1Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

By KATELYN STANEKThe Independent

An alleged incident Dec. 29

that started as a small-time

drug deal ended in an armed

robbery with a pellet gun, ac-

cording to Woodstock Police.

Four men — three from

Huntley and one from Wood-

stock — were charged with

aggravated robbery after al-

legedly displaying a pellet

gun during a transaction for

a small amount of marijuana

at a house on North Madison

Street, stealing about 3 grams

of marijuana and attempting

to take a victim’s cell phone

in the process, police said in a

written statement.

�e Woodstock Police De-

partment responded to a call

at about 3:30 p.m. Dec. 29 in

the 1100 block of North Madi-

son Street, where they had

received reports of an armed

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

A house fire that officials said likely was

caused by a propane torch left a single-

family home uninhabitable Jan. 4.

�e blaze damaged about three-fourths

of the house at 2340 Applewood Lane, as

well as two vehicles parked at the resi-

dence, according to Woodstock Fire/Res-

cue District Deputy Chief Terry Menzel.

Firefighters responded to the fire at

around 7:20 p.m. Jan. 4. �e fire was un-

der control by 7:50 p.m., and the scene

was cleared by 10:30 p.m.

Menzel said someone had been work-

ing on a snowblower in the house’s ga-

rage, using a heat gun and a propane

torch to make repairs. �e fire started

after the snowblower was used and then

stored in the garage. WFRD officials be-

lieve the fire was started by an ignition of

combustibles, most likely from the pro-

pane torch.

In addition to WFRD, responding de-

partments included Huntley, Lakewood,

Nunda-Rural, Crystal Lake, Wonder Lake,

Harvard, Union, Algonquin, Marengo and

Spring Grove.

�e Woodstock Police Department

shut down the entrance to Applewood

Lane at McConnell Road during the in-

cident. Gas, water and electric services

were shut off at the residence. No injuries

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OBITUARIES 4

OPINION 5

EDUCATION 7

A & E 8

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OBITUARIESCOMMUNITY 11

CALENDAR 15

CLASSIFIEDS 16

PUBLIC NOTICES 18

SPORTS 20

David Michael Miller, McHenryNancy L. Kormanak, WoodstockWilliam F. Litzenberger Sr., WoodstockDorothy Theresa Benoy, Walworth, Wis.

Joan Miller Jones, GlenviewBarbara A. Howe, WoodstockDave Wiesman, Woodstock

Everett Kuhn is profiled in the new Living History feature

Four charged in armed robbery on Madison St.

From left, Jacquie Manning, Kate Moretti and Pat Morton play Dec. 31 for Off Square Music’s New Year’s Eve Bash at Stage Left Café, 125 E. Van Buren St. More than 80 people turned out for the annual concert and party, which featured performances from different musicians every 10 minutes. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Woodstock joins with Harvard in an attempt to win state approval for development program

By KATELYN STANEKThe Independent

Woodstock has joined with Harvard

in applying for status as an enterprise

zone, a state program intended to

spur economic development and at-

tract businesses.

�e joint application was submit-

ted to the state of Illinois’ Department

of Commerce and Economic Activity

Dec. 30, according to Joe Napolitano,

the city’s economic development co-

ordinator.

“We hand-delivered it in Spring-

field,” Napolitano said. “... We didn’t

have to, but we wanted to.”

Officials from the cities of Wood-

stock and Harvard worked together

with officials from McHenry County

in an effort to land one of 49 available

enterprise zones. �e zones are in-

tended for places with weak or stalled

economic activity.

Should the application be ap-

proved, the zone — a 7.7-square-mile

area that includes most of the cities’

commercial and industrial areas, as

well as some unincorporated land in

McHenry County — would allow for

state-level tax incentives for busi-

nesses that opt to locate or expand

within it.

Both Woodstock and Harvard will

offer their own incentives as well.

�e initial disparity between the two

Council OKs enterprise zoneapplication

Please see Enterprise, Page 3

Weekend fires hit home, two businesses

Please see Fires, Page 3

SINGING IN THE NEW YEAR

Police say suspects showed pellet gun during a marijuana sale gone bad

Please see Robbery, Page 3

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robbery in progress, the statement

said.

According to police, two victims —

a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old, both

from Woodstock — had arranged to

sell marijuana to one of the suspects

who was later taken into custody.

During the transaction, one of the

suspects allegedly displayed a pellet

gun before the four took off with the

drugs.

Woodstock Deputy Chief John Lieb

said the pellet gun reportedly used

in the incident looked “exactly like a

real-life pistol,” something he said was

enough to bring aggravated robbery

charges against the suspects.

“�e victims thought it was a real

gun,” Lieb said.

�e victims provided police with

a description of the alleged robbers

and the car in which they fled. Police

tracked down the car and the four

suspects not long after the incident

took place, Lieb said. A pellet gun was

found in the car’s

glove compartment,

according to police.

Alexander J. Rob-

son, 19, 405 Oakleaf

Lane, Woodstock;

Jeremy G. Stokes,

24, 11602 E. Main St.,

Huntley; Aaron W.

Wordlaw, 25, 3903

Sandpiper Drive,

Huntley; and Nicho-

las A. Sanfilippo, 20,

10498 Middle Town

Lane, Huntley, each

were charged with

one count of ag-

gravated robbery, a

Class 1 felony. San-

filippo also was

charged with one

count of resisting a

peace officer, a Class

A misdemeanor, after allegedly resist-

ing efforts to be put into a temporary

holding cell at the

Woodstock police

station following his

arrest.

�e two victims,

who apparently were

selling marijuana, do

not currently face

charges because the

drugs were never

found, according to

Lieb.

“Taking into ac-

count the totality of

everything, we didn’t

feel it would be a

successful prosecu-

tion,” Lieb said.

�e suspects were

transported to the

McHenry County

Jail. �e case has

been turned over to

the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s

Office.

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Robbery Continued from Page 1

New contract means residents can toss bulk itemsBy KATELYN STANEK

The Independent

A new contract with trash-

hauler MDC Environmental

means Woodstock residents will

see some changes to their gar-

bage service.

�e city’s agreement with the

Marengo-based company, which

went into effect Jan. 1, allows

residents using an MDC toter

to dispose of one large item per

week at no additional cost, or to

use one garbage sticker each to

dispose of additional bulk items.

Residents using MDC’s sticker

program can throw away one

bulk item for the cost of a single

garbage sticker.

�e cost of garbage stickers

rose by 10 cents, up to $2.68 each.

�e cost for yard waste stickers

remained level, at $2.40 each, un-

der the terms of the new contract.

Toter rates remained the same, at

$23 per month.

Additionally, the city of Wood-

stock has taken over billing for

toter services, a task which had

been previously overseen by

MDC. Billing in-house allowed

monthly toter rates to remain

unchanged, according to City

Manager Roscoe Stelford.

At its Dec. 16 meeting, the City

Council voted 7-0 to update the

city code to reflect the changes in

trash collection services.

“�e city code was a little out-

dated, so that was an update,”

Stelford said. “�ere are some

benefits derived from the new

contract, so we wanted to make

sure residents were aware of that.”

Alexander J. Robson

Jeremy G. Stokes

Aaron W. Wordlaw

Nicholas A. Sanfilippo

cities’ incentive plans — Harvard had

promised more aggressive tax breaks

than Woodstock in the first draft of the

application — caused the Woodstock

City Council to withhold its approval of

the application Dec. 2, asking city staff

to add more sweeteners.

�e council approved the modified

application by a 7-0 vote Dec. 16. �e

Harvard City Council approved the ap-

plication the same day.

Under the application’s new terms,

the city of Woodstock would match

Harvard’s plans to offer an eight-year

break on excess real estate taxes gen-

erated on improvements to industrial,

manufacturing, retail or commercial

property located within the enterprise

zone. �e abatement would start at 100

percent over the first four years, then

dip to 50 percent for the following two

years before finally dropping off to 25

percent in the final two years of the deal.

Initially, the city of Woodstock had

proposed a 100 percent abatement that

tapered off over five years.

City Manager Roscoe Stelford said

he was hopeful the two cities could win

approval from the state, saying he be-

lieved it could attract new investment

to the area.

“�ere are a lot of direct benefits that

come from having numerous employ-

ers come to your community,” Stelford

said. “For instance, they hire a lot of

residents.”

A state board, which has yet to be

named, will determine which applica-

tions will be approved.

New enterprise zones are scheduled

to be announced Sept. 30. �ey would

go into effect Jan. 1, 2016.Fires Continued from Page 1

EnterpriseContinued from Page 1

WINTER WONDERLAND

Snow covers the Park in the Square the night of Jan. 4. The snowfall was among the first major accumulations of the season. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Incumbents run for fire district board

Two incumbents will run for two

open spots in the upcoming Woodstock

Fire/Rescue District Board of Trustees

election.

Robert Kristensen, president, and Ken

Marunde, secretary, are the only candi-

dates running for another six-year term

as trustee. Both men have served on the

board for more than 20 years.

Current members also include John

P. Kunzie, treasurer; Richard Menzel,

trustee; and Scott Sankey, trustee.

�e consolidated election is Tuesday,

April 7.

— Emma Krupp, The Independent

were reported.

Fires hit Jim Potts Motor Group, Family Pride Laundry

A fire Jan. 3 at Jim Potts Motor Group,

1033 Wanda Lane, left smoke damage

throughout the building.

According to Menzel, the fire started

in a bathroom where some repair work

was being done with a torch. WFRD re-

sponded to that fire at 4:27 p.m. �e fire

was under control by 5:41 p.m.

Other responding departments in-

cluded Huntley, Lakewood, Nunda-Ru-

ral, Crystal Lake, Wonder Lake, Harvard,

Union, Algonquin, Marengo and Spring

Grove. Rutland-Dundee covered the

Lakewood station.

No injuries were reported. A post on

the company’s Facebook page said em-

ployees expected to have the business

open early this week.

Lastly, a fire Jan. 5 caused minor dam-

age to a business on Fair Street.

An employee clocking in for an early-

morning shift at Woodstock Family Pride

Laundry, 212 Fair St., smelled smoke after

arriving at work and called for help.

A blaze in an industrial dryer had oc-

curred overnight and was extinguished

by an automatic sprinkler, Menzel said.

WFRD responded to the call at 6:10

a.m. Menzel said firefighters found re-

sidual smoke, heat and gas leaking from

the machine.

�e business was able to remain open.

No injuries were reported.

Investigations into the fires are on-

going.

4 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015 NEWS

OBITUARIES

David Michael MillerDavid Michael Miller, 41, McHenry, died

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 26, 1973, to Michael and

Barbara (Parker) Miller, in Woodstock.He was a loving, kindhearted man. His com-

passion for art, technology and good spirit was amazing. He was always there for his family and would give the shirt off his back for a com-plete stranger. He will always be remembered as the crazy go-getting big brother.

Survivors include a son, Nathaniel; his par-ents; three siblings, Andrew (Julia) Miller, Becky (Derek) Pasternock and Mike (Jenny) Miller; a niece, Kiera Miller; a nephew, Mathew Austin Pasternock; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandpar-ents, Lloyd and Ellen Miller and Russell and Dorothy Parker.

