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‘Vaping’ blows tobacco away

Local schools detect ‘uptick’ in use of electronic cigarettes

By Larry Lough LARRY@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

MARKETPLACE Facelift underway on building at neglected corner of town

Woodstock is caught in the nationwide trend of increased “vaping” among young people.

And students caught using the electronic cigarettes will face

consequences.

“It’s safe to say in the last year in particular, it’s really spread among young people, nationally and Woodstock as well,” said Kevin Lyons, director of communications for Woodstock School District 200. “Staff has noticed an uptick this year.”

e word “vaping” comes from the vapor – actually, aerosol – inhaled and exhaled by e-cigarette users.

D-200’s high schools have had “Vaping 101” meetings for students and parents this month, and they’ve produced videos to make people Please see VAPING, Page 2

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COMMUNITY Warp Corps seeks to prevent deaths by overdose, suicide PAGE 19

INDEX OBITUARIES

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OPINION

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SCHOOLS

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A&E

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MARKETPLACE 15 COMMUNITY

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CALENDAR

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CLASSIFIED

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PUZZLES

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SPORTS

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PUBLIC NOTICES 33

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Students Lisette Cervantes and Sophia Davidson sample the results from their display on making ice cream during the recent science fair at Northwood Middle School.

‘Heartwarming’ story amid cold

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During the recent polar vortex, many Woodstock residents sought shelter in the warmth of their homes; schools were closed, and some businesses also were closed.

But there was a population of chronically homeless people who did not have a place to call home when the wind chills approached 50 below – and there was one local man who found a permanent one.

While shelters of McHenry County Public Action to Deliver Shelter were open overnight, some people had been banned from visiting. With that knowledge, Debbie Macrito, case manager for McHenry Township, sprang into action.

“We just couldn’t let those people – our people – be out overnight in this,” Macrito said. “We knew we had to do something.”

Macrito approached McHenry Township Supervisor Craig Adams, who approved opening of Whispering

Hills Community Center as an overnight shelter – not just for McHenry Township residents, but for anyone.

On short notice, men and women poured in from across the county to volunteer at the shelter.

“It took a lot of volunteers; the outpouring of support was incredible,” Macrito said. “ e donations were overwhelming, the community was awesome, and I have so much respect for the volunteers. We were very lucky.” e Whispering Hills Community Please see HOMELESS, Page 3

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aware of the growing problem and dangers. “It’s treated [in schools] just like any tobacco product – it’s not allowed,� Lyons said. “It’s no different than it used to be 50 years ago.�

Violators face the same discipline, which can include being removed from sports and other extra-curricular activites – even if vaping is done off school grounds.

Just like cigarette smoking in earlier times, school restrooms are popular in-school vaping spots, as are lesser-used hallways, Lyons said.

And like smoking tobacco, vaping emits a detectable odor that gives away school violators.

School administrators are considering monitors to detect vaping, Lyons said, but the equipment is “fairly expensive.�

Surpasses tobacco use According to Child Mind Institute, electronic cigarettes are the most frequently used tobacco product among adolescents, far surpassing traditional cigarettes. e organization estimated 2.1 million middle and high school students

were e-cigarette users in 2017.

Because it offers various avors and nicotine levels, marketing for electronic cigarettes has a distinct appeal to youths. “We want to help kids make good choices, healthy choices,â€? Lyons said. “We want to make them aware. ...â€?

At Woodstock High School, student meetings Feb. 14 were separated by graduating class in four sessions for information from administrators on vaping. at night, a special session for parents was held during parentteacher conferences. “We wanted to give parents as much info as we could,� Lyons said.

A four-minute video at Woodstock North was produced by the assistant principals, Patrick Podgorski and Ed Weaver. “It’s one of the ďŹ rst years now we’ve seen an increased nicotine use among youths,â€? Podgorski says on the video, titled “Woodstock North Parent University: Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping 101.â€?

On the video, they show various vaping devices and explain how they’re used.

D-200 health personnel “are very aware� of the problem, Lyons said.

Health Services Department

Director Lisa Tate oversees the work of nurses in every school and life skills nurses in some schools. “We have information for students if they want it,� he said, “and for parents if they want it.�

Cooperative enforcement Each high school also has a school resource ofďŹ cer from the Woodstock Police Department who can be involved in enforcement.

But Police Chief John Lieb said the SROs seldom worked unilaterally “unless it’s some criminal matter.â€? “When an SRO encounters a vaping incident, we work hand in hand with District 200 ofďŹ cials on how to handle each incident on a case-bycase basis,â€? the chief said.

But Lyons and Lieb said there were no extraordinary measures to stop vaping that differ from the tobacco ban enforcement. “It’s another discussion issue,â€? said Lyons, who explained a repeat offender would likely face greater discipline than a ďŹ rst-time violator.

Lieb explained it was natural that local schools would have a vaping problem. “Vaping has become a national issue,� he said. “Woodstock is not immune.�

Students get warning about consequences Reprimands can deny activities participation

By Ashley Lewis FOR THE INDEPENDENT

According to a schoolwide survey, 80 percent of Woodstock High School students say they have tried vaping.

Vaping, by deďŹ nition, “is the action or practice of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.â€?

Consequently, the high school staff – Principal Art Vallicelli, Assistant Principal Nichol Mangino, Dean of Students Mike Brasile, and student assistance counselor Connee Meschini – had “Vaping 101� presentations for all students Feb. 14 to explain the dangers.

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Center, located in Johnsburg, was open for one week to care for the county’s homeless.

Safe from the cold

Making longterm plans When he didn’t show up, Rose went looking for him.

When she found his encampment and approached him, he recognized her as someone he trusted. He agreed to let her help him to complete the paperwork to obtain motel shelter.

But after she went to her office for the necessary paperwork and returned, she found he had left.

A Woodstock Police officer helped in the renewed search, and they found him at Taco Bell, where he consented to signing the necessary documents. e officer drove him to the Super 8 Motel while Rose followed and helped with the check-in process. e city of Woodstock took the man’s cart and belongings to the motel.

Rose also contacted Laura Franz, executive director of McHenry-based nonprofit TLS Veterans, sending her a photo of the encampment and asking Please see HOMELESS, Page 4

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One of those people who spent time at the facility was a man who has been homeless for more than a decade. His cart and his presence are familiar to people in Woodstock. is man has survived 14 years of scorching summer heat and brutal winters, frequently with the help of community members. Camped out under piles of blankets with all of his belongings next to him, he planned to attempt to make it through the polar vortex.

But two women who know him found him and encouraged him to go with them to the McHenry Township shelter.

Sue Rose, community services director for McHenry County Housing Authority, was one of the volunteers

at Whispering Hills that night. She said the two women persuaded the man to go with them – that he trusted them enough to leave his cart and other belongings and go to Johnsburg.

“When they arrived at the township’s shelter, he was afraid to come inside,” said Rose, who had had multiple contacts with him in the past. “I went outside and said, ‘Hi, come on inside, it’s cold out.’ He replied, ‘OK,’ and immediately came inside with me.

“When he came inside, I noticed that the skin on his face was burned from the cold. He seemed to be glad to be in a warm place, and I assured him that he was safe now.”

Rose earned the man’s trust by spending time each day and speaking with him. e shelter closed when the weather became more temperate, and the man went back to his encampment in Woodstock. But Rose said she had urged him to again visit her at the Housing Authority’s Old Firehouse Assistance Center in Woodstock the next day to

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by UCLA explained the health consequences of vaping.

Popcorn lung, dopamine effects, and reactions similar to heroin and cocaine were included.

But the topic that had most students shocked was school reprimands.

Not only can students receive an in- or out-of-school suspension if they are caught vaping, they can also lose their spot on a sports team, National Honor Society and the cum laude list at graduation.

Mangino indicated that even if students vaped outside of school, they could still receive school reprimands.

“If we see you [vaping} at the Culver’s 10 miles away, you just lost sports,” she told students.

Police action is also a factor because students could receive civil citations, be fined, and face possible criminal charges.

“You’re costing your parents money and yourself money,” Brasile said.

When students were allowed to ask questions at the end of the presentation, one asked whether the consequences applied to a student who was 18. ey do, students were told, because it is illegal to smoke and/or drink in or around a school.

Students were told of some changes regarding tobacco laws in the state of Illinois. Eighteen-year-olds can buy tobacco products in many areas of Illinois after lawmakers failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure that would have raised the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21.

Some gas stations in Woodstock follow the practice of selling tobacco products only to consumers over the age of 21, but since the law was not enacted, 18-year-old students who are seen vaping outside of school will not suffer legal consequences.

But whether you are 18 or 100 years old, it is illegal to smoke or drink in or around school premises when it is in session, therefore action could take place.

Woodstock High School officials said they were very serious about fixing the vaping epidemic at school. e presentation shown to students had the heading, “We’re worried about you, but are you worried about yourself?”

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Is the medium the message?

Council weighs using new electronic boards

By Larry Lough LARRY@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Action on buying a new electronic sign along Route 47 was postponed by the City Council last week after a citizen objected to the plan as being “out of character” with Woodstock.

Dean Lovewell told the council the sign in front of Burger King, managed by the Chamber of Commerce to promote activities in town, might be “outdated” – but so are other features of Woodstock – the Opera House, farmers market, and brick streets.

“No one’s ever going to ask to take a picture in front of an electric sign,” Lovewell said. “I don’t object to what makes our city beautiful.”

