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City won’t up the video bet
Woodstock passes chance for more gambling terminals By Larry Lough
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While the Illinois Legislature has greatly expanded gambling in the state, Woodstock has decided not to follow that lead. Without discussion last week, the City Council declined to increase the
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number of video gambling terminals by one seat at each licensed site. After Illinois legalized video gambling in 2009, the council decided to limit the number of local licenses to 25 – one for every 1,000 people in the city. And it allowed for the maximum five devices for each permitted establishment. To obtain a video gambling
permit, a business must also have an alcohol license. “Do any [establishments] have five?” Councilman Gordie Tebo asked when the issue came up as part of the council’s consent agenda at the July 16 meeting. “By far and away the majority [have See GAMBLING Page 2
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Jennifer Wilson makes her own shade on a sunny, 90-degree Saturday as she drives her 1946 Farmall in the Tractor Trek, sponsored by McHenry County Farm Bureau. Dozens of tractors made the trip, starting and ending in Woodstock, with lunch in Hebron.
Teachers question fund priorities By Susan W. Murray
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A typically low-key summer meeting of the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education received a jolt last week when two teachers questioned why co-curricular items that had been in a funding queue for a year or less received money ahead of requests dating back to 2016.
There was, in the end, no easy answer. Dean Street and Westwood art teacher Katie Wagner and Mary Endres second-grade teacher Kiera Parpart addressed the board in succession July 16. For the past five years, both teachers have operated after-school clubs without a stipend or reimbursement for supplies. Having run art clubs at Dean and
Westwood, Wagner will move to Mary Endres Elementary and Greenwood Elementary in 2019-20. Parpart has run an after-school chess club at Mary Endres since 2014 after being a chess club co-sponsor at Westwood. The Co-Curricular Committee, made up of teachers and staff members, hears requests for funding. If a request is approved, it is placed in a See PRIORITIES Page 3
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Real Woodstock board gets ‘more inclusive’ By Larry Lough
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Real Woodstock’s Board of Directors has been expanded to the maximum nine members with appointments by the board and Mayor Brian Sager. New community at-large appointees by the board are real estate agent Arturo Flores and restaurant owner Bradley Cesaroni. The mayor appointed Jaki Berggren, executive director of Jaki Bradley Arturo the McHenry County Convention and Visitors Berggren Cesaroni Flores Bureau, as a city representative. The city’s marketing effort – targeting tourism, in February with his brother, Brandon, “brings a economic development, and community pride – unique entrepreneurial perspective,” Gulli said, got a makeover last month when the City Council “and a young millennial crowd we’re trying to approved a “Cooperative Marketing Agreement for attract.” Gulli said Berggren would bring “a county perthe Creation and Operation of Real Woodstock.” That effort had been overseen since 2014 by Pro- spective” that would benefit Woodstock through mote Woodstock, but now it is formally Real Wood- coordination of promotional campaigns with Visit stock, a name that had been in recent years a brand- McHenry County. Berggren is the only non-Wooding label to promote local events and activities in stock resident on the board, but bylaws of Promote and around the city. Woodstock allow that for that appointment. Earlier appointees to Real Woodstock’s board were chamber representatives Gulli and Darrin Flynn, who also is a city councilman; council repDanielle Gulli, who is executive director of the resentative Mike Turner; community at-large repWoodstock Chamber of Commerce and chair- resentative Maureen Larson, a former council man of the Real Woodstock board, said the board member; and city staff members Daniel Campbell, expanded to nine members to include more inter- director of the Opera House, and Garrett Anderson, ests from the city. the city’s economic development director. “I think the board wanted to make it more incluThe council last week approved three dozen maysive,” she said, noting particularly representation oral appointments to city boards and commissions. by the Hispanic community and real estate busiFlores also was appointed to the Plan Commisness, “and Arturo checks both those boxes.” sion. His wife, Teresa, who also is a real estate agent, Cesaroni, who opened Cesaroni’s Café and Deli was appointed to the Woodstock Public Library
One non-resident allowed
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five],” Mayor Brian Sager answered. In fact, records show that of the 20 current holders of gambling permits in Woodstock, 17 have five terminals. Two businesses have four, and one establishment has three. City ordinance limits the number of gambling permits to 25. One application is pending, and four remain open.
‘No more than five’ The mayor’s memorandum to the council noted the Legislature changed the law, effective July 1, to allow six terminals at each site. “Since inception, Council’s interest has been to regulate the number of gaming establishments in the City of Woodstock,” his memo said, “but also has assumed no more than five video gaming terminals per establishment. “Therefore, in order to limit the number of video gaming terminals, it is suggested that the attached Ordinance be considered, which would
Board of Trustees. The mayor named Cody Sheriff as chairman of the Plan Commission, and reappointed members Steve Gavers and Bob Horrell to the nine-member body.
Dozens of appointees Other appointments or reappointments were: Board of Building Construction: Matt Hedges Board of Library Trustees: Chairwoman Mary Ann Lenzen Teresa Flores, Robert Laurie, and Alan Fyfe Board of Police Commissioners: Lawrence Howell Cultural & Social Awareness Commission: John Hudson and John Kendall Economic Development Commission: Chris McGowan and Wayne Read Electrical Commission: Bill Soucek Environmental Commission: Ed Ellinghausen Historic Preservation Commission: Chairman Donovan Day and Marti Dijon Parks and Recreation Commission: Margaret Miller and Chris Neuhart Police Pension Board: Chairman Dennis Leard, Josh Fourdyce, Jeremy Mortimer, Terri Abrams, and Gordon Knapp Transportation Commission: Susan Hudson Zoning Board of Appeals: Lawrence Winters Opera House Advisory Commission: Chairman Keith Johnson, Judith Svalander, and Lynne Kreisman Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission: Chairman Dennis Sandquist, Dean Lovewell, Donovan Day, and Joseph White
establish a maximum of five video gaming terminals per establishment by amending ... City Code.” The matter received no further discussion and was approved by unanimous vote with several other items on the consent agenda.
City gets 5 percent The state and city share in the perterminal fee licensees must pay, and the Legislature’s hunt for new revenue in the 2019 session included an increase in that fee as well as the allowance for more devices and higher bets. In an 816-page bill expanding gambling in Illinois – more casinos, more video machines, sports gambling, casino operations at race tracks – the General Assembly raised the tax on video gambling machines to 33 percent of income and to 34 percent in 2020. It had been 30 percent. Only four states now have a higher tax on video gaming. The state takes 25 percent of tax proceeds and local governments that allow video gambling get 5 percent.
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Video gambling establishments in Woodstock also are required by city ordinance to pay a permit fee of $1,000 a year, plus an annual terminal fee of $500 for each machine. Service clubs with video gambling pay no annual license fee and only $100 per terminal.
All video gambling permit holders in Woodstock have multiple terminals, and 17 of the 20 licensees have the maximum of five machines. For 2018-19, the city received $200,641 from the state tax and nearly $68,000 from local licensing fees (unaudited figures).
The city also has outlawed external signage that promotes video gambling, except for a 60-day waiver for new licensees. The state’s new budget also increased funding for gambling addiction, from about $800,000 a year to $6.8 million.
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Followed recommendation Gilmore said that co-curricular funding decisions were based on student participation, the longevity of the program, and the “most urgent need.” He said the items that the CoCurricular Committee recommended in March and the board approved in June “met the most criteria.” Brady Stromquist, WNHS athletic director and Co-Curricular Committee member, said by phone that he would defer any questions about funding decisions “to the district office.” Emails to committee members did not receive responses. An email to member Anne Rogers received an automated response. Co-curricular stipends largely go to the middle and high schools and make up a small percentage of the requests for funding. In her July 16 comments to the board, Parpart noted that “there are 98 stipends at the high school level and 30 more at the middle schools.” At the elementary level, she added, “there are only four approved stipends
at this time.” Of the 13 queue items that the committee considered in March, only three – the two art clubs and the chess club – were from the elementary schools. Logically, there would be more clubs and activities for older students than for those who are elementary age, but asked why there is a seemingly large discrepancy in stipended positions, Gilmore said, “I don’t know the answer to that.” Both Wagner and Parpart spoke of the value of after-school programs to their students. Even as she urged the board to consider funding the stipends that have been waiting the longest, Parpart said that she would continue running the club because “I believe these students need activities like this in their lives.” Wagner said that she received money from the Parent-Teacher Organization during the last school year to buy supplies “but, typically, I pay for everything out of my own pocket.” Reached by phone the day after the meeting, D-200 Superintendent Mike Moan indicated that there might yet be hope for funding the remaining items in the queue. “It’s always possible,” he said, for the board to go beyond the committee’s recommendation.
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The board OK’d funding in June for four requests: No. 8, D-200 bass fishing; No. 11, assistant orchestra director at Woodstock High School and assistant orchestra director at Woodstock North High School; No. 12, Blue Planet Club at WHS; and No. 13, assistant cross-country coach at Creekside Middle School. Bass fishing had been in the queue since last year, while the four other items were added this year. “Why were these approved out of order?” Wagner asked. “If the art clubs were No. 1 and No. 3 in the queue, why were clubs farther down on the list approved for funding first?”
by phone the day after last week’s meeting, Gilmore said that while he remembers that the funding queue was mentioned at the committee meeting, “I don’t recall any discussion of the queue.”
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queue to wait for funds. The school board must OK expenditures. As of March, 13 items were in the queue. All were requests for $2,066, except D-200 bass fishing, which asked for $3,337. Wagner’s Dean Street art club held the No. 1 position, and her Westwood art club was No. 3, as they have been since at least December 2017, Wagner said. The Mary Endres chess club has been No. 4 on the list since 2016, Parpart said.