Visitation and funeral were Jan. 3 at Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory, McHenry.

Memorials can be made to the Wonder Lake Veterinary Clinic, 4405 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097 or to F.I.S.H. of McHen-ry Inc., P.O. Box 282, McHenry, IL 60050.

Nancy L. Kormanak Nancy L. Kormanak 77, Woodstock, died

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. She was born Nov. 10, 1937, to Irving and

Elizabeth Stoller in Waban, Mass. The family moved to Chicago, and she grad-

uated from Maine Township High School. On Aug. 28, 1958, she married Steven Ko-

rmanak at St. Paul Holy Cross Church, Park Ridge.

She was a homemaker a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister.

Survivors include five children, Steven (Ruth), Jo-seph (Lisa), Nicholas (Bob-by Jo), Mary Kormanak and Christine (Angel) Quinones; eight grandchil-dren, Bessie, Amber (Rick), Andrew (Amanda), Jacob, Zachary, Anna, Macy and Ryan; two great-grandchildren, Ryder and Wy-att; two sisters, Connie Swenson and Eva Ditilo; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in in death by her parents; husband; brother; and two sisters.

The visitation and funeral were Jan. 6, at St. Mary Church, Woodstock. Interment will be in St. Johns Cemetery in Twin Lakes, Wis.

William F. Litzenberger Sr.William F. Litzenberger Sr., 98, Woodstock,

formerly of Sunset Beach, N.C, from 1994 to 2014, and Franklinville, N.Y., died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at Hearthstone Manor.

He was born March 30, 1916, to Emil and Marie (Morlok) Litzenberger in Buffalo, N.Y.

On Sept. 7, 1939, he married Betty Wash-burn.

His family moved to Franklinville, N.Y., in 1924, and he graduated from Ten Broeck

Academy, Franklinville, in 1935. The same year, he began working with his father at Qual-ity Bakery in Franklinville; he purchased the business in 1951 and retired in 1984.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, stationed on the USS Midway during her shakedown cruise in the Caribbean. He earned the American Theatre Medal as well as the Victory Medal.

He was a past master of the Franklinville F&AM Masonic Lodge 626, an avid bowler and enjoyed square dancing. He was a mem-ber of the Franklinville Presbyterian Church and the Calabash Presbyterian Church in Calabash, N.C.

Survivors include his wife of more than 75 years; two sons, Thomas J. (Janet) Litzenberger, Palmetto, Fla., and William F. (Diedre) Litzen-berger Jr., Crystal Lake; three grandchildren, Stephen Litzenberger, Jonathan (Laura) Litzen-berger and Jennifer Litzenberger; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and three siblings, Emil, Marian and Elmer.

A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 9, at Hearthstone Manor Nursing Home, Woodstock.

Memorials can be made to the Franklinville Presbyterian Church or to the Calabash Presby-terian Church.

Dorothy Theresa BenoyDorothy Benoy, 92, Walworth, Wis., for-

merly of Alden, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Hearthstone Manor, Woodstock, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

She was born June 2, 1922, to Charles F. and Anna (Burke) Krohn in Ringwood.

On Oct. 26, 1938, she married Glen Benoy at Greenwood Methodist Church.

Dorothy had many diverse interests, including her family, church and education. She taught Sunday school at the Hebron United Methodist Church, was on the church board and was ac-tive in the Dorcas Circle. She was a leader of the Alden Girls 4-H Club, one of the first presi-dents of the Alden-Hebron PTA and active in the McHenry County Home Bureau.

She was a McHenry County Fair home eco-nomics classes judge.

She enjoyed the role of Mrs. Claus in the Hebron Christmas parade and introduced 39 nieces and nephews and dozens of town kids and grandchildren to the farm life.

She and her husband enjoyed playing cards. They were members of two card clubs of child-hood friends that continued for more than 40 years.

As a young person, she was afraid of water, but she took swimming lessons as a 50-year-old. She continued swimming well into her 80s. She survived cancer in 2002.

She also loved to travel. In 1948, when her children were ages 2, 4, 6 and 9, the family went to Clarkston, Wash. Her first trip to an-other continent was to Peru in 1967. She also traveled to Ireland and Greece in 1976 and to Germany in 1991.

Survivors include her four children, Glen Jr., Theresa, David (Kathy) and Mark (Robin); a son-

in-law, Carlos W. Brain (Jenny); seven grand-children, Carmen Urrunaga (Sergio), Carlos D. Brain (Johanne Auerbock), Aaron Benoy (Mela-nie Schmidt), Zach Benoy (San San), Natalie Benoy, Vas Benoy and Ana Benoy; and a step-grandson, Douglas C. Vogel (Katherine Schmidt Vogel); and eleven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years; a daughter, Kathleen Mary Benoy Brain; a grandson, Beau Benoy; and three sis-ters, Marion Krohn, Ethel Krohn and Lois Krohn Norton.

A memorial service will be held in early sum-mer. Interment will be at Linn-Hebron Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the Hebron Unit-ed Methodist Church, 9811 Main St., Hebron, IL 60034.

Joan Miller Jones Joan Miller Jones, 79,Glenview died Tues-

day, Dec. 30, 2014.She was born May 5, 1935, to Eric and Jean

(Halliday) Miller in Baltimore, Md.She married Peter H. Jones in 1957.She was raised in Queens, N.Y., with her

mother’s family, who were immigrants from Scotland. She lived in Los Angeles, Lake Forest, Bull Valley and Lake Bluff.

She was known for beautifully written letters and notes, often signing with a cartoon of her smiling face.

She earned an RN degree from Flushing Hospital, N.Y., and then worked at the UCLA Hospital, Lake Forest Hospital and St. Therese, Waukegan. She volunteered at food pantries in Woodstock and Waukegan.

Travel was a vital part of her life. She met her husband while traveling in Switzerland.

She was a connoisseur and collector of all things Scottish, from politics to dishware. She also loved to cook and entertain. She was an avid reader and enjoyed discussing books with her book club friends in Woodstock.

She was active in the Bull Valley and Lake Bluff garden clubs.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Laura (Jones) Nelson; two sons, Peter Jones Jr. and David Jones; and six grandchildren, Elea-nor, Clifton, Alden, Adam, Ian and Eric.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 23, at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center.

Memorials can be made to Family Health Partnership Clinic, 401 E. Congress Parkway, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, or to the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Citizens Foundation, 100 East Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045.

Barbara A. HoweBarbara A. Howe, 76, died Friday, Jan. 2,

2015, at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock.She was born July 12, 1938, to Bernard and

Barbara Quebbemann in Chicago.On Nov. 12, 1977, she married Richard

Howe in Chicago.During her nearly 50-year real estate prop-

erty management career, she managed or supervised shopping centers, condominiums and apartment developments in the Chicago,

Denver and Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan ar-eas. In 1992, she and her husband started the management firm of Howe Real Estate Services Inc. in Woodstock. She retired in 2013 after the business was sold.

She enjoyed cross-stitching, crochet, read-ing and communicating with friends and rela-tives. She was known for her generosity and quick wit.

Survivors include her husband; two brothers, Bernard (Connie) Quebbemann and Al (Bren-na) Quebbemann; and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Richard; two sisters, Roselyn and Mary; and two brothers, Joseph and John.

Visitation was held Jan. 6 at the Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Wood-stock. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. un-til the funeral Mass at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Woodstock. In-terment will be at 11a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove.

Memorials can be made to the School Sisters of St. Francis, 1501 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215.

Dave WiesmanDave Wiesman, 71, Woodstock, died Tues-

day, Dec. 16, 2014, losing his battle with can-cer.

He was born March 8, 1943, to Herman and Marian Wiesman in Rockford, and lived most of his early life in Marshfield, Wis.

In 1965, he graduated from Lakeland Col-lege in Sheboygan, Wis., and then moved to New Jersey where he worked for Union Car-bide Corporation, as a research chemist. In 1982, he took a position with Morton Chemical Company and moved to Woodstock where he retired in 1999.

In his retirement years, he was blessed with the love of his grandchildren, Katherine and An-drew. His eyes brightened and his voice was excited whenever he talked about them.

Survivors include a brother, Ken, Mosinee, Wis., a sister-in-law, Katherine (Breden) Wies-man, Sheboygan, Wis.; two stepdaughters, Jennifer (Tim) Compall and Michelle (Cris) Macht; a stepson Daniel (Kellie Marks) Kennett; four grandchildren, Katherine Compall, An-drew Compall, Morgan Kennett and Danielle Macht; three nieces, Sara (Joel) Widmann, Julie (Ben) Sommerfeldt and Emily Wiesman; and three nephews, Joshua (Heidi) Wiesman, Eric Wiesman and Michael Wiesman.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Arlyn Wiesman.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Fu-neral, Woodstock, until the memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery.

Woodstock police arrested three people on DUI charges from Dec. 19 to Jan. 4 in connection with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over holiday crackdown on drunk drivers, according to a statement from the department.

The program was part of the Drive So-ber or Get Pulled Over and Click It or

Ticket campaigns.

POLICE BLOTTER

Any charges are merely accusations, and defendants or suspects are presumed inno-cent unless proven guilty.

STREET SMARTS

Jacquelyn Kathleen Martys, 23, 1200 Moraine Drive, Woodstock, was charged Dec. 7 with driving under the in-fluence, driving under the influence over and driving with license suspended at Smith and Brown streets. Martys posted $300 bond. Court date was set for Jan. 8.

Adrew J. Chiluk, 18, 8910 Burton Road, Wonder Lake, was charged Dec. 10 with disorderly conduct at 3000 Raffel Road. Chiluk was released to the custody of his parents. Court date was set for Jan. 8.

Larry Stanley Leavens, 59, 720 St.

John’s Road, Woodstock, was charged Dec. 12 with two counts of disorderly con-duct at his home. Leavens was released on a notice to appear. Court date was set for Jan. 2.

Mary R. Leavens, 65, 720 St. John’s Road, Woodstock, was charged Dec. 12 with two counts of disorderly conduct at his home. Leavens was released on a notice to appear. Court date was set for Jan. 2.

Average gas price

$2.05 /GAL.

Reflects average price of regular unleaded gasoline at Woodstock gas stations the morning of Jan. 5.

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Nancy L. Kormanak

Barbara A. Howe

CORRECTION

One page 1 of the Dec. 24-30 issue of The Woodstock Independent, in the article “Wood-stock wins special designation from first lady,”

Terry Willcockson’s job title was listed incor-rectly. Willcockson is the city of Woodstock’s grant writer. The Independent regrets the error.

5Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

OpinionCHERYL WORMLEYPublisher, Co-OwnerPAUL WORMLEY

Co-OwnerKATELYN STANEKManaging Editor

THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

Woodstock, IL 1987

THE EDITORIAL BOARDCheryl Wormley Katelyn Stanek Jay SchulzSandy Kucharski

Our hopes for 2015

What does 2015 have in store for the Woodstock

area? We don’t know. But we do have a few ideas of

what we’d like to see this year:

An active City Council campaign with public candidate forums.

