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Council hears homeless complaints Assistance center lease renewed for a year; new facility planned in 2019

By Larry Lough THE INDEPENDENT

Bernie’s Books gives more than 18,000 books to 3,100 young D-200 students PAGE 11

MARKETPLACE Homes priced under $200,000 are selling quickly PAGE 16

Woodstock has a target date for opening a countywide facility for the homeless west of the city – October

2019.

For everybody concerned, it can’t come soon enough.

Mayor Brian Sager announced the tentative plan during a City Council meeting last week, when a

standing-room-only crowd debated for 3½ hours on whether the city should continue to provide services to the homeless through the Old Firehouse Assistance Center downtown.

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Old building, new ideas D-200 to recognize 25 retirees

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Employees will be honored at May 14 dinner program

VFW Post 5040 and Auxiliary plan Woodstock’s Memorial Day observance PAGE 18

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“It really needs a lot of work,” Woodstock City Planner Nancy Baker said as she began an hourlong tour of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House in downtown Woodstock. “ e whole heating and cooling system is – inadequate,” she said

What do an orchestra teacher and a former pro football player have in common? ey are among 25 retiring teachers and staff of Woodstock School District 200 who will be honored next week at a retirement dinner.

But the students of Becky Blaho and Pete Catan use strikingly different tools.

Hers work on string instruments: violin, viola, cello, and bass fiddle.

His use hammers and saws.

But both have helped to establish strong programs for students throughout the school district.

Blaho, 59, started the district’s orchestra program when she arrived in 2011, after having been a member of a grant committee that obtained the money needed to get the program started. She previously had taught orchestra in Huntley,

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Woodstock City Planner Nancy Baker points out features of the Old Courthouse during a tour May 5 for about a dozen people.

History lives there; who sees potential?

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At 161 years old, the former McHenry County Courthouse has some aging problems.

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Process faster – but not too fast Council wants ‘heads-up’ on arrangements granted that allow special events

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Members of the Woodstock City Council want to keep a closer eye on temporary closings of streets and sidewalks for special events – as well as permits to serve alcohol at those events.

In a 6-0 vote last week, council members inserted a sentence into an ordinance amendment to require the city manager to advise them about such closures – whether they’re due to special events or construction work – and about special event

licenses to sell liquor.

Councilman Mike Turner said he understood the original amendment proposed by City Manager Roscoe Stelford was intended to “streamline procedures� when someone asks for permission to stage a special event. “ is will allow us to move things along quickly, while still having the opportunity to review,� Turner explained.

But he said that by speeding up the regular process, the council could be creating the potential for “excessive approvals, or excessive denials.� “I would like a heads-up,� Turner said.

Other member agreed, and they inserted into the ordinance – in three places – a sentence that requires “routine reporting to the

city council� whenever the city manager permits such a closure or issues a special-event license.

In other business, the council: Q Approved $85,000 in tourismgenerating grants from hotel/motel tax funds to promote tourism; the largest awards were $30,000 for Woodstock Opera House; $15,000 for McHenry County Convention and Visitors Bureau; $10,000 for Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and $10,000 for Challenger Learning Center.

Q Authorized waiver of a moratorium on applications for a restaurant/caterer/brew pub liquor license to allow Shadow View Brewing to do business at 2400 Lake Shore Drive, former site of Rendezvous Bistro. Councilman Dan Hart, who holds liquor licenses, recused himself from discussion or voting on the matter.

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Despite a clear division in the audience over extending the lease, everyone agreed that offering services to the homeless at a site on the edge of the city’s central business district was “not ideal.”

But the service center was established two years ago after citizens called for the city to stop the homeless from loitering in the Park in the Square, two blocks north of OFAC. And, city officials explained, no other suitable site could be found to offer the homeless meals, a shower, and easy access to several vital services.

“If our lease is terminated, the services are terminated,” said Sue Rose of the McHenry Housing Authority, which manages the center. “If services are terminated, the homeless will have nowhere to go.”

She estimated the center provided services to about 40 people a day.

Ending the lease and closing OFAC would not make Woodstock’s homeless population go away, council member Mike Turner told the neighbors.

“We’re all ears … open to any ideas how to address this,” Turner said. “It won’t go away. Tell us an option. …

Shutting [OFAC] down, it won’t go away.”

Some OFAC service providers urged people not to judge all homeless by the actions of a small minority.

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Although more than a dozen neighbors of OFAC failed to get the lease ended, they did persuade the council not to extend it for the full two years that had been proposed for the former fire station at South and roop streets.

Instead, council members approved a one-year lease, with an additional eight-month extension if the proposed permanent, fixed-site facility on Kishwaukee Valley Road is not completed when the lease ends May 31, 2019.

Neighbors’ complaints about rude, aggressive behavior by the homeless around OFAC found a sympathetic vote in council member Dan Hart, owner of multiple downtown businesses. He said it had been a mistake to establish OFAC two years ago and that it had led to numerous problems in the downtown area.

“I’ve seen a huge uptick in [incidents],” Hart said. “I think we are a magnet [for the homeless].”

His was the dissenting vote when the council approved the new lease, 6-1.

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Services are provided to the homeless in Woodstock at the Old Firehouse Assistance Center, a former city ÄYL Z[H[PVU [OH[ HI\[Z [OL KV^U[V^U I\ZPULZZ KPZ[YPJ[ HUK YLZPKLU[PHS ULPNOIVYOVVKZ Susan Hoban, executive director of the Family Health Partnership Clinic, told the council that many people who sought housing and jobs had been helped at OFAC, where her agency has been providing services since fall.

“It’s a tough and thorny issue,” she said. “As tough as it is, there have been successes.”

‘Public safety concern’ But neighbors told several stories of being accosted on their own property by homeless men.

A Dean Street resident, who noted OFAC is a five-minute walk from two schools, said the situation was not a homeless problem but “a public safety concern.”

“Can you say we’re not putting our community at the risk of substantial danger?” he said. “ ere’s a time bomb ticking here, and we all know it.”

A resident of South Street across from OFAC said she couldn’t let her children play outside because the homeless were “falling down drunk, swearing, urinating, defecating … hooting and hollering.”

“I understand the homeless have rights,” she told the council. “But as a taxpayer, I have rights, too. My children have rights.”

Councilman Turner and others sympathized with their concerns.

“I get the frustration and anger with that,” he said.

Mayor Sager said new ordinances had given police the authority to be more assertive in dealing with

“inappropriate behavior” by the homeless. “ ere are signs of positive steps being taken regarding the most challenging individuals,” the mayor said, declining to offer further details.

City officials and service providers assured the neighbors they also were eager to find a better location for the center.

“I want the problem gone,” council member Maureen Larson said.

‘Commitment’ for solution Recognizing the crowd was there to talk about the OFAC lease – people on both sides had actively recruited advocates to attend – Sager opened the discussion with the assurance that the downtown problem was “temporary.”

Meetings involving people who would staff and fund a permanent facility had reached a “consensus,” he reported, to improve the Pioneer Center on Kishwaukee Valley Road. at would involve expanding the shelter to replace OFAC and to build on space for 70 to 80 emergency beds for indigents. at will require a realignment of current services around town, he said, because Pioneer now serves mainly women and small families. “ ere’s a broad consensus … more than that, a commitment to make this a reality,” Sager said.

Officials are looking for funding to extend city utilities west of U.S. 14 to service the new center, the mayor reported, and the move would require coordination with Pace bus to provide transportation to the new facility.

But the October 2019 target date is realistic, he said.

“We trust and hope we have a permanent, fixed-site facility in place then,” he added.

‘Woodstock’s problem’ Setting up a new facility won’t be cheap.

Extension of utilities will cost about $500,000, and Sager said he hoped the state would provide that money. e proposed “build out” of the current Pioneer Center is estimated at $1.8 million, and annual operating costs are expected to be about $2 million, according to earlier projections.

But this will be a countywide shelter, and other cities as well as county government will be partners in the project to address the homeless problem that all communities face.

After hearing hours of complaints from neighbors of OFAC, Councilman Gordie Tebo said the council was doing the right thing.

“I applaud the council, especially Brian, for taking this on,” he said.

“Everybody else in the county is ignoring this.”

Asked by one critic why Woodstock was shouldering the burden of the project, the mayor said the city’s status as county seat meant many services homeless people need are here.

“I’m disappointed the county didn’t step up before,” Sager said. “It is not (just) Woodstock’s problem, but it is Woodstock’s problem.”

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e Woodstock District 200 School Board has approved three administrative appointments for 2018-19.

Ryan Doyle has been hired as principal at Dean Street Elementary School at a salary of $93,000.

He currently is assistant principal at Round Lake Village Elementary School.

