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Zoom meeting open to the public 4 to 5 p.m. Visit woodstockilchamber.com for website, meeting ID, and password.

McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

South of the railroad tracks All week

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Woodstock Public Library program Email katieb@woodstockil.info for the Zoom link.

Woodstock City Hall 121 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m.

Woodstock High School 501 W. South St. 7 p.m.

Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Noon 127 E. Calhoun St.

Zoom meeting open to the public 4 to 5 p.m. Visit woodstockilchamber.com for website, meeting ID, and password.

Tune in to Facebook at Woodstock Folk Festival Mustard’s Retreat (David Tamulevich and Libby Glover) performs at 7 p.m.

Stage Left Café 124 Van Buren St. 8 p.m. Tune in on Facebook at Woodstock Opera House.

McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

1150 S. Rose Farm Road 9 a.m. to noon conservemc.org

2 to 3 p.m. Woodstock Public Library program Email katieb@woodstockil.info for the Zoom link.

1150 S. Rose Farm Road 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. conservemc.org

4 to 7 p.m. Woodstock Public Library All donors must show a photo ID prior to donating. Register at: https://donate.illinois.versiti.org/ donor/schedules/city

7 p.m. See https://www.woodstockil.gov/community/page/ lighting-square-virtual-2020

McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

Shop at local small businesses. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Emricson Park to Dean Street 2 p.m. Call 815-338-4212 to participate.

Woodstock City Hall 121 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m.

Woodstock Square 5 p.m. https://woodstockilchamber.wellattended.com/events/ ladies-nite-out

Stage Left Café 124 Van Buren St. 8 p.m. Tune in on Facebook at Woodstock Opera House.

McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

Woodstock Square 5 p.m. https://woodstockilchamber.wellattended.com/events/ ladies-nite-out

McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org

Woodstock Chamber of Commerce 6 p.m. 127 E. Calhoun St.

Woodstock Police Department 656 Lake Ave. 7 p.m.

Grace Fellowship Church Register at griefshare.org for online sessions.

Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Noon 127 E. Calhoun St.

Resurrection Catholic Church 2918 South Country Club Road Woodstock, IL 60098 We welcome all to join us at our Mass times: Saturday at 5:00 pm & Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. We, the members of the Resurrection Catholic Church, are a prayerful, loving community formed by the Holy Spirit, striving to be a sign of the Gospel values of Jesus Christ: justice, truth and love.

■ BAHA’I COMMUNITY OF

Gatherings are open to the public the second Saturday of each month. For information: 815-337-0126 woodstock.bahais@gmail.com ■ BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE & MEDITATION

221 Dean St. • 815-337-7378 Meditation: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Saturday; 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday ■ CASA DE BENDICION 8015 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake (Crystal Lake Christian Church) Worship: 1 p.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ■ CHRIST LIFE 13614 W. Jackson St. • 815-338-4934 Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday ■ COVENANT REFORMED BAPTIST

4609 Greenwood Road P.O. Box 463 • 815-575-9612 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ EDEN BAPTIST 1903 N. Seminary Ave. • 815-814-7847 Worship: 3 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) ■ FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

111 W. South St. • 815-338-2731 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 2018 N. Route 47 • 815-338-2627 Virtual worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday ■ FIRST UNITED METHODIST 201 W. South St. • 815-338-3310 fumcwoodstock.org Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday school for children 9:45 a.m. ■ FREE METHODIST 934 N. Seminary Ave. • 815-338-3180 Worship: 10:30 a.m. ■ GOOD NEWS CHURCH Meeting at Dorr Township Community Room, 1039 Lake Ave. 815-575-9224 goodnewswoodstock.org Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday ■ GRACE FELLOWSHIP 200 Cairns Court • gfchurch.org Worship: 9 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday ■ GRACE LUTHERAN 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road 815-338-0554 Worship: Videos on website each weekend; parking lot services at 9 a.m., listen on 89.3 FM ■ HOUSE OF BLESSING 2018 N. Route 47 (First Presbyterian Church building) cbhbfil413.com Worship: 1 p.m. Sunday ■ JEWISH REFORMED CONGREGA-

503 W. Jackson St. (St. Ann’s Episcopal Church building) Call 815-455-9236 or email tikkunolam@ hotmail.com for service information. ■ McHENRY COUNTY JEWISH