In the April election, eight candidates will face

off for three available seats on the Woodstock City

Council. We want to hear from the candidates,

incumbents and challengers alike. Where do they

stand on things like the city budget, the recently

approved application for an enterprise zone, the

restoration of the Old Courthouse and so on?

�e candidates should agree to a series of public

forums to let the people find out.

Discretion in the District 200 budget.�is fall, Woodstock School District 200 received

loans from the city of Woodstock and McHenry

County to fund its portion of the cost to extend a

fiber-optic network through Woodstock. We think

it was the right call, but it raised some alarms

about the health of the district’s finances. It’s true

our schools are held hostage by Springfield’s lousy

finances, but then, the city is impacted by the same

legislature. We encourage the school board to be

very wary of the bottom line, always with an eye

toward its core mission.

A clear direction for the Old Courthouse.�e city of Woodstock’s multimillion dollar

renovation of the Old Courthouse is marching on,

but its future remains unclear. Everything from

selling the property for redevelopment into condos

to relocating City Hall into the building has been

floated, but so far, it’s all theoretical. We want to

know where this important building, and the TIF

funds that are funding its restoration, are headed.

Read our lips: No new taxes.�e city has done a good job balancing its budget

during particularly tough economic times, even

forgoing the additional taxes it could collect under

the state’s PTELL laws. We want the City Council to

continue this trend, and we encourage other local

taxing bodies to do the same.

Encourage diversity in the ranks.�e past few months have seen the country roil

over the state of police departments nationwide,

including a perceived lack of diversity and cultural

understanding between police officers and the

communities they protect. As Woodstock’s Latino

population continues to grow and strengthen its

roots here, we want to see the Woodstock Police

Department do all it can to encourage diversity on

its force.

Move forward with roadwork.Woodstock and Bull Valley are due for major

road construction, a headache we believe will pay

off in the end. In Woodstock in particular, we want

to see construction move forward on Route 47. �e

Illinois Department of Transportation has certainly

earned its reputation for moving slowly, so that

might mean beating the drum in Springfield and

encouraging our state lawmakers to do the same.

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State Sen. Pam Althoff and State

Rep. Mike Tryon recently teamed

up to pass a law that will allow the

McHenry County Conservation

District to borrow money without

a referendum.

�is will directly result in

property tax increases in order

to repay the bonds that are is-

sued. McHenry County residents

already pay one of the highest

per capita property tax rates in

the entire country. �e least our

elected officials could do is to al-

low us to have a say on whether

our property taxes should be

increased even more.

Tax-and-spend politicians like

Althoff and Tryon are making it

difficult for residents to afford to

stay in McHenry County, which in

turn drives up taxes on those of us

that do stay.

While Tryon and Althoff are

working to increase our property

taxes, we can find some comfort in

State Rep. David McSweeney and

State Rep. Jack Franks’ efforts to

fight these tax increases. At least

those two representatives under-

stand that residents of McHenry

County are overtaxed.

Everyone should immediately

contact the governor and ask him

to veto Althoff and Tryon’s prop-

erty tax increase, before it’s too

late.

Rick Knigge,Holiday Hills

Lotto deal was doomed from the start

�ree years ago, the Illinois

State Lottery entered into an ar-

rangement under which a pri-

vate company, Northstar Lottery

Group, would run the Illinois

Lottery and other games. �ey

guaranteed huge returns with no

downside for the state.

At the time the contract was

awarded, State Rep. Jack Franks

heavily criticized Gov. Pat Quinn

for entering into the agreement.

Franks argued the contracting

process was flawed and that Illi-

nois taxpayers would not get a fair

deal because Northstar couldn’t

possibly live up to what it was

promising.

On Dec. 9, after much pressure

from Franks, the governor termi-

nated the management agreement.

If Quinn had listened to Franks,

Illinois would have had $450 mil-

lion more revenue available to pay

down bills and fund things like

education, healthcare and public

safety. Instead, governor-elect

Rauner is now discussing raising

taxes on services and retirement

income to fill the giant holes in

our state’s budget.

Franks was right about the lot-

tery. Governor-elect Rauner would

be wise to seek Franks’ counsel on

running an efficient government

that does not need to raise taxes

on its citizens.

Theresa Lichte,McHenry

» YOUR VIEW

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Cold and snow expand outdoor possibilities

With more than a week of sub-freezing and, at times, sub-zero temperatures, there may be opportunities to ice skate at Emricson Park and the Hennen Conservation Area, 4522 Dean St.

Ice skating at both locations is dependent upon ice being more than 5 inches thick. Signs are posted with the status of the ice and open or closed status.

With the good covering of snow, the sledding hill at Emric-son Park is available for sledding during regular park hours, 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. There also is “bunny” sledding hill at Raintree Park, 401 E. Lake St. Emricson Park, Hennen Conservation Area and Ryder’s Woods, 751 E. Kimball, provide opportuni-ties to cross-country ski and snowshoe.

For updates on ice conditions and questions about sledding, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, call Woodstock Public works at 815-338-6118 or email www.woodstockil.gov.

“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.”— Michelangelo

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In 2012, I was introduced to the use of doomsdays to identify the day of the week for dates past and future.

My husband, Jim, delights in listening to “Car Talk,” starring Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers, on National Pub-lic Radio. Each show includes a “puz-zler” – challenging listeners to come up with answers to what the show’s website calls a conundrum. Well, back in 2012, I was walking through our living room when Click and Clack were explaining how doomsdays were used to solve the previous week’s puzzler. I was fascinated. I did a bit of research on the internet and was hooked. I have delighted in using the technique ever since. Just ask my family and staff. �ey undoubtedly have tired of hearing me say “that will be a Tuesday,” or “…a Wednesday” or whatever.

Even with ready access to calendars on my cell phone and computers, I enjoy us-ing doomsdays. It’s a game for me – and it is a good exercise for the brain.

Before going any further, let me give credit to John Conway, a British math-ematician who developed the doomsday algorithm in 1970. His algorithm is based

on two factors: there are some dates that always share the same weekday in any given year and the Gregorian calendar moves in cycles of 400 years. Using the algorithm, a person can determine the day of the week for any date, past or present, for centuries. Suppos-edly, it can be used by anyone with basic arithmetic ability, but I’m saving mastering the use of the algorithm for another time.

My interest is being able to identify the day of the week for any given date in the current year.

Five doomsdays are easy to remember because the month and day are the same number: 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10 and 12/12 – April 4, June 6, Aug. 8, Oct. 10 and Dec. 12.

Also easy to remember are 5/9, 9/5, 7/11 and 11/7 – May 9, Sept. 5, July 11 and Nov. 7. To remember them, use the handy

mnemonic – I work from 9 to 5 at the 7-11.

�at leaves three. �e last day of February is a doomsday, leap year or not. Now, we’re down to two – January and March – both of which also hinge on leap year. Jan. 3 is a doomsday any year that is not a leap year. �e January doomsday in a leap year is Jan. 4. One source sug-gested this memory technique: for three years it’s the 3rd, and for the fourth year it’s the 4th. As for March, the last day of February is usually considered March’s doomsday – March 0.

Doomsdays in 2015 are Saturdays – so 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, 5/9, 9/5, 7/11, 11/7, Jan. 3, Feb. 28 and March 28 are Saturdays.

Here’s how it works. Let’s say you want to know what day of the week Christmas will be this year. Start with the date – Dec. 25. Remember anchor dates in 2015 are Saturdays, and the anchor date in December is the 12th. �e 25th is 13 days later – so it will be on Friday.

A bit more trivia: this year the 13th will fall on Friday three times – Febru-ary, March and November; and Hallow-

een and the Fourth of July are always the same day of the week as the year’s doomsdays. So this year, Halloween and the Fourth of July are on Saturdays.

Now, it’s your turn. Choose a date – say your birthday. Use the doomsday of your birthday month and count forward or back.

One final thought: winter may have finally come to northern Illinois. After a colder than average and somewhat snowy November and an absolutely dreary, snowless December with above average temperatures, it snowed Jan. 3 and 4 and then turned cold late Sunday afternoon. �e National Weather Service reported a low of 8 degrees below zero early Monday morning.

Out of the more than two weeks children were on winter vacation from school, only the last day was good for sledding. I feel for the children and their parents or guardians who faced 14 vaca-tion days without snow for sledding or ice for skating.

Choose a date, any date» COLUMN

Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Wood-stock Independent.

Declarations

CherylWormley

Resolve to help the earth

New Year’s resolutions date back about 4,000 years, when people cel-ebrated the coming of the new year at the start of the growing season each spring. One account said people would make resolutions like “I vow to return my neighbor’s farming tools so he can work his land.”

Today, resolutions typically focus on bettering ourselves. We resolve to diet or exercise, but how often do we make a resolution that relates to the land and our connections to it?

How about adding a conservation resolution this year?

Consider one of these:

Learn to identify five new wild-

flowers.

Recycle one new item you haven’t

before.

Start a compost pile.

Turn some of

your lawn into a

butterfly garden.

Plant a tree.

Visit a

McHenry County

Conservation Dis-

trict site.

Canoe Nip-

persink Creek.

Join a conser-

vation organization.Another resolu-

tion could be to at-tend a conservation event to learn more about the natural world and our place in it. Many events are free and include:

Green Drinks — from 5 to 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Duke’s Ale House and Kitchen, Crystal Lake. Con-nect with other residents interested in all things “green” and learn something new. Each month features a speaker on a green topic such as solar energy, com-posting and green building technologies.

�e Land Conservancy’s Art of the Land 2014 Photo Contest entries will be on display at area libraries. January: Har-vard Diggins Library. February: McHenry Public Library. March: Woodstock Public Library. For information or to sign up for the 2015 Photo Contest, visit www.conservemc.org or call 815-337-9502.

Only Owls, a traveling art exhibit, will

be on display Jan. 10 to March 8 at Lost Valley Visitor Center, McHenry County Conservation District, Ringwood. Visit www.mccdistrict.org.

Winter Tree Identification Hike – from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Hennen Conservation Area, 4622 Dean St., Woodstock. Fee is $5. For informa-tion or to register, call �e Land Conser-vancy at 815-337-9502.

Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, TLC oak rescue – from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at Yonder Prairie, 1285 Westwood Trail, Wood-stock. Hand tools and refreshments provided.

TLC’s annual Celebration Brunch – from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at D’Andrea’s Banquets, Crystal Lake. �e program will include brunch, silent and live auctions (with Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager as auctioneer), presentation of awards and a special presentation by storyteller Doug Elliott from North Carolina called “Groundhogology,” just in time for Groundhog Day. Cost is $35 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Tickets are available at www.con-servemc.org or call 815-337-9502.

Great Lakes Bioneers Speaker Se-ries – 7 p.m. Wednesdays in February at McHenry County College, Crystal Lake. Scheduled programs include “Solar En-ergy for the Homeowner” Feb. 11, “Our Changing Climate” Feb. 18 and “From the Ground Up” Feb. 25 about the local

food movement. �e free programs are presented through the MCC Sustainabil-ity Center. Visit www.mchenry.edu.

