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Bradley Truckenbrod celebrates with his family during his personalized graduation ceremony at Marian Central Catholic High School. Because of coronvirus precautions, the school conducted individualized ceremonies over three days last week. See story and more photos on Page 8.

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Napoli’s Pizza built a new deck on the front of its Washington Street building where a handful of parking spaces had been.

Just down the block, Ortmann’s Red Iron Tavern expanded its beer garden out back.

BBQ King set up picnic tables on parking spots in front of the building along Calhoun Street, and Ethereal Confections blocked off an area of the sidewalk along Cass Street for outside seating.

Outside of the downtown, 3 Brothers Restaurant and Niko’s Red Mill Tavern put up large tents in their parking lots along Lake Avenue.

All were preparing for the new rules of Recovery, the third phase of Gov.

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Leoba Huitron and Rene Montoya enjoy a take-out order at a city-provided picnic table in what had been a parking spot on the Square along Cass Street.

Their meal came from La Placita Taqueria restaurant.

J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase program – which began last Friday – to reopen the economy as new cases of the coronavirus continue to decline.

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With 68 degrees under mostly sunny skies, people took advantage of the weather to venture into the Woodstock world of Phase 3.

Dozens of people found tables around the Square on Friday to enjoy lunch on the first day of Recovery, the third phase of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s fivephase Restore Illinois plan to resume some semblance of a normal life.

Stacy from Crystal Lake split the distance with Rhonda and Joe from Poplar Grove to talk through Emricson Park, building a hunger for some sandwiches at BBQ King. They sat at one of the picnic tables the city has set up in parking spaces in front of See DINERS, Page 2

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favorable” terms had the city paying $1 for the duration of the lease, some of which were likely to be ended or amended under Phase 3.

Under new guidelines issued by the state, restaurants may serve customers inside at tables that are within eight feet of an open window, Stelford said, and D.C. Cobb’s on Main Street declared its intention to take advantage of that.

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Inside dining still isn’t allowed, but outside dining is fine.

Farmers Market coming to town

The Woodstock Farmers Market also plans to return to the Square this coming weekend, manager Keith Johnson said. The market has operated only on Saturdays this month from its winter home at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, but Johnson said the traditional summer schedule of 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays would resume this weekend.

“We’re trying to take every precaution we can,” Johnson said about safety measures. “We’re trying to be safe and smart about it.”

Johnson said details of operating on the Square would be worked out this week with Mayor Brian Sager and City Manager Roscoe Stelford to ensure proper distancing of vendors, who will continue to wear face masks and set up selling tables in front of their stands so customers are not touching products.

“The city might give us a little more room so we can spread out,” said Johnson, who suggested the market might expand to streets off the Square.

To accommodate downtown restaurants, the city has put tables in parking spaces immediately next to the Park in the Square, where Farmers Market vendors have traditionally set up.

Tables will remain somewhere on the Square, Stelford said.

“We have to figure out what that’s going to look like,” he said of the layout with the Farmers Market.

After two months ...

This past Friday was the first day in more than two months that restaurants and taverns could offer outside

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the Calhoun Street restaurant just off the Square.

Stacy had the chicken, while Rhonda and Joe split the pulled pork and brisket.

“We’re just enjoying the day,” Rhonda said, “taking our time.”

Asked whether they had been venturing out much during the governor’s shelter-in-place order, Rhonda said, “No, not really.”

Phase 3 allowed retailers, barbers, and salons to open their doors to the public for the first time in more than two months, with gatherings limited to 10 or fewer people along with social distancing and face masks.

Restaurants are now limited to

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Joe Hunt works on a deck addition to the front of Napoli’s Pizza on Washington Street. With the governor’s Restore Illinois plan now in Phase 3, restaurants may serve diners outside, but still not inside. table service for food and drinks. Some have been delivering pre-ordered meals to tables off their premises, as was allowed in Phase 2.

Retailers also were allowed to reopen Friday under continued safety precautions: face masks, social distancing, and capacity limits.

The governor’s office issued opening guidelines specific to different kinds of businesses.

Stelford said the city was working with restaurants and retailers as they transitioned to Phase 3.

“There’s still a lot of flexibility [in arrangements],” he said, “which is reasonable given the conditions we face.”

While the dozens of tables the city set up around Woodstock – many repurposed from city facilities – will help the restaurants, they would “need a lot more tables than they can get outside” if they hoped to resume their usual level of business, Stelford said.

Off the Square, the city leased private property at three locations to allow restaurants to operate “off premises” under Phase 2, when pre-ordered meals could be delivered or carried out to property that was – technically – the city’s.

Niko’s Red Mill leased part its parking lot off Lake Avenue, which it declared a “city park,” for allowable outside seating. The tavern and neighboring 3 Brothers also erected large tents in front of their buildings to serve customers on premises under Phase 3.

Stelford said a similar lease allowed businesses in the former Ace Hardware Building along Route 47 – Holzlager’s, Sophie’s, and Antioch Pizza – to operate while in-restaurant dining was not permitted. And Your Sister’s Tomato pizza will be able to serve seated customers on property the city leased from Matrix 4 along Irving Avenue.

The city manager said “very

outside seating, but could seat customers inside during Phase 4 – titled Revitalization – which could come by the end of June if the COVID-19 infection rate wanes.

The economy will fully reopen under Phase 5 – Illinois Restored – but that might not come until 2021.

each, took some two-person tables from inside his restaurant, and had a couple of four-seat tables the city had repurposed from the Aquatic Center in Emricson Park.

He had tried early during the statewide stay-home order to survive on carry-out business, he said, “but it really wasn’t enough to pay the bills.”

But he’s looking forward to the return of the Woodstock Farmers Market to the Square this weekend.

“I’m hoping it generates some more revenue for us,” he said.

Two of his regular customers were back Friday for brunch. Double Yolk “is our favorite breakfast place,” Jennifer said as she and Jade waited for their food.

“We’ve definitely been missing them,” said Jennifer, who said they ate

Finally reopening

Just around the corner at The Double Yolk Café, owner Tom Teresi was welcoming customers at several tables around his restaurant at Van Buren and Dean streets. He had been closed since March 16, he said.

“I can’t judge anything now,” he said of the steady business on his sidewalks Friday. “We’ll just see what happens.”

Teresi bought some picnic-style composite tables that seat six people

Other parts of Woodstock life also are re-emerging.

Curbside pickup of materials was scheduled to resume this week at the Woodstock Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Requests for materials may be made by calling the library, 815-338-0542, during the week or sending an email to library@woodstockil.gov.

After having held virtual meetings, the Board of Trustees of the Woodstock Fire Rescue District met in person last Thursday night to approve a budget for 2020-21. (See story on Page 4.)

But the City Council planned to meet remotely for its Tuesday night meeting this week.

Several items related to Phase 3 were on the counil’s agenda: n Scheduling of outdoor fitness classes of up to 10 people in the green space behind the Recreation Center and at Emricson Park beginning in early June. n Moving some Recreation Department programs from virtual to in-person, in groups of 10 or fewer people, behind the Rec Center and at the pavilions at Emricson Park. n Continued planning toward a series of City Band concerts that could begin July 1. n Opening of some park amenities, excluding playgrounds, with signage regarding proper use under state guidelines.

there “at least once a week.”

They chatted with Lorie when she brought them their meal – corned beef skillet for Jennifer, Elvis french toast for Jade (that’s peanut butter, bacon, and bananas).

“As soon as I heard,” Jennifer told Lorie, “I blocked out this time on my calendar to see you guys.”

Don’t forget dessert

Alana was in Woodstock from Lima, Ohio, to visit her daughter, Lauren.

Unaware that restaurants were serving on the Square, they picked up junior bacon cheeseburgers with fries from Wendy’s and found a table the city had set up next to the park at the south end of Benton Street.

“If we had known, we would have See DINERS, Page 3

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examine long-term efforts and changes necessary to increase resiliency.

“The safety of our workforce, customers and residents is paramount as we transition into Phase 3 of the state’s plan to reopen, ...” he said in the release, “but we are also thinking ahead many months from now to make sure our businesses have the resources, assistance, and tools they need to thrive.”

The group has been meeting weekly over the past month to develop

strategies that support businesses and protect both employees and customers, according to the release.

