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‘A great hospital in its day’

Former South Street hospital to be demolished, land donated to D-200

By Larry Lough

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What can Woodstock High School do with the extra four acres of land from the donation of the former Woodstock Hospital property next door?

“Build a new indoor pool and close down the dungeon pool in the

basement,” was one response on The Independent’s Facebook page.

“This could provide needed space for future programs, ...” another man wrote. “Imagine a fully functioning high tech 3D printing laboratory for students, run by students and mentors, producing products which generate scholarships for students. ...”

The high school’s campus on South Street will expand by 3.9 acres with Northwestern Medicine’s donation of the former hospital property.

Northwestern last week announced it would donate the land, which was home to the former Woodstock Memorial Hospital, after razing the building in See HOSPITAL, Page 2

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Greta Taylor of River Valley Farms is bundled up as she sells mushrooms at the Woodstock Farmers Market on a chilly morning Saturday. The “summer” market on the Square will end next week. See story on Page 16.

Depot upgrades ready to ‘get going’

By Larry Lough

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Expect to see activity pick up this week on about $200,000 in improvements to the Metra depot in Woodstock.

A fence went up around the station several weeks ago, but little activity has been observed at the site. The City Council in May approved a contract for the project, which has since been

delayed for various reasons.

Roofers are expected to be at work this week as part of the project to upgrade the exterior of the building along Church Street, according to Jeff Van Landuyt, the city’s director of Public Works.

“Once we get going,” he said, “it will go pretty fast.”

The project has some time to make up. According to a proposed timeline that the City Council approved

last November in an agreement with the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, substantial completion of the work was scheduled for August.

But Van Landuyt said the city had waited about two months for an occupancy permit for the contractor that building owner Union Pacific Railroad insisted was needed before work could begin. Eventually, UP gave the

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early 2021, according to a news release from Northwestern.

Kevin Lyons, communications director for D-200, said the district had no specific plans for the land, which is immediately west of the high school.

“We’re certainly grateful for Northwestern Medicine’s donation, particularly since Woodstock High School is in such a tight residential space along South Street,” Lyons said in an email.

“How to best use that property will be something the administration and the Board of Education will discuss in the future.”

‘Serve future generations’

In announcing the donation, Thomas McAfee, president of the Northwest Region at Northwestern Medicine, said the site would continue its history of benefiting the community.

“This donation both demonstrates and strengthens our relationship with the Woodstock community,” McAfee said in the news release. “It will allow Woodstock School District to further expand educational opportunities and ensure the site will continue to serve future generations.”

Michael Moan, D-200 superintendent, said in the release that the district was making plans for use of the land.

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This postcard of the former Woodstock Hospital was made from a photograph by K.C. Kropp. The building at 527 W. South St. had been the home of Judge Theodore Murphy.

“We appreciate our partnership with Northwestern Medicine and the generous donation to our landlocked footprint on Woodstock High School’s South Street campus,” Moan said. “The board of education will discuss how the space will best meet our needs.”

Woodstock’s hospital sat along South Street from 1915 until 1994, when a new hospital was built at 3701 Doty Road. In recent years, the old building housed business offices for Centegra

Health System.

“Helping build stronger communities is part of our mission, and our relationship with Woodstock School District is vital to this work,” McAfee said in the release. “While we understand that the land on South Street holds memories for members of our community, we know we will see its legacy live on through the children who attend Woodstock High School.”

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go-ahead even without that permit.

The railroad has an agreement with Metra to handle much of the maintenance of the station, and Metra is having the city manage the project. Van Landuyt said he expected the work to be finished within 60 days.

The city then will invoice Metra for the work, which will reimburse the city for all expenses.

‘Good bid’ well under estimate

Besides getting a new roof, the depot will have all exterior doors and windows repainted, gutters and downspouts will be replaced, a new sidewalk will be built, uneven brick pavers will be replaced or reset, and a limestone base will be placed around the perimeter of the building.

Van Landuyt said the city recently had been awaiting permission from Metra for extra sidewalk work.

“A few little things,” he said of the latest delay, “getting some stuff approved.”

But even with the additional work, Metra will get the work done for far less than the original $350,000 estimate by Wold Architects and

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Workers from G. Fisher Commercial Construction work at the site of the Metra depot in Woodstock, which will undergo several exterior improvements. Work is expected to pick up this week and be completed within 60 days.

Engineers of Palatine.

“We got a good bid,” Van Landuyt said. “The bid was substantially less [than the estimate].”

G. Fisher Commercial Construction of Aurora was the lowest among eight bidders after one bid for roof replacement only was withdrawn.

Including two alternate projects, the bid of $161,200 was approved by the City Council in May. Van Landuyt said additional sidewalk work would cost

$15,000 to $20,000. And Wold will be paid $28,200, according its contract the City Council approved in January.

New warming shelter planned

Some work at the site has already been done. People might have noticed signs around the station have been taken down to be refinished.

The city is familiar with the work of G. Fisher, which was hired in October 2017 to modify the former South

Woodstock Hospital was a community response of dissatisfaction with the town’s first hospital, a private facility established in 1906 by Dr. J.E. Guy in a home in the 400 block of Clay Street. The Woodstock Public Hospital Association was formed in 1914 and acquired the private hospital, opening its doors to the public. The next year, the association opened on South Street in the former home of Judge Theodore Murphy to serve much of McHenry County.

A 20-bed expansion was built in 1937, and three years later a small bungalow next door became the nurses’ quarters, later becoming the Women’s Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop. After World War II, the hospital was renamed Memorial Hospital of McHenry County to honor men and women who had served in the Armed Forces. A new hospital wing and Department of Pediatrics were added in the 1960s.

In the spring of 1990, the Memorial Hospital board bought 111 acres at the southwest corner of Route 14 and Doty Road for a new hospital. In July 1991, the parent organizations of Memorial Hospital and Northern Illinois Medical Center merged to form Healthcare Services Corporation of Northern Illinois, later Centegra. The new hospital See HOSPITAL, Page 4

Street fire station for use as a center for homeless people, the Old Firehouse Assistance Center. That facility was closed last year as the services were being moved to a new center in McHenry.

“The city was more than satisfied with their performance and professionalism,” Van Landuyt wrote about the contractor in a staff report in May. The city also is working with Metra to build a new warming shelter along the inbound platform, on the opposite side of the tracks from the depot.

The City Council in February approved a contract for up to $35,000 for design work by Christopher B. Burke Engineering of Rosemont. The project is still in the design phase, Van Landuyt said, and Burke is still within the project time frame.

“It’s still a viable project,” he said, “and it’s still moving forward.”

A decision still has to be made whether the shelter, which will probably resemble one in Cary, will be built on city property or Union Pacific property, Van Landuyt said. The city owns the parking lot to the north of the UP-owned rail line.

The new shelter will replace two of three small shelters that now sit on the north side of the tracks, Van Landuyt said, and the third will be moved.

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OBITUARIES

WEEKLY COVID-19 CASES FOR McHENRY COUNTY

Margaret Ann Lewellyn, 87

Margaret Ann Lewellyn, age 87, of Woodstock, passed away Oct. 13, 2020, with her loving family by her side.

She was born on March 28, 1933, in Macomb, Ill., to Floyd and Ethyl Garnet (Hellyer) Ellis. She married the love of her life, Bruce Lewellyn, on June 7, 1959.

Margaret loved teaching all her life. She was the director for Vacation Bible School for 25 years. She was a Sunday school teacher for 10 years and enjoyed teaching her 2-year-old class. She enjoyed playing the organ and was the only Sunday organ player at her church from 1960 through 1976. She enjoyed playing and listening to music, gardening, vacationing to the Gulf of Mexico, and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be missed by all that knew her.

She is survived by her children, Mary Ann (Jim) Rodgers and Diane (Carl) Johnson; grandchildren, Sarah Rodgers, Timothy Rodgers, Hannah Rodgers, Lynnelle Johnson and Lyndsey Johnson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce; her parents; and an infant brother, Donald Eugene Ellis.

Visitation was held Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service at Grace Fellowship Church 200 Cairns Court, Woodstock, Ill., 60098. Burial was at McHenry County Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to Grace Fellowship Church in memory of Margaret.

For more information, call Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710, or visit our website at slmcfh.com.

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The late Don Peasley, longtime photographer for The Independent, took this aerial shot of the hospital in the 1960s.