TLC Oak Rescue – from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at Shaw’s Woods (north of Woodstock). Call 815-337-9502.

Natural Landscaping Seminar – from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, organized by the Wildflower Preser-vation and Propagation Committee. Speakers will include Gerould Wilhelm from Conservation Design Forum, Doug Taron from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Jim Kleinwachter from �e Conservation Foundation. Visit www.thewppc.org.

Festival of the Sugar Maples – from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, March 7, 8, 14 and 15, at Coral Woods, McHenry County Conservation District. Visit www.mccdistrict.org.

Environmental Defenders of McHenry County Annual Meeting – from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Campus. �e event will include brunch, a silent auction and speaker. Cost is $25 for members, $50 for nonmembers. Pur-chase tickets at www.mcdef.org.

I look forward to seeing you at one or more of these events. Best wishes for a happy and green 2015!

» COLUMN

The Nature of Things

LisaHaderlein

Lisa Haderlein is executive director of The Land Conservancy.

7Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

EducationD-200 wins $1.38 million grantFitness grant comes from federal PE program

By SANDY KUCHARSKIThe Independent

�e Woodstock School District 200

physical education program is getting a

fitness makeover thanks to a three-year,

$1.38 million Physical Education Pro-

gram federal grant.

While students already have begun

seeing the benefits from the new program

– called SHAPE Woodstock – parents and

community members are invited to learn

about the program at the SHAPE Wood-

stock Workshop, at 6 p.m. �ursday, Jan.

8, in the Woodstock North High School

auditorium, 3000 Raffel Road.

�e workshop will be the first in a se-

ries of seminars designed to inform par-

ents about the positive impact of physi-

cal activity and good nutrition on the

academic success of children. �e guest

speaker, Paul Zientarski, is the founder of

the Learning Readiness Program for Na-

perville School District 203.

“Our goal is to have [the Jan. 8 semi-

nar] well-attended and very successful,”

said Rob Mecklenburg, who is coordinat-

ing use of the grant. “It’s our hope that

people will show up and see that we’ll be

putting on some very worthwhile events.”

District 200 is one of 67 schools na-

tionally and one of only two in Illinois to

receive a PEP grant. �e two main objec-

tives of the grant are to enhance the phys-

ical activity of all District 200 students,

kindergarten through 12th grade, and im-

prove nutrition.

Mecklenburg, a veteran physical edu-

cation teacher in District 200, was named

grant coordinator, and Melinda Etnyre

was chosen as the instructional coach.

�ey have been working on implementa-

tion of the grant since last summer.

“�is is my 27th year in education. I’ve

taught for 24 years in the classroom and

loved every second of it,” said Mecklen-

burg. “I almost didn’t apply [for grant co-

ordinator] because I still enjoy teaching

so much. But now that I’m in this, it’s very

rewarding. We do a lot of great things

[here in District 200], but we’re just build-

ing on those things.”

New programs already implemented

include the SPARK curriculum for physi-

cal education in kindergarten through

fifth grade. Grant money allowed for the

purchase of the curriculum and a two-

day SPARK Institute in-service training

for all kindergarten through fifth-grade

PE teachers.

�e SPARK curriculum has received

positive reviews from the teachers.

“Teachers are finding their students are

engaged, spending more time with elevat-

ed heart rates,” Mecklenburg said.

�e focus for middle and high school

students is on increasing outdoor PE op-

portunities. �e curriculum will continue

to include team sports, but it also will em-

phasize the outdoors and incorporates

more lifelong sports.

“I can’t wait to get back to school [after

winter break],” Mecklenburg said, “be-

cause we just purchased 210 snowshoes,”

enough for each middle school and high

school to have a set. “We’re trying to ex-

pose them to as much as we can.”

�e grant also paid for the purchase

of an iPad for each physical education

teacher in the district, preloaded with

the top 10 PE apps. Among other things,

the iPads will be useful for monitor-

ing student heart rates once Bluetooth

heart-rate monitors arrive. “We can re-

ally have some concrete data proving

that the kids are working hard, no mat-

ter what their athletic ability is,” said

Mecklenburg.

To fulfill the nutrition side of the grant,

SHAPE Woodstock has partnered with

Centegra, the Food Shed Co-op, Soulful

Prairies and the Loyola Retreat & Ecol-

ogy Campus to offer free workshops to

students, parents and the community.

�e first workshop will be Tuesday, Jan.

27, at WNHS. It will feature an introduc-

tion to composting and the basics of

seed starting.

Mecklenburg and Etnyre are excited

about the opportunities the PEP grant is

providing to the district’s students and

families. Mecklenburg said, “Everyone

we talk to [about the grant] says this is a

game-changer.”

HIGHLIGHT

Master storyteller Jim May leads program at Westwood

By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent

Kathleen Lacey-Anderson, fourth-

and fifth-grade dual-language teach-

er at Westwood Elementary School,

coordinated a special enrichment

experience for students this school

year.

Lacey-Anderson arranged for mas-

ter storyteller Jim May to help stu-

dents learn how to tell their stories,

both orally and in written form.

May has been a professional sto-

ryteller for more than 25 years. He is

an Emmy Award-winning storyteller,

teacher and author of “Farm on Nip-

persink Creek” and a children’s pic-

ture book, “�e Boo Baby Meets �e

Ghost of Mable’s Gable.”

May goes to Westwood once each

month. He spends 15 to 20 minutes

with each class, talking about story

elements and how stories are written.

“�e kids listen intently. He capti-

vates them and makes both telling

and writing stories attractive,” said

Westwood Principal Jason Eggert.

May’s sessions will be especially

helpful in February as part of the

school’s literacy program and its Lit-

eracy Night Feb. 17. �e students will

spend five weeks reading and keep-

ing track of their minutes. �e liter-

acy night will feature a presentation

by May that will include many of his

own special stories. He will promote

the value of reading and writing to

both students and parents.

“�e kids love when Jim comes

and look forward to his sessions

with them,” added Eggert.

�e program is funded partially

by a minigrant from the District

200 Education Foundation. �e re-

mainder is funded by the school’s

Parent Teacher Organization, under

the leadership of Kirsten Green and

Mandy Chonos.

News of recognitions and milestones can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

“We’re trying to expose them to as much as we can.”

— Rob Mecklenburg, District 200

8 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015

factor proved to be

a liberating factor.”

Having become

somewhat of a nat-

uralist through his

experiences photo-

graphing the tree,

Hirsch will also

touch in his pre-

sentation on rela-

tionships with the

land. “I have a new

appreciation for

the beauty that’s

there and we tend

to overlook. We all

need our little slow-down opportunity

and that’s what that tree has been to me.”

He also will share the life lesson that

is at the core of his experience photo-

graphing the tree. “Don’t be defined by

your adversity, but instead be defined

by how you deal with it. I’ve been for-

tunate that I’ve been able to deal with

it in a way that’s been very rewarding

to me physically, mentally and just an

incredible experience.”

A & ECREATIVE LIVING SERIES:MARK HIRSCH

When: 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 15Where: Woodstock Opera HouseCost: $24Phone: 815-338-5300

The healing tree Creative Living Series will feature Mark Hirsch, photographer and author of ‘That Tree’

By SANDY KUCHARSKIThe Independent

A near-fatal auto accident led com-

mercial photographer Mark Hirsch to

embark on a year-long project of heal-

ing, inspiration and enlightenment

centered around taking a daily iPhone

photograph of a single bur oak tree

near his home in Platteville, Wis. Al-

most three years later, his life is rooted

to that tree, having experienced not

only healing but personal and profes-

sional growth.

Hirsch will share “�at Tree,” the

book he published containing a year’s

worth of photos of the oak, as part of

the Woodstock Fine Arts Association

Creative Living Series, at 10 a.m. �urs-

day, Jan. 15, at the Woodstock Opera

House. He will speak about lessons

he learned from the tree and share his

philosophical outlook on life, includ-

ing the experience of dealing with the

horrible adversity that inspired the

project.

A veteran photojournalist with 20

years experience in the newspaper

industry, Hirsch described himself as

high-strung with a fast-paced lifestyle.

Following the auto accident, he found

himself dealing with his physician’s

orders to lay low and relax. A friend’s

suggestion to take pictures of the tree

on his new iPhone led him to commit a

year of his life to the project.

“It’s been an organic process,” said

Hirsch. “My very personal and pri-

vate project became something that so

many other people were inspired by. I

had no strategy or goal of publishing a

book, but it proved to be very inspiring

to other people.”

�e book chronicled a day in the life

of the lone bur oak from March 24,

2012, through March 23, 2013, but the

project still continues today on Face-

book with regularly posted photos and

nearly 40,000 likes.

“It’s been a crazy project, and ironi-

cally, it’s still very much alive,” said

Hirsch. “I’m still taking pictures, and

it’s still incredibly rewarding and fun

for me.” In addition to taking pictures,

he does corporate commercial work

and public speaking engagements.

Shooting with such a simple camera

proved to be eye-opening for the ca-

reer photographer. “My visual aptitude

and my approach to photography is

so much different from what it was for

so many years. I thought I was a pret-

ty good photographer, but when you

commit to making a picture a day of

the same object it becomes very chal-

lenging. What some consider a limiting

Photogra-pher and author Mark Hirsch is the Woodstock Fine Arts As-sociation’s next Creative Living Series speaker. He will discuss his book project, “That Tree.” COURTESY PHOTO

“It’s been a crazy project, and ironi-cally, it’s still very much alive.”

— Mark Hirsch

9Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

WOODSTOCK’S ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTSThe Entertainer

» MUSICWINDY CITY DUELING PIANOS DINNER SHOWJan. 9, 7 p.m.D.C.Cobb’s226 Main St.No cover815-206-5580Windy City Dueling Pianos will combine high-energy music played on two pianos by skilled performers with interactive comedy.

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY CHOIRJan. 9, 7 p.m.St. Mary Catholic Church312 Lincoln Ave.Freewill offeringThe choir, directed by Dr. Bradley Holmes, will perform as part of its annual winter tour showcasing its reputation for innova-tive programming and tonal variety.

OPEN MIC NIGHTJan. 9, 23, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. $3 donationoffsquaremusic.orgOpen Mic is sponsored by Off Square Music. Various artists will perform in 15-minute slots.

‘80S PARTY FEATURING SUNSET STRIPJan. 10, 9 p.m.D.C.Cobb’s226 Main St.$5815-206-5580Sunset Strip is an ‘80s tribute band play-ing music including Guns N’Roses, Bon Jovi, Poison, Def Leppard and Motley Crue.

SONGWRITER SHOWCASEJan. 16, 7:30 p.m.Mixin Mingle124 Cass St.$7, includes light beverages847-507-1352Local and regional songwriters will share their music and the inspiration behind it.

JAZZ JAMJan. 16, Feb. 6, 20, 8 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St.815-337-1395$5 donationJazz Jam is sponsored by Jazz on the Square. Artists will perform jazz music.

SWITCHBACKJan. 31, 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$22815-338-5300The musical duo of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack will perform their original music, described as a blend of

American roots with Celtic soul.