With board President Carl Gilmore and members Jerry Miceli and John Parisi absent, the questions fell to Jacob Homuth, John Headley, Michelle Bidwell, and Bruce Farris. The five co-curricular requests as recommended received approval as part of the consent agenda with no discussion. Board members present last week said those were approved because, “That’s what the [Co-Curricular] Committee wanted funded.” In the committee’s report of its March 20 meeting, the queue lineup was introduced with the phrase, “If the Board of Education approves the three 2018 recommended positions.” The three 2018 requests were for D-200 bass fishing; a summer weight room supervisor at WNHS; and the Cooking Club at CMS. However, the report, signed by committee members Debbie Dechant and Megan Kim, also urges the Board of Education to “fund the remaining approved co-curricular positions in the 2019-2020 school year, thus eliminating the need for a queue that began back in the 2008-2009 school year.” This step, the report noted, “would allow the board to address co-curricular requests during the year they are submitted.” Board President Carl Gilmore attended the March Co-Curricular Committee meeting. Reached
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Wicker St. in Woodstock. The public is invited to the ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
Public transportation available in Woodstock The McHenry Township Board’s decision to end its senior bus service at the end of November has brought a reminder from McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks about transportation options in the Woodstock area. The MCRide program provides curbto-curb public transportation throughout much of McHenry County, Franks reported in a news release. Seniors age 60 and older and people with disabilities can ride anywhere in Dorr, Grafton, Greenwood, Marengo, McHenry, Nunda, and Riley townships. The average fare is about $2 a trip. All MCRide buses are wheelchair accessible. MCRide operates from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m, to 5 p.m. on weekends. The service is closed on major holidays.
D-200 reports revenues exceed 2018-19 expenses
To schedule a ride, call the Pace Call Center at 800-451-4599. Senior citizens and individuals with disabilities can schedule trips up to seven days in advance. For more information about MCRide, call 815-334-4960 or email mcride@ mchenrycountyil.gov.
Dedication of Habitat home set Aug. 3 in Woodstock Habitat for Humanity will have a dedication ceremony to turn over keys to the Slater family for their new home at 1814
As of June 30, D-200 revenues exceeded expenditures by about $1.4 million, D-200 Chief Financial Officer Risa Hanson reported. Property tax income and interest surpassed expectations, while tuition payments were 85.7 percent of the budgeted amount. “Other districts in the county are keeping students in their districts,” Hanson said, rather than enrolling them in D-200 programs. Hanson said local, state, and federal revenues came in higher than budgeted, while expenditures were kept below 100 percent of what was budgeted. The district lowered its costs for utilities, Hanson said, while snow removal more than doubled the amount budgeted. That will be adjusted accordingly for next year, Hanson said.
38 seat-belt violations cited in July 4 traffic crackdown Stepped up traffic enforcement over the July 4 holiday led to 38 citations for seat-belt violations by the Woodstock Police Department. In a news release, Chief John Lieb reported those were among 73 offenses his department cited during the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket traffic safety enforcement event. Other citations were for cellphone violations (22), speeding (5), stop sign violations (3), and one each for improper lane usage, turn signal violation, no insurance, traffic control device violation, and too many passengers in vehicle. The WPD joined forces with more than 150 other state and local law enforcement agencies to conduct the traffic campaign. The enforcement effort was funded by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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■ Zachary J. Herman, 26, Woodstock, was arrested July 10 in the 400 block of South Madison Street on a charge of endangering the life or health of a child and two counts of domestic battery. Taken to jail. Bond and court date to be set. ■ Grant R. Caudill, 27, Wauconda, was arrested July 13 in the 200 block of Benton Street on charges of criminal trespass to property and resisting a peace officer. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,500 bond. Court date Aug. 2. ■ Diyanne M. Ano, 56, Beach Park, was arrested July 13 in the 400 block of West Jackson Street on charges of driving while license suspended. operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and failure to signal when required. Released after posting 10 percent of $2,500 bond. Court date Aug. 15. ■ Brayan A. Barron, 19, Woodstock, was arrested July 14 at Tappan Street and Terry Court on a charge of driving while license suspended. Released after posting 10 percent of $2,500 bond. Court date Aug. 22. ■ Juan C. Dorantes, 38, Woodstock, was arrested July 15 in the 600 block of Lake Avenue on a Kendall County warrant. Released after posting $108 bond. Court date Aug. 8. ■ Steve G.J. Xagas, 68, Woodstock, was arrested July 16 in the 100 block of South Eastwood Drive on a charge of retail theft. Held without bond. Court date to be set. ■ Josclyn J.D. Hauad, 21, Woodstock, was arrested July 17 in the 1300 block of Kishwaukee Valley Road on a charge of battery. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,500 bond. Court date Aug. 15.
■ Joseph J. Schweder, 28, Woodstock, was arrested July 18 in the 3700 block of Doty Road on a McHenry County warrant charging two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer. Held on $80,000 bond. Court date Aug. 9.
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■ Michael D. Haidacher, 42, Woodstock, was arrested June 25 on charges of aggravated battery of a peace officer, driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident/vehicle damage, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, failure to reduce speed, improper traffic lane usage, and illegal possession/transport of liquor. ■ Lindsey N. Powers, 35, Woodstock, was arrested June 29 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence with blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent, and improper traffic lane usage. ■ Paul S. Grzyb, 48, Woodstock, was arrested June 29 on a charge of driving with suspended driver’s license. ■ Andrew J. Chiluk, 22, Wonder Lake, was arrested June 30 on charges of aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting a peace officer. ■ Alexandra J. Pagos, 27, Woodstock, was arrested July 1 on a charge of forgery. ■ Jose L. Rubi, 52, Wonder Lake, was arrested July 7 on a charge of battery/ physical contact. ■ Jason S. Grizely, 37, Woodstock, was arrested July 7 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated driving under the influence with suspended/
revoked license, resisting peace officer, and driving with revoked driver’s license. ■ Rafael Hernandez, 39, Woodstock, was arrested July 9 on charges of no driver’s license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, speeding 21-25 mph above limit, and expired registration. ■ Rafael Hernandez, 19, Woodstock, was arrested July 9 on charges of speeding 35+ mph over limit, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, violation of license class, and unlawful display of title/certificate/ plate. ■ Zachary D. Vollmer, 29, Wonder Lake, was arrested July 11 on charges of resisting peace officer and two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer. ■ Zachary J. Herman, 26, Woodstock, was arrested July 12 on charges of aggravated domestic battery/strangle and aggravated battery/great bodily harm. ■ Emanuel F. Cruz, 27, Woodstock, was arrested July 13 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding 11-14 mph above limit, and illegal possession/transport of liquor by driver. ■ Scott A. Stack, 40, Woodstock, was arrested July 13 on a charge of indirect civil contempt. ■ Carlos J. Garcia-Reyes, 41, Woodstock, was arrested July 15 on a charge of driving with suspended driver’s license Charges are only accusations of crimes, and defendants are presumed innocent until proved guilty.
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Fire Runs indicates units dispatched and what was found at the scene.
Ambulance calls of Woodstock Fire/Rescue District are reported here in number only. Ambulance calls July 11-17: 61 Fire Runs July 11 8:11 p.m. –1900 block of Sheila Street, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; shift commander, truck, engine, ambulance 9:57 p.m. – 200 block of East South Street, gas leak/natural or LP.; truck, shift commander July 12 9:36 p.m. – 1200 block of Davis Road, unintentional alarm system activation, no fire; engine July 13 7:34 p.m. – 600 block of Blakely Street, heat from short circuit (wiring); engine 10:08 p.m. – 15900 block of Nelson Road, malfunctioning alarm system founded; truck July 14 5:06 a.m. – 300 block of Marengo Road, Harvard, assist police or other agency; truck, chief 9:25 p.m. – 600 block of Olive Street, building fire; truck, two engines, two ambulances, shift commander, chief July 15 8:34 a.m. – 23600 block of Grange Road, Marengo, assist police or other agency; engine July 16 9:27 p.m. – 400 block of North Madison Street, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; truck
Susan Albrechtsen Anderson, 71
stepbrother, Loyd M. Seely. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016 Hartland Road, Woodstock, Ill.
Douglas L. Thompson, 62 The family of Doug Thompson, who passed away Feb. 28 earlier this year, would like to invite all who knew him to join them in a celebration of his life on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Niko’s Red Mill in Woodstock, Ill., beginning at 2 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, Douglas L. and a memorial Thompson motorcycle ride out to the Thompson farm and back will also leave from Niko’s parking lot at 1 p.m. Please come whenever you can and join us with your stories and memories of Doug.
Council approves plat for new Verizon retail store
Verizon plans a new 3,000-squarefoot store in the parking lot in front of Blain’s Farm and Fleet. The Woodstock City Council last week approved a final plat for development of two commercial lots next to the retail building at Lake Avenue and U.S. 14 that now houses a Starbucks, Aspen Dental, and other stores. Only one of the two half-acre outlots is so far targeted for development. The city Plan Commission earlier approved the final plat 7-0, including a variance to the zoning code to allow a zero setback on the east side of the Verizon store to allow shared parking with whatever is built on the second lot. In other business at its July 16 meeting, the council agreed to buy a threequarters-acre parcel next to the South Street entrance to Emricson Park, which has been marketed for a single-family home. City officials believe a house there would “compromise the integrity” of the park entrance. The city is considering a $27,000 offer for the parcel after the owner countered the city’s offer of its appraised value of $22,000.