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on Doty Road was dedicated in September 1994 When the news of the demolition broke last week in the The Independent’s online edition, Facebook readers shared their reactions.

“Oh, the history, the memories, the dedications, memorials, etc. ...” one reader reminisced.

Other readers lamented the loss of the historical building.

“So many memories in that building,” a woman wrote. “So

many great people met there. Such a shame.”

Beverly Hanson Borta recounted her personal history.

“I basically grew up around the hospital,” she wrote. “My Dad, Bert Hanson (Bud) was the administrator from 1956 to 1978. We witnessed many improvements, upgrades, additions and many relationships that have lasted a lifetime.

“My brothers and sister, cousins and friends and I all worked there in different departments. Even our Mom ran the Snack Bar with many wonderful ladies of the auxiliary. It was a great hospital in its day.”

PUBLIC SAFETY LOG

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office ■ Timothy J. Meijer, 32, Woodstock, was arrested Oct. 7 on two charges of retail theft of more than $150 and three counts of retail theft under $300.

Charges are only accusations of crimes, and defendants are presumed innocent until proved guilty.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District EMS calls for Oct. 8-14: 69 Fire Runs Oct. 8

8 a.m. – Bull Valley and Fleming roads, smoke scare/odor of smoke; truck Oct. 9

3:41 a.m. – Hartland and Nelson roads, traffic accident with no injuries; engine, ambulance, shift commander 8:55 a.m. – 11500 block of Douglas Avenue, Huntley, assist police or other agency; engine 4:26 p.m. – 10400 block of Allendale

Road, authorized controlled burning; engine, brush truck, shift commander 5:03 p.m. – 13800 block of Washington Street, traffic accident with injuries; truck, ambulance, shift commander Oct. 10

2:37 p.m. – 2100 block of Dean Street, brush or brush/grass mixture fire; engine, shift commander, brush truck 7:31 p.m. – 300 block of Valley Hill Road, unintentional detector activation, no fire; shift commander, ambulance, truck Oct. 11

1:09 a.m. – 400 block of South Eastwood Drive, unintentional detector activation, no fire; shift commander, truck 7:21 a.m. – 1200 block of Davis Road, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; engine Oct. 12

5:20 p.m. – 3700 block of Doty Road, arcing/shorted electrical equipment; shift commander, engine, truck, ambulance Oct. 13

8:27 p.m. – 500 block of Washington Street, traffic accident with injuries; truck, ambulance, shift commander Oct. 14

1:57 p.m. – 1400 block of Antuna Boulevard off-road vehicle/heavy equipment fire; engine, shift commander, tender 3:01 p.m. – 500 block of West South Street, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; shift commander, ambulance, truck, engine 8:25 p.m. – 800 block of West South Street, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; shift commander, engine, ambulance, truck

Corrections and Clarifications n In last week’s edition, an article on the former Colemans Tavern misspelled the last name of new owner Niko Kanakaris in some references.

We regret the error.

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52 133 (+81) 234 (+101) 348 (+114) 503 (+155) 703 (+200) 953 (+250) 1,175 (+223) 1,407 (+232) 1,584 (+177) 1,733 (+149) 1,849 (+116) 1,911 (+62) 2,002 (+91) 2,119 (+117) 2,268 (+149) 2,470 (+202) 2,703 (+233) 2,946 (+243) 3,210 (+264) 3,396 (+186) 3.598 (+202) 3,828 (+230) 4,002 (+174) 4,199 (+197) 4,343 (+144) 4,527 (+184) 4,705 (+178) 4,992 (+288) 5,298 (+306)

Deaths

2 3 (+1) 7 (+4) 16 (+9) 28 (+12) 39 (+11) 50 (+11) 61 (+11) 69 (+8) 73 (+4) 83 (+10) 87 (+4) 90 (+3) 96 (+6) 97 (+1) 101 (+4) 106 (+5) 108 (+2) 112 (+4) 113 (+1) 113 (+0) 113 (+0) 115 (+2) 116 (+1) 116 (+0) 118 (+2) 118 (+0) 119 (+1) 119 (+0) 120 (+1)

SOURCE: McHenry County Department of Health

McHenry County at warning level Staff Report

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McHenry County has been placed on the state’s coronavirus “warning” level, indicating an increased risk of COVID-19 in the county.

On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health listed the county among 34 “orange” counties, which means at least two of the eight main indicators used to evaluate COVID19 disease transmission showed increases.

According to a news release from IDPH, an increase in local case rates and test positivity from Oct. 4 to 10 led to the change.

“We are seeing cases among residents aged 45-79 increasing at a faster rate than other groups,” said Melissa Adamson, the county’s public health administrator. “As families and friends begin to plan holiday gettogethers, we need to remain vigilant and continue to wear a mask and limit our close contact with anyone who lives outside our home, even if that individual is a relative.”

For more local data specific to McHenry County, visit mcdh.info.

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Felony retail theft gets man five-year sentence A South Beloit man last week received a five-year prison sentence on a charge of felony retail theft of over $300.

Judge Michael Coppedge accepted the negotiated plea of Richard J. Long, 28, who pleaded guilty to stealing two wrench Richard J. sets with a total Long value of more than $5,000 from Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Woodstock.

Long was identified based on an investigation conducted by the Woodstock Police Department.

Long’s sentence will be served concurrently with a sentence he received in Kane County for possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

Survey seeks local ideas on community liveability

Woodstock residents of all ages are invited to submit ideas that can help the city to establish priorities for

community improvements to create an “age friendly, livable community.”

According to a news release, a survey is active on the city’s homepage and Facebook sites. It can be accessed directly at surveymonkey. com/r/WoodstockResidents.

The project is part of the World Health Organization’s global program to encourage infrastructure, services, and programmatic modifications to help cities worldwide better deal with the dramatically increasing demographic of people age 65 and above over the next decade, according to the release.

For more information, or to register for related focus group discussions, email terry Willcockson at twillcockson@woodstockil.gov.

Sheriff’s Explorer post application due Oct. 23

Applications for a local police Explorer Post are being taken through Friday, Oct. 23, by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

According to a news release, the career-oriented activity is designed for people 14 to 20 who are interested in law enforcement or public service.

This program is developed and run in accordance with the Boy Scouts.

Explorer participants will learn about

left the house.

But about 3:45 a.m. Thursday she called police to report Howard had texted her photos from inside her home.

Officers said they found a damaged window in the house that apparently allowed Howard to get inside. After being unable to make contact with Howard, officers entered the home and took him into custody without incident.

Howard was charged with two class A misdemeanors, criminal trespass to a residence and criminal damage to property.

He was freed after posting a $150 bond.

common police procedures and experience firsthand various services provided to the community with the men and women of the sheriff’s office.

Applications can be downloaded at mchenrysheriff.org or picked up from the Sheriff’s Office front office, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, call Deputy Tim Creighton, 815-334-2068, or email him at tmcreighton@mchenrycountyil. gov.

Ex-boyfriend charged with breaking into ex’s house

City police reported they had to enter a Woodstock home early last Thursday to remove a Crystal Lake man from the home of a former girlfriend.

Police said Travis Howard, 34, had “forcefully and without permission” broken into a home on Travis Aspen Lane, the Howard residence of a woman he had dated before she broke off the relationship about six weeks ago. Because she suspected from texts that he might show up, she had

‘Smart 911’ would improve local emergency response

The McHenry County Emergency Telephone System Board has launched a free public safety service, Smart911.

According to a news release from the board, Smart911 allows residents, employees, and visitors within McHenry County – before an emergency occurs – to provide individual information about themselves to help emergency responders on arrival.

People may register for free with a smartphone at smart911.com/.

For more information, call 815-337-7911 or email mcetsb@mchenrycountyil.gov.

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Woodstock will receive more than $1 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding now that the government has relaxed the eligibility rules.

Under the CARES Act passed by Congress, Woodstock was allocated up to $1.05 million in reimbursement for for unbudgeted expenses related to the pandemic.

But under the program called Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency, the city could justify less that $100,000 in expenses, according to a staff report from Terry Willcockson, grants manager for the city.

But then the U.S. Treasury relaxed what Willcockson referred to as “stringent COVID-related criteria,” expanding the allowable use of funds and eliminating the requirement that expenses be unbudgeted.

“The major change now incorporates a presumption that public safety personnel costs are eligible without the need to identify

operational changes as a result from COVID-19 in daily enforcement,” Willcockson wrote in an email.