» THEATER‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’Jan. 23, 24, 31, 7 p.m.Jan. 24, 2 p.m.Woodstock High School Auditorium501 W. South St.$10 adult, $5 student815-338-4370The play, written by Brian Friel, is the study of five unmarried sisters who lived in a modest cottage in Donegal.

‘FROG’S MAGIC TWANGER’Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 7, 7 p.m.Jan. 31, Feb 7, 2 p.m.Woodstock High School Casalino Black Box Theatre501 W. South St.$10 adult, $5 student815-338-4370“Frog’s Magic Twanger” is a children’s show.

» LECTURECREATIVE LIVING SERIESJan. 15, 10 a.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$24815-338-5300Photojournalist Mark Hirsch will tell his story of healing from a serious accident

and share the photos of the bur oak tree that helped him.

» MOVIESPreviews by Jay Schulz of films currently playing at the Woodstock Theatre unless otherwise noted.

‘UNBROKEN’The true story of Olympian Louis Zamperini, who was a prisoner of war during World War II. “Unbroken” is directed by Angelina Jolie (“In the Land of Blood and Honey”) and stars Jack O’Connell (“Starred Up”), Finn Wittrock (“Noah”) and Jai Courtney (“Diver-gent”). RATED PG-13, 137 MINUTES

‘THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES’The Hobbit trilogy concludes as Bilbo and company are forced to go to war while, at the same time, they must find a way to stop Smaug. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is directed by Peter Jackson (“King Kong”) and stars Ian McKellen (“Apt Pupil”), Martin Freeman (“Love Actually”) and Rich-ard Armitage (“Into the Storm”). RATED PG, 144 MINUTES

‘ANNIE’A foster child, who lives under the rule of a horrible foster mom, finds her life changing after she meets up with a business tycoon. “Annie” is directed by Will Gluck (“Easy A”) and stars Jamie Foxx (“Ray”), Cameron Diaz (“There’s Something About Mary”) and Quvenzhané Wallis (“12 Years a Slave”). RATED PG, 118 MINUTES

‘INTO THE WOODS’A baker and his wife are tasked with procur-ing magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse on their family tree. “Into the Woods” is directed by Rob Marshall (“Chicago”) and stars Meryl Streep (“Silk-

wood”), Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air”), Emily Blunt (“The Devil Wears Prada”) and Johnny Depp (“Cry Baby”). RATED PG, 124 MINUTES

‘THE GAMBLER’Professor and gambler Jim Bennett finds himself heavily in debt and must look for a way out. “The Gambler” is directed by Ru-pert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) and stars Mark Wahlberg (“The Fighter”), George Kennedy (“The Naked Gun”) and Jessica Lange (“King Kong”). RATED R, 111 minutes

‘THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH’Forty years after the haunting of the Ed Marsh house, new arrivals awaken the house’s dark spirits. “The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death” is directed by Tom Harper (“War Book”) and stars Helen McCrory (“Skyfall”) and Jeremy Irvine (“War Horse”). RATED PG-13, 98 MINUTES

‘NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB’Larry crosses the world to try and save the magic of the tablet before it disappears and his museum friends are gone. “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” is directed by Shawn Levy (“Real Steel”) and stars Ben Still-er (“Zoolander”), Robin Williams (“Good Will Hunting”) and Owen Wilson (“Wed-ding Crasher”). RATED PG, 97 MINUTES

‘TAKEN 3’Bryan Mills, played by Liam Neeson (“Rob Roy”), returns with his certain set of skills to take on the bad guys one more time. “Taken 3” is directed by Olivier Megaton (“Colom-biana”) and also stars Maggie Grace (“The Fog”) Famke Jannsen (“X-Men”) and Forrest Whitaker (“Phone Booth”). RATED PG-13, 109 MINUTES

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

10 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015

Marketplace

Filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Of-fice Dec. 10 to 18:

Residence at 9013 Pine Ave., Wonder Lake, was sold by Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation, Chicago, to Sandust LLC, Crystal Lake, for $47,696.

Residence at 8904 Mason Hill Road, Woodstock, was sold by the Anne Burnett Revo-cable Trust, Woodstock, to Gregory Burnett, Los Angeles, for $330,000.

Residence at 7111 Seminole Drive, Won-der Lake, was sold by Parkway Bank and Trust Company, Harwood Heights, to Curt Gohl, Wonder Lake, for $64,000.

Residence at 340 Leah Lane, Unit 2C, Woodstock, was sold by U.S. Bank National Association, Richardson, Texas, to Krzysztof Pi-lawski, Hayward, Calif., for $35,000.

Residence at 8907 Tryon Grove Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Onewest Bank N.A., Austin, Texas, to Daniel and Aneta Marsek, Wauconda, for $160,000.

Residence at 600 Handel Lane, Wood-stock, was sold by Maples at the Sonatas LLC, Burr Ridge, to Doris Durston Revocable Trust, Woodstock, for $231,488.

Residence at 8706 Burton Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Kenneth Carlson, McHenry, to Richard and Jennifer Glauser, Wonder Lake, for $170,000.

Residence at 1608 S. Rose Farm Road, Woodstock, was sold by James Gregory and Linda Kovar, Edwardsville, to John Koonce, Woodstock, for $820,000.

Residence at 8411 Coral Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Kenneth and Lisa Johnson, Wonder Lake, to Tina Cusker, Wonder Lake, for

$147,000. Residence at 1938 Charles St., Wood-

stock, was sold by U.S. Bank N. A., Chicago, to Charles Schott, Woodstock, for $35,000.

Residence at 411 Tanager Drive, Wood-stock, was sold by William and Jane Hack, Woodstock, to Sally Sheridan, Woodstock, for $179,500.

Residence at 7716 Orchard Road, Won-der Lake, was sold by CR Homes LLC, White Plaines, N.Y., to David and Tammy Brenner, Wonder Lake, for $28,500.

Residence at 1424 Fox Sedge Trail, Woodstock, was sold by Jason and Andrea Shambo, Marengo, to Julio Otero, Woodstock, for $188,000.

Residence at 443 Becking Ave., Wood-stock, was sold by Edward and Karla Urias, Lake in the Hills, to Annette Jablonski, Wood-stock, for $81,000.

Residence at 10604 Charles Road, Woodstock, was sold by Robert Spannuth, Es-canaba, Mich., to Victor Gonzalez and Victoria Spannuth, Woodstock, for $139,000.

Residence at 1121 N. Queen Anne St., Woodstock, was sold by the Judicial Sales Cor-poration, Decatur, to the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Washington, D.C., for $131,378.29.

Residence at 823 N. Madison St., Wood-stock, was sold by Rosemare Sahs Trust, Wood-stock, to Laura Park, Woodstock, for $94,500.

Lot at 8905 Shadow Lane, Bull Valley, was sold by the Ferdinand Family Trust, Evan-ston, to Mark and Marleen Kersten, Bull Valley, for $50,000.

Residence at 338 McHenry Ave., Wood-

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Sushi restaurant opens in new spotGolden Rolls moves, reopens after 6-month hiatus

By EMMA KRUPPThe Independent

A local restaurant has reopened after a six-month relocation hiatus.

On Dec. 28, Golden Rolls Sushi, previ-ously located at 1409 S. Eastwood Drive, opened in a new building several blocks to the north, at 790 S. Eastwood Drive.

�e impetus behind the switch was largely related to a lack of space, said owner Javier Chaves, who has managed

the restaurant since it original opening in 2010.

“�e old place was really small,” Chaves said. “When we would get full, it would get loud, and customers wouldn’t like that. �ey wanted a new place that was bigger.”

Leasing issues also played a factor in the restaurant’s move, which is why its sudden closing in May of 2014 seemed abrupt to some.

“�e lease expired on the old place, so the owners wanted a new location,” said Andres Lopez, who has been a waiter at Golden Rolls for the past two years. “�e owner from the old place sold the old place before they could actually find a new place. �at’s why it was a sudden move.”

�e new space, which was previously occupied by the restaurant Vaughn’s, had been vacant for more than a year and in considerable disrepair when Chaves began renovations. All refur-bishments, including new interior walls, were completed by the restaurant’s owners.

�e new spot offers a larger dining area than Golden Rolls’ previous loca-

tion. Other new features include a few new menu items and specials.

Reaction to the move has been posi-tive, Lopez said. He cited the new popu-larity of the restaurant’s Facebook page as a testament to this.

“We’ve been getting a lot of people saying ‘We’re so glad you’re open!’” said waitress Erin Chatfield. “And we love hearing that.”

As for the future of the restaurant, Chaves said he has not written off the possibility of expansion into nearby towns.

“We definitely want to get bigger and expand. We’re trying to open up other locations, possibly in Crystal Lake or Randall Road.”

GOLDEN ROLLS

Address: 790 S. Eastwood DrivePhone: (815) 308-5099Web: www.goldenrollssushi.com

stock, was sold by BMO Harris Bank N.A., Coral Gables, Fla., to Senseless LLC, Wood-stock, for $45,000.

Residence at 1014 Wheeler St., Wood-stock, was sold by Denise Wedoff, Wood-stock, to Gregorio Miguel, Woodstock, for $95,000.

Vacant lot at 4102 W. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Steven and Susan Book, Arlington Heights, to Wayne and JoAnne Kurchina, Wonder Lake, for $85,000.

Residence at 311 Marawood Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Larry Wojciechowski, Minnetonka, Minn., to Todd Hanne and Amy Bender, Woodstock, for $243,000.

Residence at 360 Leah Lane, Unit 2B, Woodstock, was sold by Sierra Lechner, Woodstock, to Klaus Schubert and Christina Benitez, Woodstock, for $41,000.

Residence at 1101 Wicker St., Wood-stock, was sold by Steven and Diane Haskin, Crystal Lake, to Enrique and Ana Bernal, Woodstock, for $135,000.

Residence at 7432 Center Drive, Won-der Lake, was sold by Judicial Sales Corpora-tion, Chicago, to the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla., for $117,569.30.

Residence at 1511 Westwood Trail, Woodstock, was sold by Joseph and Jill Cra-mer, Woodstock, to Patrick and Deborah Row-an, Woodstock, for $225,000.

Residence at 2029 Aspen Drive, Wood-stock, was sold by the Judicial Sales Corpo-ration, Chicago, to American Homes 4 Rent Properties Ten LLC, Agoura Hills, Calif., for $84,000.

Residence at 8105 E. Meadow Lane, Wonder Lake, was sold by Bruce and Sandra Lamberg, Crystal Lake, to Kevin Barnett, Won-der Lake, for $153,000.

Residence at 2687 Braeburn Way, Woodstock, was sold by Jeffrey Nusbaum, Woodstock, to Mark and Kathie Christ, Wood-stock, for $195,000.

Residence at 9016 Oriole Trail, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Federal National Mort-gage Association, Dallas, to Laura Castellanos Calvan, Wonder Lake, for $65,500.

Commercial industrial building at 1007 Trakk Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Marburg Logistics LLC, Hebron, to Amster and Associ-ates LLC, Crystal Lake, for $214,900.

Residence at 2014 Olmstead, #30, Woodstock, was sold by Drummer-1 LLC, Woodstock, to Henry and Nancy Buchanan, Woodstock, for $172,500.