Public Works Director Jeff Van Landuyt said an electronic sign would allow the message to be changed remotely as often as needed. His staff now changes the “old-fashioned sign” weekly by driving to the site and replacing individual letters by hand.

He estimated the cost to maintain it at

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This sign in front of Burger King along Route 47 would be replaced with electronic message boards under a proposal the City Council will consider March 5. $10,500 a year.

For $87,000, the low bid, Correct Digital Displays of Sheridan would remove the current sign and replace it with a more visible 11-foot-high sign with two single-face electronic message boards.

e four council members present at the Feb. 19 meeting were generally supportive of the change, but they were concerned about the cost.

Electronic signs are popular, Councilman Jim Prindiville noted. “But at the same time, that’s an awful lot of money” that could be used for work on streets and sidewalks, he said.

“If we’re going to put something out there,” Deputy Mayor Mike Turner said, “it can’t look rinky-dink.”

But he supported the delay “to allow a little more thoughtful consideration” on an issue a citizen raised.

Council member Maureen Larson said she also would like to have input on animation and colors used.

“Aren’t we essentially pulling eyes off the road?” she asked.

To allow more time for public comments, and to hear from Mayor Brian Sager and the two council members absent, the council voted to postpone a decision until its March 5 meeting.

Van Landuyt said the bid price should hold that long.

According to Garrett Anderson, the city’s director of Economic Development, about 20,000 vehicles a day pass that sign.

Hey, buddy; let’s ‘communicate’ Local panhandling code has free speech makeover

By Larry Lough LARRY@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Panhandling is no longer a violation of city ordinance in Woodstock.

In name only.

Because federal court interpretation of “solicitation” continues to evolve regarding its protection as free speech, the City Council last week amended the local ordinance as recommended by city attorney Ruth Schlossberg.

But according to Police Chief John Lieb, the change will not “to a great extent” affect how his officers deal with complaints about panhandling. “ is keeps us constitutionally sound as Woodstock Police officers address inappropriate behaviors ... that are not necessarily speech,” said the chief, who worked with Schlossberg on changes to the city code. e word “panhandlers” was deleted from the chapter of the city ordinance that now is titled simply “Peddlers and Solicitors.” And the section on

“Panhandling” is now called “Solicitation Practices.”

“It’s not against the law for one person to ask another person for money,” Lieb said. “But if their behavior is in violation, that individual can be cited.” e new language applies to all solicitors – such as sales people and pamphleteers – not just homeless panhandlers. e ordinance prohibits 15 specific solicitation actions that had been known as “aggressive panhandling.” ose include touching the person being solicited without permission, getting too close (within 3 feet), continuing to solicit after being denied, and following someone who is trying to walk away. e language also makes it a violation to use profane language or gestures, to solicit in a group of two or more people, and to solicit between sunset and sunrise.

‘NTA’ may be issued Officers are allowed “a little bit of discretion” in determining a solicitor’s illegal acts, the chief said. Violators may be given a “notice to appear,” which Lieb compared to a traffic

citation that covers other sections of local ordinance.

Complaints about being approached by homeless people, especially in the downtown area, led the city to adopt an “aggressive panhandling” code modeled after similar language in Springfield. But court rulings have since found that to violate solicitors’ rights of “communication.” “... [T]he City finds that narrowly limiting solicitation only to certain limited times, places and manners in which people are or feel particularly vulnerable ... will leave ample alternative avenues of communication,” Schlossberg wrote in the code’s introduction. “... [T]he City is leaving open ample alternative channels of communication.”

Lieb said police did not often get complaints about solicitations, and he saw no need for further training of his officers to enforce the new language.

“It’s a situation that doesn’t occur on an everyday basis,” the chief said, “but it does come up from time to time.”

But many complaints don’t result in citations, Lieb said, because they lack an essential element to prosecute – “a victim willing to testify” in court.

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for help.

“It wasn’t a question,” Franz said. “He served [in the military], and we knew we would help him.”

Mark Schlitt, manager of TLS Veterans program, went to the motel to evaluate the man, and a nurse supervisor from the Tuberculosis Clinic at the McHenry County Department of Health went out of her way to visit and perform a TB test.

TLS Veterans was then able to house him at the New Horizons Transitional Living Facility in Hebron, a step toward preparing the man to move into permanent housing. e effort to get the man to TLS Veterans was a collective one. Not a stranger to the community, the man has been approached by many residents, such as Michelle Tucsek.

Tucsek said she had met the man at Starbucks after having seen him along U.S. 14 and around the Woodstock Square over many years.

“I had always offered to help him by giving him food,” Tucsek said, “But this was the first time I had actually reached out, … sitting down and speaking with him. I can’t imagine living like that.”

When Tucsek found out he was a veteran, she went to the McHenry County Veterans Assistance Commission for help.

But Jane Dorfner, Veteran Service officer with the agency, found the man was ineligible to receive VA benefits.

“Michelle [Tucsek] took a vested interested in him,” Dorfner explained.

“I know that she helped him out with food and other items, clothes and gift cards.”

Effort of many agencies Numerous agencies and concerned citizens have tried but failed to help him – until now.

“It is a miracle that this happened,” Franz said. “So many agencies and people were involved in this – I don’t think he would be here if it hadn’t been for the ... temporary shelter [or the women who brought him there].

“When [Rose] asked us, we knew we could provide peer support and housing,” Franz said. “We went to him, … and then we brought him here. He will get the help he needs here.”

Franz said last week that the man had been reunited with his belongings and was doing well. “ e important part of this story,” Dorfner said, “is that the man is safe – and the community truly worked together to bring him to a place he can call home.”

Rose called the actions to find housing for the man was “an amazing and heartwarming collaborative effort.”

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“and we will exercise that oversight authority.”

Underwood agreed the new Democratic majority in the House would demand accountability.

“I think we’re going to get a lot of answers in this Congress,” she said.

Underwood said moving toward a universal health insurance plan would be cheaper and provide better outcomes for Americans.

“Health care is a human right,” she said. “ at’s fundamental to my nursing practice.”

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Casten and Underwood spent more than 20 minutes on introductory remarks before addressing 15 questions from the audience during the remainder of

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Reps. Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten speak at a town hall meeting Feb. 18. the meeting. ey spoke in some detail on their particular specialties – Casten, a scientist, on climate change; and Underwood, a nurse, on health care – which were the subject of several questions.

But the audience also asked about a wide range of issues, including immigration reform, minimum wage, the budget deficit, public school education, government benefit programs, and Venezuela.

Both promoted a progressive agenda in Congress and promised aggressive monitoring of the Trump administration, particularly on environmental issues.

“We have oversight authority,” Casten said of Democratic control in the House Oversight Committee,

Underwood’s 14th District includes most of McHenry County, including the Woodstock area.

Casten serves the 6th District, which covers the southeast corner of the county. In the 2018 election, both unseated Republican incumbents who had spent a combined 20 years in Congress, giving Democrats a 13-5 advantage in the Illinois congressional delegation. at’s why Republicans think they can limit Underwood and Casten to one term in their traditionally Republican districts in west suburban Chicago.

Underwood admitted the first six weeks in her first elective office had been “a whirlwind.” She frequently termed federal policy “unacceptable” (gun control, pay equality) or “disgusting” (separation of immigrant families at the southern border).

Casten, too, acknowledged that a lot had been thrown at the new Democratic majority in the House.

“It’s always tempting,” he said, “to respond to the crisis du jour.”

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Barely a month after being sworn in, McHenry County’s two new Democratic members of Congress got a stark reminder of the quick campaign turnaround for a two-year term in the U.S. House.

Reps. Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood were among 55 Democrats named this month as “initial offensive targets” for 2020 by the National Republican Congressional Committee.

And when they showed up for a town hall meeting at McHenry County College last week, a day short of seven weeks after taking office, the forum moderator referred to them twice as “the candidates.”

But it was a friendly crowd of about 250 people who applauded them when they walked on stage and responded to many of their comments with more enthusiastic applause.

Except for a woman at the door holding a sign that said “Abortion Hurts Women” and a Woodstock man’s question that conflated abortion and “infanticide,” the 90-minute session Feb. 18 was a virtual love fest for the new representatives.

A Cary resident, before asking his question, offered that the two were “a breath of fresh air” for local congressional representation.

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OBITUARIES Everett Donald Hunter, 92

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Everett was the epitome of a hard-work- sons remember him building go-carts and ing, generous, resourceful and innovative hot-rod tractors from whatever spare parts farmer whose brilliant mind, always rest- were laying around and making dune bugless, led him to master many trades and gies by cutting up old cars. Everett found time to invent things and then to play, and skills.

His early years were spent working the his children enjoyed that time spent with dairy farm with his father, Donald. As a him. He hosted hot, dusty go-cart races at teenager he taught himself to weld, and the farm on Sundays – an event enthusiafter moving to Hartland in 1948, Everett astically attended by the local policemen – established Hunter’s Welding & Machine many men called Everett their friend.

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In his “free time� (between milking cows sharpen their saws, Everett taught himself after dinner and before breakfast), Ever- to sharpen anything with a blade and, with ett taught himself to roller skate, and then his wife, Ann, established a multi-county taught others to roller-waltz and trick skate “saw route� of customers, always charging as the “roller rink cop� of the Woodstock a fair price or “bartering� as he loved to do.