Businesses across Illinois were able to reopen this past Friday as part of Phase 3 of the five-phase Restore Illinois plan.

Task Force findings fall under six broad themes: safety, metrics/measures, mental and behavioral health, critical communications, new tools, and new strategic planning.

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carry-out from nearby El Niagara.

They mentioned the café was now welcoming customers inside to pick up food, with floor markings to designate appropriate social distancing and employees wearing face masks.

“Go get a coffee,” they urged the reporter.

Told the reporter was not a coffee drinker, they suggested a smoothie.

They were undeterred by his story about heading home for lunch.

“Then get some chocolate for dessert.”

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bought local,” Alana said.

They visited a couple of local garden stores, Kolzie’s Corner Gardens and Gardens of Woodstock, before sitting down for lunch.

Ethereal Confections employees Kai and Cory Lynn were spending their lunch break across Throop Street at a picnic table the city had set up next to a parking lot on Judd Street.

Kai had the café’s New Yorker breakfast sandwich (salmon and cream cheese), while Cory Lynn worked on

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Regular customers of The Double Yolk Café on the Square, Jennifer (left) and Jade, enjoy brunch Friday on the first day the restaurant had opened since March 16.

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A COVID-19 multi-sector recovery plan that looks at long-term as well as short-term recovery is part of a plan released last week by the Resume McHenry County Task Force.

The group of local business, industry, and health professionals, released its findings and recommendations after a month-long study. County Board

Chairman Jack Franks created the task force to guide the safe reopening of the county’s businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to a news release, the county is reaching out to various stakeholders, including businesses, faith-based groups, and others, to provide input.

Jim McConoughey, president of the county’s economic development commission, said it was important to

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Demonstrators march past the Woodstock Opera House after a Black Lives Matter rally Sunday afternoon at the Park in the Square. About 300 people gathered for a peaceful protest for racial justice in conjunction with demonstrations in cities around the nation that were triggered by the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis. Local marchers heeded pleas from organizers of the local rally for a non-violent demonstration.

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Fire district OKs revenue enhanced budget

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Hiring a second in command is a priority in the four-year strategic plan of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, but it’s not an urgent one.

When the Board of Trustees approved a 2020-21 fiscal year budget last week, it appropriated an additional $150,000 for an “administrative position” at the WFRD, likely a deputy chief, a position eliminated in recent years as finances got tight.

Thanks to an April 2019 voter referendum that approved a 20 percent increase in the district’s property tax levy, additional revenue – which will

total about $1.3 million this fiscal year – started showing up in May. But Chief Mike Hill said no immediate hiring was expected.

“There’s no plan to do that at this time,” he said, “but it gives us the option if we choose to do it at some point.”

Trustees indicated during a budget hearing in April that they planned to move cautiously in spending the new money. Part of it will cover raises for firefighters, who agreed in 2018 to pass up two years of raises in their new three-year contract to help the district financially.

Although they will get no back pay, their increases this year will be more than 8 percent to raise them to the

That four-year strategic plan the board approved last August looks to upgrade staffing, vehicles, and equipment that had been shorted as the district struggled financially. The tax levy had not been increased since the last successful voter referendum in 2005 – on the third attempt.

The new budget, however, foresees a $455,000 surplus by next spring that would, for a change, allow the district to finish the fiscal year without borrowing money to make ends meet. At its April meeting, the board approved

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salary levels called for in the third year of the contract.

New ambulance budgeted

a $600,00 line-of-credit loan to meet expenses, including payroll, to finish the past fiscal year.

The new budget anticipates $9.7 million in revenue, 80 percent of it from property taxes. The budget includes $9.3 million in expenses, but would appropriate more than $11 million, giving the district some spending “wiggle room,” Hill has said, in case additional income is received from grants or other sources.

Capital expenses in the budget include $300,000 for a new ambulance to replace a unit that now is “definitely needs to be replaced” Hill said, but that spending also will wait until later in the budget year.

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■ John A. Borta, 39, Wonder Lake, was arrested May 20 on a charge of domestic battery/bodily harm.

■ Robin N. Hemmeter, 33, was arrested May 24 on a charge of domestic battery/bodily harm.

■ Michael C. Wilson, 27, Wonder Lake, was arrested May 24 on charges of resisting peace officer and disorderly conduct.

■ Chistopher A. Sparks, 32, Wonder Lake, was arrested May 25 on charges of domestic battery/bodily harm and domestic battery/physical contact.

Charges are only accusations of crimes, and defendants are presumed innocent until proved guilty.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District EMS calls for May 21-27: 72

10:26 p.m. – 2000 block of Willow Brooke Drive, smoke or odor removal; engine, shift commander 11:18 p.m. – 200 block of Main Street, system malfunction/other; truck May 22

11:39 – U.S. 14 and Marawood Drive, traffic accident with injuries; ambulance, engine, shift commander, truck 2:11 p.m. – U.S. 14 and Eastwood Drive, traffic accident with injuries; engine, shift commander, ambulance May 23

11:11 a.m. – 17600 block of Garden Valley Road, assist police or other agency; engine 6:07 p.m. – 4800 block of Dean Street Road, traffic accident with no injuries; shift commander, engine, ambulance 7:11 p.m. – 2100 block of North Seminary Avenue, malfunctioning smoke

May 24

1:20 a.m. – 2100 block of Lake Avenue, malfunctioning smoke detector activation; shift commander, engine, truck, ambulance 3:07 a.m. – 1200 block of Walden Oaks Drive, carbon monoxide incident; engine 7:44 a.m. – 900 block of Quill Lane, carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO; engine 11:13 a.m. – 200 block of Hoy Avenue, smoke or odor removal; truck, shift commander, engine 11:57 a.m. – Lake and Seminary avenues, traffic accident with no injuries; ambulance, truck, shift commander 12:28 p.m. – Dean Street and U.S. 14, traffic accident with no injuries; ambulance, shift commander, engine May 25

5:48 a.m. – 3700 block of Doty Road, unintentional sprinkler activation, no

fire; shift commander, engine, truck, ambulance 10:25 a.m. – 300 block of Railroad Street, assist invalid; truck 6:12 p.m. – 1200 block of Amber Court, gas leak (natural or LP); engine

May 26

4:50 a.m. – 2100 block of North Seminary Avenue, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; shift commander, engine, truck, ambulance 9 a.m. – 700 block of Duvall Drive, carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO; engine 4:04 p.m. – 1100 block of Walden Oaks Drive, malfunctioning CO detector activation; engine 8:43 p.m. – 1400 block of White Oak Lane, unintentional detector activation, no fire; truck May 27

5:33 a.m. – 15200 block of Shamrock Lane, carbon monoxide incident; engine

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Sheriff’s office accepting applications for deputies Applications for sheriff’s deputies are being accepted by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

People interested in a career in law enforcement are encouraged to apply.

The written exam, which will be an e-exam taken remotely because of COVID-19, is scheduled for June 27.

Starting deputy’s salary is $64,623 a year, with paid holidays, paid vacation time, and options for major medical insurance.

Applicants must be 21, have a high school diploma or a GED, have a valid driver’s license, and live in McHenry County or any bordering Illinois county within one year of hiring.

A $25 non-refundable application fee and required paperwork are due by 4:30 p.m. June 12.

For more information, call Holly Eddy, 815-334-4219.

Coroner identifies two who died in car wreck

A Wonder Lake man and his mother have been identified as the victims of a double-fatality car wreck in May. The McHenry County coroner’s office reported Benjamin Schalk, 35, of Wonder Lake, and Colleen Schalk, 63, of McHenry, were killed when their eastbound 2001 Toyota Camry left the road to the south and hit multiple trees May 17 in the 7900 block of Tryon Grove Road outside Richmond.

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We’re seeing progress; don’t get in the way

We’re rolling the dice, you know.

There’s a chance we’re not really ready to move social and business life into Phase 3 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to Restore Illinois in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

It’s still with us, that virus that has sickened nearly 1,600 people in McHenry County and caused 73 deaths as of Sunday.

We get the impatience. The temperature is hovering around 70, the sun is shining, and we’re all tired of being cooped up and deprived of the ability to live our normal lives.

Beyond that, many businesses are in desperate straits, having lost 75 percent of their revenue (or more!) as we sheltered in place and couldn’t visit restaurants and retailers around town.

