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Woodstock life adjusts to crisis City Council continues to expand aid program for businesses By Larry Lough
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MARKETPLACE ‘Telehealth’ gets patients seen without visit to doctor’s office
Information on the website of the Woodstock Public Library was revised last week to reflect that programming had been canceled until May 8, not mid-April as was hoped. In a posting by Director Daniel
with a busy agenda that included further extension of Mayor Brian Sager’s “state of emergency” declaration for Woodstock. But the Board of Education of Woodstock School District 200 called off this week’s meeting. School officials hope to meet – perhaps remotely – this month.
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Campbell, the Opera House announced its schedule of events would resume in May and that several recently canceled events had been rescheduled, starting with Theatre 121’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” beginning June 12. The City Council was scheduled to meet Tuesday night – by conference call for the second time – to deal
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Paul Schieler displays his flag while riders from Operation Wild Horse, Marine veterans Jim Welch (left) and Ryan Bentele, march their steeds along West Jackson Street last week in their Mission of Hope parade around Woodstock. Story on Page 12.
$8.6 million in 2020 streets plan By Larry Lough
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Plans for a slightly reduced program of street resurfacing in Woodstock were expected to be considered Tuesday night by the City Council, which was to meet again by conference call because of precautions involving the coronavirus.
The meeting agenda showed the council was scheduled to consider a proposed $8.6 million contract with Plote Construction of Hoffman Estates to resurface 19.43 lane miles of city streets this year. Officials had hoped to improve 21.8 miles of streets that were rated “poor” or “fair” to bring them up to “good” condition, but an engineering study found some of the originally
targeted street segments needed additional work – on road base or sewers below – before they could be paved. Local streets were divided into quadrants to allow contractors to bid for work on some or all four areas, but Plote had the low bid for each of four contracts among five bidders, two of whom bid in only one quadrant.
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Those adjustments to life in Woodstock followed Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s March 31 announcement that he was extending his order for people in Illinois to stay home and for schools to remain closed for on-site instruction until April 30 – though that could be extended. The governor‘s announcements have followed the reporting of the Illinois Department of Public Health on new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, including a steadily increasing number of related deaths.
City officials hope to pay for the work by selling a 20-year bond this spring while interest rates are low amid the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.
City leaders in support
In a news release issued shortly after the governor’s announcement, Mayor Sager and other city officials offered their support for the statewide order that requires all non-essential businesses to remain closed and for residents – unless required to work – to stay home. “It is critical we all respect and adhere to this message, in order to keep as many of our community members as safe and healthy as possible,” Sager said in the news release. “While this presents frustration, discomfort, loss of revenue and significant hardship for both businesses and families, the results of individual and collective adherence to the stay-at-home order and social distancing practices will contribute positively to reducing the rapid progression of COVID-19.” The city reported the Economic Development Department was processing the first round of emergency small-business loan applications. Checks for up to $5,000 for the first two dozen approved applicants were to be mailed out this week. Two applications were denied. At its meeting Tuesday night, the City Council was expected to extend some financial support for Woodstock’s many home-based and microenterprise businesses. That would be accomplished by eliminating the requirement that applicants be brickand-mortar establishments, which was part of the original package of financial relief. A business still must have at least $50,000 in annual sales. That idea of expanding the program was suggested by Councilwoman Wendy Piersall during an emergency meeting the council conducted March 25 via conference call. Like other city facilities, City Hall is closed. As approved earlier by the council, checks to refund license fees had already been sent to all eligible liquor license holders to provide relief to local restaurant and tavern owners, who were limited by the governor’s order to carry-out and delivery businesses.
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Colleagues kept their distance while offering support by posting signs last week in front of the Schubert Street home of Maria Aranda, who teaches social studies and dual language at Woodstock High School. Maria’s father died from COVID-19, at the age of 78, in Spain. Grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, and other businesses providing services deemed “essential” may remain open. The council also was to consider delaying March and April lease payments for the Public House, which rents the ground floor of the city-owned Old Courthouse under a 10-year agreement reached in 2014. The restaurant closed after the governor’s order banning onpremises business for restaurants and bars, and owners Brian and Kathryn Loprino only last week resumed carryout business four days a week with a limited menu. Under the proposal prepared for the council, the missed lease payments would be spread out over the remaining eight months of the year. The city announced it also had collaborated with the Chamber of Commerce to offer an online link to a listing of all restaurants offering delivery or curbside pickup, which can be viewed at realwoodstock.com. The list is updated daily as the local offerings change.
Local hospital preparing
As of Sunday night, 133 confirmed cases of the coronavirus had been reported in McHenry County, with three related deaths, according to the county’s Department of Health. Statewide, 11,256 confirmed cases and 274 deaths had been reported by the state Department of Public Health. Pritzker said the growing number of cases was beginning to put a strain on the state’s hospital capacity. Northwestern Medicine-Woodstock, where in-patient treatment was discontinued nearly three years ago, is preparing to provide hospital beds if the patient numbers exceed capacity at nearby facilities. The Doty Road hospital now offers an emergency department, in-patient behavioral health, and some outpatient services. “We’re prepared to care for patients
there, if needed,” said Michelle Green, Northwestern Medicine’s manager of media relations. Northwestern has developed contingency plans, based on various triggers, to use up to 40 beds to care for COVID19 patients. Whether the hospital again has overnight patients “depends on the number of patients that need care,” Green said.
Return to normalcy?
Gov. Pritzker has indicated the end date for his statewide order is indefinite. “If we can end these orders earlier, I’ll be the first one to tell you when we can start to make strides toward normalcy again,” he said. “But that time is not today. And it’s not April 7” – the date he had originally set to end his directive before extending it to April 30. Exactly when the stay-at-home order is lifted will depend on when the disease “peaks,” the governor said, meaning the number of added cases each day hits a maximum and starts to decline. The governor last week promoted the state’s “All In Illinois” program, which encourages residents to continue observing social distancing guidelines. Citizens can make a pledge at AllIn. Illinois.gov that they will uphold best practices, post social media videos there, and add digital frames to online profiles in support of the effort. Pritzker said he was “very, very proud” of people working and learning from home and the essential personnel who continue on their jobs. “I see you as tough as you are kind, as courageous as you are creative,” he said. “... ‘All In’ is our anthem and our point of pride – Illinoisans staying home for the good of each other and for our state.” Susan W. Murray and Capitol News Illinois contributed to this report.
The debt would be paid by revenue from the city’s recently enacted 3-centa-gallon fuel tax and the local share of the state’s gas tax, which was doubled by the Legislature to 38 cents last summer. Each is expected to produce about $300,000 a year to make the bond payment, though there is some concern income could be depressed by the economic slowdown. By the end of the year, the streets resurfaced are expected to have a “pavement condition index” of 100, or “good,” and the average rating for city streets would be 52, which is approaching a “fair” rating. A 2015 study had determined the PCI in Woodstock was 46, in the middle of the “poor” rating. Expensive repairs will be done in subsequent years to failed streets, which will be patched until then. This is just the first year of what officials hope is a five-year program to upgrade streets, which Mayor Brian Sager had said last fall was the No. 1 issue in Woodstock. Their original plan was to sell a $10 million bond for work on 211 street segments covering almost 22 lane miles, but the project was scaled back – in both lane miles and cost – by a little more than 10 percent.