Residence at 3806 Schuette Drive, Won-der Lake, was sold by Brian and Ina Weiskopf, Woodstock, to Kenneth and Lisa Johnson, Wonder Lake, for $230,250.

Residence at 2107 Aspen Drive, Wood-stock, was sold by Anthony and Mary Jo Ol-szewski, McHenry, to American Homes 4 Rent Properties Ten LLC, Agoura Hills, Calif., for $165,000.

Residence at 201 Verbena Lane, Wood-stock, was sold by Rachel Novak, Union, to Shaun and Brigitte Baker, Woodstock, for $151,000.

Residence at 4004 Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Anthony and Anita Romano, Grayslake, to Matthew Burtt and Re-nee Campbell, Wonder Lake, for $211,200.

Residence at 657 Silver Creek Road, Woodstock, was sold by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Carrollton, Texas, to Jose Ortiz and Susana Coronado, Woodstock, for $55,000.

Residence at 2611 Braeburn Way, Woodstock, was sold by Matthew and Jaclyn Ryan, Wonder Lake, to Christopher and Susan Granger, Woodstock, for $262,500.

11Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

CommunityEverett Kuhn: ‘A wonderful life from beginning to end’

By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent

Woodstock’s Everett Kuhn has never had trouble keeping busy.

“My father’s belief was, ‘Six days thou shalt labor and the seventh do odd jobs,’” said Kuhn, a longtime resident of Wood-stock who will turn 100 years old in 2015. “So with that thought in mind, I worked on automobiles and mechanical things very early in life.”

Kuhn was born on Mothers’ Day in 1915, just one year after President Wood-row Wilson had established the holiday. He grew up on a farm in Richmond, mov-ing to Woodstock with his wife, Frances, in 1948.

Kraft Foods put Kuhn through col-lege and sent him throughout the United States as an engineer, building and re-modeling their factories. He traveled so often between Chicago and Minneapolis at one stage of his career that the airlines bestowed him the “Million Mile Pin.”

When he was only 25, Kuhn was sent by Kraft to the Panama Canal as super-intendent of construction of 33 military buildings using tiles made by Kraft. Sev-eral years later, after assignments in Indi-anapolis, Champaign and other cities, he was asked to oversee a project at Hickam Field in Hawaii. He turned it down be-cause he felt he was moving his family

around too much. �e bombing of Pearl Harbor took place several months later.

“I guess the Lord had a few more things for me to do. I would not have survived that attack.”

He stayed with Kraft Foods for 47 years.Like her husband, the late Frances

Kuhn, who married Everett in 1933, is well-known in Woodstock. She was the first woman mayor of the city and the first woman mayor of any town in Illinois with a population of more than 5,000.

During her three terms as mayor and 24 years in city government, she enlisted her husband to oversee several of her major projects. He was a member of the committee that prevented the destruc-tion of the Opera House. He then assisted Frances and her committee in restoration of the Opera House. Everett also oversaw the restoration of the Woodstock railway station, as well as other restoration proj-ects on the square.

“She was the boss,” said Kuhn.Kuhn’s personal life has always includ-

ed major projects. In 1969, he and Fran-ces built a vacation home in Vermont. �ey cut the wood for the chalet while in Illinois and hauled it to Vermont for as-sembly.

Even their Woodstock home was an ongoing project. He and his wife would sit down every Saturday morning to de-cide the next home improvement proj-ect, which they always did themselves. One of those “weekend projects” was a 35,000-gallon swimming pool in the

back yard.“In preparation for my retirement, I

purchased an antique automobile, a 1937 Cord Phaeton,” Kuhn said. “From that point on, the hobby gathered momen-tum and grew. In fact, I ended up own-ing and restoring four award-winning supercharged Cord Phaetons. I built one entirely from parts. It took 10 years to complete and won many awards. All of the cars are now in collector museums.”

He has been a member of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club since 1961.

Everett and Frances raised two sons and a daughter. Frances passed away in 1991. Everett now has six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

He is currently enjoying the winter months at his vacation home on Marco Island, Fla. He will mark his 100th birth-day May 9.

“I’ve had a wonderful life from be-ginning to end,” he said. “When it is my birthday, I will reminisce about old times and plan for what I will do for the next several years.”

Editor’s Note: �is is the first install-ment of “Living History,” which documents the lives and stories of senior citizens from Woodstock, Wonder Lake and Bull Valley. To recommend a senior citizen to be featured in “Living History,” email news@thewood-stockindependent.com.

» LIVING HISTORY

Everett Kuhn moved to Woodstock in 1948. He will turn 100 in 2015. COURTESY PHOTO

“I guess the Lord had a few more things for me to do. I would not have survived that attack.”

— Everett Kuhn

Applications open for historical society scholarship

The McHenry County Historical So-ciety will award a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior, in honor of its former administrator, Nancy Fike.

The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from a McHenry County high school who plans to study education, history or the social scienc-es. This merit-based scholarship will be given in the winning student’s name to his or her college or university.

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, provide two letters of recommen-dation (one from a faculty member and one from another representative of the community), show proof of community service and write a minimum 500-word essay pertaining to McHenry County.

This year’s topic is: “Research a sig-nificant event in McHenry County his-tory from the 1800s (19th century) and another from the 1900s (20th century) and discuss their impact. Why is it im-portant that we remember experiences such as this?”

Applicants are expected to do re-search in their local libraries and/or the McHenry County Historical Soci-ety’s research library in Union, as well as interview a person or people about the subject.

Essays will be judged on content, grammar, historical accuracy, originali-ty and the bibliography. Applicants are expected to cite their sources.

Applications, available online at www. mchsonline.org, must be submit-ted by April 1.

For information, call 815-923-2267 or email info@mchs.org.

IN BRIEF

12 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015 COMMUNITY

News of recognitions and milestones can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

Grown and sewn locally

�ere is growing consumer prefer-

ence in the U.S. for local foods. Defining

local foods is a little elusive, but the key

concept seems to be a desire to bring

farmers and consumers closer together.

In the process, the importance of food

manufacturers, shippers and retailers

is reduced. �is concept was addressed

here five years when I mentioned the

disinterest of major food processors,

such as Bear Naked Cereal, to interact

with consumers. In contrast, Kewanee-

based Country Morn-

ing Coffee, says, on

its website, “We love

to hear from you.”

�ere are a variety

of reasons for in-

creased consumer in-

terest in local foods.

With the growth of

imported foods and

increased processing

of a broad range of

foods, consumers are

looking for some-

thing they can trust,

see as healthy and believe to be safe.

And, as a result, there has been growth in

the number of consumers buying items

produced – if not locally – at least in the

U.S. �e idea is spreading from food to

other agricultural products.

Recently, the Wall Street Journal

published an article about a U.S. com-

pany that makes and sells wool sweat-

ers. �eir point of difference from other

sweater manufacturers is their entire

production process is conducted in the

US. Such an approach is not exactly

local food, but the concept is similar –

construct the process so that everything

is done in the USA, emphasizing that

the product is the result of the efforts

of a single company, working closely

with sheep producers. �e key business

proposition of another wool clothing

company is: creation of a premium

clothing line in which everything sold is

grown and sewn in the U.S., using ethical

and sustainable practices.

�e increased interest in local foods

has formed what appears to be a very

firm foundation for products that are

designed to feature their American

heritage. For businesses looking to make

wool clothing that is “grown and sewn”

in the U.S., the initial challenge is to find

a source for wool. �e size of the U.S.

sheep herd has shrunk to half the size it

was only 20 years ago and is 10 percent

of what it was in World War II. In Illinois,

there were 75 percent fewer sheep in

2012 than 1982. Chalk the decline up to

changing consumer preferences, chang-

es in clothing and, most importantly, to

imports from other countries, mainly

New Zealand and Australia. Might de-

mand for domestically produced wool

reverse the production slide?

�e domestic growth in demand for

U.S. agricultural products reflects a

consumer base that sees those products

produced in a way that addresses global

climate change, minimizes depletion of

natural resources in addition to being

fresher and more sustainably grown

than imported products. It is not clear

if this is a fundamental change in U.S.

consumer preferences, where imported

agricultural products are spurned for

U.S. production. But something seems to

be changing in the psyche of the Ameri-

can consumer, including the demand for

local food – and sweaters.

» COLUMN

Guest Column

William C.Bailey

Professor William C. Bailey formerly was the chief economist for the U.S. Senate Commit-tee on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition. He also has served as Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture and is a professor in the School of Agriculture at Western Illinois University.

Garden club’s outreach lasts year-round

By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent

�e Bull Valley Garden Club has served

the area since 1947. It is a member of the

Garden Clubs of Illinois and the National

Garden Clubs. �e current membership

of 25 participates in numerous commu-

nity outreaches throughout the year.

�e club’s hospice committee shares

the responsibility of creating fresh bou-

quets for the Centegra Hospice office

throughout the year. Each committee

member creates six arrangements.

Every other year, the club creates a tree

for the Christmas Tree walk at the Wood-

stock Opera House. �is year the tree’s

theme was “Frost and Feathers,” and the

ornaments were created in November.

Club members annually choose one

location along a roadside in Bull Valley

to plant daffodils

Garden therapy outreach is a favorite

of the members. �ey create fresh flower

arrangements with Valley Hi residents

and conduct a singalong during the ac-

tivity.

“We have a very active junior club out-

reach,” said publicity chairperson Mary

Moltman. “We conduct programs at the

Woodstock library every fall and spring.

We often pair with the conservation dis-

trict in these presentations. Last fall, we

taught students how animals prepare

for the winter. We also have the students

plant seeds in the spring and bring their

blooming flowers back for our fall pro-

gram.”

�e club holds a plant sale every spring

on the Woodstock Square in advance of

Mothers’ Day. �is effort raises money

for scholarships awarded to horticulture

students at McHenry County College.

Club members support many local

efforts in combination with other orga-

nizations. �ey have worked with the

Boone Creek Watershed Alliance, �e

Land Conservancy of McHenry County

and its oak tree restoration, the Stickney

House fund for its reconstruction efforts,

the Woodstock library for book purchas-

es and the Woodstock Rotary garden

project at the University of Illinois Ex-

tension Office.

Current officers for the Bull Valley Gar-

den Club are: Carol Halma, president; Jill

�eis, first vice president; Susan Vickers,

second vice president; Marge �iessen,

recording secretary; Maggie Bailey, cor-

responding secretary; Chris Curtis, trea-

surer; and Debbie Reau, assistant trea-

surer.

Moltan continued, “�is club is all

about friendship among people united

by an interest in gardening and our en-

vironment. We share ideas about our

gardening passion and always focus on

preservation of the world around us.

Educating the next generation is so im-

portant.”