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On Oct. 28, 1950, Everett married Anna ing, Everett mastered woodworking, comHerdrich, his pretty farm girl neighbor – who puter design and sign-making. He and Ann became the love of his life, best friend, and created Hunter’s Custom Hand-Carved life partner for the next 68 years. Together Signs, a woodworking business that drew

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EMS calls for Feb. 14-20: 95

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customers nationwide seeking him out for a custom hand-carved sign – a business that he shared with his youngest daughter and namesake until his last days. Many of his signs still stand today.

Everett was a staple of the community – a man who local men leaned on to help them in hard times, 24/7. He served as a justice of the peace, he plowed snow for [OL [V^UZOPW OL Ä_LK IYPKNLZ PU [OL TPKKSL of winter, and at the age of 21 he cleared the woods to create the grounds for the future McHenry County Fair. He spent the next 50 years of his life supporting MCF, serving as board member, vice president of the fair board, superintendent of the tractor pull, and woodworking judge.

In his later years, Everett loved to share his knowledge and experience. He taught a small engine class at MCC, he judged woodworking at the McHenry County Fair, he led Hartland Piston Pushers 4-H Club, teaching future mechanics to build small engines, and taught children and adults alike how to turn a wooden bowl on the lathe. In his last years, Everett loved teaching basic carpentry and fence building to the volunteers at Mulberry Hill Farm Animal Sanctuary, his daughter Evie’s sanctuary, and he offered priceless, seasoned advice on how to care for her animals.

Everett loved visits from his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He loved animals of all kinds – especially his racehorse “Chiefâ€? and dog “Spookyâ€?; he loved to drive through the mountains of Colorado, to snowmobile, to cross-country ski, to bike, to canoe, to woodwork, and OL SV]LK [V Ă„_ [OPUNZ ,]LYL[[ ^HZ MVYL]LY coming up with a new and better way to do things – the wheels of his mind never stopped turning, day or night.

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James D. Hodges, 93 James D. Hodges, 93, of Woodstock, Ill., passed away on Feb 22, 2019, in Surprise, Ariz.

Born in Cherokee County, Georgia, on June 22, 1925, to George and Ada Elliot Hodges, Jim was their only child. He married Ruth Berg Bohn Hodges on May 11, 1991.

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He was very active in Lions Club, Shriners, and was the Ă&#x201E;UHUJL VMĂ&#x201E;JLY H[ [OL American Legion. He James D. particularly enjoyed Hodges playing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santaâ&#x20AC;? at the hut on the square and in the Christmas parade. Jim served our country during World War II and the Korean *VUĂ&#x2026;PJ[ /L ^HZ H^HYKLK H 7\YWSL /LHY[ and two Bronze Stars during his service time. In June of 2013 Jim was a recipient of the Honor Flight, a very special and emotional event he shared with his son, Rich. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Woodstock for over 50 years.

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He was preceded in death by his parents; OPZ Ă&#x201E;YZ[ ^PML 3VYYHPUL ;YV]LYV /VKNLZ" HUK his son, Dennis L Hodges.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; son, Rich (Bev) Hodges; stepsons, David (Natasha) Bohn, Roger (Lynda) Bohn, Phillip (Cindy) Bohn; and grandchildren Jason (Karrie) Hodges, Nathan (Kelly) Hodges and Marjorie Hodges, Rachel Bohn, David Bohn, Matthew (Megan) Bohn, Heather (Kraig) Bohn, Andrew Bohn, and Sara Bohn; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Woodstock, 201 W. South St., Woodstock, IL 60098, or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 200 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.

A celebration of his life will be at a later date.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710 or visit www.slmcfh.com .

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Opinion No contest, no wonder

On one hand, we wish the race for three seats on the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education offered voters a choice. Voters always benefit from a spirited campaign in a contested race. But only three candidates filed for the three seats on the April 2 ballot.

On the other hand, we understand the hesitancy of anyone to get involved with the several difficult issues that lie ahead for school boards, especially this one.

Two years ago, with four seats on the ballot, eight candidates filed.

Since then, the school district has faced no shortage of weighty issues.

An 18-month review of D-200 facilities resulted a year ago in no significant action, although people generally assumed it would lead to some consolidation of school buildings that are operating far below enrollment capacity. at decision likely delayed even more difficult decisions that will have to be made as the district faces budget challenges in the years ahead. e issue of school security also hit home in 2018 with the arrest of one student after a perceived threat was made on social media, and a second student also was removed from school for a comment that tested the “zero tolerance” approach that requires no indication of potential violence be taken lightly. ere is, unfortunately, no system that can guarantee absolute security of schools, and that will be an ongoing challenge for schools.

And the board still has to face the fact that $175 million school construction debt in the next two years as a bond-repayment bubble threatens to explode the debt levy in 2021. at can that got kicked down the road a decade ago by the repayment schedule looms just around the next bend.

So, no one should be surprised that candidates didn’t line up to tackle those tough issues.

Perhaps, instead, we should be grateful that three qualified people – two educators (one retired) and a clinical psychologist – are willing to serve four years when finances, facilities, and security will need close attention. We wish them luck.

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Community commitment and to our young people Hats off to Arlene Lynes, owner of Read Between the Lynes, who recently hosted our granddaughter, a seventhgrader at Crystal Lake Montessori, for a week-long internship at her store.

Her commitment to our community and to young people goes above and beyond!

Hats off Arlene!

Mary Klos Woodstock

The Valley Hi debate: Expand, don’t deplete May none of your readers ever need skilled nursing in McHenry County.

Many will.

I have been concerned about recent reports that the McHenry County Board, headed by Chairman Franks, is suggesting a paltry $150 tax refund to local citizens from the reserves at Valley Hi. What is $150? It’s not even a car payment for most. What does it cost to care for a senior with multiple health issues and/or dementia? ousands of dollars a month.

My sister and I have needed help

with our mother, who has dementia, since 2012. Like so many, Mother planned for her retirement, but not for this devastating and lingering disease.

When we moved home to Woodstock, and she still had money, she was in a lovely for-profit facility nearby.

Most senior living facilities are for profit – and few offer skilled nursing. When her money was depleted, we searched for a place that accepted Medicaid.

We found this county is pretty much devoid of any such facility; and if they do accept, there are long wait lists. Some places we toured, far from home, were so dreadful; we wouldn’t leave a dog there.

I think that Chairman Franks’ opinion (Northwest Herald article, Feb. 14) – “… Some have argued that Valley Hi should spend the money to expand. …

It is unconscionable to spend taxpayer money that we never should have accumulated in the first place. at sort of mentality is one of the reasons why so many people distrust government at best and despise it at worst ….”

– is, well, unconscionable.

C’mon. at’s not why we distrust government, and you know it. Perhaps he could personally afford the $5,000 or (much) more per month to have

a loved one cared for; maybe even at home. Most can’t.

I don’t understand why he, or anyone, would object to expanding Valley Hi. I think that’s exactly what needs to happen! Oh, did I mention Mother was on a wait list for three years before we moved her into that truly wonderful place? Our seniors deserve to be priorities.

Julie Miller Woodstock

Tax giveback proposal invites class action suit [County Board Chairman] Jack Franks wants to give back a one-time giveback to the taxpayers of $150. So what happens when you don’t want to give back any money to businesses that have put into Valley Hi’s levy? A class-action lawsuit suing the county.

He champions for businesses but basically he could [not] care less about the people that hire employees to stay in Illinois. He was part of the problem in Springfield that has made Illinois what it is today!

Franks was a representative from 1998 to 2016. During that time the last

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FOR EXAMPLE, THE PRESIDING ofďŹ cers in least three different government bodies I have attended over the past 12 month have invited citizens to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;podiumâ&#x20AC;? to speak.

And not a one of those meeting rooms has a podium.

A podium, by deďŹ nition, is a small platform on which a person stands to be seen by an audience, or so an orchestra conductor can be seen by that guy in the back with the tuba.

What speakers approach is a lectern, a device you stand behind with a tilted surface to hold your notes.

In a previous lifetime, I was invited to speak at a local club that met in the downtown hotel. When I saw the long table at the front of the room, I asked the young man who was setting up chairs whether he could get me a lectern on which I

could place my papers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You mean a podium,â&#x20AC;? he said.

No, I want a tabletop lectern to hold my notes while a speak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You mean a podiumâ&#x20AC;? he said again.

Fine, bring me a podium, please.

What he bought, or course, was a lectern.

I realize that in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americanizedâ&#x20AC;?

English, a podium has become understood to be a lectern.

But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it right.

AND I HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR ending meetings at least 5 seconds earlier than normal.

At the end of the agenda, the presiding ofďŹ cer invariably asks for a motion to adjourn. atâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely unnecessary.

Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Order, which most government meetings follow with varying degrees of ďŹ delity, do not require a motion to adjourn.

With no motion, you need not wait for a second, or to conduct a vote.

Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules allow the presiding ofďŹ cer to determine whether the body has further business to conduct.

If there is none, the ofďŹ cer simply declares the meeting adjourned.

And we will have saved 5 seconds or so.

Anything we can do to shorten meetings is a good thing.

Larry Lough is editor of e Woodstock Independent. His email is larry@ thewoodstockindependent.com

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budget that was balanced was in 2001!

Did Franks ďŹ x the teachers union pension fund deďŹ cit? No, not at all. e state of Illinois has pilfered away that pension fund!

During Franksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tenure the pension deďŹ cit for the teachers retirement fund has increased into the billions and sits at around $130 billion. In 2005 and 2006, Franks along with Mike Madigan voted to not fund the teachers retirement fund, which ended up costing the taxpayers over $11 billion.

During the downturn in 2008-2016, taxes went up and your property value went down! [Franks has] been part of the Democratic Madigan Machine, which he voted for nine times, that has made Illinois what is today.

And now he wants to veto line items that the County Board will pass for a budget! You are not a king, Franks!

Leave the money in Valley Hi and do

something good with it without being sued!

Curtis Payne Woodstock

What do you understand of utility rates you pay?

Nicor natural gas customers in Woodstock and the surrounding area are subsidizing utility expansion elsewhere in Illinois, and paying higher rates as a result. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, they will be paying these higher rates for decades â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all without understanding the cost or realizing any beneďŹ t. e â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delivery Chargesâ&#x20AC;? section on Nicor customer bills includes costs related to natural gas expansion. ese costs are not a separate line item; thus, customers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what they are paying for. But if they did, they would

realize that, aggregated, millions of dollars will be siphoned from customers across the state, including Woodstock, over the course of decades.

According to Illinois Commerce Commission records, Nicor has used existing customers to ďŹ nance approximately 90 percent of its gas main extension costs to serve areas previously considered too expensive to reach with natural gas.

If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appreciate paying for a strangerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gas connection, support Illinois House Bill 2172, which is designed to increase transparency and accountability, and limit natural gas extension subsidization by existing customers.

Contact your state representative and ask that they support House Bill 2172.

Aaron DeWeese Executive Director Illinois Propane Gas Association

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ATTENDING THE MEETINGS OF government bodies is part of the job of newspaper people. atâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their role as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;eyes and earsâ&#x20AC;? of the citizens who are unable or unwilling to sit in on meetings of city councils, schools board, and the many other governing bodies that are required by law to conduct their business in public.

In more than four decades in the news business, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve attended more than a thousand government meetings, I ďŹ gure.

Long meetings and short meetings, exciting meetings and boring meetings.

And during the less-than-thrilling moments, I observe the Larry habits and language of the Lough participants. +LJSHYH[PVUZ Just like ignoring that unjustiďŹ able pause in the pledge, I ďŹ nd things that disturb my sense of meeting protocol.

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Of the local government meetings I have attended in my ďŹ rst year at e Independent, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said the Pledge of Allegiance more than a few times.

And I always say it differently from everyone else in the room.

You know when you get to that part, â&#x20AC;&#x153;... one nation under God ...â&#x20AC;??

People always pause in the middle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with no reason to do so.

When that religious phrase was added to the secular pledge in the 1950s, presumably to scare away communists during that eraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Scare,â&#x20AC;? no comma was inserted.

So there is absolutely no reason to pause in the middle.

So, when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in a public meeting, I say it straight through â&#x20AC;&#x201C; then pause long enough for everyone else to catch up.

But with no grammatical justiďŹ cation for the premature pause, I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get myself to go along with the crowdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recitation.

Such a rebel, I am.

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Marian chess team moving up Coach, members learn while program develops

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Northwood Middle School eighthgrader Declan Beahan won his age category in a statewide art contest with the theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Connects History with the Future.â&#x20AC;?

His drawing, showing a magical art clock, was one of hundreds of student entries from across Illinois. His creativity won ďŹ rst place in the sixththrough eighthgrade category. e contest was organized by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois State Board of Education, in cooperation with the +LJSHU Illinois Art Educa- Beahan tion Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I chose the design because it was supposed to be about comparing the past to now,â&#x20AC;? Declan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ďŹ gured the stopwatch would be a good representation of the past and then going forward.â&#x20AC;?

Declan indicated that his mother found the contest information in a newspaper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found the notice just before the deadline,â&#x20AC;? said his mother, Maleta Beahan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Declan has always enjoyed expressing himself in his art and found a connection in this contest. He tries to put his thoughts into his art.â&#x20AC;?

But Declan said he was surprised to win this age group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt kind of rushed as I only found out about it two days before we had to send it in,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153; is is cool.â&#x20AC;? e winning entries from each of the three age categories, along with 15 runners-up, will be displayed in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for a year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Declan Beahan is wonderfully creative and a hard worker,â&#x20AC;? said Virginia Rice, his art teacher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a pleasure to see him develop as an artist over the last few years. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled to

e Marian Central Chess Club became an ofďŹ cial Illinois High School Association team during the 2017-2018 school year.

Math teacher David Widzisz, the club adviser and team coach, began playing chess just last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When our Athletic Director Curtis Price approached me last year with the proposal to get us competing, we both worried about recruiting enough students,â&#x20AC;? Widzisz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With some hard marketing to my seniors, I was able to attract nearly 20 students. Like me, most of them had little knowledge of chess.â&#x20AC;?

All students are welcome to participate in the Chess Club. Students who wish to compete must register with IHSA and pay athletic fees accordingly.

When student sophomore Timmy Miller applied to Marian two years ago, his parents asked about converting the Chess Club into a competitive team.

His father, Tim Miller, is now the assistant coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We owe our successes to his unceasing coaching efforts, Widzisz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and his wife, Megan, attend all of our major competitions. He even donated chess boards and clocks so we could have a full B team compete alongside our A team. I cannot thank him enough.â&#x20AC;?

Widzisz said Timmy Miller was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest player, facing the best students in the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He always has lessons, strategy and tactics to teach the entire team,â&#x20AC;? the coach said.

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Competes at state Marian has 18 registered IHSA competitors, but only 12 students can be on the ďŹ nal roster for sectionals and state ďŹ nals. e school, which plays in the East Conference of the Northern Illinois Chess League, earned seventh place this year among the 21 teams in the league.

Last year Marianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team placed

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we only went 2-4-1, our team is very young this year, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m seeing only forward progress for next year.â&#x20AC;?

He said the team should be a strong competitor next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153; is season has gone really well in developing underclassmen for the future,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next year Marian should place in the top one-third of teams in the state.â&#x20AC;?

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Northwood eighth-grader Declan )LHOHU ZHPK VM OPZ ^PUUPUN LU[Y` see him recognized for his efforts!â&#x20AC;?

He found out about it indirectly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Declan did not know that he won until I met with him,â&#x20AC;? Northwood Principal Bethany Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His face lit up when I told him!â&#x20AC;?

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Four students from Woodstock High School and one from Woodstock North were selected to sing in the All-State Choral Ensembles, which took place in Peoria in January. The WHS students also were selected to perform in the All-State Honors Choir. The students are (from left) Danny Cosgray (bass 1) of WNHS, and WHS students Tom Spukas (bass I), Max Lisowski (tenor 2), Ashlynn Drach (soprano 1), and 4HNNPL .YPMĂ&#x201E;U HS[V *OVPY KPYLJ[VYZ HYL )YPHU 1Va^PHR H[ >/: HUK 4LNHU 2PT H[ >5/: >/: JOVPY students have been selected to perform in the All-State Choirs for 28 consecutive years.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK MIKAELA BENITEZ

Mikaela Benitez is a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School. She is the daughter of Tammy and Alex Benitez, Woodstock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikaela is an extremely artistic, creative young woman.

Her caring, compassionate personality is infectious. Mikaela is an all-around awesome kid!â&#x20AC;?said one of her teachers.

Mikaela has been on the honor roll throughout her high school career receiving the Academic Excellence Awards for art, physical education, business, and the Marian Discipleship Award. She won the Outstanding Artist Award in 2017 and 2018. She also earned the Coaches Award (2016 JV, 2018 Varsity), the MVP Award (2017 JV), and the Scholastic Achievement Award for IHSA softball. She is a member of the Spanish Honor Society and participates in the Outdoor Club and Art Club. She designed the 2018-19 Outdoor Club logo. She also enjoyed being a captain on the JV softball team in 2016. Outside of school, Mikaela has been active in helping local food pantries and animal shelters.

When asked who inspires her, Mikaela said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am inspired by my softball coach, Dan White. He pushed me to be a better person and to see that I should believe in myself.â&#x20AC;?

When asked what makes her feel successful, Mikaela said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am successful because I have amazing family, friends, teachers, and coaches that have taught me much over the years. They have made me the person I am today by teaching me that values, teamwork, and hard work are some of the keys to success.â&#x20AC;?

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COLLEGE CURRENTS Beck named to honors list at Concordia U. Kennedy Beck, Woodstock, was named to the fall honors list at Concordia University, Mequon, Wis.

Kirkham graduates from College of Chiropractic Jason Kirkham, Woodstock, earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Port Orange, Fla.

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Teachers handed out copies of “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” and had students make predictions on what they thought the book was about.

Reading program has rodents as key figures

By Janet Dovidio NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Mary Endres Elementary School introduced the “One School, One Book” program at its Family Literacy Night on Jan. 24.

Principal Kari Pala learned of the program from fifth-grade dual-language teacher Lauren Regner. Pala then proposed it to the school’s leadership team, which agreed it would be a great way to get the families involved.

At literacy night, every family received a copy of Beverly Cleary’s “ e Mouse and the Motorcycle” in English or Spanish. e event

included coding and tech activities related to the story.

Randall Oaks Zoo showcased many different animals, with one children’s game having kids racing like mice in the gym. e program’s schedule asked that each family read several pages a night out loud for four nights each week, or a total of 10 to 15 minutes.