Doyle earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University and a Ryan master’s in edu- Doyle cational leadership from Concordia University. He was a middle school math teacher in Crystal Lake for six years and spent five summers teaching algebra and pre-algebra at the McHenry

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He also has coached wrestling, cross-country and basketball. He, his wife and two young children live in Woodstock.

Also at the board’s April 24 meeting, Jennifer Spear was transferred to assistant principal at Northwood Middle School, and Michael Brasile was assigned to dean at Woodstock High School.

In other business, the board: Q Spent $194,000 on new middle school math resources – print and digital – to replace the textbooks in use since 2004. e resources reflect a “more rigorous” math curriculum, Assistant Principal George Oslovich explained to the board, while providing “enrichment” or “intervention,” depending on the needs of individual students.

Q Consented to three requests for out-of-state travel by Woodstock High School student groups: Seven

girls and six boys will visit a partner school in Germany during June 10 to July 1 this year; 25 girls and 20 boys who are band members will travel to Los Angeles to perform and visit Disneyland and the Grammy Museum, among other stops, March 22 to 27, 2019; and 24 girls and 10 boys with the choir will see Rome, Assisi, Florence, and Venice when they visit Italy March 21 to 29, 2019.

All trips will be chaperoned.

Q Recognized eighth-grader Liam Mickle of Creekside Middle School for advancing to the National History Bee June 1 and 2 in Atlanta and to the National History Bee April 29 in Washington, D.C., which he earned through the Bee & Bowl High School Division.

Q Approved the disposal of 35 broken or obsolete pieces of equipment and furniture, including a fullsize refrigerator at Dean that was replaced by a new unit bought by the school’s PTO.

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Officials did not immediately release the name of a 72-year-old Woodstock man who died Sunday in a motorcycle crash west of the city.

According to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was not wearing a helmet when his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe went off Kishwaukee Valley Road just west of Vermont Road about 11 a.m. May 6.

No mechanical issues with the motorcycle were found, a news release said, but the investigation determined the driver’s “motorcycle operational abilities” were believed to have contributed to the crash.

According to the news release, the bike was eastbound when it went off the right side of the road along the curved roadway, traveled through a ditch, went up over Vermont Road, and came to rest on the east side of Vermont Road. e rider suffered what were described as “severe injuries” when he was thrown from the motorcycle.

McHenry County sheriff’s deputies, Marengo Rescue personnel, and an off-duty paramedic provided medical care until the man was transported by Marengo Rescue to Centegra Hospital-Woodstock. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. e investigation was continuing Monday by the McHenry County Coroner’s Office and the Major Crash Investigation Unit of the sheriff’s office.

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e May 5 tour was among those conducted every few months and organized by Friends of the Old Courthouse, group member Sue Stelford explained.

Getting people to experience the historically impressive buildings is a way for FOTOC to recruit members and maybe win some donations for the cause, she said.

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An email from Stelford had promised that the tour would include areas off limits to the general public. at became apparent as a sign reading “upper level closed” and

Suggestions sought What is the future of the old buildings, which make up most of the west “wall” of the downtown Square? e city this week will receive requests for proposals to use the 7,200-square-foot Sheriff’s House on the north end of the block. A restaurant, La Petite Créperie, operated there for about a decade before leaving in 2015 after the owner and the city were unable to agree on upgrades to the building.

Mayor Brian Sager has acknowledged the city will have to be a partner in restoration with whatever new venture decides to develop the structure.

“It’s not good for retail,” planner Baker observed of the Old Courthouse. “It doesn’t have those local storefronts.” e Public House restaurant does business on the ground floor of the Old Courthouse, but the rest of the building is open to suggestions – and entrepreneurs with ideas and money.

A museum? A civic center? A restaurant?

“It would be good to keep the main features,” Baker said of the historic nature of the old buildings. “ en make the rest usable for the next 100 years.”

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David Woodruff of W&M Land Corp., an organic nursery, speaks with customers last week during opening day of the summer season for Woodstock Farmers Market. The market is open for business from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays into October.

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What started as a fourth-grade class has developed into a program for more than 450 students in grades four through 10. In two years the program will encompass all high school grades.

“It’s a big job, a wonderful experience starting a string program,” she said last week. “But it’s time to let go of that. … is is a good time for me to step back.”

Tackling teaching Catan, 60, has headed the D-200 building trades program for 22 years, about half of the program’s life, after six years in pro football in the U.S. (Houston Gamblers of the USFL) and Canada (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

He encourages his students to think as entrepreneurs and pursue construction management training after high school, including targeted programs at McHenry County College and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. “ irty-six former students of mine own their own construction companies around the United States,” he said with pride, noting one WHS grad has been an on-site superintendent at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Both teachers said they had enjoyed strong support from the district – Blaho for an arts program in

an area that has suffered at other schools when finances got tight, and Catan in a trades program that elsewhere might overlook skilled trades training amid an emphasis on college preparation.

“It’s been wonderful, amazing,” Blaho said of the support. “And I think it is very much appreciated by the community.”

Plan to stay busy Both think they’ll keep their hand in education after formal retirement from teaching: Blaho is considering giving private lessons as she continues to play violin for the Elgin Symphony, something she has done for 35 years, and Catan hopes to continue mentoring students as he tends to his own construction company.

He also will take some family time to visit his art therapist daughter in San Francisco and be involved with the summer wedding of his son, who lives in Schaumburg. “ ere won’t be any lack of things to do,” Catan said.

Other retiring employees who will be recognized at the May 14 dinner at Bull Valley Golf Club are Karen Batdorff, Michelle Beutlich, Nancy Cain, Amy Cannata, Pam Cooper, Teresa Dailey, Laure Foerster, Jeff Griffith, Betty Hopp, Caite Hunn, Dorothy Kaufmann, Ellen Lohmeyer, Mickey Martin, Katherine Mitchell, Karla Nussbaum, Susan Oberman, Dora Reyes, Robert Rivera, Cindy Ruck, Kathleen Sabaj, Sandra Schroeder, Joanne Sotiroff and Jerry Swedberg.

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later as she searched for the right word to describe mechanical systems of the pre-Civil War building, which was constructed without indoor plumbing or electricity.

About a dozen people followed her through the buildings that are four separate structures built from the mid-19th century to the early 20th.

On the positive side, she pointed out, the copper-clad dome atop the Old Courthouse is stable, supported from the first and second floors by two cast iron columns that are original to the 1857 building. And quality roofing materials protect the buildings from the weather. e problems? Nothing that $5 million can’t fix. at’s the fundraising goal to restore the buildings to public – and perhaps commercial – use.

a rope across the stairway was removed for the visitors to get to the second floor.

In fact, the tour even allowed visitors to see the attic under the dome, which involved a shaky climb up a short ladder into the room with low beams that required a good amount of ducking.

Work was evident throughout as part of the effort to stabilize the buildings, much of which are now used for storage. Items found along the mostly tour included a large photograph of “Groundhog Day” star Bill Murray and a cardboard cutout of Hollywood’s Harry Potter.

Block grants are helping to finance the early work on the building, which was last used as a courthouse in 1973 and has been owned by the city since 2011.

Visitors saw the 20-foot high tin ceilings in some parts of the building, as well as the clerk’s office tote board for election results from 1972 (Nixon won). ey walked inside jail cells where famed socialist Eugene V. Debs likely served a six-month jail term in 1895 for disobeying a court order to stop a railway workers strike. A plaque was placed outside the Old Courthouse last October to commemorate that local history.

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Melva Joanne (McClaughry) Shephard Melva Joanne (McClaughry) Shephard, 88, of Woodstock, died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at home surrounded by her family.

She was born Sept. 25, 1929, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Hettie May (Miller) McClaughry. She married Edward Eugene Shephard on June 22, Melva Joanne 1952, in Berkeley (McClaughry California.

Shephard Melva and her family moved when she was an infant to Lancaster, California, where she spent her childhood until she went off to college at the University of California-Berkley.

She graduated with honors with a degree in microbiology. While in college, she met the love of her life, Edward Eugene Shephard (Gene). Gene and Melva were married for almost 59 years.

Melva was an avid reader and constant and lifelong learner. She enjoyed

thoughtful conversations with her children and grandchildren. She fulfilled her dream of a life of adventure after she and Gene married. They lived for MV\Y `LHYZ PU 0VUPUUH .YLLJL HUK THKL numerous trips to Mexico, as well as to New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland and most of Europe. While living in Greece, Melva homeschooled all three of her children. She never returned to her real passion of science but worked full time in administrative positions until she retired in 2001.

She is survived by three children, Rebecca Shephard, Steve Shephard +LIIPL HUK (T` :^HUZVU :JV[[ " Ă„]L grandchildren, Elizabeth Jordy, TaySVY :OLWOHYK :HT\LS :OLWOHYK Ă„HUJt Colleen Shuda), Marta Haight (John), and Bjorn Swanson; and a great-grandson, Jeremiah.