The McHenry County Economic Development Corp. reported in May, nearly two months after the statewide stay-home order was issued, that a survey indicated an estimated average for business survival at 13.5 weeks.

The political pressure – at the state and local levels – has increased to move us to whatever will now pass for normalcy.

Besides, young, healthy citizens have little to worry about, right? Not exactly.

While 78 percent of McHenry County’s deaths from COVID-19 were people associated with longterm care facilities, 80 percent of people who tested positive were not. And 62 percent of virus patients hospitalized were not from nursing homes or specialized housing. From all reports, suffering from the effects of an infection is a terrible experience, even for survivors.

Despite the easing of restrictions last Friday, we know many people will continue to be cautious as they re-enter the mainstream of life in Woodstock.

Some will still be reluctant to give up the protections associated with sheltering in place and social distancing.

So, let us ease our way through Phase 3, known

“See, I thought ahead and drew a mouth on my mask for just such an occasion.”

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as Recovery, as offices, retailers, barbershops and salons reopen with their capacity limits and our masks safely in place. How we handle this relative freedom will go a long way toward getting to Phase 4 – Revitalization – when restaurants and bars can let customers in their doors, even with face coverings and safe distances still being the norm.

In fact, the governor already has bowed to the politics of the pandemic by tweaking his orders to allow restaurant and bar business to include service to outside tables on the premises, by allowing (thanks to the Legislature) sales of mixed drinks not served in original containers, by permitting child care services to resume, and ... more flexibility will come, we expect. The movie theater industry is lobbying the governor for an opening ahead of Phase 4.

But the success of this recovery will depend on

you and your neighbors doing the things we all need to do to get this behind us.

You must wear a mask in public (except when you eat or drink), you must observe at least six feet of social distance, you must limit gatherings to 10 or fewer people, you must respect capacity limits of stores, you must stay home if you’re sick.

So, if you feel comfortable with it, get out and help our local businesses that need your help now more than ever.

And as a customer, insist they enforce the precautions listed above – for everyone’s sake In other words, appreciate that we’re beginning the process of getting back a semblance of our regular daily lives.

Failure of a few people to do those things could decrease the odds of a timely recovery for all of us.

How soon we can recover will depend on us As we move into Phase 3 of the “Restore Illinois” plan, there are a few things that need to be said.

None of us are happy about the pace at which life is returning to “normal.” We all want to enjoy the warmer weather and do the things that define summertime for us. We’ve seen surrounding states loosen their restrictions on businesses and social activities and chafe at the notion that we’re still where we are. I get that. I’ve been as adamant as anyone in calling for a

loosening of restrictions on public activity and to go to a more regional approach to opening up our economy.

But there’s something that we all need to understand.

Moving to Phase 3 Rep. Steve is not a license to Reick let the good times Guest columnist roll. I’m reading

“The Great Influenza,” the classic narrative of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic that swept the world toward the end of World War I, killing over 100 million people, and that narrative is chilling.

The influenza came in three waves, the first being a mild form of flu that most people took in stride. However, in a matter of a few months, the virus mutated into such a lethal form that the second wave caused thousands to fall ill daily. The influenza virus is very

adept at changing its form within a few generations, gaining lethality as it does. There’s no reason to think that this one is any different.

I’m not saying this as a prediction that what we’re now experiencing will be followed by a much more deadly strain in the fall. What I am saying is that neither I nor anyone else knows what is coming. But if we see in the fall what the world saw in 1918, we have very little with which to fight it.

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Another story we passed up before the primary election was a reader inquiry into campaign signs that were sitting in public rights of way along local streets and state highways.

Signs that are placed on the far side of sidewalks, away from the street, are usually OK. Those planted in the grass on the near side are not.

Of course, it happens all the time, but it’s no more than a civil violation of a city ordinance that is seldom enforced – like high weeds and rundown houses.

But that doesn’t mean it’s never

we do other minor code violations – if it leads to actual enforcement action.

Or if the code is only selectively enforced. But we’ve not heard that.

Let us know if you’ve observed otherwise.

Charging into politics

Another suggestion we declined to write about was one … well, I’ll let the woman’s terse email speak for itself.

“I hope the residents of McHenry County will be made aware of the charges regarding Jack Franks via their local news,” her message said.

Because there were no charges pending then, and none filed since, local residents were not made aware of the non-existent charges.

We did note in print that Franks, the County Board chairman, was the subject of an investigation into a complaint from a woman who alleged he sexually assaulted her many years ago in Springfield when he was a state legislator.

Such allegations are frequently made against candidates for public office. Just ask Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Whether you believe them might say something about your political preferences.

In the many months since the report about the Franks investigation surfaced, we’ve heard nothing further on the case.

If charges are filed – or if the investigation ends with no provable offense – we will report that.

In such matters, people sometimes confuse a mere allegation of misconduct with the actual filing of a formal charge.

Such is usually the result of unreliable sources or the misreading/misinterpreting of factual news reports.

Let us know if you hear otherwise.

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

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That’s because, short of developing a vaccine in the near future, we’ve shot the only arrow we had in our quiver.

By shutting down the entire economy, our schools, elective surgeries, and all the rest, we’ve put ourselves into a position where, if this virus comes back with a vengeance, it’s going to be very difficult to institute a second shutdown without resorting to the kind of enforcement mechanisms that none of us want. Not only would people accuse the government of crying wolf, but an economy which would

just be starting to climb back would be thrown back onto the mat.

The people who’ve been standing on the front lines of this pandemic, our first responders, doctors and nurses and technicians in our ICU’s, grocery clerks and truck drivers all deserve our thanks. But they deserve something else, as well. They need to know that we’re going to be sensible to the continuing threat that a resurgence of this virus can bring if we aren’t careful about how we exercise the responsibility we have to our families, to them and to each other.

That begins by taking the lessons we’ve learned about how to bend the curve of this disease downward and continuing to do so, even as we move into a more open economy. There isn’t one of us who wants to move back into shutdown and the chaos that goes along with it. Exercising sensible precautions is a tradeoff we should accept, because if we have to go backward, it’s going to be a lot worse.

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“Last year the City of Woodstock took action regarding the placement of some campaign signs that violated a city ordinance,” a Larry reader said in an Lough email. “The WoodDeclarations stock Independent ran a story regarding the placement of those campaign signs.

“As I was passing through Woodstock [this year], I noticed the same violations taking place. For now, the City of Woodstock seems to be turning a blind eye to these signs. I’ve attached photos for you to view. I’m curious if this will again be a headline for TWI.” We published an article on Page 2 in the April 3 edition, the day after the 2019 city election, about city enforcement of the ordinance. That crackdown followed, I was told, a formal complaint made by a candidate.

Candidates were warned to remove the signs and were told that if they didn’t, their signs would be removed by code enforcement officers and taken to city hall, where the candidates could pick them up.

Because campaign signs are illegally placed in rights of way in virtually every city in America during every election year, the offense is pretty minor. So it’s ignored most of the time – unless complaints are made.

I suggested to the person who sent the email that he should complain to the city, which could lead to enforcement. If that happened, we would report it – but it’s not Page 1 news.

The man also was urged to write a letter to the editor to publicly raise the issue if he felt so strongly about it. He apparently chose to do neither.

In coming elections, we’ll report on an illegally placed sign the same way

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When Farm Team PAC endorsed 14 candidates – including two in the Woodstock area – for the primary election in April, The Independent chose not to report it.

The political action committee, which was founded by Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, announced it was backing – surprise! – a group of Democrats who were seeking their party’s nomination to be on the fall ballot.

When a Democrat endorses a Democrat – or a Republican endorses a Republican – that’s not news; that’s the usual. Dog bites man.

As a former editor of mine told me years ago, that’s like a headline, “Grocer sells groceries.”

If, however, a Democrat endorses a Republican – or a Republican supports the candidacy of a Democrat – that’s news. That’s a man-bites-dog story.

Adding to the ho-hum of the Farm Team PAC announcement was that the two local candidates who earned the endorsements were unopposed in April’s primary election.

That isn’t the kind of information the public really wants to know about a candidate.

It’s the kind of thing a candidate wants the public to know.

We call that paid advertising.