As a result, the city will use the federal money to pay salaries in the police department and use the general fund money that was budgeted for police pay to make up for an anticipated loss in revenue due to COVID-19.

CARES Act funding allows private businesses to use the money to make up for lost revenue, but public entities like the city could not, City Manager Roscoe Stelford explained.

He said the city expected to see “multiple revenue declines” because of COVID-19 effects, although he acknowledged the city probably had sufficient reserves to handle that. Still, the more than $1 million is welcome.

“This really is more about offsetting revenue losses we’re anticipating,” he said At its meeting Oct. 6, the City Council approved an ordinance to authorize city officials to pursue the federal reimbursement.

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than 300 new cases over the previous week, the highest seven-day total since monitoring of new infections began in March.

The Board of Education had decided in-class instruction would resume Oct. 19 under a hybrid learning plan – a combination of in-school and at-home instruction – if the county metrics were favorable.

Moan announced Friday afternoon the district would continue remote learning from home for now. That’s how all students in the district began the academic year Aug. 17.

“We know many will be disappointed with this outcome,” Moan wrote in the emailed statement to parents, “but we’ve committed to relying on the expertise of our local health officials to interpret our community’s COVID-19 data, which we cannot control.”

The superintendent acknowledged the situation was frustrating for families and D-200 staff.

Moan said the metrics would be checked this coming Friday, Oct. 23.

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COVID-19 metrics have delayed the resumption of in-school instruction for Woodstock School District 200 until at least Oct. 26.

And with McHenry County having been moved to the state’s “warning” level as infections surge locally, when D-200 will begin its hybrid learning program is uncertain.

Based on COVID-19 metrics reported by the McHenry County Department of Health, school officials decided Friday to postpone inschool classes that had been scheduled to begin Monday this week.

“I want students back in school,” Superintendent Mike Moan told parents Friday in an email, “and as a district we have committed to working toward that goal. But as a district we’ve also committed to following science over our desires. We’ve committed to follow the lead of our local public health experts for the overall good of our students and community.”

The county reported Friday more

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We’ve been through this before

That second shoe has dropped.

The postman always rings twice, you know.

And now we have the second wave of COVID-19.

It came crashing down last week, and it might just be getting started.

The number of new infections nationwide reported Friday was the most for any one day since July, and the illness by now has killed or precipitated the deaths of more than 220,000 Americans.

Positive tests in Illinois hit the highest level since June 1, the state reported a single-day record of new cases for the second straight day Friday, and more than 2,000 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Illinois as of Thursday night, a high not seen since June 12.

McHenry County’s growing number of cases and soaring test positivity rate – from 6.9 percent to 8.7 percent in a single week – led to our joining the list of counties on the state’s warning list.

What does that mean?

“Those who live, work and visit McHenry County for recreation,” health officials said in a press release, “are encouraged to use available data to help inform their choices about attending gatherings as well as participating in other potentially higher-risk activities.”

Local businesses – restaurants particularly – have suffered from mitigation efforts such as inside capacity limits, and as cold weather descends,

Two-day rolling positivity rate in Illinois from June 1 to Oct. 16

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This graph shows the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported each day by the Illinois Department of Public Health. many might not survive tighter restrictions that could follow the “warning” stage.

Plans for Woodstock School District 200 to return to in-school instruction have been postponed a week – and perhaps indefinitely.

Medical experts warned us this second wave might happen.

The only thing surprising is that anybody still has doubts about the seriousness of this pandemic – or about what we might do to avoid feeding the monster.

Unfortunately, Illinois’ neighbors are not so diligent in encouraging/requiring responsible behaviors.

Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana have

paid the price for opening their states for business as usual. That’s why all three have positivity rates above 15 percent.

And Illinois suffers. The map to the right shows the disadvantage of bordering Wisconsin, and half of the 34 Illinois counties on the warning level are border counties.

With a vaccine still months away, our challenge is to find a way to restart activities – school, shopping, dining, etc. – while minimizing risk.

As we try to figure that out, we can do what we know can slow the spread of the virus: wear a mask, wash our hands, keep our distance.

And be a good neighbor in other

to justify appointment over election, why doesn’t he speak to the lack of qualifications required for other positions? States Attorney – age 21, a law degree, no experience; treasurer – age 18, no degree, no experience; sheriff age 18-21, no experience; state representative/state senator – age 21, no degree or experience and you get to make laws!

They complain about few contested coroner races. Franks ran nine times for state rep and very rarely was contested. Madigan has almost never been contested in over 45 years as state representative. Kenneally has not been contested. I guess the same rules don’t apply.

Franks signed the contract of Dr.

[Dennis] Kellar, that circumvented the County Board. Franks told that the possible $30,000 was to come out of the general fund, which he has zero authority to do!

Jack Franks is under investigation for sexual assault, stalking, and is being held in contempt of court for failing to hand over his email and phone records in the Joe Tirio case. The Democratic Party nor any Democrat has come out and even endorsed Jack Franks. Is this the kind of politician you want to hand over your vote to? Vote no to keep the elected coroner!

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Don’t give away your vote for McHenry County coroner

Funny how [County Board] Chairman [Jack] Franks would like the citizens to hand over their vote to a bunch of politicians. Remember when Franks wanted the county chairman to be elected by the people and now is asking voters to turn over power to other politicians! Sheriff [Bill] Prim, whose lieutenant serves as the interim coroner, has stated that he believes the coroner should remain an elected position, but his view wasn’t part of the article [The Independent, Oct. 14].

If Franks is so concerned about the qualifications of coroner and uses that

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This map by the Illinois Department of Public Health shows the number of counties (in orange) in the state that meet two or more warning metrics for COVID19 spread. McHenry County is among 34 counties at the warning level, up from 28 a week ago. Half are border counties. ways to help our business community.

Order takeout or delivery from local restaurants if you’re not comfortable with inside dining; shop websites of local stores for pickup or shipping; use them during your holiday shopping for gifts and gift cards.

We’re going to be in this awhile yet.

Let’s help each other get through it.

Vote for Lauren Underwood for Congress on Nov. 3 Please consider voting for Lauren Underwood for U.S. Congress for the 14th District.

She has worked tirelessly these past two years to keep us all safe and healthy. She fought to get legislation passed to make lower-cost insulin available and helped make COVID-19 testing available in McHenry County, as well as securing emergency response funding for healthcare providers.

She is fighting to keep the Affordable Care Act going strong, to protect preexisting condition coverage, and make health care accessible and affordable for all, especially Continued on Next page

important now in a time of pandemic.

Lauren continues to work hard for working families, helping pass financial aid for those affected by COVID-19, including emergency unemployment benefits, forgivable loans for small businesses, and deferral of student loan payments. She introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, creating help for men and women who need to stay home to care for a new child or

year. “We have a pretty significant fundraising gap to fill – $20,000 or so from those two activities,” he wrote.

Instead, emphasis will be placed on Giving Tuesday, creating a wish list on Amazon for toys, providing opportunities for online donating, and offering sponsorships.

For those of us who still write checks, they can be sent to Rotary’s P.O. Box 53, Woodstock.

Delivery Day will be Saturday, Dec. 19. Understandably, the packing and delivery logistics are still being worked out.

One more opportunity to help people in need: the Woodstock Public Library’s free pantry continues, as does its Cold Weather Bin and Coat Rack. Coats, hats, gloves, and warm socks can be dropped off during library hours.

As for free pantry items, Martha Hansen, who oversees the pantry, said there is never enough toilet paper, diapers, bars of soap, dish soap, toothpaste, and shampoo. As for food items, think basics: dry milk, cooking oil, honey, flour, sugar, peanut butter, jelly, rice, dry pinto beans, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, and canned soups (not tomato). Martha’s final note: no glass jars.

For certain, we have neighbors in need. Because there is great joy in giving, there’s a bonus. As we help others, we help ourselves and our community.

sick family member.

Lauren is working to reduce the influence of money in politics and for increased transparency and accountability in the Department of Education, as well as working to reduce the effects of climate change, including support for the Clean Economy Act. Lauren will continue to fight to reduce gun violence with enhanced background checks.

And as a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, she is working hard to

increase mental health aid and suicide prevention efforts for vets.

Lauren is a registered nurse and has made a lifetime career of helping others, both as nurse and now as an elected member of Congress. Vote for Lauren Underwood on Nov. 3 and support her in her fight to support all of us.

Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Woodstock Independent.

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The answer to my question is “yes, but with changes.”

This year, WACM is partnering with the Clothing Closet, 221 E. Calhoun St., for Cheryl the collection Wormley and distribution.

Declarations Donations may be dropped off at the Clothing Closet between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, and between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

Be thoughtful. Donate only clean items that are in good condition. Ask yourself, is this nice enough to give to a friend or family member? If the answer is yes, donate it. If the answer is no, dispose of it another way.

People in need of items to keep warm this winter can receive vouchers for purchasing them at the Clothing Closet by calling 815-529-4370.

And what about Christmas Clearing House? Last year, the Rotary Club of Woodstock’s annual community project provided food baskets and gift bags to more than 1,300 households.

With COVID-19, the needs will be even greater this year.

It took only one email to find out this year’s chairman is John Buckley, executive director of Independence Health & Therapy.

John emailed that Christmas Clearing House is a go, with changes. The pandemic caused the cancellation of Rotary’s Christmas in July 5K fundraiser, and tag days can’t happen this

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Uncertainties abound as COVID-19 continues to dominate our lives. Many of us – I’m thinking most of us – long to gather with family and friends to share a meal, have fun, and be shoulder to shoulder. We miss sitting on bleachers watching sporting events, and we long to be in the audience for a choral or band concert or theater production.

Now we know the annual Lighting of the Square won’t be a mass gathering the night after Thanksgiving. Thousands of tiny lights will festoon trees and bushes in the Park in the Square, but filling the park with people counting down for the switch to be thrown isn’t going to happen this year.

I know it isn’t even Halloween, and I’m writing about Christmas. That’s something for the traditionalist that I am who thinks of Christmas as starting after Thanksgiving.

With the pandemic, events and programs that have been done much the same way for decades are being changed dramatically or they’re being canceled.

A couple of weeks ago, I encouraged all of you to prepare for cold weather. I suggested being certain you had warm clothes – jackets, hats, gloves, mittens, and socks. That Declarations stirred up thoughts about programs in our community that each year provided winter wear for people in need.

Would Woodstock Area Community Ministries have its annual Share the Warmth Coat Drive? Last year, more than 200 coats – along with sweaters, hats, scarves, and mittens – were given away.

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Burke Thome, a member of the Woodstock High School Key Club, was among club members to make kits for the Witches & Wizards of Woodstock virtual event that starts Saturday.

Key Club assembled five different kits: a clothespin horse, a pet dinosaur, a hibernating bear, a friendly monster, and an egg shaker.

For the upcoming Witches & Wizards of Woodstock virtual event, club

members prepared 100 magic wand kits, 200 fire-breathing dragon kits, 200 wizard hat kits, and 200 clothespin fairy kits. In past years of this celebration, children could assemble the kits in front of Ethereal Confections

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Carter Miller of Woodstock is one of 1,593 incoming freshmen in the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences. He is a biology major.

WIU’s Phi Kappa Phi inducts Nicole Roberts

Nicole Roberts from Woodstock, a senior marketing major at Western Illinois University in Macomb, has been inducted into the school’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.

Admission to Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation, which is extended to the top 7.5 percent of juniors, the top 10 percent of seniors and the top 10 percent of graduate students. The honor society is open to all academic disciplines.

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All five Woodstock High School choral groups – which included Abby Swan (left) – performed in an outdoor concert last Thursday, their first in-person performance since COVID-19 arrived in the spring. The treble and bass, bella voce, varsity, madrigal and jazz choirs rehearsed virtually through Google Meets, followed by three large group rehearsals in person. “The weather interfered with at least one rehearsal, but we were able to make it work,” said Brian Jozwiak, director of choral activities. Music centered on the ideas of perseverance, community and staying strong in tough times. “Music is a great outlet for all people, and singing in a choir is no exception!” Jozwiak said. They prepared for a virtual concert that will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, on the Woodstock High School Choirs YouTube channel.

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Members of Woodstock High School’s Key Club were recently very crafty while carrying out a service project at the Woodstock Public Library.

“In my role as volunteer coordinator, I have worked with the WHS Key Club since the fall of 2019,” Katie Bradley said. “My co-workers and I had to figure out what jobs could be moved outside while following health guidelines.”

Key Club officers Theresa Presisto, McKenny Sweet, and Jay Patel worked with advisers Shannon Landwehr and Brigid Fujino to brainstorm ways to help others while being outside. Members started the year with a roadside cleanup project, then moved on to the library efforts.

Kate Tripp, who is head of youth services at the library, worked with her staff and loaded up a cart full of projects for the group, who prepared the kits on canvas tarps outside the library.

The students made craft kits to accompany the library story times posted regularly on YouTube. The

on the Square. This year, residents can pick up the kits at the Woodstock Public Library from Monday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Oct. 31, as long as supplies last.

This energetic effort at the library did not stop there for the Key Club members. They also stickered and stamped books for the paperback exchange held in the children’s department.

“The library staff is always so appreciative when the WHS Key Club accomplishes their service hours at the library,” Tripp said. “They usually complete tasks that would have taken a full week’s worth of volunteer hours in just one hour.”

Upcoming Key Club activities include food distribution for needy families at the Church of Holy Apostles weekly food distribution and help at an upcoming work day at Donato Conservation Area.

“It’s been wonderful to see so many students participating in Key Club for the first time,” said co-adviser Landwehr, WHS director of school counseling. “Helping others and giving of yourself is empowering and a way to feel more in control of our lives in these times of uncertainly.”

Visit the library’s website and Facebook page for details about the craft kits for story times and the Witches & Wizards of Woodstock week.

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The Hat will tell jokes, interact, and provide fun for online visitors of all ages.

“We will have a button on the library website where people can go,” Weber said. “We will have it randomized so that people can go back multiple times and try to see all of the clips.

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with the team leaving witchy and wizardly items around town.

“Some may be outside, others might be in local businesses,” Weber said.

“We would like to highlight local businesses since we can’t do this in-person.” Submission requirements are being worked out.

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Crafts will be available at the library for pick-up. Materials and instructions will be provided, but the creation of the craft will be done at home.

A virtual escape room has been planned, which will be a, “chooseyour-own-adventure-type room,” Weber said. “We are working on it now. I’m curious to see how [it will look].”

Grizelda Grubb, a magical botanist,

will host an eLearning session to educate witches and wizards about “how to handle magical plants,” Weber said.

Trivia will be available, both written and possibly online.

Winners of some of the contests will be chosen at random to attend an in-person, socially distant show by the Magnificent Moonie, filled with juggling, acrobatics, jokes, and fun at the Woodstock Opera House. Tickets will be limited, and all safety protocols will be followed.

“As the only in-person event,” Weber said, “we hope this encourages more participation in a time when things will look different, but still remain fun.”

Back by popular demand will be The Hat. While COVID-19 might have dampened the live excitement,

Weber said he, himself, was looking forward to seeing The Hat. “I haven’t seen it in action,” he explained. “I’m always doing things in other locations, and I haven’t had the opportunity to see it perform.

“Mostly, I’m looking forward to seeing people get into the spirit, and getting submissions for the contests,” Weber said. “Everyone needs some fun this year, I think – and this is fun.”

To see links and timing for these events and more, including puzzles and games, visit the Woodstock Public Library website, woodstockpubliclibrary.org, and look for Witches & Wizards of Woodstock. A Facebook link on the library page will provide new announcements.

Witches & Wizards of Woodstock is still looking for sponsors for some events, including The Hat. Contact Weber at the library if interested.

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Chop Suey Hut has come up with an alternative way to enable children to trick or treat on Halloween this year with safety measures in place for families and staff.

The event is planned for 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the restaurant, 218 N. Throop St. The usual trick or treating on the Woodstock Square has been canceled this year because of the coronavirus, though neighborhoods will welcome costumed visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. The pumpkin-carving contest will be virtual, with entries due by Oct. 26 to operahouse@woodstockil.gov.

Also, Chop Suey Hut plans a trick or treating “curbside style” at the restaurant a block off the Square.

According to a news release, the restaurant staff will be in costume to hand out goodie bags to all families who come by. Families are asked to wear masks when

they stop by.

“Our staff has assembled over 600 treat bags which contain stickers, a toy (Yes, most will contain our famous Squishies), chocolate and regular fortune cookie, treat-sized candies, Airheads candy, and one full-sized candy,” the release said. “We also have peanut-free bags for children with allergies. ... Please let our staff know if you require a peanut-free treat bag.”