She was preceeded in death by her parents, Joseph and Hettie May (Miller) McClaughry; husband, Gene; two brothers, Paul and Bob; a sister, Kathryn; and a grandson, Anders Swanson.

Melva donated her remains to the Ana[VTPJHS .PM[ (ZZVJPH[PVU VM 0SSPUVPZ A memorial gathering will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at 860 Serene Trail, Woodstock.

Contributions may be made to JourneyCare.org.

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POLICE BLOTTER Q Amanda L. Mangold, 30, Harvard, was arrested April 19 on two counts of battery at 201 S. Madison St. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,500 bond. Court date May 24.

Q Daniel Wielontek, 20, Woodstock, was arrested April 19 on charges of criminal trespass to property and violation of bail bond at 693 Lake Ave. Held on $1,500 bond. Court date May 17.

Q Leonard Montcalm, 55, Woodstock, was arrested April 23 on a charge of disorderly conduct at his home.

Released after posting 10 percent of $1,500 bond. Court date May 3.

Q Edward Sincere, 53, Woodstock, was arrested April 22 on charges of driving \UKLY [OL PUĂ…\LUJL HUK PTWYVWLY SHUL usage on McConnell Road near Duncan Place. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond and foreiting

his driver’s license. Court date May 17.

Q Anna McKinsey, 22, Crystal Lake, was arrested April 22 on charges of driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated over 0.08, and failure to reduce speed on Country Club Road west of Longwood Drive. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond and her driver’s license. Court date May 24.

Q Emily K. Slaten, 36,Woodstock, was arrested April 22 on a McHenry County warrant for retail theft at 990 Lake Ave. Held on $1,500 bond. Court date to be set.

Q Kyle G. Karakas, 21, Richmond, was arrested April 23 on a charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance at 765 Washington St. Q Clarence D. Young, 37, Woodstock, was arrested April 23 on four counts of domestic battery, two counts of

unlawful interference with reporting domestic violence, and a charge of no valid driver’s license at his home. Bond and court date to be set.

Q Alise K. Rutherford-Bottcher, 31, Woodstock, was arrested April 25 in the 200 block of North Benton Street on a McHenry County warrant for failure to appear. Held on $20,000 bond.

Court date to be set.

Q Alejandro Albarran, 39, Harvard, was arrested April 25 on charges of driving while license revoked and disobeying a stop sign. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,500 bond. Court date May 10.

Q Gloria P. Conley, 69, transient, was arrested April 25 on a charge of criminal trespass to property at 311 W. Judd St. Release after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. Court date June 7.

Q Emily K. Slaten, 36, Woodstock, was arrested April 24 on charges of driving while license suspended and operating a motor vehicle while registered expired for non-insurance. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,500 bond. Court date May 17.

Q Richard S. Decesare, 29, transient, was arrested April 24 on McHenry County warrants charging three counts of failure to appear. Held on bonds of $25,000, $5,000, and $3,000.

Q Gloria P. Conley, 69, transient, was arrested April 26 on a charge of criminal trespass to property at 311 W. Judd St. Released after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. Court date May 10.

Any charges are merely accusations, and defendants or suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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Linda L. Coss, 69, died Sunday, April 29, 2018, in Woodstock surrounded by her family.

She was born Sept. 15, 1948, in Elgin to Edward and Rose Ann (Gallagher) Broederdorf. She married the late J.C Coss on Aug. 13, 1993.

Linda was a Linda L. Coss homemaker most of her life She loved quilting, stitching, sewing, and watching “Jeopardy� with friends. She was quite the drawing artist as well. She had an ability to make everyone around her laugh with her great sense of humor.

She was most proud of being a loving mother and grandmother to her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her mother, Rose Ann; three sons, James (Lisa) Furst, Timothy Furst, and Robert (Holly) Furst; two daughters, Marcy (Mark) Estenson and Amanda (Kip Rose) Furst; nine grandchildren, Jessica, Sarah, Thomas, Josh, Faith, Jacob, Jimmy, Timmy, and Grant; [OYLL ZPZ[LYZ ,KP[O 9\[O HUK 2HYLU" Ă„]L brothers, Les, Jim, John, Roger, and Ken; and many nieces and nephews. She will be dearly missed by her friends in the community and by the ladies of Senior

Lane.

She was preceded in death by her father; her husband, a longtime companion, Duane “Dewey� McDonald; her best friend, Gail Orr; and a brother; Edward.

A memorial service was held May 5 at Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home.

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Frank Colangelo, 82, died Saturday, May 4, 2018.

He was born May 16, 1935, in Buffalo, New York, to Rachel (Lucchino) and James Colangelo. He married Jo-Ann Nigro on Jan. 15. 1966.

Shortly after high school, Frank joined the Navy. He was stationed in San Diego HUK [YH]LSLK [OYV\NOV\[ [OL 7HJPĂ„J VU submarines, working with sonar. He met his lifelong friends Howard Hildebrand and Rodney Montoya while stationed in Guam, where he spent his free time scuba diving and exploring the island.

After his four-year enlistment, he worked for RCA and worked in Greenland operating computers. He came back to Buffalo when his father was ill to help run the family’s tavern, but he preferred the [LJOUVSVN` ÄLSK HUK [VVR H QVI ^P[O 0)4 in Kingston, New York.

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On the farm, he and Jo-Ann raised their boys, spending time at their property and watching sporting events. Frank loved to cook and passed his love of food on to his boys, making homemade pasta, sauce, and even ricotta cheese. Frank had a great sense of humor and a quick wit.

He is survived by his wife, Jo-Ann; three sons, Jason (Tracy), Matthew (Laura) and Paul; and six grandchildren, Jacob, Kelsey, Daniel, Zachary, Joseph, and Zoie. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Rachel

Colangelo, and a sister, Elaine.

Memorial donations may be made to Journeycare Hospice.

A celebration of life will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the home of Matthew and Laura Colangelo.

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Welcoming return of ‘good’ Mother Nature What a coincidence that the first day of the Woodstock Farmers Market’s summer schedule was an 80-degree beauty.

Shoppers strolled around the Square, kids and dogs in tow, to visit a couple of dozen “early adopters” of the annual summer market who offered plants and popcorn and a wide variety of products. People milled around in the Park in the Square while others sat in front of the bandstand while “Jazzman” Jeff Justman plucked the strings of his guitar.

Around the corner in the afternoon of that May 1 day, diners were enjoying lunch on the newly reinstalled restaurant boardwalk along Benton Street, a gentle breeze and slight cloud cover providing a bit of relief from the summer-like heat.

If you had happened to be driving along South Street in front of Woodstock High School about 4:45 p.m. three days earlier, you would have seen another unmistakable sign of seasonal transition. Hundreds of well-dressed students, accompanied by camera-toting friends and family, were preparing to board buses for the annual prom at the Starline in Harvard. e colorful gowns under a sunny sky must have made for some memorable photographs. ose many welcome sights and sounds of spring were especially appreciated after our experience with a less-than-ideal previous month. April was the second coldest on record, dating to 1895. e average temperature for the month was 44.7 degrees – nearly 8 degrees below normal – according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel at the Illinois State Water Survey.

In some parts of Illinois, the temperature dipped below zero on April 2, and snowfall was widespread across the state, which was considered highly unusual. Remember what covered Woodstock as late as April 14?

But all will be forgiven, Mother Nature, as long as the 60s and 70s of spring are here to stay.

Folks in and around Woodstock have a busy spring and summer ahead, and we don’t need any weather aberrations to spoil our plans.

We’re counting on you.

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Townships a good start for cutting government Recent Chicago Tribune editorial: “Whittling government excess? Start with the townships” “Misuse of taxpayer money happens everywhere in government, but township governments are especially prone to it. Why? Because when it comes to visibility, townships are the dark web of local government in Illinois. It’s a fair bet that most Illinoisans don’t know who their township officials are, let alone what townships do.”

No argument from me.

But, now there is good news in McHenry Township, where township voters on Nov. 6 can start

“whittling” by voting yes. The McHenry Township Board took action and adopted a resolution that will allow voters, at the ballot box, to consolidate the township road district into the township.

What does this mean? The duties, responsibilities and oversight of maintaining the township roads will transfer from a committee of one, the township road commissioner, to a committee of five, the township board.

Did you know that township road commissioners have almost absolute power of their budgets, buying equipment and hiring and firing of employees?

Note: The township and the Township Road District are two separate taxing units of

government, each with its own taxing authority.

Last year, residents of Cook County’s Hanover Township voted to eliminate the township’s road district and consolidate the road services into the township. A good deal for taxpayers.

McHenry Township voters, you have the rare power to reduce the size and cost of government by voting yes to consolidate the McHenry Township Road District into the township.

