Marian’s Caileigh Widmayer signed to ride on the Tiffin University equestrian team.
Tony Kusz. We featured 13-year-old archer Nathan Zimmerman, who holds 21 national titles and nine national records, and Austin Bauman, also 13, who won the Illinois Hunter Jumper Association Pony Medal finals. And in December, we saw what a dreamcome-true looks like when we shared WNHS junior and Make-aWish recipient Liam Tumminello’s story about his Green Bay Packers experience.
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Marian medalists (from left) Molly Iden, Meaghan DiPietro, Regan Dineen and Dominique Thomas.
college. On May 6, 11 WNHS athletes committed to colleges during a group signing event. Fifteen WHS students did the same thing across town. In February, Marian’s Bryce Radcliffe and Daniel Dusik signed to play football at North Central College; and in December, cross-country runner Siobhan Stoll and basketball standout Janelle Allen each signed to Division I schools on athletic scholarships. We also highlighted a Marian signing event held in May for Caileigh Widmayer, who signed to ride on the equestrian team at Tiffin University, a Division II school.
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Five of Connell’s teammates – Josh Grover, Daniel Valera, Elon Rodriguez, Bryce Shelton and Thor Paglialong – also medaled. Capping off the best season in school history, the Marian wrestling team, coached by David Silva, finished third in the Dual Team State Tournament Feb. 23. Marian’s girls 4x200 relay team won sixth-place at the IHSA girls 2A state finals meet May 16. Runners were Molly Iden, Meaghan DiPietro, Regan Dineen, and Dominique Thomas. Dineen also medaled in the long jump with a fifth-place finish.
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TOP SHOTS
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Erin Bigler shows her spirit while performing with the WNHS dance team at the Thunder’s football home opener.
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Marian junior Dylan Connell (left) controls a Marist wrestler Dec. 5.
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Marian’s quarterback, sophomore Brendan Hernon, looks to pass Aug. 30 during the Hurricanes’ season opener against Johnsburg.
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Allison Bishop (center) and the Blue Streaks dance team give a spirited performance Jan. 10 at the WHS boys varsity basketball game.
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Senior Jonathan DePrey deflects the ball Sept. 7 when the Hurricanes faced Joliet Catholic.
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Thunder’s Colin Zinn dodges a Westosha Central defender Aug. 30.
North’s Kylie Schulze goes for a pancake dig.
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Marian’s Ryan Jones runs to a county championship title in the 3,200 April 19 in Huntley.
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Woodstock North senior Yael Lopez heads the ball Sept. 4 during the Thunder’s 5-1 conference victory over Johnsburg.
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Woodstock High senior MacLean Buckley controls the ball against Woodstock North Oct. 7.
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Woodstock North junior Shea Jones keeps her eyes up as she pursues the ball. The Thunder beat conference rival Marengo 3-0 at home April 8.
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Woodstock North High School’s Abby Hartman (junior) and Piper Benedict (sophomore) converge to make a play at second base April 3 in the Thunder’s home opener against Antioch.
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Woodstock North’s Lacey Schaffter flies head and shoulders above a Harvard player Dec. 6. The Thunder won 53-21.
Before Christmas, the Lewis University Flyers, with the help of Marian Central Catholic graduate Adam Pischke, made it six in a row. In a 17-day stretch, the Flyers played only two games. Both were nonconference tilts, and the Flyers won both games. In a 68-65 win over Hillsdale College, Pischke scored 13 points by hitting 3-of-8 from the floor, which included one trey, and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. In the 86-72 victory over the University of St. Francis, Pischke scored even more, scoring 15 points by hitting 6-of-9 from the floor. He played 35 minutes and drained his only 3-point opportunity. The Cary native also had six assists, four rebounds, and three steals. Most recently, he Dan was held to single Chamness digits in an 84-57 The College thumping of Lake Report Superior State University. TRACK Grace Beattie (Woodstock) started her final track season with a victory in the mile run at the Eastern Illinois University-hosted Early Bird. The Illinois State University runner finished the race at Lantz Fieldhouse in Charleston in 4 minutes, 57.06 seconds. Team scores were not kept. VOLLEYBALL Lauren Hanlon (Marian Central Catholic), a Xavier University redshirt freshman, led the team with 255 kills. The Woodstock native, who had a hitting percentage of .241, also had 65 blocks (three solos), 47 digs, four service aces, and three assists. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Haley Ahr (Woodstock North) has averaged 26.1 minutes a game through the first nine games this year. She has made eight starts and played in all nine games. Ahr has 55 points and 60 rebounds, respective averages of 6.1 and 6.7 a game. Jeni Crain (Woodstock) scored eight points for Augustana College in the final game before Christmas, an 86-80 victory over Illinois Wesleyan University. Crain, who played 19 minutes, had five rebounds. The Augustana College Vikings are 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
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