Discussions took place at home and in the classroom. Every ursday night the school had a guest reader who appeared on Facebook to read in English or Spanish for anyone to watch.

“Literacy Night was a success,” Pala said.“Families came together and participated in a variety of activities that helped launch the school-wide book club. Books by Beverly Cleary are timeless, and this title will capture the interests of our

youngest students, our oldest ones, as well as the adults at home.”

Keely Krueger, assistant superintendent of elementary education in Woodstock School District 200, arranged funding for the program.

Literacy Night committee members Regner and first-grade teacher Katie Haydysch were the lead coordinators.

Pala promised to kiss a pet rat named Lydia, provided by Randall Oaks Zoo, if the school collected 467 canned goods for the Woodstock Food Pantry during the program. “ e kids are really looking forward to me kissing the rat!” Pala said.“We are always looking for ways to create opportunities for our families and our school to come together to expand the sense of community among students, parents, and teachers.”

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PHOTO DETECTIVE ANSWER (from Page 23): Mel and Ruth Stuessy owned Woodstock Awning Shop for many years. Mel was a popular basketball coach at St. Mary High School from 1925 to 1953, winning 70 percent of his games and taking St. Mary to eight Catholic OPNO Z JOVVS Z[H[L [V\YUHTLU[Z ¶ despite the school’s co-ed enrollment of just 80 students. In 1974, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches’ Hall of Fame. He coached St. Mary and Hebron High School in 1944 because of a shortage of men during World War II. When they met PU [OL ÄUHSZ VM [OL KPZ[YPJ[ [V\YUHTLU[ that year, he became the only coach in Illinois history to be both the winning and losing coach in the same game. He was Woodstock mayor from 1967 to 1973.

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WHS librarian takes shots at the past

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Ex-English teacher has photo book published

By Kevin Lyons DISTRICT 200

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Woodstock High School library/ media specialist Lisa Beard spends weekdays surrounded by history books, but she knows better than most that history can also be found in places where no one has bothered to look.

Since she was a child in Wonder Lake, Beard has had a fascination with abandoned buildings. She combined that obsession with her passion for photography and her training to be an English teacher to author her first book, “Abandoned Illinois: Secrets Behind the Spaces.”

Beard’s social media followers have long known about her interest as documented in hauntingly beautiful photos from places she’s visited that haven’t been touched in decades – former manufac- Lisa turing plants, Beard homes overgrown by forests, a deserted Army depot, even a shuttered prison are among the settings for the stunning images.

“I’ve liked abandoned things since I was a kid,” Beard said. “I used to wander into places, and I always wondered what happened there and who was there before. ere’s a lot of beauty in abandoned things, even when they’re falling apart – just like in people.”

Beard said she soon learned of a community of like-minded individuals who would share locations of those abandoned treasures once they had established trust that the places wouldn’t be destroyed by their visits.

“You drive by things and don’t even notice them,” Beard said, “but there are telltale signs.”

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/PZ[VYPJHS ÄUKZ She’s fallen through rotten decking, stepped on rusty nails and bumped into squatters or stray dogs on occasion, but Beard said she had learned to be cautious and had occasionally taken along friends and former students on her adventures.

Findings include newspapers from the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, articles about the 1930s World Series matchups between the Cubs and the Yankees, and books signed by Civil War generals.

Researching locations to satiate her history curiosity was also part of the hobby, which came in handy when a representative of Arcadia Publishing contacted her about a potential book after seeing her images on her blog and Instagram feed.

“I thought it was a joke at first,” she said, “but it wasn’t.”

After three years of compilation and editing, “Abandoned Illinois: Secrets Behind the Spaces” was released on Jan. 28. It’s available at Read Between the Lynes in Woodstock on the Square, online at Amazon.com, and online on the Arcadia and Fonthill Publishing websites.

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Buren St., will host a book release and signing event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.

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While her photography has been displayed around the country,

including her “Yellow Glove Series,” Beard said she was excited about her first published book, news of which she only recently shared with her students. e 1997 Woodstock High School graduate said many people were surprised to learn of her artistic side.

In the past, Beard was best known as an exceptional softball pitcher and basketball player who is a member of the WHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

But she’s no secret in the photography community, where she has shot everything from senior portraits and fashion to protests and fine art. Her work is frequently displayed in exhibits in Woodstock, Harvard, Chicago, and Evanston. is summer, Beard had a backstage pass to shoot artists at Lollapalooza. e new book was featured this month in Wanderlust, a British travel magazine.

Beard said she was excited about sharing her abandoned places niche with a wider audience.

“I think they can teach us about our culture, about people who’ve lived before us,” Beard said. “ ey can also teach us that there’s more to something than just what it looks like on the outside.”

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e brick isosceles triangle on the northeast tip of the Woodstock Square has long felt like the neglected stepchild of fairy tales. And while Cinderella might not yet be ready for the ball, owner Jakes Dioguardi has overseen the ďŹ rst stage of a major makeover that seeks to transform this once-dowdy part of the downtown into a destination spot.

Dioguardi, who owns Porkies Pig Roast with his wife, Liz Annetti, bought the group of four buildings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bounded by the railroad tracks, East Judd and North Benton streets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in June 2014.

When Dioguardi acquired the buildings, now known as the Benton Place Project, renters occupied just half of the retail and apartment spaces.

Now, Jackass Charm Soap, Alpha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Lady Luck Tattoo

Studio, Lupitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hair Salon, and a new venture from TurnKey Digital (see box) ďŹ ll the ďŹ rst-ďŹ&#x201A;oor retail spaces, and tenants occupy the six upstairs apartments. e rental income has helped ďŹ nance necessary repairs and beautiďŹ cation of the triangular parcel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very excited about the building,â&#x20AC;?

Dioguardi said.

Opening the windows So far, the buildings have been reroofed, new power meters have been installed, and new gutters on the side of Jackass Charm Soap redirect the water ďŹ&#x201A;ow that was damaging the original brick. e ďŹ rst two of a full complement of new doors are in place on the south elevation, two Judd Street facades have new windows, and a new metal staircase that serves as a ďŹ re escape gracefully descends from the apartments on the railroad side. â&#x20AC;&#x153; at staircase is a work of art,â&#x20AC;? Dioguardi said of the design by Joe Flowers of JC Heavy Equipment Repair and Welding.

Dioguardi created two Chicago-style

loft apartments with exposed brick and ductwork above the storefronts along Judd Street and quickly found renters who, he said, prized the in-town location near the train. e most eye-catching part of the project so far has been the reopening of the bricked-up windows on the railroad side. e city of Woodstock granted Dioguardi up to $5,000 last October from the Facade Improvement Program in the downtown tax increment ďŹ nancing district to defray part of the nearly $11,000 cost of installing new windows in the northeast elevation.

Unblocking the windows involved pulling out more than 1,000 bricks in each, Dioguardi said. He intends to use the brick to create a community trash enclosure, available for use by other businesses along Judd and Benton streets. â&#x20AC;&#x153; at will really clean things up,â&#x20AC;?

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From the railroad tracks, new windows on the back of what was once known as the Dacy Block are visible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The windows have really drawn a lot of attention,â&#x20AC;? owner Jakes Dioguardi said. Two additional windows might be unbricked later as part of the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restoration, and Dioguardi plans to build a fence along the property line.

Q Residence at 647 Schumann St., Woodstock, was sold by the Arthur C. Kohley and Helen M. Kohley Revocable Trust, Woodstock, to Roger B. Szewczyk, Woodstock, for $202,000.

Q Residence at 5211 Mt. Thabor Road, Woodstock, was sold by Pops Farm 7 LLC, Woodstock, to Ashley L. KocklerSzatkowski, Woodstock, for $260,000.

Q Residence at 9222 Dirkshire Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Erik and Samantha Bock, Pewaukee, Wis., to Annette Habel, Woodstock, for $295,000.

Q Residence at 802 Twelve Oaks Parkway, Woodstock, was sold by Federal National Mortgage Assoc., Dallas, to Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County Inc., McHenry, for $130,000.

Q Residence at 545 W. Kimball Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Gerald S. Swartout, Hamilton, Mont., to Angel Riano, Woodstock, for $160,000.

Q Land and retail establishment at 2000 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Pearl Woodstock LLC, Glenview, to Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Retail Company, Ankeny, Iowa, for $670,000.

Q Residence at 10637 White Face Court, Woodstock, was sold by Residential Accredit Loans Inc., West Palm, Fla., to Clara Mena Herrera, Elgin, for $207,000.

Q Residence at 725 W. Donovan Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Elaine A. Whalen, Crystal Lake, to Rogelio Solorio Jr., Woodstock, for $161,000.

Q Residence at 2424 Aspen Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Kelsey Walker, McHenry, to Joshua R. Michels, Woodstock, for $142,000.

Q Commercial building located at 24522460 Lakeshore Drive, Woodstock, was sold by BH Investments LLC, Palatine, to WLW Property LLC, Woodstock, for $400,000.

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‘Fun part’ to come e parcel’s history begins in 1869, although one source indicates that some part of the triangle might date back to the 1840s. What is known for certain is that 29-year-old Irish immigrant Timothy J. Dacy sold agricultural implements out of a wooden structure at 105 E. Judd St. in 1869.