The restaurant staff can also put goodie bags in the vehicle trunk for people who prefer total contactless treat distribution.

All goodie bags are individually heat sealed, the release said, and no one will touch the bags other than masked and gloved staff members who will be handing them out.

Visitors are asked to be careful and patient as the restaurant will also be delivering carryout orders curbside. People may also use the parking lot next to the building to park. Call 815-338-2112 for delivery to the parking lot.

“The children have suffered a lot during COVID, with no schools, no sport activities, their whole way of life has changed and many of them don’t really understand why,” the news release said. “We hope that this will give them a little normalcy and happiness for a day.”

Public invited to drive-thru

The First United Methodist Church, 201 W. South St., will host a drive-thru Halloween ‘Trunk or Treat’ from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, rain or shine, in the church parking lot.

People should enter through the Tryon Street entrance to pick up a treat bag to use. Traffic will exit onto South Street.

To maintain proper social distancing, everyone must remain in their cars. People who will pass out treats will be masked and gloved for everyone’s protection.

All families in the community are invited to attend.

Every child in the car will receive a bag.

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Witches & Wizards will return this year to Woodstock, virtually.

“We thought about how we could do this event again – and in May and June, we thought we’d have it in-person,” said Nick Weber, director of the Woodstock Public Library, “but we ultimately decided we couldn’t do this safely in-person.”

The library staff members made the call in late summer to host the event online. They have since been working to retain many of the usual events, even if the community will experience them a little differently.

During the week of Oct. 24 to 31, Woodstock will be transformed into a Wizarding World to provide a little escape from the doldrums.

The Witches & Wizards of Woodstock will host a costume contest for various age groups through online submission. Three judges will choose winners in four categories, with the winner being announced on Oct. 31.

A scavenger hunt is in the works,

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Perhaps, you think you support Jack Franks. If this is the case, we thought it was important you knew a bit more about the man.

• Did you know that Jack Franks can’t walk into the state capitol without a police escort? According to the search warrant obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, the Illinois State Police justified a search warrant referencing Jack Franks by stating that "probable cause exists for the crimes of criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault, official misconduct, stalking and aggravated battery." Chicago tribune story: https://tinyurl.com/jfsexualmisc Read Capitol Police report: https://tinyurl.com/jfpolicereport • Did you know Jack has an interesting relationship with the people at ComEd that recently made news about bribes to state lawmakers? Jack’s campaign committees received a combined $27,000 in political contributions from Commonwealth Edison (COMED), its parent Exelon, and a former employee of both companies, Anne Prammagiore. Details: https://tinyurl.com/jfandcomed • Did you know Jack has some other questionable contributors and friends, such as Ed Burke (recently indicted), Luis Arroyo (recently indicted), Michael Madigan and Carlos Acosta (recently indicted in the AJ Freund case). Jack called Carlos “a model Board Member” after he was implicated.

• Did you know many women in elected office think Jack is a bully? Former County Board Member Donna Kurtz on public comment said that Franks had been allowed to “create an unhealthy environment fueled with threats and vindictiveness “ and “denigration of dedicated public servants such as our past Coroner, our current Regional Superintendent of Education, and our County Auditor?”. Read the full comments here: https://tinyurl.com/jfisabully

• Did you know that millionaire Jack collects a pension now… while he’s still working.

• Did you know that back in 2003, Jack wrote to former Governor Rod Blagojavich asking that Rod get jobs for his friends and family? https:// tinyurl.com/jfpatronage • Did you know that despite Jack’s claims as a tax fighter, one of the first things he did when he got into office was to hire two additional people to staff his office and did so without following the policy fo the county for hiring?

• Did you know that jack is hardly ever in his office?

• Did you know Jack lies? During his campaign he said…

• he would never raise the room rate at Valley Hi (did it twice).

• won’t hire lobbyists. Did it in the dark of the afternoon, under questionable conditions. And while they produced no results whatsoever, he continued to pay them after their agreed upon contract had expired. Interestingly, he eventually revealed a financial benefit as a consultant to an attorney that has relationships with those same lobbyists.

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The Great (local) Escape Woodstock escape room offers safe, socially-distanced entertainment

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The clock is counting down, and several people are scrambling to solve a puzzle that will provide a combination to unlock the final padlock, giving them access to a serum that will prevent them from going insane. About 60 minutes ago, they were curious customers, but now they are serious scientists.

Once the door shut behind them and the clock began to count down, they set aside the problems of daily life in 2020 and spent about an hour focused on a new, more-entertaining reality.

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PARADOXsquared Adventure Escape Rooms, 231 Main St., Woodstock, offers a solid hour of engaged, immersive entertainment suitable for families and familiar groups. Better yet, everything takes place inside in a sanitized room where the only outside contact is with a masked facilitator and computer screen.

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Transactions filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.

■ Vacant land at 310 Washington St., Woodstock, was sold by Chicago Title Land Trust Co., Chicago, to RX Castaneda LLC, Woodstock, for $30,320.

■ Commercial building at 310 Washington St., Woodstock, was sold

by David W. Hahn, Woodstock, to RX Castaneda LLC, Woodstock, for $245,720.

■ Residence at 3710 W. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Lynn L. Kuranz, Crystal Lake, to Patrick T. Mahoney, Wonder Lake, for $252,000.

■ Residence at 8510 Burton Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta, Ga., to Robert J. Cline, Woodstock, for $63,937.

■ Vacant land, approximately 3 acres, at 711 Indian Trace, Woodstock, was sold by Scott C. and Nancy S. Schroeder, Elgin, to Michael A. and Patty M. Kozlow, Woodstock, for $60,000.

■ Residence at 865 Oak St., Woodstock, was sold by Peggy L. Dhom, Woodstock, to Diana O. Ayala, Woodstock, for $139,900.

■ Vacant land at Lot 1 in Ostend Ridge, Woodstock, was sold by Shinpei Yamakawa, Hoffman Estates, to The Mark Newton and Karen L. Newton Trust, Bull Valley, for $30,000.

■ Residence at 1021 Greenwood Circle, Woodstock, was sold by Brian D. Bruce, Bremerton, Wash., to Erin N. Miller, Woodstock, for $92,000.

■ Residence at 1021 Greenwood Circle, Woodstock, was sold by Brian D. Bruce, Bremerton, Wash., to Erin N. Miller, Woodstock, for $92,000.

■ Residence at 1806 Roger Road, Woodstock, was sold by William D. Kumm, Crawfordsville, Ind., to Franklin R. Hall, Woodstock, for $265,000.

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Weather boosted downsized summer market Vendors plan to move back to fairgrounds (safely) on Oct. 31

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Woodstock’s Farmers Market got a boost this past summer by warm, dry weather that drew vendors and shoppers to the Square.

“It was the best we ever had,” market manager Keith Johnson said of the weather. “I think we got rained on only two times.”

The popular producers market needed all the help it could get as COVID-19 cut the number of vendors and size of the crowds that normally show up every Tuesday and Saturday morning from May through October.

This year, because of coronavirus concerns, the market remained at its winter home, the McHenry County Fairgrounds, through May and made its downtown debut in June. The market did set up outdoors at the fairground during the

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Some discussion precedes the sale Saturday morning at Hackers Fruit Farm’s table at the Woodstock Farmers Market on the Square. last month there.

This coming Saturday will be the final weekend market of 2020 on the Square, with the final downtown market next Tuesday before winter hours begin, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on

Saturdays only, on Oct. 31 in Building D at the fairgrounds.

New safety precautions

The number of vendors was “down a little bit” this summer,

The Kraft Heinz Claussen Pickle team is helping us bring a unique holiday tradition to Woodstock this year.

While the legends’ origin is unknown, it is said that the person who finds the ornamental pickle on the tree receives an extra present from Santa or a year of good fortune.

We could all use some good fortune this year, so many Woodstock businesses will hide a pickle ornament in their store from November 1st to December 21st for a fun Legend of the Pickle Scavenger Hunt!

Participants will follow the clues and mark their game cards when they find a pickle.

Completed game cards can be tuned in for a Legend of the Pickle craft ornament for their tree and a chance to win an iPad, pickles or other cool prizes.

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Johnson said, but it still had 25 to 30 on Saturdays and 20 to 25 on Tuesdays.