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Marian individualizes 2020 graduation Video editing personalizes full graduation ceremony for each of 161 graduates

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Marian Central’s Class of 2020 participated in a unique ceremony last week, designed to adhere to coronavirus guidelines and still provide a lasting memory of a “normal” graduation.

From May 26 to 28, graduates were assigned time slots for individual filming in Landers Auditorium. While wearing caps and gowns, they were each accompanied by four family members or friends. Each graduate walked down the aisle to the stage, where

administrators were spaced behind a table with diplomas.

Principal Debra Novy announced the student name, home parish, and post-graduate plans for each. Graduates picked up their own diploma from the table, left the stage, paused for a professional photo, moved the mortar board tassel from right to left, then tossed the cap into the air.

A professional company edited the video to include many prerecorded steps that are always part of a graduation. Those included a processional of faculty,

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Daniel Valeria gets a masked kiss from his mother after he received his diploma during an individualized graduation ceremony last week at Marian Central Catholic High School. Because of coronavirus concerns, graduates received their diplomas during personalized ceremonies spread over three days last week.

Reagan Kelly moves the tassel on her cap after graduating from Marian Central Catholic High School last week during a personalized ceremony at the school. The Rev. Jared Twenty stands on the stage in the background.

a presentation of the flags by junior class officers, pre-recorded national anthem by senior class choir members, an invocation by spiritual Director the Rev. Jared Twenty, a welcome message from Assistant Superintendent Mike Shukis, valedictory and salutatory speeches, announcement of scholarships and awards, remarks from Bishop David Malloy, and a final benediction by Father Twenty.

All of that, when edited together, presents a complete graduation ceremony in its proper order, including the tossing of all caps shown at one time.

Graduates could choose whether to participate in this virtual ceremony. Of the 161 graduates, 140 chose to participate live in this virtual recording. The other students submitted photos or videos taken at home, which were also included in the final product so that all were represented.

Marian’s Class of 2020 members received $23 million in scholarship offers.

Zofia Stawiarska is the valedictorian for the class. She will attend Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., where she plans to major in

astronautical engineering.

“We, the Class of 2020, did not let the pandemic get the best of us,” she said in her pre-recorded speech. “Our reaction to this crisis is certainly a testament to how resilient our class is.”

Salutatorian Stephen Foster will attend the Colorado School of Mines to study chemical engineering. His remarks commented on an event that began the seniors’ final year at Marian.

“Like that bolt of lightning, many of us will make our mark on the world that will help steer us clear of the current storms of doubt and uncertainty,” he said.

Novy described the two top students as “very self-driven, have a thirst for learning and perseverance like no other.”

“As they now stand at the threshold of the rest of their lives,” she added, “the graduates can look back at the things they have accomplished and should be extremely proud!”

As a bonus, graduates are able to keep their caps and gowns this year.

An in-person graduation is scheduled for July 10 if social-distancing regulations are lifted.

As retail reopens, can local stores surmount challenges?

By Susan W. Murray

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Whether or not the state categorizes them as such, locally owned shops that fan out from the Woodstock Square are essential contributors to the town’s charm. Highlighted in Woodstock’s marketing campaign and romantically preserved on film in 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” the stores reopening this week face an uncertain future.

Danielle Gulli, president of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce, said that local business owners had told her of their gratitude for the town’s “love and support.”

Love and support, however, do not pay the bills.

“Shop Woodstock Live! was very profitable for us and didn’t ost us anything.”

- Nancy Leonard, Hattie & Myrt

To prod sales, the chamber hosted the Shop Woodstock Live! event on May 16. Local businesses could post a 10-minute Facebook LIVE video on the chamber’s events discussion page to showcase products and services. Customers watching the videos were prompted to make purchases.

Responses to how the event went for participating stores indicate how retailers are faring after a twomonth shutdown.

Social media rules

With their doors closed, social media-savvy retailers reached customers via their Facebook page, text, and email.

Nancy Leonard, who co-owns Hattie & Myrt with daughter Shannon Bailey and daughter-in-law Maureen Leonard, brought the Shop Woodstock Live! idea to Gulli after hearing about it from a Wisconsin boutique owner. The women’s clothing store led off the event at 11 a.m.

“Shop Woodstock Live! was very profitable for us and didn’t cost us anything,” Nancy Leonard said.

For 10 minutes, Bailey and Maureen Leonard strolled through the Benton Street store, describing

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Transactions filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office from May 5 to 12.

■ Residence at 8401 W. Sunset Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Michael J. Fitzgerald, McHenry, to Connor Solum, Wonder Lake, for $150,500.

■ Commercial building at 304 W. Jackson St., Woodstock, was sold

by The Stacy Lee Barden 2013 Trust, Woodstock, to Harmony Falls IL LLC, Woodstock, for $195,000.

■ Vacant land at Illinois Route 47 and Charles Road, Woodstock, was sold by The Mark Pecorelli Revocable Living Trust, Elk Grove Village, to James J. Schaefer, Woodstock, for $215,000.

■ Residence at 8612 Coral Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Clint Grabow, Wonder Lake, to Bradlee McDow and Tami McDow, Wonder Lake, for $164,000.

■ Residence at 699 Silver Creek Road, Unit D, Woodstock, was sold by Antoinette O’Brien, Bartlett, to Alma D. Bello, Woodstock, for $123,000.

■ Residence at 402 Blakely St., Woodstock, was sold by Shane A. Gibbs, Woodstock, to Jacob Dehne, Woodstock, for $105,000.

■ Residence at 1524 Scarlett Way, Woodstock, was sold by Julie M. Rothlisberger, Crystal Lake, to Kathleen M. Harrison, Woodstock, for $160,000.

■ Residence at 11315 Lucas Road, Woodstock, was sold by Rabel Enterprises, Cary, to Funk Property Holdings LLC, Woodstock, for $400,000.

■ Residence at 2011 Greenwood Road, Woodstock, was sold by Steven M. Scully, Grayslake, to Joe Smalley, Woodstock, for $257,900.

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Paula Aitken, owner of Casting Whimsy, boxes teas for shipment. She recently put together 300 packs of two cookies and a tea bag that went to employees at local nursing homes, Jewel, and Walgreen’s.

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items of clothing and accessories, including prices and available sizes.

The resulting sales exceeded the store’s normal Saturday business by 20 percent.

Paula Aitken, owner of Casting Whimsy, couldn’t say yet whether the event had translated into new sales. Curbside pickup from her tea shop increases in sunny weather, as was the case on the day of Shop Woodstock Live!

But while curbside sales have fallen in the shutdown, “we’re shipping a ton more,” Aitken said. Her store has mailed teas and cookies a few blocks over to Dane Street and across the country.

At the suggestion of a customer, she filled out an application to work with Project Frontline to deliver her products to healthcare workers and employees of essential businesses.

In April, Aitken put together 300 packs, each containing two cookies and a tea bag, that went to employees at local nursing homes, Jewel, and Walgreen’s. In May, 150 packages, additionally sweetened with chocolate bars from Ethereal Confections, went to Mercyhealth Harvard Hospital.

Despite the discounted price that Project Frontline paid for the packs, the partnership boosted Aitken’s sales.

Prepping for customers

Shop Woodstock Live! fell the day after the anniversary that Darrin Flynn and Alberto Perez opened D&A salon/apothecary four years ago. The event’s sales of beauty, hair, and skin products amounted to about 25 percent of retail sales on a normal Saturday, Flynn said.

“We’re excited to get people back in the door safely.”

- Darrin Flynn, D&A salon/apothecary With clients unable to come in for services, business has been down 90 percent overall.

Flynn and Perez were successful in obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan and have devoted themselves to implementing cleanliness measures for their eventual reopening, which should come this week.

“We’re excited to get people back in the door safely,” Flynn said.

To that end, the two have researched best practices in other states and Europe and pored over recommendations from the

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Bike Haven owner Josh Arnow has about 50 bicycles in stock, down from his normal inventory of 400 at his two locations in Woodstock and McHenry. He blames the slow arrival of spring orders from China.

Professional Beauty Association.

On top of normal precautions, such as not reusing capes, Flynn and Perez have put up a plexiglass shield at the cash register, installed antimicrobial barriers between stylists’ stations, and procured facemasks, gloves, and a digital thermometer.

“This place has been scrubbed from top to bottom,” Flynn said.