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New location needed for homeless services center Sitting in the [City Council] meeting at the town hall [May 1] listening to the volunteers of the Old Firehouse [Assistance Center], homeless, and the citizens of Woodstock, I heard a lot of valid points. at being said, while leaving the meeting, the back of City Hall had three to four squad cars trying to control the drunk people. One of those people was a gentleman who spoke about how this has changed his life. ese same people are sitting

people stepping forward and making a difference. This one was in St. Louis. In 1978, the Fox Theatre, also called the Fabulous Fox Theatre, was set to be demolished and replaced with a parking garage. Before the wrecking ball swung, three civic-minded families stepped forward to save and restore the 1929 architectural and theatrical wonder. Restoration costs are said to have been at least $3 million. Our tour guide’s love of the Fox was infectious.

It was good to be away and good to come home. When we left, daffodils were in bloom but not tulips.

When we returned, tulips were blooming, lawns were ready for mowing, and trees and bushes were greening up – all in just four days.

Having been so warmly greeted in Effingham, Vandalia and St. Louis, I’m wondering whether visitors to Woodstock feel equally valued and appreciated? We can tout the volunteer-effort that led to the initial restoration of the Opera House, talk up the jogging/walking path at Emricson Park, farmers market, the Woodstock on Film and on the Stage Mural and Sculpture Garden, and entertainment venues, and anticipate what the future might have in store for the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House.

Woodstock has benefited greatly from people-led and people-supported projects. Like the Vandalia statehouse effort, not all reach the intended goal, but efforts for the good of the community always pay dividends.

Cheryl Wormley is publisher of e Woodstock Independent.

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Deadlines & contacts outside the Old Firehouse all day long.

I don’t have all the answers, but listening to profanity and seeing squad cars until 1:30 a.m. is not working for this picturesque town.

I am asking for the help of the citizens of Woodstock. We need a more permanent location for the homeless that is not in the main area of town. If anyone knows of a place available or coming available that can help, I urge you to contact a council person or the mayor. ey are trying and they are listening. We need help to clean up our town.

So, while you are all cheering and saying how wonderful that we have this [homeless services] center, sit and think how you would feel if you lived next door or across the street.

How would you feel if you went outside and someone was sleeping on your lawn?

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Among the items on display were notebooks filled with photos and brief biographies of more than 1,000 Effingham County veterans – all compiled by Cheryl one woman.

Wormley It seemed Declarations everyone had time to chat with us, answer questions, and make certain we enjoyed our stay. In conversations, we learned about homegrown entrepreneurs who, once successful, were giving back to the community through their financial support and leadership of community projects – a new sports center and performing arts center.

And folks wanted to be certain we visited the 198-foot high “Cross at the Crossroads.” It’s another example of community spirit, entrepreneurism and commitment in Effingham.

On our way on to St. Louis, we stopped in Vandalia – another small community in the middle of farm fields – to see our state’s oldest still-standing capitol building. Vandalia’s business leaders, in an attempt to keep Illinois’ state headquarters in their city, built the brick building in 1836. Alas, Abraham Lincoln and other legislators from Springfield were successful in having the state’s seat of government moved to their town in 1839.

So, though not what the supporters had hoped for, the statehouse remains a point of pride and brings folks to town.

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It’s good to go away. That’s exactly what my husband, Jim, and I did for four days and three nights last week. We combined a meeting I had in Champaign with stays in Effingham and St. Louis. Credit for deciding to extend the trip to St. Louis goes to Jim, who recognized the opportunity to add two White Sox vs. Cardinals baseball games to the itinerary. And that opened the door for inviting one of my college friends to meet us in the “Gateway to the West.”

It’s good to go away. Regardless of how energized and outwardlooking we think we are, there’s a tendency to succumb to hamsterwheel thinking when we stay in our cages. Visiting other communities stimulates thoughts and offers insights.

Our stop in Effingham came about because I recently had read about it being one of Illinois’ economically successful communities. Like Woodstock, Effingham is a county-seat town. Its population is about 13,000, and it sits in the middle of farm fields 100 miles northeast of St. Louis. Unlike Woodstock, it’s at the crossroads of two interstate highways – I-57 and I-70 – and has four truck stops, 17 hotels, and more than 60 restaurants.

Jim and I were most impressed with Effingham’s sense of community and spirit of entrepreneurism. Its old courthouse, vacated by the county in 2006, is the Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum. World War II veterans were being honored at the center the afternoon we visited.

Patriotism is big in Effingham, too.

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Stuck-up educators join kids in Fun Fair fun Students put teachers up against the wall

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It was a sticky situation at this year’s spring Fun Fair at Westwood Elementary School. e annual fundraiser of the Parent Teacher Organization in April included a new feature: “Tape a Teacher to the Wall,” in which students bought a strip of duct tape to help hold up a teacher.

“We have an amazing group of parents that help with a variety of events all year long,” said Kirsten Green, PTO treasurer and Fun Fair chairwoman. “Because of their efforts, we have maintained an eight-year-long tradition of fundraising without using any direct sales. All money raised goes directly back to our school.” e other PTO officers are Barbie Peloquin and Darcy Kniola, co-presidents; and Amy Roeder, secretary.

Fun Fair, the group’s largest fundraising event of the year, included a silent auction, a classroom basket raffle, and cream-pie tosses at staff.

“It was a huge hit!” Green said.

Additional fundraisers this year were a school store, spirit-wear sales, Read-a- on, Holiday Shop, and dine and share nights at local

Jedi win again in elementary Book Battle

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Jedi Blobfish from Westwood Elementary School took home this year’s trophy in the District 200 Battle of the Books competition. e Jedi Blobfish competed against Tacocat Racers (Dean), Hockey Playing Rainbow Reading Cows (Greenwood) and Return of the Flaming Hot Lemony Crunchy Cheetos (Olson) on April 3 in the program’s culiminating

restaurants. e PTO also hosts activities just for fun such as First Fridays, with a particular clothing theme each month like crazy socks or backward day. eir first Rainbow Color Run will celebrate the end of the school year.

“Westwood is a small elementary school with big hearts, amazing staff and families committed to providing a positive experience for our children.”

- Kirsten Green, Westwood PTO treasurer Westwood PTO helps to provide funds for field trips. is year’s outings included the Challenger Center, Prairieview Education Center, Burpee Museum in Rockford, and an improvisational show at the Opera House in which performers acted in stories by local third-graders.

“Westwood is a small elementary school with big hearts, amazing staff and families committed to providing a positive experience for our children,” Green said. “We hope that, leading by example, our kids will grow up to be strong community members who remember their elementary years as exciting and inspiring!” competition.

Prairiewood and Mary Endres elementary schools will host their program later in the school year.

Battle of the Books is an optional competition that began in 2008. Students in fourth and fifth grades form teams of two to four members. ey were given a list of fiction and nonfiction books last spring as selected by the district’s library media specialists. Each school’s championship team moved on to the final competition.

During the inter-school contests, students must identify a quote or statement from one of the books and correctly answer with the title and author of the book. “ e D-200 library media specialists are very proud of all our Battle

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Fourth-grade teacher Brett Fankhauser gets taped to a wall April 13 as part of the Fun Fair fundraiser of the Parent Teacher Organization at Westwood Elementary School. of the Books participants who make the time to read the books they might never have picked up on their own,” said Maggie Jensen, media specialist at Olson and coordinator for the districtwide program.

Lots of assistance In addition to Jensen, the D-200 elementary school media specialists are Rita Kaminski, Dean; Mary Hoyt, Greenwood; Jodie Scott, Mary Endres; Ashley Stoxen, Prairiewood; and Julie Feldsien, Westwood.

Mary Beth Martin Bellavia, Prairiewood’s library media associate, helped Jensen with the competition.

Mary Ryan of the Woodstock Public Library and Arlene Lynes of Read Between the Lynes bookstore helped to

promote the program.

“I would also like to thank parents, teachers and principals for supporting the teams,” Jensen said. “In most cases, it is the Battle of the Books reading list which acts as a catalyst to increase the students’ love of reading and guides them into an interest for a newfound genre.” e books are chosen from the annual Illinois Bluestem List, which is an Illinois Readers’ Choice Awards list compiled by the Illinois School Library Media Association. Four of the books selected by District 200 for this year were “Pink is for Blobfish” by Jess Keating; “ e Blind Guide to Stinkville” by Beth Vrabel; “Fuzzy Mud” by Louis Sacher; and “HiLo: the Boy Who Crashed to Earth” by Judd Winick.

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new and gently used books. District 200 students, among other partnering schools and organizations, will now beneďŹ t from this generosity twice a year.