8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake 815-455-1810 Worship: 7 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday ■ NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER 5115 Dean St. • 815-337-4673 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ RESURRECTION CATHOLIC 2918 S. Country Club Road 815-338-7330 Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 5 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m. weekdays ■ ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL 503 W. Jackson St. • 815-338-0950 Worship: 10 a.m. (indoors); noon (outdoors) ■ ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN 401 St. John’s Road • 815-338-5159 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday ■ ST. MARY CATHOLIC 313 N. Tryon St. • 815-338-3377 Worship: 7:30 a.m. Monday - Saturday; 12:15 p.m. Monday-Friday; 5 and 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) Saturday; 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon (Spanish), 5 p.m. Sunday ■ THE BRIDGE CHRISTIAN 2620 Bridge Lane • 815-496-0548 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF

2016 Hartland Road • 815-334-1703 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ THE VINE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1132 N. Madison St. • 815-338-3380 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER 225 W. Calhoun St. • 815-337-3534 unitywoodstock.org Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ UPPER FOX VALLEY QUAKER

4614 Pioneer Road, McHenry 815-385-8512 Discussion and singing, 9 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m., fellowship, 11 a.m. Sunday ■ WOODSTOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1201 Dean St.• 815-338-1316 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ WOODSTOCK BIBLE CHURCH 118 Benton St. Worship: 10:30 a..m. Sunday

■ Republican candidates John Howell, Don Larson, Virginia Peschke, and Ann Gilman won two-year terms as District 3 members on the McHenry County Board. The Woodstock School District 200 referendum didn’t pass. ■ Olson Junior High School sixth-grade teacher Judy Connor was named to the first edition of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.”

■ The McHenry County Board, sold 19.6 acres of county-owned property at Country Club Road and Route 47, which included part of the fairgrounds, to MidWest Acquisition, Chicago. ■ Ben Rosenfield, a.k.a. “That Frog Man,” Woodstock was featured at The Great Blue Heron Storytelling Festival in Barrington. Rosenfield shared “Storytelling – A Life’s Journey: On Becoming a Storyteller.” ■ Corey Ungaro, a junior at Woodstock High School and member of the varsity football team, finished the season with 1,142 rushing yards on 169 carries.

■ Wally Phillips, a Chicago radio personality, made a special appearance at Hearthstone Village Health Fair’s Holiday Giving Trees kickoff. ■ A winter coat drive by the Woodstock Morning Rotary Club and Woodstock Area Community Ministries netted more than 400 coats.

■ The Woodstock School District 200 Mentoring Program was entering its 10th year and had 73 students hoping to be paired with volunteer mentors. ■ Lisa Kelly reviewed Town Square Players production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” starring Anne Marie Cina and Sherry Tessler as the Brewster sisters. ■ Edgetown Bowl opened after being destroyed by fire in March. Immediately, after the fire, owners Steve and Carolyn Walters put a plan in place to rebuild at the same location.

■ The Woodstock City Council voted to accept a donation of the Old Courthouse building on the Square from Centralia Investors Inc., a Chicago-based real estate trust. In accepting the donation, the city would absorb costs, including legal fees, taxes, liens, and other fees totaling as much as $260,000. “It would not be the intent of the city to take the donation for the intent of perpetuity,” Mayor Brian Sager said. ■ Ralph Webster announced he would resign as Woodstock city councilman, effective immediately. Webster said increased obligations associated with his newly assumed role as president of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association would not allow him to devote enough time to the council. He had served 7½ years. ■ The Lady ’Canes varsity volleyball team advanced to the IHSA Class 3A state semi-finals – a first in Marian Central history. “We’ve taken it one game at a time,” senior Kaitlyn Hartlieb said. “This year, we are a family, and we play for one another.”

■ Woodstock Harley-Davidson became the first Harley-Davidson dealership in North America to install a permanent veterans memorial on its grounds. The dedication ceremony included military personnel, the Classic Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, a flag presentation, and a flyover. More than 1,000 people attended. ■S even years after Woodstock’s original Kiwanis Club disbanded, a new generation of community and business members had come together to form a new Kiwanis Club. “We have 15 members, and we needed 15 members to start a charter,” said Kevin Dwyer, president of the new club. The original club was active for 55 years. ■ WHS senior Luke Beattie finished ninth in the state cross-country meet. He finished the 3-mile course in 14 minutes, 47 seconds.

■ Susan Kirby, co-owner and controller at Associated Electrical Contractors, Woodstock, was one of two McHenry County College graduates named to MCC’s Distinguished Alumni in 2019. Kirby graduated with an Associate Degree from MCC, then continued her education at the University of Illinois. ■ After 21 years, the Thoughtfulness Shop was preparing to close. “It’s been wonderful,” owner Ceal Schroeder said. Schroeder and her husband, Ken, had bought the Hallmark Shop at 104 Cass St. from Doug and Jan Geiger in the spring of 1998. They reopened it as the Thoughtfulness Shop in May of that year.