Work should start in May
City Manager Roscoe Stelford declined to release a list of streets that would be part of the 2020 resurfacing plan, since the council could cut back the plan further over concerns about the impact the coronavirus will have on city finances. In the fall of 2017, the council approved a new 1-cent sales tax for Woodstock and dedicated $1 million a year of the new revenue to streets. That doubled the annual street budget to $2 million, but engineers said spending would have to increase five-fold to avoid the average pavement condition from continuing to deteriorate. The 2020 street program is expected to get underway in early May, about the same time that A Lampe Construction of Schaumburg resumes work on the 12 street segments in the city’s 2019 program. The contractor made sewer repairs and built curbs to prepare for resurfacing last year, but a wet, cold fall stopped work before paving could be done as part of a $2.5 million contract The council is scheduled to meet April 20 to discuss the street program from 2021 to 2025.
$50,000 bond set in case of infant’s severe injuries
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Third place – Staff for best editorial page and Lough for local editorial and localized national story. Fourth place – Associate editor Sandy Kucharski for best sports feature story and Lough for local editorial and reporting series.
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This photo was among the pictures that won first place for The Independent’s Ken Farver in the Best Photo Series category in statewide competition sponsored by the Illinois Press Association. The photo was taken during a book signing last year at Read Between the Lynes bookstore, where Glenn Myron of Chicago talked about his book describing life on the streets.
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Staff members of The Woodstock Independent have won 14 awards, including five first-place honors, in the 2019 Editorial Contest sponsored by the Illinois Press Association. The award total might climb when the General Excellence and sweepstakes category winners are announced in October at the annual IPA awards banquet. The Independent last year won first place for General Excellence and finished second in the sweepstakes. Competing in Class A for small weekly newspapers, The Independent won first place for best sports section along with a first for best special section for the Home, Farm & Garden supplement. Other first-place awards went to photographer Ken Farver for best photo series and editor Larry Lough
A Woodstock man was being held on $50,000 bond after being arrested last week on three felonies involving serious injuries to an infant. Although the offense allegedly occurred last November, changes were not filed until March 26 against Eric H. Eric Hanstad Hanstad, 36. He faces charges of aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 causing great bodily harm and two lesser felonies, aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery after being arrested March 30. On Nov. 11, Woodstock police received a call about an infant who had been dropped and had stopped breathing. Doctors at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago reported the infant had suffered extensive head, eye, and neck trauma that likely had been intentionally inflicted.
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Kathy Bronner, 70
Kathy Bronner, 70, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Alden, Ill., on Feb. 26, 2020. She was born on April 25, 1949, in Howard County, Iowa, to Clarence Bronner and Grace (Larsen) Bronner. Kathy grew up on a farm near Cresco, Iowa, the oldest of four children. She loved riding horses, especially her beautiful partArabian sorrel. After graduation from Crestwood High School, Kathy moved to Illinois, where she lived and worked Kathy the rest of her Bronner life. She was employed by Woodstock Die Casting, American Can, and until her retirement, at Silgen Corp. While at Silgen, her work ethic and integrity were recognized and rewarded with several promotions. After her retirement, she kept busy with parttime work at Alden Resale in the winter
IN BRIEF months and at Cody’s farm stand in the summer and autumn. Two of the things in her life that Kathy was most grateful for were the unfailing love and guidance from her dad and her Grandma Larsen, who were always a blessing to her. She learned their lessons well, for she was in turn a blessing to many with her very special blend of good humor, fairness, loyalty, and straight-talking common sense. Kathy will be missed not only by close friends, but by those on the periphery of her life as well – her customers, the servers where she ate, the clerks where she got gas – all who saw her often and looked forward to her friendly greetings and lively conversation. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her siblings Pam, Cindy, and Mark Bronner, all of Iowa, and a foster brother, Dan Schwasinger, of West Allis, Wis. Kathy’s earthly remains were interred in the family plot at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cresco, Iowa.
Health officials encourage precautions for COVID-19 As cases of COVID-19 are expected to rise over the next few weeks, the McHenry County Department of Health urges residents to follow the “shelter in place” order through April and leave only to buy groceries and pick up prescriptions. In a news release, families were encouraged to designate one person to run necessary errands. People who are sick should isolate themselves from others and not leave isolation until 72 hours after their fever subsides without the aid of a fever reducer. Residents should shop when stores are not as crowded and practice “physical” distancing of at least six feet from others, stay at least six feet away from others.
McHenry County gets grant for coronavirus aid, relief
A federal grant of $830,790 has been made to McHenry County from the
federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act as part of $12.2 million awarded to Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood announced. The CARES Act provided $5 billion in Community Development Block Grants and $4 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants for coronavirus response. The money will help to support a range of local programs and services affected by the coronavirus.
County website lists sources of help for local businesses
McHenry County’s businesses can learn on a county website about billions of dollars in state and federal resources available to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic. According to a news release, the county’s coronavirus resource page at mchenrycountyil.gov/covid19resources includes a special page for businesses that contains information and links to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, and more.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Woodstock Police Department
■ Edel Castaneda Carreno, 18, Woodstock, was arrested March 19 in the 100 block of Main Street on charges of driving wrong way on one-way street, driving under the influence of drugs, possession of cannabis, and obstructing an officer. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. Court date to be set. ■ Vicente Cruz-Olin, 27, Woodstock, was arrested March 20 in the 200 block of Terry Court on charges of assault, criminal damage to state-supported property, and resisting a peace officer. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set. ■ Ignacio Cortes, 26, Woodstock, was arrested March 20 in the 200 block of Terry Court on a charge of obstructing a peace officer. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. Court date to be set. ■ Alberto Ortiz, 23, Woodstock, was arrested March 20 in the 200 block of Terry Court on a charge of obstructing a peace officer. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. Court date to be set. ■ Eric L. Eberhardt, 62, Chicago, was arrested March 20 in the 2000 block of Lake Avenue on charges of retail theft over $300, possession of fraudulent identification, forgery, obstructing justice, and a warrant charging two counts of fraud. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set. ■ Andromeda L. Williams, 50, Chicago, was arrested March 20 in the 2000 block
of Lake Avenue on a charge of no valid driver’s license. Released on I-bond. Court date May 7. ■ Paul A. Garcia, 38, Woodstock, was arrested March 21 in the 700 block of Leah Lane on a charge of obstructing identification. Released with notice to appear. Court date May 7. ■ Male juvenile, 17, Woodstock, was arrested March 24 at Brink and Smith streets on charges of driving under the influence of drugs, aggravated battery to peace officer, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and improper lane movement. Released to parent. Court date May 15. ■ Roy L. Young, 53, Woodstock, was arrested March 24 in the 600 block of Lake Avenue on charges of failing to register as a sex offender and sex offender residing within 500 feet of offlimits property. Taken to jail. Bond to be set. Court date April 23. ■ Dinaluz Garcia-Rivera, 27, Woodstock, was arrested March 24 in the 2000 block of Willow Brooke Drive on two counts of domestic battery. Taken to jail. Bond to be set. Court date May 7. ■ Omar Manriquez-Cazares, 30, Woodstock, was arrested March 26 in the 600 block of Lake Avenue on a charge of failure to register as a violent offender. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set. ■ London S. Harris, 28, transient, was arrested March 25 in the 400 block of Leah Lane on a charge of criminal trespass to property. Released on I-bond. Court date May 21.
■ Henry L. Davis, 48, Chicago, was arrested March 25 in the 400 block of Leah Lane on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Released on I-bond. Court date May 21. ■ Daniel Wielontek, 22, Woodstock, was arrested March 27 at Jefferson and Calhoun streets on a charge of driving while license suspended. Released with notice with appear. Court date May 14. ■ Eric H. Hanstad, 36, Woodstock, was arrested March 30 in the 1800 block of Sebastian Drive on charges of aggravated battery to child, aggravated domestic battery, and aggravated battery. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set.