HIGHLIGHT

13Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTCOMMUNITY

INDE FOCUS

Members of the Woodstock Garden Club decorated a tree for the annual Opera House Christmas Tree Walk with the theme, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.” Pictured, from left, back row, are: Sondra Matterness, Colleen Thornton and Barbara Oughton. Front row: Barbara Don-nelly, Lydia Donohue and Esther Kaplan. COURTESY PHOTO

DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS

Volunteers take a break during a recent workday at The Land Conservancy’s Yonder Prairie site in Woodstock. Pictured, from left, are: Melissa Hormann, Ted Thornton and Dick Maguire. COURTESY PHOTO

BURNING OUT YONDER

On Dec. 8, former Principal Ed O’Brien visited St. Mary’s School and spoke to eighth-graders about the significance of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Stu-dents from Erika Liuzzi’s eighth-grade class are shown wearing U. S. Navy hats and an early World War II helmet. They are holding a Service Flag. Pictured, from left, are: Amy Herff, Molly Sullivan and Marisa Sanchez.

ST. MARY KIDS HEAR PEARL HARBOR PRESENTATION

Woodstock Girl Scouts promoted Shop Small Saturday by handing out bags Nov. 22. The girls were giving away bags at the Woodstock Winter Farmers Market and on the Woodstock Square to remind shoppers to support local businesses in Woodstock all year, and especially during the holiday season. Pictured, from left, are: Danielle Williams, Jennifer Knox, Allison Broetz, Bet-sy Gessert, Eddie Gessert and Emily Markowski. COURTESY PHOTO

GIRL SCOUTS PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESS

14 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015 COMMUNITY

FLASHBACKS

25 years ago The speed limit on Country Club Road

from 1,600 feet west of Club Road to just before Deer Path Road was changed to 40 miles per hour due to regulations from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A fire on New Year’s Eve day de-stroyed the old St. John’s Church at Jeffer-son and Calhoun streets.

“A Tribute to Orson Welles” film fes-tival was held at the Woodstock Opera House. Five of Welles’ films, including “Citi-zen Kane,” were shown.

The Woodstock High School girls basketball team defeated Harvard 66-39 behind 18 points from Karen Kyle and 15 points from Eve Webber.

20 years ago The WHS Machines Advisory Com-

mittee, with the help of former machine shop instructor Bill Barger, helped turn around the machine shop program at the school.

The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education banned smoking at Larry Dale Field.

Lauri Swanson received the “Soul” award for her work on Town Square Play-er’s production of “Meet Me in St. Louis” at

the Woodstock Opera House.

15 years ago Brianna Kohler, daughter of Andrea

Kohler, was the first baby born in Wood-stock in the new millennium.

The Woodstock City Council chose a two-pool design as the one that voters would see on the March 21 aquatic center referendum ballot.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 401 St. John’s Road, celebrated its 125th anniver-sary.

10 years ago The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District

held a controlled burn of the old recreation building in Emricson Park.

The band Stockwood, made up Woodstock middle-school students Collin Berg, Dylan McCarten, J.D. Fuller, Evan Berg and John Morefield held a compact disc release party at the Woodstock Square Mall.

The WHS wrestling team went 2-1 in the Belvidere quad, defeating Rockford East 50-10 and Richards 40-28 and losing to Belvidere 34-30. The Streaks were led by Dean Schultz, who won all three matches in

his 171-pound weight class by fall.

5 years ago The Woodstock Independent remem-

bered Mike Palmquist, who had died re-cently. Palmquist was a longtime member of the Woodstock Little League Board and the manager of Knuth’s Sports Outfitters.

The Woodstock North High School wrestling team finished third in the 10-team Hampshire Invitational Tournament. Thunder wrestlers Jake Zientz, 125, and Dustin Kroening, 145, won all eight of their matches.

1 year ago The Woodstock Public Works depart-

ment already had used 1,900 tons of salt to combat the 20 winter-storm events since the start of winter.

The simulated cockpit of a Boeing 737 at Challenger Learning Center for Sci-ence and Technology had been repaired and upgraded by WavTech, a Woodstock information and technology business.

Veteran radio news anchor and re-porter Stew Cohen published “The WYEN Experience” about his time at the radio station.

RELIGION NOTES

BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE & MEDITATION CENTER

Meditation: 10 a.m. Saturday, TuesdayMeditation: 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday

CHRIST LIFE

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

EDEN BAPTIST

Worship: 3 p.m. Sunday (Spanish)

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Worship: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Sunday

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

Worship: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday

FREE METHODIST

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday

GRACE LUTHERAN1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road 815-338-0554 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday (casual); 8:30 a.m. (traditional), 10:45 a.m. (contemporary)

HERITAGE BAPTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake815-455-1810Worship: 6:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday

REDEEMER LUTHERAN

Worship: 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC2918 S. Country Club Road 815-338-7330Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. weekdays

ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL

Worship: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN

Worship: 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

Worship: 7:30 a.m. Monday through 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

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

THE VINE

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

WOODSTOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday prayer service, 10 a.m. worship service

WOODSTOCK BIBLE

Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday

fifth grade)

p.m. Sunday

15Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTCOMMUNITY

Jan. 8to 17

CALENDARUpcoming events in the Woodstock area Events are free unless otherwise noted

8 | THURSDAY

SHAPE WOODSTOCK WORKSHOPWoodstock North High School Auditorium3000 Raffel Road6 p.m.815-338-4270The first in a series of seminars that will inform parents about the positive impact physical activity and good nu-trition have on the academic lives of children.

9 | FRIDAY

FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHTWoodstock Recreation Center820 Lake Ave.5 to 9 p.m.Free815-338-4363woodstockrecreationdepartment.comThe kickoff event for the winter Friday Family Fun Nights is free to all and will include open swim, Mercy Health System FunFest and use of the recre-ation center. Light refreshments will be served.

OPEN MIC NIGHTStage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 7 p.m.$3 donationoffsquaremusic.orgSee The Entertainer, page 9.

WINDY CITY DUELING PIANOS DINNER SHOWD.C.Cobb’s226 Main St.7 p.m.No cover815-206-5580See The Entertainer, page 9.

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY CHOIRSt. Mary Catholic Church312 Lincoln Ave.7 p.m.Freewill offeringSee The Entertainer, page 9.

10 | SATURDAY

MARIAN PLACEMENT TESTINGMarian Central Catholic High School1001 McHenry Ave.8 a.m.$10 test-processing fee815-338-4220Marian Central Catholic High School will be administering its freshman placement test for the class of 2019 incoming freshmen. No appointment necessary. Testing begins at 8:15 a.m.

‘FOOD FOR CHANGE’ MOVIE SCREENINGWoodstock Moose406 Clay St.6:30 p.m.foodshed.coopThe feature-length documentary tells the story of the co-op movement’s quest for whole and organic foods and the dream of sustainable food systems.

‘80S PARTY FEATURING SUNSET STRIP

D.C.Cobb’s226 Main St.9 p.m.$5815-206-5580See The Entertainer, page 9.

11 | SUNDAY

TLC WORKDAYYonder Prairie1285 Westwood Trail10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Volunteers will help clear invasive species from oak restoration area.

HELPING PAWS NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONHelping Paws Shelter2500 Harding Lane1 p.m.815-338-4400helpingpaws.netHelping Paws will offer a monthly ori-entation to new volunteers.

12 | MONDAY

SPOUSAL CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPFamily Alliance2028 N. Seminary Ave.10:30 a.m. to noon815-338-3590An open support group meeting will be offered for individuals caring for a spouse.

MCHENRY COUNTY HORSE CLUB MEETINGHooved Animal Humane Society10804 McConnell Road7 p.m.847-366-1315The general meeting of the club is open to everyone. Meetings will have various speakers and exhibits.

COFFEE WITH THE CHIEFWoodstock Police Department656 Lake Ave.7 to 8:30 p.m.Woodstock City Manager Roscoe Stelford will speak on the State of the City and answer residents’ questions concerning our community.

13 | TUESDAY

ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPValley Hi Nursing & Rehabilitation2406 Hartland Road6 p.m.815-334-2817Caregiving tips and strategies will be discussed.

NORTHLAND AREA ART LEAGUE MEETINGOpera House Community Room121 Van Buren St.7 p.m.815-337-2027An open meeting for the art league will be held. Walk-ins and guests are welcome.

DISTRICT 200 BOARD OFEDUCATION MEETINGClay Professional Development Center112 Grove St.7 p.m.woodstockschools.org

Meetings will be on the second floor. Use the parking lot behind Clay Academy and enter via Door 5.

14 | WEDNESDAY

TLC WORKDAYYonder Addition1150 S. Rose Farm Road10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Volunteers will help clear invasive species from oak restoration area.

DAYTIME BOOK CLUBRead Between the Lynes129 Van Buren St.12:30 p.m.815-206-5967The group will discuss “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd.

15 | THURSDAY

CREATIVE LIVING SERIESWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.10 a.m.$24815-338-5300See The Entertainer, page 9.

WOODSTOCK SENIOR CLUBSHearthstone Communities840 N. Seminary Ave.10 a.m. to 2 p.m.A fee will be charged for lunch, $2 donation for bingo.815-344-3555The activities will include a coffee klatch and bingo. Registration is re-quired.

MURDER & MAYHEMWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.7 p.m.815-338-0542woodstockpubliclibrary.orgThe book club reads 2 to 3 mysteries on a certain theme per month. Books are available at the circulation desk.

UNITY SINGLES GROUPUnity Spiritual Center225 W. Calhoun St.7 to 8:30 p.m.$5 requested donation815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgThe Rev. Tom Wendt will facilitate the get-togethers.

16 | FRIDAY

MARIAN CARESMarian Central Catholic High School1001 W. McHenry Ave.Noon to 2:30 p.m.A mobile food pantry will be pres-ent, providing food, warm clothes, and medical assistance for families in need.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPFamily Alliance2028 N. Seminary Ave.1 to 2:30 p.m.815-338-3590An open support group meeting will be offered for anyone giving care to an older person.

SONGWRITER SHOWCASEMixin Mingle124 Cass St.

7:30 p.m.$7, includes light beverages847-507-1352aplacetoshinemusic.comSee The Entertainer, page 9.

JAZZ JAMStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.8 p.m.815-337-1395$5 donationSee The Entertainer, page 9.

17 | SATURDAY

GROUP FITNESS DEMOSWoodstock Recreation Center820 Lake Ave. Demos begin at 8 a.m.815-338-4363woodstockrecreationdepartment.comThe recreation department will offer free group fitness demonstrations for the gym and aerobics room from 8 to 10:30 a.m.

WOODSTOCK MODEL RR GROUPWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.9 a.m.815-338-0542Local train photographer Terry Nor-ton will show a slide presentation of pictures he has taken around Chi-cago from the early 1960s to the present.

BARK FOR BOOKSWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.10 to 11:30 a.m.815-338-0542woodstockpubliclibrary.orgChildren in grades 1 to 5 can read to a dog. Participants can sign up at the reading desk after 9 a.m.

WINTER TREE IDENTIFICATION WALKHennen Conservation Area4622 Dean St.10 a.m. to 2 p.m.$5, bring your own lunch815-337-9502Learn how to identify trees based on the twigs and bark in a classroom set-ting, then out on the trails.

ONGOING

DISTRICT 200 ART SHOWDaily during library hoursWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.Student works of art from all grade levels will be on display through Jan. 12.