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Susan connected easily, loved deeply, served freely, and countless lives were blessed by her friendship. She was active in her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her entire life, and gave much service there and in the community. She was a true example of Christlike love, always thinking of others before herself. Susan will be sorely missed, but we know she is in a wonderful place and that this separation is only temporary. Our Christian belief teaches that marriage continues after this life, into eternity, so the 51 years of marriage she shared with Bruce is just a beginning. Susan is survived by her husband, Bruce, Woodstock, Ill.; four sons, Taylor (Teresa) Anderson, Gilbert, Ariz., Trent (LaRae) Anderson, Gilbert, Ariz., Grant (Alena) Anderson, Mesa, Ariz., and Garrett (Jeanie) Anderson, Woodstock, Ill.; two daughters, Julia (Brent Crenshaw), Woodstock, Ill., and Carma (Ian Sheehan), Mildenhall, England; 25 grandchildren; brother, Howard Albrechtsen (Donette), Normal, Ill.; stepmother, Lila Albrechtsen, two stepbrothers and four stepsisters, all of Utah. She was preceded in death by her son, Nephi Anderson; her parents, Howard and Julia Albrechtsen; a brother, Carl Albrechtsen; sister, Laurie Jane (James) Hebert; and
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Susan Albrechtsen Anderson peacefully stepped forward into the next life on Friday, July 19, 2019, at her home in Woodstock, Ill. Susan was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 31, 1947. She graduated from Clearfield High School as its first National Merit Scholar and Susan attended Brigham Albrechtsen Young University, Anderson where she met her future husband. She graduated from Weber State College in elementary education with a minor in German. She and her husband, Bruce, were married in Salt Lake City in 1968 and moved to Chicago later that year. She taught elementary school for two years before starting her all-time favorite job as a full-time mom to a family that grew to include six children. She and Bruce called Normal, Ill., home for over 40 years, where he worked as a dentist and Susan kept the books for the practice.
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Cheryl Wormley Larry Lough Sandy Kucharski Ken Farver
Moon walk made most anything possible
Our memories of 1969 are saved against a background of two large cultural and scientific events. As writer Nathan Willcockson recently noted in The Independent’s revisiting of that notable year, there was the New York music festival that put every Woodstock on the map. For locals, “No, not that Woodstock” was a frequent response in their travels when they mentioned the hometown. And there was Apollo 11, which put two Americans on the moon and safely returned the three-man crew to Earth 50 years ago this week. Ironically, iconic boomer music of that year ended up being memorialized in a cheesy rock ’n’ roll song with catchy hooks, “Summer of ’69,” by Bryan Adams. He was a poor delegate for the musicians who gathered at Yasgur’s Farm: Hendrix and Joplin, Gracie with the Airplane, CS&N, Creedence, Cocker, Baez, and Santana. It is worth noting that we have, in our Woodstock, a 1969 Yasgur Drive. Pop culture of ’69 also gave us such still-popular movie standards as “Butch Cassidy” and “True Grit,” “Midnight Cowboy” and “Easy Rider.” In the area of Woodstock improvements over half a century, count the fact that Woodstock had but one movie screen then and eight today. Technical progress has yet to fully create the world that ’60s dreamers envisioned for the 21st century: no flying cars, no colonies on Mars. But as Keith Johnson, director of the
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Woodstock Farmers Market director Keith Johnson noted technical developments since 1969, such as computers and the internet, “revolutionized everything.” Woodstock Farmers Market, observed in Willcockson’s report, other futuristic developments have transformed our lives. “The whole computer thing happened, and that revolutionized everything, …” he said. “The internet, the information that’s available to everyone now ... you had to listen to the TV [then] to get most of your news.” Or, as Ray Beth told Willcockson, in a nod to Woodstock’s Chester Gould, “Dick Tracy’s wrist radios, the wrist TVs … we’ve got that now!” – thus saving us from a ’60s-style life that he
described as “kind of boring.” Whether or not Woodstock is better or worse, it’s undeniably different. In 1969, this was a city of about 10,000 people. The suburban Chicago explosion that rocked this town, against the wishes of many local isolationists, has left us with more than 25,000 today, along with many aftereffects of urban sprawl. Though Woodstock retains the charm of the Square with its historic buildings and tidy shops, it’s not nearly the same. Retired librarian Pam Moorhouse
ticked off for Willcockson the downtown retailers of 50 years ago ... “three or four thriving women’s clothing stores, two shoe stores, the Courthouse was still the actual Courthouse for McHenry County, there were two men’s clothing stores, we had Bohn’s Ace Hardware ... the stores were open on Friday night, and that’s where we went.” “Utilitarian” was how librarian Mary Sugden described the Square, unlike today when it’s “much more cultural.” Maybe Woodstock wasn’t so innocent as they remember, but Moorhouse recalled riding her bicycle into town from the country. “I’d park it on the Square,” she said, “and I’d never lock it up.” Woodstock is still a relatively lowcrime community. Park your bike on the Square today, and it probably would be fine without a lock. But today we fear it wouldn’t be. City planners still dream of bringing more people and commerce to the downtown with high-density housing creating a demand for more goods and services in the central business district, the kind of thing that might make the city more “walkable” and keep shops open on Friday night. Returning to those “good old days” defies conventional practices of retail development, with big box stores driving traffic to the city’s periphery, but it has a certain appeal for simpler times. Maybe it can’t be done. But if they can put a man on the moon ...
Memorial to fallen journalists a ‘worthy effort’ World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle died during the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. In his pocket was a draft of his last column, “On Victory in Europe.” He wrote: “...[T]he companionship of two and a half years of death and misery is a spouse that tolerates no divorce. Such companionship finally becomes a part of one’s soul, and it cannot be obliterated.” He had returned to his Indiana home after brushes with death while covering the war in Europe. But he was haunted by the untold stories on the Japanese warfront, and so back he went.
He died from machine gun fire in an area that had been considered safe. No one could say he was ready to die. Indeed, he hated the fact that National he had to go back. Newspapers But the troops Association and the nation Guest Column were counting on him. He knew and feared the danger, but duty propelled him back to the fight so he could tell America about the men and women
at war. That devotion to duty has been understood by journalists across America throughout our nation’s history. Like first responders, journalists run toward danger. Some lose their lives. But the greatest recent loss of journalists on American soil was not during the heat of battle. It happened on June 28, 2018, when five newspaper employees were gunned down in their offices at the Capital-Gazette, in Annapolis, Md. The shooter was apprehended. Law enforcement officers said he held a grudge against the
paper for its coverage. That announcement was chilling. It strikes at every reporter, editor, and publisher who has presented unpopular information to readers and viewers. Whether it is a story of public corruption, a drunken-driving arrest, or even something as simple as a house foreclosure, someone often wants to keep that information out of the paper. That we have reached a point in our nation’s history where journalists at work are receiving training on surviving a shooter would surprise and Continued on next page
dismay a hardened wartime correspondent like Pyle. He probably would say that is not the nation he went to war to protect and inform. We agree. That is why it is time to recognize, with sadness and heavy hearts, those who lost their lives because they were trying to tell us the stories that make us a democracy: The five Capital-Gazette employees – Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters; Jamal Khashoggi,
who was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul; Mike McCormick and Philip Aaron Smeltzer, who died covering tropical storm Alberto for WYFF in North Carolina; and others deserve our thanks and our respect. That is why it is time for the Fallen Journalists Memorial in Washington, D.C., to be built entirely without taxpayer dollars. The memorial requires congressional authorization to be placed on federal land in Washington, D.C. Legislation sponsored in the House by Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla, and Grace Napolitano, D-Calif; and in the Senate
they were named reserve champion. As grandparents are prone to do, we had decided the morning of day two of our Springfield trip would be educational, focusing on Abraham Lincoln and Springfield. If you haven’t been to Springfield or haven’t been there for some time, decide now to go. The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum is a must-see. A person could spend most of a day in the museum and still not see all it has to offer. It’s a place for kids and adults. We drove by the Illinois Capitol and the Executive Mansion, took more than one picture of Charles standing by a statute of Lincoln, checked out the Old State Capitol, pointed down the street at the Lincolns’ home, read signs in front of Elijah Iles House and the Great Western Depot, and visited Lincoln’s Tomb. Saturday afternoon included two lines of bowling for Charles and me. All three of us eating supper at the Cozy Dog In, listed as one of 25 places to visit in Springfield, was serendipity No. 4. In 1949 after serving in the military during World War II, Ed Waldmire Jr. came up with the idea of putting a hotdog on a stick and then dipping it in batter and frying it in deep fat. They were known as crusty curs until his wife called a halt to the moniker. The family still owns the business. There was much more to see, do and learn in Springfield, but our time was up. I could go on and on about our priceless time with Charles, but I’ve used up my allotted space. The moral of this story: take advantage of serendipities. Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Woodstock Independent. Her email address is c.wormley@thewoodstockindependent.com. by Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, will give the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation a green light to begin planning for the memorial. It would be a blessing if, by the time the memorial is built, there are no new names to add to it. This newspaper believes it is time to recognize the sacrifice of journalists killed in the line of duty. We call upon our members of Congress to add their names to the legislation introduced by Cole, Napolitano, Cardin, and Portman, and we urge you to ask them to sign onto this worthy effort.