When that structure was leveled in an 1880 fire, Dacy and partner John D. Donovan began construction on a brick building. In 1886, Dacy eliminated a windmill and platform to put up a second two-story brick building at Judd and Benton streets. Over the years, various businesses operated out of the “Dacy Block,” including Sherman’s Jewelry Store and Wien’s Clothing.

While the construction of 222 N. Benton St. (the current site of the JiuJitsu studio) remains a mystery, Jackass Charm Soap’s building at the northern tip of the triangle was constructed around 1940 and appears in the 1950 City Directory as E.F. Perkins Barber Shop.

Dioguardi’s upcoming focus is on the exterior to “make sure we have a nice, tight building,” he said. at includes

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Advertising, like the Blatz Beer sign in this 1952 photo, was a consistent feature on the Benton Street side of the triangle. This sign at the left faces Washington Sreet. tuckpointing, replacing all 56 windows, removing the deteriorating limestone sills on the Judd Street facade, and repairing the slumping sidewalk on the railroad track side.

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entrance, and ripping off wood and shingles on the Jiu Jitsu studio’s front.

After that, what Dioguardi calls “the fun part of the project” can begin.

He plans to add old-style awnings to the entrances and to build a deck off the landing of the new metal staircase that could serve as outdoor dining space for a future restaurant.

Because the Benton Street facade once included painted advertising, Dioguardi is working with the city to

re-create that look in a slightly different way.

Dioguardi hopes that the “rat’s nest” of power lines in the Benton/Judd corridor can be buried, as they have been on the Woodstock Square.

“It’s not going to be cheap,” Dioguardi acknowledged of the necessary work by Commonwealth Edison, nor will the remainder of work on the Benton Place Project.

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TIF No. 1 (which expires next year) as well as TIF No. 2 to pay for some of the remaining improvements. â&#x20AC;&#x153; e city has been wonderful to work with,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Garrett Anderson, Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of Economic Development, said the project qualiďŹ ed for TIF funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generally speaking,â&#x20AC;?

Anderson said via email, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the windows

and tuckpointing have been eligible expenses in the context of the facade grants and the preservation of historic buildings, and the sidewalks and power lines would be available as public infrastructure projects.â&#x20AC;?

Dioguardi knows itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big undertaking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a daunting project,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but well worth it.â&#x20AC;?

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Casimer and Nick Polizzi (right) owned a grocery store on McHenry Avenue at the intersection of routes 47 and 120 in Woodstock.

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The McHenry County Historical Society and Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 33rd annual Sampler Lecture Series kicks off March 11 at 7 p.m. with a look at the iconic 1893 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair.

Rebecca Graff, assistant professor of anthropology and chair of American studies at Lake Forest College, speaks about her archaeological and archival research into the ephemeral â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Cityâ&#x20AC;? and Midway Plaisance of the 1893 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The 1893 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair lasted for just six months before its structures were destroyed or disappeared, but its impact on society is undeniable. All programs are at the Society museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Individual programs are $10. For information or to buy tickets, call 815-923-2267 or visit www.gothistory.org.

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Exposed brick walls, like the 1880s brick found on the interior of 105 E. Judd St., provide the ideal background for displaying artwork. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love that it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been touched,â&#x20AC;? owner Jakes Dioguardi said.

And when TurnKey Digital owner Rob McClurg was looking for a space to display a private art collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s items for sale, he began by searching for space in other cities. He soon realized that he needed to look no farther than VUL ISVJR MYVT OPZ V^U UL^ ZLJVUK Ă&#x2026;VVY VMĂ&#x201E;JL H[ Ăą 5 )LU[VU :[ 4J*S\YN ^PSS YLU[ [OL Ă&#x201E;YZ[ Ă&#x2026;VVY VM [OL 1\KK :[YLL[ Z[VYLMYVU[ MYVT +PVN\HYKP [V KPZWSH` ¸H \UPX\L JVSSLJ[PVU VM WS\Z 5H[P]L (TLYPJHU P[LTZ MVY ZHSL š The space will be set up like a gallery, with admission by invitation for buyers and collectors.

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TurnKey Digital will set up the space for display and install track lighting and spotlights to feature each item in what will be known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The American Trails Collection.â&#x20AC;? McClurg and his team will launch an online gallery that â&#x20AC;&#x153;will offer a 360 virtual tour integrated within the website.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will let us use all of our skills: web design, marketing, branding, photogYHWO` HUK Ă&#x201E;STPUN š 4J*S\YN ZHPK TurnKey Digital will launch the gallery website this summer at americantrails.gallery .

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For the past three and a half weeks, the Woodstock Square has hosted a new business that seems, at first glance, a bit hard to define.

Walk into Warp Corps, in the former Lloyd’s Paint ’N Paper building at 114 N. Benton St., and you might think you’re in an “X Games”-era skate shop.

If there’s an older man with a Merlinesque beard behind the counter, he’ll tell you he’s Rob Mutert, former owner of the Warp Skate Park on Route 47 – and that this isn’t just a revival of that youth-favorite hangout; it’s a frontline headquarters for McHenry County’s battle against opioid addiction, substance abuse, and suicide.

Mutert, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said Warp Corps came about both as a new chapter for Warp Skate Park and as a response to a community and nationwide crisis that had hit his own extended families – skateboarders and the military – especially hard.

“We had to close the park in 2010 because of the recession,” Mutert said. “ ose were tough times in America.

A couple years later in 2017, one of our skateboarders, a young man that grew up at Warp Skate Park, was serving in the Army, and he succumbed to suicide.

“It was a very, very sad day for me personally and for everybody who knew him. But through that process, it brought me back in connection with a lot of the skaters and their parents.”

nothing ever has in my life,” he said. “I looked at the skill sets I had, the areas I’m good at, where I’ve worked with young people in the past, and I asked, What can I bring to these problems?”

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Targeting ‘deaths of despair’

Mutert said that when he started to catch up with former Warp Park regulars and their families, he got a “full dose” of just how serious the opioid epidemic in McHenry County had become.

“I was checking with parents and other skaters,” he said. “‘How’s Bill?’

‘How’s Tom?’ ‘How’s Jim?’ – dead, dead, dead, rehab for the third time, prison, ... and that was all I needed to hear.

“As a veteran myself, with 22 suicides a day in the veteran and military community, that was just unacceptable.”

Mutert said that 13 young people he had known from their childhood at the Warp Skate Park had died from overdosing on heroin or legal opioids . “ at yanked on my heartstrings like

e answer, Mutert said, was the “big three – art, music, and adventure sports.”

Opioid, alcohol, heroin, and suicide deaths are collectively known as “deaths of despair,” and all of them have been on the rise dramatically in the U.S. over the past few decades. e goal of Warp Corps, Mutert said, was to be the deaths-of-despair killers.” In the same way that early Americans had a vitality and pioneer spirit built on making new things and engaging physically with the world around them, Mutert agreed “absolutely” that he wanted Warp Corps to re-create that same spirit for the modern day.

Warp Corps has a full list of current and planned events, based around Mutert’s motto that “Life is better if you’re alive.”

So far, the group has held an opening-day concert with local musicians Karen Schook and Rotten Mouth, a music support group and workshop, a free yoga session at the neighboring Woodstock Yoga Lounge (founded

by Mutert’s wife, Cara), a Narcan antioverdose training session, and three “Cypher” programs – online-only art and music broadcasts filmed at the Continued on Next page

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The Warp Corps team includes (from left) Andre Gutierrez, 21; owner Rob Mutert, 55; Kai Juhlin, 20; Max Markowitz, 17; and Aiden Mason, 17.

In January 2011, I lost my job of over 13 years. I was distraught: How dare my employer “outsource” the excellent work my technical writing colleagues and I were doing?

I was 50 going on 51; my age might make it harder to start over. Who would have thought Paul that losing that Lockwood job would be the first domino in a A Musing series of events – that you could almost say losing my job was the best thing that ever happened to me?

Some of you might have heard or read this tale before. As we wrap up American Heart Month, I think it’s worth repeating, since I could have lost a lot more than a job in 2011.

In the years that I worked at that company, I thought I was lucky to have to walk only a block or two from the downtown Metra station to my workplace. I didn’t really think about the fact that while I was active in church and other nonwork activities like community theater, I wasn’t physically active.

Four and a half months later, on Memorial Day weekend of 2011, I was lucky enough to be picking between two Loop job offers. One was for a contract-to-hire technical writing position; the other was a full-time proposal-writing job for a wellness firm.

I struggled with the choice, but when I accepted the proposal-writing job, it occurred to me that the wellness program, which incentivized members to do good things for their health, might be something I could benefit from. A fitness device was soon purchased so I could

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Warp Corps building and livestreamed on the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page (doors locked, and only that eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musicians allowed in; in other words, live music minus the live party).

To help both their fundraising and community recognition, Warp Corps has put a major emphasis on building itself as a brand. While the building has a large space for events and meetings in the back (and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;product-testing areaâ&#x20AC;? for skateboards downstairs), the front is something close to an extreme-sports boutique, with hoodies, T-shirts, hats, snow- and skateboards, and even Warp Corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; own â&#x20AC;&#x153;Max Happyâ&#x20AC;? coffee blend on offer.

Mutert said that the coffee, created with a roaster in Loves Park, is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;huge componentâ&#x20AC;? of the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funding mission. And aside from a few items, most of Warp Corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; clothing and accessories are produced in-house as part of a workforce development program with the McHenry County Workforce Network.