Olson Elementary School student Makai said he was very excited to get his green bag of books. �It’s fun and cool to get free books,� Makai said. “I am going to read them to my family and then pass them down to my brother.� “I love my books!� said Emma, a fourth-grader at Westwood Elementary School.

For more information about Bernie’s Book Bank or making a donation, visit the organization’s website at www.berniesbookbank.org.

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(Victorian mourning customs) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wheeling through History,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Tale of Ten Textilesâ&#x20AC;? (highlights from the costume collection). Admission fee for nonmemDon Peasley Photo Collection, McHenry County Historical Society bers.

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Kevin Lyons is director of communications for Woodstock School District 200.

Students at Greenwood Elementary School show off the free books they received from Bernie's Book Bank. More than 3,000 Woodstock School District 200 students were provided with books.

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More than 3,100 Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 students took home bags of quality books to keep, thanks to a donation from a Chicago-area book bank.

Students at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center, Clay Academy and all six elementary schools received a green bag the ďŹ rst week of May with six books to keep or trade with their friends, compliments of Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153; e looks on the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; faces when they got their books was awesome,â&#x20AC;? said Keely Krueger, assistant superintendent for early childhood and elementary education. â&#x20AC;&#x153; ey were just so excited â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ďŹ&#x201A;ipping through them and trading them with their friends. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fantastic program

that helps foster the lifelong love of reading that we promote.â&#x20AC;?

Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Bank, a Lake Bluffbased nonproďŹ t, was founded in 2009. More than 10 million books have been distributed as of last year. e organization is named for Dr. Bernard P. Floriani, the father of founder and executive director Brian Floriani; Bernie Floriani Jr.; and Lindsey Floriani Arterburn.

Bernard Floriani, who grew up poor without access to books or the opportunity for a good education, spent his entire professional life promoting literacy. His children started the book bank to honor his memory.

Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Bank representatives said this year they are on target to distribute 3.5 million books a year to more than 300,000 children. e organization sources millions of

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Nine Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 seventh-graders were honored April 27 as winners of the Woodstock Rotary peace essay contest. The students from Creekside Middle School, Northwood Middle School and Clay Academy read their essays during the Rotary Club meeting, hosted by Rotary Club peace builder John Hudson. The contest had 260 essays from seventh-graders in the Woodstock area on the topic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How am I a Peacebuilder?â&#x20AC;? The District 200 winners, from left, front row, are: Chris Hills, Northwood; Riley Friedel, Clay; and Dawson Brown, Clay. Back row: Jacob Binder, Northwood; Teagan DeVaul, Northwood; Colton Madigan, Creekside; Ainsley Morse, Creekside; and Kaitlyn Knutson, Creekside. Not pictured: Isabella Zolidis, Clay.

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In school, Jerred plays on the varsity football and wrestling teams and is an honor roll student. Outside of school, Jerred and his dad volunteer to shovel driveways for people who are not able to do it themselves.

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Summer dance classes offered in salsa, swing Classes in salsa dancing and East Coast swing are planned starting in June by the McHenry County College Continuing Education Department.

Steps of the Latin dance of salsa is a high-energy class designed for the beginning dancer. Class will take place from 7:30 to 8:20 p.m. June 11 through July 30 in Room B257 at MCC. Swing dance class also is designed for the beginning dancer. The class will feature upbeat music and at least one new dance move each week. Classes will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 15 through Aug. 10 at Clarendale, 2001 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin.

Cost for both classes is $179 a couple or $95 for single For more information, call 815-455-8728 or email dbieschke@ mchenry.edu

Rural library upgrade card fee increases $5 The cost for upgrading to full-service library cards at the Woodstock Public Library for Rural Woodstock Public Library District residents (persons residing outside the city limits of Woodstock but within the boundaries of School District 200) increased by $5 on May 1.

Individual cards for every member of the family 5 years or older are issued for the $40 fee.

Current full-service card holders may avoid the increase for a year by renewing their cards before June 1.

Residents of the Rural Woodstock Public Library District are entitled to a free basic card for each member of the family who is 5 or older and living at home. The basic card HSSV^Z [OL OVSKLY [V JOLJR V\[ Ä]L P[LTZ H[ any one time, place holds on library materials, download books, audiobooks, and magazines from the library’s digital download services, and access the library’s databases, including genealogy and languagelearning programs. Basic card holders are not able to ask for materials from other libraries or use their card at other Illinois libraries.

The nonresident fee for library cards for people residing outside School District 200 remains $150 a year for a household.

For more information, visit the Rural Library District information page or contact Library Director Nicholas Weber at 815-338-0542.

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e final piece of the Woodstock on Film and on the Stage Mural and Sculpture Garden has been scheduled Sc for fo public dedication next month. e public is invited to help celebrate br the return of the Orson Welles statue, st bronzed and ready for public li installation, at an unveiling ceremony m at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, in the th Main Street Pedway. e three-fourth-sized lifelike statue mold of Welles was donated by st Woodstock W artist Bobby Joe Scribner, a professional sculptor and instructor at the American Academy of Art. e bronzing br of the intricately detailed piece, pi

by Jeff Adams of InBronze, was co completed after a final donation from Classic C Cinemas Woodstock eatre, w which has been a strong supporter of th overall project. the

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Videos explain project Two documentary-style videos about the year-long project have been shared in classroom presentations and are now available for public viewing on YouTube. One is about the administrative and fundraising

process featuring the steering committee, and the other is about the project’s creative development, featuring the designer and painter. e videos are linked to the city of Woodstock homepage at www.woodstockil.gov by clicking e Mural Project icon shown. Viewers can also search “ e Making of the Woodstock on Film and on the Stage Mural” and “Creating the Woodstock on Film and on the Stage Mural.”

For more information, contact Grants/Communications Manager Terry Willcockson at Woodstock City Hall twillcockson@woodstockil.gov.

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Atrocious Poets of Woodstock ^YHWWLK \W P[Z ÄYZ[ year of “One City, One Poet” with an open mic – “Live and Local: Shoulder to Shoulder with Sandburg” – at the Old Court House Art Gallery April 28.

About 50 people listened as 15 local poets read their own work and the group read excerpts from Sandburg’s “The People,Yes.” Standing during their reading are Atrocious Poets members, from left: Jessica Campbell, Dawn Zehr, Bridget McLaughlin and Isabella Brodzinski.

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Housing sales boom in lower price range

Transactions ďŹ led in the McHenry County Recorderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce March 27 to 30: Q Residence at 1427 Bull Valley Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Ryan S. and Holly J. Pischke, Novi, Michigan, to Sandra and Richard Wagner, Woodstock, for $389,500.

Q Residence at 1809 Hobe Road, Woodstock, was sold by Bradley M. and Cynthia A. Tafel, Woodstock, to William M. and Diane M. Johnston, Ryan Meade, Woodstock, for $523,000.

Q Residence at 2434 Aspen Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Rockland LLC, Wauconda, to Michael F. Leopold and Christine T. Delke, Woodstock, for $140,000.

Q Residence at 9503 Prairie Edge Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Talbot Renovation LLC, Mundelein, to Angie and Hector Villasenor, Wonder Lake, for $210,000.

Q Residence at 548 Birch Road, Woodstock, was sold by Georgetown Partners, Bolingbrook, to John K. Tumino, Woodstock, for $160,000.

Q Vacant land, about 5 acres, located at Union Road, Woodstock, was sold by Stanley and Theresa Podgorski, Woodstock, to Jeff Cardinal, Oakwood Hills, for $92,000.

Q Residence at 1077 Castleshire Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Amanda L. Walsh, Cary, to Joy Meiners, Woodstock, for $124,900.

Q Residence at 1429 Oakleaf Lane, Woodstock, was sold by William L. Blaul, Linda P. Blaul and Taylor L. Blaul, Crystal Lake, to Tom Nelson, Woodstock, for $117,000.

Q Residence at 2424 Waterleaf Lane, Woodstock, was sold by William T. Brewer, Wilmington, NC, to William and Whitney Eigenfeld, Woodstock, for $205,000.

Q Residence at 229 Fieldstone Drive, Woodstock, was sold by CalAtlantic Group Inc., East Dundee, to Mark and Jessica Kuiper, Woodstock, for $236,277.

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As the housing market crashed in 2008, 20 home values in the 60098 ZIP code co mirrored the nationwide cooling, in reaching their nadir in January 2013 20 with an average home value of o $141,000, according to the Zillow Home H Value Index. at number was 33 3 percent lower than the April 2008 average av home value of $212,000. e warming trend has been steady, if slow, in the ďŹ ve years since, but local real estate agents are excited lo to see a new, hot market in homes priced under $200,000. p Between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2018, the th 60098 housing market received a jolt from properties priced below $ $350,000, with homes priced under

$200,000 leading the way. While the number of units sold was nearly identical to the same period in 2017, the average sold price increased by 4.3 percent. Average market time tumbled by 22 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Market recovery is moving up the price ladder,â&#x20AC;? said Rick Bellairs, real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway.

