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Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. Dec. 4 through 23 Friday - Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday 5 to 8 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 Public Library virtual event 7 to 8 p.m. Email katieb@woodstockil.info for the link

McHenry Co. Workforce Center 1 to 2:30 p.m. Visit Mchenrycountyworkforce. com to register.

7 p.m. Livestream at woodstockil.org

Woodstock Public Library virtual event 7 to 8 p.m. Email katieb@woodstockil.info for the link

Offsides Bar and Grill 11 a.m. woodstockilchamber.com

Woodstock Country Club 1 p.m. woodstockilchamber.com

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

Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. 7 p.m. Limited tickets, $27 woodstockoperahouse.com

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

Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. 2 and 5 p.m. Limited tickets, $27 woodstockoperahouse.com

Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. 2 and 5 p.m. Limited tickets, $27 woodstockoperahouse.com

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

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

McHenry Co. Workforce Center 1 to 2:30 p.m. Visit Mchenrycountyworkforce. com to register.

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

Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Noon 127 E. Calhoun St.

McHenry Co. Workforce Center 1 to 2:30 p.m. Visit Mchenrycountyworkforce. com to register.

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

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

Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. 7 p.m. Limited tickets, $27 woodstockoperahouse.com

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

Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. 2 and 5 p.m. Limited tickets, $27 woodstockoperahouse.com

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

Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. 2 and 5 p.m. Limited tickets, $27 woodstockoperahouse.com

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. online ■ 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

■ The Woodstock High School athletic department invited all former wrestlers to an upcoming wrestling meet to honor coach Jim Patton on his 300th team victory. ■ The McHenry County Sheriff’s Police arrested numerous county residents on drug-related charges after a yearlong undercover operation.

■ Ground was broken for a medical office building on Memorial Medical Center’s Doty Road campus. ■ The WHS varsity girls basketball team enjoyed a 5-0 record. Leading scorers were Lisa Strout and Stephanie Fox.

■ The Woodstock City Council voted unanimously to assemble a volunteer task force to aid in the redevelopment of the Die Cast site. ■ Five WHS students – Missy Dreffin, Michael Etheridge, Paul Kulisek, Todd McDowell, and Benjamin Phillips – received the Youth Excellence Award for Community Leadership from Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood.

■ Woodstock Musical Theatre Company was presenting “A Christmas Story,” starring Ryan Lammers as Ralphie Parker. Rachel Shinabarger played Esther Jane. The production was directed by Timothy Curtis and produced by Kathie Comella. ■ The city of Woodstock’s Environmental Commission met for the first time. “The main thing from a goal standpoint is to develop an environmental plan,” said commission member Lenore Beyer Clow, who represented The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. Marlene Frisbie represented the McHenry County Defenders. Other members on the seven-member commission were Scott Hopkins, Scott Kuykendall, Bill Jordan, John Nelson, and Barbara Tipton, all of Woodstock.

■ Longtime Woodstock resident Charie Zanck, chief executive officer of American Community Bank, was named a Champion of Youth for her service to the community’s children through the Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology. The Blackhawk Council of Boys Scouts of America made the award. ■ Ryder’s Woods, a city-owned nature preserve, underwent a restoration during which volunteers removed invasive brush such as honeysuckle and buckthorn.

■ Joann and Jason Randall, owners of Animal Hospital of Woodstock, were providing free veterinary medical care for seven K-9 dogs from local police departments. “We wanted to give back to the community, and this was an opportunity for us to do something for the police department,” Joann Randall said. ■ Second- through fifth-grade students at Olson Elementary School took a virtual field trip to see national monuments, historical sites, and Mars with the help of the pioneer Expedition program created and offered by Google. Olson was one of a few schools in the Rockford-Elgin area chosen to participate. ■ The annual Lighting of the Square brought about 2,000 people to the Square. Santa Claus and Miss Woodstock 2015 Nora Brown flipped an oversized switch made to appear to activate lights throughout the Square. A community choir directed by WHS choral teacher Paul Rausch led the public singalong of holiday songs.

■ The city of Woodstock created a new website (Woodstockcourthouse. org) and a four-page brochure to market the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House to prospective tenants and operators. “We’ll move forward whether or not we fill it to capacity,” said Darrell Moore, city planner. ■ The annual Woodstock Lighting of the Square attracted a very large crowd the night after Thanksgiving. For the second consecutive year, the lights were colorful, a departure from the white lights that had been the tradition for decades. Some folks preferred the colored lights; others would have chosen white. ■ Your Sister’s Tomato, operator of two successful food trucks in Woodstock for four years, was set to open a sit-down restaurant on Irving Avenue. Linda Foss and Tammie Hinchee, owners, had built their business on homemade, wood-fired pizza.