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Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. Through Dec. 23 Friday - Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday 5 to 8 p.m.

Stage Left Café 124 Van Buren St. Through Dec. 23 Friday - Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday 5 to 7:30 p.m. Visit WoodstockOperaHouse.com for free timed tickets.

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

McHenry Co. Workforce Center 1 to 3 p.m. Visit Mchenrycountyworkforce. com to register.

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

Woodstock Square 4 to 7 p.m. 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 Public Library virtual event 6:30 to 8 p.m. Email pamelaf@woodstockil.info for the Zoom link

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 4 to 7 p.m. woodstockilchamber.wellattended. com/events/ladies-nite-out

7 p.m. wfrd.org

McHenry Co. Workforce Center 10 to 11 a.m. Visit Mchenrycountyworkforce. com to register.

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: 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

■ For the third straight meeting, the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education struggled with the question of equity between sports opportunities for boys and girls. ■ Howard and Olivene Walkington celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.

■ Chicago Bear Rashaan Salaam signed autographs at the Hall of Fame Memorabilia store in Woodstock. ■ Woodstock High School Principal Jocelyn Booth presented a proposal to the Board of Education that students be required to complete all graduation requirements in order to participate in commencement. The board accepted the proposal.

■ The D-200 Board approved nine changes in the WHS curriculum, including the addition of a business computer course. ■ Members of the Olson Middle School Green Team donated 18 boxes of clothing and two boxes of shoes from the school’s lost and found to be sent to orphanages in former Soviet republics.

■ Woodstock Christian Church hosted it third annual Live Nativity. ■ Joy Glenn, Woodstock, started “Renta-Grandma,” a business to give parents some much-needed help, pinch-hitting with the kind of relief grandmas are famous for.

■ Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County received a three-year, $4.5 million grant to serve children whose adults were in prison. ■ The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District signed a five-year contract to staff the village of Lakewood’s fire department. ■ The Donahue family celebrated the family-owned furniture store’s 60th anniversary with an open house. Donahue Furniture opened on East Calhoun Street in 1950 and relocated to Route 47 in 1967. Family members present were Geraldine Donahue, widow of store founder Gerald Donahue; and three of their children: Lynn Donahue Stewart, Sally Donahue Schaefer, and David Donahue.

■ Percheron gelding Doc and his driver, Terry Leonard, were giving free carriage rides around the Square as part of Woodstock’s holiday scene. “The colder the temperatures, the happier Doc is,” Leonard said. “He works 14 days a year and gets 351 off.” It was Leonard’s 19th year as carriage driver. Over the years, the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry sponsored the service; however, in 2015, the city of Woodstock picked up the tab. ■ Madrigal singers from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools were set to entertain at their annual dinner and dessert, respectively. Dressed in elaborate Renaissance-period clothing, the madrigals performed 16th and early 17th century music. ■ Santa had taken a short leave of absence from his duties at the North Pole to spend time visiting with Woodstock-area children. The Big Man in Red was meeting with children in Santa’s Hut in the Park in the Square.

■ Turkey Tag Team, a collaboration among Woodstock High School, Rotary Club of Woodstock, and Northern Illinois Food Bank, gathered fresh food items to deliver to 21 deserving Woodstock families for Thanksgiving. Turkey Tag Team was in conjunction with the year-long WHS Blessings in a Backpack program, coordinated by the same three sponsoring groups, which provided shelf-stable food each weekend for families at risk of chronic hunger. ■ D-200 earned a solid B+ from parents who answered a 22-statement survey during fall parent-teacher conferences. That was consistent with the grade parents handed out the previous year. The big difference was the number of surveys completed: 1,422 in 2019 compared with 965 in 2018. The top-scoring statement both years – 96 percent in 2019 and 95.36 percent in 2018 was “I feel my child is treated with dignity and respect by the school staff.” ■ Jeff Van Landuyt announced he would retire as director of Public Works in March, but that was delayed until the end of 2020. As director, Van Landuyt was managing the largest city department with a staff of 62 authorized positions in six divisions and a $6.6-million budget. He had held a variety of roles in municipal public works over nearly four decades, beginning in Woodstock’s Waste Water Treatment division in 1981.