Lack of homes for sale With the exception of one segment, houses priced under $350,000 sold in less time than the market-day-average of 123 days. e 25 houses that sold in the $200,000 to $249,900 range took an average of 140 days to sell.

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Evan, a criminal defense attorney with Michling Plaza & Associates, was born and raised in Woodstock. Michelle grew up in Hoffman Estates and teaches at La Petite Academy in Crystal Lake.

The Randalls wed last June and began their home search over the winter. Having graduated from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Evan was familiar with Chicago housing prices, which he described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;astronomical prices on little units.â&#x20AC;? For Evan, Woodstock was â&#x20AC;&#x153;home,â&#x20AC;? and fortunately for him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michelle fell in love with the way of life in Woodstock.â&#x20AC;?

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Michelle and Evan Randall (allowing Evan to walk to work), the price point, and the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rental potential down the road. The home had been on the market for only three or four days when their offer of $160,000 was accepted. They closed on the 1½-story white-frame house April 13.

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Every year, Toepper said, he works with six to 10 sellers who move over the border to Wisconsin after their homes sell. He adds two cautionary notes to those who might be contemplating the same strategy.

“You have to look at the whole package,” Toepper said. While property taxes are lower in Wisconsin, the state income-tax rate is higher.

Illinois’ state income tax rate is 4.95 percent across the board. Wisconsin’s rate ranges from 4 percent to 7.65 percent. For example, the Wisconsin tax rate on a median income of $52,893 is 6.27 percent.

Toepper advised potential Wisconsin residents to run the numbers and balance the lower property tax against the higher income tax. “Are you really better off?” is the key question, he said.

Additionally, Toepper said people are concerned their property tax write-off is now capped at $10,000.

At the same time, Toepper pointed out, the federal income-tax rate is going down. Toepper suggested that those affected by the cap visit the website www.taxplancalculator. com and plug in their own information about income, deductions, and property taxes. e site quickly calculates whether the taxpayer gains or loses.

Despite the cap, Toepper said, “many are still better off with the new tax laws.”

Sellers also buyers Toepper estimated that one-third of the sellers he now represents plan to buy another home in the area. at’s “much stronger than before,” Toepper said.

Bellairs’ impression is that people who are staying in Illinois are those who are “tied to a job, their roots, or family.” For those who move out from Chicago or the close-in suburbs, he observed, there’s “more bang for your buck” in moving out a bit. Woodstock provides access to the tollway and the train, and some people can work at home for a portion of the week. e warming trend has not yet reached houses that hit the market at a higher price level. Based on activity in the first three months, sellers whose houses are priced above $350,000 can expect to spend nearly six months to a year attracting a buyer. In the first quarter of 2018, four houses priced between $350,000 and $399,000 spent an average of 169 days on the market. Six houses priced between $400,000 and $499,999 sold, with an average market time of 348 days.

McHenry County’s high property taxes are “really hurting high-end homes,” Bellairs said. He tells buyers to figure on paying 4 percent of the home’s purchase price in property taxes. A house price of $250,000 will generate a yearly property tax bill of $10,000.

“We are still fighting the tax man,” Toepper said.

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Q Be pre-approved for a mortgage and have a pre-approval letter from a lender.

Q Diligently track homes on the Multiple Listing Service and/or have a real estate agent who’s watching the listings.

Q Go see anything you like right away. “Some homes are selling overnight,” Bellairs said. “A buyer can’t say, ‘I have a day off next week and will see it then.’”

Q Come in with a strong offer. “Cash is king,” Bellairs said, followed by buyers who can put 20 percent down, then by those with a smaller down payment.

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Q Have the house in the best selling condition. “Get more organized,” Bellairs said. “Declutter and have less stuff.”

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Q Paint the walls a neutral shade. “Gray is the ‘in’ color,” Bellairs said.

Q Remove any wallpaper. “Few people like wallpaper,” Bellairs said. They think “it’s going to be a nightmare to take off.”

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Q Price the house right, or the market will correct you.

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lawn before the $209,900 house was ready to go on the market. Two parties called Toepper to ask for a showing. After touring the house, a local buyer made an offer and “paid a good price for it,” Toepper said.

Total time between the “Coming Soon” sign and sale of the property?

12 days.

Bellairs characterizes current buyers as “all over the board.” Some, he said, are local, some come in from Chicago and the suburbs, and some from out of state. At the end of April, Bellairs showed homes to a couple moving in from West Virginia.

Renters who are watching prices and interest rates rise are deciding to buy, Bellairs reported. Others, he said, are people who have been in larger homes who feel that they can finally sell the house and buy something smaller. “Some people sat on their hands and didn’t want to let their houses go at that great loss.”

“People are coming back into the real estate market,” Toepper agreed. “ ey now have enough equity in their houses, and jobs are more secure.”

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e Alpha eta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma celebrated its 75th anniversary at a gala event May 7.

Delta Kappa Gamma is a local, state and international organization whose mission is to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. e local Alpha eta Chapter was founded in 1943 when 12 McHenry County educators saw a need to band together for the enrichment of their profession.

“Our chapter has many outreaches, including scholarships for prospective teachers, stipends for teachers to improve their instruction, and contributions to local and international charities,” said President Karen Parks, who has been a member for 29 years. e anniversary event included honoring Mary Alice Williston for her 50 years of membership, and 53-year member Nancy Tober as the recipient of the Alpha eta Achievement Award.

Many local women are longtime members. ey include 36-year member Melinda Davis, who taught music and drama at Northwood Middle School, and 43-year member Donna Ingram, who taught math at Woodstock High School. e most well-known Woodstock connection is Verda Dierzen, who was a member for 65 years before her death in 2008. A District 200 school is named for her. Dierzen was chapter president from 1947 to 1951.

She received the club’s first Alpha eta Achievement Award, which recognized her exemplary dedication to and participation in the goals and activities of the chapter.

Dierzen worked for the Woodstock School System for 35 years.

Her posts included teacher and principal at Westwood, assistant superintendent of District 10 (Woodstock “rural” schools), and assistant superintendent of District 200. e 88 current members of Alpha eta include 17 from Woodstock and three from Wonder Lake.

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Following a long tradition of honoring h our country’s veterans, a Memorial Day ceremony and parade p is slated for Monday, May 28, 2 in Woodstock.

Members of VFW Post 5040 and th VFW Auxiliary have been workthe ing in to arrange speakers for a program g to begin at 10 a.m. on Memorial ri Day in the Square, with a parade to begin immediately after the ceremony, m between 10:30 and 11 a.m. e ceremony is different every year, and will include speeches y from fr the 2018 student winners of the th Voice of Democracy and Patrio Pen competitions sponsored by ots the th VFW. e reigning Miss Woodstock, st Reilly Wurtz, will address the

crowd, and members of the Moose Lodge will present the flag. e parade will begin by circling the Square and continue west on Jackson Street to Oakland Cemetery, where it will pause for a color guard salute. After the salute, the parade will proceed to Judd Street, head east, and end at roop Street.

“Volunteers can still come forward to help with lining up the parade participants or to attend a planning meeting with ideas,” said Chris Gehrke, VFW Auxiliary president.

Entries are still open for participation in the parade. Crowd favorites, including an area Corvette club, an equestrian drill team, and a VFW color guard, will be back for the 2018 parade. Interested

organizations, businesses, or people may call Gehrke at 815-338-3533 to enter.

Monetary donations also are welcome to defray the cost of the celebration. Donations may be mailed to VFW Post 5040, 201 N. Main St. e VFW post has a long history in Woodstock. Last year’s parade marshal World War II veteran Don Sword, is still active in the group.

One of the charter members of the Woodstock VFW Auxiliary, Betty Mishler, still actively supports the organization.

“We like to help our veterans,” Gerhke said about the fundraising efforts of the VFW Auxiliary. “We enjoy doing good for our veterans.”

Gerhke is a past district president and is now district secretary. Her history with the VFW dates back to her father, followed by her husband, a Vietnam veteran. “ e auxiliary is as old as I am,” she said of the organization that got its start in 1947.

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Ken Santowski, a member of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County Board, and Cynthia Kanner, the agency’s xecutive director, ran in the Volunteer Center’s 5K Human Race April 22 to bring awareness to reducing single-use plastics, such as straws and bags, as well as plastic foam containers. The day was also Earth Day and the theme was “Get Your Hero On.”

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Support our animals and the arts in our community by attending “Sylvia” at the Raue Center for the Arts. There are performances through May 20. Mention PAWS18 and $7 will be donated from the ticket price to Helping Paws.

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McHenry County’s third recycling center for plastic foam – often called Styrofoam – will open next week in Woodstock. e Environmental Defenders of McHenry County has planned a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 1:30 p.m.