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Charles’ lunch suggestion was serendipity No. 2. Without him along, Jim and I probably would have chosen a salad-serving lunch option. Ever the watch- Cheryl ful passenger, Wormley Charles spotted Declarations a bowling alley, King Pin Lanes, as I parked the car at our Springfield motel. “It’s right next door. We can walk to it,” he said. Serendipity No. 3: I haven’t bowled in years, and I can guarantee you, had it not been for Charles’ suggestion, Jim and I would not have included bowling as an activity during our nearly two days in Springfield. All three of us were eager to be at the Illinois State Fairgrounds to see Cameron and Teddy in action. Being on the fairgrounds for a horse show and being there for the state fair are dramatically different experiences. During the state fair, cars wait in lines to pass through one of the fair’s gates and people from all walks of life fill the streets and queue up for carnival rides and to eat things like fried pickles, saltwater taffy, and elephant ears. And, there are all kinds of animals – pigs, sheep, goats, dairy, beef, and on and on. For the AHA Region XI championships, the gates were wide open. It was just Arabian horses and their people. Two food trucks offered cooling drinks and ice cream treats. The rest of the fairgrounds was empty, awaiting fair days in August. Charles sat in rapt attention watching Cameron ride Teddy. He, well, all of us cheered when they made the top five and cheered even more when
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My husband is an anticipator – he likes to know about opportunities coming his way, so he can plan and prepare. When he retired two summers ago, his said he was looking forward to “serendipities.” I was surprised and pleased, because I am more of a spur-of-the-moment person. There was a time when an opportunity like we were offered two weekends ago would have frustrated him, but the new Jim Wormley welcomed it. Our plans for the weekend had been to go to Springfield to watch our granddaughter Cameron and her horse, Teddy, compete in the Arabian Horse Association Region XI championship show. We would drive down Friday and come back Sunday. Enter serendipity No. 1: Thursday morning, I received a text from our daughter-in-law Alexis asking whether Charles, one of our six grandsons, could spend Friday with us. I presented her request to Jim, who said, “Sure, Charles can go to Springfield with us as long as Alexis is OK with him not coming home until Sunday.” So, Friday morning, Jim, 9-yearold Charles, and I were off to Springfield. Charles remembered a stop at a Steak ’n Shake on a trip to Central Illinois in 2017. Among his first inquiries was whether our current trip would include a chocolate shake and steakburger. Our first stop was Steak ’n Shake just off I-55 in Bloomington, just a few miles from the chain’s first restaurant – opened by Gus Bell in 1934 in Normal. The popular chain now has locations in 31 states and seven countries besides the U.S. One bite of my steakburger and sip of my chocolate shake transported me back to the 1960s and my first visit to a Steak ’n Shake. Delightful!
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Helping to get Olson Elementary School in shape to become the Challenger Learning Center is Tim O’Brien, an employee of the Building and Grounds Department of Woodstock School District 200. Plans are to be “operational” by September. an impressive setting, “It took years to get that ‘Wow!’ factor” – in a space that had been a grocery store.
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The preparation of Olson should be finished by the beginning of August, Moan reported, before
equipment from the downtown learning center is moved. The actual move of equipment from Church and Madison streets to the West Judd Street school will be handled by personnel from the national Challenger Center for Space Science Education. Continued on Next page
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With just weeks to go and some big decisions still to be made, the Challenger Center move by Woodstock School District 200 is going according to plan. “We’re on schedule,” Superintendent Mike Moan said. “We want to be open and operational in September.” Olson Elementary School is being prepared to house the spacethemed science education center that will be moved from Aurora University’s Woodstock campus less than a mile away. Old lockers were moved out and space that had been used for music and art was being remodeled to house the regionally popular attraction for school children. The center will use some second-floor space in the building, the original part of which dates to 1954. Moan said subsequent remodelings had included installation of an elevator, so the building complies with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. “We’re working on it,” Moan said of the effort to transform Olson. “The mission room is fairly prescriptive. We’re making it fit in our space.” The challenge, he said, is to determine “what’s the best way to do that for that total experience.” Some board members have been concerned that the move to a 65-year-old school building won’t capture the “Wow!” factor of the current center. “When you walk in, we want to make sure you know you’re walking into the Challenger Center,” Moan said. “But we’re very cognizant of the fact it’s going to evolve through time.” When the Board of Education approved the project in late May, Catherine Peterson, dean of Aurora’s Woodstock Center, told members that while Aurora had created
The following students were named to the President’s List for spring 2019 semester at McHenry County College. These students enrolled in nine or more credit hours and maintained a semester GPA of 3.75 to 4.00, based on a 4.00 scale, during the semester. Wonder Lake: Corissa Blauw, Johnathan Everett, Daisy Flores, Derek Hartmann, Maryann Johnson, Cassandra Laing, Nichole Learman, Jeremy Lentz, Matthew Marshall, Bobbi Melton, Samantha Metreger, Karen-Elaine Monteagudo, Albert Muci, Jonathan Repke, Hannah Richardson, Ariella Simandl, Lauren Stygar, Christine Vincent Woodstock: Vanessa Adams, Melinda Aivaliotis, Jacinda Alamo, Sophia Alanis, Miguel Alvarez, Susana Andrade, Gina Arellano, Cindy Avila, Roberto Ayala, Kyle Back, Erin Balgeman, Lucas Ballweg, Ana Bengston, Andrew Boyd, Katherine Bryan, Guiselle Cabrera, Joe Caravello, Christian Carbajal, Daniel Carbajal, Kellyn Carey, Kiara Carey, Luisa Cervantes, Luke Cessna, David Chimal, Cassandra Christison, Angela Clemons, Angel Cortes-Garcia, Brooklyn Crowley, Colleen Cullerton, Alessandra Cullotta, Hope Davis, Steven Demodica, Braulio Diaz, Kali Dillon, Austin Domer, Reynaldo Estrada, Rana Fahmy, Wesley Ford, Michael Forrester, Caden Fosnaugh, Kyle Gogolewski, Fatima Gomez, Jake Groe, Kara Hall, Brooke Harvey, Jaelyn Howard, Nicholas Hugger, Jamie Jarosz, Thomas Kesteleyn, Mariana Kostova, Kevin Lara, Elizabeth Lasheff, Tyler Love, Norma Macedo, Elias Martinez, Hayley Matteson, David McConnell, Osiel Mejia, Natalia Mendez, Michael Joseph Nabong, Allison Oliver, Samantha Parrish, Joshua Powell, Taylor Prerost, Emily Rainer, Logan Rezash, Anna Rowan, Maria Ruiz, Halas Sardelli, Grace Schacht, Carl Schuenke, Brock Seymour, Angela Shaffer, Stephanie Shook, Jessica Sounde, Andrew Stasinopoulos, Nyssa Stell, Tina Stevens, Youssef Stivan, Diana Torres, Jordan Van Dyke, John Vanderploeg, Citlaly Velasco, Edmarith Velasco, Mariana Vergara, Molly Viktora, Paige Wessel, Brooke Wolf, Emily Zamudio
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COLLEGE CURRENTS Dean’s list at MCC includes Woodstock student named dozens of local students to dean’s list at McKendree The following students were named to the dean’s list for spring 2019 semester at McHenry County College. These students enrolled in nine or more credit hours and maintained a semester GPA of 3.50 to 3.74, based on a 4.00 scale, during the semester. Wonder Lake: Cory Busse, Ashley Caballero, Haylee Caccamo, Nicholas Glaves, Shana Hunt, Kevin Niehaus, Rachel Simandl, Cheyenne Turley, Garrett White, Emma Wotring Woodstock: Alyssa Archambeau, Andrew Arndt, Sarah Bartlett, Charlie Carbajal, Jacqueline Carbajal, Matthew Castillo, Kyle Dehn Franklin, Tyler Drzewiecki, Alexis Eckert, Austin Ellegood, Johan Esquivel, Brian Flores, Yesenia Flores, Dain Glaves, Molly Griffin, Veronica Grover, Brianna Grunst, Norrisann Hammond, Stefanie Heidtke, Kayla Kirk, Justin Kucharski, Samantha Kunke, Hannah Labude, Michael Lehner, Alaina Leith, Samantha Long, Cristian Mendoza, Jacob Miceli, Maxwell Murphy, Estela Ojeda, Alexus Ortiz, Louis Rafti, Keyri Salmeron, Jesus Sanchez, Richard Seekings, Jacob Slonim, Alec St Pierre, Skylar Stout, Ellie Stroh, Brady Tatro, Nicholas Wolf
Alexandria Muschong, of Woodstock, was named to the dean’s list at McKendree University at Lebanon. The 2017 graduate of Woodstock High School is the daughter of Pete and Kim Muschong.
Two earn degrees from Western Governors U.
Two Woodstock residents have earned degrees from Western Governors University, an online, nonprofit university that graduated more than 22,000 students across the country this spring. Degree recipients are Kelli Pfeffer, Bachelor of Science in nursing, and David Gutowsky, Master of Business Administration.
Three locals receive honors from UW Oshkosh campus Three local students have qualified for the dean’s list and honor roll in spring 2019 at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. They are Luis Padilla, Wonder Lake, dean’s list; Natalie Dominguez, Woodstock, honor roll; and Dulce Lopez, Woodstock, dean’s list.
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Dan Kritta of Wold Architects of Palatine has been working on the project along with Ken Roiland, D-200’s director of buildings and grounds; Keely Krueger, assistant superintendent for early childhood and elementary education; and the center’s recently hired facilitator, former Greenwood Elementary School principal Thomas Wollpert. Moan said school board members also had done a “walkthrough” at Olson and shared their thoughts with the architect. The agreement with Aurora includes the donation of Challenger’s space simulator to D-200 and other items from the center, as well as a $340,000 cash contribution, which Moan had said would “cover a big chunk” of the estimated $440,000 to renovate Olson and reinstall the equipment. D-200 expects grants to pay the balance. Figures from Aurora University show the Challenger program averages about 300 student “missions” each year with annual revenue of more than $300,000 from fees and grants. Aurora reported more than 160,000 K-12 students from throughout the region had participated in the program since the center opened in Woodstock in 2001.
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‘Maximizing’ the facility
Moan acknowledged a lot of decisions still had to be made in a short time. “We need to be operational by the beginning of September,” he said. “There have been no problems so far.” Work couldn’t start until classes ended in May, but Moan said demolition and renovation at Olson was “mostly done” by early July. “We still need to finalize what it’s going to look like,” he said. Since he first presented the proposal to the board, Moan has been enthusiastic about the potential for the project. He looks forward to integrating the center in the district’s curriculum for science, technology, engineering and math – the STEM approach – under the guidance of faculty and staff. “One of the most exciting things to me is the possibilities,” he said, “because they’re endless.” But he also sees a challenge in fully promoting the facility. It is one of 40 Challenger learning centers nationwide, and will be the 13th to be housed in a school building. “How can we really start maximizing this?” he asked. “We’re going to do a lot of local marketing.”