Supply chain breakdown

Ehrke’s Appliances on Washington Street and The Bike Haven on Cass Street are both considered essential businesses, but that doesn’t mean everything’s running smoothly.

“We get a million calls for freezers, and we can’t get them,” said Nancy Ehrke, who has owned the new and used appliance store with her husband, Bob, for the past eight years.

Ehrke said appliance sales had been up a bit, something she attributed to people spending their stimulus checks. While participation in Shop Woodstock Live! did not result in sales for her store, Ehrke said its success might come later.

“We get one person to know we’re open in case their washer conks out

in two weeks,” she said.

At the Bike Haven, owner Josh Arnow normally has 400 bicycles in stock between the store’s two locations in Woodstock and McHenry.

Currently, he has 50. It’s impossible to get bike tires; all of his vendors are sold out.

With the bikes coming from Asian countries that have been hit hard by the virus, Arnow has not received his spring orders that are now projected to arrive between June and October.

Arnow has kept his employees working and his service work remains steady, although it accounts for just 20 percent of his yearly revenue.

Trying to hang on

Two local businesses are trying hard not to fall victim to the shutdown that has already claimed DeWane Photography, one year shy of celebrating its 75th anniversary.

EmpowHer Boutique’s Amy Henning said she and co-owner Ashley Klemm would open their store May 30 after considering the idea of closing.

They had no luck with sales during their segment of Shop Woodstock Live!, and they can’t offer their bread-and-butter beauty and portrait services. The two were unable to take advantage of loan programs – shut out of some that ran out of money and too late in applying for others.

“It’s a full-time job figuring out those things,” Henning said.

Suzanne Delaney realized her dream of opening a vintage store after spending 35 years in nursing.

The Gilded Acorn’s losses have been “immense,” Delaney said.

After the store’s internet went down on the day of Shop Woodstock Live!, Gulli came over from the chamber to help Delaney post a video to the store’s website.

Delaney is “excited” to reopen her store on June 1 after she and her vendors have had a chance to reset the merchandise. How the store does in June and July will be critical to whether she can make it, Delaney said.

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■ Residence at 1740 Walnut Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Christopher Priester, Humble, Texas, to Aaron M. Ryan, Woodstock, for $170,000.

■ Residence at 9006 Shady Lane, Wonder Lake, was sold by Ronnie M. Starkey, Spring Grove, to Cindy Janzen, Wonder Lake, for $175,000.

■ Vacant land, approximately 50 acres, on Cherry Valley Road, Woodstock, was sold by Kilrush LLC, Crystal Lake, to DDT MM LLC, Crystal Lake, for $400,000.

■ Residence at 1512 Golden Oak Drive, Woodstock, was sold by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta, Ga., to Steve Mandell, Antioch, for $90,000.

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Describing herself as “ever the optimist,” Arlene Lynes has worked to get a loan from the city, an Illinois Economic Disaster Loan, PPP funds, and an independent bookstore grant from author James Patterson to keep going as business has fallen by more than 50 percent at Read Between the Lynes.

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with orders in the store, while one maintains the store’s social media accounts from home.

When she lies awake at night, Lynes said, “I get hung up on how to provide enough PPE to keep my staff and our customers feeling protected.”

“What encourages me is the community we have here,” she said.

“When times get rough, we rally.

However, we just don’t know how big this thing will really be and for how long. I guess I’d say, my optimism is a bit tempered right now.”

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Woman preserves memory of cousin killed in Vietnam

Brown’s family carries the memory of her fallen cousin.

“My mom [Joan Dermont], who was just a few years older than her nephew, said she could recall only how sad everyone was,” Brown continued. “She said everyone was just heartbroken. There were really no better words.”

So, on Memorial Day, Brown and her son printed a photo of Spc. Dermont to display on Joey’s car to ensure the meaning of Memorial Day – a day to honor those whose lives have been lost in service to the country – was not forgotten.

By Tricia Carzoli

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“This year was different,” Mary Beth Dermont Brown said about Memorial Day 2020. “Maybe that is what gave me the courage to put his photo on the car and drive in the parade.”

Brown is a cousin of Donald Eugene Dermont Jr., a 1963 graduate of Woodstock High School and a U.S. Army Specialist 4th Class, who died in Vietnam more than 50 years ago.

With Memorial Day gatherings canceled because of COVID-19, Woodstock resident Brown rode with her son Joey (WHS class of ’17) in his 2014 Camaro during the parade, which was organized by Chris Gehrke and the men and women of VFW Post 5040 and its Auxiliary.

Spc. Dermont enlisted in the military on Oct. 30, 1964, received his basic training at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, served in Germany, and then re-enlisted specifically to go to Vietnam.

It was there that Dermont gave his life in service. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with “V” Device for his heroic actions on April 11, 1966.

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For Memorial Day, Mary Beth Dermont Brown of Woodstock and son Joey put a photo on his car of her cousin, Donald Eugene Dermont Jr., a Woodstock High School graduate who died in 1966 in Vietnam.

Joined the battle

The boy from Woodstock served as a medical aidman attached to Company C while it was engaged in “fierce” battle, according to documents provided by the military to his family.

Dermont, “with complete disregard for his personal safety, exposed himself to intense Viet Cong fire in order to attend the many wounded personnel,” the document continued.

Dermont realized the need to assist in the battle and occupied an unmanned machine gun position that was deemed “instrumental” in the assault. He then went out, exposing himself to fire, to treat the wounded before being forced to occupy the machine gun during a second major assault. He continued in this manner until he was fatally wounded.

The Army’s documentation said

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Flags decorate the Oakland Cemetery gravesite of Toby Jaeckels, a Woodstock High School graduate who died in Vietnam.

Holding a framed flag of a deceased veteran, an identified women waits for the parade while walking along Cass Street.

Dermont displayed, “extreme courage and dedication” and “gave his life in the defense of his wounded comrades during the second assault. He made the supreme sacrifice so that others could live.”

Brown was not yet born when her cousin was killed, but she feels strongly that his story needs to continue to be told.

“He is a real hometown hero,” she said. “When you read articles about that battle, it is so hard. I can’t imagine what that was like. I remember when his teacher, Mr. [Bill] Dean – who taught all three boys who were killed around the same time – talked about having gone to the Vietnam Wall Memorial and how much it affected him.”

But the day came with its own hardship – Brown’s beautifully decorated memorial to a fallen soldier was in danger of being destroyed because of heavy rains.

“It was downpouring for a good 15 minutes before the parade began,” she explained. “And we had this photo of Don and the posters and the sign on the back of the car. My son and I took a jacket and a blanket, and we stood outside the car holding them over the photos. We were drenched, just soaked. We looked like we had just come out of a shower. … It was a small sacrifice, but everything looked perfect despite the rain.”

Woodstock residents took notice.

“A woman came up to me and said she went to school with him,” Brown said. “So that was really special. And my daughter, Nora Brown [WHS Class of ’15], was Miss Woodstock 2015, and she read his [citation] during Memorial Day that year. So many people came up to her after that – people who knew him. It is special for our family.”

Even as Brown never knew her cousin, his sacrifice clearly affects her today.

“It is strange, because I always say that we honor someone we never really met,” Brown said. “I wish that I had known him, but I am so proud of him. And I want my children to know his story.”

Dermont is among six men from Woodstock who perished in Vietnam.

Others were Gordon Gaylord, (Class of 1961), Sydney Elyea (1963), Toby Jaeckles, (1966), Dennis Jahn (1967), and Randall Maggio (1968).

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Zofia Stawiarska VALEDICTORIAN

We’ll shine ‘bright as flash of lighting’

we learned as the Class of 2020. This foundation we have learned for growth in life will propel us to even greater heights in the future.

As I reflect on the past four years, I think the Bruce Springsteen song “Rosalita” really articulates what the Class of 2020 learned about the outlook that we need to have in our lives. It says, “Someday we’ll look back on this, and it will all seem funny.” The Class of 2020 didn’t even have to look back to find the joy in life; we already lived it as full of jokes and happiness as we could. Walking through the hallways on any given day, you could always hear us cracking up about the latest meme trend or laughing about the latest antics of our beloved classmates. Even in times of sadness and frustration, we all bonded over jokes and found sparks of happiness. There never seemed to be a day when in at least one of our classes a classmate wouldn’t have something absolutely hilarious to say or something would happen where we would all burst out laughing. This sense of joy has been an integral part of our character at Marian Central, and by taking it with us to the future, the Class of 2020 will make the world a happier place.