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■ Charles E. Steele, 59, Wonder Lake, was arrested March 29 on a charge of domestic battery/other prior.
Charges are only accusations of crimes, and defendants are presumed innocent until proved guilty.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District EMS calls for March 26-April 1: 70 Fire Runs March 26
5:58 a.m. – O’Brien and Fink roads, Harvard, traffic accident with injuries/extrication; ambulance, truck 9:14 a.m. – 1000 block of Heron Way, gas leak (natural or LP); truck 2:41 p.m. – 1900 block of Sando Lane, carbon monoxide incident; engine 5:34 p.m. – 300 block of Lake Avenue,
carbon monoxide incident; ambulance, shift commander, truck
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5 a.m. – 1100 block of Walden Oaks Drive, trash/rubbish fire, contained; truck, engine, shift commander, two ambulances 9:29 a.m. – 200 block of Tanger Drive, EMS call, excluding traffic accident with injury; ambulance, engine 3:33 p.m. – 1400 block of Commons Drive, person in distress/other; engine March 28
8:21 p.m. – 1500 block of McConnell Road, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; truck 11:11 p.m. – 13800 block of Perkins Road, power line down; engine, utility pickup, truck March 29
9:36 a.m. – 14500 block of Route 1767, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; engine 11:57 p.m. – 2100 block of Seminary Avenue, malfunctioning smoke detector activation; shift commander, engine, ambulance, truck March 31
4:15 p.m. – Blakely and Kimball streets, gas leak (natural or LP); engine April 1
8:05 a.m. – 16700 block of Nelson Road, system malfunction/others; engine 3:38 p.m. – 2500 block of Bull Valley Road, traffic accident with injuries; ambulance, shift commander, truck 5:03 p.m. -– 400 block of Leah Lane, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; truck
Republican Mark L. Justen - 7,584 Michael R. Rein - 7,091 Angela Byrnes - 6,841
Here are official totals from McHenry County’s March 17 primary election to nominate local candidates for the Nov. 3 ballot. Write-in votes are not included.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK Democratic Renee M. Overlee - 26,474 Republican Katherine M. Keefe - 20,696
ILLINOIS HOUSE DISTRICT 63 Democratic Brian Sager - 5,984 Peter Janko - 3,076 Republican Steven Reick - 7,836 ILLINOIS HOUSE DISTRICT 64 Democratic Leslie Armstrong-McLeod - 4,808 Republican Tom Weber - 4,093
U.S. SENATE Democratic Richard J. Durbin - 28,854 Republican Mark C. Curran Jr. - 12,009 Peggy Hubbard - 3,343 Tom Tarter - 2,549 Robert Marshall - 2,180 Casey Chlebek - 861
McHENRY COUNTY CORONER Democratic no candidate
COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN Democratic Democratic Jack D. Franks - 25,641 Republican Mike Buehler - 20,350 STATE’S ATTORNEY Democratic no candidate Republican Patrick Kenneally - 20,653 ICOUNTY BOARD District 5 (Two seats) Democratic Paula Yensen - 3,464 Lynn M. Gray - 3,170
22nd CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Caldwell vacancy Democratic Elizabeth “Beth” Vonau - 256,173 Republican David Gervais - 20,014 Third subcircuit Democratic Jeannie Ridings - 6,332 Republican Justin Hansen - 2,009 Mary Elizabeth McClellan - 1,435 Donald R. Brewer - 1,073 Fourth subcircuit Democratic Kimberly Crum Klein - 6,515 Republican Mark Gerhardt - 3,851 WONDER LAKE FIRE BALLOT QUESTION New tax rate for emergency/rescue fund Yes - 1,384 No - 686
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PRESIDENT Democratic Joseph R. Biden - 18,4641 Bernie Sanders - 11,163 Elizabeth Warren - 436 Michael R. Bloomberg - 425 Pete Buttigieg - 197 Tulsi Gabbard - 109 Andrrew Wang - 49 Tom Steyer - 16 Cory Booker - 12 Michael Bennet - 9 John K. Delaney - 9 Deval Patrick - 5 Republican Donald J. Trump - 20,859 Rocque “Rocky” De La Fuente – 994
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Pandemic politics didn’t seem to hurt turnout Considering the 2020 primary election in Illinois was held during a pandemic, with many citizens understandably reluctant to leave their homes, the voters of McHenry County didn’t shrink from their duty – at least, no more so than in previous primaries. Results made official last week (See Page 5) showed 54,775 county residents voted. Many cast early votes, and some voted by mail, but the polls were by no means vacant on March 17. In all, 23.7 percent of registered voters cast their ballots. While that falls short of the 43.35 percent who voted in 2016, the most recent previous presidential primary, it exceeded the 19.72 percent who turned out in 2012. While 23.7 percent might not qualify for a pat on the back, it should avoid a swift kick in the baskside. None of the numbers, however, is worthy of praise. The lackluster turnout could be blamed on the lack of contests. Republicans didn’t have the presidential race that brought them out four years ago, although close contests for Congress and McHenry County coroner generated a lot of interest.
Democrats had a presidential contest in a campaign that appeared all but over before election day, leaving Woodstock-area Democrats to weigh in only on the nomination for Illinois House District 63. That was won by Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager, whose challenge of incumbent Republican Steve Reick in November will be one that should get voters’ attention. Local voters also showed up to support Catalina Lauf, a Woodstock resident who was in a seven-candidate race for the Republican nomination for the 14th District congressional seat. Lauf won McHenry County with more than 28 percent of the GOP vote, and she finished third in the seven-county district in her first campaign for public office. That should be a name to watch. Sadly, Mark Justen, the winner of the Republican nomination for coroner, died less than two weeks after his primary victory. Party officials will fill that vacancy on the ballot by Nov. 3. That is among a number of vacancies both parties have to address if they plan to put a full slate of candidates on the fall ballot.
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Voters cast their ballots March 17 at the McHenry County Administration Building. Vote totals from the primary election were made official last week with the addition of mailed ballots. Both Democrats and Republicans still have some vacancies on the Nov. 3 ballot, which the political parties can fill by fall.
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Giving help, hope to young girls in Ghana On average, girls in Ghana stay in school for only four years, dropping out as a result of early marriage, pregnancy, poverty, sexual harassment ,and various other barriers. Education in sex and the menstrual cycle is crucial to help these girls to overcome these barriers. The cost of sanitary pads is also high in the country and thus inaccessible to girls in deprived communities. These young girls have as much a right to education as everyone else, but unfortunately cannot get it, no matter how hard they try. Girls 4 Girls wants to change that narrative. By teaching as many girls as possible what to do and also giving them sanitary pads, Girls 4 Girls is ensuring the continuity of their education and also helping them to live better lives. All of this is made possible by kind donations from individuals and
corporate organizations who care and want to make a difference. Throughout the year, several educational and sanitary supplies are shipped to Ghana Dina and distributed Amoo to young girls in underprivileged Guest Columnist parts of Ghana by local professionals. The directors of Girls 4 Girls have developed a strict procedure for donations to make sure the distribution is done properly with random inspections done where necessary. There is also a trip at least once a year to Ghana by a team from Girls 4 Girls, when members and volunteers can interact with the beneficiaries and see firsthand the changes that are
being made in the lives of these promising young girls. The terrible truth is that girls lacking needed feminine hygiene supplies and the knowledge of how to use them do not go to school.