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Do they look like they need sleep? Twenty students participated in the inaugural 24-Hour Play Competition at The Black Box Theater at McHenry County College June 8.
24-hour play competition tests flexibility, creativity By Janet Dovidio
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The Black Box Theater at McHenry County College presented its inaugural 24-Hour Play Competition last month with “some extremely creative plays.” Jay Geller, Kathryn A. McCord and Spencer White coordinated the event. “I was very excited for our first run at such a challenge as the 24-hour play competition,” said Geller, MCC theater instructor. “Five groups of students and community members signed up to participate. We saw some extremely creative plays.” The 20 participants were given 24 hours to work on an original 10-to15 minute play, which they performed on the evening of June 8. When teams arrived at 6:30 p.m. on June 7, they were given the theme “The First Time.” Each team was assigned a room to be used for writing, rehearsing, and sleeping. They received a challenge every five hours through the night for a new addition to their work. The first challenge, announced at
midnight, was the use of a particular prop. A wedding dress was assigned as one team’s prop. For the second challenge at 5 a.m., a specific line had to be incorporated. One example was, “I didn’t know he was Jewish.” The final challenge at 10 a.m. called for one member of the group to take out their phone, shuffle their music, stop on a random song, and use it in their play. Dress rehearsals began at 4 p.m. Participants were fed dinner, breakfast and lunch, as well as snacks through the night and day. Generous food donors included Dominos, Country Donuts, and Walmart. Woodstock residents Joseph Klimczak and Alex Koppari made up one of the teams. The winning play, “Driver Needed,” was written and performed by a team of Crystal Lake and Peoria residents. It detailed the story of a gang of bank robbers who trick an Uber driver into becoming their getaway driver. The Woodstock students’ play was titled “Not a Musical.” It portrayed a man’s dealings with weird and funny customers in his job at an ice cream shop. “The event was used to raise
money for future Black Box Theater productions,” said Ryan Klos, MCC’s executive director of marketing and creative services. “It was a huge success that we hope will be a regular event.”
Auditions start Aug. 5
The Black Box Theatre will have auditions Aug. 5 and 6 for its next production, “Spring Awakening,” a musical about a group of students in late 19th century Germany as they move from adolescence into adulthood, with book and lyrics by Steven Slater and music by Duncan Sheik. Performance dates are Oct. 24-27, Oct. 31-Nov. 1-3 and Nov. 8-10. The production will be directed by Geller, with musical direction by Michael Hillstrom and choreography by Maggie McCord. To sign up for audition from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 5 and 6, visit signupgenius.com/go/ 8050C4EABAD2BA1FB6-spring Callbacks will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Rehearsals will begin Aug. 12. There is no pay for performing. For more information, call 815455-8746 or email jgeller@mchenry. edu.
The summer fun and festivities in Woodstock continue when the McHenry County Fair rolls into town Tuesday, July 30, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 4. Back for its 71st year, the fair provides Woodstock-area residents with one of the biggest summer entertainment and agricultural showcases in the region right in their own backyard. The six-day festival is fittingly themed “Growing for You.” The double-edged theme references the livestock and crops on display, but it also speaks to the physical growth of infrastructure and attractions at the fair this year. “We’re constantly moving forward,” said Rich Tobiasz, vice president of the fair board association. “People like the old-time county fair, but we’ve added some new twists.” The most noticeable growth can be seen by anyone who drives past
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Cadence Wioch brushes Crystle, her March heifer calf at the 2018 McHenry County Fair at the fairgrounds in Woodstock. Continued from Previous page
(Aug. 2, 3 and 4), and the Midwest the fairgrounds. The rebuilding Renegades Equestrian Drill Team (6 of the covered grandstand will be p.m. Friday, Aug. 2), all in the horse a significant addition in terms of arena. entertainment. A horse tent with stabling will With seating under cover for mean daily visitors can visit horses nearly 5,000 people, the fair is able up close in addition to the other liveto attract bigger-ticket entertainers, stock that is housed on the grounds. and that’s what it has done this year. “Being the county we are [with a Rock music legend Ted Nugent large equine population], we needed will be the headliner, playing at 9:45 to get back to horses,” Tobiasz said. p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, with two opening acts starting at 6:30 p.m. While More to see the choice of the politically outspoThe addition of horse stabling ken artist drew some negative feed- and the expansion of Conservation back, the ticket-buying public has World will give the attraction portion responded loudly and positively, of the fair a larger footprint. Pedessnatching up nearly every reserved trian traffic will be routed to include seat. an additional loop crossing Silver The ability to buy reserved seats Creek with more things to see. will enhance every act, giving patrons “Our main focus has always been the freedom to visit the midway for to promote and educate the public some of the many unique food items on agriculture,” Tobiasz said. and not worry about losing their seat. Visitors can walk through a greenAdditional grandstand enter- house, butterfly garden, and a nattainment will feature crowd-pleas- ural prairie, now in their fifth year ing county fair staples such as the and growing. Two high-tunnel hoop McHenry County queen pageant houses will include a variety of eco(5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30); Next logical exhibits from groups such as on flooring for your home! Level Pro Bull Riding, including mut- the McHenry County Conservation ton busting and barrel racing (7 p.m. District, the 4-H Conservation Club, Thursday, Aug. 1); Midwest Trac- The Land Conservancy of McHenry tor and Truck Pulls (11 a.m. and 6:30 County, and the Environmental p.m. Friday, Aug. 2); and a demolition Defenders of McHenry County. This derby (1 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. area will also include a pollinator 4). garden complete with working beeDraft horse pulls will debut as a hives from the 4-H pollinator club. new grandstand attraction at 6 p.m. “We’ve always wanted a fair you Hours: Wednesday, July 31. The free horse- can’t get through in one day,” said Ken Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri. 10-5, Sat 10-4 pull event will be introduced with a Bauman, president of the McHenry Sundays by appointment only Scouts recognition and the popular County Fair Board. Contractors Welcome! veterans salute. With new free attractions such The fair has committed to ramp up as a lumberjack show (11:45 a.m., equine presence during the week, 2:15, 5 and 7:30 p.m. daily) a banana 2104 Eastwood Drive (Rt.the 47) • Woodstock, IL • 815-334-5985 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri. 10-5, SatS.10-4 from horse pulls at the grandstands, derby with chimps riding dogs (11:15 Sundays by appointment only • Contractors Welcome! to cowboy mounted shooting (6:30 a.m., 12:30, 3:15, 6:30 p.m. daily), 2104 S. Eastwood Drive (Rt. 47) • Woodstock, IL • 815-334-5985 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1), horse shows and WGN’s “Bill and Wendy Show”
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If the shows and attractions fill out the body of the fair, 4-H makes up the heart. A walk through the 4-H building will give visitors a taste of the wide variety of projects these kids are involved in, from cat science to carvINDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO ing, robotics to rabbits, and biking to Payton Colwell drives his grandfabaking. The animal barns and tents ther’s tractor at the 2018 fair. are full of 4-H projects as well, including swine, sheep, dairy, poultry, rabbits, including ticket sales and ushering. “It takes a lot of people to put on a goats, beef and, new this year, horses. “The 4-H livestock shows and auc- fair,” Tobiasz said. To volunteer or for daily schedules tion [noon Saturday, Aug. 3] highlight the quality and care the youths have and ticket sales, visit mchenrycoundedicated to their animals through- tyfair.com. out the year,” said Michele Aavang, Daily regular admission costs $8 coordinator of the McHenry County for adults and $5 for children ages 6 4-H program. to 12, senior citizens age 60 and older, and anyone with a military ID. Special Get involved pre-fair pricing is available before 4 For anyone who would like to be p.m. Monday, July 29. Daily admispart of the 2019 McHenry County sion specials are offered, and carniFair, the board is looking for volun- val wrist bands are available. Parking teers – both groups and individu- is free. Tickets are available online at als – to help in various capacities, mchenrycountyfair.com.
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To borrow from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” (“How cam’st thou in this pickle?”), the Claussen factory cam’st to Woodstock in 1976, moving out from Chicago into the former Borden plant at 1300 Claussen Drive, just visible on the east side of U.S. 14, north of Kishwaukee Valley Road. That was 106 years after vegetable farmer Claus Claussen inadvertently launched a brand when he couldn’t sell a truckload of cucumbers. Not wanting to waste the crop, he pickled the cukes in brine and heated them so they would last a long time. That pickling method endured until the 1960s, when Claus’ Continued on Next page
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(Above) “The cucumbers follow the sun,” as Claussen’s suppliers range from Mexico to Canada as the growing season moves north. (Below) Claussen’s standard size pickle jar is 32 ounces. Five-pound jars are destined for membership-only grocery and retail outlets, such as Sam’s Club and Costco. Pickles are packed in large, white buckets for food-service customers.