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Spreading the message In the coming months, as the weather improves and Warp Corps builds its presence in McHenry County, the group plans to host hiking and nature trips; skating lessons; graphic design, ďŹ lm, and music-production

classes; workforce training; and a military prep and awareness class; a yoga for recovery workshop at the Yoga Lounge; anti-bullying support; and additional training and awareness programs for drug and substance abuse. is Friday, March 1, Warp Corps will hold its ďŹ rst â&#x20AC;&#x153;425 tourâ&#x20AC;? to take its members and its message out to Chicagoland skateparks, kicking off at the Fargo Skatepark in DeKalb. e number 425, Mutert said, is part of the Warp Corps brand. He explained that everyone knows the â&#x20AC;&#x153;international call-sign to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;425â&#x20AC;&#x2122; is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;just stay alive.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part of a thoroughly Gen X approach to a crisis that the baby boomers, both conservative and liberal, have never really managed to get a handle on. As Mutert put it, Warp Corps has â&#x20AC;&#x153;no judgment or bias, no politics or religion.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are Switzerland,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have respect for anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beliefs, political or religious. I have my beliefs, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what this venue is about.â&#x20AC;?

Instead of beating people over the head with an ideology, Mutert said, he wants to â&#x20AC;&#x153;beat them over the head with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stay alive.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Life is better if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re alive.â&#x20AC;?

For more information, visit Warp Corps on Facebook and at www.warpcorps.org.

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Q Lower your risk for heart disease by controlling your cholesterol and blood pressure, share your family’s medical history with your doctor or nurse, ask your doctor about taking aspirin every day (not recommended for everyone), eat healthy, don’t ignore changes in how you feel, get active.

Former VP Dick Cheney once said, “Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.”

It’s an amusing quote, but trust me – you don’t want to be as close to a heart attack as I was. It’s no fun at all, and that’s not “heart” to believe.

Paul Lockwood is an enthusiastic singer, frequent community theater actor, active Grace Lutheran Church and Toastmasters member, occasional theater reviewer, and past president of TownSquare Players. He’s a senior proposal writer and technical lead for Vitality Group USA and has lived in Woodstock for 18 years with his wife, Diane.

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en, on ursday, Aug. 11, I took part in my first-ever 5K, the lakefront “Elvis Is Alive” event. And yes, “ ank you very much,” I dressed as Elvis to my co-workers’ amusement.

In my white jumpsuit with red fringe and gold belt, I jogged and walked briskly the entire length of the route, even posing for fun photos with other race participants.

It was around Aug. 15 or 16 that I felt some chest pains while heading for an afternoon train – pains that went away when I sat down. When that sensation recurred a day or two later, I called my doctor.

He found a couple of blips on an EKG and ordered a stress test and nuclear photos of my heart. e stress test caused me some significant pain, but when the test results and photos were examined, there was no sign of a visible heart problem.

My doctor’s office relayed that good news with an extra piece of advice: If I was still feeling any

So if I hadn’t lost my job, taken symptoms, I should schedule the wellness company position, an appointment with a particuembraced the wellness program by lar cardiologist. I took the earliest appointment I could: Tuesday, Sept. getting more physically active, seriously considered doing a 5K (while 6, the day after Labor Day. admittedly approaching it with a After noting my favorable test sense of humor – the costume), results, the cardiologist asked and sought medical help when my about any family history of heart body felt difissues. I con¸,_JLW[ MVY [OL VJJHZPVUHS ferent, I would firmed that my likely have expelate father and OLHY[ H[[HJR 0 UL]LY MLS[ rienced a heart two of my older IL[[LY ¹ attack. brothers had - former Vice President Dick Cheney To help you experienced avoid some of heart problems. what I went through, review tips He said the only way to know for on the U.S. Department of Health sure that my heart was OK was to perform an angiogram. I gulped and and Human Services website about asked that it be scheduled. His part- heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in ner did the procedure the next day, the U.S. For example: Sept. 7 – almost four weeks after I had pushed my body to its max Q Everyone is at risk for heart in that 5K – and found a 95 to 98 disease, but you’re at higher risk percent blockage in my left anteif you have high cholesterol or rior descending artery, commonly high blood pressure, are a smoker, known as the “widow-maker.” are overweight or obese, don’t get 2UV^ `V\Y YPZRZ enough physical activity, and don’t I was extremely lucky, as I had eat a healthy diet. been very, very close to having a severe or massive heart attack.

Q Some common signs of a heart During the half-hour procedure, attack include pain or discomfort in the cardiologist inserted a stent to your chest or a feeling of pressure, keep that artery open, and I’ve been squeezing, or fullness; pain or disdoing pretty well ever since. comfort in the upper body – such

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Gracie Duenas ˜

Greenwood Elementary School What music activities are you involved in at school?

Talent Show, music, chorus, tech support, and clarinet in band.

What got you interested in music?

I really got interested because of my family, mostly my brothers.

Everyone thought I was going to say sax, but the clarinet was the one for me.

What is your favorite part of participating in band?

Being able to have fun. Being with friends. Learning something new and trying to master it, but most of all, being with friends!

What do you plan to do with your musical talents in the future?

I want to try to master my instrument and do my ultimate best.

Sara McCarthy

Greenwood Elementary What music activities are you involved in at school?

I am involved in band and chorus.

What got you interested in music?

I got interested in music because I like to sing and learn new songs.

What is your favorite part of participating in chorus?

My favorite part of participating in chorus is learning new songs.

What do you plan to do with your musical talents in the future?

I plan to try out for more solos and join more chorus/choir groups.

Owen Liebert

Greenwood Elementary What music activities are you involved in at school?

I am in chorus, and have done a couple of D-200 musicals.

What got you interested in music?

My brother, Caiden. He plays guitar and used to do many plays.

What is your favorite part of participating in music?

Chorus - because the whole group loves to sing. It’s not just me.

What do you plan to do with your musical talents in the future?

Maybe an artist. I’d like to continue plays and acting.

Rolling with the changes Baked goods, new train pulling into station’s café

By Sandy Kucharski SANDY@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM

Filling a cavity in the sweet tooth of Woodstock foodies, Church Street Café has expanded its menu to include doughnuts and sweets brought in daily from Riverside Bake Shop and Riverside Chocolate Factory, both of McHenry.

“We’ve carried baked goods from Riverside Bake Shop for some time,” said Kim Doran, owner of the café at the Woodstock train station, “but because of the disappearance of Swiss Maid Bakery, we felt it would behoove us to stock more baked goods.”

After nearly 50 years in business in Woodstock, Swiss Maid closed its store on Benton Street last week.

Morning visitors can expect to find doughnuts and pastries brought in fresh each day, available when the café opens at 5:30 a.m. Treats from Riverside Chocolate Factory will be delivered twice a week. Special orders for next-day delivery can be placed through the Church St. Café Facebook

page. e added bakery treats come just in time for Fat Tuesday, March 5. Church Street Café will take orders for paczki from Riverside Bake Shop – by phone, in person, or on Facebook for delivery March 1 to 5.

Café hours are 5:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday.

Doing business in the former train station has its challenges. Despite the fact that the business is not affiliated with Metra, Doran routinely fields questions about train schedules and fares. She also responds to questions about the empty model train track suspended from the ceiling. “ ere is a man who comes in every week and looks up to see if the train is running,” Doran said.

She announced that, thanks to a partnership with the M.D Trains shop on the Square, the train above the café will be up and running in March.

She also said that Tack and Treasures, the store that occupies the space at the east end of the station, is revamping its store and will be open regular hours. All sales from Tack and Treasures benefit Glory Bound Rescue Ranch, Marengo.

IN BRIEF WPBW seeking nominations now for Woman of the Year

and third Thursdays and a variety of activities – including cards, games, crafts, informative session and occasional entertainTLU[ ¶ VU [OL ÄYZ[ HUK MV\Y[O ;O\YZKH`Z 5V WYVNYHT PZ OLSK VU H ÄM[O ;O\YZKH` Lunch will be provided each week by Catholic Charities.

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Nominations are being sought for the Woodstock Professional and Business Women’s annual Woman of the Year award.

The award is given to a woman who has lived or worked in the greater Woodstock area whose leadership and creativity in either cultural, economic, educational, environmental, human services or civic endeavors have contributed in a ZPNUPÄJHU[ ^H` [V LUOHUJL [OL X\HSP[` VM life in the community. Nomination forms are available at Woodstock City Hall, the City Council candidate Michael Stanard Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, and and his wife, Joeleen, will host an open the Woodstock Public Library.

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Candidate’s open house will air plan for Old Courthouse

6DPDQWKD 6WHOO Greenwood Elementary What music activities are you involved in at school?

I play in orchestra, band, and I also do chorus. I play cello, bass, sometimes violin, bells, drums, electric drums, and triangle.

What got you interested in music?

Its quality, and it is professional. I love the sound of instruments because the tone is beautiful.

What is your favorite part of participating in orchestra?

Getting to know SO MUCH STUFF! Cello is an amazing instrument and once you get to know it, you’ll love it!

What do you plan to do with your musical talents in the future?

Be successful, compose, and make my family proud!

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Dorr senior program grows to four Thursdays a month Dorr Township is expanding its senior citizen activities to four Thursdays each month starting March 7.