I think the greatest lesson the Class of 2020 learned was about love. This might come as a surprise to many of you; what can a group of teenagers just graduating high school know about love? The Greeks identified several types of love, and one of these was philia, or affectionate love, the one that you usually feel for friends and those around you. I think that if you look at the Class of 2020, philia is ever present. Even though we may not have been perfect at it, the bonds of the Class of 2020 are so strong and inspiring to so many around us. I cannot count the times that this class has worked to lift each other up, and so many friendships have been made because of it. Morrie Schwartz, who many of my classmates will recognize as one of the main characters of the novel “Tuesdays with Morrie,” said, “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” During these four short years of high school, the Class of 2020 truly learned how to give out love

Bishop Malloy, reverend fathers, sisters, members of administration and faculty, honored guests, parents, friends, and fellow classmates.

In a way, time passes us by like a bolt of lightning, as one moment we dream of seeing high school life for the first time in grade school, and now we are sitting here moments Stephen away from the Foster end of it.

It seems so long ago that the school was struck by lightning, but it was only a bit over half a year ago.

Time flies past us without being able to see just how much we enjoy a moment before it’s gone, but I can say with confidence that the time spent here at Marian will never be forgotten.

Just as those joyous memories pass us by, the ones that bring a tear to our eye such as that lightning strike can also fade into obscurity. That is the hope with the current situation we are in now, with all the corona issues that many of us are overwhelmed hearing about 24/7.

While the lightning strike did show us what life would be like in the absence of the Marian community, that short-felt aura of uncertainty could have never prepared us for what was to come. However, we still hope that this chapter in history will become a fleeting memory, only to be recorded in the history books and not in the pages of our potentially great lives. Like that bolt of lightning, many of us will make our mark on the world that will help steer us clear of the current storms of doubt

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Thank you, Bishop Malloy, reverend fathers and sisters, members of administration and faculty, honored guests, parents, friends, and fellow classmates for your attention and continued support of the Class of 2020.

Today, I want to propose to you that the generation of the Class of 2020 is the new “greatest generation.” We have already lived Zofia through several Stawiarska events that parallel those the original greatest generation of 1901 to 1924 lived through. Most of us were born into a post 9/11 world, never knowing what life is without the constant “war on terror” going on. When we went to school, active shooter drills were added to the usual fire drills. We lived through the 2008 global financial crisis that still haunts certain economies to this day. This year alone, we’ve lived through the horrifying bush fires in Australia, the U.S.-Iran tensions that the internet deemed “World War III,” and even a lightning strike at our own school. To top it all off, the Class of 2020 has been faced with something the whole world didn’t expect – the coronavirus pandemic, which has stripped us of so many opportunities that everyone says “make senior year.”

And yet, just like the original greatest generation, we did not give up trying to make the world a better place. Even with all of these challenges in our life, the Class of 2020 has not lost heart and has found ways to utilize what the 21st century has given us to bond together and grow stronger. Through birthday parades, Zoom calls with friends, and even writing each other letters, we, the Class of 2020, did not let the pandemic get the best of us. Just like the previous greatest generation, we have bonded

together to get through what is sure to become one of the major events covered in the history classes of generations to come. Our reaction to this crisis is certainly a testament to how resilient our class is. Even with such an ending to our senior year, we are not giving up now. We still have the multitude of memories we have made during our time at Marian Central that are not going away anytime soon. We are continuing to pursue our goals, build relationships, and grow into the young women and men we are meant to be. So, Class of 2020, I would like to thank you for your perseverance, your kindness, and your ability to unite together even in the face of trials. As the heralds of the new greatest generation, I think it is safe to say that the world is in good hands.

However, as this is the end of an era in our lives, we need to reflect on what we have learned so we can carry on those lessons with us in the future and make our impact as effective as it can be. Over these past four years, we have learned so many lessons about what is truly valuable in life that it is hard to put into words, so I will rely on some very wise individuals who seem to articulate all the lessons there are to learn in life so beautifully.

High school truly has been an integral time in our lives to grow as human beings. I’m not really sure how many of the members of the Class of 2020 remember this, but on the very first day we sat in this gym as Marian students, Father Doyle gave us a homily about the importance of setting clear goals for ourselves since we needed to have “2020 vision.” I think it is safe to say that we have made Father Doyle proud.

To reflect on the people we were as freshmen is to think of individuals who were radically different than who we are today. Collectively, we have flourished in so many aspects of our lives and developed a mature mindset that has allowed us to thrive in our individual pursuits.

Our class has had countless achievements in so many realms such as volunteering, business, music, sports, and many, many more. We started bands, won championships, were recognized for our dedication to serving our community, and started new clubs. None of this would have been possible without the goals we set and the perseverance

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through so many of their actions as well as the value of letting it come in, seen through their strong relationships with their peers and teachers. The lesson of the importance of philia is clearly one that the Class of 2020 learned well, and I hope will keep with them forever.

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we are ready to face the future. I hope that even as our time together at Marian draws to a close, the lessons we learned will stay with us forever. Thank you for your growth, your joy, and your love. When we go out to the world and share it with others, I know that the world will truly be a better place because of it.

So Marian Central Class of 2020, one last time: At Marian. ...

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event may seem. With that lesson, we will be able to tackle any challenge that may appear on the numerous paths that each and every one of us follows.

These journeys may all end in different places, but all start from the same community, the community right here at Marian. That community will shine as bright as a flash of lighting once we all find our calling, and the mark left behind by our community will be remembered for all of time itself.

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and uncertainty. Because of our time spent here together as a community, we have been given the tools and opportunities to succeed in the near future. We will be a new generation of leaders that have risen from the rubble of this pandemic and use the experience to educate ourselves to always prepare for the unknown, no matter how unlikely an

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After postponing Garden Walk 2020 in April because of coronavirus concerns, University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners have rescheduled the event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 11, starting at the outdoor Demonstration Garden at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. 14, Crystal Lake.

Attendees of the annual event will experience nine unique, creative gardens at sites across the county.

The Demonstration Garden includes a vine garden, cool shadowy corners full of shade-loving plants, various theme gardens and extensive displays of perennials and annuals. Quiet, hidden benches and nooks throughout the space provide a place for reflection

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Attendees are invited to tour all gardens at their own pace. Master Gardeners will be on-site at each garden to answer questions and offer educational materials.

Advance tickets cost $12 at gardenwalk2020.bpt.me or through MCC at 815-455-8588 no later than June 30.

All tickets must be picked up the day of the walk, when tickets also will be available for $17 at the Demonstration Garden in parking lot C at MCC. Organizers say the event will be held rain or shine. No pets are allowed.

Master Gardeners is a group of more than 100 volunteers sponsored by University of Illinois Extension. Each completes rigorous training in horticulture and botany and volunteer a minimum of 30 hours a year.

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The American Red Cross has a blood drive planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Healthy people who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, or calling 800-733-2767.

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to disappear. Climate change has also resulted in wetter winters in Mexico, which makes it easier for them to freeze to death.

If you would like to help the monarchs survive, make your garden a butterfly habitat. Start by planting native milkweed and native nectar plants. Also, don’t treat your garden and lawn with pesticides.

There are more than 20 native

Most people are familiar with the common milkweed (Asclepius syriaca), which will grow in open sun pretty much wherever their light, fluffy seeds land. There is another native milkweed that will grow in partially shaded areas and moist-to-wet soil. It is aptly named swamp milkweed (Asclepius incarnate).

An ornamental milkweed often used as a landscape plant is referred to as butterfly milkweed (Asclepius tuberosa). It has lovely clusters of orange flowers that come out in early summer and often a second time in late summer or early fall. You can find an informative article on milkweed plants at extension.illinois.edu/ news-releases/illinois-milkweeds.

Adult monarchs visit sunny gardens looking for flowers to consume nectar. Native plants are recommended with flowers that have a flattened form to provide a landing platform. Orange, red, and yellow flowers are favorites, and their continuous bloom throughout the summer is ideal. Butterflies are attracted by color as well as scent, so consider heavily perfumed flowers.