■ Residence at 2380 Applewood Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Beth A. Misulonas, Woodstock, to Osbaldo Ochoa, Woodstock, for $177,000. ■ Residence at 11022 Ayrshire Court, Woodstock, was sold by The Amy L. Sciarro Trust, Beaver Falls, Pa., to Cameron R. Monti, Woodstock, for $790,000. ■ Residence at 209 Schryver Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Bruce D. Davis, Oakwood Hills, to Blake Tegtman, Woodstock, for $117,000. ■ Residence at 611 Putnam Ave., Woodstock, was sold by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., to Francisco Castaneda Ortiz, for $105,049. ■ Residence at 413 McHenry Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Hans Leissoo, Denver, Colo., to Joanne Bergum, William Bergum and Daniel Hanrahan, Hartland, Wis., for $15,000. ■ Residence at 2398 Linden Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Peter Klocek, Woodstock, to Shawn Michael Fixmer, Woodstock, for $125,000. ■ Vacant land, approximately 5 acres, on Mt. Thabor Road, Woodstock, was sold by The Helen E. Stroner Revocable Trust, Woodstock, to Dale A. Brevik, Marengo, for $62,500. ■ Residence at 10702 Allendale Road, Woodstock, was sold by Wynat NeedleLeaves, LP, Woodstock, to Bryan Dahm, Woodstock, for $615,000. ■ Residence at 3735 Twin Oaks Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Bradley A. Peterson, Wonder Lake, to Burton C. Vanlue, Wonder Lake, for $314,000. ■ Residence at 314 N. Hill St., Woodstock, was sold by Katherine J. Day, Woodstock, to Katarzyna E. Masny, Woodstock, for $157,000.
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Ten months ago, plant manager Mohamed Sanak was in the enviable position of choosing from among five job offers. The offer he accepted was from Claussen in Woodstock. “To work here is people,” Sanak said. “They treat the job of making pickles as a part of their family.” Human resources manager Rosa Barnes has been with the company for just over six weeks but echoed Sanak. “I’m very glad I joined the company,” Barnes said. “It’s a great family.” The theme of family permeates the conversation with anyone associated with Claussen. That might come as something of a surprise when one considers that Claussen’s parent corporation since 2015 is Kraft Heinz, a company with more than $26 billion in annual sales in nearly 200 countries, and 38,000 employees in more than 40 countries. But Woodstock’s plant, Claussen’s only pickle plant in the world, remains an enclave that hangs on to its loyal employees, sometimes over several generations.
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cases that are stored for three days at a temperature of 34 degrees before they are shipped out. Ninety-five percent go to retail outlets, with the remaining 5 percent headed to food services. The vast majority go to markets in the U.S., with the remaining sales in Canada. The total time from harvest to jar? Seven to nine days.
Family of employees
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great-grandson, Ed Claussen, experimented with and perfected the refrigerated pickle.
The 265 Claussen employees, of whom 246 are hourly workers, are spread out over three shifts, six days a week. The first shift begins at 6 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. The second shift arrives then and remains until 1 a.m. The third shift is devoted to cleaning and sanitation. Twelve percent of Claussen’s workforce has been employed with the company for 32 to 40 years, and a majority have been Claussen workers for 27 to 40 years. Two 46-year employees started working for Claussen when the factory was still on Chicago’s west side. Although the number has dwindled, a few workers still make the daily loop from their homes in Chicago to Woodstock. Most workers, Sanak said, are from Woodstock, McHenry County, Elgin, Rockford, Belvidere, and Walworth.
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Claussen’s pickle varieties have remained largely the same, with sandwich slices, chips, spears, and minis in dill, hearty garlic, and bread-and-butter flavors. Claussen reports sales have risen 10 percent in the past 18 months. Continued from Previous page
Refrigerated pickles account for only 20 percent of all pickle sales, but Claussen owns 70 percent of that market. Keeping the product cold requires following precise steps that begin at harvest. “The cucumbers follow the sun,” said Peter Kujawinski, head of Global Media Outreach for Kraft Heinz. In winter, cucumbers are harvested in Mexico. As the heat, humidity, and sun advance north, harvesting moves to Florida, Texas, and Arizona; then on to the Carolinas; and finally into Wisconsin and Canada. As soon as the cucumbers are picked, they are placed in refrigerated trucks for transport to Woodstock. On the factory floor, cooled to 55 degrees, workers direct the cucumbers into washing and sorting stations. Next, machines slice the cucumbers for each cut. Workers hand place the whole or sliced cucumbers in jars with the spices appropriate for each variety. The jars are sealed and grouped in
Cucumbers first go through a prewash, then washing. They are placed in different lines, based on size.
Michael Zamorano has worked in the lab on quality assurance at Claussen for the past seven-anda-half years. Some of his co-workers say it has been much longer. “My mom was pregnant with me when she worked at the plant,” Zamorano said. Zamorano comes from a long line of Claussen workers that includes three of his grandparents, his great-grandmother, and a brother. Two of his dad’s cousins are packers, and his aunt is a machine operator. Some of his earliest memories are living in Wonder Lake and waiting for his dad to get home from working the second shift. “I’d wait up for him at night,” Zamorano said. “I remember the smell of pickles.”
‘Treat me like family’
Speaking at times through an interpreter, 40-year employee Gregorio Guzman said he commuted from Chicago during his first 20 years with Claussen. He drove an employee carpool that helped to defray the cost of his
Harvested cucumbers need to be a certain size and have a level of moisture, integrity and freshness. Every 30 minutes, a sample is pulled to test for the pH level of brine, temperature, salt and spices, texture, and weight.
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commute. Twenty years ago, he and his family moved to Woodstock. “I’m very proud of the work I do,” said Guzman, who is a a forklift operator in shipping and receiving. Guzman and his wife, who worked at Claussen for 18 years, are the parents of 12 children. “The company has always supported me and my family,” Guzman said. “It helped me have the means to raise my family.”
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Growth in sales , employment
Ties with community
As Claussen approaches its 150th anniversary, the company is looking to become more involved in its home for the past 43 of those years. “Community outreach is on our radar now,” Sanak said. Barnes is scheduled to meet with the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce to discuss opportunities, and she has plans for the company to participate in Toys for Tots and stuffing backpacks before students go back to school. On a larger scale, Kraft Heinz has partnered with Rise Against Hunger since 2013 to pack micronutrients that provide nutrition for the hungry in more than 60 countries. That effort has already distributed 250 million meals; the goal is to provide 1 billion meals by 2021. For Claussen, the outreach efforts broaden its definition of family beyond Woodstock to the world.
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At Claussen, workers still hand-place the cucumbers into jars for pickling. The company is one with strong family ties. Human Resources manager Rosa Barnes said that in one family, 26 members work or have worked at Claussen.
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In the past 18 months, Claussen has enjoyed a 10 percent growth in sales, according to account executive Rhianna Stepien. Sanak attributed the uptick to the trend in healthier eating. “Consumers are educated now,” Sanak said. “Refrigerated pickles have a higher nutritional value than those that are shelf-stable.” Growing sales means that Claussen is hiring. The company has hired 25 new workers already this year and is looking to hire an additional 17, Barnes said. Not content to wait for workers to come to them, Claussen has created and funded a partnership with McHenry County College that kicks off this fall. Claussen is accepting students into an apprenticeship program that will train them in maintenance. Two students have already signed up for the program, and the company is looking for more.
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The elegant setting of “Jan Jablonski and Crew” won first place in the picnic competition Wednesday during the City Band concert on the Square. Heidi Alten’s “Alice in Wonderland” setting was second and Susan Stelford’s “Trip to Paris” placed third on the first evening of the five-day Summer in the Park festival in Woodstock.
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Jenny Markham chases down bids during the live auction at Gavers Barndance Saturday at Emricson Park. The event benefits the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation. Where there’s a barndance, you’ll find dancers like Kelly Miller Elliott.
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This photo of cattle judging has stumped a panel of experts at the Woodstock Public Library. Don Peasley took the image that Maggie Crane discovered in Jim Keefe’s collection. While Peasley covered events at the McHenry County Fair each year, the landscape shows none of the buildings on the fairgrounds. The platform where the band is playing is not consistent with other photos of the fair. The trucks are from Huntley and Union, so perhaps the event is in one of those two communities. Peasley’s stamp on the back of the photo lists his telephone number as “1533,” which predates automatic dialing, indicating that this picture was taken before 1958. If you recognize the event in this photo or any of the people in it, please contact Maggie Crane at MaggieC@woodstockil.info . – By Susan W. Murray
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30 years ago – 1989
■ City officials said progress was being made on the purchase of property for a new armory for the Illinois National Guard. ■ Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka was in Woodstock to take part in a sneak preview of the new golf course at Bull Valley Golf Club.
25 years ago – 1994
■ The Woodstock Kiwanis Club donated $2,500 to the city of Woodstock for construction of a concession stand at the newly renovated Bates Park. The park had been dedicated to Ernest “Jim” Bates, who had been Woodstock’s director of utilities for more than 35 years. Bates had been a member of Kiwanis for nearly 30 years.
20 years ago – 1999
■ After a year of construction, the Mercy Woodstock Medical Center opened at the intersection of U.S. 14 and Lake Avenue. ■ The Lions Club named Virgil Smith its Citizen of the Year. His contributions to the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry, First United Methodist Church men’s group, Woodstock Little League, and Memorial Hospital Foundation were cited as contributing to his receiving the award.
15 years ago – 2004
■ More than 1,600 people attended the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance held at Lippold Park in Crystal Lake. Organizers estimated $325,000 was raised for cancer awareness and research. ■ The Woodstock Dolphins placed third at the Northern Illinois divisional meet. Bethany Drebing broke a Dolphin record in the girls 9- and 10-year-old 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 1 minute, 11.19 seconds. She also finished first in the 50 free. Morgan Hofmann, swimming in the boys 8 and under division, finished first in the 25 free, 16.91; 25 butterfly, 18.28; and 25 backstroke, 20.85.
10 years ago – 2009
■ The Rev. Lorenzo Gonzalez joined Monsignor Aaron Brodeski on the staff of St. Mary Church. Rev. Gonzalez, a native of Mexico, was ordained a priest in 2003. ■ Adult & Child Rehab Center celebrated its 60th anniversary. The organization started as the Easter Seal Therapy Center. Among its founders were Dr. John
21 Tambone and Dr. B.B. Neuchiller. The first therapist was Eleanor Jorgenson. Kim Larson had been executive director since 2005. ■ Woodstock resident and retired Woodstock High School English teacher Tony Casalino was part of a 650-member team of ushers at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Casalino ushered at the Friendly Confines for 75 Chicago Cubs home games and three concerts.