G4G Ghana’s first mission
We launched our first mission in late May 2019. The team went to a number of poor village schools and taught young girls about sexually transmitted diseases as well as hygiene during their monthly cycle. The talks were very well received by the girls. Sadly, a lot of girls in rural parts of Ghana quit school because of teenage pregnancy. They also miss a lot of classes during their cycle. The young girls shared their experiences and had many questions regarding all of these issues. We were pleased to have the support of the minister
and director of the schools and the children’s parents. We chose several eager, willing local women to act as mentors for the girls and provide valuable feedback to us. We gave the girls underwear, shoes, and sanitary pads. All of the 386 young girls who participated now had a better chance of finishing school at least to the basic level. Our team left Ghana knowing a positive change had been made and eager to help more girls on the visit the next year. Your participation will be very helpful, useful, and very much needed. Together, we can make the life of young Ghanaian girls better. For more information, visit g4gghana.org. Dina Amoo is founder and board president of G4G. She is a clinical nurse manager at JourneyCare in Woodstock.
“The Fan.” Wearing a White Sox shirt and sitting on her sofa, television remote in her hand and the audio of a ninth-inning, two-out baseball game coming from the TV, she says: “Tell you what. If my White Sox win, you gotta stay home.” And, the Sox, of course, win, because she’s watching a replay of the final game of the 2005 World Series. What Mayor Lightfoot did for Chicago is a perfect segue to what I alluded to above. The Independent staff and I are working on a variety of ideas, some pretty basic and some pretty off the wall, that will help bring our community together and promote a positive message for Woodstock during this time of combating COVID-19. Our goals include having Woodstock poised to move forward when the battle is won. We envision using The Independent along with the wide reach of our website, social media, and more. We want others to own this, too – communityminded citizens, young people, businesses, and organizations. We know the more who are involved, the greater the reach and the more creative the messaging. It will be fun and truly a gift to our community. It’s come one, come all. Show your interest by calling Jen, Larry or Rebecca at 815-338-8040 or emailing me at indepublisher@comcast.net. Time is of the essence. Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Woodstock Independent. Her email address is c.wormley@thewoodstockindependent.com
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n Peter Bozic, who lives just south of Woodstock High School, emailed, too. “I’m lucky enough to be able to take walks out my front door. [I] love to see Cheryl so many people Wormley getting out and respecting the dis- Declarations tancing thing at Emricson [Park].” He added that sheltering does get to his head sometimes. n Barbara Parrish called, saying it’s easier to talk than keyboard. Barbara and her husband, Ron, have long been lovers of water – lakes, oceans, rivers, even ponds. They are using Alexa to provide the sounds of waves washing onto a beach as their nightly lullaby. For those of us who don’t have an Alexa, it is a virtual digital contraption that provides all kinds of information and entertainment. It is activated by voice commands. Barbara and Ron have been adding something different to their stay weeks by picking up carryout lunches for picnics in their car near – you guessed it – lakes. Thanks to Bette and Dave, Peter, and Barbara. Though not one of our readers, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot did something different last week. Though she’s up to her ears in leading the city during COVID-19, she posted a video on social media showing versions of herself spreading the message “Stay Home, Save Lives.” I loved each 10-second or so segment, especially
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Since I last wrote Declarations, the stay-at-home/shelter-in-place mandate has been extended to April 30 and people who must go out are encouraged to wear masks. What we thought might be the end of the tunnel – April 7 – wasn’t. Knowing there’s light at the end of the tunnel, and in the tunnel for that matter, The Independent staff and I have some ideas for building community and having fun. More on that later, so read all the way to the end, please. First, three readers responded to my invitation to share what they are doing to add something different to their shelter-at-home sameness. n Bette and Dave Chwalisz created their own beach, because they weren’t able to go to Sanibel Island over spring break. (Their photo is featured in The Inde on STAYCATION feature on Page 24.) In an email, Bette wrote, “While on our beach, we do Google Hangout with family and friends.” They also Skyped with Jannah Schuberth Murphy, who grew up in Woodstock and now lives in South Carolina. They have enhanced their prospects for eating on the beach by ordering carryout from “local eateries” a couple times a week. And, like many others of us, they’ve enjoyed reading and working on a jigsaw puzzle. Bette is a teacher, and she shared her thoughts about students learning at home. “I worry parents think they need to be teachers and find time for all this learning,” Bette wrote. “I want them to know the students will be just fine if parents manage their personal concerns, provide games, story time, and allow time to listen to their students.”
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and staff are doing the best they can,” WHS sophomore Maddie Wienke said, “and that eLearning allows us to be more flexible with time, so I can go outside when I need to … unlike being in a desk all day.”
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Students in Woodstock School District 200 began eLearning the week before spring break after Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered schools closed. Although Pritzker deemed the days from March 17 to 30 to be “Act of God” days, D-200 teachers worked to put assignments online for students, so the district already had a taste of what would come. As suggested in a ruling from the Illinois State Board of Education, D-200 students will earn grades of “pass” or “incomplete” for eLearning days. In an email, Superintendent Mike Moan told students and parents: “We agree with the Illinois State Board of Education’s philosophy that no child should be harmed because of this global pandemic. With that in mind, we have formulated the most compassionate and equitable grading system possible. The system is also structured so that students still have educational goals to reach. “No student grade will be recorded as lower than the grade the student had on March 13. Students will have the opportunity to raise their grades. Students who participate in eLearning will receive a P for passing during this time. Any student who does not participate in eLearning will receive an I for incomplete and at the end of the semester will have eight weeks to complete the work for a passing grade.”
Technology essential
Kevin Lyons, D-200’s director of communications, explained that the district had always used technology in the classroom, including Google, ClassDojo, FlipGrip, and YouTube, but that it had never been more important than now. “While the tools are necessary,” Lyons said, “they are only tools. Teachers are what matter most in education, and through these tools they can continue to impart their knowledge as best they can.” Last week, when spring break ended,
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Kelly Belcastro, a Woodstock High School sophomore, joins her class online while her mother, Bridget Belcastro, principal at Johnsburg Elementary School, connects with her staff. The two now work side by side at their different schools. eLearning went into full effect. Elementary students receive an email from their teacher that explains lesson plans. In addition to assignments, they also receive conference call times and video messages. During the week before spring break, Lyons said, teachers found that middle and high school classes required more online time to mimic the interaction that occurs during normal, in-school classes, so they adapted. They now use a block schedule where students log on to 90-minute blocks, alternating classes each day. High school teachers host conference calls via Google and submit video lesson plans that mimic in-school experiences, Lyons said. Some classes require innovative teaching techniques. Dawn Firak, a music teacher at Prairiewood Elementary School, said elementary music teachers have been collaborating “to create meaningful, engaging, and family inclusive music activities.” “We believe that this is a great time for students to not only develop their music abilities but also a time to share their music with their families,” she said. “Students and families have been sending us pictures and videos of them singing, moving, and creating music together. During this difficult time,
music is a positive way to bring families together.” For Bob Danielson, a music teacher and choir director at Northwood Middle School, eLearning has been an interesting experience. He explained that his students used Google Meets to see classmates and students during class time. “Choir students are practicing sight reading and working with rehearsal tracks that have been made for them,” Danielson said. “Most of them are having a pretty good time with it, but there have been some issues with websites going down due to overload. The thing I hear most often is ‘I wish I could just go back to school!’ and ‘I miss seeing everyone!’ I love asking them how many of them ever thought they’d say that and seeing the response!” According to Matt Prill, Woodstock High School’s division chairman for physical education, health, and driver’s education, said his department members had been conducting live workouts through Google Meets and used the strength and conditioning classes called Teambuildr to post daily workouts and allow students to track their workouts. “Overall, thanks to our technology, things are going smoothly,” Prill said. Students appear to have transitioned well. “I feel as though the administration
Before full-time eLearning, juniors and seniors were not issued Chromebooks. However, the district has been able to provide them to those students as well as kindergartners and first-graders who did not have one at home. According to George Oslovich, D-220’s director of technology, “The inventory is pretty low now, but we’ve been able to provide everyone who wants or needs a device with a device.” Lyons said D-200 was also able to provide WiFi hotspots to students who don’t have internet at home, and the technology staff can direct families to free WiFi options. “We are hearing some reports of occasional connectivity issues through certain programs and apps,” he said. “It’s not always easy to tell where the issues lie with 6,300 students finding their way around the internet through different means. But we’ll do our best to deal with all of the technology issues as they come up. We ask parents and students to keep us informed of issues and to please be patient.” Overall, families, students, and teachers are making the best of the situation. Carrie Wienke has three children who are now doing school at home. “[My children] genuinely seem to enjoy interacting with their teachers and other students,” she said. “They’ve done an awesome job of creating a work schedule. ...” Lyons acknowledged that no one was “pretending any of this is normal.” “It isn’t, but we’re adapting,” he said. “We also don’t want our families to be stressed out. To the contrary, we want to provide kids with an education, a schedule and a routine. “It’s certainly not our goal to add stress to families who are facing a host of issues. Our goal to provide something valuable for their children.”