“We have some vendors who didn’t come because of COVID,” he acknowledged.

Crowds picked up mid-year during “heavy vegetable season,” Johnson reported.

Plans for the winter market are being made with safety in mind.

“We turned away some [winter] vendors this week,” Johnson said.

“We want to keep it to a smaller operation.”

And additional safety precautions also are planned to promote social distancing when the market moves inside.

“We’re going to try 10-foot aisles,” Johnson said, “maybe 11 feet, or 12 feet.”

Everyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask, and Johnson said a new rope barrier will be set up to provide additional separation between customers and vendors.

“I don’t think COVID is stopping,” Johnson said last week. “We need to keep on top of it.”

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achieve the final objective before time runs out. With a range of four to 10 players – ideally six to eight – the game is suited for gatherings of families, friends or co-workers.

Contrary to the name, customers are never literally locked in any room. The concept of escape is working all the puzzles and problems within a 60-minute timeframe.

It is also important to note that groups will not be commingled, so players will be interacting only with the people they came with. Rooms are sanitized between games, and there is often a gap of several hours or days until the next group plays.

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Owner Jim Hurless of PARADOXsquared greets customers and serves as the guide for the players during the game. A self-proclaimed nerd, he obviously embraces the theatrical roles he plays.

“I really enjoy being with people,” Hurless said.

The role of the guide is to observe the players and offer assistance to enhance their experience. When he notices that players are stumped or overlooking a clue, he flashes messages on a computer monitor on the wall of the room.

“We want to help you do well in the room,” Hurless said. “We don’t give you the answers. We bump you

in the right direction.”

The clever messages offering hints, encouragement, and praise are often humorous and help personalize the experience for the players.

Because of the complexity of the clues and how they relate to the setup and props, rooms do not often change.

“I have no real repeat customers,” Hurless said, so it’s important to him that his customers have a good experience and share positive feedback with their friends.

New room taking shape

The business, which opened in 2018, was inspired by an episode of “Big Bang Theory” that featured an escape room. Hurless designed an escape room for fun in his home for his grandchildren.

“They had a great time,” he said.

“I said, ‘Hey, let’s do this and have more people.’”

There are currently two rooms available to customers with a third in the design stage. Hurless describes the Mad Scientist Room as a puzzle-oriented experience and the Zombie Outbreak as a rather activity-oriented experience.

Houdini’s Revenge, due out this fall, will incorporate the lure of the famous magician.

For information or to book a room, visit PARADOXsquared.com.

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Keefe Kares plans virtual fundraiser for nonprofits The Keefe Kares Foundation, the charitable arm of Keefe Real Estate, has announced the annual Keefe Kares Celebration will be a live-stream telethon-style event this year, the sixth annual event, Friday, Nov, 6, which will be broadcast from the stage of Tristan Crist’s Magic Theatre in Lake Geneva, Wis. According to a news release, this year’s event, “The Magic of Giving,” will include a silent and live auction and a paddle raise, all while highlighting some individual nonprofit agencies that will benefit from funds raised.

“In these unprecedented times, it’s important for us to bring much needed assistance to our local community,” Keefe President and CEO Tom Keefe said in the release.

The event will benefit more than 35 nonprofit organizations in McHenry County and southeastern Wisconsin, where Keefe conducts its real estate

brokerage business.

For more information about the Keefe Kares Celebration or the foundation, call Katrina Lasch at 262-3483215 or email katrinal@keeferealestate. com.

City Square Dental offers free care for vets Nov. 7 City Square Dental will provide free dental care to military veterans in need as part of the Illinois Dentists Salute initiative of the Illinois State Dental Society.

Dentists are volunteering time and staff to pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The City Square staff will provide treatment focusing on cleanings, fillings, and extractions.

Veterans should call City Square Dental office at 815-337-1932 to schedule an appointment.

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The smiling face behind the front desk at Northwestern Medicine’s Woodstock hospital represents a history-making program in McHenry County.

Lake in the Hills resident Abby Stanton, 20, greets visitors and checks their temperatures, escorts patients to the right medical department, delivers wheelchairs, and sanitizes the lobby.

Stanton is an intern with Project SEARCH, whose mission is to prepare 18- to 24-year-olds with significant developmental and intellectual disabilities for part- and full-time employment. The jobs can be at the host site – in this case, Northwestern Medicine – or at a business such as a grocery store, restaurant, hotel, or bank.

“I like my job,” said Stanton, whose favorite part is “talking to people.”

Stanton’s mother Mindy said she could see a change in her daughter in just a short time.

“She has more confidence in herself,” Mindy Stanton said. “She’s excited to go to work every day and meet new people.”

Abby Stanton is one of eight young people – four women and four men – who began the 30-week program at the Doty Road hospital on Sept. 8.

Although Project SEARCH was launched in 1996 and Northwestern Medicine hosted its first program in 2014, the Woodstock hospital’s Project

10-week internships

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Abby Stanton checks her computer at the front desk to see whether a visitor’s temperature has been recorded. When Stanton completes Project SEARCH, she would like to find a job working with animals.

Stanton’s much-loved dog, Stella, passed away when Stanton was just a few weeks into her internship. Despite her sadness, she came to work every day.

SEARCH is the first in the county.

Skill-building in classroom

The interns’ day begins at 7:45 a.m.

Each is responsible for transportation to the hospital – some get a ride from a parent, others take a PACE bus, and two drive themselves.

Instruction begins at 8 a.m. on topics that help interns do their jobs well, such as who to ask if they don’t understand a task and how to make eye contact with their colleagues and patients.

While all of the interns now live with

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Project SEARCH began in 1996 when Erin Riehle, then the director of nursing at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, noticed that young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities made up a large percentage of the institution’s patient population.

She wondered if some of those young people could be trained to staff the hospital’s many high-turnover,

their parents, other skills provide the foundation they will need to live on their own: how to write a résumé and apply for a job; how to open a bank account; how to create and stick to a budget.

Mindy Stanton said Abby was excited by the possibility of getting a job when the program ends.

“She wants to be as independent as possible – just like everybody else,” Stanton said.

The interns’ instructors, Sarah Basit and Shannon Ciezadlo, work for the

entry-level jobs, such as restocking supply cabinets. The young men and women would achieve the satisfaction of holding a job, and the hospital would gain reliable, long-term employees.

Riehle partnered with Susie Rutkowski, then the special education director at Great Oaks Career Campuses. Together they launched Project SEARCH as a 30-week internship in which

Before their May 26 graduation, the interns will have done three different 10-week jobs, working from 9 a.m to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Those are not make-work jobs but real positions, often with high turnover, that need to be filled by entrylevel workers.

Twenty-year-old Alex Sangl of Lake in the Hills works in one of the hospital’s supply rooms. He fills tubs with supplies for the different departments.

He likes knowing that “all the areas and rooms have all the supplies they need to help as many people as they need to.”

Trevor Netz, 22, of Grayslake delivers towels, washcloths, bedding, gowns, and pajama bottoms to rooms.

When the program ends, he would like to “work somewhere in the hospital, helping clients.”

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participants would gain real-life work experience while learning job-hunting strategies and independent living skills.

Since then, Project SEARCH has expanded beyond Cincinnati Children’s to 500 locations in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.

Interns go on to work not just in hospitals, but in grocery stores, restaurants, hotels, and banks.

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Parents Alliance Employment Project, an organization that helps people with disabilities find employment.

Basit and Ciezadlo create and teach each morning’s lesson, work with department managers who supervise the interns, and provide encouragement to the young people at the end of each day.

Beyond the classroom, they meet with local school district administrators to spread the word about the program. Basit is also assembling a local business advisory council to meet quarterly to identify positions graduating interns could fill, as well as to create mentorship opportunities.

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Carlos Nalozco works in the hospital’s kitchen and likes “unloading the dishes from the dishwasher when they’re nice and clean.” Nalozco’s dream is to work in a fast-food restaurant. His two favorites are Tommy’s in Woodstock and Around the Clock in Crystal Lake for breakfast.

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him, “but you did it!”

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devoted to PEACE Out. Each intern identifies two parts of the day that were Positive, Exciting, Amusing, Challenging, or Encouraging.

The exciting part of the day for 20-yearold Marengo resident Tanner Ervin, who works in medical imaging, was pushing someone in a wheelchair for the first time.

One challenge that 22-year -old Woodstock resident Carlos Nalozco faced was not being able to find an apron when he reported for work in the kitchen.