5 years ago – 2014
■ Tyler Hollis, 20, of Crystal Lake, and Augie Potje, 17, of Woodstock, with the help of Ken West, owner of Material Things Artisan Market on the Square, were crafting and selling one-of-a-kind glass items. The Recovery Glass project had two goals: to raise awareness and support for individuals in recovery and raise funds for a treatment facility. . ■ The city of Woodstock received two offers for the Old Courthouse building. A symbolic $1 bid came from an investment corporation in Texas that proposed investing $11 million in the property. Its plan depended partly on tax breaks and $1 million from the city. The second was a $10,000 bid for the sheriff’s house from local investor John Busse, who was partnering with the owner of La Petite Creperie, the current occupant. ■ The Woodstock City Council began to discuss options with regard to keeping the Square’s historic Courthouse building the property of the city. Michael Turner was the first council member to publicly state his belief that the Courthouse’s best shot at viability might be a city-owned facility.
1 year ago – 2018
■ Woodstock School District 200 administrators and support staff were settling in to their new offices at Woodstock North High School. Superintendent Mike Moan said, district staff “did a good job in a short amount of time.” By moving the offices to WNHS, the district was able to sell the building at 227 Judd St. that previously housed the offices. ■ The Independent featured Grace Lutheran Church’s Sewing Circle, 12 women who were meeting twice a month to create full-size and lap quilts and walker-bags. When the group originally formed wasn’t known, but Marge Birk, 98, said she joined in 1972. By the end of June, the group had finished 72 quilts.
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■ MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake 815-455-1810 Worship: 7 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday ■ NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER 5115 Dean St. • 815-337-4673 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ REDEEMER LUTHERAN 1320 Dean St. • 815-338-9370 Worship: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. ■ RESURRECTION CATHOLIC 2918 S. Country Club Road 815-338-7330 Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday; 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. weekdays ■ ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL 503 W. Jackson St. • 815-338-0950 Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday ■ ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN 401 St. John’s Road • 815-338-5159 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday ■ ST. MARY CATHOLIC 313 N. Tryon St. • 815-338-3377 Worship: 7:30 a.m. Monday - Saturday; 5 and 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) Saturday; 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon (Spanish), 5 p.m. Sunday ■ THE BRIDGE CHRISTIAN 2620 Bridge Lane • 815-496-0548 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 2016 Hartland Road • 815-334-1703 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ THE VINE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1132 N. Madison St. • 815-338-3380 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER 225 W. Calhoun St. • 815-337-3534 unitywoodstock.org Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ UPPER FOX VALLEY QUAKER MEETING 4614 Pioneer Road, McHenry • 815-385-8512 Discussion and singing, 9 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m., fellowship, 11 a.m. Sunday ■ WOODSTOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1201 Dean St.• 815-338-1316 Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday prayer service, 10 a.m. worship service ■ WOODSTOCK BIBLE CHURCH 118 Benton St. Worship: 10:30 a..m. Sunday
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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. ■ FIRST UNITED METHODIST 201 W. South St. • 815-338-3310 Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday ■ 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. 847-343-4500 goodnewswoodstock.org Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday ■ GRACE FELLOWSHIP 200 Cairns Court • 815-337-6510 Worship: 10:15 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 a.m. (contemporary) ■ HOUSE OF BLESSING 2018 N. Route 47 (First Presbyterian Church building)
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24 WEDNESDAY WOLF OAK WOODS WORKDAY 8930 Route 120 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. conservmc.org
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET Woodstock Square 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR
25 THURSDAY SENIOR ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY
30 TUESDAY
11900 Country Club Road Noon to 10 p.m. mchenrycountyfair.com
COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 6 to 7 p.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
CLUB M81
Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 7 p.m. Free operahouse@woodstockil.gov
WOODSTOCK JAYCEES GENERAL MEETING
Dorr Township 1039 Lake Ave. 10:30 a.m. Lunch - $5 donation 815-338-0125
Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 1 p.m. For senior citizens bvidales@woodstockil.gov 815-338-4363
Mixin Mingle 124 Cass St. 7:30 p.m. 815-575-8065
SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP
CRUISE NIGHT
MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 6 to 7 p.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
27 SATURDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET Woodstock Square 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
WILD WOODSTOCK WALKS: POLLINATOR GARDEN WALK Ryders Woods Park 651 E. Kimball Ave. Free 9 a.m. conservemc.org
29 MONDAY GRIEF SHARE
Grace Fellowship Church 200 Cairns Court 6 to 8 p.m. 815-337-6510
Offsides Bar & Grill 680 S. Eastwood Drive 6 to 9 p.m. offsidesbar.com
31 WEDNESDAY MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR 11900 Country Club Road 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. mchenrycountyfair.com
AUGUST
1 THURSDAY
MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR 11900 Country Club Road 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. mchenrycountyfair.com
SENIOR ACTIVITIES Dorr Township 1039 Lake Ave. 10:30 a.m. Lunch - $5 donation 815-338-0125
SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP
2 FRIDAY
11900 Country Club Road 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. mchenrycountyfair.com
3 SATURDAY
MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR 11900 Country Club Road 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. mchenrycountyfair.com
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET Woodstock Square 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
4 SUNDAY
MONTHLY DRUM CIRCLE Culture, Arts & Music 1039 Wanda Lane 3 to 4 p.m. $10 suggested donation RSVP encouraged, 815-575-8587
5 MONDAY
SPOUSAL CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP
Independence Health & Therapy
To submit calendar items, email pr@thewoodstockindependent.com WOODSTOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETING
2028 N. Seminary Ave. 10:30 a.m. to noon 815-338-3590
City Hall 121 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m. 815-338-4300
GRIEF SHARE
Grace Fellowship Church 200 Cairns Court 6 to 8 p.m. 815-337-6510
8 THURSDAY
MCHENRY COUNTY HORSE CLUB MEETING Dorr Township Office 1039 Lake Ave. 7 p.m. mchenrycountyhorseclub.com
COFFEE WITH THE CHIEF Woodstock Police Department 656 Lake Ave. 7 p.m. 815-338-2131
FOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS MEETING
Woodstock North High School 3000 Raffel Road, Room D187 7:30 p.m. 815-337-9068 foxvalleyrocketeers.org
6 TUESDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET Woodstock Square 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 1 p.m. For senior citizens bvidales@woodstockil.gov 815-338-4363
CRUISE NIGHT
Offsides Bar & Grill 680 S. Eastwood Drive 6 to 9 p.m. offsidesbar.com
Resurrection Catholic Church
SENIOR ACTIVITIES Dorr Township 1039 Lake Ave. 10:30 a.m. Lunch - $5 donation 815-338-0125
SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 6 to 7 p.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
10 SATURDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET Woodstock Square 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
12 MONDAY GRIEF SHARE
Grace Fellowship Church 200 Cairns Court 6 to 8 p.m. 815-337-6510
COFFEE WITH THE CHIEF Woodstock Police Department 656 Lake Ave. 7 p.m. 815-338-2131
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WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET Woodstock Square 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
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WOODSTOCK CITY BAND CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Woodstock Square July 24: “Fright Night”
OPEN MIC NIGHT
TSP SUMMER MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP SHOWCASE
SANCTIFIED GRUMBLERS
July 31, 7 p.m. Woodstock Square
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET
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COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 1 p.m. For senior citizens bvidales@woodstockil.gov 815-338-4363
CRUISE NIGHT Offsides Bar & Grill
Aug. 2, 5 p.m. Woodstock Square
JAZZ NIGHT
Aug. 2, 8 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. woodstockoperahouse.org $5 donation
MIDWEST MOZART FESTIVAL
Aug. 4, 11, 3 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $48 A seating, $31 B seating, $10 students woodstockoperahouse.org
FIRST SATURDAY MUSIC Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock 225 W. Calhoun St. $3 donation offsquaremusic.org
680 S. Eastwood Drive 6 to 9 p.m. offsidesbar.com
ATROCIOUS POETS Ethereal Confections 113 S. Benton St. 7 p.m. Atrociouspoets.com
D-200 BOARD MEETING
Woodstock High School Learning Resource Center 501 W. South St. 7 p.m. 815-338-8200
Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Woodstock Square
ROCKSTOCK-MARRAKESH EXPRESS Aug. 10, 6 p.m. Woodstock Square
SECOND SUNDAY CONCERT
Potts & Pans Steelband Aug. 11, 3 p.m. Culture, Arts and Music 1039 Wanda Lane $10, free for children younger than 6 pottsandpans.com
EDDIE B. SMOOTH Aug. 14, 7 p.m. Woodstock Square
ORIGINAL OPEN MIC Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. aplacetoshinemusic.com
MOVIES
WEDNESDAY MORNING MOVIES Woodstock Theatre Classic
14 WEDNESDAY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Marian Central Catholic High
15 THURSDAY
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Woodstock School District 200 K-12 and St. Mary School
SENIOR ACTIVITIES DORR TOWNSHIP 1039 LAKE AVE.