You can find a list of native nectar plants to help feed them at www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Pages/ default.aspx.

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Monarch butterflies are the official insect of the state of Illinois.

Every year hundreds of millions of monarchs undertake a great journey up to 3,000 miles in their annual migration from Canada and the U.S. to their wintering grounds in the oyamel fir trees of Mexico.

They travel at 12 mph and can make about 80 miles in a day.

The adults consume nectar, and it’s impossible for them to fly at temps lower than 55, so they head Nancy south for the Shevel winter.

Gardening According to biologicaldiversity.org, the March 2020 yearly count of overwintering monarchs showed an even more drastic decrease of 53 percent from the previous year’s count. The numbers are now well below the threshold at which government scientists predict migration collapse.

Factors implicated in the monarch decline include habitat loss in both wintering areas of Mexico and breeding grounds in the Midwest due to land development. The heart of the monarch’s range is the Midwest, where most of the monarchs are born on milkweed plants growing in agricultural fields.

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30 years ago – 1990

■ Woodstock Die Cast filed the third in a series of complaints against the United Auto Workers, claiming members had committed acts of violence, threats, and coercion against plant employees.

25 years ago – 1995

■ Without notifying the city of Woodstock, the village of Bull Valley annexed 986 acres between the two municipalities.

■ The Gerloff farm on Perkins Road south of Woodstock celebrated its centennial year with a complimentary breakfast and cow-milking demonstration.

■ Lisa Strout threw her fourth no-hitter, leading the Blue Streaks girls softball team to victory in the regional championship game over Johnsburg.

The Streaks advanced but lost in the sectional to Fremd by a single run.

20 years ago – 2000

■ The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education and the Woodstock City Council met together and issued a statement that both bodies feared the impact of unchecked growth in the area.

■ WHS senior Erin Sheahan graduated, having had perfect attendance for 13 years.

■ Demolition of the 1959 and 1964 sections of the Woodstock Public Library was completed to make way for new construction.

15 years ago – 2005

■ Woodstock resident Kevin Kucharski earned the Jeff Clark Spirit Award from the Sycamore District Boy Scouts of America. Jeff Clark, who was killed in the 1995 Fox River Grove train accident, was an Eagle Scout.

■ Ten regional Lutheran congregations dedicated 78.9 acres along Route 120 and Queen Anne Road in Woodstock as the future site of Faith Lutheran High School.

10 years ago – 2010

■ Zachary Stone, 13, served as a page for a day for state Rep. Jack Franks at the state capitol in Springfield.

■ Loyola University Chicago purchased Resurrection Retreat Center on Country Club Road. Loyola announced it would rename the 98-acre property Loyola University Chicago Retreat and

23 Ecology Campus. Amenities included a 100-guest-room main building, ponds, streams, woods, and prairie.

■ Brian Bulaga, who played football for Marian Central Catholic High School and started on the line for the Iowa Hawkeyes for three years, was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 23rd pick of the first round of the NFL draft.

“I’ve wanted to play pro ball since I knew what football was,” Bulaga said.

5 years ago – 2015

■ The Bull Valley Garden Club, with help from the Woodstock Public Works Department, was building a meditative labyrinth at Dick Tracy Park just south of the Children’s Peace Park & Paths. Students in District 200’s Challenge Corps were inspired to create the peace park after competing in the First LEGO League Open European Championship in Germany.

■ Martha Baker, Max Beard, Kamryn Butenschoen, Matt Keyzer, and Connor Wietermann were D-200 Musicians of the Month.

■ The city of Woodstock received an $80,000 grant from Major League Baseball to rebuild Emricson Park’s oldest ball field. The Main A softball field was to receive new lighting, fencing, and dugouts, as well as improvements to the playing surfaces.

1 year ago – 2019

■ The D-200 Board of Education voted to acquire Challenger Learning Center and move it to Olson Elementary School. Aurora University, which had operated and housed Challenger for three years, and been in talks with D-200 since mid-March. The plan included the donation of Challenger’s space simulator and related items as well as a $340,000 cash contribution.

■ Areli Ortiz was crowned Miss Woodstock. Charlotte McMahon Thomas was named Little Miss Woodstock.

■ The Woodstock City Band’s opening concert of its 135th season celebrated the 175th anniversary of Alvin Judd’s 1844 plan for Woodstock, including a square in the middle of carefully gridded streets. Judd’s plan included eastwest streets named Judd, Jackson, Calhoun, and South. The north-south streets were West, Hayward, Tryon, Throop, Dean, Jefferson, Madison, and East. Alas, West Street made it into the plan, but the plan must not have been referred to when houses were built.

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NOTICE OF CHANGE TO DBA CHANGE OF BUSINESS/OWNER(S) ADDRESS Public Notice is hereby given that on MAY 14, A.D. 2020, a Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County IL concerning the business known as JON PAGLES DESIGN located at 800 W ROOSEVELT ST #4, HARVARD IL 60033 which certificate sets forth the following BUSINESS/OWNER ADDRESS change in the DBA thereof: BUSINESS MOVED TO 650 CHIPPEWA RD UNIT #1, HARVARD IL 60033. OWNER JONATHAN PAGLES MOVED TO 701 OLD ORCHARD RD, HARVARD IL 60033.

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Kammin was on track for stellar final season

There is an old saying that “stats lie.”

That might be totally true in some cases, but in the case of Woodstock graduate and Coe College pitcher Zach Kammin, the stats of the abbreviated season of 2020 might be foretelling of what would have been his greatest year ever on the hill.

In 11 innings of work, Kammin Dan Chamness allowed only one The College earned run on four Report hits for an earnedrun average of 0.82. He fanned 20 batters in that 11 innings and walked six. Kammin had a 1-0 record this year. To top the accomplishments of his junior year would have been extremely difficult, but the Kohawk pitcher had a great start.

“When I first heard about the cancellation of the season, I did not have much of a reaction” Kammin said. “I Zach heard the Kammin news on March 12, the day before our season was supposed to begin. We were all scheduled to get on flights to Florida See COLLEGE, Page 31

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High school athletes recognized for senior season that never was

During the school year, our sports section in The Independent is typically packed with photos and coverage of high school sports. This spring, however, has been different. We’ve featured stories on how athletes are coping with the shelter-in-place order and how some sports are still managing to take place, but we miss sharing the efforts and accomplishments of our spring season teams, including softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis, lacrosse, and boys and girls track and field.

Senior year is often when these athletes really shine, excelling in both skills and leadership.

Even though they never had a chance to represent their schools in conference play or make a bid for sectional and state competition, each athlete who came out for a sport this spring made a commitment and deserves recognition.

We feel the loss for the underclassmen who missed out on a chance to grow and learn, and we look forward to following them next year.

We want to recognize the seniors who missed their year to shine.

Starting May 6 and through at least next week, we will pay tribute to the senior athletes from each sport at each school, recognizing them by name

and offering memories and comments provided by their coaches, accompanied by highlight photos by Woodstock Independent photographers from last season.

-Sandy Kucharski Woodstock Independent Sports Editor The May 6 edition of The Woodstock Independent saluted Marian girls soccer and Woodstock North boys track and field athlete. On May 13, Woodstock girls track and field, Marian lacrosse, and Woodstock North softball were featured May 20’s issue saluted WHS softball, WNHS girls track, Marian boys and girls track, and WHS tennis. Marian boys baseball, WNHS soccer, and WHS boys track and field seniors were featured May 27.

Marian Tennis Tributes provided by head coach Kevin Lydon “The 2020 Marian boys tennis team was led by co-captain Shaun Nayahangan, who was one of the top returners, looking to build on the success of last season’s sectional championship doubles.

Teammates Kevin Kumm and Jacob Benigni were both firstyear players who brought their athleticism from other sports into full-swing on the tennis courts.

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Team co-captain Shaun Nayahangan plays in 2019.

season hit those two especially hard because they were developing so quickly up until the point when things ground to a halt.

Both plan to carry their love for the game with them to college, where they will pursue intramural competition, citing a need to unleash their power serves.

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Tributes provided by head coach Bart Zadlow The returning varsity starters were Joe Chase, Keegan Given, Brian Lawrence, Nick Phillips, and Charles Neff. The rest of the senior group are either moving up from the JV level from last season or are brand new to the sport. Julie Conrad is a girls tennis player who manages for the boys, and she played our top spot in doubles alongside Kirsten Morey during the girls campaign.