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Having events postponed is not novel. “We have snowstorms, things happen,” he said. “What we usually don’t have is dealing with hundreds,
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Woodstock Opera House Manager Daniel Campbell works in his office in August 2018, shortly after starting the job. The coronavirus has closed the theater indefinitely, canceling all programming. “In the theater, you are always having to be flexible,” Campbell said. “And that is what we are doing.” On the Opera House website, Campbell reported programming would resume in May, with rescheduled events starting in June. maybe thousands of agents dealing with cancellations and rescheduling at the same time.” He explained that the last weekend of “Matilda,” a Theatre 121 production, was canceled and would not be rescheduled. The future of “A Night of the Opera” is uncertain. Campbell hopes to reschedule the Scottish band Talisk when it returns to tour in the U.S., possibly in 2021. Portland Cello Project, due to perform its Prince tribute “Purple Rain” concert, might reschedule in the fall, and plans are to reschedule the Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour. Recently, the Opera House made the decision to move Theater 121’s “Murder On The Orient Express,” which was midway through rehearsals and scheduled to run in April. Plans now are for the play to start June 12 on the dates originally slated to be filled by “Newsies.” “Those auditions were to be held this week and cannot be held,”
Campbell said. “This being Theater 121’s inaugural year, we wanted to make sure it was successful. Instead of canceling two shows, one was already halfway prepared, so we will run that in June.” Other live-stream and cinematic broadcasts are also uncertain because of rights. Campbell said that while he and his staff were working from home, they were handling one show at a time to contact patrons about refunds and rescheduling. “Patrons will always have a choice,” he said. “We’ve had to reschedule before, but it doesn’t involve hundreds of other theaters also needing to reschedule. This is different, but we are going to do right by our patrons who support us. The health of our patrons is important. … “In the theater, you are always having to be flexible,” he said. “And that is what we are doing.”
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The stage is dark. The show must not go on. “We will, one day, program again,”said Daniel Campbell, manager of theWoodstock Opera House, where all events have been suspended during the coronavirus crisis. Campbell, completing his second year as manager, sees “a light at the end of the tunnel,” despite the challenge ahead. “We will not be dark forever.” The city-owned venue was among the local government’s facilities that have closed during the statewide “shelter in place” directive from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “We’ve had to cancel or postpone several events,” Campbell acknowledged. “But we are working to reschedule.” The city of Woodstock had made the decision to cancel programming through April 13 even before the governor’s stay-at-home order through April 7 was issued. “We had planned to cancel events, but work in the building on maintenance,” Campbell said. “When the governor’s announcement was made, we couldn’t work on maintenance.” The Opera House was Daniel closed, and all Campbell employees were told to work from home. “We hope to reschedule as many of these as possible,” Campbell said, “however, we want our patrons to know that they have options.”
Patrons will be contacted via email or phone. They will be able to receive a refund or transfer tickets. “We have been through depressions, and we’ve been through recoveries,” Campbell said. “The arts are always, unfortunately, something that is hit the hardest when discretionary monies are tight. But we will get through this. “Everyone is in the same position. Restaurants, businesses, we are all in the same place. And we are doing our best to support each other.” Campbell said the Opera House patrons had been “extremely patient and kind. “Everyone seems to understand,” he said. “We’ve had people donate tickets, too, which is very generous.” The decision to donate tickets has been a national phenomenon that began as Broadway and offBroadway theaters went dark and the nation joined to help the arts community. As for the cost of canceling acts, most contracts signed by Campbell included a “force majeure” clause, which allows for cancellation without liability for circumstances beyond either party’s control. “Even if this might not appear to be included in our contracts, those can be interpreted in many ways,” Campbell said. “All [booking] agents have been very understanding. We don’t want anyone to be stuck with a bill, but everyone has been very generous and have identified this global pandemic as a circumstance beyond our control.” Overall, Campbell is optimistic that theater life will return to normal. “We’ve been through things like this before,” he said. “We will program again. We will love theater, and we will enjoy theater, and we will run shows again. “We care about our patrons, and they care about us. We want to do what is best, but we will get back to normal, and the theater will not be dark forever.”
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Woodstock Opera House remains closed, working to reschedule canceled events
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When dermatologist Vikram Khanna is ready to see his next patient, he turns on Skype on his computer or hits the Facetime app on his iPhone. He frequently already has a photo or video, submitted by the patient, of a worrisome rash or of a healing surgical scar that is due for a recheck. “I can often tell what’s going on before I talk to the patients,” said Khanna, a board-certified dermatologist with offices in Algonquin and Woodstock. Because of the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Khanna is one of a growing number of practitioners, both in private practice and in medical groups, who are employing electronic devices to see their patients.
Telehealth technology
The term “telehealth” encompasses a broad range of services that doctors and patients employ when meeting face to face is not possible or practicable. Patients use telehealth when they check their test results online. Physicians can monitor patients’ insulin pumps and pacemakers electronically. But it is doctor-patient visits, known as “real-time interactive visits,” that have ramped up as the coronavirus has spread. Using Facetime, Skype, or Google Hub, the doctor and patient can see one another using a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer. Fortunately, Khanna said, nearly everyone has access to the technology. Previously, Khanna said, his use of telehealth was “very, very rare – maybe 10 to 20 times over 20 years in practice.” Khanna has closed his two offices, Dermatology Specialists of Illinois, to all but emergency patients and has set aside one day a week for surgeries that can’t wait. Cosmetic procedures are on hold, while all re-checks
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Dr. ‘Vic’ Khanna uses Skype with a patient to conduct an examination while his assistant takes notes. Khanna said one concern of conducting visits electronically was whether his patients, many of whom are elderly, could master the technology. He and his staff coax patients on how to take a photo of a mole or rash and send it in for examination. One patient happily told Khanna: “‘I can do this! I’ve never used the camera on my phone before.’” and triage work for medical dermatology is done via telehealth. Only four of his 24 employees are working, but on a recent Tuesday, they saw 75 patients electronically. Timothy Havenhill, an orthopedic surgeon with Northwestern Medicine, said hospitals in Northwestern’s system previously had been the biggest users of telehealth, in part as doctors in the downtown Chicago hospital communicated with the system’s smaller hospitals and health providers in the suburbs. Now, Havenhill said, the same technology is being used for outpatient visits.