The musical group The Tandem of Michael and Noreen will perform to celeIYH[L [OL ÄYZ[ WYVNYHT PU [OL UL^ ZJOLK\SL Working with Senior Service Associates, the township will host bingo on the second

p.m. Thursday, March 7, at One Zero Charlie studios, 129 E. South St. :[HUHYK PZ VUL VM Ä]L JHUKPKH[LZ MVY [OYLL council seats on the April 2 ballot.

Stanard has long been involved in design education and community service, including serving as the president of the village of Greenwood. :[HUHYK»Z ÄYT OHZ KL]LSVWLK H WSHU MVY the future use of the Old Courthouse called “The Woodstock Visual and Performing Arts Academy.” The evening will include a presentation on the proposed academy.

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This 1950s photo, captured

by Don Peasley, shows the building at the northeast corner of Cass and Throop streets, the future site of Ethereal Confections.

While the truck obstructs the view of part of the building, readers can get a good idea of what the Cass Street frontage looked like when it was Knuth’s Sandwich Shop. If you can provide additional information about the photograph, such as pinpointing the year it was taken, email Maggie Crane at MaggieC@woodstockil.info .

Crane poses this trivia question to readers of The Woodstock Independent: °3VVRPUN \W ;OYVVW Street (left), you can see a small building with an awning, today’s Chop Suey /\[ °>OH[ I\ZPULZZ ^V\SK have occupied this building in the 1950s, and who owned it? Find the answer on Page 12.

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1989 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 years ago Q Woodstock High School students were in rehearsals for a production of the musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grease.â&#x20AC;? Stars were Anne Johnsos as Sandy and Tadd Hooker as Danny. Among others in the cast of 28 were Tonya Hennen, Renee Setser, Karin Swanson, Jenni Lucky, John Frederick, Mike LoSasso, Jeff Martine, George Miarecki and Corb Felgenhour.

Q Featured in Birth Announcements in The Woodstock Independent were Nicholas David Foat, Tiffany Lynn Mondek, Kyle Robert Shiel, Collin James Slattery, and Heidi Marie Rechsteiner. Each of the babies weighed 8 pounds or more.

1994 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25 years ago

1999 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20 years ago Q Virginia Peschke was awarded the 1999 Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Fellowship.

Q e City Council discussed remedies for a conďŹ&#x201A;ict-of-interest dilemma regarding council members owning or renting property in the TIF district. In question were three properties owned

by Mayor Alan Cornue and ofďŹ ce space rented by Councilman Jim Young.

Attorney Jim Flood said the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bond rating could be adversely affected by such conďŹ&#x201A;icts of interest.

2004 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15 years ago Q e Northwood Middle School Warhawks won their third consecutive conference championship in wrestling.

Q Woodstock native and author Laura Caldwell spoke to a group of aspiring writers at the Woodstock Public Library about her most recent book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Clean Slate,â&#x20AC;? and gave tips on writing and publishing novels.

2009 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 years ago Q Richâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foxwillow Pines Nursery, Woodstock, had been chosen to display dozens of its rare and unusual conifers

2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 years ago Q Dr. Lloyd Shaw retired from Woodstock Veterinary Clinic after 45 years of service. Shaw had grown up on a dairy farm. He said being a 4-H member generated his interest in veterinary science.

Q Kelco Industries Inc., parent of Woodstock-based Guardian Engineering and Manufacturing, was named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work for in the U.S. in 2013 by the National Association for Business Resources. Flex-Weld Inc., a division of Guardian Engineering, was also awarded as one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work for in the Chicago area.

Q Kim Larson, executive director of Family Alliance, was named the 2014 recipient of the Harold Buschkopf Award by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 69th annual dinner.

2018 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 year ago Q Veteran former teacher and administrator Dr. Art Vallicelli was selected as the new WHS principal. Vallicelli had been assistant principal at WHS since 2018 and previously taught English since 2005.

Q WHS singers Andrew Gippert and Ashlynn Drach were selected to sing in the All-State Chorus, placing them among the best high school singers in Illinois.

Q Hispanic Connections of Woodstock hosted a salsa night to raise funds to sponsor a candidate in the annual Miss Woodstock pageant. Hispanic Connections is a network of local Hispanic businesses and professionals that promotes activities and supports opportunities to increase the Latino voice and presence in McHenry County.

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Q At the Woodstock City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s semiannual public forum, residents raised concerns about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handling of snow removal.

Q Woodstock School District 200 Board member Julia Hansen suggested converting Westwood Early Learning Center into an elementary school to ease overcrowding throughout the district.

at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier.

Q Bowler Mike Fell accomplished what few have done â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bowled two consecutive 300 games, which means 24 consecutive strikes. e feat was accomplished at Edgetown Bowl (now Kingston Lanes) in Woodstock.

Q TownSquare Players Inc. was preparing to stage â&#x20AC;&#x153; e Musical of Musicals ( e Musical)â&#x20AC;? at the Opera House. e production featured a small talented cast: Paul Lockwood, Megan Marshall, April Martinez, and Matt Scharlau.

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27 WEDNESDAY JOB MATCHING WORKSHOP McHenry County Workforce Center 500 Russel Court 1 p.m.

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28 THURSDAY BLOOD DRIVE Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 4 to 7 p.m.

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1 FRIDAY FRIDAY FUN DAY Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 6:30 p.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org

2 SATURDAY WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET McHenry County Fairgrounds Bldg. D 12015 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Q Feb. 22 Woodstock lost to Marengo 55-43. David Shinherr was the leader with 13 points in the Streaks’ last regular season game.

Q Feb. 22 Woodstock North lost to Burlington Central 58-43.

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Q Feb. 23 Woodstock co-op sophomore Quinton Cynor competed at the IHSA Boys Swimming and Diving meet. Cynor took sixth in the 200-yard freestyle and placed ninth in the 100 backstroke.

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Saturday was the final meet in the best season in school history for the Marian Central Catholic High School wrestling team. e Hurricanes finished third in the Dual Team State Tournament Feb. 23 in Bloomington.

“We had a great season,” head coach David Silva said. e Hurricanes were undefeated heading into the state meet. ey soundly defeated Chatham (Glenwood) 49-18 in the quarterfinal match but came up short by one point against Coal City in the semifinal, dropping the match 30-29. Coming back in the third place match, they defeated Troy (Triad) 44-18. “[ ird place] wasn’t our goal,” Silva said. “We wanted to win.”

But he applauded his team members for their outstanding efforts.

“Our seniors really stepped it up,” he said.

Senior wrestlers include Cade Bokowy, Joey Fitzgerald, Aiden McCrea and or Paglialong.

He also recognized the efforts of individual state champion Dylan

Marian’s Scotty Burke controls Brian Byrd of Triad during the 126pound match. Burke later pinned Byrd to win.

Dylan Connell rides Triad wrestler Kaden Marmon in the160-pound match. Connell pinned Marmon to score six team points for the Hurricanes.

Connell, who won the title in the 160pound division the week before and won by pin in every match at the dual team meet.

“He’s definitely a leader,” Silva said.

Looking ahead to next season, he said the team will rebuild, train harder in the offseason, and work for a return to Bloomington next year.

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Woodstock co-op swimmer Quinton Cynor more than met his expectations, medaling in two events Feb. 23 at the state ďŹ nals meet at New Trier High School. e Woodstock High School sophomore ďŹ nished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.25) and ninth in the 100 backstroke Quinton (50.90), exceeding Cynor the goals he and his coach set for him at the beginning of the high school swim season.

Cynor qualiďŹ ed for the state meet in two events as a freshman, but he did not medal. His goal this year was to make it to ďŹ nals in an event at state, and he ended up making it in two events.

Earlier in the season, head coach Ian Shanahan lauded Cynorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s versatility as a swimmer who could perform well in any given event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I train every stroke,â&#x20AC;? Cynor said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I see where my events are at the end. is year was odd. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never swam backstroke

at a championship meet.â&#x20AC;?

He experienced notable improvement in his backstroke during this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school season, starting out at 55 seconds and ending the season with 50.9 seconds, an improvement of more than 4 seconds.

He was proud of his team, which ďŹ nished 8-2 in dual meets this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came together as a team to beat tough teams,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Swimming is unique in that it has only one division and everyone in the state competes together. Cynorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s placings ranked the Woodstock co-op 23 out of 112 teams.

He wanted to thank coach Ian Shanahan and recognize the outgoing seniors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jack Cunningham, Ben uma, Jordan Aparri, and manager Jasmin Carbajal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who missed out on a senior night because the meet was canceled due to weather.

Looking ahead to the 2020 season, Cynor said one of his goals is to get a relay team to state. He said the 200-medley relay team that he was part of broke a 25-year-old record during the season with a time of 1:40.51.

Now that the season is over, Cynor will return to swimming with the Sage YMCA club team, where he will prepare for the YMCA regionals and nationals. He also plans to participate in track and ďŹ eld for the Streaks.

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Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cynor medals twice at state swim meet

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Woodstock High School hosted the freshman boys tournament Feb. 23. The Streaks (above) battle the Thunder.

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Girls basketball teams from Northwood and Creekside middle schools faced off Feb. 21. The Northwood eighth-grade teams and Creekside seventh-grade teams earned crosstown wins.

In the seventh-grade game, Reagan Wormley (left) drives up the court for the Creekside Falcons, and Addison Rishling (above) handles the ball for the Northwood Warhawks.

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Woodstock North High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kelsie Goetz practices 3-pointers.

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DYLAN CONNELL WRESTLING Back-to-Back Individual State Champion!

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