Basit and Ciezadlo ask how he handled the situation. Nalozco said he learned he could ask co-workers John or Jen for help.

“That will happen sometimes,” Basit told

Project SEARCH is “an opportunity for Northwestern Medicine to demonstrate inclusion and diversity in the workplace,” said Dawn Roznowski, Northwestern Medicine’s director of external communications.

The program trains its interns to be productive members of the community, Roznowski said.

In turn, employees with developmental and intellectual disabilities help Northwestern take care of all its patients.

“I hope that more businesses will welcome Project SEARCH into their companies,” Mindy Stanton said.

“People with disabilities can contribute to those businesses. The businesses get very reliable and hardworking employees.”

First for McHenry County Northwestern Medicine sponsors Project SEARCH at four of its hospitals: Central DuPage in Winfield, Delnor in Geneva, Kishwaukee in DeKalb, and Woodstock. Northwestern makes an “in-kind” donation, providing classroom space and opportunities for the interns for work in hospital departments. Construction on a dedicated Project SEARCH classroom on Doty Road was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic but is expected to be completed by January.

The Northwestern Medicine sites that are under Parents Alliance Employment Project leadership, which leads the Woodstock Project SEARCH, have a 94 percent employment placement rate for its graduating classes.

In Woodstock, interns are enrolled at McHenry County College and receive a certificate of non-credit course completion after each of their three internships.

The program is funded by Illinois’ Department of Rehabilitation Services that partners with people with disabilities and their families to receive education, employment, and independent living opportunities.

Sarah Basit, the program’s lead employability instructor, said that Northwestern Medicine would host an informational meeting on Oct. 28 for people (and their parents) interested in joining next year’s class, which will begin in September.

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Bob Hanselman of Woodstock said he fell in love with MGs years ago when he owned Antique Auto Center in Elk Grove Village.

A former research chemist, he ran the shop for 25 years – first selling parts, then maintenance, then full restorations.

“I have a ’51 MG TD [roadster], one of the little two-seaters that were popular in the late ’40s and early ’50s,” Hanselman said. “But I had a desire for an earlier MG.” After pestering a friend in Rolling Meadows for years, a 1938 Model VA Tickford became available. It boasts a full tool kit, a gold-plated instrument panel, a hydraulic jack system, crank windows, and a Philco radio.

That car was among about 80 vehicles registered for the Oct. 4 Cider Fest Car Show, sponsored by the McHenry County Historical Society

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Donna and Bob Hanselman of Woodstock pose Oct. 4 with their 1938 MG, winner of the People’s Choice award at the car show during Cider Fest, hosted by the McHenry County Historical Society. “There were a good assortment of cars there at Cider Fest,” Bob observed. “However, all the car guys were older. All hobbies are experiencing that today with this generation. Unless a kid grew up in a family that did vehicle restoration, they have no interest.”

in Union. The event had been delayed since July because of COVID-19.

Hanselman’s MG was named the People’s Choice winner at the show.

“It was made during a period of time when MG was trying to build bigger luxury cars to compete against Jaguar and Bentley,” Hanselman said. “You’d buy a chassis and they’d send it to a custom coach builder, which started out with horse-drawn carriages.”

Tickford is the particular body style made by Salmons & Sons, Hanselman explained. It’s called a “drophead coupe” because the top was called the “head” and the top goes down.”

Hanselman said his love of cars started when, as a 15-year-old, he restored a Model A. Now he has both a 1937 and ’38 MG in his collection.

“I had to have something different,” Hanselman said with a laugh. “I couldn’t have a common MG.”

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Cider Fest featured demonstrations of flintknapping by Richard Hamilton and broom making by Bob McCann, as well as cider pressing, a selfie station, and a mum sale.

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Jim Kearns

I ask for your vote in the March 17th Republican Primary.

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three), all residing within McHenry County. My children and I were County 4-H members and proudly showed Beef and Swine at the McHenry County Fair for many years. My wife and I own and operate a successful pet food company within McHenry County with distribution in 30 States. In 2015, to memorialize our late daughter, Jennifer, we created Lovey’s Foundation to provide help to various pet rescues and shelters. McHenry County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

I am an independent thinker who places the priorities of the people over my own. I currently hold the position of Chairman of the McHenry County Transportation Committee and Chairman of the Storm Water Commission of McHenry County. I am not afraid to stand for what is good for the County Residents and will not bow to threats and pressure placed upon County Board members by self-serving politicians.

As a county board member, I will continue to lead with honesty and integrity by working in a transparent manner with all government bodies to increase business/ economic growth and infrastructure with attention to lowering taxes. McHenry County must alleviate property flooding. My efforts will include jointly working with the Farm Bureau; Conservation District, and Municipalities to reactivate drainage districts to eliminate drainage problems by clearing clogged waterways thus improving our home values and increase agriculture production. McHenry County must support all Mental Health organizations while addressing the needs of our growing Senior population and also continue to lower the opioid crisis and focus on other mental health issues.

I find great satisfaction in working on behalf of the citizens of McHenry County and in creating an effective, cost efficient form of government that serves the people while aiming to permantly lower the County Tax Levy. This is why I am running for re-election to McHenry County Board district 6.

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(Dacia) of 34 years, raised three Primary. children and I ask for your vote wife in the March 17thhave Republican are proud Grandparents of two Grandchildren (soon to be

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am not afraid to stand for what is good for the County Residents and will not bow to threats and pressure placed upon County Board members by self-serving politicians.

As a county board member, I will continue to lead with honesty and integrity by working in a transparent manner with all government bodies to increase business/ economic growth and infrastructure with attention to lowering taxes. McHenry County must alleviate property flooding. My efforts will include jointly working with the Farm Bureau; Conservation District, and Municipalities to reactivate drainage districts to eliminate drainage problems by clearing clogged waterways thus improving our home values and increase agriculture production. McHenry County must support all Mental Health organizations while addressing the needs of our growing Senior population and also continue to lower the opioid crisis and focus on other mental health issues.

I find great satisfaction in working on behalf of the citizens of McHenry County and in creating an effective, cost efficient form of government that serves the people Please Votetofor Jim Kearns onCounty the March 17th Republican Primary while aiming permantly lower the Tax Levy.

This is why I am running for re-election to McHenry CountyI am Board district 6. a lifelong resident of McHenry County. I and My

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Here’s a timely snapshot for our readers to identify. The caption on the back of this 1968 photo reads: “Halloween in the Woodstock Square, sponsored by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry.”

Unfortunately, no one in the photo is identified. Two of the children are holding ribbons, perhaps for growing prize-winning pumpkins in the foreground. Two moms are easy to spot, with another three partially obscured.

In the Cass Street background are the current Chase Bank, then First Savings and Loan. Next are longtime businesses Bates Smartwear (women’s clothing) and Bowman Shoes, now the location of Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate.

If you know any of these children or their moms, please contact Maggie Crane at MaggieC@ woodstockil.info.

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Members of Woodstock VFW Post 2040 will have their annual poppy sales fundraiser from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, four days before the national observance of Veterans Day. Poppies will be sold outside JewelOsco, Harley-Davidson, and the post office, as well as around the Square.

On the Friday before, post members will offer poppies to motorists at the intersection of Charles and Greenwood roads and Route 120.

Poppies also are available daily at the post, downstairs at 240 N. Throop St. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary and cadet/ student vets at McHenry County College also will help the effort.

A band will entertain that Saturday evening at the post, where a meat raffle is planned.

At 11:11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, a Veterans Day observance will be held, followed by a free meal for veterans.

Others will pay a small charge. The public is invited.

A Veterans Day observance also is planned at Harley-Davidson.

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The Rotary Club of Woodstock will work toward a polio-free world while urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease during World Polio Day Saturday, Oct. 24.

“Our club has been part of this effort since the beginning,” said Mimi Motroni, current president of the Woodstock club. “Once again this year, we’re contributing $2,000 to End Polio Now.” On Saturday, the local club will air a video on Facebook to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.

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Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, when there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year.

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK MOVIE MARATHON “Psycho,” “The Birds,” “Rear Window” 1, 4 and 7 p.m.

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK MOVIE MARATHON “Psycho,” “The Birds,” “Rear Window” 1, 4, and 7 p.m.

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30 years ago – 1990

■ Woodstock School District Superintendent Joseph Hentges reported student enrollment was on the rise. According to the sixth-day count, 4,147 students were enrolled in the district.