Benefits to patients, staff
Havenhill said the telehealth visits had been “very reassuring to patients” who need “routine, maintenance care” – such as a diabetes check – and “don’t have to expose themselves to the risk of leaving home and being in a waiting room full of people.” For medical professionals, the saving grace of telehealth is in “keep our workforce healthy” Havenhill said, who noted that if the pandemic accelerated in Illinois, those who currently
Seeing patients via a computer or phone screen has its challenges. “You don’t have all the non-verbal cues,” Havenhill explained. “Your words are all the patient has, and the same the other way.” Despite that, he said, there’s an upside. “It’s made doctors think about what we’re saying and how we’re saying it.” Doctors, Havenhill said, must be “clear and reassuring.” Khanna has noticed fewer distractions when conducting telehealth calls. It had become habitual for doctors, he said, to chart patient responses and write up any prescriptions during inperson visits. Now, he said, charting and prescription-writing wait until the phone call is over. The downside, Khanna added, is “the lack of ability to touch. People are feeling very lonely. They miss the handshake, the hug from a staff member. It’s part of the healing process.” Medicare is covering telehealth doctor visits, as are many insurance plans – some without charging their regular co-pays. As the crisis continues, how insurance companies handle telehealth from a billing standpoint is “a work in progress,” Havenhill said. “We are responding to the need,” he said. “We’ll figure the money out later.”
Future for telehealth?
Zachary Sikora, a psychologist with Northwestern Medicine, works from home to conduct a telehealth appointment with a patient. Behavioral health appointments can continue with the help of electronic technology so that patients receive services without having to put themselves at risk by going out. work in outpatient facilities might be pressed into service in hospitals. “We are at risk of getting COVID19,” Havenhill said of medical professionals. With telehealth, we “decrease patients’ exposure, our exposure, and our loved ones’ exposure.”
Will telehealth become a standard part of medical care once the pandemic ends? “This might change the way we do things later, after COVID-19,” Khanna said. For some health care needs – such as physical therapy, examining a broken wrist, or figuring out the reason for abdominal pain – only an in-person visit will do. But telehealth is a good option for working people who don’t have paid time off to go to the doctor, Khanna said, and for older people who can’t get out. “It’s essential now, but it could be a better way of doing things,” he added “I absolutely think this is going to change the way we provide care in the future,” Havenhill said. “Both patients and doctors see the benefit. We have to push insurance companies and doctors to see the benefit.”
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Horse parades through streets of Woodstock carry message of hope amid health crisis By Tricia Carzoli
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The American flag, wild mustang horses, and two U.S. Marine Corps veterans rode through the streets of Woodstock last week to share a message of hope as residents “sheltered in place” during the coronavirus pandemic. Bull Valley-based Operation Wild Horse first rode through Woodstock on March 19 when riders went around Woodstock High School to share patriotism and hope. They returned March 30 to reach more people. After a post went out on the city of Woodstock’s Facebook page, city residents gathered in the Square, still respecting physical distancing guidelines and recommendations. Down To Earth owner Nina Huffman was in the flatbed of her truck outside her storefront. “I’m excited for this,” she said. “Coming to events like this helps to remind me to appreciate all I have thanks to the men and women who have sacrificed so much.” Her store remains closed, but she is working on a website to launch soon. “Supporting each other – being here for this,” she explained. “It is important to give us hope.”
Through it together
About 40 people stood on the sidewalks or in trunks of cars – always with an empty parking space between them – and cheered or saluted as the Operation Wild Horse mounted color guard carried the American flag over the cobblestone streets. OWH is part of Veterans R&R, which was established in 2013 to engage veterans and military families in an active community to facilitate relationships built on trust. OWH was founded to help veterans escape imprisonment in their own homes and minds by pairing veterans with wild mustangs. That is why Jim Welch, OWH president and a Marine veteran, and program director Patti Gruber launched the OWH Mission of Hope – to bring hope to Americans. “We, as veterans, know the pain and
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Operation Wild Horse President Jim Welch rides Little Red Hot as the Meyers family looks on. Louis and Katy Meyers were with children Norah, 6, Cal, 8, Hattie, 2, and Caroline, 4, as Pam and John Moorhouse watched from a safe distance behind them. the challenges that come with isolation,” Welch said. “And we understand what America is going through right now. We are going to get through this together – we are not alone.” Welch and Marine Corps veteran Ryan Bentele rode wild mustang horses Little Red Hot and Phoenix Rising, respectively. Marine Corps veteran Ryan Bentele rode Phoenix Rising, while Welch, on Little Red Hot, carried the American flag along the route. As community members emerged from their homes, Welch was overwhelmed. “Carrying the flag for the Operation Wild Horse is an honor, but it carries a ton of weight,” he explained. “I know there is someone that is struggling, maybe hiding behind a window, looking out at the world wondering, ‘How did I get in here, and why can’t I seem to get out?’ … Old Glory being carried on horseback provides that ray of hope.”
Doing ‘something different’
Leon Palatas, an Army veteran of Vietnam who served in the First Armored Cavalry, brought his daughter, Dana, to the door to see OWH
Mission of Hope during the first ride. Dana rides at Main Stay Therapeutic Farm in Richmond. “She is the second longest rider there,” Palatas said. “She loves horses. We’ve been inside a lot, and today we said we were going to do something different. “This was it. … We heard the [patriotic] music, and came out to see it – and it brightened our day.” On the recent ride, the OWH Mission of Hope was met by families who had shared media posts with neighbors, who waved to one another from a distance. For families like the Meyerses, the Mission of Hope brought a welcome distraction. “This was really nice,” Katy Meyers said. “We need a little boost of patriotism right now.” For her 4-year-old daughter, Caroline, the event provided a break from the monotony as well. “There aren’t a lot of parades,” she said after she spent some quality time waving with her siblings. For the people of Operation Wild Horse, the parade was a way of giving back to a community that had
supported them. “So many veterans have worked so hard to not be isolated,” Welch said. “I think Americans know this. We have supported our country, and bringing Old Glory to the people is important. She has flown high through many battles, and she will continue to fly high during this war on the virus. She represents America, and America is going to be OK.”
More ‘missions’ ahead?
Paul Schieler held his American flag high along the route, as did former County Board member Tina Hill. “I saw a social media post,” Hill said as she stood on her front lawn. “I think it was a wonderful way for the community to come together to celebrate hope. It is about all Americans coming together during an unprecedented time to care for each other. Old Glory will make it through this one.” The group hopes to make as many Missions of Hope as they can, emphasizing physical distancing while encouraging hope. To learn more about OWH, visit operationwildhorse.org.