Nick Phillips

Nick Phillips would have played the No. 1 singles spot this season, and he would have been a player to watch in the area. He has some heavy ground strokes, a strong serve, and is very competitive by nature.

“Nick would have competed to be the best singles player in our conference, and he would have definitely been a contender at the sectional tournament.”

Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence is one-half of the first doubles team from last year.

This year he would have split his time in singles and doubles, looking for the best fit. With one of the best serves on the team, he has a very high tennis IQ. He came through several times for the Thunder last season in tense moments and would have been a senior leader this season. “Brian has done a lot of work to get better in the last two years and is legitimately one of the best players in our conference.”

Keegan Given

Keegan Given split time at third singles and third doubles last season. He developed his game in the off-season, and it would have been great to see him showcase

his skills during the season. An extremely hard worker, Keegan has a strong first serve, consistent groundstrokes, and a much more developed net game than he had last season.

“I believe that Keegan would have been in the conversation for our most improved player, and he too, would have split time at singles and doubles until we found the right fit.”

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Keegan Given (left) keeps his eye on the ball during a match in 2019.

Brian Lawrence (above) is shown in action as half of the first doubles team from last year.

Joe Chase Charles Neff

Joe Chase and Charles Neff are the Thunder’s most developed doubles pairing. They have played doubles together throughout their high school career, and they would most likely have played the top doubles spot together this season. Joe and Charles were very close to upsetting the overall No. 1 seed at sectionals last year, and they were looking to have a great senior campaign. Joe and Charles complement each other very well and perform best against tough opponents.

“They were our most consistent and dependable doubles team, and they would have been contenders to not only win the conference, but potentially compete for a top spot at the sectionals doubles tournament.”

“The rest of the senior group had a very formidable year last year as a JV squad, and they were on pace to contribute greatly to our success. I firmly believe we would have been contenders for our conference championship, and we were hopeful to send several players to the state tournament.”

Nick Phillips practices early in the 2019 season. He would have played No. 1 singles this year.

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demonstrates an impressive amount of gap-to-gap power, which has helped fuel some big innings for the Streaks. Last year, Sean contributed to the Streaks’ offense by recording a quality atbat 78 percent of the time. Always smiling, his positive outlook is infectious, and his ability to stay upbeat is uncanny “Sean wears the joy he has for baseball on his sleeve, reminding all of us of why this is the best sport in the world.”

Woodstock High School Baseball Tributes provided by head coach Matt Prill

Tyler Waterson

Position: Catcher “As a four-year varsity player, Tyler Waterson has been key to the Streaks’ success on the field.”

As starting catcher, Tyler has embraced the role of field general, demonstrating impressive leadership skills even in the toughest moments. Working closely with his pitching staff, he has been getting to know their strengths and weaknesses to make sure each pitcher’s outing is successful. In 150 innings behind the dish in 2019, Tyler allowed only eight passed balls, giving his pitching staff the confidence they needed to throw whatever pitch they wanted, in any location, at any time. At the plate, Tyler displayed power and patience, recording 35 walks and 12 doubles in his varsity career.

“An effective communicator, Tyler is constantly focusing on how to help his team.

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Starting catcher Tyler Waterson gets a high five from a teammate during a 2019 game.

Clayton Grisolia tries to beat the tag in a 2019 crosstown game. during his 2019 varsity campaign.

Demonstrating great range, flexibility, and solid glove work, JT bolstered the Streaks’ defense and bailed them out of innings on more than one occasion. At the plate, JT posted a .295 batting average in 2019.

“When you watch JT play, his years of experience with baseball become apparent. His knowledge of the game, an invaluable tool, runs deep and has helped him and the Streaks succeed during his time with the program.”

Austin Arndt

JT Wormley gets a hit. He posted a .295 batting average in 2019.

JT Wormley

Position: Infielder A superior defensive player, JT created a long list of highlight plays

Position: Infielder/Pitcher Over the years Austin has been making plays on a consistent basis at first and third base, helping the Blue Streak pitching staff escape several jams. As a pitcher himself, he thrives on his ability to spot his pitches with great regularity, while sprinkling in a devastating curveball with a lot of 12-6 movement.

In 2019, Austin posted a 2-to 1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, helping the Streaks as both a starter and out of

the bullpen.

“Playing a corner infield position requires soft hands and great reaction time, something that Austin has displayed time and time again during his tenure with Blue Streak baseball.”

Calvin Wormley

Position: Outfielder “A true student of the game, Cal has used his impressive depth of knowledge to his advantage during his time as a Blue Streak.”

Defensively, he routinely utilizes his anticipation skills to ensure he is in the right spot at the right time in the outfield and to get an early jump on fly balls. His feel for the game is also evident on the base paths, where he consistently puts pressure on the defense and in turn, puts his team in a good spot to score runs. Offensively, he displays exceptional situational hitting, posting a contact rate of 68 percent in 2019.

Sean McMillon

Position: Infielder A strong individual, Sean

Position: Infielder/Pitcher A versatile player, Clayton has spent significant time playing several positions while also coming out of the bullpen as a pitcher.

“While his ability to play these positions is a great example of his athleticism, his willingness to help his team any way he can is equally impressive.”

An offensive catalyst for the Streaks, he boasts a plate-appearance-per-walk ratio of 4.60 and a base-stealing success rate of 80 percent.”

Nick Weber

Position: Infielder/Pitcher “When Nick steps onto the mound for the Streaks, he carries with him a commanding presence. Pair that with his high velocity tailing fastball from a 3/4 release and you have a recipe for missing bats. Nick did plenty of that in his three years as a part of Blue Streak baseball.”

Hungry to learn and willing to work hard, Nick was one of the Streak’s most efficient pitchers in 2019 (45 percent of batters on or out in less than three pitches).

One of the team’s most efficient pitchers, Nick Weber delivers a pitch.

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during my second season. We had the most wins ever in school history, too. At one point, we won 17 straight games. Even though I threw only one game out of a series, it was the most fun I have had on a baseball field since I got to watch my team take on opponents and dominate.”

His 11 wins is the most wins by a Coe pitcher in a single season. His 14 strikeouts through seven innings is a record, as is his 19 strikeouts in a

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on Friday, March 13. Initially, I was shocked and in disbelief. I did not have much of a reaction, because I did not know how to react. I remember sitting in my car about to head back to my apartment, when my friend pulled up, and we went to get coffee. We did not say much as we could not believe it, could not believe we were not having a baseball season. Realization hit me later that week, and I broke down knowing I was not going to play college baseball anymore.”

One year earlier, Kammin posted an 11-1 record and helped Coe College post a 37-8 overall record and 22-2 in the American Rivers Conference. Not only did they win the overall conference title, but they advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Kammin led the team in victories and posted an earned run average of 2.68. In 77-1/3 innings of work, he allowed 23 earned runs on 56 hits. He fanned 77 batters and walked 28. Opponents only hit .199 off the 6-foot-3, 175-pound hurler in 2019.

“My junior season [fourth year overall] was the highest point of my college baseball career,” Kammin said. “I had the best stats of my career, was feeling the best I have ever felt, especially after having Tommy John surgery

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He was named the American Rivers Conference Pitcher of the Week a total of six times. When the yearly awards came out, he was named the American Rivers Conference Pitcher of the Year. He was also named to the NCAA Division III All-Central Region First Team. At Coe, he was named the 20192020 Male Athlete of the Year for team sports. He was also the 2018-19 Barron Bremner Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year.

In his career, Kammin threw 99-2/3 innings. He allowed 29 earned runs on 69 hits. He fanned 105 batters and walked 35 batters. Overall he was 12-1, earning all of his decisions in 2019 and 2020. The Kohawks never had a losing record, posting an overall mark of 88-47. They were in the American Rivers Conference the last two years, posting a mark of 23-2. In the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, they were 27-19 during the first two years of Kammin’s career.

The son of Lee and Amy Kammin of Woodstock graduated on May 10 with a Bachelor of Science in computer science with a math minor. He did an internship for Genova Technologies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was offered a position with the company and will be working as a software engineer.

Dan Chamness writes The College Report for The Independent.

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