Friday, May 11, at Woodstock Public Works, 326 Washington St. e Defenders has partnered with Woodstock Public Works Administration and will accept clean Styrofoam (meaning no food residue), expanded polystyrene, and packing peanuts at the site from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. e ceremony is expected to include Defenders’ board members, collection volunteers, Rotary Club and chamber members, and various city officials. e Defenders also has partnered with U-Haul of Crystal Lake to provide a truck to take the collected plastic foam from this and other sites to a warehouse in Elgin at Chicago Logistic Service. Dart Corp. in Aurora has teamed up with the

Defenders to provide a semitrailer to transport the plastic from Elgin to its facility in Aurora, where it is upcycled.

According to a news release, expanded polystyrene is a plastic product made from petroleum, a nonrenewable resource that breaks down into smaller pieces over time, polluting and contaminating water resources and endangering aquatic life and the food stream. Petroleumbased packaging materials, like polystyrene, have serious environmental consequences. e reduction in use of polystyrene products – such as plates, cups and take-out containers – is vital, but in the meantime, the Defenders continue to advocate for the upcycling of this bulky product to prevent it from inundating landfills.

Founded in 1970, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the preservation, protection and improvement of the environment.

For more information, visit www. mcdef.org or call 815-338-0393, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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preregistered no-charge residential paint collection event from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 16 through 18 at the Greenwood Township Highway Department, 5211 Miller Road, Wonder Lake.

To register, call 815-334-4585.

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Q Mary Ellen Howard, who taught in Woodstock School District 200 for 33 years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 years at Greenwood Elementary School and three years at Westwood Early Learning Center â&#x20AC;&#x201C; prepared to retire.

Q e city of Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parks, Recreation and Youth Commission approved an expansion of Bates Park, which included six baseball/softball ďŹ elds, two volleyball courts, and two basketball courts.

Q e 2013 prom kings and queens at Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three high schools were Marian Central Catholic King Lincoln Rzonca and Queen Kristen Hartlieb; WHS King Ryan Plourde and Queen Ellen Skala; and Woodstock North High School King Grant Wade and Queen Rachael Vela.

Q Don Peasley, often referred to as Mr. Woodstock, died at the age of 90. In a tribute on page 1, The Independent staff wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perhaps no one was a more familiar presence in this city than Don Peasley, a writer and photographer whose work documenting events in Woodstock and McHenry County in eight separate decades made him a de facto local historian in addition to a journalist, publisher and columnist.â&#x20AC;?

20 years ago Q e oughtfulness Shop, 104 Cass St., reopened under the ownership of Ken and Ceal Schroeder after being closed for a month. e previous owners were Doug and Jan Geiger.

Q A $1 surcharge for patrons of the Woodstock Opera House was implemented to help fund the construction of the Opera House Annex and Stage Left CafĂŠ.

Q The Woodstock Independent presented Donna Douglas in its popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting to Knowâ&#x20AC;? feature. Douglas was head cashier for Eagle Country Market, a teller at Amcore Bank, and a leader for the Community Builders 4-H Club.

15 years ago Q Larry Harris retired as manager of McHenry County Farm Bureau. He had been manager for 30 years.

Q e report of a study commissioned by the Opera House Community Center Inc. Board suggested the economic impact of the Opera House could be increased from the current level of about $2.3 million to as high as $4.7 million. It was suggested that could be accomplished by increasing paid attendance to 75 percent and the

One year ago Q Jim Prindiville and Gordie Tebo were sworn in as new City Council members. Mayor Brian Sager and Councilman Mike Turner renewed their oath at the swearing-in ceremony. e new council members replaced longtime Councilman RB ompson, who served more than 18 years, and Joe Starzynski, who served four years. ompson did not seek re-election.

Q ree new Board of Education members, Jacob Homuth, Bruce Farris and John Parisi, and incumbent Carl Gilmore began their terms. e newcomers replaced longtime members Paul Meyer and Camille Goodwin, who did not seek re-election, and William Nattress, who had served on the board for three years.

Q e WHS varsity girls soccer team defeated WNHS 2-1 on goals by Autumn Overly and Emma Dorn. e under goal was on a penalty kick late in the second half.

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Q e Woodstock City Council approved the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget for the new ďŹ scal year. It included total revenues of $8,469,630 and expenditures of $8,095,713.

Q e 27-voice Woodstock Community Choir made its debut under the direction of Kathy Bruhnke. Featured soloists were Kathy Brown and Larry Goldberg. Wayne Kidd accompanied on First Methodist Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Kawai grand piano.

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Prairiewood Elementary art teacher Chuck Jones exhibited 19 of his oil portraits at a pop-up gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City April 26 to 28.

The show included a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception for a large crowd of invited guests April 27. Guests included some of Jones’ current and retired teaching colleagues.

“The show turned out to be more than I expected,” Jones said. “A web page called NY Art Beat caught wind of it and advertised it for me. I still do not know how they found out about it, but I’m glad they did. The walk-in [YHMÄJ ^HZ ]LY` OLH]` HSS [OYLL KH`Z ¹ The reception put him in touch with a variety of art lovers.

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“I met a lot of interesting people: collectors and [two people who work] for the Metropolitan Museum of Art,” Jones said. “I was advised by one not to be disappointed if nothing sold. The exposure was what we sought, and art collectors are not impulse buyers. … [Over] the next few days, my website hits shot up drastically.”

Jones sold one painting, his portrait of Ernest Hemingway, to friends from Crystal Lake.

“Nobody in New York bought anything. Yet. It’ll happen, though. [I] plan to show again soon but have yet to set a date.”

Jones’ paintings combine cubism with pop art. He researches his famous subjects by reading biographies, his favorite genre of literature. Jones also accepts commissions from people who want to have a portrait painted of a friend or family member.

– Susan W. Murray Review of the show from Linda Olle, Theatre Row Review “No one else does portraits like Chicagoan Charles Jones. He brought his iconic Freud, Edgar Allen Poe, Jack Nicholson, Frank Zappa, and other greats, rendered in dazzling feats of composition --and striking eyes. His vivid and haunting portraits have the effect of following you around the gallery, but in a very good way! Charles Jones clearly connects with his subjects and does them proud. New Yorkers were lucky to see them up close and to meet the artist at one of the sweeter opening nights the Upper East Side has seen lately.”

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OPEN MIC NIGHT May 11, 25, 7 p.m.

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RED ROSE RAGTIME BAND May 12, 8 p.m.

16 WEDNESDAY MEMORY MAKERS STORYTELLING GROUP Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 9:30 a.m.

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18 FRIDAY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP Family Alliance 2028 N. Seminary Ave. 1 to 2:30 p.m.

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CREEKSIDE AND WHS ORCHESTRA CONCERT May 14, 7 p.m.

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YONDER PRAIRIE WEST WORK DAY Yonder Prairie 1150 S. Rose Farm Road 9 a.m. to noon conserveMC.org

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MARIPOSA MEANDER POLLINATOR GARDEN DEDICATION AND TOURS Dick Tracy Way Park (Next to the police department, 656 Lake Ave.) 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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May 15, 7 p.m.

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SONGWRITER OPEN MIC May 17, 7:30 p.m.

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HOME FOR CHILDREN MEMORIAL DEDICATION Oakland Cemetery Jackson Street 2 p.m.

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‘IN MY WORLD’ SERIES Pleasant Valley Conservation Site Shelter 1 13315 Pleasant Valley Road 2 to 3 p.m.

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Sports

Heaver proves versatile at Judson

Coaches, athletes and recruiters like to throw around the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;ability.â&#x20AC;?

Natural ability, developed ability, and even coach-ability.

But when it comes time to deal with injuries, those same people rarely use the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;disability.â&#x20AC;?

Because an injury isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a disability so much as it is a suspension of ability.

Every so often, a coach frustrated by injuries might say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your greatest athletic ability is availability.â&#x20AC;?

And in the case of one Lacey Heaver of Judson University, her ability for availability is rooted Paul in versatility.

Lambert Heaver turned The College in a pair of Report fourth-place ďŹ nishes for Judson at the Lewis Twilight Meet April 24, making herself available in two wildly different events â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the 400meter hurdles and the 3,000-meter run.

Heaver, a Woodstock High School graduate, clocked in at 1-minute, 11.60-seconds in the hurdles, and covered the 3K in 11:35.57. No team scores were kept at the event.

Fellow Woodstock product Will Maidment helped Valparaiso dominate the competition at the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Crusader Open, ďŹ nishing second in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 4.75 inches. at ďŹ nish was good for eight of Valpoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ eld-best 290 points. Calumet St. Joseph was a distant second with 108.