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“1776” by David McCullough
The former NBC news anchor collected 50 stories of Americans who served in the military, as nurses, and on the homefront during World War II. These are the grown-ups, now nearly all departed, who put service to their country ahead of themselves. Each profile can be read as a short story, some about the famous such as George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole, and most about ordinary people. Will a similar book be written after our current crisis? Available to order in print or as an audiobook through Read Between the Lynes
“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand The story of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, an Air Force bombardier in World War II, survivor of 47 days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean after
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A disciplined narrative of a pivotal year during the American Revolution. McCullough follows George Washington through the siege of Boston, fighting around New York City, and the crossing of the Delaware. Between Washington’s strategic errors, the undisciplined nature of his army, and the lack of food and supplies, it’s a miracle the revolutionary cause survived. Available as an audiobook from the WPL or to order in
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While we are at home, The Woodstock Independent is providing book recommendations for readers. Although the Woodstock Public Library and Read Between the Lynes bookstore are closed, both can deliver literature to readers. Notes about recommended books’ availability follow each title. This week’s category: In need of a little inspiration
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PHOTO DETECTIVE Photo Detectives, please firmly attach your Sherlock caps this month. Photographer Don Peasley’s note on the back of this picture reads, “DP has no idea what this is or what year.” Like all good mysteries, this photo contains some good clues. Taken at the Opera House, the runway and footlights suggest a fashion show or perhaps the Miss Woodstock Pageant. The fashions appear to be from the early 1970s. Perhaps the best clue is the names of the local businesses on the partially raised olio curtain. All are gone now, with the exception of Wayne’s Lanes. If you can pinpoint the event or know anyone pictured, please contact Maggie Crane via email at MaggieC@woodstockil.info. -Susan W. Murray
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Local Lutherans in partnership with African churches By Janet Dovidio
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John Massman is a senior at Woodstock North High School. He is the son of Lisa and David Massman, Woodstock. “John is in AP Calculus this year, and he has worked really hard to get there. John doubled up his math classes as a freshman, and that allowed him to reach calculus his senior year. I have had the pleasure of having John on the WNHS math team since he was a freshman. He is constantly practicing for competitions and placed second overall in Pre-Calculus at our regional. John is constantly asking for more work to improve his math skills and he is a very hard worker,” said one of his teachers. John achieved high honor roll and is in National Honor Society, German National Honor Society, and Mathematics National Honor Society. He is an Illinois State Scholar and received SAT over 1300 commendation. He is a member of the Math Team, Academic Challenge Team, STEM Club, German Club, Medical Club, and Thespian Society. Outside of school, John volunteered at the Bull Valley “Oktoberfest,” Care for Breast Cancer Run, and with NHS at a food pantry. When asked who inspires him, John said, “The people who motivate me the most are the United States service members and veterans. These admirable people put their own lives on the line to protect all Americans. As Americans, we should all look up to our best people; their bravery and courage inspires all of us.” When asked what makes him feel successful, John said, “I feel I am successful because I value hard work and, most importantly, integrity. One who can stick to their morals no matter if the outcome is beneficial to them or not, is someone who has a strong sense of self. If you understand yourself and only listen to your own morals, you have a sure shot at accomplishing your goals.” COURTESY PHOTO
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one of the leading medical facilities in East Africa. Hoover learned about the serious medical conditions of the children, such as cleft palates, clubbed feet, and serious burns. Many of the children living in the remote areas of the region are crippled because of too much fluoride in their water supply and too few medical professionals to help them. “It was the children that stole my heart,” Hoover said. After Hoover has an opportunity to present the details of her trip to Grace’s congregation, the church will form a committee to determine the best way to help its companion church. “On this mission trip, I truly felt that all those I met on this journey were as interested in me as I in them,” Hoover said. “I call this friendship.” Pastor Gibson added: “This outreach points to the reality that we are all connected to the world. This relationship is a check on standing alone. We are all in this world together. Just like the coronavirus pandemic, this shows the importance of being connected.”
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Woodstock’s Grace Lutheran Church has a connection with a Lutheran church in Africa. For many years, Grace Lutheran’s congregation has had a relationship with several companion churches in Tanzania. The association with Meserani Lutheran Parish is recent. Grace Pastor Ken Gibson asked congregation member Denise Hoover to travel with representatives from several northern Illinois Lutheran Churches to visit the region and connect with each of their companion churches. Their trip, called “Tanzania Cultural Immersion and Partnership,” took place from Jan. 17 to 31. The travelers visited churches, worship centers, hospitals, education organizations, and colleges to gain an understanding of Tanzania’s cultural and language
diversity. The itinerary also included a safari and a side trip to the Ngorongo Crater. “Our group of 10 met each evening and shared our thoughts of that day,” Hoover said. “One person in the group followed with their meditation for that day.” Hoover met the pastor of Meserani Lutheran Parish, the Rev. Mathayo Loisulie. That same day the group went to the nearby town of Monduli, where they toured secondary schools and an innovative training college for women. The school’s goal is to break the chain of forced childhood marriages and lack of education for young girls. “I witnessed the commitment in the hearts of young Tanzanian educated adults, male and female, to create roads their youths can follow,” Hoover said. “It’s a vision of care and empowerment.” One heartbreaking visit took place at the Arusha Lutheran Medical Center,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new recommendations for the voluntary use of non-medical masks, according to a news release from Laura Buthod, medical adviser for the McHenry County Department of Health. New guidelines suggest cloth face coverings be used in public settings where other physical distancing measures are difficult to maintain. Wearing anything over your mouth and nose will protect others by decreasing the spread of respiratory droplets to some degree, the release said. The healthcare respirators that have been tested and approved for use need to be reserved for healthcare workers and first responders. Good hand hygiene should be performed before putting on a mask, and after touching, adjusting, or removing a mask. Facemasks should be removed and discarded if soiled, damaged, or hard to breathe through. Buthod’s key message was to urge people to continue to stay home except for essential tasks, wash hands, and frequently clean surfaces.
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30 years ago – 1990
■ The Woodstock City Council approved an increase of 5 percent in the water and sewer rate. ■ Phillip Morris Co., owner of Claussen Pickle, commissioned a film about Claussen’s bilingual tutoring program at Northwood Elementary School. ■ Benoy Motors celebrated its 42nd year as a dealership and its first full year at its new location at the northwest corner of Route 47 and U.S. 14.
25 years ago – 1995
■ For the fourth time in four attempts, voters rejected Woodstock School District 200 referendums seeking to build new schools, hire more teachers, and operate and maintain its buildings. ■ Woodstock Musical Theater Company was preparing for its production of “My Fair Lady.” Sharron Harrison was stage manager; Elaine Riner was production coordinator; and Gloria Carr served as costume designer. Other staff assignments were Mary Adelphia, costume assistant; Virginia Zymonas, wig/ makeup designer; and Sharon McFarlin, properties mistress. All had ties to Woodstock. ■ The Woodstock Boy Singers performed “Melodies and Memories,” a concert at Grace Lutheran Church. Anita Tebo founded and directed the group.
20 years ago – 2000
■ Roscoe Stelford was hired as Woodstock’s new finance director ■ The City Council approved a $500,000 bond sale to cover a budget shortfall for the Woodstock Public Library’s building addition. ■ Woodstock voters approved a referendum to build a $3.9 million aquatic center.
15 years ago – 2005
■ Voters approved the Woodstock Fire/ Rescue District’s ambulance referendum. ■ A group of Woodstock Square merchants asked the City Council for help with the seasonal problem of homeless people disrupting business and harassing employees and customers. ■ The Woodstock High School varsity softball team had a 5-0 week. Niki Schulty earned four of the wins, with Sarah Klabunde taking the fifth. The wins were against Harvard, Belvidere, Sterling, DeKalb, and Naperville North.
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10 years ago – 2010
■ Senior Brian Christmas was crowned Mr. WHS. He had eight competitors, including first runner-up Chris Busch and Mr. Congeniality Zack Shields. The Independent reported that for the talent portion of the event, Christmas performed a “strange but well-received interpretive dance.” ■ Gavers Community Cancer Foundation donated $500,000 to Centegra Health System to help pay for an education, treatment, and research center in Crystal Lake to be named the Centegra Gavers Breast Center. ■ Lisa Kelly reviewed Woodstock Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Oklahoma!” Leads were Kevin Goss as Curly McLain and Amanda Pallanti as Laurey Williams. Kelly said: “’Oklahoma!’ is a tonic. Take advantage of it.”