Cinemas 209 Main St. Doors open at 9 a.m., Show at 10 a.m. $1 Classiccinemas.com July 24: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch;” July 31: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World;” Aug. 7: “Wonder Park”
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BALLET
‘THE LITTLE PRINCESS’ July 28, 2 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. Sold out woodstockoperahouse.com
ART
‘CARMEN SUITE’ AND ‘PETRUSHKA’ - A LIVE THEATRE CINEMA EVENT
KLIMT & SCHIELE: EROS AND PSYCHE July 25, 7 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 woodstockoperahouse.com
Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 adults woodstockoperahouse.com
THEATER
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‘THE TEMPEST’ - A LIVE THEATRE CINEMA EVENT
MAGIC AT THE CAFÉ
July 27, 7 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 adults, $15 students and senior citizens woodstockoperahouse.com
Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. $15 woodstockoperahouse.com
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SPOKEN WORD CAFÉ
July 27, 8 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. $10
Aug. 17, 7 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. woodstockoperahouse.com
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SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET
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Woodstock graduate Mason Sutter improved as a tight end while at Valparaiso University. Not only did he get better, but Valparaiso got better as well. The former Blue Streak had plenty of things to love about his career as an NCAA Division I tight end for the Crusaders in the Pioneer Football League, and most of it centered on the final two years of his career. Dan “When I got Chamness to Valpo, I knew The College how to catch the Report ball extremely well,” Sutter said. “But the offensive line coach worked with me and made me a much better blocker. Being one of the smaller tight ends in Division I, my blocking technique had to be stellar. I was always facing a larger defensive player.” As a senior, he started every game. While his blocking skills were counted on, he finished with 33 catches for 354 yards. Both his receptions and his receiving yardage were second on the Mason team. He was Sutter fourth in all-purpose yards and had two touchdown catches. “The biggest win of the year and one of the biggest of my career was the win over Butler my senior season,” said Sutter, who caught five passes for 82 yards in that contest. “We beat them my junior season as well and had a chance to hang onto the Hoosier Helmet for two years in a row. It was also special because it was our first win of the 2018 season.”
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Navy veteran Phil Sweeney concentrates as he pilots Ford, the mustang, through the ease-of-handling phase of a working equitation competition June 10 at KarMik Acres, Woodstock.
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Horsemen support veteran’s quest for national riding title If you had asked Phil Sweeney a few years ago whether he had ever imagined he would be competing for a national championship title in an equestrian event at age 61, he would have told you it wasn’t an item on his bucket list. But the stars aligned and the Navy veteran is now preparing to compete in the Confederation for Working Equitation National Show Oct. 6 in McCook, Neb. With a strong Woodstock-based team, Sweeney trains under the guidance of Mike and Karen Boso of KarMik Acres, rides a horse borrowed from Dr. Patti Klein, and is encouraged and followed by the staff and fellow veterans at Operation Wild
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After attending a veterans riding camp day at Operation Wild Horse, Sweeney – a Navy FMF corpsman serving from 1977 to 1981 – was intrigued by the horses and he continued to visit. Operating out of Bull Valley Stables, Operation Wild Horse is a 501(c)(3) organization that uses mustangs to help veterans. Just down the road at KarMik Acres, the Bosos had been promoting the equine discipline of working equitation, by teaching, hosting clinics, and organizing horse shows. They were looking to sponsor a veteran to ride with them and they reached out to Operation Wild Horse. They met Sweeney, who was interested in taking on the challenge of learning how to ride a horse better, navigate the horse through the requirements of the class, and, he Continued on next page
Phil Sweeney aboard Ford celebrates qualifying for Nationals with his support team, Dr. Patti Klein (left), and Karen and Mike Boso.
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Management wild horse roundup at age 2, he had wound up in a sale barn in Bastrop, La., destined for slaughter. She bought him for $450 in 2017 and, shortly after, began training him for working equitation.
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hoped, qualify for the national championship show. “I wanted to ride with more of a purpose,” Sweeney said, “I became their experiment.” The final piece of the puzzle – the horse – came from Klein. A regular volunteer with Operation Wild Horse, Klein owns two mustangs of her own. She stumbled across Sweeney’s mount, Ford, on Facebook. Originally adopted from a Bureau of Land
Founded in the mid-1990s in Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy, working equitation showcases the equitation techniques developed in countries that use horses to do ranch work. Rapidly gaining popularity in the U.S., the discipline has an introductory level that combines dressage – a set pattern, judged on quality of movement, the horse’s willingness, and the rider’s equitation; and ease-of-handling trail – similar to a traditional trail class in which riders navigate several obstacles such as opening a gate, walking over a bridge, and skewering a ring with a pole. Upper levels add a speed trial and a cow trial. A timeline was established, and teaching Sweeney the basics of horsemanship began in early 2019 at KarMik Acres. “I had to learn horse culture … horse language and horsemanship,” Sweeney said . Although he lacked in horse sense, Sweeney’s athleticism and sports background made him very coachable, confident and competitive. “From a sports psychology standpoint, it was a breeze,” Karen Boso said.
Boso is an L-judge and technical delegate for the sport of working equitation, and she and Mike offer instruction on the finer points of the discipline. The couple donate their training time to support Sweeney in his journey to the nationals, and the Confederation for Working Equitation donated his individual membership for the year. Klein witnessed the strides Sweeney made each week and how he began to develop a partnership with Ford. As a competitor herself, she also knew the challenges of learning to memorize courses and navigate the obstacles. “He’s got a good brain to learn all of this,” Klein said.
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On June 10, Sweeney and Ford earned enough points to qualify for nationals in the introductory level. With this goal checked off, he will continue to rack up more rides and use the coming competitions to gain experience. Klein also qualified with Ford and will get her first taste of a national competition. Both Sweeney and Klein will compete at Beyond Stables, Woodstock, Sept. 13 and 14, then on to Nationals in Nebraska Oct. 6. Sweeney’s team is sponsoring a fundraiser to help pay Ford’s transportation costs and show expenses for the national competition. Raffle
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tickets for a chance to win a handcrafted wooden flag custom made by Veterans from Operation Wild Horse cost $10 each and can be purchased from Sweeney, Klein or the Bosos at KarMik Acres. “As far as we’re concerned, this has been an amazing experience,” Karen Boso said. “Given the opportunity, we’d do it again.” Horses in the future? While Sweeney plans to continue his involvement with Operation Wild Horse, the jury is out on whether he will continue to compete in working equitation. “I haven’t fully drank the Kool-Aid,” he said. To move up levels in working equitation, he would need to find a taller horse that is better suited for him and invest in tack. Another factor is time. Currently, riding three to four days a week consumes most of his discretionary time. His other interests have suffered, including his golf game, but he does admit to the physical benefits of horseback riding. “I’m in better shape than before.” he said. “I’ve lost 20 pounds, and my enthusiasm has increased.” One certainty, however, is his dedication to the task at hand. Talking about himself and the second-chance horse he’s riding, Sweeney said, “If I win nationals, I will have gone from zero to hero.”
The Woodstock Little League Blue Junior team defeated the Elgin Classic Little League Cubs 5-1 in the Little League District 13 Junior Division Tournament July 3. Bowen Lopez got the start on the mound for Woodstock and lasted six innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out nine. Declan Pivnicka, Lopez, Eli Freites, Ryan Pulaski, Xander Thomson, Michael Jablonski, Thomas Sieck and Jackson Jakubowicz each managed one hit to lead Woodstock. Pulaski and Sieck had RBIs. Jakubowicz led Woodstock with two stolen bases. Woodstock was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Pictured (from row, from left) are Alex Domek, Freites, Sean Pigliacelli, Pulaski and Jakubowicz; (cack row) Xander Thomson, Lopez, Sieck, Jablonski, Phil Hanlon, Pivnicka and Brady Heeren. The team was managed by Mike Domek and assistant coaches Brian Jakubowicz, Matt Sieck, and Mike Pigliacelli.
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The Marian Central Catholic High School football team practices in the heat July 17. Quarterback Billy Collins (center) prepares to take the snap. The Hurricanes will play their first game at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at home.
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Sutter exploded onto the scene as a freshman in 2015. He played in every game since his freshman year, not missing one because of injury. The Crusaders got progressively better during the first three years of his career. They were 1-9 in his freshman season but improved to 6-5 his junior year. They also posted a winning record in the Pioneer Football League at 5-3. Sutter had 101 receiving yards on 11 catches in his freshman year. During his last three years, he was over 200 yards each year and finished with 911 receiving yards on 83 catches. He played in 43 games and had six career touchdown catches. Before the 2015 season, the Crusaders had won only three games in five years. As Sutter exits, they have won 13 games in four years. Of those wins, 11 were in the PFL. “I entered with a large freshman class,” Sutter said. “We played many freshmen and took our lumps. Not only in 2015, but 2016 as well. Many teams will be playing seniors or fifth year players. “In high school, I learned how to deal with defeat and failure. It is inevitable on the road to success. No matter how painful the defeat may be, or
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Former Blue Streak Mason Sutter started every game as a senior at Valparaiso University.
how poor of a performance I might have thought I had, once it was done, it was done. There was no changing it, no going back. “The only thing I did have the power to change was my level of preparedness and focus in the next week’s practices in order to improve my performance for the next game.” The son of Andrew and Kerri Sutter
of Woodstock, he finished his academic career with a degree in biology, with minors in Spanish and chemistry. In the fall, he will begin graduate work at University of Illinois-Chicago and hopes to earn a doctorate in medical biology. After one year of lab rotations, he will have to choose a concentration to pursue. In the classroom, the gridiron player carried a GPA of 3.341 and graduated cum laude. He earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors for Student Athletes in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He was also on the Pioneer Football League Honor Roll all four years. In both cases, the athlete has to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better. In 2019, he was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society for maintaining a GPA of at least 3.2 for all four years. “I am forever going to miss the opportunity to take the field and try to make some highlight reel plays,” Sutter said of his football career. “What I will miss most is the camaraderie and brotherhood that football at Valpo was. All of the freshmen knew when we committed to the program that this was not going to be easy; we had to work hard and earn everything we could. That knowledge brought us all closer together, pushing each other and holding each other accountable in order to attain our goals.”
Hurricane Carter Dolter runs with the ball after receiving a handoff.
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