Competing for Loyola University at the University of Louisvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lenny-Lyles Clark Wood Invitational April 28, Marian Central Catholic graduate Abigail Jones turned in a solid seventh-place ďŹ nish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:45.69. No team scores were kept.

Former Woodstock standout and current Wisconsin-LaCrosse pole vaulter Cora Uidl ďŹ nished ninth at Please see College, Page 31

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Rain dampens conference meet competition

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Once again, weather played havoc on the spring sports season. e Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Championship meet May 3 was plagued by rain and lightning. e meet got off to a soggy start about an hour early at host Richmond-Burton High School. A lightning sighting sent the athletes to the buses for cover. e meet resumed about an hour later.

Athletes from Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School turned in many personal-record performances in the meet, with Woodstock ďŹ nishing third in the team standings.

WNHS was ďŹ fth.

ReďŹ&#x201A;ecting Kentucky Derby weekend, WHSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s junior Kylie Hagmann proved to be the top mudder in the ďŹ eld, earning two conference championship titles, placing ďŹ rst in the 800-meter run, 2 minutes, 28.96 seconds, as well as the mile, 5:20.20.

Hagmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distance teammate, sophomore Shannon Koscinski, ran a close second in the mile, ďŹ nishing in 5:37.17. She crossed the ďŹ nish line second in the 3,200 right on the heels of Burlington Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Erin Jossart. Koscinski earned a PR, ďŹ nishing in 11:49.67.

WHS and WNHS each had a strong relay. e Streaks 4x100 team of Audrey Baker, Cat Kaufmann, eresa Presisto and Katie Steponaitis ďŹ nished in 55.44, enough for second. Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4x800 relay team ďŹ nished in 10:46.53 to capture second place. e relay runners were Emma Mergl, Madison Miller, Amanda Valdes-Garcia, and Michelle Velasco.

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SCOREBOARD Girls Softball

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Marian ties for second in ESCC Conference Meet e Marian Central Catholic High School girls track team had a good showing at the East Suburban Catholic Conference meet May 2 at Carmel High School. e Lady ’Canes tied for second with Marist. Weather was a factor; the meet was called off before the 400, a strong event for Marian girls, shorting them the chance for additional points. e mile, 200,

and 4x400 relay also were canceled because of lightning.

Strong field event finishes included firsts for Eve Meintz in pole vault and Regan Dineen in long jump, second for Naomi Digangi in triple jump, third for Molly Iden in high jump, fifth in shot and discus for Andrea Sanchez and sixth for Ally McNulty in long jump. On the track, Marian won the 4x100 and the 4x200 relays, and 100 sprinters Dominique omas (first) and Meghan Dipietro (fourth) scored points for their team.

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Q April 30 Woodstock North beat Burlington Central 2-0. May 1 Woodstock North lost to Burlington Central 3-0. May 3 Woodstock North had a 9-1 win over Johnsburg. May 4 the Thunder took a loss to Jacobs 13-4. May 5 Woodstock North had a doubleheader resulting in losses to Honenegah 2-0 and McHenry 10-0.

Q April 30 Woodstock beat Johnsburg 12-11. May 1 the Streaks took another win over Johnsburg 7-4. May 2 Woodstock beat North Boone 18-4. May 5 Woodstock won 9-0 over South Beloit.

Q May 3 Marian Central beat St. Viator 8-2. May 5 the Lady ’Canes traveled to Joliet Catholic for a doubleheader, losing 5-1 and 6-1.

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to Stillman Valley 7-2.

Q May 5 Marian traveled to Nazareth for a doubleheader. The ’Canes lost 13-3, 8-4.

Girls Track and Field Q Woodstock North competed at the Genoa-Kingston Invite May 5. North took fourth place overall.

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Q April 30 Woodstock beat Indian Creek 5-0. May 1 Woodstock won 5-0 over Marengo and May 3 beat Johnsburg 2-0. As of May 3, the Blue Streaks were 8-2 in conference.

Boys Baseball Q May 5 Woodstock North beat Stillman Valley 10-6 and Woodstock 20-5.

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Thunder top Streaks in crosstown tennis matchup Teams gear up for KRC Conference tournament Saturday, May 12

By Meg Ivers THE INDEPENDENT

e Woodstock North High School boys tennis team had big goals coming into this season and reached an important milestone with their 5-2 win over the Woodstock High School Blue Streaks May 4. e under defeated the Blue Streaks for the first time in the teams’ series history and improved to 5-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference (KRC).

If the under continue on this path, they will secure the school’s first KRC title in boys tennis, all with a roster comprised primarily of juniors and sophomores who will likely return for the 2019 season.

“We’ve always felt like the ‘little brother’ school so that was good,” said head coach Bart Zadlo. “We knew they [Woodstock] were going to be one of the more competitive teams in conference. It was a litmus test for us.”

Zadlo added that the relatively young North players knew Woodstock’s team, led by five seniors, would be hungry for a win with many players on their last “go around.”

“We were expecting there to be pressure and there was, and our boys rose to the occasion,” said Zadlo. “ is was a growing moment for our team. We’re hoping for a similar, if not better result Wednesday and then to carry that into the weekend [for the KRC tournament.]”

Versus Woodstock, North won all matches except No. 1 singles (Woodstock senior Adam Boyle d. North junior Jackson Emmons 1-6, 4-6) and No. 3 singles (Woodstock junior Jordan Aparri defeated North junior Seth Lagerstrom 5-7, 6-4, 4-6).

North juniors Davin Scherman and Nate Syens won at No. 2 doubles 6-3, 7-5 against Woodstock seniors Spencer Zanck and Nelson Maya. “ e second set they started doing more things to get ahead of us. Like counter attacking what we were doing,” said Scherman. “It was successful, but at then at the end we pushed them.”

Scherman and Syens also placed fourth on Saturday at the Crystal Lake Central Tournament, defeating

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Woodstock North High School junior Jackson Emmons returns a serve from Woodstock High School’s Adam Boyle May 4 at WHS. Crystal Lake Central 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 before dropping their next two matches to Lake Zurich and Fremd.

At No. 2 singles, North junior Alex Fabian defeated Woodstock junior Ian Dawdy at tiebreakers in two sets (7-6, 7-6). For No. 1 doubles, North sophomore Nick Phillips and junior Collin McClurg defeated Woodstock seniors Andrew Ahmeti and Andrew Gippert (1-6, 6-3, 6-3).

At No. 3 doubles, North sophomores Joe Chase and Charles Neff defeated Woodstock junior Noah Parker and sophomore Spencer Ogle (2-6, 6-2, 7-5). And at No. 4 doubles, North junior Zack Bileddo and sophomore Keegan Givin defeated Woodstock senior Jackson Parrish and Gio Avila (4-6, 6-3, 6-4). e under and Blue Streaks will be at it again this week in what will be, for both teams, their final regular season conference matchup. e schools will begin competition at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at Woodstock North. e KRC tournament will take place Saturday, May 12, at Woodstock High School. e IHSA State Finals for both schools will begin with the Lakes High School Sectional May 18 and 19.

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Streaks senior Adam Boyle returns a serve from Thunder’s Jackson Emmons in a crosstown matchup May 4.

Softball North Central College got another strong week out of Marian Central Catholic graduate Emily Miller. The Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; freshman was 4-for-10 with a triple and three runs scored during a split against Kalamazoo College April 29. She was also 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI out of the leadoff spot May 1 during a 12-8 win over the University of Chicago.

North Central College has put up a 30-8 overall record and a 12-4 mark in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Paul Lambert covers the college careers of Woodstock-area athletes.

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Baseball Carthage Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ian Maxeiner fired 104 pitches to pick up his third win of the season in a start against Wheaton College April 30.

Maxeiner, a former Marian Central Catholic star, pitched eight innings to improve to 3-0, allowing nine hits and three earned runs while walking none in the 7-6 win.

That win lifted Carthage to 29-8 overall and 16-5 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Fellow Marian Central Catholic graduate Kolton Rominski pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed no earned runs over a three-game span from April 28 to May 1, lowering his

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the Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open April 28, clearing 10-8.75. No team scores were kept at the meet.

Concordia-Chicago strider and Woodstock graduate Anthony Zepeda took on a deep field at the Beloit College Relays April 28, competing in the 800- and 1,500-meter runs.

Zepeda placed 20th in the 1,500 with a time of 4:55.45 and 21st in the 800 at 2:21.91. No team scores were kept.

season earned run average at Hillsdale College to 4.47.

Rominskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work week was highlighted by 3 2/3 quality innings during a 12-6 win over Northwood, where he struck out five.

Hillsdale is now 21-25 overall and 16-8 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Woodstock North product Jamie Huntley struck out five for Beloit in a start against Marian University, allowing one earned run against two walks over four innings pitched. The win helped lift Beloit to 20-13 overall and 6-6 in the Midwest Conference.

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