OPEN AA MEETINGSundaysWoodstock Alano Club545 W. South St.11 a.m.815-455-3311Meetings are open to anyone who is interested or who might have a prob-lem with alcohol.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUSMondaysFirst United Methodist Church201 W. South St.815-575-4283

The weekly meeting is open to people with eating problems, including over-eating, undereating and binging.

OPEN VOLLEYBALLMondaysWoodstock Recreation Center820 Lake Ave.6:45 to 9 p.m.Free for members, $4 nonmembers815-338-4363woodstockrecreationdepartment.comTeams will be formed at random each week to play volleyball.

COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ FOR SENIORSTuesdaysStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.1 to 3 p.m.Senior citizens are invited to drop in for coffee.

MINDSHIFTERS GROUPTuesdaysUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun6:30 p.m.$5 suggested love offering815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgThe support group will focus on the practical use of self-help tools for per-sonal and spiritual growth.

BINGOWednesdaysWoodstock Moose Lodge406 Clay St.7 to 9:30 p.m.815-338-0126Games will include crossfire. Food will be available. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

VFW FISH FRYFridaysVFW Post 5040240 N. Throop St.5 to 8 p.m.$8.50815-338-5040

MCHENRY BINGOFridaysWoodstock VFW250 N. Throop St.Doors open at 6 p.m., games start at 7 p.m.815-338-5040Proceeds will benefit pediatric can-cer. For weekly jackpots, visit McHen-ryBingo.com.

AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER CLASSSaturdaysUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.9:15 a.m.Cost: donation815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgMarypatriece Raupp will host this class on the art of affirmative prayer. Class runs weekly through Feb. 7.

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18 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND

JUDICIAL CIRCUITMC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK,

ILLINOISUS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER J. SCHAEFER; SNOOPY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; THE SONATAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; JENNIFER SCHAEFER AKA JENNIFER LSCHAEFER; Defendants,12 CH 2727PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 24, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the hour of

Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:LOT 64 IN THE SONATAS PLANNED

OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 28 AND THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH,

THEREOF RECORDED JULY 9, 2004 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2004R0062760 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JANUARY 4, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2005R0000713, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 08-29-479-001.Commonly known as 2611 HAYDN STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

refunds. The property will NOT be open for

inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount

Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and

Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1219843.INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

I638881(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9382

PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND

JUDICIAL CIRCUITMC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK,

ILLINOIS

Plaintiff, vs. JOSE R. ORTIZ AKA JOSE R. ORTIZ RIVERO AKA JOSE ORTIZ; EDITH M. ORTIZ AKA EDITH ORTIZ; COBBLESTONE TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWNOWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,13 CH 747NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the hour of 10:30 a.m.,

Avenue, conference room,Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:LOT 3 IN COBBLESTONE TOWNHOMES

SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16,

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,

RECORDED JUNE 9, 1986 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 941441, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 1121 Pond Point Road, Woodstock, Illinois 60098.P.I.N. 13-16-303-013.The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

refunds.The property will NOT be open for inspection.For information call The Sales Department

Lindberg LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F13040122I638887(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9383

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on

County, Illinois, setting forth the names and

owning, conducting and transacting the business known as ROJAS LAWNCARE AND

RD HARVARD IL 60033.Dated DECEMBER 22, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 24, 2014, Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9384

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on December

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business known as JBK HOME INSPECTION located

60050.

Dated DECEMBER 22, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9385

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on December

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business known as MCKEE FARMS located at 22609

60152.Dated DECEMBER 26, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9386

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on

County, Illinois, setting forth the names and

owning, conducting and transacting the

DRIVE, CARY, ILLINOIS 60013.Dated DECEMBER 29, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent Jan 7, 2015) L9387

PUBLIC NOTICEPublic Notice is hereby given that on December

the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, concerning the business known as PRO NAILS located at 663 A.S. EASTWOOD DRIVE, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098, which

the operation thereof: Withdrawal of Name: Vincent Tran, Withdrawal of Name: Thuy Bui, Addition of Name: Thuy Thi Tran.Dated DECEMBER 29, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)

(Published in The Woodstock Independent Jan 7, 2015) L9388

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on December

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business known as CANASTA BASICA located at 213

Dated DECEMBER 29, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9389

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Storage Space LLC, 945 Dieckman St., P 0 Box 1873, Woodstock, IL. 60098, must receive the delinquent amount of $615.00 for rental of unit #74 at 945 Dieckman St., Woodstock, IL. 60098, name Kim Halper. Or contents will be sold (no auction) or disposed of on 1/23/15 at 10:00 a.m. at 945 Dieckman St., Woodstock, IL. 60098. Contents: Ice Drill, Stepladder, Mirrors, Scooter wheelchair, Walker, Twin beam spotlight, Fishing gear, Concrete statuary, Clothes rack, Clothing, Hand tools, Miscellaneous items, and Bags & boxes contents unknown and other general household.(Published in The Woodstock Independent Jan 7, 2015) L9390

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on December

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business

IL 60051.Dated DECEMBER 30, 2014/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9391

PUBLIC NOTICES

SPORTS

REAL ESTATE NOTICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER J. SCHAEFER; SNOOPY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; THE SONATAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; JENNIFER SCHAEFER AKA JENNIFER L SCHAEFER; Defendants,12 CH 2727PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 24, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the

970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the

following described property:P.I.N. 08-29-479-001.Commonly known as 2611 HAYDN STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a

purchaser to a Deed to the premises after

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and

Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1219843.INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

I638881(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9382

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

Plaintiff, vs. JOSE R. ORTIZ AKA JOSE R. ORTIZ RIVERO AKA JOSE ORTIZ;

EDITH M. ORTIZ AKA EDITH ORTIZ; COBBLESTONE TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,13 CH 747NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at

conference room,Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:Commonly known as 1121 Pond Point Road, Woodstock, Illinois 60098.P.I.N. 13-16-303-013.The improvement on the property consists

of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.The property will NOT be open for inspection.For information call The Sales Department

Lindberg LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F13040122I638887(Published in The Woodstock Independent Dec 31, 2014, Jan 7, 2015) L9383

SCOREBOARD

MARIAN CENTRAL Boys basketballDec. 3: MC 73, Elgin 58For MC, Sam Ohlrich scored 22 points, Matt Ricchiuto scored 17 points, and Nick Waytula scored 15 points. Girls basketballDec. 3: MC 19, Marist 72For MC, Makala Villont scored 6 points.

WOODSTOCKBoys BasketballDec. 3: WHS 48, Indian Creek 26For WNHS, Vannis Smith scored 15 points, and Mason Sutter scored 10.

Boys wrestlingJan. 3: WHS 40, Richmond-Burton 12; WHS 30, Mundelein 34For WHS, Jack Fischbach won both of his matches in the 145-pound weight class, 6-3 and by fall. Jan. 2: WHS 36, Wauconda 45; WHS 21, Rockford East 53For WHS, Joe Kruse won his match at 138 by fall against Wauconda. Kevin Zange won his match at 152 by fall against Rock-ford East. Girls basketballDec. 3: WHS 41, Indian Creek 37For WHS, Jenifer Crain scored 16 points.

On page 23 of the Dec. 31-Jan. 6 issue of The Woodstock Independent, in the article “Teams compete in classic,”

Makala Villont’s name was spelled incorrectly.

The Independent regrets the error.

CORRECTION

19Jan. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSPORTS

MORE TOP SPORTS STORIES ON PAGE 20 Marian girls cross-country team makes state�e Marian Central Catholic High School girls cross-country team finished 14th out of 25 teams at the

IHSA Class A state cross-country meet. �e team finished first at the regional meet and third at the sectional

meet to qualify for the state meet. �e team qualified for state for the first time since 1999.

Luke Beattie makes state for XC, trackWoodstock High School junior Luke Beattie

finished 10th at the IHSA Class 2A state cross-

country meet to earn all-state honors. He also

finished 11th in the 3,200-meter run at the IHSA

Class 2A state track and field as a sophomore.

Luke Beattie runs in the IHSA Class 2A state cross-country meet Nov. 8 in Peoria. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

Krenger finishes 8th in pole vaultWoodstock North High School pole vaulter

Jimmy Krenger cleared 13 feet, 6 inches and

finished eighth at the IHSA Class 2A state track

and field meet.

Fedmasu qualifies for 3rd consecutive trip downstate

Woodstock High School senior tennis player

Ana Fedmasu qualified for the IHSA state tourna-

ment for the third year in a row. Fedmasu won two

matches and finished 48th out of 128 participants.

Maura Beattie takes 2nd at stateWoodstock High School runner Maura Be-

attie finished second in the 3,200-meter run

at the IHSA Class 2A state track and field meet

with a time of 10 minutes, 42.22 seconds, which

was 13 seconds faster than the previous year,

when she won the event.

HONORABLE MENTIONSWHS, track and field state qualifier

WHS, track and field state qualifier, cross-country state qualifierWHS, track and field state qualifier

WNHS, wrestling state qualifier WHS, wrestling state qualifier

WHS, wrestling state qualifier Marian Central, wrestling state qualifier

Regional champions Regional champions

Regional champions Regional champions Regional champions

Marian Central, tennis state qualifier Sectional champions

20 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTJan. 7-13, 2015

The Independent

Sports

Jandron sets schoolscoring record

Woodstock North High School basketball play-er Josh Jandron set the school’s single game scor-ing record with 36 points in the team’s first game of the season. Jandron then set the team’s career scor-ing record with 817 points as of Dec. 27, surpassing the previous record of 730. WNHS’ Josh Jandron drives to the basket against Round Lake Nov. 24.INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

Marian Central Catho-lic High School sopho-more Abigail Jones fin-ished eighth at the IHSA

Class A state cross-country meet to earn all-state honors. She also finished 17th in

the 3,200-meter run at the IHSA Class 2A state track and field meet.

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Remke finishes 3rd at state finalsMarian Central Catholic High School

wrestler Nick Remke finished third in the 145-pound weight class at the IHSA Class 2A state finals. Remke finished fifth the previous year at 138. Remke is the first state-place fin-isher for Marian Central since 1987.

Marian Central Catholic wrestler Nick Remke competed in the IHSA Class 2A state finals Feb. 20 to 22 in Cham-paign. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

Streaks relay team breaks school record

�e Woodstock High School girls 4x800 relay team of Maura Beattie, Lac-ey Heaver, Kate Jacobs and Grace Beattie finished fifth at the IHSA Class 2A state track and field meet. �e team broke the school’s 16-year-old record in the event

by more than 10 seconds.

The WHS girls 4x800 relay team celebrate after plac-ing fifth at the IHSA Class 2A state track and field meet May 24. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

Brucker retires after 43 years of coaching in WoodstockMarian Central Catholic High School head football coach Ed Brucker retired after 43 years coach-

ing in Woodstock. Brucker coached at Woodstock High School for 31 years and for 12 years at Marian Central. He led the Blue Streaks to an undefeated season and an IHSA Class 5A state title in 1997. He took the Hurricanes to the Class 5A state finals in 2006. After the season, it was announced Brucker will be inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

MORE TOP SPORTS STORIES ON PAGE 19