5 years ago – 2015
■ Office Depot announced the closing of a number of its store, including the one on Eastwood Drive in Woodstock. ■ Woodstock Celebrates announced it would host a three-weekend Orson Welles Centennial Festival and a ninemovie Orson Welles Film Festival to honor the 100th birthday of the famous writer, actor, and director. ■ The Two Old Guys Art Show was on display in the Woodstock Opera House Community Room, featuring watercolor works by Gary Wegman and oils and acrylics works by Tim Hagerty.
1 year ago – 2019
■ Nearly 65 percent of voters supported the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District tax increase referendum, which would increase WFRD’s share of local property taxes by 20 percent. Because tax collections lag by a year, it would be mid-2020 before the district would see benefits. Chief Mike Hill estimated the first year would see an increase of $1.25 million. ■ “This is time for change,” said newly elected City Councilman Darrin Flynn, one of three newly elected council members. Flynn, Lisa Lohmeyer, and Wendy Piersall would be seated in early May. They replaced Dan Hart, Maureen Larson, and Mark Saladin, who did not seek re-election. ■ Habitat for Humanity turned over the keys of its 52nd home built through its housing program to Debbie Espry and her son, Dominic. Habitat volunteers built the home on Woodstock’s north side.
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■ BAHA’I COMMUNITY OF WOODSTOCK Gatherings are open to the public the second Saturday of each month. For information: 815-337-0126 woodstock.bahais@gmail.com ■ BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE & MEDITATION CENTER 221 Dean St. • 815-337-7378 Meditation: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Saturday; 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday ■ CASA DE BENDICION 8015 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake (Crystal Lake Christian Church) Worship: 1 p.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ■ CHRIST LIFE 13614 W. Jackson St. • 815-338-4934 Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday ■ COVENANT REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCH 4609 Greenwood Road P.O. Box 463 • 815-575-9612 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ EDEN BAPTIST 1903 N. Seminary Ave. • 815-814-7847 Worship: 3 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) ■ FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 111 W. South St. • 815-338-2731 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 2018 N. Route 47 • 815-338-2627 Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for children 9:45 a.m. ■ FIRST UNITED METHODIST 201 W. South St. • 815-338-3310 fumcwoodstock.org Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday school for children 9:45 a.m. ■ FREE METHODIST 934 N. Seminary Ave. • 815-338-3180 Worship: 10:30 a.m. ■ GOOD NEWS CHURCH Meeting at Dorr Township Community Room, 1039 Lake Ave. 815-575-9224 goodnewswoodstock.org Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday ■ GRACE FELLOWSHIP 200 Cairns Court • gfchurch.org Worship: 9 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday ■ GRACE LUTHERAN 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road 815-338-0554 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday (informal traditional); Sunday 8:30 a.m. (traditional), 10:45 a.m. (contemporary) ■ HOUSE OF BLESSING 2018 N. Route 47 (First Presbyterian Church building) cbhbfil413.com Worship: 1 p.m. Sunday
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Mazzanti finishes athletic, academic careers early
Asked which of the two running disciplines she liked better, track or cross-country, Woodstock North graduate and seventime University of Dubuque letterwinner Isabella Mazzanti gave the diplomatic answer. “I always make the joke that during cross-country, I like the track shorter Dan distances betChamness ter, and durThe College ing track, I find myself thinking Report about the longer distances of cross-country,” Mazzanti said. “I truly can’t say which one I enjoy more, because both have given me great opportunities to succeed and have equipped me with life-long skills I will carry with me as I further my academic career and, one day, begin my career in law.” Stated like a true diplomat or politician, which might end up being Mazzanti’s true calling and a distinct possibility as she enters Isabella Mazzanti University of Illinois-Chicago John Marshall Law School this fall. The Dubuque runner competed in any distance from 4,000-meters to 6,000-meters. Most of the time, the female cross-country runners will run 6,000-meters, and she has posted a career best of 25 minutes, 6.5 See COLLEGE, Page 23
Basement ballerina dances on Woodstock dance student keeps training while sheltering at home By Sandy Kucharski
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Some determined athletes have found a way to keep up with their sports during the shelter-athome order the state is currently experiencing. Dancer Madeline Manke, daughter of Todd and Melissa Manke, is one such athlete who has barely lost a step since sheltering began. An eighth-grader at Northwood Middle School, Madeline dances competitively with the Algonquin Academy of Dance and is active in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, and hip hop. She typically attends practices three days a week. She is also active in poms and musical theater. Once Madeline and her classmates were no longer able to gather for dance classes, instructors arranged to continue with online group classes. Using the Zoom app – a remote conferencing service that enables video conferencing, online meetings and chat – instruction continued in each participant’s home. After the rearranging of some furniture in an area with hardwood floors, Madeline’s basement was transformed into a dance space. The hardwood made an ideal setting for all dance styles including tap. The only thing lacking was a ballet barre, which her father took care of, building one with PVC pipe so she could properly continue to practice. “It’s going really well, Madeline said. “It’s kind of like you’re in your
The entire class joins for a virtual visit before class starts.
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Madeline Manke uses a ballet bar her father made as she practices ballet with her class online from her home in Woodstock.
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own dance class, but you’re at home.” The class remains formal with girls outfitted in appropriate attire, but it still allows the opportunity for social interaction as the instructor often schedules extra time before practice when the girls get to visit and virtually catch up with each other. “It’s a good program,” Madeline said. “The sound quality is good, and it still functions like a normal class.” She said her mother was impressed as well, appreciating that her daughter was at her regular dance class, but now she didn’t need to wait for her to get finished to drive her home. The girls had been working toward a competition in April and a recital planned for early June, but both had to be rescheduled.
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Other than her time in the 6,000meter race, she competed the 4,000-meter run, posting a career best of 17:16.1; 5,000-meter run, running a career best of 19:40; and 3-mile run, running a career best of 19:14. “I felt as though my junior year was my strongest season as a
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seconds. “The adjustment to the increased mileage during races was an adjustment for me,” Mazzanti said. “The 6,000-meter is completely different than even the 5,000-meter. I had to rethink the way I ran and adjust in the most effective way possible. I enjoyed the challenge of the 6,000meter, and it taught me new ways to step outside my comfort zone as a seasoned athlete.”
runner,” Mazzanti sad. “That is when I really began noticing my improvement since high school. I began running longer and faster than I have had in my athletic career. “During my final season, we had the conference meet at our home course. Being able to run my second-to-last collegiate race, while being surrounded by all my family and friends, was a great and memorable experience.” The daughter of Cristina Mazzanti of Woodstock graduated from Dubuque in December 2019. She wrapped up her undergraduate degree in communication with a 3.9 GPA. She was on the Dubuque dean’s list all seven semesters during her time there. She graduated Magna Cum Laude. She was a member of the Alphi Chi and the Iowa National Honor Society, and she was also a member of Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication National Honor Society. She even served as president of the Dubuque Chapter. In addition, she earned the Stanley E. Schwartz Communication Scholarship, which was awarded for her academic achievement, level of participation in the communication department, and mentoring students, who were also involved in getting a communication degree or were considering getting one. During her athletic career, she was named to the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as well as the American Rivers Conference All-Academic teams. Her goal is to become an attorney after completing law school at UIC’s John Marshall School of Law. During the summer months of 2019, she was an intern at the McHenry County States Attorney’s Office. “I will miss being around my teammates every day,” Mazzanti said. “College cross-country and track introduced me to my best friends and being able to have that time together every day and to see everyone make improvements as the season progressed was a great experience. My track and crosscountry career equipped me with many valuable skills such as teamwork, time management, discipline, and work ethic.”
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She wrote, “While on our beach, we do google hangout with family, friends. Or earlier this week we skyped with Jannah Schuberth Murphy who lives in South Carolina. She grew up in Woodstock. Sometimes we just read on the beach.
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