■ U.S. Army Capt. Kelly Marunde, a Woodstock resident stationed in Saudi Arabia, was photographed by the London Times. The photo, which appeared in the England publication, was reprinted in The Independent

25 years ago – 1995

20 years ago – 2000

■ Watercolorist Donna Jill Witty, Woodstock, was awarded Best of Show at the 26th annual Art in the Barn benefit for Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington.

■ Jo Smith announced the closing of Smith’s Children’s Shop, 105 Van Buren St. Smith had owned and operated the popular store for 36 years on the Square.

15 years ago – 2005

■ The cast and crew of the Fox Television show “Prison Break” were in town filming scenes around the bandstand in the Park in the Square and at several other locations.

■ WHS alumna Kristin Samuelson was an intern for Spike Odell’s morning show on WGN radio.

10 years ago –2010

■ Two Woodstock businesses were recognized at a Diamond Jubilee sponsored by the McHenry County Historical Society for having started before 1900: Zoia Monument, established in 1890, and Frisbie & Lohmeyer Insurance, 1893.

■ The Woodstock Opera House was given a treasure from the past – an Opera House playbill announcing a March 17, 1891, fundraiser for the

Woodstock Public Library. Ray Beth donated the playbill that Opera House Director John Scharres said “eclipses anything we have by a large margin.”

The 1891 performance by the Amateur Dramatic Club was titled “From Sumpter to Appomattox.” Tickets were 25 cents, 35 cents for a reserved seat.

■ The Independent went on vacation to Oxfordshire, England, with Bette and David Chwalisz; to Holyshoot, Netherlands, with Tim Andersson; to Corang, Australia, with Emily and Cole Cooney; to the Cliffs of Moher on Ireland’s west coast with Monica Hess, Marsha Burke, Mary Sugden, and Katie Burke; and to Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps with the Boppart family.

5 years ago – 2015

■ The 28th annual Autumn Drive in Seneca Township attracted upward of 5,000 people, said Bob Blue, chairman of the Autumn Drive Committee. The 2015 drive included 26 stops offering fresh produce, pumpkins, handcrafted jewelry, pottery, antiques, and used/garage sale items.

■ WHS senior Brian Chang was named a Commended Student in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program by scoring in the top 5 percent of 1.5 million students nationwide who took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test.

1 year ago –2019

■ Four retired teachers were seeking donations to create an endowment that would generate at least $1,000 a year for the Ron Bendis Memorial Scholarship. A scholarship recipient would be “a student Ron would have had,” said Gordie Tebo, one of the organizers. Bendis taught and coached at WHS for four years and then was assistant principal for 26 years.

■ Tickets had been sold for all 425 seats in the Woodstock Opera House in anticipation of the Creative Living Series kickoff. Miguel Cervantes, the star of the Chicago production of “Hamilton,” was scheduled to take the stage to, as he said, “sit down and chat and sing a song or two.”

■ In celebration of Manufacturing Month in Woodstock, The Independent featured MAC Automation, 1760 Kilkenny Court, which has been providing parts for the plastics industry since 1980. With 58 employees, the company ranked 23rd in size among Woodstock’s manufacturers.

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■ Judge Conrad F. Floeter sentenced Lloyd Grasser, 18, Woodstock, to 15 years in prison in conjunction with McHenry County’s first gang-related drive-by shooting.

■ Woodstock High School cross-country runner Marci Bozer took first in the Fox Valley Conference cross-country meet, finishing in 13 minutes, 43.5 seconds.

■ The Marian Central Catholic High School varsity football team locked up its second consecutive Northwest Suburban Catholic Conference championship with a 28-3 victory over Grayslake.

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NOTICE OF SELF-STORAGE SALE Please take notice Red Dot Storage 6 - Woodstock located at 2105 S. Eastwood Dr., Woodstock, IL 60098 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following units in default for non-payment of rent. The sale will occur as an online auction via www. storageauctions.com on 11/3/2020 at 9:30 am. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings.

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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 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 RANSOM WOODWORKING located at 606 HICKORY RD, WOODSTOCK IL 60098. Owner Name & Address: DOUGLAS W. ANDREWS 606 HICKORY RD, WOODSTOCK IL 60098.

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WHS X-C winning streak continues Blue Streak boys add conference title to undefeated season

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In a race where every runner counted, the Woodstock High School boys cross-country team pulled together to win the Kishwaukee Valley Conference in cold, windy conditions Oct. 17 at McHenry Township Park.

Successfully defending their 2019

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The Woodstock boys cross-country team celebrates winning the conference title. Pictured are (from left) Jakob Crown, Max Hodory, Alex Wickersheim, Jack Hansen, Logan Hagmann, Dylan Hanson, and Aidan Schleutermann.

ndan Creighton North runner La h. drives to the finis

title, the Blue Streaks edged out Marengo, 31-43. The top scoring WHS runner was Aidan Schleutermann, finishing second in 16 minutes, 26:75 seconds.

Additional runners for the Blue Streaks were Jack Hansen, 17:07.72; Dylan Hanson, 17:21.25; Alex Wickersheim, 17:35.43; Logan Hagmann, 17:44.44; Max Hodory; and Jakob

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The Blue Streak girls finished second as a team behind RichmondBurton 27-38. The top pair of runners were Theresa Presisto, fourth, 21:04.51, and Maggie Adams, fifth, 21:07.99.

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had some outstanding individual conference performances, including a fifth-place finish for Jorge Aragon in the boys race, 17:20.54, and second-place for Hannah Pittman, 20:59.82.

The boys team placed fifth (122) while the girls finished third (73).

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The start of the girls race is led by a Johnsburg runner; Woodstock North’s Hannah Pittman (left); and Blue Streaks girls Theresa Presisto and Maggie Adams.

Woodstock N o Pittman catc rth runner Hannah hes her breat h after her second-p lace finish.

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Marian’s Walsdorf claims ESCC championship title

READY, SET, STROKE!

Hurricanes have a conference champ again this year

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FALL CLUB BASEBALL Oct. 17 - Woodstock Heat 11U’s effort to come back from down 11 runs in the third inning came up just short, as they fell 18-16 to SCA SLAM 11U. Woodstock scored nine runs in the failed comeback. Jacob Fifer Luke Bigler, Cooper Hacker, and. Frank Cohen powered the rally with RBIs. GIRLS SWIMMING Oct. 14 - Woodstock fell to Huntley 77-58.

and extends back to the beginning of last season.

COMING UP Sat., Oct. 24 -WNHS girls crosscountry will participate in regionals at Lake Villa starting at 9:30 a.m. The boys will begin running at 11:45.

Sat., Oct. 24 - WHS and Marian girls cross-country will participate in regionals in Belvidere at 9 a.m. The boys will run at 11 a.m.

GIRLS TENNIS Oct. 14 - Woodstock North defeated nonconference opponent Antioch 6-2.

The team victory brought the Thunder to 12-0 on the season and completed an undefeated regular season. North’s impressive win streak now stands at 35

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Athletes from Marian Central Catholic High School competed in the East Suburban Catholic Conference cross-country championship in Arlington Park Oct. 17.

Hurricane senior Peter Walsdorf brought home the conference championship, winning the varsity race in 15 minutes, 16.7 seconds.

“Peter dominated the field,” head coach Murray Domich said, “winning in 15:16, beating Jake Phillips of Marist by over eight seconds.”

He said Walsdorf was hampered in the race when one shoe came untied at the mile mark, but he continued.

Despite the loose shoe, he finished strong.

“Peter ran a very good race, a testament to his hard work and training

in practice,” Domich said.

He said Chris Atadero and Anthony Carney also had strong runs in the varsity race.

In the girl’s varsity race, senior Caroline Binotti finished 12th, making all-conference for the second year in a row.

The future for Hurricane crosscountry looks good as sophomore Cohen Musschoot won the froshsoph race in 17:21, his personal best for the year. Also in the frosh-soph race, Jacob Bonnet and Michael Bubala medaled, placing 17th and 18th, respectively.

The Marian boys and girls teams both finished eighth overall in conference standings. Walsdorf’s win marks the second year Marian has had a conference champion. Last year, Siobhan Stoll won the girls title.

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Senior Abbie Heidtke waits for the start of the 100-yard backstroke Oct. 14 at the Woodstock North pool. A sign of the times, her mask hangs waiting for her on the start block.

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